#LakbayTinay Goes to Crystal Beach

DISCLAIMER: This is a blog about my overnight stay at Crystal Beach and also a no-holds-barred review. No sugar-coating of anything, just pure expression of how I felt about my stay. My comments are not hateful comments, I do not intend to bash, I am just being honest.

The photos here are not mine but from my officemates: Ma'am Sha, Ma'am Cess, and Jo :)

Don't Sing Along Challenge

There is this trend spreading online, which is the Don't Sing Along Challenge, where, as the title suggests, one should try not to sing along to songs. Most songs in this challenge are catchy songs, like commercial jingles, popular songs, and nostalgic songs. There are many versions of this online, some even challenges you not to dance along to the song!

There is a Filipino version called Ang Kumanta, Talo Challenge, which, fortunately, allows the challenge takers to dance along to the songs. I thought this would be an easy challenge, but hell, no! Good thing I am allowed to dance, because if not, I wouldn't get a slight chance of successfully finishing this challenge.

The creator of this Pinoy version challenge (ChorvaQueen) said that there will be a part 3! I'm super excited to do that!!!

Here are my videos doing the challenge. ENJOY!!

Don't Sing Along Challenge - Pinoy Version (Part 1)

Don't Sing Along Challenge - Pinoy Version (Part 2)

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Tinay Goes Theater-ing

Hello guys! Diary entry ko ito, actually. Kaso kaso kasi, gagawa rin naman ako ng blog post, tinamad na akong gumawa ng ibang composition. Kaya kung ano yung nasa journal ko, yun na rin yung ilalagay ko dito. Hehehe #tamad lang ang peg. Hahaha!

Nung Sabado, nagpunta ako sa show ng TAP (Theater in Alternative Platforms) - yung Ampalaya Monlogues nila, at nanood din ako ng Wicked. Actually, dapat hindi naman ako pupunta sa Ampalaya Monologues, may class kasi ako. Kaso, nagkasakit yung prof namin, so wala akong gagawin mula 12 noon hanggang 8pm; kaya nagpunta na ako sa show ng TAP.

Ampalaya Molonogues

Bes, ibang klase ang utak ni Mark Ghosn! Ang galing niyang magsulat! Lahat yata nung monologues siya yung sumulat - kung anim o walo yun. Different scenarios, iba't ibang hugot, iba't ibang lebel ng pag-ibig at heartbreak, gawa ng iisang utak! May tungkol sa pakikipag-away sa kabit gamit ang metaphors ng teaching, may young love, may cross cultural love, may proposal, meron ding pag-accept na dalawa sila sa puso ng jowa niya (shunga ba si koya or what?), basta bes, PERFECTION! Talagang masasabi mong antaba ng utak ni Kuya Mark!

Tapos, super friendly nilang lahat! Kahit hindi ko sila kilala (lahat) at hindi rin nila ako kilala pa (kasi hindi pa naman nakakapag-introduction kineme), naramdaman kong welcome naman ako kahit paano! 

Ay siyempre, nagtaka naman kayo bakit FC ako sa TAP. Sumali kasi ako sa internship kineme nila, at nung Sabado yung unang beses kong sumama sa event nila as part of the internship kemeroo.

Ang pinaka-ikinatuwa ko ay yung theater experience. Matagal na kasi since na-involve ako sa theater prod - Tick, Tick... BOOM! pa. So, yung pakiramdam na hirap na hirap akong magpalobo ng balloon (yung di ko alam kung magkaka-beke ba ako o aatakihin ng hika) at ang kaakibat na hirap ng pagbubuhol nung lobo, yung ticket at merch sales, at pag-surround sa sarili ko ng theater people, perfect talaga! Nakaka-miss, iba sa feeling, gusto kong ulitin ulit :)

Seasonal ang shows nila, dapat abangan niyo at manood kayo. Eto yung links sa Facebook pages nila, para updated kayo:

TAP - Theater in Alternative Platforms

Ampalaya Monologues

Wicked

So, Wicked. Wicked was... well, wicked! Hahaha! Another perfection itu! Ano ba naman kasi ang i-expect mo sa international prod? Kapag hindi perfection, ay magdemand ka ng refund! Charot!

May mechanical dragon sila sa set (na medyo naloka ako kung bakit meron dahil as far as I saw, wala namang ibang function yung dragon bukod sa manakot... baka yun talaga ang purpose niya) na gumagalaw talaga! At least, yung ulo, kamay, at pakpak. May pagflash pa ng ilaw sa mata. Pati yung contraption ng ulo ng wizard, epic din. Ang talagang iniisip ko ay kung paano ginawa at pinapagalaw yun. Yung buong set nila, amazing talaga! World class!

