Megan Young -- Candidate No. 20, MWP2013

Megan Young (@meganbata) -- I don't usually follow news about beauty pageants. No, I'm not much of a fan, except this time around, one of the candidates caught my attention. For me, she's one of the under-appreciated leading ladies of the Kapamilya channel. I've seen her in shows here and there and have not really been much of a fan girl until I watched her on TV5 Misibis Bay. 

Credit: Megan's instagram (@meganbata)

Megan plays Lara Borromeo, one of the antagonists of the main character of TV5 Misibis Bay played by Ritz Azul. I don't even mind that she's playing kontrabida. I've never seen her glow as much as she does these days. Then I learned that Megan finally joined Miss World Philippines 2013.

Credit: Megan's instagram (@meganbata)

I love watching Megan Young. I think I've become a real fan too. I do believe she has what it takes to make it as Miss World Philippines 2013. I'm rooting for her and I hope and pray that she will take home the crown. I'd love for her to represent the country in Miss World 2013 competition. 

Credit: Megan's instagram (@meganbata)

For now, I will keep watching the last two weeks of TV5 Misibis Bay. Plus, I will definitely follow her journey to this Sunday's coronation night. Yup, Miss World Philippines 2013 coronation night will be on August 18, 2013 on GMA Network. Good luck, Megan! Bring home the bacon! ^_^

Ritz Azul -- TV5 Misibis Bay Promising Star

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I have first heard of Ritz Azul's name when she made cover on FHM Magazine. I haven't been much of a teleserye fan of late, except for following news on some of my favorites. 

Come July 1st, TV5 Misibis Bay debuted on TV5 Primetime (8 p.m.). I started following the said mini-series as the trailer seemed interesting. Two weeks down the line, I'm now a regular viewer of said TV show. 

Ritz Azul stars as Maita Ramirez on TV5 Misibis Bay. Maita's parents got killed over a land dispute in Misibis Bay when she was a young girl so she was raised by her grandmother. They relocated to Manila and lived as informal settlers. 

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Maita went on to work as a bar dancer when her grandmother suffered injury as she needed money to pay for the hospital bills. Little did she know that Anthony Cadiz, played by Christopher de Leon, the brother of Miranda Cadiz -- who evicted them from their land and who was also responsible for killing Maita's parents, was searching for them.

Pretending to be a customer, Anthony sought out Maita at the club where she worked as a dancer and hired her as a private dancer. He later on revealed his true intentions. Maita agreed to be Anthony's friend so she could pay for her grandmother's much needed operation. Eventually, Anthony and Maita fell in love and got married, but Miranda Cadiz wasn't too happy about the union. 

Screenshot from TV5 Misibis Bay wedding scene

Right now, there are four more weeks left of TV5 Misibis Bay. You can watch a marathon of the last two weeks of episodes on TV5.com.ph.

I love the format of the TV show. It is fast-paced and there's hardly any dull moment. Plus the cast is a mix of veteran stars -- Christopher de Leon, Boots Anson Roa, Vivian Velez, to name a few -- and newer stars -- Ritz Azul, Daniel Matsunaga, Victor Silayan, Vin Abrenica, and many more. Even Megan Young is on the show as Lara Borromeo. I sure missed watching her on the kapamilya channel. It's interesting to note that I've gone out of my way to make screenshots of some interesting scenes from TV5 Misibis Bay. Find more from my Tumblr site... Rose's World. 

Here's the full trailer of TV5 Misibis Bay... 

Happy Birthday KC!

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A very happy birthday to my favorite KC Concepcion (@kc_concepcion)! May you have more blessings, happiness, love, more projects -- TV shows, movies, etc. Keep on inspiring people and continue being the princess that you are. 

I do miss seeing KC on TV, aside from ASAP 18, that is. I hope her teleserye with Judy Ann Santos and Sam Milby comes out soon too! I heard it has changed the title from "Against All Odds" to "Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala." That's something to look forward to. Plus, I wish her more projects to come. I hope to meet her one day too so she can sign the KC scrapbook that I made. ^_^

Sarah Geronimo : NCCA Goodwill Ambassadress for Music

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Sarah Geronimo is one of the 48 recipients of the "Ani ng Dangal" ("Harvest of Honors") award given by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) at the end of the Philippine Arts Festival. Every February is National Arts Month in the Philippines. Sarah is also named as the NCCA Goodwill Ambassadress for Music. Below are some screen caps from Bandila news.......

Sarah Geronimo receives her Ani ng Dangal award

Watch out for Sarah Geronimo's upcoming movie with John Lloyd Cruz... "It Takes A Man and A Woman"... 

Marion Aunor : 2nd Runner Up Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs

The Grand Finals Night was held last February 24th. Personally, I think all the 12 finalists are awesome. It's actually great to be hearing new OPM (Original Pilipino Music) songs once again. Remakes aren't all that cool after all. 

So happy that Marion Aunor won 2nd Runner-Up. She's really my bet as she not only composed her own song, she also sang it during the competition. I was actually a bit worried when the sound system was lousy when she was performing her number. I was all prepared to scream "Sabotage!" LOL! So happy that she managed to be top 3!

I've also read recently that she signed up with Star Records and will have her own album by end of April this year. Wow! I think she's really talented and I look forward to hearing and seeing more of her on TV. I hope she gets to be a regular on ASAP. (Photo credit: Pep.ph)

Here's Marion's performance of her original composition, "If You Ever Change Your Mind".......

Anne Curtis -- Controversial Birthday Number

I don't always get to watch ASAP in its entirety every Sunday, so it's no surprise that I missed out on Anne Curtis's controversial birthday production number. I also wouldn't have gotten curious if it didn't hound the local news about her controversial super revealing gown. (Disclaimer: Photos are from screen caps of said production number. I searched for it on YouTube 'coz I wanted to know what the hype was all about.) Here are the screenshots:

My initial reaction was "Wow!" Anne Curtis has been known to don really sexy and sultry gowns in the past and she has always managed to pull it off. I think the controversy started 'coz some people speculated that Anne wasn't wearing any undies. Personally, I don't think it was done in bad taste. It was just consistent with the overall sexy production number. Perhaps if it wasn't on a noontime family variety show such as ASAP, people would not rave about it. As it is, they will probably be stricter on sexy numbers next time around. Too bad huh? ^_^

Chinese New Year 2013 & A Moment in Time

Xin Nian Kuai Le! Happy Chinese New Year! I wish you and your family all the best in the Year of the Water Snake. Curious what the year has in store for you? Let me share one article I found... Your Chinese Zodiac Sign’s Luck in the Year of the Water Snake.

Within the week is also the Valentine's Day celebration. One thing for sure, my mom will be looking forward to this upcoming Valentine's date movie... starring none other than the tandem from the phenomenal hit "Walang Hanggan" -- Coco Martin and Julia Montes. (All images courtesy of Pep.ph)

Time was when Julia was a member of "Going Bulilit." Since being cast opposite Coco Martin, she seemed to have totally bloomed as a young lady. For sure a number of fans will be looking forward to "A Moment in Time" -- Valentine movie offering... here's the trailer...