Category: Glitz and Glamour

Showbiz, celebrity, and yummy decadence all in one blog stream!

Jam Sebastian’s cancer battle: What happens when social media stars ail?

March 3, 2015 Kate Natividad 34 Comments

It’s sad seeing the ravages of cancer unfolding before your very eyes. That is what we’ve been getting a bit of lately as social media star Jamvhille “Jam” Sebastian shares his battle with Stage 4 lung cancer via his Facebook page with his millions of followers. Sebastian along with girlfriend Paolinne Michelle Liggayu form the…

Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Why People should stop looking up to celebrities

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 ChinoF 16 Comments

Recently, two TV personalities, RR Enriquez and Jeck Maierhofer (who I never heard of until now) were shown in a video where they bothered a sleeping passenger in another car by honking their own car’s horn to wake him up. They soon felt the wrath of netizens, leading them to apologize for their apparent rudeness….

Glitz and Glamour

Why Filipinos’ obssession with Marian Rivera mirrors Philippine politics

February 25, 2015 Kate Natividad 12 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, I don’t believe Marian Rivera fantards are “doing anything wrong”. They’re just being themselves. And we have to respect that. They’re sort of like scorpions. They sting because that is what scorpions do. There’s really nothing wrong with stinging if you have the brain of a scorpion. Fantardism is an interesting…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics, Society

What Marian Rivera’s fan base reveals about Philippine society

February 24, 2015March 29, 2023 Kate Natividad 89 Comments

It suddenly occurred to me why Marian Rivera has so many frothing fans. It’s because she looks sosyal but sounds palengkera. The psychology there being that there is some sort of perverted appeal to seeing a person who looks like she comes from the colonial elite speaking the language of the masa. Yeah, I get…

Culture, Education, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Chiz and Heart wedding out-glitzes ‘outrageously extravagant’ #DongYanWedding!

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Kate Natividad 71 Comments

Ha ha! It seems fans of Filipino “royal couple” Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera are still royally butthurt over explosive exposés on the outrageous extravagance of their wedding. Back in early January, Ilda posed the question Did the Dingdong Dantes-Marian Rivera wedding violate the Philippine Civil Code against ‘thoughtless extravagance’? The post generated a lot…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

#50ShadesOfGrey is actually a love story!

February 17, 2015July 19, 2015 Kate Natividad 5 Comments

I caved and watched Fifty Shades of Grey last weekend. Weeks of derisive “reviews” equipped me with low expectations when I entered the theater. Well, for that matter, low expectations are good things to carry with you into any movie! It’s the best way to get the most out of the pesos you shell out…

Culture, Film Review, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Mensahe Bago Mag-Araw Ng Mga Puso

February 10, 2015 Grimwald 1 Comment

Pebrero na naman at marami na namang nagsasabi na “nasa hangin ang amoy ng pag-ibig”. Kaya nga lang, wala akong ibang naamoy kundi ang nasusunog na gulong sa bakuran ng aking kapit-bahay at ang alimuyak ng barbecue na naggagaling sa aking kusina. Maari niyong sabihin na isa akong nag-iisa at inggitin na kumag, pero hindi…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

A Word Before Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2015 Grimwald 18 Comments

It’s February again and I hear people saying something about “love being in the air”. Unfortunately, all I really smell is the stench of burning tires in my neighbor’s backyard and the pleasant aroma of barbecue coming from my kitchen. Well, you guys can say that I’m just another single and bitter old coot but…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society