Think you're stressed? No one even compares to the stress levels of the latest face of a now-viral milk tea ad.
Seasoned broadcast journalist Ces Drilon joins us in the program.
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00:19 I can't get over that.
00:22 You're watching The Source on CNN Philippines.
00:25 So that's what we showed, and we have her here live.
00:28 Veteran journalist, Seth Rilon, jumping to the viral stress meme, taking the internet by storm.
00:35 Let's speak to her now.
00:37 Wait a minute.
00:38 I thought…
00:39 That's also the source of the commercial, right?
00:42 Yes.
00:43 You did it on purpose, right?
00:44 Yes, I did it on purpose because…
00:45 Are you stressed?
00:46 No.
00:47 Are you going to work?
00:49 It's not Sunday, right?
00:52 Do you know that that security guard began his career as an actor in Soko of Gus Abilgas?
00:59 Really?
01:00 Yes.
01:01 Not Choco, Soko.
01:02 The real one.
01:03 And he's always a suspect.
01:06 Wait a minute.
01:07 I thought we were going to talk about billionaire talk.
01:10 There's a lot to talk about because first of all, a lot of people were happy with the ad.
01:15 Just a couple of questions about this.
01:18 When this was offered to you, did you have second thoughts or did you say, "I'm going to do this. This is really for me"?
01:23 Well, no, I didn't.
01:26 Plus, my manager, Ran Velrofino, convinced me, "This is good.
01:30 You have to practice your martial arts skills."
01:33 I said, "Really?"
01:34 I mean, no, no, no, no.
01:35 It just has to be very natural.
01:37 The plates are thrown on the wall, right?
01:41 In the restaurant.
01:43 Yes.
01:44 When you're really angry, sometimes you have to vent at something.
01:48 And it's really unusual because the thing that you're really angry about is the actual product.
01:55 Right?
01:57 So you didn't say, "Yes."
02:00 No.
02:01 When it was offered, you just went for it.
02:02 There was a storyboard.
02:04 I was supposed to shower.
02:06 I said, "Oh, my God. Shower scene?"
02:09 This is how I was at my age.
02:11 Then, the water ran out.
02:13 But it ran out.
02:14 Actually, I said, "That's good."
02:16 Then, I was going to the office.
02:18 There were still shampoo.
02:20 But I guess there were many revisions until they came up with this final one.
02:25 How long did you shoot it?
02:26 Was it just one day?
02:27 One day.
02:28 Just one day?
02:29 But more than maybe 14, 15 hours.
02:32 But this has to be the last scene because it's already read.
02:37 I have a lot of pink scenes like this.
02:40 About three.
02:41 Because when it's read, they didn't do it sequentially.
02:46 Some of the wet scenes were done first.
02:49 That's why I said, "Why is the last scene the best scene?"
02:54 The one where you're drinking coffee.
02:55 It's fresh.
02:56 I'm starting my day, right?
02:58 No.
02:59 That's the last scene.
03:01 Did you really put salt in your coffee?
03:03 Yes.
03:04 I really put salt in my coffee for my real reaction.
03:07 But I was thinking, "It's not that bad to put salt in your coffee."
03:13 It wasn't really bad.
03:15 I just acted it out.
03:17 But you're good at acting.
03:18 Look.
03:19 We've been friends for a long time.
03:21 And good friends at that.
03:23 I was already telling you.
03:24 She actually sent this video to our group.
03:27 We were so happy when we saw it.
03:29 But I have to say, I have a favorite part.
03:32 I already told you in our chat.
03:33 What's your favorite part in this commercial?
03:36 I don't know.
03:41 The whole thing.
03:42 She's so beautiful.
03:45 My favorite is the end.
03:48 If you notice, the end is so cute.
03:52 I had a hard time with the end.
03:54 Imagine venting your anger and standing on one leg.
03:58 Exactly.
03:59 That's my favorite.
04:00 I was telling them, "Hey, I'm a senior now."
04:04 I can't do it for a long time.
04:07 I have to put down my foot.
04:09 It's hard to stand up.
04:10 And you put down your foot.
04:12 In many situations in the newsroom, you have to put your foot down.
04:17 That was actually my favorite.
04:19 She had to balance on one leg while venting her anger.
04:24 We're surprised that it turned viral.
