The Publication of Ra

An old friend, Sandra, encouraged me to send in one of my poems for the newsletter of her group, Humanity's Team Philippines. You can check the published poem, The Emancipation of Ra, here.

Looking for an Events Manager

Hired is currently on the look-out for an EVENTS MANAGER. The qualifications are as follows:

• Male or female, 21-30 years old
• Single
• With at least a year of experience in an events company or in a service oriented company that deals with multi-tasking, i.e. theater, advertising, journalism
• Must be passionate and driven
• Must be talented, creative and thinks out of the box
• Must have an eye for detail
• Must be patient and willing to work extra hours
• Can work with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work with a team
• Well versed in spoken and written English and tagalog
• Must have pleasant personality

Please send resume with photo to hired@gmanetwork.com. Deadline of application is on August 11, 2008. For inquiries, please call Tinz Tuliao at telefax 926-4523 and 982-7777 local 3025.

The Things You Do When You're Hired

Thanks to Redg for all the pictures below, which I stole from her Multiply site. Over the last few weeks she has been diligently documenting the activities of Hired's staff at and outside work.

At Ballet Manila's rehearsal studios: Mon, Redg, Regie, Tinz, and I, behind the scenes of the Ballerina search.

A fitting celebration at Cafe Rallos after the wrap of the Ballerina series shoot. Redg in pink.

The Beatles? The i-Witness hosts? Not likely. Tinz, April, Karl, Alvin, myself, and Mon.

At Disney's birthday party (Cafe Rallos) - me, Redg, the birthday boy, Tinz, Mariz, and Jes.

Food at last! We were starving after the shoot.

Belting out a duet with Mariz. I think it was Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang.

On khon, jamming with Tinz a.k.a. Sitti Astals.


Singing with April.

We obviously love to sing.

At Starway videoke place with Regie, Jes, Redg, Mariz, and VJ search winner, Greggy.

April (in pink jacket) not one to miss out on the action.

The Dancing Queen mania lives!

Ballerina fever - Karl, me, April, Mon, Regie, and Jes.

Pose like a danseur.

Ballet rocks!

On location at Vivere Hotel where we shot some sequences of the VJ search.

At Greggy's victory party - Redg, me, Jes, April, Pael (runner up), Tinz, Mon, Mariz, Karl, and Disney.

The originals - haha! - contemporaries in MTK!: Mon, me, and Regie.

W.R.U.

Pudpod na ang suwelas ng sapatos ko, ngawit na ang binti sa kalalakad, kahahanap sa iyo. Pumipintig mga ugat, mga mata'y lumuluwa katitingin sa kawalan, sa kawalan. O nasaan?

Sinuyod na lahat ng maisipang puntahan, at laging gising sa kagigimik, kaiikot sa gabi. Sinuong na ang baha, sinugod ang bagyo, pinilit na masilip ang anino mo, woooh, mahal ko.

Ikaw ang nag-iisang laman ng panaginip ko

Bumibilis ang tibok, ang tibok, ang tibok ng puso ko

Sa tuwing maiisip kong hinihintay mo rin ako

Sa tuwing maiisip ko, maiisip na magkikita rin tayo

Mahal ko, magkakakilala rin tayo

Sino ka ba? Excited na 'kong makilala ka. Ano'ng itsura mo? Ano ang hilig? Sa'n ka ba kinikilig? Bago pa makita ka alam ko nang mahal kita 'di maiisip na iwanan ka, woooh, ako'y iyong-iyo.

Ikaw ang nag-iisang laman ng panaginip ko

Bumibilis ang tibok, ang tibok, ang tibok ng puso ko

Sa tuwing maiisip kong hinihintay mo rin ako

Sa tuwing maiisip ko, maiisip na magkikita rin tayo

Mahal ko, magkakakilala rin tayo

Woooh, ikaw ang hinihintay, sana ika'y abot-kamay

Pasabugin ang kulay, dahil sa 'king buhay

Ikaw ang nag-iisang laman ng panaginip ko

Bumibilis ang tibok, ang tibok, ang tibok ng puso ko

Sa tuwing maiisip kong hinihintay mo rin ako

Sa tuwing maiisip ko, maiisip na magkikita rin tayo

Mahal ko, magkakakilala rin tayo

Ad lib

- completed July 16, 2008, recorded draft July 18th

Now Reading...

• Interview with the Vampire
• The Vampire Lestat
• The Queen of the Damned
• Lord of the Flies

Thanks to Tinz who lent me the Anne Rice books, and Jessica for the Lord of the Flies.

Prue, where are the books you're lending me?