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Currently feeling: chipper

Seven Shots on Wednesday: "What's New, Pussycat?"

7 questions on what's new with you:

1. Anything new about you? Hair? Look? Style?
Compared to when? I just grew my hair out over the summer, and got new contact lenses after 5 months of wearing glasses.

2. What new song do you fancy right now?
Maybe the songs in Lea Salonga's Broadway concert CD.

3. What kind of new stuff have you bought lately? CDs, DVDs, books, etc.?
Lea Salonga's Broadway concert CD, a couple of pairs of pants and blouses. Oh yeah, and Lawyn and I are planning on buying matching black jackets soon.

4. Learn anything new recently?
I've learned that I need to branch out more. And that I gotta get out of this house soon.

5. Who's your new crush or object of affection?
Sorry to disappoint. I don't have anyone new. I'm still as loyal as a dog.

6. Have you met anyone new who's cool and interesting?
Lots. Especially people from Trumpets. I made a whole new bunch of friends who are cool and interesting in their own different ways. I like them so much because they're not like the "bitches" of YFC-CSB, who like to keep to themselves a lot.

7. Has something new happened in your life? If not, what new thing would you like to happen?
Nothing new has happened yet. I've been offered another internship for Atlantis' production of Tick Tick Boom but I turned it down. Right now, I'm just waiting for something big to happen. Like move out of my house and live on my own. I can't stand living with my 'rents breathing down my beck all the time.

Like right now. The female unit of my parentals is acting like such a bitch lately for now good reason.

I just got the Friday Five this morning.

1. Where are you right now?
In front of the PC. Heck, it's a weekend and I have no life.

2. What have you lost recently?
I lost the oppotunity to work backstage with Krystal, Rony, Miss Bernice, and director Bobby Garcia in Tick Tick Boom. I'm also losing my mind right now.

3. What was the first CD you ever purchased? Does that embarrass you now?
Man, I forgot which of my CD was the first one I bought. I guess it's one of the Backstreet Boys albums. Wow, I forgotten how it feels to be a teeny bopper.

4. What is your favorite kind of writing pen?
I used a mechanical pencil for a couple of term last year, but now I'm back with my trusty Parker pen that's been with me since 1999. It's kinda broken now, but I still don't want to part with it.

5. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
BTIC's strawberry. I loved strawberry ice cream ever since I was a kid coz it's not too sweet. And I'm hooked on BTIC anyway. ^_^

Man, it's been raining the whole morning. I wonder what I'll do today. Should I clean my room? Heheheheheh.

Oh yeah, Ben's birthday party will be at Karlo's house tonight. And tonight's the same night as Bea's birthday party at her own house. I'm not sure if I want to go to either one.

It's been raining all day and there's nothing to do. I thought I could catch Ari online today, but he sent me a text message saying that he's busy today fixing up for his party.

So now the tables have turned.

Yesterday he didn't tell me that he was going to the DLSU pep squad's welcoming party, and I waited the whole afternoon just so I could go home with him. Nyak, I ended up going home alone. And not even one message that night.

Then there's today. He didn't even tell me about a party. Oh well.

And I can't seem to access my Yahoo mail today.

Maybe I should've just stayed in bed. Now that's a good idea. I'll log off right now.

Well, classes are suspended today because of the typhoon. Goody. I'm not yet in the mood to go to school yet anyway.

Hmmm, I wonder if people are avoiding me in Yahoo Messenger lately. People log off once I start logging in. I guess that's why I'm always in invisible mode right now.

Well, I got a text message from Luis earlier that classes are still suspended tomorrow from grade school to college. Wow. And to think that I'm running out of things to do here at home. I've been on and off the PC all day. And if I'm not online, I'm just stationed in front of the TV.

*goes to the fridge for a late-night snack*

Since I haven't heard anything about classes being suspended again today, I guess I'll be going to school. Well, it's not really that bad, when I think about it. I'm getting kinda tired with this extended weekend because there's nothing to do. Plus my mom doesn't want me to go out as much anymore. Jeez, and and to think that I'm 20 years old already. What the heck does she want me to do here at home other than to rot inside the house? At least I have more fun in school than wasting my time in front of the tube or the PC. And I get to go out whenever I want when it's a school day.

And now I'm rambling again. I gotta shut up.

Nyak, and the sky is getting dark outside. Great.

