Looking to harvest what makes him happy. br The AA meetings have thrown br him into iconoclastic jousts with Titans br and Gorgons with glowing snake eyes br and leather pants. This is life br without the Filipino bottle, br without the star fruit boogie, br without the "bomba" films. He wears black br Dr. Martens boots because slippers br would expose his "provinciano" feet br to the snow. He wants to ride br the back of a caribou and bolt br up Madison Avenue screaming br like Tandang Sora or shout br "hala-bira! hala-bira! hala-bira!" br like his Isneg cousins in Aklan. br "Ay, susmaryosep!" Such bad behavior br from the "true male" of Filipino br advertising. He looks at his reflection br on a book store window, notices br that his hair has grown shoulder-length br like Tonto in the Lone Ranger br he would watch on TV. He turns to the right, br his profile now looks like the young Bruce Lee br as Kato in the Green Hornet. Yes, br he realizes it will always be the face br of a supporting character. Rejected br from the Absolut Vodka magazine ads, br he decides to change his name br for an upcoming afternoon audition br for a Preparation H commercial - "Al Moranas", br American but with a Filipino flare.