The Greatest Story Ever Told! (Part 2 of the Saga!)
Oh yes, the next biblical installment and this one is epic!
First, it was the big boss’ 35th birthday so there was a huge party being held here at the building he owns but there was a VIP party held on his yacht. I was invited to it and wholly crap! When I get rich and famous, it’s definite that I’m buying a boat. I’ve always toyed with the idea of buying one, but not, it’s destiny. Michael had a bunch of his friends from the states and Germany fly over and we just mingled and had some killer wine. It was your typical yacht party though, no one did anything really stupid like get incredibly drunk and fall into the sea. Afterwards, we get a charter bus and take it to the building for a huge extravaganza. Everyone who works in the building was there so that was a solid 400 people plus MG’s guests. There was a live band, open bar, tons of food and even a little video. I made my acting debut on it and I stole the show…not really. I just looked stupid. But at the very least, it was funny! After that, Michael premiered his first reality TV show that was shot in Thailand called Nautical Angels www.nauticalangels.com so keep your eye open for that. Actually, it’s pretty bad so don’t. Now he’s starting to work on two movies and one of them, he’s writing/producing/directing/acting for. This man has no idea what he’s doing, but at least he’s having a good time doing it.
I never thought I’d say this, but the air in Los Angeles is cleaner than Manila and I found out the hard way. Flying over the metropolis is just a reddish brown cloud that hovers continuously without any indication of it going anywhere. Traffic everywhere is like the 405 during rush hour and the jeepneys have doors while here in Cebu, they do not. Taxi drivers are a lot more devious here and will hop at any chance to rob you of your money by neglecting to put on their meters no matter how many times you ask them. I was primarily in Makati and it’s awesome. Despite the air, Makati is a MUCH MUCH cleaner Los Angeles with an atmosphere that kicks LA in the rear! They have a mall right across from the hotel where I was that is HUGE! It’s called Green Belt and it has 4 malls to make up the one uber mall. I felt even more at home because they have a California Pizza kitchen (same menu) and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. There were so many stores it’s ridiculous! I felt like a kid in the candy store(s.) For the most part, I met with the Presidents/CEO’s of major production companies and houses here so that was a ton of fun!
The nightlife in Manila is unbelievable, though! On the last night I was there, I was taken to a bar along the river that runs through Metro-Manila. It’s called the Hobbit House and if I thought Filipinos are in generally shorter than us, throw Filipino midgets into the mix and you got yourself the Hobbit House. The entire bar is to scale of midgets and the staff there are so nice! The bartenders and cocktail waitresses are awesome! Oh, and going to the comfort room (bathroom) is a feat just in itself. EVERYTHING IS IN SCALE. After that, we went to a bunch of other places like the Hard Rock Café (mostly packed with Ex-Pats looking for a G.R.O…. a hussy basically) and to other bars just to check things out. Most of the time I was in Manila, though, I just did a lot of work and took Sunday as a day of relaxation and got a hot stone massage and lounged by the pool in my hotel (and got mighty red.) But if the opportunity should arise to go to Manila for any of you, I highly suggest it. It’ll rock your socks almost as hard as it rocked mine!
Monday was a zombie day for me. I realized just how stupid I sound with a complete lack of sleep. I sound very drunk at all times and my right eye twitches. And it still is twitching. Mom, is that indicative of? I think I need to drink more rum…err…coconut milk!
Now for the BIBLICAL PART!!!!!!!
I woke up on Tuesday not wanting to come out of bed. You should always listen to your gut these times otherwise, just really weird crap happens. Man oh man! IT WAS HYSTERICAL! The best way to explain the next couple of events is to draw parallels from the Ten Plagues of Egypt because I’m telling’ ya, that’s what happened.
1. First off, the three places I usually alternate for breakfast were all closed. FAMINE!!!!!
2. On e the way to my stop and wait for the jeepney to work, I saw 4 cows (the only cows I’ve seen here) and they’re SKINNY! LIVESTOCK!!!!
3. On the way to work, the tire of my jeepney blew out and we went swerving all over the place. Scare the living crap out of me. Ok, so if there were chariots and other forms of transportation and they were disabled, there would be a plague for it. Like termites or something…NOTHING!!!!
4. About an hour before lunch, a water main broke on the 8th floor of the building where I work and flooded the entire floor. Then, the water goes into the elevator shafts and you could actually hear water rushing down. IT WAS RIDICULOUS! And because the shafts are a little dirty, the water was a bit brown. BLOOD!!!!! (Sort of)
5. Because of the water all over the place, we lost electricity and almost lost all of our expensive equipment. DARKNESS!!!!
6. And finally, when I got my laptop up and running, it got infected with a computer virus. LOCUSTS!!!
So, I think I really should keep my eye out for frogs, gnats, hail, flies and yeah, the death of a first born. And if the Horsemen of the Apocalypse mysteriously appear, I’m heading for the hills. And I’ll give you all the heads up.
As for work, things are hitting the fan here so I’m smiling sweetly and watching my back as well as walking quietly but carrying a big stick. I’m not in any danger of losing my job. If anything, this may be an opportunity to get promoted, again. WHOOPIE!!! One of our directors of the film school is resigning and his last day is Saturday and the man who I report to directly might be next. Soooo, who knows!
This weekend I’m going to Moal Boal to go to some waterfalls and then coming back for a goodbye party for a gentleman I’ve had the privilege of knowing. His name is Jeffrey Russell and I want to do what he has done. He has traveled all over the world and I think that’s my calling. I get antsy after staying in one place for too long so maybe that’s something to look into. Who knows!
I still need to go back to the Waterfront Casino to reclaim my throne as a winner!!!!!
