My string of blessings for the lucky month of August continued with me playing dad to a Viva Hotbabe! Yes, I was so excited to be on the set when Bong, the Talent Coordinator of National Broadcasting Network (NBN) Channel 4’s “Count Your Blessings” when I learned that I would be playing dad to a Viva Hotbabe – Jennifer Lee. Jennifer was recently a contestant in the Hep Hep Horray game portion of the popular noontime...

    One rainy August afternoon, an officemate Fred Ibay walked into my office with an unassuming young man. Fred introduced the soft-spoken young man to me. It turned out he is Director Ruello Lozendo. I learned from Fred Ibay that Director Ruello used to work with him in the Media Affairs Department of our office – the Social Security System.     During that surprise visit, Director Ruello offered me to...

If I were to give an endorsement of something that I really liked during my trip, I will highly recommend two: first the VIP Double-Decker Air-conditioned Bus from Phuket to Bangkok and second, the Bangkok Centre Sukhumvit 25 Hostel on 25 Sukhumvit, Bangkok. After the bus driver dropped me at the Phuket Terminal, I boarded the VIP Double-Decker Air-conditioned bus. It is a double decker bus with toilet, two drivers and a uniformed hostess...

Right after my Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand trip, my hands were full with new assignments: I started shooting for a major role in an independent film titled “KOLORETE”, had taping for NBN Channel 4’s “Count Your Blessings” and had “raped” Ara Mina for “Ligaw na Bulaklak”!  I  have Chinese uncles, aunties and cousins. You see, my maternal grandmother – Dona Telesfora...

 The American introduced me to one of the motorcycle drivers who can speak English well. For an agreed fare of 200 Thai Baht, he drove me to a hotel which has a money changer then to the Phuket Youth hostel,12 kilometers away with my luggages placed in front of him.  The motorcycle ride was very exciting! We did not have a crash helmet. I kept my eyes open during the 15 minute ride to be sure that I  could still save...