I Only have Eyes for You

Xian Lim tinanong ni Toni Gonzaga kung may pagtingin ba sya kay
Kim Chiu.  Answer ni Xian:  Sobrang laki...sobrang laki.


                           CTO-D'Buzz interview -1-15-12

Now I understand why actors are paid well.  The minute they get famous, the fans who are enamored by their showbiz persona gather where they appear -- in tapings, shootings, shows, appearances and even in their personal jaunts of restos, malls, sports arenas or writing about them as I do. Life as they knew it ceased to be.

   CTO -Pre-"It Boy" time...

 JM Guzman, Kim Chiu, Matteo Guidecilli, Xian Lim having a    good laugh at a Star Magic Catalogue Signing Event pre-Jandy era.

For Xian, who leaped from relative anonymity to Matinee Idol, It Boy, Crush ng Bayan popularity, it must be overwhelming!  This avalanche of attention must be disconcerting at the very least.  He says he loves the attention, the busy schedules and  shows.  He is so accommodating and in the latest autograph signing of his record album and posing for pictures together with fans young and old, he was seen smiling his way through it.

                     CTO - Crush ng Bayan Xian Lim 

              smilingly shining away record albums for fans...

How he manages to survive the sudden onrush of wave by wave Tsunami of shooting a movie, appearing for McDonald Mall tours, Record album promotions, back to back local and global tours etc.,  is any one's guess; that the fans worry and fret and pray for his health.  They now call him ang Lalaking Walang Pahinga or , literally translated, the No Rest Man. 

Amidst all the hoopla, the screams, the bustling excitement,   I can see Xian  has found his calm center. There are two ladies prominently providing that - his Mom, Mary Anne and his special girl, Kim Chiu.  

Lately, the umbilical cord , it appears,  has been cut.  Xian's bright star gravitates towards another stellar body and her name is Kim. That our It Boy only has eyes for Kim is witnessed by many.

  CTO - Thanks KCG...caught on fan cam...

    A.S.A.P. - Behind the scenes before their spiel...Xian's eyes on Kim...



CTO - Are these what one calls adoring eyes?  Kim distracted?

     CTO - All eyes are elsewhere except Xian's which are on Kim.

    May 25, 2012...just arrived L.A....midnight snack?              




         CTO - Shy Xian and his Calm Center Kim  in an interview.

In the exciting, swirling  world in which they live in, it is heartening to know that each is buffer of the other and the stresses are halved and ,therefore,  no longer so burdensome.  


They look classy and stunning, some go starstruck at the sight of their  beautiful faces and tall, slim figures and get lost in the limpid pools of their eyes  as some said they did but beneath the aura of Hollywood glamour and dazzling style lie bodies craving for sleep and privacy. 



The L.A. trip for example was a quick turnaround -- airport to hotel to show to hotel to airport all in a span of two days.  

Xian who still has to have a solid footing in this dizzying new world finds anchor in Kim, his calm center while Kim finds in Xian his Knight in Shining Armor in getting out of stages in her tottering heels; a solid chest and shoulder to lean on when the need to stand for hours under the hot sun call for it and a hand to hold in walks around  unfamiliar places;  each finding in  the other the calm, the assurance that yes, I am here for you whenever you need me.  

Meanwhile, Xian, wears his blinders, oblivious to the people around him and in the goldfish bowl of his existence, he maintains focus;  only having eyes for his calm center, Kim Chiu.  All is well in the KimXi  Universe!

                                             
                                CTO - Xian and Kim in identical wear.

                       Looking stunning and fierce in futuristic outfits!
           



    CTO -   I only have eyes for you by Rod Stewart & Ana Belen

Disclaimer:    Strictly Blogger's POV.

The Look of Love

Undeniably, Xian Lim has the good looks.  He also has the look; the look of a man in love. Those who see him around Kim Chiu, readily know whom he is in love with.  

                                           CTO

Xian's eyes are  very revealing.  Everytime his lady love catches this  look, he gets a pinch, a blow to the solar plexus, or giggly laugh from Kim.

                           
                               CTO

                               The Look before the Blow...painful but...

