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Monday, February 21, 2011

SUAACK Q&A

SUAACK Q & A With Kuya Mike

Q1: Paano nabuo ang SUAACK? May advance plan ba ang plot nito?
A: Hindi. Originally comedy ito and maigsi lang, like not more than 10 chaps. Pero as the story progressed, hindi ko na na-maintain ang comedy element. And the issues sa kuwento grew complex and serious din kaya humaba siya at naging loaded na sa drama...

Q2: May mga unanswered issues ba ang SUAACK?
A: Marami. Like sinu-sino ang biological na ama ni kuya Erwin, Enzo, at Zach? Si Erwin ba ay may mga kapatid sa amang Lebanese? sI Zach at Enzo meron din ba sa kanilang mga kanya-kanyang tatay?

Q3: May mga revelations ba sa kwento na hindi nai-reveal?
A: Meron. Lalo na ang pagkasagasa kay Enzo. Aksidente ba iyon? O sinadya? Ano ang nangyari sa driver? At kung sinadya man, may kinalaman ba ang daddy ni Zach? Remeber, ityon din ang panahaon na ipinakinidnap ng daddy ni Zach si kuya Erwin at galit na galit pa ito dahil sa nalamang dahilan sa pagpatiwakal sana ni Zach.

Q4: Bakit hindi muna binigyang kasagutan ang mga unanswered issues at revelations bago tinapos ang kwento?
A: I think hindi naman talaga lahat ng details sa kwento ay dapat na maibunyag. Para sa akin, the story is retained more in the readers’ minds kung may mga unanswered questions pa sila. Some parts of the story is best left to the imaginations of the readers. Questions like sino kaya? Paanoo kaya nangyari yun? Bakit kaya? I think it reflects real life too. Sa buhay, napakarami ding katanungang hindi nasasagot.

Q5: Ano ang mga weaknesses sa story?
A: Marami. Huwag na nating isali ang spelling, grammar, vocabulary/usage dahil, these are the works of editors and proofreaders. Pero as a whole, halos magkapareha ang mga characters sa SUAACK pati na rin ang takbo ng kwento and how they both ended. Siguro, nahirapan lang akong maka-get over sa AKKCNB kaya this (SUAACK) is a sort of an expression na hindi ko pa talaga nabitiwan si kuya Rom (Kuya Rom character was based on a real-life character na naging “akin” panandalian lamang – lol. At sa kanya ko rin nakuha ang concept ng “Paraffle Na Pag-ibig” noong isang beses nakita sya ng isang kaibigan ko at itinanong kung saan ko siya napulot. Noong nirelay ko ang tanong sa kanya, pabiro niya akong sinabihan na “Sabihin mo sa kaibigan mo na napanalunan mo lang ako sa raffle...”). Another weakness siguro is that it reached to a point na parang nakakawala na ng gana... dahil mahaba na masyado ang kuwento.

Q6: An author’s works reflect his inner workings. Anything in SUAACK that reflects the writer?
A. May nagsabing “fixated” daw ako sa “kuya” stuff. I admit it. I don’t know why but even my own son, I call him kuya. Another thing is the “drama”. I like “drama”. It helps me to revive the pains and the sad experiences. Whenever I write crying scenes, it feels like I’ve unloaded something.

Q7: How about the sex scenes?
A. Everyone wants the sex parts (hmmm... aminin!). The only difference is that in the story, some want it light while some want it wild. I want to satisfy both. Ang problema lang is that ayokong maging sex/porn site ang MSOB. I understand na maraming under 18 readers dito at ayoko ring ma ban ang MSOB sa Saudi. Kaya I decided to create the http://torridparts.blogspot.com para doon ko na lang i-post ang mga torrid parts.

Q8: On criticisms?
A. There is a line between a criticism that insults and a criticism that inspires and improves. It’s difficult to dwell on comments that bring hard feelings, and with pull-you-down intentions. I don’t want to add more hard feeling in my life. Kaya nga gumawa ako ng mga kuwento because I want to unload the pent up emotions ng buhay ko, through my stories. Dami ko nang frustrations. Dami kong pinagdaanan sa buhay. I just write to make mayself and everyone happy. I want to be inspired, share the inspiration, the experiences, the lessons, and make my life and everyone’s life uplifted – sana.

Q9: On the issue na ginamit ang followers...
A: Of course I use my followers. Everyone else does. Medyo negative lang ang word na “gamit”. Iyan ang kalakaran sa buhay e. I’m making my readers happy. Ano ang ibinigay sa akin ng readers in return? Mayroon ba? Look at PEBA, your comment is not counted if you don’t “like” or follow their fanpage. Di ba they are asking for something in return for your desire to vote? That is what followers/supporters are for. If I can’t grant my “idol” his “simple” request then I don’t deserve to be his follower. We follow people or groups for certain reasons. We should be prepared to pay some price if a time comes when we are asked to give it. Writing is no easy job. I am not paid to do this. Can my follower not grant me the simple thing that I request in return for his reading free-of-charge my stories? I think I deserve a little something. Hindi lahat ng writers ay nagbibigay ng free sa kanilang mga kwento. Maraming kuwento ang nababasa mo lamang kapag bumili ka ng libro...

