Quick Note

just a quick note:

I'm going to Avril's Concert tomorrow! Wahaha!!! I'm so excited!

I won this ticket from a raffle care of mentos. Hmmm, by spending about P200 for the mentos candies and mailing fee, I bet that I can get a ticket. And I did, (because of luck, I suppose)...

It's a break for me after 4 days of exams...

But then again, my term paper for j100 is due tomorrow, so I better get going....

Screening ng Laman Loob

Kasabay sa paglabas ng bagong movie, tulad ng Miss Congeniality 2, into Philippine Cinemas, ang Laman Loob naman ay ipinalabas na for PUBLIC VIEWING.

Kung inyong matatandaan, ito ang film na kung saan ako ay naging isang aktor. (see It's A Wrap, Feeling Artista Na and Bigla ba naman...). Di naman ako ang bida dito, supporting role lang, pero main cast pa rin.

Well anyway, ito po ay unang inilabas for public viewing kanina for ate Liar's thesis defense. Almost 100 people watched the screening sa CMC Room B1, along with the panel of film professors. Pang-apat na ipinalabas yun film.

Nung it was time na for Ate Liar's film to be shown, kinakabahan na ako. Gusto kong takpan yun mata ko, magtago sa kumot. Gusto ko rin silang palabasin lahat!

So comments ko lang, parang, alam mo yun, parang hindi ako yun. Ewan ko ba?! Naasiwa ako everytime na maririnig ko yun boses ko. It feels really awkward seeing yourself on a big screen and all people looking at it. Pero ok ang film, ang ganda-ganda! It was a really good film, naappreciate din nung ibang tao and grabe yun palakpakan afterwards. Then people started looking at me, ewan ko ba?! (ikaw ba yun nasa film?? Talaga??)

So, anong sabi ng panel of film professors?

Technical comments, editing, visual development, story line... I forgot na yun iba, Wala naman akong naiintindihan dun. Then sabi nila, "Good Acting Daw". Sa loob-loob ko, WHAT??? Good Acting, ako? Talaga?.... bakit para sa akin, hindi maganda yun acting ko. Wahaha. Nakakakahiya. Pero, siguro nga maganda talaga yun acting, but it seems na I don't have the eye in seeing it or it's just that it's really hard to give myself a nice compliment.

Maganda daw yun chemistry nun mga actors, the only "not-so-good" comment na sinabi nila ay mukha daw malulusog yun mga actors compared to the thin, poor characters na they should had portrayed. Pero sabi nga ni Victor, dapat tanggapin ko na isa yun compliment kasi it means that I don't really look like an embalsamador. hehe.

All in all, according to the film professors, The film was really good and I definitely agree with them.

Hihingi nga ako ng copy ko from Ate Liar, then ibebenta ko sa Quiapo (harhar, joking).

CHEERS for the whole TEAM ng LAMAN LOOB especially to Ate Liar! We all did a really good job! Congratulations!

On other news,

Start na ng medyo mahabang bakasyon ko, so I'll start studying na for my 4 final exams and do my term paper, all due for next week. Sana matapos ko 'to.

Too Bad.

The so-called "People's Champion", Manny Pacquiao, lost his match today with Morales. I don't really care, actually. But it seems that our nation's pride was at stake (for some people) during that game. I'm not happy nor happy that he lost, losing is part of life. You cannot win forever.

I just hope that people (and even the media) won't sensationalize his lost. (Baka kasi sabihin nanaman na dinaya si Pacquiao or something, which I believe na di naman. It was a fair game). Filipinos talaga, masyadong mataas ang pride.

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On other news, I feel sorry about the stabbing that happened last Thursday. ( see news). I'm really glad that the suspect was caught. Those hokd-up incidents at the Beta-way always happens. Even one of my orgmates fell victim to those people. I won't walk at the Beta Way again. Sigh.

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Survivor Update:
A pretty big twist, both tribes voted and Willard and Angie's torches were unlit. Too bad, I really like them both. (TRIVIA: Willard and Angie were the two people that were selected last during the tribemate selection on the first episode.)

Hell Week Begins

Compared to my other classmates/UP friends, I felt Hell Week a little late. I always cram and maybe that was the reason that I began noticing its gravity a little bit (too)late. (And, the weather's beginning to become hot, so maybe I am starting to feel like I'm in hell.HARHAR)

I got so many things to do, yet there's little or no time at all to study. Here are my requirements/activities on coming two weeks.

