im in cagayan de oro mindanao, spent the holidays here since the 19th of december. sending my best wishes, good tidings and joy from cdo and hopefully i can do more than just greet you guys when i get back in manela. 3 cheers! happy birthday Jesus and Godbless everyone.
Category Archives: musings
cant get you out of my head
i cant write out a decent post for now. im in a bit of a rush, trying to balance releasing writeups for tirador, doing its tarpaulin and making changes on the poster, plus i got a 3 day shoot by sunday and an event in batangas on saturday. then it’s wedding time for two friends next weekend on sat and sun respectively, the first one being at baguio. then it’s another event in bataan on the 15th before i head home for cdo. whew. chorva chorva achuchu chu. cheers!
was in cagayan a week and something for a shoot. am now back. more news later. yey
back in manela
remember when it rained
tatems joven and i watched the josh groban concert yesterday. at first i thought it was funny that i was watching him live yet i had the feeling i was only watching a concert dvd. later on, josh turned on his charm and we got into the groove. definitely made the expensive balcony ticket price worth it haha
the concert was fun. of course when you watch a concert you clap and cheer– well, i do that even when im watching tv shows, from musicals to home makeovers. and here, we clapped and cheered indeed. it was great listening to josh sing the prayer with lani misalucha, they did a really good version. i love some of josh’s new songs, including “remember when it rained” but his old romantic hits are real crowd pleasers.
when josh started out in the biz he did a lot of retro classical slash light opera kind of songs. now, like colleague michael buble, he’s doing a bit more pop rock. im loving it but im kinda worried on what it will do to his voice. towards the end of the concert, josh’s voice started to strain. but im just glad he just kept on singing after saying goodbye for about 3 times haha more for your money 😀 cheers y’all!
batang rizal & romulus d’grayt
recently i contacted former up fine arts college sec leo abaya re his invitation to watch PETA’s staging of ROMULUS D’GRAYT, where he is involved as production designer. he sent me an mms of the stage design and it looked great, so we were excited to watch it. i feared carlo and i wouldnt be able to catch the show on the later dates so we setup time to see it that weekend.
the featured play of peta before this one was BATANG RIZAL, which was a delight to watch. the story was simple enough but the performances were brilliant and on spot. the actors playing batang rizal and his present day alter ego was engaging and charming, the other kids in the play likewise wonderful to watch. the lessons it imparted werent preachy but still remained relevant. we thought this play was just wonderful we were eager to watch the next PETA play in the season!
come oct 7 we made it to the PETA theater for ROMULUS D’GRAYT and got great seats and a fantastic view of the stage. the play was translated and modernized in everyday-filipino-speak to great effect. some of the players were standouts (especially those actors from ateneo) but the show belonged to dido who played romulus. the design of the production was impeccable, and chickens in the play were also great. notably the costumes were fantastic and was really imaginative in its use of material.
carlo and i had a blast watching venus, the only female in the cast, and a non-speaking role at that ! a statue who on instinct jumps off her pedestal when frightened or gossips at courtly drama. super funny we had to have our picture taken with her.
met actor nor domingo also at the lobby at the end of the play and made chitchat re the next play for PETA which he’ll be directing. looking forward! SKIN DEEP (libretto and book by vincent de jesus of zsa zsa zaturnnah ze musical & ze movie, batang rizal) up next. cheers! salamat sir leo for inviting us to romulus! we had a wonderful time yey
preparations 1
update. i am ngarag. yeah. what else is new?
preparations have been grueling and the shoot day challenges are like a soldier’s at battle. try going into war with a knife, not a sword or a bayonet or an automatic rifle, just a knife that you borrowed from your neighbor’s cuzin. and you could only afford to buy a piece of cloth to wrap the handle so the bare metal wouldnt cut your fingers off.
and the battle wages on. sulong mga kapatid. more updates when i have time. that would come around november. hehehe cheers!
benjamin padero 