what i learned today after taking classes from THE LAB 3:
parang totoo 'yung "you can't teach an old dog some new tricks" na kasabihan -- hahaha, did i just call myself an old dog?
but seriously, i've watched a video of me dancing Calvin's routine and kita ko na parang may struggle... but i'm perfectly fine with it, kanya-kanyang perception lang siguro 'yan. kung paano mo tatanggapin ang katotohan!
i've realized kasi na there will come a point in your life as a dancer na TALAGANG magsisimula nang mag-degenerate 'yung kakayanan ng katawan mo to make movements beautiful (commercial beautiful). BUT, that shouldn't stop you from learning new things.
magkaiba naman kasi 'yung learning new concepts, movements, and ideas sa learning how to execute them just like the dancers in their early 20's! the first is learning to receive while the second is learning to give... your mind and body shouldn't stop from receiving, learning everything while you can.
as an artist, as creators, our role is to take it all in and make these pieces a part of us... because everything that we create are fragments of the things we have collected so far in this life.
and that ability to create, my friends, it gets better and better with age.
:-)
Monday, March 31, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
how are you?
there is power in a simple yet honest "how are you?"
today, i received a very random short message from a friend from the US, "hi kuya, kumusta?" knowing him, he knows i'm in a lot of tasks these days and i really needed that.
we all need that... even for just a moment, someone to just ask us if we're still doing good. one sincere question can mean, "hey, hang in there, i'm here to listen."
***
i'm seeing posts lately on facebook about a woman who just committed suicide. apparently, we have common friends. while i was looking at my friends' posts about her, it made me think what runs in the mind of a person who's about to take that that "brave" leap of faith.
do they actually feel comfort? is it comforting to know that once they pulled the trigger or jumped off the terrace, everything will be over?
do they have hope? hope as in, once they lose everything here on earth, they will wake up feeling better in another place or dimension?
***
today i want to ask myself, "hey, are you still okay?"
because most of the time, when you are so good with what you do, people forget you are just human and you have needs too. there are times that the only friend you can depend on is yourself... so stop and ask yourself, "am i still doing good?"
***
THE POWER OF "HOW ARE YOU?"
today, i received a very random short message from a friend from the US, "hi kuya, kumusta?" knowing him, he knows i'm in a lot of tasks these days and i really needed that.
we all need that... even for just a moment, someone to just ask us if we're still doing good. one sincere question can mean, "hey, hang in there, i'm here to listen."
***
i'm seeing posts lately on facebook about a woman who just committed suicide. apparently, we have common friends. while i was looking at my friends' posts about her, it made me think what runs in the mind of a person who's about to take that that "brave" leap of faith.
do they actually feel comfort? is it comforting to know that once they pulled the trigger or jumped off the terrace, everything will be over?
do they have hope? hope as in, once they lose everything here on earth, they will wake up feeling better in another place or dimension?
***
today i want to ask myself, "hey, are you still okay?"
because most of the time, when you are so good with what you do, people forget you are just human and you have needs too. there are times that the only friend you can depend on is yourself... so stop and ask yourself, "am i still doing good?"
***
THE POWER OF "HOW ARE YOU?"
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