Jasmine David Eula

Anne Curtis is so sweet to her younger sister, Jasmine Curtis Smith.

Even if Anne is with another network (Kapamilya), she is fully supportive of Jas especially with her new mini-series at TV5  with David Archuleta.

Every night before Nandito Ako starts, Anne would tweet her Twitter followers to remind them to watch the show.

“Nandito Ako to support you no matter what J I love you forever and forever!!!!” was Anne’s tweet to Jas before Nandito Ako premiered on Monday night.

She happily said on Twitter, “Yahoo! Nandito Ako is trending. It hasn’t even aired yet!! Go, baby go!! Please excuse me, I’m a proud Ate (older sister)!”

Apart from the Philippines and worldwide, Nandito Ako also trended on its pilot episode in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and US.

Anne congratulated the cast and crew of the show especially Direk Mac Alejandre for the [success of the show as indicated by the] many advertisements placed during the show.

Last Tuesday, Anne tweeted her younger sister saying “Anya, you’re so pretty in your ponytail!! Your Tagalog is very good!!!”

Anya is the name of Jas’ character in Nandito Ako. David is Josh. Anne can’t wait for Anya and Josh to meet.

Ogie Alcasid who originally sang the hit OPM ballad was happy that [the song] trended [on Twitter].

He tweeted on Monday. “Thank you, Mr. David Archuleta and to his legions of followers for making Nandito Ako trend after 23 years. Aaron Paul del Rosario, congrats!”

David responded, “So cool it trended! Thank you and Mr. Aaron Paul for letting me sing a great classic OPM song, and for your kindness.”

David (who is now back in the States) was happy that a lot of people enjoyed watching his first mini-series.

“Glad to see that you guys enjoyed the pilot episode of Nandito Ako! Thanks for all of your support!” Archuleta said in his tweet.

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Jasmine Curtis Smith and Eula Caballero felt lucky and honored to be working with David Archuleta in Nandito Ako.

“I am thankful for the opportunity to work as one of the leading ladies for David Archuleta in the show. I am overwhelmed.”

“Until now, I wake up each day wondering, ‘Is this true? Am I in a dream?’”

“I never imagined that this will happen to me. Especially since I am quite new in the industry.”

“Working with David is such a pleasure. He’s so light and easy to work with. And he’s really willing to listen and to grow and to adjust to whatever needs to be done.

“He is willing to do anything. He won’t stop shooting a scene until he has given it his best.”

“We are all proud of him. We saw his progress in the 3 weeks that we worked with him,” shared by 17-year old Jas, who went back to Melbourne, Australia to continue with her studies.

What would you remember most in working with the American Idol alumnus?

“Everything. All of us enjoyed working with him, his singing on the set, his jolly mood.”

“He is so much fun to be with. As a person, as a friend, as a co-actor, we really won’t forget him,” shared smilingly by the pretty lass.

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1^st Star Factor winner Eula Caballero is thankful that she was chosen to star [the show] with David Archuleta, especially since a lot of people have been asking when TV5 will give her a break. Ritz Azul, the runner up of the reality show, already had her break.

“I’m very happy that TV5 allowed me to grow first before they gave me this [opportunity]. They have been so good to me. They allowed me to go through other things first before giving this to me.”

“And now, Jas and I were given this chance to work with David Archuleta. I am very happy. And David was such a good actor.”

“This is his first time to act in a mini-series. I must say he is a natural.”

“When we do a scene and he felt that he was not able to give it his all, he would request for another take.”

“He wants to give his best in every scene. I am so impressed with him,” shared the 16-year old Kapatid star.

Eula will not forget David’s singing on the set of Nandito Ako. It is among the things she will miss now that David is back in the States.

Nandito Ako is shown every night after Wil Time Bigtime.

It was a touching goodbye for Eula Caballero and David Archuleta at the set of TV5 mini-series Nandito Ako.

Eula relayed to PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal), “What I appreciate most was the depth of his character.”

“It started with light conversations. ‘How are you, have you slept well?’

“‘Then we started talking about family… then you find out the kind of person he is.