Journalism 100

*Term Paper on "The Undesirable Publications Act of Singapore and its Implications to Press Freedom". (I chose the topic, so I all blame goes to me for thinking a very difficult topic.)

*Finals Exam after Holy Week

English 1:

*Finals Departmental Exam after Holy Week

*Revised copy of my Descriptive essay due on the same date of my departmental exam.


Social Science 1:

*Finals Exam again after Holy Week.

Social Science 2:

I don't know, kung tapos na kami dito. No announced activities, as of now.

Chemistry 1:

*Finals Exam again after holy week (and mahirap ito kaya double effort)

Arnis:

*Practical Exam this coming Tuesday.

***PLUS: Organization Activities, Bum Time, Preparation for Summer, ETC.

As in my performance this semester is a bit mediocre so I need to push my grades up.

It will be a really hectic and busy Holy Week. As in on Good Friday, I might be drowning myself at my computer doing school work (but still, I'll find time for church.)

After hell week, summer classes will begin. (Think: In three years, I'll be out of college.)

How I Miss High School

March nanaman and it had been almost a year since I graduated from High School. How I miss Angelicum, ewan ko ba.. four years lang ako dun nagaral, then again it seemed na I was there forever... I'll post nalang the ten reasons why I miss Angelicum (and high school.)



TOP TEN REASONS WHY I MISS HIGH SCHOOL.

10. I miss updating every March ng aking Swimming. Every March since nun YS8 (1st yr) ako, naguupdate na ako ng swimming, mapa-freestyle man o butterfly. Ewan ko kahit I hated this thing, nakakamiss pa rin.

9. I miss Sto. Domingo Church. I love this church, ang laki-laki niya, I remember pagbababa ako sa jeepney, bababa ako dun sa may middle part ng church, then I'll go inside then dadaan sa Sto. Domingo Gate ng school namin.


8. I miss the ChocoFloat at Fried Chicken sa Baby's Canteen.
Iba talaga ang Fried Chicken ng Baby's Canteen, walang sinabi ang MCdo or KFC. Then also ang every so sweet na ChocoFloat, sana magtinda sila sa UP.

7. I miss calling myself as YS__. Since I'm from a non-graded school, wala kami Grade 1-6 na standing, we only call them as YS or Years in School. Wala lang, kahit corny, I love those terms.

6. I miss playing softball. Haay, nakakamiss magsoftball! ewan ko ba, kahit di naman ako ganun ka-eager maglaro nito nung HS (and still may Gold medal pa rin ako for this), I miss playing it. Kasi nakakaalis ng stress and yet challenging you pa to go further.

5. I miss some of my Moderators/Learning Facilitators. Haay, it seems weird, pero I miss them. I miss Gordo's "HALA!HALA!" or Mrs. Magsino's "weird intonation". I miss some of my teachers nun!


4. I miss doing modules. I miss those photocopied papers compiled into a folder we call as a module. Ito ang ginagamit namin instead of books. Nakakamiss maguwi nito tapos di mo naman babasahin. Gagawin mo yun Pre-test, Activities then yun Post-Test. I miss doing Mastery Activities or MAs. Instead of having periodical exams, ito ang ginagawa namin. After ng isang lesson, we'll take an MA. Pagnakapasa ka dito, ayos! pag hindi, take ulit or re-answer.


3. I miss Angelicum Nth. Haay, ang school paper namin. Nun YS11 (4th yr.) ko lang to na enjoy, but still namimiss ko na siya. Bugging the writers to pass their article, using Ms. Doty's Digicam para magkuha ng pics. Makakuha ng free access sa mga events dahil member ka ng paper. Then again, i'll still have to deal with it nga
yon since I'm taking up Journalism.

2. I miss the Non Graded System. Haay, alam mo yun.. you don't need to worry about getting a 2.0 or a 3.0 from your exam. Ang kailangan mo lang ay makapasa. Pagbumagsak ka, all you need to do is to retake it. Dati nga, I took 10 exams sa isang module ng YS8 Math. Kahit ganun, di pa rin ako nagworry masyado. Tapos, pag PTC na, makikita mo kung ilang modules nalang tatapusin mo. Tapos meron din nakapost sa Bulletin Board na module list, then you'll highlight your accomplished modules. Ang masaya noon, you don't have to worry on what grade you'll get as long as pumasa ka. Kaya siguro, nadala ko yun ngayon sa college.

