MISSIN MEDIA WORLD…
AFTER EVALUATING AND CONTEMPLATING ON LIFE’S CHALLENGES, ONE THING IS FOR SURE,YES! I’M BACK IN BUSINESS. GUESS WHAT THAT BUSINESS IS? DON’T DENY IT, ALAM MO YUN! A BUSINESS SO FAST PACED AND IGNORES THE HUMAN SIDE OF HUMANS AND DWELLS ON DIRTY POLITICS AND CARNAL PLEASURES, NONETHELESS, OLA! SHOW BUSINESS! AND NOW I CAN HEAR PEOPLE SCREAMING MY NAME AND WELCOMING ME BACK. IT’S LIKE A STAMPEDE OF SOME SORT. MY CO-BEAST WORKERS WAVING THEIR BANNERS JUST LIKE HOW THEY TREAT COMEBACKS OF “NALAOS” NA ARTISTA! ALL I CAN DO IS LAUGH AND ACCEPT REALITY. HERE I AM BACK IN SHOWBIZLANDIA. BUT THEN I STOPPED, I DON’T SEE FAMILIAR FACES. ALL I CAN SEE IS A THREE CAPITAL LETTERS ENGRAVED ON THE BUILDING- ABC? WHERE AM I? HINDI BA TO ABS-CBN? I’M NOT DREAMING. THIS IS REAL!
WELL IT’S NICE TO BACK. THAT’S ALL I CAN SAY AT THIS VERY MOMENT WRITING THIS ENTRY. WITH WHAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW, I WAS ABLE TO PROVE, IF GOD HAS PLANNED SOMETHING FOR YOU, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU IGNORE AND DEPART FROM IT, STILL, YOU’LL END UP ACCORDING TO HIS PLANS. I’M VERY HAPPY AND ENLIGHTENED COZ I REALIZED GOD NEVER LEFT ME EMPTY HANDED AFTERALL. WITH THE RATE I’M RUNNING MY CAREER AND MY LIFE, I CAN DESCRIBE IT AS VERY FANTABULOUS AND TRULY SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL, A BLESSING FROM UP ABOVE. AND SO, HOLDING A FRESH SENSE OF HOPE AND PRINCIPLES IN LIFE, I’M READY TO SET A JOURNEY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFERENT FOR I HAVE A
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TO FULFILL- THAT IS TO SHARE MY TALENTS TO THOSE WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF MY AMBITIOUS VISION IN MEDIA WORLD!
IT’S BEEN THREE MONTHS AND A HALF NOW SINCE MY MOM PASSED AWAY. I MUST ADMIT, IN THE FIRST WEEKS OF MOURNING, I FELT LIKE GIVING UP. I FELT LIKE TRASHING AWAY WHAT I HAVE STARTED- MY CAREER AND ALL. IT’S AS IF I’M LIFELESS AND USELESS THAT I KEPT ON CRYING AND DWELLING ON MY WEAKNESSES. NO MATTER HOW TONS OF ADVICE FROM DEAR FRIENDS KEPT POURING, STILL, NOTHING CAN EASE THE PAIN I’M FEELING AT THAT VERY INSTANCE OF MY LIFE. IT’S HARD TO ACCEPT THAT MY GREATEST AND NUMBER ONE FAN- MORAL BOOSTER HAS LEFT ME IN THIS UNFAIR AND HARSH WORLD UNPREPARED. UNTIL GOD COME AND HELPED ME. WITH HIM I WAS ABLE TO STAND UP AND AGAIN, FIGHT AND LIVE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE MY
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IN THIS WORLD. AT THE SAME TIME, SLOWLY I REALIZED MY MOM WOULD NEVER BE AT PEACE IF SHE’LL BE SEEING SAD FACES NOT JOYOUS ONES. OF COURSE WE REALLY MISS HER. MISSIN HER IS LIKE THROWING HUNDREDS OF KNIVES TO YOUR WHOLE BODY. BUT AGAIN, GOD SHOWED ME THE RAYS OF HOPE AND THERE, TOGETHER WITH THE STRENGTHS AND SUPPORT I GOT FROM MY FAMILY, I WAS ABLE TO EMBRACE DEATH AND IT’S CONSEQUENCES.