“I also asked him about his mission.”

Eula was referring to David’s two-year mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

The young Kapatid actress continued, “He said, ‘I’m happy to do this for my religion.’ [He said] It makes him whole.”

“He also said, ‘It’s just making me sad because I’m afraid that everyone might move on with their lives without me.’

“And that we should get used to not having him around since two years is a long time.”

“Especially for his sisters, one of his sister is turning sixteen, the other one will join junior high, he said, ‘I wish I could be there with them when that happens.’

“I said, ‘Oh, my God!’”

“I was in tears when he said that coz he, too, got teary-eyed.”

Eula added, “He has such a deep personality, he has so much on his mind… his family.”

“‘He said he has one more month before he goes on his mission and he wanted to spend it in Philippines since he has come to love the country.

“I said, ‘Yeah, of course! We would be happy.’”

“I also told him, ‘TV5 would love that you can do guestings in other shows.’

“‘He said, ‘I’d love to but I just want to spend it with my family in Utah.’”

Eula said she will miss David.

“So much!” she added.

“Then on our first night in Batangas, he again got teary eyed and said, ‘I’m gonna miss this, guys.’”

“‘We’ve been like taping every day, we’re filming every day and we’re together every day, we’ve been together lunch break and dinner break and all that.’

 “‘He said, ‘I’m gonna miss this because I know you guys have other projects to do after this…’ and  he said eventually our attention will be diverted to other things.

 “He continued, ‘But me, I’m just gonna miss this and I hope I can see you guys again.’

 ”I said, ‘Oh David, you’ll be very missed by us.”

We couldn’t decide what to buy for the staff and crew, so we bought:

• Mamon from Pan de Manila for the crew
• Mango Bravo cake from Contis for David
• Cupcakes by Sonja for David, Eula, Direk and Kari

JR also brought special siopao for the group. It was the BEST SIOPAO I ever tasted. (And I heard MyDearWriter liked it a lot!)

What the cupcakes looked like (cr google images)

 

The cake that we ended up eating instead (cr google images)

 

Not your usual siopao

 

Found out that in the set the previous day, a lot of fans brought Mango Bravo for David. So we decided to eat the cake instead! LOL Yes, we ate the cake in the car on the way to the set somewhere in a village in Marikina.

 

When we got to the location, they were shooting a scene which I won’t talk about until it airs on the show 

Preparing for the dream sequence

David and Eula left the set to change. Yes, for the dream sequence.

 

Unfortunately, we were not able to watch the scene up close since David requested to have everyone leave the scene except the cast and crew. LOL David didn’t want us to see them shoot the next scene. Someone in the crew told us that David did not want to do the scene originally. So some negotiations were done – they will let David have the scene he requested (my guess – inviting the fans to the concert scene) if he did the dream sequence. We all know David got what he wanted

 

We had to move far back. But we still had a good view of the set

 

Discussing the dream sequence

 After the dream sequence, we decided to call it a night. We briefly talked to Eula and had some pictures taken. I’m still waiting for Naree to share me a copy of our picture with Eula

Late dinner for Eula

Unlike Team Airport when David arrived, there was no coordinated planned effort to do a sendoff for David. Fans mostly from Archuleta Philippines just wanted to bade David and Kari good-bye as they travel back to the United States. As if it was the most natural thing to do, fans arrived one by one at Edsa Shangri-La Hotel as early as 1:00 PM. No one knew the exact time of his flight. Everyone just went with their gut feel.

At around 4:00 PM, news broke that David’s great grandmother passed away. We thought that David might have taken an earlier flight. Just when the group was almost ready to leave, David and Kari arrived and passed by the area where the group was.

The group organized themselves and agreed to sing the chorus of Nandito Kami as a parting message for David when he leaves the hotel. It did not matter if the group had to stand and wait another 2 hours. Kudos to the Security at the hotel for being patient with the fans and for allowing the group to wait around They even told us when David was on his way down the elevator.  That cue gave us the chance to get ready

As the elevator door opened, the group started singing. David was smiling the entire time, while Kari was unable to control her tears. I wanted to hug her <3 He was so happy and you could see the look of appreciation on his face :) He gave @nareejo a hug as he passed by her – a well-deserved hug for all the hard work she did for David and the fans.

