Some humanity is more embraceable than others.
Former US President Bill Clinton’s talk at the Manila Hotel was entitled “Embracing Our Common Humanity.”
Granted, some humanity is more embraceable than others. (I am channeling Noel. And how.) One of the Winklevii Ayala Corp president Fernando Zobel arrived carrying a large umbrella—because he drove himself. No bodyguards (unless they were a crack ninja team), no retinue. That’s cool.
Doreen Yu noted the red string around his wrist and asked if he was into Kabbalah. He said no, it was just something his daughter gave him after they’d finished a run.
Are there other countries besides the Philippines where people will overthrow a regime one day and then line up for photos with the deposed strongman’s wife the next? On the other hand you can’t fight charisma.
Here’s one of the Jessicii, Soho, with Tim Yap who is totally ripping off my look. Odd juxtaposition, no? But they’re at the same network.
I hitched a ride back to Makati with Melo Esguerra, who told me an amazing story. Recently he took a taxi very late at night, and he didn’t have change so he asked the driver to stop at a convenience store. The driver seemed trustworthy, so Melo left his gadgetry in the cab—iPad, laptop, cellphone—and dashed into the store to get change. This took two minutes. When he came out of the store the taxi was gone. Vanished. Split. Melo thought his stuff was lost forever; he was just hoping to get his IDs back. Three days later the taxi driver called his brother, who was listed on Melo’s ID as the “in case of emergency” contact. The driver apologized profusely and returned all of Melo’s stuff.
Here’s the giant head with designer Frederick Peralta, whom you may have seen on the hit telenovela, Magkaribal. “Everyone was crying at the wrap party. I think there’s going to be a second series.”
I owe Frederick a tuxedo. This is what happened. Years ago, Abe Florendo my editor at Today assigned me to interview Robin Padilla. We were going to take photos, so I suggested we make him wear a tux. So Abe borrowed a tuxedo from Frederick. The interview and shoot went very well. The tux fit perfectly. Then Robin Padilla said, “Can I keep the tux?” and I was so mesmerized by his tattoo of a hand clutching a heart wrapped in barbed wire I said, “Sure!” When we got back to the office Abe said, “How did it go?” I said, “Great.” He said, “Where’s the tux?” “Uhhh…I gave it to Robin.” Abe sighed, rolled his eyeballs, and called Frederick. I love Abe, no one is better at managing nuts.
Where are the pictures of President Clinton? I’ll post the video later.
November 11th, 2010 at 01:36
OK lang di ma post ang comment ko;
di ko lang matiis ang ganda ganda ng araw nasira at gumuho ng makita ko picture ni Tim Yap , ewan ko ba pag nakikita ko yan kumukulo dugo ko wala namang ginagawa masama sa akin , yung MUKHA nya eh TIM YAP talaga (redacted) !!!!
Ano bang talent nyan at may na icontribute na ba yan sa showbiz or kahit sa society eh puro kaartehan at mukha lang naman siyang (redacted) eh pa slang slang pa kung magsalita sounds jologs naman tulad ko.
Sa pic na yan eh ang pagmumukha mukhang (redacted) .
Sorry po, di ko mapigil mag comment
November 11th, 2010 at 03:54
Swanoepel: Wahahahahha!! Antaray mo dear!
You remind me of my gay friend years back. He writes brilliant prose. He hates Tim Yap’s gut. Bakit daw naging ‘writer writeran’?? I dunno if it still exists, but once upon a time Tim had a regular “column” in one of the leading dailies (i forget which). Hindi sya mapatawad ng friend ko dahil dun.
Gay friend also insists he is faux riche, all trendy high-endy brands but that he’s not liquid at all.
Sabi ko bitter-bitteran ka lang. Then I actually read his column. Then I got bitter, too.
November 11th, 2010 at 05:55
It was a powerhouse, I should say. You have the coolest job, and you’re looking great, Jessica!
November 11th, 2010 at 06:44
From the two recent posts on the Zobel’s, for me it looks like Fernando is more goodlooking than Jaime Augusto.
And no, you don’t have giant head.
November 11th, 2010 at 08:17
it seems like this event is like looking at our society through a microscope while it’s in a petridish. kakaiba talaga pinoy :P
November 11th, 2010 at 08:19
btw, bakit nakalagay president, diba dapat ex-president? although it sounds better kung president, di lang tama hehe
November 11th, 2010 at 09:31
Ang guwapo ni FZA!
November 11th, 2010 at 10:22
yorkie85 at 6:44 am: Jaime Augusto has the more interesting eyebrows.
My head is 24 inches around. I really want a bowler. In Melbourne at Victoria Market I must’ve tried on 200 men’s hats but none of them fit. In London there were bowlers and porkpies that nearly fit, but it was determined that my head is a size XXL.
November 11th, 2010 at 10:22
wenkebach at 5:55 am: Thanks! My regimen is called Immaturity.
