Cats in CATS in CCP

My boss told me to take pictures of the main entrance at CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines, it's located in Pasay City, Metro Manila) for their documentation (and for my portfolio as well... in OJT class). And then I saw these cute cats roaming around CCP. From the main entrance to some parts of CCP. One time I rushed to the elevators, there's this glass wall on the side of the elevator lobby and I just saw a cat starring at me! I said "Are you a jellicle cat?!" HAHAHA!! Kinda weird talking to real cats! Oh, there was also this cat that I saw outside, just near the side entrance (for the crew, staffs, actors etc) it was carrying a plastic with food using its mouth! I was like awwww... OMG! it's a real life Grizabella (Lea Salonga's character in CATS). I just wonder what will be the reaction of the cast of CATS if they saw their "fellow" real cats outside? HAHA

As a kid back then, I always get thrilled and amazed when we go to places like this (I'm not sure with the real cats I saw, maybe they just want to chill out there at CCP HAHA). Not because we're gonna watch something there but more on the archi stuffs. I love architecture! I really appreciate the architectural details of this building. Those curves buttresses, the color of the wood panels inside, the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) is still WOW to me, the paintings on the walls of 2nd to 4th floor and of course the 3 Capiz chandeliers in the main lobby. OMG! It's very Filipino, I LAB ET! HAHA! It still stands out for me even though it's kinda old (1969 according to wiki). 

Maybe they just have to renovate it. 

They need to replace those glass door entrance with automatic doors or just new glass doors will do. The wood ceilings at the main entrance are ok, but the lights are not! As you can see in the picture above, some bulbs are just too bright and some are not. Some have blueish in colors which is kinda weird! Replace all the light bulbs, inside and outside. Oh gosh, I was really distracted with those flickering light bulbs in the main lobby! Good thing that the crowd didn't notice that after a minute, a light bulb just turns off! Then it turns on after a minute HAHAHA!!!

Hmmm... What else needs to be improved? AH! The comfort rooms. The worst CR is in the 4th floor I think. Well actually they need to renovate all of their CR's! Next would be... Silangan Hall! Yes! I think that area is nice but the ceiling is like ughhh, needs to be painted! And some concrete walls have cracks and need to be fixed. The furniture that they use too like the wooden seat (I don't know the term haha) have some cracks!! (Parang inanay na ewan). 

At the backstage, where the fitting, dressing, music, and some other weird rooms needs to be improved! I want it to look like an interior of a hotel hallway and rooms. Simple but elegant still (kahit na backstage pa yun) so that the actors and the crew will be more comfortable. It was kinda hot backstage and even in the main lobby and main theater (Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo). They also need to improve the sidewalks at both side entrance.

The last would be those 1960's elevators. I don't see any art there so maybe they need to replace those too HAHAHA!! OMG especially the elevators backstage are SO SO SCARYY!!! The elevators backstage are so dirty and rusty! From the ground floor to 4th floor, it will take you hmm..... at least less than 10 seconds before you arrive into your destination... Heaven... NO, HELL!!! HAHAHA!!! 

On the left side of CCP, I think it's where some other stuffs are being stored, more of like storage area, not really a room. I went there one time using another scary elevator from the left side of CCP used for the crew only. I was going to the 4th floor where Silangan Hall is located to get my things at the back of it, (I can't go inside the other side because of the on-going Corporate Night of some famous company). Elevators there are weird, the door always opens at 3rd floor even though you don't press it. With that door 5 seconds opened, I saw super dirty OLD stuffs. Then the door opened at the 4th floor. I was like "shet ano tong lugar na toh..." It looks like a scene from a zombie movie, all it needs is BLOOD to make that eerie look of a zombie scene. It really looks like hell there, the walls cracked, old paint from ceiling, the tiles are so dirty!!! And some wooden stuffs like old chairs, tables that adds more creepiness. I know that there are some places in the building where the "guests or audience" couldn't pass these areas but still, they need to clean up those areas.