My first major event.. my first project... my test...
It was a sucess... and I am so proud of myself....
The tap on my shoulder... the recognition... and the appreciation... more than enough to cover up all those stress...
It was a teamwork...the key to it's sucess... and everybody deserves the credit....
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Even if I have to wake up as early as 4am to be present on the set-up... Even if I felt nervous when I was about to control the presentation on the L.E.D.... even when I know that everybody has a great expectation on me... and it pressures me out...and even if I know that a single mistake could ruin evrything....
still.. everything turned out to be more than what we expected....
and the moment the program ends... and when my boss approaced me and said " Very good work, Congratulations", I felt relieved...
Even until when I got home.. I received messages of congratulations from my superiors...
This is one of a kind....
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Now, here's some of the pics...
my 1ISA Family
-prettier in pink!!!-
-with the VOLVO guys-
with the technical guys.... that's the advantage of leading the creatives... being the only rose amongst the thorns!!! hahahaha!
.... again, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVRYBODY!!!
I am still amazed that finally, two of my long lost friends have finally found me!! Thanks to Friendster :-)
I seldom open my friendster account... I just usually do when I do have my free time.. coz most of the time, instead of going to friendster... im here busy doing my "blog". I was surprised to see on my mailbox something from Friendster that there's a "New Friendster Message from Mabe" and "A New Friend request from Mabe"...
Hey! She was my former officemate on my ever first job on advertising! We've been working together for almost 8 months and then she left for the States. Then I suddenly opened my account and saw her. Gee! You should see her now! A very different Mabe from whom we knew during Ad Sustain days. And mind you... she seems so happy with her married life.. not to mention her good-looking husband! *wink*
Then I send her a message and she replied the next day. I was glad to hear from her, really! And not only that... it was a surprise for me to know that she and Vivian (our c0-officemate too) still had communications!
Speaking of Vivian, Im happy to know that she's happy with her life in Taiwan. Oh... they are both outside this country. And it seems that they are staying to where they are for good. Though I still haven't got the chance to exchange message with her. I remember those days when I have to make kulit to her especially when its payday time!!!! hahahaha!
Now, I wonder... where is Sam? He's the only thorn amongst the roses!
I hope we could have a mini-reunion soon!!!
Then, suddenly.. it felt cold...
My body chills as I wander through this dark road leading to nowhere... it must be somewhere I should know... but I didn't...I just walk and follow the line that leads to its end...
My heart pounded as I near the final step... and when I reached there... a flashing light crossed my face.. bewildered by its strong glaze...a different feeling suddenly enveloped my being....
A feeling of gladness with a bit of confusion... disturbed with a bit of contentment... confinement with a bit of hope...
As I paused for a moment...
I realized....
A bit of something is better than nothing at all....
As what I have told myself.... Baguio turned out to be AMAZING!!!!
Though it has been planned two weeks ago, I still haven't got the chance to do the preparation I need.. like organizing and packing up stuffs...
I know I should but I haven't got the enough time... see... that night when we're suppose to leave, I still don't have anything prepared... like we're suppose to leave by 10am and at 8pm I am still at INQ wrapping up stuffs for the EDSA 20...
So anyway... I got home around 9:am and Charlotte had no choice.. she'd waited for me until Im done packing up my things... I tell you I don't really know what I packed in.. kahit ano na lang madampot ko sa closet... yun na yun! Anyway I guess if ever, I can buy stuffs there naman...
So there, we were able to get the 12:30am bus departure... its an almost 6 hours travel. Arrived at Baguio around 6:30 am.. well... sad to say, we only have 2 hours left to prepare for a speech at Saint Louis University. This is actually the main reason why we are here at Baguio.. to do a career talk for the graduation Communication Arts students of SLU. Yep, me doing a career talk! See that??? They are serious... really!
OK. One fact about Baguio: IT IS COLD IN HERE! I should know that... and we all know that, right? But why is it that I failed to bring a jacket with me??? See, I told you i don't know what I packed in my bag. The moment I stepped out of the bus, I was freezing... my body chills... especially it's 6 am and the weather is so cold. Good we immediately catch a taxi and headed to Charlotte's friends house... the place where we stayed...
Ended up buying this stuffs....
This is my first time to do a talk... well you should see the faces of the students.. I remember my college days... I see myself on them.. how attentive they were listening to every stories I tell... asking out questions which I also asked when I was in their time...
I shared to them my career experiences.. how I'd managed to be where I am... my beginnings and tests... everything that they need to know...
Same with other speakers, I felt gladness in my heart knowing that i was able to share something to these generation following or steps...
After the talk.. its lakwatsa time... a bond between me and Charlotte... my housemate-former-officemate-friend. Well, we are supposed to be three in this trip... but the other one cannot make it on the last minute...
We went first to SM Baguio (yup... sa dami ng pwedeng puntahan.. SM pa!!) for lunch... then we stayed at Burnham for a walk. There's a lot of people that time so we decided to take a trip.. at PMA.. Philippine Military Academy... for a lookout of ELIGIBLE PMA'ers.. bwahahaha!!
