It's as if SJA High School Musical was only held yesterday, and now this...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Enigma 07: SJA HAIRSPRAY (Welcome to the 60s!)
It's as if SJA High School Musical was only held yesterday, and now this...
Monday, October 29, 2007
Reality and Dreams: Three Dreams in One Blog
Dream #1-Billy Crawford Tried to Shoot My Sister a.k.a Billy Crawford Killed Kuya
Hehehe, This is not really one that I have dreamt about but that of my Ate. That was last Sunday, October the 21st. She just woke up when the rest of us Habitan siblings are eating champorado for breakfast. Mom's away in Korea and my dad is the one looking after us.
Looking disoriented as she goes downstairs to have a piece of that camporado, she quickly remembered what she wanna say to us and here it goes:
She had a dream last night that she and Kuya Evan was riding in a van. Ate's at the back while Kuya was at the passenger seat at front. There was a mamang driver fetching them to wherever they were headed to. All of a sudden, police vehicles were at guarding at that section of the road that the van was heading to and there was this very unfamiliar vehicle with an oh-so familiar face driving it, Billy Crawford, as in the very Billy Joe Crawford. Well, what do you expect? Simon Cowell?
Back to the story, the police were blocking that side of the road and the two older siblings were caught in the crossfire. The police moved back but Billy Crawford came nearing to the van where Ate and Kuya were. Even if there were back-up guarding the van's behind, they can't get close to Billy as he is too near the ate and the kuya.
He brought out a gun and aimed it towards the front view window. Ate was so scared she told Kuya and the driver to hide. But it was too late, Billy came in front and shoot the brains out of Kuya and the dirver, dead! Now, the already terrified Ate has more reason to be terrified-Billy aimed the gun at her and as he pulled the trigger of the gun, she screamed and woke back to reality.
Wow, ha...she nearly got starstrucked literally. Hehehe. We couldn't stop but laugh as how she told us her dream. There was not an explanantion why Billy went mad but it's all over...for now...
Dream #2-I Dream of The Breed a.k.a. How The Breed Came To Be
Now this time, this now my dream. It was a Tuesday early moring (Otc. 23), and I had this very strange dream about deadly flesh-eating mad dogs.
My dream was set in an island of nowhere and the inhabitants were deadly flesh-eating mad dogs. I didn't see myself in my dream but I did witness on how the Breed came to be.
It turnes out, they cute, fuzzy, man-friendly and harmless dogs trapped in the woods. They were of different varitey but they all moved as a herd. The reason they became the breed was that, they somehow crossed upon a large container filled with spaghetti sauce. The smell of the sauce was very inviting that it all attracted the herd and they all went for the kill-they ate the sauce.
It turns out that the sauce has long been expired. I was not sure how was it expired, when has it been expired and how in nowhere did a container filed with rotten spaghetti sauce would end up in the iddle of the woods in the iddle of an unknown island in the iddle of the ocean?
Suddenly, the dogs began to change in reactioon to the sauce. Finding out that it tasted awfully bad, they transformed into the vicious flesh-eating mad dogs we see on The Breed.
Now, quite a strike of coincidence, I began to feel a sense of dejavu when I was flipping the channels on our TV around midnight several days later (October 28 I presume). Then I came across Star Movies and was surprised that their feature movie at the time was, nothing else but The Breed. weird isn't it? Being a very thrilling movie, it didn't really have a good ending, but in a way it is....for the dogs.
Dream #3-I Suddenly I Thought Of You Today and Everything that You Are
Now, this is now dream really but a dejavu moment on one of my past dreams suddenly remembered. IIt was only last Sunday, the 28th, that I wa using the PC. I was working on a special project. Currently, I was using the Paint Program to draw potraits of people. I was only in the middle of making my first one when suddenly a strange feeling of familiarism suddenly came over me. It is as if, I was doing a computer-generated potrait before. Then came a thought of one of my past dreams (you could say it is a vision but surely it's not the kind of vision that Phoebe experience nor Cordelia's on TV), a dream about me doing the same exact activity that I was currently doing.
So far, I'm already done with my portraits but they are yet to be published anytime soon .
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It is really mind-boggling that you get to reexperience your dreams through visions and that dejavu sense. Not only is it quite disturbing but the kind of dreams that I am having is sort of telling me about future events that will come sooner or later than I would think. This phenomenon has been going to me since I was 6 years old and I do hope there would be an explanation to it, better less than what my dreams can tell when.
Hehehe, This is not really one that I have dreamt about but that of my Ate. That was last Sunday, October the 21st. She just woke up when the rest of us Habitan siblings are eating champorado for breakfast. Mom's away in Korea and my dad is the one looking after us.
Looking disoriented as she goes downstairs to have a piece of that camporado, she quickly remembered what she wanna say to us and here it goes:
She had a dream last night that she and Kuya Evan was riding in a van. Ate's at the back while Kuya was at the passenger seat at front. There was a mamang driver fetching them to wherever they were headed to. All of a sudden, police vehicles were at guarding at that section of the road that the van was heading to and there was this very unfamiliar vehicle with an oh-so familiar face driving it, Billy Crawford, as in the very Billy Joe Crawford. Well, what do you expect? Simon Cowell?
Back to the story, the police were blocking that side of the road and the two older siblings were caught in the crossfire. The police moved back but Billy Crawford came nearing to the van where Ate and Kuya were. Even if there were back-up guarding the van's behind, they can't get close to Billy as he is too near the ate and the kuya.
He brought out a gun and aimed it towards the front view window. Ate was so scared she told Kuya and the driver to hide. But it was too late, Billy came in front and shoot the brains out of Kuya and the dirver, dead! Now, the already terrified Ate has more reason to be terrified-Billy aimed the gun at her and as he pulled the trigger of the gun, she screamed and woke back to reality.
