Sunday, August 29, 2010

requiem for my tsinelas...

tsinelas. or in classy-speak (pa-social): flip-flops. but really, it's just the plain ol' rubber slippers.

i'm mourning my birkenstock slippers (of course it's not really THE birkenstock, but the brand name WAS birkenstock, though it looked like one of the islander sandals line). i had these slippers since april/may 2002, so that makes it 8 years old! i usually wore them at home, or the occasional beach forays. they've been everywhere i'd been: cdo, cebu, bantayan, bohol, etc. i had an islander slipper before that, and it only lasted a couple of years. tsk. anywayz, i wore them until the strap was literally hanging by a thread (or mebbe several fine threads), and then finally broke.

i need to replace them and fast. i originally thought of buying a new islander slipper, but then i remember i had several slippers that are barely being used. and now the dilemma. should i use the crocs , or one of the havaianas?? woooh!

since these are expensive slippers (averaging 800-900 php or around 18-20 usd), i only use them when going out to the mall, with friends, or such. heck, they're too expensive to wear to the beach. yeah, they really defeat the purpose of primarily being beach flip-flops.


so, the crocs or the havaianas?

Sunday, August 15, 2010

wicked!

i'm so late! i am sooo late!! how come i've never heard these songs before??? jeez! these were released circa 2003!!!... i did hear about wicked, but still.... oh yeah, i remember. i was working for Big-R as a department head, and i mean seriously working. i remember being in the store for more than 9 hours a day, 6 days a week; and going home to eat and then sleep. and repeat the whole process the next day, again. i had no life! plus, i'm in the philippines, people! broadway musicals are so far out of reach!

( i'm limited, just look at me, i'm limited... ) well, better late than never, as useless... story of my life.

anywayz, i'm talking about Defying Gravity & For Good, songs from the Broadway Musical, Wicked. words cannot express how i feel about these songs, so i better stop here and just put in some youtube vid links for a more effective visual and aural experience.



Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel - Defying Gravity (Wicked Broadway Musical)

note: video taken from a pro-shot of the musical.



Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel - For Good (Wicked Broadway Musical)

note: from Kristin's last performance; video definitely not a pro-shot.