This is perhaps the first time for me to blog something that is not about Sarah Geronimo. Well, yeah. If you know what I know, you'll come to realize that this blog isn't really totally "not-related" to Sarah Geronimo. Because in this article, I'm talking about her "friend" Matteo Guidicelli, whom I just personally met upclose, yesterday, November 27th, 2013! ☺
ASHMATT, the fan group that supports both Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli celebrated its 1st Anniversary yesterday. And it was amazing that I got to be a part of that "celebration". "Ash" came from Sarah's second name 'Asher' and obviously, "Matt" came from 'Matteo', so we get "AshMatt".
For the celebration of the 1st Anniversary of the group, I got invited by its core group to join them. The plan was to visit Matteo at the set of Galema, and it was through the efforts of the amazingly kind fans of Matteo called "Team Guidicelli". They made it all possible for us. I don't know if I'm allowed to say the exact location of the shoot but it was in Bulacan; and it's kinda far. LOL!
Now, thinking that there might be so many of us who will visit the set, I conditioned myself to just attend if a friend and cofidant, Tita A, would go. She did, so I did. And guess what, there were only FOUR of us who decided to pursue the trip. On one hand, it was sad because it could've been a livelier and happier trip if there were many of us, but on the other hand, it was kind of a blessing in disguise really because since there was only four us, we got to have a lot of 'moments' in the set with Matteo Gudicelli. We were four --- Tita A, Miss K, Miss Trixy, and of course, me. =D
Since the location is some place we all are not familiar with, we just hired a cab thinking that it was just near and woud only cost us less than 500 bucks. Lucky enough, the cab driver we hired was from Bulacan so he knew the location. We went to the location and believe me it was not near like what we thought. LOL! It was so far, one can only reach it maybe through a private car, or like what we did, a hired cab or something. So, yeah, we arrived at the location around 2pm, and that makes our travel time over an hour. And since it was so far we did not think we can find something to ride on our way back, we asked the driver to just wait for us, and we'll just pay him extra for the wait. Goodhearted as the driver was, he did wait for us.
When we reached the tents of the stars of Galema, they have not started yet but they were already about to start. Already reviewing the scenes to be taped. We approached Matteo's Personal Assistant, Ms. Jaz, and told her we are the 'AshMatt'. Ms Jaz is so kind and sweet she accomodated us and she tapped Matteo and told him we were already there.
And so Matteo approached us, and greeted us. It was my first time to see him in person. He is so lean, fair skinned, and yeah, handsome. Though he's not very tall, his physique makes him look like a very tall guy. All-smiles, he greeted us and we greeted him back. On that very point, I personally already felt how he appreciated that we were there. The welcome was just so warm he even touched all four of us. We gave him the 'healthy food' present to him, he received it and then he was already called by the crew.
We also brought with us 2 "bilao's" of Pansit Malabon for the staff, crew and other stars of the show. It was put at the table at the common tent and Matteo's PA and the staff and crew made us sit in the monobloc chairs and we watched them shoot.
While Andi Eigenman was doing a scene, Matteo was free so he was also at the side, he was watching the shoot. He was like 3 meters from us, but his back on us. I don't know if I was looking at him but the next second, he was already looking at us, he turned his back, looked at us, at me specifically, and asked,
After a while, he approached us, then we took photos of him. We had a little chat, he asked us where we came from and he was shocked that one of us actually came all the way from Laguna. He said that it was too far. And we told him that it's for the AshMatt group, and for him. Because the group is celebrating its first anniversary. He was kinda shocked, he laughed then said "Happy Anniversary, guys" then he laughed. Even the staff who were there who heard it greeted us 'Happy Anniversary'. Then he was called for his 1st scene that afternoon. ☺
For his scene, it took him four takes! Hahaha! It was just short then he was free again. He talked to Andi for a while then he approached us again. It was just so amazing how, instead of talking to his fellow stars, he chose to always come to us, talk to us, spend his free time with us. It was so sweet of him. =D
The next time he came to us, we asked if we can have video greetings from him and he allowed us. He greeted the AshMatt Officials and some friends of Miss K that she wants to surprise. Then he left again. Hahaha! His PA was beside me, she holds his phone and Matteo asks for it to check something then returns it right away.
