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A day in the life of a cameraman

March 31st, 2006 by kwentongbayan

I had to go home yesterday to Nueva Ecija. It was my nephew’s graduation (nursery lang eto), and I promised as a gift, to cover his graduation. So I went home armed with a VX2000 (yesss!) Gusto ko kase broadcast quality ang kalabasan. And I volunteered sa school board to do a full coverage, and make a presentation out of it. (Payabang.)

Sony_vx2000gifbigBut no. Kind of bulilyaso ang nangyari. The battery of the VX I got wasnt working well. Tama bang 500++ minutes ang nakaregister, but it kept on booting off every ten minutes! DISASTER coordinating council talaga!!! Lech. Fine, let’s rely on the AC, never mind that I’d be tied down to a spot. But no again, naputol yung AC cord. What is wrong with zi werld!!! Grrr!!!

And oh, I forget…Iforgot to bring a tripod. Goodluck to my arms. Human tripod eto. Super goodluck. After a while, nakuntento na ako sa low angle shots. Thanks to the ledge. I had to be nice to my arms.

I thought ang makakalaban ko lang ay ang aking apprehension to do cameraworks. Not that i can’t do it. I just know that some people are more qualified to do it (meaning they have the eye for the angle, and the pulse to shift to that angle as quickly). Even if it was only a home video kind of thing, I wanted it to look good pa din naman.

It wasn’t my first time to do a full coverage. I remember, during the burial of that chinese woman kidnapped and murdered, we had to cover it for my show, but the cameraman was stuck in traffic. Syemps di naman kami hihintayin ng libing (figuratively a good thing). But I had to do the camera, karir to the max, as in I was side-by-side the camera people from the networks. Going after the procession, and even ahead to get a front angle of the scene. At kailangan ding makipagbrasuhan kung hinde, puro ulo ng ibang media ang makukuhanan. Hindi nga lang ako sumampa sa mga fire trucks etc to get a better angle. But hey, same pagod pa din.

So here I am now. Feeling kinda sick. My arms super aching. My back as if smashed by an elephant’s snout. And my left eye, was a bit swollen when I woke up. (Remember the battery, I wasn’t able to open the LCD coz it consumes more battery when it’s open, so I had to peep sa view finder all the time).

No wonder camera people are paid a good sum for just a day’s work. (Pero I heard not really a good sum in some networks. Pero naman, earning 1000++ for one day, di na masama.) It’s manual+creative labor. Saludo ako sa mga cameramen! (Pwera na lang sa mga manyak. Harhar. Dami neto.)

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Repost

March 28th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

When ever I look at her I feel a sudden sadness
because i know she is someone who could never be mine…

Maybe she noticed the sudden changes I’m having lately.
I just couldn’t handle it anymore; Like I can’t go on pretending..

I hate myself for not being able to admit
Afraid of the consequences that are bound to happen

Her smile keeps on haunting me
My mind is telling me to forget her
But how?

For long I have loved in silence
I tried to show it hopping that she’ll soon see the feelings that i hide
Yet she is blind..
Or maybe she is not ready for something like this..

The distance between me and her is getting farther
I coudn’t do anything but to admire her from a distance…
and only in my dreams can I hold her
Only there can I tell, she is mine

But when the dream is finally over reality creeps through my heart
Reminding my stupid heart,
That she is someone who could never be mine…
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Copied this from Aljim’s blog. Nice nice. Kind of modified it a bit. But exact exact same sentiments. Hehe.

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Condolences

March 24th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

Ang pinakamahirap sigurong gawin ng isang tao sa kanyang kaibigan ay ang aluin ang nagluluksang puso.

I think no amount of words will ever suffice to cheer up someone grieving from the loss of a loved one. At sa ating texting society, parang ang hirap kung magtetext ka lang ng "Condolences". At parang ang weird na reply naman ng "Thank you." Pero parang yun na yung proper terms to express sympathy and appreciation for that sympathy. Pero as much as possible, kahit thru text, I try to send words, deeper and more heartfelt than simple condolences. Not that simple messages aren’t sincere. I just feel na para syang hungkag, something missing. lalo na sa madaldal na taong tulad ko.

Naalala ko tuloy, when my father died, one particular message really hit me. It was from Tutei. "You made him really proud." Kung paano ako naiiyak sa really good movie lines and moments, mga ten times pa don yung bigla na lang akong silently humagulgol.

