i was a differnt person, juridical or natural, back then...

pagnakakita ka ng artista, majojologs ka!

davao was flooded with stars last kadayawan.... they were booked in different hotels all over the city.

I was an intern for the city tourisms office and we were doing interviews for press releases in line with the celebration.

In one hotel, during an interview, 4 men (not guys, but men...) walked into the lobby. they were wearing white shirts that fit just right. they looked sooo clean... at habang tinitingnan mo sila filling mo ambangobango nila... ang kulay ng lips nila ay nakacontrast sa kanilang kutis na makinis at maputi. di ma namamalayan na nakanganga ka na... then you feel the drool making its way down your chin, kaya namulat ka sa katotothanan.

in the hoel lobby with less than 20 people, there were sharp intakes of breath followed by whispers. i then saw my classmates rushing to the "stars" to have their picture taken. So then, I decided to follow them...

My friend approached this "man" who lingered in the lobby and asked if she could have a picture with him. he said yes, but never did anything to cooperate. (salamat ha!?) he just kept on txng... haay naku... it was like napahiya niya ang kanyang tagahanga... (man, you just lost a few fans... keep it up and you might just lose your job, man...)

So, kinunan ko na rin sila ng picture, nakatayo na rin siya sa tabi ng artista eh... so they walked away and I was looking at the photos I took... when I looked up, a yummy man was walking papunta sa direction ko... so I asked "pwede magpapicture?" he said "oo. sure." so yeay for me.

I stood beside him kasi nga baka KJ din siya... but nope... Umakbay siya eh... so involuntarily, nanginig ang lola... at slightly nataranta... hehe:) I could not decide which hand I would used to take our picture, so he was very nice and said "ako nalng, d2 na, mas mahaba ito (meaning his arm's reach, of course!) and so I handed him the camera and he pressed the button - all the while, I was bottling my "gggggaaaaahhhhhsssss" and "ssssssyyyyyyyyyeeeeeettttsssss!"

naignoy talaga ako sa isang human being - sa isang lalake for that matter. it was a weird moment for me... kasi I could feel his solid body next to mine. and his arm was around me. and my hand was on his back. and we ad our picture taken, and thye worst part is : i did not know his name... pero ang yummy niya...

wrtting and saying and thingking the word "yummy" and attaching it to some man is weird. ganito ba talaga pag malaki ka na? alam mo na aga ano ang "yummy" in terms of men kahit wal ka pang karanasan sa kanila? parang, alam mo lang kaagad ano ang "yummy" pagmalaki ka na... parang instant mami - yummy!

anyway, going back to my tittle, bakit nga ba nakakajologs ang mga artista? parang all of a sudden, nagmumukha kang tanga, pero ayos lang. it does not seem to matter... pero why are we all of a sudden on jologs mode?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ella was saying it kanina... and i was thinking that its probably because of two things...

una, kasi bihira mo lang sila makita. pag nakita mo sila, sa TV pa. eh sa TV hindi mo nafifeel na tao sila. Hindi mo sila nahahwakan at hindi mo makita ng buo ang katawan nila. Parang hindi possible na tao sila. Parang taga-ibang mundo sila. Kaya pag nakit mo sila as in sa harapan mo na, parang di ka makapaniwala na siya yun!!! gusto mo na magpalitrato dahil ito na yung one and only chnace mo to prove na tao nga siya at nakita mo pa! naksama mo. at nakausap mo pa! nakasama pa ng isang maladiyos na nilalang ang isang tulad mo sa litrato. Ang litrato/katangahan mo ay isang patunay na tao nga sila.

besides, even if youre not really a fan, interacting with someone famous is always a story of public interest. Kasi kilala sila ng karamihan. People are curious what they people they see on screen do when theyre not on TV. ganado ka magkwento sa mga kakilala mo... kasi yung konting interaction mo tells you what kind of person he or she really is kung wala sila sa screen playing somebody else. We see so much of them in different modes (contrabida, bida, kikay, sexy. atbp.) but we never really know wha they are like as persons. and having your picture taken with them is a once in a lifetime opprtunity.

Another thing, iba kasi pag kasama ka nila... (lalo na pagnakaakbay or nakabeso) kasi feeling mo, reyna ka ng buong mundo. for a second or two you'd think that you are the only person/nobody na inakabyan o hinagkan niya ever. feeling mo ang ganda mo - AS IN!!! Siguro what I'm trying to say is like the Fleur-Bill thing in HP6... "i am beautiful enuf for the two of us." in reverse nga lang kasi, the celebrity is beautiful and famous enough for the two of you. parang feeling mo, nahawa ka rin sa kagandahan at kasikatan niya. haha! :)

and last, fan ka talaga. follower of his accomplishments and works. sinasamba mo ang genius niya... kaya gusto mo na kahit minsan may patunay ka na nagmeet nga ang landas nyo...

so, hala! mag-artista hunting ka na! :)
Posted on 8.24.2005 at 12:14 AM

***haha! an old blog... m on a nostalgia trip... during the days when i wrote this, i never thought i'd enroll myself into lawskool. it was just beyond me those days...