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I drive through a Jewish neighborhood on my commute to work. There are numerous temples and schools on this stretch of Beverly Blvd. Typically I people watch. It makes the drive go by faster. This morning I saw something that really startled me.
Big white dude, dressed all in black, on a bike was stopped on the sidewalk. He motioned his hand like a gun and pretended to "shoot" these three Jewish girls. I figure they must be Jewish since they're wearing what I assume is the uniform of one of the local schools. He then yells something at them. The girls probably never saw the gun motion because the man was behind them. But they may have heard him yell whatever it was he was yelling.
I didn't know what to do. I contemplated stopping, but what was I going to do? That man looked big, like BIG. Like 5'10 or 6ft and probably weighed 275 to 300. I thought maybe I should call someone, but I didn't know who to call.
I don't normally pray, but at that moment I did. I prayed for those little girls. I prayed for the safety of that neighborhood. I prayed for that man & hope he doesn't escalate into vicious violence. I prayed for Los Angeles and retain some thread of sanity that whatever is brewing doesn't turn into something crazy.
last night teh mister and i did laundry, cleaned, and packed up the remaining items in the apt. The laundry finished drying and as we took one last look at our apartment we couldn't believe we'd actually be leaving.
I tried my best to think of moving on a positive note. i tend to get mushy about these things. When I first moved out of the freshmen dorms I took so many pictures of my dorm. The front door, the door to my room, my room, my suite study lounge, my roommates, my suite mates, and everything else i could snap on my fuji disposable camera. it felt like an act of desperation. I didn't want the moment to leave me. I didn't want that place to leave me when it really was me leaving the place.
Those same feelings resonate with me every time I move. When I find move in to a new place I want it to be for the last time. I hate moving, but really I hate change. I settle in to a place and picture myself growing old there. I know it may seem impossible to think that I could stay at an apartment til my hair turns grey, but I still like to imagine that that could occur.
This time around I attempted to look at things in a practical manner. Yes this was my last night in Apt #34, but I'm just here to clean and pack the remaining things. I concentrated on mopping the floors and wiping down counter tops. When everything was bagged up and ready to go I began to remove the key ring and hand it to teh mister.
He stopped and looked around. Amazed that the place was empty. Amazed that we were actually leaving. This was his first apartment out of college and our first home together. Over the past four years we talked about moving, but never actually got around to finding a place. Anniversaries, birthdays, and moments where we simply enjoyed each others company took place in Apt #34.
Sitting on the stoop one last time we had to have one last cigarette. Too bad none of us had any. Teh mister went to get the truck, but before he could roll up I called. "Go to the gas station and pick up cigarettes. We have to have one last smoke." I sat and waited. Watched and listened to my street. Hipsters leaving the bar next door. Sirens in a distance. A father and his daughter coming home from a sale with their finds in hand. The wheels of shopping carts rattling.
The truck double parked in front of 3192. We sat on the top of the stoop and each had a parliament. "One more?" I asked, wishing to prolong the moment. "We should really load the truck..." teh mister replied. I threw my cigarette on the sidewalk, inhaled the cold night air, and stood up. We played a game of tetris with the last of our things. I shut the door and took one last look at our building.
As we drove away I looked behind me. It didn't seem real. I couldn't believe that I didn't live on this street anymore.
"Goodbye apartment. You were a good home."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Winston Emano
Nerissa Silao
(323) 913-4663
info@filamarts.org
CELEBRATE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AT THE 16TH ANNUAL
FESTIVAL OF PHILIPPINE ARTS & CULTURE
The Community’s Diverse Artistry, Culture, Cuisine and People
Converge For Highly Anticipated Festival Weekend
(LOS ANGELES – August 21, 2007) – The 16th Annual Festival of Philippine
Arts and Culture (FPAC), Southern California's largest and most lauded
ongoing Filipino American tradition, is on! Taking place on Sept. 8 and
9, 2007 at breathtaking Point Fermin Park, 807 Paseo del Mar in San Pedro,
this year’s theme is “Handog,” or “Offering” – in celebration of true
community spirit as Filipino Americans from different walks of life gather
together to bring you this 16th edition of pure community soul through
artistry, culture, and food.
