"shoo-biz rendezvous"

I got “deVirginized” 2 days ago, when I accompanied my dad to his taping. (fyi, his in "show biz"). He literally dragged me to join him in his weekly taping for a kapuso teledrama.

For years now, I’m the only “virgin” in the family when it comes to being his PA (prod asst or in layman’s term—alalay) in his taping gigs. Most of my sisters had their fair share of his showbiz rendezvous mostly out of town trips. And to their dismay and boredom, they will not rejoin dad again. That’s why; I always end up not accomplishing my duty as a reliable daughter. Because my sisters would always tease me that I will not have the nerves of tagging along as an alalay. Plus, I charged bigtime. Hehehe

But this time, while being the full time bummer that I am, I’ve decided to give it a shot plus the price was right (as they say) hehehe. And equipped with all the necessities like my notebook, sudoku, lots of foods and water, I tagged along on this almost 15 long hours of "shoobiz" incident. I was really prepared because my sisters told me of how boredom will strike you while waiting during the taping. So, what’s the verdict?

With literally 3 different location shots in various parts of the metro, the sight of some famous “kapuso” stars, meeting my dad’s co workers, seeing the whole crew from top to the very bottom working their ass off, pressures, long waiting sessions, puyatan sessions, heat from the high definition crew lights of the set, retouching, assisting in changing outfit, etcetera and so on…

I have to say, being a PA to an artista isn’t an easy job. It may be fun at first but as the days goes by; perhaps, it’s very tiring and time consuming, given the fact that you’re basically an alalay. That’s why; I salute those who work as one because it isn’t really an easy job to take.

Learning my dad’s world in the real context was a real eye opener. I’ve learned to appreciate it more clearly why he loved his craft. Not just for the money and fame, but because he loves the people his working with. That’s sooo papa --- very people-oriented and as I say very “shoobiz”. I’ve never seen how happy his eyes were while working despite tiresome and long periods of waiting for his shot. I saw where the money he gives us came from. Because all I along I just taught it was just an easy job, acting there and acting here. But as I saw how tedious the work set up was, realization hit me. It was all hard earned ones. It may not be the most difficult job in the world, but it’s definitely one of the most tedious jobs I’ve known.

So the bottom line, will I repeat this rendezvous with my papa? Yes, I will still definitely tag along as his PA because it was a fun way of bonding with my father, seeing his eyes glow as he proudly shows me the kind of work he has, witnessing how cheerful he is in his job, learning how I should value his craft and of course --- the price was right for me! Hehehe