Ejay Falcon steps into big shoes of Sen. Bong Revilla in upcoming series

It has been a while since people last saw Ejay Falcon. His last two projects for 2012 were the ABS-CBN afternoon series “Mundo Man ay Magunaw” that ended last July and the “semi-indie” film “Amorosa” for Skylight Films, sister company of Star Cinema, that had its commercial run last August.

Since then, nothing much has been heard from the big winner of “Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus” in 2008 until a slightly bulked-up Ejay, now 23, turned up last Friday at the grand opening of the new Converse flagship store at the new Glorietta Ayala Mall in Makati.

As it turns out, the young actor spent the rest of last year training for “Dugong Buhay”, a new action-drama series which is actually a remake of the Carlo J. Caparas’ komiks novel that was translated to the big screen in 1983.

“Puro training lang, mostly martial arts kasi madaming action scenes ang kailangan nga sa bagong teleserye sa excited ako ulit na makabalik sa telebisyon,” Ejay told InterAksyon.

As the lead star of the new series, Ejay will be filling the big shoes of Sen. Bong Revilla who went on to carve a niche as a bankable action star following his acting debut in the film. As the film also starred the elder Ramon Revilla, Sr. in one of their rare projects together, Ejay will also pit talents with seasoned actor Nonie Buencamino who will play his father in the new series.

“Magsisimula pa lang kaming mag-taping pero hindi ko pa alam kung anong time slot siya ipapalabas kung afternoon or primetime. Kahit saan naman, okay lang sa akin,” he said.

What is not quite okay with the actor known for his intense performances is the fact that he has not yet done an independent film, something he admits he has been dying to do since he entered the business.

“Pangarap ko talagang lumabas sa indie films. Ako na lang yata sa mga kasabay ko ang hindi pa nakakapag-indie,” he exclaimed.

So if he ever gets to do an indie or any other lead role in any film, for that matter, does he have a particular preference of role or genre?

“Kahit ano, action, drama, sexy, kaya ko naman eh. Basta maganda ‘yung role at project, wala naman akong problema dun,” he eagerly replied. “Kaya lang bukod sa teleserye, wala pa kong film projects for this year.”

Ejay remains mum on his personal life, especially after a supposed courtship of Empress Shuck, his co-star in “Mundo Man ay Magunaw”, “Guns and Roses” and “Amorosa”, fizzled out. Empress was also at the Converse event, although the two seemed to keep a safe distance from each other.

When asked about her own lovelife, Empress just giggled and did not say anything more.

source: interaksyon.com

From clothing to cupcakes

There’s a brand-new cupcake bakery in town.

In a frilly corner of the new Glorietta, on the recently renovated second-floor stretch that leads to SM, stands a new cupcake joint from your not-so-usual purveyor.

The same folks behind Kamiseta, the bastion of sweet, girl-next-door apparel, is at it again, this time serving froth of a different kind. Called Vanilla Cupcakes Bakery, the new concept promises to be a cool hangout spot, designed to replace the eat-and-go outlook of most chains.

Aside from cupcakes, cookies are also one of the bakery’s specialties. And in the case of the TriNoma branch, and the soon-to-rise High Street and Alabang Town Center bakeries, savory food will also be on the menu.

The proprietors behind the clothing company collaborated with an internationally trained pastry chef to deliver a concept cupcake bakery that delivered on flavor and, well, cuteness.





Everything’s crafted to be Instagrammed. There’s the pink Smeg fridge and the pink Kitchen Aid mixer propped on an ivory table with scalloped edges. Cupcakes are served on mismatched porcelain. Instead of plastic, they imported cute wooden forks and spoons. Ruffled canvas curtains hang on the wall, its ruffled valance looking like bangs on a really cute set of drapes. Customers ordering cupcakes to go will be delighted with the pretty, Victorian-inspired boxes that come with it.

Packaging is everything these days, and based on the line of customers that wrapped around the counter on an early Sunday afternoon, they knew how to deliver it.

On my first visit, I spotted at least four people on their smart phones, either commemorating their purchase or taking a selfie against the colorful seats. I was one of those four, posting a celebratory post-brunch photo of their chocolate cupcake with buttercream frosting.

“Half the battle is the frosting,” I helpfully told my server, my lips coated in the glossy pink frosting. And, on that note, Vanilla Cupcake Bakery has succeeded.

With flavors like banana buttercream (P60), coffee walnut salted caramel (P70), malted milk chocolate (P90) and strawberry cheesecake (P95), the list is comprised of the sweet, the decadent and the sinful. Cup-Cake — which the menu helpfully notes as “cake in a cup” — consists of panna cotta and seasonal fruit (P70), tiramisu (P150) or banoffee (P95). Cookie flavors include peanut butter raisin cookies (P50) and white and chocolate chunk macadamia (P90), among others. Muffins come in blueberry (P35), strawberry (P35) and banana (30).

Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, which opened less than a month ago, takes its cupcakes seriously. You can tell from the scented cupcake-shaped candle perched on the table. Or the new flavors added every week. The proprietors are used to new clothing deliveries arriving at Kamiseta every two weeks, and so have modeled their menu after it — adding new choices every week or so to soothe even the most persnickety sweet tooth.

If sweet things aren’t your thing, the Instagram likes you’re bound to get from the photos you’ll post of their cute merch alone should be more than enough.



Vanilla Cupcake Bakery is located at Glorietta and TriNoma and will soon open in High Street and Alabang Town Center. For more info, call 0917-777-7610.

 source: philstar.com