Spending a rainy afternoon with a friend is one of my simple pleasures. That's what late this afternoon was like. Hung out at Ari's house and bugged him while he worked during his day off.
Hahaha, I took advantage of his internet connection while I dodged questions he threw at me about my current state of mind, because of some previous blog entries that I had posted online. We talked and joked around, and even though we hadn't seen each other in a while, nothing had changed. Hahaha, I guess I have to say that the funniest moment we had was when he was checking out my phone and came across some unexpected messages, hahahaha!
When we decided to get something to eat (yay, Teena, we had bacon and rice, HAHAHAHA!), his friend Max dropped by and joined us. After stuffing ourselves, we hung out in the little garden and talked some more until Max had to go. Then we went back upstairs so Ari can go back to work. But I was still in the way, surfing a few pages online when he wasn't doing anything, wahahaha.
Finally, after dodging those questions all afternoon, I finally opened up. Of course, he then starts lecturing me again like he always does, but in this case, like some previous situations, I guess I deserved it. We kept talking until I had to go home, and my golly, without fail when we have conversations like this, even without meaning to, I suddenly burst into tears. It was actually pretty comforting. I needed that talk.
He knows me too well that it's freaky. Sometimes it can feel weird to have a ex-boyfriend as a best friend, but I'm still grateful for him. Thanks for this afternoon, dear. Well, thank you for everything.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
high school meme
Got this from Tricia's LJ.
1) Where did you graduate from and what year?
De La Salle Zobel batch 1999. Niors-Se!
2) Who was your significant other?
I never had one while I was in high school.
3) Was your Prom a night to remember?
Hmm... Well, it wasn't a big night to remember. In junior year, it was sort of exciting at first because of the idea of dressing up. In senior year, it wasn't really memorable at all because the program was too long and I had to go home right away, as I had an early call time for our school musical production the next day.
4) What was your fav. song you danced to the night of PROM?
I forgot. But what I'll never forget was the time the Funky Bunch stood on the table and danced to "Macho Man". Plus even though I loved Toto's "I'll Be Over You," I kept hoping that the song wouldn't be played because some guy I didn't really like wanted to dance to it with me.
5) Do you own all 4 Yearbooks?
Yep. Though I don't think I actually paid for the first 3. Nyahaha. Oh the benefits.
7)What was your fav. Movie in Highschool?
I didn't really have a favorite movie back then. Though I was sort of a fan of teenybopper flicks and no-brainers. I rented movies from the video store at least 3 times a month, and watch movies alone on Saturdays after music lessons.
8) What was your number 1 choice of College in HS?
Hmmm... did I have one? UP, I think.
9) what radio stations did you jam out to in highschool?
I hardly listen to the radio, but the service van was always tuned in to Campus Radio, hahaha.
10) Were you involved in any organizations or clubs?
Was a Computer Club member for 3 years (GEEK!), was in the track and field team as well as LSYC. I think I was also part of the programs and planning committee of the SRCC, but I hardly did much there.
11)What was ur fav class in Highschool?
English has always been my favorite subject, no question there. Plus PEHMA during the time when I was in track because we were exempted from PE, Art and Music classes, hehehe.
12) Who was your big crush in Highschool?
I never had a big crush on anyone then. Maybe little crushes, but forgettable.
13) Would you say you've changed a lot since highschool?
Hell yeah. I was too quiet back then. I was such a wallflower. I wonder what my batchamtes would think when they see me now.
14) What do you miss the Most about it?
The simplicity of life. Those uniforms, hahaha. The Cadlum Hall and how our barkada was formed because of that. The McDo days with the Funky Bunch.
15) Your worst memory of HS?
The last official days of senior year.
16) Did you have a car?
None.
17)What were your school colors?
Green, gold and white.
18) who was your fav. teacher?
Did I have a favorite teacher?
19) Did you own a cell phone in highschool?
Hindi pa uso ang cellphone back in high school! We only had pagers back then, and I shared mine with two other friends back in junior year.
20) Did you leave campus for lunch?
Nope. It's not allowed.
21) if so, where was your fav. place to go eat?
The benches in the covered walk, and the Cadlum Hall.
22) Were you always late to class?
Nope.
23) Did you ever have to stay for Sat. School?
Nope.
24) Did you ever Ditch?
I never tried that. I was such a goody-goody.
25) When it comes time for the reunion will you be there?
Heck, yeah. It would be nice to see how everyone turned out.
1) Where did you graduate from and what year?
De La Salle Zobel batch 1999. Niors-Se!
2) Who was your significant other?
I never had one while I was in high school.
3) Was your Prom a night to remember?
Hmm... Well, it wasn't a big night to remember. In junior year, it was sort of exciting at first because of the idea of dressing up. In senior year, it wasn't really memorable at all because the program was too long and I had to go home right away, as I had an early call time for our school musical production the next day.
4) What was your fav. song you danced to the night of PROM?
I forgot. But what I'll never forget was the time the Funky Bunch stood on the table and danced to "Macho Man". Plus even though I loved Toto's "I'll Be Over You," I kept hoping that the song wouldn't be played because some guy I didn't really like wanted to dance to it with me.
5) Do you own all 4 Yearbooks?
Yep. Though I don't think I actually paid for the first 3. Nyahaha. Oh the benefits.
7)What was your fav. Movie in Highschool?
I didn't really have a favorite movie back then. Though I was sort of a fan of teenybopper flicks and no-brainers. I rented movies from the video store at least 3 times a month, and watch movies alone on Saturdays after music lessons.
8) What was your number 1 choice of College in HS?
Hmmm... did I have one? UP, I think.
9) what radio stations did you jam out to in highschool?
I hardly listen to the radio, but the service van was always tuned in to Campus Radio, hahaha.
