Set in the 1990s, 19-year-old outgoing beauty, Tin Escalante, has always had the most cliché dream ever--to live a better life.
Growing up unprivileged, she is ready to do whatever it takes to lift herself and her family out of poverty, even if she...
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In case it's not clear, I actually accepted their offer. It may sound a little crazy, but I just spent my whole Sunday in the wonders of Manila City.
"And, cut! Perfect, Christina!"
Pagkasabing-pagkabi pa lang noon ni Direk Migoy ay nagsilapitan agad sina Tracy, Lorenzo at Giselle sa akin para abutan ako ng panyo, bote ng tubig at para paypayan.
"Very good job! Everything was perfect!" dagdag pa ni Niko kasama ang ilang ka-team na mukhang pinapanood ang mga nakunan.
Ako naman ay medyo asiwang tinanggap ang tubig at ngumiti sa nagpapaypay at angkang magpupunas ng pawis ko.
"Okay lang, okay lang. 'Wag na." Nahihiya pa akong natawa dahil sa ginagawa nila.
I feel like an instant celebrity because of their treatment of me. It was too much!
"Thank you ulit sa pagpayag, Christina. You don't know how much it means to our team," Giselle told me with a soft smile.
I smiled back at her. Giselle has been very kind, and she treated me really well. She is also very humble despite coming from a well-off family.
"Let's meet pa rin, ah? So, we can chitchat," sabi pa niya at hinawakan ang dalawang kamay ko.
"Or, do you wanna visit the publishing house some other time?"
Giselle Lacsamana, a 20-year old Mass Communication student at St. Dominic University, is a daughter to a renowned journalist and a movie screenwriter. Not to mention that her auntie is the co-founder of Dreams Publishing company.
Kaya nga siguro sa sobrang mangha ko ay talagang napa-oo ako.
"Oh! I can give you a copy pala of that book I used as a guide when I was starting. Tips siya for writing your own novel. I'll visit you na lang sa library some other time!"
Sa sinabi niya ay nahilaw ang ngiti ko. Hindi ko talaga alam kung bakit ko sinabi sa kaniyang aspiring writer ako.... e, hindi naman na ako nagsusulat.
"Thank you pero... hindi ko naman siniseryoso 'yon."
Giselle pouted. "Why? Writing is fun and pwede ring profession."
For people like you—with the connections, resources, who grew up in a family of writers and most of all, blessed with talent and privileged with education.
I wanted to voice that out, but I might appear bitter when she's been too kind to me to hear that reality—which is something beyond her control, anyway.
"Thank you..." iyon na lang ang nasabi ko dahil tinawag na ako ni Direk Migoy para i-discuss ang mahahalagang bagay gaya ng talent fee nang kami lang.
Before we started shooting, the team already set my proper expectations about the fee, since it's gonna depend on the approved budget. I wasn't really expecting much, but I'd like to be, at least, paid for the hours I spent today.
