martsmalabs

album naman ngayon...

2008-07-12T17:21:40Z

from Luj. nakakaaliw lang...

1. Click here. The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2. Click here. The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
(If you want to do this again, you'll hit refresh to generate new quotes, because clicking the quotes link again will just give you the same quotes over and over again.)

3. Click here. Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4. Click here. The first ten links you end up in (minus the .coms) are your 10 song titles.

MY ALBUM

band name: SkyGravity Festival
album title: Audience Has Finished Listening (eh di wala nang makikinig! hehehe)

Track List:

Dr.Beeper
Soft Skull
Mc.Clintock
I Edit
Andy Roddick (kumusta naman 'to!)
Crunchable
Brad Lands (cover nung kanta sa album ni Luj. hehehe)
Relapse
Evolve Fish
Indosurf

Since April 15 na rito...

2008-04-14T17:22:56Z

Hamberdey MS. REGINA LIM!!! (O diba, may peechur pa!) Sana puwede akong pumunta sa Rory's to hang out with you... then matutulog ako so you can chat exclusively with Sir Paul Gongora. hehehe. Kaso walang Rory's sa New York. At wala namang Reg sa Manila kung saan may Rory's. At Martin. Labo.

Anyway...

Medyo ma-angst ang huli mong post, pero sana mag-enjoy ka pa rin sa birthday mo (and everyday!). In any case, uminom ka! Last time na uminom ako, na-in love ako (CHOS!)... malay mo ikaw rin. hehehe.

Basta, habahabeeberdey! Amishoo! Alabshu! And to quote the Teletubbies: "Big hug!"

Pasensya na, sabaw! :-)

hindi kandila, wala sa cake

2008-03-03T03:14:34Z

make a wish. blow

WOW

2007-12-31T04:53:40Z

Ang husay talaga ni Jojit Lorenzo. (may typo nga lang sa text, but still!) At nakakatuwa na pinili niyang gawing "specialty" ang pagkuha at pagdisenyo ng promo materials para sa teatro.

Pero siyempre, pinakanakakatuwa na SI MAITA PONCE SI ZAFIRA! With Arnold Reyes, no less! Namamayagpag ang lola!

Mukhang exciting maging manonood sa Pebrero 2008. :-)

Kidding Around the PETA Theater Center

2007-08-31T08:44:35Z

CB Garrucho’s Tele-Aralan ng Kakayahan (at least the arts and crafts episodes) was to me then, what Art Attack probably is to kids now. Perhaps because I had developed an interest for making things early on, I was just enthralled by how the guests on Ms. Garrucho’s show tinkered with treasures from a place called Tabora (which I imagined to be every crafter’s paradise) and, moments later, produce from under the table something more magnificent than what they had at the beginning. I don’t remember which came first—having longer school hours (which prevented me from catching the show) or Tele-Aralan getting cancelled—but there came a point when I didn’t get to see the show anymore. And though I never lost interest in making things, growing up without Tele-Aralan also brought with it the realization that while Tabora is indeed a crafter’s paradise, it can also be one hell of a congested, foul-smelling street, and that without the magic of television, finished products don’t just pop out from under the table.

Through the kindness of Gibbs Cadiz and the folks at pinoycentric.com, however, I got to see CB Garrucho again, not on TV, but in person at the PETA Theater Center. As it turned out, she would be giving us lucky bloggers the tour of the premises, and, along with her “resource persons,” acquaint us with the craft of theater. Naturally, I was like a kid watching Tele-Aralan all over again, which was actually a good thing, because if I weren’t on “kid-mode”, the prospect of spending an afternoon singing, dancing and playing dress-up with a bunch of strangers would have scared the hell out of me. It still scared me a bit, but like the other bloggers, I just threw myself into the tour activities which had us learning a song, doing movement exercises, wearing weird costumes (I got a bonnet with dreadlocks), and forming tableaus in a couple of different venues in the theater center, after which, they had us showcase everything we learned on the actual PETA stage. True, it wasn’t the kind of tour I was expecting, but it turned out to be more interesting and actually more fun. More than anything, those activities reminded me about what I always hear but often forget whenever I encounter the grown-up issues of stress, frustration and heartache (yes, heartache) involved in theater production—that theater is all about play. It is supposed to be fun.

