Kris loves to compete with Richard

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

DO YOU know how Kris Aquino maintains her balance despite her busy schedules at home and at work? She now does yoga twice a week. "It's very helpful for relaxation dahil nakakawala ng tension," she says. "It also helps you ward off bad health and sickness. "

Kris is very happy that "Kapamilya Deal or No Deal" continues to rate very well and has constantly edged out its competition. Is she worried that Richard Gomez' new show, "Family Feud," will be pitted against her?

"Should I be?" she laughs. "Goma and his wife Lucy are good friends of mine so, as far as I'm concerned, okay lang ito and it won't affect our friendship. Trabaho lang and may the best show win. Handa naman kami sa KDOND para mas pagandahin ang show namin so it'll continue to be interesting for the viewers for whom watching us has been quite a habit. "

Before the holiday season comes, Kris will be traveling to the Holy Land with her mom, Pres. Cory, and sisters Ballsy and Pinky. "We promised our mom that we'll be traveling together in this pilgrimage," she says. "First time nga itong magkakasama kami uli lahat since we left Boston in the U. S. before our dad passed away and we're all looking forward to it. Ang saya siguro. "

KRIS ISN'T ALJUR'S TYPE?

Mart Escudero and Kris Bernal won in StarStruck 4 as Ultimate Sweethearts. But they didn't become a love team as Mart was paired with Jennica Garcia and Kris, with Aljur Abrenica. Mart now admits that he's really on with Jennica, but Kris says she and Aljur are not on simply because Aljur is not courting her at all.

Mart says that, at first, he and Jenn made an agreement that they won't ever admit that they're committed to each other, but he can't hide it any longer so he admitted it to the press.

"It's to her mom (Jean Garcia) that we first admitted our relationship," says Mart. "She said that if there's a chance, we should admit it in public kasi hindi raw maganda 'yung magsinungaling. Ako naman, I felt na dapat ko lang panindigan ang relationship namin at ayoko na nung we're just close friends lang. "

Now, it's Mart and Kris who are paired in "Mag-ingat Ka sa Kulam. " Kris plays Dennis Trillo's sister who gets affected by the kulam of Judy Ann Santos' alter ego, while Mart is her boyfriend. How does Aljur feel about this? "He also has a movie na hindi ako kasama, yung 'Italy'," she says. "And I'm sure he wouldn't mind kasi parang dinededma naman niya ako kahit sinabi ko ng crush ko siya talaga. For him, hanggang love team lang sa screen kami. May nagsa-suggest nga, siguro, dapat daw na ipakulam ko na siya para magkagusto sa akin. "

CARLO STILL CONCERNED ABOUT ANGELICA

HOW did Carlo Aquino feel when he learned that ex-girlfriend Angelica Panganiban broke up with Derek Ramsay? "Nag-break ba sila? I heard nagkaproblema lang pero ayos na raw," he says. "Siempre, concerned ako as we've remained friends naman, but the important thing is nagkaayos na sila. "

How about his own break up with Maja Salvador? "We didn't break up kasi, honestly, never naging kami. Papunta na roon, pero hindi natuloy. We used to go out together but something happened. Natigil. Siguro because we both became so busy. As of now, wala akong girlfriend at all. "

Carlo is busy taping "Rakista" for TV-5 every Sunday. On weekdays, he shoots alternately for two movies, both Metro Filmfest entries. He plays one of Ai Ai's ' kids in Star Cinema's "Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat" and he plays Anne Curtis' brother in the period drama, "Baler. " "I'm also composing new songs for my next album with my band, Kollide. "

He identifies with the character he plays in "Rakista," a young musician called Caloy who's about to scale new heights with his musical talent in the fast and furious world of rock and roll. "We've been on the air for six weeks and the feedback is so encouraging. 'Rakista' is now one of the most talked about new shows on TV-5. The show's raw look and edgy appeal is a hit with rockers and rock aficionados all over the country. Clips of the show are now posted on Youtube and Multiply sites and online communities have also taken notice with their own forums filled with rave reviews about the show. The show's killer soundtracks featuring original rock songs and the weirdness of the plots all combine to make it something really new on local TV. "