The next time he returned to us, he asked his PA to take a photo of us with him.YES, our first group photo was in his phone!!! COOL! Then of course we also held our phone to Ms. Jaz for the group photos. It was touching how it was him who volunteered or initiated the group photo. Hahaha! We were too shy to ask because the plan was to have photos with him when we leave, little did we know that he already wanted a group photo that early. He must have felt really comfortable with us. Maybe because we were just civil, and quiet and well-behaved. Hahaha!
He left for a while then when he returned, he sit nearest to me and said, "Ang init no? Mainit ba?" And yes, indeed, it was hot in there. Hahaha! We replied, "yes. init nga e.". Then he excused himself saying, "bihis lang ako ah?" Imagine that! Matteo making 'paalam' from us that he's leaving us for a while to change. We were like, 'what???'. Seriously, he did not have to do that. But he does it everytime he leaves us. We were there as spectators, we just wanted to see him and see how he's doing, we did not expect to be treated much of a visitor really that he'd want to spend all his free time with us, and everytime he has to go, he'd excuse himself saying, "sandali lang ah?", "bihis lang ako.", etc. etc. Really, it was uncalled for. Haha! And it was sooo amazing of him. He really treated us like his friends, with respect and gladness that we were there. Thanks for that. PLUS 10! =D
When he returned, we gave him the simple gift that we thought of giving him just to see his reaction when he sees it. As we handed him the gift, we said, "buksan mo na.". He asked, "bubuksan ko na?", then we said, "YES!", Demanding? Hahaha! And so he did open the gift. LOL! The gift was in a paper bag and as soon as he already opened the bag, he looked what's inside and all of us were just staring at his face and his reaction. Upon seeing what's 'inside', his face lit up, he laugh and then he said "meron na ko nito eh..."! And we were not surprised. LOL! We all laughed. Just to see that certain reaction was already priceless we all thought that was already the highlight of the visit. Hahaha! He was so cute. Then he gave the gift to his PA and told her to put it to his bag.
When he was away and his PA was back to my side, I asked her to confirm. "Meron na ba talaga siya nun?", and she replied, "oo. meron na. Magpapahuli pa ba?". And it again made us burst into laughter. Hahaha! So, ok. Confirmed, he has "it"! =D But still, the reaction was priceless! =D
Now, what do you think was the gift? :p
Then he left, and he did another scene.
When he got back to us. We gave him the cash donation of AshMatt for the Yolanda Victims. It was in an envelop and he received it and said that he will give it to his cousin because they're organizing relief efforts thru the non-profit group/movement "Building Bridges" which will help Bantayan. So that's where the donation will go. Upon receiving, he explained where it will go and talked about it. Then he went to his tent or car to leave the envelop.
When he came back, we did another set of video greetings and he willingly did the fan sign for my blog! Hahaha! Cool! He's so kind and all that. At first I wanted it to be a video so I presented the paper to him and I asked him "ok lang ba to?" He was to read it and I will record a video of it, but upon seeing what's written in it, he felt shy and he said, "picture na lang. Hahaha! Nahihiya ako e. Hawakan ko na lang ang papel, taz picture na lang." And what was in the paper?
Hahaha! And I was not surprised he did not want to read it. He's shy and I found it cute so I just took pictures instead. LOL! It was that time when I wished my blog had a different address and a different description so he could plug it. LOL! But no, he did not get angry at that, he actually did not say 'no', he just suggested what he thinks is best for everyone. If you know what I mean. =D
And thus, the fan sign for my blog. Thanks again, Matteo! ☺
Then he left to change. From his blue long-sleeved shirt, he came back with white shirt. We asked him to sign the banner/tarpaulin of the AshMatt. Then the assistant director saw it and he said, "ang gwapo mo diyan Matt ah?", Matteo replied, "di ako yan." LOL! I'm just not sure if I heard him right, though. LOL! I think he said that. =D
And then they opened that Pansit Malabon that we brought. They all liked it. Even Andi Eigenman who said that it was her first time to eat that food since birth. She liked it and they all thanked us for it. The staff, the stars, Andi, Kit, Direk Wenn, even Zuma himself covered in green body paint ate some! Hahahaha! =D
It was around 4pm when "pack-up" was declared, for that location. Matteo again changed, that time with a different white shirt, and shorts, and socks & slippers. He came to us where we're still seated and everyone is fixing their stuff. "Pack-up na daw."
