Manilyn Reynes Talks About Ghosts

Wrote about Manilyn Reynes in my GMA Pinoy TV column (that's www.gmapinoytv.com/karma just in case you want to bookmark it -- hint hint).

I love Mane. I grew up watching her movies (but not watching her on That's) and was thrilled to find out that she's really nice in person. I haven't told her that I did part of my thesis on some of her movies though, because it might freak her out. Or maybe not. I told Allan K I saw his stand up comedy act once as a child. He seemed pleased, though I think I made him feel old.

Who knew that me, who was terribly shy and who hated showbiz and local TV and couldn't speak Tagalog to save my life would end up in TV? I guess that Feng Shui expert we had over in High School was right -- I *would* end up in media. Our ancestors were geniuses!

My Last Shameless Self-Promotion for the Year

I'll keep it short and sweet:

The holiday issue of Gusto (The mag I'm Editor-in-Chief of) is out. Shopwise members can grab a free copy at any Shopwise Customer Service. This issue has Dawn Zulueta on the cover. It's got stickers inside that correspond to discoutns on certain items, plus features on Toni Gonzaga, Salsa (the dance, not the food), surfing, what to bring to a pot luck party, how to keep sane during the holidays, plus lots more.

The December-January issue of Fudge is out. It's my first time to write for the mag. It's a two-cover issue -- Up dharma Down and Kamikazee. I did the story on Up dharma Down. I love those kids. They're so sweet. Ean is single and looking, by the way, just in case anyone is interested.

The Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 2 Book Launch will be this Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 3PM at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in The Promenade, Greenhills. My story, "The Child Abandoned," is in it. According to Dean Alfar's blog, "next week, the anthology will be available at Fully Booked, Comic Quest, Booktopia, mag:net magazine stores, Ayala MuseumShop, and the Filipinas Heritage Library, with other venues coming soon."

Whee! :D

Did I miss anything? I hope not.

GMANews.TV is best media website

Got this in my mail. Congrats to the News Team! I used to write for them, you know. :) Talked to one of the editors today, they're up for another award, this time for investigative journalism. Apparently, they even beat PCIJ! Way to go, guys!

P.S. Forgine the messy links -- I was too lazy to HTML them. *sheepish grin*


GMANews.TV (www.gmanews.tv), the official news website of GMA Network, on Thursday night won the Best Website in the Media category of the 9th Philippine Web Awards, a yearly event staged by Media G8way Corp. (MGC).

The People's Choice Award, chosen through SMS and online voting by the public, went to The Official UNTV-37 Website (www.untvweb.com).

Named the Most Popular Website of the Year, based on SMS and online voting, was The Official Website of Ang Dating Daan (www.angdatingdaan.com)

A total of 60 websites made it to the finals. Local and foreign judges then evaluated all the finalists by Dec. 1. The scores of each finalist were then tabulated by the Isla Lipana & Co., a member firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Malou Mangahas, editor in chief of GMANews.TV, and Jose Torres, the website's managing editor, received the plaque from hosts JM Rodriguez and Sheryll Crystal.

Because MGC imposed 10-word acceptance speeches, Mangahas limited herself to this sentence: "To Filipinos all over the world, this is /serbisyong totoo bente-kwatro oras/ (true service 24 hours a day)."

Those words were awarded at the end of the ceremonies as the Best 10-Word Speech. Mangahas then made another brief speech: "/Dahil hindi natutulog ang balita, ang GMANews.TV ay gising bente-kwatro oras/ (Because news events never sleep, GMANews.TV is on the alert 24 hours)."

Earlier in the evening three websites earned the distinction of winning both the Best Website and People's Choice Award in their respective

categories:

• Lifestyle and Leisure - Ang Pamana: The Inheritance

(www.angpamana-theinheritance-movie.com)

• Schools- Mapua Institute of Technology (www.mapua.edu.ph)

• e-Government - Bulacan provincial govenrment (www.bulacan.gov.ph)

Other local government units awarded for their websites were Naga City, Lagait town in Misamis Oriental, and Infanta town in Quezon.

It was the first time in the history of the PWA that LGUs were honored.

According to the PWA website, the category was included in a partnership signed between MGC, the National Computer Center (NCC), and the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT).

The other winners:

• Corporate - Verdana Homes Mamplasan (www.verdanamamplasan.com.ph) • Corporate, People's Choice - Ayala Land (www.ayalaland.com)

• Banking and Finance - China Bank Online (www.chinabank.ph) • Banking and Finance, People's Choice - Unionbankph.com

(www.unionbankph.com)

• SME - Holy Cow! Animation (www.holycowanimation.com) • SME, People's Choice - 19East Bar & Grill (www.19east.com)

• Arts and Portfolio - Anino Shadowplay Collective (anino.sining.net) • Arts and Portfolio, People's Choice - Stephanie Coyuito Photography

(www.stephaniecoyuito.com)

• Organizations - Ilustrador ng Kabataan (ink.group.ph) • Organizations, People's Choice - Ang Dating Daan (www.angdatingdaan.com)

• Community and Portal - E-YellowPages (www.eyp.ph) • Community and Portal, People's Choice - Kaanib.net (www.kaanib.net)

• Blogs - Touched by an Angel (aboutmyrecovery.com) • Blogs, People's Choice - Sexy Nomad (sexynomad.i.ph/blogs/sexynomad/)

• Celebrities and Personalities - Journey With Terry The Tarsier

(www.terrythetarsier.com)

• Celebrities and Personalities - The Official Website of Daniel Razon

(www.danielrazon.com)

• Personal - Joey Alaiza Personal Website (joeyalaiza.com) • Personal, People's Choice - Superluwi - Pinoy na Astig

(www.superluwi.com)

Website owners consider the PWA as a stepping stone to the Annual Webby Awards, a global event that the BBC hailed as "the most prestigious award in the world."

The PWA presenters were Jaime Garchitorena and Gelli Mateo, Pinky Amador and Ibarra "Bombing" Gutierrez (MGC president and CEO of MGC) Francine Prieto and Monchito Ibrahim (president of the Philippine Computer Society).

Performing in between presentation of the awards were the Fil-Australian band DNA Rock, Helen, and Join The Club.

Recently, MGC president Gutierrez was appointed Webbys Ambassador for the Philippines. Webby Ambassadors are a group of Internet supporters and entrepreneurs in over 15 countries, serving as a "voice on the ground" in their area.

The awarding were held at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium Podium 4, RCBC Plaza in Makati.*-GMANews.TV*