Sunday, June 22, 2008

An old Playshop photo from 9 years ago.

Found this in Nicole's Facebook a couple of weeks ago...

Holy kamote, the first Trumpets Playshop in Alabang.
Circa 1999.
(Click on photo to enlarge.)

This photo was taken during our rehearsals for our showcase at the Debbie Decena Auditorium in De La Salle Zobel.

We were still kids back then, hahaha! Well, except maybe for Gary (ahehe). I was the quiet one with the glasses that always wears these plaid flannel shirts and tie-die tees, still way too innocent and shy. Yakkk, hahaha! I really miss this crowd. It was the first class ever taught by Tita Menchu. She wanted a really small class and ended up with about 30 students, that on our first day, she was trying to get some people to move into the Basic Acting class, hahahaha!

We came up with an original musical for our showcase, called Putting It Together, and got songs from different musicals and tried to tailor-fit it to for our class. Hahaha, I know no one will believe this now, but we were the original singers of "Playshop Baby"!

I wonder where more than half the people in the photo are now? I miss you guys!
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58 comments:

  1. Teena von EinsiedelJune 22, 2008 at 8:54 PM

    bwahahahahaha!

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  2. Hogi CadlumJune 22, 2008 at 9:01 PM

    Hahaha, syempre pinagtawanan lang!

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  3. gisELLE mJune 22, 2008 at 10:15 PM

    EEEEEWWWW!!! Hahaahahaha!

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  4. Arlene TamayoJune 22, 2008 at 10:32 PM

    awww cute! :D

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  5. Hogi CadlumJune 22, 2008 at 11:37 PM

    I can still remember your rendition of "Lovely", HAHAHAHA!

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  6. Hogi CadlumJune 22, 2008 at 11:38 PM

    Pa-cute is more like it, haha. Nene pa ako niyan! =P

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  7. Ari LopezJune 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM

    I'm not even going to say anything! :) :) Hahahaha!! Oh mother of pearl, I never knew Nicole had this. Crap, we were all so damn young!!

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  8. Hogi CadlumJune 23, 2008 at 12:05 AM

    Not going to say anything daw o! HAHAHAHA! My golly, I was so surprised when Nicole posted this! Huwaw, those were the days, wahahaha.

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  9. Robbie GuevaraJune 23, 2008 at 12:31 AM

    is that chinie, 3rd girl, front row?

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  10. Hogi CadlumJune 23, 2008 at 12:41 AM

    Yepyep. =)

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  11. Paulo NavarraJune 23, 2008 at 9:06 AM

    good lord!!! how time flies!!! playshop baby, magic to do.... thank you for the flashback Hogi :-) Things were a lot simpler and fun back then :-P

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  12. kris isaacJune 23, 2008 at 10:11 AM

    you just HAD to repost it! hahahaha oh the reminder of bad hair and weird 90s outfits! ugh. i love it :)

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  13. Hogi CadlumJune 23, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    Yeah, I miss those days... you and your vanity with your hair and uneven haircuts, HAHAHA! =)

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  14. Hogi CadlumJune 23, 2008 at 12:11 PM

    Haha, I couldn't help it! It made me miss all of you guys. =)

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  15. Nicole ConcepcionJune 23, 2008 at 1:38 PM

    I knowwww, I miss that group so much... it was such an awesome experience. :)

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  16. raymund junsayJune 23, 2008 at 2:34 PM

    Hey!!! Watch it!!! Respect your elders!!!! =P
    I had so much hair back then......hahahaha!!!!! I think I still have our program & this was the photo in it!
    Hello to all the original Playshoppers from Alabang!!!!

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  17. chevy mercadoJune 23, 2008 at 3:26 PM

    it's bad enough that this pic re-surfaced on facebook...NOW IT'S HERE TOO?! hahahaha!

    oo nga noh?! we WERE the original singers of "Playshop Baby"! i remember when we all put that script together...pero, i must say, it was flawless!

    ahhh...so young and innocent...*kidlat*...okay okay...not-so-innocent...

