Rent

i'm beginning to reminisce with RENT at the moment. i remember when i first watched the movie version two years back in ate kathy's house. we were all huddled up in her sofa bed with the air con blasting and the movie playing. before i even got to watch the movie i distinctly remember how ate kathy would rave about it, gian would play along with the enthusiasm. 

i remember watching it sitting beside C and how there were butterflies in my stomach. i also remember crying when Angel died. I especially loved the songs in the broadway thinking that they echoed so much my own worries and dreams. that was a very life changing summer. in more ways than one. i remember how that summer forged relationships for a lifetime, between ate kathy and me, and taught lessons i would never forget. 

walking down memory lane this movie was where ONE WAY was paterned after. how Tony's character was Roger. how "Franco's Prayer" sounded like "Will I Lose My Dignity". We all did a lot of growing up that summer, as did the characters of this movie. We all did soul searching often getting burned first before truly healing. I remember how the favorite phrase was "...are we all on the same page...?" because things were going wrong before we saw that it was the almighty at work. 

I grew up that summer. not because it was the summer i turned eighteen. or the first summer that didnt happen traditionally. those two months were the most trying for me, balancing early summer classes with late night practices. my parents and i would disagree. and they'd even threaten to pull me out despite all the hard work i've already logged in. there was so much drama involved. those witness to it could attest to how much hormones got involved. that summer was the first summer i didnt go home to Legazpi for holy week in a long time. i spent it travelling back and forth from Ateneo to wherever practice was. i was physically, emotionally and spiritually dried up. i changed a lot because of those two months. moving in closer to opening day i felt a sense of achievement and trepidation. Ivan had just left for the states, there were still many hurt feelings among the youth and not everything was perfect.

but that was a glorious presentation. i haven't seen the copy made by Ton yet but based on all the ravings and the fun i experienced i can say it was amazing. and every year, on May 27 we remember the fun. :)

let me share a song i remember crying with...entitled WITHOUT YOU...

MIMI

Without you, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows.

Without you, the seeds root, the flowers bloom, the children play.

The stars gleam, the poets dream, the eagles fly, without you.

The earth turns, the sun burns, but I die, without you.

Without you, the breeze warms, the girl smiles, the cloud moves.

Without you, the tides change, the boys run, the oceans crash.

The crowds roar, the days soar, the babies cry, without you.

The moon glows, the river flows, but I die, without you.

ROGER

The world revives�

MIMI

Colors renew�

BOTH

But I know blue, only blue, lonely blue, within me blue.

MIMI

Without you.

Without you, the hand gropes, the ear hears, the pulse beats.

ROGER

Without you, the eyes gaze, the legs walk, the lungs breathe.

ROGER

The mind churns!

MIMI

The mind churns!

ROGER

The heart yearns!

MIMI

The heart yearns!

BOTH

The tears dry, without you.

Life goes on, but Im gone.

Cause I die, without you.

MIMI

Without you.

ROGER

Without you.

BOTH

Without you.