Ogie Alcasid is sitting quietly during off-hours in his Makati restaurant Ryu Ramen & Curry. With the heavy schedule he has for the day, he needs to battle the pre-flu bug that’s been creeping on him lately. Today, he speaks softly, giving the lively élan he usually expresses on TV a break, as he focuses on his 49th birthday celebration with a concert dubbed Ayokong Tumanda at the Music Museum next week, where he plans to pay tribute to the “King of Christmas Carols,” Jose Mari Chan, and feature the brilliant artists under his management company A-Team. “I don’t feel forty-nine,” Alcasid says, as his assistant quickly drops off a cup of coffee at his table. “I’m still a kid.” But with three children of his own, he admits that “adulting” is as real as it gets. Now, he doesn’t get to—or doesn’t want to—do crazy things anymore. But in his earlier years, he was incredibly relentless of his pursuit. “Energy is a commodity that should be used wisely. Gone are the days when you just go out on a whim.” He smiles after taking a sip of coffee. “I wouldn’t want to be young again. When you’re young, you tend […]
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