10) Were you involved in any organizations or clubs?
Was a Computer Club member for 3 years (GEEK!), was in the track and field team as well as LSYC. I think I was also part of the programs and planning committee of the SRCC, but I hardly did much there.
11)What was ur fav class in Highschool?
English has always been my favorite subject, no question there. Plus PEHMA during the time when I was in track because we were exempted from PE, Art and Music classes, hehehe.
12) Who was your big crush in Highschool?
I never had a big crush on anyone then. Maybe little crushes, but forgettable.
13) Would you say you've changed a lot since highschool?
Hell yeah. I was too quiet back then. I was such a wallflower. I wonder what my batchamtes would think when they see me now.
14) What do you miss the Most about it?
The simplicity of life. Those uniforms, hahaha. The Cadlum Hall and how our barkada was formed because of that. The McDo days with the Funky Bunch.
15) Your worst memory of HS?
The last official days of senior year.
16) Did you have a car?
None.
17)What were your school colors?
Green, gold and white.
18) who was your fav. teacher?
Did I have a favorite teacher?
19) Did you own a cell phone in highschool?
Hindi pa uso ang cellphone back in high school! We only had pagers back then, and I shared mine with two other friends back in junior year.
20) Did you leave campus for lunch?
Nope. It's not allowed.
21) if so, where was your fav. place to go eat?
The benches in the covered walk, and the Cadlum Hall.
22) Were you always late to class?
Nope.
23) Did you ever have to stay for Sat. School?
Nope.
24) Did you ever Ditch?
I never tried that. I was such a goody-goody.
25) When it comes time for the reunion will you be there?
Heck, yeah. It would be nice to see how everyone turned out.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
weekend entry 2: brooding
Here's entry 2 of the weekend.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Sitting at my favorite spot in Starbucks Harbour Square. There have been lots of things swimming in my head since yesterday, but I didn’t find the time to write them down.
All week, I’ve been thinking of this one particular thing. If I don’t go through with it, I might regret it, complete with all these "what if" questions that will haunt me for quite some time. But if I go through with it, I might regret it even more with some possible consequences that might emerge. Oh well. Things didn’t go as planned anyway. I somewhat feel relieved that it didn’t happen. But at the same time, I also feel a bit disappointed that things fell through.
The mind is such a complicated thing. Some people can be so complicated also. Not that I’m saying that I’m not as complex, hahaha. But sometimes, some people can be so hard to understand.
Why is it that some people just appear when they need something, or when they discover something new or even just something that appeals to them, only to disappear when things don’t go as expected? Are they only there for the prime selfish reason that they were there for in the first place? How annoying.
And why is it that some people, upon realizing that something won’t happen, will just disappear as well, leaving people hanging?
Ahahaha, I’m just ranting because as some of you may know, I easily get attached to people, and I always have a difficult time detaching. It sucks when people suddenly just get up and go. The funniest of all is this one person who actually thought that I was having a fight with one friend, because we’re not exactly in speaking terms for quite some time. Well, how can we be in speaking terms, when that friend had already chosen not to stay in touch with other friends that he/she knows that he/she will eventually leave behind.
Once again, nakakapagod magtampo. Hahahaha.
It’s been quite a while since I found some alone time like this. I actually enjoy just sitting here, watching the people go by outside, not thinking about the time or whatever it is that is bothering me once I get out of this comfort zone. Idealistic? Well, maybe. Sometimes being so is a good thing, but not all the time. Sometimes my naïveté is the one that puts me in certain scrapes that I can’t help getting into. Well, maybe most of the time, hahaha. And then I’d have quite a difficult time digging myself out of it. I don’t know. Even though I’m naïve, I get pretty stubborn that I wouldn’t know how to react to certain things anymore.
I’ve been thinking too much. That’s another one of my problems. I think too much, yet everything stays in my head. Sometimes when people ask me if anything’s wrong, I just ramble on about such trivial things that pretty much nothing makes any sense. Maybe I don’t have the right outlet. Maybe that’s why my head keeps hurting, hehehe.
Here’s another thought. My mom’s on my case again. She’s been complaining about my late nights, with meager pay. Can someone please explain to her my chosen career path? I can’t get through to her anymore. I’ve been doing this for about 7 years already, and they still don’t understand anything. Where the heck is the support? My parents, and even my brother are ready to give up on me. Well, so am I on them. I’m the family misfit anyway. If only it were easy to get away.
Back in the LT lobby. Too many people already, waiting for open house of Circa’s 3pm show. Students again, just milling around.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Sitting at my favorite spot in Starbucks Harbour Square. There have been lots of things swimming in my head since yesterday, but I didn’t find the time to write them down.
All week, I’ve been thinking of this one particular thing. If I don’t go through with it, I might regret it, complete with all these "what if" questions that will haunt me for quite some time. But if I go through with it, I might regret it even more with some possible consequences that might emerge. Oh well. Things didn’t go as planned anyway. I somewhat feel relieved that it didn’t happen. But at the same time, I also feel a bit disappointed that things fell through.
The mind is such a complicated thing. Some people can be so complicated also. Not that I’m saying that I’m not as complex, hahaha. But sometimes, some people can be so hard to understand.
Why is it that some people just appear when they need something, or when they discover something new or even just something that appeals to them, only to disappear when things don’t go as expected? Are they only there for the prime selfish reason that they were there for in the first place? How annoying.
And why is it that some people, upon realizing that something won’t happen, will just disappear as well, leaving people hanging?
Ahahaha, I’m just ranting because as some of you may know, I easily get attached to people, and I always have a difficult time detaching. It sucks when people suddenly just get up and go. The funniest of all is this one person who actually thought that I was having a fight with one friend, because we’re not exactly in speaking terms for quite some time. Well, how can we be in speaking terms, when that friend had already chosen not to stay in touch with other friends that he/she knows that he/she will eventually leave behind.
