I hated Math 5.
I really hated Math 5.
No, seriously, I really really hated Math 5.
But see, for things that make you tougher and better as a student, more so as a scholar of the government and as a student that is paid to study HARD, those things that challenge your very being to exert more than what you can and excel more on the things you’re bad at – things that push you to the limit, no matter how hate-able it can be – are the things that you’ll eventually love. Things like this, though you hate now, can propel you to breeze through other things that could have been tougher if not for the former.
Even we, INATRMED students, who are actually supposed to have a course centered on biological and medical sciences, still have three math subjects: Math 17, Math 100 and Math 101. Math 17 is the basic math while Math 101 is statistics.
And guess what, Math 100 is calculus.
I know, right? Why the hell are we studying calculus for? Do we seriously have to integrate just so we can measure the pimple of our patients? Or wait, do we have to make a graph and check its continuity just so we’d have quantitative values regarding its location on our patient’s butt?
Oh yeah, I doubted its significance. But see, the world would not fail to prove you wrong many times. We use math in Nephrology, not exactly sure kung calculus talaga pero related ata, in computing for concentration gradients, etc. See, even medicine needs math.
This brings me to my stand (this is the part of an article where the writer would actually just state its stand because he can’t find any other creative way to tell it.): Math 5 should remain as a REQUIRED subject for Pisay seniors.
Why?
One: It is undoubtedly useful. It prepares the Pisay scholars for their math subjects in college, making the scholars have a good foundation for the basic concepts.
Two: If it is removed solely because it is TOO ADVANCED for high school students, then why the hell would Pisay remain to be called the premier high school of the country? If they think something as basic as math 5 is too hard for us, then why still call us gifted? If the main reason for removing it is that it’s too advanced, thus too hard, for us, how would we be different then to the other high schools? Ganito ba kaliit ang tingin ng BOT sa kakayahan ng isang Pisay scholar?
I know it could be that they are just concerned, but the mere fact that many have survived Math 5 means that it is not beyond our capacity.
Come on, those people who got a 5.0 in Math 5 failed not because it was too hard. They failed because of external factors – whether intentional or unintentional, whether it’s their fault or not. For crying out loud, it’s just stupid – PLAIN stupid – to remove a subject just because some fail in meeting its requirements.
And I feel offended that the Math Department is even pushed to comparing our curriculum with the other science high schools. Aren’t we even supposed to have a harder curriculum compared to the other high schools of the country solely because we bear the title of being the premier high school of the country? Wouldn’t it be just right to give justice to that title by actually making sure that we are not just high school graduates after we leave Pisay, but exceptional high school graduates? I’m sure that’s what the country would want. After all, we spend tax payer’s money for our education so why not be the best as a form of respect for being scholars?
It’s just irritating that things like this, when looked upon in the wrong paradigm, can lead to actions that can actually decrease the standard of excellence that our beloved Pisay has. We should not let that be. If there’s something to fight for, judging by what I witness with quesci’s standards, excellence is something we, alumni, should protect.
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5.20.2008
4.25.2008
Touch Us Not Malacañang!
Is Gloria and her freaking office really determined to CORRUPT EVERY SINGLE INSTITUTION that is trying its best to do something good for the country?
Because if she does, then the news report I heard from ABS-CBN's "Bandila" should come as no surprise at all. No wonder her rotting administration is now targeting Pisay.
Pisay had much controversies that it had to face during the past years. From the pointless and debatable controversy about the Opus Dei teachers to the alleged breaching of several policies, it tried its very best, just like it had always done so in the past, to handle them well. This includes the recent, MOST DESTRUCTIVE controversy that it had to face - the Fabro-Mercury Poisoning Case.
It was destructive because it freaking ruined the image of every Pisay Scholar in the country. It was destrcutive because most, if not all, Pisay Scholars were questioned practically by everyone that knew about the case, if the poisoning was true. It was destructive because we had to answer YES - yes, it was true that a supposedly intelligent senior student was twisted enough to poison another person - and we had to endure the disappointment of everyone that asked the question.
This case has done its part in marring the image that this country's premier high school has long protected. And we are just happy that something was done in response to it. We are NOT PROUD of this case but just like any institution, Pisay is run by humans that make errors. And just like any institution, it is also run by humans that can correct those errors and give justice.
The Philippine Science High School has its own Board of Trustees. And it is the one that corrects the things that are insufficient to conform to the school's standard of excellence. The BOT decides upon cases like this - whether the student still deserves to remain a scholar of the Filipinos or not. But apparently, the Malacañang believes otherwise.
According to the news I've watched in "Bandila," the office of the president had inverted BOT's decision to dismiss M*nzon - the alleged student that poisoned Fabro, another Pisay student. This is so for reasons I'm not sure if the news report aired because I failed to watch the first part. In Pisay terms, when you are already a fourth year student and you got dismissed, you will be graduating not with a Pisay diploma but only with a DepEd diploma. BOT decided to dismiss M***on, thus, disabling him to graduate as a Pisay Scholar.
There are many reasons why I am now officially enraged after hearing this. Here they are:
First, Malacañang NEVER cared (well, at least not when it comes to policies) about Pisay. This is the first I've heard that they actually meddled with Pisay matters (of course, other than the pushing of other lawmakers regarding the constrcton of othe Pisay units. Other maters, if here, I'm not aware.) And what's practically wrong with this "meddling" is that it concerns inverting a decision about a "student case." I would understand that this can be just disgusting Philippine politics if this concerns people from the administration, building constructions, etc. But something as deep as a student case? There is just something wrong. Why would the president of the Philippines be too concerned about a STUDENT who received a disciplinary action due to his conduct last last year? Aren't the rice crisis and Lozada enough to be problematic about? Heck, this issue didn't even become a national issue that everyone in the country knew. Only those who give a damn or who knows what Pisay is all about cared. There are just so many national issues, why and how can the president care about something that is is such a small scale as compared to the other problems they're facing right now?
Second, why this particular student and this particular case? Oh, didn't GMA or her staff knew about the Pisay student that did not graduate with a Pisay diploma simply because he or she exceeded the limit for the number of absences? Didn't GMA or her staff knew about the Pisay students that got dismissed simply because of a failing mark in one of his or her subjects? And these were imposed because these were the rules of the school. And under the rules these, along with the case of M***on, are subject to dismissal. And as an institution that follows the rules that it has created to govern itself, so UNLIKE the government that we have now, Pisay stands by these rules and IMPLEMENTS them well. Besides, these students got dismissed for reasons far less than that of M***on's and yet Malacañang never cared. So why now? Why does it care so much now that it had to meddle with Pisay's implementation of it's own rules?
Third, since when does the Malacañang know more about Pisay students than the Board of Trustees (BOT)? Heck, Malacañang does not even know the constitution well enough to actually prevent Gloria and all other government officials from corrupting the country's money. Why then should it know more about Pisay than Pisay itself? Even if Pisay is under the DOST, it is obvious that the Office of the President know less about Pisay's rules and regulations. I would have been less surprised if the inversion came from the DOST. But from the Office of the President? What's the connection? Seriously, if there is someone more eligible to make a decision about these matters - student matters, for crying out loud - it would be none other than the school, in his case, the BOT of PSHS. The only reason why the inversion from the Office of the President would make an impact is simply because Pisay remains to be under the government (gosh, if only we could be autonomous like UP!). Otherwise, it does not have anything to do with the school.
Fourth, the case was not just disciplinary but almost CRIMINAL. It even almost killed Fabro and had mad her, until now, subject to sterility. THAT WAS MERCURY, for crying out loud! Even the average student knows how fatal that element is! This is not just about a school ego being bruised. This is not just about the stupid government corrupting another honest institution. It's about a girl trying to find justice. And for what that's worth, for a life that could have been possibly ruined, can they not allow justice to incur a punishment, even if its as simple as a 'no diploma?'
Fifth, I have long looked upon Pisay with nothing les than a beacon of excellence. And for that excellence to be ruined by a scholar or by a government, it is simply DESPICABLE. Even Solito's movie wasn't that enough to bring back the image of Pisay that was lost. No one should be called a PSHS Scholar without deserving the title. Genius is not enough. It should have with it the same amount of values expected from it. As an alumni, I do not want to be in the same league as those students sho simply did not deserve what the other alumni, including I, worked for for four years. I do not want to be in the same league as those who have chosen not to value what the school hold dear - LIFE.
Sixth, if he is innocent of the charges against him, why use the DISGUSTING politics of this pathetic country just so he can rid of those allegations? That is just plaine COWARDICE. He WAS once a student of Pisay. He knows that there are o other ways to prove innocence. So I challenge him to drop this utter stupidity of using a rotting government to save his ass and just once, become man enough to face what is thrown at him in the proper courts with due processes. For once, prove to the Pisay community that you still have dignity and that you were still the genius, which Pisay inculcated with values, that everyone thought you were.
Seventh, I DARE NOT BE SILENT ABOUT THIS. Touch us not with your filthy hands Malacañang!
