Welcome to the chaotic world of local television… That’s what I told myself yesterday.

After breakfast, Jill, Peachy and I dressed up and went to ABS-CBN. We met Peachy’s two friends (both named Camille) at Starbucks, then waited for Nina’s roadie (or was she a PA, Peach?) to pick us up from there. We were led inside the building, and then we stood around outside the dressing rooms, watching the people pass by. After a while, we decided to go inside the dressing rooms. Huwaw, people everywhere. Minor celebrities, parents, PAs, gofers, kids… Gah… That’s when I said to myself, “Welcome to the chaotic world of local television.” I’ve told myself time and again never to go into the local television scene.

So what in the world did we do there? Nothing much, just mingled. With Nina, King (both for Peachy, Camille, and Camille), Bito, Ate Glow, Erik (Santos, for Jillie), Mark (Bautista, pictures for Maika), Luke (Mejares), Sarah (Geronimo), etc… Holy kamote, the whole time we were there, I didn’t really know where I should be. I told Jill I felt helpless just sitting or standing around amidst all the activity. I’ve been so used to being one of the people going around crazily, talking to the artists and “talents” (hahaha…), getting them ready to go onstage and stuff, that I had this awkward feeling when I was there. I was dying to do something than just sit and talk and take advantage of photo-ops.

Nyahahaha, Bito still called me “Carmichael” when she first saw me (because of Hoagy Carmichael, one of her favorite musicians). Huwatsdaaaat.

One of the funniest moments was when Jill and I were sitting with Jordan Herrera, right after Ate Glow had talked to Tito Sunny over Jill’s phone. We were just laughing and joking around with him when Ate Glow asked us, “Pano kayo nagkakilala [ni Jordan]?” Jill and I just stared blankly for a while and said, “Huh? Wala lang, nagkausap lang kami ngayon.” Ahahahaha…

Teeheehee, Jillie was in stalker mode with Erik whenever he was there in the room. *winks*

As for Peachy… she and the two Camilles kept flocking from one room to another, sometimes going to the other building where ASAP was really at. When they came back after a second time from there, Peach told me that she saw Ian at the other place. So after lingering around as the other artists dressed up and left (and Peachy just had to take one last picture of Sarah), we all went to the other building, with Peach leading the way.

Everywhere I looked, flurry of activity was there, but I still kept reminding myself that this is local TV, not some theater production. When we got outside the dressing room, Peachy just had to open the door, to reveal a monitor just inside showing Ian singing South Border’s “Rainbow”. Ahahaha, nice timing. So we ended up hanging around outside the door. I even saw Paul, a Benildean who graduated from Production Design, with an all-dressed-up friend who was also waiting for Ian.

My back was turned to the way leading to the ASAP set, so it was Jill and Peachy who told me that Ian was coming. Ahahaha, unfortunately his way was blocked by a cart full of huge monitors being transported somewhere, so he climbed on the table that was next to me. When he saw me, he said, “Hogi… you died your hair. OJT ka dito?” Nyak, as if I would want to work as OJT there. Tempting, but no thanks. WAHAHAHA, as usual, he still had that sort-of deadma tone. I introduced Jill and Peachy to him as we stood in the doorway (hahaha, blocking everyone’s way) We chatted for a few moments then he said he had to dress up.

We were getting hungry (we haven’t eaten lunch yet), so I popped my head in the dressing room door and told Ian we had to go. I mentioned a few stuff about rackets (and how he didn’t reply to my message before concerning getting him as one of my talents) and his gigs, and then my racket-hungry (and literally just plain hungry) self got his number in case I need him for future events. Of course, like what Franco told me before, he told me to not give out his number to just anyone, and even advised me to change his name in my phone list, hahaha.

There was this PA that was getting annoyed at how much people were crowding the place we were standing at, so we finally left and went to Starbucks to wait for Tito Sunny to pick us up. There was this group of people waiting outside the entrance, and apparently, what this group does is just sit around the whole day waiting for celebrities to come out to have their picture taken with them. Nyak, freaky. They’re like professional stalkers.

We went back to Jill’s house and had a late lunch, more talking, and we even called up Maika to tell her that we were supposed to call her earlier so she can talk to Mark Bautista. But since she didn’t reply till we arrived at Jill’s house, we just told her about that.

We spent the evening in Jill’s room, huddled up in front of her PC, checking out some certain sites, pointing out this and that. Ahehehehe, we’re so mean. When it was dinner time, we all piled up in Tito Sunny’s car and ate at Tempura. Mmmm… Japanese food, but I had the California Maki, and as it turned out, Jill and Peachy’s diet became contagious, ngak. I should’ve gotten the teriyaki without any rice.

So there, that was my weekend, in two parts.