• Also not to be missed is the documentary on the assassination of Sen. Ninoy Aquino on the History Channel, airing on May 2, and produced by Kara Magsanoc Alikpala’s company which is the first Filipino team to be commissioned by the channel to do a special project.
• Yes, it was Sen./Vice Presidentiable Loren Legarda (photo) and her son Lean who were standing at the MRT from Makati to Timog Avenue in Quezon City, the other day, in a rush to be on Arnold Clavio’s radio program on dzBB. Loren beat the traffic but she arrived a few minutes after the show so her interview was taped and aired yesterday. Standing beside Loren, also holding on to the handrail, was a girl not yet of voting age. During their chat, Loren learned that the girl was a good singer and that they had the same favorite song, A Certain Sadness (by Astrud Gilberto). Loren asked the girl to sing it and she got an approving nod from the other passengers. “Akala ko po suplada kayo,” the girl told Loren. “Hindi po naman pala.”
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Contrary to what everybody must have expected, Regine Velasquez spent her 40th birthday Thursday (April 22, Taurus) simply and quietly, far from the Manila crowd. She and her family hied off to Bohol last Monday, April 19, and stayed for four nights at the Panglao Island Nature Resort (PINR) in Panglao, a virtual paradise which has a breathtaking view of sunrise and sunset, and which is so serene that, as I’ve been saying, you could hear observe yourself soul-search while listening to the rhythmic beating of your heart.
Regine’s beloved Ogie Alcasid and his family flew in a day after and the two families had a grand time celebrating. During the first two days, they went around Bohol with Marlyn and Nerissa as tour guides. Among the scenic spots they visited were the Chocolate Hills, The Bee Farm, the old churches (including that in Baclayon, the hometown of Cesar Montano who is in Bohol with his family campaigning for his bid as governor of the province) and the Loboc River which they cruised while enjoying a yummy lunch hosted by Tessie Labunog-Sumampong.
On her birthday, the Velasquezes and the Alcasids had lunch at the resort’s Spa, hosted by Raymond Ong and his sister Gretel. The Ongs own and manage the resort and other businesses besides, including the Metro Mall and the Metro Hotel located in the heart of Tagbilaran City.
In the evening, they partook of a buffet dinner at the KTV Room while being serenaded by PINR band. It was salsa night, a fitting way for a Pop Queen to welcome “40” when, they say, life actually begins. And then the well-wishers sang Happy Birthday to Regine before they spent the rest of the night with Karaoke.
It was an exclusively family celebration, exactly what Regine wished for.
They came back yesterday.
Middle of next month, Regine and Ogie, together with Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, will embark on a month-long concert tour of the US and Canada.
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