@jackryan4DA, as expected, did the video coverage. She almost fell at one point and it was David who readily gave her a helping hand.

After David left, everyone was on tears. We hugged each other and promised to get together in the next few months.

Archuleta Philippines Sendoff crew

Thank you, David!

Thank you, Kari!

Thank you, TV5, Sir Percy, Rissa, Joan, Sheena, Myk!

Thank you, Close up! Thank you, Sony/Ivory! Thank you Bench and Mr Ben Chan!

Thank you to the crew of Nandito Ako for being so welcoming and caring whenever we visit the set during taping!

Thank you Archuleta Philippines for the undying support for David! Especially to the force behind this amazing group – @Kricket_rc234, @nareejo, @jackryan4DA, @ascphil, @carlacharisse, @cmaecy, @nettekulet, @ferjiperj, @karissacortez, @uriel, @kiwikia and so many more!!!

To cap the night off, @nareejo, @jackryan4DA and I had some cheese and drinks at the hotel lounge while waiting for David to perform on Talentadong Pinoy.

Cheers, ladies!

@lorms @jackryan4DA @nareejo

Original article: David Archuleta on the joy and art of acting

Honorary Pinoy? David Archuleta, who recorded the OPM classic ‘Nandito Ako’ for his mini-series, has grown to love Filipinos, their warmth, hospitality, and delicacies like laing, halo-halo, adobo, and turones (Photo by ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ)

MANILA, Philippines – Three weeks in the country seem like a short time, but it was enough for David Archuleta to gain heightened interest in acting.

Shooting painstakingly for 15 days for his forthcoming TV5 mini-series “Nandito Ako”—his major acting debut—was “one of the best experiences I’ve ever had,” declared the “American Idol” Season 7 runner-up during the press conference for the said show last Feb. 4.

“I’m just looking forward to do more… It’s been so fun. I’m not the greatest actor, and this is a very new thing for me, but I can’t wait to keep going. It’s a lot of work; it takes a lot of people to make something like this happen. But this is something that I would love to keep working on. This is a great thing to share to people,” said Archuleta.

Reeled in by reluctance

It wasn’t exactly the case at the beginning. Archuleta admitted that he was reluctant to take on the project, given that he’s not “much of an actor,” having appeared simply as himself on US teen shows “Hannah Montana” and “iCarly.” He likewise had concerns about being away from home.

His acquiescence to the project had apparently paid off, with Archuleta realizing that “it’s exactly what I needed.”

“[Acting] has taught me a lot about myself as a person, which is weird because I really didn’t expect that at all,” he admitted.

He continued: “Looking back and just going through it each day, it’s been so worth it… just getting to know the people and getting challenged and trying to act and express [feelings] in a way other than just music. Acting is very much an art. I appreciate and respect even more the actors and actresses in what they have to do and what they have to accomplish in order to bring out something that people could feel and understand.”

Recognized for his soulful, heart-tugging singing style, Archuleta found himself stepping out of his comfort zone, playing the role of Josh Bradley on “Nandito Ako,” a Filipino-American international singer who returns to the Philippines to search for the missing pieces of his true identity.

“This is one of those things that I’ve been able to mature and grow up with and be able to say that even though this is not something I can normally do or I don’t know if I’m good enough, I’m wiling to take on the challenge.

“It was hard to get comfortable being open and emotional in front of others at first… but whether it’s being happy or angry or sad, you couldn’t hold back or else you wouldn’t give something to the audience and they wouldn’t feel the story,” he related.

The 21-year-old idol is grateful to his fellow cast members, including his leading ladies Jasmine Curtis Smith and Eula Caballero, who’ve been like a family to him.

“They’ve taken me in, they made me feel comfortable, even though I’d be like, ‘Oh, I’m not a good actor!’ They’ve just been so patient with me and always so supportive and encouraging. It helped me do better in my participation in the series.”

