July 2017 – antoinette jadaone, filmmaker, manila, ph

Eheads at pelikula

Ito ‘yung gabing ang lakas ng ulan kaya hindi kami makapag-roll, pero nagpatugtog kami ng Eraserheads sa gitna ng talahiban at lahat kami – mula kina Julia at Joshua (nakakatuwang saulado niya ang lyrics!) hanggang sa mga nasa scaffolding hanggang sa aming nasa monitor set-up – kahit wala sa tono, sabay-sabay kumanta ng “minsan tayo…

Pack-up!

Today, I learned that Joshua, one of my actors, is a big fan of the Eraserheads – and he’s just 19!!! I was playing Eheads songs while setting up the last sequence, and I found him singing along to Minsan with me and the rest of the Star Cinema boys. I am a big Eheads…

1. Sing in a band, or sing on a stage in front of a lot of people. SEMI-DONE! (February 2016, at the OTWOL cast party)
2. Visit Easter Island in Chile.
3. Visit the Great Wall of China.
4. Party in New York.
5. Watch a play in Broadway. - DONE! (March 2016)
6. See the Mona Lisa. - DONE! (February 2014)
7. Have a song I wrote played on the radio.
8. Get a tattoo of my own artwork.
9. Have my film screened at Sundance! ! !
10. Win a Palanca! - DONE! (August 2014, 3rd Prize, Dulang Pampelikula)
11. Publish a book. - DONE! (August 2015, The Arrow With a Heart Pierced Through Him)
12. Gumawa ng isang malaking painting and hang it on my sala's wall.
13. Deliver a memorable commencement speech.
14. Watch Sarah Kaye or Bassey Ikpi do spoken word live in New York.
15. Get a standing ovation for my film.
16. See the Kremlin in Russia.
17. See The Bean in Chicago. DONE! (March 2016)
18. See Macchu Picchu.
19. Watch an NBA game live.
20. Direct a Piolo-Juday film.
21. Do a Paris film.
22. Rotteram or Clairmont-Ferrand! ! !
23. Have a flight upgraded to business class by face value hihi
24. Meet Judith Weston.
25. Watch an Alanis Morisette concert.
26. Meet Brian Andreas.
27. Meet Jason Reitman or Charlie Kauffman.
28. Holy Land pilgrimage for Mama and Papa.
29. See the aurora borealis.
30. Sky-dive in Dubai.
31. Ride a hot air balloon.
32. Buy a farm for Mama and Papa.
33. See the pyramids in Egypt.
34. See the Taj Mahal in India.
35. See the Hagia Sophia in Turkey.
36. See the Pope. - DONE! (September 2015)
37. See the Sagrada Familia. - DONE! (February 2015)
38. Ride the gondola in Venice. - DONE! (April 2012)
39. See the Parthenon in Athens. - DONE! (2011)
40. Walk the Great Wall of China.
41. See the Christ the Redeemer in Brazil.
42. Watch an Olympic game live.
43. See the Niagara Falls in New York or Canada.
44. Write a letter to Juliet in Verona.
45. Write something for Mama and Papa.
46. See the Eiffel Tower. - DONE! (February 2014)
47. See the Macchu Piccu in Peru.
48. See the Stonehenge in England.
49. Walk across Abbey Road in London.
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