kris and James

Good Times Manila sat down with Philippine Basketball Association player James Yap, more popularly known as the husband of television personality Kris Aquino, for an exclusive interview about their marriage recently.

In the tell-all interview, Yap revealed intimate details about life with Aquino, showbiz talk show and reality show host and occasional actress, as well as her son Josh with former flame, Philip Salvador, and their own firstborn, Baby James.

The full transcript of the interview follows:

GTM (Good Times Manila): How are you as a family now?
JY (James Yap): Okay po kami. Kami nina Kris, Josh, Baby James… Masaya po kami.
GTM: How is Kris Aquino as a wife?
JY: Napakabuti po nyang asawa. Wala po akong masabi.
GTM: What do you usually talk about?
JY: Marami po. Lagi kaming naguusap tungkol sa mga damit nya, make-up nya, shoes nya, yung shows nya, yung mga old movies nya, yung skin products nya, endorsements nya, yung hair nya… Marami po talaga…
GTM: What about you? Do you also talk about your interests, like your basketball career?
JY: Ha? Ah, eh, minsan po…

GTM: Do you eat together as a family?
JY: Ha? E bawal po.
GTM: What do you mean?
JY: Ang ibig ko pong sabihin, bawal po akong sa lamesa kumain…
GTM: Wait, you mean to tell me you’re banned from eating at the dinner table?
JY: Hindi naman po bawal… pag lang po me bisita.
GTM: Why is that?
JY: Concern lang po sya baka raw mapahiya ako pag English na ang usapan…
GTM: And if there are no visitors, you can eat with her?
JY: Opo. Pero styro lang yung plato at plastic lang ang kubyertos.
GTM: Why?
JY: Minsan po kasi nahulog ko yung plato at nabasag, ayun, galit na galit sya. Naospital po…
GTM: What? Who got hospitalized?
JY: Ah, eh, naku, aksidente lang naman po. Nahagis nya lang po yung tinidor, pero napalakas kaya bumaon sa leeg ko.
GTM: What happened?
JY: Hindi naman po umabot sa ugat… Nagsorry po ako at pinatawad naman nya ako. Mabait po sya talaga…
GTM: She stabbed you with a fork and you apologized?
JY: Opo, lumuhod po talaga ako at nagsorry. Mahal po talaga yung China plate na yun.

GTM: So she just “forgave” you?
JY: May parusa po.
GTM: And what was it?
JY: Pinaluhod nya po ako sa asin.
GTM: And that was the end of it?
JY: After three days nilagyan nya po ng mabigat na Bible ang mga kamay ko.
GTM: And what happened?
JY: Nangalay po ako.

GTM: How is Kris with the kids?
JY: Mabait po syang nanay. Wala po akong masabi.
GTM: How is your relationship with Josh and Baby James?
JY: Hindi ko po sila nakakausap e…
GTM: Why is that?
JY: Wala po kaming mapag-usapan.

GTM: Do you and Kris sleep in the same bed?
JY: Dalawang beses lang po sa isang buwan.
GTM: Where do you sleep normally?
JY: Sa cage po.
GTM: What cage?
JY: Dog cage po kasi yung style nung kwarto ko. Kumportable naman po.
GTM: How big is it?
JY: Kasya naman po ako.
GTM: Of course.
JY: Pero hindi na kasya ang unan.

GTM: Does she lock up the cage?
JY: Syempre naman po.
GTM: Why?
JY: Simula po nung ke Hope… Ganun na po talaga…
GTM: And you’re happy with that?
JY: Nagrequest na po ako na kung maaari humiwalay na si Brownie.
GTM: And Brownie is…?
JY: Siya po yung German shepherd na roommate ko.

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Supot

A group of Filipino men today decried what they described as the oppressive local culture that discriminates against uncircumcised males, who are usually derogatorily called “supot.”

“Being supot is not wrong, bad, unhygienic or unhealthy,” said Dr. Reynaldo Joson, who chairs the Department of Surgery at the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center and is president of the Supporters of Untouched Prepuces Organized Taskforce (SUPOT).

He made the comments in reaction to several medical clinics offering free “tuli” or circumcision procedures to young boys all over the country this summer.

