Baby the Musical

happiness is fleeting. the most trivial things can make one happy. there are those rare moments though that happiness comes in big bouts and will last you the whole week. that bout of happiness is what i got after watching Baby the Musical! the musical was fantastic, splendid, heartwarming, superb, wonderful, outstanding, funny, rib-tickling...the adjectives could go on and on. if the adjectives haven't said it, i thoroughly enjoyed, loved the show! lea is such a wonderful stage actress. her voice is just perfect! the entire cast was great! i loved the songs...sometimes i find myself humming to them. it was such a great relaxing experience. fun to laugh...to be mesmerized...to be trapped in the world of make believe...to be swept away by the melodic tunes, powerful voices. the orchestra was wonderful as well...the music was perfect! i saw the gokongwei family too. plus, the meralco theatre is really nice..majestic even. the play made me wonder about broadway, theatre, and life on stage. for a few hours, i was enthralled and captivated by the lives of lizzie and danny, arlene and alan, and pam and nick...*sigh* it was simply...magical.

adrenaline rush...

tomorrow's the mock proposal defense!!! oh no!!! but we've prepared...hope that i don't freeze when it's my turn to talk. i must ooze confidence. i'll just have to do my best...to deliver my lines coherently, not to panic, and to enjoy!! i must admit that it's a gonna be a cool experience!! ^o^ today was the japanese week closing ceremony. nagai-sensei played a koto, a traditional japanese instrument (kinda like what the chinese emperors play). she played "sakura." it was really beautiful, soothing. the music sounded wistful...perfect for relaxation. *yawn* but really, it was almost ethereal. and then the japanese exchange students performed a dance number and they sang a japanese folk song (furusato). it was really entertaining! so that was my day...endless research, brain-squeezing, and wacky times...hey, turned out to be pretty balanced! and now, i wish myself luck for tomorrow! (^人^) praying...

runaway

i imagine myself in a pavement corner. bright daylight. people rushing here and there. i look around, run my fingers through my hair, and start spinning round and round. round and round and round i go until everything becomes a blur. i spread my arms and feel the wind whiz past my fingers, sift through my fingers. i raise my face to the sky and bask in the sun-kissed heat. i spin. i twirl. i priouette. and caught up in that moment, i feel the pressures of the world drain away. i stop. stagger. dizziness overwhelms me. i fall down to the ground. rest my head on the lamp post. slowly, i open my eyes and watch people stride past me. caught up in their own life. the world contains tens of billions of people. i am one of the tens of billions of people. i have my share of havoc, bliss, and pain. that's what makes me human. and like others, i get tired of living life. the monotony can be tiring. sometimes, i just want to give up, drop everything, and run away. trap myself in a cocoon and be selfish. i stand up, akimbo, stare at the sky again. the leaves are rustling. the sun is twinkling. i've had my three minutes of peace. now i can go back and face the world. and when the pressure's too much to handle, i'll go back to my little corner, my escape from the tumult, and i'll stay there until my mind has cleared. rejuvenation. sometimes, i just need to runaway...

a nagging sense of boredom

no classes again! i wonder though if i should be happy or worried...oh well, at least i haven't run out of things to do yet, never mind if all the "things" are school-related. if all you're doing is related to school, you reach a point when everything just seems dull, repetitive, and boring zZz(-o-)zZz my main concern these days is expe psy. sometimes, the tediousness is overwhelming, plus i admit i am lazy so not much gets done. what could be done today will get done next week. that's me - avid fan of procrastination v(^_^) one word i'd use to describe my state of life is "humdrum" (which also happens to be a song by the corrs). also, recently, i found a korean school. i snagged a korean newspaper and saw an ad. now, i've got to save up! that's pretty much what "excites" me - languages, then of course, books also ^o^ haven't had a chance to go to powerbooks yet though. meanwhile, while i'm still situated in this scholastic ambiance, i'll content myself with listening to good music, downloading colorful desktop wallpaper, watching one tree hill and knockfirst. i'd really love to have my room redone! i'd want a canopy-style thing - lotsa drapes, lotsa shelves, colorful lampshades, and lotsa soft fluffy cushions. yep, my ideal haven

japanese week

this week has been really busy! on monday, i made onigiri ^_^ at first, i kept coming up with all these weird shapes...and finally, i got one in its proper triangular shape. The fillings were yummy. Who'd have thought that cucumber, mayonnaise, and wasabi would taste good together? the wasabi gives it that extra zing! The tofu-mushroom filling was sweeter but equally yummy \(^o^)/ とてもおいしい！then, the yukata wearing was successful! the people had a great time trying on the kimono-like robes and posing for the camera. i am definitely going to buy a yukata when (and if) i go to japan v(^o^)v that same day, i got to talk japanese visitors. it was really awesome how i could understand what she was saying! of course, i got a bit tongue-tied and was grasping for the grammatically correct way of expressing myself but i managed to communicate. talking in another language is really fun!