Dear Madz,
How have you been?! I haven't heard from you in a long while. I miss reading your mails and blog entries. I miss singing with you. We don't sing the seven-fold Amen often in church, but when we do, I think of you.
Remember doing together A Little Fall of Rain? We would camp out by the Pisay front gate and sing. Earlier this eyar, I saw at the movie theatre the U.S. showing of the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Miserables at the O2 Arena in London. Lea Salonga played Fantine, and she was marvelous. Her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream was heartbreaking. And A Little Fall of Rain was gorgeous.
I've met Lea in person too! My friends and I went to a concert of hers in a casino concert hall. I thought it was too smoky to be good for her voice, but she'd performed there several times already. While waiting in line, I couldn't help myself, I screamed, "I love you, Idol!" You would have laughed at my fangirling, if you'd been there with me.
I long to see you again. Thank you for coming to see me-- you and Issa-- when I came home with my family in 2006. Spending time with you was really fun. Going back to Palo, which I couldn't recognize anymore, was something else. I couldn't believe that what once was home for 4 years had become almost unfamiliar to me. I know you can relate.
Have you been home? How are you and your Nanay? Tell me updates.
I look forward to hearing from you---
