Update (July 22, 3:35 p.m.): You may now watch the video clip of our interview on The Sweet Life (QTV) last July 17. Joy and I thank UP student Stephanie Lauren Liban for recording and editing this video file.

One of the emails I received upon arriving in Manila is a request for me and Joy to guest on The Sweet Life (QTV 11) hosted by Lucy Torres-Gomez and Wilma Doesnt.

As you may already know, it is one of the highly-rated weekday shows on QTV 11 which is part of the GMA Network. We had our taping yesterday (July 6) at Studio 4. Other guests are TV and movie personalities Ciara Sotto, Gabby Eigenmann and Paolo Paraiso who are all active in the “social media” scene.

Joy had the opportunity to have some loose talk with Ciara whom we found to be very down-to-earth and humble despite her celebrity status. She does not have a coterie of yayas and alalays, unlike some celebrities I met in the past.

Our Friendster-inspired love story is featured in The Sweet Life‘s episode on Facebook, Friendster and social networking. It airs on July 17 (Friday), 5 p.m. on QTV 11. I hope you’ll find time to watch it.

Joy and I take this opportunity to thank Erick, Snow and the other people working behind the scenes for their warm hospitality.

As a teaser of sorts to the July 14 episode, here are some of our pictures (mostly Joy’s).

Check out Joy’s make-over!

I hope Ciara doesn’t mind these pictures, in the same way that Joy doesn’t mind being referred to as “Ate” whenever Ciara addresses her.

This post can never be complete without a group photo with hosts Lucy Torres-Gomez and Wilma Doesnt. Just like Ciara, they are very accommodating and polite. Update (July 14, 10:45 a.m.): If you want more photos, please go to my Facebook account.