The Valedictorian's Pre-Birthday: MOA And MOA's Science Discovery Center With Nellie!!!! (5-24-08)

HAY!!!! NATULOY DIN ANG MATAGAL NA NAMING PINAPANGARAP NA MALLING SESSION!!!! What made that day special was the Science Discovery Center of MOA....where can one find an interactive science museum in a mall anyway??

Things we did:
- met in CKSC after my piano lesson
- went to MOA....
- ate lunch in Sakae Sushi
- went to MOA's Science Discovery Center (SDC)....we had fun playing with the playable things....and more fun playing with the not-supposed-to-be-playable things....hahahaha....we also camwhored inside....or maybe....ako lang yun....hahahaha....another great thing about it was the 20-minute long 3D observatory....super cool....
- went around MOA looking for a guestbook....we bought a journal instead, wala kasing mahanap eh....hahahaha....
- went home, pero we ate at McDonald's Masangkay muna....hahahaha....

Moments After Lit14 Play....

-Met some old English blockmates that I really really miss....
-Went to Fil class to submit papers....Since our prof wasn't around yet....I played with Rachelle's hair (Lit14 classmate/groupmate who also happens to be my Fil14 blockamte) using the 5 hair extensions. She didn't have a chance to have hair extensions because her hair was covered anyway, that's why I gave her her shining moment....haha....
-While playing with Rachelle's hair, I managed to shoot some emo pics....since I was wearing all black for the play....so, ayun, grab the moment....hahahaha....

DULCE VIDA: May 21, 2008....my first Atenean production....my first Atenean play....my first original play....

We had our play as sort of a practical finals for Literature 14 (Intro to Poetry and Drama) under Mr. Francis Sollano, last May 21, 2008. Goodness....and hirap....kasi....hindi tugma tugma sched naming lahat for practices....pero buti na lang nakapag prac kami....hehe....The plays (of the 3 groups) were presented in the Fine Arts Theater, 7:30-9am (20-30mins per group).

Dulce Vida is a highly symbolic play. It is set in Spain and headed by 3 main leading ladies. A rich divorced Muslim (who apparently has luck NOT by her side) (Fatima Iq'wahab y Zindabad), a poor, abused and illiterate Catholic (Esther Hernandez y Ybanez), and a poor gypsy (gitana) scholar (Maria Layila de Oro).

My character is called shadow; a personification of time. Time dances with them, hence, the dancing parts. For the first time in my life, I performed flamenco (NOT TAP DANCE) in public. I wouldn't have done my flamenco if it wasn't for my tap shoes din....haha....too bad almost natanggal na yung isang tap plate dun sa right foot ko nung finale....

Ayun....from this play....namiss ko tuloy yung Ramayana....yung MASCKS family ko....haha....grabe pa rin ang hangover kahit more than 1 year na ang nakalipas since Feb. 10, 2007....hehe....

I would also like to thank my wonderful backstage crew....

Lynds and Joanne, thanks for being my "alarm clocks" dun sa play....(sila kasi yung alarm clocks....yung parang boses from the digital clock)

Maki, thanks for the lights....

Dane, thanks sa sounds....

Diane, thank you sa Mac Book and 2 hair extensions....

LORD!!!! (Lord as in Lord Christian Gosingtian....) Thank you sa pagpicture during the play....then thanks din para sa paper fish....

CAST (Jonathan, Rob, Aly, Reg, Rach), thank you for cooperating with me, kahit na minsan demanding ako super....haha....super thank you, super wonderful job!!!!

Other people to thank....

Mrs. Kimpo, if I was never under your tap dancing class during first sem PE in Ateneo, I wouldn't have my tap plates, kahit na binili ko yun....and I might not have the inspiration to learn other dances with "tap" concerns, like Irish dance, Kathak and Flamenco....

CKSC School of Music (Mrs. Tan), thank you for providing me with the blue farmer-like shirt that we used in 2004 for the cultural presentation....ayan, nagamit ko ulit yung damit....hehe....thanks super...

CKSC Student Council and 4-5 Astreus '08, thank you for allowing me to arbor the 2 black cloths....hehe....obvious naman kung saan ko nagamit....

Danielle Ong, (my highschool classmate na Atenean din ngayon)....alam ko indirectly kang connected sa play, pero thank you....kasi....nagamit ko yung 3 hair extensions na pinagawa ko for our 3rd year travelogue ka Mrs. Cases....hanggang ngayon alagang alaga ko pa rin....thank you super....

