Here's a plug...

Please watch Anne Nelson's The Guys, starring the brother and sister tandem of Michael de Mesa and Cherie Gil. Directed by Bobby Garcia for Atlantis Productions. October 16, Saturday (yes, today) at 8pm at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at RCBC Plaza, Makati. Tickets are sold at P350 and P250.

Was supposed to meet with Krystal somewhere near her house before 10:30 in the morning. But because I ended up riding the wrong jeepney when I got off at the Cubao MRT (yes, Jillie, I still get lost once I'm in that area), we met up at Jollibee about an hour later.

Stayed at her house while we waited for the AUV that was supposed to pick us up to help pick up some stuff elsewhere. But a couple of hours later, the AUV never came, so Miss Bernice told us to go straight to the theater. Got on a cab whose driver somehow had a knack for going into places that had the worst traffic jams. Plus when we reached the Makati area, he took a wrong turn and ended up going in the opposite direction. Krys and I wound up walking along Valero Street back to RCBC. Quote from Krys: "I feel like I'm in The Amazing Race and I'm in my own country!"

Run-through this evening was pretty OK. Because of the intimate number of the cast and crew, I was the only one backstage. And to think that in the beginning of the play, I have to scurry from one side to the other. Quote from Mike: "Lagare ka sa backstage." Well, not really. Other than that, I have only one other cue in my running list.

Hahaha, my favorite quote came from Johnsy over the headset. There was a line from the play that went "Everyone loved Barney."

Johnsy: Oo nga, Berns, di mo napansin? Everybody loves Barney. Dagdag kaya ako sa slides; si Barney na sumasayaw.

Wahahaha, and I was laughing all by myself while sitting on that wooden table at stage left.

Right now, I'm just wondering how the audience would react to a play like this. Specially because this is for a Filipino audience. We'll see. Every time I read the script, my heart would ache because the people being talked about felt so real.

After the rehearsal, I even found time to drop by Jollibee in Taft to spare a few minutes with Nikki, Mish and Anthony. Funny, Friday night and everyone retired early? That's a first.

It's been a long time since I last enjoyed a late-night phone call. Heck, it's been a while since I last used the phone at this hour. Talking to one of my 3 best friends a few minutes ago really helped me unwind after a long day.

Time to hit the sack. G'night, world!