I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

The Original Kim and The Silver Anniversary Kim 🌏 Disclaimer:  This is NOT a religious blog entry Note:  I have shelved this blog entry for decades.  #LatePost  Today, in the year 2019, I will finally post what I think about this musical.  Honestly, I originally wrote this ages ago, but this blog entry also includes my thoughts about the other productions, so this is updated .  I am not expecting anyone to read this(thanks to the few that already did), but if you do, I hope you get to read this until the end.  Thanks in advance. source MISS SAIGON is still the biggest vehicle that brought a lot of my country people to glory, most especially Ms. LEA SALONGA who became more than a household name.  She was critically acclaimed worldwide, won awards, and her name became like a banner...an emblem for our country.  Through Miss Saigon, Ms. Salonga had a lot of projects with Disney and elsewhere. I had a chance to audition...

filipinasinshowbiz.com "Phenomenal acting. Great story!" "Ms. Gretchen Barretto earns our respect anew!"  17 October 2014 There were many reasons why we were very apprehensive in watching this gem of a film.  We have two special people  in heaven and we did not want to undergo the pain of losing them again. We have let them go, but we did not want to subject ourselves to something that would make us dig up their graves and summon the forces to make their earthy rotted bodies come alive and become the walking dead. I'm exaggerating, of course, but... Another reason was the fact that I was not really fond of Gretchen Barretto.  Why? Let me keep that to myself, but please check what I think of her acting later.   Those two, among other things, were stopping us from seeing this masterpiece, and I'm oh so grateful that we changed our minds. The movie was seamless. Coincidences really happen in life because truth is truly stranger t...

It's been days, but I still am hung-over.  The musical numbers are still parts of my dreams and I am very blessed to be able to watch this wonderful musical revue.   When my dear Ate Carol told me about this the weekend before we watched this, I became very excited and told my folks about it.  It's my mom and dad's 48th church wedding anniversary week and dad wanted to celebrate in a very unforgettable way that dad became ecstatic about this too.  Mom, who is partially deaf was apprehensive at first, but when she found out it was going to be at the CCP, she was excited as well because, according to her, the sound system is very good.  She was able to appreciate the 7 December 2012 show of Rama Hari . We bought the tickets at Ticket World, National Bookstore, Alabang Town Center and though we didn't really want time to go on quickly, we still couldn't wait for Friday to arrive. Friday finally came, we did our best to have a very fruitful da...

Emir is a 2010 Filipino drama-musical film by acclaimed Filipino director Chito S. Roño. The film revolves around a girl that becomes a domestic helper in a fictional oil-rich Arab nation of Yememeni.- Wikipedia Release date :  9 June 2010 ( Philippines ) Director :  Chito S. Roño Screenplay :  Jerry Gracio Story by :  Chito S. Roño ,  Jerry Gracio Executive producers :  Rolando Atienza ,  Nestor O. Jardin EMIR is an epic film about our unsung heroes, our OFWs, and in this case it focuses on Amelia and everyone around her who serve in the house of the Royal Palace of the Sheikh who does not have an heir, but when finally he does, Amelia becomes the baby boy's nanny. Even if this is a musical you can feel every emotion experienced by every cast.  I am very happy that this movie appreciated abroad.  I just hope that Filipinos would appreciate it as well. The realities of life are presented here and...