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Thursday, January 07, 2010

A Synopsis of Avenue Q

Here's a recent posting from the Avenue Q Manila website (Watch the Play Group)...artwork by my wife :)

In his search for a place to live in New York city, armed with only a tiny bank account and a desperate effort to find his purpose in this world, Princeton ends up in the only neighborhood he can afford ---
Avenue Q.Not only does he find a new roommate, but he befriends a bunch of irreverent characters whose lives suck: a smart, pretty and sweet schoolteacher who can't find a boyfriend; a jobless, 30-something wannabe comedian who's married to a clientless therapist; a furry neighbor who feasts on shady internet sites all day; a happy-go-lucky slacker who bunks with a well-starched but secretly flamboyant investment banker; and a building administrator who happens to be the washed-out 80's TV star Gary Coleman.

Avenue Q is the Tony Award-winning story that reminds us that to get from point A to point B, we simply must weave through the hodgepodge called life (and steer clear of the Bad Idea Bears!)

Enjoy a musical and colorful slice of life on March 21, 2010, 8:00pm at the Carlo P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza!

Buy your tickets now: P1,500, P1,300, P1,000, P800 and P600.


For more details:
avenueqmanila.blogspot.com
watchtheplay@gmail.com
0917 850 2025
216 5145

Monday, December 21, 2009

Avenue Q Back in Manila March 21!



Come to Avenue Q
Manila, 2010!!!!

The zany musical, Avenue Q, is back in Manila! With a stellar cast of Rachel Alejandro, Felix Rivera, Aiza Seguerra, Joel Trinidad, Calvin Millado, Frenchie Dy and Thea Tadiang performing on March 21, 2010 8:00pm at RCBC Plaza's Carlos Romulo Auditorium,
we're definitely in for an evening of gas-inducing laughter!

Buy your tickets now! P1,500, P1,300, P1,000, P800 and P600.

For more details:
avenueqmanila.blogspot.com
watchtheplay@gmail.com
0917 850 2025
216 5145

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Reinvention

It is time to rethink, overhaul, and retool the direction of the sensitive man. I am proud to say that I have spent good years on Confessions growing up and learning about life from a new perspective. It's time to make these writings into something more productive. Stay posted for a spin-off.

Let's just say that actual success, wealth, and happiness emanate from within. Let us take a journey down a path to success, and meet with the gurus, role models, and leaders that have inspired us to do what we do everyday.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

It's Been A While...

My absence has been extensive to say the least, but really, if you have been following this blog since its inception, then you probably figured out that long silences are indicative of big changes.

One of the biggest changes of my life is at hand, and gradually, Sensitive Man will be back up and running as the newest chapter of my exciting life comes into fruition. Stay tuned.

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Long Distance Thoughts: The Preview of a New Beginning


Alas, one main thread of thoughts that has materialized over the past year is soon coming to a categorical end, closing out over the next few months as it inches closer to mootness, while I inch closer to what I consider to be a very exciting and promising married life.
Yesterday, I was lucky to be schooled by a new yoga instructor, whom Bikram instructed personally, and ran one of Bikram's two U.S. studios back in the day before the practice became a global health sensation. My instructor wasn't necessarily the most spiritual guy, but his humor made the class lighter and was encouraging as we all struggled to get ease into our "asanas" in 100 degree heat and 72 degree humidity. At some point in the class, the instructor deviated from his banter and said something a bit more serious, interesting and simple about the practice. He stated, "There is a difference between will power and mental tension. You can will your body to get into a pose, but remain in a state of mental tension. In this practice, even if your body is working every single organ, your mind should be relaxed."
I tried that today during yoga, and while I was relaxing my mind, I came up with this simple reflection (or mantra if you will):


Love has truly been the key in having this relationship stand the test of distance and time, but respect has been, and will continue to be the key in having the relationship stand the test of life.
*The picture is a shot I took over the Alaskan skies during the trip when I realized I was going to propose to my fiancee soon.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

A Random Love Letter: Hibachi Night

Dearest Wife-to-be,

Instead of giving you your typical morning greeting, and in the interest of getting this blog going again, I decided to write you a letter here to start off your fantastic week.

Sunday proved to be an interesting day after all. After talking to you last night, I took a short nap and then woke up to take a walk around the neighborhood. It was during the walk that my plans for the day materialized in my head.

I decided that I needed to drive around a bit, and come home early so that I could enjoy some Blockbuster DVDs (remind me to subscribe to Netflix when we live together) at home and relax for the rest of the evening. I ended up renting The Invasion, Street Kings, The Secret and Redbelt. You probably know at this point that I decided to forego a night at the U.S. Open and possibly a second round match including Roger Federer. I just didn't feel like travelling to far I guess just to watch perhaps the greatest tennis player ever hit a little yellow-green ball.

Instead, I found myself having dinner at Gasho and treating myself to a full Japanese hibachi meal.

Here are some highlights:

1. Just like any other hibachi experience, my chef showboated by flipping and spinning his cooking tools like a young college band leader.

2. My chef started flipping small pieces of broccoli in the air toward us customers so that we could attempt to catch the flying food in our mouths. I was the first target, and for the first time ever, I caught the bland piece of vegetable in my mouth. The people around me gave me a light applause as if I were a seal in Sea World catching dead fish while gyrating on my little rock.

3. The filet mignon and grilled chicken were pretty good, and the rice was less than mediocre. The meats were grilled to perfection, but the seasoning was lacking. The sauces were alright, but just alright. The rice was dry and not of the Japanese quality we expect. Tonight confirmed to me the superiority of Japanese food back home over here. Overall, the experience made it a pretty decent dinner, so I have no real complaints.

4. The chef made a smiley face with a heap of rice in the middle of the hibachi grill, two peas as the eyes, and a carrot stick as the smiling mouth. Good job, chef.

5. There was a beautiful Japanese garden located at the back of the restaurant. Cool place to hang out for some drinks while waiting for other guests to arrive.

So there. That was my dinner. I think I'm going to hang out in the living room and watch some DVDs while munching on my favorite Whoppers.


Good luck today, and I hope our planning continues to go smoothly.
You know what goes here,

Me


Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Long Distance Ritual: Fried Rice and the Good Things in Life

The reality of today, yesterday, last week, tomorrow and years to come strikes me like a breeze of cool air after a humid session of Bikram Yoga. I am currently weak with metaphors, words, expressions, but quite strong with emotion on the inside...simple, but overwhelming happiness.

I'm going to spend the rest of my life with a woman whom I've called good friend for 16 years, and I could not ask for anyone better. It's amazing how this blog came full circle, and now, I'm so ridiculously happy, I think placing exclamation marks at the end of these sentences would be a form of self-patronization. So let's hide the cheese for a moment and do my favorite long distance ritual today, and dedicate a delicious dinner to the one special woman living halfway across the world.

On tonight's menu, a very simple dish that my wife-to-be cooked for me just a few weeks back during the "proposal" trip: Japanese Fried Rice.

Japanese Rice*
Corn Oil
Teriyaki Sauce
Leeks
Green Peppers
Red Onions
Carrots
Scrambled Egg
Strips of Beef Tenderloin

Throw'em all in and fry, mix, fry, mix, fry!

*Please steam your rice ahead of time. You don't want to be that person who threw rice grains into a wok or pan hoping it would pop into puffy rice.