HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I admit I had some holiday blues, but I am very very thankful for the Ilocandia trip with my family. Suddenly all the troubles were washed away. There's excitement and nervousness. There's passion. Miracles are experienced in unexpected places.

This ilocandia trip with family is a first. First time to go Ilocos Norte, and first time to spend Christmas traveling. I also shouldered the cost. I'm so happy just seeing my own family happy.

Now as I write this, most of the cooking for the media noche has been done. All the panghandas were nor dutifully prepared except for the ham in the oven. My parents retreated upstairs while my brother and cousins are singing videoke. I on the other hand chose to sit down and write stuff. Shall I write the obligatory review? why the hell not?

I'm happy. 2010 was a fabulous year.

financially

physically

careerwise

travel

self improvement

investment

2011 will see me driving my own car

winning awards

traveling to more new places

continue paying for my investment

having a healthier lifestyle

improving in my craft

making films and tv shows

meeting the right guy'

THANK YOU LORD!!!

christmas season

i just came home from a raket. because i had to rush to get to this raket, i had to forego joining the abs-cbn tv prod party.

it's christmas but i feel that there is something missing, it's so palpable. the sadness. don't get me wrong, my career is fine, i am making money, family is ok but there is some blues going on and yet i don't know where it is coming from.

i might, actually.

there is this big deep sadness.

there is this big urgency to change.

and 2011 should be it.

i know in my heart that it can only get better.

it has to get better.

2010 was a good year. but 2011 is better. it will rock my pants out. i've been primed for that.

2010

Ang bilis ng panahon.

Ang bagal din ng panahon.

Pakiramdam ko ay napakaraming nangyari sa akin sa taong 2010.

Parang ang dami kong naging roles at ang dami kong pinagdaanan.

Ngayong binabalikan ko ang lahat, nararamdaman ko na ang bawat blessing na bigay ni God ay dapat kong pinahahalagahan.

Hindi dapat sayangin at balewalain.

Thankful ako sa 2010.

Buong puso akong nagpapasalamat sa swerte at tiwala. Nararamdaman ko ang halaga ng bawat salapi. Ng bawat pagsisikap...kailangang binibigyang halaga.

Nagsimula ang taon nang hindi maganda dahil sa pagkamatay ng Tita ko

Then rumaket ako sa Yummy Magazine as food writer. Dito naginterview ako at nagreview ng mga restaurants.

Then followed by the launch of Habang May Buhay

Matagal tinrabaho ang show na ito. Ang daming dinaanan, nagsulat ako mula week 1 to 6. Hanggang sa dulo naging brainstormer na lang. Nang matapos ang scripts ako ang nagtahi ng mga kwento. Edit. Ganyan. I also worked as promo specialist of the show.

Hanggang sa intay intay ng bagong shows, intay at gawa. Mahirap at nakakadishearten pag wala namang natutuloy.

So rumaket muna ako sa iba't ibang lugar.

First may website akong na-chance sa internet. Tawag dito Essays.ph. Ok dito kasi nagbabayad talaga sila. Isang project ay around 500 pesos. Nakaearn ako ng around 20 plus thousand habang nagsusulat dito. Hindi mo siya mamamalayan, marami ka na palang naiipon.

Then nakasulat din ako sa isang show sa TV5.

Nagtravel ako sa Marinduque nuong holy week.

Pagbalik ko tinrabaho ko ang Pat is Tin pero sadly hindi talaga siya tuloy.

Hanggang sa may niraket din akong Travel Show.

Hanggang sa mag-assistant director ako sa Ganap na Babae na opening film sa Cinemalaya 2010

After that, nabigyan ako ng three year contract last August.

Then nagsulat ako sa M3. Comedy show siya so first time ko magpatawa. Parang ang dali ng naging buhay ko sa show na ito kasi dalawang drafts lang approved na ang script. I wrote for about 5 scripts for the show. Humirap na lang nung bandang dulo dahil ang dami kong revision. Weird bumawi ang buhay. Kung gaano kahirap ang ginagawa ko sa Habang May Buhay dati siyang dali ng M3. Naenjoy ko ang show na ito.

After M3, nagbakasyon ako sa Iloilo at Guimaras. First time solo travel ko. Hindi pa ako nakakapunta dito ever. Happy naman at dami kong nadiscover about myself.

Ngayon December, may ilang proyekto pa ring tinatrabaho.

Nagkaaward ang Habang May Buhay sa Golden Dove Awards. Navindicate naman ako, kami kahit paano.

May raket sa special project.

Hopefully makabakasyon with my parents na ako ang gagastos para sa kanila. Treat ko para sa kanila yun.

