Trip to Ilocos Norte

Start:	May 1, '07 03:00a
End:	May 6, '07 11:45p

Family trip ng mga SIbucao-Habitan clan

J-University Adventures: Writers' Workshop sa GMU times 2 Part 1(US Series)

Last February 2002, a Saturday, i was invited by the guys of George Mason University to go to the Fairfax City campus (ang main campus nila) for a writers' workshop.

I was really surprised to know that, for having staying in a country that is pre-dominantly English-speaking, they'll invite a foreigner like me to go attend a workshop in one of the state of Virginia's most respectable and top most universities.

But even before the actual day had happend, tragedy strucked. It was early during the morning that our phone rang. my sister (who was sleeping at the sofa while Kuya and I are sleeping at the floor and Jorge was lseeping somewhere else in our one-bedroom-one bathroom apartment) answered it and it was a long-distance call from the Philippines.
It was one of our relatives from the Habitan clan, Ate's face looks astonished and seems ike she was deeply shocked.

I can't really tell but the moment that she hanged up the phone, she was crying. Since i was the one who was already awoken from the phone's ringing, she came close to me and told me the bad news. "James.....Patay na si Lolo Peter..... (James, Lolo Peter is gone)". I was shocked bt i cant express how i felt that time. my only reaction was "Ha? Talaga?"

After that i went asleep that night and the next thing i knew, i have to wake up to get myself ready to go to GMU. Mom was away so family friend, Tita Santi came along with Ate Jade to chaperon me on my way to George Mason.

Around 8 in the morning, we went out, bringing along with me a letter i received from the university. Out from the apartment complex of the Villages and the Paviloin, went straight ahead to the West Falls Church/UVA-GMU Metro train station. We took the the ride going to the end of the Virginia orange line which is the METRO station of Vienna-Fairfax/GMU. It is called as such since the place is within the jurisdiction of the City of Fairfax and it is a few kilometers away from neighboring Vienna (the Virginia town and not the Austrian capital).

Outside, there's a nearby bus stop of the Metro Bus with a  complete listing of its scheduled stops (how come Manila doesnt have this things). Unlike the polluted and oldie second-hand buses we have here in Manila, the Metro buses are small yet very comfortable vehicles. There is order, it doesnt stop whenever it wants or whenever the passngers want. It follows the code of bus ethics, it never full itself up and the drivers there are actually friendly.

Anyway, since the trip is unpredictable long, we have top stand by if ever the bus we're riding on will stop at the nearest GMU bus stop.

And it did. at around 9.30 am, we went around inside the GMu campus and was amazed at how it loks like. Maybe, excluding UP Manila, it is my first time being inside a university, or better yet, an American University.

We were able to find my building and i was now attending the workshop. While undergoing the workshop, i happend to bump into one of my classmates in 5th grade. He's a Spaniard named Gonzalo Ortiz-Cacha and his dad works in the World Bank which where my mom was snet to work for two years.

As i was saying back in the whole writer's workshop thingy, the coordinator had us let in on all things about famous literary works through sets of activities. one particular activity i still recall is that the oordinator made us be like the writer of the Sir Sherlock Holmes book series, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. She wants us to create a sotry based on he set of pictures she had for us to see.

Of course, i had one of my most embarrassing moments there. In one activity, the coordinator played some really sad music and she encouraged us to think hard to make a story with a tragic theme. I wnet beyond what was upposed to do and unconciously made a drawing of myself during the time the bad news strucked us earlier that day. the coordinator was dissapppointed and had me do it all over again. i wish it wouldnt be happen again.

Now that the workshop was over, i had more time to look around GMU. the university was named aftrt one of the Founding Fathers of the American Revolution. it was really big so we didnt really have time to explore the whole campus.

Now that we still had more hours of daylight left, we tok tthe oppurtunity to go eat lunch on a fairfax resto. I saw a Chuckie Cheese Amusement park and restaurant nearby but we didnt have that much money so we settled on dining out on a Turkish restaurant which was being run (and i hope it still is) by Turks from Turkey.
 and because i was very much overwhelmed but my GMU experience, i was able to recognized the place.

And i was able to put thatin good use when, in a very unexpected delivery, i received from the mailbox that i was invited again to attend another writers' workshop once again in GMU. ill be telling you all of it on part two of J-University Adventures: Writers' Workshop sa GMU times 2 (US Series)

Remembering Virginia Tech (Tribute Video) [edited]

A home-made video tribute dedicated to the victims of the Virginia Tech Massacre and the people who are deeply affected by this sorrowful event.


Acknowledgements:

Facebook.com
RememberingVT.com
Virginia Tech Facebook Groups
Yahoo.com
Reuters
AP
VirginiaTechTragedy.com
YouTube

* Here's the more grammatically corrected version

Remembering Virginia Tech (A tribute video)

A home-made video tribute dedicated to the victims of the Virginia Tech Massacre and the people who are deeply affected by this sorrowful event.


Acknowledgements:

Facebook.com
RememberingVT.com
Virginia Tech Facebook Groups
Yahoo.com
Reuters
AP
VirginiaTechTragedy.com
YouTube


*Sorry if i wrote their 13 of the 32 victims even though it actually shows 20. I've lost count while making this video. I also apologize for the misspelling i made with RememberingVT.com in addition to any other mistakes I may have committed while making this video.

High School Graduation

Saint James Academy

Graduation Day of Batch 2007

BGM: Awit ng Pangarap
*sorry na na-mistyype ko last name ni danica, pasensya na!

J-University Adventures: CUA All The Way! (US Series)

And you guys thought I'll be posting all about my experiences on the colleges and universities I've visited for my application purposes. You are so dead wrong. I'll be bringing you now from here to overseas now that I'll be sharing you my wonderful experience on two of the top universities in the United States where I actually wet there. For a while, I'll be momentarily not tell about my adventures in USTE and DLSU.

Back in the Spring of 2002, my mom went back to the Philippines to attend to my grandfather's funeral (which we the 4 Habitan siblings are unable to attend due to the circumstances) and left us in our apartment in the care of a Filipina friend of my mom's co-worker in the World Bank (who is also a Filipina). She was very nice to us and was able to bear our behavior.

One time, we went into this place where our caretaker had many friends. She thought it'll be a good experience for us to visit this place. Jorge and Kuya didn't bother to come with us so it was only me, Ate Jade, and the caretaker. We took a subway near our place (West Falls Church Station, Orange Line from Vienna/Fairfax/GMU to New Carrolton, MD) and arrived at the Judiciary Square Station (I can't exactly recall the exact station but CUA is located in Michigan Avenue). We went inside the campus and was verty much surprised on what it exactly looks ike.

thye campus is very large with a lot a greenery and stone buildings. Of course, there's this big church (one of the largest churches in the DC area) with a dome which looks like a synagogue dome because of the way it was painted, it is The National Basilica of the Immaculate Concepcion. there was also a nearby convent/monastery where we encountered nuns in one of their prayer sessions.

