Random star sighting: Edward Norton
Chinese New Year toy from our buffet dinner at Escolta
Either our famous person radar has gotten an upgrade, or everyone just stays at the Manila Peninsula. Tonight at 1840 we walk into the Pen after sitting in traffic for 45 minutes, and standing by the elevators outside Salon de Ning in a Panama hat, T-shirt, shorts is Edward Norton. He is scrolling through an iPad and asking questions of a bellhop, who goes to fetch something.
We’re early for our dinner reservation at Escolta, so we calculate the probability that we will run into him again standing alone by an elevator and figure it is almost zero. So we stop and address him. “Hello. Big fan. Are you lost? May I help you?”
Note how we leave doubt as to who is the fan of whom hahaha. Yeah, never address famous people as exalted beings, treat them like stray cats.
He says, “No, I was just asking for a keycard. But thank you!”
He is tall and thin and covered in blonde fuzz. He sounds the way he does in movies, and he looks like a Yale graduate student who’s going off to join the Peace Corps in a banana republic.
We’re not in the habit of taking celebrity photos, and anyway we don’t want to get politely turned down by another cast member of The Bourne Legacy only to find photos of him online posing with half the population of Metro Manila.
(Noel: When Renner said, ‘I don’t want to cause a stir’ you should’ve said, ‘I understand, Mr DiCaprio.’)
Later we report the Norton sighting to Noel who says, “Wow, inggit! He was my supercrush once. If he doesn’t watch it he’ll end up looking like the thin guy from Scooby-Doo.”
“That’s it!! He looks like Shaggy of Scooby-Doo!” But in a good way, of course.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
January 24th, 2012 at 23:23
Daniel Craig is waiting.
January 24th, 2012 at 23:31
We’re trading all Bourne Legacy-connected sightings for one of Roger Federer.
January 24th, 2012 at 23:46
Ako rin inggit, supercrush ko siya noon hanggang ngayon hehe. Good luck with Roger! (Parang may bagong relasyon lang…) Hope you get a photo.
January 25th, 2012 at 00:28
I knew it! Just as I remembered from the last time I saw Edward Norton in Cleveland! (Though I can say with authority that Ed has really good hair.) I also heard that he brought his fiancee with him to Manila, so pogi points on that one.
No comment on our previous adventure at the Peninsula, though, except that it’s nothing that cannot be cured by a good pot of tea.
Now, if we can only find better excuses for Channing Tatum and Gerard Butler to visit us in Manila…
January 25th, 2012 at 00:31
And, yes, one full order of Roger Federer in Melbourne! With pictures and everything!
January 25th, 2012 at 09:17
Jell-o! My favorite Edward Norton movie is American History X. Prison rape! Yeah!!!
January 25th, 2012 at 10:19
eh kinikilig ako. hihi!
January 25th, 2012 at 10:35
What’s the title of the movie where Edward Norton was raped in the shower room? I like him in that movie. :-)
January 25th, 2012 at 11:19
He’s my favorite! Sana mapadpad siya ng Ortigas at makita din namin siya! :)
January 25th, 2012 at 13:12
# 8 Chus Says:
January 25th, 2012 at 10:35
What’s the title of the movie where Edward Norton was raped in the shower room? I like him in that movie. :-)
-American History X! Derek (his character’s name) was raped by white men and sustained four stitches up his….yeah. ;)
January 25th, 2012 at 23:04
Very random, indeed!
But Roger vs. Rafa tonight! Australian open finals, let’s do this!!!
January 26th, 2012 at 10:28
Noel: When Renner said, ‘I don’t want to cause a stir’ you should’ve said, ‘I understand, Mr DiCaprio.
Hahaha! Ang salbahe ni Noel!!
January 27th, 2012 at 01:44
Auuuugh! I do still harbor a crush on him.