Fun The Legend Update
Here are the main characters' transformations from childhood to adulthood done by a talented fan of The Legend.
Mar 18, 2008
The Legend GMA OST
This is the OST of the aired The Legend on GMA Philippines. Go The Distance, sang by Ariel Rivera.
Song: Go the Distance
I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome
Would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be
I'll be there someday
I can go the distance
I will find my way
If I can be strong
I know ev'ry mile
Will be worth my while
When I go the distance
I'll be right where I belong
Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though the road may wander
It will lead me to you
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It may take a lifetime
But somehow I'll see it through
And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete
But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart
Like a shooting star
I can go the distance
I will search the world
I will face its harms
I don't care how far
I can go the distance
TillI find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...
I will search the world
I will face its harms
TillI find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...
Mar 17, 2008
GMA's The Legend Premiere
What the heck just happened to GMA? I watched The Legend's premiere and it was so fast and magulo. The fight scene was a lot better unedited. Watch it here. I won't be surprised if you have a hard time following the story too. I advise you to read The Legend's Wikipedia article, and articles I've posted here in Juicebee. This one explains the Four gods.
Random Musings
Meanwhile the Hana Kimis of Japan and Taiwan will probably be shown at the same date by GMA and ABS-CBN, again GMA is the first to show their trailer. Isn't this competition getting crazier? And if that's not enough yet, there will probably be a head on collision between two big Mexican telenovelas Betty La Fea (ABS) and Rosalinda (GMA).
Mood: 
Mar 10, 2008
TV Series: My Boss, My Hero (Japan)
NTV; Jul-Sept. 2006
Location of story: Tokyo, Japan
Review, summary
Warning: Lots of spoiler, I'm sorry I can't help gushing about this show I EFFIN LOVE IT!
Twenty-seven year old Makio ‘Tornado’ Sakaki is next in line to his father as the master of Kantou Sharp Fang Family Yakuza group.
He is unbeatable in brawls and show of force since he was trained to be the strongest young master of the Yakuzas.
Unfortunately, he was never into academics hence he always failed his father in dealing with other allies and contacts when strength is not needed. In short, he’s dumb.
He sucks in Math, can’t even spell his name in Kanji, and extremely illiterate with general knowledge. Pst, he’s a lot like Domyouji Tsukasa of Hana Yori Dango except
Makio loves women, money, and alcohol while Tsukasa is basically a snob. They’re both extremely sure of themselves though, squeal…nothing like a guy with heck of a lot of confidence, and for good reasons too.
Alright before I make you sick with my gushing about these cool men, cough, pinches self…Anyway, Makio is sent by his father to Hong Kong to broker a deal with another Mafia, who’s presumably Chinese. The old master says Makio should not allow anything below 27 Billion Yen of price; Makio is tough and brief with the Chinese guy in their transactions, just like any cool gangster. So the Chinese man ends up offering Makio 35 Billion Yen. But because Makio is so helpless with Math, he ends up not accepting the offer and finds himself and his group trading kicks and punches with the Chinese Mafia.
His father is understandably furious and threatens Makio that he won’t be the Head Master of their group if he continues to be so illiterate. He tells him to go back to high school, pretend to be a 17 year old student for a year and pass the academics. If Makio fails to earn his diploma, then the title of their Yakuza family as head master will be given to his younger brother, Mikio and he will be disowned by their family.
Makio doesn’t like the idea, and at this point I think one of the best lines among the TV series’ I’ve watched is uttered by Makio’s father:
“You don’t understand a thing---nothing! Even the birds, if they don’t know how to use their wings, they can’t fly in the sky.”
And so the adventure of Tornado begins in St. Agnes Academy, a private school where he will not be given any preferential treatment by anyone. This is where all the laughter begins.
Watch this series, it’s so funny! My favorite scenes are:
Makio is in a meeting with the Yakuza bosses, and his mobile phone keeps beeping. His classmates are actually sending SMS’ to him. The messages are like any typical teen would send you, thoughts with characters like these: o(*.*)o, (^.^). with cherries, hearts, and whatnots. So kawaii!
