FIGHTING si Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach para sa sasalihang New York City marathon on November 6.

Hindi tinago ni Pia na may ilang training days siyang hindi nagawa dahil sa pagkakaroon niya ng sakit. Hindi lang daw ang pisikal na pangangatawan niya ang naapektuhan kundi pati ang mental balance niya.

Pero hindi siya pinanghinaan ng loob at nagtuluy-tuloy siya sa kanyang training, kahit na minsan daw ay naisip niyang hindi na lang siya tutuloy sa marathon.

Post ni Pia sa Instagram: “TRAINING UPDATE! Finished running 32km last weekend — my longest run so far, and now we’re on the final stretch of training!

“I faced a lot of setbacks the past few months…di ko lang shinare kasi kinabahan ako. I was worried I couldn’t do the marathon anymore cos I got sick twice and previously got Covid. I missed training days and some of those essential long runs so I was really worried.

“My performance suffered. I couldn’t get the mileage in, and I was slower than before. Mabagal na nga ako bumagal pa lalo. And nobody ever mentioned na mentally maaffect ka rin pala sa ganon. When you miss those long runs or you fail at reaching goals during training, you get so disappointed in yourself to the point of wanting to give up. Durog ang confidence mo, wala ka nang gana.

“But but but…with the right guidance, support and A LOT of determination, I’M BACK. 32km done and my coach @gabbrosario is confident I can finish the 42km. So now the goal is to just finish the marathon.

“No matter how slow or fast it’ll take me. I realized that this isn’t a pageant. I’m not competing against anyone but myself. Ang daming life lessons noh? Til the next update.”

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PARANG imposibleng maging single pa rin si Chef Jose Sarasola dahil bukod sa guwapo at may sariling business, ang husay pang magluto.

Ibig sabihin ba nito na hindi pa siya nakaka-move on sa hiwalayan nila ni Maria Ozawa?

Sa kanyang Instagram, walang photo ng babae, except ng kanyang mother. Ang mga post niya ay kung hindi siya nagluluto, nasa gym siya or naglalaro ng basketball with friends.

Ngayon nga sa ika-4th season ng cooking show nila ni Iya Villania-Arellano na ‘Eat Well. Live Well, Stay Well’, magiging busy si Chef Jose sa pag-prepare ng health foods ngayong holiday season courtesy of Ajinomoto. Kaya siguro wala siyang panahon para makipag-date ngayon.

Sa naganap na Zoom mediacon kamakailan, sinabi ni Chef Jose na maayos naman daw ang naging hiwalayan nila ni Maria at kahit paano ay may communication pa rin sila. Wala lang daw siyang time ngayon to date dahil mas nakatutok siya sa kanyang work, business at sa pamilya niya.

“Maria has her own thing back in Japan and I have my work here. We are both prioritizing our careers and okey para sa amin iyon. I am mostly focused on my family aside sa resto-bar business ko. I just want to spend lots of time with them. This Christmas nga, we might be spending it in Bangkok,” sey ni Chef Jose.

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HINDI na makapaghintay ang mga Swifties sa bagong album ni Taylor Swift na ‘Midnights’ na magda-drop sa October 21.

Nagpatikim na si Taylor ng unang single sa bagong album na may title na “Lavender Haze” na inspired daw sa relasyon niya sa kanyang boyfriend of six years na si Joe Alwyn.

Kuwento pa ni Taylor sa Instagram: “I happened upon the phrase ‘lavender haze’ when I was watching ‘Mad Men.’ And I looked it up — because I thought it sounded cool — and it turns out that it’s a common phrase used in the ‘50s where they would just describe being in love. Like, if you were in the lavender haze, then that meant you were in that all-encompassing love glow. And I thought that was really beautiful.

“I guess, theoretically, when you’re in the lavender haze, you’ll do anything to stay there and not let people bring you down off that cloud. And I think a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just like ‘public figures,’ because we live in the era of social media. And if the world finds out that you’re in love with somebody, they’re going to weigh in on it.”

“Like my relationship for six years, we’ve had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff and we just ignore it. And so this song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff.”

Naglalaman ng 13 songs ang Midnights na sa pagkaka-describe ni Taylor ay: “Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out October 21. Meet me at midnight.

“We lie awake in love and in fear, in turmoil and in tears. We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t – right in this minute – about to make some fateful life-altering mistake.”

“This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching – hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve… we’ll meet ourselves.”

(RUEL J. MENDOZA)

HINDI naniniwala si Ronnie Alonte sa kasabihang 7-year itch, kontra sa sinabi ng gf niyang si Loisa Andalio.

Sabi ni Ronnie, sa rami ng mga pagsubok na pinagdaanan ng tandem nila ni Loisa, feeling niya ay matinding patunay ang pagiging solid ng relasyon nila up to now.

Kaya naman nakikinig din sila sa mga pangaral sa kanila ng kanilang co-stars sa ‘Love in 40 Days’ na nasa last two weeks na.

“Alam namin ni Loisa na yung constant communication namin ay mabisang sandata sa mga tsismis na posibleng bumuwag sa aming strong foundation but we won’t allow that to happen,” sabi ni Ronnie.

“Hindi kami nagpapaapekto sa tsismis dahil mas kilala namin ang isa’t-isa. We know our strengths and weaknesses,” dugtong pa ni Ronnie.

Thankful din si Ronnie sa mga co-stars nila like Lotlot de Leon na laging may pangaral sa kanila ni Loisa para tumibay pa ang kanilang pagsasama.

Nagpapasalamat din si Ronnie sa ABS-CBN management dahil sa tiwala na gawin silang bida ni Loisa sa ‘Love in 40 Days’.

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NANINIWALA si Loisa Andalio sa tinatawag na seven-year itch pero may tiwala naman siya na matatag ang relasyon nila ng bf na si Ronnie Alonte.

“Kahit naniniwala ako dahil may mga relasyon na nalusaw after 7 years, kampante naman ako na solid ang relasyon namin ni Ronnie,” pahayag ng dalaga.

Marami na raw pagsubok na dinaanan ang relasyon nila pero nanatili silang matatag at nakakapit sa isa’t-isa.

Isang bagay daw na pinagkasunduan nila ni Ronnie ay pag-usapan ang anumang conflict sa pagitan nila.

“Hindi naman maiwasan na kung minsan may misunderstanding kami pero di namin ito pinatatagal. Nag-uusap agad kami para ayusin ang anumang bagay na may kinalaman sa relasyon namin,” dugtong pa ni Loisa.

Very thankful nga si Loisa na pinagsama sila ng ABS-CBN sa ‘Love st 40 Days’. Nakatulong daw ang lock in taping para mas tumibay pa ang kanilang relasyon ni Ronnie.

“Mas maganda sng trabaho namin sa lock-in tapong dahil focused kami sa trabaho. In character kami all throughout the taping kasi contained kami in one place, walang umuuwi,” say pa ni Loisa.

(RICKY CALDERON)