Because if she does, then the news report I heard from ABS-CBN's "Bandila" should come as no surprise at all. No wonder her rotting administration is now targeting Pisay.
Pisay had much controversies that it had to face during the past years. From the pointless and debatable controversy about the Opus Dei teachers to the alleged breaching of several policies, it tried its very best, just like it had always done so in the past, to handle them well. This includes the recent, MOST DESTRUCTIVE controversy that it had to face - the Fabro-Mercury Poisoning Case.
It was destructive because it freaking ruined the image of every Pisay Scholar in the country. It was destrcutive because most, if not all, Pisay Scholars were questioned practically by everyone that knew about the case, if the poisoning was true. It was destructive because we had to answer YES - yes, it was true that a supposedly intelligent senior student was twisted enough to poison another person - and we had to endure the disappointment of everyone that asked the question.
This case has done its part in marring the image that this country's premier high school has long protected. And we are just happy that something was done in response to it. We are NOT PROUD of this case but just like any institution, Pisay is run by humans that make errors. And just like any institution, it is also run by humans that can correct those errors and give justice.
The Philippine Science High School has its own Board of Trustees. And it is the one that corrects the things that are insufficient to conform to the school's standard of excellence. The BOT decides upon cases like this - whether the student still deserves to remain a scholar of the Filipinos or not. But apparently, the Malacañang believes otherwise.
According to the news I've watched in "Bandila," the office of the president had inverted BOT's decision to dismiss M*nzon - the alleged student that poisoned Fabro, another Pisay student. This is so for reasons I'm not sure if the news report aired because I failed to watch the first part. In Pisay terms, when you are already a fourth year student and you got dismissed, you will be graduating not with a Pisay diploma but only with a DepEd diploma. BOT decided to dismiss M***on, thus, disabling him to graduate as a Pisay Scholar.
There are many reasons why I am now officially enraged after hearing this. Here they are:
First, Malacañang NEVER cared (well, at least not when it comes to policies) about Pisay. This is the first I've heard that they actually meddled with Pisay matters (of course, other than the pushing of other lawmakers regarding the constrcton of othe Pisay units. Other maters, if here, I'm not aware.) And what's practically wrong with this "meddling" is that it concerns inverting a decision about a "student case." I would understand that this can be just disgusting Philippine politics if this concerns people from the administration, building constructions, etc. But something as deep as a student case? There is just something wrong. Why would the president of the Philippines be too concerned about a STUDENT who received a disciplinary action due to his conduct last last year? Aren't the rice crisis and Lozada enough to be problematic about? Heck, this issue didn't even become a national issue that everyone in the country knew. Only those who give a damn or who knows what Pisay is all about cared. There are just so many national issues, why and how can the president care about something that is is such a small scale as compared to the other problems they're facing right now?
Second, why this particular student and this particular case? Oh, didn't GMA or her staff knew about the Pisay student that did not graduate with a Pisay diploma simply because he or she exceeded the limit for the number of absences? Didn't GMA or her staff knew about the Pisay students that got dismissed simply because of a failing mark in one of his or her subjects? And these were imposed because these were the rules of the school. And under the rules these, along with the case of M***on, are subject to dismissal. And as an institution that follows the rules that it has created to govern itself, so UNLIKE the government that we have now, Pisay stands by these rules and IMPLEMENTS them well. Besides, these students got dismissed for reasons far less than that of M***on's and yet Malacañang never cared. So why now? Why does it care so much now that it had to meddle with Pisay's implementation of it's own rules?
Third, since when does the Malacañang know more about Pisay students than the Board of Trustees (BOT)? Heck, Malacañang does not even know the constitution well enough to actually prevent Gloria and all other government officials from corrupting the country's money. Why then should it know more about Pisay than Pisay itself? Even if Pisay is under the DOST, it is obvious that the Office of the President know less about Pisay's rules and regulations. I would have been less surprised if the inversion came from the DOST. But from the Office of the President? What's the connection? Seriously, if there is someone more eligible to make a decision about these matters - student matters, for crying out loud - it would be none other than the school, in his case, the BOT of PSHS. The only reason why the inversion from the Office of the President would make an impact is simply because Pisay remains to be under the government (gosh, if only we could be autonomous like UP!). Otherwise, it does not have anything to do with the school.
Fourth, the case was not just disciplinary but almost CRIMINAL. It even almost killed Fabro and had mad her, until now, subject to sterility. THAT WAS MERCURY, for crying out loud! Even the average student knows how fatal that element is! This is not just about a school ego being bruised. This is not just about the stupid government corrupting another honest institution. It's about a girl trying to find justice. And for what that's worth, for a life that could have been possibly ruined, can they not allow justice to incur a punishment, even if its as simple as a 'no diploma?'
Fifth, I have long looked upon Pisay with nothing les than a beacon of excellence. And for that excellence to be ruined by a scholar or by a government, it is simply DESPICABLE. Even Solito's movie wasn't that enough to bring back the image of Pisay that was lost. No one should be called a PSHS Scholar without deserving the title. Genius is not enough. It should have with it the same amount of values expected from it. As an alumni, I do not want to be in the same league as those students sho simply did not deserve what the other alumni, including I, worked for for four years. I do not want to be in the same league as those who have chosen not to value what the school hold dear - LIFE.
Sixth, if he is innocent of the charges against him, why use the DISGUSTING politics of this pathetic country just so he can rid of those allegations? That is just plaine COWARDICE. He WAS once a student of Pisay. He knows that there are o other ways to prove innocence. So I challenge him to drop this utter stupidity of using a rotting government to save his ass and just once, become man enough to face what is thrown at him in the proper courts with due processes. For once, prove to the Pisay community that you still have dignity and that you were still the genius, which Pisay inculcated with values, that everyone thought you were.
Seventh, I DARE NOT BE SILENT ABOUT THIS. Touch us not with your filthy hands Malacañang!
11.12.2007
kaTULAD pa rin NG DATI
"Anong gagawin kung ang bagay na nawala ay hindi mahanap, hindi mapalitan, at hindi makalimutan? Tatanggapin."
-"Tulad ng Dati", Cinemalaya 2006 Best Picture
Nagkaroon ng "mini reunion" ang eme nung wednesday. Bakit? Para i-celebrate, supposedly, ang mga kaarawan nina ed (Oct.7), Ivy (Oct.26), at Jackie (Nov.4). Haha. Take note, Nov. 7 na yung reunion ah! Siguro ganun nga talaga pag magkakaiba na yung buhay niyo. Madalas hanggang happy birthday text message na lang. At kahit ganun lang, masaya ka na dun.
Pero nung wed., sinubukan naming maging unique. nagcelebrate kami kahit sobrang late na. Gusto pa naming sabihing "Better late than never" pero magiging masyado nang halata. Basta ang point lang, gusto lang din talaga naming magkita-kita. Kaya ayun, kahit halos wala naman talagang dahilan (except yung fact na manglilibre si Jackie. haha), nag-reunion kami.
Oo, dani, ginagawa ko ang post na to kasi nag-request ka. Pero totoo lahat ng sinasabi ko dito. Hindi ko na dapat ipopost ito sa blog na'to dahil napagtanto ko na rin naman ang sagot. Pero sige na nga, para sa'yo.
Nalulungkot ako sa imed dahil wala kayo. Kaya nung wed, kahit anong mangyari, sukdulang lakarin ko papunta sa pizza hut sa katipunan para lang makisali sa kulitan. alam kong magiging masaya ao sa araw na yon dahil makikita ko kayo. Di ako nagkamali.
Ayoko kasi talaga ng "changes." at kahit hindi ko masyado pinapansin, nalulungkot ako kasi hindi na kayo yung mga lagi kong kasama. kasi nagkakaroon na tayo ng iba't-ibang buhay. kasi nahihirapan na rin tayo minsan na mag-usap tungkol sa mga bagay-bagay dahil magkakaiba na tayo ng tinatahak na daan. magkakaiba na experiences natin. di na iisa.
titigil na ko sa paggamit ng capital letters. nakakatamad pindutin ang shift eh. pero di tulad ng katamarang nararamdaman ko ngayon, di naman talaga ako tinamad na umasang kayo pa rin yung barkadang magpapasaya sakin kahit wala kayong ginagawang kahit ano.
tinanong ako ni dani nung party nina mara ng: "Aren't you guys glad na tayo ang magbabarkada?" Haha. Di mo lang alam dani, ang tagal ko nang nagpapasalamat. Sobra.