He can beat up ten men all at once, but when he’s in school he can’t act tough because his Yakuza guards who are like family to him urges him not to fight back for fear of Makio being expelled from school. Hence if last night he came from a brawl, then the next morning at school his wallet is emptied by the school bullies and he gives it with a smile hahahaha, lucky bullies his wallet is always loaded with top cash.
He falls in love with his seat mate Hikari, and he describes his feelings for her to his confidantes as: “there’s a midget, in my heart.”
ZOMG, he can't even express properly what he's feeling, so his over the top, and loyal to the core bodyguard named Kazuya almost pummels his master's chest "to remove the midget in his heart".
He realizes the importance of Physics through his friend “Sakura-something”, and he screams “WATER!”, this has a symbolic meaning for him since their school nurse who urged him not to give up on his academics shared the story of Hellen Keller who had a breakthrough with understanding the world when she realized each object have a name, and the name of water is the major factor for her to comprehend knowledge.
His most loyal bodyguard who always call him “Aniki!” (hero), actually immerses himself with ‘teen culture’ through teen magazines so that he may pass what he learns to his master Makio, funny!
The bullied high school boy:
Other funny scenes:
Kazuya is also his devoted tailor who aside from being a bodyguard also hand-tailors his master's outfits including his underwear!
He is obsessed with the St. Agnes pudding dessert(photo below), he's prepared to die for it.
The St. Agnes school nurse seems to be an ex of his father.
Kazuya wants to watch over his Aniki his master, so he proposed to his bosses that they enroll him at the St. Agnes school too. They told him they don't want to waste money on him, so as a last resort he applied as a school janitor at the school where he was accepted.
My ultimate favorite is actually in the first episode, where his father explains the deeper reason why he forces Makio to go back to school. He says he always treated his son Makio as a subordinate so that he will grow up to be tough and street smart, but he was never a father to him. But now he’s doing something for his son, not as a boss but as a father…So touching…Squishes eyes…
Watch it, WATCH IT!!!!!!
Of course I will post photo stills of the show, probably by tomorrow. Read More......
Mar 5, 2008
Young Kylie Padilla (Erenea)'s photos as a young girl in Australia
Here is an archived article from Tatak, about Robin Padilla and his family life in Australia as narrated by his mom Eva. In photo is Kylie, a young girl now an action star in her own right portraying the role of Erenea in Joaquin Bordado.
MOMMY EVA VISITS HER SON'S NEW HOUSE IN AUSTRALIA
Home Abroad
For some seven years now, Robin Padilla's family—wife Liezel Sycangco and children Queenie, Kylie, Zhen-Zhen, and Ali—has been based in Queensland , Australia . He went to visit them there in November last year. With him was his mother, Mrs. Eva Cariño-Padilla.
“Papunta't pauwi, sabay kami ,” says Robin's 69-year-old mother, who's fondly called Mommy Eva in showbiz circles. “ Nandoon kami noong piyesta ng patay . Naalala ko kasi ‘yong mga bata , nag -makeup-makeup pa ng mga Halloween. Naglalaro sila .”
Mommy's Eva's visits lasted three weeks. “ Dumalaw lang talaga ako ,” she smiles. “Kasi ang tagal ko nang hindi nakikita ang mga apo ko . Tuwang-tuwa ang mga bata . Wala kaming ginawa kundi mamasyal .”
It was also Mommy's Eva's first time to see Robin's newly built house at the Gold Coast, a 15-minute drive from the bungalow the Padillas used to live in.
“Ibinenta nila ‘yong dati ,” Mommy Eva tells YES! “ Tapos, itong bago, ‘pinagawa nila . Siguro, mga dalawang taon din itong ‘pinagawa. Nasa loob ito ng village.”
Mommy Eva adds, beaming: “ Ang ganda-ganda . Mas malaking di hamak sa dati . Doon talaga napupunta ang pinaghihirapan ng anak ko . Kaya kita mo naman, kung minsan ang payat-payat na nga anak ko, hindi ba ?”
