Hanging till the fall

Hanging till the fall

Diane – a simple yet intelligent girl. She loves color black and helping people. Even though a lot of people are telling her she’s pretty, she thinks otherwise about herself.

Prince – Diane’s school mate who is always in need of help. Since he has trouble with his academics, Diane is his savior. He’s very friendly and sweet to everyone.

Mandy – Diane’s best friend. She knows Diane very well and always tells her to be herself. She’s a confident and independent woman who’s as intelligent as Diane.

Story

Diane has a problem. It’s been three years since she went to college and she feels as if she’s not growing as a person.

Her grades are great then they’ll get mediocre.

She’s full of energy then feel very tired the next.

She feels like as if she’s in a roller coaster ride and the most alarming thing is, she doesn’t feel romantically attracted to boys.

The good thing is, Mandy, her best friend is there to keep her in place.

One day, their school mate Prince approached Diane to help him with his final project --- a short film.

Diane’s the type of person who’s hard to say “no” to anyone. 

Therefore, Diane agreed helping Prince with the project.

Diane juggled her days in between fixing her own life and helping Prince. Prince on the other hand, feels he’s a burden for her but cannot do anything but ease her helping duties to help her.

They did the project for a week. Diane also took her exams. Prince thanked him for everything. The result went good for Prince…

But for Diane…it’s the worst…

Her grades got lower

She’s always out of energy

And she feels boggled…

Mandy reassured her that she can get back on track but Diane knows that it will never be the same again. She realized that it’s something unwelcomed that’s been bothering her and it’s either she’ll have a hard time getting it off or hard time making it grow.

She needs motivation, she needs a source and Mandy knows where to get it...

Diane needs Prince.

But Prince is not the type to think about love as of the moment. He knew his priorities well and Diane’s not a part of it. He’s thankful but that’s all he could give right now.

And with the struggle to get back on track, Diane needs to keep on hanging before she falls.

High Tune

Hello!

It’s been a while. Hehe. Anyway, things are getting better in my study life. So since I’m kind of relaxed this week, I have time for more ideas! Yay!

This one is for a short film :)

Title: High Tune

Zion is a born-singer. Ever since he was young, he’s always been praised for his powerful voice. To Zion, his voice is his future---his edge, bread and butter to this world. But one day, Zion fell ill. It was so bad that he had to be hospitalized. Because of his medication, his voice got affected. The once flawless and smooth voice of the young guy became hoarse. Zion got depressed because of the turn-out of events and secluded himself to the world with his guitar.

Fast forward to 3 years, Zion is still stuck in his past---the sorrows of him echoing within the walls. One day, his brother decided to bring him to a town festival to cheer up his mood. Zion was reluctant at first, but was urged by his brother to follow. When they got to the festival, there is a mini stage for singers and dancers to perform. Zion watched the performers as he reminisce the times when his voice was still at its glorious tune. Of course, the brother has another agenda in mind---he wanted to see Zion breathe music again. He’s always worried for his brother ever since the incident happened and knowing him, he knows how much Zion is born to create music. So, he secretly signed up his brother as one of the performers. The host announced the next performer that Zion could not help but be astonished…and ashamed. 

Could he do it again? Could his voice make it? He was so nervous that he almost chickened out but his brother assured him that he will be fine and even do well. Zion’s inner battle is finally at its peak. This is the moment he know he only has two options: to run or to go…Zion wanted to do the former, but his mind says the latter.

So, he got up in the stage…but instead of using his voice, he picked up a guitar. His brother wondered why Zion cannot put the courage to try…but was still happy for this small improvement. Zion, still hesitant, doesn’t know where to begin…

He took a deep breath, internalize for a while and started playing his instrument

Then suddenly, a beautiful tune came out. It wasn’t his voice. He’s certain it will never return. But what he’s creating at that moment is much more beautiful than what his voice can ever create. This tune is different---it expresses anguish, despair, happiness, regret and more emotions all in one. Zion’s brother cannot believe what he’s seeing. Zion once again looked lively and much more alive than before. Zion’s isolation allowed him to work on his guitar without even realizing that he’s creating a new voice. 

A voice so beautiful that transcends beyond sound.

Thank you for reading!

1st Post for Feb!

Hello world!

Happy February awaits us!

Love is in the air this month but for all the single ladies like me, let us all enjoy our own company! haha

Anyway, since today is February 4. I’m gonna be posting ideas with the themes of love, romance and etc. When I say love, it doesn’t mean that it’s always a story between a girl and a boy. There is love from family, friends, everyone that I hope I can make an idea about.

For this post, I have an idea for a full-length film. It is a rom-com kind of clichéd type. hehehe

Please read on!