Since the place is pretty huge, it didn't really took us long to have our feet get tired. So we went into this place insde the campus where there was a cafeteria and a nearby bookstore. We bought some rosaries which we had them blessed (iwhere i will be using one of the rosaries we bought by the time i enrolled into SJA), and ate some snacks. It's also good to saee some fellow kababayans since it's a rarity to see one.

i can't really recall on what happend to us during our visit to the Cathloic University of America. The reason for that i guess is that during that time, the weather is pretty much gloomy so i was felling with the weather.

to learn about CUA, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_University_of_America
(coming soon: Writer's workshop in GMU)
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Clarification: We were accompanied by family friend tita Santi.
We just came out from the MCI Center after watching Disney On Ice.
We visited the "tianggihan" at Union Station
I was with Ate plus bunso. Kuya left behind
after union we went to CUA

First Day of Classes, 1st Term S.Y. 2007-2008 (De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde)

Start:	May 28, '07
Location:	Taft Avenue, Manila

Pasukan na sa May 28, 2007

Gakuen Alice - Alice Academy

MV made by Lyna at tacfully.net/alice
i just edited it :D
Gakuen Alice - Alice Academy
showing on ABS-CBN and ANIMAX

To Stack Clark and the students of Virginia tech

Mr. Clark, you don't know me and I don't know you but wherever you may be, I know that you are now in a good place. May you and the other 31 individuals whose lives were perished in this undesirable event live in eternal peace.

6...1...2...3...4...SJAHS: Ang Ikaanim na Baitang

Kamakailan tumingin ako sa mga dating kong mga litrato na kinunan ko noong mula Freshamn ako hanggang sa huling solid na piture ko nung third year. mula third year onwards digital pictures na ang inaatupag ko kaya plano kong iprint ang mga kuha ko. Kasama na rin ang mga kha ko nung grade six na sa kasamaang palad ay nagsiwalaan at ang tanging nakita ko lamang self-taken photo ko ay ang kuha ko dati kay Maviel noong GS Intrams 03.

I. Ikaanim na Baitang

Naaalala ko pa ang unang araw ko sa Saint James Academy of Malabon, July 1, 2002 kasi napakadaling tandaan. Ito rin ang araw na nalamn ng buong student body (exaggeration na ito) na kuwela ako kasi mula noong na-late ako sa linya nung unang kong Recess (properly pronounced as rhee-sehs hindi rih-ses), hindi ko alam na ganon pala ang gawain. Ni walang tao nga ang puwede kong malapitan. Buti nga may taong taga 6-Saint John ang nagsabi na dumiretso na sa classroom ang seksyon ko.

Hindi nga ako makapgsalita ng deretsong Tagalog kasi isang taon akong nasanay na um-Ingles sa labas ng bahay kaya nung mga early days ko sa school, todo to the max ang pagkakabulol ko minsnan lalo na ang mga sasabihin ko sa Tagalog pero hindi naman iyon tumagal kasi nakapag-adjust na ako. Yung English ko, okay naman pero kasi nga hindi ko na nagagamit yung wikang iyon na as much as what I used to nung isang taon, na-supress ko konti yung natamo kong accent pereo napanitili ko yung pagsulat ng English na napakahaba at, ehem, makabuluhan.

Dami kong nakilalang ga bagong tao diyan sa Siant James, initially si Maviel iyung una kong nakilala kasi siya iyung huling tao noon sa classroom ng Mark nung time na malapit na mag-Flag cemerony. Tapos ang mga seatmates ko noon, si Vladimir, si Rob, si Shielo at Antonio. sa Kana ko si Potpot na palagi noong inaasar ni Piton kaya hindi ko mapigilang tumawa kasi natatawa ako sa antics ng dalawang ito.

Naranasan ko na muli mag-school uniform: polo shirt na may logo na patch sa left pocket ng polo, dark navy blue pants, sando, standard white socks at black leather shoes. At first, kailangan kong mag-adjust sa uniform ko kasi naiinitan ako at nasanay katawan ko na magsuot ng loose na damit lalo na ang time of the year noon ay painit palang sa America, gumagala sa July nang mula 60 degrees fahrenheit hanggang 72 at ang peak nang init ay mula 80 degree to 90 degrees Fahrenheit sa Agosto. Iyon malamng ang dahilan kung bakit pinagpapawisan ako madalas kapag umaga kahit wala pang nagagawang mabigat na gawain o kahit na hindi pa gaanong umiinit ang araw.

Then halos wala akong kakilalal sa Saint James except siympre sa mga pinsan ko sa GS at HS plus ang ga kapatid ko sa Grade 4 at HIgh School. Sa batch ko, si Louie a.k.a. Mary Louise Vito ang kilala ko sa buong Batch 07. Dun ko nga lang nalaman ang buong pangalan niya, eh. Hehehe, nakakatawa nga.

First time ko ring maging estudyante ng isang Catholic school kasi iyung mga nkaraang school ko, non-sectarian schools kasi sila. Iyung first ko, ang Saint Mary Montessori Center ay isang private school sa Valnzeula na may annex bulding sa Meycauayan. Ang second ko, Haycock Elmentary School, American public school iyon na member ng Fairfax County Schools kahit nasa teritoryo siya ng City of Falls Church. Ang Haycock ES rin ay bahagi ng school pyramid kung saan ang mga estudyante ay automatic lumilipat sa sa susunod na eskwelahan na mas mataas ang mga nilalamang baitang. Kung kapag graduate ka na ng Haycock ES, magmi-middle school ka na sa H.W. Longfellow Middle School para mag 7th and 8th Grade then deretso nasa McLean high School para tapusin ang 9th-12th Grades mo.

Ang nakakainis nga lang na ang stigma ngmga batchmembers ko mula pa sa elementary ay iyong mga presumptions nila. Kahit ilang beses ko na klinaro sa kanila ang lahat parang hindi nila pinainiwalaan at kung ang belief nila, iyun ang napapanindigan. Heto ilan sa kanila:
1. Galing ako mula sa States (Galing yes pero hindi ako taga-States, nagtsay ako doon ng isang taon kaya hindi bagay na sabihing galing ako mula sa States. "Galing sa..." okey na basta huwag nang idagdag ang mula)
2. Kailan raw akong nag-Tagalog (Hello!? Mother tongue ko kaya ang Tagalog, second ko lang ang English. Hindi ako laking States, isang taon't mahigit lang ako doon)
3. Bakit ka umuwi (hoy, ano gusto mo akong manataili doon kahit ma-eexpired ang tourist visa ko diyan ng ilang pang buwan? Ayoko nga, habulin pa ako ng Immigration at Hmeland security).

Heto ang mga tanong talaga na nakakairita na malapit na akong sumabog sa galit.

Ung Grade six nga, doon ko naranasan kung gaano ka-disunited-oriented ang mga batang Pinoy ngayon. Wala silang napagkakasunduan, personal na interes lang ang nasa isip at kalat ang kurakot (i.e. pangongopya at pagpayag ng kopyahin ang mga assignment ng kapwa kamag-aral). Dito pa langsa klasrum ko nakikita kung ano ang magiging kinalabasan paglabas namin. May president nga kami pero sino ang nakikinig, hindi ba wala. Kapag nagrorosaryo (kailangan ko ring mag-adjust para diyan kasi di ko alam ang mga dasal sa Tagalog at ang 5 days a week nilang pagrorosaryo), si Renz, salita ng salita na sinasamhan siya ng mga daldalaero't daldalera. Wala ang president namin kasi GS SCC-Execom siya (puwede pala noon ang double posts sa GS?).

