Through the Spectacles

       I would like to share our community theater experience. In my own opinion, I can relate and consider that endeavor as postmodern art. My main aim of our community theater company is to teach, inform, and involve the young people in our area in the art of drama and performance art. We conduct workshops, seminars, and free stageplay for the residents in our community for them to appreciate art and the theater arts as well. The workshops are being conducted during the summer because this is the time when our participants are mostly free from their academic obligations – we also welcome out-of-school youth to save them from the harm of the challenging communal norms of Manila.       In teaching them, we are using a combination of talks and practicums, and since the pedagogical nature of the entire undertaking is a workshop, we are training them most of the time in the dramatic arts using staple pieces and some materials that I’ve written...

    2020 is almost over and yet we are still in the middle of our uncertain battle with this COVID-19 pandemic. Being in this kind of situation, we are forced to revamp our norms and rethink about the best possible ways to adapt to this extraordinary time. Our company for one has decided to adopt the 'work-from-home' setup for health reasons and we are now in the 7th month of this kind of working scheme. The company also decided to reduce the workdays from 5 to 3, this is to secure the financial stability of the business since there are no tourists yet, hence, our income has also reduced to almost less than half of what we are receiving before this pandemic came to us.      Given the situation, I am still thankful that despite the cut in our salaries, I am still receiving an ample amount to sustain my financial obligations, may it be personal or for the family.     In these times, I would like to point out and argue about a certain concern with regard ...

       I've been wanting to have an earlobe piercing foe the longest time and today, on the eve of my birthday, I've decided to go out to have one finally - as a gift for myself too. Earlier, I did all the arrangements, talked to the piercing shop owner and agreed that I'll do a walk-in by their shop.     Immediately I've prepared myself to go to the shop, booked a grab and all that so I came to the indicated address on the shop. Upon getting in there, the house seemed so empty so I've contacted the owner of the shop out of confusion as to where the shop might really be located. Upon my surprise, I was given this text message: "Get it somewhere else." and I was like angered by the statement after all the time and money spent just to go there and to have my ear pierced so I replied "Thank for wasting my time" and then blocked him on Facebook so that I can be spared of the drama.      Now, this person contacted me on IG direct and sai...