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When I’m lonely
05th October 2008
the world is not a pleasant place to be
to be without
someone to hold and be held by
a river would stop
its flow if only
a stream was there
to receive it
an ocean would never laugh
if clouds weren’t there
to kiss her tears
the world is not
a pleasant place to be without
someone
(by: Nikki Giovanni)
I am officially in senti mode. Not just because of my lack of productivity paper-wise (I hate finals week). but because the little monster bundle of spit-up joy (my niece) moved out of the boarding house last Friday with her parents. Leaving me with no more alibi to procastinate, no more stress absorber, no more squirming 6kilo dumbbell to weightlift, no more painful gums to gnaw at my fingers, no more fussiness to avoid. Sigh. I miss A.J.
Also, my “sentiness” was not helped by watching West Side Story at the Meralco theater. First, it’s a tragedy; people die left, right and center in the story ripped off from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and you leave the theater with the feeling that “this is one lousy world…” Second, instead of the main actress who played Maria, we ended up with the alternate, a pretty young thing whose sweet voice just couldn’t handle those classical soprano parts. I winced all throughout the renditions of Tonight, Somewhere, the Quintet, and One Hand One Heart because of the missed high notes. Tony was okay musically, but acting-wise… Kuya Albert, mas magaling ka sa kanya!!!
On the bright side, I enjoyed the bonding time with my sisters, the lost-in-Ortigas car trip, and the Korean dinner afterwards. My eyes also feasted on the wonderful set and lighting design and my ears delighted in the Filharmonika as they accompanied the play live. I left Meralco inspired to take up musical theater again… I remembered the excitement of being on stage, roasted alive by klieg lights and under the scrutiny of hundreds opf eyes. I also fellin love with the supporting cast and company: Riff, Anita and Bernardo were amazing! And of course, the dancers were great… could have been tight in terms of timing, but I really can’t complain since I can’t do a double pirouette while singing high notes. My favorite songs are America and Officer Krupke.
I have a new dream: to be a triple threat (a theater performer who can act, sing and dance well).
Dance? Me? BWAHAHAHAHA.
Finally, despite my being alone and being lonely, I continue to praise God. Due to my solitude, my quiet times the past weeks are very meaningful. And, He protects me constantly. This morning, I woke up at 7:00 am to screams. My housemate just got back from nightshift to find her room had been broken into. Someone broke the padlock/door latch and stole money and jewellry from two rooms, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around that weekend. My room is smack in the middle of theirs, but the thief “passed over” my door, probably because I had a double lock. Thankfully, he or she did not notice that my double lock was broken.
God is good indeed.
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And praise God that your room was spared and that you weren’t there. It could have been worse if the intruder had discovered that a possible witness was just in one of the rooms, sleeping. This reminded me of the Passover in the OT - you know the story. =)
Hope I could have joined you, maui and mau. Sayang, mahilig pa naman akong magpasikot sikot sa kalye habang nagda-drive at nawawala. It gives me chance to practice my “navigating” skills. hehe =)
Senti bug bit you. put off lotion the next time you visit meralco theatre ha. hehe… =)
Take care tarits! cu on our retreat! =P
Comment by charms — October 5, 2008 @ 10:20 am
Wow, your life was so great. Praise God for it. We all know that God is always good. It’s his will to make us always in good. Thanks for posting this.
Comment by Carnaby — October 25, 2008 @ 12:17 am