RATING WELL

ONE of the new shows of TV-5 that's rating well is "Midnight DJ," with Paolo Contis as Patrick, the DJ who has a third eye and can see paranormal activities. Playing his sidekick, Bodjie, is new comedian Ronald Tupas, who started in radio for Joey Galvez doing dubbing work for Q-11. He has also done three TV commercials and several indie films like "Anak ni Lino Brocka" and "Isnats. " "In 'Midnight DJ', ako yung kasama ni Paolo na laging natatakot at hinihimatay," he says. "We've taped six episodes directed by Lore Reyes.

I've played a big part in the last episode as I bought a second hand car that turns out to be haunted. Paolo then exchanges cars with me to find out who's haunting the car and he discovers that its former owner, Mylene, played by Say Alonzo, continues to haunt due to some unfinished business here on earth.

In the process of his investigation, he discovers that Mylene's car has accidentally hit a soldier played by Gerard Pizarras, who dies. Gerard gave her a letter before he died but she didn't deliver it, so he haunted her until he herself died. It's the soldier who does most of the haunting and it becomes Patrick's task to deliver the letter to the dead soldier's wife so he'd stop haunting people. "

"Midnight DJ" is aired Mondays on 7 p. m. , before "5Max Movies". Since Paolo got a new show from GMA-7, we heard he'd soon by replaced by Desiree del Valle as the new Midnight DJ who can see dead people.

DISCOVERING NEW PLACES

"The Amazing Race" won in the Emmy Awards new category Outstanding Reality Competition Program. Now, 11 new teams will travel 30,000 miles across five continents in 23 days to compete and win the $1-million prize in the show's much-awaited 13th season airing live via satellite today at 8 on Studio 23, with a primetime telecast every Tuesday at 8:30 p. m. It will feature a variety of firsts, including: teams traveling to a real-life water world where its inhabitants live on a floating city; first time visits for the Race to locations such as Cambodia and Kazakhstan; and one team makes an unprecedented mistake on the road that ultimately prohibits them from joining their fellow Racers at the finish line.

The cast also features couples in various stages of their lives - married beekeepers who have been together for years, a married but separated couple who is looking to rebuild their marriage, a newly dating couple who is still getting to know each other, and best friends who are comic book aficionados and describe the Race as "the ultimate game on the biggest game board you can imagine. "

While the eleven teams discover new places around the world, nine remaining American contestants continue their adventures in Japan as they hurdle exciting and intense challenges in the US reality game show "I Survived a Japanese Game Show," which airs on Sundays, 7 p. m. , on Studio 23.

MILESTONES

MOTHER Lily Monteverde hosted a joint birthday party for Eugene Asis, Jun Nardo and Salve Asis at the Century Imperial poolside last Friday night and it was a happy affair with plenty of singing, led by GMA-7's Redgie Acuña Magno, Allan Diones, Ian Fariñas and Ricky Davao. Other stars we saw were Lotlot and Ian de Leon, plus TAPE's Malou Choa Fagar.

Both ABS-CBN and GMA7 were well-represented by their respective PRs, led by Bong Osorio, Lorie Dionisio and Kane Choa (for ABS), and Ramir Orteza, Hannah Dumaual and Barbette Atienza (for GMA). We attended it with our family, son MM and his preggy wife, Shirleen, and daughter Hannah plus hubby Erfe Wabe and their kids Louise and Sammy.

Hannah and family left for the U. S. yesterday to attend the wedding of Erfe's younger sister, Gagay, to Raffy de los Reyes of Bukidnon in New Hampshire on October 18. Meantime, we congratulate colleague Aster Amoyo's daughter, Aila Marie Reyes, who just arrived from Tokyo for a one-week summer break. She's studying at KCP Japanese School in Shinjuku and she's turning 17 on October 30. It's her first time to travel by herself.

Source: People's Journal