Sana next year, makapagpaapprove ng bagong shows at makasulat ulit ng soap. Makainvest ng property. Ipon. More rakets. Hit shows. Spread my wings more and more. Again thank You Lord.

The Thorn in the Heart

visually beautiful. like moving still photos. i mean, moving vintage still photos. wait isn't movies supposed to be like that?

not the best day

san galing? i really don't know.

there is something missing. some things that is. those wonderful four things. i know what are those but i have to be certain for sure. ang dami kasing excuses. ang daming justifications at distractions! kilos na!

Pwedeng i to do list!

1. Go white water rafting in Cagayan de Oro.

2. Visit Batanes.

3. See Mt. Mayon up close.

4. Swim with the whale sharks in Donsol.

5. Climb Mt. Pulag and be awed by its sea of clouds.

6. Dive, swim and explore Palawan’s underground river.

7. Hike and let the view of Mt. Pinatubo crater take your breath away.

8. Party in your bikini/shorts in Boracay.

9. Surf’s up! Choose your wave—La Union, Zambales or Real, Quezon.

10. Missed out on the pristine beauty of Boracay 15 years ago? Visit Malapascua, Cebu.

11. Dive and see the rich marine life of Anilao, Batangas.

12. Travel back in time—go to Vigan.

13. Let Bohol wow you with its many offerings—the Chocolate Hills, the tarsier, the Loboc River Cruise, old churches and the beach.

14. Go high! Drive to the Mountain Province of Sagada. Check out the caves, the hanging coffins and enjoy the laidback lifestyle.

15. Grab a Viaje del Sol map, visit Ugu Binyan’s pottery studio, eat at Kusina Salud and unwind at Casa San Pablo.

16. Spend an entire week up north. Take a road trip from Manila to Vigan, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Aparri and Isabela!

17. Try wakeboarding in Camsur.

18. Check out Malate, Old Manila and all their secret spots.

19. There are many reasons to love Davao. Kublai’s artworks, its proximity to the beach, the tasty pastil and juicy suha. And did I mention that it’s a smoke-free city?

20. Spend a weekend roughing it in Anawangin and Capones in Zambales.

21. Check out our colorful fiestas and document them with your camera. Ati-atihan, Dinagyang, Masskara, Sinulog, Higantes, Panagbenga and more.

22. Pick your own strawberries at the Strawberry Fields in La Trinidad, Benguet.

23. Go to Pampanga for sisig.

24. If it’s too hot in Manila, grab a few friends and take a quick trip to Tagaytay.

25. Enjoy a food trip in Iloilo. You’ll never go hungry in this city

2011 Goals

Invest on Property:

Money is a blessing, and I think I've outgrown buying flashy gadgets with my money or spending money in malls. Instead, I eye long time investments instead of buying the new it phone, and I travel instead of spend on nightouts. I've saved money and I want to build a long time investment for myself. I'm eyeing a condo near my workplace...

Lose Weight/Healthy Lifestyle

This is important. Eat more fruits. Be generally fit. Mahirap pero dapat.

Travel Asia and Europe

I've been focusing my travel this year in the Philippines. And most of the places I've been to are not the usual travel destinations talk about Marinduque, Iloilo and Guimaras =). And I felt so blessed to visit these places. They have enriched me. So next year, I hope, with God's blessing, to explore more places I've never seen in Asia, and culminating to a dream vacay in Europe.

Shoot More Films

This year, I've participated again in Cinemalaya as assistant director for Ganap na Babae. God willing, I can participate and shoot more films next year.

Write More, Tell More and Bolder Stories

Need I say more? Writing for TV is my job, it is also my passion, my friend, my enemy. I want the fire to sizzle more next year and forever. I'm in a relationship with my job. But if God gives me a nice guy, he can be the icing on the cake ;)

End of the Year, End of a Chapter, End of an Era

2010 is a year of change. But not just change. It is a year of becoming. I've read a lot of articles saying that at some point in the 20's a person can reach a certain age. An age of becoming, of blooming, of an absence of insecurity. This is not necessarily a time to sit on one's laurels of being laid back or being complacent. Ironically this is a time when a person constantly turns in good work, inspired output. Inspite the consistency, this is also a time when a person is primed to do more, and comfortably do things differently, excitingly. When I think about 2010, I can't help but recall that article, of reaching that age vis a vis to my life right now. And I am thanking God for everything.

I had a great, fabulous year, I can run down each fabulous event for every month, but I can do that some other time. My mind is so abstract right now and can only grasp the concept of becoming. Hope you had a good year too. Thank God. And hoping for a more fabulous 2011.