Thursday, September 17, 2009

Day 10: Every Drop Counts

09.11.09 (Friday)

I was a bit excited when I went to the station that morning. Ma'am Nene told Pat (new intern) and I two days before that we had to join them for a 'stick-on' event at Shell Magallanes. It was a partnership between Shell and Mellow. As soon as I hit the station, I grabbed CDs from the shelf and started typing them one by one.

I also learned that DJ Ingrid wasn't coming and DJ Angel would be in charge of the Afternoon Cruise. But unfortunately, she would do that alone since Pat and I were leaving, and Mr. V would also leave early for his birthday party the next day. It was 2 in the afternoon when we were called by Ma'am Mavic.

We went to the office and we were asked to prepare the IDs. But we had to leave as soon as possible so we had to finish that in the van. And so we took EDSA which was a little traffic then. We arrived at Shell Magallanes early for the event that was supposed to happen by 4 p.m. so we just prepared everything - the table, tarpaulins, stickers, and some chips.


When we started, Ma'am Mavic was the one asking the drivers if we could post Mellow and Shell 'Every Drop Counts' stickers at their rear window of their car. If in case they would be spotted by radio DJs and reporters with that sticker on their car, they'd get P800 on the spot. But Pat, Carlo (one of SOJs), and I had to form a team of our own and did things on ourselves. Some agreed but there were also those who didn't care at all. It was challenging to put stickers on wet windows (because it was raining then) but we still did great. We stopped by 7 p.m. and went to a fast food chain to eat and then went back to the station.



Friday, September 11, 2009

Day 9: Thirty Thursday Again

09.10.09 (Thursday)

DJ Ingrid was not able to make it to her program Afternoon Cruise today so Ms. Chloe came early to fill for her. I got to read some of the messages on the textline and they were surprised to hear Ms. Chloe as early as 2 p.m. And also did the news for C&C Music Factory before the program started. When Sir Chris came and asked me about it, I proudly told him I was done with that. Jensen, the other intern, came but left early so I was the only intern for C&C.

When the program started, Ms. Chloe asked me to sit by the phone so I could answer the calls and take the requests for the 30 Thursday. I went to the other computer between the two DJs and did what Ms. Chloe told me. It was my first time to answer the phone in the station. And everything went well. The thirty songs request were even finished by 7:30 p.m. Before I left, Sir Chris asked me to eat longganisa sent by some listeners of Mellow who happened to be selling that product.

Day 8: CDs Galore

09.09.09 (Wednesday)

Lots of 9's today and the rain was still busy invading the whole Metro Manila area. I arrived at the booth soaking wet though I had my umbrella. When I sat on the couch, Mr. Tzing asked me to type the CDs on a big shelf behind the DJ's seats. He asked me to start at Selection 29 and continue until the very end of the shelf. I guess there were hundreds of CDs on that shelf. And so I started. The songs were mostly from 70's and 80's. I typed for 4 hours and finished 20 CDs (I know I was working too slow, hehe).

I stopped by 3 p.m. so I could prepare for the C&C Music Factory. A new intern also came. Kjwan went to the booth to sing acoustic versions of their songs. Their lead vocalist, Marc Abaya, came late because of the traffic but he still managed to sing some songs. DJ Ingrid also asked me to find a news for her. And so I did a national news -- about Ninoy Aquino. I also e-mailed Mr. Tzing the list of songs I encoded.

Day 7: Kimmy Dora Day

09.07.09 (Monday)

It was a normal day. A bit gloomy since the weather was not that good. I could see from the windows of the booth the dark clouds covering the skies. The rain poured the entire day and it added to the coldness of the booth. Good thing Mr. V, DJ Angel, and I didn't forget to bring jackets that time.

After I had my lunch at a not-so-distant place from Paragon Plaza, I went back to the booth hurriedly because the rain might fell harder. Few minutes and Eugene Domingo came. We were so happy to see her personally inside the booth. She dropped by to thank those who watched her movie Kimmy Dora and to encourage more people to watch as well. She was so funny and friendly and we really enjoyed the short time she visited us in Mellow. A lot of people there also went to the booth to take pictures with her.


When Eugene Domingo left, I immediately turned to the computer and made the news for C&C Music Factory early because I would be leaving the station by 4 p.m. I texted Ms. Chloe and she allowed me to leave as early as 4. I finished all the news and sent it to C&C's e-mail address.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Day 6: Charm Is In

09.04.09 (Friday)

At last, Friday came fast and I could smell some rest at the end of the day. It was a rainy morning but the weather didn't stop me from going to the station. And because it was the first Friday of the month, there were foods inside the office. Mr. V and DJ Angel asked us to go and get our lunch.

