rain on a summer night. we'll probably be getting more of these soon, around late may or june, but rain in late march is somekinda rare, something that makes me happy, so i have to put it on record.
just like today. rare, somekinda happy day. having worked for only five hours, on a non-dayoff. the Control Room was quiet the entire morning--two days to go so the Bro has been giving its subjects the "silent treatment"--and the entire morning we spent watching them sleep, eating breakfast, making chika. Hay, the Control Room. My favorite place in the scheme of my current working world. and probably one of the fond memories i'd take with me, come BahBye Time.
quotable quotes:
"kuya (name of TD#1), stay tayo with (name of subject). buton na lang every now and then ke (name of subject)" - me at the SE's chair. pa-timid pa kuno.
"sana merong frontal!" - producer on the chair, sarcasm included. hehe...spoof-able!
"ak-SHUN!" - the TDs joking around with the camera men.
"yi-HEE!" - the TDs pairing off some loveteam within the premises.
"Go, 'dre!" / "Go (camera number)!" / "Papa (name of TD) sundan mo si (name of subject)!" - one senior SE's spoofable standard lines when on the chair
"babalikan kita tungkol dyan..." - the Bro's standard non-commital line to a subject inside the kumpisalan (which can be translated to mean as "ikokonsulta muna namin sa mga bossing kung anong gagawin sa kaso mo")
memory imprints...
...the view of those 28 cameras in the Control Room, from where i usually sit. an initially intimidating frontal full shot.
...playing voyeur to every move and nuance of subjects oncam
...waking up the subjects in the morning (i love doing this!)
...putting on that headset
...the laughs and the good-natured ribbings
sayang. i think tomorrow will be the last operation day at the Control Room, and i'm stuck on the shift i hate the most. goodbye, 28 cameras, hello idiot boards. and VTRs. life can still be a bitch, really, even when you're soooo close to the end.
wishes before the big bahbye:
1. a chance to sing the theme song on videoke with the beeyatchy Frog Princess. though he admits that he doesn't like the song and hasn't memorized a line from it.
2. drinks, videoke, and fun times with the co-workers after D Big Culmination. just to end this experience on a high and happy note.
3. a happy glowing moment to remember with the former Favorite Person. for the sake of good memories to take with me.
4. a group picture with everyone.
5. a picture with the Finalists.
6. a solo picture with the Frog Princess. bullfrog talaga sya, lagi na lang syang uma-appear sa mga wishlists ko. we're not gravitating towards old habits again are we?
7. a light, ngarag-proof, stress-free day tomorrow. sana walang rush VTRs na ipapagawa. i HATE having to make those dang VTRs.
8. a happy glowing moment to remember with the Frog Princess. (sheeet! ikaw na naman?!)
on to other trivialities...
now i know where the difference lies between good flirts and bad flirts. good flirts flatter you. bad flirts leave you feeling embarrassed...for them. the hirits are so explicit and on-the-nose, they might as well be stealing lines from some sitcom like Palibhasa Lalake.
case examples:
Scenario 1:
Bad Flirt(to me): ikaw na naman (ang ka-shift ko)? alam mo malapit na kong maniwala sa fate e.
Me: ah talaga.
Junathan (to me): oo nga, kita nyo magkakulay pa kayo ng damit. ikaw pink...
Me: ...tapos sya violet. magkakulay nga no?
Bad Flirt: baka eto na nga yung last time na makasabay kita sa shift for this season...(evinces mock-sad face)
Me: a talaga? so naiiyak ka?
Bad Flirt: nangingilid na nga luha ko e.
Scenario 2:
Bad Flirt(notices my phone): Saffron, may phone ka pala? (hello, imposible namang hindi nya alam yon)
Me: oo. so?
Bad Flirt: e di may number din yan?
Bad Flirt: (di na talaga kinakaya ito) Alam mo...na-breastfeed ka ba?
Bad Flirt: hindi, kulang lang sa buwan.
Me: okay, malamang.
Scenario 3:
Kuya (jokingly, to me): Sumasaya talaga ang araw ko pag andito si Saffron e...
Bad Flirt (to Kuya, referring to me): Huy, akin na yan a!
Me (outraged): Ang kapal nyo...! Tadyakan ko kayo dyan e!
Scenario 3 is particularly funnily annoying. I'm probably too masungit for my own good but really have biases against bad flirts. either they're signature playboys or they're closet torpe-dos. don't like the former for obvious reasons; don't like the latter because i've always found confidence a major attraction. there ARE subtle flirting ways that are both intriguing and flattering at the same time. na kahit ano pang itsura ng isang lalake, kung alam nyang gawin, will charm the girls off their feet.
or maybe that's just me.
which leads me to a major conclusion: i'm scared of the Good Flirt.
and yes, Bad Flirts are actually a much safer place.
Bad Flirts, and gays.
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