MOURNING HAS ENDED AND I WAS ABLE TO LIVE MY LIFE. THE BIG QUESTION; BUT WHAT LIFE KIND OF LIFE IF I’M JOBLESS? WOULD I EAT WHAT I PROMISED TO NEVER EVER WORK IN A TELEVISION NETWORK? AND THERE, I WAS CONFRONTED WITH A NEW DILEMMA. AS I LOOK BACK AND WEIGH THINGS, FLASHES OF ENDLESS NIGHTMARES AND TRAUMA STARTED TO REGISTER IN MY MIND. I CAN’T DENY THAT ALL OF THESE MEMORIES ARE ALL STILL FRESH RESIDUES OF THE DISTANT PAST TO RECOLLECT. REMEMBER, I RESIGNED IN ABS-CBN AFTER MY MOM DIED, A LONG WAITING DECISION I FINALLY PUT INTO EFFECT. THERE I PUT AN END OF PURSUING MY DREAM OF BECOMING A DIRECTOR AND WRITER- KINDA. I REFUSED TO BE BACK. CALL IT PRIDE. CALL IT EGO. BUT ABOVE IT, IT’S ANGST AND PAINS. I HATE THE SYSTEM. IT’S INFESTED WITH MAGIC AND FRAUD. AND SO I DIDN’T APPLY IN GMA7. I THINK THAT IT’S ALL THE SAME. WEEKS HAVE PASSED AND CONTINUOUSLY I APPLIED TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES. I MADE LONG WALKS IN
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AND ORTIGAS, WANDERING WHAT THIS LIFE COULD OFFER A HOPEFUL LIKE ME.YES! CALL CENTERS CALLED ME BUT I DIDN’T SHOW ANY INTEREST. I DON’T LIKE ENDING UP IN A
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. I WANT TO THRIVE IN AN ENVIROMENT WHERE I CAN USE ALL OF MY CREATIVITY. AND SO I APPLIED IN ADVERTISING. NO CALLS. AT THE SAME TIME, THAT TIME I WAS WAITING FOR MY APPLICATION IN GSIS WITH MY FATHER BUCKING ME UP. SAME, IT’S A PROCESS OF WAITING. ONLY GOD KNOWS. IN THE END, FUNNY YOU MAY SAY IT, I WAS HIRED IN A TELEVISION NETWORK!
HERE I AM IN TELEVISION NETWORK, AGAIN DOING THE SAME OLD STUFF. IT WAS JUST THIS APRIL WHEN I WAS HIRED AS A SEGMENT PRODUCER WRITER OF A SINGING CONTEST WHICH RITES ARE BOUGHT FROM THE UNITED STATES- FROM AMERICAN IDOL. NOW IT’S PHILIPPINE IDOL! HOW GREAT! IT’S A LIFE LONG DREAM OF WRITING AND PRODUCING SINGING CONTESTS. O WELL, IF ONLY I COULD QUIT THE SHOW AND BE JUST ONE OF THE CONTESTANTS, I’LL DO IT BUT WHAT IS STOPPING ME FROM DOING IT IS MY PASSION AND PRESENT DRIVE. FROM WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY FORMER “FAMILY” NETWORK, I CAN SAY THAT I’M MORE DRIVEN TO PURSUE THE DREAM OF BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL WRITER AND DIRECTOR- BE IT IN TELEVISION OF FILM. THERE’S AN UNEXPLAINABLE RUSH OF INSPIRATION BUT THE QUESTION IS, HOW WILLI GROW IN A SMALL COMPANY JUST LIKE… OKAY I’LL ADMIT IT, I’M IN ABC 5. I’M A NOVA BOY NOW. A HOMECOMING OF SOME SORT. AT LEAST THE COMPANY I’M WORKING RIGHT NOW IS SUCH A COMFORT COMPARED TO THE LONG TRAVELLING HOURS AND TRAFFIC GOING TO ABS-CBN. THE ONLY THING THAT SUCKS IS RIDING A JEEP TWICE IN WHICH YOU’LL BE WITH THE PALENGKE PEOPLE AND ALL SORTS OF “MADURUKOT” LOOKING PEOPLE. O WELL, I’M NOT BEING JUDGEMENTAL BUT IT’S PROVEN AND TESTED. NOVALICHES IS KNOWN FOR IT’S “MANDURUKOT AT HOLDAPAN” MOMENTS. THE ONLY THING THAT GIVES ME A SORT OF SECURITY IS MY FAITH IN GOD. O GOD. HELP ME. AND SO, BACK TO WHAT I’M SAYING, YES RIGHT NOW I’M VERY MOTIVATED AND INSPIRED IN PROMOTING MY NEW HAVEN- ABC 5. I CAN SENSE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE NETWORK THAT COULD BE UNLEASHED AND MAKE IT BIG IN THE FUTURE. AS WHAT MY FRIEND TOLD ME, IT’S TO ONE’S ADVANTAGE IN PIONEERING A NEW BORN COMPANY BUT THEN AGAIN, I HAVE TO BE STRONG. IT’S BUSINESS AFTERALL. I HAVE TO TAKE RISKS. IT’S ALL PART OF GROWING UP. WHO KNOWS, ABC MIGHT OUTSHINE THE OTHER TELEVISION NETWORKS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HOW? PASSION IS THE KEY TO EXCELLENCE!