November 11th, 2010 at 11:04
#9 Love it! Immaturity also works for me. haha =p
#1 I agree with your comments. I have a friend who also hates Tim Yap (pa-eventologist eventologist pa daw) although I think my friend has changed his opinion of him.
November 11th, 2010 at 11:09
i love your jacket ms.j!
November 11th, 2010 at 11:12
samantha at 11:09 am: Thanks! I bought it ages ago because its brand is “Jessica”. I can only wear it when it’s raining, lest I be mistaken for a devotee of the Carlo J. Caparas school of fashion.
November 11th, 2010 at 11:14
Immaturity suits you well dear. The pores are hardly discernable. That Cheshire smile becomes you, too.
Pano ba makakuha ng play-back copies of your old NU 107 sessions? (is it true NU folded?? shit)
I was listening to Margaret Atwood’s Massey Lectures on the radio sometime ago (Payback: Debt & the Shadow Side of Wealth). Hearing your favorite writers talk is an altogether different experience than reading them.
(hindi naman sa crush kita ha, please don’t be weirded out)
November 11th, 2010 at 11:29
polaris at 11:14 am: Thanks. I have perpetual issues with my looks, I feel I should be at least a foot taller. So posting photos of myself is actually therapeutic.
I don’t think NU has folded. It’s K-Lite that went kaput.
November 11th, 2010 at 11:35
Polaris and Ms Z I’m not sure but I think NU has folded. That or nag-reformat. I’ve heard friends talking about it kasi eh. Will check…
November 11th, 2010 at 11:38
buti pa si ms. jessica, me cleavage. :-)
November 11th, 2010 at 11:45
tigerstalker at 11:35 am: Eeek! Really? There’s no more rock station?
We’re doomed.
November 11th, 2010 at 11:48
samutsari at 11:38 am: I want to thank Debenhams and La Senza for the support. Hey maybe if I keep mentioning them they’ll send freebies. Debenhams! La Senza! Debenhams! La Senza!
November 11th, 2010 at 12:10
all together now: Debenhams! La Senza! Debenhams! La Senza! Debenhams! La Senza! Debenhams! La Senza!
November 11th, 2010 at 12:15
#13 polaris — Yup no more NU 107 T_T
#18 jessicazafra — La Senza is the best! I want to buy more :)
That story about the tux from Frederick Peralta and Robin Padilla is hilarious,hahaha. I remember the foreword Teddy Boy Locsin wrote for one of your books about you meeting Binoe for the first time.
Oh wait, Max just slept on my chest — can’t type!!!
November 11th, 2010 at 12:31
responded na ms. j. wow, i look forward to it.
November 11th, 2010 at 14:24
#17 I checked the GMA website and it’s true, NU is gone. We are doomed.
#16 I was thinking the same thing. =)
November 11th, 2010 at 16:04
K-horror!!! K-Lite, it’s K-Lite where your show was. I forget, sorry. Lito Lapid moment there.
Now both K-Lite and NU are gone. What is this generation coming down to?!? someone said they’re reformatting to suit the Pop palate. Bleh. Bieber and his ilk, barf.
Anything remotely intelligent on Phil. airwaves these days?
November 11th, 2010 at 16:58
hindi ko mapigilang sabihin na ang gwapo ni fernando!
November 11th, 2010 at 17:08
tigerstalker & polaris — Yep it’t the end of an era … I’m afraid for my ears T_T
November 11th, 2010 at 17:20
1. I still find Jaime Augusto more handsome. Love those fangs.
2. Debenhams. La Senza. Debenhams. La Senza. . . . . (infinity)
3. I find Tim Yap pretentious too.
4. Have you heard of this Bieber whatthefuckery? This is not confirmed.
“I feel like the Kurt Cobain of my generation, but people just don’t understand me.”
I don’t even know where to begin. My blood pressure went up and I forcefully calmed myself to avoid wrecking my computer unit. I realized that manbitch is not worth my precious wrath.
November 11th, 2010 at 19:12
#26 butoygirl — If Justin Bieber did say that, he needs to drink coffee, para magkanerbiyos naman siya…
November 11th, 2010 at 21:29
Yeah. NU is NU more. That station helped me through the most difficult part of my schooling. Whenever I was answering an exam and I needed to jog my memory, I would play a song in my head that was playing at the time I was studying.
November 11th, 2010 at 21:39
As for Imelda, I have been a fan since I saw the ‘Imelda’ documentary. Watched three separate screenings with three different sets of friends. Her opening line: ” I have always been misunderstood” and my favorite quote from her: “Beauty is an expression of love. God is love. Therefore, beauty is God and love made real”. And what made me burst into fits of laughter: “When I face the Lord and He would ask me ‘Imelda, what have you done with you life?’. I would say “Lord, this is the life you gave me, and this is what I’ve done with my life’ and I’m sure the Lord will give me a big smile and take me to heaven”.
November 11th, 2010 at 22:13
Your glasses make you look cat-like. I like your frames pero they are not bagay sa akin.
November 12th, 2010 at 20:29
Want to meet the two Jessica’s. I mean, sana makita ko silang magkasama. =))