Once again, nakakapagod magtampo. Hahahaha.
It’s been quite a while since I found some alone time like this. I actually enjoy just sitting here, watching the people go by outside, not thinking about the time or whatever it is that is bothering me once I get out of this comfort zone. Idealistic? Well, maybe. Sometimes being so is a good thing, but not all the time. Sometimes my naïveté is the one that puts me in certain scrapes that I can’t help getting into. Well, maybe most of the time, hahaha. And then I’d have quite a difficult time digging myself out of it. I don’t know. Even though I’m naïve, I get pretty stubborn that I wouldn’t know how to react to certain things anymore.
I’ve been thinking too much. That’s another one of my problems. I think too much, yet everything stays in my head. Sometimes when people ask me if anything’s wrong, I just ramble on about such trivial things that pretty much nothing makes any sense. Maybe I don’t have the right outlet. Maybe that’s why my head keeps hurting, hehehe.
Here’s another thought. My mom’s on my case again. She’s been complaining about my late nights, with meager pay. Can someone please explain to her my chosen career path? I can’t get through to her anymore. I’ve been doing this for about 7 years already, and they still don’t understand anything. Where the heck is the support? My parents, and even my brother are ready to give up on me. Well, so am I on them. I’m the family misfit anyway. If only it were easy to get away.
Back in the LT lobby. Too many people already, waiting for open house of Circa’s 3pm show. Students again, just milling around.
weekend entry 1: on my blogging
I didn't get to go online much this weekend, but thanks to my my best friend's laptop, I managed to still keep my thoughts and my mind intact.
Here's entry 1 out of 2 for this weekend.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Am typing this while sitting in Starbucks Harbour Square. Being such the dial-up baby that I am at home that I only rely on Internet cards to go online (because I’m the only one in the house who knows how to use a computer), my last prepaid card ran out, so I’m sort of deprived of the Internet. Thank goodness I still have my best friend’s laptop (hahaha, still taking advantage of its time with me) so I can blog out of boredom right now while waiting for the time.
While I was just sitting around earlier, thinking whether I should right down things to blog about once I go online, I remembered my little space on the web where I actually keep a private blog. Hahaha, because I had told a couple of friends that that is where I keep all my dirty little secrets as well as some of theirs (think of an older techie version of Harriet the Spy’s notebooks), one of them had said that it’s so tempting to hack it... well, if they knew what it was. Yipes, what in the world am I saying right now? Wahahaha, I’m saying too much of myself already.
Anyway, so where was I? I was thinking about that certain private blog, and then I realized that I haven’t opened it in months. I had created that account a few years back to write down all the things that I couldn’t put down in my public or even filtered entries. My first entry had consisted of a secret that I was too afraid to tell anyone yet at that time. It felt comforting that I still had an outlet for certain things like those. So I still kept that blog and kept writing. I had stopped blogging there sometime this year, and for a while I had no idea why I did. Until now, while I was staring through the glass at the bay.
I was never used to trusting people with my secrets. Partly because I grew up not being close to any family member. I was always the quiet observer, and very secretive. That’s why I found blogging so therapeutic. No matter how much drama came my way, I relied on my good ol’ blogs to keep me sane. That way, I don’t have to bother any people with my problems. Having that optimistic facade that I exude, I never wanted to show anyone that I was mad, lonely, unhappy, or anything negative. So most of my rants have been recorded in my blogs for quite a few years now. I remember one time when I was having a bad day in school because of particular people in my org. I got so annoyed with them that I suddenly walked out of the cubicle in my own quiet way and ran off to the INook to rant about them in my blog. A few days later, a couple of orgmates managed to find my blog and found out that I was ranting about them. That had shut them up. Well, for a while, anyway, hehehe.
Little by little, I had learned to be more open to other people aside from my best friends, who can make me as transparent as they want me to be. I had also learned how to trust my friends with certain things that I was afraid of back then. I guess that’s how I became even more of a drama queen, hahahaha! I know for a fact that a number of people who are reading this right now had already fell victim to at least a couple of Hogi’s episodes, ahehehehe. Anyway, I am truly grateful to those who had helped me open up more, be more vocal about what I’m thinking, and be more honest with myself and my own emotions. My apologies for having to bear with my drama moments every now and then, hahaha.
Anyway.
Avenue Q press conference was held at Greenbelt early yesterday afternoon. Hehehe, the only thing I usually looked forward to during presscons were the free food, and the occasional gift bags. After Crisdel and I had brought all the gift bags from a couple of sponsors to the venue (it took us two trips), we nabbed our own table and attacked the food. Hehehe, yum. I took advantage of our short time there with the food.
After Circa closes, Avenue Q will open. One more production that I look forward to, hehehe.
Here's entry 1 out of 2 for this weekend.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Am typing this while sitting in Starbucks Harbour Square. Being such the dial-up baby that I am at home that I only rely on Internet cards to go online (because I’m the only one in the house who knows how to use a computer), my last prepaid card ran out, so I’m sort of deprived of the Internet. Thank goodness I still have my best friend’s laptop (hahaha, still taking advantage of its time with me) so I can blog out of boredom right now while waiting for the time.
While I was just sitting around earlier, thinking whether I should right down things to blog about once I go online, I remembered my little space on the web where I actually keep a private blog. Hahaha, because I had told a couple of friends that that is where I keep all my dirty little secrets as well as some of theirs (think of an older techie version of Harriet the Spy’s notebooks), one of them had said that it’s so tempting to hack it... well, if they knew what it was. Yipes, what in the world am I saying right now? Wahahaha, I’m saying too much of myself already.
