Staircase Wit

It was 2016 when I first heard about Hamilton. I started listening to the Original Broadway Cast Recording on Spotify, and I was instantly hooked. I even fooled myself into thinking I was into rap and hip-hop. I was a one-year old lawyer then. I remember being able to finish drafting a pleading—an Answer no less—in less than three hours, and I hear the lines of Non-Stop in my head: “Why do you write like you're running out of time? Write day and night like you're running out of time?” Hamilton was my inspiration for writing. If he was able to write 51 essays in a span of six months, maybe I can finish my pleading before it’s due. Some of the songs were part of my workout playlist. My favorite songs to work out to were Guns and Ships, Cabinet Battle #1, and of course, My Shot. I was on the treadmill when I heard these lines, and contemplated about my lack of beliefs and convictions on a lot of things: “We studied and we fought and we killed For the notion of a nation we now get...

I have been in love with The Phantom of the Opera for the past fifteen years, and I've seen it three times live and hundreds of times on video, yet I still literally sob each time I watch it. What a great show! Jonathan Roxmouth was an amazing Phantom.

AsiaPOP Comicon just outdoes itself year after passing year. The event was so organized, seamless, and most important of all, FUN! Netflix's booth is bigger than ever! I rubbed elbows with Daredevil and Archie, watched Josie and the Pussycats perform on stage, hung out at Pop's Diner, played '80s arcade games, and spoke on the phone with Will, who as stuck in the Upside Down. The Bears from We Bare Bears were there! The members of the 501st Legion Philippine Garrison posing for pictures with Star Wars fanboys and fangirls for a good cause. And no pop culture con is complete without cosplayers!

Haul from last night’s trip to the Big Bad Wolf Book sale. I just spent around 20 minutes at the Literature section and skipped the rest. I initially picked up a dozen books, then cut my choices by half after checking book reviews on the Goodreads app. Imagine if I gave myself an entire day to browse…