Sweet Child of Mine

Sweet Chile of Mine

Yesterday we've just finished taping our video project for our Rizal course and like our Art Appreciation theater play, it was a rewarding experience.

I enjoyed every single moment of it, which I never thought. I never thought that I'm going enjoy in the company of Aimee and Rea whom is our group mates together with Nagi, Cheng, JP, and Princess. We finish taping the two whole scenes in two (2) hours I think. Can you imagine that... the whole scene for two hours! We even forget to eat launch as we never noticed that we finished in 1 p.m. In the afternoon, we made it edit at a video shop... which cost us 1,500 pesos. But it was worth it for the entire video as it was edited good with background music and scenes. We finished in 6:30 p.m. after editing. I'm so tired but was happy that it ended good.

But as I've said it was a rewarding experience. There is a feeling of relief after finishing the video as if all of our worries for that subject ended. (it is our final requirement for Rizal)

What I won't forget in doing that project is the bloopers we had during the entire taping. It was so funny to look again at the bloopers that were caught on the camera. And to watch it again as the tape role, it was really funny and eye-teary laughing that happened. Even I had bloopers of my own - I was caught chasing butterflies on the video because it was ruining my scene in the tape. What also made it funny is that we included some famous lines from our Art Appreciation play "Liwanag". I'm going to have myself a copy of it.

In the ending of the video we included our bloopers which made the video more comical and funny as "sweet child of mine" song is played as the background. The ending background song was suggested by Aimee and Rea... and I agree with them that song is perfect of the ending bloopers. That is why this is the title of my blog entry today. I just fail to suggest to end the video with our blooper scenes with sounds for 5 or 7 seven seconds then stopped the background music then play it again, then have another seconds of blooper scene with sounds. I think that it's a great idea! It was really a good experience of having projects videotape... ever since highschool its one of the memorable projects to have. In that, I wonder why I did not take Communication Arts in college to enjoy more videotape projects.

Anyway, after seeing the finished video we are all relief and happy that we made an "obra" (masterpiece) like that and we are ready to present it to the class on Wednesday. Since I can't have a copy of real bloopers of our video taping and since I really like those kinds of memories, I write it here on my blog, so I can remember it!

Wait! I remember, I fail to suggest to include in the end of our portrait scene the words - "Yahooo! Tapos na kami!"

Lara... you're my hero

Lara... you're my hero

Hurray! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Last night, Philippines won the Miss International 2005 in Tokyo, Japan represented by Precious Lara Quigaman! Lara becomes the fourth Miss International of our country! Hooray! After 26 years I think, the Philippines wins again the title at last... an international title for the country.

It makes me more proud of being a Filipino... and a new source of inspiration, pride and honor is created for fellow Pinoys. I thought I'm going to die without seeing a Filipina waving in the crowd of international competition and being crowned in an international beauty pageant. I'm really happy! And also for my country! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! But I also hope that Pinoys in Olympics will follow in triumph in 2008.

How wonderful it is to be in the center of the international arena... heralding the sash of Philippines... the name of the Philippines. This just proved that Filipino charm, grace, beauty and talent are truly a world class. I'm happy because despite of political and economical turmoil in our country, there is still a source of pride and honor.. a hero in hard times... that there's still a lighter side in our country.

Lara's feat victory just proves that Philippines is really a beauty pageant powerhouse.

Thank you Lara... for honor and pride. May you have wonderful reign as Miss International! Mabuhay ka!

Jasmine Trias...Live!

Jasmine Trias...Live!

Last Saturday, I accidentally, I mean not planned to go to SM Bacoor (mall). I went out with my friend who immediately needed to change her contact lens at the mall and needed someone to be with her. Well, at first I want to go because I have "school businesses" to finish, but it was worth it. I know Jasmine Trias is here in the country but I never thought that Jasmine Trias would have an album tour there at the mall. As we stroll around, the crowd crowded to the activity center... and it was Jasmine Trias who is performing live!

I joined with the crowd to get a glimpse of jasmine… she's one of my favorite singers. She performed first her first song with MTV, "Lose Control", a r n' b-dance music. I cannot recall the other songs she performed but her voice was really beautiful. Imagined! She performed live, and I never heard her voice singing live like that!

Later, I saw the autograph signing. The line was really long and people are patiently waiting to get an autographed album and poster of Jasmine, plus to have pictures with her. I want to have an album of jasmine but I had I can’t buy it because I did not planned to buy it in my budget so I was there envying others (T.T) to have a signature album of Jasmine. It was her debut album. I went near the stage… she was a doll-face, natural beauty, short but has a friendly, warm bubbling personality. I know someday I will have an autograph album of Jasmine… time will come. In live performance, she really had a great voice so I don’t know why she didn’t become the American Idol winner but for me, Jasmine is the real Pinoy Idol!

