The Post-Flipside Review

Any play that feeds me buffet-style filpino food is a winner in my book!

Earlier tonight I caught "Flipside 2007: an evening at tita cora's", a collection of short plays interwoven together under the guise of a family party at Tita Cora's place. It was awesome. It was basically immersive theatre, where they did not define the difference between the performance space and the audience viewing space. We, the audience, wandered Tita Cora's "house" hanging out in the living room/dining room and the action taking place all around us. We even were asked to help ourselves to the buffet of filipino dishes in the "dining room": lumpia, adobo, and pancit!

Even though the concept was cool, it simply wasn't gimmicky theatre. The performances were precise, and direction and writing was enlightening, moving, and entertaining. I look forward to participating more with this theatre company. The work they're producing is just getting better and better! It is not only about giving a forum for "other voices" like our filipino-canadian artists; the work itself is simply outstanding as pure theatre.

Surrounding myself with artists is actually making me believe that I can be a part of this community once again.

The Beauty of Tagalog

I started my tagalog immersion classes tonight, and boy am I excited. I have horrible pronounciation, even worse grasp of the grammar, but I do have enthusiasm to make up for it all. Did I mention there were some cute girls in my class too? :D Something about cute girls speaking tagalog is really attractive.

In honour of my first class, here are a couple of pick-up lines that some friends have taught me:

kaya kong abutin ang langit at lupa mapasakin ka lamang
i'd go to the ends of heaven and earth just to be with you

ang mata mo mas maganda sa lahat nang bituin
your eyes are more beautiful than all of the stars in the sky

sino tatay mo?
who's your daddy?

*laugh* That last one was just for fun. I wouldn't recommend actually using it.