You can't blame Robin. For his wife and children, he really wants to give nothing less then than the best.
While in Queensland , Mommy Eva took souvenir shots of her son's new house. Luckily for YES!, she has become agreed to share these photos with us.
As far as she can tell, says Mommy Eva, her son and daughter-in-law have a good thing going: “ Sa nakita ko sa kanilang mag-asawa doon ay okey naman sila . Sweet naman . Alam mo naman ‘yong dalawang ‘yon . Minsan sweet, minsan may tampuhan . The same story. Ang anak ko naman, walang bukambibig ‘yong kundi : “ Pamilya ko, pamilya ko .' At saka , si Robin talagang napaka -ideal-father. Talagang maaaring matawag si Leizel na he's a good husband. ‘Yon nga lang , siyempre ‘yong fling-fling, alam mo naman sa showbiz … Pero napaka -family-man niya . Ang responsibilidad niya sa pamilya , talagang… kahit para siyang kalabaw . Gusto niya, lahat maibigay sa pamilya .”
Robin's newly built two-story house stands on approximately 800 square meters of land, according to Mommy Eva: “ Ewan ko lang ‘yong sukat ng floor area niya, pero malaki . May lugar para sa halaman , kaya umiitim si Robin, gawa ng nagga -garden siya pag nandoon . Katulong niya si Kylie. Nagpipiko ng lupa. Parang lalaki kasi ang isang ‘yon .”
“Malapit na iyan sa may swimming pool, says Mommy Eva of this food nook.
The Padillas' backyard swimming pool overlooks this lake. In fact, all the houses in the village have a view of this lake from the back. “ Kasi, yong village na ‘yon , paikot siya ,” Mommy Eva says. “ Lahat ng bahay , nakapaikot sa lake. Ang ganda-ganda !” She doesn't know if the lake is man-made: “ Dati daw, puwede kang mamingwit ng isda doon , pero meron daw nakapasok na shark galing sa Gold Coast. Hindi ko alam kung paano .”
Asked how many rooms there are in Robin's house, Mommy Eva starts counting: “ Apat sa itaas , ‘tapos may family room din sa itaas . Sa ibaba , dining. Then meron pang isang sala na informal, ‘ tapos merong formal sala, may formal dining din . ‘ Tapos, sa likod , may swimming pool.”
Gray stone slabs set against white pebbles create drama in this walkway on one side of the house. From the gate, you can go straight to the backyard using this walkway.
Third child Zhen-Zhen and second child Kylie, in their grade-school uniforms, pose on the platform that serves as the family's view deck for the lake. Mommy Eva admits she has a hard time understanding her grandkids' Australian accent. “ 'Pag nag-uusap, ang bilis-bilis !” she recalls laughing. “ Ako naman : ‘What? Please be clear, I cannot understand. ' E, alam mo naman sa Australia , di ba ? “ Ang ‘today' nila , ‘to die.' … ‘Hey, Lola, why you're so pretty today?' Akala ko, mamamatay ako, kasi to die daw .”
Robin's family in the kitchen for breakfast: (L-R) Leizel's mom Fency Goldberg with the youngest and only boy, Robinhood Fernando or Ali, 4; Rose Elizabeth or Queenie, 13; Mommy Eva; Kylie Nicole or Kylie, 12; and Sherileen Zel or Zhen-Zhen, 11.
Ali, Kylie, and Zhen-Zhen by the lake. Mommy Eva recalls how the kids gave her and Robin a grand welcome last November: “From Sydney , nag-domestic-flight muna kami papuntang Brisbane . From Brisbane , magba -bus ka. So, ihihinto ka na lang doon sa harap mismo ng village. Lalakad na lang kami ni Robin papasok sa loob . Naku, noong makita na nila kami , Diyos ko , talagang sigawan na, takbuhan, yakap, iyak . Talaga namang napakalambing na bata .”
