This is one of the topics that I fear would bite me back in the ass but what the heck. I have already mentioned it in a previous blog so there is no turning back. A friend of mine told me that I've opened up a can of worms so I have to 'fess up. I am also enjoying writing down my thoughts. It's exhilarating!
A co-worker of mine emailed me when I was in NY asking me what I thought about Wicked. I replied to him and told him that I looooved it, loved the songs and was going to watch it again before I go home (this was after I watched it for the first time). He just blurted out of the blue that it's too bad I am already a woman or else I would've made a great gay man. LOL! This really cracked me up and this is pretty much the reason why I felt that I should write this blog.
His statement got me thinking. What on earth have I been doing to merit a comment like that? Hey, gay men are great! I have first hand experience on how they are. A dear friend of mine is gay and I love him dearly. I would rather have him gay than straight. It's even better than having a great girl friend -- we go to jail in Columbia all the time (I've read that they throw you in jail for gossiping in Columbia) and we talk about boys (Matthew Fox and Ricky Martin are present most of the time in our conversations). I don't think I would have as much fun with him if he were straight. Plus HELLO?? I'm in San Francisco -- GAY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD! Of course, I took the statement as a compliment and told him that I may have been a gay white guy in my previous life.
Here are the reasons I came up with why I would've made a great gay white guy or why I may have been a gay white guy in my previous life. May not all be valid reasons but I'm writing them down. I felt that should make another list. ;)
1. Madonna and Cher. I have no explanation for liking these 2 women. They're good but they're not the best singers out there plus I like male singers and bands (not the boy bands but instead the REAL bands). I've heard from a reputable source that whenever these ladies release a new record, attendance at gay bars that play their songs are on the rise and 24 hr fitness play their songs.
2. My friend said that I can do the hair flip as well as any drag queen you've ever seen. Care for a demo? I dare you ask. LOL!
3. I loooooove theatre! I love musicals and showtunes! I will watch a show even if I have to go all by myself. I'm tired of missing good shows because I couldn't find anyone I know who was interested in watching it. For some reason, a co-worker mentioned that it's sooooo gay to go watch a show all by yourself (from a straight guy's point of view).
4. I think gay guys are HOT! HOT! HOT! Um, um, um! OMG! A lot of them are very cute and have great bodies. 6 pack abs baby! Lately, my friend has been having me look at pictures of hot papis. Woof! I can look at them for hours. I tend to cast them in the romantic novels that I read however I make them fit the part and they become straight and get paired with beautiful women! Just to give you an example, I casted this really cute gay guy with really great eyes as Mitchell in Every Breath You Take (Judith McNaught) and paired him off with Evangeline Lilly from Lost. Hahahahaha....
5. I obsess about paint colors. My friend David and I were looking at paint colors for weeks (I mean weeks!) for my house. In the end, we picked out 7 different colors. Yes, 7! It's not random colors and it looks FABULOUS on my walls! Just in case you're wondering, my living room is this very nice shade of orange. The official name on the Benjamin Moore website is Golden Harvest. Makes the room look alive. Hubby wanted to paint the entire house white and I thought it was boring.
6. Quoting a friend of mine, I have no problems calling a beotch a beotch if he/she acts as one. I'm surrounded by divas, drama queens and queen bees. Sometimes, I am one too!
7. I think of shopping as cardio. There is nothing more exhilarating than walking around the mall with both my arms carrying A LOT of shopping bags. Come to think of it, it is both cardio and weight training.
8. I think along the same lines (more of on the same gutter) as my friend who's gay. It's freaky sometimes because it seems that I can read his mind and he can read mine. You know what they say, birds of the same feather, tend to drink out of the same gutter... So it's either I'm a 45 year old gay white guy or he's a 30 year old Filipino lady!
9. My close friend in college calls me 'yot -- short for bayot, which is slang in Filipino for a gay guy. I call her the same thing.
No, I do not work out at 24 Hr fitness... (Watch the 40 year old Virgin)
I assure you I'm a girl through and through. My hubby can definitely attest that I am a girl. I have real boobs and all the right parts!