Q10: On inconsistencies:
A: May nakita ako sa earlier parts ng kuwento (bago ko lang din narealize) na gusto ni Kuya Erwin ng babaeng kapatid. And in the later part, ang naging statement na ay “gusto niya ang lalaking kapatid”. Natawa ako dito. Klaro ang inconsistency. Also, the timeline. Nagsimula ang kwento na 15 yo at 19 pa lang sina Enzo/Erwin and suddenly, naging 19 at 23 na? Hindi nabanggit kung naggarduate si Erwin sa College, or nagwork na ba. At age 23, surely graduate na si Erwin, unless underload siya lagi sa mga subjects niya.

Q11: On the first Enzo picture:
A: I thought the one who gave me the permission to post that was original owner. Nalaman kong hindi pala kanya iyong pic noong isang supporter (J-L) ang nagmessage na hindi iyon ang may ari dahil kilala niya ang tunay. When I learned of the fb of the original owner, I emailed him about the picture and if he was giving his consent. Sadly, he requested to have them removed. Kaya, hayun. Atsaka, I added him up as a friend sa fb and he rejected. Hahahaha! Lol! Ayaw niya akong mging friend... (sad)

Pero on the other hand, nakatulong din ang pagremove ng pic niya dahil it opened an opportunity na mag-scout ako ng volunteer-models from the readers/fans themselves. And I am very happy na marami ang willing to show up and volunteered to be the face of Enzo. Their act of volunteerism was like what kuya Zach did to his brother Enzo – ibinigay niya ang kanyang mata just so Enzo can enjoy the beauty of life. Maihalintulad ko ang mga volunteers sa kabutihan ni Zach; the volunteers wanted me to use their pictures upang mas lalo pa nating ma-enjoy at maramdaman ang kuwento. Kudos sa lahat ng mga volunteers na game na game na sumali at lalong nagbigay kulay sa buhay at pag-ibig ni Enzo at ng kanyang Kuya Erwin.

Q12: On Vin Cri to be the Enzo.
A. I love the guy. Naka-chat ko siya a few weeks ago (before that Enzo pic ownership issue) at masaya siyang ka chat. Nakapagcomment nga ako sa kanya ng “Cute!”. Noong lumabas na ang issue ng pagpapatanggal ng may-ari ng unang picture na pinost ko (as Enzo), I immediatley thought of Vin. Kaso nalimutan ko ang name niya that time at tinamad na akong maghanap sa kanya sa friend list ko. Kaya nagpost ako ng anouncement at tulong kung may interesado. At siya ang kauna-unahang nagvolunteer! Kaso may mga nagvolunteer pang iba kaya I suggested to have a poll na lang but told him na in case he lost, I’d surely make him my model in my next story... At hayun, nanalo naman siya. I think para talaga sa kanya ang character na “Enzo”...

Q:13 May Book 2 ba ang SUAACK?
A: Hindi ko masabi. Marami kasing mga lumalabas sa isip ko na dapat gawin. Pati nga ang Indie Film sana na project namin ay hindi ko natapos... at ewan. Pero may next time pa naman. I think open pa naman ang line namin noong nag-plan ng Indie. Atsaka, ang gusto kong gawin kasi ay mga short stories lamang (sana). Parang iyon kasi ang forte ko. Kaso, ang nagustuhan ko din sa mga series ay as the story progresses, the readers develop attachment to the characters. Iyan ang nagandahan ko sa series. At pati ako ay naaattached, naiinlove, kinikilig din as I gradually know the characters better. Hehe.

Q14: May plans kang gawin itong movie?
A. Madali lang kasing magdesisyon ng ganyan kung may pera/investors. Money/capital is the most important thing. Based on the story itself (plot, settings, characters, etc), it could run in millions. Pag mayroon tayo niyan, walang problema.

Q15. On inspiration sa paggawa ng SUAACK.
A. Wala. I learned to love Diego of fratpad... (a.k.a. Kuya Erwin). Pero sa kalagitnaan na nagsimula ang love ko sa kanya. After that chapter na ipinakita ko na sya, I think about him pag gumagawa na ako ng karugtong. I love Diego as kuya Erwin. I will miss him as SUAACK ended. Sana ay makahanap uli ako ng kayagaya niya ang personality na magingmodel ko sa sunod na kuwento...

7 comments:

  1. one of the best stories. sobrang tragic character lang ni zach. yung final letter niya and yung video nya ang pinakanagpaiyak sakin dito :(, very well constructed that it will definitely make you cry. really really great job :D

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  2. dun ba sa si utol at ang chatmate ko, ung mga model dun, pati ung nasa video ay hindi talga pumayg na ipangcover nia ang pic nia sa story.. e bakit may video?
    -chris- tanong lang hehe/...

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    1. hindi ko na isinali ang "Enzo" model na hindi pumayag. Si Vin Cri ay pumayag naman na maging model, ngunit natanggal ko ang pic niya. sa torrid blog nandun ang pics nilang tatlo.

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    2. pede ko ba makita yung pic ng tatlo na nging inspiration ng kwento?

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  3. pde bang malam kung sino ang kuya rom na ito. kahit picture lng. sobrang fanatic talaga ako ni kuya romwell.pls...pls...pls

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    1. hanapin mo sa fb ang "Geoff Del Fierro"

      siya ang inspiration ko sa paggawa ng "Kuya Rom"

      marami siyang ugaling kagaya ng kay kuya Rom.

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  4. just visit the torridparts posted on the upper part..kaso wala masyado contain yung site. ganun ba talaga yun?

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