Jamers Batch 07, Moving On with Their Lives

    Ano nga ba ang bago sa Batch 07 ng SJA? Kamusta naman ang buhay ng bawat isa sa kolehiyo. Paano rin kung nasa ibang bansa ka naman? Umaadjust sa bagong kapaligiran, mula sa mga kalye, kanal at baha ng Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas at Valenzuela hanggang sa mga pasikot sikot na eskinita, daanan, abenida ng Maynila, hanggang sa riles ng Amtrax sa Florida at maganadang look ng Sydney.

    Parang kamakailan lamang, kapag alas sais a singkwenta ng umaga eh pinapa-line up na tayo sa labas ng ating mga klasrum at talagang minamantika sa sobrang init ng humidity ng mga corridor. Pagpatak ng alas siete, magrerecite ang marami (ako di ko pa rin kabisado) ang morning prayer, tapos ang Mo. Francisca prayer, then kakanta ng Pambansang Awit, at magrerecite ng Panata, tapos kung lunes o biernes eh magrerecite pa ng Vision-mIssion then the singing of the SJA Hymn (tagalog kiapag Wednesday), tapos kapag hindi lunes, magrorosaryo (buti na lang, naksanayan ko na kung hindi, mahihimatay ako).

    Pero ngayon, parang nakakapanghinayang, kasi marami pa rin sa mga kasamahan ko sa batch eh di ko pa rin kilala. Tignan ninyo, ngayon ko lang nalaman na isa sa mga kinakamusta ko eh ang pangalan pala niya ay Supnet as in ngayon lang. Si Dianne Hilario naman, eh kamakailan lang kami nagkakilala kaya dun ko nalamamn na siya pala ang Dianne Hilario na palaging pinag-uusapan. May mga gusto ko kauspain pero nahihiya ako, kasi maram,i mukhang nakakatakot, gaya nang makilala ko si Hnery Benaid, nung grad practice ko lang siya nakilala't nakausap. So sayang naman.

    Ngayon, lahat kami ay nagkalat na sa buong Kamaynilaan kung hindi sa ibang sulok ng mundo. Si JB Villegas, kasama sana naming gagaraduate kaso nagmigrate ang pamilya at kasalukuyang namamahinga bago ang pagkabalik niya sa high school sa September (bilang Grade 11 student), habang si Russel I ay nagmigrate kasama ang pamilya sa Australia matapos makatapos sa SJA. Yung iba ay nag-aaral na sa iba't ibang mga kolehiyo't mga pamantasan at namumuhay ng sariling buhay bilang mga indibidwal.

    Masuwerte ang ilan na magkasama halos ang buong barkada nila sa isang pamantasan at kung maari ay sa parehong kurso ang kanilang kinabibilangan. May mga magkaeskwela pero hindi tugma ang oras ng klase nila't kurso kaya halos hanggang kitakits sa mga lugar-lugar lang.

    Ako, super lonely naman kasi kahit 4 kaming magkakurso ng Multimedia Arts sa De La Sale-College of St Benilde ay hindi naman magkatugma ang oras kaya sandali lamang ang aming bonding sessions. Hanggang kitakitz rin kami. Ang mga kasama ko sa AB-MMA ay sina Justin Santos, Gelli Punto at si Russel Plata na hindi naman namin kasama grumadweyt ng high school pero kasama naman namin nung nagtapos kaming magkabatch nung grade school pa lamangkami, Si Fred Dela Pena ay nagpupursue ng Industrial Design at kasalukayang kaseksyon niya ang mangilang mga Animation majors na froshes. Si Ace at Liana ay magkaklase sa HRM habang sina Ali at Maan ay magkaseksyon rin (di lang ako sigurado sa kurso nilang 2 pero under sila ng SHRIM) habang ang na-feminized na si Nicky A ay femme fatale na habang nasa old jolly dancing self si Nikko P. In short, sila lang ang madsalas nagkikitaan, ako, kung nagkakataon either during C-Break o kaya sa LRT.