I have nothing to do here in school right now, so I'm just in the computer lab, surfing the net. Man, nothing ever happens on Thursdays.

My mom might not come home tonight, coz she'll be staying with my grandmother at the hospital. I heard that Mamang* has a fever, but why she's in the hospital, they haven't told me yet.

Ems told me earlier about applying for this free trip to Germany for one week. It sounds pretty cool, and what's more is that it's free. The only catch is that they can only send 9 people from the Philippines. Arg. I wonder is this is the trip to Germany that Neilson took last year. Nah, it can't be. All of them in the group were from CSB. I wonder when do I get my chance to travel. I already got so jealous of Rosa and Luis for signing up at IFS (Institute for Foreign Study). Rosa got to go to England for a month, while Luis went to France for about a year (I'm not so sure about that). Arg. I've always wanted to apply at IFS, but my 'rents don't have that kind of money to send me abroad. Heck, they didn't even let me go study theatre arts for college in California or even Seattle 3 years ago.

Arg. I wanna travel.

* Mamang = grandmother

Arg, somehow I can't seem to access some of the sites I visit right now. What's worse is that I can't even access my Yahoo Mail. Grrr...

So now I'm bored. I can hardly go anywhere online tonight. Ack.

My mom might stay at the Manila Sanitarium/Hospital tonight with my grandparents. Oh well.

I went with my mom to the Sanitarium last Friday night as soon as I got home. Kuya Nonong picked us up and drove us home as well. When we got there, I found out that my grandmother is in the ICU while my grnadfather is in a different hospital suite in the same floor. Most of my relatives know that Mamang will leave us sometime sooner or later. I got to take a little peek inside the ICU though I was kinda afraid to go.

I have to admit, I don't know my grandmother very well. I'm closer to Grandma, my paternal grandmother(she died a couple of years ago in the room that used to be my bedroom. Anyway, Grandma lived with us, took care of me ever since I was born, and even taught me how to play card games. Mamang was way different. She was from Zambales, and hardly spoke a word of Tagalog. I could only understand what she was saying if she spoke in English. Plus, since she's also suffering Alzheimer's disease, she almost always forgets who I am.

While I was bumming around at home early yesterday afternoon, my mom called, telling me to come to the Sanitarium again. So Kuya Nonong picked me up again. Halfway there, he asked me if I wanted to see his firstborn son (who was born a couple of weeks ago). Well, of course, I couldn't refuse. He picked up Ate Neneng first at the Sanitarium then off we went to Our Lady of Lourdes hospital, where little Gabriel Joshua Loba is temporarily staying. Aw, I didn't get to see him, coz he's still in the incubator.

Anyway, since we got hungry, we decided to stop by Harrison Plaza first to eat and buy some groceries. Heheheh, I got to eat at Tokyo Tokyo for free. ^_^

Now I wonder what's to do today. I got so bored this morning that I pulled my hair up so that it looks as if I cut my hair really short again. Heheheheh, I wonder if I should wear my hair this way on Wednesday.

I must be really bored. I've been doing nothing all day but sitting on my bum in front of the PC or just watching movies on TV on and off.

Speaking of movies, Karl mentioned this CCP-based film club that will be holding a "by the bay" event at the abandoned film center near GSIS at the end of the month. Well, I'm more into theater than film, but having done film a bunch of times, I'm pretty intrigued. I'm thinking of watching some of the classic movies that they're gonna show. I wonder if the weather will agree to this. Plus, that film center is rumored to be haunted. During our YFC-CSB fellowship at CCP, Khalil dared us to bike all the way there and go as far as we can. Nyak, we all ended up hanging out at the base of the ramp and stairs in front just for five minutes.

I wonder, if I was lugging my video camera while I biked over to the center, would I have been able to catch some ghosts on tape?

OK, enough of that, I'm creeping myself out already by the mere thought of that.

I caught the halftime show of the DLSU-FEU game this afternoon. It showed the DLSU pep squad, coz they were the ones who were leading. Ari's just a spotter that day, so he wasn't performing. I think I saw him for a moment with his arms crossed in front his chest, but I wasn't sure it was him. Heather, on the other hand, being right in front, got to have a "shining moment" in front of the camera for quite a while.

