Marky Cieolo: A sad end to a promising career

The showbiz world is grieving after the shocking death of young actor Marky Cielo, who died at the tender age of 20. So promising and so talented, Marky was the winner of Starstruck 3 and this became his passport to showbiz. That promise had been nipped in the bud with his untimely demise.

While everyone was ecstatic with the victory of Manny Pacquiao over Oscar dela Hoya last Sunday, there came the shocking news of Marky’s death. To lose someone you love dearly is really painful and for someone as young as Marky, words of “panghihinayang” were all over the different Internet sites where fans of Marky as well as other stars posted their messages of condolences to his bereaved family.

We cannot claim that we are close to Marky but we can say that we do admire him as a performer. We rooted for him during his Starstruck days and we rejoiced with his victory. He may not have stunning movie star looks but he has this innate charm that grows on you. Add to the fact that he’s good natured and is not arrogant. One thing more, he is proud of his roots (he’s an Igorot), that’s why he was loved by his kababayans in the Mountain Province who supported him when he joined Starstruck.

He was a good dancer and actor as well. He was certainly one of the most talented actors in his batch. Too bad we would no longer see him do his dance steps and portray roles on television because he has gone ahead of us. As what our elders used to tell us, “mas unang kinukuha ang mga mababait.” He may be shy, but he was one person who’d always break into a smile.

His last show was “La Lola” where he played the son of Jackie Lou Blanco, and the love interest of Lovi Poe. Now he’s gone and only God knows what made Him call Marky from this world and join Him in heaven. Marky will be missed by his family, his friends and his fans, and we will miss him too. He was one of the nicest persons we’ve met in showbiz and we’d like to extend our condolences to his family. May they find the strength to withstand the pain of Marky’s death. Let’s all pray for Marky’s soul and may God grant him eternal rest. Goodbye Marky.

Marky’s remains will be brought to the Mountain Province. It was his mother Mildred who decided to bring Marky’s body to the Mountain Province after lying in state for two days in their home in Antipolo City.

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Cory Quirino recently opened World of Wellness, her flagship store at the second floor of V-Mall (formerly Virra Mall).

The shop offers products personally chosen by Cory which meet her personal standards of excellence and embody the store tagline: Celebrate life the natural way.

Carrying over 200 product lines from the Philippines, Europe, the US, Korea and China, the store will display specialized sections such as Beyond Beauty (Face and   Body), Forever Young, Weight Management, Detox & Cleansing, Health Boosters, Beauty Soaps, Coco Corner, Natural Remedies and Health Heart Snacks. Of particular interest are Healthy Mom & Baby, Male-Power-for-Men Only Male Vitality and Forever Young-Cory’s natural anti aging “secrets-in a bottle.”

In line with the store’s commitment towards healthy lifestyle choice, there will be chemical-free, zero transfat snacks, organic herbal teas, power juices, probiotic juice and slimming coffee. Various coconut snacks and cosmetic products are available such as virgin coconut oil, coconut ice cream and skim milk, coco chips, coco flour, coco hot oil, beauty oils and scrubs. There are also herbal preparations offering several options for healthy living in cooperation with the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) under DOH.

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SAYAW Foundation presented “Sayaw…Ballet...atbp 2008,” a dance showcase held last December 4 at the 2/L Trade Hall of Starmall EDSA-Shaw. The presentation featured ballet interpretations by Sayaw dance scholars of classics such as “Pie Jesu,” “Onigen” and “Child Inside” and the modern/contemporary dance versions of the “Pinikpikan,” “Lapay,” “Ligaya,” and “Lemon Tree.” Annotations of the dances were made by Gener Caringal, Artistic Director of the Philippine Ballet Theater.

The mall presentation was organized by SAYAW executive committee composed of current President Sol Tan-Gatue, immediate past President Yaying Dragon and Vice President Cora Tan.

SAYAW Foundation is a socio-civic organization committed to support dance as an art and the training of ballet scholars from public schools in cooperation with the local governments of Las Pinas City, through the support of Congresswoman Cynthia Villar, and Mandaluyong City, through Mayor Benhur Abalos.

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The air is getting a lot chilly this week and so TV5’s 5MAX Movies bring movie lovers the perfect date movies—horror and romantic flicks that are sure to draw viewers closely together to scream and snuggle, including Dawn of the Dead, 50 First Dates, and Maid in Manhattan.

The featured movies this week are: The Blob (Monday), Skeleton Key (Tuesday) starring Kate Hudson: Land of the Dead showing on Wednesday (December 10), back to back with Dawn of the Dead on Thursday (December 11), The Perfect Man on Friday (December 12), a story of a daughter who forges a perfect guy to be her mother’s boyfriend starring Hillary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth.

Nothing beats the first kiss as Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore fall in love over and over again in 50 First Dates. Adam Sandler plays Henry, a wildlife veterinarian who meets Lucy (Barrymore), a woman who has a short-term memory loss. Find out how Henry gets Lucy to fall in love every single day on Saturday (December 13).

Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes get caught in a romantic twist of fate in Maid in Manhattan, showing Sunday (December 14). Christopher (Fiennes) is handsome scion of an important political family who falls for a hotel maid, Marisa (Lopez), who he mistakes as a wealthy socialite.

Catch all these perfect date movies just in time for the cold season this week on 5MAX Movies, 9 p.m. only on TV5.