    Ngayon since nasasanay na ang bawat sa'min sa aming bagong tahanan, ang atensyon ay napupunta na sa bagong eskwela dahil nakaksalamuha na kami sa mga iba't ibang tao na galing sa iba't ibang antas ng buhay at pinanggalingan. Bukod pa diyan, natutunanan na nang bawat miyembro ng Batch 07 ng SJA ang mga values at tradisyones na dominiant sa kani-kanilang mga pamantasana at ang pagiging bagong salta mula sa high school ay unti-unting nawawala.


    Masuwetre na rin ang karamihan sa Batch 07 na lahat sila ay matagal nang magkakilala at halos lumaki sa iisang lugar, lalo pa't magkalapit ang Malabon sa Navotas at Caloocan. Malas ko nga lang na 2 lang samin ang taga-Valenzuela pero itong si Engel eh medyo bonded na sa kabarakada niya na kanyang nabuo nung pumasok siya sa SJA. Suwerte rin ni Nikko DS na bukod sa kasama niya iisang block section si Dianne Naval eh mukhang komportable na rin siya sa bago nilang kapailigiran na kung tawagin ay ang Pamantasan ng Santo Tomas. Si Nicodemus, parang di ko naman masabi kung ano na ang estado ng kanyang adjusment sa USTe, kasi base sa kuwento nina Ms JQ at sa mga sulatin niya sa kanyang blog mukhang hindi smooth ang transition niya doon. Good luck na lang sa kanya at hindi sana bumigay sa pressures ng college lalo pa't lumang institusyon ang kanyang pinasukan.

    Siyempre, high school social divides ay kita pa rin, ang mga elitista ng Batch 07 ay kasalukayan ngayo'y mga estudyante ng mga pinakasikat at kilalang mga pamntasan sa Kamaynilaan. Sina Mavs ay nasa Ateneo, si Mica ay nasa UP, si Mark Reyes  ay pinurpursue ang scholaship niya na bigay ng UE (raw?) pero nag-aaral sa ADMU, sina Jeco, Robin, Camille, Mechel, Robert R, Lara, Sember atbp ay nag-aaral bilang mga Lasalista habang mayorya (raw) ng mga batchmates ay nasa USTe. Ang iba ay nag-aaral sa mga mga di kilala pero respetadong mga institusyon tulad ng MCU, CEU, CMU, PMI, atbp. May mga ilan rin naman na nag-aaral ngayon sa South Manila Ed Consortium na nasa Intramuros.

    May sariling na kaming bagay na pinag-aabalahan at kung nagkataong nagkikta kami sa LRT ay kaway kaway at usap kung ano na ang nagyari sa buhay natin tapos ng high school. Hulaan ko, pagdating ng Enigma 07 sa Oktubre, marami na ang babalik na may pinagbagong anyo. go with the flow ika nga ang nangyayari samin tulad ng nakaraang batches pero kahit pa, di pa rin mawawala ang mga alala na aming ginawa habang kami ay nanatili sa loob ng higit na 4 na taon.

Kaya, habang hindi kami nag-rereunion, good luck na alng ang marami sa atin. Pati na rin ang miyembro na nagkakaroon pa ng mga problema, kakayanin natin ang lahat.

For God, For Country, For Saint James!!!!!

Here Here, The CSB Debsoc Team Building 07 sa White Cove, Nasugbu, Batangas (TCSBE Album)

AHAAHAGGGHH!!!

Here are the pics! Enjoy :):):):)

Daop Palad Volume 2

Here is Daop Palad Volume 2!

P.S., The MediaMax Teambuilding 07 sa Loreland Resort, Antipolo, Rizal (TCSBE Album)

"Uhm"

The best as in.


more to come!

CAT Salute 07: Opening Credits

Pasasalamat Katy Itay At Inay

Jan. 19, 2007

BMG: music from MYX.TV and Goong

J Pics Best Pics Volume 2

Here's Volume 2!

Saint James Academy Taekwondo Team Throught The Year (August 2006-May 2007)

Miss ko nba kayo guyz as in talaga! Kaya here are most of my cam pics ng buong taon. Sorry, nawawala ung mga Daop pics kaya ilan lang ang nandyan.

