Scene 1:

*engine sound effects/buzz

Captain: This is Captain Amarako, please stand by the engines. Are you ready to get underway?

Bida Bida: Aye sir, We will be ready to get underway for about 10 minutes.

Captain: Heave up the bow anchor *engine and sea sound effects

Huh (buntong hininga) It is true life working onboard wasn’t a piece of cake. This worn out body,
sleepless night’s endless paper works and documentations, longingness and emotional breakdown are
already associated in the terminology "Seaman".

Voice in the speaker: Mayday. Sir emergency in the engine.

Bida bida: Copy that

*engine room (facing 2 officers giving instructions)

Bida bida: We will depart at exactly 18:00 and we need to manage that given time to maximize the
optimization of the engine.

1 Officer: Copy that ser

2 Officer: Ser regarding the new engine cadet. Is there an ample time to orient the cadet.

Bida bida: I can handle that myself

*busy doing some troubleshooting

*opens the door

Cadet: Good evening ser Cadet blah blah blah Reporting for duty.

*takes off his gloves, checking around the cadet

Bida bida: Good evening, Tonight I'll give you some quick orientation about the ship especially the
engine, your duties and responsibilities and your very own cabin in the ship. Get ready to familiarize to
the system we are using here

Cadet: Copy that ser.

*insert montage (tour the cadet)

Bida bida:The night went well for the new cadet. He easily adopted to the new environment here. The
hot temperature from the engine, the quality of workmanship, the quantity of load and the loneliness
present in the ship.

Bida 2x: Your duty will start at 13:00 to 15:00 pm and 13:00 to 15:00 in the morning.
Scene 2: Life as a cadet
*krrinngggg *(fixing the bed)(sound of the shower)(wearing uniform) (enters the engine room)
Cadet:Good afternoon ser. Cadet blah blah reporting for duty.

2nd officer:Good afternoon cadet, today I am assigning you to refill our lubricant oil, crude oil and
circulate the water in the fresh water tank.

Cadet: Copy that ser. Thank you ser *a load of work and the 4 hours of duty passed.

*cadet enters cabin:

Cadet: what a tiresome day. I need to get some rest now.

*enters the engine room

Cadet: Good evening ser, Cadet blah blah reporting for duty.

*looking for the bida bida

Cadet: Ser have you seen Engr. Bida bida

Random officer: Owwww. Are you the new cadet?

Cadet: aye serr Officer: Engr. Blah blah gives us instruction that you need to see him in the deck.

Scene 3:
*comes out sees bida bida in the railings of the ship, looking in the sea

Cadet: Good evening ser, Is there anything or concern about my performance ser?

Bida bida: No, cadet*(laugh) I just want to open your eyes about this job. Could you tell me something
about yourself?

Cadet: I am Blah blah blah, I am from the province of Cebu.

Bida bida: Oww you are from cebu, I really miss the Sinilog Festival of Cebu, there lechon with matching
saucy dip of gravy.

Cadet: Ayee ser, that is our delicacy, the crunchiness and juiciness of the meat.

Bida bida: So far, what can you say about our profession

Cadet: Hhhmmm (thingking) *looks at the sea. I think ser It is really a job for a steadfast heart. *looks to
bida bida. The fact that you are away from the source of your strength and happiness, your family; it is
really a tough job.

Bida bida: It is good that at a very young age, you understand the sacrifices of the seafarer

Cadet:With all due respect ser, Can I ask you ser why did you pursue your career as a seafarer despite
those sacrifices.
Bida bida: I personally live in Bacoor, Cavite. I have three kids, with a happy wife and they were my
sanctuary. A big family needs a big amount of financial support, so I guess that’s one. It was from my
childhood when I started to be ambitious in life. I wander in the sea looking for ships and wonder
around how they float in deep water and the operation itself. I could vividly remember everything
especially my life as a midshipman in college

*krrriiinnggg (bell rang)

Bida Bida: *looking outside.

Prof: Mr. Bida bida, mr. bida bida

*all classmate: Huuuuuuuuuyyyyyyyyyy

Bida Bida: Am, am so sorry sir

Prof: Next time I’ll send you out in my class understood

*nod

*continues to talk:

Bida bida: I could still remember my professor’s entire teaching and life lessons. The most remarkable is
to be attentive and use your common sense. Especially in our major before, my genius prof tends to say
“Mali yan”. Everything is going well in college. The institution itself helped me to mold my character as a
seafarer.

*camera at the back, focus on them while they continue to share taught (kwentuhan lang)

Cadet: Sir I need to attend to my duty sir, thank you for your inspiring story.

