Thursday, September 30, 2004

Acknowledgements

For the two years that we have been together, it is only now that we have been given the wonderful privilege of knowing each other more deeply. This major production has enabled us to share our talents and invest emotions as we nurture the friendships we’ve started to build. As we go on and continue to go through this journey, we would like to thank the following people who made this experience worthwhile. The whole production cast would like to thank the following:

Dr. Robert Picart, for imparting his knowledge to us, his students, and for allowing us to explore the limits of our potentials, tapping the young artists within us.

• Our families, for their continuous support, love and understanding. Our efforts paid off!


• The whole class of 3BeS2, for their encouragement, friendship and support. You inspired and motivated us to get through the sleepless nights as to master every scene, avoiding all signs of dullness. We hope you’ll enjoy the play!

Ate Dinah – you go girl! Thanks for the time and for putting up with our paranoia and bizarre tendencies.

• The houses of: Vanjo, Ghel, and Odyssa…thank you house!!!

God Almighty, our Lifeline, our Savior, our Trust, our Deliverer – All the glory, praise and honor be to You! Thank You for providing us with the wisdom and strength to endure all the hardships we’ve gone through.


This is probably the most complete 'thank you' we can ever make but this is still not enoughto express our gratitude to all those who helped us in the making of this play.

Yung linya na 'sleepless nights'? Totoo yan. Sirang sira na ang circadian rhythm ng aming katawan. For almost 2 weeks, we dedicated ourselves to project making, reporting, test taking, hamster training and major tension/anger managing. Kahit nga room mate ko, hindi ko na nakakausap. Iisang kwarto na kami nyan ha!

It's almost over. On Friday, THE FLOWER DRUM SONG will be sung. =)

Nag-overnight ang mga classmates ko dito nung Tuesday night. Nakikita mo ba yung 'sleepless nights' na line dun sa acknowledgement? Totoong totoo yan.

Ang weird pala ng feeling nang abutan ng pagsikat ng araw. Both of us were in front of the laptop when I heard a car pass by our house, I looked outside and saw that it was a bright morning already and I said ,'Faith! Maliwanag na!'

Pictorial namin.

Aren't we all Chinese? Ako (May Li), Gel with wig (Liu Lung), Julie (Wang San), Cheri (Old Man Li), Charisse (Madame Tang), Faith (Liu Ma) and Mae (Helen Cha0).


Yoooon. Pwede na ba pang playbill??

Simulan natin sa taas (L-R):
LIU LUNG (Gel) - ang binging asawa ng maidservant na si...
LIU MA (Faith) - ang sumbongerang kontrabida na kakuntsaba ni
MADAME TANG (Charisse)- medyo kontrabida na tiya nila...
WANG SAN (Julie) - kapatid ni WANG TA na makulit at para nang Amerikano kung umasta
HELEN CHAO (Mae) - ang mananahing obssessed kay WANG TA
LINDA TUNG (Bianca) - ang istariray at playgirl na ex ni WANG TA

Sa baba (L-R):
OLD MAN LI (Cheri) - ang ubod ng bait na tatay ni...
MAY LI (Ode) - ang 19 year old Chinese girl na laging kumakanta at napang-asawa ni...
WANG TA (Vanjo) - ang 30 year old Westernized Chinese na anak ni...
WANG CHI YANG (June) - ang tanging lalaki sa Chinatown na sobrang strikto at napaka-traditional.


Mano Po 4. Mother Lily, here we are!


The actors and actresses in their real selves. Bwahahaha.

O ayan, pabagsak na kami. Mga past 4 am na siguro to.

Tama bang matulog DYAN Vanjo?! Sa pagaakalang may multong nauna sa higaan nya, dito na lang daw siya matutulog. Hahaha.


Ang aking buddy. Salamat ulit Faith. Kelan ang susunod? Look, it's Charisse sleeping on the other couch. Nakakatawa to, kasi sabi nya mga 10 minutes before this was taken, sabi nya, 'Hay nako, di ako dalawin ng antok!' Tapos...hayun.

Morning with friends. =)

Kasal na naman?! Ate Dins, eram veil!


Awwww. Ahlabyouguys. Eto ang barkada ko sa UST. Kulang nga lang si Francia kasi dun siya sa Wizard of Oz. Teka, bakit para akong duling dito? Ahh. Pagod lang siguro.


Talon tayo!


Tsararan! I don't even remember doing this. :)

Whew.