“It’s a common misconception that if you’re uncircumcised, you’re less of a person. But this perception is almost only concentrated in the Christian parts of the archipelago,” he said. He cited a column by University of the Philippines sociologist Michael Tan, who refuted many of the myths associated with circumcision.

Joson said he would take his advocacy nationwide to convince parents that they do not have to make their kids undergo circumcision.

He said they had recruited some uncircumcised celebrities to help their cause: Sam Milby, Troy and KC Montero, Jon Avila, Gerald Anderson, and KC Concepcion.
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Texversation Between Jake and Gerald

Good Times Manila has obtained a transcript of what highly reliable sources said is an SMS conversation between ABS-CBN actors Gerald Anderson and Jake Cuenca, stars of the primetime soap “Tayong Dalawa.”


But when contacted, both men denied they were the ones who sent the text messages to each other.

“Definitely not true. It’s obviously just a joke,” Anderson said in an interview.

Then he added: “Even if it’s true, what’s wrong with that? It’s just an innocent conversation between two male friends.”

Cuenca, on the other hand, said: “Ger and I are just very good friends. That’s the end of it. I don’t want to make any more comments. Thank you.”

GTM is publishing the alleged exchange of messages in full, as follows:

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Jake: d2 na me. wer na u?
Gerald: On my way na
Jake: 0k! pan0 c Kim?
Gerald: Sbi ko punta me sa parents
Jake: guD!
Gerald: Bakit good?
Jake: pra ma$oL0 kita! haha! jk
Gerald: Ikaw yang mga biro mo
Jake: jk lang!
Gerald: Whatever dude
Jake: did u mi$ me?
Gerald: Araw araw kaya tayo nagkikita…
Jake: uy, d cnag0t an tan0nG!
Gerald: Hehe! wag kang mkulit!
Jake: ano… did u… Mi$ me? ;)
Gerald: Hindi yata
Jake: deny pa t0. upakan kiTa dyAn eh!!!
Gerald: E di sbukan mo
Jake: hahaha! lambing laNg y0n!!!
Gerald: lambingin mo ang lelong mo
Jake: pakip0t ka pa..
Gerald: Hindi ah…
Jake: indi rAw paki$s nga!
Gerald: ano ba?! pag me makabasa sa mga tnetxt m sakin
Jake: wen0 ngy0n? jk lang nman e…
Gerald: Bat hilig mo mgjoke na ganyan? prang ttoong bading ka e..
Jake: hahaha. eto naman, hndi na mabiro
Gerald: Whatever dude
Jake: 0 wag na magtamp0! s0ri na
Gerald: Ok, lapit na ako, q.Ave na
Jake: yeHey! xCited na k0. paki$$ naman ger
Gerald: (no reply)
Jake: aY, napik0n?
Gerald: (no reply)
Jake: s0ri na! jk laNg nMan un t0L
Gerald: Sige na nga… haha
Jake: hahaha! 0h, i’m wAiting. san Na anG ki$ k0??
Gerald: chup
Jake: chup!!! yeHeY!!!! mahAl na ata kiTa!
Gerald: Haha. tumigil ka na dyan bok

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Kim Chiu reveals secret ‘MWF diet’ to keep trim

Young actress Kim Chiu revealed Monday her secret to keep her “model-like” body trim and fit, which has made her the envy of girls everywhere.

The female lead of the ABS-CBN primetime soap “Tayong Dalawa” said a combination of eating only healthy food and exercising helps her keep her weight at 50 pounds (roughly the weight of a young Labrador retriever).

“Ang diet ko is actually based on a diet book I found at National (bookstore),” she told Good Times Manila in an interview.

“It’s called the ‘MWF diet,’” the young actress, who is paired with young actor Gerald Anderson, said.

“Ibig sabihin, kumakain lang ako tuwing Monday, Wednesday and Friday.”

Chiu said: “For example, Monday ngayon, and according sa schedule ko, I will have to eat something today.” This morning, she said she took a bite of a French toast, which she spit out after 15 seconds.

“Twenty calories na yun,” she said.

For lunch, she said she dipped a spoon into a bowl of mushroom soup and licked the spoon. “That’s another 12 calories.” she explained. For dinner, Chiu said she plans to eat a French fry and a melon ball, amounting to 30 calories.

