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| Christmas on the rocks Author: Ricardo F. Lo Pasko na sinta ko Hanap-hanap kita. Bakit ka nagtampo? Nilisan ako.
I hope (against hope?) that my friend couple have kissed and made up by the time this column comes out. After all, they are among showbiz's most beautiful couples, blessed with beautiful children, who have survived together all sorts of tests and trials. Yesterday, a mutual friend told me that the actress-wife left home before (or was it on?) Christmas Day with the children and sought "refuge," as she always does when trouble crops up in their marriage, in her mother's house. "There was an exchange of unpleasant words," said my friend, "with the wife at the receiving end. She was hurting and in tears when she left home. " Cause of the fight? "A 16-year-old Brazilian model," said my friend who's privy to the couple's drama of breaking up and making up, and breaking up and making up. "The husband is going crazy over the model. He should come to his senses before things really go out of hand. " The stanza from a Christmas song (Pasko Na Sinta Ko by Gary Valenciano) aptly describes the couple's present situation which, I hope, will be ironed out before the year ends. I hope it won't be a "New Year, New Dear" 2008 for him. I wish them a peaceful new year together -- under one roof, in one bed! * * * He's making a list And checking it twice, Gonna find out Who's naughty or nice. Santa Claus is coming to town. We're two days away from Christmas and we should know who among us were naughty or nice. Did you get what was due you from Santa? That is, if you were nice. I hope one of my favorite actresses got her "due" (whatever it might be). A new happiness, perhaps? In the arms of another man, perhaps? There's a persistent rumor that she and her beloved are trodding a rocky path. She has denied it, of course, but the more intensely she denies it the more people believe there's truth to the rumor. Is she and her beloved only acting "civilly" now toward each other? They are seen together in public and, yes, they continue to live under one roof, although it's not clear if they still sleep in one bed. (Who would know except just the two of them -- and their child?). But like a fire, which comes out especially if you cover it with only pieces of paper (a marriage contract is also a piece of paper, isn't it?), the truth will out, sooner or later. Santa Dear, is my favorite actress really acting "naughty" (even if she can be, for show, "nice")? 'Uselessly' Yours Have you heard about The Book of Useless Information (an official publication of The Useless Information Society, consisting of "thousands of things you didn't think you needed to know. .. and probably don't")? I heard about it from Douglas Quijano who said he heard about it from Joey de Leon. "Buy me a copy," I did, at Borders. One for The book, a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, is quite a read. Here are interesting items (from the That's Entertainment chapter) I want to share with Funfare readers: • A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME • Bruce Willis's real name is Walter • • Hulk Hogan's real name is Terry Bollea • Ice Cube's real name is O'Shea Jackson • John Wayne's real name was Marion Morrison • Judy Garland's real name was Frances Gumm • Tom Cruise's real name is Thomas Mapother • Tina Turner's real name is Annie Mae Bullock • Vanilla Ice's real name is Robert Van Winkle • Ralph Lauren's real name is Ralph Lifshitz • Jim Carrey's middle name is • Keannu Reeve's first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian • Cleo and Caesar were the early stage names of • FAMILY TIES • Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister • Sophia Loren's sister was married to the son of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini • Julie Nixon, daughter of Richard Nixon, married David Eisenhower, grandson of Dwight Eisenhower • Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana, according to US genealogists • Tom Hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln • MAKE 'EM LAUGH • Charlie Chaplin started in show business at age five. He was so popular during the 1920s and 1930s he received more than 73,000 letters in just two days during a visit to • Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest • Howdy Doody had 48 freckles. His twin brother was named Double Doody • Dan Aykroyd's cone head from Saturday Night Live was auctioned off for $2,200 • Roseanne Barr used to be an opening act for Julio Iglesias • In high school, Robin Williams was voted the least likely to succeed • Bill Cosby was the first black man to win an Emmy for Best Actor • I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND • The Beatles featured two left-handed members: Paul, whom everyone saw holding his Hoffner bass left-handed; and Ringo, whose left-handedness is at least partially to blame for his "original" drumming style • The Beatles performed their first • The Beatles song A Day In The Life ends with a note sustained for 40 seconds • The Beatles song Dear Prudence was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she wouldn't come out and play with Mia and The Beatles at a religious retreat in • The license plate number on the Volkswagen that appeared on the cover of The Beatles' album • When I'm Sixty-Four was the first song to be recorded for the Sgt. Pepper album. Within You Without You was the last • When John Lennon divorced Julian Lennon's mother, Paul McCartney composed Hey Jude to cheer up Julian • John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles • John Lennon's middle name was Winston • Ringo Starr was born during a World War II air raid (E-mail reactions at rickylo@philstar. net. ph or at entphilstar@yahoo. com) Source: The Philippine Star |