Heheheheh, I can't wait to watch Lilo & Stitch. That Stitch creature looks so adorable no matter how creepy he looks. I've been seeing lotsa ads showing Stitch, like those teasers in the Disney Channel, such as him breaking the Mickey shapes and putting it back, and those trailers with him among the other Disney animated movies. Heheheh, and when I thought that wasn't enough, I find him in at least 3 pages in the W.I.T.C.H. comic I just bought.

Speaking of W.I.T.C.H., I have a feeling I'm gonna get a little bit addicted to that comic. I got so fascinated with it when I saw it in Candy magazine, showing a 5-page preview of it. I liked the drawings so much that I wanted to buy it. Well, I did. And it's so cool to find out that they're made by Filipinos. Cool!

Ooh, Ed's online... *chats with Ed* ...Nyak, he went off to pack his stuff. He'll be leaving Canada for Manila in a few hours. I can't wait to see him. The guy still owes me lots of updates and a free lunch or dinner. I wonder where it'll be this time? The last time he came here, it was at Gerry's. The last time we talked about it, we're thinking of Italian food, like in Bravo Cafe. I miss the food there. Reminds me of working backstage in Proof.

Name: Hogi
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Birthday: December 16
Place of Birth: Manila
Siblings: Cads
Parents: Urbano Jr and Rebecca
Pets: None
Height: 5'3
Hair Color: dark brown
Eye Color: dark brown
Eye Color of Choice: hazel
Writing Hand: right
Current Residence: Manila, Philippines

BODY ILLS AND SKILLS

Nervous Habits: I twist my ring around
Do you bite your nails?: I used to, but not anymore
Do you pick your nose?: Doesn't everybody? I just don't do it in public
Are you double jointed?: nope
Can you roll your tongue?: yup
Can you raise one eyebrow at a time?: Just a little bit with the right brow
Can you blow smoke rings?: I don't smoke
Can you blow spit bubbles?: I don't think so
Can you flare your nostrils?: Heheheheh, yup
Can you cross your eyes?: yup
Tattoos?: none
Piercings and where?: Just one on each ear
Do you make your bed daily?: yup
CLOTHES

What goes on first, bra or underwear?: What the...?
Which shoe goes on first?: Right shoe. Always, for some weird reason.
Speaking of shoes, have you ever thrown one at anyone?: Not yet
On the average, how much money do you carry in your purse/wallet?: Depends on how much I spend the day before.
What jewelry do you wear 24/7?: My ring and my butterfly necklace
What's sexiest on a guy?: Hmmm...I don't know. It all depends really.
Would you rather be on time and look OK or 10 minutes late and look great?: I'd rather be on time and look OK. I hate being late. I have this thing about tardiness.
Favorite Piece of Clothing: My khaki pants
Pajamas: I always wear them around the house, and I have lotsa pairs made of the same fabric,which is a brown floral print


FOOD

Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?: I twirl it. All because of my Home Ecnomics teacher during junior year.
Have you ever eaten Spam?: yup
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Ever since I was a kid, I love strawberry.
How many cereals in your cabinet?: Just 2. I'm the only cereal-eater in the house right now. We have Corn Flakes and Oreo O's.
What's your favorite beverage?: Iced Tea
What's your favorite restaurant?: Bravo Cafe. Anything that serves Italian food is fine with me. ^_^
What utensils do you use to eat pizza?: Usually just my hands
Do you cook?: Uh, sort of. I'm an awful cook.

GROOMING

How often do you brush your teeth?: Twice everday
How often do you shower/bathe?: Once a day. My skin gets dry if I shower more often.
How long does your shower last?: I'm usually in the bathroom about 15-20 minutes.
Hair drying method: I air-dry it. I used to use a hair dryer, but it makes my hair break.
Have you ever colored/highlighted your hair?: Nope.
Do you paint your nails?: I used to in high school. Not anymore

MANNERS

Do you swear?: Only when I'm really pissed
Do you ever spit?: No


WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE

Actor/Actress: Lea Salonga
Animal: dog
Food: anything Italian
Month: Summer months (April-May) and December
Day: Fridays and Saturdays
Cartoon: Rugrats, Love Hina
Flower: white roses
Shoe Brand: Nine West
Subject in school: right now? Dance Forms
Color: blues, green, purples, pastels
Sport: badminton
Body part on you: I dunno
Body part on the opposite/same sex: eye
TV show: Whose Line Is It, Anyway?, 7th Heaven, Grosse Pointe