Special guest: Isabela "Duday" de Leon

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Saint James Academy Taekwondo Team Line-Up as of July 2007

I'm still panning to go back to regular TKD training and it is big of a shame that I wasn't able to take my promotion for me to move into high yellow. I'm currently at low degree yellow but I'm still determined that I'll be able to go back from what I've started more than a year ago. Just now, I've visited the friendster page of my high school team andI'm glad that many from the team had moved on to a higher belt degree. I hope i could come back someday, if ever it won't be SJA Taekwondo, maybe here in CSB where I;ve heard have thrice-a-week trainings from 6-9 am MWF although my super flexible and non-consecutive schedule won't  allow me to. Oh well, here the team-up as of July 2007.


St. jAmEs tAekwOndo tEam

hEad cOach: siR. achiLLes pOnce

AsSisTant cOacheS: siR. jhAyVeE baSbAs
mAm riCiLLe QuesAdA
-tEam mEmbErs-

ERiKa EnTe – 1st Dan bLakbeLt
MyDy dEmAtErA – Low brown
cAthEriNe LachenaL – HiGh rEd
DiegO buLatAo – Low rEd
RoVy pAet – Low bLUe
BeRnaRd pRoviDo – Low bLUe
shAirA caLma – Low bLue
JerEmiAh bAYLen – Low bLue
RafAeLLe viLLegas- HiGh yeLLow
rOcheLLe fRanciscO – high yeLLow
myLeeN mAnLapAs – high yeLLow
mArJ saLes – Low yeLLow
AnGeLitA guTtiErEz – white
DiaNe gArosPe - white

The CSB Experience: Si Potpot (Mediamax Team Building)

Masaya ang naging team building ng Mediamax kung saan ito'y ginananap sa isang resort sa gilid ng kabundukan ng Antipolo at nakatingin sa Makati, Muntinlupa at ang Laguna De Bay. Ang nasa ibaba ay yung listahan ng mga taong pumunta pero hindi ito yung final eh. Sorry. Sayang, 2 lang DV1 at isang Jamer ng Batch 07 ang kasama rito (grrr.):

1. Claire Ganzon
2. JV Luntao
3. Buddy Santiago
4. Angeli Carlos
5. Daphne Oliveros
6. Camille Villagonza
7. Lanie Hernandez
8. David Villegas
9. Jam Alves
10. Paul Gaston
11. Janessa Hong
12. Iling Lin
13. Mike Adrada
14. Calla Santos
15. Io Mendoza
16. Alrenz Cabasa
17. Katherine Noelle Luna
18. Jose Benito Vitan
19. David Tankiang
20. Tami Yabut
21. James Habitan
22. Joseph Sebastian
23. Trisha De La Cruz
24. Jian Karen Ong
25. Rica Vanessa Cari
26. Arianne Pascual
27. Andrea Umlas
28. Kerwin Go
29. Jansie Hernandez
30. Eva Garcia
31. Joshua Cerezo
32. Crystal Tab
33. Ciara De Mata
34. Patricia Villanueva
35. Jacob Del Rosario
36. Danica Feliz
37. Clare Tan
38. Sully (?)
39. Benedict Salazar
40. Michael Baldemoro
41. Maricris Salatandre
42. Sheena Lim
43. Grace Anne Law
44. Nikki Modesto
45. Teree Castillon
46. Johnoel Chiong
47. Dominique Nava
48. Mikhaela Atanto
49. Lorisse Ramirez
50. Joji Ushijima
51. Christiane Caringal
52. Ronel Embrador
53. Lance Tamlinco
54. Linane Fe Pineda
55. Sir Dan Enriquez

-Abangan ang THE CSB EXPERIENCE: Teary Pot Session Here (a slideshow movie)

The CSB Experience: Experiencing La Salle U-M (The 3rd Time Around)

    Grabeh! Never did I realized that I would reminisce the painful loss I have suffered when I found out that I was not accepted in La Salle-Taft all over again. Just now, I went to DLSU to buy myself a Bible and the moment I went inside, I was in a different world, so different from that of DLS-CSB.

    Actually at present, I have been in La Salle thrice (with the most recent was this Thursday July the 19th). I was in three different situations in three different times. The first time was when I came to La Salle as a weakening applicant who went with my just-graduated Lasalista sister on a Saturday, a day after Typhoon Milenyo wrecked havoc in Metro Manila. I wasn't able to have my application passed as I was lacking my birth certificate so, as feverish as I am, we crossed Taft Avenue and caught a jeepney ride to Binondo and walked our way to Recto (across scary Tutuban rail station cum mall). Before that, my sister made a short tour of what's La Salle looks like. I remember some dead leaves were all over the Marian Quadrangle and one of the trees nearby fell down because of the storm.

