Supreme top 10: Obama, Lindsay, and KC's Bieber moment
From McQueen to obscene
MANILA, Philippines - It was a busy week for fashionistas. Bench’s Uncut runway show sizzled so hot it made Pokwang postpone her menopause. Big stars paraded down the ramp in their undies, while Georgina Wilson came out of Ben Chan’s humongous egg. Jake Cuenca stole the scene by proving to the Lady Gaga’s dancers beside him that Alejandro is hot as Mexi-cowh, when he took off his undies to reveal his backside glory. But while Jake was the talk of the town for this, Cristy Fermin says, “Mas matambok ang pwet ni Wendell.” You decide.
Meanwhile, the Forever 21 store opened last Friday to unleash affordable approximations of the season’s trends, much to the dismay of boyfriends everywhere. Meanwhile, fashionistas with bigger shopping budgets tried their best to replicate Alexander McQueen’s most iconic looks. All in all, a big weekend for BPI, BDO, Chinabank, etc, etc.
For the girls, check out Daryl Chang’s column for more on the Preview Ball and Alexander McQueen. For the boys, go to page H-2 for our guide to the Forever 21 jungle.
Paris and Lindsay at it again
Guess who got arrested and who got sentenced? It was 2005 all over again when South African authorities arrested Paris Hilton and some friends for smoking weed last week. The sex scandal superstar was immediately released though, after one of her friends admitted to the crime, and claimed Paris did not puff. (There are other things she can put in her mouth, after all.) Lindsay Lohan, meanwhile, was sentenced to serve 90 days in jail and 90 days in rehab for doing drugs. The court order condemns Lindsanity to put on an orange jumpsuit and dance with the Cebu inmates.
No more honeymoon
Before June 30, the press was eager to know how long P-Noy’s honeymoon with the media would last. Turns out there’s a premature ending here. After DepEd’s Bro. Luistro lashed out at the media, saying it did not help with the problem, Presidential Spokesman Lacierda was next to scrutinize after hissing denials on the boo-boo on Memorandum Circular No. 1. Lacierda said it needed “fine-tuning” and was not a mistake, while Luistro apologized for his words.
ReGla’s first-day gush
Representative Gloria’s first day in office was not meant to be quiet, since her staff raced to the House as soon as it opened to file a resolution she co-authored with son Dato, motioning for — surprise, surprise — Charter Change. ReGla was claiming certain provisions in the Constitution have already “outlived their purpose” and that our laws need to be flexible to the changing of the times. She called for an election of the members for the constitutional assembly, while asking her whole clan to relocate to the 79 provinces, just in case. The admin camp vowed to block the motion, though it’s not yet clear how they will do it. An insider tipped us, saying they will be putting mouse traps around Congress.
Usher in Manila
Remember 2004? Lindsay Lohan was a fresh-faced ingenue, Bush beat Kerry and “wardrobe malfunction” made its way into the public lexicon. Amid all that excitement, Usher scored the biggest hit of the year with his “Confessions” album, moving an *NSYNC-like million units in the first week alone, cementing his status as R&B’s leading man. Today, though, the occasional comeback vehicle (OMG) aside, Usher is about as cool as that drunk tito at the wedding, grinding up on bridesmaids like it’s 2001. His comeback tour brought him to Manila’s Mall of Asia concert grounds last night, which, for a comeback tour, is still better than Dashboard Confessional’s TriNoma parking lot.
Obama the Menteng Kid
When you’re the president of what is arguably the world’s most powerful country, countries roll out the red carpet. Obama has had state dinners, parades and the like in his honor. Indonesia, however, takes sucking-up to a whole new level with Obama the Menteng Kid. Sixty-percent and 40-percent fiction, the film tells the story of Obama’s years living in Jakarta. Made in just a month, the film was rushed out to be ready for Obama’s scheduled trip to Indonesia a couple of weeks ago. As luck would have it, the Gulf oil spill effectively postponed that trip.
Greenwich level-up
In yet another leveling up, Greenwich, in collaboration with Team Manila, releases a new line of shirts to celebrate the fresh patriotism enveloping the republic. It begs the question though: How many levels are there? Is this the bonus infinity level or is this the expansion pack already? We didn’t know that came with our PSPs.
Andrew Garfield as the new Spidey
Last week, The Imaginarum of Doctor Parnassus’ Andrew Garfield snatched the Spider-Man role from the likes of Jamie Bell and Anton Yelchin in the Marc Webb-directed reboot. Meanwhile, Kirsten Dunst continues to look for her long-lost career.
Justin Bieber following KC Montero on Twitter
KC Montero reached the pinnacle of his career last week when demigod Justin Bieber decided to grace him with his divinity and followed him on Twitter. Prompted by a sea of his most loyal disciples in a petition, the Bieb made Montero one of the 70,000+ people he follows.
Paul the Octopus
Paul the Octopus continues his string of on-the-ball predictions with Wednesday’s Spain victory. The eight-limbed oracle, who currently resides in Oberhausen’s Sea Life Aquarium, has correctly picked the outcome in six matches — effectively becoming the only squid in the world more valuable at Vegas wagers than at the neighborhood calamari resto.