Kahit pilitin ko, hindi ko kayo mahanap sa imed. haha. wala kasi akong choice eh. kayo lang naman talaga yung kumportable akong kasama kasi kilala niyo ako. wala nang adaptations na kailangan. wala nang adjustments.
parang nung nasa bahay tayo ni Ed. wala tayong ginagawa pero masaya tayo. si Rob busy sa pagintindi sa mga responsibilidad niya na kahit dapat nagsasaya na siya all the way, mag-eexcuse talaga siya at gagawin ang dapat niyang gawin. just like why i'm so proud of him. Jackie was her usual self, loud and talkative. may saysay yung mga kinukwento at sinasabi. higit sa lahat, maingay. si Jeriq joke pa rin ng joke. tapos biglang nag-zoning at nag-gitara. tapos matakaw pa rin. si Jake din nagjojoke kahit hindi masyadong napapansin ng mga tao. si Ivy mahalay pa rin at humalay pa nga yata lalo. siyempre maingay din siya buong time at kwento ng kwento. si Joriel nakikipag-wrestling pa rin sa mga tao. Tapos si Ed, being his usual self, humihirit at the most unexpected moments hat makes us laugh hard. At si dani, tahimik at nakangiti, parang kala mo tuloy, katulad ko, nagre-reflect din siya at nao-overwhelm dahil once again, magkakasama kami.
Minsan natatakot ako na balang araw, sa sobrang layo na ng mga nangyayari sa'min, mahihirapan na kaming mag-bonding ulit. Yung bonding na parang ang bilis lang ng oras at wala naman kayo talagang ginagawang kahit ano pero nage-enjoy kayo.
Minsan naman gusto ko nang sipain ang sarili ko dahil ang cheesy talaga nitong mga naiisip ko at nararamdaman.
Kaya siguro hanggang ngayon, si Hopee at si Dane pa rin ang guso kong katabi sa imed. Kasi ayoko pa ring mawala yung barkadang dahilan ng karamihan ng mga ipinapasalamat ko sa buhay. Pero naaalala kong dahil nga rin pala sa inyo kung bakit natuto ako kung paano makisalamuha sa ibang ta, tumanggap ng mga bagong kaibigan, at maging bukas sa mga pagbabago. Dahil nga pala sa inyo kung bakit kahit dati, kahit gaano ako kausapin ng ibang tao, hindi ko sila papansinin lalu na pag hindi ko sila kilala, pero ngayon ako pa ang magsisimula ng pag-uusap.
Katulad nga ng sinabi ni Jett Pangan, kung hindi mahanap sa iba, hindi mapalitan ng iba, at hindi rin makalimutan, kailangan na lang tanggapin. Pero guso kong maniwalang hindi naman kayo nawawala at hindi mawawala. Andyan lang kayo sa may kanto, naligaw lang ng konti kasi hindi niyo alam kung paano lumiko ng medyo U-trn lang.
Sabi ko sayo cheesy eh.
Na-miss ko kayo, eme. Sobra. At wala pa rin kayong palya. Sa kabila ng mga pagbabago, katulad parin kayo ng dati.
9.09.2007
On why to-do lists are on stat messages
fine. i really just wanted to post something relevant today other than mcsmall.
natatawa lang ako kasi kapag palagi akong nagoonline sa YM, may isa hanggang limang taong may to-do list bilang stat message. hindi ko alam kung uso yun o ano pero hindi ko talaga alam kung bakit nila pinopost. di naman makakaapekto sa ibang tao. o siguro reminder na rin para sa iba in case may nakalimutan silang gawin. o kaya naman isa yung polite way sa pagsabi na: "hoy, walangya ka, kita mo na ngang busy ako buzz ka pa ng buzz dyan! get a life! o kung ayaw mo, give me one wherein i won't fail to accomplish my academic requirements!" haha. o baka naman masaya lang talaga gawin. haha.
pero mukhang nagalit ata sakin yung mga tao. nung ginawa kong status message yung tanong ko nawala lahat ng to-do list nila eh. hehe. sorry
kidding aside, nakakalungkot din na makita ang mga ganung status message. lalo na kapag yung mga makikita mo, iba-iba. As in walang pareho kahit isa. makes you think, 'shet, parang kahpon lang, sabay-sabay kaming nagkacram ng str final paper at english write-ups.' ngayon, halos wala nang pakeelamanan. halos wala na ngang may alam kung ano ang ibig sabihin nung ginagawa nung isa and vice-versa.
may nagsabi sakin dati na ang true test ng bond o ng closeness ng dalawang taong taga-pisay na magkaibigan eh kapag nasa college na sila kung saan magkaiba sila ng course o kaya magkaiba talaga sila ng college. tapos kapag nagmeet sila, siyempre magkaiba na sila ng experiences. magkaiba na sila ng direksyon. dun matetest kung amidst the distance, may bond pa rin. lalu na akpag wala nang intersection ang mga bagay sa buhay niyo. kapag totally can't relate na ang isa sa isa. dun. dun masusubukan.
so 'bonded' pa ba kayo ng mga kaibigan mo? kung oo, congrats. kung hindi, sayang.
haha. akala mo walang point ang post na to no?! in your face! hahaha.
natatawa lang ako kasi kapag palagi akong nagoonline sa YM, may isa hanggang limang taong may to-do list bilang stat message. hindi ko alam kung uso yun o ano pero hindi ko talaga alam kung bakit nila pinopost. di naman makakaapekto sa ibang tao. o siguro reminder na rin para sa iba in case may nakalimutan silang gawin. o kaya naman isa yung polite way sa pagsabi na: "hoy, walangya ka, kita mo na ngang busy ako buzz ka pa ng buzz dyan! get a life! o kung ayaw mo, give me one wherein i won't fail to accomplish my academic requirements!" haha. o baka naman masaya lang talaga gawin. haha.
pero mukhang nagalit ata sakin yung mga tao. nung ginawa kong status message yung tanong ko nawala lahat ng to-do list nila eh. hehe. sorry
kidding aside, nakakalungkot din na makita ang mga ganung status message. lalo na kapag yung mga makikita mo, iba-iba. As in walang pareho kahit isa. makes you think, 'shet, parang kahpon lang, sabay-sabay kaming nagkacram ng str final paper at english write-ups.' ngayon, halos wala nang pakeelamanan. halos wala na ngang may alam kung ano ang ibig sabihin nung ginagawa nung isa and vice-versa.
may nagsabi sakin dati na ang true test ng bond o ng closeness ng dalawang taong taga-pisay na magkaibigan eh kapag nasa college na sila kung saan magkaiba sila ng course o kaya magkaiba talaga sila ng college. tapos kapag nagmeet sila, siyempre magkaiba na sila ng experiences. magkaiba na sila ng direksyon. dun matetest kung amidst the distance, may bond pa rin. lalu na akpag wala nang intersection ang mga bagay sa buhay niyo. kapag totally can't relate na ang isa sa isa. dun. dun masusubukan.
so 'bonded' pa ba kayo ng mga kaibigan mo? kung oo, congrats. kung hindi, sayang.
haha. akala mo walang point ang post na to no?! in your face! hahaha.
5.31.2007
Amici
Amici means friends. Naks. Akalain mong bukod sa naenjoy ko ang Libre ni clar, may natutunan pa kong foreign word! :P
Para kay Clar, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 18 ka na at dalawang taon na lang, hindi ka na rin teenager. hehe. Salamat sa pagiging malaking bahagi ng buhay ko. Di ko na rin matandaan kung paano tayo naging magkaibigan. Ang naalala ko na lang ay bigla na tayong naguusap nung engjourn workshop. Those workshops couldn't have been the same without you! Actually, Eng journ couldn't have been the same. Nakakainspire kasi yung passion mo for journ. Nakakabilib ng sobra na nagpursigi rin ako para maging magaling sa ginagawa ko. Nung una, nagworkshop ako kasi gusto ko lang matuto pa ng lalo sa pagsusulat sa english. Wala akong plano magcontest nun. Pero dahil sa inyo ni ray2, nainspire na akong subukan. Buti na lang pala! haha. Sana mapagpatuloy mo yung writing career mo kahit comp sci ang course mo. :P At siyempre, lalung hindi kita makakalimutan dahil sa pamamagitan mo, at ni Rob at ng marami pang taong nakapalibot sa akin, mas lalo kong naintindihan kung bakit matagal ko nang minamahal ang relihiyon at mga paniniwala ko tungkol sa Kanya. Lumapit ako ng sobra, di pa man ganun kalapit, mas malapit pa rin ng di hamak ngayon kaysa dati. Sobrang dami kong tanong na gumugulo sakin for so long na sinagot niyo lang in a quick second. At lahat yun ay dahil sa inyo. For that, I owe you guys a lot. Thank you so much. :D
I guess all I want to say is that I'm overwhelmed by the fact that God made ways for me to become your friend. Blessing ka, sobra.
