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i was finally able to watch this movie last week. i’ve had it in my dvd queue for a while now but i wasn’t in the mood to watch it till last week. i should’ve watched it sooner!!! some songs from the soundtrack have been playing on a loop in my ipod since then. i just can’t get enough of them!
i really truly love broadway! as usual, every ounce of my body is once again yearning to drop everything and find some way to become a broadway actress. but i’ve already faced the fact that that’s one dream that’ll always remain a dream.
here are some songs from the movie/broadway play that i’d like to share with you…
light my candle
hindi naman siya malandi noh? 
i love this because it’s cute and flirty! like me! hahaha.
i’ll cover you
so with a thousand sweet kisses, I’ll cover you.
Awwww…
another day
there’s only us.
there’s only this.
forget regret or life you’re sure to miss.
no other road.
no other way.
no day but today!
there’s only now.
there’s only here.
give in to love or life in fear.
no other path.
no other way.
no day but today!
my favorite song from the soundtrack. i included this clip from the broadway play. in my opinion the best thing about broadway/musicals are songs like this where characters answer each other in song. simply genius! by the way, this is also sung in the end of the movie as…
Finale B
seasons of love
525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.
525,600 minutes – how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In 525,600 minutes – how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love.
Seasons of love.
what’s a rent playlist without this song?
PS: it’s so me to break my writing hiatus by posting about a broadway musical/movie. hahaha!
west side story
truth be told, i wasn’t expecting much out of this production. not because i was undermining the Philippine production but just because the movie was absolutely perfect for me. it still is. however, STAGES production of west side story isn’t bad at all! in fact, i was pretty impressed by the overall production. the set was designed very well considering the different locations the scenes are set in. the lead actors, Christian Bautista as Tony and Joanna Ampil as Maria, were pretty good. the dancing was based on the movie and yet it was pulled off superbly. but i guess what suprised me was how very good the supporting actors were. Anita played by Rowena Vilar was just amazing! her’s was the best performance for me. if you can still find tickets to this play then i suggest you watch it.
yes, another booksale!
powerbooks just recently concluded it’s book sale last month. however, i wasn’t able to buy all the titles i wanted since most of them were out of stock already. now, national book store has a sale till the end of the month and i was only too glad to find some of the books on my list. i’ve bought 3 already…
and i have a few more i’d like to buy before the sale ends. i really am having fun reviving my love for reading. i just hope my wallet can take the damage. hahaha!
the tale of two parties
i attended two birthday parties last saturday night and ended up disgustingly wasted by morning that i don’t really remember anything much from the second party anymore. this isn’t the first time i’ve woken up with a lack of memory of the previous night, but it hasn’t happened in a long time. i believe the last time i was this drunk was in boracay earlier this year.
the first party i went to was a suprise birthday party for yug. i started out with one san mig light then they started serving this tasty concoction of what seemed like gin and pineapple juice that was supposed to be drank as shots. after joy and i had a shot, we thought it’d be fine to drink it through a straw. hahaha! so we poured some in our glasses and proceeded to make it a ladies drink. figures, that i’d get pissed drunk right? anyway, i also had two shots of whiskey, one shot of vodka and joy and i drank one beer straight up. by the time we left yug’s party a few minutes before 12midnight i was already giggling like crazy.
still completely sober in these first two pictures
my first shot of whiskey in the first pic and melai and me pouting in the second pic
which leads me to the second party… normann’s supposed “debut”. hahaha! i remember getting there. i also remember a shot of gin (probably) because i wasn’t in hippie attire. then i also remember a bottle of red horse. after that, i don’t remember much. i have pictures on my camera from that party but i don’t even remember taking out my camera. i do remember the vomiting though and the voices of the friends who helped me. suprisingly i wasn’t feeling so bad when i woke up but i knew i made an embarrassing spectacle of myself during my puking incident. plus i was sure i acted like a brat, like i normally do when i get super drunk. hahaha! argh, kakahiya!
ian and me in the first pic. jo and me with birthday boy normann in the second pic. both from my camera, neither of which i remember taking or being taken. 
