Currently listening to: SFX from Special Force Online (...baril barilan onlayn)According to my research, he's the multi awarded film scriptwriter whose scripts were used in classic Filipino films. This includes Dyesebel (1990), Bawal na Gamot (1994), Madrasta (co-writer, 1996), Curacha, ang babaeng walang pahinga (1998), Rizal (co-writer, 1998), Muro-Ami (co-writer, 1999), Deathrow (2000), Anak (2000), Aishite Imasu 1941 (2004) and Dubai (2005), among many other titles. These are just some of the movies I recognized from his long list of works, but saying I'm amazed is an understatement.
To be honest, I didn't know Ricky Lee before today.
Embarrassing truth, I know, but one has to be honest when it comes to things like this. I guess it was fate's doing that I met him today :p
So Jay and I went to SM North Edsa to meet with his seller from eBay, that's where they agreed to meet up so he can pay for his item. It's a small figurine of Konata Izumi from Lucky Star, his late Christmas gift to me. (it's this little baby!) While we were there, he decided to take me on a tour around "the mall he grew up in". Weh.
Kona-chan in school uniform - swimwear~We passed by National Bookstore and found a stack of Millionaires game boxes. I had him check on the price, then I decided to go in to check if they had Monopoly. God knows I've been looking for a cheap version everywhere @_@ it's hard. I'm set on settling for the localized game.. =/ Anyway while we were there, an announcement caught my attention. Actually, I just remembered the new book I read about on the internet. Ricky Lee was having a book signing session in about 1 1/2 hour. (insert gasp of awe here) We decided to eat and walk around a bit before going back...
When we finally returned to the bookstore, the entrance was packed. I swore some teens
were actually swooning and squealing. Like, ugh..? Sabay tingin ako sa loob, may kasama palang artista. Later I learned those two used to be
PDA scholars. I don't really feel too sorry to have a weak celebrity radar~ ^^;; Back to topic, I did what I came to do. I bought my copy of
Para kay B for P225, had Jay pick up a raffle stub for us (we got
Trip to Quiapo for free!!), lined up for book signing and got a picture taken with Ricky Lee.
I walked away feeling beyond amazed. Dude, I was starstruck; not by the ex-PDA scholars, but by Ricky's presence. It doesn't matter to me that I spent 20+ years of my life going about watching movies and TV series which he had some kind of contribution in. Simply put, natuwa ako sa ginawa ko. I'm running on a low budget and am depending on Jay to provide for us for the rest of the week (XD), but I couldn't care less. It was at that time that I finally felt the weight of stardom around him. Wtf!
Actually part of the reason I was feeling giddy after all that was the fact that I though Ricky Lee and Ricky Lo were the same person. Yes, I LOL. XDDD And he wrote sweet notes on our dedications; maybe (partly?) because we were among the first five to ask for his autograph. Nyehehehe. I asked Jay to take pictures of the whle thing. Di ko dala yung Para kay B copy ko, Jay took it with him.
Kina Kristina at Jay,
Sana'y magustuhan ninyo ang trip na ito sa mundo ng pagsusulat!
- Ricky Lee
Jay said, "malalaman natin kung maganda to, tapos to sa loob ng isang araw". I have a feeling it's gonna be just like that. I can't wait to start reading. :3 For now, I guess I'll grab a few ZZZ's. 36 hours of sleep-deprived activity can affect your thinking capacity. Miao~
P.S.
I look ghastly in these pics because I haven't slept well yet. lol
P.S. #2
Boss arbor ko bookmark mo XD *poke poke*
