2000 and Thin: 173-175: Modern Family

I just realized how damn lucky I am to have a family like mine. Our stories are just out of this world. How we are is really out of this world. And I wouldn't really have it any other way. It's funny how I always try to recreate the stories in the dinner table to friends and loved ones but it's not quite the same as when you sit through a bona fide Vera Perez lunch or get together. It's what keeps us afloat all these years - looking back and moving forward. Is there any other way really?

You have family, then you have friends. Here's to hanging out with fellow Pinoys on 4th of July :)
4th of July

BROADWAY REVIEWS
Friday (Day 173)
8pm: La Cage Aux Folles
RATING: 5/5

Wow! Fantastic is all I can say. I'm so happy to have caught this despite my initial hesitations. I was smiling and laughing all throughout. It also has enough emotional punch to take you through a riveting rollercoaster ride. The leads are amazing, especially Kelsey Grammar and that British Shakespearean actor Douglas Hodge who plays one heck of an amazing Zaza. It was a scaled down version where the name of the game was the tackier, the better. The production meant to deconstruct the glamour and the shimmy of the show's previous incarnations to expose a rather pathetic yet heartfelt and spirited attempt at portraying the inglorious Riviera nightclub where drag queens reign supreme.

Curtain Call

Saturday (Day 174)

2pm: Addams Family

RATING: 3.5 / 5

Okay so I heard nothing but bad reviews about this show. But I just had to check it out. It was an idea that popped up in a sibling lunch that I attended previously. What better way to watch Addams Family than to watch it with the real Addams Family! Hilarious! My siblings and I kept looking at each other everytime a pass was made at being normal, either through dialogue or song. Haha. I loved the moving curtains that framed each scene. I also liked how brilliant the set changes were managed that my brother Ipe and I would stare in awe. Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth seemed hammy for the roles. But maybe that was the intention. Overall, the show didn't change my life. But it makes for good entertainment.

Sunday (Day 175)

3pm: 39 Steps

RATING: 2 / 5

I would've given it a 1 if not for the saving grace of Act 2. And I was actually surprised because this was a huge success on Broadway before it moved to Off-Broadway and it won the Tony Award for Best Play. Sadly, I had half the mind to walk out in the middle of Act 1. And it didn't help that I was sleepy. I dunno. The overacting (that was supposedly the intention of the show) didn't really work for me. I liked how elementary the stage effects were as it illustrated the pre-Wicked way of painting a theatrical picture. Witty. Clever. Especially the shadow play and the bare bones set that actually made for a convincing setting reminiscent of the original film. I also liked that the show was carried through with only four actors playing multiple roles. And there was even one scene where the two sidekicks were playing 2-3 roles each simultaneous within split seconds. Those parts were hilarious. Then again, maybe I should've caught Lend Me a Tenor instead.

WHAT I ATE TODAY:

DAY 173

Breakfast:

None

Lunch:

White Cheese Pizza

Bottled Water

Dinner:

Bacon Cheese Burger w/ Fries

Hot Chocolate

Cheesecake

DAY 174:

Breakfast:

none

Brunch: 44 1/2

Hanger Steak

2 Sunny Side-up Eggs

Fries Galore

Hot Chocolate

2 pcs. cornbread

Merienda:

Coffee Shake

Mac and Cheese w/ Sloppy Joe

Fries

Dinner:
2 pcs. Mad for Chicken Wings
Rice
Bulgogi

DAY 175:
Breakfast:
none

Lunch:
4 Chicken Wings
3 cups of Yang Chow Fried Rice
Fish
Beef w/ Taosi
5 pcs. Sweet and Sour Pork
1/2 Mango Slushie

Merienda:
Chocolate Mouse w/ Cheese Cake

Dinner:
Hotdog on a Bun
2 slices of bread w/ chicken spread
1 glass of milk
Leftover Chinese Food (Yang Chow Fried Rice + Wings + Beef)

EXERCISE:
none

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: