TUESDAY April 28, 2009

TEAM: HU-WAAAAT??? NOT ANOTHER REVISION???

ME: KILL ME. KILL ME NOWWWW...

And so I came to work today after spending yesterday at home, stomach flu'd. Driving to the office, I was immediately accosted by a call from Petchay. In his thick Aussie accent, he explained to me that he was revoking his revisions from last night, in the name of a new revision he had thought of. Took all my driving expertise to avoid slamming into the MMDA officer in front of me, as I heard the words, "do the whole sequence in high-speed".

At that moment, the words of Arlene Aquino, BBDO Strat Planning Director, came to mind, when she, one rainy-sunny-rainy morning, entered the office, proclaiming to all within earshot (thank goodness, David could hardly understand tagalog): "Trix, grabe ang panahon, parang bulbol sa gulo!"

I must say Petchay's behavior of late, as the deadline for Cannes entries is upon us, has been even more chaotic than pubic hair. I keep telling myself the man only wants what is best for the work. But a little, shrill, hysterical voice in my head cannot avoid screaming, "Look, I am a diyosa, but I can only perform so many miracles. And twisting TWO production houses' arms is NOT included in my repertoire.

And so, I sucked in my internal hysteria, and told Petchay, quite calmly: "Sure, I'll see what I can do."

Cut to me, working in Starbucks, texting Chin: I will just go straight to the production house. Ayoko muna siyang makita.

In the end, miraculously, we were able to deliver on Petchay's revision. And in fairness to the man, it did have its added value. After praises of "You're a supahstahhh," and "You rock," I decided to pack up and leave the office before he could think of yet another revision.

Tomorrow, I swear, if he asks us to revise yet again, I am shaving off his hair. And believe me, I certainly don't mean the hair on his head.