When emotions are heightened
First Friday in months that I actually got home pretty early with nothing planned except to simply make the most out of my glorified idle time. A few hours into it and I already miss the rush of a Friday show. And after stumbling upon my friend, Toff’s column in Philippine Star (July 25, 2008) about our show, the melancholic feelings start flowing in and I can’t help but feel all too sentimental about it.
Three weekends, fifteen shows after, I’m still pretty thrilled and proud of myself, the cast and the crew. It feels surreal looking back at what I’ve been through since last summer – juggling Congress and COA work with everyday late night rehearsals all the way in the North. I remember wanting to be back on stage so much, especially for my last year in college. Of course, I didn’t foresee the amount of sacrifice I had to go through, as well as the effort and time invested for all my other major commitments. There were so many times that it was easy to suppress all the frustration because work distracted me to no end. It meant learning to control, take charge, and indulge in the right moments. It meant a lot of compromises between my other commitments, family and social life.
But the shows were a success, and the emotional highs and lows that came with it is still pretty much worth it. The joy of entertaining, sharing stories and taking on different characters remind me that there’s a part of me that will long to go back to the performing arts. Behind the curtains, all the random, candid, emotional, sweet, funny moments with my cast mates will be terribly missed. 
Charmie, Sab and Nica are three of the most talented, beautiful girls I’ve ever...
The first Weekend of Summer of 42
The first set of shows for Summer of 42 this weekend is done. It has been quite thrilling and exhausting at the same time. And since it has been awhile since I last did any production, I missed the exciting rush of doing a show.
BlueREPERTORY Presents Summer of 42
This is just one of the things that have kept me really busy for the past month or so. See me sing, dance and play the eccentric Gloria, 40s style! And after quite a long hiatus from being on stage, I’m finally doing a production with BlueREP! Oh the joy of working with the cast and crew…
blueREPERTORY
on its 17th year presentsSummer of ’42
Story and Book by Hunter Foster Music & Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum Based on the novel & screenplay by Herman Raucher
Photoblog: Singapore
Our trip to Singapore has been way too much fun for words. And after taking around 800 pictures and more than an hour’s worth of video, a photoblog is the way to go. My apologies in advance for this incredibly overloaded entry.
Almost there
I’d like to take comfort in the fact that I just finished one seemingly psychotic week. Perhaps that is somewhat of an overstatement. But allow me the liberty to make that exaggeration, especially after just enduring one of the most extremely trying weeks of my Ateneo academic life. I’ve technically got less that two weeks left before I end my junior year. Unfortunately, I really don’t have anything to rejoice about until the very last day. It will end when it ends. For the mean time, I gotta make the most out of it. More importantly, I gotta do well.
Days pass by so swiftly as I struggle to find time for myself. I feel as if instead of fitting into my schedule all the group reports and meetings, research and paper work, OJT applications, org meetings, interviews, etc., it feels as if I’m the one who has to fit myself in all those things. Maybe that doesn’t really make sense, but somehow I feel like I have to adjust myself. Sometimes it feels like everything else has been bigger than myself. Sigh. Nevermind. Simply put, it just gets quite exhausting.
Not that it hasn’t been any fun. Nor do I end up sacrificing fun ultimately. I’m so happy to be an incoming officer for COA (Council of Organizations) next school year as the Performing Arts Cluster Head, working with organizations that share the same passion for the arts. I’ve also gotten to know most of the COA officers, and I only have positive things to say. Moreover, I’m equally ecstatic to be the Associate Editor of Aegis 2009 (the Ateneo Yearbook). Embarking on my last year is something I never thought would happen all too soon, but the reality of it all is that it’s really THAT fast. And really quite exciting, which makes being active so worthwhile. I’m so determined to do a beautiful job.
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