    The second time was when I came back there as an aspiring entrance examinee. Many of us were at the North Gate. My place of examination was one of the rooms in Miguel Hall (coincidentally the first home of CSB, the 1st Benilde Hall). I was able to see what LA Salle looks like on this side of the football field. Too bad I didn't passed.

    Now the third time was just recently. My normal dismissal time that day was 2:30 PM and the second floor of CSB was full of hype as people are buying tickets for this Campus Stop-Over concert to be hosted by Rated Oh host, Sam Oh, slated the day after (Friday the 20th). Unfortunately, I can't come since I'm going to the CSB Open where I'm pitting against Lasalista DebSoc Freshers. By the way, the bibles at the CSB bookstore ran out so the lady at the cashier suggested that I would go to La Salle's own bookstore to see if they have copies there.

    I did and just as I entered the South Gate, I caught up with Sember with a bunch of other Lasallians coming out as if they're going to some event (many going to the Rizal Sports Complex which later turned  out that today's La Salle's game against FEU at the UAAP). Asked why I'm here, I told her my reasons (shocks, I forgot to say that BFF Maan is as mataray as ever). Then I went to the visitors' kiosk and got a permit (I surrendered by ID card for it). The guards gave me directions on the whereabouts of my destination. On the way, I saw Jeco the second time around (with the first time when I saw him with his new friends trying to eat out at S.Ex.), this time with longer bangs (just as my old Vietnamese lady barber would say "No bang, no bang?"). I was surprised to see Jeco with his elongated ahir but thank goodness hindi pa kasing haba nang buhok ni Geoff Trinidad ng Batch 03 (no offense). Well, I asked him if where I can find SPS, the place where I can find  the bookstore. He pointed in teh direction of the relatively young Yuchengco Building.

    Shocks is the word, I can't help but amazed myself. It's been really a long time since I've been to La Salle and to the quadrangle. It's wider than CSB's own Plaza V (although I think it wide enough). I feel so envious since We don't have fancy buildings with Corinthian-like designs and that their buildings are all in one compound (almost). Shock is the word for I was amazed that even their cafeteria at SPS looks so "superior". As I'm writng this, my sister just told me that they several canteen and the one I saw at SPS is not the only one in that bldg.

    I was able to get insde the bookstore, it's wider with windows facing the outside word. Other than it has a wide range of La Salle merchandise, it is a full-fledge bookstore with books actually outnumbering school supplies in terms of area distribution. I was able to buy a copy of the Bible and went my way out.

    Now, I feel so belittled with all that I have seen in DLSU but nevertheless I shouldn't for I was not accepted anyway. It's their loss not mine. At least now, I'm lucky being a Lasalista and a Benildean (We're One La Salle remember?). I never regret enrolling msyelf into CSB for the first term, I had really so much fun. At least' I'm enjoying being an MMA major, just think if iI was accepted and my course would be AB-ComArts? Besides, La Salle was not really my first choice but was UP's. But at least as a Lasalista, I can get myself inside DLSU.

Truly my Lasallian Experience is wonderful!

The CSB Experience: I'm Busy With 4 Things and I'm Hoping To Add 2 More (A Shocking Conclusion)

    On my earlier post of  "I'm Busy With 4 Things and I'm Hoping To Add 2 More", I said that I was already involve of being in four positions at once, 1) as a member of the Council of Presidents' Block Commision (wherein the rep of DV2 was elected as our  chairman), 2)Block president of DV1,  3) as  member of MediaMax, and 4) as a member of the CSB DebSoc. I was  then planning to join on two more orgs/teams: the CSb Press Corps and the CSB TKD  Varsity. On this post you will get to now my shocking decision (shocking isn't it?).