Bida bida affirms

Bida bida: He reminds me of myself during my youthful days, so energetic, with sense of humor and
burning passion for learning. I could say that there would be times that a storm would devastate your
ship.

Scene 4: Throwback (Buhay ni bida bida)

*offers resume to the company utility.

Bida Bida: Ahhh ser I am applying as an engine cadet for the company

Utility: Owww I am so sorry, we are not offering cadetship training. You will be lucky enough to find a
company training cadets like you.
Bida Bida; Ohh I see. Thank you

*goes out of the building. The setting is very hot, noisy with vehicle noises, and he is already tired
looking for a company to apply with

Bida bida: Where should I go next (*checks a company name in his checklist) Maybe I should try my luck
here. *walks away

*montage of rejected application, eating in fast foods, standing in pedestrian lane

*narrate

Bida bida: I’ve been looking for about 3 months for a company that would accept my application as a
cadet, unfortunately not a single one contact me as a feedback.

*in the house

*finds the house messy (magulo)

*finds his father outside drinking

Bida bida: Tay, What are you doing you had been drinking all day.

Tatay: leave me alone you worthless son, if it is not for your ambition to become a seafarer your mother
should stay here with us. Look, she already have her own family in Dubai.

Bida Bida: Am so sorry tay,

Tatay: looks away with hatred. You see being a seaman is worthless, it is pointless, is there a company
that already accepted you. There is none, because there is no room for the poor people to have a good
occupancy. It is better to stay here and help me cultivate our plants.

*bida bida enters the house

*black out

*narration:

Bida bida: Despite of those words from my father I still pursue my dreams as a seafarer. Then one day.

Scene 5:

*in the street *kring kring

BIda bida: Hello?

Utility: Is this mr. bida bida?

Bida bida: Yes, it’s me speaking how may I help you?

Utility: Sir, our company is urgently looking for an engine cadet the chief marine engineer would like to
see you.

Bida bida: Is that true, ooww thank you sir for that wonderful news.

Utility: Goodluck ser.

*walks happily

*in the house * in front of mirror. (nagsusukat ng susuotin ng pang job interview)

*transition to the door of the office

*knocks on the door

Marine Engineer(Boss): come in, have a seat

Bida bida: thank you ser

Marine Engineer: Let me get staright to the point, how long have you been applying for this cadetship

Bida bida: Almost 1 year ser, I find it difficult with the absence of a backer.

Marine Engineer: Owww, I see, I see

*continues to talk blah blah blah(fast forward tape of the interview , camera pans out and close the
door of the office)

*in the house

*may dalang pasalubong sa tatay

Bida bida: Tay, Tay I already have a job.

Tatay: Huh. Your just good at starting things, when you got tired eventually you will quit that job.

Bida bida: I’ll make up to you tatay. (silently)

Tatay: Let’s see up to what extent your dreams will bring you.

*transition

*show airplane leaving the country

*narration

Bida Bida: It was the cold months of November when I left the country to work as a seafarer. I’m actually
excited because finally my dreams will come true, on the other hand anxious for no one will look to the
condition of my father. Anyways this is for our future, am just hoping for the best.
*insert ship with sound effects.

Bida Bida: Cadet Bida bida. Reporting For Duty

Foreign Officer :(With accent) Good evening cadet. I am Officer ( anything you want), the currently
officer in duty and I will disseminate your task and duties as a cadet here in the ship. I will give you time
to check everything out and here is the key to your cabin.

*insert transition

Everything seems to be smooth in my way as a seafarer however,

*troubleshooting the circuit

Foreign Officer: Stupid No no no. what are you doing

Bida Bida: I am currently optimizing the system advised by Engr. Abrina.

Foreign Officer: No no. I am the officer in charge here. You should know that a cadet should not take this
duty. Please know your place okay? Am I understood cadet?

Bida Bida: Aye sir, sorry for that sir.

Foreign officer: Better be huhhhh

*transition

Bida bida: I just realize that it will be hard fought fight to overcome the trials in work and of course my
personal concerns especially on the status of the relationship of my father.

*transition

In the house:

Tatay: ohh have some drink. HAHAHAHHA

(having fun)

Kainuman: Here have some liquor

Kainuman 2: KAMPAYYYYY

*kring kkrriinggg

*tatay distance himself to kainuman

Bida bida: Tay, had you received the sent money?

Tatay: Uhh??? Owww yes yes. The money (*lasing na tawa)

Bida bida: Tay? Are you drinking?

Tatay: No, no not totally just a small entertainment

Bida Bida: Tayy.. I told you to minimize being drunkard, it will make your medical condition even worse.