P.S.
Thank you, groupmates, for the respect you have shown me during the practices. Naging mataray man ako sa ilang pagkakataon o napagsabihan kayo ng kahit sino o nagkasamaan ng loob, alam naman nating lahat na para lang yon sa ikagaganda ng play natin di ba?
Salamat talaga sa tibay ng katawan ninyo. Hehe.

Sa lahat ng umiyak, tumawa, nagalit, natuwa, natulog, gumising, bumili, gumawa, tumulong, kumain, na-pressure, naghintay, nanlibre, nagpakain, nagpawis, hinika, nahilo at nagsakripisyo, SALAMAT.

Sunday, September 19, 2004

It's only love and that is all!!

Here are exclusive photos from the Abille-De Castro wedding. Dito nyo lang makikita tong mga to! Next week, lalabas na sa HELLO MAGAZINE at E!ONLINE yung mga official photos. (Ohaaa...talo pa sina Micheal Douglas at Catherine Zeta-Jones dyan).

Medyo nakakaloka pala maging bridesmaid, pero carry naman. Di pa ko makagawa ng matinong blogs sa sobrang busy. Di bale, a picture is a poem without words naman e, so kunwari poet muna ako, hane?

Para sa unang batch ng mga peechurs (maaksyon), punta ka kay chienovela.

Mabuhay ang bagong kasal!! Kapow! Blag! Smash! Inakup! Kablam!

Pampelikula ang tantalizing eyes ni ATE DINS noh?

Fly, skyline pigeon fly, towards the dreams you left so VVEEE-rryyy FAARR!!! be..hind...

ATE DINAH: Woohoo!
KUYA DEN: Huwaw. (sabay lunok)

Gusto nyo ng komedi? Eto oh!
Lagyan na rin natin ng dialog:
ATE DINAH: Heksayted na kong ibato tong bouquet ko, Den!
KUYA DEN: Ako din, sana si Des ang makasalo. =)

At yun nga ang nangyari...Go Ate Des!
Meet Dennis. (Yuh, Dennis din.) Bale yan si Dinah, Dennis, Dennis at Des. Touch the letterrr....D!

Salamat kay Kuya Oning for playing the guitar sa aming song number. I love you Paul, John, George at Ringo! Super sarap ng food! Ang gaganda ng mga tao, ang gaganda ng mga flowers. Ang ganda ng bride, ang gwapo ng groom! Salamat sa lahat ng pumunta. Salamat sa lahat ng tumulong! Salamat sa lahat ng nag-regalo (lalo na yung sa mga gifts na pakikinabangan ko din hehehe).

Haaaay. Wala talagang kapantay ang pag-witness sa kasal ng iyong mga minamahal.

Susunod na pagba-bridesmaid ko ay sa December, sa wedding naman ng pinsan ko na si Dr. Joy. Tapos, sunod non e....*ubo ubo* Ate Des, do you hear me?

Saturday, September 11, 2004

Ohana Means Family

I hear wedding bells! Ilang oras na lang, WEDDING NA!!

Pero bago ko i-share ang excitement ko sa inyo, let me share to you one of the most life-changing events of my life.

Ngayon alam ko na kung bakit umiiyak yung mga biktima sa korte pag ini-interrogate na sila. Kung pwede lang, mag-vanish ka na lang into thin air.

I lost my bag last Saturday. It was taken from me.

Masakit pala no? Iniisip ko pa lang na nasa ibang tao na yung mga bagay na pinakatago-tago ko, parang napapaluha na ko. Pero sabi nga ni Papa, di bale na yung mga bagay na yon, kasi mapapalitan naman. What's important is that I got home safe.

As we were on our way home, I was vomitting in the backseat. Kulang na lang pati yung buong istomak ko e maisuka ko. Dahil na rin sa hilo, sa takot sa sermon ni Papa pagkauwi, at sa stress na naranasan ko this month. I was happy, but I knew I was abusing myself already.

I was crying like a child when Ate Dins, Kuya Den and I reached home. And Papa embraced me with all his might, took me upstairs to my room and just held me until I couldn't cry anymore. He did not ask me anything, he just stroked my hair and held me.

Ang sarap. Feeling ko, 3 years old ulet ako.

Eto nga pala ang bagong number ko: 09272197317.

Itext nyo lang ako for comments, suggestions, orders, delivery, etc.

Sunday, September 05, 2004

The Flower Drum Song


Inatasan ako ng mga groupmates ko na gumawa ng script para sa play namin sa subject na ibinagsak/naibagsak ko yung preliminary exams. Kelangan kong matapos yung pocketbook by next week. Klasmeyts, mahal nyo talaga ko no? Heheh. Whew. Preshoor.