Nowhere was this spirit of play more evident than in, well, the play that we got to see after the tour (but of course!). Christine Bellen’s Batang Rizal, PETA’s initial offering for its 40^th season, is a brilliantly-staged, highly-entertaining re-imagining of our national hero as a child (and human being in general) as seen through the eyes of a time-traveling elementary school kid (whew, that’s a lot of hyphens!). I had seen something with a similar concept before (a vignette in Dulaang Sibol’s Centennial production, Duyan ng Giting), but I quickly forgot about it and instead found myself laughing at the numerous antics of the (mostly) young cast, tearing up at the more touching mother-son moments, and even getting goose bumps when the giant pad paper screen (?) was first raised to signify the shift in time period and when the young Rizal first found out that he was going to be killed. But what is great about the play is that aside from the entertainment value, it also imparts valuable lessons to the audience, especially on the topics of nationalism and heroism. Personally, I think one of those lessons is that, like in a play, doing something good for our country is mainly just a matter of doing our parts the best way we can. That sure beats anything I ever learned from Tele-Aralan! After that experience, if ever I would be made to choose between an afternoon of watching Tele-Aralan (or any other TV show for that matter) and an afternoon in the theater, I would gladly choose the latter. And I hope that by posting this entry, I would have done my part in convincing even just a few others to do the same.

martsmalabs @ 2007-08-31T16:38:00

2007-08-31T08:38:42Z

Sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, sumama ako sa "promo" ni Gibbs Cadiz (tour ng PETA Theater Center at libreng panonood ng Batang Rizal). Bilang kapalit nun, kailangang mag-blog kami tungkol sa karanasan, at ang susunod na entry ang naisulat ko. Mas sabaw ang utak ko lately, kaya di ko na kinayang mag-seryoso at magpormal-pormalan masyado... pero naubos ko pa rin ang lahat ng nakareserba kong English powers hanggang year 2009. Oh well, basta magsulat lang naman eh. So yun. Para lang hindi kayo mabigla na may Emglish na entry. hehehe

psycholo!

2007-07-12T16:37:29Z

Kumusta namang may magpalagay ng "Starry Night" ni Van Gogh sa sapatos? NAKAKABALIW! At pagkatapos ng lahat (well, sa picture, hindi pa siya tapos kaya may dyaryo at masking tape pa), mukha lang siyang ewan. Oh well, madalas namang ganito ang kuwento ng buhay ko... todo effort, pero sa huli, wala rin. Eh may ganun! hehehe

NAKAKABALIW!

sapatos at dula

2007-07-06T12:38:04Z

Nakakawindang... nagpintura na rin ako sa sapatos ala-Maita Ponce! Order ang mga ito ng isang kaibigan (na nag-sponsor din ng materyales). Yung kaliwa, mukha niya (hindi pa tapos kaya may dyaryo pa sa loob). Yung sa kanan naman, kunyari two-tone wingtips. Nakakakaba sa simula, pero aliw namang gawin.

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Nanood ako ng Palanca in my Mind at Hubad (The Best of Virgin Labfest 2)sa CCP nung isang araw, kasama ng aking balikbayan friend. Ang saya, grabe! Yung Palanca, ang kulit. Bentang-benta sa amin ang Miss Saigon spoof lalo na ang linyang "a song played on a solo xylophone..." complete with nagmamartsang mukhang abnoy na tumutugtog ng xylophone. Yung Hubad naman, siyempre astig... nandun si Irma Adlawan eh. Siyempre ang husay nila ni Nonie Buencamino. At maganda rin talaga ang concept na medyo dance-drama. Special mention lang din tungkol sa set. Ang galing ng nagawa nila sa 2 mattress at sa pinapalit-palitang fitted sheets corresponding to each "fanatasy." Siyempre... si Gino Gonzales ang may gawa eh! Basta nag-enjoy kami, at siyempre special dahil naka"tikim" uli ng Philippine theatre ang kaibigan ko. Yun.

kudos...

2007-06-29T00:50:15Z

...kay Hub Pacheco

Ibang level siya kagabi! Galing, sobra. Nakatrabaho ko na siya noon, at alam ko namang magaling siya, pero namangha pa rin ako sa mga naisip niyang kuha at sa kung paano niya binigyan ng directions si Barbie. Hopefully makapag-post ako ng pictures soon.

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...sa mga self-help book authors

Nakarating ako nung Tuesday sa bagong bukas (Actually, "soft opening" pa lang daw...lagot sila kay Sev Sarmenta. hehe) na Fully Booked (5 floors!!!) sa Bonifacio High Street, at dahil ang dami naming oras, napag-tripan namin ang mga self-help books na nandun. Sa sobrang aliw namin sa mga titles, piniktyruan pa ng kasama ko. Makikita ang ilang halimbawa after the lj cut (may pictures kasi)...

