Live studio Assignment Showbiz Yearender

Guest commentor:
Tito Alfie Lorenzo

What I've worked for three solid days slaving my ass over the weekend was pretty worth it because feisty showbiz columnist and manager to the stars Alfie Lorenzo grazed my segment to diss out the good the bad and the ugly about this year's roundup of showbiz stories.

Who cares if the editing was rigorous? I deem that Tito Alfie's comments on his own stood up, fearlessly saying some libelous things against stupid tv stars. Hahaha

And since I do not have my camera, I'll just wait until the segment is posted in the show's webpage where I can steal the photos.

Live studio assignment: Hyper acidity and Christmas birds part 2

What a perfect combination! hahaha
Three french hens-

two turtle doves

a partridge in a pear tree

Trivia: According to our resident Animal zoo guy guest Kuya Noel Rafael, The partridge bird doesn't land on trees but on soil.
So the song isn't accurate.

Studio assignment: Christmas birds & recyled christmas wrapping ideas

Segment 1: Christmas Birds



more here
Whoever wrote this, mixed it all up. My story is about CHRISTMAS BIRDS, NOT CHRISTMAS PETS SUGGESTIONS.

And Noel didn't just bring 2 kinds of birds, he brought four kinds, the ones included in the song "Twelve days of Christmas".


Segment 2: Meet the brains behind Papemelroti
Mr. Robert Alejandro



I grew up loving those recycled PAPEMELROTI stationery and other products. They have the most creative crafts and papers and 100% made from recycled materials.
Not only that, they sell their wonderful stuff at very affordable prices.
PAPEMELROTI screams, educates and slaps you with their constant reminder of love for mother earth and recycle you messy morons.

I was pretty starstrucked when I met sir Robert. I have the highest respect for journalists (he works for the PROBE TEAM, the one TV show who revolutionized PHILIPPINE DOCUMENTARIES) and artists, not from shallow actors that do not contribute anything to stimulate the braincells of the youth.

Crap, I shoulda ask for an autograph.

Pinoy Sole survivor um... what's-his-name-again?

Location: Brgy old Zaniga, Mandaluyong

I'm pretty sure he's a pretty nice guy with a pretty face but man, never force someone who can't dance and shove him in front of the TV cameras.
It's a shame to see it on national TV.
Pictures borrowed from UH blog

The Pacquiao frenzy for the nth time
Location: Renaissance hotel, Makati

Studio assignment:

It's byebye for a while in remote locations as I was assigned in the studio.

Health segment story: Alternative food for diabetics.
No need to expound y'all.
Google it.

All it takes is a little appreciation to get someone going

Snagging the award for best morning show gave us a renewed sense of satisfaction to go on.
thank you viewers for all the support

my mind wasn't set on working haha

rihanna and chris brown dance hits
location: project 4, Q.C.

House tour and checking out a teen actress's closet

Location: Commonwealth, Q.C.
I don't give a flying fig about her expensive designer bags.
Seriously
It was cool that eagle was there tho.


Or probably i'm jus saying that because I can't afford to buy one haha

Happy 30th Birthday Jolina!

When the producer also became the director

It's a cornucopia of different Christmas colors




Location: Color it Christmas Showroom, San Juan, Metro Manila
Don't ask me why, this is multitasking at its finest.
My job has so many avenues to explore.

Location: Dangwa Flower Market, Dos Castillas, Manila

Undas 2008

It's that other time of the year again when prices in the flower market shoot up in time for all saint's day.
Too crowded. Too stinky.

Palengke with Patani and Chef

Ana K@lang Festival

Budget Halloween costumes

Thursday remote- Sa Divisoria with Patani and regine

LALOLA NA NAMAN?!?!

I dont remember taking any pics.

ugh.

Let is snow let's it snow and the producer's ass froze

brgy rosario pasig

Taped as live ng Una kang naging akin

Location: Brgy Valencia, San Juan

Like what I said in previous posts, I don't heart showbiz segments.

Studio gimmick

A gifted Deaf Multimedia artist

I learned how to say eff off in sign language!

