By NESTOR CUARTERO   JUST A THOUGHT: “Don’t think there are no second chances. Life always offers you a SECOND CHANCE… It’s called TOMORROW.”  – Nicholas Sparks PWEDE PA: One good thing with today’s young people, exes can become friends. Such is what happens to former reel-and-real loveteam Joross Gamboa and Roxanne Guinoo-Yap, known as ‘JoRox,’ in […]

By NESTOR CUARTERO   JUST A THOUGHT: Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.—Anne Lindberg ON POINT: Maymay Entrata was on point. Was she being defensive? She told an online confab recently: ‘’My character fell in love with Edward in the movie.’’ A co-actor, CJ Salonga, quickly […]

  BY NESTOR CUARTERO     JUST A THOUGHT: Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and your faith stron­ger than your feelings. * FIVE GAS STA­TIONS: For Ken Chan, one of the greatest blessings of 2020 is the real­ization of a child­hood dream: open­ing his own gasoline […]

  BY NESTOR CUARTERO     JUST A THOUGHT: Nothing happens until first we dream. – Carl Sandburg * HIT AND MISS: Heard from reliable sources that the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival isn’t as much a money-maker as half-expected. This isn’t surprising at all since the idea of watching festival films online is new […]

  BY NESTOR CUARTERO     JUST A THOUGHT: “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” – “The Polar Express” * MISSING WHAT: Turning 55 recently, Raymond Lauchengco, husband to one, father of two, shared on Facebook mixed feelings of joy and sadness as he looked back on 2020. The veteran […]