Ina Feleo and Chynna Ortaleza Celebrates Their Birthday with the Elderly

It was a touching moment when I arrived at the Blessed Family Home Care Facility. It's the birthday of Ina Feleo and Chynna Ortaleza, and they chose this shelter for the aged members of society to celebrate it. Unfortunately Chynna got sick so she wasn't able to attend, get well soon dear!

For those who don't know, Ina is the daughter of the late Johnny Delgado and the talented Director Laurice Guillen. She's also a lifestyle and fitness blogger, and a former member of world renowned Bayanihan Dance Troupe. This time however, she's wearing the daughter's hat and giving her time and even joined in the fun to entertain the elderly in this center.

The shelter was put up so the son could initially take care of his 85 yo mother. Now there are a lot them here with caregivers attending to them 24/7. The place is huge, I think it was a former school. The Lolos and Lolas all were having fun and games with lovely host Tess Bomb and Ina later that day and I could see them smile, laugh a bit even in their condition. I know, it's a little depressing to go to places like these but really, seeing them be happy even just for a bit was really priceless!

And see this :( my heart melted when I saw this happening right before me. It just reminds you to help more, more so because it's Christmas and if you can give, you definitely should! Happy birthday Ina and Chynna!

Thank you GMA Artist Center for staying in touch with the community. You are really doing a good job!

Ciao!

KUMAGCOW

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Chynna, her Music and Lara Serena

I've already interviewed and met Chynna Ortaleza several times so I thought I already knew her. Her stint at The Rich Man's Daughter sort of have given us another side of her, which we all probably didn't know she's very well capable of. The other cast members did as much work as she did, and look at what their show now. Ratings have gone sky high, the amount of support they're getting is big, but are we just scratching the surface? I bet.

 I've been to 70's Bistro, a long time ago in fact to watch my favorite bands perform, and perhaps see up and coming artists who are all trying to make it big in the scene. What I got from Chynna that evening was her extreme gusto to explore another world. She feels she also belongs to the indie scene and finds that it feeds her artistic hunger. I was even able to see Chynna watch bands from the audience and how she gets excited when we hear their music. 

Oddly that it seems, this is much like a dream for her. When Darwin Hernandez and Kean Cipriano help her produce some of her work, everything just came into place. They named the band Lara Serena, which is Chynna's real name. Together with Chen Pangan on Lead guitar, Mat Rabena on rhythm , Z Mendioro on bassand KV Viloria on drums, Chynna took hold of the vocals and had their band formed during the last week of June. Friend and co-artist Glaiza De Castro also helped in some of her original tracks which they played during their first gig in Saguijo. This time, it was for the BabaePower tour which aims to hasten women empowerment, hence the great lineup with female vocalists and musicians.

Glaiza De Castro Releases Indie Album SYNTHESIS

With numerous projects on her belt, Glaiza De Castro told us last year that she's planning to have her independently produced album released. It was supposed to be seen last quarter of 2014 but it didn't happen, things got a little complicated and it got pushed a little later on, hence this conference. 

We all love her, for reasons that she knows how to dream. She dreamed really big and wanted to take her song writing and singing a little further than what she expected. Her friends became her pillar, never even stopped supporting her through this journey. She's also become a bigger, better, and bolder person throughout these years. This constant change, the things she's experienced and the people who put in their special contributions made her realize that there was only one word that epitomizes all of these, this is SYNTHESIS. It was coined together with Benjamin Alves, a fellow actor in the Kapuso Network. Some of the words, she had contributors like her good friend Angelica Panganiban, voiced some of it with Alessandra De Rossi, then tons of musician friends, composers, arrangers too. 

The packaging, the album cover and everything else inside the Indie album SYNTHESIS includes some bad @ss artwork from Chynna Ortaleza too. This is VERY personal for Glaiza, one that she opted to actually even painstakingly wait for. Aside from her friends, she also got so much help from brands that believed in her, specifically Lucky Hanna. She also got help from Dickies, Ellen's, Halo Halo Mall, Zeal, Earase, Ponx and Cresendo. Here's part of the interview we had with Glaiza!

By the way, Glaiza will also have a gig on April 22, this is part of the Earthday Jam which will happen in Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife. The event will start at 6PM so if you want to hear more of her music, please go there as admission is free! The CD is available in all major record bars nationwide, it's got 8 tracks and my personal favorite is "Pag-ikot" which to me showed her very personal side. These are her very own experiences, and there's more to hear when you buy SYNTHESIS, trust me on that!

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