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    Calm seas over here
     

    TWO days ago, Mariel Rodriguez and Victor Basa came out of the Pinoy Big Brother House. So what?  Are we going to lose sleep over this?

    This early, many are betting that the ever-calm and likeble Will Devaughn will be the big winner.

    What about former Kapuso mainstay Gladys Guevarra? When Angel Locsin left the house, Gladys filled in the gap. It seems former Kapuso talents are helping a lot in keeping Kuya’s ratings afloat at least. Of course, if you ask the starlet Mariel Rodriguez, who supposedly snarkily dismissed GMA as haven for baduys, she might tell you that PBB might do better without all that kabaduyan.

    Then again, the goings-on inside Kuya’s house are pretty much, well, boring—at least compared with the tattle that hunky, swarthy Dr. Hayden Kho Jr. will be guesting on GMA’s through-the-ratings-roof hit Marimar. Many showbiz writers claimed at a press conference that Dr. Vicki Belo’s boyfriend will be seen for two weeks in the said teleserye. Could it be a signal that he might soon leave the medical profession—at least for a spell—and concentrate on acting? You know, strike while the iron is hot?

    After being in the news, Dennis Trillo should be finally having some decent sleep. There have been reports that Carlene Aguilar prohibits him from visiting their baby. However, Dennis denied this over the weekend, saying all that talk is just the product of malicious minds. As for his lovelife, he said it’s pahinga muna (total rest). He said that even his fast-paced relationship with Cristine Reyes has finally reached the finish line. Hmmm, didn’t we mention before how silent waters run very deep?

    It was reported that Piolo Pascual’s concert at the Araneta Coliseum wasn’t filled up to the rafters but then again it was not a flop. Does this mean that the national allegedly gay heartthrobs Piolo and Sam will withdraw their charges against Lolit Solis?

    The real big news in showbiz is that...well, there’s nothing earthshaking happening. Quite an achievement. But let us try some more. Like David Letterman, let us rate the top five of local showbiz’s ho-hum affairs.

    Five: Royette Padilla escapes from rehab and tells reporters about the maltreatment done to him, like being beaten and made to clean the comfort room with his bare hands. So? Which Padilla again? Who is Royette again? H-World? Isn’t that buried in pyramids already?

    Four: Toni Gonzaga won’t allow her boyfriend Paul Soriano to enter Kuya’s house. Duh. He can enter any house he wants and we don’t care. Even if it’s Camille Prats’s.

    Three: The Philippine Movie Press Club denies there was a payoff in the recent Star Awards for Television, where Sunshine Dizon won over Jodi Sta. Maria as Best Actress because Dizon’s camp allegedly paid a larger sum (around P5,000 for each voting member) than Sta.Maria (P3,000). Does it sound like the National Press Club denying there was no influence from Malacañang over the alterations in the controversial mural? Whatever happened, a lot of once-curious observers seem to not care anymore, as some people are surely laughing their way to the bank even before they get their Christmas bonus.

    Two: Former Click star and model Tricia Roman will marry her nonshowbiz boyfriend in mid-December. Double yawn.

    And the No.1 ho-hum showbiz headline: Ana Dizon launches Christmas album!

    All together now: Who is Ana Dizon?

    Of course, we’re just kidding. We all know how a self-made woman like Ana Dizon deserves everyone’s respect. Last time we heard, the singer-turned-entrepreneur is successful in her businesses, from manpower recruitment to tourism. She owns a beach resort somewhere in Batangas.

    Seriously now. It’s actually a tie.

    Angelica Panganiban on boyfriend Derek Ramsey: “He’s almost perfect and he treats me like a princess.” On the other side of Morato Avenue, Dingdong Dantes reaffirms his love for Karylle, but defends Marian Rivera against critics.

    Wow, aren’t our lives changed?

    Nothing wrong with lovers declaring their undying affection to their switharts. It’s actually better than listening to the 12-track Christmas album by Ana Dizon.

    Peace, bro. Normal is boring.

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