yeah, i’m practicing melai’s pout a lot. first pic with gb. second pic with rissa and joy. pictures are from my camera again.
first pic showing me giving rox a big wet kiss on the cheek. a group pic for the second pic. pictures from roxy’s camera.
apparently, i smoked that cigar i was holding on the first pic. and one thing that struck me in the second pic was… wow, my tan looks really nice! hahaha!!!
as i said in my previous post, as much as i’d like to swear off drinking i don’t think i’m ready to give it up yet. so i guess, i’ll just have to do better in pacing next time. wish me luck as i have three parties this coming weekend. hahahahaha!
i love the rain, really i do
i know i’ve mentioned how much i love the rain before, but i want to say it again. actually, i want to mention it everytime it rains. last night, i got caught in the rain without an umbrella. i actually have an extra one in the office but i was too lazy to bring it with me home despite the sound of thunder and the flashes of lighting that were obvious signs of rain. i walked to greenbelt with a slight drizzle but as soon as i got to greenbelt it started pouring hard. i passed time looking at books in national book store but decided to go home eventually. i could’ve bought an umbrella in sm but decided not to because i assumed that it wouldn’t be raining anymore when i got to quezon avenue station. but boy, was i wrong! hahaha. it was still raining when i got to quezon avenue which made me think, i’ll just geet a cab when i get down. but i wasn’t expecting the number of people waiting for a ride either. normally this would’ve pissed me off but i was too entranced by the rain to be mad. i had to take three jeepney rides home, one first to pantranco, another to banawe then the last to get me to my house. needless to say, i was pretty soaked when i got home but i took a hot shower immediately. i actually thought i’d be sick today but there isn’t even a slight sign of colds. lucky me, i guess. i really enjoyed my little rain adventure last night but next time i’ll probably bring an umbrella. )
There’s a Fine, Fine Line
Avenue Q
There’s a fine, fine line
between a lover, and a friend.
There’s a fine, fine line
between reality, and pretend;
And you never know ’til you reach the top
if it was worth the uphill climb.
There’s a fine, fine line
between love,
and a waste of time
There’s a fine, fine line
between a fairy tale, and a lie.
And there’s a fine, fine line
between “you’re wonderful” and “goodbye”.
I guess if someone doesn’t love you back
it isn’t such a crime
But there’s a fine, fine line
between love,
and a waste of your time
And I don’t have the time to waste on you anymore.
I don’t think that you even know what you’re looking for.
For my own sanity I’ve got to close the door
And walk away…
Oh…
There’s a fine, fine line
between together,
and not.
And there’s a fine, fine line
between what you wanted,
and what you got.
You gotta go after the things you want
while you’re still in your prime.
There’s a fine, fine line
between love,
and a waste of time.
yes, this song hit home. it is true though. why enter a relationship which you know would be a waste of time? i think deep inside we all know when a relationship is for keeps or just for now. and yet we still end up forming attachments which we know wouldn’t last. and we end up hurting ourselves in the process.
meet a guy. feel that spark. get to know each other. get closer. and closer. fall-in-love. get to know him more. fall more in-love. get to know him more. fall a bit out-of-love. fight over big stuff. fall a bit more out-of-love. fight over small stuff. fall out of love. burn pictures. return gifts. drink hard. swear off men forever. meet another guy. it’s a vicious cycle.
i think what makes it harder is the fact that we all try to be someone else when we meet someone we like. we try to be the perfect person for them so that they’d fall in love right back. but then, when there already is love, suddenly you’re suprised to learn that you don’t know the other person at all.
why is it so hard to just be yourself? is it because we’re scared that if we show who we really are then the other person won’t love us back? maybe that’s it. we’re scared of rejection. who isn’t?
in a world where technology makes everything easier, even communication, how can we be sure if anyone is truly honest with us anymore?
some friends and i watched avenue q last friday at the rcbc theater. and i was pleasantly suprised by the entire production. we were seated at the balcony, way up high, because we’re all cheap bastards who didn’t want to pay more than 500 bucks to watch the play. hehehe. at first i was thinking, oh no! we’re too high to see anything, but when the play started it was alright. looking back i still would not have spent more than what i spent to watch the thing. 