Sana madagdagan pa ng sobra-sobrang dami ang 18 years ng buhay mo dito sa mundo. Thanks for making a mark in my life. :D
Para kay Clar, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 18 ka na at dalawang taon na lang, hindi ka na rin teenager. hehe. Salamat sa pagiging malaking bahagi ng buhay ko. Di ko na rin matandaan kung paano tayo naging magkaibigan. Ang naalala ko na lang ay bigla na tayong naguusap nung engjourn workshop. Those workshops couldn't have been the same without you! Actually, Eng journ couldn't have been the same. Nakakainspire kasi yung passion mo for journ. Nakakabilib ng sobra na nagpursigi rin ako para maging magaling sa ginagawa ko. Nung una, nagworkshop ako kasi gusto ko lang matuto pa ng lalo sa pagsusulat sa english. Wala akong plano magcontest nun. Pero dahil sa inyo ni ray2, nainspire na akong subukan. Buti na lang pala! haha. Sana mapagpatuloy mo yung writing career mo kahit comp sci ang course mo. :P At siyempre, lalung hindi kita makakalimutan dahil sa pamamagitan mo, at ni Rob at ng marami pang taong nakapalibot sa akin, mas lalo kong naintindihan kung bakit matagal ko nang minamahal ang relihiyon at mga paniniwala ko tungkol sa Kanya. Lumapit ako ng sobra, di pa man ganun kalapit, mas malapit pa rin ng di hamak ngayon kaysa dati. Sobrang dami kong tanong na gumugulo sakin for so long na sinagot niyo lang in a quick second. At lahat yun ay dahil sa inyo. For that, I owe you guys a lot. Thank you so much. :D
I guess all I want to say is that I'm overwhelmed by the fact that God made ways for me to become your friend. Blessing ka, sobra.
Sana madagdagan pa ng sobra-sobrang dami ang 18 years ng buhay mo dito sa mundo. Thanks for making a mark in my life. :D
4.18.2007
VLADdy joke!
haha. This post is a tribute to the greatest pisay teacher of all time: Sir Vladimir Lopez.
And to our wonderful pisay Econ Mag (that got a 103/100 group grade, btw. haha. :) ), entitled, MAXIMA: Pisay's Best Survival Guide.
i got this from Alba and Henson's article, entitled "Sir Vlad Expreiences". haha. punung-puno ng econ jokes! eto oh:
When Sir Vlad was driving with his friends, a physicist, a chemist, and a mathematician, he was caught by the MMDA because he is driving beyond the speed limit. Quickly, the physicist commented at the MMDA, “You should question the earth instead, because in our inertial frame the earth is rotating at the speed limit”. The chemist also commented “You should blame the engine, if the engine combust properly then adequate energy is released and you didn’t have to change gear”. The mathematician asked “Are you sure we are traveling at the speed limit?, because we are only approaching the speed limit and not touching it”. Shocked by his friends’ remarks, he decided to show off. He bribed the MMDA and by him lunch. The MMDA quickly let them go and left them. His friends were shocked. They asked him how he knew that he needed money. Sir Vlad replied “There is no such thing as a free lunch”.
hahaha. to pa:
A friend of Sir Vlad who became successful, develop a new permanent writing material named KARL. And Sir Vlad knew that his friend was a big fan of Karl Marx, he asked his friend, “Did you name your product after Karl Marx”. “No!” replied his friend. “Then why did you name your product KARL” Sir Vlad asked again. His friend replied “It is because Karl marks.”.
hahaha. eto pa!
President Macapagal Arroyo requested Sir Vlad, to compute for the countries’ GNP. While calculating for the countries’ GNP, Sir Vlad noticed the chicken manure as a Philippine Good. He quickly said, “The Philippine goods these days… it is so gross.”
One day, while shopping, Sir Vlad overheard a woman said, “What the heck! Prices of rubberbands are always changing. What is the reason behind this?!”. Sir Vlad answered the woman, “This is because rubberbands are elastic.”.
One day, Sir Vlad and Sir Job meet in the hallway. Irritated with Sir Job features, Sir Vlad said to Sir Job, “Get a new job”. When Sir Job realize this statement he replied “You are vladdy right!”.
And to our wonderful pisay Econ Mag (that got a 103/100 group grade, btw. haha. :) ), entitled, MAXIMA: Pisay's Best Survival Guide.
i got this from Alba and Henson's article, entitled "Sir Vlad Expreiences". haha. punung-puno ng econ jokes! eto oh:
When Sir Vlad was driving with his friends, a physicist, a chemist, and a mathematician, he was caught by the MMDA because he is driving beyond the speed limit. Quickly, the physicist commented at the MMDA, “You should question the earth instead, because in our inertial frame the earth is rotating at the speed limit”. The chemist also commented “You should blame the engine, if the engine combust properly then adequate energy is released and you didn’t have to change gear”. The mathematician asked “Are you sure we are traveling at the speed limit?, because we are only approaching the speed limit and not touching it”. Shocked by his friends’ remarks, he decided to show off. He bribed the MMDA and by him lunch. The MMDA quickly let them go and left them. His friends were shocked. They asked him how he knew that he needed money. Sir Vlad replied “There is no such thing as a free lunch”.
hahaha. to pa:
A friend of Sir Vlad who became successful, develop a new permanent writing material named KARL. And Sir Vlad knew that his friend was a big fan of Karl Marx, he asked his friend, “Did you name your product after Karl Marx”. “No!” replied his friend. “Then why did you name your product KARL” Sir Vlad asked again. His friend replied “It is because Karl marks.”.
hahaha. eto pa!
President Macapagal Arroyo requested Sir Vlad, to compute for the countries’ GNP. While calculating for the countries’ GNP, Sir Vlad noticed the chicken manure as a Philippine Good. He quickly said, “The Philippine goods these days… it is so gross.”
One day, while shopping, Sir Vlad overheard a woman said, “What the heck! Prices of rubberbands are always changing. What is the reason behind this?!”. Sir Vlad answered the woman, “This is because rubberbands are elastic.”.
One day, Sir Vlad and Sir Job meet in the hallway. Irritated with Sir Job features, Sir Vlad said to Sir Job, “Get a new job”. When Sir Job realize this statement he replied “You are vladdy right!”.
haha. adik. :P enjoy.. :)
4.13.2007
M.D.
"Med students preffered"
haha. may nakalagay na ganyan dun sa dorm namin sa manila. kasama ko sina pito at joreb. tapos sina nico at KG nagcoconfirm pa. :) haha. masaya to!
ngayon lang talaga pumasok sa isip ko na wala na ko sa pisay. i've been doing a lot these days - shooting, tutoring people, etc - just to earn money reserves for college. kasi seryoso, ang mahal magdorm. kelangan ko ng isa pang scholarship para makakain. else, pambabayad ko na lang sa dorm.
pero hindi eh. hindi yung graduation, yung pagkatanggap ko ng news about the intarmed, yung pagpunta namin dun para makita yung dorm, o kahit yung mga nababasa ko na goodbye pisay entries ng batchmates ko ang nakapaguntog sa akin sa katotohanan na, hoy, hindi ka na pisay scholar.
kundi yung post ni cheska na hindi siya magiintarmed. tsaka ko lang napagtanto na, shet, oo nga pala, hindi ko na sila makakasama. sina cheska, jecay, walo sa barkada ko na naging parte ng buhay ko for so long and the rest of the batch. oo nga pala, tapos na ang high school.
i miss pisay already. especially the people that made it super special. bagong mga tao na naman makakasalamuha ko. bago na naman.
mamimiss ko kayong lahat. you guys just don't know how much i would.
alam mo ba, alumnus na ko ng pinakamasayang high school sa Pilipinas. graduate na ko sa lahat ng hirap. pero sana pala, hindi na lang.
7 years before real life comes. hope you guys will have a challenging yet lesson-filled pursuit of happyness. tsaka, till next time.
I WILL NOT FORGET.
haha. may nakalagay na ganyan dun sa dorm namin sa manila. kasama ko sina pito at joreb. tapos sina nico at KG nagcoconfirm pa. :) haha. masaya to!
ngayon lang talaga pumasok sa isip ko na wala na ko sa pisay. i've been doing a lot these days - shooting, tutoring people, etc - just to earn money reserves for college. kasi seryoso, ang mahal magdorm. kelangan ko ng isa pang scholarship para makakain. else, pambabayad ko na lang sa dorm.
pero hindi eh. hindi yung graduation, yung pagkatanggap ko ng news about the intarmed, yung pagpunta namin dun para makita yung dorm, o kahit yung mga nababasa ko na goodbye pisay entries ng batchmates ko ang nakapaguntog sa akin sa katotohanan na, hoy, hindi ka na pisay scholar.
kundi yung post ni cheska na hindi siya magiintarmed. tsaka ko lang napagtanto na, shet, oo nga pala, hindi ko na sila makakasama. sina cheska, jecay, walo sa barkada ko na naging parte ng buhay ko for so long and the rest of the batch. oo nga pala, tapos na ang high school.
i miss pisay already. especially the people that made it super special. bagong mga tao na naman makakasalamuha ko. bago na naman.
mamimiss ko kayong lahat. you guys just don't know how much i would.
alam mo ba, alumnus na ko ng pinakamasayang high school sa Pilipinas. graduate na ko sa lahat ng hirap. pero sana pala, hindi na lang.
7 years before real life comes. hope you guys will have a challenging yet lesson-filled pursuit of happyness. tsaka, till next time.
