Siguro naman hindi ko na kailangan sabihin dito kung sino si James Yap.
Sabi ng kaibigan ko, bibisitahin daw niya si James sa St Luke’s hospital sa The Fort dahil magpapa-opera sa ilong. Gusto daw ba namin sumama? Tuwing Sabado kasi, nagkikita-kita kaming magkakaibigan sa isang restaurant para magkuwentuhan. Palagi naming sinasabi, dalhin mo nga dito si James Yap.
Ang unang reaksyun ko sa text niya, bakit ako pupunta, hindi naman niya ako close friend. Baka maka-istorbo pa ako. Si Charmaine Deogracias naman ng NHK TV, excited kaagad. Sumama na rin ako.
Mabuti pala sumama ako at naka-usap ko first time itong sikat na basketbolista na asawa ni Kris Aquino. (Siguro naman hindi ko na rin kailangan sabihin kung sino si Kris Aquino.)
Ilang beses ko nakikita si James sa ABS-CBN nang ako ay consultant ng Strictly Politics sa ANC. Sinusundo niya si Kris. Ngunit hindi ko naman nakaka-usap.
Biyernes ang kanyang operasyun sa ilong para matanggal ang polyp kaya nagpapahinga lang siya ng dumating kami. Ang kapatid niya ang kasama niya. Ang polyp ay yung tumutubo na parang balat. Sabi niya matagal na raw yun at medyo nakaka-istorbo sa paghinga niya. Ngayon lang daw siya nagkaroon ng oras para sa operasyun.
Sabi niya, sa buong buhay niya ngayon lang siya ma-operahan kaya medyo kinakabahan siya. Sa ngayon, maayos naman siguro ang operasyun dahil wala naman tayong balita.
Sabi ni James,kakarating lang niya mula Amerika at ospital na kaagad ang punta niya dahil pinasok din nila si Baby James noong Miyerkoles dahil sa lagnat. Yung kuwarto niya, yun din daw ang kuwarto ni Baby James. Tinanong ni Charmaine, “Di magkasama kayo ni Kris nagbabantay?” Sabi niya “Hoo” pero ayaw niya magkwento tungkol kay Kris at sa kaso ng kanilang kasal na pinawawalang bisa ngayon ni Kris.
Pero tuwang-tuwa siyang magkwento tungkol sa karinderia nila sa Escalante sa Negros Occidental. Sabi kasi ng kaibigan namin na masarap ang barbecue na kinain niya doon. Sabi ni James ang Nanay niya at ibang miyembro ng pamilya ang talagang nagluluto. Maayos naman daw ang kita.
Sabi pa niya balik eskwela siya sa University of the East, kung saan siya dati nag-aral. May special arrangement daw na hindi siya kailangan present sa classroom. Binibigyan daw siya ng assignments.
Galing sa mahirap na pamilya si James at tamang-tama siyang tawagin na “self-made” dahil kung ano man ang tinatamasa nyang kayamanan at katanyagan ay bunga ng sarili niyang pagod.
Na-impress ako kay James dahil walang ere. Simple lang. May itsura nga. Mataas at napansin namin sa litrato, ang lalaki ng kamay. Kaya siguro kapag nahawakan ang bola talagang hagip.
Linagay ko sa Facebook ang aming litrato ni James at nakakatuwa ang mga comment. May mga fans ni James na tuwang-tuwa katulad ni Anne Quismondo Marsan at ni Shaun Carl Quinones Recto nagpapasabi ng regards kay James.
At siyempre, hindi maiwasan napunta ang usapan sa James versus Kris. Sabi ni Ronald Garcia Mangulabnan, “ Now I know, kaya pala di magaganda write-ups mo kay Kris, kay James ka pala nakakakampi!!!hehehe!
Naloko na.
This is a departure from the serious discussion here.
From court martial to James Yap. That’s balance.
Ellen, ang ganda ng hairdo mo at bagay sa iyo.
Ang laki nga ng kamay ni James Yap. Sa unang tingin, ‘kako, bakit maliit yung kanan niya, yun pala kamay ni Pong yun. 😉
Ellen,
If you say, he’s simpatico, then to me, he is simpatico… 🙂
Good luck Mr Yap!
Gee, ang laki nga ng kamay niya! Lagot kayo girls baka magalit si Kris sa inyo…joke lang naman.
