I better start this article with the best of my recent tales, lest I want to belittle this blessing, hehe. I just got my first nephew! A new mogwai for me!
His name is Gabriel, he's got his dad's height and his mom's eyes. I love babies, pre-running-around-screaming babies. I don't know how to handle boys though, but given that my nieces are far from mahinhin I guess I'd do fine. I'm excited to see how this goes. :)
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Onto other news: Better busy than blue. Thank God, for this that made me abandon my emotional roller coaster--the one that crashed and burned just recently. A day after Gabriel's birth, I received a text message around 3 in the morning from someone I worked with in the Bakasyon MV. She just asked if I was free because she needed help on some shoot. So without prior knowledge of what I was getting into, I went on location. After a 5-minute speech that enumerated my tasks and responsibilities, ( note the present tense used) "I'm a technical P.A., you mean?" Ding-ding-ding-ding! Congggggrrrratulashens! Pahlahkpahkahn!
So there. I've been a zombie for most of the past two weeks but I'm having fun. This labada is for one of the finalists in the C1 Originals. Chika ko lang, Indie's become a joke for commercial film outfits. In this one for example, they required directors to cast mainstream stars as leads. So, good luck to our logistics and budget. Aside from expensive TF's, we have to juggle scheds to avoid the celebs' tapings. I don't know if this film, no, movie has to be kept secret 'til the Publicity so I won't name our leads.. Let's just say it's so Katorse, yan gets na.
My phone bill's off the roof, best of friends with the tech peeps, and liquidate thousands-worth of budget for breakfast among other things. Just last night I was picked up by Police while on loc and brought to the precinct on false pretenses. I got off unscathed, they tried to threaten and milk some money off us but got none. In other words, Ms.Ngarag is back. For now at least.
One thing I realized, after all the rejections, stabs at my self-esteem, I've missed being good or at least needed at something. I know it's haughty, but it's how I feel. To top off this experience, my PM gave me an offer that splits me at the seams at the moment. Two passions collide. One Iv'e put off for the other, but now it's the one calling on me. I don't know what to do. Pft. We still have on shooting day, I hope I have until then to decide. Hayy...
