Nikki Gil Shines in The Last Five Years

Nikki Gil continues surprise me with each theater role that she does. Although her role here in The Last Five Years as Cathy, is not as flashy or funny as her earlier roles in Legally Blonde and Sweet Charity - I think she sang well tonight, even eliciting some laughs from the audience when she did the funny 'Cathy as the actress in a play' routine.

It's always great to see her do at least one major theater role each year!

And I love her hair last night! So Maria Makiling with the curls!

My Tongue-In-Cheek Christmas Gift Wish this December 2014!

Dear Lord,

Nagsimula na po ang -ber months at malapit na naman po ang Pasko. Pwede po bang humingi ng boyfriend na ganito kagwapo at kagaling kumanta at ganito rin katalino. Alam ko busy po Kayo sa problemang hinahasik ng ISIS sa Syria at Iraq at ni Vladimir Putin sa Ukraine, pero kung may time lang naman, patulong naman sa paghanap, chozzz!!!

Tanya

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Kidding aside, Joaquin Valdes is one of my favorite theatre actors and prior to his performance in The Last Five Years last night, I didn't know that the guy can sing very well! Amazing!

He's always gracious when we see each other in the theatre circuit and always forgets my name (not that he has to remember it). Also, he's engaged to be married already but I forgot to congratulate him last night. Pano, nablangko ang utak ko nung nag-uusap na kami!

Remembering My Integral Calculus During My College Days!

I saw this on the wall of my Math instructor friend. I took my Integral Calculus 25 years ago in UP Diliman as and Electrical Engineering student.  At that time, I was really struggling with this subject.  

However, surprise surprise!! I can still understand the computations and I actually did everything mentally! 

To think I haven't used these concepts in years! Just goes to show how sharp our minds can still be - or maybe because now, without any worries about grades, I can just do these calculations for fun!

Brett Alan Nelson: My Favorite Stylist in Hollywood Unzipped

Among the stylists in Hollywood Unzipped, Brett Alan Nelson is my favorite.  Although he's not exactly the most talented and the most resourceful, he seems to be the nicest among the cast, which should make it easy to work with him.  I wish he were more aggressive though in getting clients and taking care of them.  You have to make your clients happy, really happy, for them to stay with you.

Denzel Washington's Movie 'Flight': My Most Favorite TV Show This Week

Two great movies shown in HBO top my TV show listings this week.  Denzel Washington's Flight is my most favorite TV show this week.  I wasn't able to watch this movie in the cinemas but I was engrossed watching due mainly to Washington's fantastic portrayal of an alcoholic pilot.

Meryl Streep's classic movie, Bridges of Madison County, comes in at #2.  I also did not see this movie in the cinema so it was such a treat watching it, even though the pacing was a bit slow.  

Here are my ten favorite TV shows for the week ending August 29, 2014 -

#1 HBO - Flight - Denzel Washington movie

#2 HBO - Bridges of Madison County

#3 PBO - Rigodon

#4 beTV - Hollywood Unzipped Stylist Wars - Oscar awards

#5 Balls - Azarenka vs. Doi

#6 Balls - Date-Krumm vs. Venus Williams

#7 Balls - Ivanovic vs. Pliskova

#8 beTV - Teen Wolf - suicide kids - poured gas on boys

#9 beTV - Drop Dead Diva - bugaboo

#10 Balls - Sharapova vs. Dulgheru