| Sunday, October 26, 2008 |
| Endless Possibilities |
The thing I love about being in San Francisco are the endless possibilities of opportunities that come up here every now and then. And one thing that I don't get enough of or take advantage of are the numerous plays, musicals and concerts happening here regularly.
Right now, I've already bought tickets for Wicked (which opens January 27, 2009 at the Orpheum Theare in SF) and will also be buying tickets for Avenue Q (playing from March 2 to 8, 2009 at the American Musical Theater in San Jose). And when I browsed the list of shows playing or will be playing in the Bay Area, I found hundreds of listings! I wish I could watch all of them but unfortunately I can't. There are some shows where tickets cost almost $300. That's not really very friendly for a student budget.
Do you watch plays or musicals? What do you like to watch? What's your favorite?
Labels: musical, plays, san francisco, theater |
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| Thursday, October 09, 2008 |
| Eating in San Francisco |
I have been going out everyday, all day since I arrived in San Francisco. It's amazing how there is never enough time to do all the things I want to do here. I will seriously never run out of things to do here.
But one thing I never forget to do in San Francisco is eat. There are just so many great restaurants here in the city. And the surprising thing is I haven't even been to 5% of the restaurants here!
These are just some of the good restaurants I've been to since I got here:
1. Tad's Steaks - good, inexpensive steak. Sure, you'll feel all the fat from the meat flowing through your blood stream. But you don't care. You just want to savor all that meat-y goodness!
2. Japantown - It's not a restaurant but a part of the city where Japanese food is as authentic as it comes. If you want the real deal, go to Japantown.
3. The Cheesecake Factory - Their cheesecakes are to die for. Nuff said.
4. Cafe Lombard - Hands down. Best Mushroom Burger in town.
5. Bangkok Noodles - It's very cramped but very good Thai food. If you don't mind waiting, then come here, eat Thai food. Or have it to go.
Coming soon, more San Francisco posts!
Labels: food, restaurant, san francisco |
| posted by Jax @ 3:42:00 PM |
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| Monday, July 28, 2008 |
| Moving to the US |
I'm currently fixing everything I need to fix for a smooth move to the US next month. And it is overwhelming! Right now, I am checking out the classes I can take for the fall semester and I am also looking for a house that we can stay at before I start my classes. It's not easy and not cheap, either. We've decided to rent a house because it's cheaper than renting a room at a hotel or inn (there are six of us going to SF).
Do you guys have any suggestions? I'm looking for a place that's a short distance away from SOMA and Union Square because that's where my school is.
Labels: houses, rental, san francisco, soma, south beach, union square, vacation |
| posted by Jax @ 2:05:00 AM |
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| Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
| Life is Goooood! |
I talked about it before and I refused to say something more than that. But now I can!
It finally came true. And now, in a month from now, I am leaving for the greatest adventure of my life. I'll be going to San Francisco to finish my graduate studies at AAU.
I'm excited, over joyed for this new chapter in my life to begin but sad in some ways, because I do love my life here in the Phils.
And I have this to say, the power of prayer is too great for us to even conceive. I honestly believe that the prayers of the people around me was an instrumental part in the results. So, a big shout-out to all those who prayed for me. You can't read this post right now but I still want to thank you all.
Eek! It's really happening now! I can't wait!Labels: aau, life, san francisco, school |
| posted by Jax @ 7:56:00 AM |
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| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
| Film School |
One of the reasons I applied for film school in the US is because, besides the good schools, there are few good film schools here in Asia. There are some in Manila but I wanted to get out at that time so I applied to go to an international film school. That was four years ago.
Fast forward to June 19, 2007.
I discovered that there is a school called Hongkong International Film Academy.
Bad trip.
The only thing that is keeping me from shouting at the top of my lungs is the fact that HK International Film Academy only offers Diploma courses while my current school, Academy of Art University offers degree programs.Labels: film, hongkong, san francisco, school |
| posted by Jax @ 3:40:00 AM |
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