Happy Easter!

Happy Easter guys! Just got back from my hometown. Yep, I was able to go home this Holy Week. Saya! :) Although, ngaragan na naman ngayon. I'm nervous too. We have shoot tomorrow and I don't know if we're that well prepared. We'll also start editing the new show already next week for presentation to the "gods". I don't know if I can handle the pressure. Siyempre nang dumating ako dito, andami na namang bloopers. I left some important CDs at home and had to ask my sister to LBC them to me. What more, my laptop's inflicted with a computer virus. It just shuts down automatically or says that there's computer error all the time. This started when I added 520 MB of memory to make it 1 G. (I also don't understand what I'm writing about). Plus, argh! I lost my external disk memory of 80 G during our last shoot! Man, I have to spend money to buy extra disk space again. GRRRR! I need the extra space for transcription. Let's just say that I'm not earning much these day after I temporarily left the youth show for this new show. This is so depressing. :(

Neways, thought to share with you some pics taken a day before we had our Subic shoot last week. We found time to have some fun even if there's work the following day. So I guess what's happening to me now is karma.


New show's staff with our director


Yep! With our director! Haha! :) Hulaan nyo na lang kung sino.


With Yam, one of the writers.


Dinner at Yellowcab Subic after the swim

The Usual

Alas dos na ng madaling araw at alas siyete pa mamaya ang pull out namin for shoot pero heto, gising pa rin ako, nagsusulat sa blog na 'to. Depressed na naman kasi ako. Ano pa ngang bago? Hehe. Actually, na-realized ko na may pattern ang mga depressed moments ko. Kung masugid kayong tagasubaybay ng blog na 'to, siguro na-noticed nyo na rin yun.

Una, na-realized ko na pag malapit na ang Holy Week, nadi-depress ako. Well siguro predictable ang reason na yun. Holy Week reminds me of my family kasi dahil buo talaga kaming magkapamilya pag semana santa. Hindi ako nakauwi last year kaya nalungkot ako at mukhang hindi na naman ako makakauwi this year. Hay. Hindi naman kami ganon ka-bonding ng pamilya ko pero ewan, I find solace and peace pag umuuwi ako sa amin or every time I'm with my family. Miss ko na sila.

Na-realized ko rin na, pangalawa, nadi-depress ako pag nagsa-start sa bagong trabaho. Grabe kasing stress at pressure sa part ko. Ayoko munang magsalita tungkol sa bagong show ko kasi nga wala pang kasiguraduhan. Di mo alam, bukas makalawa, shelved na pala ang proyekto mo pero if ever mang matutuloy 'to, sobrang malaki ang responsibility ko. Ako kasi ang headwriter ng bagong show. Nakapag-headwrite na naman ako dati sa youth show ko pero iba ang genre nito. Reality show 'to. First time ko na ngang mag-reality, headwriter pa. Iniisip ko pa lang ang maaaring magiging problema ng show, sumasakit na ang ulo ko. Alam naman natin (ay sorry, kami lang palang mga insider ang nakakaalam) ang beaurocracy sa mainstream television kaya mas lalong mahirap. Conflict of ideas pa lang sa mga tao sa taas, talo na ang mga tao sa baba na sumusunod lang sa utos nila. Hay, I'm nervous. (Naaalala ko si Sandara Park every time na sinasabi kong I'm nervous. Haha. Hindi ko alam kung bakit.)

