Theatre Day Galore! - the Lion King Musical and Lord of the Rings Musical

Whew! what a day! watched to Musicals in a row! :D

Lord of the Rings Musical

my view of the stage

One word.. SUPERB! This was even better than the movie! The songs were awesome too especially Lothlorien. What is special about this was the acrobatics in the air. Kahit si Golum nagclimb for top to down. The elves were also always in the air. Maganda talaga! Really can't describe it with words. I was in awe. Galadriel was just sooooo gorgeous! Ganda niya.. and her voice... wow!! Ang ganda.. just what I like :D

Lion King MusicalMy View of the Stage

Magical! Awesome! Superb! Excellent! Brilliant! Had goosebumps throughout the show! And galing talaga ng concept nila. The animals, the characters! Wow talaga! One of the best! It has been running for 8 years na here in London. Galing talaga, the actors/actresses are mostly from Africa, kaya mafeel mo talaga ung magic from Africa, even the musical instruments that they used. Rafiki's character was just soooo funny! Kakatuwa, ang kulit talaga. Timon and Pumbaa too! Would definitely want to watch it all over again! :D Kung pwede lang magtake ng pictures habang nagpeperform sila, baka trigger happy na ako nun :D

And yun.. napagod ako haha 2 musicals in a row. Whew! :D Ubos na pocket money ko... :( wahhhh

What I have been up to?

Sunday May 25, 2008

My aunt took me to Waltham Abbey and we ate Pie and Mash. It's a very popular restaurant because it is also where celebrities have their Pie and Mash. I haven't tried it, but it was delicious. The pie's stuffings were minced beef, and the Mash potatoes sauce was Liquor made from the sauce of Jellied eel. It had some parsley in it too. Masarap :D Kakabusog din. Then after that I went to Oxford Street again to window shop, since half lang ung nalakad ko last time and I was still hunting for a shoes and bag :P

Monday May 26, 2008

Bank holiday here in UK! This time we went to Ashford Designer Outlet. Which was almost 1 1/2 hours drive from Leyton. Shopping centre din, and puro factory outlet ng mga known brands like Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Marks and Spencer, Clarks, Ralph Lauren, etc etc etc. And the prices were 70% off the original price! Imagine sa Marks and Spencer ung mga shirts nila nasa £6-£8 lang!!! Sobrang layo na sa price natin. Ung sa Clarks naman Buy 1 Get 1 half the price or Buy 1 Get 1 for £1 only, meron ding Buy 1 for £15, Buy 2 for £25, Buy 3 for £30! Great bargain! Sayang wala ung gusto kong shoes sa Clarks. hehe So i bought my mom a pair of shoes. ;) Wala naman akong masyadong binili, just got myself a pair of jogging pants from Adidas.

Tuesday May 27, 2008

I went to the Imperial War Museum. Rich talaga ung war history ng Britain, mga exhibits about their conquered lands how they got it and how these lands got their independence. Also, there are exhibits about the WW1 and WW2. Syempre, focused on their stories, konti lang ung about the Japanese nung WW2. And syempre nandun din ung Mickey Mouse Money ng pinas when Japan conquered our lands. It was very interesting to see these again, and siyempre hindi siya textbook, and we don't have to memorize anything. Fun part is I could still remember some details of what I've learned in High School, especially the WW2 part about Japan. :D

After going to the Imperial War Museum, we went to London Dungeon, but to our dismay, sobrang haba ng pila!!!! Kaya hindi na kami tumuloy, maybe we'll go there by Friday siguro. So we went straight to Covent Garden to buy some tickets for Lion King Musical! :D At last, mapapanood ko na din siya! And also there was the theatre showing Lord of the Rings Musical! Ayaw ng mga pinsan ko panoorin kasi boring daw ung LOTR (kasi hindi nila nagustuhan ung movie), kaya un solo flight ako. And what was great about it was ung prices for Thursday were very cheap, kahit nasa harap or likod ka price range were £15-25, unlike sa regular days nasa £60 ung pinakamahal and ung cheapest price was £17.50. So un, I am watching LOTR musical 2pm of Thursday then The Lion King Musical at 7:30pm Thusday din! Kaya Thursday is Theatre Day for me! :D Ubos na ung pera ko... :(

here are the tickets, blurred ko muna ung seat number and bar code hehe baka maduplicate :P

Day 2: Natural History Museum, Harrod's, Mamma Mia!

May 23, 2008, 11:30pm (London Time)

Today, I went with my cousin Anthea, to the Natural History Museum. The museum is all about nature, parang bumalik ako ng elementary and high school, since sobrang elementary talaga, pero it was very interesting because it was interactive. The usual, ang daming mga students din dun sa museum. Sigh.. sana may ganyan din sa pinas, Natural Science would have been very easy for us during elementary and highschool. Oh well..

