Chika nga lang…

I’ve done business, nation, and IT… but I have never written showbiz. I’ve always thought that journalism was a glamorous job. But covering crime during my police beat days in college made me realize that it was not at all like I’ve imagined.

"May sunog don sa kabilang kanto a.." a police on duty informed us while we were whiling away our time in the press room. "May namatay ba?" asked one of the reporters, as he prepares his camera, ready to cover it. "Wala e." Hearing this, he put down his camera and got back to what he was doing.

Bad news is good news. If nothing bad happened, you won’t be able to report it..nobody will be interested. Haayy.. ano ba namang klaseng buhay yon.. Para bang you’re praying na may masamang mangyari para may ibalita ka..

After college, I worked for a business newspaper covering, (yes you got it right.. hehheh) the business beat .. gross national product, inflation, blue chips, stocks, dow jones index, forex… i have to be familiar with all those business terms.. my life was a see saw of emotions.. it either drove me crazy (trying to comprehend the business lingo) or bored me to death..

On IT, you have to be familiar with the latest in technology. A different set of lingo should be used (server, ip, tcip, network.. chuva chenes) haayyy.. ano ba naman. Naloloka nako sa kakamemorize ng terms mapabusiness, mapa-IT.. so kelan ba magiging glamorous ang job na ito?

A month ago, my friend asked me if I was interested to write for Summit’s Hi magazine. Showbiz ang drama nito and I was a bit hesitant coz I’ve never done it before (naks… hesitant daw o… hhahahha). Parang feel ko yong mag interview ng mga ka-artistahan at ma-star struck. Since, she knew that I was so into Korean showbiz, I was tapped to make a profile story of four dramas (Attic Cat, Oh Pil Seung, Green Rose and Sweet 18).

Last Friday, my friend was texting me.. out na raw yong magazine. I rushed to a nearest magazine stand and there my article was… naks, cover story.. I never expected that.. I thought it was just a small article but it turned out to be three-page spread with front page pictures to boot.. nyahahah.. what a way to start my showbiz career off.. ay showbiz writer career pala.. sabi ko na nga ba, di bagay sakin ang kaseryosohan e. Now, I’m seriously contemplating doing showbiz ba lang.. haayy.. sana next time ma-interview ko na si Piolo.. nyahhahah..

Plugging lang.. bili kayo ng september issue ng Hi! mag ha.. :p

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