I was supposed to write an entry yesterday, but I couldn't seem to connect to the internet. Arg.

It's Lea Salonga's birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEA!!!

Anyway.

Yesterday morning, I got a text message from Tita Luna of Trumpets, offering me to be an assistant teacher to one of the classes in Trumpets. Woohoo! I agreed right away, and she told me that before I could assist a class, I should take the training seminars required for the teachers. It's not so bad. Things are really looking up now. She told me to call her up as soon as I got home. So I did. Jamie was so surprised that I was calling his house and looking for his mom. The last time I called was when I was telling him about the World Drama homework. ^_^ It turns out that I might be Myles' assistant in Musical Theater Teens in Alabang, which was the class I took last year. ^_^

Anyway, we had homework for the training session, and I picked it up this morning in the Trumpets office. It was the very first time I commuted alone from school to Shangri-La. It was pretty scary, but when I got things figured out, I was finally able to breathe easily. I'm known for my lack of sense of direction, so I was so thrilled to find my way around easily. I was so tired from walking everywhere when I finally returned to Taft in time for Ari's dismissal.

Things are also going pretty well with Ari. We're still on a "probationary" period, but we're doing great.

I watched DLSZ's production of Peter Pan tonight with Lawyn. Anna was playing Wendy. Well, the play was OK in the beginnning. If you ignore the really visible cords of the flying harnesses, the kids looked really cute when they were flying. The alternate cast including Justin, Lawyn's brother, were sitting behind us and was making so much noise. Arg. I'd like to talk to their director about discipline.

Anna's mom happened to be sitting in the row in front of us. There was this lady who was staring at me, and then she suddenly said, "Hi, Hogi! I'm Anna's mom. She told me that you'll be watching tonight." I was so surprised that she recognized me! I remember that I only met her once. She's pretty nice.

Oh yeah, one thing good about going to Zobel was that I was pretty glad that there's finally a theater program for the students. I was pretty frustrated to see something like that when I'm already an alumna, but it would be a great oppurtunity for the kids. Now I know where my kids will be going to school. ^_^ Anyway, before the play started, they showed this video of the performing arts programs, featuring exceptional kids from each of the programs. So I wasn't really surprised to see Anna or even Hugh in it. One of the people in charge of the theater program even said that they might even have the next Lea Salonga. Might??? Hello?!? They already have her!

On the whole, the production was entertaining, but disappointing on the technical side. They pre-recorded the songs so the entire cast was lip-synching, and there was even a part in Act 2 where I could hear a different tape playing for a couple of seconds. Another big flaw in Act 2 was that they forgot to turn off the lapel mikes of the cast who were offstage, and I could hear the people whispering backstage. I loved some of the costumes, though. The indians, especially Tiger Lily, were so cool. It's a part I've been dying to play as a kid. The pirates were so funny in the beginning, but the guy who played Smee was kinda annoying. It's like he had too much caffeine or something. And Peter Pan's choreography was so monotonous, especially in "Never Never Land" and that "Ugga-Wugg" (sp?) song of the Lost Boys and the Indians. Oh well, they're just kids, anyway. And I'll bet that would be what the older people were saying back when I was still doing school productions.

Arg, I'm such a critic. Ari was right when he keeps calling me "the stage queen".

After the show, Lawyn and I went backstage so I can give Anna the bottle that Lea used as a prop in Proof. I was kinda hoping that Anna would give me a lift outta the village, but she didn't offer so I didn't ask. I couldn't ask Lawyn coz I didn't want to hassle her, since she lives inside the village. I ended up walking Acacia avenue alone. At past 9:30 in the evening. Eep, I was so scared. There weren't any jeeps passing by when I was walking, and there were even some places in the sidewalk where it was really dark.

But I guess the Lord was still watching over me. A half-empty jeep passed me by, almost not notcing me, but them slowed to a stop to let me ride. Thanks.

I will never do that again. Too scary.