Calling ALL REAL PEOPLE in REAL CEBU!!! RCTV wants you!

We need people from ALL walks of life for our new spanking station ID. We need teachers, writers, children, moms, dads, students, firemen, traffic enforcers,disc jockeys, call center agents, photographers, graphic artists, musicians, athletes, survivors of calamities or diseases etc. etc. etc. to volunteer for our I LOVE RCTV station id.

As you know, Real Cebu Television is all about YOU my dear Cebuanos and the Cebu we all love. Its not just about the "high and mighties" of our society.

So if you think you are up for the challenge, and if you know in your heart that you love RCTV (Sige na gud, I know you do! hehe), just reply to this post or if your shy, just PM me or text me or call me at our office in this number: 4162202.

I need your responses before November 28 guys so I hope I get your support and response.

Thanks!

My new HAPPY thought =)

Cheap French toast! My favorite breakfast is now available the whole day at Tapa King. :)

My new HAPPY thought =)

Cheap French toast! My favorite breakfast is now available the whole day at Tapa King. :)

Forgive me but I just had to =p

What do you say to a person who lost a loved one but won the lottery?

Seen at the launch of a local shipping line's new vessel. :)

Now we can say it: Thank God It's Friday because...

...at TGIF, everyday is a Friday!

I've been "The Secret-ing" being able to go at TGIF when it opens but I got something even better! Apparently RCTV was invited to be one of their guests during their 1-day by invitation only opening.

On our way to TGIF :)

People were invited to come at different times of the day because there wasn't enough space to accommodate everyone all at the same time. When we arrived a line was already forming outside.



I even saw Jen from The Freeman. Yes she's the one responsible for having some of my entries published there. Hehe.



Before we went in, we were briefed by one of the personnels that we shouldn't expect the best service that day because it was some sort of a test drive. "Worst case scenario, you'll get your order after 2 hours." We were also told that we can only sit where the waiters would lead us and that we couldn't change tables anymore. Well, I could understand what with all the people and it being a test drive. At first when our waiter led us to the bar, I was kinda disappointed because I did not want to be seated besise each other, contrary to being seated across each other which would have been ideal. But as luck would take it, sitting at the bar was, I belive, the best place to be in when you are at TGIF.



When the waiters asked for our orders, I ordered their Jack Daniel's chicken. Hmm I wonder how that was gonna taste like.

While waiting, we were being entertained by a bartender who I later on found out was the BEST bartender in the world. This is according to the TGIF search for the best bartender in the world contest--that is.



Since there were only three of us at the bar that time, we were the lucky ones who got free cocktail drinks and those were the only ones that were not free that time! I got a bacardi-soda-lime cocktail. Ok, drinks before meals it is then.



After a few minutes, my companions' orders came but where was mine??? I couldn't complain because I have been forewarned. But oh well, when the food came, I wasn't that hungry anymore because of all the free NON-alcoholic drinks.



All in all, I had a great time. The people there were all literally happy to be working. Very energetic. Very hyper. But we'll see how long they can keep up theire happy faces. Hehe. I definitely will be back.



Thank God It's Friday is now open to the public (just last November 14 or 15) and they're located at The Terraces in Ayala.

Here's to trying...

