Switching On the Sun

While there are good actresses in showbiz, the role of “Contessa” for GMA’s upcoming telenovela of the same title couldn’t be more fitting than to be portrayed by its Kapuso star Glaiza de Castro. “Wala lang, sinabi ko e, trip lang...” Nah! Kidding! I was just channeling the real Glaiza if only to sound like someone who could stir mixed reactions and emotions much like her versatility. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know Glaiza that well (more so, not on a personal level) but neither would I like to sound bias. Fans and media peeps (depending on affiliation) may have a different take to which it may be founded on some partial inclination. Thus, I’d like to present a more balanced take on that. And so having had the chance to sit down with her together with Jak Roberto at Outlook Ridge Residences (dinner c/o Café Adriana), we seized the moment for a rather casual conversation. Prior to that, I have no thorough grasp as to who Glaiza is in real life adapting to her every portrayal....

It's funny when we tend to criticize a certain story, may it be a movie or TV drama perhaps, for its unrealistic plot. Whereas it makes critics out of us or pull the wool over our eyes, we seem to be unaware of our own life's unlikely story lines. Though it's realistic for us to assess these unbelievable movie themes, we become the opposite in dealing with our own "drama". There's partiality with our reasoning, very much the subject we tend to disapprove of. That's the truth, however reality bites. Here are 5 reality check 'list': MOVIE : We approve ( giggle ) of two people falling in love with each other and having an affair despite both being attached to their respective "cruel" partners who end up as the anti-heroes we "hate" for being the hindrance to the two "in-love" characters as we assent to separation or what have you as long as they end up together. REALITY : Will we still feel the same way if the ...