Sorry for using your pics Lester. Check him out here

Taped as live- Lalola Taping

Makati



Ayoko ng..
Taped as live,
Showbiz segments
at host.

Hahaha

Segments like these should be a breeze

Location: Sta. Cruz, Manila
Unless coworkers think they knew better

Manila Ocean Park and debut of my foot on National TV

Because Regine's too scared to dip her feet on the fish spa.





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2008 Indakan Festival

Location: San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
Guest Host: Joseph Bitangcol



Maybe you're asking why an actor from Channel 2 talent guest hosting a segment for a morning show in Channel 7?

Your guess is as good as mine. hahahaha.
Anyway, our segments went good and the kid worked really hard. Never had any problems with this coverage. He's performed well with his hosting, and his dance segment was good.

UH Christmas Gift suggestions

Location: OASIS, San Juan, NOT MANDALUYONG!

Crazy Reg said Mandaluyong at one point.

Many thanks to the Merchants who went early to the location.

Fan's day Jolina- Album launch & Movie launch

Location: Santolan Highschool
There's something about J0lina Magd@ngal that draws you in: It's her sheer simplicity and humility.


Despite the fame she's enjoyed for years, (I watched her on TV when I was growing up) she's remained down to earth: She's very professional, very easy to talk to and very very nice.



If you see closely I'm there. Haha

Croc farm part 2

Location: Pasay
Thanks Suzette for standing in as the Assistant director

Guest hosts Joaquin Valdez/ Monica Verano
They have potential in TV hosting. Both are refreshingly perky in the morning, without appearing dumb. They both know what they're talking about.

7,107 Cruise ship

Pier 6 Manila North Harbor

This is deja vu all over again

Breakfast menu for under P50!
Location: Commonwealth Market for the 1000th time.

12:00midnight. Friday. Coming straight from my other job, I went back to GMA with no clear event.

Worse, no researcher. My bestfriend Raymond took over trying to look for a location. (thanks, peks!)
Why do I feel like this has happened before?

12:03. Upon orders from my executive producer, I called Chef Tristan and asked if he can make a segment. Luckily while half-asleep, he agreed.

From that time till we air, I researched, coordinated contacts and wrote my own script.
Where's my researcher?

No, no one walked out. She was just sick.

Kaye, I commend you for still being able to function despite being sick. Thank you for initially coordinating the event that didn't stand out.

Studio gimmick

1. Potpot the skatboard kid
2. NBA figure collector

3. Palengke sa Nepa Q Mart

3rd W@ter Lily Festival

Location: Las Pinas, Manila

With no sleep, Kaye my researcher, Production assistant Kuya Jari & me we arrived at around 3ish in the morning at the location. I was a little annoyed to see the people of L@s Pin@s were already there.

Normally, in Festival coverages such as this, people flock in a little before five in the morning, before the show starts.
But apparently these ones were too excited. So adios sleep.
I so appreciate the excitement of the people though.

His last name sounds like a curse word

location: Rizal memorial stadium, Manila
Training with the lone Olympic hopeful boxer (light flyweight division) Harry Tanyamor




We have a guest host, crap I forgot the kid's name (left) That's my smart researcher EJ on my right.

Eagle gave him some pointers on how to host a magazine show to the newbie kid:

Walang pakielam ang tao sa opinion mo, ang trabaho mo ay maging eyes and ears ng storya mo, at yun ang ibibida mo sa kanila!

A nightmare no segment producer would ever want to go through

Location: Commonwealth Market, Commonwealth Avenue, Q.C.


Price list ng dry goods sa Palengke

The nightmare I'm talking about is executing live remote without a researcher.
The day I stood alone as SP/ researcher was three years ago when I was training to be a producer.
I have my senior producer with my back then, so technically I wasn't alone.
A standing SP alone during live has never happened before, ever.

But, I always look on the brighter side.
And while the live event continuously poured literally, there's always something (if not so bright) at the end.
I'm still thinking what it is.

