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Ayun! Kongadas line na
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Vas free siya annap Früh
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Designang pag-iveling gown
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Yes! Tapos turn here
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Cross open, cross open
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It's now the 29th of April
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The show is on the 6th so
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1 week to go before the show
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And the thing is, I
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missed I think 2 or 3 rehearsals
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for Larawan because
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meron akong taping so it's a bummer
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Kaya today nag-request talaga ako
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na ituruan ako ng Konga
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Our next rehearsal is on May 2
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I don't wanna be on stage na
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lahat sila alam nila yung gagawa
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tapos ako parang lost
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parang I hate to do that
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siyempre parang dapat mataas yung respeto mo sa mga
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theater actors because
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they're really really good
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Actually dahil nga puyat ako, parang ano yung
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wow, feeling singer
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Hindi pero totoo, pakasakong narinig niya ba
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Siguro mas sophisticated
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Dancers will come in
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Go to a straight line and then the fungal line
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And then that's it
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I think the challenge will be
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to sing while dancing
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kasi di ba parang
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yun yung mahirap, yung gumagalaw ka
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siyempre naiiba yung quality ng voice mo when you
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are moving unlike yung static ka lang
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naka ano ko lang sa audience
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so I think that's going to be the
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challenge because ayoko na ma-restrict yung
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movement ko just so my voice
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would sound better or ayoko rin naman
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na sobrang naman yung
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galaw ko na hindi ako nag-training
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tapos wala na yung quality ng voice kasi
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I think that's the essence of a musical
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to be able to tell a story
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while dancing and singing
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in Act 2 and Act 3
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Gotta act kasi iba yung
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mga artista sa mga mga bidas
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pero since cameo lang ako dito
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sa Act 3 parang extra lang ako
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dun sa isang scene and then epilogue
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so there, iba-iba siya
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Pero I haven't seen the final costume
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pero na ano na ako
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nasukatan, nakapag fitting
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so isa pa yun sa mga challenges pala
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kapag na-realize ko kapag magka-theater ka
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kailangan pala yung mga damit
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talagang nakakagalaw ka
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it won't restrict you from doing
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what you have to do on stage
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Akala mo lang ako yung video
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extra lang talaga ako dito guys
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extra lang ako, nililinaw ko
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hindi, ako naman kahit na extra lang ako
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sabi ni kakay, hype man kasi kakay
06:37.3
sabi niya, ang galing mo
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ang galing mo cheng, kaya mo yan
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sabi ko, cheng, as if naman ano
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ano lang naman ako, maliit lang naman
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as in extra lang naman ako
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sabi niya, there is no small role
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only small actors
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so I'm, you know, celebrating this
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and actually, nakakatawa kasi
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first time ko nakapunta dito
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I mean, first time ko nakaikot sa Metropolitan Theatres
06:59.3
ang ganda pala, alam mo yung tuwing
07:01.3
out of the country tayo, gusto natin pumunta sa mga
07:07.3
theatres of broader opera houses
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aminin na hindi ko pa nalilibot
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yung iba-ibang theatres dito sa
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mga landmarks natin
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mga historical buildings natin
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and I actually want to be able to do that
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eventually, and I might share it
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so it's nice to also promote it, you know
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yeah, I'm Junking Mendoza
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I'm the conservation project officer
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of the Metropolitan Theatre
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and at the same time, I am the
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executive assistant of the NCCA chairman
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the architectural design
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of the Metropolitan Theatre
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originated in the US
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here in the Metropolitan Theatre
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somehow Filipinized
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medyo nag-incorporate yung architect
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Filipino or mga tropical
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kaya siya sinabing Filipinized
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Actually, ang MET
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ay multifunctional
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we can host plays
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and also for photo shoots
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hindi lang yung mga shows
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yung pinupuntahan sa MET
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kundi lahat ng areas kasi
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ay sinasabing nilang
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so nakikurious yung mga tao
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nakikurious sila sa plays
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kaya po silang pupunta at nanonood sa MET
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yung mga major events
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Metropolitan Theatre ay
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monthly na celebration
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of the lives and works
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of our national artists
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kung gusto po nilang mag-reach
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sa Metropolitan Theatre, mag-message
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lang po sa Facebook page
08:59.3
Mag-dress rehearsals?
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setting up the stage right now
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so I guess, next time
09:07.3
we rehearse, that's going to be on stage
09:11.3
and it's going to be by the entire cast
09:13.3
and we will get to
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feel the stage already
09:17.3
and the vibe that's going to be
09:21.3
and then, after that, I think
09:23.3
mag-dress rehearsals na rin kami
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so, ganun pala yun
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kailangan mo sinusot na yung dami
09:29.3
para alam mo yung mga mangyayari
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first time ko to guys
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So, of course, there's the movie
10:29.3
Larawan, a beautiful one
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Nandun din sila, Paolo, and some of the
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cast members of that movie is
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going to be in this theatre musical
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parang they are trying to stay
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true to the original material
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kasi nga, it's made by a national
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artist, so parang hindi mo pwedeng
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basta-basta baguhin, you have to give
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respects to the ones who
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actually did this and created
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this beautiful, beautiful
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material. Since it's a heritage
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project, to celebrate
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the National Artists Month, kasi
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ang daming national artists na involved
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Larawan ever since before until
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it will only run for one night and
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The world of theatre!
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National Heritage Month din kasi
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ang May, so this is very timely.
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I guess parang tiniming
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talaga nila perfectly yung release
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nito or yung premiere nito
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because we want to celebrate
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our heritage and our
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national artists and the
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creative people behind this beautiful
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ang daming sinong namatay
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Si Elsa Montez kasi
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is from New York, so she
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brought conga here in the Philippines
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pre-war. Kaya may
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dancing, kasi yung karakter ko yung
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i-estima dapat nung
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larawan, but then
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parang nakita niya lang yung larawan
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on the surface level. Ibig sabihin
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she is very vain, so
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imbes na makita niya yung totoong
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message or yung nilalaman
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ng larawan, ang nakita niya
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yung mga damit. Of course,
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at that time, siguro during the 1940s,
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she's like a fashion icon
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of the Philippines. She's the it girl of the
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Philippines because
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she comes from a wealthy family
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nakita niya yung surface lang,
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yung mga suot nila. So, na-inspire siya
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na gayahin yung mga damit
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sa larawan. And so,
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nag-break out siya into a dance,
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Oh, it's so, so true.
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Pag ako'y napupungga,
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para kailan kita.
15:41.3
Actually, naisip po nga yung nagsisisi ako,
15:43.3
sana pala nung bata ako, mas sumali-sali pa ako.
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But then, bata ako,
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So, wala na nga ng tulog.
15:51.3
Paano pa magli-theater?
15:53.3
22 years na pong kuyat.
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So, I'm just so happy that
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I get to do this.
15:59.3
At 35, this is one of the things
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that I was able to take off my bucket list.
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So, ang sarap din na naggagawa.
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And before you move on to the next chapter
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siyempre lahat naman tayo patanda.
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I was able to do this at 35.
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Thank you, madam.
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My feet and boobs.
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May kininam na ako din.
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May kininam na ako.