Anyway, so where was I? I was thinking about that certain private blog, and then I realized that I haven’t opened it in months. I had created that account a few years back to write down all the things that I couldn’t put down in my public or even filtered entries. My first entry had consisted of a secret that I was too afraid to tell anyone yet at that time. It felt comforting that I still had an outlet for certain things like those. So I still kept that blog and kept writing. I had stopped blogging there sometime this year, and for a while I had no idea why I did. Until now, while I was staring through the glass at the bay.
I was never used to trusting people with my secrets. Partly because I grew up not being close to any family member. I was always the quiet observer, and very secretive. That’s why I found blogging so therapeutic. No matter how much drama came my way, I relied on my good ol’ blogs to keep me sane. That way, I don’t have to bother any people with my problems. Having that optimistic facade that I exude, I never wanted to show anyone that I was mad, lonely, unhappy, or anything negative. So most of my rants have been recorded in my blogs for quite a few years now. I remember one time when I was having a bad day in school because of particular people in my org. I got so annoyed with them that I suddenly walked out of the cubicle in my own quiet way and ran off to the INook to rant about them in my blog. A few days later, a couple of orgmates managed to find my blog and found out that I was ranting about them. That had shut them up. Well, for a while, anyway, hehehe.
Little by little, I had learned to be more open to other people aside from my best friends, who can make me as transparent as they want me to be. I had also learned how to trust my friends with certain things that I was afraid of back then. I guess that’s how I became even more of a drama queen, hahahaha! I know for a fact that a number of people who are reading this right now had already fell victim to at least a couple of Hogi’s episodes, ahehehehe. Anyway, I am truly grateful to those who had helped me open up more, be more vocal about what I’m thinking, and be more honest with myself and my own emotions. My apologies for having to bear with my drama moments every now and then, hahaha.
Anyway.
Avenue Q press conference was held at Greenbelt early yesterday afternoon. Hehehe, the only thing I usually looked forward to during presscons were the free food, and the occasional gift bags. After Crisdel and I had brought all the gift bags from a couple of sponsors to the venue (it took us two trips), we nabbed our own table and attacked the food. Hehehe, yum. I took advantage of our short time there with the food.
After Circa closes, Avenue Q will open. One more production that I look forward to, hehehe.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
watching an audition
Nar's text message to me while we were on opposite corners of the room: "Hogiii! Hahaha. Dudugo ilong ko sa dami ng match maker."
Wahahaha.
I went with Nar to Rep's auditions for Fiddler on the Roof this evening. I wanted to check it out anyway, as I had never been to an audition of Rep. And nope, I didn't audition, nyahaha. Anyway, I think Nar was grateful to find someone to go with, because he had no idea how to get to the audition on his own. Hahaha.
When we arrived at Rep, it was kind of chaotic. People were everywhere, and the audition forms were just sitting there on the table. For some reason, it reminded me of the GTF auditions, minus the control numbers, hahaha. We got a little lost because after Nar had filled our his form, we had no idea where to submit it. It seemed that most of the people knew what to do, most likely they were all familiar with everything and everyone. Kamusta naman yun diba. Then most of the people then poured inside the rehearsal room, whether they were auditioning or not. Teena and I sat by the glass windows for some time, just watching the kids audition first.
Hehehe, syempre full force ang support ko kay Nar. When it was his turn to audition (his form was accidentally included in the pile for the girls), I stood up and cracked open the door to listen to him sing, hahaha. Actually, I didn't need to, as when I had returned to my spot next to Teena, his voice was still pretty audible from behind the glass. Yahoo, callback for Nar.
After a while, Teena and I followed Etienne inside so we can watch and listen to the others. After a while, Nar wanted to grab a bite to eat, so I went with him. Huwaw, the moment we got through the door, we heard that it was really raining uber hard. But did that stop us? Hahaha, no way. Even with our umbrellas, it was crazy! Because the rain was really coming down and the Rep office was at the bottom of a slope, we were practically wading, HAHAHAHA! We found a carinderia a couple of blocks away, but my feet were drenched by the time we got there. But hello to nilagang baka, hehehe. Cheap food rocks. Easy to access as well. At least I don't have to wait for about half an hour for food to arrive after calling for delivery, which was what some of the people did just to avoid the rain.
When we returned to Rep, there were a few left trying out, then everyone had a 10 minute break before the guys' dance audition. When they began, I left the room to charge my phone and ended up hanging outside the Rep office talking with Boyd and Peach.
Hahaha, daig ko pa ang stage mother sa support. "Stage friend"? Hahaha, labo. I specially loved how we braved the darn rain just to have dinner. Well, at least now I know where to get cheap food in case the place in Karrivin where I used to buy food is closed.
Still have a whole bunch of things in my mind. Going to the auditions was a good distraction, as I had a blast along with some friends. To Nar and the rest of the people who will be going to the callbacks tomorrow, break a leg!
Wahahaha.
I went with Nar to Rep's auditions for Fiddler on the Roof this evening. I wanted to check it out anyway, as I had never been to an audition of Rep. And nope, I didn't audition, nyahaha. Anyway, I think Nar was grateful to find someone to go with, because he had no idea how to get to the audition on his own. Hahaha.
When we arrived at Rep, it was kind of chaotic. People were everywhere, and the audition forms were just sitting there on the table. For some reason, it reminded me of the GTF auditions, minus the control numbers, hahaha. We got a little lost because after Nar had filled our his form, we had no idea where to submit it. It seemed that most of the people knew what to do, most likely they were all familiar with everything and everyone. Kamusta naman yun diba. Then most of the people then poured inside the rehearsal room, whether they were auditioning or not. Teena and I sat by the glass windows for some time, just watching the kids audition first.