Wow, ha...she nearly got starstrucked literally. Hehehe. We couldn't stop but laugh as how she told us her dream. There was not an explanantion why Billy went mad but it's all over...for now...
Dream #2-I Dream of The Breed a.k.a. How The Breed Came To Be
Now this time, this now my dream. It was a Tuesday early moring (Otc. 23), and I had this very strange dream about deadly flesh-eating mad dogs.
My dream was set in an island of nowhere and the inhabitants were deadly flesh-eating mad dogs. I didn't see myself in my dream but I did witness on how the Breed came to be.
It turnes out, they cute, fuzzy, man-friendly and harmless dogs trapped in the woods. They were of different varitey but they all moved as a herd. The reason they became the breed was that, they somehow crossed upon a large container filled with spaghetti sauce. The smell of the sauce was very inviting that it all attracted the herd and they all went for the kill-they ate the sauce.
It turns out that the sauce has long been expired. I was not sure how was it expired, when has it been expired and how in nowhere did a container filed with rotten spaghetti sauce would end up in the iddle of the woods in the iddle of an unknown island in the iddle of the ocean?
Suddenly, the dogs began to change in reactioon to the sauce. Finding out that it tasted awfully bad, they transformed into the vicious flesh-eating mad dogs we see on The Breed.
Now, quite a strike of coincidence, I began to feel a sense of dejavu when I was flipping the channels on our TV around midnight several days later (October 28 I presume). Then I came across Star Movies and was surprised that their feature movie at the time was, nothing else but The Breed. weird isn't it? Being a very thrilling movie, it didn't really have a good ending, but in a way it is....for the dogs.
Dream #3-I Suddenly I Thought Of You Today and Everything that You Are
Now, this is now dream really but a dejavu moment on one of my past dreams suddenly remembered. IIt was only last Sunday, the 28th, that I wa using the PC. I was working on a special project. Currently, I was using the Paint Program to draw potraits of people. I was only in the middle of making my first one when suddenly a strange feeling of familiarism suddenly came over me. It is as if, I was doing a computer-generated potrait before. Then came a thought of one of my past dreams (you could say it is a vision but surely it's not the kind of vision that Phoebe experience nor Cordelia's on TV), a dream about me doing the same exact activity that I was currently doing.
So far, I'm already done with my portraits but they are yet to be published anytime soon .
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It is really mind-boggling that you get to reexperience your dreams through visions and that dejavu sense. Not only is it quite disturbing but the kind of dreams that I am having is sort of telling me about future events that will come sooner or later than I would think. This phenomenon has been going to me since I was 6 years old and I do hope there would be an explanation to it, better less than what my dreams can tell when.
Walkout
| Rating: | ★★★★★ |
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Drama |
The movie started when many of the Chicanos, who are longtime residents of Eastern Los Angeles since the 18th century, demanded equal treatment on the educational field. The problem lies that the schools in East LA are unable to get access to goverment services even if they are under one unified city school district.
Many view this as a form of racial discrimination for the schools on wealthy and white-populated West LA were the ones with such access. It took one Half-Filipina Chicana Paula Crisostomo (played by Alex Vega), to stage a walkout which became the start of the East LA Walkouts. Not only was at Lincoln High School, where Paula attends, staged such action but so did the other schools in the east.
What I really like about this mvie that even if you didn't watched the movie from the start, you get to know the main plot immediately soon after you get to see kids walking out of their schools and shouting "CHICANO!" and "VIVA LA RAZA!".
Unlike other 1960s-based movies, you don't get the feeling that its too retro, but at the same time you do. Why? Maybe because, beyond all that retro hair, clothing, music and everything, we get to see the experience ourselves as if it's happening right at present. I did, I thought it was set sometime in the present, it was only later when I saw Paula's friends with long late 60s hair and everything.
Other than the emorional sympathy that you may feel as you watch many students running for their lives before being caught up by the police and get beaten by batons, you can see how Paula aspires to become successful in her life, reaching what her father could not do when he was her daughter's age.
Later ko na lang nalaman na half-Pinay si Paula sa ina niya. Nalaman ko na Nanay niya ang Pilipino kasi halata naman tatay niya lang ang nagsaSpanish. Other than that, her mom is realy the encouraging and driving force for her daughter to accomplish such feat.
What I really don't like was how obvious racism and treason exist in the government and in the movement respectively. Turned out that Paula's love interest was in cahoots with the higher authorities and had many of the Chicano youth movement's leaders arrested. Good thing that Paula didn't gave in, especially that her papi finally gave her very supporting words. She, with hundred or maybe even thousand of people protesting in front of the LAPD precinct, pointed out to the traitor that no one can stop them for realizing the goal, and they will never bow down even if it'll took a lot of batons to down them all.
Too bad, I didn't finish the movie but like I said before, if you don't watched the movie at the start, you'll known what was going on. The same even if you don't watched it till the end, you'll know by now what will be the outcome of it.
The movie was well-directed, balancing the different subplots (family, boyfriend, in-group conflict) with the main movie plot. Great acting to the actors and successfully convincing to anyone who watched this movie!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Buhay Kolehiyo: A Post from Soompi.com
from the College thread section, I saw this one posted by a forumer, Enjoy!