i didn’t listen to the libretto before watching so i really didn’t know anything of the plot or the songs. all i knew was that there would be puppets. i honestly was expecting it to be this funny and yet shallow play with puppets, but as soon as the lead puppet started singing What Do You Do With a B.A. in English? / It Sucks to Be Me i knew it wasn’t going to be shallow.
the play revolves around a group of odd characters all living in avenue q. each of them trying to find their PURPOSE in life. a fresh graduate, an american-japanese couple, a sweet grade school teacher, gary coleman (apparently a has-been child actor), a reclusive monster, and a closet gay guy and his roommate who happens to be the object of his affection.
the play tackled the questions i’m currently asking right now. and also tackled some of the social issues in the world, such as racism, homosexuality, sex and porn.
the play would’ve been a lot more fun without the direct hits it sent my way. at one point, joy even told me tish, ikaw talaga yan! referring to kate monster, the school teacher who got a bit confused after falling for her new neighbor, the fresh graduate. then there was pia who kept on tsk tsk tsk-ing when a particular song line described my current situation in life.
here are a few lines that i liked and a few that hit home…
I’m kinda pretty, and pretty damn smart.
I like romantic things like music and art.
And as you know I have a gigantic heart.
So why, don’t I have a boyfriend?
~ Kate Monster, It Sucks To Be Me
yes, i know. i keep on asking that question. pero nakakapagtaka naman talaga eh. hahaha.
A mix tape.
He made me a mix tape.
He was thinking of me,
which shows he cares!
Sometimes when someone
has a crush on you
they’ll make you a mix tape
to give you a clue.
~ Kate Monster, Mix Tape
this was especially funny coz i had just given a guy a mixed cd before the performance. remember my ticket to jail crush, well, he joined us that night. and so i made him a mixed cd of songs from beauty & the beast: of love and hope (the tv series ha) and some forbidden broadway songs. and i gave it to him in front of all my friends while we were hanging out in starbucks prior to the show. how was i supposed to know that there would be a song like that in avenue q?! i swear, if i could blush i would’ve. my friends started looking at me when that song started. buking! hehehe. pero oks lang, vocal naman ako that i admire the guy for his sense of taste given his age eh.
a few of the songs were a bit too crude but still done very well, that all you can do is laugh. there even was a song which had the puppets in full nudity, making love, You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You’re Making Love). it was kinda shocking but i was still laughing so hard the entire time. this is my favorite song of the bunch…
all in all, it was a good play. for me, still very much incomparable to the classic broadway shows such as les miserables. but it relates more to situations we face nowadays. if the play is extended, i very much recommend that you watch it.
You are so young, so much before all beginning, and I would like to beg you, dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.
an excerpt from Letter 4 of Letters to a Young Poet by Rainier Maria Rilke
i’m a very cautious person. and i’m definitely not a risk taker. when going to a new restaurant, i’m not the type of person who would order an exotic sounding dish. i’d normally order the safest dish in the menu. even shopping in my favorite mall is done routinely.
i’m scared to try new things. i’m not the adventurous type plus i’m shy. there are a lot of things i’d like to do but my shyness and inhibitions stop me from going out and doing them.
but now i’ve decided to let go and ride the roller coaster we call life. so what if i make mistakes? as long as i learn from them and move on then i’ll be fine. what doesn’t kill me will make me stronger, right?!
i’m not saying this weekend i’ll get a tattoo. i honestly want one though. i’ll take baby steps with this new experiment of mine and when finally i’m ready, i’ll get myself that tattoo.
and since i’m still the tish you all know and love, i’ll end this entry with a few lines from a broadway song. hehehe.
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I’m through with playing by the rules
Of someone else’s game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It’s time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap
It’s time to try
Defying gravity
I think I’ll try
Defying gravity
And you can’t pull me down…
I’m through accepting limits
‘Cuz someone says they’re so
Some things I cannot change
But ’till I try, I’ll never know
Too long I’ve been afraid of
Losing love – I guess I have lost
Well, if that’s love
It comes at much too high a cost
- Defying Gravity from Wicked
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