| Humor Me This Christmas |
[16 Dec 2008|10:43pm] |
And watch QTV (Channel 11?) on Tuesday (December 23, 2008), at 7pm. Sige na. :-P
Nines, I haven't seen what you wrote in Cosmo yet, but your stuff's like magic. Thanks for opening this door for Kythe! :-)
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| Excited |
[07 Oct 2008|09:21am] |
2 weeks!
I can't wait.
:-)
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| West Side Story!! |
[03 Jul 2008|10:17am] |
Hi Guys!
I am selling tickets to the opening night of West Side Story and a part of the proceeds from the play will be donated to Kythe ( http://www.kythe.org), a foundation whose primary cause is children with cancer. Touted to be the best musical of all time with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and original choreography by Jerome Robbins, this exciting production will be headed by Christian Bautista who will be playing the role of Tony and Joanna Ampil of Ms. Saigon fame as Maria. She will be alternating with Karylle for this role.
West Side Story was first staged in Manila in 1982 with Audie Gemora as Riff and Menchu Lauchengco as Maria. The play is an intense, dramatic dance musical with many show-stopping numbers and immortal songs like "Somewhere," "Tonight," "One Hand One Heart," "America," and "Something's Coming." It will be directed by Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo herself and the Musical Director is Gerard Salonga (brother of Lea Salonga) so it's sure to be an awesome show. For those who are interested, here are the full details of the show:
September 5, 2008 (Friday)
8 PM, Meralco Theater
Ticket Prices:
P500 (Balcony Sides)
P700 (Balcony Center)
P1000 (Orchestra / Loge Sides) P1200 (Orchestra / Loge Center) It will definitely be a night "like no other night!" Be one of the first to catch this show! Come and be part of it. Inquiries can be sent to minnie.fong@gmail.com or 0917-8676332. Please do tell all your friends and colleagues! :)
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| Locks of Love |
[18 Jun 2008|01:10pm] |
 A little more than three years ago, I met him. He was three, I was twenty. He barely had any teeth, but that never stopped him from smiling. He only had one leg, but that didn't stop him from being the mischievous young boy that he was. He had cancer, and so he lived each day to the fullest. His name was Cedric.
From the first time I met him, I immediately fell in love with him. He was my date every Monday afternoon. He was my valentine date that year. I bought him a new set of crayons and puzzles on that day.
He passed away almost two years ago. He was four then. I found out the day before I was due to represent Kythe for the TAYO awards. "How timely," I thought. Not that any time was a good time for one to pass away.
I struggled for many months after I found out that his family decided to bring him home and forgo the operation to take out the tumors that have spread to his liver from his bone cancer. I heard they tried out alternative medicine. And that his grandfather misses him. His heart breaks every time he sees Cedric trying to follow him around the house while hobbling with only one leg. It was truly a practice of learning how to let go.
I often wondered what it must feel like to be three and yet have to struggle with the reality of death and immense physical pain and discomfort. And it always makes me grateful to God that I never had to find out for myself.
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Fast forward to 2008.
Many months ago, I decided that I was tired of having long hair. It was the longest my hair has ever been in my life. It came to a point when people started greeting me with "Ang haba na ng hair mo!" In fact, I realized that I haven't had short hair for more than two years!!
So I decided on that day that I was going to donate my hair to be made into a wig for a child with cancer.
Two years and more than 12 inches of my hair later, I've finally cut it off. I tied everything into a braid, cut it off, and will be sending it to Locks of Love soon.
   Initially, I wanted to have a wig made locally so that I can donate it to a kid in Kythe, but I found out that made-to-order wigs cost a minimum of P15,000 pala!! So locks of love it was. Unless someone out there wants to help me make this wig a reality. I haven't really decided yet. In the meantime, I have a bag of hair in my room sitting around and waiting for me to make up my mind.
And for those who haven't seen me yet-- this is what I look like right now. My shampoo consumption has been cut down by more than half, my nape gets cold now from the air conditioning, and I hardly even have to brush my hair!!
This one's for you, Cedric. I miss you, little one.
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| Historia de Un Letrero |
[09 Jun 2008|11:39am] |
The other day, I went shopping for new shoes.
For someone with only one leg.
Her name is Dianne, and she had bone cancer. She in in remission-- for two years already. But in her fight against cancer years ago, she lost one of her legs. She is in third year high school now, and is a constant honor student. She is one bright kid.
The experience was surreal, to say the least. I have never bought shoes for an amputee in my life. I still have a hard time wrapping my head around the whole thing.
And sometimes, I wonder-- how does it feel to have only one leg and shop for shoes that always come in pairs?
Then I remembered something my friend told me a few months ago:
He saw a blind man playing a guitar in the darkness under the pedestrian overpass with a single lightbulb by his face. But then what good is the light to someone who is blind?
The bulb was not for him to see, but for us to see that he was blind and know that we can help.
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| Updates: The West Side Story |
[27 May 2008|02:00pm] |
Hi guys! Am getting the tickets to the show on Monday. Am so excited! Those who want to reserve their seats and buy tickets early, you can reach me by leaving a comment here or sending me an SMS. I will send the seat plan to the people who've requested for it na. :-)
Meanwhile, just to acquaint you with Joanna Ampil's great great talent, you can check out Gidds' post on her here. Amazing talent, really! I cannot wait to watch her live!