Ang pangatlong realization ko ay nadi-depress ako pagkatapos ng isang masayang gimik o moment. Cliche na nga kung matatawag pero yun nga daw ang circle of life di ba. Pag happy ka ngayon, sad ka bukas. Kung up ka ngayon, there's no other way but to go down. Kagabi kasi, gumimik kami ng mga kasama ko sa bagong trabaho at sobrang ang saya. Kaya lang, pagkatapos ng inuman (oo na, na-break ko na ang aking New Year's resolution kahit na isang bote lang naman ng San Mig light) at kantahan (videoke gimmick ano pa nga ba?), sa hindi ko maintindihang dahilan, bigla akong nalungkot. Nainggit kasi ako sa mga tao sa paligid ko. (Corny alert!) They're all in love. Hindi ko ibig sabihin na lahat sila may girlfriend o boyfriend. Ang ibig ko lang sabihin, lahat sila walang takot na nagmamahal. (Sabi ko, corny alert di ba? :D) Ang problema ko kasi, ako, hanggang crush crush lang pero natatakot talaga akong dalhin ang emotions ko to the next level. Alam mo yun. O di kaya masyado na akong jaded kaya minsan oblivious ako o di kaya sina-shun ko na agad ang pwede kong ma-feel na emotions. Malabo ba ako? Ugh! Gusto ko lang main-love, yun lang! Pero ang hirap! Natatakot ako! Natatakot akong ma-reject. Natatakot akong masaktan. Masyado akong ma-pride. Insecure lang siguro ako. Maliban sa isa (and that was a loong time ago), wala pa akong nakilalang tao na nagkagusto sa akin bilang boyfriend material.

Tigilan ang keso. (Stop the cheese! Hehe.) Tulog na ako.

Living In Reality

Hi guys! Musta na? Me, I'm tired. Hehe. My new show, which is of the reality genre, has already started taping and the shoots have been really very difficult. Enjoy naman ang shoot. It's just hectic and strenuous due to budget concerns. Say, we shoot a week's worth of episodes in just one day. You get what I mean? :) Creatively speaking, nakaka-frustrate. I mean, I'm a reality show fan so I notice right away if there are missing elements that we aren't able to incorporate because of lack of time or equipment. It's the same frustrating story with the editing. You know, I used to laugh at local reality shows for not really getting "it" but now I understand. And now I also have a newfound appreciation for GMA 7's Extra Challenge. Sila talaga ang nag-iisang reality show sa Pilipinas na kuhang kuha ang tamang timpla ng mga elements ng isang reality show.

I just hope our new show would be as good as EC. Basta, watch out for my new show, you guys okay? :)

*****

I only got 5 out of 7 in my American Idol Top 12 predictions. I thought Travis was a lock after seeing his audition pre-Hollywood pero hindi pala. Nikko also lacks the charisma but I still maintain that I like his voice the most among the guys.

I promised to give you my BRAIN, HEART, and GUT picks to win AI4 after the announcement of the TOP 12 so here they are...

BRAIN - This used to be Mario Vasquez but now, it's Bo Bice. He's been consistent all throughout, the judges love him, and he has an increasing fan base.

HEART - Anwar Robinson. For being original and for always taking risks.

GUT - Carrie Underwood. There's always a room for the girl-next-door type country singer to win American Idol.

Subic Outing

Hi guys! I just got back from Subic at sobrang ang saya saya! Hahaha :) Our youth show had this victory outing slash press conference kaya kami pumunta dun. Ang saya ko kasi first time kong mag beach outing since...actually di ko na maalala ang last time. Hehe. :) Kaya sabihin na nating para akong ibong nakawala sa kanyang hawla dun (gasgas na linya pero parang yun na rin yun! Haha!:D) Inisip ko rin kasi na parang matagal pa bago ulit ako makapag-outing sa beach kasi nga starting next week (help me Lord), kayod na ulit ako para sa bagong show! Akala ko nga hindi na ako makakasama sa outing! Di kasi ako pinayagan nung direktor ng bago kong show na sumama kasi marami pa kaming gagawin. Buti na lang pinakiusapan siya ng unit head namin! (Thanks Direk! :D) YEBAH! Jologs ng yebah noh pero gusto ko siya! Hahahaha! Parang wapak at bangis! Jologs na jologs! :D

