INFESTED!!!

Last night I got a call from Sister Corazon Querubin, spc telling me that they've found out that the cultural arts hall (where I am going to hold my students' recital) IS TERMITE INFESTED and they would need some "termite treatment" and the theater will re-open in June.

Hindi pwedeng i-move ang recital to June kasi summer vacation na ng mga students ko yon...most of them will be out of the country.

I spent the whole afternoon calling different venues...nakow!!! Fully booked na ang lahat for the month of May.
Although may isang theater na available sa May 28, 2004...College Of Saint Benilde (yung nasa tapat ng La Salle Taft)...I just hope my students are available on that day too...

i'll keep my fingers crossed

THE PIANO PLAYER...

i just watched Maksim Mrvica's concert. ANg galing galing talaga...I cried while watching...sobra kasi...ang lupeeet!!! Ang galing galing talaga. My student gave me two tickets to the show...(worth 1,800php each) kaya di ko na pinalampas yung pagkakataon sinama ko na si Kuya Garry...wow!!! Ang galing galing galing talaga...and he's so kewl!!!


For the books ulet ito!!! :)

Perfect Fifth

Musically speaking...Perfect Fifth (P5) is an interval of 5. (C-G)...the second most important harmonic interval. Since, it is my fifth year of staging recitals...I decided to entitle this year's recital as such. :)
The shows repertoire consists of Classical music ( both piano and voice) and Love Songs!!! I'm inviting my fellow bloggers and crabbies to watch the show. It's gonna be held at The Cultural Arts Hall 3f CA Buliding, St. Paul College of Pasig 6pm.

Free admission shempre...kaya sana makapunta mga ka-barrio!!! :)

At dahil na ren sa recital na yan kung bakit bihira akong makapag-blog. Pero pipilitin ko talaga na i- update kayo...shempre!!!

At dadalawin ko pa ren ang mga blog nyo...:)

Coconut Palace

Last thursday...april 15, 2004 I attended my friend's (from the conservatory-->Vanessa) wedding at the Coconut Palace. It was my first time to attend a christian wedding. Ganda...lalo na yung effect ng sunset...(o well, yun naman talaga ang binabayaran dun). I taught the choir (mga kaibigan nya ren sa church...) tapos yung isa kong friend (also from the Conservatory--> HoneyGirl) na mahusay talagang kumanta ang soloist. Nakaka-iyak...sa tuwa. Kasi alam ko na Van is happy. Naiyak ako nung nakita ko na sha...naglalakad sa aisle. Tapos kumakanta si Honey ng "Ikaw". Sobra!!!

Anyway...saya naman nung wedding...they went off to Thailand for their honeymoon. :)

After the wedding I went home...and...nag-practice kami nung choir ko. :) Ang ganda na..buo na namin yung isang kanta. This week mag-a-aral ulet kami ng bagong piece.

Late afternoon bummer

I got up really early this morning...around 4:30a.m. by 5a.m. my whole family and I are on our way to BLUE WAVE...it's in the new Diosdado Macapagal Ave. My dad wants to walk by the newly built park...shempre para makasagap ng fresh air. Malapit den kasi sa tabing dagat eh. I brought my shih tzu named Hermes (after the designer) with me. So we were strolling along. By 6a.m. medyo napagod na si tatay kaya nag-breakfast na lang kami sa Jolibee (meron den dun malapit) Around 7:30a.m. nakauwi na kami sa bahay. I got a call from Ivy confirming our badminton game at 9a.m.

9a.m. I was at the badminton court...Ivy, Ria, MJ and I had a great great fun fun game!!! We walked back home since the place is just walking distance...okay na ren...para mag "cool down". When I got home...I was pretty exhausted...ang inet inet kasi...I changed my clothes...then pagpasok ko sa room...WHOA super lamig...I had to leave the room...mahirap na eh...baka magkasakit ako.

I went downstairs para dun muna sa sala magpatuyo ng pawis...kaso ang inet inet...di na ata tumigil pawis ko. Naglagay na nga ako ng makapal na tuwalya.
Di ko na nakayanan ang init...ang sakit sakit pa nang ulo ko. May turo pa ako ng 4p.m....I went up to my room. I tried to sleep...to no avail...i dozed off while reading some magazine i snatched on my way up. By 3p.m. my alarm was ringing...I have to get up...but i can't my head was spinning and I have this splitting headache i just had to cancel my afternoon class.

