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.

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.

Day 1: First Day High

FOREWORD

After almost 3 long months of waiting for a radio station to accommodate me, I finally started my internship at Mellow 94.7. Before anything else, I would like to thank Darilyn for making me their 'replacement' in the station since they had just completed 150 hours in Mellow. I passed copies of my resume to Jam, Wave, Magic, Yes, RT, NU, and RX, but none of them cared. And this really makes me excited to start my 150 hours. As a requirement, I will be regularly posting blogs about my everyday life in Mellow 94.7.

08.27.09 (Thursday)

I woke up early for my first day. I had to go to school first so I hurried to avoid being late and arrived at the station by 10:25 a.m. I actually didn't know what preparations to do. I have to know where the restroom is, where to buy food, if am I allowed to eat inside the booth, and the likes. But the more serious questions I had to face were how will the people there accommodate my presence, how will I work or what will they ask me to do, etc.


When I passed my requirements the day before, Ms. Chloe (one of the DJs) told Dah to teach me about the logging in process and the things they do inside the booth. So before I got there, I had enough idea about the things I would do in the station. I entered the booth in a hurry, wrote my name and the time on the log book and went straight to the booth. I saw Ms. Angel (also one of the DJs) and told her that I was the new intern. It was her program "Office Radio". I won't forget the things she said to me - "Sit back, relax, and do nothing" - followed by a little laugh. So I smiled and sat down.

For 2 hours, I sat there waiting for tasks or errands or anything to keep me doing something. Then, Ms. Angel asked me to sit beside her and use the other computer to entertain myself. Then Ms. Ingrid (another DJ) came. I went down to the ground floor to buy food for myself and a snack for Ms. Angel. Some interns of the station also arrived and I noticed they were super close with the people there. As a newbie, I just kept my mouth shut most of the time. Shortly, a staff of Mellow went in to assemble some equipment because a band would be there to perform for the program "Afternoon Cruise".

After that, Ms. Chloe and Sir Chris came for their program "C&C Music Factory". It was Thirty Songs on a Thursday. I sat down in front of the computer beside Ms. Chloe. She asked me to find entertainment news on the internet for the Scoop of the Hour. I found three news about a new vampire movie, Chris Brown, and Nick Jonas. Of course, Ms. Chloe read them on air.

And I stayed at the station until 8:29 p.m. - scraping 10 hours off the required 150 hours of internship. Generally, it was a good day for me. I appreciate those small things they asked me to do and I would love to do those things again for my next days there.

Post Summer

I'm back from the grave of the summer and here I am starting my last year in college. The summer ended very well for me. I got enough tambay moments with some friends. I also had a chance to be a staff of an event by the Department of Education which is, of course, through Teatro Komunikado.

Speaking of Teatro Komunikado, I also had my comeback as the organization's Secretary General. And now, we are doing our very best to put things into its best order. July is fast approaching and we are managing the college's major events, as usual. Lots of performances and productions rushing in.

I haven't blogged for quite a while and there are billions of thoughts remained unspoken inside that tiny room. My last blog about the environment received negative reactions from my fans (hahaha, peace!) and I don't want to disappoint them anymore. But I also want to comment on things like that. As I said, I never wanted to sound so righteous but there's nothing really wrong with that blog. I think it's worse to be so indifferent about things needing just a piece of your attention.

Whatever it is that you wish to write about, put it to words. Whether you are good or not-so-good in words doesn't matter. I never really thought of who cares about the things I put in my blogs. My friends maybe. But I never thought my writings would ever consume much of their time. I also believe that only few people cares to read these things. That is also the way I think of myself. Many people could have known me through my name or my face. I have a lot of friends and we exchange text messages or hello's everytime we meet. But who among them really wanted to take much from their time just to know me?

I really appreciate those people who tell me how much I mean to them or how much they care for me. Those are the people who made it to my innermost core. That core never closed for anyone. And I hope I never made anyone feel I closed it from them. If you made me feel important, I also feel the same for you. Though not so blatantly shown. But if I am just an ordinary creature for you, I just reflect.

Most of the times I prefer to be nobody. I never wanted to be in the limelight or in the spotlight. I feel so conscious about the eyes looking at me. I am not a showbiz person. I never wished to be famous or the talk-of-the-town (lol, just a thought). But that nobody wants to feel blessed through the people around him, wishing that these people also feel the same way for him. And that's the way I like it - forever.