Charie's Menagerie

One afternoon after my exam, I asked my roommate to suggest something to do. She asked me to try reading the manga she was collecting so I started reading volume 1 and got so hooked with it that I finished it in an hour. I never knew that it would very addicting (even her sensei is collecting it).

Every month, we would anticipate the release of Nodame Cantabille and I would borrow it from my roommate. She was willing to spend 500 Php each month just to get hold of the latest volume (but later realized that it was very expensive). As long as my roommate gets a copy, I get to read it too but when she decided to stop that was the end of it for me (I got stuck with volume 8). But my friend gave me a copy of the rest of the volumes (till 18 so just count off how long) and I stayed up till wee hours of the morning to read them (otaku-mode). Now I'm enjoying the live-action. :)

I promised my roommate to attend one of her orchestra practices so one weekend I accompanied her (65% of the reason). We first went to EDSA Shang (where her family were staying then) because (if remember correctly) her uncle passed the board (or was it bar?) exam and was going to have his oath taking. The both of us went to have lunch at Pizza Hut (15% of the reason why I came) after that (that was one of the best meals I've ever had) where we ordered a huge sausage stuffed pizza, pasta and I had a Caribbean Smoothie (the best drink I ever tasted). Since then, I long for that drink even if we were nearly frozen to death.

After our feast, we went to Sucat for her orchestra practice. It was an international school (though students were younger) so it was not usual for me even if I came from different types of schools (trust UP facilities). I was amazed how specialized there facilities were (there was a ballet rehearsal room) and how these facilities are well used (not for the eyes only) and maintained. Moving on, it was my first time to hear (or the first thing I remembered) a live orchestra. There concert master was a cute girl (I think her nick name sounds like mine) and I got to meet their sensei. After their rehearsal, we went to her sensei's apartment to borrow Nodame vol 8 (20% of the reason why I came). That was the last volume I read since yesterday (which means it was almost a year ago).