Feeling ko nga e magkakakilala na kami ng mga Chinese na to sa kakabasa ko tungkol sa buhay nila.At di ko lang binabasa ha. Sinusulat ko pa yung mga sinasabi nila. Tapos tina-type. So bestfriends na kami nyaaan?!

Kasi naman e...wala akong makitang script ng FLOWER DRUM SONG sa internet!! Argh. Meron nga, $24 naman. Helloooo!!?! Wala din namang available na VCD/DVD non diba? (Kung meron, ipagbigay-alam, pls.)

Pero masarap naman basahin yung libro...kasi:

1.) at least pag nakisama ako sa mga elite at pinag-usapan nila yung FLOWER DRUM SONG, makaka-join ako sa kanilang conversacion. Irerecite ko pa ang mga dialogues. Hehe. Kaya nga lang di ito yung pinalabas sa Broadway, iba daw kasi yun e. Kahit na. FLOWER DRUM pa rin!

2.) At dahil meron akong soundtrack non, kakantahin ko na rin yung mga kanta =)

3.) feeling close na ako kay Lea Salonga (Mei Li) Hehehe.

TRIVIA: Album ni Lea Salonga ang pinaka-unang binili ko. Di ko na lang sasabihin yung title.
Cheesy. =)


4.) maganda yung storya, tsaka hindi dragging basahin kasi nakakatuwa yung mga buhay ng mga Chinese sa San Francisco

Kaya lang...

1.) may 3 akong bagong pimples (huhuhu)

2.) deadline: next weeeeek - parang opis

3.) sobrang bilis kong ginagawa tong blogs na to. sory kong my wrong spelling/

Mabuhay ang grupo namin!
Mabuhay ang pelikulang Pilipino!
Mabuhay ang demokrasya!
Peacelabrakenrol!

Wednesday, September 01, 2004

Beatles + Metallica = Beatallica

I forbid myself to do this. It seems that my hands have minds of their own. Waaah! This should be stopped. I should be finishing my Statistical Data Report. But still I will. :)

This was inspired by ATE DINS' BEATALLICA entry. If you haven't seen it yet, then go go go!

Beatallica is actually a band. They make, or recreate Beatles' songs with the Metallica sound but, of course, with The Beatles' music.

"The Milwaukee band Beatallica simultaneously pays tribute to both groups, mashing up the Fab Four's cerebral melodies and Metallica's monstrous thrash riffs to create a fresh take on both."

"Beatallica singer-lyricist Jaymz Lennfield (woah) sees the band as "a kind of educational tool." He intertwines his own lyrics with the works of Lennon, McCartney, and Metallica's James Hetfield (what a combination you got there!), delivering them as they might have sounded if they'd been written by a hoarse young headbanger..."

HEY DUDE
Hey, dude-it'z true not sad
Take a thrash song and make it better
Remembah! That metal iz in your heart
Then you can start to be a fretter
Hey, dude-don't be f***in' 'fraid
You were made to go be a shreader
The minute you let us under your skin
Then you'll begin to be a fretter

So crank your amp and deal the pain
Hey, dude-you're f***in' insane!
The riverz run red with blood of poseurs
And don't you know that he'z the fool
Who playz it cool
But needz for hiz beer to be much colder

Hey, dude-nevah turn it down!
You must pound her, I mean Kip Winger
New wave of British heavy metal iz in your heart
And you can start with Diamond Headerz

So let it out! Let it in!
Hey, dude, begin
Don't wait for the Eye of the Beholder
You'll never know when bellz toll for you
Hey, dude, you'll do
Just sling that flying-V 'cross your shoulder

Hey, dude-it'z true not sad
Take a thrash song and make it better
Admit it! Beatallica'z under your skin!
So now begin to be a shreader

*notice the s-es have been replaced with z-s, just like James Hetfield changed his name to Jaymz

I recommend their site. Look at the fan art section while listening to their music. It'll make you smile, I swear. Pati yung "waahh" ni Jaymz sa dulo ng mga lines e kuhang kuha nga.

Nakakaloka ang bandang to. Pag pumunta kaya sila dito sa Pilipinas, babatuhin din sila ng kamatis tulad ng nangyari sa Beatles noon? O mag-a-ala-Slapshock-to-the-nth-unimaginable-level ang energy ng mga noypis?