From: World Peace [2/3]

Yes, I pushed my luck to become a Pinoy Big Brother housemate this upcoming season. I password-protected all of my posts related to the audition so my employer wouldn’t know that I’m actually planning to be an ABS-CBN’s employee or should I say, a talent. Hehe.

Here’s a quick taste of my first PBB audition experience – a list of 30+ Eksena sa Teleserye ng Totoong Buhay sa Labas ng Bahay Ni Kuya. Some of memorable moments while in the long and winding queue under the scorching sun. These are proofs that Pinoys, of all walks of life, in times of hard knocks and trials, humor and laughter become the best remedies for body pain and hunger.

1. “Pila po ba ito ng PBB Regular?”
“Ay ate, hindi po. Pila po ito ng NFA rice.”
(There’s PBB Regular and PBB Teen.)

2. “Santino, pagalingin mo kami!”, one shouted.
“Magpapakabait na kami tulad ng sabi ni Big Bro.”, one replied.

3. One acted as reporter, “Nandito po tayo ngayon sa Tomas Morato Street kung saan napabalitang nagkakaubusan na ng NFA Rice.” Then he interviewed someone. “Sabi nila 20 truck ng bigas yung dadating eh kanina pa kami dito, hindi pa umuusad yung pila.”

4. After 4 hours, I remarked, “Mababatukan ko talaga yung mag-vo-voluntary exit sa season na ito. Ang hirap-hirap mag-audition!”

5. “Kuya, mapagkakakitaan natin ‘yang camera mo? Wala silang dalang closeup at whole body picture.”, one of the business-minded inmates suggested.

6. After 5 hours of waiting, I called someone on my imaginary phone. “Tita Charo Santos, ang tagal ng pila. Ipasok mo na ako.”

7. One took out his ledger and asked every one nearby to sign for his friend’s list.

8. One shouted… “Si Eba ang may kasalanan! Si Eba!”

9. After some hours of hunger, someone offered his packed pastries. “Eto oh tinapay.” Every one thanked him but declined. Then he replied, “Kayo naman, nagpapakabait na ako para kapag tinanong kayo ni Kuya kung sino ang karapat-dapat na maging Big Winner, ako sasagutin nyo.”

10. “Ang gulo ni Manong Tindero, nagbebenta hindi alam kung magkano yung paninda.”

11. There’s a truck of garbage that passed by. “Woah! Pandagdag sa amoy natin!”. Sweat plus Dump truck’s scent. The best!

12. The scavenger of the same truck of garbage waved to us. Then some answered back, “Kuya, Kuya…” And then they threw their plastic bottles to the truck.

13. “Picture! Picture!”, as I invited my fellow kanto-mates to pose. “Pa-grab na lang sa Friendster ah”

14. “Ay naku! Mali yun pinilahan ko… Akala ko Wowowee!”

15. “Kanina magkatabi lang tayo sa pila, tapos ngayon textmate na tayo?”. See #7.

16. “Mga lalake talaga… pag may dumaan, sa puwet lang nakatingin”…
“Gutom na kasi kami!”

17. After one of the several stops in the line, as we progressed, one shouted “Nakakapaglakad na ako… Pero hindi na ako nakakakita.”

18. The price of bottled water increases as one approaches the Concert Hall entrance. It started P10. Then later, P12. The highest price’s P15.

19. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12″, a group was counting the steps.
“1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10″… “Boo!”, the same group yelled!

20. “Oyyy… arms forward raise daw!!!”. Pinaayos kasi yung mahabang pila. Leche.

21. “Ano ‘to… Ngalay-lakad?!”, a non-moving version of Alay Lakad

22. “Mag-ka-isa! At ‘wag mag-sama…”, one cried out People Power theme song. “Eeennnkkk…” a buzzer-like-from-Singing Bee reply was heard.

23. A scouting handler approached someone in the line. The people at the back, “Wag kang pauto!! Ibubugaw ka lang nyan?!”

24. Robi Domingo, first runner up of Teen Edition, came out from a balcony of PDA and asked us “OK pa ba kayo jan?”. Everyone replied… “Hinde!”

25. While we’re in the front of PBB house facade, I commented, “Ang daming gustong magbakasyon sa Bahay na ito ah”.
“Oo nga bro eh, pagawa na lang tayo ng Motel ni Kuya”. Kita pa tayo nun.

26. There was this plastic that was being swayed by and stayed in the air up and down for some time and then suddenly it fell on the line, “Ikaw ang bigaten!!! Pasok ka na!”

27. Another unidentified floating object was spotted in the air. It’s an inflated balloon that look like… “Condom! Condom! Condom!”, the crowd cheered! “Ayos ah, helium na ang hininga nun ah”.

