October 05, 2004
ive been an OJT for scene stealers for more than 130 hours now. around 70 more to go. honestly, im wishing we have more hours to consume. im just enjoying my stay there that i didnt even realize how fast that 200hours came and went.

for the past week ive been to two shoots, both with Direk Art Dumaup. its like having a crash course on Lia Comm. sure there were times when i went home like 6:30am (that day, the call time was 6:00am...24 hour job itu) but it was really rewarding. for once i feel like this is where i should be..

PRODUCTION..freelance P.A., maybe even a P.M. someday. (they dont have inhouse PA's, so i think if ever we'd continue, we are freelance PA's...cool huh?)

dirty work, true, but the joy you feel when you hear the director shout "its a wrap" or the moment the TVC is aired, its irreplaceable! before id see on tv people lighting up with joy when those 3 words were spoken, and id say, "exagge!" but the moment it was my turn to be there, to stay up till the last frame was perfected...i understood.

10,000 tuition didnt come to waste after all. i was learning new things. i wasnt stuck in a cubicle, viewing tapes, recording and compiling things, i was working. and it gives me that extra push to go to work everyday.

the plus here is..we have one of the nicest and most wonderful EP's in the world! Sir Louie Araneta...ALABYU! HEHE! it came so sudden, i didnt even had the time to react. one time, during one of the interlocks for one of the projects we were in, he told us that we were, from then on, trainees. yep! trainees! at first i never really understood what that meant. all i knew was that we would bear greater responsibilities. i never knew that it opened the possibility of us being absorbed. Miss angel kept repeating, this is really really good, we can put it on our resumes, we are WORKING for sir Louie already, it wasnt just another school thing that we have to accomplish. WOW was all that i could say.

i cant believe that someone would trust us THAT MUCH. i mean, the president, on our first day, told us that if we were to go there and apply, they wouldnt have accepted us. we were lucky we were recommended by someone. other than that, we had 0 chance. i remember Del told me once, while we were on our way to an agency, the resumes passed to them became if not scratch papers, trash, as in literally thrown out. they dont even look at it. and here we are, already rubbing elbows with the famous directors, running around makati doing PA work.

LUCK...maybe...but i want to call it destiny.

although i love advertising, up until the last academic term, i still wasnt sure where id go after graduation. i know its really hard to get accepted in ad agencies, especially on creatives, where i think i should be. i thought id be a bum, or maybe go abroad and work at mcdonalds. after being exposed to production, i felt like ive finally gone home.

sure, ive got a lot to learn. im practically starting from scratch. but i am willing to learn. i just hope they see that. ive had a lot of booboos and there sure is a lot of room for improvement. but i really really like this. its either this or creatives.that's it.

ooooh...and another thing i love about our OJT are the people we work with. stress just fades away the moment sir estong cracks up a joke, or the kulitan at the production "room" begins. from the drivers, the receptionists, even the editors from the office upstairs, up to the PA's, PM's and even the EPs...its like one big family.

sure, there are times when i feel like an outcast, but i think im just being paranoid. they are all nice and funny and really really accomodating. Like direk Art, he know us by name on our first week there. Sir louie...every time he sees us, he would ask us if we learned something new, or are we having fun, even a simple "have you eaten na? naku kumain ka nga!" . the BIG guys are the ones who'd always tell us to ask questions, always ask questions they say, that's the only way to learn. but im ok with observing actually. its just cool that they feel like they owe it to us to learn something. other people wont even bother to talk to you, especially being a practicumer and all. and we get to meet the agency people, even the clients. sure there are horror clients, but there are also those who are really fun to be with, and would treat you like an equal.

ooooh..and...i have a new crush!!! can you believe i have been in the same room with Direct Sid Madiraso!! I WANTED TO CRY!! hahahahahaha! sir Dac told me once that he's the HOTTTTEEESST director in the industry. i had to stop my mouth from shouting "HE SURE IS!!!" hahahaha! gawd! that was one knee weakening experience. good thing its dark in the editing rooms. or else id have to cover my face, i can just feel my face turning hot and all red.

anyhoo wish me luck...*crosses fingers* deez eez eet!
im bored..what's your excuse??

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so you wont have a hard time buying gifts for me this christmas, here's my long list: (i know, ang aga)

1. Macbook
2. DSLR Camera
3. Diving Equip (in this order: mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, regulator, BCD, tank)
4. Dive trip (tubataha or kota k or apo reef or palau...keri na hehe)
5. Shopping spree at Ross/Home depot/Target
6. shoes, any kind with heels not higher than 2" (im 7 1/2)
7. my first ever havaianas (brazzziiiilllll)
8. a beanbag or a cool comfy chair
9. flat screen TV, hehe.
10. a year supply of booze (if beer, RH lang pls)
11. Art materials (any medium, from crayons and coloring books to canvass and acrylics)
12. Drumset or Kahon. (wlang pilosopo)
13. Oven. i want to bake.
14. punching bag and gloves
15. a leather basketball.


Of course, Money is always the best. that way you know i will get what i really want.

And look at it this way, if you give me any of my top 5, i can consider that as an early bday gift as well. hehe :)

Pa-Fedex nalang ah, PM me for my address hehehehe! thanks dear santa clauses!

behind the wheel

still the same ciara, just with more work and longer messier hair. ah and yes, a certified diver now, not that i have the time and money to dive anyway. maybe by november/december/january soon.

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