The Call

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October 28, 2008. Wednesday. 2:36pm.

 My cellphone rang.  The caller's number was not in my cellphone directory.

 "Good afternoon. May I speak with Rey Beltran, please?"

 "Speaking.  Who's this?"

 "JR from ABS CBN."

 "Okay."  I stood up from my table and went out in the veranda of our office. "Yes?"

 "Is it okay kung pupunta kami sa house nyo for VTR tomorrow morning?"  (Is it okay if we go to your house for VTR tomorrow morning?)

 "Ha? S-sure!"

 "Sa Deal or No Deal kami..." (We're from Deal or No Deal)

 "Yeah, I know... what time?"

 "Mga 9am?"  (Around 9am?)

 "Yes, yes!"

 "Pero may pasok ka bukas, di ba?"  (But you have work tomorrow, right?)

 "A-absent ako.  Magli-leave.  Pwede ako bukas!"  (I'll go on leave.  I'm game tomorrow!)

 "Ok!"

 "What's your name again?"

 "JR."

 "JR, thank you! Parang gusto kong tumalon ng building sa tuwa!"  (JR, thank you!  I feel like I want to jump off the building in glee!)

 "May sketch pad ka ba sa house?"  (Do you have a sketch pad at home?)

 "Meron.  I draw e."  (Yeah. I draw...)

 "May table ba?"  (Got a table?)

 "May malaking mesa sa bahay..."  (We have a big table at home.)

 "Magdadala kami ng generator habang bini-VTR ka para di magastos sa kuryente. Sino tao sa inyo?" (We will be bringing a generator while doing your VTR to save on electricity.  Who's at home?)

 "Sure! Of course!  Tatay ko lang..."  (Sure! Of course!  My dad is with me...)  You can bring the whole building of ABS CBN, I don't care! Hahahahahahaha!

 "Malayo ba yung church n'yo?"  (Is your church far from your place?)

 "Sa Ortigas pa e.  May midweek service.  Ipapagpaalam ko kung gusto n'yo kumuha ng VTR doon..."  (It's in Ortigas.  There's midweek service.  I can ask permission if you want to shoot there...)

 "No, okay na...I'll leave you my cellphone number para magtawagan na lang tayo bukas for directions papunta sa inyo."  (No, it's ok. I'll leave you my cellphone number so we can call each other tomorrow for directions to your place.)

 "Okay!"

 OMG!  Is this really happening?  All throughout the conversation, I was shaking in excitement. I thought, I might as well fax a map to them.  So I tried to draw but I wasn't able to draw a decent map! Hahahahahaha my right hand was shaking... I can't contain my smile and felt as if my face was gonna split in half! 

God is so good!  I called up my friends to tell them the good news...  here's looking forward to the VTR tomorrow morning.

Comments

Lyn Montealegre said…
Gosh! This is all soooo great! :)
October 29, 2008 at 7:31 AM
Rose Mary Espiritu said…
sabi ko before, 'kung iyo, iyo talaga. basta sa lahat ng ating ginagawa at gagawin, DO IT ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD!' Pagpalain ka ng ating Panginoon, Rey.
October 29, 2008 at 7:52 PM
jill hazel ortigas said…
yey! nakapasa ka na! goodluck hehehe pag nananlo ka ng 2 million pa cheeseburger ka ha!!!!!! ^_^ GO PAPA REY!
October 29, 2008 at 9:05 PM
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