Mica's Myx History, Part III

And the next MYX VJ's are..

by Mica Froilan

Where to begin....

The Myx VJ Search finals night drew closer and closer and as each of the finalists closed every challenge left, there was an air of tension that hung despite the good energy we all so desperately wanted to maintain. It was after all, a competition and although the 3 and a half weeks certainly brought us all closer - it was clear as day that we all wanted to win.

I began to consider the glaring possibility that I could lose. After every challenge and taping, I left a little beaten and a little weary thinking, again I didn't stand out. I was awkward, shy, often too quite for my comfort and so "behind the scene." And as the "next times" were beginning to dwindle all I felt I could really do was to sincerely pray for God to grant me the strength to accept whatever the result would be. If winning was really not in my destiny at least give me the strength to accept my defeat gracefully and with sincere happiness for the winners.

I guess it was the constant praying that kept me calm as the days inched closer and closer because otherwise the tension would have driven me insane. The last few days of text voting were so wild that I did not dare to open the television. All I wanted, was to go through the last few days with the finalists with no competitive tension, no hate, no preference, no bad vibes - just chill. Prayers really work.

The finals night arrived. As we waited in the wings with bated breath, I could not help but think how this experience ultimately brought out really beautiful qualities among the finalists (whoops, Miss Universe moment!). Atom became the "kuya" of the group (because dude, you really are - if you know what I mean.. haha!). His maturity and experience brought some direction to an otherwise wacky bunch. Jet - the intense / insane ball of energy brought comic relief when our nerves were getting the better of us. Dianne's consistent positive energy was almost contagious and helped us all get along. Odessa was always friendly and warm - which put all of us at ease. Sandra was the calm and the cool and was everyone's baby. Sanya the crazy wacky girl who made us forget that it was a competition. Igi - whose hand games were everybody's stress reliever. Drei (partner!) made sure that everybody was ok, happy and sane. Nico who amazed me with his "air drumming" (man he sure gets those beats). And Max whose silly antics always made me laugh.

It was hard to realize that this was going to end. That after saturday night our paths will change, some will be winners and some will not. Before we went up on stage for the last time I said a quick prayer to God to please help us all understand the end result - whether we liked it or not. And that afterwards, whatever disappointment and bitterness will fade away as quickly as it appeared. After all, what really mattered was the experience - not so much the end result (again, hello Miss Universe).

So it happened. In what seemed like an eternity, the 4 winners were finally announced one by one.

Drei Felix.
Sanya Smith.
Igi Guerrero.
Mica Froilan.

Shock - is an understatement. And that is all I can say right about now, because I am still not believing it. =)

Thank you to everyone who believed I could make it. You gave me the confidence whenever I seemed to lose mine. Which was most of the time.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shout outs: My family - my rock and especially my Mom who knows more about the Myx Daily Top Ten now more than I do.
Fritz - because your crazy competitive tension gave me the boost and more importantly took my tension away.
Celine, RB (your cellphone rocks!), Oj, and Gino (too-too-too) - you guys keep my feet on the ground by still making fun of me - thank you.
To the CS team - you guys are my comfort pillows - thank you for waking me up when I doze off at work, and to everyone at OSMA for that matter who voted even if they didn't know me. =)
Miko and Li - for GIVING me ALL your accessories (diba akin na lang?) - you guys made me look stage worthy that night. Volts - because you weren't scared to scream like a chick when Kamikazee went on stage.
Tina and Shi - my patrons / sugar mommy and daddy - even if I have not heard from you guys for a while now, I know you know I know. Thank you.
Sis - ano, wish you were here?
To those overseas who wanted to vote for me but had no way... UMUWI NA KASI KAYO!!!!!

To those who text voted like crazy (are you crazy?) and to those who didn't (why didn't you?)

To everyone else, friends and strangers, know that every little thing you did to make this a reality for me will be something I will always hold dearly.

Most importantly, to my CJ (the "friend" with benefits. I'm laughing.) for holding my hand every.step.of.the way, for being there, for the sacrifices, for EVERYTHING - thank you from the bottom of my achey-breaky heart.

First, Myx. Then Bollywood. And then, HOLLYWOOD. =)

The Mother's Take, Part III

That's true. She didn't pray for victory on the night of the Finals. She prayed for humble submission to the will of God. Maybe that's why God picked her. Which contestant wouldn't pray to win?!?

I remember looking at the other families. Which one of us would step out of that place with a big smile? Okay. If she loses I'll say, "Mica, you're a gorgeous butterfly out of a cocoon. Now your life begins!" If she wins I'll say, "Mica, you're a gorgeous butterfly out of a cocoon. Now your life begins!" There. It really didn't matter which field that butterfly flew in. As long as she was a butterfly. The Myx experience was a nuclear reaction for her, a change from call center atom to vj atom.

A week after she won she again swerved towards the word 'ordinary'. "Mom --" she began. "Mic," I finish her sentence, "now you have to do your homework. Research. You have a long haul ahead of you. This is not just about being pretty and perky. This is all about interviewing souls. As a writer that's what I discovered. Souls want to speak. In every artist there's a secret rummaging for Self, the 'who am I, what do I want to say, and why'. Please don't ask them what their favorite dessert is.

Then I start to sing the top songs on the Myx list and we have a good laugh. "Break na tayo! Break, break break na tayo!" "I hate the way you smile, I hate the way you look with those big brown eyes." Oh boy. Maybe I'll write songs someday. Ones with better melodies. My soul is aching to be interviewed by VJ Mica.