Yeah... I am crazy...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Getting Old Part Two
I felt I needed to add an addendum to my blog from last night. I made it sound like getting old is such a horrible thing. Like everything else in life, there is an upside and a downside. I've focused on the downsides last night. Let me now create a list of the upsides. Yes, I am still in a list mood at the moment.
1. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be able to afford my toys considering I would be depending on the allowance my parents would be giving me. I am such a gadget freak! I work in IT so I love electronics. Did I tell you how much I love my roomba and how much I would love to get the scooba? (roomba = vacuums, scooba = scrubs and mops. These are the wonderful products from iRobot http://www.irobot.com/)
2. If I was 13 years old, there is no way in hell I would be able to afford to watch 3 Broadway shows within a week. All orchestra seats too!
3. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be able to go to certain websites on the Internet. Bwahahaahahahaha.... Enuf said.
4. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be able to drive. Heck, I don't think I would even be able to reach the pedals. I'd be craning my neck to see above the dashboard. Yes, I was small when I was 13. I didn't start growing till I was 16.
5. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be married to the most wonderful man ever! *sigh* That would be a total disaster.
There are so many more reasons but I'm already drawing blanks right now plus I can't think of anything else that would top #5.
1. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be able to afford my toys considering I would be depending on the allowance my parents would be giving me. I am such a gadget freak! I work in IT so I love electronics. Did I tell you how much I love my roomba and how much I would love to get the scooba? (roomba = vacuums, scooba = scrubs and mops. These are the wonderful products from iRobot http://www.irobot.com/)
2. If I was 13 years old, there is no way in hell I would be able to afford to watch 3 Broadway shows within a week. All orchestra seats too!
3. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be able to go to certain websites on the Internet. Bwahahaahahahaha.... Enuf said.
4. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be able to drive. Heck, I don't think I would even be able to reach the pedals. I'd be craning my neck to see above the dashboard. Yes, I was small when I was 13. I didn't start growing till I was 16.
5. If I was 13 years old, I wouldn't be married to the most wonderful man ever! *sigh* That would be a total disaster.
There are so many more reasons but I'm already drawing blanks right now plus I can't think of anything else that would top #5.
Getting Old
I am getting old!
I will be chastised by my friends who are older than me when and if they see this. Almost all of my friends are older than me. I am considered as the baby in the group. At work, I am the youngest person in our group in the SF office (but the most senior Systems Admin! Yay me!)
Why do I feel that I am getting old? Bear with me, it's not easy to accept this fact. The little girl inside me is 13. She's in here somewhere...
I seem to be in a list mood tonight so here's another list stating all the reasons why I feel old.
1. At work today, my boss was asking me if I know of a software that would synchronize files. I was telling my co-worker that I know we have a utility and for the life of me, I cannot remember the name. I kept on saying that I know it starts with the letter S. I finally find the utility and the name is Filesync. Yeah, sure.. Starts with an S. My memory is going down the drain...
2. I'm beginning to listen to classical music and showtunes. I realize this may not be a valid reason why I feel old, but... I used to hate listening to classical music. Whenever my mom would listen to classical music, I would cringe and tell her that it's "old people's" music. Showtunes, umm... I love showtunes. It may not be part of the getting old part but instead it's the old caucasian gay guy inside me. LOL! I'll write to explain this part one of these days.
3. I was chatting with the ladies from the Judith McNaught bulletin board tonight. Several ladies were asking if there were members who had myspace profiles. I said I had one and I plan to use it mostly for blogging. I could've used friendster where most of my friends are however it's too slow and I'm too lazy to install a full pledged blogging site on my own web server at home (one of these days when I don't feel lazy, I will do it). So, I got 2 invites from my JMBB friends and they're in their early 20's! Doh!
4. I get achey now! ARRGGHHH! This is the part I hate the most. Whenever I do any physical stuff, I get all achey and my back hurts. I'm starting to degenerate.
5. I don't seem to need as much sleep as I used to. I read somewhere that the older you get, the lesser sleep you need. Except on weekends...
I have finally found a very valid reason to start blogging. Since my brain cells are starting to die on me, this would remind me one of these days of the things that I've done and what I was thinking. I know, I know. This might bite me back in the ass...