    First, on with the Press Corps thing. Well,  I was able to make apply, not as a cartooonist  as I earlier planned, but as a writer for their literary section. I  gave some of my  pieces that I've previously wrote during my last year in high school  (which by the way are nearly a year old now since  the works I passed where written around August  of 2006 for my  Journalism project).  After that, I made myself updated with the haps on the SPO (Students' Publication Office) hoping they would post on their  bulletin board the results of the auditions.

    I believe I have an edge for creative writing although my greatest weakness is my tendency to make personal  short story narratives too long like the one I'm writing right now. I'm also prone to grammatical errors for I  keep on forgetting to double check my draft beofre printing it (Goodness, they must have noticed by errors on my works!). By the time the  announcment of the new staffmembers were announced, I rushed out to see my  name on the list. Unfortunately, the list only included tghose who applied for cartoonists and lay-out artists (I decided not to  apply as a cartoonist for  they may judge my  style in making comic strips, as compared to the more good ones and the photoshop ones they have in their domain). I feel so inferior and kept myself saying that it's just a partial list and that the office would post  the other new staffmembers name  a while later. Days after the posting of the first set of staffmembers,  nothing came  out.

    Horrified and nervous. I'm afraid to get inside the SPO to ask about the results . So I decided, I  may not stand  chance so I conceded my plan  on applying for my college's school publication.  What a pity , isn't it?

    Next was my plan to join the TKD jins' squad. Well, I made it inside the  Sports Dev. Office after class and met with the coach. I asked him about my inquiries and concerns although with a tone of nervousness (ano ba namang itong hiya-hiya, sabi ko walang hiya-hiya dito, kung gusto ko eh di go for it. I'm betraying what I have just said!). TKD practice are on a n MWF basis from 6-9  in the morning at the La Salle Sports Complex behind the Bro. Andrew Gonzales Bldg. of  the Manila campus (DLSU). They  also train  lower builts like me, a low-degree yellow belter who was supposed  to  join a promotion test last June but failed to do so (I may have  been promoted to high degree yello or low blue if I did).

    This was all good to hear except that with  my super flexible  schedule, I can't aford myself to wake myself up  too early so I can make it to practice at  six am.  Well, i can wake up early, the problem rises is the fact that I live in Valenzuela, kilometers away from Manila . Although the coach said it's okay if I can attend only twice, it is still difficult since  my schedule  for MWF (I have only one period in the morning at WF) is uncompromisable with my Th schedule. I have to regain lost hours of sleep due to exhaustion and stress.

    I can't really describe how it is difficult but the thing is, I can't afford to commit to CSB's TKD team without risking losing my hours of sleep. I'm really serious on my health since I'm close to having insomnia with me doing cramming and finishing at close to 3 in the morning and usually when I come home, I try to go straight to bed and rest but because we have no miad in the house, I have to do some chores before dinner time. At thursdays, I go to the gym after I come home from school. Going to the gym is one way to make sure that I my body can adjust to my new college schedule for the first term. I really can't say how I can't say why I decided not to join the TKD other than for time constraints but my body is feeling the effects of on my shedule having to go to school at different times, almost not able to eat breakfast (Often times at McDo), and getting home tired and hungry (I go home as early as 4 but no later than 8).

One reason maybe is that I'm already commited on 4 school related groups, the CoP, DV1, Mediamax and DebSoc. I have the tendency to busy myself busy even if I'm actually perfoming two of them (both are physically and mentally exhausting). baka bumiogay na ako kung tututloy pa ako sa TKD. Another is my impending return on my violin lessons at my high school during weekends. I made a commitment to go on learning to play the violin and as much aspossible continue with my Taekwondo training (I've started doing so since the summer of last year). Since I have violin on Staurdays, I might plan to go back semi-regularly to my Taekwondo training at SJA. But that's on a semi-regular basis as I have mentioned just now. There's a possibilty that I might find difficulty by the coming fo second term.

    I still wanna try out to the TKD varsity but only at the time if i'm able to get myself out being block president and concentrated on two things, my orgs plus my violin lessons and if my schedule permits, maybe if I have classes which allows me to go to school as early as six, a few hours before my class could actually start. well that's a possibility but when the time comes, my motive still remains intact although my plan to join the Press Corps will have to be put on hold for a while until I can make myself a better writer.

Such as what i have said (kahit nakakakalito basahin pero sana makuha punto ko) on my earliy post, I am still the one who can make a decision and the time wil come for that really soon.

