Here's how Paolo Ballesteros managed to not blink for more than one hour

Kapuso actor and comedian Paolo Ballesteros made international news last week for setting an unofficial world record: He didn't blink for a whopping one hour, 17 minutes and three seconds on-air.

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But how did he do it?

In an episode of "AHA!" Paolo revealed he got some pretty good advice from his fellow "Eat Bulaga!" host Pauleen Luna.

"Si Pauleen kasi 'yung pinaka matagal na nakagawa nu'n, 30 minutes," he began.

"Ang sabi niya, basta huwag kang magfo-focus sa isang bagay. Palabuin mo 'yung mata mo para hindi mapagod, tapos nung tin-ry ko on the day itself, (sabi ko) 'Oo nga no, parang kaya siya pagka hindi naka-focus."

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Paolo went up against Allan K who blinked at the 34th minute and 55-second mark.

At that moment, Paolo said he started doing the math in his head. 

"So naka-34 ata siya or something, tapos kinompute ko sa utak ko, 34 minutes tapos yung unofficial record, one hour. So ilang minutes na lang 'yun, less than 30 minutes na lang din," he said.

"Sabi ko sa sarili ko, 'Baka kaya ko 'to, kasi naka-34 minutes na nga ako eh'."

Taking Pauleen's advice, Paolo said he just let his tears blur his vision and held on for much longer.

"So ang ginawa ko nun, 'yun nga, nagpapaiyak ako. Buti na lang, mahirap akong umiyak, so 'yung luha ko nandoon lang talaga sa loob lang nung mata."

In the end, Paolo was able to keep his eyes open for one hour, 17 minutes and three seconds. 

While Guinness World Records has no official record of the person with the longest time spent without blinking, various reports have cited the website Recordsetter.com, which said a certain Julio Jaime of Colorado kept his eyes open without blinking for 1 hour, 5 minutes and 11 seconds in 2016.

When asked how he felt after setting an unofficial world record, "Nakakatuwa," the Dabarkad said.

"Kasi 'pag meron kang si-net sa sarili mo na goal, nakakatuwa siyempre pagka nagawa mo." — Margaret Claire Layug/LA, GMA News