Tuesday, July 29, 2008

RCTV goes "slightly" hollywood...

American actor Soren Fulton who co-starred with Vanessa Hudgens in 2004 movie Thunderbirds was recently in Cebu and RCTV was privileged to be able to interview him under our talk show Real Life with host, Alexis Yap. (whew kataas sa lead...hehe)


We shot it at the Marriot and Alexis and Soren talked about his life as an actor and his active role as a supporter of the American Leprosy Mission.

Here are the photos. :)



And ofcourse...hehehe...

RCTV girls with Soren Fulton :)

Watch out for it this August! Only on RCTV Channel 36--We got you covered! :)

O diba bongga--plugging to the max. hahahaha...

Watch watch watch!!! :)


Monday, July 28, 2008

Part time camera man part time Sam Milby



Meet Mr. Bong "Sam Milby" Aller. RCTV camera man.

Resident gwaping and mastermind of all things funny and Melani Marquezesque.

Be blown away by his charming punchlines that we here in RCTV has started making a list already.

To quote a few:

"What the hill."
"In fearness."
"You must be kidney!"
"Stop the meaning of this!"
"It burst into fishes."
"Giingnan tika'g I told you so."


One time we put Bong "Sam Milby" Aller (as cameraman) in the credits of one of the shows, our boss had it changed but he didn't know whether to be angry or laugh about it. Hehe

Yes, and to quote him again, "Believe it or not but believe it."


Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Major mermaid rant!

OK, first of all...can I just say that we do NOT comb our hair with that human eating apparatus that you call "fork". Whoever that Walt Disney guy was he definitely had the wrong idea about our grooming habits--that is if we have them. I mean, helloooo we live in water like--all the time.



That cartoon had it all wrong! It is IMPOSSIBLE for us to have legs. Well okay, I know that was a fantasy or something but its wrong. Its giving the kids here the wrong impression about themselves. If you humans out there are like, dying to have bigger boobs and stuff, kids here nowadays want to have LEGS!! Just coz of that stupid cartoon! I mean, we're teaching them to learn to love who they are!

Well I, for one do NOT want to have legs. For your information, I am one of the fastest swimmers here in our place. I have won several swim track competitions! I made a record by swimming around the world in just three days. THREE DAYS!!! Believe me honey, NO ONE can do that with just legs!



Besides, mermaid fins are pretty. They change color depending on our mood. So yeah, just imagine if you worry about your face blushing everytime you see your crush! We have half our body turning magenta everytime we see our crush! Talk about major embarassment. Geeez.

And yes, speaking about crushes---EEEEW. Us? Falling inlove with human beings??? That was really funny. Me and my girlFINS were laughing so bad when we heard that that fake mermaid girl named Ariel fell inlove with a human being. Ofcourse not! Its like you human beings falling inlove with a martian! I mean, no offense, but seriously, your type of specie are so not our type! We like our mermen just fine thank you very much.

And can I just ask? What's the deal with those dynamite fishers? I mean, we pretty much leave you guys alone, what's the deal with trying to destroy our habitat? I heard that when you guys were in school you had fire drills and all. We had dynamite fishing drills in our school!!! Its like a super major thing here in our place when something like that happens. I was a volunteer for Aqualandia's Disaster Control Committee once, and believe me...many of our fish friends died and lost their homes! Our kingdom was blown to bits! We had to rebuild it again. It was our own version of 9/11.



Well, so much for airing all this out. I'm pretty sure none of you would ever believe this anyway. You're all caught up with your illusions of who we really are... Did you ever just stop and take time to really ask and observe? You human beings are a weird sort of species. You think you know it all, you think you're so intelligent that you just easily get away with creating stories about our people whom you do not really know.



I mean please, whoever is hearing me right now, please, the next time you make a movie about us, can you quit it already with the mermaid-falls-inlove-with-a-human being-plot? Make a movie about our swim track competitions! Or how about a documentary on what really happened to us after that major dynamite fishing tragedy?

There are so many other misconceptions about us...but I can't stay above water for long. My gills are already turning pale pink, and that is NOT a good thing. Til here human friend. The ocean awaits.

Later!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

A free ride on a manic Monday =)

So it was once again the start of the week and here I was quickly slathering on some butter lotion on my legs when the phone rang. I decided to ignore the first few rings because I was in a hurry and was in danger of being late. But when I saw from my caller id that it was Monika, (and Mon rarely called), I assumed it was important.

However Sun Cellular has a pretty bad signal in my room so I couldn't understand what she was saying. So the call got cut off. I pressed on with my business of slathering lotion to my arms this time when she tried calling me again. I was gonna be really late so I just chose to ignore it and continue to my other business of putting on clothes. Then I got a text message from her.