The CSB Experience: SHAME!

    Every Monday, I'm at school an hour and a half earlier before my actual class starts at 2:30 PM. The reason? well, I have DebSoc training that day and even so during Wednesday and often times at Friday. It's starts at 1 to 2:30 in the afternoon.

    The art of debating is really hard to master, especially if you're relatively new to it, having been exposed to it once when I was in the 5th Grade (and that was like 5 years ago). So debating is something that, for me, is challenging, and I wanna try it.

    My course is not really related to debate since the common belief was if you're a member of the intelligent elite, and if your course are like Tourism, CDA, BusAdmin, etc.  It's not usually the case. Debate is open to all, reagrdless of any course or intelligence level, as long as your are openly aware of the things around you.

    I chose CSB DebSoc because I wanna try a new thing. During the STAR Week, there wasn't much interesting orgs with interesting things to offer. I only chose two, MediaMax and DebSoc. Of course I wanna try MediaMax' sister orgs like Kino Eye and Optic View but MediaMax is a mixed of these two orgs so I felt it unnecessary to do.

    I came to know initially some of the senior members of the org, Phil the team captain, Ate Che and Nat,  and a guy I can't real the name. Well, they are of course full 0of experience, being representing the college in countless tourneys from here and abroad. At first, I was rlatively shy to talk to them with comfort but nowadays, I'm  getting a bit comfortable with them lalo pa't madalas na ang pagkikita namin kaya nagkakilanlan na.

DebSoc training is very rigid if not difficult. Since DebSoc is also a varsity team, we have training on sereavl times of the week with Saturday, the org devotes half of the day nosebleeding with their debating skills (for the senior members I think).

    Debating is not really hard to do, the hard part is when you get to apply what you've learn from it on an actual debate. I for instance have some knowledge on one of the previous notion given to us frosh recruits during oe of our early trainings, Globalization. if you know how to speak for and against it with the structure of your speech intact you can go a long way. Althoug I do have my limitations.

    There was one time that I have absolutely no clue on this particular notion given and the worse is that I have o speak against it. Problem is how to defend my stance against that notion but at the end, I failed to do so. One problem also is that my tongue's getting dry as I go on with my speech. That only happens if I don't know what say next and I have to think about it witoutwasting the 7-minute limit given to us by our superiors.

    Thanks to Che and Nat, I can somehow manage what I should do and what I must do. I really have to improve my debate deficiencies, plust my speech problem wherein I start strong but get weaker as I go on and my skills to rebutt, argue, and clash against the side of the opposing team (govt or opposition). I need so now with the impending of my first tourney this Friday the 20th, the annual CSB Open whererin me and the rest of the frosh recruits are gonna battle our guts our with the neophyte members of DLSU-Manila DebSoc.  So in preprartion for it, I'm gonna train with the rest of the varsity this Tuesday from 6-9 in the evening.

So I wish myself and from you the best of luck for me.  :):):)

Philippines: Comparing and Contrasting Pre-Colonial and Hispanic Filipinas 4/4

An encore ensemble of the proud people of DV1.

Philippines: Comparing and Contrasting Pre-Hispanic and Hispanic Filipinas 3/4

An edited video made by Jerico Bonzon

CSB DebSoc Teambuilding

Start:	Jul 28, '07
End:	Jul 29, '07
Location:	Batangas

Batangas ang trip namin, yahoo!

CSB Open

Start:	Jul 20, '07
Location:	Taft Avenue, Manila

Labanan ng mga debsoc froshes ng La Salle at Benilde. Sino ang magwawagi?

Mediamax Teambuilding

Start:	Jul 21, '07
End:	Jul 22, '07
Location:	Loreland Resort, Antipolo, Rizal

Out of town kami sa Antipolo, Rizal! Yahoo!

Philippines: Comparing and Contrasting Pre-Hispanic and Spanish Filipinas (2/4)

here it is!

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Spanish Philippines.mpg

PHILIPPINES: Comparing and Contrasting Pre-Colonial and Hispanic Filipinas (1/4)

The newly-awaited debut on multiply has finally arrived!

