Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
The Scent of a Woman
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Product endorsers can have a huge impact on one's business. A respected celebrity can add both credibility and value to a product, and paves the way for instant recall even to an unknown or untried brand. An endorser is thus expected to send a message to the public that she/he is indeed a believer and user of the product being endorsed.
Actress Endorser AE and her manager HM were at the press launch of her latest endorsement -- a new perfume brand PB. The endorsement made AE several million pesos richer in talent fee, among other perks that came with it. When talent and manager arrived at the venue, there were the usual exchange of pleasanties with everybody present.
When the PB company's Vice President VP arrived, as a show of courtesy, AE approached him and extended a handshake before she did the customary "beso-beso." Suddenly, the VP stopped and paused for a few seconds. Being the company top gun, he knew and smelled AE's perfume which was not PB that they were launching which AE was paid to promote and endorse.
VP was visibly annoyed -- to him that was a spectacular oversight. VP called HM and chided him for his negligence over AE's blunder. HM was so embarrassed and apologized profusely. Immediately, HM went back to the table he shared with AE and some company executives. Very quietly and discreetly, he told her what the VP told him and scolded her for not wearing the company's perfume on its launching day at that. AE who is not known to be mindful of etiquette, quickly retorted, in full earshot of the company executives seated on the table, " Eh kasi naman Momsy, ayaw ni **** (name of her bf) na gamitin ko yung pabango kasi amoy p*kp*k daw. Mag-aamoy p*kp*k daw ako pag ginamit ko!"
Can you guess what happened next?
"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting. " ― Christian Dior
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Letter from a Reader: What You See Is Not Always What You Get
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I am a Kapamilya fan and also an avid reader of Fashion PULIS. I would like to share with you some sidelights/tidbits about the ASAP stars when they had the ASAP show here in Singapore recently.
The ASAP stars were all around SG for 2 days and since there are many Pinoys here including the OFW's, many fans easily recognized them. My friend and I were at Suntec when we saw Bamboo having coffee at Coffee Bean. Of course we were starstruck but too shy to approach. We followed him when he stood up and walked towards the Conrad Hotel. Then we were so surprised to see most of ASAP stars scattered at the hotel lobby. Since it is a hotel, we were really too shy to approach them to take pictures, so we just stood there and gawked.
Almost all of them were going in and out of the hotel lobby except for one, Piolo Pascual who was the only one sitting at a couch and smiling at us. It was such a friendly smile as if he was inviting us to approach him, but oh, we really didn't have that much guts to even go near him, what a loss! I don't know, but we felt awkward to be running after stars inside the hotel. My friend and I were probably the only fans there.
During the actual show itself, Piolo was "super bait," with such genuine kindness. Yes, we also saw several stars walking along the lobby and we said 'Hi' to them and they waved and said Hi back to us. However there were also a few who were quite a big disappointment, and kind of turned us off completely.
We saw a Teleserye hunk Actor TA getting off from the lift and walking with his head bowed all the time while holding a cap to cover his face. It was actually funny and OA of him to do that because there were just my friend and I whom you can call as Pinoy fans who were there at that time. As in there was no one who would haunt him for photos and ask for autograph. Thus, TA's fears to be hounded by unruly and screaming fans was clearly unfounded. Our impression was that TA was really a complete snub.
Another turn-off was a VJ/host VJH. She walked infront of us so my friend said, "Hi VJH!" Yes, she mentioned VJH's name. But we were so surprised by her reaction. VJH just glared at us, very coldly, "sabay irap!" We were shocked and it took a while before we recovered from that. Just goes to show that what we see in front of the camera is really different from what some of them show in public, especially with VJH. Until now, I still can't forget how stiff her face was. Oh well, maybe she wasn't in the mood, or just so wrong of us to expect a 'hi' from her or even a smile, just like the rest of the stars we met like Shaina, Kim, Maja, Piolo, Bamboo, Khalil, Daniel, Enchong etc.
By the way, most of our"kababayans" who went to see the ASAP show were quite disappointed with Very Popular teleserye Actor VPA as well. He was so cold with the fans, he was smiling but so uncomfortable or shy maybe? He wasn't charming like most of his colleagues, some fans branded him as "suplado." Could it be that he was still "living" his role in the soap that just ended?
Well, this just it, FP - I'm just venting out maybe, and at the same time showing big appreciation to some stars who know how to acknowledge their fans whether in or out of the Philippines.
Congrats to your blog, FP! God bless always!
An avid fan,
Mara
Note: Letter is edited for brevity
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
The Cranky Sleep-Deprived Actor
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When the young character actor (YCA) entered showbiz, much was expected from him because he belongs to one of the so-called royal families of the industry. His grandparents, parents, and other relatives achieved a certain celebrity status in their heydays. Hence, YCA showed he could sing and act. His performances were praised by critics and his sensitivity as an actor in versatile roles was acclaimed. Then, he had to play musical chairs and moved networks.
Now, comes the rumor that YCA was allegedly axed from a series where he was supposed to play lead. Of course, this move was downplayed as the reason seems unclear and will create an issue that will require an endless stream of questions and explanations. According to the grapevine, YCA has certain idiosyncrasies that the production people noticed only because his behavior has been affecting the telerserye's tapings.
While taping inside a sacred place, YCA just decided to make one of the pews his bed. There’s nothing wrong with catching some snooze when you’re not yet on call. However, YCA stayed on the pew and dozed off when a scene was being taped within the area. Then, it was the turn of YCA for his scene. The staff tried to wake him up but YCA responded grumpily and said he did not want to be disturbed because he was sleeping. Hence, the female co-star with whom YCA was supposed to have the scene with was so irritated because he was so unprofessional. Tapings usually have a schedule and any delay will mean additional constraints on the budget and nerves of the production people.
YCA seemed to be so deprived of sleep. Sadly, YCA could not escape the conclusions of some witnesses that the reason why he was so sleepy was that he might have allegedly taken something that altered his sleeping pattern. Whatever it was that made YCA behave that way was too costly for his career and reputation.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
The Unexpected Tragedy of the Fashion Icon Wannabe
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In a movie event, FIW suffered an embarrassing incident that would certainly make anyone lose poise. As a friend of one of the lead stars in a movie, FIW romped on the red carpet in a gown (remember, he is a fashion icon wannabe, hence, he has to always be dressed to the nines.). Inside the theatre, the host called FIW to go onstage to say a few words to the cast of the movie. After delivering his message, FIW went down the stage. The fans crowded around him as he was making his way out, and one fan stepped on the tail end of his gown. In a few seconds, the gown ripped off. FIW glared at his fans but tried to keep his composure while holding on to the gown to make sure it would not fall off. When he got backstage, he was fuming mad and cursing, something which was no longer surprising.
Does anyone know who designed his gown? Why did it rip so easily? Will FIW dress up in a similar gown again? Your guess is as good as mine.
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