"i stopped reading midway. but from the sound of it, you guys are taking each other way too seriously. it's ok to be nice at first to get to know people. but what i found out was being an bubble gum was ok too.
my roomate was so relaxed that he was just chilling in his boxers when i got in the room. then i asked him to help me set up the wireless network, which he called "pinkpanties". at this point, i was beyond weirded out. i hope he wasn't a crazy pervert or anything like that. so fast forward it to 3 weeks.
i was trying to be as nice as i could so we could get along and there would be no fights. but he kept saying random things to try to piss me off. so i would just sit there and smile/laugh, until one day i was like ok let me try talking back instead. after that we both knew how to joke around with each other. it was like natural for us to say, f-you, and all those obscene words.
we found out how similar we were in personality by realizing we don't care what other people think about us. that we are confident enough to hold our own and even if we didnt have friends in the building, it wouldn't matter to us. and even though i have a group to chill with, i still would rather keep my roomate just so we can keep eachother on our toes. it's fun to get in someones face as long as you both know how to joke around with it.
stop taking life so seriously, before you know it, we're gone. do something crazy. do something that no one would expect. be spontaneous. people will think you're crazy, but if you know how to amuse yourself, you will amuse others.
hope everything goes well with you're group!"
Thursday, October 25, 2007
ENIGMA 07! DOMINIX UNITE!
| Start: | Oct 27, '07 |
| Location: | Rizal Ave. Ext., Brgy. San Agustin, Malabon |
may mga grupo ng mga tao kung saan maari ka kabilang.
Sa Grupo ng mga Puti
Sa Grupo ng mga Itim
Kung niisa sa kanila ay ang grupong iyong kinabbibilangan
Maari kung sumapi sa....
SJA HAIRSPRAY!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Baptism of Ezrih Miles
| Start: | Nov 3, '07 11:00a |
| Location: | San Roque Church, Navotas City |
Reception sa Pescadores, Letre Road, Malabon City
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
105 Truths (got it from Mavz)
1. real name: Jaime Luis S. Habitan
2. like it: Of the four siblings, I have the most traditional name
3. single or taken: single
4. zodiac sign: Virgo
5. male or female: male
6. elementary: Saint Mary Montessori (Nursery-Gr. 4), Haycock Elementary School (Gr. 4-5), Saint james Academy (Gr. 6)
7. high school: St. James Academy
8. college: De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
9. eye color: Black
10. hair color: Black
15. are you a health freak: Whenever I look at myself at the mirror
16. height: 5'6"
17. do you have a crush on someone: Yes, I have a crush who gradauted from Meycauayan and another from my school.
19. piercings: Walang balak
20. tattoos: birth mark, puede na.
21. righty or lefty: Maka-kakanan
FIRSTS
22. first surgery: twice when I was young. One time on my forehead and another on my tongue
23. first piercings: none
24. first best friend: Carlos and Michael Ross from our Montessorian days
26. first sport: Karate (umabot hanggang purple pero di na napatuloy)
27. first pet: pet na matatawag na akin, a pet butterfly I named Catherina "Cathy" Habitan.
28. first vacation: Madalas from out-of-town resorts, kaya di ko na malaala. the earliest that I could think of was my first time in this resort on Bulacan, Bulacan.
30. first crush: Iyung kababata ko sa SMMC dati.
CURRENTLY
49. eating: Anything as long na hindi exotic
50. drinking: ua lot except for alcohol
51. about to: daydream
52. listening to: LSS
53. waiting for: next class at 1:00 PM (11:00 Am pa lang as I write)
54. wearing: Balck and white striped t-shirt with collar.
56. want to get married: maybe never
67. careers in mind: Writer, mutimedia artist, novelist, moviemaker, photographer
WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
68. lips or eyes - eyes
69. hugs or kisses - hugs
70. shorter or taller - shorter
71. tan skinned or light skin - Pareho
72. romantic or spontaneous - Pareho
73. dark or light hair - dark hair
74. muscular or normal - basta hindi mukhang lalaki katawan
75. hook-up or relationship - relationship
76. similar to you or different - basta, may respeto sa isa't isa at ginagalang ang kakayahan namin
HAVE YOU EVER
78. kissed a stranger -no
80. broken a bone - muscle yes
81. climbed up a tree - yes
82. broken someones heart - no
83. turned someone down - unfortunately not
84. liked a friend as more than a friend – sana
DO YOU BELIEVE IN
86. yourself - yes
89. Santa Claus - yes, kaya nga noon pilit kong mapuyat para makita siya eh.
90. kiss on the first date -Di pa muna hangga't wala pang bF yang ate ko.
91. angels - Yes forI was once an angel, wearing my angel dress every night when I was 5 years old (actually, those angel dresses are only my dad's surplus t-shirts with a "Power Patrol" printed on both front and back).
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY
92. Is there one or more people you want to be with right now? - romantically? I hope so
93. Do you hang out with these people? -Yeah, almost everywhere I go
94. Are you cool?- When I wear my La Salle Dasma jacket, I am.
LASTS
95. Text message - Globe text advisory
96. Received call - A fellow org member who mistook me for one of our org officers.
97. Call made to - Bahay
98. Comment on friendster - Mydy
99. Missed Call - From my dad
100. Person you hung out with – Hoogie, Chris and Issi
101. You hugged - my mom before she left for Korea today
103. You talked to - my Filip12 prof
104. You slapped - Grade 3- Grade 5 di ko maalala
105. Said I love you to - myself as I was watching an episode of Hey Arnold where Arnold's weird cousin uttered those words to Helga.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Tapos na ang Gilmore Girls
FRESH FROM THE FROG FROM THE WB THURSDAY
When You Need by Carol King
an MV dedicated to Gilmore Girls' successful 6-year run
Monday, October 15, 2007
SJA Fair 2007
Hi Guys! First time gumawa ako ng montage na movie. Nagawa ko sa onetruemedia.com! Peace Lol!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
The Day I Found Out The Truth About Puppets
Noon pa man, fan na ako ng mga shows na puppets. Una sa listahan ko siyenmpre ay ang Sesame Street, tapos Batibot, then Awit Titik Bilang At Iba Pa (ATBP), pati na rin iyung children's show sa PBS Kids noon na Cailou nung nasa States pa ako. Kaso, akala ko noon na buhay sila. Kahit na alam ko na puppets weren't real, I had to know paano sila nagagalaw, paano sila nagkakaroon ng buhay. And that was how I found out the bitter truth.