Of course, before leaving, we asked if we could have pictures with him. And he gladly said yes. So we took photos with him, one-by-one. Hahaha!
After the picture-taking scene, he opened a topic about Sarah Geronimo! LOL! I swear, we did not want to start a talk about Sarah because it might make him uncomfortable. We were shocked that it came first from him. He said, "sige, enjoy kayo sa concert ah?". And I was like, hmm... Hahaha! And the rest of the conversation about the concert and Sarah is a top secret. LOL! Hashtag PRIVACY. =D
We said our good bye's and thank you's, then we left. WHAT A DAY! ☺
To summarize it all, I would just like to say that Matteo Guidicelli, is an amazing, amazing person. He is so real and so true to us. The whole time, he made us feel like we really are friends and he showed us that he's comfortable and happy that we're there.
Everyone was very happy that afternoon and after the great experience I've had with Matteo Guidicelli, there's someone I'm most happy for ---> Sarah Geronimo! *wink*
That Matteo Guidicelli experience was just plain surreal, incomparable, unforgettable! I wish the afternoon did not have to end. And I'd be glad to do it again. =D
And it was the best two hours of our lives --- yours truly, Tita A, Miss K and Miss Trixy! PERFECT afternoon! =D
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ASHMATT, the fan group that supports both Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli celebrated its 1st Anniversary yesterday. And it was amazing that I got to be a part of that "celebration". "Ash" came from Sarah's second name 'Asher' and obviously, "Matt" came from 'Matteo', so we get "AshMatt".
For the celebration of the 1st Anniversary of the group, I got invited by its core group to join them. The plan was to visit Matteo at the set of Galema, and it was through the efforts of the amazingly kind fans of Matteo called "Team Guidicelli". They made it all possible for us. I don't know if I'm allowed to say the exact location of the shoot but it was in Bulacan; and it's kinda far. LOL!
Now, thinking that there might be so many of us who will visit the set, I conditioned myself to just attend if a friend and cofidant, Tita A, would go. She did, so I did. And guess what, there were only FOUR of us who decided to pursue the trip. On one hand, it was sad because it could've been a livelier and happier trip if there were many of us, but on the other hand, it was kind of a blessing in disguise really because since there was only four us, we got to have a lot of 'moments' in the set with Matteo Gudicelli. We were four --- Tita A, Miss K, Miss Trixy, and of course, me. =D
Since the location is some place we all are not familiar with, we just hired a cab thinking that it was just near and woud only cost us less than 500 bucks. Lucky enough, the cab driver we hired was from Bulacan so he knew the location. We went to the location and believe me it was not near like what we thought. LOL! It was so far, one can only reach it maybe through a private car, or like what we did, a hired cab or something. So, yeah, we arrived at the location around 2pm, and that makes our travel time over an hour. And since it was so far we did not think we can find something to ride on our way back, we asked the driver to just wait for us, and we'll just pay him extra for the wait. Goodhearted as the driver was, he did wait for us.
When we reached the tents of the stars of Galema, they have not started yet but they were already about to start. Already reviewing the scenes to be taped. We approached Matteo's Personal Assistant, Ms. Jaz, and told her we are the 'AshMatt'. Ms Jaz is so kind and sweet she accomodated us and she tapped Matteo and told him we were already there.
And so Matteo approached us, and greeted us. It was my first time to see him in person. He is so lean, fair skinned, and yeah, handsome. Though he's not very tall, his physique makes him look like a very tall guy. All-smiles, he greeted us and we greeted him back. On that very point, I personally already felt how he appreciated that we were there. The welcome was just so warm he even touched all four of us. We gave him the 'healthy food' present to him, he received it and then he was already called by the crew.