I am mostly in state of denial about my age these days. No, I have not started counting back -- at least not yet. I don't feel like I am 30. I feel like I am 21 (okay, I'm lying. I feel like I am 13... heheheheh...).
I will be chastised by my friends who are older than me when and if they see this. Almost all of my friends are older than me. I am considered as the baby in the group. At work, I am the youngest person in our group in the SF office (but the most senior Systems Admin! Yay me!)
Why do I feel that I am getting old? Bear with me, it's not easy to accept this fact. The little girl inside me is 13. She's in here somewhere...
I seem to be in a list mood tonight so here's another list stating all the reasons why I feel old.
1. At work today, my boss was asking me if I know of a software that would synchronize files. I was telling my co-worker that I know we have a utility and for the life of me, I cannot remember the name. I kept on saying that I know it starts with the letter S. I finally find the utility and the name is Filesync. Yeah, sure.. Starts with an S. My memory is going down the drain...
2. I'm beginning to listen to classical music and showtunes. I realize this may not be a valid reason why I feel old, but... I used to hate listening to classical music. Whenever my mom would listen to classical music, I would cringe and tell her that it's "old people's" music. Showtunes, umm... I love showtunes. It may not be part of the getting old part but instead it's the old caucasian gay guy inside me. LOL! I'll write to explain this part one of these days.
3. I was chatting with the ladies from the Judith McNaught bulletin board tonight. Several ladies were asking if there were members who had myspace profiles. I said I had one and I plan to use it mostly for blogging. I could've used friendster where most of my friends are however it's too slow and I'm too lazy to install a full pledged blogging site on my own web server at home (one of these days when I don't feel lazy, I will do it). So, I got 2 invites from my JMBB friends and they're in their early 20's! Doh!
4. I get achey now! ARRGGHHH! This is the part I hate the most. Whenever I do any physical stuff, I get all achey and my back hurts. I'm starting to degenerate.
5. I don't seem to need as much sleep as I used to. I read somewhere that the older you get, the lesser sleep you need. Except on weekends...
I have finally found a very valid reason to start blogging. Since my brain cells are starting to die on me, this would remind me one of these days of the things that I've done and what I was thinking. I know, I know. This might bite me back in the ass...
I am mostly in state of denial about my age these days. No, I have not started counting back -- at least not yet. I don't feel like I am 30. I feel like I am 21 (okay, I'm lying. I feel like I am 13... heheheheh...).
To Be Read Pile
My To Be Read pile is growing. I keep on buying books and I can't seem to find the time to read them.
Here's my current list (no particular order -- I'll read all of them at some point):
To the Edge (Cindy Gerard)
Heard a lot of good things about this author from JMBB (Judith McNaught Bulletin Board). I've never read any of her books.
Simple Gifts (Judith McNaught/Jude Deveraux)
I love Judith McNaught. This is the only book of hers that I have not read. It's composed of 4 short stories from both JM and JD. I don't care much for JD. Haven't read any of her books.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Macguire)
I really loved Wicked the musical. I'm a little bit afraid to read this book since I have heard that it is completely different from the musical and I just hate the fact that it might diminish my liking for the show. We'll see...
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Got good reviews and I've heard good things about this book. I haven't seen the movie.
Flashpoint (Suzanne Brockmann)
This would be my first SB book. I felt like an idiot at one JMBB chat session since I don't know who SB was and I have never read her book. I hate feeling like an idiot so this book is in my list. I hope she's good.
Nerd in Shining Armor (Vicki Lewis Thompson)
This would be my 3rd VLT book. Wooohooo!!! Hot nerds! Need I say more? ;)
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
I've never read SG either. One of the lawyers in my company loves her books and at one point suggested that I give her a try. I don't know up to which letter SG is at now.
Merrick (Anne Rice)
I love Anne Rice. I started reading this book a few weeks ago. I had to stop since my comprehension was just going down the drain. I was reading it but I could not seem to understand the story. In some cases, AR's books are kind of hard to read. I need to be in a particular mood. I wasn't in the mood so it's going back to my TBR pile.
Hopefully this weekend is going to be a little bit quiet so that I can have time to read.
