a star is born (?)

who? me?

i took odin out for his morning walk today. i decided to take one of our shorter routes because the sun was already too hot for the both of us. we walked down quezon avenue and went straight to a fast food chain in pantranco to grab my lunch. on the way back, i thought it would be better if we walked down panay avenue because there was more shade there.

there was more traffic than usual, and there were a lot of people all huddled together in the middle of the street. i wondered what they were all doing standing under the heat. they didn't even have umbrellas with them! somebody could have had heatstroke! and then, i saw what they were gawking at. a film crew was shooting a scene in the local veterinary clinic.

i hesitated and wondered if we would be let through the street. then i decided that i didn't want to go back to quezon avenue because it was too damn hot, and i could walk anywhere i wish to go. this is my neighborhood, after all!

as i walked past the crowd, a man on the other side of the clinic told me that i could pass, provided that i just walked straight ahead and as natural as possible. nothing to it, i thought to myself. what the heck do i care about those actors anyway? it wasn't as if i'm a fan or anything. (well, they may be well-established stars, for all i care. but i don't watch tv these days so i don't know who's who in the showbiz world).

when i passed the clinic, i breathed a sigh of relief. finally, we can go home in peace...or so i thought...

"hey you! hold up!"

i continued walking as naturally and as fast my feet could take me, without looking back.

"i said you! stop! lady with the red shirt and the big dog! wait! come back!"
"were you talking to me? i'm sorry! did i ruin your shot?"
"nah, you were great! that dog is huge! what kind of dog is that? nevermind. i want you to walk again, as naturally as possible."
"ah...sure. if you say so."

and so we walked past the fighting couple in the vet clinic. again and again, take after take. when i saw that odin couldn't take the heat any longer, we just continued walking towards home - oblivious to the pleadings of the film crew. after all, my priority is odin's health, not his stardom.

i never ever thought that one of my dogs would ever on tv. but for two straight days, the two rival networks featured him - well, kind of. but still. hmm...now that i think of it, i never even asked what the title of the soap opera was. i wouldn't be able to see odin's teleserye debut! waah!