(pictures from Kenneth Javate)

Hindi ko na sana hihiritan ang mga titles na ito, pero hindi ko talaga ma-resist para dun sa ilan...

tanong ng marami (should I name names? hehehe):

para sa mga agressive (hehehe):

ang galing lang ng play of words:

para kay pat, at sa issue niya kay...CHOS!

kung mga tamad ang target market nito, may magsisipag kayang magbasa? (ngeee):

and just when we thought naubusan na kami ng "relevant" titles:

para sa mga nangangailangan ng mga ito, punta lang kayo sa Fully Booked. hehehe

Numbalikdiwa

2007-06-25T05:36:54Z

Medyo bad trip ang simula ng araw ko kahapon, pero buti na lang sa simula lang. At least dahil sa mga pangyayari, natagpuan ko ang sarili ko sa Galleria, kaya sinunggaban ko na ang pagkakataong panoorin na finally ang Numbalikdiwa, isang independent film kung saan kasali sa crew ang ilan sa mga blockmates/classmates ko.

Hindi siya super "wow," pero mahusay naman ang pagkakagawa, at definitely mas satisfying naman siyang panoorin kaysa sa Silip (hehehe). Medyo may "student film" feel pa rin siya para sa akin (siguro ay dahil din ka-batch ko ang ilang taong involved...at ilan pa sa kanila ay naging mga extra sa pelikula), pero isang student film na interesting ang kuwento at mahusay ang pagkakagawa. Actually, kinilabutan pa ako sa ilang bahagi. At bumilib ako sa acting ni Maricel Soriano nung... well, sa bandang huli (ayokong i-spoil. hehehe).

Basta, kung may oras kayo ngayon o bukas (usually ay tig-1 week lang ang run ng mga ipinapalabas sa IndieSine sa Galleria, at tuwing wednesday nagsisimula ng bago), nood kayo! At abangan niyo yung eksena kung saan manonood ng TV si Maricel. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, ang ipinapalabas ay isang lumang pelikula ni Bobby Bonifacio (yung Kapag Tumibok ang Puso or its sequel, Muling Tumibok ang Puso). Super bilis lang, pero nasulyapan at narinig ko si Carlo Aquino (yung kulot na dating Enta ha, hindi yung ex ni Angelica Panganiban. hehehe)! Well, at least I think so. hehehe. Abangan niyo para ma-confeerm!

I survived...

2007-06-02T17:54:52Z

the Star Movies Star Wars 30th Anniversary Marathon!

Mula 12 nn hanggang mga 1:15 am, pinanood ko nang sunud-sunod ang Episodes 1-6. Grabe, mahigit labintatlong oras yun ng buhay ko na hindi ko na mababawi... pero ayos lang! True, may mga na-miss ako (dahil siyempre kailangan ko ring kumain, magbanyo at maligo... at dahil nakatulog ako sa bandang gitna ng Episode 3 ---> note to self: sa susunod, sa video na lang panoorin para puwedeng i-pause), pero kahit na nakakawindang siya, may kakaibang sense of fulfillment (oo, ganito ako kababaw). Siguro nag-enjoy ako dahil hindi ko na nilagyan ng pressure ang sarili ko na talagang sundan ang kuwento (kasi basically, alam ko na naman). As a result, may mga napansin akong detalye na nakapagdulot sa akin ng aliw (oo, geek ako), mas na-appreciate ko yung visuals, at mas naramdaman ko (to the point na naluha-luha na naman ako) ang mga emosyonal na aspeto ng mga pelikula. Oo, medyo "nahirapan" akong panoorin ang mga huling bahagi ng Episode 3 dahil may binuhay na alaala at pangamba ang mga pangyayari dun... pero ayokong mag-dwell sa mga iyon. Sa halip, babaunin ko na lang ang mga "aral" na iniiwan ng anim na pelikula tungkol sa pagkakaibigan, pagtitiwala, pagmamahal at pag-asa. O diba! Bangag na nga siguro ako. Yebah!

at dahil bangag na rin lang ako... allow me to gloat:

Your Vocabulary Score: A+

Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!
You must be quite an erudite person.

How's Your Vocabulary?

Buwan at... uhm, Bituin

2007-06-02T03:06:23Z

May nag-text kahapon sa isang kasama ko kahapon na "blue moon" daw sa June 1 at June 30. Sabay may humirit na puwede raw mag-wish (labo!). At dahil nalito kami ng ibang set ng kasama ko (nung gabi) kung bakit hindi naman mukhang blue ang buwan...na dali-daling nagtago sa likod ng mga ulap (in a matter of seconds! parang pinagtaguan kami), minabuti kong alamin ito:

What is a Blue Moon?

