July 10, 2006
it's been over a week
Oh my, I we an uber-long update, so good luck to those who will be reading this.
Thursday, June 29
The day before, I had already prepared all the things that was to be brought to Cebu for Doubt. Basically they were just props, newly dry-cleaned costumes and production supplies. The truck was 3 hours late, and everyone still had no clue as to what Ate Sally and I had planned for the next day.
Friday, June 30
Ate Sal and I took most of the afternoon off and headed for the airport. We were on our way to Cebu as well, hahaha! And the only one there who knew we were coming was Tita Loret, who had even helped us find a place to stay.
The flight was delayed for about half an hour, but I wasn't really thinking much of that. Holy kamote, the last time I was on a plane was when I was 10 years old. Anyway, because of the delay, we only had a little over an hour to get to the place we were staying at, check-in, drop off our stuff, walk to Ayala Center, and make our presence known. The quaint little pension house Tita Loret had found for us was just 5 minutes away from Ayala Center, so it was easy to walk from there. Hehe, while we were walking, I had messaged Hendri, hinting as to where I was, and as it turned out, Tita Loret had already told him that we were there. He met with us at the lobby of Onstage, then took us inside the theater.
Wahahaha, I can't seem to forget everyone's reactions when they saw us. Chari's eyes bugged out as Abi laughed at her suspicions. Chie tried to pull my hair out as Chari punched my shoulder at the same time. Anyway, after that, we got seats in front of Miss Bernice's sister and settled down to watch the show.
Oh my, technical problems once again. Cherie's mic was out! So what happened? They stopped the show. Hendri announced a 10-minute intermission while Chie ran backstage to figure things out. Oh my, because of the delay, the show took longer than I had expected. They even began the play again from Act 1, Scene 2. Ack.
After the show, we then showed our presence to the actors. Hahaha, even their reactions were funny. When Cherie said my name out loud when I was hanging around the stage, I could hear Nic's voice from backstage saying, "Hogi?? Hogi's here??" Wahehehe.
We joined Hendri, the cast and crew for a late dinner at Kenya Cafe Lounge. Man, I was starving by the time I got there. Thanks for dinner, Hendri! Anyway, we still decided to hang out after that, so Chie, Bata, Ate Sally and I got some drinks at some convenience store, then headed for Hendri's house to drink and talk.
Saturday, July 1
Ate Sally and I went straight to Ayala Center when we woke up the next morning. Had breakfast there, then shopped around and bought some local goodies. Dried mangoes galore! Wheeee! We only went back to the pension house long enough to stash our stuf and rest a while, then went back to Ayala to meet Hendri and the rest of the cast for lunch at East,West. Thanks again, Hendri! I just love that mango and crabstick salad. Yum! After lunch, we went back to Onstage and caught the first part of the show before bidding our goodbyes to everyone.
Sunday, July 2
Met up with Nikki and Remus at Shang for another mall tour of The Blend. Hahaha, hung around with the Bystanders before the show, then Nix and I got seats up front behind where Robi and Essy were sitting. Hahaha, once the Bystanders started coming onstage, I let out a loud "HUWAW!" that I haven't done in ages. Robi suddenly burst out laughing once he heard it. Ahehehe, that signature whoop hasn't been let out for quite a while.
Monday, July 3
Out of boredom, I managed to get Michelle, Jonna and Nicco to watch Superman with me after work. Hahaha. I found Michelle while I was still hanging around Powerbooks, then I met up with Jonna afterwards. She wasn't really planning to watch with us, but she went along anyway, hehehe. Nicco, on the other hand, even offered to pay for half our tickets, naks. Thanks!
