I just spent two hours driving home from Nuvali last night because traffic was horrendous. It usually just takes an hour on a normal day. Weekends are just brutal for us who live in the province that hosts weekenders/tourists. We got home at 11 pm. đŸ¥´
My girls, my sister, and I watched Wicked before they take it off the cinemas to make way for the Metro Manila Film Fest. I have to say the movie was worth the drive—just the pièce de résistance Defying Gravity number—was worth the drive. The movie gave better context as to how Elphaba discovered her true self, why she is defying the Wizard of Oz and every authority known in Oz.
My sister said she didn’t expect much from Ariana Grande but after the movie, she has a newfound respect for the singer-actress. She embodied Galinda/Glinda very well while making the role her own. Cynthia Erivo ws able to flesh out the character well by making you feel what she feels. There is also no question about their vocal prowess.
Jeff Goldblum was a revelation. He could sing. Not sing-sing Broadway but he can sing decently. What surprised me was he is a jazz pianist—something I can never ever be.
There were special appearances by the original Broadway musical Glinda and Elpaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, respectively. It was just fitting that the producers, which include Stephen Schwartz, had singing roles for them.
All in all, I did enjoy the movie for what it is. I’m looking forward to Act II.
I missed making lassi so I had put on my walking shoes and went to the weekend community market.
I don’t want to cook so I bought as much food as I can stuff in my backpack. It was a lot.
I bought palabok for myself and my girls. I ate mine at the market though.
I couldn’t resist spicy laing to go with rice and some kind of meat viand at home.
Since my girls loved hummus and pita, I stuffed my bag with these.
I’m trying out this foldable Bluetooth keyboard that I will be gifting to my friend who had expressed her desire for such because she travels a lot. It’s taking some time getting used to this since the keys have uneven sizes and for touch-typers like me, it requires a steep learning curve.
I got it from Lazada. Now that I’ve tried it and it’s working, I will be wrapping this up soon.