There are in fact two definitions for a blue moon. According to the more recent definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. For a blue moon to occur, the first of the full moons must appear at or near the beginning of the month so that the second will fall within the same month (the average span between two moons is 29.5 days). May 2007 had two full moons: the first on May 2, the second on May 31—that second full moon was called the blue moon.
Note that the May 31 date applies to most of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. In the Eastern Hemisphere, the full moon in question occured on June 1. For that half of the world, the blue moon will be on June 30, 2007.

Ayun naman pala.

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Mamayang 12 (well, 12 HK, 1 Malaysia), ipapalabas sa Star Movies nang sunud-sunod ang anim na Star Wars movies. Wow. Matagal ko nang gustong gawin yun...pero sa isang araw? Siguro at least 12 hours yun na dire-diretso. Hmm.... Bahala na.

At talagang ginawan ko pa raw ito ng entry. Panawagan ba ito na mag-suggest kayo ng mas makabuluhang pagkakaabalahan? hehehe

at last, something to look forward to...

2007-05-29T03:35:32Z

mula sa blog ni gerry alanguilan:

On a more direct relation to ELMER, I can now definitely say that #3 will be out in September 2007 and the last issue on December. A compilation will follow sometime in mid 2008. I know a lot of people have been asking for the third issue (THANK YOU!) and I want to say I appreciate the patience. #3 is a very special issue (and a rather large one) so it’s taking far longer than I expected.

"Ninakaw" mula sa blog ng isang blockmate...

2007-05-18T09:36:04Z

"Oh I remember those days, we were good friends. Unfortunately I was the only one thinking that."
-Krishna Eleanor Ventresca (on the interaction of nations)

more from jason robert brown...

2007-05-18T09:13:10Z

Kung kinilabutan ako sa "Stars and the Moon," dito naman, naluha ako. Lecheng Jason Robert Brown 'yan!

Kung gusto niyong mapakinggan, matatagpuan siya rito (at kumusta namang sa multiply pa ng SA prof ko nakita 'to?).

Someone To Fall Back On

I’ll never be
A knight in armor
With a sword in hand,
Or a kamikaze fighter;
Don’t count on me
To storm the barricades
And take a stand,
Or hold my ground;
You’ll never see
Any scars or wounds -
I don’t walk on coals,
I won’t walk on water:
I am no prince,
I am no saint,
I am not anyone’s wildest dream,
But I can stand behind
And be someone to fall back on.

Some comedy -
You’re bruised and beaten down
And I’m the one
Who’s looking for a favor.
Still, honestly,
You don’t believe me
But the things I have
Are the things you need.
You look at me
Like I don’t make sense,
Like a waste of time,
Like it serves no purpose -
I am no prince,
I am no saint,
And if that’s what you believe you need,
You’re wrong - you don’t need much,
You need someone to fall back on...

And I’ll be that:
I’ll take your side.
If I’m the only one,
I’m used to that.
I’ve been alone,
I’d rather be
The half of us,
The least of you,
The best of me.
And I will be
Your prince,
I’ll be your saint,
I will go crashing through fences
In your name. I will, I swear -
I’ll be someone to fall back on!
I’ll be the one who waits,
And for as long as you’ll let me,
I will be the one you need.
I’ll be someone to fall back on:
Your prince,
Your saint,
The one you believe you need
I’ll be - I’ll be
Someone to fall back on.

LSS ko ngayon (salamat kay Maita Ponce)

2007-05-17T08:56:09Z

Kinilabutan ako nung una kong narinig.

Kung gusto niyong pakinggan ang magaling na version ni Maita, mada-download siya rito.

"Stars and the Moon"
from the show "Songs For A New World"
by Jason Robert Brown

I met a man without a dollar to his name
Who had no traits of any value but his smile
I met a man who had no yearn or claim to fame
Who was content to let life pass him for a while
And I was sure that all I ever wanted
Was a life like the movie stars led
And he kissed me right here, and he said,

"I'll give you stars and the moon and a soul to guide you
And a promise I'll never go
I'll give you hope to bring out all the life inside you
And the strength that will help you grow.
I'll give you truth and a future that's twenty times better
Than any Hollywood plot."
And I thought, "You know, I'd rather have a yacht."