Nungbgrade six, naransan ko ang:
1. Unang retreat -sa isang retreat house malapit sa Siena College of San Jose [del Monte] na naka-encounter kami ng White Lady.
2. First series ng mga kamalasan ko sa SJA-example: Hindi pagsipot ni Redan nung retreat namin kaya kailangan kong magshare ng room kina Rob at Von, si Karmelo na nagdura ng laway sa mukha ko direkta, hindi pagpasa ng project sa Reading kaya nagalit sa'kin si Ms. Buenaventura.
3.First series ng mga nakakahiyang moment ko sa school-1. Nagsuot ako ng school polo shirt sa sayaw namin ni Maviel kasi nakalimutan kong mag dala ng polo shirt (nakakahiya!)
4.First Confession since Holy Communion noong December 10, 1999-Hindi ko pa alam ang proseso ng confessio sa Saint James kaya ayoko pang isipin ang pangyayaring iyon.
5.Pagkakataong nakilahok sa isang Stage Performance-1.The Creation, 2. Mga Sayaw nung 1960's hanggang sa New Millenium
6.First SJA Field Trip-1.second to the last batch kami na pumunta sa Corregidor. Nain-love si Maviel sa isang Americanong turista na galing TX. Grabe ang pagmula noon ni Maviel kasi nahihiya kaya ako ang napili niyang sugo (mensahero) para sa turista na hindi na pala single kasi kasama nya ang girlfriend niya.
7.First Xmas Party sa SJA-Wala nga lang akong mga kakwentuhan kaya halos maiyak ako noon lalo pa't for 5 yearts straight, wala akong natanggap na personal Christmas gift sa kahit sinong ka-batch ko.
8.First Kalokohan sa SJA-nangilang-ilang tawag at text ako kay Maviel (amit ang dating cellphone number niya) at pinamukha kong ibang tao ako (5 years later umamin ako)
9.First time na mamasahe pauwi-Nakakahiya pero kinailangan ko nang matutong umuwi ng mag-isa kasi nagkakaroon na ako ng araw na late than usual ang labas ko. Doon o nadiscover ang wonders ng Financial management at mismanagement.
10.First time na nalamang kong inferior ang mga kakayahan at natural talents ko kumpara sa mga batchmates kong super talented sa kanilang kakayahan. (Hindi na ako muling sumayaw hanggangs a second year pero hindi ko na napgpatuloy; sa pagguhit pa lang alam kong 3 rate artist ako in contrast kina Von,. JB, CJ at Onang na talagang hasang hasa)
11.First time na nagsimula kong pagliitin ang sarili ko-Ewan ko kasi sa pagiging competitive among sa mga estudyante napapabilang na ako sa mga average na estudyante.
12. First time makaranas ng segregated classes-hiwalay ang mga lalake't babae sa PE at HELE
13.Paghanga ko sa Camera simula sa Corregidor trip at ng GS Intrams 03

Pero sa grade six, despite sa inferiority complex ko napatunayan k pa rin na angat pa rin ako kasi at least may isang bagay na wala ninuman ako makakaagaw mula sa akin. Buti na lang at nag-eexcel ako sa Araling Panlipunan. After years ng pagbabasa ko ng mga Social Studies books sa bahay namin mula Grade 1 hanggang sa 3rd Year Aralin, namemroize ko ang mga events kahit hindi man ekstakto. Mataas usually ang recitation grade ko at mga quizzes ko pagdatingsa Aralin. Pero dahil nga sa pagiging excelled student ko sa Aralin, ako palagi angagawang KODIGO ng mag ibang students. Kung bakit hindi na lang bashain ang mga lesons sa Aralin. Madali nga ang Aralin kumpara sa ibang subjects kaya bakit pa naman sila mahihirapan doon. At least doon, analamn kong hindi ako feeling inferior. Hndi sa nagmamamayabang ako pero doon ko nalamang na ang mga nakakayanan at hindi nakakayanan ng isang tao.

Writer's note: napapansin kong nababanggit ko si Maviel ng madalas. Maviel, sensya na...huge part ka ng first year ko sa SJA eh.















DURUGTUNGAN..........

Gaze of A Woman

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1p798_mirada-de-mujer
An inspiring video for those living with AIDS

De La salle-College of Saint Benilde Enrollment Day for Late Enrollees

Start:	May 8, '07 10:00a
Location:	Taft Avenue, Manila

Sa mga hindi nakahabol sa kani-kanilang mga enrollment day ng kanilang respective courses sa unang linggo ng Mayo ay maaring pang humabol sa Mayo a Otso, araw ng Martes para makapag-enroll. Kinakailanagang magbayad ng surcharge ng Isangdaang Piso (Php 100.00) ang mga huling nakapagenroll.

Daop Palad Day 1

Pics I took during the three day inter-school athletic meet (from which all participating schools are under the Siena Sisters' administration) which is the first, the only, and the last event for which i was sent along with other of our aschool athletes to participate. It was a great honor for me to raise the banner of SJA that's why i'm very proud of it!

Watch out for Day 2 and Day 3 pics!

SJA Fun Run 07 and Mini-Fair 07 (aka SJA Carousel 2007)

Mga magandang kuha ko sa dalawang napakahalagang events ng SJA nung SY 2006-07

J-University Adventures: UP-haluhalu at ang makamandag na Kapangyarihan ng Mommy ko!

Nung huling linggo ng August 2006 ay ang huling pag-ere ng ABS-CBN ng pinakmamahal kong drama series tuwing weekends, ang The Wedding kung saan tinatalakay ang talambuhay ng dalawang tao at ang buhay kasal nila. Sayang nga lang at hindi ako nakakuha ng pagkakataong panoorin iyon kasi ang mismong araw ding yon ay ang Entrance exam ko para sa UP.

sa totoo nga lang, dream school ko ang Pamantasan ng Pilipinas kasi doon ko pangarap kumuha ng kursong Fine Arts at maging Iskolar ng Bayan. Lalo  pa nga't may utang na loob ako sa UP dahil ang mga interns nila ang tumulong sa'kin nung nagspi-Speech Therapy ako noon sa UP Manila noong 4 years old ako [galing lang kasi ako noon sa isang operasyon noon kung saan pinaikli ang dila ko na abnormally longer than usual] kaya nga lang ang naging resulta ay ang pagiging daldalaero ko kung nagkakataon.

Anyway, so 4 in the morning ako gumising, handa na ang mga gamit ko, dala ko rin ang mga necessary forms ko. ready na rin magulang ko kaya mga around five eh umalis na kami kaagd at tumungo na sa UP by way of EDSA den Quezon Circle then into the UP Diliman Campus. Papunta pa lang ako sa building kung saan makikita ang Oblation statue ni Fernando Poe Sr eh nagkalinya na ang mga sangkatutak na kotse, buti na lang at umabot kami sa UP ng maaga kaya nakaiwas kami sa matinding traffic jam. Nagpark ang sasakyan namin sa isang sulok malapit sa isang daan patungong P{alma Hall. Sinamahan na ako ng mommy ko na UP alumni at dating Dean's Lister patungong Engineering Office, nadaanan namin ang Palma Hall at maraming mga batang nakalinya at naghihintay nang magtake ng exam. across the road kami kaya nga lang pagkatawid namin may dumarating na saskyang mukhang nagnmamadali. Nagalit ang mommy ko at sinabi niyang :TUMIGIL KA!, sabay labay ang kamay niya at gumawa ng stop sign, lumiyab ang mommy ko at nagpakita ng kakaibang aura. Lumaglab ang kanyang mga mata at deretso tingin niya sa driver ng sasakyang malapit nang bumunggo sa amin. Napatigil niya ang saskayan, GALING!

