It was March 18, 2016 and a guest has arrived in school. Luckily for all of us, that special guest is a celebrity. And unluckily for me, it's a celebrity that I barely knew.
Benjamin Sapida, better known as Benjamin Alves, is a Filipino actor and model under the management of GMA Network, and was the nephew of another Filipino actor, Piolo Pascual. So far, I only knew him in his portrayal in two of Jerrold Tarog's two movies, Sana Dati and Heneral Luna. In the former, Alves played a big role as a major character (Andrew) in the movie. In the latter, he only makes a cameo appearance as Lieutenant Manuel Quezon who would be the future president of the Philippine Commonwealth and protagonist for a theoretical third movie in a possibly potential Jerrold Tarog trilogy focusing on the period of the Philippines under the United States of America.
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| Andrew (Benjamin Alves) in Sana Dati |
He is not just an actor, but also he writes poets. According to him, creating poetry is a way to express what his heart speaks about. In poetry, he can speak it up all. His presence in Asia Pacific College that time is not just for the looks. He also has the brains! The birthday celebration also become an inspiration for those who love poetry. He started off by sharing his writing process.
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| Source: RAM Page |
He said, “Nagsisimula ako kung saan 'yung sa akin. From there, bahala na kung saan ako dalhin.”
Even in process writing or public speaking, roadblocks are inevitable. We are bound to commit mistakes. He is enthused more on the process of writing than the seeing the product of his craft.
“May idea ka, you research about it, you let it marinate, marinate mo muna sa isiapn mo then when it comes on paper mas madali siya. Hindi lagi ganon 'yung proseso pero doon ako natutuwa, sa proseso.”
- Benjamin Alves
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| Source: RAM Page |
I can sort of relate of what the celebrity says. For me as an artist, what I enjoy on creating my craft is the process. I don't care what will the product of my craft will be, what matters is the process that I've undergo to do it. Because in that process, you get to learn new things. You don't learn on your results, but on the process of doing it. Other than celebrating through the whole festivity the entire afternoon like eating a gross cupcake, I like who he is behind the camera, his love for his poetry, the love for what he is doing. It's not about his birthday celebration at Asia Pacific College, but who he is behind the spotlight. Thanks to the celebration, I know much more about Benjamin Alves than I do before.
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| Lt. Manuel Quezon (Benjamin Alves) meeting with President Emilio Aguinaldo (Mon Confiado) in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. Heneral Luna (2015) |
Now to conclude this blog, I ask you guys a simple question:
How will you relate to what Alves said in the party?
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