Happy Holidays!!!

December will always be the busiest Month for me...

I watched a concert of Maestro Barbieri



I used to watch him at least twice a month in CCP (Cultural Center of The Philippines) back in College. Maestro Ruggero Barbieri is the former resident conductor of the PPO (Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra). Seeing him perform once again was a trip down memory lane.

next day....




This day is BIG for me, I'm really proud of my students. I hope they enjoyed the recital.

EPCI Bank's Francisco Santiago Hall


aaaw...when can i get one of these?


This is my bestfriend, Melissa trying out the piano


Richelle (left; my bestfriend's student) and Cindy (right) after their Christmas duet "Deck the Halls"


The picture's quite blurred...(i'm still not very familiar with my digicam's settings). This is Chase


ME! with Jaron, Stevii and Davis Marshall after the recital



This is ME! helping our Dean Sister Maria Anunciata Sta. Ana, SPC give out the certificates


Cindy Chen recieving her certificate


Davis on stage after recieving his certificate


with Chinggay after rehearsing her Mozart Concerto
no.12 in A Major K.V.414


with Stevii

DEC. 18, 2006

I went to attend my friend since 6th grade Ciara Lazatin and her husband-to-be Joey Mapa's wedding!!!


Ciara and Joey @ Santuario deSan Antonio, Forbes Park, makati City


Reception followed at the Polo Club. This is me with Jen. We were the only people in our gradeschool batch who were invited to Ciara's wedding. Maybe because we were the only ones who didn't lose touch over the years...ahhh...Once a friend always a friend.


At the lobby before going home...I looove the poinsettias!!!

And THEN...DEC.21, 2006

This day marked my 30th Birthday!!! I can't believe I'm 30...I still feel like I'm 23 (i dunno why I got stuck in this number).



YAY!!!! Uhm...Eye...if you happpen to pass by...please help me with the settings of my cam...haven't mastered it. :D

Right now I'm quite busy preparing our Church's year-ender. A Concert featuring highlights from broadway musicales like Annie, Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Rent, etc. We hope this show will give our church members a chance to showcase their talents, promote camaraderie and I offer the success of this show to God.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!

Missing...

I miss my dad. This is going to be tough for us...my first birthday without him, first xmas, first new year...a lot of firsts...and a lot of crying...

i don't like to listen to xmas songs (esp. the slow ones)...it only reminds me of tatay...

di pa rin ako makapaniwala...wala na sha.

Kaya ko 'to....kailangan lang talagang pagdaanan.

Harassed!!!

There's no other word more fit to describe what I am feeling at this very moment. Yes I AM HARASSED!!!
The typhoon Milenyo gave me sleepless nights, mosquito bites,dehydration and BOREDOM.

I realized how dependent I was with the use of electricity. I just couldn't sleep with the heat!!! As the winds of Typhoon Milenyo swept through Manila for 3-4 hours...it left us without electricity for 4 days!!!

The good thing about it was...well it gave me more time to be with my mom, my friends 'round the neighborhood, and more time to practice my concerto.

and now for two consecutive days...there've been some fluctuations in the electricity resulting to unscheduled power failure...AND THAT HAS LEFT ME IN CONSTANT PARANOIA!!!

I am actually typing this entry as fast as I can in fear that anytime the electrcity'll be OUT!!!

Hahahaha...I just heard myself saying it out loud...and reading it as well!!!


I AM ONE CRAZY CRAZY PERSON...

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Music Studio

Doing some renovation at home as well. I'm putting up my own MUSIC STUDIO. YEY!!! I'm busy preparing brochures/flyers for my soon to be open "music school". I need some help though...can any of you suggest a nice paint color for my room? It's not very big...just enough to fit 1 upright piano, 1 elec. organ, a small study and waiting room.

excited ako!!! As in!!! I'll be posting pics soon!!! :D

What A Suck-Up!!!

Merriam Webster On-Line Dictionary

Pronunciation: 's&k-"&p
Function: noun

: a person who is ingratiating or fawning -a suck-up to the teacher

I just can't understand people who suck-up...

tsk...tsk...tsk...

you know who you are...and what you've done...

good luck to you!

watch and listen!

When somebody dies, a cloud turns into
an angel, and flies up to tell God
to put another flower on a pillow.
A bird gives the message back to
the world, and sings a silent prayer
that makes the rain cry. People dis-
appear, but they never really go away.
The spirits up there put the sun to
bed, wake up grass, and spin the
earth in dizzy circles. Sometimes you
can see them dancing in a cloud during
the day-time, when they're supposed
to be sleeping. They paint the rain-
bows and also the sunsets and make
waves splash and tug at the tide.
They toss shooting stars and listen to
wishes. And when they sing wind-
songs, they whisper to us, don't
miss me too much. The view is nice
and I'm doing just fine.
- Ashley

F*R*I*E*N*D*S*

Last dec29...nagkita-kita na naman kaming magkakaibigan sa barrio. Although hindi kumpleto gaya ng dati (kung saan umaabot sa 13-15 ang nagkikita-kita)...masaya ako at kumportable sa 2 taong nakipagkita sa akin nung gabing yon.

Nagsasawa na ako sa kaka-ingles...kaya eto.."makata ng taon" ang dating ko.

Masaya ako sa pagkakaibigan naming 3...bagama't di laging magkakasama o nagkikita...alam naming handa naming damayan ang isa't isa.

Minsan lang ako makahanap ng mga taong totoo at likas na mabait...sa cyberspace.

malaki ang pinagpapasalamat ko sa Diyos dahil sa Bo. Alimasag...madami akong naging kaibigan na matuturing kong totoo.

Pipol...alam nyo na kung sino kayo... :D

sa ngayon nais kong magpasalamat sa 2 taong ito...na naglaan ng panahon para magkasama-sama kami...makapag-balitaan...tulad ng tunay na magkakaibigan.

I SOUND SO MUSHY don't I?

Hehehehe...that's who i am!!!



O PALIT naman ng Pwesto...yung candid shot na naka-pose...;-)

DAZZLING DUETS

We're Back...for another concert at the Park.. :D


from L-R: Melvin,Maita,ME(partly hidden),Melissa(in brown),OUR teacher(in white),Jeddi and Joey.

Come and watch the "Dazzling Duets" concert on January 5, 2006 (Thursday), 4:30 p.m. at the Glee Club Room, College of Music and the Performing Arts and on January 6, 2006 (Friday) at the Paco Park at 6 p.m.

Six piano majors from the College of Music and the Performing Arts comprise the piano ensemble. Led by Prof. Mary Anne Espina, the group held their first performance on October 7, 2005 at the Glee Club Room and graced the "First Paulinian Piano Festival" on December 11, 2005. "DAZZLING DUETS" will showcase musical pieces from Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Poulenc and Debussy.

The Piano Ensemble is made up of bright and promising students namely: Jeddi Cris Celeste, Ma. Rita Galuna, Eloise Lei Gonzalo, Melvin Lazaro, Jenny Joey Medina and Melissa Taqueban under the tutelage of Prof. Mary Anne Espina.

Admission is FREE!