And it made me think, if in his entire life did I ever make him happy…if I did my responsibilities as a son, or was I worth all his sacrifices and was I able to pay my dues. Siguro that’s one reason why people cry when a family member dies. It’s not just because of the person will be gone forever, but probably because of looking back and realizing things that should’ve been done, things that should’ve been said, emotions that should’ve been felt. Time moves forward and the future without that person is easier cushioned by the assurance of friends and family hanging around until you’ve already managed. Pero you can never undo the things of the past. That’s one sad truth to hurdle.

Ang nakakainis pa, ang tanging makapagsasabi kung sapat na ang lahat ng ginawa mo sa nakaraan ay yung taong patay na. So I guess you’ll never know if it was enough. Pero when I got that message from Tutei, I felt an unexplainable comfort. Kahit papano, someone thinks of it that way. It just made me hope na sana nga, my father feels the same. That was enough for me.

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Bird Lesson

March 10th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

What I can share as somebody younger, from my almost four years of work
(and this is the most valuable lesson ive learned about, but not really learned from):

The most aggressive
and ruthless of all the birds always gets the worm. Not the earliest,
especially not the most patient and most persevering.

Big_bird_2

 

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GMA Telebooboo

March 8th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

Nagkakape kami kagabi sa Kopiroti (Raz, Joni at ako), at napagkwentuhan na lang bigla ang mga nakakatawang pagkakamali sa telepono, lalo na sa mga tinatawagan. At ang mga kwento, puro naganap sa premises ng GMA.

Kwento ni Joni: SP sya sa Wish Ko Lang at may concert silang inoorganize. Kinuha nya ang number ni Karen delos Santos mula sa directory ng Extra Challenge at tinawagan nya.

JONI: Hi Karen! This is Joni…We’d like to invite you sana for a free concert for Wish.
KAREN: Oh sure! Pero…anong gagawin ko?
JONI: Well, whatever you like, you can sing…you can dance…
KAREN: But….I’m a psychiatrist.


Napakacommon kasi ng pangalan. Ibang Karen pala yung natawagan. Hindi ang paboritong apo na si Karen.

Kwento ko naman, I did research raket for GMA din, for a documentary, and I had to call and schedule interviews with former anchors and employees of GMA. Isa sa mga naassign sakin ay si Tina Monzon-Palma. Excited pa ko dahil talaga namang icon sya para sa akin, ng journalism noong dekada otsenta. So I called up the ABS Trunkline.

ME: Can you connect me to the office of Ms. Tina Monzo please?
OPERATOR: Ah, sa Bantay Bata po? For a moment.


I assumed na since she’s a bigwig sa ABS, di naman ako basta icoconnect sa direct line nya. Na baka secretary muna ang sasagot, or sa office ng ng Bantay Bata. So, may sumagot, malalim at malaki ang boses.

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ME: Good afternoon Sir, may I speak with Ms. Tina Monzon-Palma.
MALALIM NA BOSES: Um, this is Tina.


I swear. Chills up and down my spine, ika nga ni Jennifer Lopez. Nanlamig ako at may mga five beats na katahimikan bago ako nakarecover na deadma lang at mabilis sinabi na nakasingit lang sa first sentence ko ang "sorry".

Nagkita naman kami a few days after when I interviewed her na. Okay naman sya, really nice and accomodating. Di naman nya ko kinalbo.

 

Pero the best pa din, at winner ang kay Rey. Sa isang shoot daw, nalate ang isang baklang make up artist na ang pangalan ay Pilita. Umiinit na ang ulo ng AP (or PM, basta head ng prod), at inutusan ang PA na tawagan si Pilita using the former’s cellphone at tanungin kung bakit wala pa ang bakla. Eh ang mga PA, marunong ding mang-ngarag ng mga crew yan.

PA: Pilita! Nasan ka na daw ba? Bakit hanggang ngayon wala ka pa?
PILITA: Um…this is Pilita Corrales.


BWAHAHAHAHA! Panalo.

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I’m Invincible!

March 6th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

Umagang-umaga nangungulit tong si Elaine, kapatid ko. Nagpapaturo ng assignment sa Math. Tanggap ko naman na di ako kagalingan sa Math (kaya nga Broad di ba?). Pero napakapang elementary naman ng tanong, kaya chinallenge ko ang sarili ko. At talagang nachallenge nga ako.

Question:
An equilateral triangle and rectangle have the same perimeter. The length of the rectangle is 3cm less than twice the width. Each side of the triangle is 12 cm. Find the area of the rectangle.