Holiday: Christmas
Book: Uh-Oh
Vacationing Spot: Baguio, Tagaytay, anywhere with cooler climate is fine
Thing To Do In The Spring: Wait for summer
Thing To Do In The Summer: Attend Playshop, hang out with friends
Thing To Do In The Fall: Hang out with friends, watch movies
Thing To Do In The Winter: Go shopping
Perfume or Cologne: Waters of March
Game: I love classic board games


IN AND AROUND

The CD Player: Lea Salonga: The Broadway Concert; Lea Live; Into The Woods; Magic of the Musicals; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Person you talk most on the phone with: Rosa
Ever taken a cab?: yup
Do you regularly check yourself out in store windows and mirrors?: Heheheh, guilty as charged. ^_^
What color is your bedroom?: off-white and green
Do you use an alarm clock?: yup
Name one thing you are obsessed with: Right now? Cute li'l Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch.
Have you ever skinny-dipped with the opposite sex?: nope
Ever sunbathed nude?: Nope
Window seat or aisle?: window seat


LA LA LAND

What's your sleeping position?: On my back, but I always end up on my side.
What kind of bed do you like?: A single. Good thing the sofa bed I bought opens up to the perfect size.
Even in hot weather do you use a blanket?: Sometimes
Do you snore?: Sometimes, when I can't breathe. Hey, I finally learned last week why people snore! I guess I have to sleep on my side from now on. ^_^
Do you sleepwalk?: nope
Do you talk in your sleep?: I have no idea
Do you sleep with a stuffed animals?: yup
How about with the light on?: No thanks. I like the lights off
Do you fall asleep with the TV or radio on?: I can't sleep if they're on.

GIRL QUESTIONS

What do you look for in a guy?: A guy who's honest, sweet and a genuine gentleman.
What is the first thing you notice when you look at a guy?: I always look at the eyes and hair.
What do you think of cheating?: No thanks.
Makeup: I always stock up on lip gloss. If you happen to peer into my bag, there's at least 2 lip glosses inside.
Tell the truth: Not always

WHICH IS BETTER

Coke or Pepsi?: I don't drink them.
Oranges or apples?: Apples
One pillow or two?: two
Deaf or blind?: blind
Pools or hot tubs?: pools
Blondes or brunettes?: brunettes
Tall or short?: not too tall, but not too short
TV or radio?: TV
Beach or pool?: Pool. I hate the beach.
Tic-Tacs or Certs?: Neither. I prefer Altoids.
Snooze button or jump out of bed?: Snooze button first. I get up the next time the alarm rings
Sunrise or Sunset?: both
Hamburger or Cheeseburger?: cheeseburgers
Morning or night?: either
Sports or news?: news
Bikini or one-piece?: yikes, one-piece?
Indoors or outdoors?: indoors
Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?: As long as it's Christmas, it's fine with me!
Cake or ice cream?: both!
Bert or Ernie?: Ernie
Spicy or Mild?: Mild
Spearmint or Peppermint?: spearmint
Call or Write?: it all depends
Peanut Butter or Jelly?: both
Hamburger or Hot Dog?: hotdog
Dog or Cat?: dog
Bath or shower?: bath
Book or Movie?: both
Green or Red apples?: Red
Rain or Snow?: I haven't experienced snow before, so I'll say rain
Nike or Adidas?: Nike

THE FUTURE

Where do you see yourself in ten years?: Working for some theater company
Who are you going to be married to?: Someone who's my best friend and lover all in one
How many kids?: Two, hopefully one boy and one girl
Your profession: a Thespian
Future School: I'm already in college
Car of Your Dreams: anything, as long as I can drive it.
I wanna live: anywhere but here

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*More About Ogopogo

Ogopogo is a Canadian Lake Monster who apparently lives in the lake in my town. Ogopogo has not been seen all that often (at least not reliably) but it sure is popular around here! It even has it's own stupid looking statue on the beach, and a man who recently swum the entire length of the Okanagan Lake claims to have seen several ogopogos on his trip.

Ogopogo is a harmless creature with a long, snake-like body and a goat-like head. He's very very big, (15-20 feet long) but the lake is also unusually deep for a lake, so no worries about cramping.
Although ogopogo is harmless, he has drowned a couple of horses back in the 1800s. Ogopogo was acknoledged by local natives, who called him n'haaitk. They used to leave sacrifices of small animals for him by the lake, by his supposed lair, an bunch of submarine caves.