"Ate Manna, naa ko Ramos ron, padung ko TC, wanna hitch a ride?"

Ok so I heard today was the start of the P8.00 minimum fare and when opportunity (for free rides) knock at your door, you not only take it, you grab it and hang on to it for dear life!

I tried replying but dayem I got no load on both phones so I just finished dressing up and wished she'd call again, and fortunately she did.


Thanks Moniker! Heaven sent jud ka today wala jud ko nalate. :)


Btw, Monika is this really cute, petite, kikay girl who drives like a 13C jeepney driver. Harass kaayo... Hehe. I enjoyed the free ride Mon, thanks again! :)

Friday, July 11, 2008

short nothings

" whispered you love letters in the air. To think of you as gone would be a mistake. But the roses are now wilted and the sounds have all faded.

I set the clock to 8 minutes past 11.

It is time to unfold my white handkerchief and hang it in my pocket.
Wherever the fairies took you, I wish you peace. "

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

para kang last set: "Last set nato...eto last set na talaga...isa pa, last na talaga to promise...waiter, bill nga please, tapos dagdagan mo din nga ng isa pang set sa bill, salamat bossing!..."

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

"Gimingaw ko nimo sama sa"
line inspired by the present economic crisis:

"Gimingaw ko nimo sama sa akong pagkamingaw sa mga panahon nga singko pa ang pliti."


...

Ikaw, unsa man imong "short nothings"? :)


Wednesday, July 9, 2008

I did not know the present economic crisis would affect me this much!

From P6.50 to P7.50 to gawd-knows-how-much...From P25 flagdown to P30 to FORTY freaking pesos!!!

I cannot take the nonstop rising of prices! Its insane! My groceries now can only be bought by INSTALLMENT! Because I cannot afford to buy everything I need in one grocery shopping incident.

And when was the last time I shopped? I cannot remember. I need (not WANT) to buy pants but I have been postponing it for weeks because there are other priorities that pop up.

I buy other necessary stuff now from networking companies because they can be paid in installment! I've learned to embrace now the power of Avon, Sundance, Natasha and what have you so that I'll have 1 month to pay for it.

I now appreciate the value of every cent I have. I'm sooo tipid its crazy. I could live with eating from my jar of Zarragosa sardines for days just so that I won't spend for lunch.

I LOVE shoots that have free food -- perks that come with my job. :)

I need a sideline! Call center is very very tempting but--naaah.

I am still learning to stretch a P500 bill so that it would get me through a week, but dayem stuff to buy just comes out of nowhere when you least expect it.

Now I'm complaining. I should stop this you know, coz its not making the prices of commodities any lower...

Inhaaaaaaaaale.
Exhaaaaaaaale.

Relaaaaaax....

HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT. THE LORD WILL PROVIDE.

Amen.

Kamo? Naa moy tipid stories to share? Tips sad diha beh!

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

I guess its time to buy some serious RAIN GEAR

Correct me if I'm wrong but I heard from an UNreliable (meaning chika2 lang) source that 20 more typhoons are coming to the country and 4 of them will be major ones.

I guess we shoud really learn from what happened to Panay during TYPHOON FRANK and to the more disastrous MV Princess of the Stars tragedy.

Kalibo, after being struck by Typhoon Frank


The MV Princess of the Stars at sea, the tragedy causing the deaths of hundreds



What is next?

God help us.




As for me? I'm buying myself a really good umbrella.



Tuesday, July 1, 2008

If hearts could talk...

Hi kaninyo. Ako si Mimi. 22 years old. Lumulupyo sa sud sa dughan, kanang naa bitaw dapit sa taas sa tiyan. Kanang--lisura bya explain asa ko dapit nagpuyo oi...hay pasensya jud ha, dili man gud ko maayo ug directions. Liwat man gud ko sa akong tag-iya.

Kaila na mo sa akong tag-iya? Kana siya ba, pataka lang gyud na siya usahay mosuwat. Mao bitaw ako siya giingnan na sa karong panahuna, ako nasad iyang pastoryaan. Sige lang siya starring dah. Sige lang siya sikat. Pastoryaa ko kay daghan jud kog angay iyawyaw. Daghan kay kog reklamo ug hinanakit na angay gyud nako ipagawas kay kung dili...susmaryahosep...ambot nalang. Mobuto tingali ko--ug simbako nalang kay dili ko ganahan mailisan!

Ayaw bitaw mo'g saba sa akong tag-iya ha...mostorya lang jud ko. Pagawas lang sa gibati ba. Usahay maglagot na bitaw ko ana niya. Pataka lang jud pirmi! Kasabot mo? Wala? Hay, in-ani ni siya.

