What's been going on?
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It's been a while, hasn't it? The last time I wrote, Apple hadn't won its patent suit against Samsung in California and they haven't released the iPhone 5. Well, they have now --on both counts. By the way, I think the iPhone 5 looks great. It'll be an awesome upgrade for owners of the iPhone 4 and below. For those with 4s, I'd advise them to wait for the next one, doesn't feel like such a huge leap. The iPod Touch and the iPod Nano have notable changes. Those are worth looking into.
There's really not much to tell --or at least not much that should be published in the blogosphere. Suffice it to say that my work has become very demanding and there really comes a time in a person's life when she's seriously yearning for a change. Well, change will come soon. The company's undergoing restructuring and while I'm sure I'll be able to adapt, the real question is whether I want to be part of it or not.
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In other news, I watched The Phantom of the Opera at the CCP Theater last weekend. :) Consider another box ticked in my list of life to-do's. It was produced in Manila by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions --the same company that brought us Cats (which I was also able to see last year). It was an amazing show. They did a marvelous job with the set, especially the underground lake. I think they captured the original production beautifully. The word I'd use to describe it majestic. More impressive than the set were the actors. Jonathan Roxmouth played the Phantom and he was incredible. The mystery of his character emanated all the way to our seats on the second balcony. Anthony Downing also did a fantastic job as Raoul. Their voices completely blew me away. Such wonderful singers! Of course, I must also give props to Emelie Lynne who played Christine the show we watched. She as the alternate, but her performance was lead girl material all the way. She sang magnificently and I loved her portrayal of her character. I consider myself very lucky to have witnessed this show. I will remain infinitely appreciative of this musical and the people who work to keep it alive and bring it audiences around the world.
I had also had the opportunity to see Miss Saigon in CCP. And now The Phantom of the Opera. I tell anyone who will listen that if I ever see Les Miserables live, I can die happy.
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This is a bit of old news so I'll keep it short. I am a staunch supporter of originality and giving credit where credit is due. It follows that I am fiercely opposed to plagiarism. So learning that one of our Senators had the gall to plagiarize--and then NOT apologize for it, and TRY to get away with it and even SAY that he did nothing wrong--really set my blood boiling. Plagiarism is an act of dishonesty. Correct me if I'm wrong, but honesty is a highly desirable trait in politicians. And everything that he did after committing such an atrocity just puts his integrity in question. I'd recommend that he stay in his noontime show. I agreed with him when he said that they do a lot of good there --I know that. But in my opinion, he does more good there then in legislation.
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I recently learned that the following words have somehow wormed their way into the dictionary
Oxford:
- mwahahaha
- lolz
- vajazzle
- photobomb
- bling
- bromance
- chillax
- droolworthy
Merriam Webster:
- earworm
- man cave
- sexting
- f-bomb
- mash-up
So you see, the mangling of languages is a widespread problem. Man, I hope they put this in a section for slang.
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I dubbed one weekend sometime ago as "The Weekend of Awesome Movies" because of the two awesome movies that I had seen within its 48 hours. The first was The Fight Club. I am embarrassed at how long I let this movie go unwatched. I already knew the big clincher, seeing as how it's been around so long, but that did not diminish its mind-bending plot. I am Jill's sense of awe.
The second awesome movie was The Dark Knight Rises. That movie was unrushed and well thought-out. Also, could anyone but that cast have pulled off those characters? Yeah, didn't think so either.
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