This week's edit was Gretch and Joy's Tubbataha first Installment segment and man, I was drooling in the editing room. Haha! Buko's footage of Tubbataha was so beautiful, I couldn't help but roll it for a while and imagine I was in the water. The fish, the corals, the sound of the bubbles, it felt like I was hypnotized and dancing to rave music (Yuck, how 90s. Haha!). But no, this was me being mesmerized by nature.
I loved editing the beautiful footage, even if I was so tired and woke up on the wrong side of my sleeping bag the morning after. But really, it's segments like this that make me want to go out and breathe the fresh air, travel and just go wow. Reminds me of that airline ad, "When was the last time you did something for the first time?" I love that feeling, seeing something or going somewhere for the first time and just breathing "wow".
I know that I'll be able to dive in Tubbataha one day. I just have to. And you know, I'm dying to blog about my first trip to Location X, post pictures and shit, but that'll have to wait 'til the Del Monte episodes air in June. Hmmm, I should blog about Siquijor, Camiguin, Batad Rice Terraces, and Mt. Dagulgol. All these places are right here in the Philippines, in our own backyard, and still they can make you go wow because they're so beautiful. Everyone's so busy going abroad. That's good, but I think that one should explore his or her own country for a change. Even if it'll be your first time to actually go around the country, don't worry. The beauty of the Philippines will certainly take your breath away.
Wow Philippines! Nyahahaha!
I think I like travelling around the Philippines more. Not that the sights abroad aren't that great. Of course they are! But when you see something beautiful here, you feel pride. Yeah, I love my country. Tsk.
*** Here I am writing about travelling when I'm actually a little tired of it. Haha! I've a 5am flight for Cebu today. I've already been to Cebu, but I hope to see some new things this weekend. And drink some beer during the awarding ceremony. Yey!
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who's been so wonderful with cheering me up this week. I kind of went Sisa mode this morning, having awakened to a noisy editing bay and just wanting to go home and watch TV. Well, I'm finally home now, although drinking while watching Beauty and the Beast on the Disney Channel seems so wrong. Haha!
I've to shoot a 24-hour race in Cebu this weekend. God, it's as if the work just never stops, but I'm hoping to be able to find time to rest after that, and that the food in Cebu is good. Mmm, lechon.
The race is called Urban Carrera, in preparation for the Carerra Habagat in Siargao this june. For those who don't know, Carrera Habagat is one of the most difficult races in the world, like the Eco Challenge, in the sense that it's 4 days straight non-stop, and the teams' strategies include when to sleep, when to eat, trying to fight fatigue and just making it to the finish line, hopefully in good condition to walk, smile for the cameras, and dance and party after the awardng ceremony. Last year's race in Camiguin was really fun, so the fact that it's going to be in Siargao is really exciting. the catch is that 22 teams registered this year. Wow, compared to last year's 15, this race is starting to look like one bloody shoot.
I wonder if I'm going to be sent to shoot again, because I'll have to start training seriously if that's the case. Chasing adventure racers is really no joke. Believe me.
Please come and frequent mom's restaurant KUSINEO . We finally soft launched last night. The resto is located at Mother Ignacia near the corner of Roces in Quezon City. It probably wont be wise to use another restaurant as landmark--but it's right beside Moomba. hehe.
Invite your friends. Invite your family. Invite your baranggay, please. It had been mom's wish to put up a resto as far as I can remember. She'd be thrilled to have you all come in once in a while.