Hehehe, syempre full force ang support ko kay Nar. When it was his turn to audition (his form was accidentally included in the pile for the girls), I stood up and cracked open the door to listen to him sing, hahaha. Actually, I didn't need to, as when I had returned to my spot next to Teena, his voice was still pretty audible from behind the glass. Yahoo, callback for Nar.
After a while, Teena and I followed Etienne inside so we can watch and listen to the others. After a while, Nar wanted to grab a bite to eat, so I went with him. Huwaw, the moment we got through the door, we heard that it was really raining uber hard. But did that stop us? Hahaha, no way. Even with our umbrellas, it was crazy! Because the rain was really coming down and the Rep office was at the bottom of a slope, we were practically wading, HAHAHAHA! We found a carinderia a couple of blocks away, but my feet were drenched by the time we got there. But hello to nilagang baka, hehehe. Cheap food rocks. Easy to access as well. At least I don't have to wait for about half an hour for food to arrive after calling for delivery, which was what some of the people did just to avoid the rain.
When we returned to Rep, there were a few left trying out, then everyone had a 10 minute break before the guys' dance audition. When they began, I left the room to charge my phone and ended up hanging outside the Rep office talking with Boyd and Peach.
Hahaha, daig ko pa ang stage mother sa support. "Stage friend"? Hahaha, labo. I specially loved how we braved the darn rain just to have dinner. Well, at least now I know where to get cheap food in case the place in Karrivin where I used to buy food is closed.
Still have a whole bunch of things in my mind. Going to the auditions was a good distraction, as I had a blast along with some friends. To Nar and the rest of the people who will be going to the callbacks tomorrow, break a leg!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
A little drama won't hurt
I don't know why I keep getting myself into situations like these. I don't like this setup, I try to avoid it, yet here I am again.
Don't even try asking me what this is, what made me want this, or even how I feel about this entire thing, because all you'll get from me is incoherence.
I'm crazy, yes. I already know that. Suddenly I remember one of Tara's recent blog posts. Some people's blog dramas are so contagious, hahaha. Just kidding. Maybe.
Hep, hep, wag ulit mag-assume kung anong drama ito, hahaha. OK, enough drama. For now.
Don't even try asking me what this is, what made me want this, or even how I feel about this entire thing, because all you'll get from me is incoherence.
I'm crazy, yes. I already know that. Suddenly I remember one of Tara's recent blog posts. Some people's blog dramas are so contagious, hahaha. Just kidding. Maybe.
Hep, hep, wag ulit mag-assume kung anong drama ito, hahaha. OK, enough drama. For now.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
getting acquainted with Mrs. Thistletwat and Princeton
I had never thought that I'd have the Avenue Q experience. I was initially glad that I won't be cutting myself in half working in the office and working backstage (like last year in Doubt), but hey, this could be fun.
When Chari had messaged me this past Monday, asking if I could attend rehearsals, even though I had no idea what I was getting into, I couldn't help it, I said yes, hahaha. Then Miss Bernice had dropped by Atlantis the following morning and I told her so. As it turned out, they needed an extra pair of hands. Literally.
So off I went to the rehearsal venue this afternoon, and the moment I had stepped in, Bobby instantly called "Pogi" once again, and even introduced me to the cast as that, until he told the story of how little Pepe got around to calling me by that name. Hahaha. Once I had approached Bea and Mariko, I was told of what to do.
Hello, Mrs. Thistletwat and Princeton.
But hey, compared to the puppets Marvin had made for Meynard's class a couple of years ago, these were a bit smaller, and much lighter (*relief*). Mariko then introduced me to the puppets, and taught me how to manipulate them. Mrs. T was a little stiff, but I guess that's because she's hardly used. Princeton was already broken in and easier to manipulate, but I still felt awkward. And it's tiring if you're not used to it. Ack. Hahaha, Bobby had said that I should try talking to Ate Sally as if with a puppet so I can practice.
Despite how tiring having a puppet on my arm was, it was actually fun. Specially when I tried Princeton, because he was easier to handle. Hopefully Mrs. T would loosen up before opening night, hahaha. Thanks to Mariko, Chari and Joel for coaching me.
A little chat with Lambert, our SM, after rehearsal. I had told him that I had come across his name while reading my copy of Sir Dennis' Ang Buhay ay Pelikula, where he part of as one of the actors. He wondered how I managed to get a copy, and I told how I attended a lecture during the summer by Bart Guingona. As it turned out, Lambert used to be in TP Actors Company. Huwaw. Hahaha, while we talked, Bea even quipped that I practically live in CCP. Anyway, I ended up saying that I took workshops under Tanghalang Pilipino, until Lambert finally asked the question I was anticipating, which is the very same question people ask me. "Bakit di ka mag-audition sa AC?"
Oh well.
When Chari had messaged me this past Monday, asking if I could attend rehearsals, even though I had no idea what I was getting into, I couldn't help it, I said yes, hahaha. Then Miss Bernice had dropped by Atlantis the following morning and I told her so. As it turned out, they needed an extra pair of hands. Literally.
So off I went to the rehearsal venue this afternoon, and the moment I had stepped in, Bobby instantly called "Pogi" once again, and even introduced me to the cast as that, until he told the story of how little Pepe got around to calling me by that name. Hahaha. Once I had approached Bea and Mariko, I was told of what to do.
Hello, Mrs. Thistletwat and Princeton.
But hey, compared to the puppets Marvin had made for Meynard's class a couple of years ago, these were a bit smaller, and much lighter (*relief*). Mariko then introduced me to the puppets, and taught me how to manipulate them. Mrs. T was a little stiff, but I guess that's because she's hardly used. Princeton was already broken in and easier to manipulate, but I still felt awkward. And it's tiring if you're not used to it. Ack. Hahaha, Bobby had said that I should try talking to Ate Sally as if with a puppet so I can practice.
