How Maine Mendoza pulled off her daring performance on Eat Bulaga's #DabarkadsGoals: The Ultimate Battle
On Instagram, Maine Mendoza shared her struggles and how she pulled off her stunt performance during "#DabarkadsGoals: The Ultimate Battle" on Eat Bulaga Saturday.
Despite the last minute changes Team RaMen had to make it work. Maine's partner Ryan Agoncillo skipped the day due to an aching back but it did not stop Maine from going full force on her daring performance.
On a series of posts on Instagram, Maine shared how she defeated the battles she's been through prior to their dauntless production number.
"So ito na.. this morning, I was shedding tears like a kid out of frustration. When Kuya Ryan texted that he couldn't get out of bed because of his back, I was daunted by the possibility that I might do this whole thing on my own. I was up for it; I was more than willing to do it for our team. At the same time, I was scared that I might not be able to do well without Kuya Ry. We didn't have much time to rehearse, for we were given only an hour today to go over everything on the set."
Team RaMen had a bit of a mishap during their first few tries of rehearsing their performance.
"We were not able to perform ANYTHING correctly. Fail lahat; from the dance steps, cueing, blocking, to the execution of stunts. It seemed everyone was so lost. And even I, started feeling apprehensive too. That was our last rehearsals before the actual performance but we still failed to execute everything properly," she wrote.
Maine said her pessimist side almost got the best of her, but then her optimism kicked in. She wore her invisible warrior mask and blasted the stage filled with energy. In her head she recited the words, "This is it, Meng! Kaya mo yan!"
"I went out the stage wearing my warrior mask – that cannot be seen by anyone but me – then I repeatedly said this inside my head "This is it, Meng! Kaya mo yan!" Thank God, we had a successful performance. Yung tuwa ko sa bawat salo sa akin!
"Thank heavens no one got hurt and everything went smoothly. I am just soooo happy because I can proudly say that I put my heart into this, as in buong puso, sa unang pagkakataon yata? Our team did our very best not to win, but to give everyone a great show. Malaking bagay sa akin ito because I rarely put my whole self in the things I do," she narrated on her Instagram account.
Maine said this performance was a big deal for her since she rarely puts her whole self in the things she do. She said "this #DabarkadsGoals competition is an exception."
She wrote, "this is one of the few moments I feel proud and satisfied for doing something "great". Thank you for this memorable experience, dabarkads! I wish Kuya Ry was with us today, but nonetheless, nasa puso ka namin kanina Kuya Ry! We did it, we won! Thank you very much and congratulations to us, Team Ramen! Happy anniversary, Eat Bulaga! ALARMAAAA!" — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News