SOUND THINKING

Yesterday I started designing the sound track for the pilot episode. It was exciting because of the new equipment that we have. We can do surround mixes and left to right, right to left transition phases.

I had so much fun that I forgot to eat lunch. Then it was pointed out to me why I was spending too much time with the sound mixes when the local televisions have monaural
Speakers on them at best.

Who the fuck cares! Just as long as your work looks good and sounds good.

The workload is lessening now. I figure I have at least 3 days off before shooting the succeeding episodes so now I can blog again.

Summer is about to begin and we have just completed the last week before the finals.
I handled three senior years students and one section of 3rd year. So the tight schedule, flexes down some more.

Now I can actually stop and pause and look at the sky and smell the roses so to speak.Appreciate the moment and listen to the obnoxious sounds of jeepney drivers trying to kill each other, ahh this is the life!

A NEW HOLY GRAIL

I thought that my toy fixation has ceased and desist after last years marvel legends. Then the BATMAN figure came out from MATTEL. The one with the year one look. OHH WOW! I have been trying to find this number for months now. Then I discovered that the elusive toy was last seen in Harrison plaza. The tragedy of it all is the fact that I was in Robinson’s ermita when I discovered that fact. And by the time I knew, the other collectors have descended like vultures on the two remaining toys.

Now that I have a few days of relaxn Im seriously thinking whether to go out on a crusade to acquire this much valued item.

Looking at the line up that Mattel released there are dozens of batman in the store. There’s a mink coat covered BATMAN then there’s the IGLOO WHITE colored BATMAN. Then there’s the purple and green BATMAN. I mean think of any color in the rainbow and they have a BATMAN of it. BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT BATMAN IS ABOUT! BATMAN IS BLACK COWL AND CAPE AND GREY OVER ALLS AND A BIG BAT SIGN ON HIS CHEST! WHY ON EARTH DID MATTEL issue only one TOY per box! WHAT THE FUCK where they thinking of?

When you check out the stores they have these PUSEDO PIMP BATMANS but no sign of the BATMAN original costume. BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS THAT! They should have manufactured dozens of the original costume and made the igloo white colored BATMAN as the hard to find variant! Probably I would be pinning after that as well!



CHANSON DE GESTE

Aida, our yaya a very quiet woman with a very dry sense of humor announced a month ago after her return from her yearly sabbatical that she was seeing someone.

Of course Cess greeted the news with some trepidation.

CESS: “ What are we going to do now? If she gets married then we’ll have to find another yaya for SELINA. Do you know how hard it is to find another good yaya? “

FLIM: “ well she’s already 33. You know how women are when it comes to that biological time bomb clock of yours? You need to get laid and bear more brats. It’s nature’s programming on you working double time.”

CESS: “ Can you investigate? “

FLIM: “ You mean as in PRY? “

CESS: “ You’re good at that. Asking questions that are highly personal and offensive with that nonchalant easy going way tone…”

FLIM: “ The only reason I do those things is so that I can mine them for scripts.”

CESS: “ Well start mining for our kid!”

FLIM: “ ok…I will. But I have to be less direct… she might get offended! “

So I go downstairs and look at AIDA who had this Mona Lisa smile. Which is quite frightening because most of the time she has this cold one thousand yard stare. And now…
One wonders what’s going on inside her head.

FLIM: “ AIDA? Are you dating someone? “

AIDA: “ Yes sir! “

FLIM:” So what does he do? “

AIDA: “ He’s a soldier.”

FLIM: “ A soldier? “

So I rush upstairs to give cess her information.

CESS: “ A SOLDIER? OH MY GOSH! “

FLIM: “ Well I hate to speak in stereotypes but you know what they say about soldiers. They have more than one wife. They have at least 2 to three. Wouldn’t blame them if you’re life is always on the line; you need more than your fair share of excitement on and off the field!

CESS: “ That is so sexist! “

FLIM: “ Well I didn’t mean it to be a sexist thing. I bet even the woman soldiers would have more than one lover… Look I don’t want to argue about this whole feminist crap. All I’m telling you is that your yaya is in love with a soldier.”

CESS: “ I hope she knows what she’s doing.”

Over lunch Cess pried some more.

CESS: “ Aida I heard that you’re dating a soldier. Just be careful. You know how soldiers are? They have lots of wife. Who knows you might be number 4.”

Aida just laughed and went on her chore of cooking. That laughter sent chills up and down my spine. I don’t think I like the new AIDA. She reminds me of some eastern European witch.


Three days later we discover that Aida discovered that her soldier boy friend had another wife. It transpired because of a phone call Aida did. She called her soldier boyfriend.
AIDA: “ Hello May I speak to Petro?”

VOICE ON THE OTHER LINE: “ Who is this? “

AIDA: “ Aida.”

VOICE ON THE OTHER LINE: “ Are you his girlfriend? Well I’m his wife so don’t call ever again! “

Aida hanged up the phone. Now she’s back with that thousand-yard stare.Just when I got use to her showing human emotion....