I met a man who lived his life out on the road
Who left a wife and kids in Portland on a whim
I met a man whose fire and passion always showed
Who asked if I could spare a week to ride with him
But I was sure that all I ever wanted
Was a life that was scripted and planned
And he said, "But you don't understand —

"I'll give you stars and the moon and the open highway
And a river beneath your feet
I'll give you days full of dreams if you travel my way
And a summer you can't repeat.
I'll give you nights full of passion and days of adventure,
No strings, just warm summer rain."
And I thought, "You know, I'd rather have champagne."

I met a man who had a fortune in the bank
Who had retired at age thirty, set for life.
I met a man and didn't know which stars to thank,
And then he asked one day if I would be his wife.
And I looked up, and all I could think of
Was the life I had dreamt I would live
And I said to him, "What will you give?"

"I'll give you cars and a townhouse in Turtle Bay
And a fur and a diamond ring
And we'll be married in Spain on my yacht today
And we'll honeymoon in Beijing.
And you'll meet stars at the parties I throw at my villas
In Nice and Paris in June."

And I thought, "Okay."
And I took a breath
And I got my yacht
And the years went by
And it never changed
And it never grew
And I never dreamed
And I woke one day
And I looked around
And I thought, "My God...
I'll never have the moon."

ninakaw kay Mai, na ninakaw kay Reg, na ninakaw kay Virlynn, na ninakaw kay...basta!

2007-05-17T03:15:14Z

Na-tripan kong pakinggan ang mga OST ng musical versions ng The Wedding Singer at Legally Blonde, plus some random songs, kaya naisip ko...why not?

Medyo limited ang choices (at karamihan first time ko pa lang mapakinggan), pero nakakaaliw pa rin naman...at kailangan ko lahat ng pagka-aliw na mahihita ko. hehe

Hence...

1.)Put your music player on shuffle
2.) Press forward for each question.
3.) Use the song title as the answer to the question.

1.) How am I feeling today?

Pretty Pathetic-Smoking Popes (Anubeh! Una pa lang, 'sakto na!)

2.) How will I feel getting married?

Beacon of Positivity-OST Legally Blonde the musical (So dapat akong ikasal para maging ilaw sa aking kapwa?)

3.) What is my best friend's theme song?

Agony-OST Into the Woods (Haha...misery loves company talaga.)

4.) Highschool is?

Beyond My Wildest Dreams-The Little Mermaid on Broadway demo recording (Umm, well, in some ways, totoo naman.)

5.) I am...

If I Told You-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (I am...if I told you? So if I didn't tell you, I'm not? Labo.)

6.) How is today?

Single-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (Well, it's like this everyday...maliban na lang nung kami ni...never mind.)

7.) What is in store for this week?

I Know Things Now-OST Into the Woods (Talaga? Bakit hindi ko alam?)

8.) What song best describes my parents?

Good Boy-OST Legally Blonde the musical (Kantang tungkol sa aso? Hmm...may gusto ba itong iparating sa akin?)

9.) How is my life going?

Somebody Kill Me-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (Please! Somebody! Anybody! Kill me now!)

10.) What song will they play at my funeral?

A Note From Linda-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (Sino si Linda? At ano kaya ang note niya?)

11.) Is this going to be a good year?

Do What You Have To Do-Sarah McLachlan (Leche naman eh. "I know I can’t be with you / I do what I have to do / And I have sense to recognize but / I don’t know how to let you go...")

12.) What's your love life like?

Right in Front of Your Eyes-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (Ows? Talaga? Asan?)

13.) What's your favorite?

Legally Blonde-OST Legally Blonde the musical (Corny.)

14.) Best bored activity?

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want-The Smiths (So ang ginagawa ko kapag bored ako ay...mangarap at umasa? Gaya ng sabi ni Mai: "Madam Auring, ikaw ba gumawa nito?)

15.) Favorite quote?

Move That Thang-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (Uhm, ok.)

16.) Song played in your wedding?

Take It Like A Man-OST Legally Blonde the musical (Hahaha. At bigla akong nagkaroon ng image ng sarili ko na naka-barong at naghihintay sa altar. No thanks.)

17.) What is your boyfriend/girlfriend's theme song?

Today You Are A Man-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (So puwedeng bukas, woman naman? What?)

18.) The song that best described your childhood days...

Come Out of the Dumpster-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (Well, hanggang ngayon basura pa rin naman ako.)

19.) The song that keeps playing into your mind...

Saturday Night in the City-OST The Wedding Singer the musical (Di ko pa nga naririnig ito eh. Anyway...)

20.) The song that will make me happy...