“Everyone here on TV5 and on the cast of ‘Nandito Ako,’ they’ve been the ones who I’ve just grown very close to… and I’m going to really miss them. I’m planning to come back [to the Philippines]. I can’t not come back. I just had too much of a great time,” said Archuleta.

He noted his co-star Ana Feleo, his acting coach, as “the one who really made the magic happen for me in coming out of my shell… and to be able to jump into the scene and be not afraid to let go.”

A blessing to others

Although his schedule had been packed since his arrival on Jan. 13—taping for the series, interacting with his fans during mall shows, as well as at his grand fans’ day last Feb. 4—the singer-songwriter made time for some philanthropic activities.

Last Jan. 29, he made a surprise visit to the children sponsored by ChildFund Philippines, the local arm of ChildFund International, with which Archuleta had teamed up during his “My Kind Of Christmas” US tour. The said group encourages individuals to sponsor children who have very little to zero access to food, education, and medicine. Archuleta himself sponsors a child from his mother Lupe’s home country, Honduras.

“We had some free time in the morning and went over to meet some of the kids who’ve been sponsored in the Philippines and see how it’s affected their lives, what they’ve been able to learn, how it’s affected their family as well, and just got to talk to them. It was touching, it was really powerful to get to meet them,” he recalled.

As he shifts to a new chapter in his life—a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—Archuleta vowed to make his presence felt by his fans through the songs, which would be released while he’s away. He will resume recording as soon as he returns to the US.

“I don’t wanna leave my fans with nothing. I feel like that will be so disrespectful after everything they’ve done to support me,” he maintained.

Archuleta discreetly left the Philippines for Singapore on Sunday morning for some engagements. He will purportedly return to Manila in the same week to fulfill his remaining commitments.

The primetime series “Nandito Ako” premieres Feb. 20.

My Kind of Perfect

David performed this well-loved song much to the delight of the fans (video taken by @jackryan4DA)

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Interview with Eula and Jasmine

Eula and Jasmine joined David onstage for a mini-Q&A.

Another view of the interview that shows David doing the dougie at the end

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Nandito Ako Trailer

We did not expect it and neither did David, Jasmine and Eula, but TV5 premiered the Nandito Ako trailer during the Grand Fans Day.  It was a real treat to share the excitement of watching the trailer the first time with David, Jasmine and Eula <3

I love this version from Ustream as it showed David’s reaction while watching the trailer. I also tried to watch David from my seat and I could see him laughing and giggling at times… some during the romantic scenes, some when David is crying.  Gosh, what a mess I was! My tears kept flowing uncontrollably not only because of the story that slowly unfolded before our eyes, I was SO PROUD OF DAVID! Who knew David would be SOOOOO GOOD in acting. He was such a natural, like what Mac Alejandre kept on saying about David on Twitter. None of his acting in his scenes looked forced. DAVID THE ACTOR HAS ARRIVED! And I wasn’t alone in that sentiment. All the fans in the cinema squeed in unison and everywhere I looked, I saw misty eyes

Here’s a clearer view taken by @ascphil:

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Archuleta Philippines’ Tribute and Pledge

For weeks, Archuleta Philippines has been planning a sendoff tribute for David. We did not know how we are going to present it to David at that time. We just went on planning and preparing for it. We knew somehow we’ll find a way to show our tribute to him.

Our initial plan was to sing a medley of David’s songs plus an adaptation of Nandito Ako to tell him how we will always be here even if he’s gone for two years. A week before Grand Fans Day, TV5 graciously gave us 4 minutes to perform for David. Since we only had limited time, we decided to just sing an adaptation of the whole Nandito Ako song. As we practiced the full song for the first time after the mall tour in MOA, emotions ran high knowing that this will be our only chance to let David know how much we support and love him before he leaves for his mission.

I am so glad Ustream captured our performance and David’s reaction while watching us.

