Catching that Willie Magic.

Everything's coming up Willie for me the past few days. He is probably the artista/host that everyone want's to hate but he is just too charismatic in his ways that you probably can't as well. I was like that once, but now I am not fighting it anymore. I am just embracing whatever I can get from it.

This week alone, we had several encounters with him already. During the long Christmas break, we already had a meeting with him for our newest segment in his show. He was just his usualse self berating about the things he likes, he doesn't like and his creative vision for the show and its audience. He just goes on and on. We let him talk. Afterall he is the creative manager of his own show and he knows it best.

In one of the meriendas in the office, Shali told me that she hosted a Wowowee-kind of Christmas party for her folks when they went to Baguio. She even bought a "Giling Giling" CD just for that. Well since I watch Wowowee almost daily during the long break, and the countless times I had to monitor our segments, I got a little excited over the fact that now I can listen to it on my ipod. And so she lent me her CD and synced it right away. The same night on my way home, I was already listening to his medley and imagining "some things" I will not expose here. It was a fun tune to keep you company amid traffic in South Super Highway and Nagtahan.

Yesterday we had a dry run at ABS. Even before we started Kuya already dropped by to say hi (well not really - he said "ano na naman ang problema??") to us. And then he invited us over to his newly acquired place from an old Chinese family just along Bohol Avenue. He asked us if we could go and have drinking with him. Mabait naman. 

Everyone was pensive during the waiting time. He had to squeeze in another meeting in between. And finally it was our turn. While waiting time was longer than the actual dry run, I knew he was just too excited to go out, show his new purchase and go drinking. 

After dinner with Neth and Paul, we went to Willie's party. It was a huge house. To be fair, when the man was sharing with us his vision for the building, he really knows where to put his millions and make his creative visions come true. He had a solid vision for that place and we liked what we heard. After a few rounds of beer, it seemed surreal that here is a man who's living it large talking to the rest of his staff like they were his close friends. 

I really cannot take that away from Kuya. Even after all his yabangs and all that, he is just a man brimming with excitement and child-like disposition who means no harm. He is just someone who really wants to make kwento and want you to be as excited as he is on his new found luck. That's Willie. Feeling close na ba?

If I had millions too, I would be that or even more excited than he is. I too would be sharing the things that I want to do with it. But then again, I don't have it. I can only make yabang what I want to achieve and that's it.

I liked that while he was making yabang the whole time, he recognized too the people he owed his successes now. He gamely said in front of Tita Carol (owner of Herbs and Nature) that his house in Tagaytay was care of Liveraid, and so on. That's why Tita Carol means so much to Willie. He remembers. May utang na loob naman. He still remembers the people who was close to him when he was down. And now that he is back, he is giving back.

And he recognizes too his role in life. In the scheme of things, his level of charisma and believability is hard to question, and put down. Remember he's faced already tough situations before. He was never afraid to explain and ask for an apology to people. He is not afraid to cry, get angry or worse, to vent in national TV or as they claim, around the world via TFC. Here's a man who can make you feel he is sincere with whatever he does. His words will blow you away. Whether that's sincerity or not is a different topic but you know when talks, people listen.

In closing, I think that's the precise reason why the masa loves him. Here's a man who's been through hell and back. Here's a man who rose from the ranks and is now on top reaping life's lemons. He turned it to lemonades and is now one of the richest guy in the Philippines. He did say after all that the best guys are those who have experienced life's challenges. And that he is not afraid to go through it again.

I wanted to get a photo taken beside his expensive cars, but that would make me look very cheap, yes? Sana photo nalang with Willie. Who knows it might be worth millions na soon.

Oh well.