Birthday ng pinsan kong si Bernice sa Malabon. Ginanap sa bahay nila iyung birthday party niya as always. Siyempre excited ako kasi makikita ko uli ihung bahay nina Tita Dina kasi ang ganda at malaki pa. Malapit siya sa Immaculate Conception Parochial School ang bahay nila.
I think I was around 8 or 9 years old then habang si Bernice maycecelebrate ng 6th birthday niya. Nalala ko pa rin noon na medyo tahimik siya, as compared sa ate niya na si Ate Bea (na nasa La Salle ngayon by the way).
Now, there was going to have a puppet show kaya happy ako at nang mga bata na nasa party. Ang theme ng show ay Power Puff Girls (yah, avid viewer ako ng show na iyon kasi wala namang magandang panoorin nung araw 'no!). Ngayon, some people placed a big black box sa may isang part ng bahay kung saan gaganapin iyung puppet show. Other than it is big and black, may butas siya na parisukat, at ang gilid ay kinokoberan ng isang mahaba black cloth.
Later, naging curious ak on what wa beneath that box ot what ity is insiade. I took a peek and saw na may bukasan siya sa likod. Now, kasama ko ang mga pinsan ko, we went to see what on there. And voila! The Truth!!: Three guys with Powerpuff Puppets worn on their hands! They saw us and told us to get out! Ngeee... Nakakatakot iyon. And that's how I leanred the truth about puppets.
Although alam ko naman na puppets are handled by real people (especially nung nanonood ako ng Marco dati), it was only that I saw it for myself. Waghh!
Friday, October 12, 2007
LRT Tales: Kasama, Kasali, Kasabay, Kasalo
Ngepers, ang corny naman ng title. Pero nakakatuwea rin kasi totoo naman.
Minsan nakakasabay mo ang mga taong hindi mo maasahan na makakasama mo sa pag-uwi, mga tao na kasama mo't kasabay paminsan minsan sa pag-uwi at kung minsan, kahit sa pagpasok mo ay nagkita kayong nakasakay sa parehong tren. Heto nga ang nangyari sa'kin mula pa nung naging regular rider ako ng LRT sa pagpasok ko sa school ko sa Taft.
Mula sa CSB, nakasabay ko sina Maan, Nicky, Lhiana, Justin, Gelli P, at Ace. Pinakamadalas ay kapag nakakasabay ko sa pag-uwi sina Lhiana at Ace kaso sa huling mga araw, malimit na. Malamang iba na kasi ang oras nila. Si Maan, rare rin habang one time lang ang kay Nicky. Sina Gelli't Jus ang latest na naksabay ko sa pag-uwi kasi sabay na kami nang dismissal. Pero madalas na nauuna na ako sa pag-uwi kaya di kami ganon masyado magkasabay all three. Sa mga blockmates ko naman (We are One, DV1), ang mga nakasabay ko sa pagskay ng LRT ay sina Reyn, Jiko, Joaqui at Kathryn. Si Jiko bumababa sa Pedro Gil, si Reynalei sa D. Jose, si Joaqui sa Carriedo habang si Kat ay sa Tayuman. Wawa nga ako kasi wala akong kasabay hanggang Monumento talaga.
Kung minsan nga, nagkikita kami ng ilang kong blockmates sa Vito Cruz Station ngunit sa ibang side sila umaaabang ng tren, pa-south. Madalas sina Gilbert and Carlo ang mga nakikita ko sa saide na iyon. There was a timer na marami kaming magkablockmates na sumakay na magkasabay para bumaba sa iisang estasyon at iyun ay nung time nang manonood kami ng laban ng La Salle at ADMU (second to the last). Sarap ng experience!
Sa mga galing La Salle, ang mga naksabay ko na sa pag-uwi ay sina Camille, Milet, Robert, Robin, Russel, and company. Hindi kami ganon ka-close kaya di ako masyadong nakakapagparamdam sa kanila. One time nung Wednesday, kasabay ko sina Russel. Actually, nakita ko na sila sa estasyon pa lang. Di na lang ako nagpahalata kasi antok na rin ako, gusto ko na umuwi kasi malayu-layo pa ang uuwian ko mula pa Monumento. Eventually, sa may UN ata o Pedro Gil, nakita ako ni Russel at pinaglalaru ako, tawag ng tawag na "Jaime" sa'kin pero nakiskaya na rin, kungwari kung ano lang ang naririnig ko. Hehehe. At least naman, pampagising naman sa'kin iyon kasi kulang na lang matulog ako sa loob ng tren na nakatayo't nakahawak pa sa safety handrail.
Mula naman sa ibang schools, nakasabay ko sa tren si Rose (Lyceum), si ??? (Mapua) at si Ken (Letran, 2x beses na rin). Funny story naman nung nagkita kami sa Central Station sina Louie at Martin. Actually nga nasa loob ako ng tren na tumigil sa station. Tapos may parang figurine na kumakaway sa'kin. Tumingin ako mabuti at sila pala iyon. hehehe. Nagpahintay pa nga sila nung nasa may Ever aako pagkababa mula Monumento. hehehehe
Sana na nga lang may talagang may kasabay ako sa pag-uwi kasi madalas mag-isa ako doon. Inggit nga ako sa mga maggroupies na kasabay ko madalas kasi tuwang tuwa sila at saya saya sa piling ng isa't isa pauwi. Hmmm,,, nangangarap na naman ang lonely diyan.