POTEK! Mukha syang napakadali sa umpisa. But no, sa aking katamaran ay hula method ang aking inemploy. 7 and 11 cm ang values ng W at L, respectively. (May respectively pa). Naalala ko naman na ang formula ng Perimeter ay 2L+2W, at ang area ay LxW. Pag kinomfute ay makukuha ang tamang sagot na P=36 cm, same perimeter of the equilateral triangle (all sides equal, so P=3a, a being the length of the side).

Pero tanong ng kapatid ko: Pano U nakuha? (U talaga ang ginamit nya).

Ayoko pa sanang isolve. (Sinabi ko na lang sa kapatid ko: "Dapat ikaw ang umintindi. Hindi pwedeng isusubo na lang sayo lahat. Pano ka matututo?") Asus. Di lang alam kase kung pano.

Extra challenge na ito.

Kaya talaga namang inalala ko ang natutunan ko sa substitution, transposition, balancing the equation, etc. etc….with the little help of purplemath.com. (Hahaha!)

Dahil alam natin na ang L ay 2W-3, yun na ang value ng L natin forever. By substition:

36 = 2L+2W
36 = 2(2W-3) + 2W
36 = 4W-6+2W
36 = 6W-6
To cancel out 6 on the right side of the equation…(naalala ko pa kung pano magsalita si Ms. Bayro, ang aming adviser at math teacher)

36+6 = 6W-6+6
42 = 6W
Cancel out 6 on the right side of the equation to get the value of W...

42/6 = 6W/6
7 = W

BWAHAHAHAHA!!! YYYYEEEESSSSS!!!! ANG GALING MO TSONG!!!! I’M INVINCIBLE!!!!

Dapat yata nag-eng’g talaga ko…

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Oscars Bets

March 6th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

Globes4Yey! Nanalo sya! Sya talaga gusto ko manalo. Thought he was underrated. At lagi na lang syang kontrabida. But he really is good, dahil nakakbwiset talaga sya when he’s one. But I have yet to see Capote. Philip Seymour Hoffman. Ganda pa ng pangalan. (Mag ganitong look kaya ako. Babagay kaya?)

Yoko sana si Reese manalo. (Really wanted Keira Knightley, pero i thought si Charlize ulit mananalo). Howell.

Tuwing Oscars, naalala ko si Peggy. Sa 121 class namin, ito ang sinabi nyang biggest dream, ang makatanggap ng gintong estatwa ng lalakeng nakahubad. Oblation. Joke. Sana igreet naman nya kami pag nangyari yon. Haha! Ambabaw. =D

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Blog, Ramblings, Writings

March 5th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

What should I name my blog?

A blog is often a reflection of its writer. Because of this, you’ll
want to give your blog the type of name that captures who you are and
what you’re writing about.

Blog writers often find their audience serendipitously; therefore,
your blog name should be memorable and unique. Avoid names like "blog",
"ramblings", or "writings", for they will not stand out in directories
or listings (if you so desire the traffic).

- Halaw sa "configure" page ng friendster blog

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- Wala lang. Natuwa lang ako na may ganito pa talagang pagpapayo ang mga tao sa Friendster para sa mga nagbablog. Kailangan na maging malikhain ang title ng blog kyeme kyeme. Haha! Dapat makapukaw ng atensyon ng mga tao. Para kaya basahin nila?  Pinag-aaralan ko kase kung pano itweek tong blogsite ko. Naiinggit ako sa mga blogsites ng iba na makulay, parang si Tessa Prieto.

Si Che ang nagconvince sa akin na magblog muli. Nagblog ako dati (or nag attempt), pero may mga bagay na umistap sa akin. Unang-una, isa itong pagbali sa aking dating pilosopiya ng hindi pagbablog. Pero minsan nga may mga bagay na gusto mo lang isiwalat sa mundo. Parang gusto mong ibulong sa hangin, para liparin sya…umaasa na may makakarinig, kahit hindi sigurado kung meron.

At yun nga, thus, my blog. Sa Friendster pa. (Dati ayoko dito kase masyadong nakakabit talaga sa pagkatao mo. Pero convenient. Ang hirap magremember ng iba-ibang username at password.)

Sabi nga ng byline ni che ay "I write for me." Gusto ko ganun din ako. Pero hindi ko ikakaila ang pag-asa na merong nagbabasa. Pero di din naman super desperate na meron nga. Pati sa pagsulat, kahit naman sa diary ni tyo kardo ay parang may kausap ako. I guess it is but natural for people to write as if talking to someone, or as if the writing is intended for someone to read.