                                           CTO

                                   The infectious giggle under the glare...
                                     

Lately, the look, surprisingly, is being returned  The ladylove is melting under the smoldering look and is now giving it back, if not in full force, at least some measure of it.

                                         CTO - Dusty Springfield - The Look of Love (1967)

                                                    CTO

                                                       There is no denying...


                                                   CTO

                                                         Kim, is that you?

                                          CTO - Ako'y Sayo Lamang - Xian Lim (2012)

A surprise bouquet of roses; a song made for and sang to his ladylove, Kim, whose exit was deferred by a staying hand. Xian, you have the look and you also have the moves.  What can I/we say except, WINNER!    


Kim and Xian, 2012 is your banner year! Kim, you have proven your worth; Xian you helped Kim realized her worth and established yourself as a force to reckon with in the business.  Way to go Kim, Xian!


You  have made me happy knowing that love  indeed is lovelier the second time around for a lovely couple named Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu and Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy.  God is good all the time!
                                     
Disclaimer:  The above  is  strictly my POV and as always defer myself to Kim and Xian's affirmation of my fearless conclusion.    

ONE SMALL STEP...

 "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. ...Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11    AFP/ Nasa Astronaut - setting foot upon the moon, 1969.
                                         

CTO 

I am in a state of suspended animation punctuated by weightlessness; parang astronaut lang in space. 

Ang daming kaganapan sa Carson, CA.  Kim and Xian, you are your own rocket launchers, you send us off to space with your doings!

Totoo ba to? After the bear hug, the pictures on each other's Instagram which they did for the first time, now this:

                    CTO - Kim Chiu - Xian Lim singing to/for each other

   

"Para sa mga taong umibig at nasaktan it takes years for them to move on, Pero hindi natin alam yung taong para satin nandyan lang pala sa tabi-tabi hindi natin namamalayan." - Kim Chiu before she starts singing "Para Sayo" 

         

                               CTO

                                  Para sa yo, Xian?

Did hours in the plane perhaps without the significant other  deliver the final blow that broke the wall...the wall of Kim's reticence, her unwillingness to cross the great divide from being single to "in a relationship"?  


Kim is now "softly breaking into Xian's heart" through her song, a tactic that Xian has already used, in the song he composed for Kim, Ako'y Sayo Lamang (or I'm Yours), and some others including the following cover:


                        CTO  Xian Lim - Idadaan na lang  sa Gitara...

Here, I take a disclaimer. I defer whatever I  say from hereon  to Kim and Xian's affirmation.  

I do not have inside information...am just  making a fearless forecast  from what I see based on my years of following Kim. 

         CTO Kim in Retro Black and White ; Xian in Black jacket over blue

    Kim and Xian at VIP Meet and Greet ,TFC 10th Anniversary, ABS-CBN, Carson, Ca 
                                               

Kim is quite transparent.  I see her in black and white. It is either black or white.  No grays; no room for misconceptions.

If Kim is in a relationship, she is one to do things unheard of when she is not...such as sharing food in one plate with the other; spending  non-working hours in fun and meals and Church with the favored one; engaging in loving stares, kurot, hampas, pingot; posing dikit-dikit with arms around each other's waist. I am sure there are more signs that all self-respecting KimXis know of. :)


CTO - Hotel Lobby w/ KimXian SOCAL -Carson, CA 5-25-12

                                                       CTO - Kim and Xian eating from one plate. 5-25-12 

The song Para sa Yo is a small step for Kim, but to us her fans who know how private and elusive she is in her responses when love is the issue...her song and her introduction to it is one GIANT LEAP to announce to everyone interested that the Love Eagle has landed in Kim and Xian's hearts!   Where to go from here?  "Let us take this slow" daw.  Okay, Kim and Xian, your call.<3

"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed!".   Apollo 11 anouncing the lunar landing to Houston Base, 1969.

So It's You...

Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,

And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?

Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.

             The Face that Launch'd a Thousand Ships by  Christopher Marlowe -

                                         

       CTO

                                                                       Kim Chiu

Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu might not be the face that launched a thousand ships  but she has inspired a song, Ako'y Sa Yo Lamang and is the lady the young composer-singer, Xian Lim dedicates the two songs So it's You and Reaching Out which are  in his record album launched May 6, 2012 at Glorietta Mall by Star Records - 1. So It's You  2.  Reaching Out 3.  Oh Babe  4.  Puso kong Hibang 5. Ako'y Sa Yo Lamang (Bonus Track)   Plus Minus One Versions.