04:27 I didn't realize it would resonate that well.
04:30 I was pleasantly surprised, of course.
04:34 Super surprised.
04:35 Because people said, "I really liked your reaction.
04:40 She's so cool."
04:41 I said, "I'm really cool.
04:43 You just don't know."
04:44 Because, yeah, to show a side of me that you can't see.
04:51 Because we're different.
04:53 When you're interviewing Congressman Pimentel, you have to be serious.
04:59 Nice question there.
05:02 You're the ones who give out intelligence funds.
05:05 And now you want the power of the first.
05:08 Exactly.
05:09 And the kids from Congress.
05:10 That's why they're looking at it now.
05:13 They were the first ones to give.
05:15 It's their fault.
05:16 They were so generous.
05:17 Right?
05:18 Yeah.
05:19 All right.
05:20 So, Cez is also here.
05:22 But congratulations.
05:23 I loved it.
05:24 On what?
05:25 On the ad.
05:26 I mean, we know the stress drill-on in the past.
05:31 I guess, as a last question, did you ever think that you'd get an ad starring you in it?
05:38 Actually, I was surprised.
05:40 I was happy, but at the same time surprised because I thought, "This is old.
05:44 The stress drill-on is still in the 2000s."
05:47 And I always tag along once in a while.
05:52 And it was a bit old, but they gave it a fresh…
05:58 Breathe the new life.
06:00 Yeah, exactly.
06:01 So, now I'm thinking.
06:03 What's next?
06:04 What can I do?
06:05 There's something.
06:06 Because two years ago, there was a t-shirt with a line.
06:09 And you have a mug.
06:11 Yes, it's not allowed to have a stress drill-on with Kumu.
06:14 With a line, there's a t-shirt.
06:16 So, we will reissue it.
06:18 I was going to wear it today, but I thought it would look better.
06:20 No, it's cuter.
06:21 I'll wear it.
06:22 When we saw it in the makeup room, we were like, "That's what you wear in commercials, right?"
06:28 But this t-shirt is different.
06:30 Talking about being a billionaire, let's talk about season 2.
06:34 You've been getting a lot of good guests.
06:37 Yeah, well, we wanted to bring season 2 out earlier, but then we're a very lean team.
06:45 We're just, you know, billionaires are small.
06:50 So, it was delayed.
06:52 But October 16, Monday, 8 p.m., I hope you'll make us your Monday habit.
06:58 Wait, who's your first guest?
07:00 Oh, my God.
07:02 This is a rags-to-riches story.
07:05 Dennis Uy of Pampanga, Converge.
07:09 And one thing that's common here in our features is that they have an overriding interest in love of country.
07:21 In his case, he wants to make fast, quick internet available, accessible to all, not just the rich.
07:32 So, he has a product that's served to the rich.
07:35 I'm not a fan of the rich. I sound like already a spokesperson of Converge, but I admire his guts.
07:41 You know, he started as a boy in the supermarket.
07:44 Really?
07:45 Yes, he sleeps on the floor, he's the one who orders.
07:49 He goes to the maintenance school, he's the one who's fond of being looked after by the refrigerators.
07:54 He started as a pirate selling Betamax tapes.
07:58 Betamax?
07:59 Yeah.
08:00 Ask the kids if they know.
08:02 They don't know Betamax, the tape that you're selling.
08:06 I have to say, he's very smart. I got to interview him. He's a very smart guy.
08:10 I really admire him.
08:11 And very practical and realistic, right?
08:13 Yes, yes.
08:14 With a vision.
08:15 Yes, and then when we have Gigi Montinola, the chairman of FEU, and education is really vital to the country.
08:25 So, he's making quality education accessible also to the C and D market.
08:30 And then we have Nina Aguas of InLife, whose advocacy is getting more women to get insured or to know financial literacy.
08:41 Because women are really the ones who hold the budget of the family, right?
08:46 Arlo, Sarmiento, Vivant, they provide power in off-grid areas like Coron, one of your favorite places, I'm sure.
08:56 So, there are many who benefit from the fact that there was no electricity before.
09:02 Off-grid areas.
09:04 So, there are also communities, they improve communities who would otherwise have no access to electricity.
09:13 I hope we get a chance to guest you again because we're going to have to go and say goodbye.
09:18 Oh, yes. I talk too much.
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