In my previous post, I mentioned about not letting
opportunities pass and this is one post that I want to share about me trying to
live the life I want.
Last week, I was asked, actually, referred to by someone ,
to interview dignitaries of the Rotary Club as a part of the production
package. The thought of doing that, giving live interviews as the host, wasn’t
something that I really wanted although I have done live hosting before. I used
to host on family member’s special occasions such as debuts and weddings, aside
from also rendering a song or two.
And, I have done opening acts, such as when a local Filipino
artist , Rica Peralejo –Bonifacio (nee Regina Carla Peralejo) was hired by my
company in Taiwan to entertain the overseas Filipino workers , our market. I
don’t know what made me say yes, I think it was the honorarium I was promised
that made me swallow my shyness and just go all out for it, embarrassment and
all. Lol!
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| With Rica Peralejo Peralta |
It turned out okay I guess, people would recognize me even
two days after the concert and that was it. I returned to being a wannabe. But
I got the perk of talking to her casually, have dinner with, share a
conversation in the ladies room and accompany her to the market with her mom
Alice, where she got some of her loot, except of course a set of MAC Cosmetics
which my boss’ son obligingly bought it for her from Far Eastern Department
Store after she pointed her finger and said, “ooh, I want that”. Whether it was
taken out from her talent fee or not, I didn’t know.
Also, there was the re-opening of the FE21 Department Store
in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Again, my company was in cooperation with the
marketing department of the department store chain, and so, who else would they
ask to do the hosting? Yours truly, since I was the only naïve person there. I
think they found me as the only person gullible enough to consent to doing it
with a very minimal fee. At least I was paid this time. NT1,500.00, if my
memory serves me right. Not bad for a wannabe. I just thought at that time that performing outside a department store with Starbucks as backdrop was cool!
The other week, it was a mardi gras event, but I opted for a more
neutral look, rather than go all-out in colors. I already handpicked a floral
one-piece square pants (help! Fashion bloggers!) from Lemon Drops. I don’t know
what the dress is called, but I changed it last minute with a black top and
opted to wear slacks. It rained and I thought I might ruin the dress if I wear
it because we were stationed outside.
Truth is, I really was at a loss of what to wear so I just opted for something I was comfortable with.
Truth is, I really was at a loss of what to wear so I just opted for something I was comfortable with.
I was afraid my hair and makeup ( courtesy of Ms Annie of
Cristina’s Salon) would smear the dress so a black top ensemble would be the
right choice I guess. There were other guests who were not in mardi gras get-up
anyway.
As my first time doing a live interview, I was nervous at
first, almost forgetting my questions and suddenly doubting if I made the right
list of questions to ask. I am so
honored and humbled by my interview with the Rotary Club’s District Governor Ed
Chiongbian. He was the most accommodating and respectable person I have ever met
at his level.
And so, that is the first step I took into living the life I
want, the life in the total opposite of what my life had been for the past 5
years. I know there are other things that I can do and I am very much willing
to do them one by one if the opportunity arises. Or better yet, I’ll create the
opportunities.
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| With 8tv proprietor/eneral manager and cameraman. |
Still keeping the faith,
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