Xian launches debut album  (The Philippine Star) Updated May 23, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (0)

MANILA, Philippines - After launching his first solo album, So It’s You, last May 6 at the Glorietta and on ABS-CBN’s ASAP Rocks (May 12), Star Magic talent Xian Lim is overwhelmed with the warm response of his CD Lite album.
Now a certified recording artist, Xian’s album has sold over 300 copies during the launch. It continuously sells like hotcakes in the market. His album is No. 1 in the Astro Charts OPM and foreign listing for two weeks. 
The 22-year-old model-turned-actor-and-singer has always been musically inclined, with his mom, a piano teacher, being a very strong influence in his life. Xian was very honest in saying that if being an actor doesn’t work out, he’ll try his hand in music. And now he’s living his dream as an actor and a musician. “It’s a dream come true. And blessings are pouring in. I am truly grateful,” says Xian, who is thankful to his fans who continue to support all his projects, whether it be on TV, movies or music.
So It’s You, under Star Records, contains five tracks of Xian’s original compositions Puso Kong Hibangand My Binondo Girl theme Ako’y Sa ‘Yo Lamang plus his OPM hits versions of So It’s You, Oh Babe and Reaching Out.
Xian’s debut album is also available for download at www.starrecords.com.ph, www.mymusicstore.ph and on iTunes. For details, log on to www.facebook.com/starrecordsphil or follow twitter@starrecordsph.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=809804&publicationSubCategoryId=

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    Kim - Xian's self-appointed Celebrity Endorser

                                                  Los Angeles, CA -5-25-12

Kim has displayed some unprecedented behavior in LA lately. Is it the air  that has freed Kim's built-in censors or the sight of KimXis filling the airport arrival area despite the late hour or something in Xian's dark circles around the eyes that triggered this spate of emotion-laden hugs, smiles and what have you the night they arrived on different flights from Manila coming in within an hour of each other; whatever it is, we KimXis love it!  

                                            CTO - Fan-made video, Thanks to kharlkc

                                                          So It's You -Xian Lim

                                        CTO - Fan-made video, thanks Kim Xian

                                                           Reaching Out - Xian Lim

Xian Lim often says, "...kung nararamdaman ng puso, hindi ito pipigilan..." .  He has said this recently to a reporter who wanted to know if he had already asked Kim for a response to his suit.   Ayaw ni  Xian na mamadaliin si Kim. Kailangan kusa itong  mangagaling kay Kim. Ano kaya?  Nararamdaman na kaya ng puso ni Kim?   Your guess is as good as mine. So, it's you, Kim or in Pilipino, IKAW NA!

Breakfast at...

                                          CTO

A simple, cozy breakfast shared by Kim and Xian, getting ready for the day in Los Angeles, California with Star Magic staff, 5-26-12. Why does this make me think of Audrey Hepburn and her movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey and George Peppard, circa 1960?  

Could it be because Kim has Audrey Hepburn's  waif-like delicate beauty  and Xian has George Peppard's old world good looks?

                           CTO

                               Breakfast at Tiffany's Trailer
                                               Audrey Hepburn - George Peppard - 1961

CTO

                              Kim Chiu                                       Xian    Lim


                              
                            CTO

                                           Moon River
       Movie Themesong - Breakfast at Tiffany's -Henry Mancini

See Youuuuuu in L.A.

                  CTO - KimXian Southern California - 5-25-12 with Kim and Xian in Living Color
                                                 Pretty Witnesses to Two Stars Colliding!

There was turmoil in the KimXi universe when the KimXis (portmanteau of Kim-Xian names) learned Kim and Xian left Manila on two separate flights for L.A. last night. 

There was indignation, sadness and thoughts of Xian being the odd man out as he left via Hongkong while the rest of the party, Kim included,  were on a direct flight  via Philippine Air Lines.  

No excuses were acceptable.  Only one thought prevailed.  Kim and Xian were not together in the flight.  