And now…I go sleep!
First, it was the big boss’ 35th birthday so there was a huge party being held here at the building he owns but there was a VIP party held on his yacht. I was invited to it and wholly crap! When I get rich and famous, it’s definite that I’m buying a boat. I’ve always toyed with the idea of buying one, but not, it’s destiny. Michael had a bunch of his friends from the states and Germany fly over and we just mingled and had some killer wine. It was your typical yacht party though, no one did anything really stupid like get incredibly drunk and fall into the sea. Afterwards, we get a charter bus and take it to the building for a huge extravaganza. Everyone who works in the building was there so that was a solid 400 people plus MG’s guests. There was a live band, open bar, tons of food and even a little video. I made my acting debut on it and I stole the show…not really. I just looked stupid. But at the very least, it was funny! After that, Michael premiered his first reality TV show that was shot in Thailand called Nautical Angels www.nauticalangels.com so keep your eye open for that. Actually, it’s pretty bad so don’t. Now he’s starting to work on two movies and one of them, he’s writing/producing/directing/acting for. This man has no idea what he’s doing, but at least he’s having a good time doing it.
I never thought I’d say this, but the air in Los Angeles is cleaner than Manila and I found out the hard way. Flying over the metropolis is just a reddish brown cloud that hovers continuously without any indication of it going anywhere. Traffic everywhere is like the 405 during rush hour and the jeepneys have doors while here in Cebu, they do not. Taxi drivers are a lot more devious here and will hop at any chance to rob you of your money by neglecting to put on their meters no matter how many times you ask them. I was primarily in Makati and it’s awesome. Despite the air, Makati is a MUCH MUCH cleaner Los Angeles with an atmosphere that kicks LA in the rear! They have a mall right across from the hotel where I was that is HUGE! It’s called Green Belt and it has 4 malls to make up the one uber mall. I felt even more at home because they have a California Pizza kitchen (same menu) and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. There were so many stores it’s ridiculous! I felt like a kid in the candy store(s.) For the most part, I met with the Presidents/CEO’s of major production companies and houses here so that was a ton of fun!
The nightlife in Manila is unbelievable, though! On the last night I was there, I was taken to a bar along the river that runs through Metro-Manila. It’s called the Hobbit House and if I thought Filipinos are in generally shorter than us, throw Filipino midgets into the mix and you got yourself the Hobbit House. The entire bar is to scale of midgets and the staff there are so nice! The bartenders and cocktail waitresses are awesome! Oh, and going to the comfort room (bathroom) is a feat just in itself. EVERYTHING IS IN SCALE. After that, we went to a bunch of other places like the Hard Rock Café (mostly packed with Ex-Pats looking for a G.R.O…. a hussy basically) and to other bars just to check things out. Most of the time I was in Manila, though, I just did a lot of work and took Sunday as a day of relaxation and got a hot stone massage and lounged by the pool in my hotel (and got mighty red.) But if the opportunity should arise to go to Manila for any of you, I highly suggest it. It’ll rock your socks almost as hard as it rocked mine!
Monday was a zombie day for me. I realized just how stupid I sound with a complete lack of sleep. I sound very drunk at all times and my right eye twitches. And it still is twitching. Mom, is that indicative of? I think I need to drink more rum…err…coconut milk!
Now for the BIBLICAL PART!!!!!!!
I woke up on Tuesday not wanting to come out of bed. You should always listen to your gut these times otherwise, just really weird crap happens. Man oh man! IT WAS HYSTERICAL! The best way to explain the next couple of events is to draw parallels from the Ten Plagues of Egypt because I’m telling’ ya, that’s what happened.
1. First off, the three places I usually alternate for breakfast were all closed. FAMINE!!!!!
2. On e the way to my stop and wait for the jeepney to work, I saw 4 cows (the only cows I’ve seen here) and they’re SKINNY! LIVESTOCK!!!!
3. On the way to work, the tire of my jeepney blew out and we went swerving all over the place. Scare the living crap out of me. Ok, so if there were chariots and other forms of transportation and they were disabled, there would be a plague for it. Like termites or something…NOTHING!!!!
4. About an hour before lunch, a water main broke on the 8th floor of the building where I work and flooded the entire floor. Then, the water goes into the elevator shafts and you could actually hear water rushing down. IT WAS RIDICULOUS! And because the shafts are a little dirty, the water was a bit brown. BLOOD!!!!! (Sort of)
5. Because of the water all over the place, we lost electricity and almost lost all of our expensive equipment. DARKNESS!!!!
6. And finally, when I got my laptop up and running, it got infected with a computer virus. LOCUSTS!!!
So, I think I really should keep my eye out for frogs, gnats, hail, flies and yeah, the death of a first born. And if the Horsemen of the Apocalypse mysteriously appear, I’m heading for the hills. And I’ll give you all the heads up.
As for work, things are hitting the fan here so I’m smiling sweetly and watching my back as well as walking quietly but carrying a big stick. I’m not in any danger of losing my job. If anything, this may be an opportunity to get promoted, again. WHOOPIE!!! One of our directors of the film school is resigning and his last day is Saturday and the man who I report to directly might be next. Soooo, who knows!
This weekend I’m going to Moal Boal to go to some waterfalls and then coming back for a goodbye party for a gentleman I’ve had the privilege of knowing. His name is Jeffrey Russell and I want to do what he has done. He has traveled all over the world and I think that’s my calling. I get antsy after staying in one place for too long so maybe that’s something to look into. Who knows!
I still need to go back to the Waterfront Casino to reclaim my throne as a winner!!!!!
And now…I go sleep!