I suddenly realized on 10 May 2008 that people like to ask me questions regarding their professional or personal lives. I once asked somebody why is she asking me for advice when she can easily ask people who are closer to her.
iBlog4 A full day of events on 26 April 2008 started with the iBlog4 seminar at the Malcolm Hall in the University of the Philippines campus, where, for three hours, I was enlightened a little bit more about the blogosphere through the talks of Charo Nuguid, Juan Karlo Licudine, Juned Sonido and Jonas Diego. A surprise was an aborted chat with Brian Gorell, who did a special video for the bloggers who attended iBlog4.
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Joaqui Valdes - When Meg Magazine Associate Editor Maris Mortel asked me last November 2007 via SMS to nominate someone for their March 2008 Young Achievers issue, I promptly volunteered Joaqui Valdes. But, all I did with his nomination is to forward his CV to Meg Magazine, and his accomplishments at a young age spoke for themselves. |
For the past several weeks, I’ve been privileged to have experienced the kindness of the Internet denizens. It’s just so lovely when you go online and there’s a wonderful surprise waiting for you, or, as you’re online, something pops on your screen that makes your brain freeze with disbelief, such as this first surprise.
Jeff Marx Thank goodness my Gmail was open when an email from Jeff Marx, one of the composers and lyricists of Avenue Q, appeared on the screen. This meant that I was able to respond immediately to his email, and thus ensued an exchange of a couple of emails since Jeff Marx was still online.
On 07 February 2008 Gibbs Cadiz wrote a post that includes this assertion, “Lorna, you know what you are? A miracle worker. Your mission in life is clear: to convert the rest of The Man Bloggers. There are 14 of them. Two down, 12 to go!”
This will list my reactions to the totally unexpected article by Gibbs Cadiz.
While I marveled with my sister regarding the fact that one of the composers and lyricists of Avenue Q, Jeff Marx, found me through the Internet, what she said next sent me screaming.
My sister said that if Jeff Marx found me, it’s perfectly possible that Alfonso Cuaron can also find me through the Internet, and will be moved enough to email me.
As my webmaster Manuel Viloria replied to my SMS thanking him, “I may have helped put up the blog, but it’s your words that weave the magic.”
Gibbs Cadiz of the Philippine Daily Inquirer has released his list of the Best of Theater 2007 in Manila. We are very proud and humbled to have been associated with what Gibbs Cadiz has deemed as the Best Musicals of 2007— Avenue Q and Into the Woods with High School Musical as Honorable Mention.
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Avenue Q Manila 2007 - There were reservations about investing in this Atlantis Productions play, but I knew the material, and had seen a Repertory Philippines summer production, so I persuaded my co-investors to take a chance.
Buoyed by the success of the first run, we proceeded to invest in the second run as well. |
On the morning of 14 December 2007, the Ticketworld report stated that we still had 41 tickets left to sell for the show later that night. So I prayed, “God, it’s payday and people are going to go out tonight. Please let thirty people make an impulse decision to watch Avenue Q on opening night.”
