Nov 7 2009

A Trip Down Broadway, New York – Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! The Musical…. what can I say, It. Was. Amazing!!!!

From the beginning of the show, you are propelled into a world of comedy and romance. I won’t go into the details on what happened in the play, cuz I think the movie and play speak for itself already, and there are summaries and reviews floating around the net.  Also I wont compare the movie and the play since both are different in ways. What I will write here is from the perspective of an artist. I am writing this experience as a way of  specially thanking Ms. Daisy Ba-ad and Ms. Michelle Simtoco for introducing me to the world of theatrical arts and musicals, to which I now enjoy very much from the very bottom of my heart. Also, I’m dedicating this to the Siddhartha cast family also, since they can’t be here to watch it with me ;-)

Where to start, there’s so much to say about the musical. It’s everything an artist could hope or wish for, and to top it off, IT’S IN BROADWAY! I was already propelled out of my seat and into another place. I have forgotten that I was in a theatre was now in Greece!

Lets start with the location. The theatre was completely full, and this has been running more than 10 years and still draws a sold out crowd. The theatre was amazing, from the orchestra seats to the box seating on the side wall and balcony seating on the 2nd floor, everything was high-top class. If you saw from those movies where inside the theatre it’s like a classical/contemporary setup, it’s really true to the every aspect from where I went. I was seated real close to the stage, 4th from the from the front seat and center seat from both sides, so I had one of the best view/seat in the house, right at the center =D

The music…well it was live band! No kidding! There was even a conductor and SHE was leading the orchestra/band while they play the music/songs. The band was under the stage but can be seen from the outside. What we did in Cebu was pre-record the numbers for the production, but here, it was live. I was so impressed. Next the lapels, I COULDN’T FIND IT!! lol I tried to look for the mics but it was really hidden from sight, I did notice something in there left or right ear that was skin colored, hmm.. maybe that was it =p

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Aug 19 2009

Laptop!!

My new laptop arrived yesterday, a Dell Studio XPS 16. The specs…

  • Intel Core 2 Duo P8700(2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB/3M L2 Cache)
  • 4GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm
  • 16.0 inch Wide Screen 16:9 1080p FullHD RGBLED LCD W/2.0 MP
  • ATI Mobility RADEON M96XT – 1GB
  • 500GB 7200RPM Free Fall SensorSeagate Hard Drive
  • 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive
  • Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
  • Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium upgradable to Win7

Very happy with the outcome, though one problem, its vista… though it comes with a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it comes =D

Will post pics later of the un-boxing.

P.S.: K… don’t kill me X_x


Aug 18 2009

Trip to Lexington…

Few days has passed since I arrived here in Lexington last Saturday, Aug 15. 4 plane trips, total of 20+ hours plane ride, my butt hurts! Had to sit beside a chinese from Hong Kong who takes the whole arm rest to himself and sleeps leaning towards me… sheesh!

Currently staying at Residence Inn by Mariott, looks nice and homey. Has a kitchen and a living room, two bedrooms, 1 CR each. I’m sleeping on the 2nd floor. Open room, no door to lock.

I have been around Lexington already for the past few days… window shopping. Areas visited include Fayett, Hamburg, Lexington proper. No tourist spots yet.

The stores are having there summer sale and boy the sales are really great! Nike shoes go as low as 50% off, and its not those normal ones!

Monday was a slow day, work, complete paperworks, meet the team, etc.. the normal working stuffs.

I’ll be posting some pics soon around Lexington when I get around to actually upload them =p


Aug 4 2009

My WoW Addons

Thought I’d make a list of  WoW Addons I use just in case if forget….

  • Atlasloot Enhanced
  • QuestHelper
  • Cartographer
  • Titan Panel
  • Auctioneer
  • IceHud
  • bartender4
  • npcscan
  • omen threatmeter
  • recount
  • quartz
  • ratingbuster
  • BossTactics
  • Deadly Boss Mode

What do you  use?


Jul 21 2009

My Level 80 Hunter!!

Finally! after 2 years of playing WoW, I ‘finally’ reached the level cap for my Bloodelf hunter… rofl.

Now the fun part begins, where to start, get my epic Netherwing mount, get l33t gears, upgrade my profession, finish instances and achievements.. lol soooo many things to do.

Also, I’ll be studying raid encounters strats now since I’ll be raiding once in a while with the guild that I just joined recently, Purple Fever, from Bonechewer server. Technically, I’m very new, as in 0 exp in raids, wish me luck lol.

I’ll post pic later when I get home.

Update, pic added:

Level 80


Jul 11 2009

Utilities I Can’t Live Without…

Gave me an idea to make my own list after seeing the list from http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=497.

  • Process Explorer
  • Autoruns
  • Notepad++
  • Comodo Antivirus/Firewall
  • VMWare Server
  • Sandboxie
  • FireFTP (Firefox Plugin)
  • WebDeveloper(Firefox Plugin)
  • Firebug(Firefox Plugin)
  • Putty
  • WinSCP
  • Recuva
  • Revo Uninstaller
  • WireShark
  • Acronis Disk Director
  • Acronis True Image
  • Spinrite
  • UBCD

I’ll add more when I remember the others, have them on a bootable CD lol.


Jul 7 2009

Loque’nahak Tamed!!!

Finally tamed Loque’nahak after 2 days of camping in one spot in Sholazar Basin,Northrend. Loque looks awesome with its glowing eyes plus the spirit strike ability. Pic below with my new cat. Also note, acquiring this cat WILL have side effects… sweaty palms, shaking hands, increase heart beat, unable to hear anything around you for 1-2min… Weird thing though, both times when I found King Krush and Loque, my mom was with me AND was talking to me… I couldn’t hear a single word she said! ROFL!!


Me and Loque'nahak

btw, don’t give up… if you can’t find him, Loque will find you.

Coords where I found him is in the south-east (66,78), Bonechewer server.


Jul 4 2009

Hong Kong Trip and Theme Update

Got back from Hong Kong last week and been missing that place for years. Been like 6 years since I last went to HongKong. And good timing to go since it was there “End-of-Season” Sale, sale range from a mediocre 10% to a wooping 75%!

Didn’t buy much except for the family and a bag and a shirt for my girlfriend, which fits her nicely. I was only able to buy a stuff toy and a blue-ray movie… Final Fantasy Complete!! Woohoo! (Pic below)


Stuff toy and BD movie

Also took some photos in Macau in one of their tourist spots which was having their flower festival.
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