28. “Parang hindi ko na kaya, bro.”, my newly-found buddy gasped.
“Kaya pa yan. Nandito ka na rin naman.”, I replied.
Some minutes after, “Tsong, hindi ko na kaya.”, my exhausted comment.
“Kaya mo pa yan. Malapit na tayo.”, he replied.
Some more minutes after, “Parang ayoko na.”, he complained.
“Tanaw ko na yung tent. Kaya pa!”, I comforted.
“Suko na yata ako”, ako naman ang nagreklamo.
“Naglolokohan na lang tayo! Hahaha.”

29. “Pre, san ka naligo?”
“Ah dito lang sa Mother Ignacia”
“Akalain mong may resort pala dito.”

30. “Ang Resort Ni Kuya… hindi ka pa pumapasok, tan ka na!”

31. “Wala na akong raket nito sa modeling…” to my line buddy’s discontent.

32. My buddy and I had a chit-chat with this girl. She’s freelance model like my newest bro. Then another one joined the club. “Model ka rin?”, the girl asked. “I tried dati pero hindi na…”, he replied. “Ako rin, model. Model platoon!”, I sneaked in. [Usapang model pala ha.]

33. “Ilang taon na kayo”, the girl asked. Ikaw? “18″… Kaw? “18″…, Ako, “19″,… then I answered… “25″.

34. “Ano profession mo?” asked by the other guy. “Stylist ka niya?” Niya refers to my buddy. Ka refers to me… “Nope”, “Programmer, a stylish programmer!”

35. “Ipinapabatid po namin na may mga gaganapin pang audition sa Metro Manila. Hintayin na lang po ang announcement sa TV”.
“Booo!!!”, everyone reacted!

36. “GMA! GMA! GMA!”, “Kapuso! Kapuso! Kapuso!” yelled by those who didn’t manage to go inside the Concert hall. Bitterness.

37. Then a mother comforted her crying daughter, “Huwag kang mag-aalala anak, lahat ng paghihirap na ito, madali na lang sa susunod.”

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From World Peace [1/3]

I was already holding the microphone when Direk Dyogi asked his run errand boy to get it from me. He then asked us,
‘Nang walang sinasabi ng kahit ano, ipakilala ang iyong sarili.’

I was like stunned.

How can I act these things out?

1. Cum Laude from UP Diliman
2. Scholar for nine years that I wouldn’t receive formal education, even high school, if haven’t granted such scholarships (Dito sana magsisimula ang drama ng buhay ko but it’s hard to pull this off!)
3. Ambigram artist – eh hindi naman nagets ni Dyogi when I showed one of those artworks.
4. that I was too close to be fired from my job because of this Pinoy Big Brother, or should I say Pinoy Big Bother, a parody blog post about the work-life at my previous company.
5. that I am also a lyricist, writer, poet, programmer, blogger, webmaster and an independent entrepreneur
6. that I’m not after the money and prizes at stake. Dream ko kasi maging model… role model, an advocate of many causes, a voice of reasons, tagakalampag ng mga opisyal sa gobyerno. (Of course, all the respect and fame that I will receive depends on how I live my life inside the house.)
7. at higit sa lahat… paano ko maisisingit ang world peace… lolz

Don’t ask me of the details of my piece. Hindi ko naman talaga forte ang umarte. Hindi naman talaga pag-aartista ang habol ko eh. Lolz. You all know that.

Bag inspection on MRT or Makati shopping malls takes longer than this Go-See. A run errand girl approached the batch and I had immediately figured out that no one among us passed the screening. She used to bring her logbook but in our case she brought her smile and words of thanks.

At first, I carried a heavy heart. Huhu… Lolz. I sent a text message to three persons that I’ve been updating my Pinoy Big Brother saga with – that my career path is still Java. Lolz. I went to Trinoma to uplift my spirit by lifting some weights. Lolz. I ate one of my fave snacks and presto I’m ok again.

I did not dwell on the rejection. I was not even bitter about it or sweet lemoning on it. Although there’s still audition to be held at Tarlac, I opted not to fly and to land there for that would mean another leave from the office. Hehe. I still care about my job, sir.

PBB3 will air some time in September to January next year. It’s still a blessing in disguise since I’m not that 100% willing to sacrifice two semesters. Plus, I still have plans other than TV. Things that are better in the long run. Pray, pray, pray…

The camera of life goes on for everyone.

As for the housemates, whose identities shall be revealed soon, don’t ya ever think of voluntary exit. Or we would bash you in Pinoy forums if you trash this 12-or-so-of-a-kind chance. I can hardly wait for the door of Big Brother’s House to open next season and scrutinize the housemates if they really deserve to be. But as a fan of the show, ‘pwede’ na yung mga nakapasa sa first screening.

