encore

a lot of things went by these past few days. it's been a blur. all of a sudden, all the concerts are through, we're on our last holiday, and then tomorrow, we're back once again to the reality of school life. oh well. but at least there's only 2 weeks left of regular classes. although, again, i'll miss every single one of my classmates in the summer. i hope we could go out and stuff, and of course, have a good farewell party. hehe.

last sunday, we went to mass at 10:00, and it was once again the "filipino spoken" mass. i can't fully understand what the priest and people are saying when it's a filipino mass. it's hard for me to understand the words because some of them are really complicated and deep. but at least i got the LONG gospel. hehe. anyway, after that, we went to tagaytay for lunch at rsm lutong bahay? the band that goes around to all the tables sang THE EXACT SAME SONGS that were sung in the concert last wednesday. they were huwag na huwag mong sasabihin and torn. lol. after eating, we bought a mmp from yellow cab then went home at around 3 pm. we were lucky there were no hard homeworks, and we only had to finish the t.h.e. first draft.

on to the day of the concert. we were in the classroom for homeroom time, before we had practice. and um, while we were busy compiling our t.h.e. drafts and submitting them to ms. sison, the morning ceremony suddenly started before we even got out of the classroom. there was apparently no 2nd bell, so we were in shambles in our classroom. ms. rogador gave us the silent treatment after that, but hopefully, she doesn't take this until the end of the school year since it would be a real waste of a good year if we end in bad terms.

anyway, we then had our practice until 4:30 pm. we basically had a walk-through and a run-through (lol) of the routine. i got to try out the saronay and i learned some of the ethnic group's part in their routine. hehe, it was nice. the dabakan (spl?) beat got stuck in my head, and we played it during practice using tables (our own version) lol. basically, the day was like that, more of free time and stuff. we were then allowed to change attire and eat. (i was really hungry during this time) i desperately sought for food around the music hallway and i got 1 breadstick and 1 prawn chip. lol. i went to the canteen praying for food, and luckily, i got knick knacks and another pack of breadsticks! whoo. there was nothing more to buy, so i had to settle for that. haha. then we met up with the ethnic group and got pictures there.





we practically took pictures and talked until the concert started at 6.

then, we were called up to our positions. the violins played the prayer and then the orchestra played lupang hinirang. the different groups played next. the ethnic ensemble played 3 songs, then the rondalla group played, then the faculty chorale sang, and then the hs/gs chorale sang. after that, the strings, starting with the string quartet, played, then the chamber orchestra played, and afterwards, the string orchestra played my immortal and seasons of love. it was then time for us to come back. the orchestra played harry potter, iris (sang by david webb and la arquero), pangarap ko ay ibigin ka (sang by anna oposa), when you believe (sang by the chorale), and finally musika (sang by the chorale and with the rondalla). we ended with the alma matter song. after the strings left, sir tom approached us and then said we had to play free ride. lol. it was like an encore. it was fun, and we even stood up at the last part. haha.

i ate at max's soon thereafter, then we went home. (i gained a pound! i'm not eating much today, that's for sure). haha.

to the seniors, thanks for all the memories. we will miss you in the band next year. we'll never be the same again. haha. see you around!

argh, we have homework in filipino. that'd take me the entire day to finish. gahd. oh, and there's a quiz tomorrow. nooo. T_T

oh btw, happy birthday dom! haha.