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After not doing a major soap opera for quite some time, Aljur Abrenica is back on the prime time scene via Once Again where he shares stellar billing with Janine Gutierrez. It’s really inconceivable considering that he had a tiff with GMA two years ago when he wanted his contract with the network terminated. “Well, it’s all water under the bridge now,” he says. “I’m happy to headline a huge soap like this one after two years. Of course, I’m grateful to the management for giving me the project. It’s exciting because I have a new leading lady in the person of Janine. The story line is about reincarnation which I think is interesting so I’m keeping my fingers
crossed that the viewing public will support it!” Some think that the title of his new soap is somehow reflective of his present state with his mother studio. “You mean once again, as in like a second chance? Well, I see it more of a second coming actually. When you say second chance, it’s as if you asked for it. But with second coming, it’s like nothing happened, right?” The handsome Kapuso believes that the issue between him and GMA before was an enlightening learning experience. “That’s true! I don’t see it as something negative. It was a normal misunderstanding between the network and its artist. Just like a child and a parent. It happens. “What’s important is I was able to make my point. I aired my side and it was good GMA understood where I was coming from. That for me is vital. Just like in a family, a dialogue is needed to settle disputes. This is what happened between me and GMA.” Asked what valuable lessons he learned from the experience, Aljur avers, “Oh, because of that, I was able to know myself better, what I
want and otherwise. Now I know what to do especially when it comes to handling my career. I know in my heart that I want to stay long in the industry and accomplish more in the coming days. I want to have a valuable contribution to the industry through the continuous honing of my craft. It’s fulfilling on my part to entertain the public and share with them the talents that I’ve got!” ******** It’s no issue for Derrick Monasterio if this early, some quarters also get excited seeing his hunky side apart from his matinee idol image. The 21-year-old star has no qualms doing topless scenes in his presently airing afternoon soap titled Hanggang Makita Kang Muli opposite Bea Binene. “Honestly, I see it as a bonus if some people regard me as sexy. It just shows that at this stage, I can be flexible in my image. I can be that cutesy yet, sexy on screen. I guess that will lead to versatility, right? So it’s just fine with me.” He recently appeared in a music video along with Sara Polverini and fans expected he will go a bit sexy in there but they were disap-
pointed because he didn’t. “Well, that’s what I’m saying. There is variety in my screen appearances. It’s not all the time I’ll be seen topless.” Meanwhile, the appealing lad is proud of his new screen pairing with Bea in Hanggang Makita Kang Muli. “We get along very well. In fact, we support each other when it comes to highly dramatic scenes. We’re happy that the program is getting good ratings and feedbacks as well from the viewing public,” ends Derrick. Derrick monasterio
Kitchen Cousins return to save America’s most desperate kitchens Kitchen Cousins Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri are back, and this time, instead of high-profile celebrities and clients, they’re lending their substantial kitchenbuilding chops to regular, average Joes across the United States. We had the opportunity to sit down and have a brief interview with the two charismatic cousins, who are on a whirlwind nine-day tour to meet up and engage with their Southeast Asian fans in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila, about their latest show on cable television, America’s Most Desperate Kitchens. According to the two, America’s Most Desperate Kitchens takes a
