Thursday, March 2nd, 2006
TEL-A-VISION PRODUCTION PRESENTS…
Yes. After three attempts, I finally bid farewell to my dream that was ABS-CBN and honestly, it’s refreshing and rejuvenating. I can hardly feel the scent of freedom. It’s as if I’m in a paradise and free spirited. I just love it.
One thing I really miss in television production is my AT HOME KA DITO Family or known as the BIIKAN NG ABS-CBN. I really love them. As I always say, I strongly believe that they are the true testament to ABS-CBN’s definition of Kapamilya. The team really rocks! Keep soaring high!
I miss the piglets and the farmers but not my job. They really make sense out of non sense.
We live only once so live it to the fullest. 2 years of showbiz life is enough. 2 years of slavery in the
Philippines largest network is too much. It’s time to find a greener paradise where I can have a peace of mind. Thank God! I’m starting to have it!
**** Here are some of my most cherished mottos when I was still in ABS-CBN.
Learn to eat dirt. It’s a very filthy world.
Politics and Show Business are Siamese in nature. They are inseparable.
Attitude problem is a virtue. It’s your greatest and strongest weapon. Foster it!
The best housemaids and house boys come from television production. They are all around and low maintenance.
Once they call you “day,” be proud coz your already part of the “all around” circle of kakatus or kakatulungin.
Day off is a crime. You are always proven guilty no matter what. No questions asked.
Hydrocephalus is the common ill in television production. It’s incurable and very contagious.
Kissing and licking your boss’ ass is an art so master it! It’s a surefire act for promotion.
Production life sucks at the same time challenging. Be sure you have health cards, insurances, and even memorial plans. Trust me coz they are life saving even in your most death defying taping days.
I-pods really work during talak moments especially if you wish for silence.
Vitamins are inadequate to sustain production life, it is best to have an iron heart and mechanical body.
What is the difference between seconds, minutes and hours?
There is no holiday in production jobs.
People dearest to you will hate you because of your absence in special events.
The authority to “talak” is parallel to position. It’s tried and tested.
Talak is power. No wonder it’s the most used and misused trait.
Acting blind, deaf and mute is powerful. After some years, you’ll see, hear and talk like a God.
At some point of frustration, winning is a miracle.
Detoxify once in a while to prevent continuous decay of personality.
Be sure to transform like a monster at work. Life is a jungle. Don’t forget to be wild, brutal and voracious!
In the end of every post production, you’ll definitely become a drama king/ queen.
Praising a job well done could possibly be a sign of judgment day.
Ratings are divine. It’s to die for.
It’s better to be a social climber in making your way up.
Gods and Goddesses will recognize not the paper but the small dot in the paper because they wear perfect reading eye glasses.
Simplicity is in. Never wear havaianas slippers. They may be stolen at times.
Progress can be measured through a cellphone unit.
Speak in meetings. It determines your career path.
The word of Gods and Goddesses are never to be broken and must be followed.
People created Gods and Goddesses in this industry and it’s so annoying.
You are a God if you know how to handle budget.
Some are promoted because of beauty. Everything is concealed of politics.
Beware of asshole celebrities. In the end of each and every encounter with them, even if you are right, evil prevails. You’re nothing but a staff, working hard for the money.
Taking pictures with celebrities will never make you rich. After all, they are just ordinary people who luckily appear in the boob tube.
Some artists are worth idolizing but some are just damn incompetent and useless.
Some contests are just inequitable. It’s the thrill of the whole competition.
Don’t be a slave of money.
Learn how to budget. Befriend those who are good in handling their finances.
Learn to haggle.
Know your connections. They are your future in the business if you wish to stay forever.
Walking dead people are just around the corner.
Have time with your self, your family and your friends. Don’t be workaholic. Remember that the company won’t build an effigy for the things you’ve done for the company when you die.
To some, saying sorry is like degrading oneself. So better not say the “s” word.
Don’t commit suicide though your work is a big factor in doing so.
Euthanasia is the most strategic way of reinforcing your team.
You are only good as your last project.
Saying “no” to any project is a sin. It’s punishable by termination.
The more seductive you are, the brighter your future is.
Celebrities keep on getting rich while you suffer in poverty unless you are a God/ Goddess.
Don’t forget to smile coz you might be discovered especially if you are a cameraman.
It’s an advantage if you are a "real" man, good looking and with fantastic physique. It’s a appetizing to the gay Gods.
It’s hard to find true and genuine friends in this kind of business. The moment you found them, plant them inside your heart and nurture them forever.
Identify how many human rights are violated in the entertainment industry. You’ll be surprised to find out. Can you help me count?
The magic continues.
Well, deceit happens naturally.
Favoritism rules.
If you can’t beat it, mimic it!
Originality is equivalent to imitation. How funny!
Jeopardy is an everyday challenge. So get used to it.
I believe in Karma.
There is life outside ABS-CBN and I’m ready to prove it.
Like it. Love it. Live it!
Of course as I look back, I also had these wonderful thoughts to share. So sit back and relax as I unfold my deepest emotions on life after ABS-CBN
I believe that you don’t need to kill yourself to be rich. After all, when we die, God will not ask us how rich materially we live in this world.
Life is worth living if you have God in your life. So be it.
To be continued…
