Summer à la Kapuso

ALDEN Richards wants to go nature-tripping.

Summer beckons!

Time to savor dolce far niente (sweetness of doing nothing). We should avoid being too intoxicated with the sweet scent of success that we can’t find time to smell the flowers.

I asked some Kapuso artists what their perfect summer getaway would be. Wherever summer takes you, may you find your little piece of heaven on earth.

Alden Richards: I’d like to go nature-tripping—rock climbing, mountain climbing, wakeboarding.

Camille Prats: We are developing a sanctuary resort in Batangas. Our weekends will mostly be spent there. We’re opening it to the public very soon. We hope it becomes a summer hotspot.

Rafael Rosell: A surfboard. A beach with head-high waves. Eating veggies. No people. No pollution. Just nature and her joys.

Suzi Entrata-Abrera: Most Filipinos are beach lovers. We try to have one major trip with our kids every year. My kids have developed a love for it, too. When April comes, they start complaining, “We haven’t seen the ocean.” So we really have to go to either Cebu or Laiya in Batangas.

Iya Villania-Arellano: Any place can be made perfect, depending on the people I’m with—friends, family, and (husband) Drew (Arellano).

Solenn Heussaff: Anywhere that’s not crowded. If it’s a beach holiday, it must be in a secluded area. Or a farm where I can have peace and quiet.

GABBY Eigenmann is eyeing South Korea or Maldives.

Rocco Nacino: I want to explore all the islands of the Philippines with my loved ones.

Max Collins: A weekend in Boracay.

Mark Herras: Somewhere with private pools. I enjoy dipping in the hot springs of Los Baños, Laguna, with my family and friends. We often rent a private resort there.

Gabby Eigenmann: My family and I are planning to go to South Korea this summer. That would be perfect because it’s cold there. But if I feel like going to the beach, I’ll try Maldives.

Mike Tan: Palawan or somewhere cold like Sagada, Benguet or the Banaue Rice Terraces.

Ruru Madrid: I want to go beach-hopping in Palawan and Boracay.

JC Tiuseco: The beach, away from the city.

Barbie Forteza: I will go home to Laguna or take a trip to Palawan and Baler, Aurora.

Frencheska Farr: Surfing in La Union or Baler. I find serenity in surfing.

IYA VILLANIA-Arellano says being with family makes for a perfect holiday.

Sheena Halili: I want to go to a private island or resort.

Sunshine Dizon: Any quiet place, away from the crowd, where my kids can swim.

‘Voice’ biz

As part of his prizes, “The Voice of the Philippines” Season 2 winner Jason Dy received a P1-million business package from Brother International Philippines Corporation (BP), a provider of printing, imaging and multifunction centers for offices and homes.

BP gave Dy and his family the opportunity to establish an innovative business through its wide roster of products. Through the Brother business package, BP president Glenn Hocson said, the company hopes to make a lasting impact on Dy’s life.

After all, “The Voice” is a competition where the contestants’ talent is the only thing they need to start a better life, and yes, an exciting new venture.