DATE NIGHT LIVE

Patricia is a budding production manager who won in a raffle contest. 

Her prize is to have a date with popular model, Chris. She’s nervous but excited to meet a popular person but there are things she worry about: first, she has never been on a date; second, she’s 25 and Chris is 20 and lastly, she feels insecure because she’ll definitely like a rag next to him because of her lack of fashion sense. The result is a very awkward date---her very first date.

Months after that, Patricia joined her photographer cousin for a photo shoot.  It turns out that the model her cousin will work with is no other than Chris. Patricia is so embarrassed meeting him again but since Chris is a gentleman, he assured that things between them are okay. Later on, Patricia was asked by her co-worker friend to proxy for her with a meeting with a potential client. Patricia head on to the meeting and met Mrs. Lopez, Chris’ mother and a talent scout. She wants Patricia’s production company to work on a reality dating show with his son. The main reason for it is to boost his popularity with women and the public. 

On the other side, she’s secretly screening women who is potential to be Chris’ future wife since she’s already reaching 60 years old. Eventually, the project pushed through and much to Patricia’s surprise, the management included her in the show after finding out she already dated Chris once!

Will the first disaster repeat itself? More importantly, on live television? Or this time, will sparks fly?

Relax, chill and watch the romance. This is Date Night Live.

Thanks for reading! 

LIST FOR 2016?

Hello!

So for this blog entry, I’d like to show you my list of the ideas and stories I wanted to write about. As what I have already said from previous post, I’m more of the slice-of-life kind of writer. I’m not really into sci-fi (although I watch it often) and I tend to think about stories about the simple events in life.

I hope to write individual entries about the stories from this list. I’ll try to get them all done and let’s see if I improved or not. Lol. Haha. But honestly, there are so much things I wanted to write…I just don’t know if I can express them well.

Here is my list, take a look!

1. A story about a genius pre-school kid and a single mother who tries to make all ends meet for her son

2. A documentary about a shopaholic (following her shopping escapade, how much she can spend in a week or month and what is the effect of being a shopaholic to her social life and family)

3. A (fan made) music video for ONE OK ROCK’s Good Goodbye or Luhan’s Football Gang

4. A short film about an OC girl who lives in a dorm and eventually will have a disorganized roommate

5. A feature article about Sustainable Development Goals!

6. A video featuring the places you can visit in the South (besides Tagaytay)

7. A documentary about the art of calligraphy or typography (the ones that are popular in the social media nowadays?)

8. A throwback feature article of my first trip overseas

9. A story about a struggling piano student who was discouraged by his family because they are a family of doctors and other professionals

But anyway let me show you a pic I took when I was in Singapore years ago and the thoughts I have every time I look at the photo...

I don't know but every time I look at this photo...it makes me think of a story about a girl who takes photos of herself (in a distinct pose) around the world. It is like a story about someone who really loves to travel and immerse herself with different culture and people. She takes photos from her travels and puts them in a photo album. At first, she will be looking very much happy as seen in her shots but eventually, her smile will lessen as she realizes that she lacks something---something that even though she has the money to buy and travel anywhere---she'll still feel empty and so she goes back home in hopes of finding that one thing that she needs to fill in inside of her.

The photo is actually the alpaca plushie I bought and I am just so happy with my purchase that I thought of taking this photo as a remembrance...and yeah, now that I realized, this is like what Amelie did to his father's gnome right? The only difference between my case and the film is my plushie is not lucky to travel the world. *someday alpaca, someday*   

I know this post is kinda short…*guilty* but I’ll try to post more often after the exam week.

Thank you for reading!

FIRST IDEA FOR...

Hello!

So I’ve been thinking of conceptualizing a story or an idea in different platforms. I already thought of ideas for a documentary, feature, music videos and such but I think I want to explore if I can think of ideas in a different light. And then I realized, I want to come up an idea about a cartoon!

Most of the cartoon shows I’ve watched have these bizarre and super unrealistic characters. A fry-cook sponge, a fish, a talking train and a lot more. But with the idea I have, I’m going to stick with a human character, with no-so awesome abilities, but will teach values and health to kids.

Veggie Trooper: Franco!

This follows the daily life of Franco, a nine year old boy who lives a healthy lifestyle. Born from a vegetarian father and an aerobics-addict mother, Franco also got the genes for liking healthy stuff that’s why he likes staying in the kitchen or gardening crops. His friend, Tibby, is the opposite and likes desserts and meat. Although with contrasting personalities, both of them get along well. One day, Tibby and Franco passed by a weird laboratory when they went to look for a secret hang-out place. Tibby, as careless as ever, left the remnant of his food, mostly junk food in the place.