Sabi ko sa kanya "mommy, Taray powers niyo effective talaga, maasahan!", Hirit ng mommy ko "Ako pa!". Nagmamadali na kami at sabi ko sa mamommy ko na "Ma, baka laigaw tayo, alam niyo pa ba ang patungong Engineering?", Hirit uli niya " Ako pa dito ako nag-aral". hehehehe talaga naman si mommy!

Well, nanadyan na ako sa EO, papasok na ang mga examinees at pinawish ko magulang ko nang luck sa akin. Supposed to be magkikita kami ni Jeeunice sa EO kasi sa parehong building at oras kami eh kaso napunta siya sa isang room sa ikalawang palapag kaya pala hindi kami nagkita.

nagtake ako nang exam, dala ko ang mga necessities ko, pagkian, inumin , pantasa at lapis. Tuminig rin ako around the room at mukhang wala akong nakita mga taong pamilyar ang mukha sa akin,except sa mga ilan na nagmumukhang mga kasamahan ko dati sa MSA sa makait branch. feeling ko kaya kong sagutin lahat kaya sagot ako ng sagot kaso di ko yata nasa isip ang pagiging right-minus wrong system ng UPCAT kaya hay, di ko sure nung sumunod na buwan ko papasa ako lao nat kakailangain ko pang magtake ng talent test (supposed to be pero di ko na tinuloy).

Ang akala ko super tagal na pagsusulit, naramdamankong parang mga 1 hours lang ang lumipas kasi parang talagang ang bilis at napakadali talaga ng mga eksamen promise!

Months after i took the UPCAT,di ako sure kung papapsa ako sa UP pero since Fine Arts ang inaplayan ko, siguro may pag-asa pa ako kasi sa FA, nagrrequire ito nang isang talent test para sigureaduhing may talento nga sa pagguhit at pagpinta. kaya ko nga naman, bakit hindi?

Nagulat na lang ako't lumuha noong naalaman kong sa pagkatanggap ko ng admissions letter mulasa UP ang kinahihintatnan ng aking pagsusulit: Hindi ako nakapasa, doblara, wala,; by avergae, mga 9.78 plus ako over0-all 9.8, ilang puntos pababa na lang ay matatangap ako. ewan ok nga lang sa sistema nila dyan, kung ang ratio nang mga papasa ay mga below 9.4 or 9.5, kawawa naman siguro ang ibang lumagpas sa 9.5 na status quo.

Pero teka lang, hindi ba hindi quota course ang Fine Arts? Bakit naman ako hindi nakapasa, siguro kasi di pa lumalamang doon ang pagkuha ko ng Talent Test. Kung tumuloy sana ako sa talent test, eh pasado ako, kaso ewan ko, nawalan na yata ako nang pag-asa sa UP kasifeeling ko rin, hindi rin naman tatanggapin ng mga FA professors ng Up ang mga ipapakita ko sa kanilang mga art portfolio ko, considering hand-drawn ang kaya kong gawin at malimit lang ako gumawa ng mga potraits (ang pinakamagandang portrait siguro na ginawa ko ay ang potrait ko kay Laudale dati kaso niwala ni Sir Rivera kaya hindi na muli nakita.

Oh well, at least naranasan ko kahit isang araw ang pagiging aspiring Iskolar ng Bayan, sayang nga lang at hindi ko makikita ang mga sikat na UP students na nag-aaral pa doon gaya nina Patricia Evangelista ng y-Speak at ang mga UP Maroons na napapanood ko sa UAAP via studio 23 like Marvin Cruz (siya lang kilala ko doon kasi siya lang ang madalang marecognize at member siya ngayon ng National Team na sasabak sa SEABA at hopefully sa Olympics sa Beijing at sa Harbour Center ng PBL).

At least, mommy ko naranasan nang maging UP Iskolar ng Bayan pero paano na iyon, bumigo na rin ako sa pagtangka na pumasok sa premyadong pamantasang iyon? May susuond pa bang Habitan na magtatangka uli ang imposible? ABANGAN!

Reality and Dreams: Ang Pagkabangungot ni Mr Macam sa Akin

akala ko pa naman di na ako hahauntingin ng mga Jmers pagkatapos ko magsiesta pero akal ko lang iyon. ang sa totoo lang ay, meron pang mangyayarai.

isang araw pagkatapos ng napaginipan ko eh heto na ngat may nangyayari uli sakin bangungot na

heto kasi ang nangyari
sa panaginip ko nasa isang luagr ako na mag-isa, tapos biglang sumulpot tong si Mr. Macam, bigla na lang niya sinabi, Jaime pahingi ng mga litrato mo?

nge, bakit yon, sa ahat ng puede niyang sabihin yon ang sasabihin, lalo pat siya pa ang napaginipan ko! ewan ko nga ba bakit ako hinahantingan ngayon ng SJA pati sa panaginip ko.

Araw Ng Wika: Dominic and Thomas Version

Edited version of the Museo Etniko program for the Buwan of Wika with Pics from IV-St. Thomas

Noli Me Tangere Trailer of De La Salle Greenhills

A school project for Filipino class. We are students of La Salle Greenhills, an exclusive school for boys, which should explain the boys playing girl roles.

Mirada De Mujer[es]: The Marillac Adventure (censored)

OUtreach program ng Dominic

SJA Recital 07: Fred Cedric Dela Peña

Intrams 07 Volume 2

Here it is!

Intrams 07 Volume 2.mpg

Reality and Dreams Panay Jamerz

Just yesterday, i was nasa Concepcion ako para kunin ang mga litrato ng momy ko sa Tropicana. dumaan ako sa may plaza at nakita ko sina Sandee at Elka na nakatambay lang sa harap ng bahay nina Ace, malamang magsiswimming since dala nila mga bag nila. ewan;lang pero feeling ko nakita yata ako ni Eljka kung si Elka nga kasi kinakawayan ko sila ng kamay mula sa malayao. hehehe. pag-uwi ko sa bahay namin, pagod na pagod ako kaya nagsiesta na lang ako hanggang sa mag-ala sais ng gabi. ang napaginipan ko nung time na yon eh ang buong angkan namin nasa isang lugar tapos umakyat kami sa isang palapag ng isang building.

may humawak sa likod ko, lumingon ako at me nakitang isang taong nakatalikod at at me suot na orange na sweater. di ko siya nakita hanggang sa nakita ko uli siya sa isang sulok na may kasamang dalwang tao. noong una, namumukhaan komsila na mga kaibigan ko sa dating kong eswelahan si Will, si Andre at si Jon. Pero i took a second look at ang naka orange na sweater pala si onang na kumakaway sa akin (nNGYE!) tapos ang mga kasama niya eh sina Nonica at Elka pala (NGYE!). kala ko hanggan dun na yon pagkagising ko pero nung gabing yon, ang mommy ko binigay sakin ang mga litratoi sakin nung grade 6 ako. Nga! ang ankita ko ang mga pics na puro ako na may kasayaw walang iba kungdi si Maviel, si Vladimir, so Von, Si Arlyn at Camille. sumasayaw kami ng mga lumang kanta nug 1960 na beach boys. ha!

nakakatakot tal;aga, hanggang ngayyon minumulto ako ng SJA ngayon lao pat pupunta na ako dyan mamayang hapon.

ah ok, BYE na GTG

Kim Deanne Reyes Live in Concert

Here it is! feats your eyes and enjoy

Dominic Year Ender Part 1

Reminisce the special moments that the students of IV-St. Dominic batch 07 went through.

