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