1. I miss my High School Friends. Haay, I miss everyone. From the geekaloids to the Frat members. Ewan ko, namiss ko ang tawanan, iyakan, awayan at kung ano-ano pa. I miss St. Elizabeth, MSG etc. Miss ko lahat kayo.

At yun nga, how I miss na nasa Angelicum pa rin ako but I need to move on. But those memories won't be forgotten.

SURVIVOR UPDATE:
Kim went Bye-bye as she was voted off on the latest episode. Tune in next week, there will be a twist "daw".

(Not So Good) Academic Standing.

Thanks Victor for inspiring me to post something about UP academics.

Just got two exam results today and they were not pretty.

First, I got the exam result of my Journalism100 midterms. I did passed (fortunately) but it was not a good grade. I got a 2.5...haay, and i got the lowest grade among my friends. A little bit embarrassing. It made me think tuloy that maybe I'm not really meant for journalism. I don't know. I chose this field during the UPCAT because I was the Managing Editor of our paper and the fact that they said that I can get into UP better. (and also pala this can be a good pre-law). It made me think about shifting. Maybe in BS Econ or BS BE perhaps but still I don't know.

Then next I got naman my result from my midterms in my Socsci 1 class. At least it was a little better compared to my j100 midterms. I also did passed but I do see that my score was a bit mediocre. The problem was I did study about all the details on our lecture but not the big picture or the general topics. Haay, maybe I'll do better next time.

Finals week aka Hell Week namin after ng holy week ( di ba parang ang ganda ng combination). Almost lahat ng subjects ko may final exam compared last semester na PE lang ang subject ko na may finals. So I'll strive during the next two weeks so that at least makakuha ako ng mataas na grade at sana maging CS man lang.

But on the happier part, I won the elections for Research and Academic Training Team Director position in UP MCO and I got 100% of the votes. Buti pa dito nakakakuha ako ng mataas. Sana ganun din sa aking acads.

Convention Moments

Ngayon lang ako nakapagPOST ulit. Wala kasi akong ma-post eh.

Last weekend is my so-called "Convention Weekend". Kasi both Saturday and Sunday I spent in a convention. I should be doing my Eng1 paper pero what-the-heck, minsan lang naman yun dadarating, I can do my paper naman sa gabi.

SATURDAY:
Dapat di na ako pupunta dito, but still ewan ko sinipag ako. Attended a whole day convention entitled "Media and the youth rebuilding the nation". On my way there, nawala ulit ako. (kahit taga-UP na ako). Pumasok ako sa isang building, ang yabang ko pa kasi siyempre taga-UP ako kaya alam ko mga pasikot-sikot. Eh nun pagpasok ko dun sa isang door, napahiya ako di pala dun yun NISMED.

Attended the talk with Ate Armi, Janet, Bev and Sarah (along with Charles & Patrick my J100 classmates). Hmmm, the talk on the morning was a bit boring, yay! pero some good lessons though. Bias kasi yun president ng ABS-CBN.

Had lunch at Chowking! Yumm!!! love ko talaga ang halo-halo dito!!!! YumYum. Bloated ako after.

Then by the afternoon, the talk got better. Mr. Tort, the Managing Editor of the Business World, is a good speaker. Many good pointers! Then Mrs. Apostol also gave a good talk. Medyo magulo nga lang. Wala akong naintindihan sa sinabi ni Laurice Guillen, sorry!. So i just looked around the hall, noticed some FUNNY persons, hihi. Nagtatawanan tuloy kami lahat pagkatapos. (Won't say the reason, SORRY!)

Universitas, a new organization, organized the event. I was impressed by all their effort, kulang lang talaga sa publicity. Sana ako maka-organize din ng ganun kalaking symposium. Gusto ko kayang sumali sa Universitas, interesting kasi eh. Pero sabi nila for University Scholars lang yun. Pag-ganun, di ako pwede. Sigh.

SUNDAY:
Attended the YFC Covenant for our sector. Onti lang ng umatend, ang weird nga eh. Ku ng kelan ako nandun, saka naman sila mawawala. Haaay! Pero at least, I got to be with some of my YFC friends. Haay! Kulang lang talaga ata sa preparation. Learned some things din, but most natutunan ko na nung camp at from high school.


Haay. I'll stop writing na. I need to finish my English paper.

SURVIVOR UPDATE:

Jeff is gone because of his sore ankle. Sayang!