julio and julia...

who's julio and julia?

hahaha! that's me and jessie, one of my closest friends in Rated K...

we christened ourselves long before as julio and julia... quite fitting for two round figures who laugh even at the most trivial of things... hahaha! oh, there's never a dull moment when we're together... our bellies even ache because of incessant laughing and at times we don't even know what we're laughing about...

the video below was shot when we were in Burgos, Ilocos Norte to produce a story on the the town's lighthouse... and out of nowhere, we just created a jingle for our tandem...

it was a blast... hahaha! i still laugh at ourselves everytime i see the video... which by the way, i have to thank my 'beloved' Uge for adoring us... he keeps an archive of julio and julia''s standuppers and bloopers... i wonder if 'beloved' has kept my standupper in Batanes... hahaha! that you have to see...

anyway, here's our jingle... fair warning though... this isn't for the faint of hearts... hahaha! puhlease don't mock us after watching it... it is one of those boring moments and we were just being spontaneous... hahaha!

handa na ba kayo?

my program is having a new set as part of our new look... and just like this entry, it too was long delayed... it should have been launched 6 months ago but due to inevitable complications and budget restrictions, it had to wait... but lo and behold, we finally launched last oct. 07.


new graphics... new set.... new approach... new music... new dance... and a more vibrant and competent staff...

i hope our feng shui expert, Paloma, is more than just right... the color scheme... the date... the configurations of where to face and when to assemble... oh jeez... all that so everything fits into place and flies with color.... no harm in following... after all, Rated K has been in tip top shape ever since it's pilot... ratings and advertising wise... we have always managed to stay on top...

but more than that, we have always kept that connection with our audience... and that is the most important thing...

our set costed us a million and a half... it is the best we ever had.. from balitang k til now with rated k, this set is the most grandiose... the entire staff was proud of it.

our new theme music was by Rachel Ann Go and Gloc 9... rachel did most of the melody while gloc 9, of course, rendered the rap portion... all these were composed by Lito Camo... and it couldn't have been better.



and now... the most exciting part... the official rated k dance which was choreographed by Kuya Mel (Feliciano)...

it is very simple... just the way i wanted it so everybody can just slide by and do the gesture... it isn't really something we want to make big with... bahala na... let the audience follow na lang... call it baduy... it's fun... we enjoyed every step of the way in producing it... including its part in the obb (opening billboard)... remember the prod shot in Cainta? hehehe! pero siyempre hindi nagpatalo ang staff, they too wanted to girate... in fact, they were suppose to dance only the chorus but to my surprise, they created a choreograpy of their own for the whole song... hahaha! and all the while i thought nahihiya sila... hahaha!
took a shot of the staff when they were dancing in the studio... it is for our host, Korina, who celebrated her birthday last oct. 05... but you might want to also click on the edited version... hehehe!

forgive the staff... call it "kapal ng apog" na lang... hahaha! by the way, i think they danced at least 10 times just to make sure we had lots of materials to choose from... hahaha! and don't look for me... i'm the guy on the floor cuing everybody... after all, it's kindah weird to see a "butanding" dance, don't you think so? hehehe!




everything you see on television is the result of our collective effort... not only of one person but the entire Rated K staff... we have lapses... but we get Rated K on air... beautifully.

and prue's back...

oh gahd... i've missed blogging very much... missed connecting with everybody...

my apologies for not saying 'goodbye' before i left... hehehe... but i blew a promise to cyberspace that i'll bring home lots of stories... and insights to share... and pictures/videos to feed the soul... hehehe!

anyway, i am still here in Bohol but piper and i are finally set to return home tomorrow via Pal 12:30pm flight... we were suppose to have been back thursday but unfortunately (was it? hehehe... i think not... except for the fact that i have compromised my camarines sur trip and the team... well... that's life... you can't plan everything so perfectly... masyado naman ata akong masaya kung after bohol, diretso camarines sur pa ako!!! hahaha!), piper and i woke up very late @ 11:30am... the plane just zoomed over the resort... hahaha! there goes our 1030am flight...

and for the love of all that's good and holy, we hoped so much to board the 440pm flight today... waitlisted but seems like we're destined to stay a night longer... everybody that were booked came and flew... while the charmed ones remained stranded and... hmmm... rewarded again for another night of bohol escapade.

so here we are... still in bohol... enjoying the serendipity of our life together... hahaha!

what am i suppose to write about when i get back...? pretty tight and hectic... my weekend til monday may just be about accomplishing the following entries...

1> i still owe you that Rated K Dance... it's long delayed... forgive me... it's been a week now since i launched it...
2> Happy Sun Campaign... everybody deserves to be happy...
3> Preparation for the Badjao Charity Project of Piper's Happy Sun...
4> Children of the Happy Sun... the first ever recipient of the happy sun's ray of sunshine...
5> Post Charity... there's quite a number of angels that should be thanked... the possibility of spreading happiness depended on quite a number of people... heaven's sent to Piper and her brainchild...
6> BrownBuds... i've never loved reggae this much... thanks to the band who i now recognize as my brothers and friends...
7> Balicasag and Virgin Island... Piper and I rewarded ourselves after a very successful charity work...
8> Our veranda nights created memories.. and these i really want to share...
9> one of the topics in the veranda.. STAYER OR PLAYER?
10> Bohol Sunset
11> my most soulful moment in Bohol... THE SUNRISE!