Minsan nakakasabay mo ang mga taong hindi mo maasahan na makakasama mo sa pag-uwi, mga tao na kasama mo't kasabay paminsan minsan sa pag-uwi at kung minsan, kahit sa pagpasok mo ay nagkita kayong nakasakay sa parehong tren. Heto nga ang nangyari sa'kin mula pa nung naging regular rider ako ng LRT sa pagpasok ko sa school ko sa Taft.
Mula sa CSB, nakasabay ko sina Maan, Nicky, Lhiana, Justin, Gelli P, at Ace. Pinakamadalas ay kapag nakakasabay ko sa pag-uwi sina Lhiana at Ace kaso sa huling mga araw, malimit na. Malamang iba na kasi ang oras nila. Si Maan, rare rin habang one time lang ang kay Nicky. Sina Gelli't Jus ang latest na naksabay ko sa pag-uwi kasi sabay na kami nang dismissal. Pero madalas na nauuna na ako sa pag-uwi kaya di kami ganon masyado magkasabay all three. Sa mga blockmates ko naman (We are One, DV1), ang mga nakasabay ko sa pagskay ng LRT ay sina Reyn, Jiko, Joaqui at Kathryn. Si Jiko bumababa sa Pedro Gil, si Reynalei sa D. Jose, si Joaqui sa Carriedo habang si Kat ay sa Tayuman. Wawa nga ako kasi wala akong kasabay hanggang Monumento talaga.
Kung minsan nga, nagkikita kami ng ilang kong blockmates sa Vito Cruz Station ngunit sa ibang side sila umaaabang ng tren, pa-south. Madalas sina Gilbert and Carlo ang mga nakikita ko sa saide na iyon. There was a timer na marami kaming magkablockmates na sumakay na magkasabay para bumaba sa iisang estasyon at iyun ay nung time nang manonood kami ng laban ng La Salle at ADMU (second to the last). Sarap ng experience!
Sa mga galing La Salle, ang mga naksabay ko na sa pag-uwi ay sina Camille, Milet, Robert, Robin, Russel, and company. Hindi kami ganon ka-close kaya di ako masyadong nakakapagparamdam sa kanila. One time nung Wednesday, kasabay ko sina Russel. Actually, nakita ko na sila sa estasyon pa lang. Di na lang ako nagpahalata kasi antok na rin ako, gusto ko na umuwi kasi malayu-layo pa ang uuwian ko mula pa Monumento. Eventually, sa may UN ata o Pedro Gil, nakita ako ni Russel at pinaglalaru ako, tawag ng tawag na "Jaime" sa'kin pero nakiskaya na rin, kungwari kung ano lang ang naririnig ko. Hehehe. At least naman, pampagising naman sa'kin iyon kasi kulang na lang matulog ako sa loob ng tren na nakatayo't nakahawak pa sa safety handrail.
Mula naman sa ibang schools, nakasabay ko sa tren si Rose (Lyceum), si ??? (Mapua) at si Ken (Letran, 2x beses na rin). Funny story naman nung nagkita kami sa Central Station sina Louie at Martin. Actually nga nasa loob ako ng tren na tumigil sa station. Tapos may parang figurine na kumakaway sa'kin. Tumingin ako mabuti at sila pala iyon. hehehe. Nagpahintay pa nga sila nung nasa may Ever aako pagkababa mula Monumento. hehehehe
Sana na nga lang may talagang may kasabay ako sa pag-uwi kasi madalas mag-isa ako doon. Inggit nga ako sa mga maggroupies na kasabay ko madalas kasi tuwang tuwa sila at saya saya sa piling ng isa't isa pauwi. Hmmm,,, nangangarap na naman ang lonely diyan.
Our Lady of La Naval de Manila Grand Marian Procession
| Start: | Oct 14, '07 |
| Location: | Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City |
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The CSB Experience: Lipatan, Palitan, Enrolan, Atbp.
Nung Lunes, nakita ko si Jane na nakalog-on sa internet sa loob ng klasrum (10-minute interval, yahoo CSB!). Kasama niya sina Pax, Inna, Aje and co. at mukhang seryoso ang anuman ang nababasa nila sascreen.
I took a sneak peak at what they're looking at at actually, binabasa nila iyung listahan ng mga courses sa La Salle Main. Nasa may section sila ng College of Liberal Art at kinilik iyung text na "Communication Arts". Gulat sila sa listahan ng mga majors sa ComArts. Narinig ko pa nga si Pax na gusto na niya lumipat, ganon rin si Aje. INterested rin si Jane.
Coincidentally, ilang araw rin ang nakakaraan, sabi ni inna na may balak siyang magtransfer from CSB to Ateneo. Nagtanong iyung mga friends niya bakit. Hindi ko na lang inalam pero right now, meron siayng application form sa pagkakaalam ko.
Ano ba naman ito, is thge dark days of CSB returning?
Ako rin, at first di ko rin naman nagustuhan na hindi sa schoolna gusto ko ang mapapasukan ko. Kaya nga di ba nasabi ko na ang pinapangarap ko talagang pasukan ay ang UP lalo pa't dream course ko ang Fine Arts. Pero dahil di ako nakapasa sa quota at dahil na rin sa iba ring mga factors, sa Benilde na ako napunta. Actually, okay naman ang pagiging AB-MMA major ko eh (Sa tingin di tama ang tawagin ang sarili ko na MMA major kung di ko pa natatackle ang majors ko later pa). Sorry sa sulat ko, nagiging konyo ang sulat eh.
Pero kahit naiiggit ako na mas maganda ang itsura ng Main sa loob, marami sikat ang nag-aaral (Nabanggit ko ba na ka-floor ko si Serena Dalrymple?), hindi lang tatlo ang caf, at may green soccer field pa; di ko inisip na magtransfer o magshift man ng kurso.
