The musical was awesome! The cast was great. It was totally worth it, and we got good seats – really more than what I had expected. I had written some of my opinion over here, and perhaps some other time I’m going to say more here. Maybe 🙂
I really enjoyed my evening, and I know my parents did too. While we were seated and waiting for the show to start, Dad reminisced about seeing A Streetcar Named Desire with Mom many many years ago. He said it was before my birth and starred Philip Salvador (?) and Laurice Guillen. Ma, on the other hand, couldn’t remember anything of it other than the fact that they did go see it. Haha.
We’ve been home for five hours give or take and I’ve been surfing, checking mail, downloading. What I really wanted to do was work on another layout for Scrapbook Saturday. PSP just isn’t cooperating with me right now. And frankly, whatever inspiration I got for a layout went to sleep already. I’ll try again later.
On the way out of the office building earlier this evening, I noticed this new booth at the lobby selling health and diet supplements, you know, the ones that have protein and body-building stuff in the product line. I’d love to take a closer look at those sometime. I wonder if they say meal replacement shakes or protein bars? I’d love to try having those on some days. Might help, who knows.
Oh, I just saw a Twilight movie trailer – looks great! I wasn’t sold on the actor that plays Edward but seeing the trailer has changed my mind 🙂
 It’s the weekend again! Weekdays don’t seem quite as long for me as they used to. I guess that’s how it is when you’re really doing something you enjoy. 😉
 I am just waiting for Mom and Dad to pick me up (they should be here really soon) and we’ll be on our way to the theater.
Back when I was an agent, two years ago, I had weekends off and I would always send off “Happy Weekend!” emails to everyone in my address book. Some of them would respond by mail too, while some would just acknowledge it when they see me. That’s how I used the many tags and graphic files I received from my groups.
I stopped sending out those emails when I got promoted to Trainer. One because it’s awkward to keep sending those through our corporate mailboxes. And two because I got too busy. But that shouldn’t be so right? We should never get too busy to greet friends, to say Hello! or wish them well.
About a month or so ago, one of my supervisors mentioned, quite happily, that we were going to get brand new office chairs sometime soon. I wonder when that’s going to be?
Our chairs are fine, not too comfortable, just right. But some of them look so worn already. We would also need new ones, even just a few of them, so they can take the place of the old ones while those get thoroughly cleaned. With brush and soap and water and all. Haha. 🙂
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Another account’s clients are in the building visiting. Though they aren’t our clients, they pass by our area to reach their target so it means we have to be on our best behaviour too.Â
Our clients will be coming in batches starting late October until November. We’re launching a new product, and a new process by then and they will sure want to be around to see how that goes. I don’t even want to think about the preparation that we will need to be doing for that!
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There’s a ghost or two in my colleague Richard’s house. He’s been telling me all about it and we’ve been laughing and getting creeped out at the same time. Haha!
If you have third eye and you see something in my house, don’t tell me about it unless there’s something you can do to get rid of it!Â
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They say there are spirits residing in our office building too. But I haven’t heard of any new incidents or encounters for more than a year.
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Tomorrow I am seeing the Westside Story, the Musical, with my parents.
I don’t even remember when was the last time I had seen a play. We intended to see Cinderella, starring Lea Salonga, but didn’t get tickets in time. Good thing I remembered to look up tickets for Westside on Monday night – this weekend is it’s closing weekend! I sure we get to see Joanna Ampil perform tomorrow. I’m sure Karylle would do a good job as well but I’d rather see JA. Either way, it’s just going to be a wonderful night.
Since the show starts at 8PM and we’ve got to be there before it starts, I’d have to adjust my work schedule so I won’t have to skipping my shift altogether.Â
Which means I better head to bed so I can still have a few hours of sleep and get to work by 10AM.
The book and the movie versions, though sharing the main plot and principal characters, are independent of each other.Â
One could already feel the difference in treatment from the beginning of the movie – the interview scene. There was no attempt to lead Andy into thinking that Miranda was the sweetest person and the greatest boss. Andy had the same job and did pretty much the same insane tasks she did in the book version. Seriously, feels like Andy (and Emily for that matter) needed a streaming supply of energy pills just to survive. I’m surprised Miranda didn’t have pill-popping staff.