Go figure.

Yup, Ed's back in Manila. He sent me a text message this morning that he already arrived.

You're a hopeless romantic. You fall in love easily and quickly, and often have your heart broken. You like romantic movies, books, and you're always trying to think of some way to wow your honey. People call you sentimental or idealistic, and sometimes they even make some comment about they might vomit if they have to listen to go on and on any more. Phew. Some day, though, you will make someone very happy.

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This is so cute. I got it from a website where I took a bunch of online tests just recently. Heheheh, I'm now using it for my wallpaper.

Heeheehee, kinda reminds me of myself when I was a kid. I used to do that everytime we have company over at our house. I was so shy that I even hid in my parents' room and locked myself in there. I'm such a timid kitty cat. ^_^

I just came from the dentist. Funny, I remember how terrified I was to go to the dentist when I was a kid. All I ever thought about going to the dentist was to have my teeth pulled out. I once tried to hide out outside the dentist's office but I got so tired of waiting too long that I gave up. The moment I emerged from my hiding place, the receptionist finally called my name. I had to surrender.

Now I actually like going to the dentist. Well, that's an understatement. I only go when I have to. Well, I don't have perfect teeth, but at least I still have all my teeth. My cousin Beverly's teeth fell out because her dentist's assistant got too careless with the flouride or something. Now she's forced to start college with dentures. Yikes.

*gives the mirror a big smile*

During NATSC11 class this afternoon, Bing announced something for the students who are taking LIGHDES under Sir Shax. We were required to watch a play in CCP tomorrow evening, or we go to Meralco Theater and take an OJT. Now of course, I knew that the OJT will be for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and this is one job I really can't resist. The last we heard from Sir Shax, he needed 3 people for the job. When Bing was asking around this afternoon, she was deciding between me and Kat. Well, I knew that she was gonna choose Kat over me, because I already had experience last term, plus there's the "friend factor". She didn't say how many people were already chosen, but I knew that Bing already chose a couple of her close friends from the block to take those slots.

Despite the many reasons that I can't take another OJT for this term (my social life, my parents, YFC activities), I really want this one. A professional musical production with lotsa people. And it's with Trumpets. I could hang out with Jamie, Dein, Chevy, Tita Menchu and Tito Audie again. I wonder how could I get my 'rents to let me. And we're required to to either the CCP play or the OJT tomorrow anyway. I'd rather choose the OJT over going back to CCP anyday.

So I consulted the main man himself. I sent a text message to Sir Shax asking him about the details of the OJT. Then he told me to ask Bing about it. Arg... I know it sounds mean, but Bing has this tendency to be a bitch at times, even to her friends. Heck, if she can do it to Marie Vee, I know she can be worse to someone who's not as close to her. She might not give me anything to work with at all.

Anyway, so I just replied to Sir Shax, thanking him, and then to dig a little, I decided to be subtle and asked if the number of needed people could exceed. When he asked how many people would exceed, I said that I was just asking him about myself. I also added that I'm interested because I'm familiar with the Trumpets people. He ended up calling me, and told me to just go to Meralco tomorrow.

Now how in the world am I gonna break the news to my parents?

It's bad enough that my boyfriend is disappointed that I won't have enough time with him again. (I'm sorry.)

More importantly, how the heck will I find a way to Meralco? I don't even know how to commute all the way there.

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Well, I got to go to Meralco theater yesterday all on my own and in one piece. ^_^ It was actually easier than I thought. As for my 'rents, they finally okayed the idea that I'm doing another OJT. Goody.

When I got to the theater, it was freezing cold. I forgot how cold it can get in there. The last time I was backstage was when I was a high school sophomore, when I did The Sound of Music with Dein.

Speaking of which, Dein was actually the first familiar face that I saw there (other than Sir Shax). He arrived there with Chevy. Eheheheh, when they arrived, I started wondering how I'd get home.

So Bing and Mari arrived an hour after I did, and for another hour we just sat near the artists' entrance with Carmen doing nothing, just waiting for Sir Shax to give us further instructions. With Dein's help I found out that we'll be under Edmu, the stage manager. Yikes, I wonder what in the world will we be doing, considering the props were huge.

