Things we do for FAME

This is an exceptionally late blog post about my friend's debut party. Actually, this isn't even about the birthday girl...it's about me, Janina Mercado, and our road to instant stardom.


Ikee's (the birthday girl) mom asked for our help in preparation for her daughter's Luau celebration. I panicked and asked for Janina's help so we could team-up a great surprise idea for Ikee. We would really like to surprise our dear friend so we kept updating her mother about our surprise suggestions. Her mom suggested we do a Hawaiian dance number (the thought of it killed my huge ego!?!). I countered that we didn't have enough time to prepare and I reasoned out that we were very busy. We tried suggesting a couple of surprise ideas, but our seemingly 'great' ideas were indirectly turned down. Janina and I realized  that 'WE HAVE TO PERFORM'; that's the only idea Ikee's mom would probably agree with us. So then, we confirmed that we'd do a special song number for Ikee. Love can make the world go round...but love could also spin the headoff your closest friends =))


Day by day, we practiced. We prepared 2 songs (Sugar we're going down and Hummingbird heartbeat). We made our fake album props. We hired scripted fans (we need their screams to cover up our awful voices =P). We even tried a duet blending for heaven's sake!?! =)) We practiced some simple dance steps that turned out to be a Machete dance. =)) The preparation was fun, indeed. But the pressure suffocated us...and the moment itself (grand performance) almost killed us. We knew that the performance would take away our remaining dignity. The performance would MAKE or BREAK us. (o_o) But because of love...(for FAME) >:), we did it. Successfully, like how we prayed for it. I knew this will be a traumatic experience for us, but I also thought that the audience would have a harder traumatic experience listening to us. =))

Practice @ home with Janina Mercado

Scripted Fans (SPVM 09 Batchmates)

Janina and I shared this wonderful philosophy about our ONE TIME, BIG TIME SINGING PERFORMANCE. Since both of us only performed speech choirs back in highschool, usually in the background--unnoticed...we've been bitter. And singing in Ikee's debut would be a huge step out of bitterness and make people regret that they put the brightest stars in the background. Oh yes, I know you could sense perfectly blended bitterness and sarcasm. We've been limited in opportunities back then, and every chance we have now---we grab it with pride. 


I would like to show you a video of our performance but...I don't have a copy. If you happen to have one, OMG! lemme burn it!?!? =)) NAKAKAHIYAAA!


"It's not about the rehearsals we did to make it successful, it's about our determination to make all things right." ~SAMREYES


ONE NIGHT AND ONE MORE TIME (?) ;) coming soon.


-S.Reyes