Ace's entry: From papers to airwaves

Ace's Entry
FROM PAPERS TO AIRWAVES
30 April 2005 Saturday

This time it's for real. I bragged about appearing in radio in my
first entry, even though I was just there for some greetings.

But this time it's different…for today, I read news for DZAR's "Buhay Marino."

The news I read was a translation of my Maritime Forum News. Of
course, I cut it down to a specific topic since the program's air time
is limited (one of the constraints of the broadcast medium perhaps).

Here's the news I wrote and read:

Niloloko lang natin ang ating mga sarili kung ipipilit natin ang
makalumang maritime training. Ito ang iginiit ni Wenifredo Sola,
pangulo ng Philippine Association of Maritime Training Centers sa
Maritime Forum kamakalawa. Ayon kay Sola, dumarami ang mga
pangangailangan ng maritime industry at patuloy na tumataas ang antas
ng teknolohiya kaya dapat ay lumawak din ang kakayahan ng mga marino.
Ngunit nilinaw din niya na hindi ang pagpapaulit ng mga kursong naaral
na ang tutugon sa mga bagong pangangailangan ng industriya. Sa halip,
iminungkahi niya ang pagkakaroon ng mga bagong kurso hinggil sa mga
bagong makinarya at mga leksyon na magpapaunlad sa mga natutunan sa
Basic Education Degree. (Ito si Alexis Romero, nag-uulat para sa Buhay
Marino)

My "minutes of fame" on radio did not reach even half of the fifteen
minutes. (Does it mean I have more minutes? How can I check my
balance?) But oh, that was an experience. It's part of the holistic
training I am experiencing under sir Leo… (Imagine hitting two birds
in one stone – training for print and broadcast at the same time!) I
thank him for that.

SIDELIGHTS: este CONFESSION:

Nag text brigade ako sa mga kamag anak at kaklase ko a day before.
Exact message:

KUNG MAY ORAS KAYO, MAKINIG KAYO NG RADYO, BAKA MAGBASA AKO NG BALITA.
1026 KHZ, AM, "BUHAY MARINO". "LILITAW AKO SA RADYO." BWAHAHA. SIGE,
SALAMAT. (Talagang all caps ako mag text)