Malayo kasi yung seat ko, so hindi ko gaano kita yung mga mukha nung actors. May chance tuloy akong i-imagine na sina Kristin Chenoweth at Idina Menzel yung gumanap bilang Glinda at Elphaba. In fairness, yung actress na gumanap na Glinda, hindi mahirap na i-imagine na si Kristin Chenoweth - magkatunog sila eh!

ANG GALING NILANG KUMANTA, BES - EFFORTLESS! Usually kasi di ba, kapag high note (lalo na for Glinda na manipis ang boses), masakit pakinggan, tipong nakakarindi. But not for the Wicked cast. Kahit putok-litid ang Defying Gravity, pay pagka-soft pa ring pakinggan. Yung feeling/ramdam mong minamani lang niya yung pagkanta.

Bago ko pa napanood yung show, aware na ako sa ilang kanta ng Wicked. Pero mas na-appreciate ko yung mga kanya nung napanood ko na yung show. Ramdam ko talaga yung message ng For Good, mangiyak-ngiyak nga ako eh. Kahit nga kaninang umaga nung pinanood ko yung pagkanta nila Idina at Kristin ng For Good, naiiyak pa rin ako eh. LOL, ang senti ko. The feels din yung Defying Gravity. Dati pa namang the feels yung kantang yun, pero iba kasi yung makita mo ng live at maintindihan mo yung konteksto nung kanta. Pero ang favorite at current LSS ko ay yung Popular. Light lang kasi yung kanta, mababaw, nakakatawa, at ang cute kantahin (or at least, i-attempt kantahin) - basta, fun song talaga. Eto yung Youtube clip ng Popular.

Pero more than the amazing songs, beautiful sets and costumes, at siyempre magaling na performers, na-realize ko yung social relevance nung musical; particularly sa line exchanges na 'to:

GLINDA: Well, I'm a public figure now! People expect me to --

ELPHABA: Lie?

GLINDA: Be encouraging!

Kung tutuusin, parang wala lang yung lines, pero bes, malalim eh. Lalo na sa konteksto nung play, kung saan nalaman ni Elphaba na fraud yung wizard at gusto niyang isiwalat yung katotohanan. Pero ang nangyari, binaligtad nila yung kwento at pinagmukhang masama si Elphaba. Siyempre, may credibility yung wizard at nagalit yung mga tao kay Elphaba.

Di ba ganun din ang gobyerno natin? Kapag may nakaalam ng kurapsyon, malamang sa hindi, malalagay sa panganib yung tao. Or kung hindi man, pahirapan maghanap ng ebidensya na talagang may kurapsyon. At tayo naman, mas gusto nating makarinig ng words of encouragement kaysa sa mga realidad. Kaya nga maraming nagagalit sa media dahil laging 'bad news' ang nirereport.

Yan ang gusto ko sa entertainment industry eh, hindi lang sa musical theater - may capability para magbukas ng diskurso na tungkol sa makabuluhang bagay sa paraang ma-eenjoy; hindi lang basta sa pamamalita sa dyaryo, radyo, o TV, na hindi appreciated ng lahat (marami kayang nagpapatay ng TV kapag news na). Sana lang, gamitin ito ng Philippine entertainment industry nang magkaroon naman ng saysay yung mga palabas sa TV at pelikula.

Eto yung vlog ko tungkol sa araw ko nung Sabado! Enjoy!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Yesterday was Valentine's Day, but today is perhaps a more important day: SWELDO DAY and another perfect day to take out your love ones for a post-Valentine's or late Valentine's date!

I have two looks for you guys, check 'em out! ENJOY!

I'd love to read your SROs: your suggestions, reactions, and opinions :) #nohate

Sweet Valentine's Date Look

Sultry Valentine's Date Look

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TINAY MAKEUP | Bitter Valentine's Look

Love is in the air, but there are girls (ang guys) out there who are bitter AF. Or just very anti-Valentine's or hurt or just don't give a damn about Valentine's Day. If you're one of them (us?) then this look is for you. This look could be also for you if you wanted to look all glammed up for your Valentine's date tonight or if you just want to be strikingly pretty for your ex's funeral.

ENJOY!

I'd love to read your SROs: your suggestions, reactions, and opinions!



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TINAY VLOG | Watsons Gift Check Purchase

Hello guys! I've decided to post here on my blog the videos that I do on Youtube. My latest one is the super mini haul that I did at Watsons, using an SM Gift Certificate.

I hope to read your SROs, your suggestions, reactions, and opinions on my video. Please like and subscribe! :D

Enjoy!

Tinay Tries Youtube

Hello guys! Since last September 2016, I've decided to create a Youtube channel, just because I want to try something new. My channel is [kinda] thriving, at the moment I have 21 subscribers and around an average of 40 views per video. But more than the viewers and subscribers and the likers, I enjoy creating materials for my channel. I think it is helping me channel my creativity and explore makeup and creating videos.