I WILL NOT FORGET.
cameo role
"dude, extra ka lang."
haha. ang sakit. it's like saying: you're unimportant, so don't act like as if you are.
pero no offense, totoo naman eh. nag-eextra lang kami for the movie. at, katulad ng sabi ni ma'am jams, a production talaga is all about waiting. ako, ang reklamo ko lang naman ay may mga tao samin na katulad ni christmas na nanggagaling pa from Laguna, spents 400 pesos to commute from there to pisay (take note, 200 lang ang bayad samin. so kulang pa pampamasahe.), spend 4 hours just to get to pisay, and then does nothing pagdating dun sa set. wala lang. kawawa naman siya di ba?
yun lang naman. sana lang hindi kami 8 hours naghihintay. sobra naman ata yun. 6 ng umaga kami papupuntahin tapos 4 kami magagamit? brutal. yun lang naman. nanghihingi lang kami na sana may plano talaga yung buong thing. yung, kung pwede malalaman namin kung ilang sequences kami magagamit for the day, kung magagamit ba talaga kami o hindi, ano yung expected time na magsisimula yung pagshoot nung sequence namin and all that, etc. sayang kasi yung oras eh. i do a lot of things nowadays to prepare for college. and i miss those things just because i want to be a part of this production. at dahil para sa pisay to. at dahil idol ko si aureus.
hindi kami nagpapaimportante. we just want a better, more planned schedule (grabe kaya, 16 sequences dapat tapos apat lang yung nagagawa. something's wrong.) tsaka yung paninindigan na kapag sinabi nila na 10pm makakauwi na kami, nakakauwi talaga kami at hindi aabot ng 230am bago kami talaga makauwi. sayang kaya sa load. paulit-ulit kaming magtetext sa parents namin na hindi pa tapos yung shooting. tsaka kawawa parents namin eh. sila yung naghihintay.
yun lang naman. hindi naman talaga nagrereklamo. kung feeling mo ganun, pwes basahin mo ulit at subukan mong basahin ng may consideration at mas malawak na understanding. nahihirapan kasi kami. hindi biro. we just don't want to quit because we're doing it for the school at nakakahiya lang talaga kay direk aureus na sobrang bait.
yun lang naman.
tsaka, isa pa, ako alam ko kung gaano kahirap mag-direk. naalala ko pa nga na nagagalit ako sa classmates ko dahil lang pagalagala sila eh habang naghihintay at kung bakit hindi sila mag-stay put sa isang lugar. kaya naiintindihan ko kung gaano kahirap magplano at magschedule. alam ko na may tendency talagang ang mga extra ay hindi mo mapapansin for most parts at di mo maaasikaso. pero yun nga. you can at least make the schedule more favorable for them. para di rin sila nahihirapan sa kahihintay. parang nung nagshoot kami para sa pinoy. ginawan ko ng paraan na lahat ng scenes na may extra, gagawin na lang in one day or at least mas maaga para makauwi na sila asap. ganun. tsaka come to think of it, kung nagagawa naman nila yung 16 sequences, we would have been of use more siguro.
ewan, sana lang mas maging maayos na. they called for a one week suspension of shooting eh. sana magawan na nila ng plano. it would be a great movie eh. :)
"come on, guys, i need my beauty sleep." -- sleeping beauty @ 2am
haha. ang sakit. it's like saying: you're unimportant, so don't act like as if you are.
pero no offense, totoo naman eh. nag-eextra lang kami for the movie. at, katulad ng sabi ni ma'am jams, a production talaga is all about waiting. ako, ang reklamo ko lang naman ay may mga tao samin na katulad ni christmas na nanggagaling pa from Laguna, spents 400 pesos to commute from there to pisay (take note, 200 lang ang bayad samin. so kulang pa pampamasahe.), spend 4 hours just to get to pisay, and then does nothing pagdating dun sa set. wala lang. kawawa naman siya di ba?
yun lang naman. sana lang hindi kami 8 hours naghihintay. sobra naman ata yun. 6 ng umaga kami papupuntahin tapos 4 kami magagamit? brutal. yun lang naman. nanghihingi lang kami na sana may plano talaga yung buong thing. yung, kung pwede malalaman namin kung ilang sequences kami magagamit for the day, kung magagamit ba talaga kami o hindi, ano yung expected time na magsisimula yung pagshoot nung sequence namin and all that, etc. sayang kasi yung oras eh. i do a lot of things nowadays to prepare for college. and i miss those things just because i want to be a part of this production. at dahil para sa pisay to. at dahil idol ko si aureus.
hindi kami nagpapaimportante. we just want a better, more planned schedule (grabe kaya, 16 sequences dapat tapos apat lang yung nagagawa. something's wrong.) tsaka yung paninindigan na kapag sinabi nila na 10pm makakauwi na kami, nakakauwi talaga kami at hindi aabot ng 230am bago kami talaga makauwi. sayang kaya sa load. paulit-ulit kaming magtetext sa parents namin na hindi pa tapos yung shooting. tsaka kawawa parents namin eh. sila yung naghihintay.
yun lang naman. hindi naman talaga nagrereklamo. kung feeling mo ganun, pwes basahin mo ulit at subukan mong basahin ng may consideration at mas malawak na understanding. nahihirapan kasi kami. hindi biro. we just don't want to quit because we're doing it for the school at nakakahiya lang talaga kay direk aureus na sobrang bait.
yun lang naman.
tsaka, isa pa, ako alam ko kung gaano kahirap mag-direk. naalala ko pa nga na nagagalit ako sa classmates ko dahil lang pagalagala sila eh habang naghihintay at kung bakit hindi sila mag-stay put sa isang lugar. kaya naiintindihan ko kung gaano kahirap magplano at magschedule. alam ko na may tendency talagang ang mga extra ay hindi mo mapapansin for most parts at di mo maaasikaso. pero yun nga. you can at least make the schedule more favorable for them. para di rin sila nahihirapan sa kahihintay. parang nung nagshoot kami para sa pinoy. ginawan ko ng paraan na lahat ng scenes na may extra, gagawin na lang in one day or at least mas maaga para makauwi na sila asap. ganun. tsaka come to think of it, kung nagagawa naman nila yung 16 sequences, we would have been of use more siguro.
ewan, sana lang mas maging maayos na. they called for a one week suspension of shooting eh. sana magawan na nila ng plano. it would be a great movie eh. :)
"come on, guys, i need my beauty sleep." -- sleeping beauty @ 2am
3.26.2007
219
I'm so proud. 100% graduates. lahat kami magkakasama sa graduation. isang buong batch. astig.
haha. At ang boring daw ng batch namin. konti lang daw kasi problems eh. :)
so to the batch that was made to SHINE and made to SOAR, kudos!
Go Batch 2007!
haha. At ang boring daw ng batch namin. konti lang daw kasi problems eh. :)
so to the batch that was made to SHINE and made to SOAR, kudos!
Go Batch 2007!
2.26.2007
Para sa Electron
Thanks Electron. Those were the best, uhm, “pagbubulungan tungkol sakin na naririnig ko pa rin” ever that you guys did. Those words touched my heart and made me figure out that, hey, I was never worthless. I love you guys!
Go Electron 07!
Go Electron 07!
Graduation Tribute #1
I was inspired earlier by the fact that I'm gonna leave pisay soon so I wrote something like this. Hay. I would try to continue writing such tribute until graduation. :)
10 Things I learned in Pisay aboutleadership service to people:
Like Cheska, I should always remember that one is never unimportant. Everyone’s effort matters and makes a great deal of contribution in reaching a goal. I should never waste any my subject’s efforts no matter how small they may seem to be.
Like Jecay, I should learn how to talk to my subjects properly and not shout at them almost all the time. A compassionate approach also works well and makes sure that you’re not hated.
Like Dane, I should always listen to others, accept suggestions, and yet fail not to make my own decisions.
Like Clar, I should always lead my subjects for God and, if ever, to God. Remember that each of them is like brother/sister. I should always see God in them.
Like Ed, I should always love the group that I handle and fight for them.
Like Egg, my commands should always come with a smile and end with a joke. I should be approachable.
Like Joriel, I should always get along with my subjects but always carry an air of authority every time I need to.
Like what Sir Vlad said, I should always remember that the reason I would be able to lead is because my subjects would do half, if not all, of the job for me.
Because of AJ, I learned that you can never please every one with who you are. Know how to deal with it. Change for the better and accept criticisms for, after all, you are only human.
Like Rob, I should lead my subjects for them and because I love them; not because I just want to reach the goal, the position, the power, the fame or because I need help to attain he goal. Leadership is service to OTHER PEOPLE, not to self.
Thanks guys. You've made me better.
10 Things I learned in Pisay about
Like Cheska, I should always remember that one is never unimportant. Everyone’s effort matters and makes a great deal of contribution in reaching a goal. I should never waste any my subject’s efforts no matter how small they may seem to be.
