Lolit nami-miss na ang mga tawag ni Daboy

It may take a while before Lolit Solis finally closes the book of the life and death of Rudy Fernandez.

Tulad ni Lorna Tolentino, ngayon palang din nagsi-sink in sa kamalayan ni ‘Nay Lolit ang pagkawala ng taong higit pa sa alaga ang turing, but she has discovered a self-help tip on how to live each day without Kuya Rudy: ang magkuwento.

“Sa totoo lang, ang nami-miss ko ngayon, eh, ‘yung pagtawag-tawag sa akin araw-araw ni Daboy, umaga, tanghali, gabi, na wala namang kawawaan ang sinasabi pag kausap ko, basta tatawag lang para mangumusta,” balik-tanaw ni ‘Nay Lolit.

Almost always, Daboy dialed the right number, not the right person he wanted to speak with. “Naku, madalas nga pinagtataguan ko na siya, ‘no! Sasabihin naman niya sa maid ko, ‘Mel, please naman, pakisabi kay Lolit na kausapin ako kahit five minutes lang.’ ‘Yun ang nami-miss ko, wala nang mambubuwisit sa akin.”

Famous (or infamous?) for her ‘harbatera’ image, maging ang pinausong practice palang ito sa showbiz ni ‘Nay Lolit had rubbed off on Kuya Rudy. “Sabi ni Daboy nu’ng huling mag-birthday siya, ‘Lolit, ang sarap pala ng feeling na ang dami-dami mong nahaharbat?’ Kasi naman ang dami-daming nagregalo ng datung kay Daboy at may dollars pa, ha?”

Marami pang kuwento ang ibinahagi ni ‘Nay Lolit tungkol sa pumanaw na aktor, stories that will make for an inspirational archieve na hindi mo pagsasawaang pakinggan.

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Rarely does he make movies, German Moreno kasi is an on-call actor who gives his two cents’ worth kung naniniwala rin lang siyang makabuluhan ang kanyang pelikulang lalabasan.

In the movie Paupahan (with an English title Crossboard), Kuya Germs essays the role of a gay florist who adopts the son of his lover (Jay Manalo) na isang hitman. Ang inampon niyang anak played by Kirby de Jesus turns out to be gay who finds a partner in Joseph Bitangcol.

Nasa cast din si Ms. Gloria Romero as Kuya Germs’ best friend, Snooky Serna na nagbebenta ng kanyang kidney (although in real life, she peddles stories about relationships torn apart and other tacky tales of katsipan), Angelu de Leon na isang titser-turned-lunatic, Krista Ranillo as a starlet-for-hire at Allen Dizon bilang bugaw (although rumors had it before na sa totoong buhay, siya ang ibinubugaw to some rich gay patron).

To premiere on June 22 at the SM Megamall with a regular showing on July 22, after Payaso this is probably Kuya Germs’ next important project. Parang ang tagal na, ha?