As for the hopefuls, there’s still time and chance to take audition (again). I have faith on some of my friends that they could make it if they only try. Ngayon, pwede na kayo mag-try. Haha. I also hope that some acquaintances I’ve met on the first day of Metro Manila audition, which I haven’t found on the second day, would end up housemates. Astig na rin yun para sa akin. My second day of audition is not as fun as the first without them. Maybe they’re just quiet that they passed as we’ve signed a contract of nondisclosure. (Hmm… Imagine myself not blogging about my PBB adventure for at least 6 months).

As for me, I charge this audition to experience. I am the type of person likes and dares to try something new. And I just gave PBB a shot. Well, I can throw another shot. Celebrity Edition perhaps. Hehe. I still have a year of establishing my name. Youtube? Flickr? Hahaha.

I’m a fan of the show ever since and it takes me to be part of the show, to know more about the show. So for the detractors of the show saying everything’s scripted, it’s not really. I think the entire staff would not spend time and effort to hold an audition as big as this when they had already chosen housemates. Wowowee tragedy may happen again and could stop the airing of the show so why take the risk for having good publicity when everyone’s safety is unsecured.

I’m still waiting for the other two P’s to come. I’ve passed two ’screenings’ of each P and I’m just waiting for the next call. Please pray for me to have ‘em. Hehehe… No, it’s not Survivor Philippines! Letter ‘P’ nga eh and I don’t know how to swim. It’s not also Pinoy Dream Academy, I can sing but only to videoke bars. Lolz.

So much for reality TV, I’m back to the reality.

Bonus post:
And what makes PBB audition memorable?
Next: World Peace [3/3]
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My second chance to fame was entirely different from my first PBB quest. I didn’t have to queue in as early as 7 AM and ended up nothing after 9 hours. I was scheduled at 10am this time thus a slot was reserved by such appointment. Under the shade of tent and concert hall, I was not worry about skin cancer. And unlike Feb 27 audition, I was set to be scrutinized by Direk Dyogi and other judges.

An hour after I set foot to the thin and short line, I obtained my number, my passport, which I hadn’t achieve last time. The event was organized. ‘Bakit ngaun lang nila naisip ‘to? Hehe. Out of boredom while serving the 9,287 audition takers before me, I already had computed the span of minutes from the time a batch of 10 hopefuls entered the interrogation part to the moment they exit. It was only 6 minutes! Approximately 36 seconds of fame per hopeful. Parang dumaan lang talaga sila.

And then we noticed at that moment from this batch of ‘poked’ hopefuls exited, only one first screening passer is chosen at the average. And all of those who waited outside witnessed the ‘katayan’, ’sibakan’ and instant eviction! And to add to my anxiety, I could almost feel the sadness and happiness of two walks of life. And suddenly, we heard ‘Saklolo! Tulungan nyo ako!’ Haha. It was one of the audition takers acting her piece.

Lunchbreak. 500+ presentors more before my turn. We were allowed to buy ‘pantawid gutom’ outside which I hadn’t done last audition. I went inside The Loop where the first screening passers hang out.

Here are some skindeep descriptions of them

1. Simple, They didn’t overdress. (Good thing I opted to be that way!)
2. Guys are tall. No tisoys at feeling ’tisays’. (‘Kasi wag na mag foundation ung iba.)
3. Hairstyle doesn’t say more. Kalbo has more x factor. Except for one passer, color didn’t attract the judges.
4. Sad to say, the girls are not Anne Curtis or Kristine Hermosa type of beauty. There’s one girl na sobrang na-attract ako. She’s morena. Balingkinitan. Angel Aquino type. And resembles M.S. Haha. Of course, PBB is not beauty contest. (And for that lady in green, mag-te-text na ako para sa iyo!)
5. X factor. Ung mga pumasa talaga, they really have something that you can’t explain. Aprub rin sila sa akin na sila ung mapanood ko na housemates or makakasama ko.
6. Sa PBB, makikilala mo kung sino ang ‘makapal ang mukha’, ‘pa-cute’ and ‘buo ang loob’. (Luckily, meron akong nyang lahat!

It was almost 2pm when I was so close to the room that I’m already hearing the questions of the panel. 1 random hypothetical question was given per batch.

1. Sinong teleserye character ka?
2. Ano ang mas pipiliin mo: Buhok sa kilikili or buhok sa ilong?
3. Ano ang kakaibang nangyari sa iyo kahapon?

I was up to the challenge. Add kalokohan and world peace lang yan sa mga answers.

From the moment you walk in the stage, you stand, you talk and you act, they were already judging you. Direk would sometimes went out the room and took note of our numbers. Mga napipisil n’ya in short.

Weeh. It’s my turn and was first among the batch.

And the killer question is… No, its not a killer task!

To be continued.
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