Jay...and me

Wednesday Night, me and my friend headed over at UP film Institute to watch "Jay". It won as best film for this year's Cinemalaya 2008.

The story was sort of a docu-drama , tackling the life of a certain person named Jay. A homosexual, wose mysterious death was the topic of a TV show, entitled "The Dearly Departed" (which is sort of a crossbreed of SOCO, and Wish ko Lang...hmm...goodluck on imagining or thinking about the comparison)

The team which documented on the drama, who was named Jay as well, portrayed by actor Baron Geisler interviewed the family and loved ones of the victim. It documented the drama and impact of his death to them.

It showed how media manipulates the drama, in order to show the emotion, and thus appeal to the emotions of its viewers.

What's funny to note is how they show this drama, in an exaggerated, but well..funny manner. Jay asks a family member to reenact a scene or to deliberately mourn over or wail when they see "Jay's" body. The family member will then act, even check herself in the mirror, re-touch, and even say, "ok, take na"

The use of the name "Jay" in the story shows the comparison between the two persons with different personalities, but share the same name. Both are homosexuals. But "Jay" who was murdered by another person was dearly loved by his family and even say he hasn't done anything wrong, or that he was a nice, reserved type of gay. On the other hand, "JAy", the one who documented his death knew he had persoanl issues to resolve. He may be fulfilled career-wise and in financial terms, but then again, he might not be relating well with his own family.

The film is simple in its plot, and it mere shows the comparison. BUt it was effective, since it was a movie that can be enjoyed, and deserves to be watched.

It is also effective to note about the flow of the story, using documentary drama as its treatment in the start, but as the film went through, it shows how the "docu drama" was made, showing the reenactments of scenes, how media tries to make a story out of the murder, and how the media brings together key loved ones in order to build this story.

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drama ko: I went to this another job interview who are in need of "workers" for their office. I tried my luck, though I was still having second thoughts of leaving my current work. But I was merely trying my luck, if I get the part good, but if not, well, maybe it's not my time yet. If this has happened some time ago, I might have wallowed on, ehem..emoness, but then again, why bother on dwelling on that. If I don't get the part, that means I still have a lot of things to learn...and well, lots of experience and times to cherish with the current people I'm dealing with, the work I have, and in helping people I need to help...(naks!, o sha, tama na!)

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Matapos ang isa na namang araw sa sakahan, nagawa ko rin ang dapat kong gawin. Sana ngayon, maachieve ko na ang monthly goal. O kung hindi man, mas mataas o mas okay kesa sa lagpak kong performance last month.

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Anyway, over lunch, was able to be in the presence of some friends I have been ignoring for some time. Wala lang, pagod na kasi akong uminom o gumala maghapon after work. Just now that I had spent some time with them, and catch up with sharing jokes with one another. Bitter kasi ako recenlty. BUt I guess, it's fading now, and I'm beginning to appreciate them once again.

Siguro nga,there just comes a time when you get tired of dealing with the same people you have been dealing with for such a long time.

Yun lang.

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I was clumsy this afternoon. I was with a new friend whom I just met at the job interview. Turned out we had some common friends back in college, and we sort of talked about some blah, blah, blahs. I got engrossed with the conversation that I forgot to get down my station. Instead of "alighting" the MRT at Shaw, sa Cubao nako bumaba. Worst, I forgot that there was a one peso fare difference between staions. Again, I was caught in our talking that I forgot to pay for the additional fare, hayun, di ako nakalabas sa station.

Bad trip. Clumsy me. Wala ako sa sarili. Grrr,

Just had a lot of things in mind. Hmmph, bahala na , i'll get through...:-)