That it was temporary;  that they were going to be together when they reached L.A.; that they will be in a show together the following day of their arrival; that they have a teleserye waiting to be taped and a movie to be shot together; that they were still friends; that the 16-18 hour flight did not even last a day of not seeing each other did not at all matter to the KimXis.  

All that mattered was that  the anticipated trip together did not materialize and the KimXi universe stood still- a KimXi solar eclipse for the hours that they were on separate planes.  

All the social networks went abuzz - Twitter, Facebook, Pex, phonelines went ballistic  and the burning question was "Why did this have to happen?"  

Cooler heads doused the raging flames.  Then when it seems that there will be no end to it, pictures of Kim and Xian separate arrivals trickled in--KimXis perked up, hoping for a deluge, never anticipating the sight  that shocked them to the core-- ChinitaPrincess exhibiting an unheard of PDA -- giving ardent "suitor" Xian Lim a bear hug worthy of firecrackers, fireworks display normally seen on NY Times Square's New Year Countdown!  

All is well in the KimXi Universe...except for some palpitating hearts and hyperventilating fainthearted KimXis!  Oh what a night!  The Law of Equilibrium at work! God is good!

                CTO                   TIRED BUT HAPPY KIM AND XIAN TOGETHER AGAIN!

Historic (First) unsolicited bear hug for Xian from Kim -5-25-12 L.A., U.S.A.

We are family...

 JC Ususero twitted. He was ready with his streamers, they read  LAKAM,  JP.  


Lakam and JP of course are Kim Chiu's elder sis and young bro, respectively. 


JC Ususero or simply JC is a close friend of Lakam. 


May 22 was the night Lakam and JP Chiu would show their wares in the GForce  Project Dance Recital at AFP Theatre. 


I presume, they have been practising for some time before their dance recital to show what they have learned so far.  


Kim was already in the stands with JC. While  the Philippines was  gearing up for Jessica to be the next American Idol winner, the KimXis who knew of the G Force Project that same night  had only  one big question in mind.  Would Xian be at the theatre with Kim?  


An empty seat and Kim confirming..."parating na siya" clinched it.  Xian was coming!  The twitter world twitted and the KimXis rejoiced!
  
Originally Posted by dawnieyow 

Shannen Razal ♡ ‏@shannunii
Kim Chiu and Xian Lim here @ the AFP Theatre. And the crowd goes...

                         
 AFP Theatre before Xian....CTO

                                                                             

Then  he came with eyes all aglow...happiness brimming.  Like a kid let loose in a candy store, he took in the sights.  While he was at it, Kim was also taking in the sight of Xian while cams were aclicking.  Playing tit for tat, Kim?


Xian is the favored one to share a special family night with his special girl Kim and cheer her siblings Lakam and JP while they perform.  Following an all night movie shoot and an all-day Mint Fall 2012 shooting, Xian appeared fresh.  Love does wonders. It energizes and dissipates fatigue. Nakakawala ng pagod at antok.   


                                                                       

 Kim and Xian, stay happy.  As a member of Team KimXi and together with all the Kimxis all over the world, we wish you to know we are  happy knowing you are both happy!                                                                                                           
                                                                                 
                                            CTO

Guess who he is talking to? His eyes tell it all.

 Originally Posted by michz 

HI not a KIMXI fan...ashlloyd po ako just like to share na...

ang sweet ni xian kanina ehehehe siya nagtataas nung banner nila for LAKAM then lukaret ni kim sigaw ng sigaw  proud sister ang peg kanina....si xian rin yata sumigaw hindi ko lang sure kasi maingay silang tatlo nung kasama ni kim na bakla....

una pa lang dumating si kim then sumunod si Xian....may nagtanong kay kim kung kanino yung isa pang chair sabi niya "kay xian, parating na siya"

kakatuwa yung mga tao kasi nung tahimik may biglang sumigaw ng i love you kim chiu!

yun lang ehehehe....

                                         CTO

                                " I love you Kim Chiu"- boomed a fan!                             

                            CTO

Xian, inadvertently mentioned as part of the family by JP...way to go Xian! 


We are all family in the broad sense of the word; in the specific sense, Xian and Kim are...oh, okay..they  prefer  not to put any label on whatever they have right now.  I respect that.


