THE MAD SCIENTIST (a.k.a. Carlo Mendoza)
by: bHeL

Name: David Carlo Canlas Mendoza

Age: 21

Birthday: October 8

School: Ateneo De Manila University

Course: BS Management Major in Communications Technology Management ( just graduated…congratulations!)

Email: carlomen@pacific.net.ph

WHAT YEAR DID YOU JOIN 5ANDUP? “ I was 13 then…siguro mga ‘93

WHAT DO YOU MISS ABOUT 5ANDUP? “ kasi I’m a people person, so it’s always the people that I miss. Us, the group, kasi sobrang fun group talaga kami…I spent 2 years of my life na sobrang puno ng learning experiences. What I am right now is because of 5andup. I miss the trips, the stories, yung mga ginagawa naming crazy stuffs.”

MOST MEMORABLE STORY? “ Yung first story ko. Yung Malinta Tunnel sa Corregidor. Yun yung first out of town trip ko with 5andup. Memorable kasi I was really bad then. Yung mga voice overs take 15, take 30, kasi first experience ko yon so talagang walang training…ang sama talaga….

FAVORITE STORY? “ wala…it’s hard to pinpoint one kasi iba-iba yung experience every story”

MOST MEMORABLE ROLE NA GINAWA MO SA 5ANDUP? “ I think nung nag- mad scientist ako. It was hard kasi kailangan distorted yung face ko, tapos yung hair ko gulo. Matagal siya…tapos yung boses ko iba rin…”

MOST MEMORABLE PERSON IN 5ANDUP? “ Si Cheche Lazaro, kasi sobrang genuinely good person siya, down to earth…I think she really has a mission in Probe Production. It’s not much about making money, it’s about helping people”.

INTEREST? “ I love going out with my friends. I also love music, watching movies and I love drinking coffee. I’m just a regular person”

SONG THAT WOULD REPRESENT YOU AND WHY? “ Yung song ni Gabrielle na ‘Don’t need the sun to shine’… happy kasi ako”.

WEIRD THING ABOUT YOU NA OK LANG MALAMAN NG IBA? “ I’ts weird, but it’s normal… I think about things to much…sometimes, sa sobrang kakaisip ko parang totoo na yung mga iniisip …parang I create my own demon”.

FAVORITE BOOK? “Illusions by Richard Bach. I’m not really a reader but by reading it, I got in touch with my self more freely. It made me think about my dreams and what I want to become…”

DO YOU STILL WATCH 5ANDUP? “ No, kasi, pag Sunday dun lang ako nakakatulog ng lampas ng 9am”.

FUTURE PLANS? “ Ngayon, gusto ko munang magpahinga kasi buong 4 years ko, even summer, nasa school ako. I want to rest for a while, gusto ko naming magka-summer. I want to work also, but I want to study again and take production classes. I want to work behind the camera, maybe a segment producer. I want to be a director. I also want to get my own camera and take up photography…wala lang, sideline.

We didn’t really ask Carlo a lot of questions because he seemed so tired, actually, kakagising lang niya. But I hope these info’s gave you a bit of carlo and what he is right now. He also shared to us that he was one of the senior Ateneans who put up “dip”, Ateneo’s official magazine.

this interview wouldn't have been possible without the help of aTe GrAcE, thank you!