Here's my current list (no particular order -- I'll read all of them at some point):
To the Edge (Cindy Gerard)
Heard a lot of good things about this author from JMBB (Judith McNaught Bulletin Board). I've never read any of her books.
Simple Gifts (Judith McNaught/Jude Deveraux)
I love Judith McNaught. This is the only book of hers that I have not read. It's composed of 4 short stories from both JM and JD. I don't care much for JD. Haven't read any of her books.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Macguire)
I really loved Wicked the musical. I'm a little bit afraid to read this book since I have heard that it is completely different from the musical and I just hate the fact that it might diminish my liking for the show. We'll see...
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Got good reviews and I've heard good things about this book. I haven't seen the movie.
Flashpoint (Suzanne Brockmann)
This would be my first SB book. I felt like an idiot at one JMBB chat session since I don't know who SB was and I have never read her book. I hate feeling like an idiot so this book is in my list. I hope she's good.
Nerd in Shining Armor (Vicki Lewis Thompson)
This would be my 3rd VLT book. Wooohooo!!! Hot nerds! Need I say more? ;)
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
I've never read SG either. One of the lawyers in my company loves her books and at one point suggested that I give her a try. I don't know up to which letter SG is at now.
Merrick (Anne Rice)
I love Anne Rice. I started reading this book a few weeks ago. I had to stop since my comprehension was just going down the drain. I was reading it but I could not seem to understand the story. In some cases, AR's books are kind of hard to read. I need to be in a particular mood. I wasn't in the mood so it's going back to my TBR pile.
Hopefully this weekend is going to be a little bit quiet so that I can have time to read.
Wicked
I have a new favorite Broadway show! It's called Wicked! :) So move over Lea Salonga and Miss Saigon...
I was planning to watch maybe 2 shows during my trip. I wasn't too sure what to watch plus I didn't really keep up with what's on Broadway ever since I moved out to SF several years ago. I watch shows once in a while here in SF but the experience is just different. I get a different feeling when I'm watching it on Broadway compared to when it's on tour. I never regretted moving west but if there is one thing I miss by moving out to SF, it's Broadway!
My short list consisted of the following: The Light in the Piazza, Avenue Q, and Mamma Mia. Wicked was not even on my list. Thanks to my fellow Dreadnaughts on the Judith McNaught Bulletin Board, they recommended that I watch Wicked. A lot of them chimed in that they love it so much and tickets are hard to come by, blah blah blah... Well, I was easily convinced and I decided to get a ticket for Wicked based on their recommendation and someone mentioned that there will be a new actress taking over the role of Elphaba and that she is fantastic. I had no idea who she was. Nor did I care much about it. All I really wanted was to watch a show. This was about 2 weeks before my trip.
Fast forward to 1/17/2005 (or is it rewind from this day?). OMG! OMG! The show was amazing. Eden Espinosa who is playing Elphaba is SENSATIONAL! She's pretty darn good. Eden IS Elphaba for me. She had my attention from the moment that she walked on stage. Even when the spotlight was not on her and she was on stage, you could feel her presence. Very good actress. Very powerful voice. She gave me the chills when she sang Defying Gravity. It felt like she was trying to blow the top off the Gershwin Theatre. After listening to her sing that song, I knew I just had to watch it again. I went back to the hotel and looked on Ticketmaster to see if I could get tickets before Saturday. I also bought the Wicked Original Soundtrack off iTunes and just kept listening to it. Up to this day, it's still playing in a loop on my iPod. I also found the libretto for Wicked online and read it.
Now for Thursday (1/19/05) night's performance. I had a great seat! 4th row center orchestra, towards the righthand side of the stage. I was so happy about the seat. Elphaba stays at the right side of the stage most of the time. It was great that I was able to see the facial expressions. Eden's facial expressions where amazing. She brings out so much emotion to the role and makes Elphaba seem so real -- so HUMAN. She's so convincing in that role that she made me believe that she (Eden) IS Elphaba. She just blew me away. Her voice is so powerful and it was such a joy listening to her sing. I really enjoyed watching her a lot. It was worth every penny getting the tickets for the second time just to hear sing and watch her act. Megan Hilty (Glinda) played her role to perfection as well. She has the best lines in the show! Such a versatile actress with a lot of personality. She just cracked me up. I love both of them! I never knew who they were until I watched the show but they sure have made a fan out of me. I will definitely watch both Eden and Megan on any show!
