MANILA, Philippines – Tonight at 9:10 on Q-11, Doqmentaries features women who put their health and safety on the line and sacrifice valuable family time to work in Sleepless in the City. Host Connie Sison (photo) spends a night in a life of these women whose nights have turned into days.
As a coffee barista, Connie learns the secret to making a good brew while getting to know how Joy, her case study, has learned to adjust her work-life balance, despite her topsy-turvy schedule.
Connie also gets really serious as she shadows an ICU nurse. No sleeping on the job for this one, as patients’ lives are on the line. But what about their own health? What types of sicknesses and stresses do night workers often suffer from? How can they adjust?
Along more familiar territory, Connie joins fellow journalist Bernadette Reyes as she covers the night-time beat. As the only female on the GMA News’ graveyard shift, Badette gives Connie a taste of what it’s like to gather news at a time when the crime rates are highest and road accidents are most common. Connie finds out if there are advantages or disadvantages to being a female reporter in these types of situations.
Connie also rides with a female bus conductor, jams with a female singer and taps into her creative juices as she tries to design a cake at a local bakery.
After all this work, Connie searches for places where these hard-working women relax, unwind and get themselves ready to work another night shift.