Tuesday, July 4
I got out of the office early to go to CCP and return the telephone that we had borrowed for Doubt. Handed it over to Marian at the TP office (where I had also ran into Miss Tess), then headed over to Starbucks to hang out. Nicco joined me for a while after his class, then left to meet Russell and a few other friends in Taft while I waited for Tin. Hehehe, when Tin arrived, she was still decked out in her uniform. We stayed there a little longer until Nicco messaged me, asking where we were. So Tin and I went to Taft to meet with him, then we went to House Blend for dinner. Oh my, you should've seen our faces when we suddenly saw that Gem was outside. All four of us had our mouths agape at the same time in a... theatrical sort of way, hahahaha! Russell joined us then, and Mish also appeared for a while then left with a friend.
Hahaha, I just love those spur-of-the-moment encounters.
Wednesday, July 5
Found Bei, Arumi, Jed and Uda after work in Glorietta. They were shopping for stuff for their projects, and watching them reminded me a lot of me back when I was in my first year in UST, hahaha. After they have found what they wanted, we all went to Taft together and headed for Jed's condo. After dinner with them, I bid my goodbyes. Hahaha, they were all sleeping over at Jed's to finish all their projects.
Thursday, July 6
It's been a while since I last hung out with Drei, so we met up at Glorietta after work. Hahaha, he cut his hair, and he actually lost weight. The usual, we were just sitting at Starbucks, just talking about anything under the sun before I headed for home and heded for work.
Friday, July 7
Tin and I had agreed to meet up at CCP after I got out of the office. She and Carmi were planning to go there fr subscriptions, so I joined them. When I arrived, they were still at the TP office with Betty, but I found Nicco, Anna, and Tara, a fellow member of AC. Tin, Carmi and Betty joined us soon after, but Betty had to leave for home after a while because she was feeling sick. Aw. Michelle also managed to join us, then we all went to Tokyo Tokyo for dinner.
After we had had our fill, we went back to CCP because the AC members had to sign some contracts, and Michelle and I wanted to wtch the opening of the Virgin Labfest 2. Carmi and Tin went back with us, but they didn't watch though. Aw.
The opening featured 3 plays that are part of the Labfest: Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig (featuring GA! Hahahaha!), Pragres (this one's so funny), and The Return of Flor (I enjoyed watching Mailes that I want to watch it again).
After the show, we all hung around the lobby. I was watching all the people mingle, when suddenly there was this guy who approached me from the group that Nicco was mingling with. He touched my arm and said hello, and once again, I had this huge blank look on my face, trying to recall where I met him. He reminded that we were in this film that Mimay had casted. Oh my, it was Ge, the guy who played Rick, my character's love interest in Maria Milagros Barbarsa, hahaha! So that was the Gerald that Nicco kept mentioning. As it turned out, he was also in The Palanca in My Mind along with the rest of the Actors' Company.
I got to mingle with Nicco, Wenah, Bong, Mayen and Gerald at the LT lobby for a while until it was high time for me to go home. I was itching for the next day to come so I can come back and watch again.
Saturday, July 8
I had to come to the office in the morning because Ate Sally and I had to fix some papers for the upcoming The King and I auditions for Broadway Asia. I was so bored by mid-afternoon but I managed to get Nikki to go with me to CCP and watch the Labfest, hahaha.
Met up at Starbucks where I had to do her write-up, then we went to CCP to get tickets. It was still early, so we hung around the LT lobby to kill time before the show.
The featured plays that night were Pragres, The First Snow of November, and Ang Unang Aswang. That last one was quite the standout for me, I'll tell you that. Hahaha, all throughout the evening, I found that Cris, Mailes and a couple of others keep transferring from one row of front row seats to another. Field trip daw, hahaha. And during the 2nd intermission, I heard someone call my name from the balcony. Hahaha, it was Anna, along with Tara and Gerald. Then I found Nicco had joined Wenah and Bong at stage right. Coolness, they managed to catch up after their rehearsal.
After the show, I wasn't in the mood to go home yet so I joined Nicco, Anna, Tara and Jen (yes, another one from AC) at Mocha Blends. Hmm... I like their fredoccinos, yum.
Holy kamote, this is one long entry already. Another one coming up next week, hahaha.
Oh my, am I smitten? That's news to me. We'll see.