David got teary-eyed which made us even more emotional during the song. We could hardly sing, but it did not matter. David heard our message <3

David watching our presentation (cr @madelasuncion)

Here’s a video from another angle where you see more of Archuleta Philippines performing. At the 5:00 mark, @kricket_rc234 handed over to David the Certificate for the adoption of 21 trees planted  in his name and a CD copy of our tribute video showing how Archuleta Philippines celebrated his 21st birthday last December 28, 2011 – we planted 21 trees, we packed relief goods for typhoon victims and we had a mini birthday celebration for him! (cr. seceew)

Here’s a copy of the tribute video :

The lyrics that were given to David

Nandito Kami

It was such an emotionally fulfilling experience for all of us. Thank you, David!

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Talentadong Pinoy Taping

Right after Grand Fans Day in Megamall, we rushed to Skydome in SM North Edsa where David was to tape a performance at Talentadong Pinoy.

David first sang Nandito Ako (to be aired on February 5). He looked so handsome in his suit.

The performance as aired on TV5.

He next sang Wherever You Are (to be aired on February 19).

This was a first time for many of us, to join the audience during the taping of a show. Only for David. Ha ha!

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Press Launch

We tried to go to Meralco Fitness Center to hopefully watch the Press Launch live. However, it was a by invitation event so the group decided to watch it via livestream instead.

Along with @nareejo, @jackryan4DA, @kricket_rc234, @KarissaCortez, @carlacharisse, @feeshda and @cmaecy, we went to Persiana for dinner. We watched the Press Launch from @jackryan4DA’s laptop and from our iPhones.

David sang Nandito Ako flawlessly for the press. We also got to see the cast sing Nandito Ako at the start. What a lovely cast!

Thank you again, Mr. Preci Intalan and the TV5 management for believing in David and for engaging the fans throughout the entire process.

Can’t wait to watch Nandito Ako. It will be a big hit. I know it for sure

Archuleta Philippines cr. Marion Chong

PRE-ARRIVAL

A few days before David’s arrival, TV5 contacted Archuleta Philippines for an interview with some fans to be featured on their website. It was a last minute thing so not many were available. The interview was at TV5′s office at Global City so only @Nareejo and I made it. The interview was focused on how we became fans, what we liked about David, what we thought about David’s new stint  with TV5 and our message for him.

AIRPORT ARRIVAL

For weeks, Archuleta Philippines spent hours and hours of planning via YM, text, email, phonecalls to get fans organized to meet David when he arrived at the airport. @Jackryan4DA,@ascphil, @Nareejo,@Kricket_234 and myself were among those painstakingly planning how to get it all together. @Ferjiperj came up with designs and had new banners printed for this special event (we all saw how great those banners were!).

For days, Kricket and I were swamped with twitter and text messages of fans eager to join Team Airport to welcome David and Kari.

The night before his arrival, some of us stayed overnight at my place since I live close to the meeting place – Wendy’s along Boni Edsa. We chose that location not because it’s near my place (LOL) but because it’s in the center for majority of us.

With @ferjiperj @carlacharisse @KarissaCortez and @jackryan4DA (behind the cam)

We slept at around 1:00 AM. We were up by 2:00 AM to get ready (only 1 hour of sleep!). We met the rest of Team Airport at Wendy’s at around 4:15 AM. There was 70+ of us and 5 vans were waiting to get us to the airport. (One funny thing while we were on our way to the airport, a guy from a show in TV5 texted me asking if we were already at the airport and if I could let him know if David has arrived since he and his group are still in transit quite far from the airport.)

The group lined up carrying our welcome banners for David. Within minutes, camera men and reporters of TV5 took pictures and videos of the group. They even interviewed some fans.

Team Airport rocks!

Along with @JackRyan4DA, @Nareejo, @Ferjiperj, @Carlacharisse, @NetteKulet_AP and Arlene (AP’s VIP pass winner), we went inside the VIP lounge to get ready to document David’s arrival. There we met Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Eula Caballero, David’s co-starts in the TV5 mini-series.