Despite how tiring having a puppet on my arm was, it was actually fun. Specially when I tried Princeton, because he was easier to handle. Hopefully Mrs. T would loosen up before opening night, hahaha. Thanks to Mariko, Chari and Joel for coaching me.
A little chat with Lambert, our SM, after rehearsal. I had told him that I had come across his name while reading my copy of Sir Dennis' Ang Buhay ay Pelikula, where he part of as one of the actors. He wondered how I managed to get a copy, and I told how I attended a lecture during the summer by Bart Guingona. As it turned out, Lambert used to be in TP Actors Company. Huwaw. Hahaha, while we talked, Bea even quipped that I practically live in CCP. Anyway, I ended up saying that I took workshops under Tanghalang Pilipino, until Lambert finally asked the question I was anticipating, which is the very same question people ask me. "Bakit di ka mag-audition sa AC?"
Oh well.
Monday, August 13, 2007
back for another week
I'm alive once again, hahahaha! To start off, I'm just going to cut and paste the random stuff that I had typed yesterday.
August 12, 2007
Am typing this while sitting on the floor of the Little Theater lobby, just right in front of the Dream Theater. Hahaha, I’m just taking advantage of my best friend’s laptop.
Once again, I haven’t blogged in about a week, so I’m taking this free time to do so.
Pilipinas Circa 1907 opened last Friday, with an open DTR the day before. Ahehehe, I had finished the supertitles the week before that, and attended rehearsals during production week so I can rehearse the slides with the actors’ lines. Unfortunately, I only managed to get the LCD projector last Wednesday, a day before the show’s open DTR. And due to the typhoon, certain areas got flooded, including the Little Theater, holy kamote. To make things worse, because the power kept fluctuating, the computer I was using was goofing up, until I had given up on it. Arg. I ended up not doing the supertitles during the DTR.
I needed a laptop for the opening gala show on Friday, and thanks to Riki and Henry, I managed to use Henry’s laptop for the supertitles. After setting up the laptop and the projector, I was so relieved that I thought things were OK, but then again, things aren’t always perfectly peachy. Of course, there were some parts that didn’t have an English translation, so I guess Sir Dennis got annoyed. Eep. *crawls under projector table* I felt so bad that I tried to avoid our fearless director during the cocktails after the show. Well, can’t be avoided, of course, ahehehe. If something screws up, you know you should do something about it yourself.
Oh yeah, it was nice to see a familiar face in the lobby. Great seeing you again, Sir Dante! It’s been ages since I saw a familiar face from school.
So even though I managed to get hold of a laptop without harassing the cast (hahaha), I still didn’t get to do the supertitles last night because Sir Dennis had said that we won’t do it yet. Oh well. I guess I have to wait until next week so the English supertitles will be complete. So yesterday, I ended up sitting in the LT lobby during the matinee show, listening to the play via the faint sounds from the monitors while double checking the translations of the script. During the evening, I watched the show with Carlo, Zee and Micah.
I actually didn’t realize that I hadn’t eaten all day yesterday. I only had breakfast in the office, then after typing a few pages of the Aida script (speaking of which, someone hasn’t returned my OCR of the musical), I had to travel back to the south to pick up Ari’s laptop, then to CCP and made it in time for Circa’s opening number. Of course, there was also the fact that I didn’t have enough money on me, hahaha. Thank goodness I got my rehearsal fee during the evening, just enough to let me survive for a couple of days, hahaha.
My mom had talked to me last week about getting a different job. Uhm, yeah, now she wants me to join the call center bandwagon. I’m still considering it. It’s actually tempting because of the money factor, but I always get restless just sitting at one place for an entire day. Plus I’m such a stubborn person and would always insist that I stay where I’m comfortable.
Talk about comfortable, I’m in such a weird position right now. For one person, how can you miss someone you barely know in the first place? And for the other, I’m not really discouraging the actions toward me, but I’m not really encouraging it either. Hahahaha, I’m so crazy that way.
Hmm... I’m actually enjoying lugging this laptop around. I spent this morning sitting on the LT floor (on this very spot where I’m sitting at right now), watching a DVD that I had brought with me. Uhm, Ari, can I keep this until the show closes? Hahahaha! I actually miss having a laptop that I can call my own. Still can’t afford to have my laptop fixed, rawr.
I’m planning to do a major change of routine right after Avenue Q closes. Hahaha, here I go again, making plans that keep falling through. I don’t know what do to anymore. I mean, I still have so many things in mind that I really want to do, but there are so many hindrances that go with them. And for some reason, I still can’t get that parent factor out. It seems that you simply can’t avoid your parents having their own say about your actions, your decisions in life, and whatnot, especially if they have opinions that are so different from yours. The last time my opinions came in conflict with theirs, I ended up with a bruise on my thigh and a script torn to shreds scattered on my bedroom floor. In my own way of silent retaliation, I stayed in bed the whole day, not even coming out to eat. Ahehehe, I’m such a drama queen.
Ooh, I’ve been sitting here for quite a while already that I didn’t realize that the show was already starting. Hahaha, I think I looked so weird earlier just sitting here on the floor while all the people were milling around, waiting for the house to open.
Hahaha, I can't believe how much I wrote just sitting there on the carpet.
After a while, I got bored and went to watch the first part of the ballet in the Main Theater with Minette. After accompanying Nar in the buff while he grabbed something to eat, the two of us ended up sitting again in the very same spot I was in earlier and watched a DVD on the laptop. When Circa's matinee show ended, we took a peek inside the Conference Room, where the AC was about to doing a reading of Mulan with Sir Dennis. So Nar and I went with Minette back to the TP office and tinkered with one of the computers, surfing the internet until we had to go home.