I did the stagedoor after the show. Eden and Megan signed my stuff. They were both very nice. Eden is such a sweatheart. She seems very down to earth. Megan was, well, Glinda personified. It felt like you were still talking to Glinda. Well of course my camera decided not to work. I would've had a picture with both of them. Oh well... maybe next time. I guess I will just have to watch it again! :)
I wish I can go back to NYC in the next few months. I definitely will watch it again if Eden and Megan are still on the show.
I was planning to watch maybe 2 shows during my trip. I wasn't too sure what to watch plus I didn't really keep up with what's on Broadway ever since I moved out to SF several years ago. I watch shows once in a while here in SF but the experience is just different. I get a different feeling when I'm watching it on Broadway compared to when it's on tour. I never regretted moving west but if there is one thing I miss by moving out to SF, it's Broadway!
My short list consisted of the following: The Light in the Piazza, Avenue Q, and Mamma Mia. Wicked was not even on my list. Thanks to my fellow Dreadnaughts on the Judith McNaught Bulletin Board, they recommended that I watch Wicked. A lot of them chimed in that they love it so much and tickets are hard to come by, blah blah blah... Well, I was easily convinced and I decided to get a ticket for Wicked based on their recommendation and someone mentioned that there will be a new actress taking over the role of Elphaba and that she is fantastic. I had no idea who she was. Nor did I care much about it. All I really wanted was to watch a show. This was about 2 weeks before my trip.
Fast forward to 1/17/2005 (or is it rewind from this day?). OMG! OMG! The show was amazing. Eden Espinosa who is playing Elphaba is SENSATIONAL! She's pretty darn good. Eden IS Elphaba for me. She had my attention from the moment that she walked on stage. Even when the spotlight was not on her and she was on stage, you could feel her presence. Very good actress. Very powerful voice. She gave me the chills when she sang Defying Gravity. It felt like she was trying to blow the top off the Gershwin Theatre. After listening to her sing that song, I knew I just had to watch it again. I went back to the hotel and looked on Ticketmaster to see if I could get tickets before Saturday. I also bought the Wicked Original Soundtrack off iTunes and just kept listening to it. Up to this day, it's still playing in a loop on my iPod. I also found the libretto for Wicked online and read it.
Now for Thursday (1/19/05) night's performance. I had a great seat! 4th row center orchestra, towards the righthand side of the stage. I was so happy about the seat. Elphaba stays at the right side of the stage most of the time. It was great that I was able to see the facial expressions. Eden's facial expressions where amazing. She brings out so much emotion to the role and makes Elphaba seem so real -- so HUMAN. She's so convincing in that role that she made me believe that she (Eden) IS Elphaba. She just blew me away. Her voice is so powerful and it was such a joy listening to her sing. I really enjoyed watching her a lot. It was worth every penny getting the tickets for the second time just to hear sing and watch her act. Megan Hilty (Glinda) played her role to perfection as well. She has the best lines in the show! Such a versatile actress with a lot of personality. She just cracked me up. I love both of them! I never knew who they were until I watched the show but they sure have made a fan out of me. I will definitely watch both Eden and Megan on any show!
I did the stagedoor after the show. Eden and Megan signed my stuff. They were both very nice. Eden is such a sweatheart. She seems very down to earth. Megan was, well, Glinda personified. It felt like you were still talking to Glinda. Well of course my camera decided not to work. I would've had a picture with both of them. Oh well... maybe next time. I guess I will just have to watch it again! :)
I wish I can go back to NYC in the next few months. I definitely will watch it again if Eden and Megan are still on the show.
NYC Trip - 01/21/2006
Ahhh.... There is nothing like the Big Apple!
I've been here for 10 days now. Went here for business -- I actually had to attend a class for a solution we're putting in place at my company. My flight back to San Francisco leaves in a few hours. I haven't really been sleeping that well ever since I got here. I always have a problem going East. It's always hard on me. EST sucks for me. My hubby is in PST and my work is in PST so I end up waking at an ungodly hour to get to class and I have to stay up late since I end up doing some work after class and when I am back at the hotel.