With Jasmine and Eula

By 5:30 AM, we got to our designated positions inside the airport. My assignment, to do the livestream. Watch recorded video here  - Airport Arrival livestream

We immediately saw David when he came down the stairs. The mood at the airport suddenly changed. Even people who didn’t know who David was took pictures of him. I talked a bit with David as we walk out of the main building. I told him the fans were waiting outside to welcome him. He was surprised at the number of people there to see him at 6:00 in the morning.

As David stepped out of the building, you could hear the fans chanting “DAVID! DAVID!”. It was so awesome! Then he was met by Jasmine and Eula who both gave him orchid garlands. Then the group went to the VIP lounge. David saw @Nareejo as soon as he entered the VIP lounge. He gave her a sweet hug A mini presscon ensued where David candidly answered some questions. Eula and Jasmine also joined him for a few questions and for pictures.

Nice pic from TV5/FollowArchuleta.ph

Nice pic from TV5/FollowArchuleta.ph

Naree, is this is yours?

David with Eula and Jasmine

So gwapo cr. Naree

After the media was done with the interviews, the fans took over and had pictures with David.

Me with David. Thanks Naree!

Pocket Press Con

After David left the airport, Carla and I went to Makati – I to take calls for my meetings and Carla to get some work done while she’s deciding whether she goes home or go to Edsa Shangri-la Hotel where some went.

At around 9:30 AM, I received a call from TV5 asking me to go to Edsa Shangri-la Hotel for the pocket presscon and special meet and greet with David. What?! I couldn’t believe what I heard. Without hesitation, I gathered my stuff and took off for the hotel. Carla tagged along even if we were not sure if she could get in.

At around 1:00 PM, we got our cue to go upstairs for the presscon. @Nareejo, @Jackryan4DA, @ascphil, @Carlacharisse and @KarissaCortez joined me. Other fans from Pinoy Archies were also invited.

I did a livestream of the presscon (recorded here  Pocket Presscon) David and Perci answered a lot of great questions – how the project came about, why David took it, what it will be about  including what deets about David’s mission. We got to hear a bit of Nandito Ako from David – it sounded soooooo good.

My favorite part of the day (and probably of his entire stay) is the special meet and greet:

• He sat beside me
• He looked directly at me with his beautiful hazel eyes when we were introduced; he shook my hand
• He looked at me the entire time I was asking my question
• He giggled about the fact that we were wearing almost similar shirts
• Towards the end, he asked me if I wanted a picture with him (*DIES*)

David's round-table interview with fans

Thanks @xter1018

"Do you plan to get in touch with your fans while you're on the mission?"

ME and DAVID .. Thanks Naree!

ALL OF THESE ON DAVID’S FIRST DAY in MANILA!!!

I can’t wait for everything that will happen in the next 3 weeks. Bring it on!

1st clue - Scenes w/ Gelli means Marikina

2nd clue - An address

3rd Clue - Dragon Dance - see the background?

4th Clue - Looking for Chinese food in Libis

Using the ever reliable Google maps, we found our way to Dela Pena. The challenge now is finding the right street. We just knew that it was near Riverbanks. After several wrong turns, we took one last chance in a narrow street leading to what we thought was a dead end. We even had to fold one of the side mirrors for fear that we might hit one of the cars parked in the very narrow street. When we got to an intersection, we decided to ask some of the guys sitting by the road where to turn to go back to the main road. Little did we know that they will give us the last clue we needed. They told us to turn left since we might not be able to pass through if we went straight. Before we could ask why, the guy went on to tell us that the road was possibly blocked because of a shooting that was ongoing. We got excited. ‘Who were the actors involved?’ , we asked. They answered, ‘Jasmine Curtis’. TUMPAK! THANK YOU! Who would have thought that narrow, almost-impossible-to-pass-through road will lead us to our destination!

Blue dot marks the location that we chanced upon by luck

We went straight and expected to be blocked off, but nah, the security guy that was by the road even helped us park. We walked to the set holding bags of Chinese food, Spanish bread and Krispy Kreme for the cast and crew. No one stopped us as we approach the house where they were filming. Instead we were told to sit on the bench in front of the house while we wait for David because he was still on dinner break.