Well, when we were herded into the theater, the first thing we did was help out the crew remove the wooden planks off the stage. It was put there for the initial design, but then by Mio Infante's demand, we had to take it out because the Wardrobe couldn't move as freely with it. We had to toss the planks into the orchestra pit, take out the nails that were sticking out, and sweep up the sawdust. Oh yeah, and while we were all crawling on the stage, I found out that Dennis, one of guys I worked with backstage in Proof, is a crew member.

Then we had to consult with Sir Shax about our schedule. Well, we managed to make a decent agreement on the schedule that we would fill in each other's jobs whenever one has a class conflict with the schedule.

So we ended up spending the rest of our time (a whole 5 hours) sitting in the audience watching the cast adjust to the stage. Hmmm...I think they changed the lyrics to some of the songs.

Well, when the whole rehearsal was over at 10pm, Chevy suggested that I ride home with Tita Menchu, coz he and Dein were hitching with her as well. Goody, at least I won't be alone when I go home every time. I sure hope Sir Shax or Edmu will let me leave the same time as the cast during the entire rehearsal period and run.

Arg, I developed a slight headache and cold during the night that my head is sort of pounding today. I hope it won't bug me so much later.



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My 'rents didn't want me to go to Meralco today because of the storm. And they were complaining how late I arrive from rehearsal and that it's gonna be every night until September.

*SIGH*

It just goes to show that they still don't (or don't want) to understand the line of work that I'm getting in to. What the heck do they want me to do when I graduate? Do mall shows instead because it doesn't end at night? Hell, no way. Jeez, I can't believe that they agree to let me take this course and then have second thoughts because I stay out late becuase of the work? Hello, that's theater to you. Gr.....

And now they don't want me to go just because of some stupid rain? Heck, it's not even raining right now. It was way worse last night. Jeez. I had to send a text message to Sir Shax earlier, giving some lame excuse that I had the fever. If he found out that I couldn't go becuase my parents didn't want me to, I'd be out of a job fast. And I couldn't afford to lose these precious hours just because of my close-minded parental units.

Anyway.

The other day, we were assigned to help out with the props. We had to stick the foam flowers to some white fabric attached to umbrella frames, then secure the fabric to the frames wth thread. Ugh, the smell of the rugby made my head spin, and I was developing a slight fever that day (it was gone by yesterday afternoon). Good thing that yesterday, we were "upgraded" to gluing tracing paper to the lanterns. We haven't been doing much yet, just those props, and then just sitting in the audience area behind Bea (a CSB production design graduate who's working in Lion as a spinner) watching the rehearsal.

I just found out the other day that Luz, Lea Salonga's dresser in both Miss Saigon and Proof, will also be working backstage in the wardrobe department. Cool.

But man, I can't wait to graduate and get out of here. I don't care if my parents don't understand what I want to do in life. As long as they stay out of my hair I'll be fine.

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I'm Naru!
You have your standards; but hey who doesn't!?
You care about your friends and stay true to yourself,
however you are known to throw a fit every once in awhile.
While some say you're the devil,
others know you're a true angel!

What's Your Inner Demon?


this quiz was made by Melissa

Hahaha. I may be a demon, but I'm still cheerful. Nyak.

Briggs and I were the only ones who came to Meralco yesterday for OJT. Bing, Mari, and Carmen all had classes. And both of us ended up doing nothing. We just sat in the audience, watching the case rehearse Act 2 with Tito Audie as Aslan and Tita Menchu as Jadis. Well, it seems that Tita Menchu's throat is still sore, but at least it's getting better. KC Concepcion (yes, of Little Mermaid fame and Sharon Cuneta's daughter) came for a visit, along with Chinie. Wow, I haven't seen Chinie in a long time. Even Bebeth dropped by, and she's got a lot thinner since the last time I saw her.

Well, I'll be the only intern in Meralco today. Everyone else has class tonight. Arg. And to think that Sir Shax said that he'll be assigning our jobs today. Yikes. I wonder what I'll be doing.

I got home pretty early today, and we interns weren't even expected in Meralco.

I was supposed to have a 6-9 pm class tonight, but since I heard that my teacher won't be coming at all, I decided to come home right away. It's been a while since I did that.

Now I'm bored. What on earth am I going to do? There's nothing much to do here at home.