Thursday, June 29
The day before, I had already prepared all the things that was to be brought to Cebu for Doubt. Basically they were just props, newly dry-cleaned costumes and production supplies. The truck was 3 hours late, and everyone still had no clue as to what Ate Sally and I had planned for the next day.
Friday, June 30
Ate Sal and I took most of the afternoon off and headed for the airport. We were on our way to Cebu as well, hahaha! And the only one there who knew we were coming was Tita Loret, who had even helped us find a place to stay.
The flight was delayed for about half an hour, but I wasn't really thinking much of that. Holy kamote, the last time I was on a plane was when I was 10 years old. Anyway, because of the delay, we only had a little over an hour to get to the place we were staying at, check-in, drop off our stuff, walk to Ayala Center, and make our presence known. The quaint little pension house Tita Loret had found for us was just 5 minutes away from Ayala Center, so it was easy to walk from there. Hehe, while we were walking, I had messaged Hendri, hinting as to where I was, and as it turned out, Tita Loret had already told him that we were there. He met with us at the lobby of Onstage, then took us inside the theater.
Wahahaha, I can't seem to forget everyone's reactions when they saw us. Chari's eyes bugged out as Abi laughed at her suspicions. Chie tried to pull my hair out as Chari punched my shoulder at the same time. Anyway, after that, we got seats in front of Miss Bernice's sister and settled down to watch the show.
Oh my, technical problems once again. Cherie's mic was out! So what happened? They stopped the show. Hendri announced a 10-minute intermission while Chie ran backstage to figure things out. Oh my, because of the delay, the show took longer than I had expected. They even began the play again from Act 1, Scene 2. Ack.
After the show, we then showed our presence to the actors. Hahaha, even their reactions were funny. When Cherie said my name out loud when I was hanging around the stage, I could hear Nic's voice from backstage saying, "Hogi?? Hogi's here??" Wahehehe.
We joined Hendri, the cast and crew for a late dinner at Kenya Cafe Lounge. Man, I was starving by the time I got there. Thanks for dinner, Hendri! Anyway, we still decided to hang out after that, so Chie, Bata, Ate Sally and I got some drinks at some convenience store, then headed for Hendri's house to drink and talk.
Saturday, July 1
Ate Sally and I went straight to Ayala Center when we woke up the next morning. Had breakfast there, then shopped around and bought some local goodies. Dried mangoes galore! Wheeee! We only went back to the pension house long enough to stash our stuf and rest a while, then went back to Ayala to meet Hendri and the rest of the cast for lunch at East,West. Thanks again, Hendri! I just love that mango and crabstick salad. Yum! After lunch, we went back to Onstage and caught the first part of the show before bidding our goodbyes to everyone.
Sunday, July 2
Met up with Nikki and Remus at Shang for another mall tour of The Blend. Hahaha, hung around with the Bystanders before the show, then Nix and I got seats up front behind where Robi and Essy were sitting. Hahaha, once the Bystanders started coming onstage, I let out a loud "HUWAW!" that I haven't done in ages. Robi suddenly burst out laughing once he heard it. Ahehehe, that signature whoop hasn't been let out for quite a while.
Monday, July 3
Out of boredom, I managed to get Michelle, Jonna and Nicco to watch Superman with me after work. Hahaha. I found Michelle while I was still hanging around Powerbooks, then I met up with Jonna afterwards. She wasn't really planning to watch with us, but she went along anyway, hehehe. Nicco, on the other hand, even offered to pay for half our tickets, naks. Thanks!
Tuesday, July 4
I got out of the office early to go to CCP and return the telephone that we had borrowed for Doubt. Handed it over to Marian at the TP office (where I had also ran into Miss Tess), then headed over to Starbucks to hang out. Nicco joined me for a while after his class, then left to meet Russell and a few other friends in Taft while I waited for Tin. Hehehe, when Tin arrived, she was still decked out in her uniform. We stayed there a little longer until Nicco messaged me, asking where we were. So Tin and I went to Taft to meet with him, then we went to House Blend for dinner. Oh my, you should've seen our faces when we suddenly saw that Gem was outside. All four of us had our mouths agape at the same time in a... theatrical sort of way, hahahaha! Russell joined us then, and Mish also appeared for a while then left with a friend.