After that, we went to Knightsbridge, where Harrod's is. High end department store un, mga branded talaga from Calvin Klein to Louis Vuitton. Dumugo ilong ko sa mga presyo.. there was this bag that I liked, Dunhill ung brand.. and guess the price.. it was....£369!!!! Kumusta!!! Php30000 pesos pag converted!!! Messenger bag lang un!!! ang ganda pa naman... oh well... tapos may mga bedsheets pa.. Calvin Klein ung brand.. grabe.. hahah Kaya window shopping na lang.. hehe

So un.. since yesterday di kami natuloy sa Mamma Mia kasi ubos na ung ticket, ung natira ung super mahal, kaya we opted to watch it today na lang. And.. it was worth it!!! We got a seat na cheap and the view was ok! :D Sayang bawal talaga kumuha ng picture sa loob ng Theatre. It was shown in Prince of Wales Theatre. 5pm.

ANG GANDA tlaaga! speechless.. the actors and actresses were great. Then encore was good too, parang nagconcert ng Abba songs hehe like Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, and Waterloo. We all got up and "danced" to the music. GANDA talaga! :D I'm definitely going to watch the movie version to see if it's good. :P

Here's our ticket...

here's the view from our seat, taken during the intermission..

Day 1: British Museum and Oxford Street

My "first" official pasyal day in London.

Had a very good night sleep, sarap, ANG LAMIG! hehe :P My aunt bought me an Oyster Card, which can be used to swipe around bus and subway, para di na ako bumili ng ticket. Prepaid na yun. I also got a UK simcard, para di mahal ung tawag ko sa kanila or tawag sa akin.

So my adventure started 9am. Took the bus to Walthamstow Central station, nakakakaba at first since di ko masyado familiar sa roads. But it was the last stop of the bus kaya yun. Very convenient. Then yun, took the Underground and changed station at Finsbury Park station to change line so that I can go to Russel Square Station where the British Museum is.

Funny thing when I arrived at the Station, AND TAAS ng inakyat kong stairs.... just imagine.. kung sa UST Main Bldg., hanggang 4th floor kakapagod, mas nakakapagod dun sa station halos dagdagan mo pa ng 1/4 ung inakyat mong stairs, tapos paikot pa.. ngayon lang ako hiningal ng ganun! hahah meron namang elevator pero hindi ako nag-elevator. Tigas ng ulo. Then un.. lakad ng 2 blocks to go the British Museum, even passed a park. Ganda! Pics will be uploaded separately sa Photos Section ng Multiply.

British Museum.. BIG! Multi-national ung mga exhibits. Merons Asian, Africans, Egyptian, American exhibits. Nakakalula.. haha almost 2 hours kong nilibot. Wish we have this kind of museum sa pinas... hay...

After that, lunchtime, pumunta ako ng Oxford Street, puro shops dun! shopping galore! hahah It was around 3 blocks away from the British Museum. So un, kumain muna ako then lakad na. Window shopping lang. Siyempre pumunta ako sa favorite CD store, HMV, which is VERY big for a music store. And there I found a Thalia CD haha then I also bought a chorale cd too. And also, di papalampasin ang Apple Store at Regent Street! Siyempre drool sa Macbook, MacBook Pro, and Macbook Air. hehe nilaro ko na din para masaya ako haha also got to play with the iPhone! :P

So un..

later, my aunt is taking me to watch Mamma Mia sa Theatre. :D

Till next time! ;)

On Airbus A380! :D

I'm having my long waited vacation! :D May 20, 2008, I was on flight SQ919 to Singapore. I left the Philippines 6:00pm. Arrived in Singapore 9:30 pm, where I waited for 2 hours for my next flight to London on board SQ322 11:30pm. SQ322 is Airbus A380, the biggest airplane to date. And I must say! ANG GANDA! It is really quieter, I was on Economy class, and the seat is a ''bit'' bigger. 10inches!!! 10 inches LCD screen! may USB, LAN, and Video out pa. Meron din electric plug so you can charge or use your laptop.

I arrived in London May 21, 2008 5:55am.. (12:55pm Philippine Time). And now typing this on my aunt's laptop. ;) Medyo bum muna ako ngayon, since kakarating ko lang, bukas na siguro ako mamamasyal :P here are some shots.. also posted separately in the photos section of my multiply site

the 10 inch screen

the whole entertainment system. with the controls, the usb slot, lan slot, and video out slot