It's been a year since I first spent an entire day at the Atlantis office. Huwaw.

While we were in the office this afternoon, making the most of this one particular hour, Ate Sally made this quip which I easily countered. That's when she commented that I've learned how to talk with them when they start being cracking jokes and being sarcastic.

"Ibang klase na talaga itong si Hogi, diba, Boni?" she said. "Dati, parang di makabasag pinggan... Ngayon basag na lahat ng pinggan, hahaha!"

Ahehehe, that was true. I was a bit timid, quiet and anxious. Heck, I was even afraid of answering the phone. Sure, I always went along with their laughs, but I was still afraid of speaking up. Now, I've picked up their jokes and sarcastic remarks, and developed my own that they managed to pick up as well, hahaha! Plus I've learned how to speak up more, to find my way around Makati quickly.

I love that I've learned a lot with this company. I learned a lot more about the biz, even more than I learned in school.


I was sitting by my lonesome at a coffee shop early this evening, people watching once again as I sit happily with my coffee jelly. Some guy at the table behind me was a student, and he was telling his friend how glad he was that final exams are over and done, and it's finally summer.

I partly envied him. Because I still have to wake up early in the morning and go to work every day while he gets to sleep in. That he can map out his whole day spontaneously every day of the week while I have to work around my schedule.

But even though I know my schedule's going to get busier, specially next month, the other part of me can't wait for that to happen. I miss the hectic days of rehearsals, watching everything take shape right before my eyes. Plus there's the excitement of working with a couple of people for the first time. New director (for me) and crew, meaning I have yet to learn how to read them so I would know how I could work alongside them. It makes me excited and nervous at the same time.


Commercial break: Chatting with Maui right now. Man, I missed that girl. Back when she was still here in Manila, she's the only one in school that matched my passion. When she left to pursue her music career, I thought I couldn't find anyone else in our course that had that avidity for theatre that we had. She was always very encouraging.


My moods are quite the roller coaster right now. I'd be happy and content, then laughing and perky at one point, then suddenly I'm back to brooding over the most trivial stuff. I hate feeling like this. I specially hate it when I start brooding when there's really no reason to. Not good.