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Der Schwan
Movies etal Just found out today that there's going to be a film version of the musical, Rent and that it's coming out this November! hehe. Okay, so I fell asleep when my sister and I watched the musical in January of 2004, but please! I was still adjusting to the time difference then. But I was awake when they sang "Seasons of Love." Perhaps it's the aspect of the musical/movie that I am quite excited about. I like the song, especially when an entire chorus sings it. (I heard a Donny Osmond version of the song) I guess I'm more excited about the music than the story itself. They're the same sentiments that I have with Phantom of the Opera-- I like its music, the choreography of Maquerade (which is different from the musical) than the actual story. The movie theater here in Stamford, however, appears to be quite delayed. At the end of August this year, the theater was still showing "War of the Worlds." Perhaps I should go to New York to watch recent movies, but I'm too lazy to ride the train going there. When you're here in Connecticut, New York seems so much faraway. Hmmm...Kelan ba lalabas ang Harry Potter sa Pilipinas? ^_^ Dito kasi, November 18 pa. Mukhang mauuna kayo. - posted by lyricalswan @ 10:36 PM 
August 12, 2005
Poppy Seed Art  Made by Beth, my nine year old cousin, when the family ate out in Le Souffle. She used the poppy seeds that fell from the bread. Naglalaro kami. (ahehe). Halata bang walang magawa? I call this her Poppy Seed Art. I miss her already. - posted by lyricalswan @ 7:30 AM 0 comments
August 08, 2005
July 11, 2005
UAAP Weekend I spent practically the entire weekend in Araneta. It's probably the last time that I'd be able watch the opening of UAAP, or any Ateneo- La Salle game, that is, if I won't be able to come home next year. Let's face it, I need to have a more permanent job. So, I'm having my last few moments of fun before leaving. I watched the entire opening ceremony last Saturday but stayed until after the half time of the UP vs UST game. I like the cheering squads of both universities, though I'm more biased for the UP squad. (hehe) I just find most of them stronger and their concept more creative. Not that UST isn't good. UST also has a group of strong performers. ^_^ I just feel that UP is the trend-setter: getting movement from different sports, and not just wearing the "usual" cheerleader uniforms and using those pompoms. They're just different, not to mention having a strong technique. Both schools, however, have catchy cheers. (As in the best) We got patron seats for the Ateneo- La Salle game, BUT we were on the Ateneo side. Beth (my cousin) and I couldn't shout that much during the game, but it saved our throats from hurting. We were wearing La Sallian bandannas which we bought for Php70.00 each. It's a wee bit too much, but we preferred them over the other cardboard hats that they give away before the game. Magagamit naman ulit iyong bandanna e. Buti na lang medyo mabait yung katabi namin na Atenean. Oh, cute din pala yung umiilaw yung mga cellphones, nung time na pinapalabas yung para sa New Focus. Oh well. I don't expect to watch the opening next year, or the Ateneo- La Salle games. As Beth's father told me last night, "At least nakapanood ka pa ng Ateneo- La Salle game bago ka umalis." And he left me with an assurance, "Text na lang kita para sa mga updates." And to think that last year, I was there for the championship game...Tsk. I'm contemplating on the idea of buying a DLSU jacket, hehe. I know that I've done this plenty of times already: leaving, then coming back, then leaving. And yet it saddens me every time I think about the day of my departure. - posted by lyricalswan @ 8:59 AM 0 comments
June 22, 2005
After several months of not updating this blog, I've decided to finally pursue writing again. I've stopped writing because I wanted to look for my voic., I want to be honest to my work, in every sense of the term. The danger of writing is that we'd always be exposing ourselves in our work. It took me this long to come to terms with myself. So I hope to update this more often now. I'll be leaving again in little over a month. It's been that long already? I don't think I'd ever be ready for that day, the day in August when I'll be leaving for a really long time. No, I don't want to say "leaving for good" because I still want to come back.A part of me is itching to go and look for work already, excited to know what's in store for me in the US. And yet it saddens me to know that I'd be leaving my grandfather and Alan. (Yet when I'm here, I'm leaving my mother behind in the US too). I feel that my time here was not wasted. In my stay, I had my work experience and I spent a lot of time with my family, Alan and my friends. I still have a lot to do though and a lot of responsibilities. Some of them are cleaning the house, fixing my things and packing them up. It's a tedious task. I've done a little of them for these past few days, and I'm worried about not finishing them in time for August. It's quite funny going over the things that I haven't seen nor touched for a long time. And as I was going over my things I realized that buying too many books and collecting items is both a blessing and a curse. I love my books but I have no idea how to bring them to the States. What if I decide to come home later on? I guess it's the reason why I need to control myself from buying books here. What happens to the things I'll be leaving behind? Somehow, fixing my things already confirms the long denied: I'll be leaving in August, off to look for work in the States. During my last visit to the States, I'd like to think that it's a glimpse of my life abroad. It's not so bad really. I love the art scene there, but I love the people here more. - posted by lyricalswan @ 6:18 PM 0 comments
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