Ruffa, sanay magbitbit ng sariling gamit

Malaking tulong daw, Salve A., ayon kay Ruffa Gutierrez, na tumira siya sa US with her family, yes, until age 13, kaya sanay siya to bring her own stuff, kung saan man siya pupunta lalo’t necessary.

Since uso sa kasalukuyan ang lock-in taping, nasanay na si Ruffa na dala o bitbit ang lahat ng kailangan niya, kung ilang araw man siyang magtatrabaho. “Makakasanayan, lalo’t in my case, pangatlong project ko na itong (referring to Stay In Love),” ani Ruffa.

Lock-in ang set ng dalawang nauna niyang productions, Love Thy Woman and The House Arrest of Us. “But I must say, I enjoyed taping for the series. Nakatulong na mababait at kasundo ko sa lahat ang aking mga katrabaho, from my co-stars at production staff.

“And to top it all, you get paid well for your work,” susog pa ni Ruffa.

By the way, like in Love Thy Woman and The House Arrest…, Ruffa needed, she said, to submit to a swab test, bago nakapasok sa set ng Stay In Love.

And everyone, ayon kay Ruffa, na nakatikim na magpa-swab test, will tell you that it’s not an easy undertaking. Masakit daw, bukod sa may kung anong mararamdaman ka, kung sabagay, mao-overcome mo agad, tukoy pa ni Ruffa.

Anak ng construction worker na topnotcher sa board exam, pang MMK ang buhay

Type ko, Salve A., na maisadula sa diumano’y bagong bihis na drama anthology, Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK), since, henceforth daw mga bagong kuwento ng letter-senders ang mapapanood, ang very inspirational na karanasan ni Jomel Lapides, na topnotcher sa katatapos na board exams for Physicians.

Graduate na siya ng nursing, where, likewise, he also emerged topnotcher, when he took the board exams for nursing nine years ago.

A graduate of both courses from the University of the Philippines, he was already working as a nurse, when he decided to pursue medicine.

One of the three children of a construction worker, Dr. Lapides now has offers to work abroad.

He insists on staying sa ating bayan, as he believes daw kailangan ng mga doctor at nurse sa Pilipinas.

Isang doctor din ang girlfriend niya na kasabay niyang kumuha at pumasa rin sa recent board exam.

Now, ang tanong: Who do you think is the actor who very well can portray Dr. Lapides?

He is only in his 30s, but doesn’t look it.