We also brought with us 2 "bilao's" of Pansit Malabon for the staff, crew and other stars of the show. It was put at the table at the common tent and Matteo's PA and the staff and crew made us sit in the monobloc chairs and we watched them shoot.
While Andi Eigenman was doing a scene, Matteo was free so he was also at the side, he was watching the shoot. He was like 3 meters from us, but his back on us. I don't know if I was looking at him but the next second, he was already looking at us, he turned his back, looked at us, at me specifically, and asked,
"Kumain na ba kayo?"If it were some other people, that question could have melted them and made them blush out of shyness and whatsoever. But not me, feeling close and comfortable, I said,
"Yes, po!"And I said that so casual, I think I sounded normal. LOL! And then to my shock, he cracked a joke. Or maybe it was just me who thought that it was a joke. He answered:
"Pramis???"And that made us laugh, we just nodded and we did not say anything. LOL! Does that appear like a joke to you? It does to me. Haha! And after that, it made me realize that maybe, he's trying to make us comfortable. Because for a person to be able to throw a joke at you, it means that he's comfortable with you around. Being able to kid someone implies friendship. And true enough, Matteo Guidicelli was treating us as his friends. He introduced us to the directors and his fellow stars saying, "These are our friends from AshMatt. This and that." And they would say 'Hi' to us. It was all so welcoming we felt really good.
After a while, he approached us, then we took photos of him. We had a little chat, he asked us where we came from and he was shocked that one of us actually came all the way from Laguna. He said that it was too far. And we told him that it's for the AshMatt group, and for him. Because the group is celebrating its first anniversary. He was kinda shocked, he laughed then said "Happy Anniversary, guys" then he laughed. Even the staff who were there who heard it greeted us 'Happy Anniversary'. Then he was called for his 1st scene that afternoon. ☺
For his scene, it took him four takes! Hahaha! It was just short then he was free again. He talked to Andi for a while then he approached us again. It was just so amazing how, instead of talking to his fellow stars, he chose to always come to us, talk to us, spend his free time with us. It was so sweet of him. =D
The next time he came to us, we asked if we can have video greetings from him and he allowed us. He greeted the AshMatt Officials and some friends of Miss K that she wants to surprise. Then he left again. Hahaha! His PA was beside me, she holds his phone and Matteo asks for it to check something then returns it right away.
The next time he returned to us, he asked his PA to take a photo of us with him.YES, our first group photo was in his phone!!! COOL! Then of course we also held our phone to Ms. Jaz for the group photos. It was touching how it was him who volunteered or initiated the group photo. Hahaha! We were too shy to ask because the plan was to have photos with him when we leave, little did we know that he already wanted a group photo that early. He must have felt really comfortable with us. Maybe because we were just civil, and quiet and well-behaved. Hahaha!
He left for a while then when he returned, he sit nearest to me and said, "Ang init no? Mainit ba?" And yes, indeed, it was hot in there. Hahaha! We replied, "yes. init nga e.". Then he excused himself saying, "bihis lang ako ah?" Imagine that! Matteo making 'paalam' from us that he's leaving us for a while to change. We were like, 'what???'. Seriously, he did not have to do that. But he does it everytime he leaves us. We were there as spectators, we just wanted to see him and see how he's doing, we did not expect to be treated much of a visitor really that he'd want to spend all his free time with us, and everytime he has to go, he'd excuse himself saying, "sandali lang ah?", "bihis lang ako.", etc. etc. Really, it was uncalled for. Haha! And it was sooo amazing of him. He really treated us like his friends, with respect and gladness that we were there. Thanks for that. PLUS 10! =D
When he returned, we gave him the simple gift that we thought of giving him just to see his reaction when he sees it. As we handed him the gift, we said, "buksan mo na.". He asked, "bubuksan ko na?", then we said, "YES!", Demanding? Hahaha! And so he did open the gift. LOL! The gift was in a paper bag and as soon as he already opened the bag, he looked what's inside and all of us were just staring at his face and his reaction. Upon seeing what's 'inside', his face lit up, he laugh and then he said "meron na ko nito eh..."! And we were not surprised. LOL! We all laughed. Just to see that certain reaction was already priceless we all thought that was already the highlight of the visit. Hahaha! He was so cute. Then he gave the gift to his PA and told her to put it to his bag.