Ang ganda naman ng mga smiles ninyo!
I saw the video of the family of James at the height the duo’s separation, mukha ngang mga simpleng tao sila. I have the impression that James is a simple man too.
From Mirro 2645:
I read both of you column and Alfie Lorenzo’s in this morning’s Abante and let me share my opinion on the Kris and James separation. I am a Kris follower ever since and only got to know James Yap when they got married.
What I saw is a very different Kris Aquino in that interview by Boy Abunda following her recent US trip. Gone is the honesty and courageousness that she exhibited when she broke up with Philip Salvador and Joey Marquez. Her statements are full of lies and pretentions and no wonder the public sympathy is now with James.
To say that they stopped loving each other more than 3 years ago is to admit to the public that she had been lying to all of us because who can forget some of her ealier statements
a.Following the death of Tita Cory, she stated that she promised Tita Cory that she and James will have a church wedding and stay as family and the date is October 11 which is Ninoy and Cory’s anniversary.
b. With Ted Failon before the election, she kept on mentioning her desire to have another baby and in her words “kakarerin namin ni James yan after the election.
c. Recently, Kris stormed the house of a Mayen Austria because she did not like her crying to James re her problems with her boyfriend as this may lead to something more serious.
These issues and many more inconsistent statements made the public wonder on the real score behind their separation.
She kept on mentioning about James infidelity but all these are issues in the past. Besides, the announcements came before PNOY’s inauguration that James did not even have the chance to walk in the halls of Malacanang. Is this the way to thank the man who campaigned so hard for her brother.The PBA management, staff and fans can attest to that.
What I remembered and may be a clue then to what was going on in Kris mind was when she bought James Yap a laptop computer as a gift when he won the Best Player of the Conference because she did not want James to touch her computer. Was she already hiding something from him, an e mail or love notes from a mystery man.
Finally, all I can say is I sympathized with her when she left Philip Salvador because she was still too young to be a sugar mommy.I admire her honesty and courage when she admitted having STD on national TV.
However, unless and until she revealed the real and true reason behind her separation from James Yap, the public sympathy is with her husband much more with her announcement of his readiness to accept another man in her life when the legal process of nullifying her marriage have not even started.
Ellen, di ka na ba consultant sa ANC?
Yes, I like this shift from serious issues to the lighter side of life. We really need to step aside from the gloomy discussions on previous posts. We need a breather.
Did you ask James about the tsismis that he is asking for a 50/50 split of their yaman? I even heard this over the radio tismis. Just asking. Thanks.
Reminds me of Haydee Yorac in Civil Law I (Persons and Family Relations).
“It is not love that makes the world go round, but interest to property.”
Another professor used to say, “Squabbles are the Lawyer’s Employment Act.”
Oystermushroom, he shared with us his sama ng loob towards many of the movie writers and radio hosts. He said, “Grabe naman sila.Hindi naman totoo yun.”
His friend who is our friend told us something about it but I think it’s part of their legal strategy. I can’t say it here.
Sana pagbibigay ng kuro-kuro at bigyan ng kahulugan,sa photo session ni ms. ellen ay absent si m{s.}ALISYA,kasi very unfair to all concerned persons on the still photo,they can’t fight back.
Hindi niyo ba napapansin na ang pareho ang pagkatakles ng presidente natin at nga kanyang kapatid na si Kris?
Pogi ba si james yap! parang mongoloid nga eh! kung hindi lang siguro kilala siya hindi papansinin ang looks niya. Si kris aquino pa e wala namang taste yan puro pangit ang nagiging karelasyon.
#10… tama ka NFA bigas parehas silang taklesa kaya lang itong si kris sobrang ma el at itong si bro niya walang pitik hikhikhik
# 6, Cha-Cha, Yes. VERA Files has several new projects. I need to concentrate on that.
berdeng berde na ako sa inggit hahaha!!!
gwapo ni James! eversince, sa aura palang nya, mukhang simple at mabuting tao naman..
hope centeno. and they even say vicky belo.
he’s a jerk.
i’m not saying kris is not but yap defintely is.
pareho lang silang nakakasuya.
btw, why is gma always in hk. is she managing properties or bank accounts (from) there?
The chinese are up in arms with the noypi government; Gluerilla is getting nervous wreck; she needs to check it personally if her stolen loot is still there. Hope it disappears.