JC included Xian in his twit as equally proud of the two--Lakam and JP.    


Jessica lost but the loss is assuaged by the presence of a Xian Lim in a Chiu family event chronicled by twitters, shared pictures--a private event gone public from the testament of equally happy onlookers.  


Let us not forget that before Xian could come to a private Chiu family function he had to have an invitation from the family!  He was an invited guest and the invitation could only come from  Kim  with the consent of course of siblings Lakam and JP!  What a night!  A night of dancing feet and sparkling eyes! Winner!  God is good!

The Faces that Refresh Us!

Kim and Xian, two of the freshest faces in showbizlandia today who  possess Close-Up smiles and luminous skin continue to dazzle fans and non-fans alike.

                               
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                    CTO-Kitkat2

Here's a post on the KimXi thread (http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=569609&page=214) from a non-fan about her sighting of Kim and Xian last night at the G Force Project - Chiu siblings Lakam and JP performing at their Dance Recital with Kim and Xian proudly rooting for them with another friend, JC.               
                               

CTO-thanks Michz

Originally Posted by michz 

HI not a KIMXI fan...ashlloyd po ako just like to share na...

ang sweet ni xian kanina ehehehe siya nagtataas nung banner nila for LAKAM then  lukaret ni kim sigaw ng sigaw  proud sister ang peg kanina....si xian rin yata sumigaw hindi ko lang sure kasi maingay silang tatlo nung kasama ni kim na bakla....

una pa lang dumating si kim then sumunod si Xian....may nagtanong kay kim kung kanino yung isa pang chair sabi niya "kay xian, parating na siya"

kakatuwa yung mga tao kasi nung tahimik may biglang sumigaw ng i love you kim chiu!
yun lang ehehehe....

The shy but bubbly Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu and the shy and quiet Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy with their beguiling smiles and

burgeoning talent will continue  to delight  us all  with the  things they do on and off-cam!  

Kim and Xian,  Keep 'em coming!   

Kim Chiu and Xian Lim will be performing with Kapamilya internationally acclaimed singers Martin Nievera, Charice and comebacking rocker Bamboo Para sa Inyo Kapamilya Concert at the Home Depot Center, Carson California to celebrate ten years of TFC, May 26, 2012.   KimXis, let us go and watch!

You're All I Need, My Love, My Binondo Girl...

                                                 
Strange how a Valentine song can strike one differently; sang in a different time, the words are just so that anyone  hearing Xian sing it with so much feeling and emotion,  changing the last word "Valentine" to My Binondo Girl, glancing at Kim as he  tickled the keys so ably, left everyone in the room and elsewhere watching him wish that he were serenading her.
                          
           CTO-Xian rendering a self-edited My Valentine

This was in Gandang Gabi Vice' First Anniversary Episode and prodded by the host Vice Ganda on a whim, Xian  left his seat to oblige the request  and had Marvin the Music Maestro hold his microphone as he ran through the first strains of the song My Valentine on the keyboard. 


Xian and his huge surprise of the evening  tagging himself on National TV as Kim's man that night and henceforth must have felt surreal to Kim, the object of his affection.  



http://www.youmaker.com/video/svb5-825dec9ab10c49e8b8cc25886358514c001.html.Gandang-Gabi-Vice-05-21-2012.html    CTO - Thanks to Disco...




                        CTO  Xian and Kim - E for "Enlove"

Is this Xian?  Such passion in the few phrases he sang with his lady love, Kim,  present.

Vice Ganda's teasing smile gave him away; for a bit, he shed off his act and turned into the friend of Kim that he is glorying in the melody and words that Xian so lovingly sang for Kim, happy for both his friends, Kim and Xian; sharing in their glow; the glow lent by being "enlove".


Vice Ganda,  minus the melodrama he affected the whole evening and feeling the raw emotion from Xian's song asked,   "Anong, iniisip mo, Kim? What are you thinking Kim? 


Kim's eyes spoke volumes but  no words came out of her. So it's true, when the heart is full, the mouth cannot speak. It is Harana with the Choir in December all over again; this time it is Xian singing his Valentine Song for Kim in May. What a night!  Deja vu!
                                    
                                           -o0o-


CTO -       My Valentine - with the original lyrics....