However, it would be nice to have more viewers and subscribers. I think it will help me grow as a Youtuber and a content creator, it will help with my creativity, and it's just gonna be more fun when you have a bigger online friends and family. As such, I am promoting my channel (and my Facebook page).

One thing you should know about my channel is that I am not an expert on anything I do there (makeup, singing, and vlogging), just like I did not claim to be an expert blogger here. I just want to try out new things (I've said that already) and have some fun. Actually, that is one of the small things I hate about being a Mass Comm graduate, I know a bit of everything and I want to try doing those things!!! Anyway, going back to my Youtube channel, I just created that (as well as this blog) to have an avenue to explore new things and to grow as a communicator. And while I'm doing my blog and vlog contents, I realized that I enjoy doing them. And I think that is the most important thing about life - doing and enjoying.

Just like when I created my Anjelica Huston Day celebration last January 22... I mean, I re-watched my all-time favorite film and at the same time, I created a Youtube content!

My latest video is a Valentine's date makeup tutorial (of sorts). I hope you'd take 11 minutes of your time and watch it :D

I hope you guys would watch my videos and help me grow :) So, please click the links below and let's be a one big happy family. I would love to hear your SROs: your suggestions, reactions, and opinions. Thank you!!! And just like what I say on my Youtube channel, NO HATE!

TINAY GAVINO YOUTUBE CHANNEL
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My Thoughts on Education

I think what is lacking in the Philippines' educational system, most especially in primary and secondary levels, is the social engagement factor. Many teachers would teach their respective subjects as if their students are majors of those field. Everything taught is by the book. Everything taught is theoretical.

For example in Science, we were taught of the different organ systems and their functions. We were taught to memorize the three tiny bones in the ear (hammer, anvil, and stirrup, wow, I remember!) We were taught of velocity and trajectory and chemical balancing and a lot of other stuff that at the time I was learning them, I only studied for the sake of passing. But what is the relevance of knowing trajectories, could I measure that and ensure the winning of my team if I am in the middle of playing basketball championships? Perhaps I could, but trajectory was not taught in that manner.

We were taught about the Dangerous Drug Board, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and other government agencies dedicated for the illegal drug problem in the country. We were taught about heroins, anti-depressants, and other types of drugs. I guess it was my lack of care that I did not appreciate what was taught to me. But maybe, just maybe, it was my teacher's lack of appreciation too in the subject s/he taught. Yes, we were taught about the effects of use of illegal drugs, but it did not hit home. It felt to me that it was just all theoretical.

That is until I was in college and more so recently, that I became socially aware of many things. When all I could do is revisit my memories of primary and secondary school, I realize the relevance of the stuff taught to me before.

Coming from a science class, we were taught that Science and Math are the most important subjects. We were e
xpected to become engineers and doctors and other 'brainy' professions. When I was in my first year of college, I felt I was a failure to my Alma mater because I was studying Mass Communication and not Mechanical Engineering or Bio Chem or Secondary Education major in Physics. But then I told myself "Duh, I don't want to eat numbers and symbols for breakfast and lunch and dinner!" I realized that Science and Math are not as important to the scientists and mathematicians out there than to, you know, regular people, for lack of a better word. I realized that the subjects I gave a little care, like Social Studies and Values Education, play a major role to giving a damn about my country.

In my primary and secondary education, I hated History. It was all about memorizing dates and places and names. But what I learned only while studying my masters degree is that History is the key for us to become a better country. It is indeed true that we must learn from our mistakes-we must learn from what happened before, do what our heroes did for the country, do not repeat the mistakes committed by our.  fellowmen.

Perhaps it was really my mistake that I studied just for the sake of passing. But I think teachers, and parents, play a major role in a kid's social engagement. I, for one, enjoyed studying Physics when I was in my fourth year high school. And it was because my teacher was engaging, she enjoyed what she was doing, and it felt to me that she was not just teaching to earn.

But what is more important than enjoyment while teaching is teaching with relevance. Teach why each organ is important, teach why History is essential, teach why Filipino should be learned, teach the essence, teach the relevance.


What kids should learned is that we should study to gain knowledge and not just to earn high grades. I know, that's hard, been there. But grades will only bring you as far as your first job. After that, it's all about what you know.

To my teachers and friends who are now teachers who are reading this, please know that I am not giving out a blind item, I am just sharing what I have observed and what I believe is needed in our country's educational system. Don't get me wrong, despite some of the negative things that happened before, I enjoyed studying-why else would I want to become a teacher myself? I just wish that students will see the "so what?" factor of learning. Because for me, that will spark the social change we all want.



PHOTOS IN THIS POST (except the one with me on it) ARE NOT MINE, JUST GOT THEM FROM GOOGLE.