Here's a pic of my desk@the Makati apartment. I've brought my mascot, Domokun with me, as well as all my most influential books to read. I've read them all many times, but it's nice to have them with me. Romeo brought me a scorpion and that little red guy from Bangkok. I'm not into arachnids too much, but I'm going to find a name for him and make him my little fierce friend. Plus the scorpion doesn't have as many eyes as spiders, which is basically the root of my dislike for them. Analyze that as you will, I already know the answers to that!
Yesterday there was a screening of our film at a private cinema @ Greenbelt 3, in Makati. I was so proud of Romeo, who not only co-wrote, directed and edited the film, but also wrote a soundtrack of his own music, with his own vocals, to accompany a few of the scenes. Of course, I also held my breath a little during the opening credits until I saw "Screenplay by" - and there was my name! The cinematography on this was so gorgeous, I couldn't believe it. LIGHT YEARS AHEAD of what I saw when I went to see "Sukob" which is supposedly the #1 horror film in this country. Sukob's "scare factor" was basically a girl in blue/black paint, a cheap rip-off of the little girl who crawls out of the tv in the ring, who is wearing a dirty ragged wedding dress. Have you ever been to one of those cheap carnival funhouses, where you walk through the dark and then people dressed in costumes surprise you around every corner by popping out and saying "Boo?" That was Sukob's "horror." The cinematography and direction for that film was so dated, Romeo and I both felt like we could have been watching a film from the 70s.
I've met quite a few people here as well, who have either invested in or worked on the film, and it's really awesome to see that everyone is equally impassioned about it. I suppose it must be mentioned that Lea Salonga was there at the private screening (which was for the top film distribution company here), to support her brother Gerard, who contributed 20 minutes of music to an over 90 minute film. I will withhold further comments on this point, anyone who would like dish can contact me directly.
It looks like I will start working on some scripts for an animated series as well. There is really so much opportunity here, so many ready and willing outlets that NEED writing, content. The mobile content director is really excited for us to really kickstart and take over the industry - starting from here and selling to the entire world.
Thank God for my egg-timer. Keeps me and the team going - short one hour writing sprints throughout the day. As I've learned from The Corporate Athlete, "good performers manage energy," - NOT JUST TIME! Corporate athletics also focus on short sprints of energy rather than an extended marathon of stress. Well, it's all working!
All the books I've ingested and learned from are totally coming into play RIGHT NOW: The War of Art, Getting Things Done, Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting, The Corporate Athlete and The Power of Now. The Philippines is always on "island time" which means, business usually crawls at a slow, easy pace, but my time here is short and I am working fast and focused to produce my deliverables before I go back to Los Angeles.
I have easily ingested over 15 WHOLE fish - whether bangus (milkfish) or tilapia, I am loving the fish-eating. My hair is so shiny from all the fish oils.
Back to work! The egg beckons.
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