Now, rewind to June 2007. Nagkekuwentuhan noon iyung ilan sa mga blockmates ng DV1. Sabi ng isa na hindi talaga first choice ang CSB kungdi La Salle. Napunta lang siya sa CSb nung di siya nakapasa. Grabeh talaga. Well, ako rin naman, di pasado sa entrance exam ng La Salle, at sa CSB na lang.
Kahapon nga, sabi ng isa kong blocmmate na,"mawawala na ang DV1". Although, in fact, madiidssolve ang section pagdating ng third term, ang big niyang sabihin ay mawawala na iyunug mga naging DV1 dahil lilipat na (o may balak) na umalils ng CSB.
Sa totoo nga lang, mahirap ang magtransfer ng school, let alone shifting to another course. Nung nagapply ako sa La Salle, ang first choice ko ComArts kasi ito ang pinakaclosest sa either Fine Arts, Advertising, o MassCom man. Di ko na maalala iyung second choice ko pero sa kasamaang palad nga at di ako nakapasa.
Sayang rin naman ang mga endeavors ng section kung di kami magkikita-kita bilang magkacourse o kaeskwela sa CSB kung isa man sa amin ang lilisan at lilipat sa ibang kolehiyo. Huwag naman sana ganon. Bukod pa nga sa mahirap, mahal pa ang lumipat. Sayang ang oras na andon ko, lalo pa't kung di ka masaya sa tinahakan mong kurso, kawawa ka naman. So sana naman, inatct pa rin kaming mga taga-DV1 kasi walang section ang katulad sa'min dahil WE ARE ONE DV1 (Ngee..)
Sana huwag na lang no?
I took a sneak peak at what they're looking at at actually, binabasa nila iyung listahan ng mga courses sa La Salle Main. Nasa may section sila ng College of Liberal Art at kinilik iyung text na "Communication Arts". Gulat sila sa listahan ng mga majors sa ComArts. Narinig ko pa nga si Pax na gusto na niya lumipat, ganon rin si Aje. INterested rin si Jane.
Coincidentally, ilang araw rin ang nakakaraan, sabi ni inna na may balak siyang magtransfer from CSB to Ateneo. Nagtanong iyung mga friends niya bakit. Hindi ko na lang inalam pero right now, meron siayng application form sa pagkakaalam ko.
Ano ba naman ito, is thge dark days of CSB returning?
Ako rin, at first di ko rin naman nagustuhan na hindi sa schoolna gusto ko ang mapapasukan ko. Kaya nga di ba nasabi ko na ang pinapangarap ko talagang pasukan ay ang UP lalo pa't dream course ko ang Fine Arts. Pero dahil di ako nakapasa sa quota at dahil na rin sa iba ring mga factors, sa Benilde na ako napunta. Actually, okay naman ang pagiging AB-MMA major ko eh (Sa tingin di tama ang tawagin ang sarili ko na MMA major kung di ko pa natatackle ang majors ko later pa). Sorry sa sulat ko, nagiging konyo ang sulat eh.
Pero kahit naiiggit ako na mas maganda ang itsura ng Main sa loob, marami sikat ang nag-aaral (Nabanggit ko ba na ka-floor ko si Serena Dalrymple?), hindi lang tatlo ang caf, at may green soccer field pa; di ko inisip na magtransfer o magshift man ng kurso.
Now, rewind to June 2007. Nagkekuwentuhan noon iyung ilan sa mga blockmates ng DV1. Sabi ng isa na hindi talaga first choice ang CSB kungdi La Salle. Napunta lang siya sa CSb nung di siya nakapasa. Grabeh talaga. Well, ako rin naman, di pasado sa entrance exam ng La Salle, at sa CSB na lang.
Kahapon nga, sabi ng isa kong blocmmate na,"mawawala na ang DV1". Although, in fact, madiidssolve ang section pagdating ng third term, ang big niyang sabihin ay mawawala na iyunug mga naging DV1 dahil lilipat na (o may balak) na umalils ng CSB.
Sa totoo nga lang, mahirap ang magtransfer ng school, let alone shifting to another course. Nung nagapply ako sa La Salle, ang first choice ko ComArts kasi ito ang pinakaclosest sa either Fine Arts, Advertising, o MassCom man. Di ko na maalala iyung second choice ko pero sa kasamaang palad nga at di ako nakapasa.
Sayang rin naman ang mga endeavors ng section kung di kami magkikita-kita bilang magkacourse o kaeskwela sa CSB kung isa man sa amin ang lilisan at lilipat sa ibang kolehiyo. Huwag naman sana ganon. Bukod pa nga sa mahirap, mahal pa ang lumipat. Sayang ang oras na andon ko, lalo pa't kung di ka masaya sa tinahakan mong kurso, kawawa ka naman. So sana naman, inatct pa rin kaming mga taga-DV1 kasi walang section ang katulad sa'min dahil WE ARE ONE DV1 (Ngee..)
Sana huwag na lang no?
INTENSYON: Ika-2 Kabanata, Training Day
[Writer's Note: This entry does not mean to inflict any harm to anyone. This is based on true events so anything that you may find may be offensive. If you don't want to continue, don't read any further now.]
Lumipas ng ilang araw at lunes na muli. Ang pasok ko nung first term tuwing Monday ay 2:30 PM kaya pwede ako magpuyat the day before, hehehe. Nga pala, ala una n.h. ang oras ng training kaya habang maaga pa lang ay umalis na ako ng bahay at dumiretso na sa CS.
