the mozart in you : October 13 2025

intro

yeah this blog entry is quite short so, let us go directly to the main topic. today is the day where the arakawa gang (i am officially calling my housemates and i that for simplicity henceforth) will climb up another rung or two of the social cultured ladder. it started with an orchestra, and now here is the continuation.

the hall will open at 2 pm, and show starts at 2:30. we reached the station around 1:40, i had to recharge my train money card so i was the last on the escalator. to me surprise, the train was already there at the platform and closed the moment i reached the floor. two of us rode the train and the other two were left. this will surely delay our arrival to the venue.

we tried to walk fast, but i guess we have already settled to the idea that we won't make it before 2 pm. but why was i hung up to the idea that we come early? well the seats were on a first come first seated arrangement.

the show

we were at the back, a row in front of the last one. at least there was one with 4 seats in one row. it was held in a temple hall, the seats were all on the same levels so when a tall person sat in front there was no choice but to focus attention to other parts of the stage.

it was an opera by the great mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). two tenors, 2 sopranos, a baritone, and a mezzo-soprano main cast. it was in japanese, this was quite a problem. depending on the singer, hearing sung lyrics in english is already difficult, all the more in a language i am not an expert with. and yet, i still appreciated their voices. it was a toned down show but great talents will clearly show even with such.

the english name of the opera was quite familiar, but it did not register at first. it was only when that famous scene finally came where i recognized the opera. queen of the night aria, does this ring a bell? yes, this piece was part of the show. and oh boy that soloist did great!

despite the low budget, these talents cannot be denied.

the aftermath

we left the venue, i was elated. i kept humming that aria part, admittedly not very well. i think i was not alone doing that. i sure wished it was a full orchestra with full budget costumes and set. this was just a dip into that culture bucket, not an immersion. but immersions will cost a lot more than this bucket, so i just have to be content.

while having coffee and a toast, we continued with some discussions. the next on the list would be a kabuki, a noh, or even a sumo.

that toast by the way was a thick one, yes she was thick. and buttery. the coffee shop was a new one. it was lovely, but people were allowed to smoke in it. i would have wanted to savor my coffee and toast without the smell of tobacco.

allow me to end the post with a greeting from this huge pumpkin. this grocery shop has this ongoing contest, whoever guesses the closest to the actual weight of this humongous pumpkin wins a price. it is a yearly thing, i have never won since its conception.

as always, AMPING KANUNAY!

_{all content is by yours truly unless otherwise specified}

^{all photos are taken with a galaxy s23 ultra}


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13/10/2025

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Daily Activity, Photowalking, Walking

Height 168.0 cm		Weight 71.7 kg		Body Fat %
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