"24/7...literally"
"Sunday's for my kids," said Ms. Maki in one of her text reply when I asked her if she's available for a Sunday shoot.
Among all the stories, I guess I only had two in which I didn't had a Sunday schedule. I would always try my best not to shoot on a Sunday. It's a family day. Most of all, it's Lord's day. Aside from myself, of course I also wanted my crew, and my SP to have some special time with their families or in church during Sundays. It's also hard to call and request for interviews and others during this day because most of the people are attending mass or having some quality time with their family.
I would always feel awful whenever I had to go to office during Sunday. It's as if I'm dragging my entire body to the fx ride, looking at the people around me, thinking if they're going to church or somewhere else. If not in church, do they feel the same way as mine? Together with this dragging drama is my tears trying to shout, "Hey! I want to stay with my family today!".
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| One Sunday at RN Cube |
To my surprise, there are still queue of lines even on Sundays at the MRT Station. I wish they're off to church or their families, 'cause if not, then where and why?
When Ms. Maki texted me that message, it struck my heart so much. Wishing that someday, I'll be able to set such standard for myself. No Sundays. Ever.
But of course, I understand that Media life has no holidays, no storm signals, no earthquake magnitudes, no other stuffs. But still I believe that being in this field does not require cutting off your relationship with families and friends.
That's why, even if I finish my work at 2am, I still go home. A simple kiss good night to my parents and short sleep on a real bed, matters most to me. Nothing beats a breakfast at home instead of the alternative offers at seven eleven.
Even if there's a 7pm meeting at a coffee shop somewhere with my friends, I try to catch up even if I'm 3 hours late.
I value relationship so much. Maybe, I'm too sentimental about it. Or maybe, I just love these people so much that choosing my work over them is definitely not worth it. Anyway, why choose if you can have both? It's a matter of balancing everything.
We all wear a thousand hats, representing a task that we carry as a human. Who says we can only wear one?
