PBB Double Up - The Magical Reveal

Pinoy Big Brother Double Up had its premiere tonight and the 13 official housemates were officially introduced. There are two pairs of twins so I guess we can say that there are only 11 housemates? Oh well, that's part of the "Double Up" concept. But one more reason why it's called double up is that there are now two houses, and I guess we can say that the house doubled up!

The nine housemates who had no twin were divided into two. We can assume that one group consists of 5 members and the other of 4. One group stayed in the old house while the other group got to stay in the new one. But of course, each of the group didn't know there were two houses or there were other housemates aside from them that were not in the house they were staying. The twins were the last ones called since they were the only ones who knew what double up meant. As the program ended, JP was put in the old house while his twin JM was still in the confession room with Kenny. Kenny's twin brother Toffi was asked to go to the new house.

We can see four or five interesting personalities in this new batch of PBB Housemates. But we're guessing it's still too early to say.

Here are the 13 official housemates of the Pinoy Big Brother Double Up:
 
Princess, 22, Sassy Vamp ng Cebu


Tom, 22, Romantic Stud ng Samar

 
Delio, 26, Simpatikong Kusinero ng Batangas

 
Paul Jake, 24, Negosyo Prince ng Cebu


Jason, 21, Boy Astig ng Mindoro

 
Melisa, 21, Inday Kenkay ng GenSan

 
Yuri, 25, Multilingual Hottie ng Japan


Carol, 22, Conservative Pharmacist ng Tondo

 
Mariel, 21, Struggling Mom ng Davao


Yhel, 26, Young Widow ng Pampanga


Kenny, 19, Joker Jock, and Toffi, 19, Basket-Bolero (twins #1)


JM, 29, Delightful Dad, and JP, 29, Jetsetter Dad (twins #2)

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PBB Double Up - Uber

With the return of Pinoy Big Brother also comes the return of uber, the afternoon show where you get to know extra bits of information about the housemates.

It's going to be aired Monday to Friday at 4:45 pm starting tomorrow, October 5, 2009.

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"2012"

After supertyphoons left so much devastation in the Philippines, I'm sure disaster movies will be a hit as everyone can relate to it.


The upcoming movie, 2012, is an end-of-the-world tale much like our favorite disaster movie to date, The Day After Tomorrow. But unlike the latter which tells of a disaster that happened in the US alone, 2012 has the whole world.

"No matter where you live, no matter what you believe..."

2012 stars our favorite Serendipity star John Cusack, and is showing this coming November 13th.

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Celebrity Duets: Mikaela's Voluntary Exit

The theme for tonight's Celebrity Duets was "Music Icons." The UP PEP Squad did the opening number afterwhich, Regine Velasquez hinted that someone's backing out of the competition. We were kinda wishing it's Mikaela Bilbao because her singing and dancing really make us sick.

Akihiro Sato, Jomari Yllana, and Joel Cruz were the first batch to sing.

Ricky Martin was Akihiro's music icon inspiration. He sang La Vida Loca with Geoff Taylor, the winner of the recently-concluded Are You the Next Big Star? which was also hosted by Regine Velasquez. Judge Danny Tan noted that Akihiro was more relaxed and therefore, delivered his song better.

Aerosmith was the music icon of Jomari who sang I Don't Wanna Miss Thing with Aia of Imago. Unlike before, he seemed to open his mouth more while singing.

Joel Cruz sang My Heart Will Go On with Vernie Varga. His music icon: Celine Dion. Tessa Prieto-Valdez said she enjoyed his performance.

Bonnie Tyler's Hero was Gina Alajar's piece. Raechelle Alejandro sang with her. Tessa had fun watching her with all the scantily clad men as props. Niccolo Cosme's inspiration was Madonna. He sang the pop queen's Like a Prayer with Tuesday Vargas. Danny Tan said Nicolo started and ended the song off [key], although the middle part was okay. The judge also advised Nicolo not to be so serious and to have more fun while performing.

 Nonito Donaire did an R&B number with Brenan Espartinez. He was praised with "that was the complete number yet" by judge Freddie Santos.

 Lea Salonga was Maxi Cinco's inspiration as he did I Am But a Small Voice with Eat Bulaga's Wally. "Natumbok mo," were Danny Tan's words of praise to the costume designer. According to the judge, it was the best for the night together with Nonito's performance.

Meanwhile, we don't have to bear with her every Saturday because Mikaela bailed out of the competition, and it was because her doctor advised her so. Oh well, she still sang her swan song, Michael Jackson's Never Can Say Goodbye with The Opera.

The question is, though, if Mikaela didn't decide to back out, who could have been evicted? Could it have also been her?

And since the elimination wasn't based on the text votes, Celebrity Duets for a change announced the Top 3 this time (instead of the usual bottom 3). The Top 3 according to the text votes received were Jomari Yllana, Gina Alajar, and Joel Cruz.

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SP: Palau - Cris Goes to Snake Island

Mika and Cris talked about their situation. Mika told the ex-basketball player that Charles was going to vote him out, and said that the two of them should go for Charles. Mika had no choice but to sacrifice either of the two guys. They couldn't go for Tara because of her Immunity Bracelet.

