The Phantom Of The Opera

The Phantom Of The Opera

The Phantom Of The Opera is the greatest theatrical play in the world until now it was made by the great Andrew Lloyd Webber. Andrew Lloyd Webber has written many play but the best one is the phantom of the opera.

when I watch the phantom of the opera I was really hook and it also interest me , the story is about a love triangle between the Phantom, Christine and Raoul. I really don`t like Raoul so I ship the Phantom and Christine. I really got stuck to it and I also watch it 3 times all in all so know I`m really into theatrical play, I already watch Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Love Never Die and all of this are really wonderful but the one that stands out is The Phantom Of The Opera.

We watch The Phantom Of The Opera 25 Anniversary at The Royal Albert Hall the mane character are Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom and Sierra Boggess as Christine Daae

the two of them really fit the role their voice are really great and the songs you will have a last song syndrome because all the songs are really wonderful and have a story that connects to the character they portraying, in addition all the costumes and the props was really stunning.

I will share you a story about Ramin Karimloo life and why he end up on playing in theatrical roles. actually it was a dream of Ramin (The Phantom) to be the phantom. It starts when he was just 12 years old, their school have a field trip to watch the phantom of the opera  by Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman and he was really amaze by  the play so starting that day he dreamed to be the phantom.

So back to th play. I have to say that the two of them have a good chemistry, I thinkbecause the two of them are really close friends in real life. the play was perfect thats why for me they are the best Phantom and Christine.

My favorite song is musicof the night, think of me and The Phantom Of The Opera

To sum it up I recommend you to watch 25 ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and to all the Phantom and Christine fans dont worry the two of them will be together, If you watch the love never dies it was originated by Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess so dont forget to watch.

My next blog is about Love Never Dies.

Edge Of Tomorrow

Edge Of Tomorrow

Edge Of Tomorrow also marketed with the tagline Live. Die. Repeat. is a 2014 American science fiction film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. Doug Liman directed the film based on a screenplay adapted from the 2004 Japanese light novel All You Need is Kill The film takes place in a future where Earth is invaded by an alien race. Major William Cage (Cruise), a public relations officer with no combat experience, is forced by his superiors to join a landing operation against the aliens. Though Cage is killed in combat, he finds himself in a time loop that sends him back to the day preceding the battle every time he dies. Cage teams up with Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt) to improve his fighting skills through the repeated days, seeking a way to defeat the extraterrestrial invaders.

In late 2009, 3 Arts Productions purchased the rights to the novel and sold a spec scrip to the American studio. The studio produced the film with the involvement of 3 Arts, the novel's publisher Viz Media, and Australian production company Village Roadshow. Filming began in late 2012.

The film was released in theaters on the weekend of May 30, 2014, in 28 territories, including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and Indonesia. On the weekend of June 6, 2014, it was released in 36 additional territories, including North America (United States and Canada), Australia, China, and Russia. The film grossed over $370 million in theaters worldwide and received largely positive reviews from critics.

(https://en.wikipedia.org)

this was a great movie and I can`t imagine that when you die you can live that is so cool and the movie is really a classic for me because it`s different, the story is different unlike other si-fi movies.

Turn Left Turn Right

Turn Left Turn Right  is a Chinese movie in 2003 joint Hong Kong and Singapore film, filmed in Taipei, Taiwan. Produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung . The story is based on the illustrated book A Chance of Sunshine by Taiwanese author Jimmy Liao, who makes a cameo appearance with his wife and daughter in the film. It is also the first Chinese-language Asian film ever from produced and distributed by Warner Bros.

The original graphic novel was first published in 1999. The characters in the novel were not given names, both characters were only refereed to as "him" and "her". Chinese title of the book translates to "Turn Left, Turn Right", A Chance of Sunshine is the original English title of the book, on the newer published editions the English title is shown as "Turn Left, Turn Right". The book consists of a series of detailed illustrated images, with a small amount of text in poetry style. The film has managed to include every single image in the book with a high level of accuracy, although some are fleeting. 