A Lady at 18 (the video)

A Lady at 18 (the video)

Last saturday I've watched the video f my sis debut... it was almost perfectly polished though there are still some flaws in the vid. But the whole package was fantastic and the vid was great! I'm satisfied with all the vid scene captures. I've watched it again yesterday with my uncle and aunt who are leaving today bound for US. It was always a relief feeling to watched it again and again... Actually I had a last song syndrome after that, the "especially for you" song performed by my friend Jeaness in the intermission no. I kept on singing that song after that... It is a beautiful song, don't you agree w/ me? But another song that strucked me from the vid was "Be My Lady" who was perform by Rizal, another intermission number, he got a beautiful voice (how i wish I also had). I was strucked with the songs beautiful lines of this song...

Be my lady,

Just forget the past

It's time to mend your broken heart

Let no walls divide us now;

Dry up the tears in your eyes,

Nothing to fear about,

I'll give you all that I have

But still its "especially for you" who strucked me hard. It was really a beautiful song to sing.

Looking back from those moments that I saw from the vid... those moments are really once in a lifetime to happen. Recalling it was an exhausting experience but a very rewarding experience in the end. I'm happy that is was staged successfully and it was over... it feels great to reminisce it again. It's tiring but I still prayed it will happen again... it is an unforgetable experience of a lifetime and worth to look back gain and again.

A Lady at 18

A lady at 18

Last night we successfully staged the debut of my sis Ria at Boom City Restaurant. I was a very exhausting activity but in the end it was very rewarding to relieve again the spectacular event. Especially in my part as I am in charge of the programs that night. I was busy in the whole night affair that I can't even finished my dinner! (I wasn’t able to eat my fruit deserts too!) I was really busy in line-up of the programs – I was walking back and forth to the stage to cue the hosts and then the music to the DJ. And before the ceremony start I was also in the reception table, receiving the participants coming as the usherettes wasn’t there yet to attend the guests.

My sis really turn 18 last July 14 but due to the request of my relatives from US, we scheduled it in August 20 (and since they also gave sponsors in the debut we grant this far date) "A Lady at 18" was the title of her debut... I was the one who made it. I also made the program of the party with help of my mom and my friends. I also made the beautifully crafted invitation of my sis. I was happy to see this creation of mine, I described it elegant, minimalistic but simply beautiful - this was my "sponsor contribution" to her party since my mom cannot handle all the expenses for the party. (Actually it took me a long time before I finished a complete product of the invitation). I also put my name at the back of the invitation cover to know that I was the one who made it (a big credit for me hehehe…), advertise my e-mail add and phone no. hoping that future customers will be interested.

The whole night was spectacular! I was so relief and happy after the party ended (our two month preparations - at last ended!) There was a disco after that, playing the tunes of my favorite disco songs (I moved my body to the beat!) I would like to thank my friends - Arthur and Jeaness - for lending their creative talent in hosting the event (they were the masters of ceremony!), April and Ariane (who willingly participate in the 18 treasures) and Katuy - for attending the event. That night was successfully staged and I'm happy with it. It was so memorable as it was the first time I hold that kind of event that seems to be once in a lifetime to happen. It was an event deserve to be look back in time...

Red Wine

Red Wine

It taste so sweet
The glass is perfectly shape
You cannot resist its bittersweet
The bright red its shade

I shared a glass with you
A glass with red wine
On the soft bed with you
Your lips is all over mine like vine

The nwe kiss and kiss
I imagine your lovely face
Isn't it bliss?
You lean over me to me without gaze

The love overflows
Like the glass spilling with wine
As your body moves over so close
Lean over your bare chest in twine

After tonight
Will you remember and love me
Every kiss from your sweet lips all night
Feels like a feeling this is meanty to be

On the bed you're like breathless
You drink a glass of red wine
Fir it takes emotion or emptiness
Taste it, the the lush of red wine.
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Its been a long time since my last post... I think it was last March or February of this year... -whew- what a long time! Well, I got busy with my school projects and my pc broke down so I dont' have time to update. Anyway, since my last post is way months ago... here's my new post of poem, which I wrote in March 24, 2000 with a time at 6:30p.m. (wow very detailed! - actually it was really written in my original journal of poems that I wrote, maybe because to remeberwhat time I wrote it). I dont't really know why wrote about red wine... maybe I just got fancy of it and associated it with romance. Actually, I had imaginations associated with red wine as a tool for sensual or even a sexual feeling. I admit that some of my lines need polishing, but what I post here is the poem I wrote as it is. The poem was a bit sensual and has sex innuendos in its content. Enjoy reading!