Avid invited me today to put in a cameo appearance for his independent film. The film, 'Saving Sally,' is funded entirely by his own bank account and is just the sort of thing that artist types who, having sold themselves to devils in ties for years, eventually think of doing. It's a good thing that Avid is finally doing this, I think. It's an artistic undertaking, that's for sure, and possibly a means for him to channel ideas that otherwise wouldn't have worked in his more commercial projects. Understandably, being afflicted with severe ADHD, Avid has quite a handful of ideas that need channeling. It's also probably his way of showing the world that he's not a whore, or if he is, that he is a whore who can make monsters and robots. I love monsters and robots... whores, not so much (unless they can make monsters and robots).

One cool thing I experienced while shooting my film debut was that I got to watch Kuya Bodjie do some scenes. It wasn't exactly a fanboy moment for me, but I wanted so much to break into my Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing personas (being an overachiever, I learned how to do both at an early age).

Kuya Bodjie's character in the film is a Tamiya geek (I hope I didn't reveal too much), and I got to play one of the many race spectators in one scene. Avid, the wonderboy, decided to cast me as a crafty Chinese toy geek. In this case, I had an obsession for Tamiyas, particularly with betting on them. I got to do the character from a DOM angle, because my obsession with Tamiyas apparently bordered on bodily gratification. In short, Avid had me portray myself as a caricature, and I don't know if I should be elated or insulted. It doesn't matter either way, because I still don't like him much. I do love monsters and robots though.

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