The quest for the Longest longganiza...

...in the world!
Come to think of it, there's no other place in the world that produces this processed meat but Pilipinas, so what's the point of competing? Hahahaha

Ang pagbabalik sa Mall 168

Brigada Eskwela 2007

Maureen Larazzabal sa 8 waves resort

San Rafael, Bulacan

Shooting date: May 11
Editing: May 12
Airing Date:May 17

No photo, nadelete ko, nyeta

Eleksyon 2007 Coverage- Day 1

The coldest, longest 15 hours
(Sa Loob ng War room)

War Room: Where the remote coordination from various remote points all over the country are done

Linggo, 10:30pm: I arrived at the station with the feeling of dread: I was too early so I had no choice but to be alone in the office (one of things I hate because it's nighttime and I'm such a chicken)waiting for ate carol, who has the same shift as I do.

12:15am: Ate Carol finally arrived and we both realized that we're too early still. We loitered around the station, ate checked out stuff that needs to be done, oddly, not too many people were around. We started wondering if there was any coverage at all. It was too calm that we were afraid a surge of people would come in a flash.

2:00am Following a midnight snack and a quick power nap, things got rolling at the war room. War room started to get busy. All the bosses were there! I thought to myself: "Daym this is such a big deal!". (I can be such a kid sometimes)
After Ma'am Jess' prayer, the entire room were in whoo-hoo mode and energetic screams.

4:00am The official start of one of the longest coverage I've been in: Think Unang hirit times three. I'm not complaining, I'm thankful I was inside the station. I feel for those who were in the remote areas because the temperature outside was scorching.

8:00am I checked out the clock and was surprised to see it was only 8am, I was used to that hour being close to our morning show's ending. I still had five hours left on my shift. Five freakin hours!

1:00pm: With ate carol's evident reluctance, I dragged her out of the war room: I was getting cranky and tired and our shift's over. I can't wait to hit the sheets.

Notes:
1. I didn't get to vote.
2. Caffeine doesn't wake me up the way it used to; or maybe the instant coffee wasn't just strong
3. Energy drinks were not effective too.
4. I kept nodding off my sleepiness at the war room: Me after all these years of working at abnormal hours, still the eternal sleepyhead
5. Mam Jess, still get me all starstrucked despite working for her in the news department for the longest time. She's one of those people who's got a presence and one of the kindest bosses around.

Pulilan Carabao Fiesta

Pulilan, Bulacan


Naubos ang lakas ko sa event. I'm getting old

Cerealicious snack bar

Sherwood Place, Taft Avenue, Manila

Despite the constant workload during events, be it live event or a taped segment, I never forget to snap a photo or two, to document my work. My camera is always with me whenever I'd do my segments. For some bizaare reason, despite the fairly laid-back environment of the snack bar we featured, I, the eternal photo whore for documentation purposes forgot.

Something is terribly bugging me when we shot this.

3rd Luyang Dilaw Festival segueway sa "Who's your Daddy?" Sitcom shoot

Marilao, Bulacan
Live Coverage 5:15am-8:30am


(the weirdest sounding fiesta to date)
Masasaya ang mga taga Marilao, Bulacan. Masaya ang crew ko. Masaya ang Host ko, Mukhang masaya naman ang researcher kong si MC. Ako lang ang hindi. Ewan ko ba, stressed ako lately, nyeta. Hay. Mahaba-haba pa ang araw ko dahil while doing live, I'm mapping out how to go about the shoot ng "Who's your daddy now?" isang sitcom.

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Segment shoot: "Who's Your Daddy Now?" set
1:00pm-6:00pm- Filmex, Makati


I can't remember if I've mentioned sitcoms aren't my cup of tea. Sitcoms required long waiting hours. Actually, shooting behind the scenes and sitcoms require long hours eternity talaga. "Who's your daddy now?" Is the latest addition to GMA's roster of sitcoms that I wouldn't waste time watching. So it was ironic I was shooting it, my motivating factor was the fact that my favorite researcher Shelly initiated this shoot, otherwise ayoko talaga. Pasaway talaga. By the time I went back to GMA, I was so out of it due to sheer exhaustion.