Once there, pumunta ako sa org booth ng Lipon sa OSPI o "Office of Student Participation and Involvement" para makipagkita sa mga tuturo sa'min ng basics ng debate. May mga seniors na nandon at tinuro sa'kin kung saang room gaganapin yung pagsasanay. Doon na ako dumiretso at pagpasok ko nandon na sila, kasama ang ilang mga Neodebaters.
Among sa mga vets an nahandoon ay sina Rem, Rico, Sempai Manuel at si Ate Carol. First order of business? The basics...
"Now, there are two standard formats that debaters often use, the British Parliament format and the Asian Par. Here in CS, we use the former. What's the difference between the two?....The British Par format is composed of two parts, Government and Opposition and subdivided further into two, Opening and Closing. Opening Gov is composed of the PM and the DPM while the Opening Opp is made up of a LO and DLO. For the closing half, each side has a member of the house and a whip...."
Ahhgg, nose-bleed! Okay, nagtake-down notes ako sa mga pinagsusulat nila sa board. Then one of the vets gave us an example for example of a motion, hindi ko nga lang malala kung proposal iyon o assesment. Any way, they did something kung saan pagdedebatihan nila iyon.
Nosebleed uli. Di ko akalain na ang piansukan kong gulo ay talagang mahirap, kahit simula pa lamang. Kung actual debate practice, hala kita na ang deficiencies ko, waaghh.
By the way, nakilala ko iyung ilan sa mga kasama kong mga neodebaters. Nung first day, 2 lang ang nakilala ko, si Mikel at si Reeves. Later sa susunod na mga araw, na-meet ko naman si Mauritio a.k.a. Mao, Lara, Licca, Jomelyn, Jamille, Marco at Jyna.
First speech ko, bale di pa formal debate actually kasi ilan lang kami ang pumunta that time. The motion given is all about globalization at ang epekto nito samlocal economy. Sorry, hindi ito saktong motion na bingay, sinasabi ko lang kung ano ang naalala ko. Anyway, turn ko na, may notes ako regarding my ideas at bago pa man natapos ang 7-minute time limit ay natapos na kaagad ako. May nakitang problema sa'kin si Sempai. He mentioned about me "stattering" o paulit-ulit ang sinasabi, at parang hinihika ako (sa totoo lang, nauubusan lang ako ng hinga kasi tuloy ak sa pagsasalita at nagko-code switch ako, siyempre nose-bleed eh kung tuloy ang pagiIngles mo). Si Lara, on her first speech parang kuha na niya pero parang nadidistract siya kasi may tumitingin sa kanya mula sa labas. By the way, Lara's a second year Diplomacy major.
Kaya iyon tuloy, nataranta siya at di na natapos. Patapos na ang oras ng training at may klase pa ako ng 2:30. Sabi na lang ni Sempai at ni Ate Carol, ay magpractice sa pananalita, which I did kaso di pa rin mawala ang pagkabulol ko at ang pagsta-statter.
Nose-bleed, pare. Todo na!
DURUGTUNGAN
Lumipas ng ilang araw at lunes na muli. Ang pasok ko nung first term tuwing Monday ay 2:30 PM kaya pwede ako magpuyat the day before, hehehe. Nga pala, ala una n.h. ang oras ng training kaya habang maaga pa lang ay umalis na ako ng bahay at dumiretso na sa CS.
Once there, pumunta ako sa org booth ng Lipon sa OSPI o "Office of Student Participation and Involvement" para makipagkita sa mga tuturo sa'min ng basics ng debate. May mga seniors na nandon at tinuro sa'kin kung saang room gaganapin yung pagsasanay. Doon na ako dumiretso at pagpasok ko nandon na sila, kasama ang ilang mga Neodebaters.
Among sa mga vets an nahandoon ay sina Rem, Rico, Sempai Manuel at si Ate Carol. First order of business? The basics...
"Now, there are two standard formats that debaters often use, the British Parliament format and the Asian Par. Here in CS, we use the former. What's the difference between the two?....The British Par format is composed of two parts, Government and Opposition and subdivided further into two, Opening and Closing. Opening Gov is composed of the PM and the DPM while the Opening Opp is made up of a LO and DLO. For the closing half, each side has a member of the house and a whip...."
Ahhgg, nose-bleed! Okay, nagtake-down notes ako sa mga pinagsusulat nila sa board. Then one of the vets gave us an example for example of a motion, hindi ko nga lang malala kung proposal iyon o assesment. Any way, they did something kung saan pagdedebatihan nila iyon.
Nosebleed uli. Di ko akalain na ang piansukan kong gulo ay talagang mahirap, kahit simula pa lamang. Kung actual debate practice, hala kita na ang deficiencies ko, waaghh.
By the way, nakilala ko iyung ilan sa mga kasama kong mga neodebaters. Nung first day, 2 lang ang nakilala ko, si Mikel at si Reeves. Later sa susunod na mga araw, na-meet ko naman si Mauritio a.k.a. Mao, Lara, Licca, Jomelyn, Jamille, Marco at Jyna.
First speech ko, bale di pa formal debate actually kasi ilan lang kami ang pumunta that time. The motion given is all about globalization at ang epekto nito samlocal economy. Sorry, hindi ito saktong motion na bingay, sinasabi ko lang kung ano ang naalala ko. Anyway, turn ko na, may notes ako regarding my ideas at bago pa man natapos ang 7-minute time limit ay natapos na kaagad ako. May nakitang problema sa'kin si Sempai. He mentioned about me "stattering" o paulit-ulit ang sinasabi, at parang hinihika ako (sa totoo lang, nauubusan lang ako ng hinga kasi tuloy ak sa pagsasalita at nagko-code switch ako, siyempre nose-bleed eh kung tuloy ang pagiIngles mo). Si Lara, on her first speech parang kuha na niya pero parang nadidistract siya kasi may tumitingin sa kanya mula sa labas. By the way, Lara's a second year Diplomacy major.