Oh yeah, to those who were messaging me the whole week last week, my apologies if I haven't been replying. I've been kinda busy, plus the fact that my phone's battery keeps conking out on me.
August 12, 2007
Am typing this while sitting on the floor of the Little Theater lobby, just right in front of the Dream Theater. Hahaha, I’m just taking advantage of my best friend’s laptop.
Once again, I haven’t blogged in about a week, so I’m taking this free time to do so.
Pilipinas Circa 1907 opened last Friday, with an open DTR the day before. Ahehehe, I had finished the supertitles the week before that, and attended rehearsals during production week so I can rehearse the slides with the actors’ lines. Unfortunately, I only managed to get the LCD projector last Wednesday, a day before the show’s open DTR. And due to the typhoon, certain areas got flooded, including the Little Theater, holy kamote. To make things worse, because the power kept fluctuating, the computer I was using was goofing up, until I had given up on it. Arg. I ended up not doing the supertitles during the DTR.
I needed a laptop for the opening gala show on Friday, and thanks to Riki and Henry, I managed to use Henry’s laptop for the supertitles. After setting up the laptop and the projector, I was so relieved that I thought things were OK, but then again, things aren’t always perfectly peachy. Of course, there were some parts that didn’t have an English translation, so I guess Sir Dennis got annoyed. Eep. *crawls under projector table* I felt so bad that I tried to avoid our fearless director during the cocktails after the show. Well, can’t be avoided, of course, ahehehe. If something screws up, you know you should do something about it yourself.
Oh yeah, it was nice to see a familiar face in the lobby. Great seeing you again, Sir Dante! It’s been ages since I saw a familiar face from school.
So even though I managed to get hold of a laptop without harassing the cast (hahaha), I still didn’t get to do the supertitles last night because Sir Dennis had said that we won’t do it yet. Oh well. I guess I have to wait until next week so the English supertitles will be complete. So yesterday, I ended up sitting in the LT lobby during the matinee show, listening to the play via the faint sounds from the monitors while double checking the translations of the script. During the evening, I watched the show with Carlo, Zee and Micah.
I actually didn’t realize that I hadn’t eaten all day yesterday. I only had breakfast in the office, then after typing a few pages of the Aida script (speaking of which, someone hasn’t returned my OCR of the musical), I had to travel back to the south to pick up Ari’s laptop, then to CCP and made it in time for Circa’s opening number. Of course, there was also the fact that I didn’t have enough money on me, hahaha. Thank goodness I got my rehearsal fee during the evening, just enough to let me survive for a couple of days, hahaha.
My mom had talked to me last week about getting a different job. Uhm, yeah, now she wants me to join the call center bandwagon. I’m still considering it. It’s actually tempting because of the money factor, but I always get restless just sitting at one place for an entire day. Plus I’m such a stubborn person and would always insist that I stay where I’m comfortable.
Talk about comfortable, I’m in such a weird position right now. For one person, how can you miss someone you barely know in the first place? And for the other, I’m not really discouraging the actions toward me, but I’m not really encouraging it either. Hahahaha, I’m so crazy that way.
Hmm... I’m actually enjoying lugging this laptop around. I spent this morning sitting on the LT floor (on this very spot where I’m sitting at right now), watching a DVD that I had brought with me. Uhm, Ari, can I keep this until the show closes? Hahahaha! I actually miss having a laptop that I can call my own. Still can’t afford to have my laptop fixed, rawr.
I’m planning to do a major change of routine right after Avenue Q closes. Hahaha, here I go again, making plans that keep falling through. I don’t know what do to anymore. I mean, I still have so many things in mind that I really want to do, but there are so many hindrances that go with them. And for some reason, I still can’t get that parent factor out. It seems that you simply can’t avoid your parents having their own say about your actions, your decisions in life, and whatnot, especially if they have opinions that are so different from yours. The last time my opinions came in conflict with theirs, I ended up with a bruise on my thigh and a script torn to shreds scattered on my bedroom floor. In my own way of silent retaliation, I stayed in bed the whole day, not even coming out to eat. Ahehehe, I’m such a drama queen.
Ooh, I’ve been sitting here for quite a while already that I didn’t realize that the show was already starting. Hahaha, I think I looked so weird earlier just sitting here on the floor while all the people were milling around, waiting for the house to open.
===================================
Hahaha, I can't believe how much I wrote just sitting there on the carpet.
After a while, I got bored and went to watch the first part of the ballet in the Main Theater with Minette. After accompanying Nar in the buff while he grabbed something to eat, the two of us ended up sitting again in the very same spot I was in earlier and watched a DVD on the laptop. When Circa's matinee show ended, we took a peek inside the Conference Room, where the AC was about to doing a reading of Mulan with Sir Dennis. So Nar and I went with Minette back to the TP office and tinkered with one of the computers, surfing the internet until we had to go home.
Oh yeah, to those who were messaging me the whole week last week, my apologies if I haven't been replying. I've been kinda busy, plus the fact that my phone's battery keeps conking out on me.
Monday, August 6, 2007
the sleepless previous weekend
Holy kamote, I haven't blogged in a week. I'm not used to not blogging about even the slightest random thing, even on a piece of paper. But I never got to do that this past week.
I can't believe I finished over a thousand slides for Pilipinas Circa's supertitling. What took me so long was that I read both the Filipino script and the English translation, because some of the dialogues have been jumbled up and put in different places.
