Five funny revelations about Melai Cantiveros from 'Melai Mo May Concert'

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<img src='' alt='092015-melai.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Melai Cantiveros was very well awarethat initial news of her first-ever solo concert Melai Mo May Concert at Teatrino Greenhills onSeptember 19 raised a few eyebrows.But while some doubted her capacityas a performer, the full house and roaring venue proved otherwise.Instead of being disheartened by thesaid comments, Melai, together with her guests Nyoy Volante, Alora Sasam,Michael Pangilinan, and Marlo Mortel, gave everyone a night filled with heartylaughter, occasional skits, good music. and impeccable impersonations.Many already knew how much of anatural comedienne she was, but instead of showcasing that in the concert,Melai opted to digress and to let her fans in on her 'real' funnylife before the fame.Here are the five laughable andcurious things we discovered about her during the concert:1. Melai used to play the role of arobber while her brothers take on the role as policemen when they were a lotyounger. Melai shared that while she had Barbie dolls, her mother placed theminside a cabinet for display purposes only.2. While she was in a relationshipwith her first boyfriend back in college, Melai used to think that kissing, orsaliva for that matter, would get a woman pregnant. Her first kiss happenedwhile hanging out with her boyfriend after telling her parents that she had aschool project to complete.3. Melai is convinced that had sheand husband Jason Francisco met outside of the Pinoy BigBrother house, they wouldn't have possibly noticed each other.Jason, who was naturally at the concert, confirmed this, saying that heinitially found Melai funny.4. One of the questions that PBB's Lauren Dyogi asked Melai during herauditions was: what business does she want to put up in her hometown GeneralSantos City? Melai's answer was a vulcanizing shop, but originally she says shewanted to put up a sari-sari store.5. Albeit jokingly, Melai said beinginside the Big Yellow house is not really stressful at all because you get freeutilities and lodging.

Many already knew how much of anatural comedienne she was, but instead of showcasing that in the concert,Melai opted to digress and to let her fans in on her 'real' funnylife before the fame.Here are the five laughable andcurious things we discovered about her during the concert:1. Melai used to play the role of arobber while her brothers take on the role as policemen when they were a lotyounger. Melai shared that while she had Barbie dolls, her mother placed theminside a cabinet for display purposes only.2. While she was in a relationshipwith her first boyfriend back in college, Melai used to think that kissing, orsaliva for that matter, would get a woman pregnant. Her first kiss happenedwhile hanging out with her boyfriend after telling her parents that she had aschool project to complete.3. Melai is convinced that had sheand husband Jason Francisco met outside of the Pinoy BigBrother house, they wouldn't have possibly noticed each other.Jason, who was naturally at the concert, confirmed this, saying that heinitially found Melai funny.4. One of the questions that PBB's Lauren Dyogi asked Melai during herauditions was: what business does she want to put up in her hometown GeneralSantos City? Melai's answer was a vulcanizing shop, but originally she says shewanted to put up a sari-sari store.5. Albeit jokingly, Melai said beinginside the Big Yellow house is not really stressful at all because you get freeutilities and lodging.

<img src='' alt='092015-melai.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Melai Cantiveros was very well awarethat initial news of her first-ever solo concert Melai Mo May Concert at Teatrino Greenhills onSeptember 19 raised a few eyebrows.But while some doubted her capacityas a performer, the full house and roaring venue proved otherwise.Instead of being disheartened by thesaid comments, Melai, together with her guests Nyoy Volante, Alora Sasam,Michael Pangilinan, and Marlo Mortel, gave everyone a night filled with heartylaughter, occasional skits, good music. and impeccable impersonations.

Melai Cantoveros's comic nature runs in her family.

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