Last Saturday was one of the starriest day of my life. From sunrise til sundown, I saw nothing but stars... Like the Kiefer Sutherland TV show 24, I will document my day that way.
1100 hours -
I woke up feeling energetic as I had a great night's sleep. When I went down and looked for something to eat, I saw mom preparing lunch already. And it was a hell of a lunch. We had Chinese Paella with roasted peanuts, authentic crab and corn soup with really yummy lapu-lapu. While waiting for lunch to be ready I watched my daily fix of Game Ka Na Ba. I find Edu really funny. His guests that day were drag queens. One came in as Liza Minelli, another Regine and then the others I forgot.
1200 hours - still at
Lunch was ready. I've never eaten this much lunch in months! All the rice I could eat and all the soup I could sip. Grabe. Literally, after eating that much I saw stars. Kakahilo, pero it's all worth it. Even if I am supposed to be on a diet, I don't mind eating that much.
1300 hours -
We had a "screen test" for this game show in ABS-CBN. I went there feeling frustrated because i wasn't able to wear the shirt I wanted to wear. Since I packed a lot of carbs for lunch, my tummy became TUMMY in less than 5 mins. All the buttons were popping out already. So, wearing my usual buntis fashion, I went with my ever-reliable jacket.
Finally, screening time. I went up feeling starstrucked. Shucks. I'll get that chance to become a tv star na. Who knows, I might get discovered or something? Or bump into Kris? Hmmmm...
Well, when we got to the studio, it was an empty one. Only the production staff was there, the host wasn't. Sayang.
Having watched this show since it was conceptualized and first aired, I am very familiar with the show. With much restraint, I tried to just look innocent so I could really shift the experience. Shet, this is it...
The test was harder than expected. I didn't even get a passing grade! Darn. I was up against people from the other agencies and they were able to answer more than I did. Hmph. I was thinking pa naman going in that I know a lot of general information. Well, as they say, with age comes knowledge. I was up against advertising veterans (no names...). Hehehe.
Then we ended up making beso. Off to GMA for my weekly ride to fame editing. I felt so sleepy on my way there. Well, a bit elated too. I haven't seen Junette and Tanke in a long time now and I'm glad to see them again. It's the first time (actually baka second na) to see ER and Ria's friend Diday. Then Mike Garcia... and then, who else?
1430 hours - GMA 4F
I was surprised to see the final 3 hanging out at the 4th floor with AC, the show's program manager. I stayed there a bit to make kwento too. I feel really happy for them. Imagine, the promise of a better future? Well, I do hope that there's future for them...
1445 - GMA editing suite
Editing begins. I felt really drowsy this time. I swear, I thought I fell asleep at one point.
1600 hours - GMA Studio, Ground Floor
Something caught my fancy in that studio. There were a lot of people there looking very happy. True to my nosy character I went out to check it. I saw Tim Yap and Frederick Peralta, oh… it’s the grand finals of Celebrity Duets. I went inside the studio to watch. I saw other “celebs” like Anna Licaros, Verni Varga, Jay Durias, David Bunevacz, Jessica Rodriguez, Hayden Kho, Mother Ricky (who’s not as slim anymore!), Wyngard Tracy, (a yellow-clad) Kyla, Cacai Mitra, Jaya and then Joey of Side A, Rajo Laurel, Tessa Prieto and Dennis Valdes, among others.
Showbiz - it’s my guilty pleasure actually. I love variety shows and tapings like such. I giggled every now and then. Well, gave think-out-loud side comments too. Just couldn’t help myself… hehehe. AC said if I didn’t shut up, we might be thrown out of the studio. I shut up and smirked.
Tessa won. Everyone’s happy. All the socialites in studio are raving. But one thing caught my attention. A disgruntled employee of Jessica Rodriguez pouted and showed her disagreement by gesturing her hand and making bulong to everyone. Oh well.
1800 hours – GMA lobby
Jessica may not have won inside the studio but she won outside. David gifted her with a brand new BMW X5 SUV for having reached the show that far. Call that media stunt- a very expensive one at that. Droves of reporters followed her. So Jackie Forster and her own stunt were eclipsed a bit. It felt quite awkward seeing socialites rushing out of the studio trying to get a glimpse of that stunt. When they finally did, they even volunteered to become “bystanders”. From one Louis Vuitton, to Prada to Chanel bags, and Cayenne Porsche, suddenly the image of a very happy, grinning ear to ear, Wilma Galvante was galvanized. Her thought bubble, “Shet, I have arrived.”
The socialites and social climbers made GMA’s Celebrity Duets Grand Finals their Tatler Ball. All the expensive cars were there with matching chauffeurs. They wore casual glam. And English spurted out like you were in the
2000 hours – Sgt. Esguerra
Time to get my own pampering and be my own star. I went to my favorite spa to get my weekly massage.
Starry it is. But not the Yes! Magazine kind of way.
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