Tum: My Pledge of Love Is The Bomb ... At The Box Office

Tum: My Pledge of Love, the epic love story starring real-life couple Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez, was a huge FAIL at the box office.

Tum: My Pledge of Love is a story about boy meets girl, girl hates boy, and girl and boy eventually fall in love and marry.

This movie comes with a twist, though. You think Direk Robin Padilla will come up with a formulaic movie? Nah-uh. The plot is the usual but get this, the story happened in India. Innovative, right?

Ticket sales on opening day totalled P500,000 and 450,000 on second day. On the third day, the takilyera rested but on the fourth day did not bother to go to work for a day's overall take of P350,000.

I knew Tum: My Pledge of Love is going to be a major FAIL at the box office because a movie that is written, produced, starred, directed and edited by the lead star is always a fail one way or the other.

Well, with the exception of Yahoo Serious, known for the classics Young Einstein and Reckless Kelly.

I have a theory why Robin and Mariel's Tum: My Pledge of Love tanked at the box office. Robin's Muslim brothers did not bother going to the cinema to support their "bra."

Or copies, pirated ones, of Tum: My Pledge of Love are now available on Hidalgo.

Did Mariel Rodriguez and Robin Padilla Get Married in India?

Well, well well, seems like Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez did more than eat curry in India.

Upon arrival in India with Mariel, Robin said "As I promise, I came back with my wife."

If this is true I'm glad they've made it official because maybe now the kachipangahang kasweetan would tone down a bit on Pilipinas Win na Win - I mean, if they come back.

Mariel is on an indefinite leave while Robin has taken a leave of absence to observe the Muslim's month of Ramadan.

Rumors have it that the leave of absences all points to Kris Aquino as the factor. Well, Kris Aquino with a mic is that Chinese kid behind me on the way to Ocean Park in Hong Kong - non-stop talking. Can we blame Robin and Mariel from wanting to get as far away from Kris Aquino and Pilipinas Win na Win?

On the bright side, we don't have to watch Mariel and Robin make the Pilipinas Win na Win show their own personal Luneta. It's no wonder the ratings are tanking. Televiewers and studio audiences want to win prizes, not watch lovers coo at each other. Ano mapapala nila dun, deva?

I am not giving this Mariel-Robin marriage the happily-ever-after seal of approval since Robin will eventually begin looking for other fishes in the sea again and Mariel will soon realize "bad boy" is romantic in theory but a turn off in real life. Life can't be a fairy forever.

Robin Padilla Is Father of the Year

Liezl Sicangco, ex-wife of Robin Padilla, has made it into the Padilla clan's enemy hit list with her revelations of Robin's father-of-the-year worthy style of child rearing.

Liezl came out of hibernation in Australia's Gold Coast to whine about Robin's shortcomings.

On her 10-year-old son Ali who is currently living with his Dad:

"Matagal ko na siyang gustong kunin talaga. Four months ago, nagkasakit yan, e. Naoperahan, apendicitis. Kasi si Ali, hindi nagsasabi na masakit na pala tiyan niya. Kasi ang turo sa kanya ng papa niya “Bawal umiyak, you have to be strong, you have to feel the pain.” Tama ba yon?"

On Robin's words of wisdom to a 10-year-old who is supposed to be playing Wii or watching cartoons on Disney Channel:

"Si Ali kasi mismo ang nagkuwento sa akin na, “Papa said I can have four wives when I grow up...” Ten years old, sinasabihan nang ganoon!"

On how Robin feels about school, as in education:

"Actually, ang nag-ano talaga ng galit ko, noong nag Pilipinas Win na Win siya. Nakikita ko lagi sa YouTube ang anak ko na nasa TV and almost two weeks hindi nag-aaral ang bata! E, si Robin, nakikinig yan sa ten-year old. Pag sinabi ni Ali na “I don’t want to go to school,” sasabihin niyan, “Then don’t go! Si enjoy life yan, e.

Her feelings on Mariel Rodriguez, Robin's girlfriend:

"Ako, walang kaso sa akin kung sila. Noon ko pa alam na sila. Hindi ako galit kay Mariel. Kaya ko siyang kausapin any time. The problem is between me and Robin. Nagkataon lang talaga na nakapag-air ako ng side ko, habang pinag-uusapan sila ni Mariel diyan. Kaya ang dating siguro diyan, bitter daw ako. God knows, hindi ako bitter."

Robin's response to Liezl's revelations:

"Siguro. Hindi niya nga ako kinakausap. Pero alam ko galit yon. Hindi niya sinasagot ang mga texts ko. Basta may nagte-text sa akin nang kung anu-ano...feeling ko siya din yon."

Team Sicangco all the way. I'm not sure if Liezl's claims are valid. I really don't care to find out. Robin strikes me as a major closeted mysogynist pig, so for that alone I am for whoever is on the other side of Team Robin.

Wowowee Is No More

Cristy Fermin tried to one-up the competition by announcing that Willie Revillame would be returning to the noontime show Wowowee on July 31.

Cristy was wrong but naturally she blamed it on an ABS-CBN executive who wants Willie to get on one of his yachts and sail away never to be seen again.

As is ABS-CBS's wont, the network don't completely cancel a show in trouble. Instead, they reinvent it. Case in point: Showtime. And now, Wowowee.

Wowowee will be coming back, in the form of Pilipinas Win Win Win. Creative title, ain't it? The show will be hosted by Robin Padilla, Kris Aquino, Pokwang, Marielle Rodriguez and Valerie Concepcion.

Same old faces. Same set. Same set of games, almost. Same prizes. And same dancers. Well what innovative show can you come up when you are told on Tuesday that you are going to launch a new show on Saturday?

With Wowowee out, where's Cristy's precious Willie now? Unfortch, ABS-CBN is cooking up a Saturday show for Willie. But I have the feeling Willie, not even his shadow, will be seen in ABS-CBN again. He's eyeing that network where the person who is No 1 on his Christmas list is currently working.