When it was night time, Mr. Miggles, the laboratory owner, was going for an errand to test his first sample in hopes of creating big versions of food to help end hunger when it spilled all over Tibby’s trash. The trash grew bigger and wilder, indicating that Mr. Miggles’ sample is a failure. He tried killing the now human-sized junk food monster when it escaped and flew away. Frightened, Mr. Miggles immediately created a potion with extracts from fruits and vegetables that will give powerful abilities to fight against the giant junk food monsters. He decided that he will sneak it to the doorstep of the first house he’ll pass by that has crops and plants---which is accidentally Franco’s house. Franco, was the first to wake up that time and went outside to harvest some tomatoes when he saw the potion disguised in a bottle of milk. Franco, not nothing what’s the real thing inside, drank all of it and eventually gained super powers.

Mr. Miggles introduced himself to the boy and made weapons and equipment for him. Now with his duty as a hero, Franco begins fighting with junk food monsters to save the city from the unhealthy effects and lead them to a healthier and peaceful life!

The following are the list of Franco’s super powers and weapons:

Carrot Vision – gives him a super sharp eyesight so that the enemies could not hide easily!

Eggplant Boomerang – a weapon that can slice the enemy (most effective against Potato Chief and Jelly Mean)

Citrus Belt – a small belt with orange, lime and lemon slices that acts as pockets that stores Franco’s other equipment and belongings. Even though it looks small, the pockets can store up to 10 kilos of things without getting heavy!

String Bean Blast – can shoot rock-solid beans simultaneously (most effective against Corn Chief and Chase Balls)

Potatorpedo – a torpedo with baby potatoes sautéed in olive oil and chives

The list is tentative and I’m thinking of conceptualizing the villains and other information about Franco.

So there it is! 

Thank you for reading!

Diva Syndrome

Hello! So I wrote this story (I think it fits for a short story) and figured out that I think it's also good for a full-length film. This story is about a how a misbehaving celebrity who eventually became a do-gooder icon. I don't know if it's too cliche but I like the idea of writing about something that is both very public and private. Both because celebrities have two life --- the character they portray and their real self. They also have this pressure to look good and decent in front of the camera and it must be hard for them when people pinpoint their flaws, mistakes and bad side. I mean, we all have our bad sides and celebrities are no exception. So, in this story, I want to show the perspective of an artist or celebrity and how she deals with the "glamorous" path she chose. 

[THIS IS PURELY FICTIONAL. NAMES, EVENTS AND EVERYTHING FROM THIS STORY ARE ALL MADE-UP.]

Diva Syndrome

Diana is a famous pop singer not just in her country. She’s got all the features a pop icon has---beauty, talent and charm. On stage, she’s the sweet and very capable Diana. But when the curtain goes down, a different Diana shows up. The real Diana off stage is bossy, arrogant and wicked. She doesn’t attend or show herself up to events whenever she feels like doing so. She yells at her staff out of stress and when she’s in a bad mood, she throws a tantrum fit for a child but never gets reprimanded because that’s just how powerful she is as a major contributor to the company’s earnings.

One day, Diana was offered to do her own reality show. But knowing it will reveal her true image, Diana rejects the offer. Speculations regarding her attitude spread into the media and haters began to strike Diana. Feeling helpless, she reconsidered the reality show to prove to people that she’s not what they think she is. But the problem is, their claims are true and Diana have to put her acting skills into maximum in front of the camera. One challenge from her reality show almost revealed her secret---she has to take care of pre-school children at the day care center which she doesn’t have any patience at all. Appalled to the challenge, Diana almost lost her temper when assistant staff, Stephen, helped and covered for her. After the incident, Diana felt she owe something to Stephen. She wants to thank him by giving anything he wants for a day. So, Stephen showed Diana his sister, Phina, who is ill and Diana saw how much the little girl idolize her.

Diana realized the responsibility she has to fulfil and in an instant, regretted what she had done with her career. With this, Diana wanted to quit her job because of humiliation but of course, her management wouldn’t let her easily. She tried removing herself from the industry and the issues resurfaced once again. Feeling lost, Diana went to Stephen and her sister for comfort. Stephen, willing to help Diana, secretly recorded Diana’s sweet moments with his sister and sent it to the producers. One day, Diana woke up to the news that her fans wanted her back, she also saw the video on-air of her and Phina that urged her went back to the management to reclaim her career. She also helped Stephen get his promotion as a Producer and supported his sister’s medication. More importantly, she became an advocacy icon, won the hearts of many people and overcame the diva syndrome. 

Thank you for reading!