Then to my surprise (and utter disgust) I got sick...WAAAA...WAAA...
TInawagan ko agad yung reflexologist namen...buti na lang available sha today...I drank paracetamol and tried (herculean effort) to take a nap...(na wala reng nangyari...dahel nag-alimasag ako...tsaka namili ng bagong kanta for my blog)
Dumating around 6:30p.m. si Ate Aida (reflexologist) at ayun...naginhawaan na ren ako...I'm feeling much much better now. Hope I can resume working tomorrow.

Waah...nasayang afternoon ko...

health IS wealth

SISIG FEST!!!

Last thursday (my last day of teaching...for the Holy week)...at exactly 6:30pm I was at Fiona's house...waiting for Ivy, Ayir,Zulien and Jana to come. It was the day for Fiona's SISIG FEST!!! And when Fiona said "sisig fest" of course i expected there'll be sisig...pero...nagulat ako...ang dami-dami talaga!!! Talagang SISIG FEST!!! at ang sarap sarap (nauna kami ni ivy kumain...) hindi halatang gutom!!!

After eating...isinalang na ang videoke cds at...hayun...kumanta kami (este...ako...mostly ako)...shempre ang final song namen..."basang-basa sa ulan" by aegis.

It was a great night...

I have to thank Fiona for being such a great hostess and cook...tsaka kay kuya jojo (na long lost friend pala ni kuya Garry) For being so accommodating. Eh laging napalak-pak eh...kuya Jojo sa susunod mong pag-uwi from bangkok...penge pasalubong (hwehehehe)


One helluv a night.

it's for the books :)

Coming Home with kyna

Yesterday...a student of mine recorded 11 songs for her cd. Her album includes the following songs
1. I am but a small voice
2. Rainbow Connection
3. We Are Tomorrow
4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
5. Somewhere Out There
6. The Greatest Love of All
7. Home
8. Forever's Not Enough
9. Healing
10. Through The Rain
11. Thank You For The Music

ang ganda nung cd. Nakakatuwa eh...right now we're choosing pictures for her cd cover. "Coming Home with Kyna" is the title of her cd...we named it after her favorite song "Home". I've been Kyna's voice coach for 5 years...sobra...ang tagal na. She's a born performer talaga...napanood na sha ni Ivy sa ISM. It's a new experience for her and I am really happy to be part of it.

tired!!!

It's been a looong and tiring week for me. My friend's (Maita) father died of cancer last thursday, the same day my mom was brought to the hospital (her bp went up...180/110) and decided it's best to admit herself to the hospital. Sobra na ang pag-a-alala ko...nasa cab ako nun on my way to the hospital...and I was praying...kasi di ko na ata kaya na 2 ang maso-stroke. Tama na yung isa (my dad had a stroke last october '03). Nung dumating naman ako sa hospital...bumaba na yung bp ni Nanay. After a while...umuwi na ren si nanay...dumating na ren si kuya. Di na namen pina-alam sa tatay ko...ayaw na namin shang mag-alala.
Next day...(friday) after teaching...nagpunta naman ako sa wake ng dad ni Maita. Nakita ko ren yung mga iba ko pang friends sa conservatory.
Saturday night...ni-libre ko si kuya ko sa Sm Manila...tsaka bumili ako ng Inuyasha Dvd. Okay naman...masaya...nagre-relax relax kami. On our way home we recieved an sms from nanay saying our uncle (older brother ni nanay) died of a heart attack. We hurried home to comfort nanay.
Sunday...nagpunta sila sa bulacan para makipag-lamay...di ako nakasama kasi ang dami-dami kong naka-schedule na students that day. Tapos...pin-ractice ko pa yung "choir" na kakanta dun sa wedding nung friend ko.
Monday...dapat pupunta kaming lahat sa wake...kaso...mataas den bp ni kuya...tapos pagod den si nanay. Kaya...sa bahay na lang kami...pahinga.
Tuesday...last day ng paglalamay...lahat kaming magpi-pinsan nagkita-kita sa bulacan.
Wednesday....we all got up early...para makipag-libing...pagtapos nun...di na kami nag-stay sa bulacan coz I still have to teach and also attend my student's play in CCP.
Sumama si Maita sa aken manood sa CCP ng "A Midsummer Night's Dream"...kung san isa sa "chorus" yung student ko. :)
After the show...Maita and I had dinner...tapos hinatid ko na sha pauwi.
That's It....that was last night...and today....i'm looking forward to see and meet my "CHOIR-VOICES" again.
Practice Ulet.
Practice...practice...practice....