Blood in the Water-OST Legally Blonde the musical (Sige nga...kapag hindi ako natuwa ha...)

numbers

2007-05-15T13:52:32Z

number of days it took to complete the set of ULITAN: Maiba Taya! (excluding the "retouching" chorva): 7
ilang araw yung run: 4
number of hours it took me to tear down the walls and remove all the plywood from the floor: 2 hrs. or less

number of trips i made to the cervini field bodega carrying the wood from the rmt: 11
idagdag dun yung no. of trips i took to bring the paint and the ladder to the bodega (3): 14
number of times (today) i walked the distance between the cervini bodega and the rmt: 28

bilang ng maliit na pako na tumagos sa sapatos ko at sinugatan ang ilalim ng sakong ko kanina: 1
number of rmt-cervini-rmt trips i still made after that accident: 11

bilang ng taong nagsimulang manood ng pelikulang American Pie 5(?): The Naked Mile kina pat kanina: 5
bilang ng taong nakatapos ng pelikula: 4
bilang ng taong na-depress dahil sa pelikula: 3

point ng entry na ito: 0...

bakit? kasi hindi naman dapat kina-quantify ang mga karanasang tulad nito.

labo, leche.

kung anu-ano tungkol sa prod

2007-05-03T13:45:55Z

"...and Tuesday nights at Eddie Condon's with Wild Bill Davison playing that trumpet of his..."--Kikay in New Yorker in Tondo

Hanggang 1967 lang daw may Eddie Condon's sa New York. Namatay si Eddie Condon (ang may-ari, duh) noong 1971. Si Wild Bill Davison naman, cornet at hindi raw trumpet ang tinutugtog. At namatay siya nung 1989. So paano sila napanood ni Kikay?

Pasensya na, bunga lang ng research para sa slides. Pero nakaka-off pa rin talaga para sa akin na sa staging na nagawa (at ginagawa uli) namin, sa kasalukuyan ang setting ng dula, pero hindi pa rin pinalitan ang mga references. Siguro kunyari na lang nakapunta nga si Kikay sa New York pero hindi rin nakapag-ikot. So nagkasya na lang siya sa pagmememorya ng isang lumang (circa 1960s) travel brochure/ city guide para may maikuwento siya pagbalik niya sa Pilipinas. Labo. Anyway, it's just me.

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Speaking of that staging, nalalabuan na talaga ako sa set...at ako (mainly) ang nag-design nun. Hay. Minsan talaga kahit pakiramdam mo ay napag-isipan mo na well enough ang isang ideya, may mga susulpot pa ring problema. Malas mo pa kung kakaunti ang oras (at pera, at tao) kaya kailangang bira ka na lang nang bira nang todo-todo. Sana matapos/maayos din namin lahat sa mga natitira pang araw--hindi lang yung mga problema sa construction, pero sana ma-unify ko rin ang buong look. Pero kailangan ko pang gumawa ng slides. Hahahaha. Woohoo!

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And can I just say...medyo nakakairita lang naman na ngayon pa naisipang palitan ang mga sirang vinyl/linoleum (?) floor tiles ng RMT. Hindi naman siya major hassle (although hassle pa rin talaga), pero pakiramdam ko lang kasi, parang nag-encroach sila sa oras at espasyo na legal na nakuha ng Enta para sa summer prod.

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Still, today was quite nice.

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Go Martin! Or should I say...GO MARTS! (hehehe)

Elmer and Rizal comics (para kina James at LJ, at sa iba pang baka interesado)

2007-04-29T13:11:11Z

Na-curious lang ako sa komiks na Elmer ni Gerry Alanguilan dahil medyo malapit siya sa nasabi sa aking story idea ni James na tungkol sa mga manok. Well, noong finally nakabili na ako ng kopya last December, sobra akong na-hook. Sa katunayan, bumibisita ako every now and then sa blog ng writer-artist para makasagap ng balita kung kailan lalabas ang mga susunod na bahagi (mukhang matagal-tagal pa, pero this year na yata). Anyway, napadaan uli ako kanina at nalaman kong pati si NEIL GAIMAN lang naman ay nabasa at nagustuhan ang Elmer...at pinadalhan pa niya ng handwritten postcard si Gerry Alanguilan para sabihin yun. Maliban sa The Wolves in the Walls, wala pa akong nababasang ibang gawa ni Neil Gaiman (nakakahiya), pero aware naman ako na idol siya ng sobrang daming tao. Hence, kung nagustuhan niya ang Elmer, siguro ibig sabihin astig talaga yung komiks na yun. Anyway, para sa mga hindi maka-relate pero interesado, narito sa site na ito ang ilang unang pahina nung part 1 ng komiks. Tingnan niyo na lang: http://www.alanguilan.com/sanpablo/elmer/teaser01.html At kung magustuhan niyo, bili kayo ng kopya. Available pa rin naman yata ang parts 1 and 2. 50.00 each lang naman sa Comic Quest (may listahan din yata sa site na yun ng iba pang lugar kung saan makakabili nun).