Event: House tour sa Parents' house ni Geneva Cruz

Location: Las Pinas, Metro Manila
Geneva Cruz is best remembered in the late 1980s as the only girl in the talented singing group called "Smokey Mountain"

Multi awarded singer and interpreter, she has represented the country in numerous competition. Now she's married to Mtv Pilipinas VJ KC Montero.

(video to follow)

Sta Anang Banak Festival

Location: Taguig city





Know-it-alls should've died and tried to taking my place in this live.
Or even better, they should be fed to mutant banaks (freshwater fish.
Despite annoying fuckers who think they knew better, this event went smoothly all in all.

Daisy Siete season 19- Vaklushi

Location: Project 4, Q.C.
What is Vaklushi?
Apparently, it is a term coined for a girl trying to pass up as gay guy.
Who would want to do that in real life, you ask? beats me.
However, Daisy Siete is one of the longest running afternoon soaps on GMA.

Artistic Gymnastics

Location: Club Gymnastica, Brgy Capitolyo Pasig
(Lagi akong nasa Pasig almost every week)
Does this have some cosmic connection with the fact that I work in Ortigas, Pasig?
I dunno. Just typical coincidence I guess.
Researcher EJ was with me on this live segment.
Host Regine & Drew

Artistic Gymnastics- one of the 5 forms of Gymnastics.
Categories that fall under these are bars, floor, vault and balance beam.
I didn't know that. I thought it was all dancing on the floor with balls and ribbons and hula hoops and stuff.
Now I do. In this job, you learn everything.

Last day of Philippine Science week, so in connection to that....

... My smart researcher called a Pinoy inventor who would say yes at 10:30 in the evening the previous night for live

Meet Joel Galang

Location: Marikina City

Budget friendly Cooking sa Commonwealth Market with Chef Tristan

Gracielle, lookie!

I've never had Chef Tristan Encarnacion in any of my live remote segments. This is the first time. Gracielle dear, this is for you, since you're crazy of the chef so much. He says hi btw.. naks!

Recipe of the day:
Chef's Sweet Asian Lomo
(Disclaimer: I don't eat meat, but I'm sure judging from my hungry technical crew's faces, its good stuff)

1/4 Pork Lomo
String beans
Garlic
Onion
Pepper
The rest ewan ko I forgot haha

Ang pagbabalik ng aking paboritong Floor director on earth

Event: 1st Bangkarera festival/ 435th Foundation anniversary ng Pasig
Location: Pasig City Hall



It's nice when you work well with a well-oiled machine. Meet Nesty Medina. Our original remote floor director. Coupled with a good team like us, (haha) live remotes like these seemed a breeze when Nesty's around.
They make us all crack up with his crazy way of communicating with people.



We love him, and my researcher today EJ did a great job while on the floor. I should have more live events like these.

Taped as Live-house tour with Aljur Abernica

Somewhere in Tomas Morato
Everyweek, it never fails.
One solid month, in one way or another I would have a taped as live segment.
I dunno why. I'm not complaining though. I have the best job haha.



Notice Eagle going through Aljur's stuff while the kid sings.

At. long. laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast!

UH Mobile Tambayan 1st birthday!
Mini Serbisyong totoo fair
Brgy 185 Caloocan



I wanted to cry Hahaha.
I am so proud of my researcher Kaye Imson for being able to mount this pre-production with minimal supervision.
Special thanks to everyone in Unang Hirit---my teammates who became part of the action- Suzette Dela Cruz, Marlvin Consignado, Raymond Alinea, Jari Camero, Kuya Choi Angel, our director Direk Stanley Jamon,to Nesty the greatest floor director on the planet, the most creative art director Budz Gaen & his team, to the features team who willingly risked sleeping time to be able to lend a hand- ate Jasm Suarez, Aubrey, Shiela,Lowel, Ayi,Ate Monday , to our production administrator ate sharon, to the hosts, to the guests to the other staff from other shows, Imbestigador, Wish Ko Lang, Art Angel, to those I forgot to mention.. From the cameramen, audiomen, technical assistants, service drivers, grips, ENG team... basically each and everyone who became a part of this project.
Thank you, thank you po!