Comedian Rex Naverrete and upcoming Jazz singer Charmaine Clamor return to
headline FPAC, with multi-awarded singer / songwriter Anthony Castelo and
the world Hip Hop champions: Philippine All Stars. Authentic, traditional
music and dance are brought to you by Kayamanan ng Lahi, BIBAK (Benguet,
Ifugao, Bontoc, Apayao, Kalinga - 5 major tribes of the Northern
Philippines), Kultura, and others. Kali / Eskrima demonstrations are
brought to you by eskrimadors Kapisanang Mandirigma, Pakamut, and Bahala
Na. Leading the Hip Hop movement are: emcee Bambu, formerly of Native
Guns, and DJ Icy Ice, who will be receiving the 2007 FilAm ARTS Artist
Award.
Equally stellar are the non-profit, community-based partner organizations
whose years of dedication make the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture a
shining example of community spirit – the 6th Annual Amateur DJ Battle is
brought to you by Stacks Vinyl and the 9th Annual Balagtasan Poetry Slam
is brought to you the KmB - Kabataang Makabayan. Film is featured at the
14th Annual “Pinoyvisions” co-presented by Visual Communications, the
premiere Asian media center in the U.S. Visual art at the Pilipino
Artists Network Pavilion is co-presented with Remy’s On Temple Gallery and
the California Arts Council.
Additional unique features of FPAC include: the 8th Annual Vegetable
Competition at the Seniors Village that will be brought you by Manong Tony
and Manang Angelita Ringor of Diversified Services for Youth & Seniors;
arts, crafts, and games at the Youth Pavilion will be presented by
community sponsor Search to Involve Pilipino Americans; and Filipino
cuisine demonstrations at the Culinary Arts Pavilion will again be led by
Chef Cecilia De Castro of Culinary Consultations and food producer for
Wolfgang Puck.
A brand new area is the Workers Pavilion sponsored by the Pilipino Workers
Center. The Pilipino Workers Center is a Los Angeles-based organization
dedicated to delivering services to overseas Filipino workers (OFW’s)
through education, legal advice, advocacy, and a low-cost remittance
program called the PWC Remit Program.
Initiated by the City of Los Angeles back in 1990, the stewardship of the
Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture was transferred over to a
non-profit organization now called FilAm ARTS – the Association for the
Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture.
“Still true to its original intent since its inception, the Festival is
designed to be a ‘common ground.’ The aim of FPAC is to be as inclusive
in every which way possible,” says Executive Director Jilly Canizares.
“This is seen in the conscious programming to include the rich diversity
of Philippine artistic expressions – from old to new, traditional to
contemporary, visual arts to cuisine. Coming to the Festival gives you a
true slice of the Filipino American community.”
Funded in part by the City of Los Angeles Dept of Cultural Affairs and
L.A. District 15 Councilmember Janice Hahn, the L.A. County Arts
Commission, the California Arts Council, and the National Endowment for
the Arts, FPAC is also sponsored by PWC Remit Program, El Pollo Loco,
Macy’s, Wells Fargo Bank, The Gas Company – a Sempra Energy Utilities
company, and Washington Mutual. Media sponsors include: LA-18, KPFK 90.7
/ 98.7, and mygringos.com.
For more information on exhibitor booth, table and volunteer, log onto
www.filamarts.org, or call us at (323) 913-4663.
i spent this weekend in long beach because i facilitated a retreat for students who will be orientation advisors for an orientation my department conducts. it was awesome. i'm still processing everything that's happened.
afterwards i went home. rested for a bit. and then headed to sunset junction. last year teh mister dj'd @ kicks the whole weekend. this year he had friends help him out. some highlight pics:
for more check out the flickr.
i believe he had a good time. at least that's what the pictures tell me. nice comments :Dave and Khalid El-Nahmean. i especially dig that el marked this as his favorite.
my photo is on laist!!! w00t w00t. teh mister woke up and said, "hey someone on laist has your camera" too which i responded yeah that's me. i post pictures on the laist flickr and they usually are in the "contribute" section of laist. but today i'm on the front page! they used it for one of the ir links entries.
that's just so totally neat.
if you happen to be in the los angeles area and you have nothing to do this friday night come help us celebrate mike's big 2-7. i've been myspacing this out to folks.