We did not sit on the bench, though. We decided to stand across the house and just observe everything that was going on. The crew, upon noticing how we’ve been standing there for over an hour, offered us monobloc chairs so we’re comfortable while we were watching! Wow, such good treatment to fans!

View from where we stood the entire time

We gave some of the food to Direk Mac. We then decided to just have the food brought by the TV5 people to David’s tent so he could eat what we brought since they were already having dinner.

After a few minutes, Ana Feleo tweeted

Chinese food for dinner!

Shortly after that, David came to the set wearing purple long sleeves and gray trousers. He stood there for several minutes talking to a few people including Jasmine’s mom. Then, he left the set. While he was away, we got to watch scenes of Anya, mom and brother (Let’s Volt in, slap scene between mom and Anya). We could also see some of it on the monitor that Direk was watching. That’s when I realized how difficult the job was both for the actors and the director to get the scenes right. For one single scene, they had to do several takes from different points of view. By the time Gelli, Jasmine and little boy they were done with their scenes, it was already 3 hours since we arrived.

We were hopeful that David would be back (our clue, the MIB guys were still there). Our only goal by then was to see/hear David act. That was answered shortly. David came back in gray shirt and black jeans. Jasmine came back wearing brown blouse and shorts. And aren’t we lucky? We got to see Gelli, David and Jasmine rehearse their scene right in front of us! Gelli shouted “Magananakaw!” and then David answered “I’m not a thief!” Then Gelli said, “Are you Josh Bradley? You are Josh Bradley! Did I scare you? Are you okay?” (not the actual words, but something along those lines) And David answered “I’m alright”. Then off they went inside the house for another round of rehearsals. Then, a very familiar voice filled the house – someone was singing loudly. LOL! It was David! I couldn’t remember what the song was but I remember Direk singing along with him when he came out of the house

During the take, we could hear Gelli and David shouting. We tried to watch the scene from the monitor outside. After the scene, Direk Mac turned to us and asked, “Nakita nyo?” Haha, Direk, you should have asked us to watch beside you! But nah, we could only see portions of it, mostly of David’s face which we could easily recognize from afar. After the take, the cast came out and watched a replay of the scene. They talked a bit about it and then we could hear everyone telling David to get some rest.

On his way to his van, he waved at us, said hi , asked if we had fun and if we enjoyed watching. Gosh, we got so tongue-tied that we just said we did and hoped he gets some good rest. He actually looked as if wanted to talk some more but there were security guards around him. We did not even attempt to approach him, we just sat there and talked to him timidly. Ha ha, cowards! But that’s okay, it was already late. He was tired. At least we knew he got to eat the food we brought , we saw/hear him act and we got to talk to him for a few minutes

Pic the cast took in front of us

Boyfriend, Girlfriend, Relationship, LOVE…. Misunderstanding, Guilt, Cheat, SACRIFICES..

Na-inlove ka na ba? Nag-kagusto sa iba? Nanligaw? O di kaya niloko? Hehehe. In-love, napakasarap na pakiramdam. Parang lahat mawala na wag lang yung feelings na yun. Nakaka-adik, lahat gagawin mo para sa taong yun. Pero sa huli sakit at hirap pa din ang kinahahantungan. Oo,may mga ilang na ayos pero karamihan ay kasawian. Ito’y hindi nasusukat sa tagal ng pinagsamahan ng dalawang tao o sa kahit anong bagay/ugali na parehas kayo. Sa mga di pa nagkakaroon ng isang pormal na relasyon (BF/GF) ito yung posible nyong kaharapin pag nandun na kayo. At para sa may mga karelasyon, pwede nyo rin basahin. Hehehehe!

