Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Back to work...

My time of rest in Manila is over... time for me to head back on
tour. May I say, with utmost happiness, that I can't wait to return!

It's always bittersweet every time I leave home though... my daughter
will remain here, as will my husband, mother, brother, and dear, dear
friends. However, I do have another home with my family on tour, and
am looking forward to seeing them and working with them again.

It's funny... it's a rare and beautiful thing when you have a cast
that just gels together in a great way, both on stage and off. That
camaraderie does translate and is obvious in performance. I am very,
very transparent, and when I don't like someone, it's painfully
obvious. Not fun at all.

So... here's to more late night poker games (in the name of Aaron
Galligan-Stierle)... more leg pain from those blasted heels and
stairs... to the hunt for a Starbucks that's actually walking distance
from the hotel and/or theater... to more culinary and gustatory
adventures... to doing a show with people I have the pleasure and
honor of calling my friends.

Here's to more fun! I have only 6 months left on this Asian tour...
if you think about it, it's really not a very long time. Yeehaaaaaaah!

41 comments:

Gibbs Cadiz said...

good luck and enjoy the rest of the tour! :)

Rocky Brown said...

Glad to know you got your rest.
Where in Asia will you be going to now?
It's good to know that you're enjoying yourself and the cast members as well......
makes for a very pleasant time away from your immediate family.
......and to get to try different cuisines in your travels!!!. Yummy!!!!!
(you know me and food). Write more when you have the time:) Would love to read about it.

Dana Cosio-Mercado said...

Break a leg, and have fun!

sees pop said...

I hope you stay longer on your next visit here. I miss hangin' out with you. Let's plan something the next time you are here. Maybe you can come over for lunch and Nicole and Sofia can play again. :-)

Coney R. said...

Hi Lea! Watched you as Cinderella...you were simply beautiful! Continue to shine for the Philippines! You do us proud! God bless you more and more in every way! :-)

Kyla Rivera said...

break a leg! :)
6 months on tour will probably fly by. :)

raul montesa said...

HI manang... toi toi toi!! how was deal or no deal??? ingat!!!

Guy Gustafson said...

Hello! I'm so happy to read that you're enjoying your blessed life!!...(leg pain withstanding).

toff de venecia said...

congrats lea! keep it up. and be careful of your starbucks adventures around asia ha. baka may melamine yan or something

mrsvd * said...

Aloha, Lea! Is Rob going to join you in China this month? I'm really enjoying your articles. You've blossomed into a perceptive and exuberant writer! My favorite was the food article (sayang, no pictures) --- especially hearing your Mom read parts of it to me on the phone with Nicole in the background. Also proud of the causes you support. Take care, stay healthy and love to you and Shiela (is it one L or double L?)!

Jojo Terencio said...

continue to shine, manang :-)

jhack telan said...

have a safe trip, manang! and i hope you had fun with last night's deal or no deal (and meeting the rest of the AFLS after).. will definitely wait for it to air on TV anytime soon! break a leg on the last 6 months of Cinderella! (=

arlin dizon said...

Take care always our dear Lea!

gladys domingo said...

gudLuck miss lea..hope the tour will be successful..!!

gladys domingo said...

hi..guest po ba c ms.lea sa deal or no deal?

Gina MS said...

Good to see you blogging here again, Lea, and to know that you are having a blast with the tour! Can't wait to read more of your adventures. Take care!

erika melodias said...

hi..:-)
have a safe trip miss lea..:-)

loremel philippines said...

yes guest c manang sa deal or no deal, can't wait.

erika melodias said...

wee!!!
I'm excited for that episode..i can't wait...:-)

angeli adriano said...

when will that air?

Graziela B. said...

kelan ip2lbs un guesting nia s deal or no deal?

JANE AREJOLA said...

Ingat Lea...:)

jhack telan said...

October 20th, Monday.

http://www.pep.ph/guide/2750/Behind-the-scenes-of-Deal-or-No-Deal

erika melodias said...

October 20???
wo0o0oho00o..!!!:-)

Leila Polito said...

Have fun with ur cinderella tour and enjoy every night of your performances..never mind the hundred turn you have to make...;-)

Melanie Borgonos said...

Good day, Miss Lea! I was hoping that I can watch you perform for the first time here in Thailand but unfortunately I missed it. Somebody told me its done already. It's really my dream to see you in person and watch your concert or seeing you play in Cinderella but i was so disappointed to hear that it's finished already. The truth is, why there's no announcement telling you that when are you going to perform here. I was so unlucky!!! My fiance and I are planning to watch your play. So, I feel very sorry about it. When are you going to have a concert here in Thailand? I hope you're going to have one. I always read your column in PDI. And I love all stories that you'd written. More power to you!!! I hope that I can have a reply from you. Thanks a lot! God bless you and your family!!!

tin samson said...

enjoy the rest of the tour! hope you guys do come back to manila, like peter said (saide said, haha). =) looking forward to your deal or no deal ep. kasi naman, we totally missed the taping, hahaha. oh well... oh, i thought you'd be taking nicole with you while on tour? lol about toff's starbucks and melamine comment -- but oo nga, take care, lea!

jhack telan said...

oh tin sorry.. it was the first time you'd watch ABS taping pa naman and you totally missed it.. i really had no idea that they're that strict now.

bing ♥ said...

Your dream is not over yet. You can watch Lea Salonga in Cinderella from December 16-21, 2008. Visit http://www.rachadalai.com/cinderella/

Chino Hernandez said...

I just wish you all the best! Take care Ms. Lea!

Hazel Lim said...

All the very best!! It's inspiring to know that you continue to brightly shine for Filipinos and non-Westerners alike who seldom get a chance to be on a level playing field in most professional fields.

I'm not sure whether you still remember me. We were in 'King and I' and 'Fiddler on the Roof' together in the 1970s. We also celebrated once our birthdays together (as our birthdays are only a few days apart). I think I last saw you in Ateneo (I have been in Australia for a while now).

Warmest regards to your mom (Tita Joy/Ligaya, if she still remembers me and my mom Nene).

Hazel Lim

anton gonzales said...

hope you enjoy, ms lea!

Urane laderas-cabantog said...

always break a leg miss lea!

rEeYuH berden said...

hiya lea.. i recently saw cinderella has 'additional performances' in hk. originally, nov5-16 lang and then more show dates, nov18-23 and nov 25-28, were added. you're still a part of it right? =)

i hope to catch you in one of your hk performances =) (and not some understudy hehehe)

... all the best!

rEeYuH berden said...

hiya lea.. i recently saw cinderella has 'additional performances' in hk. originally, nov5-16 lang and then more show dates, nov18-23 and nov 25-28, were added. you're still a part of it right? =)

i hope to catch you in one of your hk performances =) (and not some understudy hehehe)

... all the best!

Li'l Dove Feather said...

Shake the world!!!!

candy chu-chao said...

can't wait to catch cinderella in singapore!

Li'l Dove Feather said...

Miss Lea, will you by any chance be in the Philippines on December 12?

Rick Holy said...

I just got my ticket for the September 2009 performance at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. I never, ever thought I would have the chance to see you perform live. Well, "I dreamed a dream" and it's going to come true. I can't wait, I can't wait, I CAN'T WAIT for September to get here!!

Eddie May said...

Recently discovered your website and together with doifferent playlists on Youtube I'm a fan!!
Best wishes. four welland

mitch siao said...

You should guest star at that new show on FOX
GLEE!!!
On my own is seriously best performed by you!
:)