Five Minutes of Fame

Date: February 27, 2006
Place: Somewhere in Manila, Philippines
What it was about: Taping for TV



Noringai, a good friend of mine is currently a writer for one of them big, megastar showbiz personality down here. Being a writer and partly a researcher at the same time, she decided that it might actually do their show good to have me as one of their guests. Well... that's what she thought!

Prior to actual taping in the studio, they had their production crew troop down to where I live and do a preliminary shoot (Totally different from the interview I did with Studio 23's "Points of View" a few years back). I thought it'll be like 3-4 people and a camera wanting to take a look at my place. Yeah, I've been living in here since 1995. And yes, almost alone. (ooh...kinky! hehehe)

To my surprise, they got four vans parked infront of the house. With about 20 people in the crew. And they had two cameras and this sliding railroad to pan their cameras set up in the middle of the room . With 20 questions, an hour and a half interview, I wonder how the heck will they fit all that I said within one hour along with the rest of the show.

On the day of the taping itself, they got this bunch of makeup artists to glam you up. I thought I looked Chinese with all that make-up. Look Ma! No eyes!

Wow, don't I look some kinda showbiz artista for a day?! It's fun to be in limelight from time to time and be part of the mainstream people. Oooohh... blinded by the lights!



Anyways... just like I suspected, that hour and a half interview... That got me around 15 words all patched up for their VTR. That two hour wait, got me 2 minutes worth of interview with the megastar. And I don't think I even said anything witty or something that's in anyway related to the topic. Plus, by the time this is aired probably half of the population knows my age. Ugh! Praning!!

But yes, I was startstruck for a day! And I like Sharon, she's really funny behind the camera. Oh well... I just took pictures while I was waiting in the crowd. hehehe

For all it's worth, I'm glad they thought I was cute. That was what the megastar said before I left the stage.