Oh and i think i have sidelights... my friend and her "bana" (bisaya for asawa... not sure if it's stricly for 'husband' or generic for spouse... anybody is welcome to correct me... hehehe!) just can't help but express their love through music... which of course i got on video... thanks to my ever dependable Nokia 93i...

In fact, i'm making a review entry on my N93i... it deserves my appreciation... it was a great great great help...

and then there's these two foreigners who played and bared for me and piper's delight... hahaha! until this entry, il leave it to your imagination first...

hmmmm... then there's Imbot my Crush...

like hell, our bohol trip was just really filled with stories... i'll take my rest for now and start flaunting tomorrow... thank god my official leave of absence is until tuesday... hehehe!

blog away...

kilala niyo ba si ellen de generous?

ay day! ganun ata talaga... kapag natataranta tayo at kurta ang utak dahil nabibigla... nawawala sa wisyo...

hahaha! it was one of our usual days at work... my friend (whose name i won't state na lang para ma-protect naman ang kanyang reputasyon, integridad at dignidad... hehehe!) and i had a brief meeting with our overall program head just the other day but up to now, we still can't get over his blooper...

talak.. talak...talak... we were receiving a littany of sermon... all you'd hear from us were our 'yes'..'opo mam'... 'yes mam'...

it's only my friend's 2nd week as associate producer... and facing her wrath may have been a big blow for his should-be pleasant morning...

after my boss' series of reminders, we were asked...

"O kumusta ang ating plug?"

both of us weren't anticipating it... we haven't readied an answer for that... but my friend was quick...

"Ok na po mam, nakausap ko na po si Faith ng CCM... siya din po kasi ang kukuha at manunuod ng plug ni Ellen De Generous..."

i couldn't help it... natawa ako... kahit seryoso ang pag-uusap naming tatlo... kahit hindi napangiti si boss... because i think she didn't hear it... ako? tawa ng tawa... hahaha!

my friend wasn't able to hold it anymore... he too went laughing... it was a freudian slip at the wrong time...

hahaha.. let me just put it on note... my friend is literate in english and very much adept with tv production...

it's just that... talagang mahirap pag natataranta sa harap ni boss... hahaha!

(TO MY DEAR DEAR FRIEND: okay lang yun.. it happens... bwahaha!)

of christmas and lists...

waaaaahhooooo... it semed like only yesterday when i was rejoicing for the on-set of the BER months... what do you know... september's over and we're nearer the best times of the year...

oh well... i still have my dad's birthday to survive on oct. 21... and all soul's day of course... it's our 2nd christmas without daddy... hmmmm... not now... not now prue...

anyways, i think i have to start completing my christmas list... afterall, the season sure means big spending for me (i think same goes with everybody else... hahaha!)... big spending because i have my own wishlist... then there goes my circle of friends... i'm more reminded now to make bawi to some of them since last christmas, i failed to finish my shopping and before i know it, we all got hectic when work resumed...

then there's also my many inaanaks who everytime na lang i really have to make a list pa rin... i'm such a bad ninang actually... do you know all your inaanaks? well, i don't... some inaanaks either i don't remember... or some i think i haven't seen at all... or if fortunately, i recognize them, it's their names i don't remember... hahaha! bad bad ninang...

the production staff.... jeez.. the technical team... and quite a number of colleagues too... this estimately closes to an 80... ei piper, let's plan our gift-shopping days... paige, you might want to join us na rin... piglet... badingerz... julia... shoppingan na! hahaha!

and don't forget the ever-kind guards and maintenance crew... they must top the list...

wait... who did i miss last year? it is actually funny because it's normally my closest friends that i fail to give gifts... they would know naman why... we're all capable of buying for ourselves naman... there are others who need these gifts more than we do...

last christmas i went fine with the staff, the crew, the guards and a few egsi guys... and then my program managers... let's see how i do this year...

ate and dete
daddy... (i still can... i still want to... you'll see me from above dad, won't you...)
mommy
angel... (yaaaaaaaaaahoooooo!!!! finally home...!!!!)
angel's 3 cousins... (they were nice to me...)
kalbong komang... (haaaaay!)
papa p... (yes... ill send him a gift!)
charmed ones... piper, prue, phoebe and leo... (hahaha! laki ng utang ko kay phoebe...)
pooh bear's friends... piglet and tiger... tipi and nanay
my favorite and lovely younger sisters
bahay ni ate... unit 208
queer and queerer
poem... (thank God we finally found each other again...!!!)
inaanaks
ab gang... college friends
program managers
KKK anchors
production staff
post-tv editors
stickdreamers
plug artist... (hahaha! bagong crush...)
clyde of program trafficking
tecnical crew
two guards and an egsi
ate mila's family
condo guards
my haircutter and foot spa attendant
eastwood starbucks guard

oh yeah... there's the e-staff too by then... hahaha!

hmmmm... i am enticed to throw something for my blog acquaintances... hehehe!

i hope budget and time allows me to share more... afterall, i have been given much this year...

MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

dance prod shoot...

it's been a week since we had our production shoot for our official program dance... i've been wanting to post about it but never had the chance until now...

that saturday was really one hell of a toxic day... apart from the fact that the production assistant and the audioman were unforgiveably super late, the shoot itself was very demanding...but thanks to my dear kuya mel, i was able to pull it through... my sincerest gratitude as well to the cainta-nons who were very participative... the coordinator from the municipal hall and the market were just as supportive and accomodating...

with a crowd of at least 200, the prodshoot went very successful... kuya mel's choreograpy too was quick to learn... you'll see it soon on tv... and by then, i hope you'll be dancing with us... hehehe! wala lang... just a little something to perk up the show...

the vendors in the marketplace went crazy during the rehearsal... they were obviously having fun and excited to see themselves on national broadcast...


kuya mel's dance class was a bang... very very game... their adrenalin went sky high when we started playing the music... well, obviously wanting to look good on camera.... and that, i totally appreciate... thanks mga butihing madam ng cainta.
i think the participants even exceeded 200 because almost everybody in the plaza wanted to join... the cadets... the boy scouts... the choir members... the sepak takraw team... i so much enjoyed watching the firemen and the traffic enforcers dance... gaaaaahd.... they looked very cute girating in uniform... mr. traffic enforcer was even willing to be shot dancing while actually controlling the traffic flow... but the cutest... and i mean cutest... the cainta fire brigade... i even had a crush on one of the guys on top of the truck... yeah, that's him... the one in yellow jacket.. hahaha.... not only was he pogi and palangiti, he's so cute when he dances...in fact, the fire department seemed wanting to dance more but had to end it... the rain clouds were starting to build up...at the end of the day, my team went home very exhausted... but very fulfilled.

our visit to cainta was just the first stop... it will be a regular thing.. i mean, the dance prodshoot... i feel like having the team go around once a month to execute prodshoot of people doing the moves... who knows? i just might bump into my blog acquaintances... hehehe.

well, here's looking forward to those days... but for now, i'll keep it hanging for all of you until we launch the new look.

by the way, i'd like to commend the team... ryan, rowel, chelsea, my piglet, julia... you all made it possible... thanks very much for putting up with everything.... including me... hehehe... kuya unte and kuya edmond, the shots were great... considering that we didn't have breakfast and the very late lunch... yet, you managed... and to the rest of the technical team who despite the absence of one production assistant still delivered without complaints, kudos! special mention goes to chelsea by the way, who in the midst of kangaragan and my talak, always always always finds it in her heart to just understand my temper... to my kuya mel and his three gorgeous dancers who were not only patient... but went extra extra miles with their efforts... maraming maraming maraming salamat po... hanggang sa susunod na shoot!

do we ever really forget?

piglet made a remark today... "hay naku, si ____ na naman, naiinis na naman ako..."

two days ago, she said... "diyos ko naman, si ____ na naman... hindi mo na siya nakalimutan..."

she was referring to a former love... an affair from the past...

piper too one day of last week pointed out... "talaga namang na-segue si ____..." it is because out of the blue, in the middle of a conversation, i again referred to him...

since these remarks, i have actually been reflecting... asking myself... why do i keep mentioning his name? why have i always been injecting him in conversations? why do i continually bring him up? have i not forgotten about him?

DO WE EVER REALLY FORGET?

i am in a relationship now... and though we are presently oceans apart, i am happy with how things are between me and my angel... it isn't like i have no complaints... i do... maybe i just don't sweat about them since i'm trying to change... at least the way i handle relationships now... i have to admit, i've been a hard ass to deal with in the past... high maintenance as KD once described when we were in puerto galera...

then again, if i claim to be happy... how come i seem to be holding on to memories of the past... ok...ok... it isn't bad to treasure images but then, considering the remarks of my friends, i may have subconsciously reflected "holding on"... and that is quite a whole different story from "living in the present"...

i always believed that friends at most times see what we can't... and much as i am convinced i am over and done with my past love, i cannot deny what my friends have observed... now that they have mentioned it, i think it is true... he lives on in my head...

is it possible that even when we're sure that the heart has recovered... and accepted... still, after... say... hmmm... 3 years... despite the heart's forgiveness... the mind just continues to remember...

am i even making sense? shit! i don't know...

i guess i am bothered... i've made choices but some things just don't tie up... doesn't even make sense...

one thing i realized too, the problem with association... when you have associated one person to something or someone, you can't help but be reminded... how do i deal with it? i don't know... maybe the natural death hasn't completed its cycle...

maybe, the past hasn't reached its last breath...

no... i am changing the tone... IS IT MAYBE, THE PAST HASN'T REACHED ITS LAST BREATH? the last thing i want is to entertain "last breath" as frustration... neither as hope...

i have glorified ____ enough... one day, you'll be buried not just in the past... but in the depths of forgetfullness...

after all, it isn't always the heart that follows the mind... the mind too listens to the heart...