I got a little change of scenery last Friday when I met up with Teena in Glorietta as she went shopping for blouses. Chitchat over an early dinner at Pancake House (hahaha, Teens, you know me so well with those bacon waffles). Then we went to Rep to watch a rehearsal of Cinderella. Just sat around and watched two sets of alternates rehearse, while Teena took advantage of the free WiFi internet, hahaha. When their rehearsal was over, surprise surprise, Macky dropped by, along with his friend JR, and offered to drive me home.
"You're crazy."
"I know. Given na yun no. You know what's crazy? You, driving me all the way home while you live in Katipunan."
"Oo nga no. This isn't crazy. I call it... sweet."
Talaga ha??
Anyway, another weekend of no sleep, hahaha. Last Saturday, I was supposed to watch Circa rehearsals, but because I wasn't done with the supertitling yet, I spent 8 hours (yes, EIGHT) in front of the computer just finishing it. Because I was the only one in the TP office, I waited for Minette, Chynna, Ate Jenn and Ate Bheng to return from rehearsal, just in time for and uber-late dinner. By the time I got home, I finished supertitling the last scene before I got to sleep for an hour.
Hahaha, I only slept for about an hour, because off I went to SM Mall of Asia for that recording stint under Bright Eyed Boy. This time, it wasn't just a hundred male voices. They got approximately 800. Holy kamote, I know this sounds mean, pero parang dinumog ang event ng mga jologs.
Carlo dropped by the venue when Minette, Ate Bheng and I were about to catch up on some zzz's. Hahaha, Minette and Ate Bheng still ended up sleeping while I managed to talk up a storm with Carlo before I dozed off myself. When I woke up, Minette had to go back to TP because of some stuff to take care of regarding the set of Circa, so Carlo and I went with her. Had lunch at Mang Inasal, and Tin dropped by. Hahaha, ended up talking in the TP office until Tin and Carlo had to go. Minette and I passed by the Little Theater (where we had one of the computers brought to the house so I can use it during the evening rehearsal for the supertitling) before returning to Mall of Asia.
So I attended Circa rehearsals that evening with the PC right in front of me the whole time. I never really got to watch anything because my eyes were glued to either the monitor or my own hard copy of the script. Because I hardly got any sleep, I almost feel asleep in front of the monitor while still trying to jive my mouse-clicking with the actors' lines.
Oh yeah, it was Sir Dennis' birthday yesterday. Belated birthday greetings, Sir! Hahaha, I only got to greet him when he stopped by the office after rehearsals. And thanks for dropping by my blog. I guess I owe you that review of Tukso, huh? Ahehehe.
Oooh, and Sir Roeder had said that I lost weight? He said that he liked my figure now and just maintain it. Really? Hahaha, he even said "Crush na kita," to emphasize this point. Huwaw, que flattering, wahahahahaha.
I can't believe I finished over a thousand slides for Pilipinas Circa's supertitling. What took me so long was that I read both the Filipino script and the English translation, because some of the dialogues have been jumbled up and put in different places.
I got a little change of scenery last Friday when I met up with Teena in Glorietta as she went shopping for blouses. Chitchat over an early dinner at Pancake House (hahaha, Teens, you know me so well with those bacon waffles). Then we went to Rep to watch a rehearsal of Cinderella. Just sat around and watched two sets of alternates rehearse, while Teena took advantage of the free WiFi internet, hahaha. When their rehearsal was over, surprise surprise, Macky dropped by, along with his friend JR, and offered to drive me home.
"You're crazy."
"I know. Given na yun no. You know what's crazy? You, driving me all the way home while you live in Katipunan."
"Oo nga no. This isn't crazy. I call it... sweet."
Talaga ha??
Anyway, another weekend of no sleep, hahaha. Last Saturday, I was supposed to watch Circa rehearsals, but because I wasn't done with the supertitling yet, I spent 8 hours (yes, EIGHT) in front of the computer just finishing it. Because I was the only one in the TP office, I waited for Minette, Chynna, Ate Jenn and Ate Bheng to return from rehearsal, just in time for and uber-late dinner. By the time I got home, I finished supertitling the last scene before I got to sleep for an hour.
Hahaha, I only slept for about an hour, because off I went to SM Mall of Asia for that recording stint under Bright Eyed Boy. This time, it wasn't just a hundred male voices. They got approximately 800. Holy kamote, I know this sounds mean, pero parang dinumog ang event ng mga jologs.
Carlo dropped by the venue when Minette, Ate Bheng and I were about to catch up on some zzz's. Hahaha, Minette and Ate Bheng still ended up sleeping while I managed to talk up a storm with Carlo before I dozed off myself. When I woke up, Minette had to go back to TP because of some stuff to take care of regarding the set of Circa, so Carlo and I went with her. Had lunch at Mang Inasal, and Tin dropped by. Hahaha, ended up talking in the TP office until Tin and Carlo had to go. Minette and I passed by the Little Theater (where we had one of the computers brought to the house so I can use it during the evening rehearsal for the supertitling) before returning to Mall of Asia.
So I attended Circa rehearsals that evening with the PC right in front of me the whole time. I never really got to watch anything because my eyes were glued to either the monitor or my own hard copy of the script. Because I hardly got any sleep, I almost feel asleep in front of the monitor while still trying to jive my mouse-clicking with the actors' lines.
Oh yeah, it was Sir Dennis' birthday yesterday. Belated birthday greetings, Sir! Hahaha, I only got to greet him when he stopped by the office after rehearsals. And thanks for dropping by my blog. I guess I owe you that review of Tukso, huh? Ahehehe.
Oooh, and Sir Roeder had said that I lost weight? He said that he liked my figure now and just maintain it. Really? Hahaha, he even said "Crush na kita," to emphasize this point. Huwaw, que flattering, wahahahahaha.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)