Last night, I was with Rica to watch her perform (see pic above). It was the taping of ABS CBN Channel 2's Christmas Special at the Araneta Coliseum. I wanted to go because I have never really seen Rica perform live and I have not been inside the Araneta Coliseum ever. The Araneta Coliseum or the Big Dome as it is more commonly called is quite famous for being the venue of the famous Thrilla in Manila boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975. It is actually five minutes away from my apartment and I pass it by almost every day on my way to work and yet I have never seen its insides. So when Rica invited me to see the show at the Big Dome, I readily agreed.
Before the show, Rica invited me and her best friend, Bev backstage where all the Kapamilya (monicker for ABS CBN) stars were getting ready. Being a big fan of Rica's show, I just had to take a picture with Melai--who like Rica is a product of Pinoy Big Brother Double Up and one of Channel 2's rising comedic stars (see pic above).
I also saw Princess Manzon (above) who is part of the 2010 Project Headshot ACT. We had a brief chat about the campaign then Princess went back to doing her make-up.
The ladies' dressing room was so hot and crowded that I asked Rica and Bev to step out. When we did, we saw all the handsome Kapamilya male stars milling around. I immediately spotted Jake Cuenca and we took a pic with him (above). The Kapamilya star also happens to be part of Project Headshot ACT and actually has an indie movie sponsored by the Department of Health (DOH) called HIV. You can read about it here.
As expected, the show started late. Because my shift at work is very early, I had to leave after just an hour. I did not even see Rica perform in her hippie outfit with the rest of the PBB gang. I'm glad I can still catch her on TV though but I think I will have to wait till Christmas night to see it. Darn, the travails of the working class!
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