At the Islands Souvenirs pictorial, Mandaue City, May 27.

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Me: Bakasyon mo bay?

Gabby: Dili bay. Naghimo mi’g kanta.

Me: Diri mo sa Cebu mag-record?

Gabby: Manila mi mag-record. Naa ra mi diri para magbuhat og kanta. Nag-abang mi’g balay sa Lahug. Mura mi’g nag-retreat didto ‘ron  (laughs). Sa sala ra mi higda tanan.

(Silence. Rey ‘Boom Boom’ Bautista enters the room and conversation shifts to the boxer’s upcoming fight in the US middle of this year. He’s fighting undercard for a Mosley main event. He doesn’t talk much. Apparently he loves boxing more than talking. Silence.)

Gabby: Ingna lang mi bay if ganahan mo motukar mi para sa inyong org (tsinelas). Ang plete lang pangitai og sponsor. OK ra mi.

Me:  (shocked at the offer) Bitaw??

Gabby: OK ra gyud. Ganahan mi this year nga daghan mi’g tukar for charity.

Me: OK bay. Salamat kaayo. Kontakon lang tika.

(photographer calls Gabby into the studio. miss cebu 2009 is having her hair done. sheyt, kagwapa sa buang! boom boom stares at her legs.)