By the time you read this, you are already aware that the judges favored David Tang's video over mine and Lora's.
Congratulations David Tang for winning US$50,000 and being hailed HpSpace's first champion.
Hats off to Lora for creating a wonderful music video for New Pants. As I've always said you are one smart girl who can do anything! You deserve to run the Wow Factory in China :)
Thank you very much to my VERY LOYAL teammates, Mira and Sawan. Both of you deserve US$50K each! :) If anything, this showed people's true characters... You are genuine individuals. Your hearts are gold. After the dust has settled, That's all that matters now: Character.
My deepest thanks and high regard for people who openly voiced that my video would win in this last challenge. I need not mention your names for you know who you are. To those who shook my hand at Zirca and said they thought my video was the "coolest", I guess that's enough praise. I believe those are the real people that get affected by Music Videos like these... One guy said "I love skateboarding, I saw this guy chasing after a girl... That's cool... Your video is cool and those judges know d#@k". Hahaha Gold!
As a filmmaker, that's what i feed off. I will also feed off the fact that Bunkface wants to air my video as the official music video for Prom Queen. Now that's awesome. Me, Sawan and Mira will continue our presence on Asian TV long after HpSpace has gone - Thanks to our cameos :) Now, how do i charge them for my talent fee? hahaha... I make music videos for a living, remember?
Thanks to JOEY MEAD. If it weren't for your superb depiction of my Sadist Interrogator, my video would've been run-of-the-mill. You braved the smoke and inhaled it with all courage despite being down with respiratory illness that day! Thanks again for completing my 5-minute profile video. You provided the thread to make sense out of my otherwise jigsaw puzzled life.
To all my supporters, watching me on TV and on the Net, Mabuhay (Long-live). It's been a KRAPAPOW moment feeding off your energy :) You'll see more of Mr. Francisco. This is just the beginning.
To all the judges, thank you. I may not agree with all your decisions but as they say in boxing "you have all the chance in the world to knock out your opponent, don't let it fall on the judges' scorecards". We always had the chance to knock out our opponents... All of them were just tough contenders.
Thank you Paula! Your hotness made the show hot :)
To all the mentors, thank you. I learned a lot from you. I wish I could work with all of you in the future.
To the people behind HP. Thank you for believing in Branded Content. I hope you continue making the computer personal again :) And if you need an endorser in Asia, you know who to call! Of course, I'll settle for directing your next advert.
Thank you to the producers of the show! David Searl, Sham Baharom, Jiki Lim. Thanks to the Moving Visuals Crew who made sure I'm always captured in a good light. Thank you to the Gallery Hotel. I will miss Unagi for breakfast everyday!!! Thanks Tiff for maintaining the blogs :)
Thank you Johnny. I am looking forward to working with you.
To all contestants of HpSpace. I love you all. You are my new family outside the Philippines. I cried everytime I saw everyone of you leave the judging space. You are all champions.
And to the Universe, the source of all ideas, thank you. I know there is a reason and it's for the best.
Dreams come true.
Live in Bliss everyone. Believe, Listen, Inspire, Smile and Succeed.
MABUHAY,
Mr. Francisco
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