Say Yes Part One: Doing it all over again

Jess

"Wahahahaha! Putang ina! Shit!"

I can't help myself from laughing after watching this vid from youtube. Wedding proposal Fail of the Century. What the fuck! Naiiyak pa rin ako hanggang ngayon pag naaalala ko yung vid na yon. Nope, I'm not emphatizing with the guy , or anything, pero sa sobrang tawa ko, naluluha ako.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not some heartless bitch who feasts over other people's misery. Well actually I wouldn't mind having a bit of schadenfreude for snacks. Pero kasi naman, this video is so funny I think I peed myself twice just watching it.

It goes something like this. This guy proposes big time to this girl. He has this over the top ring with seven stones which personally I feel only my grandma would appreciate. Puta naman sa pagka-exagg! pitong bato? Baka pati si Darna, mabilaukan sa laki nung diamond tapos may kasama pang anim na blue stones. The sight of the ring gave me the creeps and I would agree with the girl dumping him in front of the audience. Singsing pa lang yun. Wait. There's more.

Aside from that ring na hinalukay pa ata sa kalagitnaan ng Pacific Ocean, meron pang flash mob na kasama yung proposal. Lighting set up, String quartet, UP Pep dance number, flash mob, thousands of flowers. Parang pelikula lang,e. Masyadong madrama. And the speech. Oh my God that freaking speech! Parang hinugot lang sa pelikula ni Dingdong Dantes! Naman! Kasi naman itong mga lalaking ito, akala sa ming mga babae, mahilig sa drama. I think the only women in the universe that loves drama includes my Mom, My Titas, My grandama, my sister (mukhang mapapahiya ata arguments ko)... But what I am saying is that hindi lahat ng babae madadala sa bonggang production number that I just watched. This is a freaking wedding proposal! not a freak show. I have nothing against those women who actually said yes after such a bravado of a performance, pero in this case kase, something seems to be missing. Yung sincerity.

I guess dun lang naman iikot yung reason for her rejection - hindi sincere yung guy. I mean, the union is between the man and his girl. I understand that he just wants the world to know how much he loved the girl pero naman, proposing in such a display seems awky.I mean, you are marrying me, not the crowd. This chapter in our lives is between me and you, and not between you and the crowd. Not to mention that the girl is put in such a pressure to say yes. just imagine the expenses the guy went through. It takes guts to say "no" to that, and yet she still did. And I was laughing hard up till now just thinking about it. Pero in fairness, cute si guy. Cocky but cute.

You see, I, Jessica DelaCruz, am just a simple girl with simple needs. A short sincere proposal with a puppy face smile, I'm yours.Pero kung sa kin magpropropose yung mokong na yun, with all those hula baloos and all, I think I would do the same thing that girl did, or even worse. If I were that girl, I would kick that ring from his hands,  grab the cello from the string quartet, smash it on his face, and then walk away.

11 na pala. You see, I have a meeting with some film makers later for a film I'll be proposing for Cinemalaya. Actually videographers lang sila but i've seen one of their earlier works in college, especially yung thesis ni Arthur Lesaca which was uploaded in youtube. In his film, he told the story of a young beggar girl na na-gang rape while begging. It was so touching I was crying the whole time watching it. Then as it progress kasama nya yung baby nya sa pamamalimos until the baby died in the end. Sobrang nahabag ako sa film that I want Arthur Lesaca to direct the story I'm making. Kaya nya kasing humugot ng emosyon sa mga simpleng visuals lang napinapakita niya. Alam ko siya yung perfect guy for this script I'm writing.

Actually I am a writer by profession. I started out in college using wattpad and then I became part of the writing team of some teleseryes (I won't mention which ones kase nakakahiya. Sobrang sell-out yung mga projects ko,e.) Even one of my wattpad novels were made into a big film (which I would not also mention kase frankly, I felt that it was my worst novel ever). I actually offered this script to my home studio- a story of a boy who longs for a father. The working title for this film was, " Ikaw ba ang Tatay ko?" As expected, It was rejected kasi sobrang payak ng story. Walang sex. Walang violence. Tinanong ko sarili ko, Kailangan ba yun? Di ba sobrang komplikado na ng tunay na buhay para dagdagan pa nun?

So I quit my job. sabi ko sa sarili ko, magiging Indie film writer na lang ako. I tried to offer this script to some film makers. Some of them I even met from college. Same reactions. Medyo bland daw yung story.A no ba kasi hanap nila? Puro sex? Puro baklaan? Puro Violence? Minsan tinatanong ko na rin sarili ko, masyado lang ba talaga akong sheltered sa buhay ko at sobrang positive nung sinusulat ko? Kulang ba ako sa experience or exposure sa totoong buhay kaya limited lang ang naibabahagi ko? I mean this was life as I see it, kasalanan ko ba na maayos akong napalaki ng mommy ko?

Marahil tama sila, but hopeful ako sa meeting ko with Mr. Lesaca. I really do hope he could see beyond the superficial. Gaya nung pinakita niya sa thesis nya. Yes, nakaka-frustrate talaga minsan, but I'm still hopeful.

Aaliwin ko muna sarili ko. Play ko uli tong Wedding fail...