“Sa may Gold Coast ‘ yan ,” says Mommy Eva of this photo. “ Ang aamo ng mga ibon . Pinapakain ko sila . Pelicans daw ang tawag sa mga iyan .”
“'Yan naman, sa may mall,” Mommy Eva volunteers. “ Manonood kami ng sine niyan , e . Naghihintay kami ng oras. Hindi ko na matandaan ang title ng pinanood namin .”
“Hindi naman siya spoiled,” says Mommy Eva of the bunso, Ali. “ Pag talagang hindi dapat na ibigay , hindi nila ‘binibigay .” He looks pilyo in the picture, we comment. “ Naku, parang si Robin noong maliit ,” laughs the lola. “ Para kong nakikita si Robin, ‘ yong kalikutan… Ay, takbo nang takbo. Ang kanyang paborito , Spider-Man. Lahat na yata ng klase ng Spider-Man nasa kanya . Iba-iba, ang nakikita ko pang Robin sa kanya , ‘ yon bang artista na siya, maliit pa .”
Kylie is the girl that Mommy Eva describes as parang lalaki : “ 'Yang isang ‘yan , kung ano ginagawa noong tatay, gagayahin . Magga garden—garden din siya …
Nagulat nga ‘yong kaibigan ni Robin na pinapunta niya dito , Diboy ang pangalan . Kasi ang ugali ng mga batang ‘yon, masyado silang mag -entertain talaga ng bisita . E , si Diboy, may mga dala-dala, kinuha nila . Sabi ni Diboy, ‘No, no that's too heavy.' Sumagot itong isa [Kylie] ng : ‘No, no, we are not normal girls.' Nagulat si Diboy, kasi ang bibigat nga, ano ? Sabi noong Diboy sa akin , ‘Mommy, bakit ‘yong anak ni Robin, sabi di raw siya normal girl?' ‘ Kako: ‘Naku, parang mga lalake ‘yan . Mamaya makikita mo ‘yan , boxing, karate…' nako, nakita niya nga, pagdating minsan galing sa school, karatehan na silang mag-aama . Sabi ni Diboy, ‘ Kaya naman pala .'”
These two photos of Queenie, whose full name is Rose Elizabeth, was taken by celebrity lensman Jun de Leon late last year, during a brief vacation in Manila with the whole family. Robin's children all want to be a movie stars like their father, but it's the eldest, Queenie, who has already received her daddy's permission to join showbiz. Thus, the test pictorial, Queenie's first solo shoot, in which she came out looking every inch a star.
Robin's permission did not came without a condition. Queenie has to learn to speak Tagalog first. And that's what she's doing right now, back in Australia . “ Pag tatawag sa akin, nagtatagalog siya ,” says Mommy Eva. “ 'Yon daw ang bilin ng papa niya .”
Queenie is also taking lessons in voice and the martial arts. And, take note, this lovely teen is also into directing. “ Noong nandoon ako, nagdidirek siya ,” laughs Mommy Eva. “ 'Yong mga kapatid niya ang artista niya — sila-sila . ‘ Tapos, bini -video niya .”
At press time, Robin (here with Leizel and Ali) was probably back in Australia . He went to the U.S. for the Las Vegas match between Manny Pacquiao and Mexico 's Erik Morales, then stayed on for a brief vacation. While still in the Philippines , Robin started to make a good his promise to his Muslim brothers-to convert his mansion in Fairview into a mosque and a school dormitory for young Muslim children who have been given scholarships by Robin. Construction was underway at pres time.
“Kung matatapos na nitong June, baka makapagsimula na ng eskuwela ,” says Mommy Eva. “ Meron nang kama ang mga bata . Bale ‘yong dating kuwarto ng mga anak ni Robin, puro double deck na ang laman .”
Robin will continue to occupy the mansion's third floor. “ Doon pa rin naman umuuwi si Robin pag nandito ,” Mommy Eva says. “ Kasi, parang office na rin niya ‘yong bahay na ‘yan .”