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  18. Chinie NepomucenoJune 23, 2008 at 3:46 PM

    Yes Robbie thats me!

    Hey Monique Villa co-taught this class right? I can remember her and Menchu cheering us on from the small square window of the lights booth. :)

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  19. Ging SabasJune 23, 2008 at 7:41 PM

    Ay ka-grabe! HUWAW! Ang tagal na! Hahahaha! Ang babata pa.

    Let's see whose names I can remember ...heheh! Wala pa sa sampu. Nakakatuwa naman. *memory lane*

    Uy! I miss Gary's performance of Tomorrow. Meron kayang may video nung play natin? Bibili ako ng copy nun. Haha!

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  20. Ging SabasJune 23, 2008 at 7:42 PM

    Pssst... grab ko ha? Hehe! Memories! :p

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  21. Paulo NavarraJune 23, 2008 at 10:51 PM

    Hello to all 9 years after....!!! Gee, I'd like to be... in So David.. all twinkiling in lights.. a bear in Narnia.. or just a tree

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  22. raymund junsayJune 23, 2008 at 11:36 PM

    "Tooooommorrow.....tomorrow...i luv yah tomorrow.......you're only a day.....aahhhhhh.....waaaayyyyyyy!!!!" *pant**pant**pant*

    ---There happy now!!!! +P
    ---Btw, this is GARY!!!!

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  23. Ging SabasJune 24, 2008 at 1:17 AM

    Stoooooop! She stepped on my toe! I'm suing!

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  24. Ging SabasJune 24, 2008 at 1:19 AM

    Hahahahha! Very happy now!

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  25. Ging SabasJune 24, 2008 at 1:20 AM

    Behehehe! Oo, so young!

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  26. Enrique CanoyJune 24, 2008 at 2:18 AM

    I LOVE IT!!! Sigh, memories of first ever play are flashing through my mind. Thanks for sharing this lovely trip down memory lane. Kahit na hindi ako kasali, nag-reminisce din tuloy. :p

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  27. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:27 PM

    Yepyep. You were actually my favorite character, hahaha. =)

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  28. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:31 PM

    Ahehehe, you know we all love you, Gary. =P How old were you then? 16? HAHAHA!
    I still have our program also! Covered in all your writing, haha!

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  29. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:33 PM

    Incriminating ba? Hehehe.
    How come we weren't credited for "Playshop Baby"? HAHAHA! When we first did a reading of the script, I just knew we had the perfect show.

    Chevy? Innocent? *taas kilay* Hahahahahaha!

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  30. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:39 PM

    Yepyep, Monique was Tita Menchu's co-teacher.
    Hahaha, I can also remember Tita Menchu conducting us from that very same spot as we sang "Our Time." =)

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  31. gisELLE mJune 24, 2008 at 9:47 PM

    i'm so embarrassed!! aaaacccckkkk!!! i was still in my awkward adolescent phase back then!!!! hahahaha. eeeeewwwww talaga!!!!

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  32. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:48 PM

    Hahaha, I've been also trying to recall everyone's names!
    Y'know, now that you've mentioned it, I've never seen a video of our show. Though I heard that Tim did have one. O_o

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  33. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:48 PM

    Sure! Go ahead! =)

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  34. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:49 PM

    I can't believe 9 years had gone by, hahaha. Though that Playshop Baby dream did come true for some of us... did it? I do recall a couple of trees in Narnia, HAHAHAHA!

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  35. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:50 PM

    Complete with the "Lea" pose in the end, hand outstretched. Hahahaha!

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  36. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:50 PM

    Diva pa rin talaga! =)

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  37. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:51 PM

    Hahaha, no prob, Ikey! =)

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  38. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 9:52 PM

    Asus, admit it, you were proud of that performance, hahaha! =)

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  39. gisELLE mJune 24, 2008 at 9:53 PM

    lyn's parents call me "lovely" until now! hahahaha. not really proud to be the girl who "can neither sing nor dance nor read and act my lines..." :-p we should all get together again soon!!!

