when labor calls

i've been home for a week now. wow. yesterday i was just packing up my stuff to take to the saigon airport. yesterday i just turned 26.

the past seven days just flew by. i saw no reason to keep track of the calendar. i'm already home.

and interestingly, with enough stuff to busy myself with. got my last paycheck from Da Haus (and with a sack of rice, to boot!). got myself a haircut (reminiscent of those old Kilig-Show days, bangs and all). did partial work on the current personal projects and was just gaining momentum when i found out that the last baby project, GeeGee at Waterina, needed some tending to.

that is, subtitling. and it needs to be done ASAP, before my work mills start grinding again. and because writer Dennis' own work mills are busily on the grind now as we speak that leaves me as the only candidate for the task. argh.

but we gotta do what we gotta do, okay, so quit complaining.

i was about to start on the paperwork tonight when something else came along. the new project. the work mills are calling me to labor, and the call came sooner than i'd expected. as in, tomorrow.

hala. i'm glad for the call. i'm glad that i'm going to work again. but i haven't maximized this little post-saigon vacation yet. i haven't finished the personal projects yet. and yes, the GeeGee at Waterina subtitling has to be put on a fast track, in time for Saturday's editing session. which leaves me only tonight and tomorrow night to work on it.

good luck sa akin.

looking forward to tomorrow's meeting, though. work is still work. this time around, the work will stretch on for 14 shooting days in a span of 5 weeks. long time. spaces of non-work days in between. first-time director. target wrap would be by end of july.

hay. byebye, leisurely days. byebye, vacation plans. byebye, social life. sana lang talaga the adventure would be worth the little joys that i'd have to give up for now.