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Nakita ko rin sa blog ni Alanguilan na may balak siyang gawing bagong proyekto. Ang pamagat ay The Marvelous Adventures of the Amazing Dr. Rizal. O diba nakakaintriga ang pamagat? MAS nakakaintriga pa kung ano ang balak gawin ng manunulat (lalo na siguro para sa iyo, LJ). Curious? Basahin niyo na lang yung entry ni ALanguilan tungkol sa proyektong ito: http://gerry.alanguilan.com/archives/73

martsmalabs @ 2007-04-28T21:23:00

2007-04-28T13:10:49Z

PITCHER:
1. Pour 1/2 cup NESTEA into a pitcher
2. Add 800ml (approx. four 3/4 full glasses) cold water
3. Shake well and serve in glasses with ice cubes (Makes 4-5 servings)

GLASS:
1. Put approx. 2 1/2 tbs. NESTEA in glass
2. Pour 200ml (approx. 3/4 full) cold water
3. Stir and add ice cubes

Mabuti pa ang Nestea, madaling timplahin. Ang tao, mahirap.

Speaking of Meatshop...

2007-04-22T10:05:13Z

...nag-enjoy rin ako kagabi. Mas gusto ko nga pala talaga ang small-group inuman na puro pag-uusap/kuwentuhan lang (at maagang nagsisismula). Sa uulitin ha!

Special shout-out lang kay Virlynn mahal...na nakasama ko sa meeting with Mang Junie sa may caf, sa pagsesenti sa Sandaang Panaginip bodega, sa pagtambay sandali sa Cervini caf, sa gaguhang paghahanap ng possible costumes sa ukay-ukay sa may Ministop, sa paghawak sa mga ice bags sa Ministop (para maalis ang mga dumi ng ukay-ukay sa aming mga kamay), hanggang sa paghihintay sa mga tao sa may bagong sala set ng Meatshop. Ang labo nun, mehn, pero ang saya. Sa uulitin din! Go prod manager!

Anyway, matatagpuan ang tatatlo nating pics (sa Meatshop) pagkatapos ng lj cut:

Type your cut contents here.Click to enlarge:

Reg, Lei and Virlynn...pang-ilang sisig na ba natin 'yan?

Si Rica, at si Danil (bago siya na-knockout at hindi na nakapagbayad sa mga "libre" niya. hehehe)

Mga lasing (minus Reg na may hawak ng camera)-->sayang Reg, medyo malabo...pero halata pa ring naki-smile si Ate sa likod. hehehe.

Tanghalang Pilipino 21st Season Line-up

2007-04-18T08:08:41Z

Mukhang astig ang upcoming season ng Tanghalang Pilipino. Ang pinakanakakaintriga: ORO PLATA MATA, THE MUSICAL. Shet! Mukhang hindi lang sa Broadway nauuso ang pag-adapt ng mga pelikula for the stage, pero at least, sa Pilipinas, hindi mga tipong Legally Blonde o The Wedding Singer ang ginagawa...mga bigatin talaga. Kung magpatuloy ang trend na nasimulan ng TP sa critically-acclaimed productions ng Insiang (di ko napanood) at Himala The Musical (saw it twice, galing!), malamang ayos din itong Oro Plata Mata. At mukhang interesting din ang iba pang plays sa line-up. Hay, sana magkaroon ako ng season pass (*hint, hint*). Anyway, matatagpuan ang mas detalyadong line-up after the cut.

Experience a very potent year with Tanghalang Pilipino as it presents its 21st Theater Season (2007-2008) about power and politics. The exciting line-up of plays speak about how individuals and individual relationships are affected by these two factors.

Opening the season is the new production of the landmark sarswela set in the period prior to the national elections in 1907. PILIPINAS CIRCA 1907 is about political conflict and family relations getting in the way of two pairs of star-crossed lovers when America was more in the heart. This production caters to all ages and persuasions, but more specifically for music theater enthusiasts and students of Philippine history, literature, political science and humanities. With libretto by Nicanor Tiongson, music by Lutgardo Labad, Louie Pascasio, Chino Toledo, et al, and to be directed by Dennis Marasigan, the sarswela runs at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino from August 10 to September 2, 2007.