June:
1. The Club Day
July:
1.The La Mesa Adventure
2. Outbound
August:
1. Araw ng Wika: Araw ng Kababaliwan (Museo Etniko)
September:
1. La Verna Retreat (Boys)
October:
1. Enigma 07: SJA High School Musical

Diving Lessons ng Dominic Batch 06

Mula sa nakaraang batch

Dominic Year Ender Part 2

Reminisce the special moments that the students of IV-St. Dominic batch 07 went through.

October:
1. Mirada de Mujer(es): the Marillac Hills Adventure) [full version not available in youtube]
November:
1. La Naval Procession (San Agustin, Malabon and Quezon Ave. Quezon City near Lyceum)
2. CAT and Club Day Combined
December:
1. SJA X-mas Party

Dominic Year Ender Part 3

Reminisce the special moments that the students of IV-St. Dominic batch 07 went through.

January
1. Intrams 07
2. CAT Salute 07
February
1. Intrams 07

Arctic Groove Squad at the Mclean Talent Show

March 31st, 2006

Arctic Groove Squad plays "Gravy Train" and "Kilometer" at the Mclean High School talent show, filmed by Cory Holm.

Check out the next video for "Kilometer".

Secret Garden PromoMcLean High School PLay

Okey, kumpara natin ang gawa nila sa gawa natin last year.

mclean rox

just a random video of people from mclean high school.
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Mga video ng mga kaeskwela ng mga kaibigan ko sa McLean HS sa mcLean, VA

Mahal Naman Kita-Spring Day Theme Song V2.1

Bom Nal

YouTube - Mahal Naman Kita-Spring Day Theme Song V2.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE3xtG3AJL0
Bom Nal

Tale of the Nine Tailed Fox

Dalm Eum Sarang

Feeling blue (not recommended to be read by Facebook users)

ewan ko pero i dont feel myself today. parang ang lungkot ko ngayon. siguro kasi dami nang nangyari sa isang araw. sama nang pakiramdam ko eh pero wla akong sakit ngalang. siguro it's just one of my downs lately.

kasi heto nga parang sa tingin ko parang ok at kontento na ako sa kung meron ako pero may pakiramdam pa rin ako ng pagkainggit nang makita ko kamkailan ung isang kakilala ko sa amin na meron siyang bagay na wala ako. bale pareho kami nang ganyang bagay pero sa kanya parang mas suitable para sa taste niya. kaseh, parehong kasi kami ng interes, ako nga naging hobby ko kaya hinihiram ko lang yung gamit ng mga magulang ko para lang masatisfy ung thirst ko para don.

but watching him using it makes me feel uncomfortable. it's as if i desrve something better like him deserving to own that thing which is very expensive.

hindi ko naman gustong maging estrambotiko pero para alam mo yon parang di ko matanggap na merong mas magaling sa akin sa isang interes kung saan parang pakiramdam ko na kaya kong umeksel doon. Pero may darating na isang tao at aagawin ang sa tingin kong kaya ko pero hihigitan pala ako.

masakit iyon para sa akin. kanina nga lang nasa malabon ako, nakita ko isang dating kaeskwela, galing lang sa isang pagsasanay. di ko na siya binati kasseh pauwi na ako. pero hlata sa knaya na enjkoy siya sa ginagawa niya. tapos meron akong kaliga sa ineenrol kong music school, pareho kaming magpiano pero siya mas matagal nang tumutugtog at mula sa kanyang matalas na obserbasyon, mahaba pa ang tatahakin ko kasi di ko pa masurpass ang level niya. feeling ko na after 3 years na nagpiapiano ako, para na rin akong neophyte. managal pa rin ako sa pagpindot ng mga keys, di ko pa masustain ang mga hinihingi ng mga piyesa, ang the ZFair, ang Hungarian Dance, ang Song of India, ang Turkey in a Starw. Hindi ko na kaya!!

Ayoko na talaga magpiano, gusto kio nang magquit. kasi noon pa naman ayoko na magpiano pero pinilit lang ako ng mommy ko kaya sinaman na niya ako kasabay ng ate ant ng bunso kahit di ko ito nalalaman o kung tinanong niya kung gusto ko pero sa simula pa lang AYOKO NA YON TALAGA!! Gusto ko na nga umiyak as i write this blog entry right now. bukas may piano uli ako pero sabi ni Mommy tuloy na rin pa rin ako hanggang sa magJne. JUNE, ayoko na, May na lang pagpasok ko sa Benilde ayoko na kasi tumuloy pa.

Inaamin ko di ako magaling sa lahat pero may mga gusto rin ako, may mga sariling interes, ayoko na ayoko na talaga na may pumipilkit sa akin. iba ang kaso sa violin dahil desisyon ko yon at nahahalata ko na doon ako gumagaling kaysa sa piano. sa baritone, desisyon ko yon nung grade five at pinanindigan ko yon hangang sa umuwi na kami dito sa Pilipinas.

at pati naman ito na talaga hobby at major interest ko, mapapakiramdam kong  na napakainferior ko para ipagpatuloy ito. na parang " huy, dapat may ganyan ko" or " you should do it this way".

i feel like i'm going to be sick but i guess kahit wala na ako sa SJA, parang hinahabol pa rin ako ng kamalasan at di ako iiwanan ng kamalasan hanggat talaga bumigay na ako at magpakamatay. ayoko na, ayoko nang maging inferior kasi pakiramdam ko parang namamaliit ko ang sarili kjong kakayahan. pati rin sa pag-guhit, ang matatawag kong natural na talento ko, ay namamaliit ko na rin yata. ang lungkot talaga ng buhay ko.

haay............................................................buhay...

J-University Adventures: Alis-Balik sa UE Caloocan

The University of teh East is probably the nearest respected educational instituition from my place in terms of distance. it's only worth 2 short jeepney rides, Polo-Sangandaan and Malabon-Monumento via Sangandaan.

I wnet there when i heard that UE is now conducting entrance tests from january up until this summer. i tok the opportunity quickly especially that it is our winter break (that was early January of this year).

I already have an exisiting application form from UE, i have the necessary documents needed upon taking my test and i have inquired with the schedule of the tests with he UE admissions office.

when stopped into one of their gates, i walkked a few blocks back towards University Hills Subdivison which lies next to the main entrance of the University. UE's location is not really a good one, considering it is near the PNR railroad tracks with squatter colonies existing from left and right (except on the tracks north of Samson since they were cleared away).

In fronty were several establishments, from internet cafes, to notary publics, to plain carinderias.