DJ Ingrid was absent so DJ Indi filled for her on the Afternoon Cruise. It was the first time I 'heard' Ms. Indi go on-air on a daytime because she's from Mellow Nights with Marco. After that, C&C Music Factory immediately followed. I was a bit surprised when Charm (my classmate) tapped my back though I was really expecting her to come that afternoon. Mo and Charm would be having a short training for their boardwork the next day since they're part of the School of Jocks Batch 3. They had to have a connection as partners and Sir Chris told them the do's and don't's. In order to learn something that day, I also listened and absorbed the things Sir Chris told them. I was also impressed the way Charm talked and delivered news on-air. The boss even told Ms. Chloe that Mo and Charm sounds good together. Charm really deserves to be a part of the School of Jocks.

Day 5: Thirty Thursday

O9.03.09 (Thursday)

DJ Angel was talking about how to turn down a job offer after accepting it. A lot of responses from the listeners came in - through y.m., facebook and textline. It was good to know that a lot of people were tuned in to listen to Office Radio and I know DJ Angel felt the same as she continued with the discussion. Then, DJ Ingrid joined the program. She was happy because Jensen was around again. She used to tickle Jensen and while doing that, she would make sure that a camera was around to take pictures or even videos of that.

Before the Afternoon Cruise ended up, I managed to collect four news stories for C&C Music Factory. So when Sir Chris came in and asked me if I already got news for the program , I proudly said yes. I got to accomplish everything before the program started. I also felt fulfilled that those four I prepared were all approved by Ms. Chloe and used as Scoop of the Hour. And since it was Thursday, they took thirty song requests for the program.

Day 4: Guests, guests, guests...

09.02.09 (Wednesday)

I came in the station few minutes after the Office Radio started with Mr. V and DJ Angel. As soon as I got there, Mr. Tzing asked me to encode the information on the CDs at a rack inside the booth and send it to his e-mail. I was excited to do the task because for the first time, I would be doing something different. So I enthusiastically opened my e-mail account and got a handful batch of CDs on my hands. And so I typed and typed and typed. Artist then song title then artist then song title. In five short minutes, I completed the task. I successfully sent it to his e-mail address and again, I was left with nothing to do. I was craving for more since I hadn't warmed up even a bit yet.

I heard there would be a guest, and she's a harpist. Mo and I googled her name the day before so we had an idea of what she was going to do. Noelle Cassandra then arrived just in time for Afternoon Cruise with DJ Ingrid. She tuned her harp up and after few minutes, she's ready to hit it.

She started singing and we were all amazed. It was my first time to see a real harpist perform and it was also live right in front of me. DJ Ingrid even sang Part Of Your World and Run Away with her. After that, another guests came in for C&C Music Factory but this time they're colorful. They were the group High 5 from the Nickelodeon TV show. So they promoted they shows here in Manila and gave a little sample of their songs.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Day 3: The Final Destination 4

09.01.09 (Tuesday)

The day started out as a normal day. It was 10:25 a.m. so as usual, Mr. V. and DJ Angel were already there for their program. When I got there, DJ Angel asked me if I want to join the advance screening of The Final Destination later that night in SM Megamall. I told her Ms. Chloe asked me the same question the day before and I said yes. And so I just bought Kopiko for her from the convenience store and a lunch for me.

When Ms. Chloe came, she asked me if I already talked to Ma'am Nene about the screening that night because they needed someone to help them. As a newbie, I hadn't met the other people there. Ms. Chloe introduced me to the them and they asked me to wait because we would be leaving any moment. I waited until Sir Glen called me. I brought a box of freebies from Dimetapp to be given away in the screening. When we got to Megamall, we started setting up the tarpaulins of Mellow and Clear. We also managed the seat reservations for the guests and we waited until 7:30 p.m. for the show to start.

When the program started, they asked me to hand the gift packs to the raffle winners. I was standing in front of the crowd with the hosts (Ms. Chloe and Sir Chris). Then the movie started and as soon as it finished, we went home.

Day 2: The Holiday

08.31.09 (Monday)

It was National Heroes Day. Though it was obviously a regular non-working holiday, I still got up and prepared for another day at the station. I arrived 10:18 a.m. in time for the Office Radio. Another intern, Mo, was already there and he was on-air with DJ Angel. They felt it was holiday because only few were responding about the topic.

DJ Ingrid was absent so the Afternoon Cruise used some recordings of her voice. We were left with nothing to do - Mr. V., Mo, and I. Until Ms. Chloe and Sir Chris came for the C&C Music Factory. I started my job so I went to entertainment sites on the web. I found Contact Music and ET Online very useful sites. Since I was just starting my internship, I didn't know which news or news topics they had used so I had to find more recent ones. Ms. Chloe even asked me to add more details to a news and I easily finished it. C&C Music Factory ended quite late so they extended up to the first few minutes of Mellow Nights.

I left the station by 8:21 p.m.