joni | July 31, 2010
It’s been a crazy busy week! I’m super grateful for:
– Get-together with Lit friends for lunch and coffee
– Cats!
– Mandarin classes
And super super super grateful for:
– the results of the APO evaluation
joni | July 28, 2010
It seems like I’m going to be a real novelist soon.
I finally got word from the Academic Publications Office, informing me the result of the evaluation. Below are the recommendations from the two evaluators:
[Recommended for Publication without Revision] 1st Referee
I recommend for publication without revisions the novel “In My Mother’s House.” It is a [...]
joni | July 26, 2010
It has been an uneventful week, which is something to be grateful for in itself. Also, I am thankful for:
– the time (uh, me having made the time) for my Mandarin lessons, both in and out of class.
– Plus! Yummy dinner care of generous classmates last Friday (beef and mushroom from Vince, crabs from Gladys, [...]
joni | July 21, 2010
I have always liked Nikki Gil. Like the rest of the country’s population, I sat up and immediately took notice when she sauntered her way to our living room via the TV screen, Coke in hand, singing of love and hope in her strong clear voice some years ago. And because I stopped watching TV [...]
joni | July 19, 2010
This week’s list is going to seem like an update of sorts. Oh well.
– Chinese lessons
I’ve had two sessions of my Mandarin lessons. The lessons are light enough to not be overwhelming. At the same time it provides me with enough new words to make things a bit more exciting. Plus, the lessons give me [...]
joni | July 14, 2010
So I have started tackling my reading list by familiarizing myself with major works in the American Lit canon. The high school textbook I am basing my readings on provides both the historical and cultural contexts of the text, making it easier for me to appreciate older texts. It’s all Puritan writings for now but [...]
joni | July 13, 2010
CATS Now and Forever
With Lea Salonga as Grizabella
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T. S. Eliot
Performances starting July 24
For a strictly limited season
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, CCP
Ticket Prices:
Matinee
SAT (3:00pm)
SUN (2:30pm)
PhP7000 PhP5000 PhP3500 PhP2000 PhP1000
Evenings
TUE, WED, THU (8:00pm)
SUN (7:30pm)
PhP6000 PhP4500 PhP3000 PhP1500 PhP750
Evenings
FRI, SAT (8:00pm)
PhP7000 PhP5000 PhP3500 PhP2000 Php1000
Ticket Prices [...]
joni | July 12, 2010
It was a triple birthday celebration for Artie, Daniel, and Jing. (Crazy video here!)
joni | July 11, 2010
Super thankful for:
– getting the email message informing me that my story “The Body” will be included in the anthology of flash fiction edited by Dr. Jerry Torres
– dinner and catching up with Kate and Bevz
– pool party with wescrew people (pictures here and a video here)
– yoga after about four months without!
joni | July 10, 2010
Kate is home from her studies overseas so a meet-up is a must. Kate, Bevz and I had dinner at Capricciosa then had tea/coffee at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