Shirby Sy (former classmate and super super good friend), thank you sa gigantic safety pin. Dahil dun, naging safe kami. JOKE....thank you sa pic (kahit na binili ko pa rin sa tindahan niyo....haha....) kasi nagamit yun para sa Muslim costume hehe....

Friends (dami eh), thank you for being my friends (labo....haha)....you were my inspiration for this play....

MASCKS (Moving Actors' Society of Chiang Kai Shek)....thank you for turning me into the person that I am right now....especially my Ramayana family....at least yung nagawa ko dati naulit ko sa Ateneo, although hindi na ganun kasakit sa ulo....hahahaha....this play is easier than the Ramayana....na super haggard na ako nun....haha :D:D:D:D

ATENEO'S numero UNO ATEUNEAN: STEPHANIE'S 18th!!!!

- May 17, 2008 in Greenhills, 7pm

- Met up with UNO/AteUno friends....strange enough hindi ako naOP....hahahaha....buti na lang.....hahahaha....

- 18 roses ako!! Hahahaha....nakakatawa ang description sa akin ni Steph "If this person wasn't born a Chinese, he would be born an Indian." Hahahaha!!!!

- The food was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Had a good time taking pictures....hahahaha....

- Tinatakasan ako ng shoti niyang si Charles kasi ayaw magpapicture....ayan, may ilang shots din ako ni Charles. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

- Everybody looked great!!!! Lalo na si Stephanie!!!!

- I tripped more than 10 times....now that's something....mas grabe pa kesa sa mga days na nadadapa-dapa ako sa Ateneo....

Painting the Town Red: JANE'S FABULOUS 18th!!!!

-Emperor Villa, 6:30pm, smart casual/semi formal

-I wore my Indian top over my white Muslim garb, over my Thai rice pants. The red ribbon-belt was provided by Tina. I was supposed to look Indian, but later that night I realized that I looked more Mongolian. The day after the debut, I realized *again* that I looked more Kazakh than Mongolian....

-Tina and I surprised Jane with our live performance, a Chinese flute-violin duo. We played the never-ending-gasgas-na-gasgas-to-the-max-as-in Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin (The Moonlight Represents My Heart) *cheesy*. Haha....pero ok lang, our version was well....acoustic....haha....

-Jane was in a very very cute red attire. It matched the red backdrop however, kaya parang nawawala siya pag nasa stage siya....yung kamay, paa and mukha na lang ang nakikita. Hahahaha!!!!

-One of the dishes served was pata ata....so I asked my tablemates...."What part of the meat is blah blah blah blah....A. RUMP B. SHANK C. LOIN D. SIRLOIN"....*a tribute to Ms. Borja....*

-Onga pala, I hosted the event with Jane's kabarkada in UST, Celene Gonzales. We cliqued, just as Jane thought we would. Hahahaha!!!!

-Had fun being very very hyper that night. Hehe....Had fun meeting up with old chums too....

-The party ended about 10:30 or so....I went home with Clarisse :D:D:D:D

2 Random Days in CKSC....

Went to CKSC to meet up with Michelle Hernandez....Hung out in the Music Room while waiting....met some people there....

Rex....is a student in the Music Center. Haha....We both have the same piano teacher....Rex was with his mom that time. I was trying to photograph Rex, but he kept on moving away from the camera. Lucky enough, I caught pictures of him. Hahahaha....The pic of Rex's mom was shot b Rex himself. I decided to keep the picture....hehe....

The other random day was when I went to CKSC to atten my piano lesson. I saw Grace and Gio there....they look so much alike :D:D:D:D

Practice Sessions for MUSICALE RENDEZVOUS @ 20

Here are the looooooong-awaited pictures of the practice sessions we had for the last I-don't-know-how-many months....Most of the pictures are pictures of me, Jerrica, Sharlene, Jayson and Josephine because we were in the same group - the Miss Saigon Medley group (singers silang lahat, ako accompanist)....so there....other pictures are composed of other participants, teachers, ushers/usherettes....and friends....HAHAHAHA....YEY!!!!

The practice sessions officially ended May 29, 2008, before the general rehearsal in PhilAm Life during the 30th....I didn't know when the practice sessions started because I was a last addition to the concert....hehe....buti umabot pa ako!! Hehe....