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  40. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 10:14 PM

    Hahahaha, you still are lovely naman eh!
    Oh my gosh, how is Lyn? I haven't heard from her in ages! Well, from most of you guys, actually, hahahaha.

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  41. Ria RiaJune 24, 2008 at 10:56 PM

    Oh Hogi, you're lucky I love you like I love you. xD
    And that's all I'm going to say. :P

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  42. Hogi CadlumJune 24, 2008 at 11:08 PM

    Wahahahahaha. =P

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  43. Chinie NepomucenoJune 25, 2008 at 12:09 AM

    Gosh... I don't remember na what everyone's reminiscing. Wahahaha.

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  44. Ronelli JovellanaJune 25, 2008 at 8:04 AM

    omgosh hogi! i can't believe you found this pic, wish i could say i still looked the same, well i do...just 50 lbs fatter! haha aw, i miss you guys, and just to let you know Gary wasn't the only older one there, im 28 now! wah...haha, im gonna ask my mom if she still has the video from then...and i will let you know, maybe we can all get together next time i go home maybe the end of the year! ^_~ hi everyone!!!

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  45. Hogi CadlumJune 25, 2008 at 9:37 AM

    Hahaha, that's okie, Chinie. =)

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  46. Hogi CadlumJune 25, 2008 at 9:45 AM

    Hahaha, it was Nicole who posted this pic. I was so darn surprised to find it on Facebook! Oh my, you have a video? That would be a great excuse for a reunion, hahahaha! =) Miss you, Ronelli! =)

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  47. gisELLE mJune 25, 2008 at 11:13 PM

    hey i want a copy of the video! :-) lyn's great! but she's in mexico now for work. she'll be back soon though.

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  48. Mae CastroJune 27, 2008 at 10:51 AM

    Napanood ko yun. Ang cheesy. Parang TGIS. Hahahahahahaha!

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  49. Ging SabasJune 27, 2008 at 8:42 PM

    Ang alin? Yun vid? Nakanino? Uuuuy! Share naman diyan!

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  50. raymund junsayJune 27, 2008 at 8:45 PM

    Aaawwww....i love all of you guys too!!!! 16 + 10 years old!!!! But it was fun, i had a blast with all of you young'uns!!! Honestly, i didn't even care if i was the "oldest". It was a chance to be trained by Tita Menchu...more than anything else! =P
    Geeezzzz....what did i write in your program?

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  51. raymund junsayJune 27, 2008 at 8:50 PM

    Yes, that dream did come true! I was in Joseph the Dreamer with Gary V. after our workshop!!!! Woot!! Woot!!!

    Hey any of you guys know where Tim is?

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  52. raymund junsayJune 27, 2008 at 8:53 PM

    HA....HA.....HA....HA...*cringe* =P

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  53. Hogi CadlumJune 28, 2008 at 7:36 AM

    Hala, napanood mo pala yun?!? Hahahaha!

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  54. Hogi CadlumJune 28, 2008 at 7:38 AM

    You're right! Having Tita Menchu as one of our teachers was the best.
    Oh my, I can't even decipher most of what all of you guys wrote in my program na! Hahahahaha!

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  55. Hogi CadlumJune 28, 2008 at 7:46 AM

    To be honest, I never got to watch you in Joseph the Dreamer, even though we all promised we would, ahehehe.

    Tim? I honestly have no idea. Anyone?

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  56. Hogi CadlumJune 28, 2008 at 7:47 AM

    Aw, I miss you guys. You and Lyn were always together, hahaha. Neighbors talaga. =)

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  57. raymund junsayJune 29, 2008 at 1:04 AM

    That's ok Hogi!!! I think Dein & Ari watched JTD, they approached me backstage after the show!
    You can watch Rapunzel though coming this August here in Alabang!!!! *shameless plug*

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  58. Hogi CadlumJune 29, 2008 at 8:03 AM

    Hahaha, sige, I claim that Ari was my representative during that time, wahahaha!
    Yepyep! I'm watching Rapunzel this August! Haha, already promised Pam that I would. =)

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