Just when i went in, the guard stopped me and interrogated me irst, demanding my purpose inside. i told him what i need and he let me in. sure, he let me inside the campus but hwere in the heck should i find the admissions office. now right next in the UE chapel is UE parking lot where i saw many students flocking into their cars, driven by themselves (oooh sosyal ha?).

Okay now there's this walkway which i took and just ingore passing students who are looking at me. then of course i need to go somewhere so i saw two students individually and asked them where i can find the admissions, they told me to go right from the walkway and left again and there you have it!

okay, I'm now at admissions, i went to the lady at front and said to her "hi, i would like to take an entrance test please?". sort of like in a fastfood resto. she ask for the requirements needed and so i gave it to her. not long after that, she ask me and two other guys to follow her so we could embark on a short tour around the university. As the young enthusiastic documentarist, i luckily brought along with me my wonderful digicam with its video-imaging recording skills to take shots around the campus for my ongoing movie project.

one of the new buildings was the Tan yabn Kee building which replaced one of UE's old buildings and now house several UE colleges with Fine Arts at the fifth floor.

I took the exam at one of its builfding with the two other guys, it was like an aptitude test so i found it easy. not long after that, the results are out with the help of its answer-reading machine, and the result of my test.....*drum roll please*..............I PASSED!

i got the necessary grade from the test but since i'm applying for Fine Arts, i'm required to take a talent test at the Tan Yan Kee Bldg at past noon. It was around 11 in the moring so i asked if i can take the test later that day. "OK" they sid but i have to w8 til noon and bring with me some necessary materials needed. so i went out the campus to buy cartolina and when i brought one back, i forgot to xerox one of my documents so i went out again, i looked for place where i could photocopy my documents. so okey, i had them all in all so since it is still early, i had lunch at the Jolibee branch in Sangandaan, i went back and was directed to go to the Tan Yan Kee bldg. thye trail there is long so i get to sight see he whole campus, it is very wide, enough for the UE to have its own soccer team.

The dean's office was closed so i have to wait for an hour for them to open again so i hang out at the building's stairs. it wasn't really a good idea since i've encountered passing FA students walking and climbing the stairs so i just have to blend in even if i dont even wear their uniforms. i ahd my CD player with me and so for an hour, i listened to all 10 tracks of this CD.

later the dean's office was open, took up their talent test and it was to sketch this object presented to me. whne i was done with that, they told me it'll be sent to the dean of fine arts and it will be his decision if i pass the test altogether.

a few months later (around march really), i got a letter from Ue and it says there thatniw as accpeted,. it also sopwedmy grade in my super easy entrance test that i took and later it read there that i can now apply to UE Caloocan this April.

Unfortunately, i didn't since I have alreayd reserved my slot in the College of Saint Benilde.

UE Caloocan's potnetial loss is DLS-CSB's latest gain.

but i'll never forget UE since it has for a day a part of my life.

THE END

cHARMAINE vIOLA liVE!

Heto na!!

Live in Concert

heto na!!

Swimming ng ALbert Short Clip 5

Hala het na!

Swimming ng ALbert Short Clip 4

Voila

Swimming ng ALbert Short Clip 3

Hi, heto uli sina ACE, di ako kasama kjasi ako ang kumukuha

Swimming ng ALbert Short Clip 2

Ria may cellphone na!!

Swimming ng ALbert Short Clip 1

Kuha ko sa mga ten-something Albertans na pumunta sa reunion noong March 29

Churches You can go for your Visita Iglesia

Valenzuela:
1. San Diego De Alcala Parish (M.H. Del Pilar Street, Poblacion, Valenzuela)
2. San Roque Parish (Mabolo, Valenzuela)
3. San Isidro Labrador (MacArthur Highway, Malinta, Valenzuela)

Malabon:
1. IMmaculate Heart of Mary Parish (Maysilo, Malabon)
2. Immaculate Conception Parish (Concepcion, Malabon)
3. San Bartolome Parish (San Agustin, Malabon)

Navotas
1. San Jose Parish (San Jose, Navotas)

Caloocan
1. San Roque Parish (somewhere sa Caloocan)

Manila
1. Manila Cathedral (Intramuros)
2. San Agustin Church (Intramuros)
3. San Lorenzo Ruiz Basilica (Binondo)
4. Nuestra Senora de Guia Parish (Ermita)
5. Malate Church (Malate)

Pasay
1. MOA Church (Diosdado Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City right beside SM Mall of Asia)

La Elección Local Estrambotico en Espanyol

La fiebre local de la campaña lectoral ha comenzado ya. ¡desde pasada
mes de de Marso A trenta, he visto ya los carteles de la campaña que
eran fijados (duh! ése es porqué son carteles) con las caras de
caras similares y no similares. Alcalde Sherwin Gatchalian del titular
está funcionando para su 2do término y el suyo él está para arriba
contra districto Representivo Bobbit Carlos, MD de la ciudad de Valenzuela el
1r que ahora esté funcionando para su término pasado como alcalde.
Durante el término de Bobbit como alcalde, no sabía exactamente él
mejoró la ciudad excepto levantar su estado detrás en 1998 de un
municipio en una ciudad cargada y su proyecto limpio y verde ambicioso
donde hay carros de la basura que cantan la canción de Macarena con
las líricas cambiadas de "Macarena, Macarena, macarena" en "Basurero,
Basurero, Basurero". ¡Cómo es extraño y tremendo era eso!

Ahora en
que el triunfo Gatchalian del aka de Sherwin tomó la oficina, estos
30 algo compañero del negocio tenían algo en mente. lo llamo el
alcalde del encerado puesto que él tiene en su primer término poner
para arriba las porciones del encerado que cuelgan en los postes de la lámpara, postes eléctricos, y dondequiera en el ojo público para promover
proyectos del gobierno de la ciudad, cercados, y las realizaciones.
recuerdo el año pasado, había un juego sobre la vida de una del
héroe venerado y de primer namesake, el Dr. Pio Valenzuela de
nuestra ciudad. Había un cartel del encerado que promovía el juego
con alcalde Win en él, usando a un tagalogo del barong y sentándose
en una vieja silla tradicional.

cuál es famoso sobre Sherwin es que él tiene esta actitud del
muchacho del cartel de la firma en la mayoría de sus encerados y en
sus carteles de la campaña cuál es divertido sobre él que lo están
utilizando que la misma foto de él que se presenta como ése desde
sus días del congreso antes de la oficina asumida en 2004.



los parecer algún otro se fijan para seguir su trayectoria. El
representante y el hermano de Sherwin, REX Gatchalian está buscando
su 2do término en oficina. él puede ser que ahora tope contra el
reelectionist que volvía Magtanggol Gunigundo (si mis hechos
correctos). No es que él está siguiendo a su hermano como
funcionamiento para un poste político, él es justo que también lo
conocen para tener una actitud de la firma en la mayoría de sus
carteles de la campaña, uniforme en su Centros Servicio (uno está
situado en la carretera de MacArthur en Malinta). Su cara es como un
kontravida malvado (hay buen?) el hacer frente derecho en la cámara
fotográfica con una cara que mira mala que sonríe. Otro Gatchalian
está funcionando para la oficina por la 1ra vez, y ése es WES
Gatchalian.Él también tiene esta actitud de la firma como los
primeros 2 aunque no sé mucho sobre sus trucos puesto que él está
funcionando para la posición del 2do representante del districto de
la cual Arkong Bato no es una parte.

