Friday, September 17, 2004

a taste of showbiz in cebu, part two

48 hours ago...
We were rushing to finish shooting a big wedding scene in Argao, Cebu. I was chain-smoking my way towards packup time...and surreptitiously checkin' out that semi-cutie River Phoenix-type from the corner of my eye. Haha.

45 hours ago...
We were shooting at a small hospital at 2 am. One scene was packed up...salamat sa eyebags ng artista namin. (Lam mo naman, dapat beautiful ever ang mga yan!) River Phoenix told me, "Bakit FORTUNE ang niyoyosi mo?" I used to smoke Winston Lights exclusively back in Manila. When I got here (where Winston Lights is practically unheard-of), I learned to adjust my smoke of choice. Tried 'em all--Winston Reds, Marlboro Reds, Fortune Menthol, Hope, heck, even Astro! Hahaha!Needless to say, I've become such a chronic smoker it's embarrassing...it reveals how nuts I actually am.

36 hours ago...
Woke up to the smell of the virgin sea in Matutinao Resort, Moal Boal town. From the hospital the night before we had gone straight to this lovely place to spend the night...it would have been perfect if I weren't at work. Somehow that little piece of info dampens my happiness.

32 hours ago...
We were shooting in a private beach near Matutinao. The sun was raging mad but I didn't really mind--I probably couldn't get any browner than I already was. The sea was a brilliant green blue. Working in the midst of such natural beauty is probably the ideal working setup there is.

28 hours ago...
Low tide. Iba palang mag-lowtide dito sa Cebu. Kung low tide, low talaga. As in the sea would literally pull itself away from the shore. We packed up the location at sunset. Picked up some seashells and live starfishes (the shore was littered with them...amazing!!!!).

24 hours ago...
Low-batt na ko. We were finishing a scene inside a suburban house in the city---drab location. Coming from the beach, this place was a bore. Everyone was already tired from the day's shoot, but we had to keep going. Yosi, yosi. Kape, kape. That guy from the Art Department was starting to really annoy me with his ogling. Hindi rin naman ako kagandahan ngayon, iho, so leave me alone--I hate unwanted attention! Makes me want to run away. Shoo, shoo. What do you call it? "stalking" complex?

12 hours ago...
We packed up at 6 am. My gawd. Twas three days compressed into one long, long, long day.

1 comment:

beatlebum said...

Even with your rants, still seems like you're having fun. I envy you. :) See you soon.