This movie is all about a two people (John Liu and Eve Choi) that lives in the same neighborhood they live in a  buildings right next to each other, separated only by a wall. the two of them are always close to each other but somehow they cant seem to find one another Its` like the two of them are always drifted away to each other.

Eve Choi is a translator for a book publishing company and John Liu is a violinist who works from job to job.

John and Eve meet by accident at the park fountain, when he helps her pick up her papers that have fallen into the fountain. They find out that they had met each other when they were younger at an amusement park, when both their schools had organized a field trip to the same place. Then, Eve had asked John for his telephone number, but the two never got in touch because she left her school bag on the train and lost John's phone number and as time passes by, the two of them still cant find each other so they decided to take job in abroad but one day an earthquake strikes and destroy the wall that separates their apartments then both finally find each other.

(https://en.wikipedia.org)

Speech Choir Competition

Speech Choir Competition

 

  

 December 22, 2015. the speech choir competition occur at Asia Pacific College. since Christmas is coming our theme is also connected to it. The speech that was given to us is "At Christmas" by Edgar Albert Guest

At Christmas

by Edgar Albert Guest

A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year;
He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here;
Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before,
And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for.
He is less a selfish creature than at any other time;
When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime.
When it's Christmas man is bigger and is better in his part;
He is keener for the service that is prompted by the heart.
All the petty thoughts and narrow seem to vanish for awhile
And the true reward he's seeking is the glory of a smile.
Then for others he is toiling and somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas he is almost what God wanted him to be.
If I had to paint a picture of a man I think I'd wait
Till he'd fought his selfish battles and had put aside his hate.
I'd not catch him at his labors when his thoughts are all of pelf,
On the long days and the dreary when he's striving for himself.
I'd not take him when he's sneering, when he's scornful or depressed,
But I'd look for him at Christmas when he's shining at his best.
Man is ever in a struggle and he's oft misunderstood;
There are days the worst that's in him is the master of the good,
But at Christmas kindness rules him and he puts himself aside
And his petty hates are vanquished and his heart is opened wide.
Oh, I don't know how to say it, but somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas man is almost what God sent him here to be.  

 this is the poem that we presented.

 Every group are oblige to present this. and I`m so proud of my block that we did it even though we did not win. one of our teacher said that just have fun doing it, and we did the part two of the event is the ignite speech competitionthe representative of our block is Laine Antonio and for me she did really great because she presented his speech without a single fear showing. Allthe representative of each bloch are amzing and for me their are all winners.

Speak Sense

Speak Sense inter high school competition

What is public speaking? Public speaking is the process of communicating information to an audience. It is usually done before a large audience, like in school, the workplace and even in our personal lives. many people fear public speaking but all the student that presented a speech did great.

Last November 27, 2015. Asia Pacific College had a competition organized by APC speaks entitled Speak Sense inter high school competition they invited 10 high school students in different school each student will represent their school and they will speak about the theme " The best of time and the best of time" all of the speaker delivered a great and inspiring speech. one guy shard his life about hotdog and a cola It`s really funny but I can steel see that he really appreciate his Friends and Family and I realized that you only live once so just have fun living 

and I also like the speech of the winner it`s really wonderful and I think shes a really strong person because all the hardship that life hit him she still overpass it and that`s why she win. And for some entertainment APC speaks presented a game entitled Speed Speech 

Public Speaking Competition

Public Speaking Competition

Is the cult of celebrity and fantasies a Filipino obsession?, that was the topic of the public speaking competition last December 21, 2015 at Asia Pacific College. It was organized by APC speaks. were six representative of every block that will present a speech that is connected to the topic "the cult of celebrity and fantasies a Filipino obsession?"

At the start of the program all the representative was assign in different room randomly. and the APC speaks prepare a game so that the students will have fun while waiting. the firs game was called Speed Speech wherein they will give random topic and you have to connect it to the last topic by using transition. another game was called ignite it`s like speed  speech but the difference is you have the main topic. I was laughing so hard when our representative are speaking and the third one was for the whole block we will sing Christmas song but unfortunately we lost but it`s ok because we have fun after that the Contest starts. at the end I`m really proud of my block mates because they deliver a great speech. even thought the six of them did not win but for us their the winner.

