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spoofing Marlene By Dolly Anne Carvajal
I
POKWANG (left) T was such a delight to interview American Idol
as Marlene (right) Kris Allen, Jabbawockeez and Boyce Avenue with
my newspaper colleagues on the online show My
Foursome, on PLDT’s Watchpad.
Kris used to travel the world as In real life, Pokey says that
a missionary. Now he’s globetrot- she will never let money or
ting as he spreads his music. He’s fame take over her heart. “Tama
the only American Idol who’s mar- na protektahan ang pera at
ried. katanyagan,” she explains.
Doesn’t his wife Katy get “Pero hindi dapat umabot sa
jealous of his fans? “Not at all,” punto na makalimutan mo nang
he says. “She keeps me sane. umibig.”
Without her, I would be a How does she feel that PBB
wreck.” housemate Melai is being
He confessed that he never ex- groomed to be the next “Pok-
Shaina likes pected to win AI and that he wang?” “I’m flattered,” she says.
couldn’t wait for the competition “I’d be willing to do a project
’em ‘mature’ to end so that he could go back to
his normal life. But after bagging
with her. Sayang ang raket
(laughs).”
YOUNG actress Shaina the title, his world is now far from Does she find Melai funny?
Magdayao, who recently what it used to be. “Nakakaaliw siya,” she quips.
broke up with her The three gorgeous brothers “Pag nag-meet kami, bibigyan
boyfriend, actor John who comprise Boyce Avenue said ko siya ng pointers. Mahirap
Pratts, has a practical expla- they uploaded their acoustic num- magbigay ng todo-todo na com-
nation for why she prefers bers on YouTube just for the heck ment about her. Baka ma-misin-
“mature” men to boys. of it and they got the biggest sur- terpret ako.”
“At a very young age, I prise of their lives when they be- Watch out for the wacky
was already given many re- came an Internet sensation. combination of “MelaWang.”
sponsibilities. I don’t have They chose to call them-
time to share a boy’s fasci- selves Boyce Avenue because it’s Gentleman Ronald
nation with teenage stuff. the name of the street they I’m glad that Channel V’s top
I’d like to be able to talk to grew up on. honcho Ronald Singson went
the person I’m with about The cool Jabbawockeez out of his way to clarify what I
life, not just about mun- dancers swear that the thought wrote in my previous column
dane and immature things,” of disbanding in the future is about him having me banned at
Shaina told INQUIRER Enter- unthinkable because they no the press con of the foreign
tainment. longer consider themselves just artists I mentioned above—be-
In January, Shaina con- as a dance group but as a fami- cause he didn’t exactly like
firmed her breakup with ly. what I wrote about him and
John, but declined to di- Lovi Poe.
vulge the reason. The ac- Happy Pokwang It turned out to be a case of
tress, however, maintained Pokwang is not wary at all miscommunication. Our com-
there was no “third party” that her spoofing Marlene mon friend, Channel V exec JM
involved, despite rumors Aguilar may get her in trouble. Rodriguez, intervened so
that John was dating anoth- “So far wala pa namang nag- Ronald and I were finally able
er actress, Denise Laurel. pro-protesta,” she says, laugh- to meet at Shangri-La Edsa after
We asked Shaina why ing. “Pag na meet ko si Mar- the press con.
she prefers the New Moon lene, pasasalamatan ko siya kasi Being the true gentleman
character Edward Cullen to binigyan nya ako ng bagong that he is, he apologized. I
Jacob Black. character to impersonate.” thought he would get mad be-
“I want to be able to Pokey is also happy about cause of the revealing pics of
look up to the person I’m another character, Lovely, that Lovi and him that I provided,
with. With Edward [types], she portrays in ABS-CBN’s Your but he didn’t.
I feel I can discuss so many Song Presents: Feb-Ibig! every “I respect your opinion as
things. I find Edward very Sunday after ASAP. It’s the sto- much as anybody else’s,” he
interesting. I want to be ry of a woman whose heart has says. “Lovi and I are not hiding
with a partner who is like become jaded because she al- our relationship but neither are
him.” Marinel R. Cruz ways ends up getting hurt. we announcing it.”
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36. Gratis 31. Sea eagle
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DALAWANG adik 38. Culture medium 36. Craze
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SILIP
SILIP
NCAA
JUNIORS
NAKAHANDA na ang
two-handed backhand
ni Jhon Arnel Go ng
Letran laban kay
Arjay Cañosa ng San
PERPETUAL CHAMPS Beda sa NCAA junior
PINAGREYNAHAN ni Most Valuable Player Keshia De Luna (kaliwa) at April tennis.Nagwagi
Sartin ng University of Perpetual Help System Lady Altas ang 85th NCAA ang Letran
women’s beach volleyball Championship sa Cantada Sports Center sa Taguig City Squires, 6-3,
kamakailan. Nasa larawan rin sina Louwie Chavez at John Francisco na kasama si 5-7, 6-3.
coach Mike Rafael na numero uno sa juniors. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/UPHS MEDIA BUREAU RODEL
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at Stephanie Mercado ng La Salle si Carmina Agagon
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SPORTS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
sinunggaban
the circumstances.”
This was the explanation by dinner date sa TGI
Talk ‘N Text team owner and Friday’s. Basahin
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipi- sa Page 3.
nas president Manny V.
Pangilinan last night of the
Ni Roy Luarca Game 4 walkout by the
ROMY HOMILLADA
Tropang Texters Wednesday