Anyway, so I went to Meralco alone yesterday. Sir Shax didn't know what to do with me yet, so I sat in the audience area as usual. When the cast started coming in, I went backstage to ask Sir Shax if I'm needed somewhere. He passed me to Dobi, the ASM (assistant stage manager). Dobi then told me that I could be the one to draw the black curtain that conceals one half of the wardrobe when it pulls apart. Cool. When I saw where I was to be stationed, it was just a small corner with a chair, and with exit heading backstage. That means that if I leave my post, I would be seen by the entire audience. Eep. Oh well, at least I get to watch the entire show. ^_^ Anyhoo, we didn't do it last night, because they're still fixing the curtains. So I got to sit in the audience again. Well, I sure hope I'll still get assigned to that post. Since I know that show backwards and forwards, I already know that I'll be working the curtain rope about 5 times (3 times in the beginning of Act 1, and twice in the ending of Act 2). ^_^

Mmmm...I'm getting addicted to those cheese logs with salsa that they're selling at Plaza V this week. And now I'm craving for them again. I wonder where they got the salsa stuff. It makes a good dip for chips.

I'm here in the iNook, just killing time before HISART. Wow, it seems pretty cold in here right now. If you look at the windows, you can't see a thing outside because of the mist forming on the glass.

Arg, I'm having a hard typing typing right now, because for a while I had this insane idea of growing my nails long again. And now I'm not used to it. I gotta cut them soon, coz I know I'm gonna break them anyway if I get to work in Lion.

Speaking of which, I wonder what time will the others go to Meralco. *sends text message to Mari*

Hmmm...should I jump into the pinoybloggers group blog? I don't know anyone there yet. Oh well, what the heck. I'll sign up when I have the time. I'm lucky enough to update this journal now that I'm pretty busy again.

Damn these nails. I swear, I'm gonna cut them tomorrow morning. Too bad I didn't bring my nail cutter with me today.

Hey, PinoyCentral has an article about Lion. Check it out.

Sir Shax told Carmen and me (we were the only ones who came yesterday) to come in today as early as possible. The call time for the cast is at 1pm today, because they're gonna rehearse in full make-up and costume. I think Icko just drafted me into the make-up team yesterday.

So my job is to pull the ropes for the curtain that conceals the right half of the wardrobe in stage right (meaning I have to wear gloves because it hurts pulling the curtain with my bare hands). Not a very exciting job, but at least I get to watch the show from the wings. And I could hang out with the cast who are on standby at stage right. Most of them are there anyway. Dein introduced me to a whole bunch of them yesterday while I was sitting around checking my right palm (my left hand was protected with a driving glove that I borrowed from Dennis).

While I was watching a scene from backstage yesterday, Chevy happened to be standing next to me, telling me something about what he did when he was the one who played Edmund. Heheheheh, I admittedly told him that during his "Deep Within" scene with Tito Audie in the '98 run, I was so touched with the scene that I had tears in my eyes. So funny to see his shocked and flattered expression. Haven't seen that expression from you in a looong time, Chev.

Arg, it's raining buckets again today.

Quizzes, anyone? ^_^

I am a STORY TELLER

I am a natural story teller, and tales unfold in my mind almost without thought. I can entertain myself by reading a book that exists only in my head, which might make me seem distant from people at times.

Your magical style is Faery.

What type of Magic do you work?. Take the Magical Style Quiz by Paradox



You are an angel.

What legend are you?. Take the Legendary Being Quiz by Paradox


What Egyptian Deity are you? go to:the quiz!

You're Anubis. You are commonly depicted as a dog, or as having a dog's head. In the olden days, you were grandly potent; indeed, you were once the sole lord of the dead. However, those days passed long ago, Osiris usurped your throne, and you've been relegated to a less exciting role in the universe. You spend most of your time lounging about the acropolis in Memphis and howling at the Dogstar.

If I had lived 400 years ago, I would have been... a Native American! One of the most rich cultures in the Western Hemisphere is that of the "Indians" as Columbus first called them. Fairly bursting with ceremonies, regalia, songs, chants and spirits is their ancient society. You respect nature and are very aware of other's feelings. You are a healer and can always make others feel better when their life is at a rough spot. ~ TAZL.com ~ Take Quiz ~

Currently feeling: sleepy