IT’S JUST FUNNY HOW THINGS ARE GOING RIGHT NOW FOR ME. I CAN’T SAY I’M TOTALLY HAPPY. YES UP TO NOW, I’M STILL MOURNING TO THE LOSS OF MY MOTHER. BUT THEN AGAIN, I STILL HAVE MY FATHER, MY BROTHERS AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME, JUST LIKE FRIENDS AND STUFF WHO WOULD BE HELPING AND BE MY SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. OH GOD! I REALLY MISS MY MOM. I WISH SHE’S HERE BESIDE ME PRAYING ME OVER WHILE WRITING THIS BLOG. I REALLY MISS HER, HER KISSES, HER HUGS, AND MOST ESPECIALLY OUR BACK-TO-BACK CONCERT TREATS IN OUR MAGIC SING. AND SO JUST LIKE SINGING A SONG IN A VIDEOKE, I DIDN’T STOP BUT RATHER FINISH WHAT I HAVE STARTED. AND TO DATE, I’M VERY BUSY BACK TO WORK. AND I MEAN NOT JUST WORK. THE CONCEPT OF WORK FOR ME HAS REALLY EVOLVED AND CHANGED. AS COMPARED TO THE “WORKAHOLIC” EARVS, THE EARVS YOU’LL MEET TODAY WOULD STILL BE WORKAHOLIC BUT RATHER A MATURE PERSON WHO KNOWS TIME MANAGEMENT- FAMILY, SOCIAL LIFE, GOD AND AGAIN WORK. ME TIME PA RING LATE MINSAN! OH WELL I’M STARTING TO FIX MY BODY CLOCK! AT THE SAME TIME, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I’D BE ADDICTED TO TAEBO. SUPER ADDICT TALAGA. AT LEAST I’LL GET FIT AND HEALTHY.
I BELIEVE MY MOM ACTUALLY NEVER LEFT US. I KNOW SHE’S JUST THERE WATCHING US LIVE OUR LIFE AND FULFILL OUR DREAMS. IT’S BEEN MY PROMISE TO HER TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE HOUSE, MY PAPA, AND MY BROTHERS. IT’S A PROMISE I HAVE TO FULFILL IN THIS WORLD. AT THE SAME, I PROMISE HER THAT I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE HER PROUD OF ME. THANKS TO GOD FOR HE’S ALWAYS GIVING US THE POWER OF RIGHT CHOICE AND COURAGE TO WIN LIFE’S GAME. I KNOW GOD IS THERE. HE’S PART OF US AND IT’S ONLY UP TO US TO DISCOVER GOD’S ROLE AND MIRACULOUS INTERCESSION IN OUR LIVES.
AND SO, AFTER MISSIN THE CAMERA’S ROLL, THE DIRECTOR’S COUNTDOWN COMMANDS, THE LIGHTS, THE UNSTOPPABLE ENERGY OF THE SHOW’S AUDIENCE, THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS OF PRODUCING A SCRIPT, AND EDITING, OVERALL TV WORLD, HERE I AM BACK FOR VENGEANCE! AND SO, I HOPE THIS IS MY TIME TO SHINE. AS FOR ME, I SUMMARIZE IN THREE WORDS THE FEELING I HAVE FOR THIS NEW RACE IN ABC 5 – LIKE IT.LOVE IT.LIVE IT! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT FOREVER. ONLY GOD KNOWS. I KNOW GOD BROUGHT ME HERE FOR A REASON AND IT’S SOMETHING I HAVE TO FIND OUT AND BE THANKFUL OF! I’M READY TO SHOUT THE MAGIC WORD…STANDY BY, 5, 4, 3, 2 AND 1 ENERGY!
* PS: WHILE I’M WRITING THIS BLOG THINGY, NAMISS KO ANG AT HOME KA DITO FAMILY. YES I MISS THE TALAKS. THANKS TO THE TALAK MOMENTS. IT UNLEASHED A MILLION EARVS OF BRAVERY PERSONIFIED! LIFE’S IS A BITCH AND SO I WANT A TASTE OF THE BEACH! SUMMER NA! BABAD NA!
*THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO FORGIVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO HURT MY VIRGINAL FEELINGS. HAHA