It's Mommy Eva, who used to live in that house, who will be displaced. Laughing, she describes herself as NPA: “No permanent address ako.” She stays at various times with her other children: “ Minsan na kay Rommel ako . Madalas., dito kay Rhoda.”
Mommy Eva says she's aware of Robin's dream of becoming an imam, a Muslim priest. She's fine with that. She herself has never stood in the way of her son's sincere desire to help the Muslim community. What she's not comfortable with is when Robin is called upon to serve as a bridge between the government and Muslim rebel groups.
“ Alam mo, maganda ang layunin ng anak ko ,” she says. “ Okey lang na magpaaral siya. Pero ‘yong pag pinapatawag siya para makipag-usap — ay, isipin mo na lang ang kaba ng dibdib ko . Kagaya sa Jolo, pumunta na naman ! Giyera ‘yon , Sabi ko, ‘Ano ka ba , Robin, papatayin mo na ba ‘ko ? Huwag na ‘kako ako'ng isipin niya, mga anak na lang niya . E, ang sabi naman sa akin : ‘ Kailangan nila ako, Mama, e . Saka gusto ko ‘yon , Ma, para ito sa kapayapaan .'”
Mar 4, 2008
Marian and Dingdong will reunite as a couple in Dyesebel
Marimar and Sergio fans can heave a sigh of relief for this tandem since GMA is set to pair them again on the upcoming Dyesebel prime time series.
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Robin Padilla says he supports his daughter Kylie's wish to be in showbusiness
A brief video of Robin Padilla expressing his support of his pretty and talented daughter Kylie's wish to be in show business.
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Robin Padilla says his daughter Kylie (Erenea) is not fake when it comes to action stunts
Robin as a dad
One facet of Robin’s life that many are not privy to is his being a father – quite a proud one, at that. He says he’s giving all-out support to his two daughters Kylie and Queenie in their decision to enter show business. “Kaya lang, ayoko noong mga ligaw-ligawan!” he shares. “Hindi ako full-support doon! Kasi Muslim
kami, e. Iba ang kultura. At dapat nilang panghawakan yun. Kung gusto nila ng mga ganoon, e i-denounce nila muna. At sabihin nila kung ano gusto nilang relihiyon.”
starsHe explains, “Hindi pupwedeng alam lahat ng tao, Muslim sila, tapos gumagawa sila ng hindi Islamic. Wala namang masama sa ibang religion -- kung saan ka masaya [dapat]! [Ang] religion, kailangan, pinaliligaya ka niyan.”
His 14-year old daughter Kylie is his co-star in Joaquin, where she plays the warrior girl Erenea. “Naku, yun ang abangan ng ating kabataan,” says Robin, adding that his daughter is not a “fake.” “Palagay ko e sa lahat ng ka-edad niya, siya lang ang walang [stunt] double. Magmamana sa tatay niya!”
Robin reveals that Kylie doesn’t want to use their last name, Padilla. “Yun yung kabilin-bilinan niya – ‘Please, walang Padilla!’ Ang sinasabi niya, hindi pa daw niya nae-earn yung right.”
His eldest daughter Queenie is 16 years old and is an actress in another Network.
If there’s an offer for him to do an action movie with his kids, will he take it?
“Pag handa na sila. Ayaw pa nila, e. Ang dami nang nagsasabi, pero ayaw noong mga bata.”
He says of his daughters, “Pag may leading man dapat handa! Kasi yung mga anak ko, may sumpong yun! Biglang manghahamon! Yung mga pinsan nilang lalaki, pag masyadong maporma, [nagyayaya ng] ‘Just one round!’ Pag medyo presko yung leading man baka umuwi nang [bugbugan]!”
Feb 29, 2008
GMA's new The Legend trailer
GMA is now showing a new The Legend teaser.
Have a look:
Thanks edc2k7.
Dating Now, a new afternoon Korean drama by GMA
Here's a trailer of "Dating Now", aired by GMA-7.
I think its hilarious, hmm maybe I'll dig some more stuff about it.
Thanks Rosyhymn.
Type rest of the post here
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