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The New Voice Company, Asia's Pioneering Theatre Company, will be staging its 2008 Musical Theatre Workshop Showcase, EKSENA'T KANTA (Scenes & Songs), on June 1, 2008, 12 Noon, at the RCBC Theatre (RCBC Tower, Ayala Avenue, Makati City).

The showcase, directed by two of Philippine and International Theatre's most celebrated actors and directors, Rito Asilo and Monique Wilson, features the talents of the 2008 NVC Workshop Students. The show will also include the special participation of noted NVC alumni, such as acclaimed Philippine Theatre and Television actress, Missy Maramara.

Plus, it features ME! And I'm worth more than the price of admission. Hehe. :) Panira, ano?

The New Voice Company has always been known to produce shows of the highest standard possible, this showcase is no exception. (I'm not one to lie, and I'm telling you, its going to be a great show!)

Tickets are at P150, and you can call 8966695 / 8965497 / 8990630   or visit the site (http://newvoicecompany.com) for reservations & other details. I'm sure you can also buy tickets on the day itself, but you have to be quick, because these things have been known to run out. :)

For those who can stay 'til 7 PM, some of us from the workshop will also be performing in NVC's V-DAY: back-to-back performances of A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT
AND A PRAYER and THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES. This will also be on June 1 at the RCBC Theatre.

The stellar cast features Philippine Theatre's finest - Bart Guingona, Michael Williams, and Monique Wilson, just to name a few. You can visit the site for the complete cast and other show information. All V-Day Manila Events benefit the Lila Filipina Comfort Women group.

What better way to kick-off June than to partake of NVC's season offerings?

See you there!

SANCTUARY!

• Geografilm 2008: Our film, Dokyu (which I wrote, directed, edited, acted in blah blah...o siya, magbuhat na ng sariling bangko won Best Short Film (Suspense), Best Technicals, Best Original Story, and Overall Best Short Film! I also won Best Actress and Best Director Kamusta ka naman? I, however, was not there to reap the benefits (certificates and panlilibre ni sir sa group namin), because I was over at the -
• PE2 Sport Climbing Interclass Competition: Our team, Papables (I was team captain, hence, the name. Thank you, Cake) won first place! after a short awarding "Wait! Ibalik niyo medals niyo. Mali computation!" scandal. My new CHK medal is made of shiny, wow-ngayon-ko-lang-napansin-na-C-H-K-pala-yung-hugis-nung-tao-sa-CHK-logo pseudo-gold win.
• Submitted my Portfolio for Film 110. Wala lang. It's a nice feeling, after the yellow-nails-crammed-darkroon-shit that was the day before.
• And: Something else. Very nice.

I lost something, though I didn't even notice.

In other news:

• The family and I went to the Tiangge at Lung Center, the single biggest and most amazing bazaar we've been going to for, what, 3 years? We're suki of the Food Trip at Lung Center, and I got full-to-queasy just on the Free Samples. Am presently hitting myself over the head for not getting the names of the stores and making a review.
  
  
• Rikka, TCo, and Jenin came over yesterday to rehearse for our SFX prod. We didn't accomplish a lot, actually ended up backtracking (which happens increasing often in our meetings) and singing Lion King songs on the karaoke mics.
  
  
• Sheryl Cruz just moved into the new house at the back of ours.
  
  
• Meteor Garden marathon late last night. Di ko ma-take, ang pogi ni Dao Ming Si! AAAYY!!! BTW, F4 is making a comeback. They just released a new album, and their latest song, "Waiting For You" is already on Youtube, and I daresay I really like it.
  
  All the guys with short do's - Vanness with Tropicana hair!
  
  
  
  
  
  

Explain to me:

Why I was sitting on the sofa, my feet propped up on the coffee table, eating monggo and galunggong (it was a very "g" day) -

- watching Whoopi and Joy Behar bitch it out on The View at 11 PM the other night?

