Sitting in the tram this morning, listening to City and Colour on my iPod, walking home in the crisp spring weather, listening to birdsing and looking at the city in its hustle and bustle. What a deja vú. Reminded me of Toronto exactly one year back. Sitting on the streetcar towards Bathurst. Listening to the same songs. Having that same smile on my face, the same hustle and bustle around me.
Good times.
Things have been exquisite in the musical front in the last few weeks. I had my first “real” gig at Liberté with my band, put together only for this occasion, and I had a blast. It was awesome being on stage again, in front of all my friends and fam, and strangers. I was pretty happy with how the gig went, even though there wasn’t too much time to practice together with the band. I feel as though my confidence has been somewhat boosted in terms of my singing and performing – I do get nervous, but I have learned to control my nerves and sing steadily nevertheless. Every time I am about to perform, I do get butterflies in my tummy, but it’s a good feeling. Every time, I know I will do good, that I can sing well, that my singing can knock some people off their feet 
After that awesome experience, I was lucky enough to see TWO musicals in London last week!!! We had ordered tickets online for Les Misérables in advance and then we got last minute tickets for only 25 pounds to see Spring Awakening. Wow. Incredible stuff.
Les Misérables was, well, a spectacle. It was grand and magical and mesmerizing. The set was incredibly well done, the singers were brilliant, the music was touching and beautiful, the story one to remember. The cast was spectacular, and I was happy to see Earl Carpenter (who played Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera that I saw two years ago) play Javert! Nice to see “familiar” faces… 
Anyways, I am short of words. What an experience, a night to remember. I especially loved Eponine sing “On My Own”. It was pure heaven.
Spring Awakening was interesting. Since I had already seen it in Finnish here in Helsinki, it was really nice to see how the Londoners performed it. Surprisingly, almost every little detail was identical to the Finnish performance, apparently the show is supposed to be like the original. Nevertheless, there were a few differences, the biggest of which was probably the more humorous undertone of the British version and the incredible singing by the London cast. It was kinda nice to see something familiar on stage, I enjoyed it a lot more then than the first time I saw it in Finland. But otherwise, all the credit to the Finnish version and the Finnish cast, their performance rocked as well.
All these magical musical moments have, once again, made me hungry for more. Hungry for musicals, hungry for singing, hungry for stage. These instances and experiences teach me that nothing in this world is impossible if you believe. So yes, I’m gonna make it one day!
