Greenwich (w/ John Lloyd & Bea)

(Thank you to Mr. Luis Velasco III and Greenwich for the pictures. All photos in this post are courtesy of Greenwich.)

Greenwich asked us to host their pizza party to launch their Xtreme Cheese Pizzas yesterday, and we were thrilled to be part of their event.  We go way back with Greenwich, since they would always invite us to their events, for like talks and hostings.  So we were stoked to host when we got to Greenwich Megamall, especially since we knew we were also going to meet Bea Alonzo (John Lloyd Cruz couldn’t make it since he was shooting a movie in the U.S.).

(Michelle of Greenwich)

So we hosted the event, played some games with the press folk who attended the launch, and debuted the 3rd installment in the “sobrang cheesy!” series of Greenwich ads.  It was presented by Greenwich brand manager, Joseph Aruta:

The guests were also treated to a 2-song serenade by one of the Greenwich gang, “Bruno”, whose actual name is Lloyd Zaragosa.  He sang a couple of R&B tunes and the guy can really bring it! HIn the ads, he plays the tattooed toughie who has a softie side, so we were really surprised that he can sing, and sing very well at that!  And he’s got some major ink going on there.

And then of course, there’s the star of the event, the stunning Bea Alonzo.  We didn’t expect that she would be so tall! She was so down-to-earth and unassuming, that everyone was just gushing over her and wanting a minute or two for a chat or a photo-op.  Small wonder because the camera loves her:

We also had “Issa” of the Greenwich gang, but unfortunately I don’t have a picture with her, although I found one, but showing her only from the side.  Too bad, because she’s incredibly beautiful, and she looks very different from how she looks like on TV.  Just as beautiful, but different.

Okay, just got my hands on some pictures of “Issa”, Mika Lagdameo in real life.  Pretty won’t be enough to describe her:

(with Luis Velasco III of Greenwich)

Then, the big surprise: Bea didn’t know that John Lloyd was actually on the phone from the U.S., at something like 1 in the morning, and joined us via phone patch.  It was cool, and their banter was really funny. They have this cariño brutal thing going on. For instance, John Lloyd asked her how the event was, and she said, “Masaya, wala ka eh.” She admitted that whenever people see just how they interact when they’re together, everyone wonders how they ever became a love team.  But she said that’s just the nature of their friendship.

It was surreal talking to John Lloyd on the phone, and hosting with Bea Alonzo, on the same day that we interviewed chef Ming Tsai over the phone at RX!  We felt so starstruck with all those celebrities.  We felt like country bumpkins from some hick town.  It was really fun though, especially since the celebs were so disarming, none of the snooty showbiz attitude we imagine some to have. They were really easy to talk to and readily approachable.  But I guess the icing on the cake was, as we were saying goodbye to John Lloyd, he interrupted us by asking if he could say something.  So of course we said yes, only for him to tell us, “You know what guys, I’m a fan.”  And when we laughed (since we thought, obviously it was a joke), he said, “No, I’m serious!”  Hehe…for once we didn’t know what to say!  It was really just nice of him to say that.  He didn’t have to, but he did. And we were glad he did. 🙂

So again, thanks a bunch to Greenwich for a swell time yesterday!  Big thanks to Luis, Francis, Joseph, Michelle, and everyone else who made the event such a memorable one for us!  Yesterday, we didn’t find a cruise ship…we didn’t find a battle ship…what we found was…friendship.  Yihee, sobrang cheesy! 😀