Like Jecay, I should learn how to talk to my subjects properly and not shout at them almost all the time. A compassionate approach also works well and makes sure that you’re not hated.
Like Dane, I should always listen to others, accept suggestions, and yet fail not to make my own decisions.
Like Clar, I should always lead my subjects for God and, if ever, to God. Remember that each of them is like brother/sister. I should always see God in them.
Like Ed, I should always love the group that I handle and fight for them.
Like Egg, my commands should always come with a smile and end with a joke. I should be approachable.
Like Joriel, I should always get along with my subjects but always carry an air of authority every time I need to.
Like what Sir Vlad said, I should always remember that the reason I would be able to lead is because my subjects would do half, if not all, of the job for me.
Because of AJ, I learned that you can never please every one with who you are. Know how to deal with it. Change for the better and accept criticisms for, after all, you are only human.
Like Rob, I should lead my subjects for them and because I love them; not because I just want to reach the goal, the position, the power, the fame or because I need help to attain he goal. Leadership is service to OTHER PEOPLE, not to self.
Thanks guys. You've made me better.
2.25.2007
And all I need was Sir Martin's blog...
...to write another blog entry. I don't know. Somehow, writing starts to become dull. I mean, the first draft for my econ articles, which should be feature stories by the way, sounded like a research RRL. Yak. I'm starting to turn into Rob. Haha. Joke. I think I'm worse than Rob now.
And yes, even with all the "blogworthy" events that happened in my life for the past few days were left un-blogged. hay.
So, before I comment on the Pisay elections controversy (hey, is The Science Scholar allowed to make this like a banner story or even just a news story? That'd be fun!), I would first give honor to the following events that made my life more interesting than it was:
--> MY FIRST FORMAL AUDITIONS. (excluding the SK one, and yes, complete with cameras and a script! waw! I suddenly became lenient to Theater Arts all over again!)
--> THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GK VISIT EVER OF OUR TEAM. That says it all.
--> SIR VLAD'S OPEN DISCUSSION CLASSES ABOUT NATIONALISM AND EVERYTHING THAT I EVER LOVED AND STOOD UP FOR. Amazing. Really.
--> THE "DRAMATIC" CAT GRADUATION. I would really miss my company. You guys are the best Model Company ever, and up to the last CAT activity, you guys proved that. Go Alpha!
There. Such wonderful things. Hay.
Now, with Sir Martin's blog, he had a post about a restructuralized SA Government and it was really impressive. Seriously. How I wish they would be implemented before we graduated. Hay. And Rob's suggestion of a student constitutional convention to draft the Student Alliance Constitution is exciting. I mean, think about it. WE can do that. And it would give such great lessons to us all. It's nice to know that Pisay is so free. (Ha! so for the readers out there who only think of pisay scholars as nothing but science geeks, think again! WE actually have freedom, you know, and WE can make changes happen. Can you? bwahaha.)
With the Pisay elections, I was, uhm, ok fine, disappointed that Guio didn't win. I don't know. I think he did well this year and would do well again, if given a chance, next year. Hay. But I'm not gonna be there next year so I'm not really supposed to be concerned at all.
Yet, with all the rumors about, uhm, the "unsatisfied losers", I can't help but say its pathetic. Asking for re-elections without sufficient proof that you have been cheated? I don't know. For me, if one really loves his or her batch (and not just the "group" he or she belongs to), he or she would help, regardless of whatever. Having no position at all never hinders anyone to make actions for the benefit of their batch. If one would insist on getting any position at all, then he or she can be compared to the worthles Filipino politicians of today - selfish. Besides, wouldn't it be pathetic to split a fantastic batch of people into two just because of an unaccepted election defeat (or something close to that?). Sayang naman ang batch niyo kung hahatiin niyo sa dalawa dahil lang may magkaibang pananaw o magkaibang pinaninindigan o kung anu pa man, gayong mas madami at mas maganda ang magagawa niyo kung iisa kayo.
I once regretted the fact that our batch only forms one party every year for the elections. Di ko akalain na may pagkakataon pala na masira ang isang batch kung may dalawang magkaibang partido ang tatakbo. As a pisay student, one should know and understand that in elections, there are losers, and yes, we are expected to be able to accept such faiths.
There. I'm gonna go back to our Econ Mag now.
And yes, even with all the "blogworthy" events that happened in my life for the past few days were left un-blogged. hay.
So, before I comment on the Pisay elections controversy (hey, is The Science Scholar allowed to make this like a banner story or even just a news story? That'd be fun!), I would first give honor to the following events that made my life more interesting than it was:
--> MY FIRST FORMAL AUDITIONS. (excluding the SK one, and yes, complete with cameras and a script! waw! I suddenly became lenient to Theater Arts all over again!)
--> THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GK VISIT EVER OF OUR TEAM. That says it all.
--> SIR VLAD'S OPEN DISCUSSION CLASSES ABOUT NATIONALISM AND EVERYTHING THAT I EVER LOVED AND STOOD UP FOR. Amazing. Really.
--> THE "DRAMATIC" CAT GRADUATION. I would really miss my company. You guys are the best Model Company ever, and up to the last CAT activity, you guys proved that. Go Alpha!
There. Such wonderful things. Hay.
Now, with Sir Martin's blog, he had a post about a restructuralized SA Government and it was really impressive. Seriously. How I wish they would be implemented before we graduated. Hay. And Rob's suggestion of a student constitutional convention to draft the Student Alliance Constitution is exciting. I mean, think about it. WE can do that. And it would give such great lessons to us all. It's nice to know that Pisay is so free. (Ha! so for the readers out there who only think of pisay scholars as nothing but science geeks, think again! WE actually have freedom, you know, and WE can make changes happen. Can you? bwahaha.)
With the Pisay elections, I was, uhm, ok fine, disappointed that Guio didn't win. I don't know. I think he did well this year and would do well again, if given a chance, next year. Hay. But I'm not gonna be there next year so I'm not really supposed to be concerned at all.
Yet, with all the rumors about, uhm, the "unsatisfied losers", I can't help but say its pathetic. Asking for re-elections without sufficient proof that you have been cheated? I don't know. For me, if one really loves his or her batch (and not just the "group" he or she belongs to), he or she would help, regardless of whatever. Having no position at all never hinders anyone to make actions for the benefit of their batch. If one would insist on getting any position at all, then he or she can be compared to the worthles Filipino politicians of today - selfish. Besides, wouldn't it be pathetic to split a fantastic batch of people into two just because of an unaccepted election defeat (or something close to that?). Sayang naman ang batch niyo kung hahatiin niyo sa dalawa dahil lang may magkaibang pananaw o magkaibang pinaninindigan o kung anu pa man, gayong mas madami at mas maganda ang magagawa niyo kung iisa kayo.
I once regretted the fact that our batch only forms one party every year for the elections. Di ko akalain na may pagkakataon pala na masira ang isang batch kung may dalawang magkaibang partido ang tatakbo. As a pisay student, one should know and understand that in elections, there are losers, and yes, we are expected to be able to accept such faiths.
There. I'm gonna go back to our Econ Mag now.
2.20.2007
For the Copper Chloride, I love thee.
haha. go chem. i got 3 out of 4! 3 out of 4! waw!! akala ko pa wala akong tinama kahit isa. si sir de ocampo kasi ang discouraging magsalita. pero wala eh. ang bait ni God. :)
ang FRUSTRATING na ng teenpreneur para kay Cheska. at, oo, malapit na kong sumunod. eh kwento pa lang ni cheska, nakakafrustrate na. At this point, hindi ko na alam kung problema na siya ng ESA o ng team namin. Pero whichever, nanghihinayang ako sa mga planning effort ni cheska na nawawalang saysay dahil sa mga mentors namin mula sa ESA at sa ESA na rin mismo (funds! wah!). lalo na yung mga planning efforts ni cheska kasi sobrang essential ng oras para saming mga taga-pisay eh. hindi naman sa hindi rin busy yung mga taga-ESA pero yun nga, nakakainis minsan na ang labo nilang kausap na kung ano yung sinabi nila, iba yung nangyayari. nagugulo tuloy yung mga schedule nung mga tao. tapos sobrang busy pa naming 4th years ngayon kasi nga graduating at walang puso ang pisay. kaya ayan. it's not that everything should be blamed on them, pero yun nga. may mga pagkukulang na rin sila. and at this point, ginagawa na lang talaga namin 'to para kay mang roberto. kawawa naman kasi yung tao. walang trabaho at all. at nageenjoy din naman kami somehow. ayun. hay. at hindi lang yan, perio ng march 2! at yung teenpreneur ay march 2! great. saya.