Buhay Kolehiyo: Coming to Terms

    College life is a very complicated phase to anyone who only has a few years of schooling tog o before hitting the world big time. One thing that a college boy must always remember that there is a vocabulary of college-related terms that one must at all times remember. They may be universal college terminologies or those exclusive to your own college/university.

1. Course names- Today, Pinoys have an easier way to say college terms without any nose-bleeding. Usually these courses have codenames so it is easy for the students to remember. Popular codenames are POLSCI(political science), MASSCOM (mass communications), MED (medicine), IT (information technolgy), and many more. Courses exclusive to their respective schools have popular names from itys initials)  like in CSB, MMA (multimedia arts), CDA (consular and diplomatic affairs), CA (computer application), MP (muisc production), TA (theater arts), etc.

2. "Prof"-Prof is a uniquely pinoy term since in other countries, "prof" is considered vulgar since professors are greeted with undue respect. But in here, wheteher you respect your professors or not, "prof" is a better application to them (since it was their generation who started it all anyway). SO the choice is yorus if you wanna call him/her, "prof", "professor", or "propesor".

3. "C-Break, U-Break-This are Lasalista terms with the former used by students of DLSU's sister college, CSB. They're short for College Break and University Break respectively. It's usually a time for students to go out and make malling, eating out, or anywhere near the campus as long na di ka lalayas afterwards. Nakakabulol ang pagsabi ng college at univeristy nang paulit-ulit so it is better if we call it in shorter terms.

4. "Org"-short for organization, orgs are in a way like high school clubs except it really caters to the inetrest of the students. In Benilde (and I guess in La Salle), orgs are part of the Student Involvement Unit which are realy composed of students. Orgs were created to bring out the hidden potentials of us collegians and at such, organize events kaya nga sa TV, daming mga inaadvertise na events na sponsored ng mga college orgs. One plus side sa orgs is that they have team-building activities with venues from as far as NASUGBU and ANTIPOLO and get to now the orgmates during their overnioght stay. Oh yeah, orgs each have a wicked set of names like DEBSOC, KINO EYE, JMA, etc.

5. "EMO"- short for "emotional", I'm much surprised that this previously exlcusive YM term have already crept into the vocabularies of everyday people. Probable cause? Maybe due to the fact that this was used by YM users on a practical basis outside the LCD screens of their computers and there you have it. Instead of telling someone that he or she is getting emtional, the teller would say "Hey, you're getting too emo", or in the verncaular, "feeling emo ka 'no?" and "Magpapaka-EMO ka pa?!". A related term to "EMO" is "EMO mode" wherein one is getting emo at the moment, meaning he's entering into a mode of emtions thus called "EMO mode".

6. Nosebleed-Actually I only heard about it as an expression last May the 23rd, during our frosh orientation. When we say that 'our noses are going to bleed' it means that we're gonna have a hard time thinking what to say, up to the point that our heads would rise up as if we're having a nosebleeding moment. This expression applies to those who find it difficult to speak in practical English on their foreign classmates or during lectures where one was to speak in English. In DebSoc, I would apply this term ti myself as I have difficulty on my debatin skills considering I'm a neophyte to the field.

7. Frosh-short for "freshman", I cam to know the word when I was given a brochure about our frosh orientation. The plural form of frosh, they say is "froshies' but I find it no suitable to saynit as such since 'frosh' as a singular sound so formal so I'd rather go with the plural form of "froshes" which sound a lot better! Freshmen is a comon term in pre-college days, particularly in high school but no so here in CSB and in La Salle. I wonder so in other colleges and universities.

8. Upperclassman/men/woman/women/persons/people-People belonging to the higher batch and ultimately the graduating batch. I've already come to know about the term during my high school days but it is not used to refer to it in the elementary and secondary levels. In grade school, there are "lower grades and high grades", as high school have "lower and upper years". In the tertiary levels, "lowerclass" seemed to be out of use, maybe because it sounded very negative. Froshes can cal the higher batches as upperclass people but the upperclass people themselves cannot call those below them as lowerclass although 'froshes" "sophomores", "juniors" and "seniors" are good alternatives.

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Special Number ng Batch 08 (April 2007)

DV1, Walang katulad! (TCSBE Album)

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NCAA Season 83 (Brotherhood of the Ball) Opening Rites

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