Speaking of hotel accomodations. I feel that I have been cursed! I may have angered a hotel clerk in my previous lifetime. The hotel I stayed with during my first night here was disgusting. There were exposed pipes in the room. The AC sounded like it was broken and no cold air was coming out of it. The AC vent looked like it has seen better days. I could hear everything on Lexington Avenue. I just had to move out of there. Good thing our EA was able to transfer me to the Royalton. Very nice hotel. Very chic. During the second night, steam started shooting out of the AC vent. They moved me to a smaller room so I sweet talked the night manager into upgrading me to a bigger and nicer room which he did. :) Soooo, I've decided that on my next trip, I'm going to play it safe. No staying at hotels I've never stayed before so it's either going to be the Palace or the Royalton.
I seem to have gotten in contact with a lot of my old friends on this trip. Too bad I didn't have time to go to Jersey. Ok, scrap that... I was too lazy to go to Jersey and they were busy. Sounds a lot better.
I finally met up with a friend of mine whom I haven't seen in about 15 years. That was something! Ok, this was on the same night as the second part of the season premiere of 24. We went back to the hotel after dinner and I was soooooo tempted to turn on the TV and watch 24. The better part of me prevailed and we just kept on talking instead and tried to catch up with all the things that have happened in the past up to now.
I got to watch The Light in the Piazza. Such a lovely love story. I also watched Wicked -- TWICE! Oy! I'll have to create a new blog for Wicked. I have 30 minutes before the car service shows up outside the hotel and I have not completely packed my stuff.
I've been here for 10 days now. Went here for business -- I actually had to attend a class for a solution we're putting in place at my company. My flight back to San Francisco leaves in a few hours. I haven't really been sleeping that well ever since I got here. I always have a problem going East. It's always hard on me. EST sucks for me. My hubby is in PST and my work is in PST so I end up waking at an ungodly hour to get to class and I have to stay up late since I end up doing some work after class and when I am back at the hotel.
Speaking of hotel accomodations. I feel that I have been cursed! I may have angered a hotel clerk in my previous lifetime. The hotel I stayed with during my first night here was disgusting. There were exposed pipes in the room. The AC sounded like it was broken and no cold air was coming out of it. The AC vent looked like it has seen better days. I could hear everything on Lexington Avenue. I just had to move out of there. Good thing our EA was able to transfer me to the Royalton. Very nice hotel. Very chic. During the second night, steam started shooting out of the AC vent. They moved me to a smaller room so I sweet talked the night manager into upgrading me to a bigger and nicer room which he did. :) Soooo, I've decided that on my next trip, I'm going to play it safe. No staying at hotels I've never stayed before so it's either going to be the Palace or the Royalton.
I seem to have gotten in contact with a lot of my old friends on this trip. Too bad I didn't have time to go to Jersey. Ok, scrap that... I was too lazy to go to Jersey and they were busy. Sounds a lot better.
I finally met up with a friend of mine whom I haven't seen in about 15 years. That was something! Ok, this was on the same night as the second part of the season premiere of 24. We went back to the hotel after dinner and I was soooooo tempted to turn on the TV and watch 24. The better part of me prevailed and we just kept on talking instead and tried to catch up with all the things that have happened in the past up to now.
I got to watch The Light in the Piazza. Such a lovely love story. I also watched Wicked -- TWICE! Oy! I'll have to create a new blog for Wicked. I have 30 minutes before the car service shows up outside the hotel and I have not completely packed my stuff.
Blogging
Ok... This is my first attempt to write a blog. I've never been good at these things and I have never kept a diary -- EVER. I've always been afraid that if I poured my heart and soul into my diary, one of these days, it would bite me back in the ass. It's kind of like email -- it never goes away.
Sooooo... Let's just see how long this is going to last. :D
** Most of the posts here are from my myspace blog. I'm trying this out to see if I like it here better than myspace.
Sooooo... Let's just see how long this is going to last. :D
** Most of the posts here are from my myspace blog. I'm trying this out to see if I like it here better than myspace.
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