haha. Adel is so going to win the SAPI award for best actress. hay. ang sarap ng pakiramdam kapag napapalabas mo yung talents nung ibang tao. :P
this post is useless, btw. it's made up of rants. hay. tuluyan na nga yatang nawala ang aking nakasanayang palagiang magsulat ng mga bagay na may saysay. nawawalan na rin tuloy ng kwenta ang blog na to. sori na. tao lang. :P
ang FRUSTRATING na ng teenpreneur para kay Cheska. at, oo, malapit na kong sumunod. eh kwento pa lang ni cheska, nakakafrustrate na. At this point, hindi ko na alam kung problema na siya ng ESA o ng team namin. Pero whichever, nanghihinayang ako sa mga planning effort ni cheska na nawawalang saysay dahil sa mga mentors namin mula sa ESA at sa ESA na rin mismo (funds! wah!). lalo na yung mga planning efforts ni cheska kasi sobrang essential ng oras para saming mga taga-pisay eh. hindi naman sa hindi rin busy yung mga taga-ESA pero yun nga, nakakainis minsan na ang labo nilang kausap na kung ano yung sinabi nila, iba yung nangyayari. nagugulo tuloy yung mga schedule nung mga tao. tapos sobrang busy pa naming 4th years ngayon kasi nga graduating at walang puso ang pisay. kaya ayan. it's not that everything should be blamed on them, pero yun nga. may mga pagkukulang na rin sila. and at this point, ginagawa na lang talaga namin 'to para kay mang roberto. kawawa naman kasi yung tao. walang trabaho at all. at nageenjoy din naman kami somehow. ayun. hay. at hindi lang yan, perio ng march 2! at yung teenpreneur ay march 2! great. saya.
haha. Adel is so going to win the SAPI award for best actress. hay. ang sarap ng pakiramdam kapag napapalabas mo yung talents nung ibang tao. :P
this post is useless, btw. it's made up of rants. hay. tuluyan na nga yatang nawala ang aking nakasanayang palagiang magsulat ng mga bagay na may saysay. nawawalan na rin tuloy ng kwenta ang blog na to. sori na. tao lang. :P
1.28.2007
A tribute to PeaNoy's Peanut Butter
The Teenpreneur Challenge was fun. Haha. Besides the fact that we were representing Pisay in a competition like this, I liked the fact that the whole competition has a deep sense of nationality with it. Ang astig nung video ng GK na pinakita nung host. I was overwhelmed by my fellowmen's nationalism. Kala ko kasi dati extinct na ang mga Pilipinong makabayan. Di pa pala. :P
At ang saya din nung ginawa namin. Nauna nga natapos yung Pisay dun sa First part nung challenge eh. For some reason, sobrang nakinig si Gian dun sa orientation na nung binigay na yung clue para dun sa unang puzzle, alam na kaagad niya yung sagot kahit hindi pa kami naglilibot para maghanap ng letters kasi sabi nung instructions yun lang daw ang paraan para malaman namin yung password. Haha.
At pagkatapos nun, dahil sa simpleng context clues, nakuha na rin kaagad nina Gino yung pangalawang password. Hindi man lang sila pinawisan. Tinype lang nila yung kung anumang word dun tapos tada! Haha. Pagbalik namin dun sa station namin after five minutes ng pagtakbo, tapos na kami kaagad. Effortless. Haha.
At siyempre yung final round nung contest, kelangan naming magimprove ng isang product mula sa GK. At ang product: Peanut Butter. Haha. Ang hirap pala gawan ng pangalan ng Peanut Butter. Haha. Ang naisip nung group nina Kat: KnockNuts. Naks naman. Tapos kami: PeaNoy's Peanut Butter. Hahahaha. At, siyempre, may jingle songs pa yang mga yan para makatulong sa advertisement, gaya ng:
sikat na sikat ang PeaNoy
Kahit sa'n magpunta
Kitang-kita mo naman na kinakain 'to.
Iba ang sarap ng PeaNoy
Kahit san magpunta (?)
Ipagmalaki mo ang PEANUT natin!
at....
(tono ng isapageting pababa)
palaman na masarap, masarap na masarap
sa tinapay masarap, masarap na masarap
pampabaon, pampamilya, pampapak-pampapak
peanut butter ng PeaNoy, masarap na masarap na masarap!
haha. galing no. sina Igi yung gumawa nung una tapos galing kay Dane yung isa pa. Haha.
Naasar lang ako dun sa huling tanong nung mga panelist namin. Inaapropriate kasi eh. Sabihin ba naman nila na baka unhygenic yung peanut butter galing sa GK kasi mahihirap yung gumawa. Eh hindi ko nga naiisip yun eh. Ang pangit lang kasi, kagaya nung sinabi ni Cheska, "tinutulungan nila yung mahihirap pero in the process dinidiscriminate din muna nila."
ayun. ang saya. :)
At ang saya din nung ginawa namin. Nauna nga natapos yung Pisay dun sa First part nung challenge eh. For some reason, sobrang nakinig si Gian dun sa orientation na nung binigay na yung clue para dun sa unang puzzle, alam na kaagad niya yung sagot kahit hindi pa kami naglilibot para maghanap ng letters kasi sabi nung instructions yun lang daw ang paraan para malaman namin yung password. Haha.
At pagkatapos nun, dahil sa simpleng context clues, nakuha na rin kaagad nina Gino yung pangalawang password. Hindi man lang sila pinawisan. Tinype lang nila yung kung anumang word dun tapos tada! Haha. Pagbalik namin dun sa station namin after five minutes ng pagtakbo, tapos na kami kaagad. Effortless. Haha.
At siyempre yung final round nung contest, kelangan naming magimprove ng isang product mula sa GK. At ang product: Peanut Butter. Haha. Ang hirap pala gawan ng pangalan ng Peanut Butter. Haha. Ang naisip nung group nina Kat: KnockNuts. Naks naman. Tapos kami: PeaNoy's Peanut Butter. Hahahaha. At, siyempre, may jingle songs pa yang mga yan para makatulong sa advertisement, gaya ng:
sikat na sikat ang PeaNoy
Kahit sa'n magpunta
Kitang-kita mo naman na kinakain 'to.
Iba ang sarap ng PeaNoy
Kahit san magpunta (?)
Ipagmalaki mo ang PEANUT natin!
at....
(tono ng isapageting pababa)
palaman na masarap, masarap na masarap
sa tinapay masarap, masarap na masarap
pampabaon, pampamilya, pampapak-pampapak
peanut butter ng PeaNoy, masarap na masarap na masarap!
haha. galing no. sina Igi yung gumawa nung una tapos galing kay Dane yung isa pa. Haha.
Naasar lang ako dun sa huling tanong nung mga panelist namin. Inaapropriate kasi eh. Sabihin ba naman nila na baka unhygenic yung peanut butter galing sa GK kasi mahihirap yung gumawa. Eh hindi ko nga naiisip yun eh. Ang pangit lang kasi, kagaya nung sinabi ni Cheska, "tinutulungan nila yung mahihirap pero in the process dinidiscriminate din muna nila."
ayun. ang saya. :)
1.15.2007
world without friction
...is chaotic.
seriously. bakit ba naman kasi ang lakas mang-trip ng eme at imbes na nanood na lang kami ng movie kung saan naging payapa pa marahil ang buhay namin eh nagpumilit na magice skating na lang para maiba naman daw.
masakit siya sa paa ah. at talagang maappreciate mo ang mu-sub-k sa physics. talagang pasasalamatan mo si God at binigyan niya tayo ng friction. well, at least, kaming mga hindi marunong ganun yung naramdaman. hehe.
it was fun though. i actually learned how to do it after some time. yun nga lang, kelangan kong matumba ng tatlong beses. at pinagpapawisan ako nun ah. imagine, sweating on top of ice! weird. haha.
and Dane is funny. hehe.
yun ang isa sa pinakamasayang eme gimmicks. salamat iel (happy birthday!!). at sa buong eme. :)
seriously. bakit ba naman kasi ang lakas mang-trip ng eme at imbes na nanood na lang kami ng movie kung saan naging payapa pa marahil ang buhay namin eh nagpumilit na magice skating na lang para maiba naman daw.
masakit siya sa paa ah. at talagang maappreciate mo ang mu-sub-k sa physics. talagang pasasalamatan mo si God at binigyan niya tayo ng friction. well, at least, kaming mga hindi marunong ganun yung naramdaman. hehe.
it was fun though. i actually learned how to do it after some time. yun nga lang, kelangan kong matumba ng tatlong beses. at pinagpapawisan ako nun ah. imagine, sweating on top of ice! weird. haha.
and Dane is funny. hehe.
yun ang isa sa pinakamasayang eme gimmicks. salamat iel (happy birthday!!). at sa buong eme. :)
12.01.2006
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
I know I would. :P
Rob! sabi ko sayo act 2 na lang ako ng Julius Ceasar eh! Di pa ko umaabot sa Act 3! Grr. Soliloquy lang ni Mark Anthony ang alam ko sa Act 3. At lalo namang wala akong kahit anong alam sa Act 4 at 5. waw. mapipilitan tuloy akong magbasa. kaw talaga. :P
My life is pretty much pathetic right now. I can't resist computer games. (must... play...) And everytime I start reading, I fall asleep after two minutes. So how the hell would I be able to cope up with so much thing to do? Hay. And there's no more drive. Nothing. Just requirements. I'm starting to hate what I do.That's why I need the Christmas vacation. You now, to wear out the negative marginal utility I have. I want to actually miss being in school before I can go back to my study habits because right now, my body just resist everything Pisay is trying to tell me to do. And I mean EVERYTHING. Even with the threat of losing my precious 1.47 average. Seriously, I need the xmas break. But no.
