Huwag lagyan ng malisya ang litrato ni Teddy Casiño at Imelda Marcos

No collaboration.Teddy Casiño and Imelda Marcos in the 2009 birthday party of Armida Siguion-Reyna and her son, Carlitos.

Tatlong kaibigan ang nagsabi sa akin na kumakalat daw ang litrato ni Rep. Teddy Casiño sa internet na kasama si Imelda Marcos at binibigyan ng masamang kahulugan.

Para bang nakipagsabwatan si Teddy sa mga Marcos na siyang nagpahirap sa mga sinasabi nating “maka-kaliwa” o nga nationalist na katulad ni teddy at ang mga nauna sa kanya na katulad nina dating Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo.

Ang litrato nay an ay galing sa isang post sa aking blog:
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2009/11/05/armida-and-son-carlitos-birthday-party/

Malisyoso naman ang ganung anggulo.

Ang artikulo ay tungkol sa birthday party nina Armida Siguion-Reyna, kilala sa kanyang programa sa television na “Aawitan Kita” at ang kanyang anak, director ng pelikula na si Carlitos, noong 2009.

Pareho kasi ng birthday si Armida at si Carlitos (Nobyembre 5) at nung taon na yun, malaki ang party sa White Space Exhibition Hall sa Pasong Tamo, Makati.

Sa party kasi ni Armida at Carlitos, iba-iba ang kulay ng mga bisita na nagpapakita lamang na nakikipagsalamuha si Armida sa iba’t-ibang klase ng tao. May mahira, may mayaman. Maraming bisita ang dumarating sakay ng magagarang kotse. Meron din katulad ko, naka-taksi.

Marami siempre ang sa showbiz dahil nasa pelikula, television at musika sila. Marami rin ang nasa pulitika dahil aktibo naman talaga silang mag-ina, lalo na si Armida, sa mga isyu para sa bayan na sakop ng pulitika.

Naala-ala ko nahuli dumating si Imelda Marcos nun at halos wala nang maupuan. Nakita ni Bibeth na may bakante doon sa mesa nina Teddy Casiño kaya doon niya pina-upo si Imelda. Hindi naman magkatabi. Magkaharap sila.

Natawa nga marami. Halatang hindi kumportable si Teddy. Siempre, pambihira ang sitwasyun na yan kaya ko kinunan ng litrato.

Walang sabwatan doon. Hindi ko nga alam kung nag-usap sila ni Imelda maliban sa bati, dahil maggkaharap nga.

Noong nakaraang Linggo, birthday party ulit ni Armida at Carlitos. Ang ganda at elegante ni Armida sa edad na 82. Si Carlitos, 55, sa background lang siya at ang star talaga ay ang ina niya.

Mas maliit ang party noong Linggo kung ikumpara noong 2009.

Heto na naman ang litratuhan. Kasama ko sa mesa ang mga writers na nagpu-protesta laban sa provision ng libel sa Cybercrime Law. Nang dumating si Sen. Tito Sotto (nandun din si dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada at Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile), sabi namin mag-pakuha kami ng litrato. Si Sotto kasi ay may pakana ng provision ng libel sa Cybercrime law.

Kaya lang, sabi ko baka ma-Teddy Casiño na naman tayo ay sabihin naki-pagsabwatan tayo.

Sabi ng isa, “Sige na pakuha tayo. May caption na ako: ‘The bully and the bullied.’”

Tanong ng isang guest, “Bakit binu-bully ka ba ni Sotto?”

Sagot ng writer, “Hindi. Ako ang nagbu-bully sa kanya.”

Sayang nga at hindi magamit ang caption na yun dahil sa sobra naming kudakan, hindi namin ang pag-alis ni Sotto at kanyang asawang si Helen Gamboa.

Dazzling company, good music at Armida, Carlitos’ birthday bash

The family and friends of entertainment icon Armida Siquion-Reyna and her son, movie director Carlos Siguion-Reyna, gathered last Sunday to celebrate the famous mother-and-son’s “taking kindly the counsel of the years.”

Armida and Carlitos share a birthday, Nov. 4. “Saves on birthday parties,” a writer-guest quipped. She turned 82, he 55.

In the accompany of award winners. Film director Brillante Mendoza and actress Madeleine Nicolas. Madz was in Bourne Legacy.

The celebration, held at White Space Exhibition Hall in Pasong Tamo, Makati was sedate but no less heartwarming. The company was dazzling, as usual, combining the worlds of showbiz and politics.

Aside from Carlitos, his wife Bibeth and daughter Sara, there was his sister Monique Villonco and her daughter Cris.

Armida’s brother, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, came with wife Cristina.

Former President Joseph Estrada, who appointed Armida chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), came with wife Loi, daughter Jackie and son-in-law, Beaver Lopez.

Also in attendance was Vice President Jejomar Binay whose monthly musical collaboration with Armida for Makati residents is being carried on by son Makati Major Jun-jun Binay.

Senatorial candidate Grace Poe-Llamanzares, another former MTRCB chairperson, came with movie icon mom Susan Roces.

Sen. Tito Sotto, author of the controversial libel provision in the Cybercrime law, came with actress-wife Helen Gamboa.

Sotto became the subject of ribbing by writer-guests who said they had a ready caption in mind for a picture to be taken with the controversial senator: “The bully and the bullied.” But the senator left before they got the “photo op.”

As always in an Armida-Carlitos birthday celebration, there was good music.

Related articles:

http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2009/11/05/armida-and-son-carlitos-birthday-party/

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20090620-211592/My-weird-Papa

http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2008/04/21/what-i%E2%80%99ve-learned-getting-there-my-own-way/

A Secret Affair …. was vapid

a secret affair

Read: dull, tedious.

The long weekend holiday was long enough to let me watch two movies: the latest James Bond flick Skyfall and (ehrmmmm!) A Secret Affair.Am so sorry pero wala talagang dating sa akin the latter movie. In fact, I was debating whether or not to stay till the very end because it was dragging too slow. The only thing that kept me on my seat was seeing more of Anne Curtis’ Chanel bags and fashion statements. No doubt, she and Andi Eigenmann are two of the most beautiful faces in Philippine movies today. Of the two, Anne is the better actress. Andi needs to have more oomph! and for this, she needs to take a cue from her real-life mom, Jaclyn Jose.

Anyway, what makes a Pinoy movie so Pinoy are the confrontation scenes. Anne Curtis as Rafi played the role of the live-in girlfriend (not wife, as we earlier reported) and she pours something on the face of Andi. Yikes! I thought acido na. But then again, Anne says: “It’s calamine lotion…para sa kati mo. Ayan me natira pa, just in case kelangan mo.” Ouch!

Or when Anne says again to Andi: “Bakit hindi ka magkape girl. Next time you get a triple shot para kabahan ka.” I can relate because am a coffee drinker but I certainly haven’t tried a triple shot!

Towards the end, I was wondering whether it was still a Filipino movie because they were all speaking in English. And the most sensible line to come out of this was: “cheating isn’t an accident. It’s a choice.”

Verdict: Go ahead spend your precious money on burgers & fries. Or watch this movie. The choice is yours. :)