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on our journey to the mystic island of siquijor, i was chosen to be the anchor for our investigative or docu report. i am so hyped but at the same time, im nervous about getting the role for a couple of things. first, i am way too shy for the camera. one reason is that, im afraid to criticized, though i know its part of the learning process but believe me, its really hard talking and yapping for how many minutes and only the camera man can see you, unless of course it will be broadcasted live, well at least it wont be. second, i need way more practice. i keep on stuttering and losing all my lines when im facing the camera. its not that easy memorizing a whole bunch of scripts while doing other stuff. in this venture of ours, there will be lots of walking, and i mean lots and lots of them. also, talking to people i dont even know existed. aside from that, these people we are going to interview are not just ordinary people, they are so mystical, i cant even bare thinking of what might happen in the next couple of days, but even so, i am so ever thankful that i got the opportunity to go that island with no folks around, just me and my ever cranked up friends that i am always with everyday. third, i keep reasoning out that i am no better than a monkey with a banana. marvin is way too better than i am. but, thinking things over, i now realize why they have chosen me to be the anchor. its part of dividing the tasks among the group members and i know perfectly well that in the long run, we would talk this over a cup of coffee, and still id get the job. for one, id be the anchor. marvin would be the camera man, and on my opinion, he would also be doing the scripts. bea, i know, would be the editor of the video. "it" is one hell of an artist, so creative yet fashionably fabulous. amy? well, i dont really know what role she might play on this trip. i bet she'd be bringing lots of food during the trip, and believe me, she's one hell of a pain in the ass. but i dont have to worry about that, bea is there to make sure she wont be a pain in our asses. cielo...well, i guess she'd be one hell of a help. help me memo my script, help marvin do the script, help bea edit the vids, technically, a big help to almost everybody. i know i said id be anchor for this one but it doesnt mean that its the only thing that i will do. of course, id be helping in finalizing everything, ready to be submitted before the deadline and that is on FEB.20,2009. we are not only going to siquijor for that matter. aside from shooting in the island tackling the facts of the existence of witchcraft, we are also going there to see some of its wonders for our environmental journalism class. we have in our itinerary, THE CANTABON CAVE, SALAGDOON BEACH and THE TRIAD. i dont know where these wonders are located, but im sure il be able to know it soon. well, i think this is enough for now. il be posting again some time on either the 2nd week or 3rd week of febuary where i think we will be able to start making the documentaries that we are going to shoot in the mystic island of siquijor.

starting tomorrow, January 29, 2009, our broacast journalism professor Mr. John DX Lapid will be discussing to us how investigative reporting should be done. for our finals requirement, we will be going to siquijor with 4 of my classmates to tackle the existing witchcraft in the said island. i am a bit excited of this trip to the mysteriouis island of fire since it is going to be my first time to venture to the island with only my friends as company. what i am excited about is being able to discover the wonders of the place and to finding out as well the reality about witchcraft. as a child, i grew up to the fact the witchcraft only exists in books and other reference materials available in the library. my family and friends, who have been to place, tell me stories of people tapping your shoulders, staring at you in a wierd manner are signs that they want you for dinner. joke. but that is how witchcraft works on the said island. aside from direct contact, there are tons of other ways that witchcraft works and that is what we are going to find out on our little adventure soon. we are scheduled to be bound to siquijor on the 1st week or 2nd week of february. by then, il be posting everything that happened to us in the mystic island of siquijor. til then.

it's only the beginning of '09 and it has already been like a roller coaster ride for me. i don't know why but i got this funny feeling that this year is going to be a journey quite worth it. i know that somewhere out there, struggles and hardships are just lurking in the dark waiting to pounce on me once they get the chance. but i am ready for them, bring it on! i am gonna face you head-on and straight to the face. hit me your best shot!