“Medyo mapaparami ata ako ng kain ngayon. Hahaha! Hindi na lang ako mag-didinner sa Wednesday,” she said.

For her exercise regimen, Chiu said she uses the treadmill and lifts two coffee mugs that serve as her dumbbells.

She said she used to jump rope but she had to stop after an incident in which she ended up flying in the air and got stuck in an acacia tree for three hours.

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Who’s more ‘maasim’ – Madame Auring or Datu Puti?

In order to solve this enduring mystery, the manufacturers of Datu Puti Vinegar recently commissioned the University of the Philippines Institute of Chemistry to analyze the pH value and other sourness indicators of the popular vinegar in comparison with Madame Auring’s armpit.

The study was reportedly intended for use in a future marketing campaign by the popular vinegar brand, industry sources said.

Conducted in February this year, the study is titled “A Comparative Analysis of pH Values, Organic Acids and Hydrogen Ions Present in Fermented Sugar Cane Juice (Datu Puti Vinegar) and a Skin Sample from the Axilla of Nonagenarian Female Subject (M. A.) in Order to Determine Sourness.”

Based on the study led by the institute director, Dr, Florian Del Mundo, it was found that Datu Puti is sourer than the 93-year-old Madame Auring – but only by a very small margin.

Part of the study read: “In conclusion, organic acids and hydrogen ions that are believed to be the major contributors to the sourness of chemicals occur in marginally higher numbers in the vinegar sample analyzed than the axilla sample from female subject M.A. It was also found that both samples had a consistent pH value of 1.5, indicating similar acidity levels.”

But industry insiders said CBL Master Trading, the maker of Datu Puti, was “unhappy” with the results.

“They wanted a clear win for Datu Puti. But the study showed that Madame Auring is almost as ‘maasim’ as Datu Puti,” one source said. “They’re thinking of pulling the plug on the ad deal but nothing is final yet.”

Sought for comment, Madame Auring, a self-proclaimed celebrity psychic, said she was bound by a nondisclosure agreement she signed with the company and could not comment.

She only said: “Ang masasabi ko lang, maasim pa talaga ako (All I can say is I’m still very sour)! Hihihihihi!”

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Gloria Arroyo denies farting in elevator

Note: This is a reposting. Originally published on Jan. 24, 2009.
President Macapagal-Arroyo issued a denial yesterday that she was the one who passed gas inside an elevator with her bodyguards and a small group of journalists at the Manila Hotel, where she attended a luncheon Wednesday.

“That was not me. I categorically deny the allegation,” Ms Arroyo told reporters in an ambush interview but did not elaborate.

In a press conference later in the afternoon, her deputy spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said she could not understand why the media were so interested in the matter.

“It’s obviously not an issue. She has denied it, and that’s that,” she said.

On Wednesday, Ms Arroyo took the elevator of the hotel on the way to the 23rd floor where she was to be honored by a women’s group, Gising Pinay, as their “Filipina of the Year.”

By normal procedure, only the Presidential Security Group members are allowed to accompany her on elevators and other confined spaces but Ms Arroyo, breaking protocol, permitted three journalists, two from TV and one from print, to join her.

On the way up, the unmistakable sound of someone breaking wind suddenly erupted, followed by the instantly recognizable smell.

Per the journalists’ accounts, all eyes were immediately glued to Ms Arroyo, who kept a poker face through it all, making no comment.

The three journalists, Julius Babao from ABS-CBN, Kara David from GMA-7, and Tirso Baraquel from the Inquirer, in separate personal accounts, each said they were not the ones “who did it.”

All three said they were prepared to take a lie detector test to prove their claim.

The PSG, on the other hand, refused to confirm or deny if any one of the six bodyguards who were with Ms Arroyo was at fault.

Black & White Movement leader Leah Navarro quickly called for an investigation. “I think the PSG should make an official statement about this. It’s obvious someone’s trying to hide something.”

“If President Arroyo could lie about something as petty as this, then it just shows she could lie about anything,” Navarro said.

On TV Patrol, Babao said: “In that situation, we really couldn’t say anything. No one among us could speak after that. I think it’s safe to say that everyone suspected her (Ms Arroyo) but no one dared to ask.”

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