Jao Mapa, malaki na ang kita sa pagiging artist

Wala raw pinagsisisihan si Jao Mapa na tumigil siya sa showbiz sa height ng kanyang kasikatan noon. Sa naging interview sa ‘90s matinee idol sa YouTube channel na Just In, sinabi ni Jao na ginawa na niyang priority ang magtapos ng kolehiyo kesa magtagal sa showbiz.

“I had to choose between finishing my college degree or continue acting. I was in the brink. To cut the long story short, I said I’ll finish college. I turned my back one hundred eighty degrees on showbiz. Everybody was shocked. It was a big thing actually. They tried to convince me to go back. I had a lot of negative press because of that. I couldn’t answer them because I am out of showbiz na rin. If you’re out of showbiz, it’s not that easy.”

Naging maganda raw sa nangyari ay nakatapos siya at tahimik niyang nabuo ang kanyang pamilya. “Let’s just say I just took a break, and after leaving showbiz I got a family; I’ve found my wife, my beautiful wife. We have three kids. From that time, 2000 up to the present time, I would always have questions of hindi ka ba nagsisisi? ‘Di ka ba nagsisisi na sana itinuloy mo na lang, siguro hindi ka magkakaproblema, ganyan.”

Pero noong magkaroon ng pandemya, doon nakita ni Jao na tama ang naging desisyon niyang magtapos ng pag-aaral. “When the lockdown came in I realized that showbiz could not help me in the lockdown. I wouldn’t have a job, I wouldn’t have projects. What saved my life is painting. Pagiging artist, ang pagiging pintor. ‘Yung mga pinaghirapan ko since college, since I was born being an artist, ‘yun ‘yung sumalba sa akin. Kaya now I can proudly say na I have made a good decision.”

Chanda Romero, para sa pamangking may sakit ang birthday wish

Nag-turn 67 years old ang veteran and award-winning actress Chanda Romero noong nakaraang February 26.

Thankful si Ms. Chanda dahil sa kanyang edad ay tuluy-tuloy pa rin siyang nagtatrabaho. Huli nga siyang napanood ay bilang si Lady Prima sa GMA teleserye na Prima Donnas na magkakaroon na ng book 2.

Sa kanyang Instagram, nag-birthday wish si Ms. Chanda, hindi para sa kanya kundi para sa kanyang pamangkin na may rare kidney disease na FSGC (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis). Heto ang pinost na letter ng aktres:

“Today is my birthday. To those who want to send me love and prayers, please pass on some love to my nephew, Emmanuel Jero Noble, 39, with FSGC, a rare kidney disease and has been on dialysis three times a week for 12 years now.

Simply subscribe to his Jero TV Channel on YouTube and view his videos. If you find it difficult to watch, you can just let the video run for at least 5 minutes for the ‘view’ to be counted. This will help him earn and eventually ease the family’s financial situation. Thank you for the love. God bless you.”

Love Fest ni Taylor, kanselado

Malungkot na binalita ni Taylor Swift na hindi na matutuloy ang na-postpone na Lover Fest shows niya sa taong ito.

Na-postpone ang mga show ni Taylor for summer 2020 dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic. Dapat ay ngayong summer 2021 matutuloy, pero mukhang malabo pa rin dahil hindi pa bumababa ang COVID-19 cases sa US.

Heto ang pinost ni Taylor via Instagram at Twitter: “I love coming on here to tell you good news, or to share a new project with you. It’s not my favorite thing in the world to have to tell you news I’m sad about. I’m so sorry, but I cannot reschedule the shows that we’ve postponed. Although refunds have been available since we first postponed the Lover Fest shows, many of you hung onto your tickets. I too hung onto the idea that we could reschedule.

“This is an unprecedented pandemic that has changed everyone’s plans and no one knows what the touring landscape is going to look like in the near future. I’m so disappointed that I won’t be able to see you in person as soon as I wanted to. I miss you terribly and can’t wait til we can all safely be at shows together again.”

Umaasa pa rin ang Swifties na muli nilang mapapanood ng live si Taylor sa isang malaking venue tulad sa mga nakaraang taon.