Suzi's birthday- Last minute changes

Where will I start?
***long sigh***

Sunday, June 22.2008 Notes from the last minute change of live event due to the storm Two weeks ago, we have conceptualized a segment for Ms. Suzi Entrata-Abrera's birthday. Suzi's one of the host in UH. Everything was working well until the storm hit over the weekend, causing our live event to change and we have to start from square one. >>sadface<< 8.pm, Sunday- Typhoon Frank was still lashing Manila. I reported for work, with my tatay driving me to the station 9ish-Navotas, Manila. We waded (the service vehicle rather) in water. Driver was apprehensive because we might lose breaks. Location is Navotas, which is typically the hardest hit in the metro whenever there's huge rain. 11pm-Finalized the event to be held at some public school which was turned into a temporary shelter for "informal settlers" by the bay- a politically correct way of saying "homeless people" or "squatters" From the original concept of having a mini sportsfest for suzi's birtday, it was turned into a sort of "Suzi gives back" day. Her relatives were very helpful to lend a hand to feed the homeless. I'm halfway done with the hellweek. Wednesday is yet to come. Funny video behind the scenes: Our cameramen Kuya Ricky and Kuya Mark bickering.

Behind the scenes look sa "Kim Sam Soon"

Brgy Maitim, Tagaytay



Eagle was attacked by a bad case of sinusitis as soon as we went on air.
Sigh
But he had a grand time harrassing my researcher Donnygirl so I think he enjoyed somehow. Hahaha

Cheerdance day sa Univ3rsity of P3rpetual Help Las Pinas

Its a Monday like any other Monday
except..
I don't have a director
I didn't go on air in time for the opening of the show
My target location didnt go as planned
It rained like crap, making the grounds for cheerdance murky (poor cheerdancers)
The gigantic truck keeps on fucking on us
Hmm what else?
That's probably it.
But I don't mind. I've had worse. Hahaha

I don't know but why am I always having these kinds of live?

taped as live event-
First Taping day of "Gaano Kadalas ang minsan"
First sighting

Events like these are the best ever

Centerstage-Timog Cor Tomas Morato, Q.C.

Karylle's KTV and restobar-
Why, you ask?
Well because it is so near GMA! Hahaha

Dormitory

My co-SP Nahnah's event but I had to cover for her cos she's sick.
I don't even want to remember this stupid event.
All I remember was how I kept screaming because I was having a difficult time coordinating with the studio people. Haha

Alay aklat sa P. Guevarra Elementary school

Dep-ED- Hermogenes Elementary school, Marikina

Brigada Eskwela 2008-

Kindergarten for rich kids

Caterpillar School
Little Baguio, San Juan

Dyesebel

Timog, Q.C.




Bawal ang camera! For fear of youtube posts yet again that put her on the news bulletin for quite a while, she jokingly said to please dont use this on youtube. Give the girl a break, she's working hard and her show is topping the ratings.

Divisoria to Commonwealth Market to I dunno what

UH is one of the toughest shows in Public affairs department.
Not everyone can be on the morning show, and from what I've learned through the years is to be resilient, to be proactive and not to get caught up emotionally.
Some people fail to do that.

Brigada eskwela- Payatas C Elementary school

Monday, May 19

Fact: Majority of children in public schools go to school starving, for the lack of food as most of the kids live below the poverty line.


Fact: More than half of the Philippine Public schools in Manila alone have inadequate resources, if not access, to good education.
To a few ones in the metro, the public schools suffer great scarcity in classroom.
One of them is Payatass C elementary school.
After airing the live segment, Dep Ed initiated to put makeshift classrooms for them.
This is one of the reasons why i love my job. That rewarding feeling of being instrumental to help out.

Regine's 4th dance recital

krav maga & clean up

don't ask me why, I don't know either.
Special thanks to Krav Maga Philippines for their kick-ass routine

Mall 168 Back to school shopping

Nothing beats retail theraphy in the biggest bargain capital of Manila-- Divisoria
Divisoria is notorious with nasty smelly crowd. Virtually carless streets swarming with people in search of amazing bargains.
I had recollections of going to crowded Divisoria with my mother when I was small.
All of that changed when Mall 168 was born a few years back.

