Songs of Innocence and Experience

There are already results for the interviews to the Intarmed program... you can go check it out at Jimpo's multiply. If the photo is too dark, I've made a list of those who were accepted, from Pisay (I went there myself earlier. You can go to the Admissions office in the UP College of Medicine):

Alcantara, Krizelle
Bartilad, Kathrin
Berba, Jimpo
Borlongan, Gabriel
Bromeo, Albert
De Castro, Ellie
De Castro, Marla
De Leon, Joseph
Dealino, Angel
Dela Cruz, Honey
Dimaandal, Ian
Esguerra, Givette
Fuentes, Vien
Gamo, Ica
Lanuza, Stephanie
Manzanilla, Paulo
Mariano, Jestine
Nacianceno, Patricia
Nepomuceno, Precious
Pangan, Bab
Santos, Karina
Tan, Zimri

Congratulations to us! :)

You have to go to the Admissions Office again and get the Form of Confirmation/Regrets. This is to confirm your slot in intarmed... so... it's time to choose, for the last time. Well, whatever you choose, choose whatever makes you truly happy. :D For those who do choose intarmed... well.. I look forward to seeing you guys. And... well... since we'll be stuck together for seven years, or at least six... I hope to get to know you better:D

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The memorable things were Kim's birthday... I was able to give him something special... And there was also the diorama for English...

It took up the whole week, and it was exhausting and tiring, but it was fulfilling and fun in the end... The whole week we were busy practicing and setting up the place. We gathered leaves and carpeted the floor with them. We gathered pebbles and rocks to mark paths. We gathered the planks commonly used to provide a higher surface when it rains to make a wooden floor. We gathered plants to complete the feel and make it look like an actual forest. We used tarps as backgrounds. the only disadvantage was that they smelled bad. We brought lamps for lighting effects, hay for the barn, posts and ropes to serve as fences, a gun for killing, and even fake blood made out of corn syrup for brawls.

And then the day came. After 4 or so days of intense preparation, the day had come. We had made three shows that day - the first one was for Sir Arghs, the second for teachers, and the third for Ma'am Oblepias and our batchmates - I mean, for ourselves, because that was the last full show we ever made...

The shows were slightly different because we had different levels of energy for each of the shows. But they were all okay. That first show was so magical... It was most fulfilling to see for the first time in its entirety how beautiful Tami's production was. Well, after another two shows, the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility would kick in and we would be used to the same lines over and over again. But it was still just as fun and fulfilling the third time as it was the first.

During the first show, we were all enthralled by how beautiful it turned out to be. People were saying I was great in my role; I'm glad that they thought that. Kuya Adam always said that we had to be our characters and not play their roles. People said that my portrayal of Lennie was very close to what they knew me to be... like I wasn't really pretending to be someone else because it was natural for me to be like that. Well, I'm glad they appreciated it. My partner in the scene was Joseph. and he developed a good southern accent... He was able to speak well in the accent, and he did great in his role also. People were congratulating us for a job well done. The only problem was that we could not see any other scene being performed because the audience was in the way... But then again, we were supposed to be frozen still...

Everyone was so good it being who they were that afternoon. Non was simply perfect as Curley. Noel was excellent in portraying Lennie being beaten up by, and subsequently beating up Curley, and when George was consoling him. Max and EJ fit their roles very well also. And then there were Chak and Mittsu... Chak did a great job with the struggling scene and his voice fit very well with his mood. Mittsu had a great voice for Curley's wife, and it was easy for her to grasp the accent. Both of them performed very well in the struggle scene in which Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife... They got the timing right every time... It's a pity that of all people both of them were unable to watch the final scene, because Chak was supposed to run outside after and Mittsu was supposed to play dead... it's ironic...

The climax of the plot was the part where George, portrayed by Tami, killed Lennie who was portrayed by Neil. It never failed to make people cry... Even for ourselves, who have watched the scene over and over again for three times, would always feel sad and be teary-eyed and be touched by this scene... The music is beautiful and it fits perfectly with the scene... Tami's voice shook perfectly, really making the audience symphatize, and Neil looked helpless and innocent... and then it came... The sudden loudness of the gunshot never failed to surprise people... In the first show, the gun had misfired, but Neil caught it perfectly, repeating his last line until he was shot in the middle of it... It touched my heart...

The line that touched me most...

"I thought you was mad at me, George."
"I ain't mad, Lennie. I never was. And that's a thing... I want you to know..."

We got a grade of 1.0 for that presentation... It was very special...

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