Tay: Don’t lecture me about my life. Prioritize your foolish dreams huuhh.

*call ended

Scene 6:

*narration: I finish my contract and immediately took examination for the position of officer in charge. I
went home to the our province and still our father-son relationship was still not okay. It happened that I
passed the board exams and became an officer in charge in a new shipping company.

(insert video nung ginawa kahit no dialogue)

I can say sailing is not as smooth as I expected it could be.

*captain: Engine Stand by, A typhoon is coming our way. Be ready for distress of orders. Please prepare
the things we need to secure in the checklist. Keep safe everyone.

*other officer: Ayyee seerr

*bida bida heard about the news.

*flicker of lights

Bida bida: what was that?

Other officer: I think we are approaching the path of the typhoon. Be ready for a rocky journey mate.

Bida bida: kapit sa kahit ano(kunwari na uga yung barko

*enters the mess room.

Mess man: Good evening ser.

Bida bida: What is the viand for tonight

Mess man: We have here munngo and sinigang for the cold nights

Bida bida: *hawak sa upuan

Mess man: hawak sa table

Messman: Is it the first time you experience a heavy weather while onboard

Bida bida: Yes, I am its quite hard to eat I guess

Messman: You will get into it soon.

*narration: It was my very first time to hold my plate and glass while eating. It was quite hard but I
realize I need to withstand this for my family. *I went to my cabin and took a rest before duty in the
engine.

*zoom in.

* dark room ( looks at the picture of his family and his gf.(then fade transition)

Scene 7: It had been a quick 9 months as I finished my contract. I prepare my documents and excited to
see what have I built to improve our house in the province. It would be great to see a great
development, with all those hard work and sleepless nights.

*went home(*knocks on the door)

Bida bida: TTttaaaayyyyyyyyy? Ttttttaaaayyyyy?

Neighbor: It’s been a year ever since last saw the resident of that house.

Bida bida: Did you know where, he went?, is there any information about his location or the reason why
he left.

Neighbor: Am sorry but none, I have to go now.

Bida bida: Thank you.

*inikot ikot ang bahay.

*looks at the contact tries to call his father

THE NUMBER YOU HAVE DIALED IS EITHER UNATTENDED OR OUT OF COVERAGE AREA PLEASE TRY
YOUR CALL LATER *toott toooott

*close up to fist(close fist)

Transition:

*fixing something in the engine

*narration ni bida bida:

Bida bida: All my hardwork was for nothing. There is no house to live with and no father to be by my
side. What is the point of all of this? Everything I pondered for years of becoming a seaman is useless.

*black

* it has been 4 years ever since my father left me without anything. Emptiness filled my heart as I am
sailing the seas of the Pacific. I am now the Current Chief Marine Engineer, taking management of the
Engineering department. I have my own lovely family and I am already contented with what I have.
Through Ups and downs I never lose hope and faith to the Lord, for he is guiding me as I sail the whole
journey of my life. I am a successful man I guess. HAHAHAHAH with all those challenges I persevere.

*in the railing

*still looking at the sea

Bida bida: Well it’s time to get back to work. Enough of those dramas. HAHAHAHHA

*phone rings

*looks at the phone(TATAY)

Bida bida: Tay?

Tatay: Uhh hello is this chief marine engineer bida bida?

Bida bida: yes it’s me speaking , Tayy?

Tatay: Anakkk… *silence for about 4 seconds. Tatay is very sorry for all I have done throughout your life.
I guess I should not blame you for the case of your mother. I sould take full responsibility of my action
and I should be a better husband. All those years that I left I would like to make it up to you. I am so
sorrry

Bida bida: Tay.. Where are you? How was your life? I don’t have any news about you? I tried to look for
you but it is quiet hard since I am on abroad at all times. I am very excited to see you again. I really miss
you tay,.

Tatay: Nak. I miss you too

Tatay continues to story: do you know the eatery in binondo manila, I am an employee of that then Blah
blah blah

*zoom out

Cadet: *goes back to the railings and see how happy the chief marine engineer was.

Bida bida: Okay tay. As soon as I finish my contract. I will get in touch with you and let us start again as a
family.

Tatay: Thank you Anak.

*puts the phone inside the pocket and smiles

Bida bida: Owww how long had you been standing there?

Cadet: I just heard that you fix your relationship with your father. Congrats sir.

Bida bida: Thank goodness, at last my prayers are answered. Come on let’s get back to work, I have a lot
of stuff to show you

*akbay kay cadet

*then walks papasok ng building ng ship

*zoom out

*kung kulang pa. bloopers

Or sa ending black screen na may nag narrate ng isang paragraph about sa narealize nya sa story.

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