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| Coming Soon: West Side Story! |
[19 May 2008|09:44am] |
Hi guys! I'm selling tickets to the opening night of the West Side Story. Be one of the first to catch the local production of the West Side Story! Directed by Audie Gemora and stars Christian Bautista and Joanna Ampil. Am sure this will be an awesome show.
Save the date: September 5, 2008. (Friday). 8 PM. Meralco Theater. Tickets at Php 500-1,200. A portion of the proceeds from this play shall be donated to Kythe Foundation. <http://www.kythe.org>
Tell all your friends! Contact me for details or ticket reservations. :-)
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| LSS |
[17 Sep 2007|10:36pm] |
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Love Song for a Savior // Jars of Clay
in open fields of wild flowers
she breathes the air and flies away
she thanks her Jesus for the daises and the roses
in no simple language
someday she'll understand the meaning of it all
He's more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
as close a heartbeat or a song on her lips
someday she'll trust Him and learn how to see Him
someday He'll call her and she will come running
and fall in His arms and the tears will fall down and she'll pray
i want to fall in love with You
sitting silent wearing sunday best
the sermon echoes through the walls
a great salvation through it calls to the people
who stare into nowhere, and can't feel the chains on their souls
He's more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
as close a heartbeat or a song on our lips
someday we'll trust Him and learn how to see Him
someday He'll call us and we will come running
and fall in his arms and the tears will fall down and we'll pray
i want to fall in love with You
it seems too easy to call You "Savior"
not close enough to call You "God"
so as i sit and think of words i can mention
to show my devotion
i want to fall in love with You
my heart beats for You
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I hardly did any work today. I know I'm going to regret it, but I just couldn't focus. Monday schmonday. I was busy pretending to be busy all day. :P Tomorrow I promise to be focused na. Maybe I should try drinking some tea. (Think Pat Evangelista saying "Focus! Focus!" Hahahahaha!)
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| Break Free |
[12 Aug 2007|03:02am] |
Thursday Night Dev's Anniversary Concert
CCF 4th Floor Theater, August 18, 730pm.
Guest speaker is Paul Tan-Chi.
Open to fresh grads and singles.
Bring your friends! :)
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| Mighty to Save |
[28 Jun 2007|07:27pm] |
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today I officially become an aunt. welcome to the world, little one. :) i stand in awe at the sight of this little miracle called life. :)
thank You for sweeping me off my feet. < 3
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| sometimes i wonder |
[25 Jun 2007|10:55pm] |
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what goes on in that head of yours. i can never quite tell, really.
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| K Na! |
[25 Mar 2007|11:39am] |
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because I believe in him.
and who can resist that cutiepie miel? aaah! chutiepie! :P
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[15 Mar 2007|10:52pm] |
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did you know that the inflation rate in zimbabwe is insanely high that you can expect a price increase within the same day? wala lang.
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i can't wait to go to bangkok in April! yahoo! :)
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working in the branded consumer food group is not good for my health. i think my blood sugar has gone up considerably since i started working. hello, occupational hazard to!
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okay, must rest. going to the plant (in LAGUNA! :-O) early tomorrow. if anything, this job has made me more disciplined in my sleeping and waking time. :p
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| thought for the day |
[09 Mar 2007|12:09pm] |
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Thought(s) for the day:
You can only share what you already have.
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On another note, masarap ang Kopi Roti Coffee Bun or whatever you call it. I think it has too much butter and too little Kaya jam inside, but it was yummy nonetheless. :) I just added Kaya jam from Ya Kun in Singapore when I was eating it for breakfast this morning. Thanks, for the Kaya, you. :) I like how the coffee crust is "crusty" (for lack of a better term) on the outside but the bread inside is nice and fluffy.
I wonder how they were able to make the outside crusty without having the coffee flavor seep into the rest of the bun?
Yuuuuuum. :)
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| note to self |
[11 Feb 2007|02:51pm] |
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must. stop. eating.
i keep eating, and i can't seem to stop! i think something is wrong with me. its called raging hormones. and hanging out too much with a pregnant sister. darnnit! :p
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| today. |
[07 Feb 2007|01:43am] |
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 Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacanwas awesome. we traveled for 150kms. went wherever the wind took us. and discovered places and things we never knew about 'til today. thanks, you. :) |
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| cold January morning |
[26 Jan 2007|12:51pm] |
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I woke up today at 5AM to drive my sister to the airport, and even if I've only had 4 hours of sleep, I realized that I like waking up that early because it was such a refreshing change. I don't recall ever driving through EDSA before dawn broke, and I kind of like the calmness outside. Sure there were a bunch of passengers trying to make their way to work (or home), but the feeling was quite different. It felt good to have an early start on my day. It was so dark outside, I had to turn on the headlights to see properly. And I particularly like the cool, crisp morning air that greeted me the moment I stepped out of our front door.
Maybe I should start waking up that early now. Heehee. That also means that I have to be in bed by 10PM (at the latest) for me to function properly the next day.
Or maybe not. Since I tried to stay awake all morning but ended up falling asleep at 10AM and waking up 2 hours later. Hahaha. I'm hopeless, and this is random brain vomit. :)
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I think I miss my sister. Although we didn't exactly spend every hour together when she was home, I kinda miss her quiet presence. It was very reassuring, because I knew that if something happened, I could just scream and she'd be in my room in less than 5 seconds. :(
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In other random news, I hear that Mango and Zara are going to make the sizes of their clothes bigger, to adapt to the "growing" population of Spain, as was ordered by the Spanish govenrment. I already find some of their clothes a little too big as it is, paano pa kaya if they adjust it pa? Booo!
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