Sa relasyon ang unang 4 -6 na buwan ang pinaka masarap. Yung tipong sariwa pa yung nararamdaman nyo sa isa’t isa. Yung tipong gusto mo parati syang nasa tabi mo. Ayaw mo malayo sa kanya. Sa mga lalake todo effort pag dating sa mga regalo,lahat ng surprises gagawin. Ganun talaga ‘pag mahal mo. Pero di ba after nun dumadating yung mga pagsubok? ‘Yung ung tipong selosan, misunderstanding at yung pinaka mahirap yung nasasakal ka sa karelasyon mo o naiipit ka. Babae o Lalake iisa lang, lahat nagkakamali o kanya kanyang katarantaduhan. May mga relasyon na mabilis lang natatapos; ano ibig sabihin nito? Nagpalipas lang ng oras? Siguro di lahat,may mga iba na sadyang di lang para sa isa’t isa. May iba din na pinag bigyan lang yung partner nya kahit di nya ‘to mahal,paasa lang. At may ibang sadyang kumuha lng ng panakip-butas. Ang sasaket di ba? Pero ito ang katotohanan.

May ibang relasyon na sobrang tumatagal. 3 hanggang 5 taon, minsan umaabot pa ng hangang 10 taon, pero sa huli iisa pa din yung ending. Bakit? Di porket tumagal ka sa relasyon ibig sabihin nun ay kayo na talaga. Kung tutuusin, ito yung pinaka mahirap na stage. Kapag tumagal na kayo ng ganun katagal, nababawasan yung tamis o yung spark ng relationship. The feeling of love is still there pero nakakasawa kasi walang bago. Ayaw mo sya mawala,pero alam mo din na hindi nagwowork yung samahan nyo. Anu pa ba dapat mung gawin? Hehe. Hirap noh? Bakit ba kasi naimbento yung love?

Dumadating din na akala mo mahal ka talaga nya, nararamdaman mo yun sa tuwing magkasama kayo o mag kausap. Pakiramdam mo sya na talaga, kaya ikaw mamahalin mo talaga hanggat sa kaya mu. Lahat ng pag subok lalabanan kasi di ba nga sabi mo sya na. And then one day pag gising mo na lang mararamdaman mo na nanlalamig na sya sayo sa di mo alam ang dahilan. Minsan kahit sabihin natin na ilang taon na kayo, di pa rin malabong mangyayari to. Pipilitin mong ibaba yung pride mo para lang habulin sya at mabalik yung dati nyang feelings sa sayo. Kahit tinitulak ka na palayo, para ka pa din tanga na lumalapit at umaasang babalik sya. Ang hirap nga naman kasi walang kahit anong reason syang sinabi bat ayaw na nya, sasabihin lang na “I need space, o I need to find myself”, parang gago di ba? ‘Yung dating sinasabi nya sa ‘yo na “All I need is you” mapapalitan lang ng ganon sa isang iglap. Haist!

Nakita mo sya,

Nag-usap kayo,

Naging magkaibigan,

Nag ligawan,

Naging kayo,

Nagmahalan,

Sa huli ano?

Nagiyakan…

Di lahat nauuwi sa ganito sabi ko nga pero karamihan ganito, reality bites mga girls/guys.

Bakit ka umiiyak after nyo maghiwalay? Dahil mahal mo pa sya at dahil sinaktan/niloko ka nya.

So?? Bakit mo kelangan iyakan yung taong nanakit at nanloko sa ‘yo na dapat kamumuhian m0? Dahil mahal mo sya? Ano mas maganda, mag pakatanga o mag move on na lang? ‘ Di lang sya yung tao sa paligid mo. Always remember that. Kung mahal ka ng tao, di ka nya hahayaang umiyak o masaktan.. yun lang yun. 

Kung mahal nyo talaga ang isa’t-isa, sige ipaglaban mo. Pero kung wala pa din mangyayari, I think it’s time for you to stop. At least masasabi mo sa huli na “Ginawa mo naman ang lahat,ang kaso di lang sya nakuntento” .

Anong punto ko sa pagsusulat ng kwento ko? Simple lang:

Kung pakiramdam mo, buong mundo na ang tumututol sa ‘yo sa pag-hawak sa isang bagay, bumitaw ka na. Hindi lahat ng ganyan, pagsubok. Kung minsan, pahiwatig. Hindi kabawasan sa pagkatao ang pag-bitaw, minsan pagpapakita ito ng katapangan na harapin ang katotohanan na hindi iyan ang nakatakda.