It's their alumni homecoming so a lot of people are coming to visit their PMAers. We took a corner at the soccer field where we rested for 30 minutes or so... enjoying the sight of cadets on training for a game...
then we walk around.. seeing the military tanks used during the 1986 revolution.... and boy! cadets walking around like they do not see us.. well i guess it's a part of their training...
The next day, Sunday, was the busiest.. since it was our last day... time to buy souveniers and pasalubongs!!! It was cold still... and still the number of people visiting the city. I had the chance to pose with a native... a horseback ride... and more!
I was late afternoon when we prepared to go back down in the metro. I hate to leave the place... It's more serene and peaceful here... and not to mention the weather.. na kahit umaaraw e kelangan mong mag jacket dahil sa lamig.
Thanks to the great hospitality of charlotte's sister and dad in law... they made me feel so at home... I'll surely miss their sayote!! hehehehe!
Now i know why most people prefer to settle here... Low cost of living ... di mo na kelangan ng aircon or electric fan.. so tipid sa kuryente... kung vegetarian ka, buhay na buhay ka dito.... mura ang mga damit sa ukay! ... hmmm....
Hopefully we could come back on Penagbenga Festival... I would love it!!!
so this is how it feels to be sad when I am suppose to be excited...
few hours from now, im travelling up to Baguio with my housemate-slash-friend... planned 2 weeks ago... and now.. i am feeling less excited compared to how I was a week ago... maybe because we were suppose to have one "good friend" with us but on the last minute, he couldn't make it.
but hey! him, not coming with us doesn't really mean that this trip is incomplete... well in fact he's not included on the original plan, anyway... (so here comes my way of making things feels light.. huh?)
this trip would be my break out of all the stress I had the past weeks... and would mark my new vision, new world, new environment...
And I guess, it's just right that I spend time for myself now.. compensate myself for all the hardworks... just a time to chill and relax...
I told myself ... Baguio will be fun... and I will make the most out of it... and... this will happen...
...wondering if I could ever meet someone interesting there?????... *wink wink*
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while wrapping up things for this documentary (which I am doing now... hopefully we could be done anytime soon) I realized.. this would be my last glance of INQ TV office... and could possibly be the last day that I could be with my editors... awww.... i will surely miss them!
I'll miss the unlimited cellphone calls... the tapes library.... previewing raw materials (which familiarized me with most of the political figures)... I will sure miss collecting receipts for meal allowance reimbursements... and our editing bays....
The sleeping bags and pillows... na kahit basa na, konting tapat lang sa aircon.. ok na! Ang amoy ng natuyong laway sa mga unan... overnight works.. while playing uno card...
hay!!! everything has come to an end... and just so, I just wish that whatever would be the final decision, things with the television goal of PDI would go on the right way... I wish everybody the luck and may it be for the good of all....
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i'll sure post pics from this Baguio trip very soon!!!!
WAKE UP! SLEEPYHEAD!!
Yes, yes, yes.. I am sooooo sleepy.... I wanted close my eyes and sleep!!!! But I cant! I am here at the office.. but my mind seems to be nowhere... I am thinking about my schedule later and tommorrow... toxic ones... busy activities... of course! I can't wait to be in Baguio this weekend...
Since I am not doing anything so far, I decided to blog... But I have no idea of what topic to post.. just whatever comes to my mind....
I thought maybe I could do some clean-up on my desk.. organize the files that was turned over to me... decorate my cubicle .. whatever... but Im not on my mood to do so... sobrang tinatamad ako!
My eyes wants to fall...
Oh.. maybe I should download some mp3s for my player.. I have to do a reformatting of my creative coz it was infected with worm virus.. so, ok.. download... while doing this stuff....
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Our talent fee for the Edsa 20 documentary (oh, please watch this one on Monday night, 8:30pm at abc5) has not been released yet... F***! I need that money to add to my pocket this coming weekend! But more of my concern is for my editors... they really need that money so bad... I can't stand seeing them jobless and frustrated... This is my last project with them... and definitely, yes it would be the LAST. I guess I need to focus more on this present job that I have... aside of course with my other writing and editing sidelines...
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Two weeks of super toxic-no-time-for-my-self days are almost over.... comes Friday and I'll have more time to my self. Finally! I can stay at the mall nearby after work... have coffee with friends... and sleep early... no more 2-3 hours sleep a day... yipeee!!!!
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What would happen now that EDSA 20 is already over... would this mean that we will not see each other again?... anymore?.... I will surely miss the people behind this project... especially my editors... and most especially.... that someone who has been a seems-to-be-special-part of my life for quite a while... I will miss the kulitans, the ngaragans, the fights... and how different it is when we are at the office and.... at home.
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Going back to this weekend trip.... I hope this would be a one spectular moment of my life.... I wish....oh, how I wish.....
What's the real score of taking risk?
Nik: anu ba yung sitwasyon na gusto mong mangyari?