Hahaha, I just love those spur-of-the-moment encounters.
Wednesday, July 5
Found Bei, Arumi, Jed and Uda after work in Glorietta. They were shopping for stuff for their projects, and watching them reminded me a lot of me back when I was in my first year in UST, hahaha. After they have found what they wanted, we all went to Taft together and headed for Jed's condo. After dinner with them, I bid my goodbyes. Hahaha, they were all sleeping over at Jed's to finish all their projects.
Thursday, July 6
It's been a while since I last hung out with Drei, so we met up at Glorietta after work. Hahaha, he cut his hair, and he actually lost weight. The usual, we were just sitting at Starbucks, just talking about anything under the sun before I headed for home and heded for work.
Friday, July 7
Tin and I had agreed to meet up at CCP after I got out of the office. She and Carmi were planning to go there fr subscriptions, so I joined them. When I arrived, they were still at the TP office with Betty, but I found Nicco, Anna, and Tara, a fellow member of AC. Tin, Carmi and Betty joined us soon after, but Betty had to leave for home after a while because she was feeling sick. Aw. Michelle also managed to join us, then we all went to Tokyo Tokyo for dinner.
After we had had our fill, we went back to CCP because the AC members had to sign some contracts, and Michelle and I wanted to wtch the opening of the Virgin Labfest 2. Carmi and Tin went back with us, but they didn't watch though. Aw.
The opening featured 3 plays that are part of the Labfest: Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig (featuring GA! Hahahaha!), Pragres (this one's so funny), and The Return of Flor (I enjoyed watching Mailes that I want to watch it again).
After the show, we all hung around the lobby. I was watching all the people mingle, when suddenly there was this guy who approached me from the group that Nicco was mingling with. He touched my arm and said hello, and once again, I had this huge blank look on my face, trying to recall where I met him. He reminded that we were in this film that Mimay had casted. Oh my, it was Ge, the guy who played Rick, my character's love interest in Maria Milagros Barbarsa, hahaha! So that was the Gerald that Nicco kept mentioning. As it turned out, he was also in The Palanca in My Mind along with the rest of the Actors' Company.
I got to mingle with Nicco, Wenah, Bong, Mayen and Gerald at the LT lobby for a while until it was high time for me to go home. I was itching for the next day to come so I can come back and watch again.
Saturday, July 8
I had to come to the office in the morning because Ate Sally and I had to fix some papers for the upcoming The King and I auditions for Broadway Asia. I was so bored by mid-afternoon but I managed to get Nikki to go with me to CCP and watch the Labfest, hahaha.
Met up at Starbucks where I had to do her write-up, then we went to CCP to get tickets. It was still early, so we hung around the LT lobby to kill time before the show.
The featured plays that night were Pragres, The First Snow of November, and Ang Unang Aswang. That last one was quite the standout for me, I'll tell you that. Hahaha, all throughout the evening, I found that Cris, Mailes and a couple of others keep transferring from one row of front row seats to another. Field trip daw, hahaha. And during the 2nd intermission, I heard someone call my name from the balcony. Hahaha, it was Anna, along with Tara and Gerald. Then I found Nicco had joined Wenah and Bong at stage right. Coolness, they managed to catch up after their rehearsal.
After the show, I wasn't in the mood to go home yet so I joined Nicco, Anna, Tara and Jen (yes, another one from AC) at Mocha Blends. Hmm... I like their fredoccinos, yum.
Holy kamote, this is one long entry already. Another one coming up next week, hahaha.
Oh my, am I smitten? That's news to me. We'll see.
Posted by tymeless on July 10, 2006 at 09:41 PM | How's my acting?