Sonya's garden- Bed & breakfast

Alfonso, Cavite-Tagaytay


This is the escape I've been looking for. Lush greens, wonderful climate healthy food and a romantic setting. Too bad I was too busy and tired to appreciate everything.
I shall return there, with my boyfriend in tow.

Volet's Resort- Dasmarinas, Cavite

Guests: Voyz Avenue (a boyband)don't ask.
Go Girls

Feature aside from the resort itself:
1. Scented Flip flops (which btw I deem unnecessary and utterly useless) Php 600 for a pair of slippers? Who am I kidding?

2. Enviro-sax (a durable, reusable shopping environmental bag which claims it can carry 20 kg, despite looking like a piece of rag.)
To be quite honest, it's a steal for Php 375.
It can look really neat as a laptop bag for me, haha.
But I didn't buy any. I'm too kuripot lately.

3. Basic Swimming from Bert Lozad@ swimming school

11th Pandan festival

The day I want to push someone on the crocodile pool

With guest host Felix Roco





Spare me!

Splash mountain (not Island) resort-

Los Banos, Laguna

this duo is very funny to work with, masyadong madaldal

The reason why you won't be seeing Manny in the video

The Pacquiao frenzy (for the nth time)

Makati Renaissance hotel
Makati




Because there's an overload of him splashed across TV, radio and newspaper.
This united the Pinoys for a day
we're proud of him nonetheless
Go pacman!

The biggest Ube Halaya

Note the attention-grabbing banana boys in the background

A fucky fucky event

Club Manila East, Taytay Rizal




First two segments of this event went okay.
Until the third one fucked me over.
I wanted to wring the neck of everyone who got into my way.
it's so annoying it's not even funny.
It was an insult to the beautiful resort to feel as rotten as I did.
So on a lighter note, I guess I'd look on the brighter side instead.
The weather wasn't scorching.
The people around were very easy to deal with (the guests, not the staff)
The resort was pretty.

school again- don't ask where.

because I don't even care, haha.

Foundation day ng Pasig Catholic School

So-so event.
I co-produced with my co-producer suzette.
Actually she did all the work here. Haha. I was too lazy that day, dammit.
The weather was perfect--not to hot not freezing either.
I loved this event, and this school was ok too.

maagang chinese new year

shen lian temple, brgy dona imelda, araneta q.c



that's what eagle and our floor director nestea doin while we are, take note, WE WERE ON AIR.

Hilarious.

Pinoy inventors day and Pinoy Pride

Brgy somewhere


location:
brgy apolonio, balintawak, q.c.
Pinoy achiever's day sa uh mobile tambayan

finally! An event with a concrete content and substance, sans the typical dance and song.

1. Coin-tainer. A very smart device used to sort coins. Say adios to counting, it automatically sorts the coins.

2. styro cutter- for arts and crafts fanatics. This is shaped like a sewing machine, makes cutting styrofoam easier. You can form various designs.
not really applicable to uncreative people such as myself.

3. multi functional tool. For industrial whatsitcalled.
The same guy also introduced the multiple polvoron molder.

4. Gcars and electric tricycle.

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notes:
1. Segment 1 was really smooth. Everything fell according to plan. I loved the shots.

2. segment 2 was the most informative part. Had it not been short of time. Tangina kasi tong si mareng winnie, ten minutes ba naman umere.

LD force

brgy. malaria, caloocan

St. Paul Bocaue

Date of live: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

so-so event

That's entertainment revisited

Loc: Oasis, San Juan
Wow, Kuya germs on Live morning TV?!

Zaido Fans day

Location: Brgy. Capri, Novaliches, Q.C.

Notes:

Face off: Stuntmen VS Kaminero

Location: Brgy. Bankers Vill, Caloocan



rowdily happily jology crowd.


Just in case you don't know, 'kaminera' are those people who sweep the streets of manila.