There was not much of an offer to challenge her metier beyond putting up a pretty, highly animated face on the small screen and voice on radio at her home ground. So when a tempting offer with a good pay to boot came from TV 5 for her to co-host a lifestyle talk show for the family, she literally jumped at it without batting an eyelash even if it meant leaving behind her pleasant memories for about a couple of decades spent at ABS-CBN, eight years of which as co-host of Julius on DZMM.