Binalikan ko tuloy ang aking kauna-unahang posting sa Tabulas, ang aking unang blogsite na sinign up-an. At ito ang isa sa mga comment:

"It’s sort of like your statement to the world of your existence in
hopes that other people will confirm it with their sympathies."

Di naman ako naghahanap ng simpatya. Pero siguro masaya kung meron. Parang love. (Ay!)

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Binibini! Binibini!

March 4th, 2006 by kwentongbayan

Tagal ko nang di nanonood ng mga pageant. Dati sobrang adik kami ng ate ko, at talagang nagstay up late kami to watch Binibing Pilipinas, and syempre laging special day pag summer ang telecast ng Miss U sa Channel 9. Family day yon. Last akong seryosong nanood ay ang Miriam Quiambao Miss U.

Last night lang ako ulit nanood ng Binibing Pilipinas, dahil kay Lian Ramos, housemate ng mga taga Panay. Dapat manonood kami ng live sa Araneta, but I had to accompany Pinky to watch a play (Comedy of Errors) sa UA&P (sosyal! Fist time ko sa UA&P. Ibang kwento na yon).

Pero all the time magkatext kami ng aking pang-pageant din na batchmate na si Nana, kept me updated about Lian. She won, syempre Bb. Pilipinas-Universe (at kung anu-ano pang award, including Ms. Photogenic). Exclaimed Nana through text: My God! My housemate is Ms. Universe!

Ramos

Winner naman kasi ang sagot nya. Question: Aside from your country, whereelse do you want to live? (To that effect). Akala ko ay isasagot nya: Hindi ko po ipagpapalit ang Pilipinas! Parang ang sagot sa walang kamatayang tanong na: "Ano ang gusto mong baguhin sa katawan mo?" na may walang kamatyang sagot na "Wala po. Because I believe that this is what God has given me." Ganong kyeme.

Lian’s answer was (if I remember correctly): France. Bec I am a self-confessed Francophile. And I’d like to kyeme culture, freedom, brotherhood…and as they say in France ‘cest la vie!’. (Syemps wala yung kyeme). Panalo! Kelan pa tayo huling nakadinig ng talagang witty at may sense na answer. I think yung "essense of a woman" ni Sushmita Sen ang pinakanadabest. Di ko lang alam kung totoo yung forwarded email na sagot kuno ni Lara Quigaman sa Ms. Int’l. If ever, yun yung pinakadabest.

Kakatawa yung buong production ng Binibini. (Opinyon at komento lang po. Pasintabi. Baka may kakilala akong involved.)

Yung theme song nila, parang katunog ng intro ng Starstruck theme. (’Come on everybody kyeme kyeme…). Sobrang katunog! Yung rnb-ish ang dating.  Tapos may mga male voices na nagmamala-rap na sumisigaw ng "Binibini! Binibini!" (One more time: "Binibini! Binibini!")

Di pa din namamatay ang mga tanong tulad ng:

1) Ano ang gusto mong baguhin sa sarili mo/ sa nakaraan mo?

2) What is more important, health or wealth?

at eto, pinakapanalo, by Iza Calzado na judge:

3) In your own words, define love.

Na sinagot ng napakahusay,

"I think in my own words, I can not define love. Because love should not be defined, it should be feel." (WAHAHA! Promise, feel talaga yung sinabi nya, at hindi felt.)

May isa pang winner question: During your past time, what do you want to do? a) watch a movie, b) listen to music or c) read a good book? GRABE NA TO!!! Ang hirap ng question!!! Buti na lang nagbigay sya ng multiple choice.

At syempre ang pinakapaborito ko, ang makabagbag damdaming serenade ng Cueshe. Lecher. Baket sila!?! Waaah! Sorry sa mga Cueshean (putek, nito ko lang nalaman na may tawag pala sa mga followers nila). E for effort for being experimental sa mga magseserenade sa mga kandidate. Pero ampanget, sorry. Sobrang off for me na mga hits ng Cueshe ang kinanta to "serenade" the beauties. (Will you give me something just to hold on to?)

Tapos after coronation, the crowns of the three winners kept on falling! Hindi na ba uso ang mga hairpin? Kase sa probinsya pag popularity contest at nakikiusyoso ako (talagang usyoso eh), may gamit silang pin to keep the crown from falling. Or sa Ms. International yata yon, parang one size fits all ang drama ng korona. Adjustable! Syempre panalo ulit si Lian, di na nya pinilit yung crown. Hinawakan na lang nya!

Sana sa May come Miss Universe, maging Panay grand party ang viewing at cheering for Lian, or something. (Hehe padinig! Inom tayo kahit umaga.)

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