step away from Kitchen Cousins, a show that covered the exploits of the cousins’ Brunelleschi Construction company, to being a show “about helping homeowners, rather than rich and influential clients.” In each episode, the cousins select one kitchen to transform, out of a pool of hilarious video submissions from desperate homeowners across the United States. In addition to this, America’s Most Desperate Kitchens distinguishes itself from the standard, run-of-the-mill kitchen-conversion show by having an overall “happy, positive vibe,” with the reasoning being that “there is too much negativity on TV nowadays,”
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answer PreVIOUs PUZZLe ACROSS 1 Spring 5 Scarab, to Pharaoh 11 Antenna user 17 Wooden’s sch. 21 Opera box 22 Really fancy 23 Go softly 24 A grand 25 Dwarf buffalo 26 Minerva, at the Parthenon 27 Emits vapor 28 James — Jones 29 Kirk’s command to Scotty (2 wds.) 31 Steel plow inventor 33 Mixed thoroughly 35 Coach 36 “That Girl” star 37 Paddock youngsters 38 HP wares 41 Cousteau’s domain 42 — — worms
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History book verb Jeweled coronet Mandrake’s sidekick Galvanizes Cousins of “um” Emulated Gallup Mr. Goldfinger Char Albion, now MD employer Tax pros Opposite of neoSpeaker’s spot Designer label Yale alumnus Makes taffy Everest descriptor Wind about Drilling experts Slow pitch Is, to Fritz On the lam Stiff and sore Half-star movie
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73 Kind of farm 74 Pear throwaway 75 Kind of pony or pooch (var.) 78 Labor org. 79 Codgers’ queries 80 Lantern fuel 84 Foxes’ dates 85 Cleopatra’s jewelry 87 Long for 88 Groaner, maybe 89 The basics 90 Feathers 91 Bedding plant 92 Mississippi mud 93 Tijuana “Mrs.” 94 Chilling out 95 Swiss capital (var.) 96 Monsieur’s daughter 97 Boards 99 Sturm — Drang 100 Like the beach 101 Bill squelcher 102 Nervous tree? 103 License plate 104 Mountain folk of Asia 105 It may be decorated 106 Mdse. 107 Sentimental 109 Baldwin and Guinness 110 Kiwi language 112 Cordial 115 Look embarrassed 116 Jazz’s “— — Blues” 120 Green-egg layers 121 Freak out (2 wds.) 123 This second (2 wds.) 125 Muffin spread 126 Mayberry kid 127 Not digital 128 Figure out 129 El — (ocean current) 130 Mach 2 fliers 131 Night flight (hyph.) 132 Lease signer
133 Crackle DOWN 1 Crowbar end 2 Dame — Chaplin 3 Borodin prince 4 Pounced 5 Plug add-on 6 Falling star 7 Lead down the aisle 8 Fibbed, plus 9 Urn homophone 10 Afternoon affair (2 wds.) 11 Back to normal 12 The N in TNT 13 “Graf —” 14 Airport info 15 Small bands 16 Physicist Nikola — 17 Piece of cutlery 18 African lake 19 Traditional tales 20 Year-end word 30 Wild shrub 32 Mythical archer 34 “Crocodile Rock” name 36 Tropical fruit 37 Winner of a sprint 38 Set down 39 Twosome 40 Overexert 42 Movies 43 Snowiest 45 “Java” trumpeter (2 wds.) 46 Dislodge 47 Lit incense to 49 That guy’s 50 Oud’s companions 51 Waifs 52 Wrestler’s coup 54 Brackish 55 Panhandle 56 Museum contents 59 Rudely assertive
according to Colaneri. Pressed for advice on Filipino kitchens, however, the cousins responded by saying that “if space is at a premium, you have to prioritize what you use the kitchen for … form follows function,” Carrino said. As for beating the combined summer and kitchen heat, the cousins advised kitchen owners to prioritize ventilation, so as to avoid the heat being confined in a small, cramped space. America’s Most Desperate Kitchens, which premiered on April 26, airs every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. on HGTV, on SkyCable Ch 88 (SD)/ Ch 246 (HD), Destiny Cable Ch 88, Cignal Ch 101. – Jao Gavino 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 87 90 91 92 94 95 96 98 100 101 103 104 105 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 122 124
Ad — (wing it) View from an oasis Ancient Scots Slangy motorcycle Leslie of “Gigi” Schmoozes Prairie Feel uneasy Beavers’ business Sighs of relief Halt Volcanic California peak Pride Pitch tents Montevideo locale Bastille Day season Loggins or Rogers Novel closer (var.) Canceled Walks in HS math Turtle-to-be Football gain — capita Hangs fire Make a lap Where it’s at Kind of graph (2 wds.) Boat for cars Mystifies Hires a lawyer Raging, as a storm Seat of power Inelegant solution Peregrine Diner freebie Steel or pewter Brainy bunch They’ll curl your hair Many August people Rascals Go cold turkey Digestive juice Rocker — Jett Dutra of golf Comic-strip hyena Belt holder Gob of bubblegum Casual wear
Kitchen cousins Anthony Carrino and john Colaneri