Days have been increasingly depressing as of late. One thing that perked me up was the Simpson's Treehouse of Horror marathon yesterday. I swear, Star World's "Must Scream TV" Halloween special (specifically, the Simpsons Marathons) is my reason for living, year after year. I celebrate it more than my birthday.

My life has been so screwy recently. The only thing that makes sense is my red nails. And my family is so funny. So very funny.... *smirk*

It's been 10 days since my last post, and I finally had that Gone With The Wind marathon yesterday. I absolutely love Gone With The Wind, and the fact that I stayed for the Overture, Intermission and En'tre Acte (instead of just fast-forwarding it since it was a DVD) meant that practically another hour was added to the runtime. It started at approximately 2 PM, and ended at exactly 5:46 PM. I didn't even notice it was that long. That's how enthralling Vivien Leigh's solitary raised eyebrow was.

Scarlett isn't a bad girl. She's just...misunderstood. 

My sister and I had a Heroes S1 marathon Tuesday night. Then we stopped at about 4 AM, went to sleep, woke up at 9 the next day, continued, had a  junior Bannoffe pie delivered, ate it while we watched, and finished at exactly 6 PM. Oh Ando....

That was what I did instead of going to Kule's Consol. And they all still came back alive. Poo poo.

I'm starting to detest an artist's lifestyle. All of my rakets just ended, and its very disconcerting not knowing where your next paycheck is coming from.

The family is going to Enchanted Kingdom for the first time tomorrow. On my money. So fucking scared....

This is the second day I missed both Breakfast and Lunch. I was awake for both, but basically, everyone just ate without me. And I don't like eating alone, so right now, I'm just waiting to catch the train at dinner.

Life is crap. And I'm not just talking about all the crap no-longer-on-the-floor-but-still-on-my-desk and the fact that ants are taking over our house and eating all the wiring.


Why I feel special

I just realized now that in my five semesters of enrolling at UP (2 sems last year, summer, and 2 sems this year, including the incoming one), I have always gotten my first choice of PE in the pre-enlistment at CRS. PE, of all things! People kill over getting slots in PE. I feel so special.

I not only survived Sir Aveciila, but I got a 1.5! And I'm a female, at that, so this is just mind-boggling. Hah. Despite the constant tension and fear for my person, BC 100 was my favorite class last sem. It also rekindled my love for old American movies, so this is all win-win for me. Bring on the palanggana ng mami!

C2 finally had the long-awaited UBE on Friday. Love them blokes. It's mindblowing how we all thought we wouldn't give a shit after 2nd year high school, and here we are, kami-kami parin nagkikita sa mga debut, nagu-UBE parin, magkakasama sa AS. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

My clavinova (read: electric piano. Not really mine, but since I'm the only one who plays) can play over 50 classics. I stumbled upon Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag at no. 45 yesterday and it just made me so...very...happy. I'm not kidding, the piano would probably be the first thing I would drag out in case of a fire. It's the one thing I don't regret about the great Reclamation.

Must. have. Banoffee. Arrgghhhh.


What is the deal with Red Ribbon's Banoffee pie? Half of the damn thing is cream! It almost justifies Starbucks' P105 pricetag for Banoffee. Almost.

Sembreak sucks.


P.S. My brother just kicked me out of my bed so he could sleep in it. WTF?

• What was up with that age and double-Ts? Scarlett. Rhett
• I love Sir Manalo. Too bad our already short time with him was cut even shorter when he left for Scotland. Tchah! I'll always have Doctor Tomorrow to remember him by.
• Haha. I just remembered how my sister said she thought "Frankly" was a person.
• Notice how I've recently been neglecting the sacred lj cut and posting heckuva long entries that clog up friends pages and piss people off? Well, I've just recently cleaned up my friends list and viewed my friends page and you know what? Most of my friends are like that. So, Quid pro quo. To quote a former debate coach, "Patigasan lang ng ihi yan." Lol.