baby in car?
Friday, October 28th, 2005yesterday was the last day of my first week in Toei Animation Phil. Ace and I are having a ball. we know there’ll probably come a time when we’ll absolutely hate it when someone dumps a new folder or envelope onto our desks and says "deadline nyan ngayon, ha??" (of course, we won’t quit our jobs, we’ll just be tempted to strangle said person).
the IB (in-between) department is marginally insane. every so often somebody will start bird calls, owl calls, the ‘Kill Bill’ whistle, etc. i had to stop in the middle of tracing and snicker to my heart’s content when somebody started playing "tigyawat sa iloooong…pati na rin sa pisngiiiii…kakaisip sa yoooooooo…" and every so often, whenever somebody gets carried away and starts talking in a loud voice, a chorus of "ssssssst!" "sssst!" "sssssssssst!" "huy, maingay!" coupled with giggles and snickers will fill the air. let’s just say that it never gets too quiet in the IB section.
now that i’ve raved about toei…on to the good stuff!
i’ve noticed many things on my way to and from work. one of them is the number of badminton courts sprinkled across the metro. you’ll find them everywhere. they say that if you throw a rock in any random direction, you’re certain to hit a guitarist. i can say the same for badminton courts and most probably badminton fanatics. they’re becoming as ubiquitous as kris aquino billboards and megumi hayashibara (to those of you who have no idea who megumi hayashibara is, she’s a japanese voice actress with a battalion of anime shows under her belt, meaning she’s voiced a LOT of characters and sung a LOT of anime songs). if bj and nick are reading this, i regret to inform you guys that kris aquino has started to invade my side of the world. there is a huge billboard of her on the skyway. my only consolation is that it rained heavily the past few days and i’m hoping that something’s happened to it.
you’re probably wondering what the title of this stupid entry means. well, even if you aren’t, i’ll tell you anyway.
my mom is on a paranoia roll! i think she’s not used to the fact that i’m now working in another continent, and now that i have to spend lots of money on toll fees and gas and shit, she’s frantically thinking up ways to 1) save money 2) ensure my safety. the problem with both is that they often don’t go together. you can’t "ensure my safety" (since when did riding in a car ensure your safety anyway? you get more accidents at home than elsewhere, so why’s the car any different?) and save on money at the same time. at least, not the way she thinks it should be done.
sometimes, you just gotta let go.
yes, the title. i’m getting to that. one of our cars, the innova, has a sticker on it that says "baby in car". we got that sticker because my niece, mia, was here during the summer months, and we sometimes took her to the mall. now that she’s in china, the "baby in car" sticker probably applies to me.
don’t get me wrong, i never said i didn’t appreciate mom’s concern for me, but sometimes you’ve got to get realistic about it. konting tiis lang naman e. when i’m made a regular employee–and i DO mean when, not if–i can pitch in for gas and toll, and then we can all be happy little campers.
on a side note: to any of you who dream of becoming animators, i’m telling you now, it’s not the highest-paying job in the world. if you’re going to get into it, get into it because you love it, not because you want to get rich. that’s why they have call centers and business-related shit. but if you just want to draw something that will one day bring a smile to a little kid’s face (and even from the bigger kids, like you and me), then by all means. animation. 
see ya.
"i still belong…don’t get me wrong…
and you can speak your mind, just not on my time.
i don’t need you to worry for me coz i’m all right
i don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come home
i don’t care what you say anymore, this is MY LIFE
go ahead with your own life, leave me alone."
–Billy Joel, "My Life"
