Chef Boy Logro, Kevin Santos and Pekto Celebrates Birthday with Street Kids

Birthday boys Pekto, Kevin Santos and Chef Boy Logro

These guys from GMA's stable starting with comedian Pekto, actor Kevin Santos and the nation's well loved Chef Boy Logro celebrated their birthday at the post Quezon City Sports Club just a few days ago. They got kids from Onesimo Bulilit Foundation, a charity center from Quiapo in Manila to be their beneficiary this day. That's because they all love kids. I guess pretty much like some of the media guests, it's their first time in a place like that. I actually had my Junior-Senior Prom in this place (the bigger ballroom) a couple of years ago and this is kinda exclusive. Letting the kids and some of their parents experience that alone is a big deal. Aside from that, instead of the celebrants getting the gits... the kids will be the ones getting lots of perks because as Pekto, Kevin and Chef Boy says... they want them to be extremely happy that day!

Pekto, Kevin and Chef Boy saw how the kids were all so excited to see them when they came out and they obliged to of course greet, kiss and hug a couple of them when they came on stage. Together with Tess Bomb, they hosted the program and got magicians, artists and  a mascot which the kids enjoyed!

They got Face Painting sessions too! These kids were too cute!

A very touching scene when I saw kids hugging Chef Boy Logro that afternoon

The kids also enjoyed food and gifts from Chef Boy Logro's sponsor Mekeni. They had some of the best hotdogs ever! Other sponsors Sisig Hooray, Petrol, Goldilocks, Zagu, Minute Burger, Happy House Donuts, Leon Philippe (who's got milk!), Sweet Escape (the best caramel cupcakes!), Sweet Retreat, Yanyan International (who provided OK Quench Sparkling Juice drinks) were all there to share what they have for the kids too. It was an awesome afternoon organized by the good people of GMA Artist Center and Pekto, Kevin and Chef Boy thanked them for letting them spend these day with the kids that afternoon. Thank you also to Quezon City Sports Club for chipping in.

Kevin Santos and Pekto will be in a new program called "Ismol Family" which will be starred by Ryan Agoncillo and Carla Abellana. You make sure you stay tuned for that these coming week.

Chef Boy Logro will be seen still on Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master plus his new show "Basta Everyday Happy" which is a new variety show which he'll be together with Gladys Reyes, Donita Rose and Alessandra de Rossi. It's already being enjoyed by people every morning and he's still whipping up your favorite dishes there.

Happy happy birthday Pekto, Kevin and Chef Boy! We know that you will stay blessed because you've got good hearts! :)

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Decisions On Saving, Investments, Land and Property

My short stay last week down south made me think a lot about getting my own place. I could afford it but I'm thinking about some other priorities; and second guessing if it's a worthwhile investment. A condo? A house? It still really bugs me, because the last thing I want to happen is to throw away cash that I've worked hard for. 

This goes the same for you guys who are just starting off at work. If you think you live paycheck to paycheck and still couldn't afford saving up for high ticket items such as a car or your own property, think of the things you've purchased that you don't really need. For example, you already have an iPhone but you go ahead and buy an iPad when in fact, you already have the same functions available on both your Apple gadgets. If you go out too much and party after a hard day’s work, think of the amount of money you could have saved than buying a few thousand pesos worth of beer because you think you deserve it every once in a while. You'll come to realize that hangovers and going bankrupt was not in the picture. Then you go to work late the next day and don't perform at par with your workplace standards. Not that I'm making you guilty about it, but I think my point stands. I learned that through the years and I think I did a pretty good job at it. It's a lifestyle change.

When we stop small things like these and save a lot, then we have to decide where to put the money. I got the chance to read an article at Lamudi which already lists down the pros and cons of owning a house versus an apartment. It saved me a lot of time. Then I figured, a condominium unit in a business district like Makati will probably be a better option if things wouldn't materialize. I have so many options to choose from but I thought about the pets, the lawn, the garage and the whole house to manage aside from the property I'd like to buy. I need to simplify my life if I want this to happen. I hope my investments in the stock market and money market yield more than what I hoped for.

What about you guys? Have you thought about where you want your money goes? Let me know!

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GMA Artist Center Does "Pintura Eskwela" (School Painting)

Talents from GMA Artist Center took a break from their very hectic schedules to pay a visit to Catmon Elementary School in Rodriguez, Rizal. It's one of the most depressed areas in the country and a great percentage of people who live here barely have meals or live with minimum wage work. Aside from that, the situation in their schools just tells that they are in dire straights and need help. That's exactly what they did that afternoon and they dubbed it as "Pintura Eskwela" (School Painting). It's somewhat like the government initiated "Brigada Eskwela" (School Brigade) where ordinary men and women rebuild schools, repair its facilities and help these kids have clean rooms so they can start classes. 14 artists from GMA got down and dirty to paint rooms for the same cause. We saw how bright the kids faces had become when they saw the stars rolling up their sleeves and joining their parents, teachers and friends in making the school a little better than when they found it.

Zandra Summer here saying hi to the kids and other volunteers before the painting started

Mike Tan all smiles because he gets to help these kids have a clean room when classes starts

Rita De Guzman also spent the afternoon not singing, but help paint the rooms so they could have a decent place to study. She also says she'll be back to school next semester and was inspired by the kids here.

Kris Bernal of course took time out and made sure she said hi to her fans in the area. She also went in and helped paint some of the rooms later on.

Dennis Trillo and Bela Padilla Stars In "Sa Puso Ni Dok"

Do you still remember when we talked to Bella Padilla a few weeks ago about a new project? It looks like it already materialized because they have started filming the series and they're calling it "Sa Puso Ni Dok" (In the Doctor's Heart) and she'll be paired with one of the country's premier leading man and award winning actor Dennis Trillo. It's a new medical series that will talk about adventures and misadventures inside a common public hospital in Manila. They'll also be concentrating on some of the less exposed heroism of our men and women in the medical field and their hardships before becoming successful practitioners in the industry.

They'll play the role of Doc Dennis and Doc Gabrielle where he is a practicing Doctor in Melchora Aquino General Hospital. Even without enough salary, he chose to be here so he could help the less fortunate. You'll see how hard it is to work in an understaffed hospital and how they continue to make it work even with bare minimum medical facilities. Doc Gabrielle on the other hand needed to just finish her 2-3 year term in the public hospital because she plans to migrate elsewhere after that. Will there be drama? Or will there be romance between the two? That still remains to be seen.

They had a hard time filming it because Dennis Trillo had to learn a few things before they could go on with some scenes in the series. One of them is riding a motor bike which he obliged to actually study. Other than that, the special effects and sequences that require very physical work was a cinch with Bella because she's been able to learn a lot from the movies she made with the Padilla clan last year.

From make up, to prosthetics and set design, you are sure that you will never be shortchanged in this program because the whole staff painstakingly took a lot of effort to make sure what you'll see on GMA News TV would be worthy to either equal or even surpass the other masterpieces shown in documentaries from the same channel. "Sa Puso Ni Dok" will be show on July 26, 2014, that's a Saturday 7PM on GMA News TV.

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