Celebrities who were not supposed to see each other all went to the birthday party of TV host-columnist Cristy Fermin but no meet-and-greet happened—save for one—last Tuesday night, July 22, sa Metro Bar.
Unang dumating si Sharon Cuneta, radiant and slim in black, at nakiupo siya sa seat ni Governor Vilma Santos while Richard Poon was performing sa stage.
Kami naman, palabas na sa Metro Bar habang papasok sina Anne Curtis and Sam Milby nang biglang dumating ang ex-husband ni Sharon na si Gabby Concepcion. Napabalik kami nang maalala namin that Sharon was still there with Governor Vi.
Umakyat sa hagdan nearest the entrance si Gabby ngunit may nakapagsabi na yatang nandoon si Sharon kung kaya't he stayed there for several minutes giving photo op to the fans and without even greeting the celebrator. Ilang sandali pa, nakita na naming siyang pababa agad at sinasalubong ng kanyang manager na si Mrs. Rose Flaminiano.
Dahil katabi namin noon si Cristy, itinuro namin si Gabby with Mommy Rose na palabas na nga halos and just talking with the people at the table nearest to the entrance, kung kaya't tinawagan ni Cristy si Gabby sa phone. Bumalik si Gabby with Rose but Cristy at that time was with Governor Vi and Sharon na kung kaya't nag-standby muna sila sa kalayuan.
Nagkataon naman na one very near table lang sina Gabby and Rose kung saan naman nakaupo si Jobert Sucaldito. Dating magkaibigan, may demandahan ngayon sina Jobert and Mrs. Flaminiano over one botched-up glutathione endorsement.
More than five minutes na nakatayo lang si Mrs. Flaminiano sa kanyang place, which was one person away lang sa nakatalikod at nakaupo namang si Jobert. Katabi ni Mrs. Flaminiano si Gabby talking with someone na nakatalikod naman kay Jobert.
After a while, lumakad na sina Mrs. Flaminiano and Gabby towards Phillip Salvador, passing Jobert with no greeting at all from both parties.
Meanwhile, nabigyan ng seat sina Gabby and Mrs. Flaminiano, still very near sa table ni Jobert. Ito naman ang cue ni Sharon para magpaalam kay Cristy at umalis, going by the stairs away from Gabby's table.
Nakaupo na si John Estrada sa kanyang seat nang dumating naman si Gretchen Barretto with a friend. Dahil sa entrance na tiyak daraanan ni John dumaan si Gretchen, hindi namin napansin kung huminto muna siya sa kinaroonan ni John para bumati.
Nagkaroon naman silang dalawa ng issue sa kumalat na pictures nila kung saan naghahalikan sila.
Isa lang ang nakita naming nagkita at nagkausap kahit hindi dapat, ang former screen partner and rumored sweethearts na sina Lovi Poe at Jolo Revilla. Jolo was with his parents nang dumating siya, just minutes after dumating naman si Lovi with her yaya.
Dahil nagkita na rin naman at "na-corner" daw si Lovi sa isang sulok dahil sa dami ng tao, sinamahan na rin siya ni Jolo away from his family. Umalis naman agad si Lovi dahil may school pa siya tomorrow at naiwan si Jolo na bumalik sa kanyang mga magulang.
Matatandaang pinaghiwalay na ang dalawang Kapuso stars on the request of Lovi's mother Rowena Moran.
Kapamilya si Cristy ngunit nagsidatingan din ang napakaraming Kapuso stars—Jennylyn Mercado na mag-isang nagpunta at inakyat ang hagdan kahit napakalaki na ng kanyang tiyan; boxing champ Manny Pacquiao with his entourage; Bong Revilla Jr.'s family: Lani Mercado, son Jolo and sister Andrea Bautista; Katrina Halili; and StarTalk host Butch Francisco, among others.
Hindi lang si Sen. Revilla ang politician na nandoon dahil nakidiwang din ang tatlo pang senators na sina Jinggoy Estrada, Chiz Escudero, at Mar Roxas; pati si Batangas Governor Vilma Santos.