Masaya rin pala kasi kasama ko ang mga friends ko na sina Michiko, Emman at Waterfowl. Supposedly brainstorm outing talaga yun for us creative team members pero ang nangyari, (hehe muna ako), mga 1 hour lang kaming nag-brainstorm, the rest, gimik na! Wala kaming ginawa dun kundi ligo sa pool, food trip, videoke, tulog sa duyan, laro...bangis talaga! :D Pinakamasaya sa lahat para saken yung nag-pool basketball kami. Pahirapan kasi maka-score kaya intense kuno ang laro! Mas mahirap pa nga siya for me. Sabihin na lang nating hindi ako marunong magbasketbol at hindi rin ako marunong lumangoy kaya... you get the picture?! Hahaha :D Pero panalo teams ko ha! Tsaka nakakascore din ako! Ayos! :D

Ang tanga-tanga ko nga lang, wala na palang battery ang digicam na dinala ko kaya wala akong nakuhang pics. :( Pero okay na rin yun. Siguro pag me battery ang cam ko, hindi ako gaanong mag-eenjoy kasi uubusin ko lang ang oras ko sa pagpi-picture taking! Hahaha! Camera whore, remember?! :D Pag may nag-email sa akin ng pics, post ko agad dito, pramis!

P.S. May hangover pa rin ako ngayon. Di ko masimulan trabaho ko. Waaah!
P.P.S. First taglish entry ko ata 'to. Ayos palang magsulat ng ganto! Mas mabilis!
P.P.P.S. Na-realize ko sa Subic na ang taba ko na nga. Dapat mag-gym na ako. Gusto ko ng isang katawan na hindi nakakahiya pag nagbi-beach outing. Hahahahaha! :D

Reality Prick

God knows how busy I am these days but I don't know, I just feel something's lacking if I'm not able to predict my bets to win in my favorite reality TV shows' new seasons. :)

******

AMERICAN IDOL FOUR

I must admit, with 20 contestants still "in", I'm really having a difficult time predicting the eventual winner. I guess it's becaue AI is unlike other reality shows wherein you just have to be savvy enough to analyze how the story editors develop the arch of the eventual champ/s. (After all, their winner/s is/are already known months before the show's airing.) Secondly, unlike last season wherein Fantasia clearly stood out from the start, there are many stand-outs this time which, I guess, means that the contestants will only be as good as their last performances.

Explanations aside, I'm betting on 7 peeps to win American Idol 4. I think they will ALL be in the Final 12!


He's clearly a "pro". We gotta give him props, dawg! Hahahaha :D


Out of all the girls, it's her voice that I love the most. Now, if only she sings an upbeat song for a change. I think that tempo suits her more.


Just because it's obvious they want a "rocker" American Idol.


Just because it's obvious they want a "country" American Idol.


Fez meets Justin Timberlake. As Simon would say, "very commercial!"


Subjectively, I think he has the best voice in the competition. :)


A lot of peeps are annoyed with her but I just "heart" her! :D I like her being "KKC". Hehehe! You can't coerce me to tell you what "KKC" means. :)


An Usher who curses, I like that. :)

After the Final 12 have been announced and I have enough number of performances to judge them from, I'm gonna narrow these choices down to just 3 as my BRAIN, HEART and GUT picks to be this year's American Idol.

******



I'm also having a difficult time predicting the winner of the latest season of The Amazing Race mainly because of the presence of former Survivor contestants Rob and Amber. The irony is, while I disliked these two during their respective stints in Survivor, the fact that I've already gotten to know them way before the other contestants makes me want to root for them to last long in the race. (I don't know if that's irony, actually). So it's very difficult to objectively judge their story arch on my part. Nevertheless, Romber aside, my other 3 picks to win are...


Watch out, Romber may not be the eventual villains this season but these pseudo-lesbo lifetime friends!


Finally, an alpha-male team with "personalities". The fact that the editors show them having personalities makes me go hmmm...


The story editors show the other pairs playing against the other teams. They're the only pair shown playing against one another.