When he was away and his PA was back to my side, I asked her to confirm. "Meron na ba talaga siya nun?", and she replied, "oo. meron na. Magpapahuli pa ba?". And it again made us burst into laughter. Hahaha! So, ok. Confirmed, he has "it"! =D But still, the reaction was priceless! =D
Now, what do you think was the gift? :p
Then he left, and he did another scene.
When he got back to us. We gave him the cash donation of AshMatt for the Yolanda Victims. It was in an envelop and he received it and said that he will give it to his cousin because they're organizing relief efforts thru the non-profit group/movement "Building Bridges" which will help Bantayan. So that's where the donation will go. Upon receiving, he explained where it will go and talked about it. Then he went to his tent or car to leave the envelop.
When he came back, we did another set of video greetings and he willingly did the fan sign for my blog! Hahaha! Cool! He's so kind and all that. At first I wanted it to be a video so I presented the paper to him and I asked him "ok lang ba to?" He was to read it and I will record a video of it, but upon seeing what's written in it, he felt shy and he said, "picture na lang. Hahaha! Nahihiya ako e. Hawakan ko na lang ang papel, taz picture na lang." And what was in the paper?
"Hi, everyone! Hi, AshMatts!
Please visit JUSTSARAHG.BLOGSPOT.COM
All about Sarah Geronimo. All for Sarah Geronimo."
Hahaha! And I was not surprised he did not want to read it. He's shy and I found it cute so I just took pictures instead. LOL! It was that time when I wished my blog had a different address and a different description so he could plug it. LOL! But no, he did not get angry at that, he actually did not say 'no', he just suggested what he thinks is best for everyone. If you know what I mean. =D
And thus, the fan sign for my blog. Thanks again, Matteo! ☺
Then he left to change. From his blue long-sleeved shirt, he came back with white shirt. We asked him to sign the banner/tarpaulin of the AshMatt. Then the assistant director saw it and he said, "ang gwapo mo diyan Matt ah?", Matteo replied, "di ako yan." LOL! I'm just not sure if I heard him right, though. LOL! I think he said that. =D
And then they opened that Pansit Malabon that we brought. They all liked it. Even Andi Eigenman who said that it was her first time to eat that food since birth. She liked it and they all thanked us for it. The staff, the stars, Andi, Kit, Direk Wenn, even Zuma himself covered in green body paint ate some! Hahahaha! =D
It was around 4pm when "pack-up" was declared, for that location. Matteo again changed, that time with a different white shirt, and shorts, and socks & slippers. He came to us where we're still seated and everyone is fixing their stuff. "Pack-up na daw."
Of course, before leaving, we asked if we could have pictures with him. And he gladly said yes. So we took photos with him, one-by-one. Hahaha!
After the picture-taking scene, he opened a topic about Sarah Geronimo! LOL! I swear, we did not want to start a talk about Sarah because it might make him uncomfortable. We were shocked that it came first from him. He said, "sige, enjoy kayo sa concert ah?". And I was like, hmm... Hahaha! And the rest of the conversation about the concert and Sarah is a top secret. LOL! Hashtag PRIVACY. =D
We said our good bye's and thank you's, then we left. WHAT A DAY! ☺
To summarize it all, I would just like to say that Matteo Guidicelli, is an amazing, amazing person. He is so real and so true to us. The whole time, he made us feel like we really are friends and he showed us that he's comfortable and happy that we're there.
Everyone was very happy that afternoon and after the great experience I've had with Matteo Guidicelli, there's someone I'm most happy for ---> Sarah Geronimo! *wink*
That Matteo Guidicelli experience was just plain surreal, incomparable, unforgettable! I wish the afternoon did not have to end. And I'd be glad to do it again. =D
And it was the best two hours of our lives --- yours truly, Tita A, Miss K and Miss Trixy! PERFECT afternoon! =D
Thank you, Matteo Guidicelli, Team Guidicelli and AshMatt! God bless you all! ☺
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