 Aquí es cuál es realmente divertido, cada uno de los tres hermanos
tiene apodos tres-indicados con letras: TRIUNFO, REX, y WES. Ahora el
uso de Gatchalians sus apodos como siglas en sus plataformas y
whatevers de la campaña. no cuido para lo que están parados sus
apodos pero me siento que deseo compartirla con usted.

otro que funciona para los postes locales aquí en Valenzuela es este
jugador anterior de PBA que nombre pasado es Esplana. Él era un
compañero de equipo de Sen. Robert Jaworski durante la altura del renombre del
PBA que él es mensaje de la campaña es ""NOSOTROS ES UN EQUIPO!"!".

 de parte de Malabon, el Aquino-Oretas ahora está formando una
dinastía política. Tito Oreta está funcionando para la reelección
así que él puede buscar un 2do término como maypor, Lenlen Oreta,
hermano de Tito, está funcionando como vice alcalde. La esposa de
Lenlen, Tessie Aquino-Oreta está funcionando para la reelección como
senador así como su hermano, Noynoy Aquino.

Los hermanos Sandoval se
parecen formar uno también, como el representante de Malabon y Navotas del
titular, político Federico "Ricky" Sandoval están, si me no
confunden que da su ayuda desde su hermano Alvin Sandoval que esté
funcionando para un poste (era él un councilor puesto que él era
como, en carteleras desde enero incluso antes del período de la
campaña?). Si la esposa de Ricky está funcionando, I'm que
conjeturaba ella puede ser que wanna recicle sus viejos carteles de
ella que se presentaba como la raya vertical Regine Velasquez del Cai
del sHan con f4 como una elección del último del fondo y su sueño
de dar vuelta a Malabon en una ciudad del mercado.



El Vicencios no es afilado en dar encima de tampoco. También están
compitiendo para recuperar paso de la energía una a la vez. El hijo
de alcalde Amado Vicencio anterior de Malabon, alcalde Arnold Vicencio
del titular, está buscando la reelección.



No tengo ninguna idea si Jayjay Yambao que, con Amado Vicencio y Tito
Oreta, fue ofrecido en una serie del drama llamó "Un Cuento de Tres Alcaldes (el alcalde suspendido, el alcalde substituto, y el
Alcalde-Elegir)", si él desea funcionar otra vez como alcalde. Puesto
que lo derrotaron, él tenía esta demostración de la TV en la
estación gobierno-secuestrada, IBC-13. Si él está funcionando
siempre otra vez, él puede ser que dé fuera de los libros otra vez
cómicos que representaban su vida y él es el "llamar divino para
servir a la gente con gobierno".

¿Cómo extraño es eso!?



bien, ésa es política filipina a usted. No somos bastante viejos
votar pero desde ahora, puedo realmente decir cuál es el merecer y lo
más menos posible el merecer.



¡Adiós para ahora!

La Elección Local Estrambotico

The local election campaign fever has already begun. as early as last March 30, i have already seen campaign posters being posted (duh! that's why they're posters) with faces of similar and not similar faces. Incumbent mayor Sherwin Gatchalian is running for his 2nd term and his he is up against Valenzuela City 1st District Rep. Bobbit Carlos, MD who is now running for his last term as mayor. During Bobbit's term as mayor, i didn't exactly know how he improved the city except raising its status back in 1998 from a municipality into a chartered city and his ambitious Clean and Green project where there are garbage trucks singing the Macarena song with lyrics re-arranged from "Macarena, Macarena, macarena" into "Basurero, Basurero, Basurero". How weird and awful was that! Now when Sherwin aka Win Gatchalian took office, this 30 something business fellow had something in mind. i call him the Tarpaulin mayor since he has in his first term put up lots of tarpaulin hanging in lamppost, electric post, and anywhere in the public eye to promote city government projects, fenced ones, and accomplishments. i remember last year, there was a play about the life of one of our city's most revered hero and foremost namesake, Dr. Pio Valenzuela. There was a tarpaulin poster promoting the play with Mayor Win in it, wearing a barong tagalog and sitting in an old traditional chair.

what's famous about Sherwin is that he has this signature poster boy pose in most of his tarpaulins and in his campaign posters. what's funny about it that he's been using that same photo of him posing like that since his congressional days before assuming office in 2004.

looks like someone else is set to follow his path. Rep. and brother of Sherwin, REX Gatchalian is seeking his 2nd term in office. he might now be bumping against returning reelectionist Magtanggol Gunigundo (if my facts are right). It's not that he's following his brother as running for a political post, it's just that he is also known for having a signature pose in most of his campaign posters, even on his Serbisyo Centers (one is located in MacArthur Highway in Malinta). His face is like an evil kontravida (is there a good one?) facing straight at the camera with a mean looking face smiling. Another Gatchalian is running for office for the 1st time, and that's WES Gatchalian. He also has this signature pose like the first 2 although i don't know much about his gimmickry since he's running for the position of 2nd district representative from which Arkong Bato is not a Part of.

Here's what's really funny, each of the three brothers have three-lettered nicknames: WIN, REX, and WES. Now the Gatchalians use their nicknames as acronyms on their platforms and campaign whatevers. i don't care what their nicknames stand for but i feel i want to share it with you.

other running for local posts here in Valenzuela is this former PBA player whose last name is Esplana. He used to be a teammate of Sen. Robert Jaworski during the height of the PBA's popularity. he's campaign message is "ONE TEAM TAYO!".

on the part of Malabon, the Aquino-Oretas are now forming a political dynasty. Tito Oreta is running for reelection so he can seek a 2nd term as maypor, Lenlen Oreta, Tito's brother, is running as Vice Mayor. Lenlen's wife, Tessie Aquino-Oreta is running for reelection as Senator as well as his brother, Noynoy Aquino. The brothers Sandoval seems to be forming one too, as the incumbent MaNa rep, Federico "Ricky" Sandoval" is, if i'm not mistaken giving his support for his brother Alvin Sandoval who is running for a political post (was he a councilor since he was like, in billboards as early as January even before the campaign period?). If Ricky's wife is running, I'm guessing she might wanna recycle her old posters of her posing like SHan Cai slash Regine Velasquez with f4 as a background last election and her dream of turning Malabon into a Market City.

The Vicencios is not keen on giving up either. They are also vying to regain power one step at a time. Former Malabon mayor Amado Vicencio's son, incumbent mayor Arnold Vicencio, is seeking reelection.

I have no idea if Jayjay Yambao who, with Amado Vicencio and Tito Oreta, was featured in a drama series called "A Tale of Three Mayors (The Suspended Mayor, The Substitute Mayor, And The Mayor-Elect)", if he wanna run again as mayor. Since he was defeated, he had this TV show on the government-sequestered station, IBC-13. If ever he's running again, he might give out again comic books depicting his life and he's "divine calling to serve the people through governance". How weird is that!?

well, that's Philippine politics to you. We're not old enough to vote but as early as now, i can really tell which is the more deserving and the more deserve-nots!

Bye now!

