Corpuz's Tea House

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May degree ako sa Information Technology. Tried and tested conversation starter ito. Flash forward to today: nagtuturo ako ng communication at film courses sa college. Occasional filmmaker din ako. I make films if I make it to festivals and I also help in my filmmaker friends' projects. I specialized in film for my master's degree. I am studying short films for my doctoral dissertation in Philippine Studies. Bakit ako kumuha ng IT, aber? Flashback to March 2002. High school graduate ako sa Bulacan. Honors student pero walang malinaw na interes. 'Yung matataas ang nakukuhang grades sa mga subjects pero hindi alam kung ano talaga ang "gustong maging" in life. Teka, in two months magka-college na, kailangan nang magdesisyon. UP or nothing ako noon. Sa high school namin, pag nasa top 5 ka, malamang papasa ka sa UPCAT. Habang tumatalon sa tuwa ang mga classmates ko dahil nalaman nilang pumasa sila (nakita daw ng mga insiders nila ang kanilang pangalan sa OUR), ako nama...

I started blogging in 2005. I wrote anything under the sun, but mostly about my experiences as a young pro in BPO land, my love-hate relationship with watching Philippine Idol (yes, the original ABC-5 incarnation of the international singing competition) and movie reviews (ligwakan galore). When I entered film school in late 2006 and had that feeling I want to make films in the future, I decided to quit the film reviews. Suddenly, it felt weird praising and butchering other films, then posting my views for everyone to see. (Really, it felt like kissing asses of filmmakers that I like or turning myself into a moving target of the makers of film I turned into snoozefest). So I stuck to sharing about my worldviews. Back then, Friendster and Multiply were the hip sites, and we share links via email or Yahoo Messenger. These weren’t as powerful as Facebook and other social media that we enjoy today. See, I had a blog but I did not really intend to turn my life and thoughts into an open book...