Sos sayanga wa koy digicam dinhi. Magpakita sad unta ko sa akong mga picture pareho sa buhaton sa akong tag-iya kung magblog na siya. In-ani ni siya ha... Kana siya, nangabusar naman gud nako. Di niya gamiton akong partner na si Lando ba. Si Lando gud! Didto nagpuyo sa taas, sa sulod sa ulo.

Sige lang ako. Pirmi lang ako, ako, ako. Abuso na bitaw! Sa sige niya'g gamit nako, tan-awa di nako flawless! Daghaaaan na kaayo kog bun-og! Puno na kaayo kog band-aid, sus luod kay tan-awon friend. Daghan na gani kog trabaho dinhi, pun-an pagyud niya.

Ngano di man gud niya gamiton si Lando oi. Makibaw jud ko anah niya kung maunsa na siya kay naaaah, maapektuhan man sad ko. Naa toy usa ka panahon nga naa siya'y naila2 ba. Kaila kag iya jud ko gi pa jumping jack ug 1 million times??? Pagkahuman kay gipatambling2 pajud ko! Kung kita pa mo lagi nako makaingon jud mog "Luoya aning Mimi oi..." Lagi friend, luoy kaayo ko ato. Pero nalipay pud ko ato kadali kay sukad nailhan anah niya katong tawhana, mura bitaw kog nigwapa. Kasabot mo ana na feeling? Unsa gani na na term oi--kanang...b...blooow--blue--ah blooming (salamat Lando!). Blooming ba! Kibaw man ka ana na feeling, friend diba? So lipay kaayo ko. Bahala nag gipajumping jack ko niya ug ka 1million pero kay, nigwapa man sad ko.

Sus karon kay, naginamaw naman siya. Nahibaw-an ni Lando nga mura bitaw siya'g gibinuangan atong tawhana. Pwerteng pugong ni Lando niya pero sus dili gyud motuo. Ako gyud iyang gamiton--nya di baya ko maayo ug advise! Karon, kay klaro naman jud kaayo na wa naman siya gitarong kay naa naman gyud siya'y nahibaw-an...Wa ko kasabot friend oi! Nag ambak2 jud ko ug 65 million times! Kana bitaw murag kagawson nako sa akong balay pero dili pwede pero namugos jud ko mugawas kay huot na bitaw ang feeling. Lain na ba.

Ay gihilantan ko oi! Ganahan na gani ko pahospital ato pero murag OA ra sad ba. Pero di pud ka kaingon. Dugay kay ko naayo ato! Lagi friend! Cross myself, hope to die pa.

Dugay sad jud to. Murag kada adlaw nalang ko luya. Kada adlaw bug-at kaayo akong feeling. Kung wa ko nagluya, naghuot sad kay nihilak nasad ako tag-iya.Ay sus kung muhilak sad na akong tag-iya oi kay nah--murag way ugma! Murag tanang taw sa kalibutan namatay na ug siya nalang nabilin sa world. OH-VERRR. (rolls eyes*or atleast tries to roll a vein--whatever)

Di gyud ko ganahan anang mohilak siya kay mura kog ma claustrophobic! (nakat-unan jud na nako ni Lando, kana na word ba..hehe)

Maayo nalang gyud ug niabot ang panahon nga na ok na gyud intawn siya ug nakapahuay najud ko ug tarong. Unya kay wala pa gani pila ka buwan--tua napud siya! Sugod nasad akong physically draining excercise of jumping, contracting and palpitating!

Hay..usahay makaingon gud ko sa akong self nga...in-ana jud ang life. Kaanad nalang. Maglagot ko niya jud pero siya man akong tag-iya so mag-antos nalang ko niya.

Pero bitaw pinangga man sad nako siya...kada gamiton sad na niya si Lando ug makarealize sad siya sa iyang sala kay musorry man sad siya nako so ma-ok rapud ming duha.

Lipay bya ko ron kay niingon siya na hatagan ko niya ug bakasyon! Excited kaayo ko. Kani maynta dugay2 jud ko makapahuay. Sakto rasad para ug maabot na gani ang panahon na paambak ambakon nasad ko niya, makaingon najud ko na ready ko kay nakapahuay naman kog tarong.

Ay nakunsensya na nuon ko na gilibak nako siya'g maayo ninyo. Ayaw nalang gud saba ha. Ato lang ning secret ha. Sige, balik sa ko sa amo. Relax sa ko kay excited na kaayo ko magpahuay. Ay kabalaka, ug magkaunsa nasad na akong tag-iya, makadungog nasad mo balik nako. :)

Ayo-ayo bitaw ha! Kita kita lang nya ta. :)