Lea Salonga's Playlist: The Repeat

 

I admit I'm getting a teeny bit embarrassed about posting blurry Instagram concert photos from the nosebleed section, heehee. But c'est la vie.

I love Lea Salonga. Loved her since I was young. I wanted to buy a pricier ticket but hubby didn't want to go with me. My SIL agreed to accompany me but only if we bought the cheapest seats. So there I was again in the nosebleed section. I'm just glad I saw the concert though because I missed the original run last December. Thank goodness Lea held a one-night repeat last January 18.

The nosebleed (P1,000) section wasn't too bad at the PICC Plenary Hall. The place reminded me of my oath-taking ceremonies. Anyhoo, the place was just cozy enough that Lea didn't appear like an ant and the acoustics was good.

I liked her rendition of "Blurred Lines" which was one of the early songs. Yun lang she didn't sing any of the songs I wanted - "On My Own", "I Dreamed a Dream", "Sun and Moon" or even "Journey." Also, I really want to hear her sing "A Whole New World" live. She sang "Sana Maulit Muli" but alas, Aga Muhlach wasn't there and he was called to the stage last December. Boo hoo. I hope I get to watch her next concert - in a nearer section. :)

TwistedHalo

Helena Belmonte, 28-year old model and daughter of Mega Magazine's Lorraine Belmonte, fell from the veranda of her 28th floor condo unit last week. Police ruled it was a suicide.

I don't know Helena personally but I know her LiveJournal username: twistedhalo. I've always liked reading blogs and hers was one of the many I've "stumbled upon." I was 21 then, she and her friends were 16. They were enrolled in private schools and partied in exclusive clubs. They traveled and wore nice clothes. I guess the probinsyana in me lived vicariously through their posts.

I liked her username so much that I used it as my own username when I signed up for Flickr in 2005 or 2006. I again used the name for my previous blog, just "customizing" my blog URL by adding "pink" before "twistedhalo."  I wonder if she noticed if she ever came around to Googling "twistedhalo."

I still followed her Instagram and Twitter years after just because. So I was shocked, even if I am a complete stranger, when I learned about her death. Her godmother, Sari Yap, wrote that Helena has been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder since she was a kid. Her recent posts hinted of depression but I guess no one could have predicted what was coming.

Eternal peace to you, my online namesake.

 

SOLD OUT!

What do Taylor Swift, Run United 2014 and Nat Geo Run have in common? Two words: SOLD OUT!

First, TayTay. Yes, I'm 33 years old and I like Taylor. She'll be having her concert here on June 6 at the MoA Arena. Tickets were sold by SM Tickets (the worst, really!) and went on sale last March 7. That day, I contemplated on making a detour to SM Manila but I was finishing reports so I resolved to try my luck with smtickets.com. Great: the website was down the entire time and the tickets were sold out in 2 friggin' hours! Boohoohooo! :((

Second, Run United 1 2014. Actually, this concerns hubby. He was planning to run the 21km while I wanted to run my first 10km. When we went to Toby's to register sometime in February, the 21km registration was already closed! Yikes. Hubby was forced to sign up in the 10km with me.

The run was last Sunday. I think I did okay. I wanted to run, even sprint the last 2km, but I suddenly felt a sharp shooting pain in my upper leg, near the groin (TMI). But I think I still did okay, my body wasn't too sore after.

On the other hand, hubby set a new personal record, 10km under one hour! :)

Finally, the Nat Geo Run which will be on April 27. While having breakfast after Run United, I tried to sign us up for 21km and 10km again but they were closed! Only the 5km and 3km were open. Argggh. Again, we were "forced" to sign up for the 5km if only for nice singlets and finisher shirts haha.

These events remind me of that saying: "daig ng maagap ang masipag". Truth!