I have the numerous Yearbook writeups. I have "Of mice and men", "Les Miserbles", and "Magnda pa ang umaga". I have numerous palancas to write.
O sige nga. Kahit nga ata 2 months, hindi ko pa tapos lahat iyan eh.
I want to cry now. Really. :(
Sige na. As if naman kasing mawawala yang mga yan kapag sinumbong ko sila sa blog ko. Fine.
This post is pointless.
But when the noble Ceasar saw him stab, ingratiude, more strong than traitors arms, quite vanquished him, then burst his mighty heart.
Found this.
I actually used this as my Ateneo Application Essay. Hehe. And I only read it again just now. I liked it so I'm posting it. Hehe.
Not Just An Ordinary BirthdayRyan Magtibay
It was totally unexpected. I never really thought it would happen to me. I thought of doing it to someone but never really the other way around. After all, what they did was pretty much a cliché already; you would see the same thing a lot in movies and television shows. But never, in my entire life, had I thought that someday, I would be that special.
Way back, before it happened, I knew who I was or, rather, I knew that I didn’t know who I was. I knew that I was in constant search of who I was as a person. Yes, the same old process that every teenager pass through. But I guess it was different with me. I wanted more than just knowing who I was. I wanted a mark. I wanted a distinction. I wanted a definition. I wanted something that would not just tell people who I was, but would also make me standout. I expected that God gave me something that would make me more of a person than any one else. And I guess I expected too much.
I wanted to know who I was, but deep inside me I was scared that maybe I wasn’t that great. I was afraid that the real me – the one I’m looking for – would just be another ordinary face in the street. This was why I kept on trying to make something significant or achieve something great that people would start to label me after it. In the end, all I really wanted was not to end up in the list of ordinary people that lived in this world.
I went from happily searching to desperate to depressed. As I look back now, I guess it was pretty normal for me to feel that way. After all, I was in an identity crisis and every one, in many ways, pass through the same stages of life. It was part of growing up. But the depression inside me stayed. The sadness continued to devour my being. I just felt so heart-broken that I don’t like who I was. The feeling stayed with me and no one knows about it. It was then that they came into the picture.
I never really thought that birthdays are fun. I always thought that they are only to remind you that you’re growing older and to give you reason to demand for gifts from your friends. Birthdays are just like every other day, only that they make you special. And that would be exactly what I felt when I heard that loudest birthday greeting I’ve ever heard.
I was walking with my friend that afternoon and we were talking about almost anything. It was a cell phone call that made us stop. After which, she took me the cafeteria, where I was supposed to treat her anything. After all, according to her, it was my birthday. She continued walking around the cafeteria. I was unconsciously following her, baffled at what she was doing. She stopped in a corner and turned to me. That was when everyone else suddenly showed up and simultaneously shouted “Happy Birthday!” and one of them was even carrying a big chocolate birthday cake.
It happened in the cafeteria, in front of practically almost the whole school. But at that moment, I didn’t notice that. All I knew was that in front of me are almost more than 40 people who had just made me feel that, hey, they love and have always been there for me and for them, I’m not just an ordinary person. I am a friend. And for that, I’m special.
The identity crisis ended there. Somehow, those people reminded me that I don’t need a mark. I don’t need distinction. I don’t definition. All I really needed to know was that I can do something great someday and that I have friends to help me in the process. God, after all, did give me something that would make me feel more of a person than any one else.
Right now, because of that birthday surprise, I’m contented with the fact that I have talents and accomplishments and that I have the determination to do what I want to do. Who I am or will be is still in the works. But right now, I’m just another ordinary person that has friends who make me glow in a crowd.
11.20.2006
Caring more about the Senate than the Senators
haha. tama si dane. the hell. bakit kami dapat kabahan saharap nila, eh mga corrupt sila! we are actually angels when placed beside them. haha.
The Senate session hall was smaller than what is shown on TV. haha. And mind you, those senators are not early birds. Si Kiko Pangilinan lang at si Flavier ang sakto sa 330 na usapan ng start ng session. Late nga si Loi Estrada eh. haha.
And Pia Cayetano's hair is BIG. and her make-up is thicker than the Earth's crust. Pinalakpakan niya kami though. Yung sincere na palakpak ah. hehe. Go Pia!
Tapos ginawa naming waiting room yung place kung saan ginaganap yung blue ribbon committee sessions. haha. waiting room lang pala yung ng Himig Agham eh! ang comfy nung chairs, though. :P
Tapos may nagpapic samin na senator na hindi ko kilala. haha. talk about current events on eng journ, ryan!
Pero still, mas masaya pa yung trips papunta at pabalik kesa nung nandun talaga kami. masaya lang dun kasi nasa isang lugar ka na sikat. at di yun dahil sa senators kundi dahil yun ang place kung saan maraming batas yung ginagawa. kumbaga, masy nagenjoy kami sa dahilang nasa isang lugar kami na may katuturan at may kasaysayan at di dahil makikita namin ang asawa ni Sharon o kung sino mang senador na naging corrupt kahit isang beses lang.
haha. ang sungit kaya nung elevator lady. boo.
***
"Yes! Nalawayan ko na ang Senate!" --> Ben Lopez
hahahahaha.
11.18.2006
ang pinakamimithi, ang pinakaaalay
boo.
"I know you" my ass. You guys don't know me. No one does. So don't act like it. I'm happy this way. Let me be.
boo.
Now I wish I'm fully deaf. Words are really harsh. Especially those from people who judge you in every way possible. Grr.
***
Himig will sing tomorrow! Yey. Kahit alam kong konti lang ang naitutulong ko (kasi kaya naman ni Ben mag-isa. camon. haha.), I'm still happy. I really want to sing you know. Hay.
***
Salamat Cesium, salamat. Fun-loving nga talaga kayo. Fun-producing, making, at lahat na din.
Salamat din promil kid. ganda ng bahay mo. :D
***
I'm still asking myself what I told Ivy after CAT.
Why did God made me half-deaf? Kung hindi kaya ako half-deaf, meron kaya akong narinig na kahit ano na makakapagpabago sa buhay ko?
***
The hell with ears anyway.
11.10.2006
grats ALPHA!
no rob, i'm not angry. haha. so like you. nagpanic ka pa. haha. nagloko yung YM. and you should know me by now. I don't get angry with hose kind of things. Ganun din ako mangasar eh. Di naman patas kung maaasar ako sa mga bagay na ginagawa ko rin sa iba. :P
and no, i don't care if she says yes to someone else. and say no to another one. haha. poor another one. pero kasi, desidido akong magstag ngayon. I don't view prom as a romantic thing. Unless I'm inlove with someone right now. Unfortunately, I'm not. haha. So prom will still be somewhat like a bonduing time with my friends. In a very sophisticated manner, that is. Tsaka, the hell with romantic things. In the end, if you're not so sure about the romance, it would just end up to be a serious heartbreak.
if there is one thing I'm sure about it would be that I really have a BIG crush on that Dia 2010 girl. waw. haha. She looks like as if she's so fragile and yet, her eyes express that strength that every woman possess but is seldom seen. Most especially her lips, that pouts in a way more sexier than how Angelina Jolie does and yet, no matter how much it makes her look so hot, it also somehow makes her look like a pure-hearted female - someone who has a golden heart and soul. ambait niya kaya tingnan. at ang ganda rin.
Now, I'm really proud of my company. Hindi ko inexpect ang creativity niyo at yung galing niyo sa pasulong. Go Alpha! congrats sa mga bagong niyong asawa!
Putting white spaces between operators and operands in one string are equally strenuous and irritating becasue it seems useless. haha.
Electron's paskorus practices are depressing. Magaling ang electron. Oh yes. Talented kung talented. Pero naman. Hindi daw ba mapractice dahil wala ako?! Eh sinabi ko naman na may practice SILA. Kasi nga hindi ako makakapunta. Tapos hindi sila nagpractice dahil lang wala ako?! Wala lang. It makes me feel like I'm more burdened. Ang labo lang na sobrang dumedepende naman sila ngayon. Kaya naman nila eh. Ayaw lang nilang sa kanila manggaling yung initiative. Sayang naman. They become better everytime they practice. Tapos hindi sila nagpapractice. :(
so, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT LIFE TODAY?
Life is something you can't control and is most of the time, unpredictable. But you have to go with it, simply because there is no way out but to face it and show to it that, hey, no matter how hard the challenges it poses to you, you would be able to survive it.
Even in the presence of tears, pain and shame.