Murag si Teban na wala si Goliat.
Murag si Budoy nga naupaw.
Murag barbeque nga walay puso.
Murag Sunsilk na walay Creamsilk.
Murag Skycable nga walay RCTV ch. 36 (suuus plugging juuuud!)
Murag radyo nga walay Roch Herbal Capsule nga commercial.
Murag tambayan nga walay Redhorse.
Murag videoke nga walay mokanta ug "Crazy for you" o "My Way".
Murag skina nga walay Jolibbee or BDO.
Murag USC-TC nga walay nagtsinelas.
Murag ginabot nga way Sparkle.
Murag Sto. Niño Church nga waly gabaligya'g kandila sa gawas.
Murag balut nga way asin ug suka.
Murag Pasko nga walay mangaroling sa jeep.
Murag internet nga walay Youtube, Friendster, Multiply ug Facebook.
Murag nilarga ug Boracay nga wa nagdala ug camera.
Murag cellphone nga walay load nya 1 bar pagyud ang batt.
Murag banda nga nagtukar nga wala gyuy nasul-ob ug itom.
Murag Eraserheads nga wala si Ellie.
Murag ABS CBN nga walay Wowwowee.
Murag Colon nga walay tindahan sa mga Insik.
Murag Holy Week nga walay taw sa Bantayan.
Murag dakong selebrasyon nga walay letchon.
Murag advertising agency nga walay mahuyang (or Gay). (Naa ba?)
Murag guitarista nga di kamao motukar ug "Leaving on a jetplane".
Murag Sunstar nga wala gyud bisag usang dagway ni Gov.
Murag JS Prom nga walay punch.
Murag eskwelahan nga waly "Old Maid" nga maestra.
Murag pinoy comedy nga salida nga walay manganta ug manayaw.

Murag in-ana.

Kuwang.
Lahi.
Weird.

Murag ako nga wala ______________________________________.

Sa makatubag lang! :)

Kamo naa moy madugang aning "Murag ________ na wala'y/dili _____________"?

Searching for my muse (AGAIN)

I had to be cameramanNA again this morning in an Aboitiz presscon because Mr. Bong "Sam Milby" Aller was sick with fever. Well, you know how presscons go. You see people from all the media establishments, you have polite talk, eat, ask questions and whatever.

When I was just about to pack up the camera, I heard someone calling my name. When I checked out to see who it was, it was Ms. Mayen Angbetic-Tan. I thought she had a Healthwise question (she's the host for our show, Healthwise) but I was quite surprised when she asked me a totally un-RCTV question.

Mayen: Queenie here is asking why you stopped writing for The Freeman.
Manna: Hi Ma'am! Lagi writer's block ma'am uy.
Queenie: Sige na you wirte. I liked the one you wrote about the mermaid.
Manna: Haha. Lagi ma'am, mura man to siya'g out of place sa The Freeman oi. Shock gani ko gi coverstory ninyo.
Queenie: Its for the young readers man sad. You write pa.
Manna: Sa ako raman tong blog ma'am. Nakit-an ra ni Jen. Sige lang ma'am try lang ko suwat balik. =) I'm happy you liked what I wrote.


Mainspire man sad ta ana oi. Haha. So far The Freeman has published three of my blog entries:

1. The Vampire












2. Payong
3. Major Mermaid Rant

I'm actually very flattered that they thought it was worthy of their space. Sometimes I wonder where I got the inspiration to write those stuff because now I cannot seem to come up with anything decent. Oh well.

Hay I hope I find my muse again. (Not because I want another entry published in The Freeman, but you know, for my own personal satisfaction.)

The MANna who can't be moved

I know its the title of a song that talks about a guy who camped in a busy street with a picture of a girl clutched in his hand asking people if they saw the girl to tell her that he was waiting for her. Pretty extreme measure huh? Well its a funny (in a cute way) song but in this entry, I'm definitely not gonna be talking about me trying to do the exact same thing.

As a matter of fact I am doing the opposite. If you've seen at the top of my site, there's a widget that say's "I am invincible." Well I know no one is invincible. Not unless you're a God...but chances for that too are pretty slim.

All I'm saying is, at this point of my life, I'm tired of being vulnerable to every little thingiemajiggy that life throws at me. So I'm sort of making it my mantra. I'm the invincible Manna. The Manna that can't be moved.

Actually my parents also have a similar mantra. "I am not moved by what I see, I am not moved by what I hear, I am not moved by what I feel. I'm lifting everything up to God."

It's my way of toughening up my act and despite a few slips, it has worked pretty great for me. If things don't go the way I plan to, its not gonna be a big deal anymore. Its tiring to waste my time and energy on things that I no longer have conrtol of so why bother?

I have my God. I have my stars. I have myself.

So whatever it is that life plans to throw at me again, I only have three words to say.

BRING. IT. ON.