Si c'est vrai qu'on est ici a aider les autres, qu'est-ce que les autres faisant ici?
Les autres ici pouvait signifier nous-mêmes aussi. Il y a un aspect interchangeable dans la définition des autres ici. Simplement, c'est une rue à double sens. Nous avons besoin tous aide à un moment dans nos vies. Donc, c'est important que nous aidons les autres dans leur temps d'aide afin que quand c'est notre tour a demander pour aide, les autres aiderait nous aussi.
* Again, all the tenses are in the present because that's still where we are now.
Soy ocupado hoy! Asigno las tareas de mis escritores. Recojo mi amiga Mabel de City Hall y vemos a FF The Block a assistir a la clase HipHop de Clark. Clark aúna las dos rutinas. Hacen las dos rutinas antes. Hay unos pasos de baile cuáles olvido pero me gusta la rutina y la canción de Jennifer Lopez no es mal tambien. Decido a assistir a Body Combat tambien desde Jury es un bien instructor.
Veo Dexter por la primero tiempo esta noche! Me gusta! Ahora, quiero a ver todos los ciclos! Medium es siguiente y la historia es bien tambien!
I read this interesting article by Bum Tenorio in the Philippine Star yesterday where he stated that he had to go pesca-vegetarian (he eats only fish, shellfish and vegetables) so that his BP would normalize. I don't know my BP though but what I know is during my last doctor check-up, the doctor said I was borderline hypertensive. I love eating meat and I eat it everyday. However, since I crossed over to the wrong side of 40, I was thinking of being moderate already with my meat intake. Maybe go pesca-vegetarian three times a week, to balance out all that meat intake. I think I'll consciously do that this week. Anyway, that would also help me lose weight! Let's see how it goes....
It's that season again here in the Philippines where another half a million young Filipinos finish college and trudge upon the employment line looking for that dream first job! And like any employer, we cast our nets again this time hoping to be able to catch that 'perfect' fresh graduate who we think would be successful in our company, for the long haul. So I got to thinking, what are the traits that I usually look for when I hire people and I came up with this list -
1. Di siya mayabang. You'd be surprised at how many applicants come across as 'know-it-all' or 'trying-hard-to-please'. I prefer applicants with a quiet dignity in them, someone who is clear with what he has accomplished in school and knows the details of those achievements. You say you were 'Best in Thesis' but you cannot detail to me the methodology you used - something's wrong with that picture!
2. Trainability - I always look for this. I don't care if you're laude laude or president of the La Salle European Union Youth Organization or Miss PLM - I need someone who I think we can train. I really prefer fresh graduates because they can still be molded according to our corporate culture. I need someone I can train to work like how we do it in the company. If I feel this person is too rigid or wants to please to much or is not clear with his past accomplishments, then he did not do much in college and may not be trainable at all.
3. Respectful, polite and courteous. We are in the service industry so I need them to have these qualities even under duress. Otherwise, it's not a fit.
4. Smart and resourceful. It's difficult to work with someone who is not resourceful and who has no initiative. That's why we hire fresh graduates because they bring in something new into how they do things and we pick on those ideas if we feel it can work for everyone. Being smart is also important since our work needs some intelligence since it involves processing of information.
Fresh graduates always complain that they have no working experience. Just be clear with what you have achieved in college, whether academic or extra curricular.
The themes of the musical Next to Normal are quite dark and depressing and frankly, it is a subject which is a bit alien to me right now - although, I was also there in that place about twenty years ago - so watching it was a bit difficult.
However, the performances were all superb and topnotch, I could even daresay that we are much better than the ones who originated the roles (but don't tell the Broadway producers!) Jett Pangan and his voice is a true gift from God! (I am not worthy, I am not worthy!!) I was in the front seat and I could see how he sings very effortlessly and he acts along with it too. He has a poignant scene in the very end (with the equally fabulous Felix Rivera) and this is the first time that two men in a scene - almost made me cry!! I was just really holding back because I was in front and I was too embarrassed but a lone tear did roll down my right eye! It's a very emotional scene because the transition from focusing on Menchu Lauchengco's character to Jett's was too drastic and sudden for me and that scene was really moving!
Menchu does most of the emotional scenes here so I think she should be very tired after every performance. She didn't hold back today. She's such a joy to watch since you can see the emotions etched on her own face as she's trying to grapple with the maelstrom of feelings that someone coping with depression feels.
Bea Garcia is cute and she has a wonderful voice. She plays Natalie, the daughter, trying to cope with her Mom's depression. She's definitely one of the best young actresses in theater that I've seen lately. And she can act too!
I did review Felix's performance in my other blog - and so with Markki! Just go to fabe-lous.blogspot.com.
Well, we all have been to a dark place at least at one point in our lives. What we see in this musical are people coping with a loss so tragic, we wouldn't want to wish it on our enemies. It does end positively though - for what is life without hope to extinguish the darkness!