Still on a power trip, Tara continued on acting mayabang. 20 days in the island perhaps contorted her mind. I don't know if it's just good editing but she really sounded out of her mind; like she's losing her sanity. I have never known someone who talks a lot like that. Not even Annabelle Rama! But perhaps the lack of food in the island did that.

In the Tribal Council, Paolo asked Tara if she had a power trip when she got the Immunity Bracelet. Tara denied it. She even said that she didn't even care if Koror gave it to her because they think she's the weakest.

"I'm sorry but I have to do this for my own sake," were Tara's words after writing Mika's name in the ballot.

But Cris was voted out. Mika, eventhough she broke her promise to Charles that she wouldn't tell Cris of his plans, decided to save Charles.

The following day, Cris was brought to the Snake Island. Justine was shocked to see how big her opponent would be.

Their challenge involved making a shelter. Materials were given, including even paint. They would outdo each other in making a shelter!

The judges would be no less than the 9 remaining castaways themselves. If they chose the shelter that Justine made, Justine would remain as part of the Top 10. Same goes for Cris, of course.

So the Top 10 would stay at the Snake Island? And would it be Justine or Cris?

The episode ended with a peek of Monday's episode. Tara was shouting at Charles (in Tagalog) for not siding with her in eliminating Mika. She even said that she'd put a curse on Charles if they lose in the next Immunity Challenge and she's the one eliminated.

Insane! Yeah, she is.

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SP: Palau - Stop Talking Tara Frog!

The Koror tribe had a surprise for Jef just to lighten her up - a big "butbot" which Marvin handed to her. Jef was touched by the gesture and besides, she really liked "butbot" since the first time she tasted it back in Airai.

Speaking of Airai, Tara was still giving her litany about how she couldn't do stuff in the camp and prove to her tribemates that she's any good because Mika was still there. Tara was so blaming Mika for her being useless in the camp. But as Mika pointed out, she didn't at any one time tell Tara to stop doing something just because she wanted to be the one to do it. In Mika's own word to Tara: "If you wanna do something, do it!" But Tara couldn't seem to shut her mouth up. She kept on talking non-stop.

Justin enjoyed the kabibe she found on the shores of Snake Island. She was able to eat well that day. Good thing because she'd need the strength in her next challenge.

Charles and Mika were talking about who to vote out. Mika made Charles promise that if they eliminate Cris now, they'd eliminate Tara next, that is, if Koror wouldn't give her the Immunity Bracelet.

As the episode ends, though, Charles was shown crying and eventually having a moment with his Tatay Cris, thanking the latter for everything.

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SP: Palau - Tara Frog

Jef was still mad at Marvin for branding her as a "poor-me" type of girl. She even joked to Echo that about it being the 1st LQ (lovers' quarrel). She came to realize, though, that she really couldn't have a relationship with someone young or it would make her crazy. She's thankful that it dawned on her before it was too late.

Meanwhile Mika and Charles yesterday's Reward Challenge, which was won by Koror. It involved swimming to get the puzzle piece and fitting it to the puzzle box which was submerged in the water. They really felt that Tara was the reason why they lost because, failing in her first turn, she volunteered to try again which, same as the first one, also failed.

Mika voiced her mind out to Charles that Tara shouldn't have done a second turn. They could have won the pizza and the take-home burger fiesta that the winning tribe grilled in the camp.

Come Immunity Challenge, Jef and Amanda were the ones who sat out. There were only four remaining Airai members and Koror had to equal it out during challenges.
Both tribes would carry a heavy box each while stepping on a narrow piece of wood. The box would eventually become heavier with water as every 2 minutes, Paolo would pull a flag, filling the water with more water.

Koror won easily, what with the forces of Marvin, Suzuki, and Shaun, added by the determined willpower of the Bicolana, Echo.

Charles was quick in saying that Cris was so tall that it made the box recline toward him at the opposite end, thus, making his load heavier.
Koror rejoiced. Who wouldn't? But this time, they decided to give the Immunity Bracelet to Tara. In yesterday's episode, Marvin and Echo were asking themselves why they always gave the Immunity Bracelet to Cris. Was it always Shaun's idea? They were suspecting that Shaun had made an alliance with Cris.

Remember the time when during a challenge, Paolo prohibited Cris and Shaun from talking to each other? As a law of the game, members of the two tribes couldn't talk.
So Koror now gave the Immunity Bracelet to Tara, who became so high with being immune that she had a "talking fit." She told Mika, in the face, that it should be a girl they should vote out and not a boy because they needed the boys' strength to win the challenge; that she needed Mika out of the competition so she could do the chores on camp and be the good one in the eyes of Airai.

This episode is actually so unforgettable because it was filled with Tara's high-pitched, nonsensical, and grammatically-wrong blah-blah about who they should vote out.
Unable to take Tara's voice "and everythang" any longer, Cris was the first one to leave their shelter, followed by the crying Mika. Charles was also crying when he talked to Mika later on, telling the FHM model that he had never thought of voting for her.

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