Saint James The Great.WMV

My First LIkha Awit Video

Energy Saving Tips This Summer To Cool Off the Heat

1. Instead of using a fridge, place all of your soda cans outside in your balcony if you have one at dusk and have them stayed there the whole night. In the end, you can have ice-cold sodas right at youy balcony. The best months to place them there is from the months of September to early June at the Western adn Northern Hemisphere. Plus, you place of residence must have a temperate climate.

2. Do all your heavy household chores in the morning as early as six and then do the light ones for the rest of the day. After all that, take a really cold shower to take all that stress off your workload. Once you are squeeky clean, take a afternoon nap, turn the electrixc fan as high as 3 and make your well-deserve siesta for the rest of daytime hours. Estimated time for you to wake up is 6 pm. just be careful not to take you naps seriously as it may hinder you sleep cycle at night. You don't have to use an aircon since you'll be using an energy saving e-fan. but if your npot satisfied at having an e-fan, use the tradition abaniko to suit you satisfaction.


3. Don't watch TV nor use the family PC 5he whole day, it emits heat and adds the humidity of the room especially at the day's most humid time. LImit your usage and make the afternoon you siesta time.

4. If you wanna go to the great outdoors, walk you way there instead of using any forms of tranportation, especially if the nearest resort is just right next door. but if you wanna go 65 miles away from your house, take passage on someone else's vehicle to get you there to save money.

5. Instead of watching TV or using a PC, why not isten to a radio. For FM, i recomend the following: RJ 100.3 (The latest and greatest), 106.3 WRock, WRR 101.9 For Life!, Manila's Comfortable Choice 106.7 Dream FM, Magic 89.9, Wave 88.9,  and iFM. for AM: DZMM 630, DWWW 774, DZRH, etc.

Swimming Ng Albert March 29th, 2007

Swimming ng Albert Bingeh!

Paglalaba, atbp.

As of this writing, i'm waiting for my first batch of dirty laundry to be dryed gy our washing machine and have them hang (sampay) by my bunso. After that, ill thake my next batch to have it washed then later my last batch plus the handwashables still in my room.

I can't get the picture why some of my friends seems astonished whenever i say that i can do laundry (e.g. "Marunong akong maglaba ng mga deputi, dekolor, atskaa magwalis...". Add to their atonishent that i can actually do household chores.

surprising really but it seems that, if my theory is right, these guys don't know how to do household chores (gawaing bahay) and must be living a life of luxury, and that their household needs are met by their household helper aka the maid or katulong or alalay, or tsimay.

Katulong is the Tagalog word for helper while alalay is for assistant. there are no clear differences among the two except that katulong  sonds more inferior and negative espeically if we pinpouint it to maids.

These guys really don't seem to care if their own classroom are clean. take this example from one time when i was still in high school (NAKS!). I was the only one sweeping the floors, wiping the dirt of the whiteboards, taking chalk off the eraser, organizing chairs and it seems no one in my monitorial groups don't seem to care cleaningnthe house. they just let their friends inside the classroom, chat and making messes out from eating candy, chips, and the like.

surely, they dont even know how to fold clothes, hahahahaha. oph well, karma will get after them sooner or later.

ok, got to go now, my laundry seems finsihed. better hang them up at our rooftop

My Thesis, Forever It Will No Longer Handed Back To Me

Last March 30th, it was the final final day of school. It was treated in two ways by two groups of students respecitvely: 1) it is celbrated as a temporary freedom given to undergrads so that they will have the grand time of their lives not obliged to follow the directives of the school for only at least two months, and 2) the day that the graduates will final end their more than 4 years to more than a decade facing the harsh realities of the socio-political utopia that is Saint James Academy.

Well, it was also the day where we can get our grad pics, with our final report card ( i never get to read it whole since i gave it to the Admissions of CSB a day later), and the well-sought after alumni cards (plus my unexpected Conduct Award), and of course my most awaited items, my thesis and my final copy of the VOX: the voice with a sense of vision and mission.

ever since my sister brought home the first vox copy when she was still a student there 8 years ago (that time I was still studying at SMMC in valenzuela), i have long dreamt of becoming one of the elite squad of staffwriters and cartoonists and editors that many Jamers had long admired. Although i failed  to become one for out of the 2 times i tried out, it was a privilege for me to become a contributing writer for them. I wrote this article about my experience in my first TKD tourney but one of the editors failed to have it on print so she promised me that it will be read by the public eyes of the student body on its year-ender issue.

three months later, after the waiting and the praying, i finally got to see my article printed on the 3 to the last page of the last VOX issue of the year. Before i got a copy, Shielo shared to me (as Filipino-language editor and all), my work was worth one whole page! wow! I'm worth a page, that's so awesome! yup, that was but that is not all! Miss Flores told me she was impressed with my work that she gave me a cmplimentary copy for my parents and another one for my sister! wow, how cool was that?

Speaking of Miss Flores, i was looking for her so that i can ask her if i can have my thesis back. Angelito had already hold back the release of our theses a couple of times or so and there no next tiome for that. she told me to wait, and when the time came, i went inside the RDC, ask her if i can get it. She asked me what was the clor code of my section, i said pink but i told her that mine was "Blue". Miss Joan was like "Oh! Jaime" and i was like "okay, I'll look for it".

evenetually, i remembered it was not blue but, of course the most obvious color of all, GREEN! i was surpirsed to see that the grade that Miss Flores gave to me was *drumroll*......................................................................................................................................................................

90%
90%
90%
90%
90%


Yahoo!

I was surprise so I was like "Oh, What the How!? A NINETY?!".
i was reayd to take it away but Miss Joan stopped and toldf me that since it got a ninety, it will included in the leauge of past theses that will be displayed in the library. WOW, what a great honor for me. After all the sleepless nihts and the sleepless nights that my mom took to help me edit my works, luck finally rained down on me.

My thesis is now the third one made by a Habitan to receice a 90+ grade and wasnever returned to its owner. i just hope that my bunso will do the same to his thesis 2 years after.



haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I LOVE YOU THESIS!!!!!!!!!

Mayo uno es el día de nuestro viaje a Ilocos Norte (读这赞成?)

わかりました、今それは確認される: であるその日(そうでなかったらすべて) 行く決定するSibucao
の全一族かもしれないの第一号Ilocos Norte の先祖の範囲に。それは私が2005 年の夏以来そこに行ったこと2 回目にである。
確かに、私達はBatac のSibucao の故国からCuremao の公正なマイルにすべてとどまる。
但し、5 月1 日に続く週はまたBenilde の新入生の志願者のための登録期間の週である。5 月2
日はマルチメディアの芸術を取るそれらのための登録の指定日付である。但し、旅行が継続すれば、私は選択を他のコースからの他の新入生との登録の最後の日
に登録するために有しない。

Mayo uno es el día de nuestro viaje a Ilocos Norte (读这赞成?)

ok, now it is confirmed: the first of may will be the day that the whole Sibucao clan (if not all) will go to their ancestral domain in Ilocos Norte. It will be the second time that I went there since the summer of 2005.

Surely, we will all be staying in Curemao just miles away from the Sibucao homeland of Batac.

However, the week following May 1 will also be the week of the enrollment period for freshman applicants in Benilde. May 2 is the specified date of enrollment for those taking Multimedia Arts. However, if ever the trip will go on, i have no chioice but to enroll on the last day of enrollment with the other freshmen from other courses.

hope it will push through!!!