From September 14 to October 7, 2007, at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, children and young people of all ages will be treated to spectacle and innovative staging. MULAN, a new musical which tells of wars fought not just by men but between the gods, fuses martial arts and traditions. Award-winning playwright Rody Vera writes the script based on the original story, with music by Jude Edgard Balsamo and direction by Dennis Marasigan.

What are heroes made of? What ghosts do they have to face? What sacrifices do they make? Do we even remember who they are and what they had to endure? EJ, a new play on Edgar Jopson and Evelio Javier, lays bare the battles the two modern-day heroes had to face as their lives are re-imagined for our generation. Written by Ed Maranan with direction by Chris Millado, this production is a worthy choice for those interested in recent Philippine history as well as for elementary and high school students needing examples of Filipino nobility and heroism. At the CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute from November 16 to December 10, 2007.

KUDETA is a wickedly funny play about a coup that topples the country's President and how he fights back with all the weapons he has in his disposal - his enemies' uncanny ability to self-destruct, and descendants who come out of nowhere. Is this the Philippines? Mustapha Matura's play ensures delightful viewing for all, specially theater enthusiasts, students of social sciences and history, and cause-oriented groups and organizations, plus those in the military establishment and government. With translation by George De Jesus III and direction by Floy Quintos, the production runs at the CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute From January 11 to February 3, 2008.

For a climactic season ender, Peque Gallaga's "operatic" film set in Negros is transformed into a poignant and unforgettable musical production. ORO PLATA MATA, THE MUSICAL tells the story of how boys become men amidst the turbulent years of the Pacific War. Peque Gallaga himself directs this adaptation of his masterpiece which will surely capture theater, music and film enthusiasts alike, as well as the general public, including young professionals, members of socio-civic and corporate foundations and community organizations. With libretto by Chris Millado and Dwight Gaston, the production runs from February 8 to March 10, 2008 at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino.

The History Boys

2007-04-15T13:50:06Z

Hector: The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.

For me, the quote above best sums up my feelings about the movie The History Boys. Lecheng pelikula yun...ang lakas ng tama. Anyway, ang daming magagandang quotes mula sa pelikula, at nasa ibaba ang ilan sa mga "paborito" ko. Medyo malabo siguro para sa mga hindi pa nakakapanood ng pelikula, pero ayos lang.

Scripps: Cheer up! At least he speaks to you. Most guys wouldn't even speak to you. Love can be very irritating.
Posner: How do you know?
Scripps: That's what I always thought about God. He must get so pissed off, everyone adoring him all the time.
Posner: Yes. Only you don't catch God poncing about in his underpants.

Scripps: Oh Pos, and your spaniel heart! It'll pass.
Posner: I know, it's a phase. What if I don't want it to pass? I wouldn't mind. But the pain, the pain!
Scripps: Mr. Hector would say it's the only education worth having.
Posner: Yes. I only wish we got marks for it.

Irwin: Has a boy ever made you unhappy?
Hector: They used to do. See it as an inoculation, rather. Briefly painful, but providing you with immunity for however long it takes. Given the occasional booster--another face, another reminder of the pain--it can last you...half a lifetime.

Plus, ang bahagi ng lyrics ng "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" na inawit ni Posner sa pelikula:

I'm wild again, beguiled again
A simpering, whimpering child again
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am I

Couldn't sleep and wouldn't sleep
When love came and told me, I shouldn't sleep
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am I

Lost my heart, but what of it
He is cold I agree
He can laugh, but I love it
Although the laugh's on me

I'll sing to him, each spring to him
And worship the trousers that cling to him
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am I

just one more thing...

2007-04-07T00:27:53Z

Mula ito sa musical na The King and I. Dati, naisip ko, ang ganda siguro kung kakantahin ito tungkol sa akin...sa burol ko. Ngayon, parang mas may kahulugan sa akin ang mga titik kung patungkol na ito sa ibang tao...at ako naman ang aawit.

SOMETHING WONDERFUL

This is a man who thinks with his heart,
His heart is not always wise.
This is a man who stumbles and falls,
But this is a man who tries.
This is a man you'll forgive and forgive,
And help protect, as long as you live...

He will not always say
What you would have him say,
But now and then he'll say
Something wonderful.
The thoughtless things he'll do,
Will hurt and worry you
Then all at once, he'll do
Something wonderful.

He has a thousand dreams
That won't come true,
You know that he believes in them
And that's enough for you.

You'll always go along,
Defend him when he's wrong
And tell him, when he's strong
He is wonderful
He'll always need your love
And so he'll get your love-
A man who needs your love
Can be wonderful.