They gave Miranda’s character a redeeming feature in the movie – something she didn’t get in the novel. The book Andy was constantly smoking; and her relationship with her bestfriend Lily and boyfriend Alex was more central to the story than it was portrayed in film. Movie Emily was snooty through and through whereas they had shared some moments in the book version.Â
Ugh that writer Christian character was as yummy on paper as he was on film. But I’d prefer how Andy handled that part in the book. Just that the film version didn’t give Alex a fighting chance. Perhaps maybe that’s why they came up with a totally different character in Nate for the movie?
Reading Prada reminded me of Lisa Armstrong’s Front Row, probably one of the first books of this genre that I’ve read. Front Row’s fashion mag EIC is so different from Miranda – polar opposites! 🙂
This one’s hot off the press as the senators just finished their long discussions and the voting for this very controversial piece of legislation. JPEPA or the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement has been ratified by the Philippine Senate just this evening. It has been drafted, discussed, disputed, and defended by all sides for a very long time. One of the biggest concerns of those against this agreement is how prone it is to being abused, with the Philippines being on the losing end.
Since I don’t have comprehensive information on this issue, I will reserve my comments for a later time.
A third product has been added to the list of milk that has been found tainted with melamine. Apparently, it is not at all unusual for traces of melamine to seep into food products but there is an allowable limit. JollyCow Slender High Calcium Low Fat Milk has been found to have about 7 times more than the allowable amount of 0.5 parts per million (ppm).
According to Health Secretary Francisco Duque, a 50-kg person can take only as much as 25mL of melamine a day. Babies in China have become ill because they are small and all they have is milk all day, their bodies are no longer able to fend off the toxicity of melamine.Â
3 – BBC producers defiant over racist slur –
Filipino expats in the UK were outraged by a recent episode of the comedy series “Harry and Paul” for depicting Filipina maids in a bad light. Though the Philippine Government has yet to issue a formal complaint against the BBC and the producers of the show, our ambassador to the UK has already released a statement regarding the issue.
Although the production house that makes the show maintains that the scene was in no way intended to demean or upset any viewer – it has offended many Filipinos.
During the sketch, Enfield’s character urges his neighbor to have sex with another neighbor’s Filipina maid, saying he is trying to see if “we could mate their Filipina maid with our Northerner, but he’s not having any of it”.
He then says, “Come on Clyde, mount her” and addressing the maid, says: “You, you, present your rear.”
Claudio Teehankee Jr’s father and namesake was a former Supreme Court Chief Justice. His brother is currently the Philippine Representative to the World Trade Organization, and a known ally of the President.Â
In 1992, he was sentenced to life imprisonment (and two more lesser sentences) for the brutal killing (shooting) of 16-year-old Maureen Hultman and her friend. Another person was also seriously injured.
Last Friday, just before midnight, he was released from the New Bilibid Prisons – having been granted an executive clemency. He is now back under public scrutiny.
Seems that due process was not followed for his pardon. The family, and the prosecutor who put him in jail were unaware that he had even applied for amnesty.
6 – No proof Teehankee reformed – Right, how can there be restorative justice when there’s no real rehabilitation/treatment plan for convicted felons?Â
They say there may be up to ten corporations interested in buying. I hope it goes not just to the highest bidder, but also to the company that will be most able to take care of our interests. Hmp.Â
The Yuchengco Group of Companies has also expressed interest. But many may not feel safe with their term life insurance in the hands of the company that still has pending complaints after the fall of their previous pre-need plans venture. Already, former policy owners from a Yuchengco subsidiary are making noise against any move for this company to take over PhilamLife.Â
8 – Philamlife’s suitors – In a way, knowing that many corporations are interested in acquiring PhilAm makes it easier to be confident that our savings are safe.
13 – ‘Lean, mean’ budget pushed in House – Hmm. I’m not sure they’re going about it the right way. Scrutinized the budget, there may be more double entries there.
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