Media literacy

Media literacy: Mobilizing the millennials as as Socially Responsible Prosumer`s

On the 25th of November 2015, we had a seminar at Asia Pacific College entitled  "Media Literacy: Mobilizing the Millennials as Socially Responsible Prosumer`s". 

Their was three speakers Ms. Edmallyne Remillano, Ms. Jan Maynard Nualla, Ms. Lian Nami Buan, all of them work in GMA network. These speakers are good because they were able to convince us that all of us can be news reporter. I think we learn much more in this seminar on how to write an effective news story and what to avoid and what is the everyday life of a journalist; another is about: how the social media blinds us about the truth because not all that is in TV are true I mean for example an interview they can cut the video and make it different by editing it so not all you see in TV are true. the speaker also shared a story their ones a man that was accuse in the social media because people thought that he was responsible for the accident. He was bash hard. an you see how social media can affect people lifes. the last speaker shared some trivia on journalism .

The seminar was great and I learn many things about media.

Miss saigon

Miss saigon

So this is the one topic I choose because I was really cant move on the phantom of the opera until now I`m so in to theatrical plays so I change my chosen topic. 

this is one of my one favorite song in miss saigon the tittle is " why God why"

the version of Ramin Karimloo who played the "phantom" and also "Chris" in miss saigon.

[CHRIS]

Why does Saigon never sleep at night? 
Why does this girl smell of orange trees?        
How can I feel good when nothing's right? 

Why is she cool when there is no breeze? 
Vietnam 
You don't give answers, do you friend? 
Just questions that don't ever end 
Why God? Why today? 
I'm all through here, on my way 
There's nothing left here that I'll miss 
Why send me now a night like this? 
Who is the girl in this rusty bed? 
Why am I back in a filthy room? 
Why is her voice ringing in my head? 
Why am I high on her cheap perfume? 
Vietnam 
Hey look I mean you no offense 
But why does nothing here make sense? 
Why God? Show your hand 
Why can't one guy understand? 
I've been with girls who knew much more 
I never felt confused before 
Why me? What's your plan? 
I can't help her, no one can 
I liked my mem'ries as they were 
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her 
When I went home before 
No one talked of the war 
What they knew from TV 
Didn't have a thing to do with me 
I went back and re-upped 
Sure Saigon is corrupt 
It felt better to be 
Here driving for the embassy 
'Cause here if you can pull a string 
A guy like me lives like a king 
Just as long as you don't believe anything 
Why God? Why this face? 
Why such beauty in this place? 
I liked my mem'ries as they were 
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her 
Just her

Miss saigon is one of the greatest theatrical play in our history. it`s a tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The setting of the plot is relocated to the 1970s Saigon during the Vietnam war. the story is all about  the life of a girl named Kim her parents was killed during the war so Kim has to find a way to be alive. then the engineer who is the owner of a bar "dream land" were girls/woman are stuck there and the only way out is a visa because marine are their customers one night Kim meet Chris a marine, something happen but sadly the two of them had drifted apart because of a mission so Chris has to leave. 3 yaer`s now. as time pass by, Kim and her  3 year old son live their life in poverty the two of them are living in the street, but Kim still believe and still waiting that Chris will come back. time passes and with no communication so he married a girl in america but still Kim believe and then Christ find out that Kim and him have a child then Chris and his wife fly to see his son, but Kim discover that Chris have already a wife her heart shattered into pieces the time comes that Chris will get his son yes Kim give her son to Chris but later on she killed her self because of his love for Chris.

so thats the story of miss saigon I that both of the person who`s portraying the role of Kim and Chris really fits the role and all of them have a majestic voice specially Ramin Karimloo.

So try to watch the play promise its really good and you will also cry the song`s are really wonderful so watch it.