Kaya iyon tuloy, nataranta siya at di na natapos. Patapos na ang oras ng training at may klase pa ako ng 2:30. Sabi na lang ni Sempai at ni Ate Carol, ay magpractice sa pananalita, which I did kaso di pa rin mawala ang pagkabulol ko at ang pagsta-statter.
Nose-bleed, pare. Todo na!
DURUGTUNGAN
INTENSYON: Unang Kabanata, Ang Panimula (Buhay Kolehiyo)
[Writer's Note: This entry does not mean to inflict any harm to anyone. This is based on true events so anything that you may find may be offensive. If yoy don't want to continue, stop reading this entry right now]
"Hi, how's debate?"
"Ah, It's pretty okay"
"Hindi ka ba nahihirapan sa pinaggagawa sa inyo ni Sempai?"
"Medyo pero kakayanin ko"
"Don't worry, lahat kami naranasan na rin namin iyan"
"If you say so..."
Kumusta! Ako nga pala si Luis Romulo Agostolo pero puwede niyo na lang akong tawagin sa palayaw ko na Louie. Isa akong freshman sa isang prestigous na college na nagngangalang Colegio Santiago. Kumukuha ako ng kursong Advertising kasi pinapangarap kong magtrabaho bilang tagagawa ng mga TV at Print ads na nakikita natin sa labas. Isa nga pala akong president ng block section namin nung nakaraang term kaya medyo hectic talaga kasi kailangang inaasikaso mo ang lahat ng mga pangangailangan concerning our section, kumbaga certifed workaholic ako.
Marunong rin ako tumugtug ngnmga instrumento kaso nasa kalaitnaan pa rin ako ng pagsasanay. Iyung tinutugtog kong instrument ay ang baritone, yung parang miniature version ng tuba na hindi bumabalot sa katawan mokundi't hinahawak na lang.
Sa ngayon, masaya naman ang buhay ko dito sa kolehiyo. Daming kong mga naging kaibigan at dami kong natutunan sa streetlife ng mga kolehiyala sa loob at labas ng campus. minsan nga lang nadadala ako sa mga emosyon ko at tumatahak ako sa maling direksyon, minsan nga gumagawa ako ng mga decisions pero minamalas namang pangit ang naging resulta.
Ang ikuwekuwento ko sa inyo ay ang pagkakataong may ginawa akong desisyon at pinandigan ko pero di na kinaya kaya nagkaroon akong ng intensyong bawiin iyon.
Unang linggo ng Hunyo, second week pa lang ng school year. May happening sa school kung saan lahat ng mga student organizations ay nagset-up ng kani-kanilang mga booths para makahakot ng mga bagong recruits. Ngayon, kasama ko ang mga kaklase ko na namasyal sa Plaza B, short for "Plaza Bora. Ngayon, meron isang org na exlcusive para sa aming mga under ng CFAD o College of Fine Arts and Design, eto ang MaxiMedia. Siyempre, nagsign up ako doon kasi gusto ko magundergo ng mga workshops nila para matutuo akong gumamit ng mga iba'tibnag software programs tulad ng Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Pagemaker, at iyung bagong version ng Windows Movie Maker.
Gusto ko rin sana sumabak sa ibnag org kaso inisip ko na "hoy college na ako, di ko kailangang sumali sa ibang org. baka di ko to kayanin, kawawa naman ako!'. Iyun nga ang naisip ko. Pero di naglaon, nabago isip ko nung dumaan ako sa booth ng isang org na kung tawagin ay Lipon ng mga Debatista o "Lipon" for short. Meron naman kaming ganyan nung high school pa ako pero curious lang ako kung paao sila sumasabak sa debate kasi dati sa dating kong pinapasukan, passive ang mga activites ng debate club kaya halos walang pumapansin na meron pala kaming club na ganon.
Balik sa kinekuwento ko, may isang member ng Lipon ang lumapit sa'kin. Tinanong niya sa'kin kung gusto ko bang sumali. Siyempre, ini-Ingles niya ako pero nagreply na lang sa Filipino kasi Pinoy naman tayo, di ba? Out of curousity...
"Ano ang ginagawa niyo sa Lipon?"
"Well, usually we train ourselves to become good debaters with the help of our veterans"
"Sumasali bako kayo sa mga tourneys?"
"Yeah, actually we do join on such. Every year, year we go to Dagupan for the National Debate Tournament, and we also sent representatives to participate on international debate events as well"
"Wow! Astig naman non! Automatic bang member na ako kapag pumirma na ako sa org nyo?"
"Not yet, we're going to have a general assembly and it is up for yo whether you want to attend or not. If you do, automatically you'll be a full-fledge member"
"Ah ok! So kailangan rin bang magbayad ng isang membership kagaya ng ibang orgs?"
"Not necessarily, we found a way how we will charhe new members"
Like that, nagsign-up na ako sa Lipon at nagabang na lang ako sa mga susunod na mangyayari kaya pagkalipas ng ilang araw, nagring ang cellphone ko. May nagtext sa'kin at ang basa niya:
"Hi neo-debaters, my name is Carol and I'm the president of Lipon. We're going to have our general assembly on the 3rd Friday of June, 1:00-2:30 PM on Rm..."
"Neodebaters?", kakaibang tawag sa mga neophytes na katulad ko pero okay lang. Ngayon, nasa akin ang desisyon kung pupunta pa ba ako sa GenAss nila o hindi kaso inencourage ako ng magulang ko tumuloy. Dala na rin sa curiosity ko (dapat pala di ako tumitiwala sa kurosidad kong to, lintik!) ay tumuloy nga ako.
Yup, umattend ako at dami mga 'neodebaters" ang pumunta rin. Sa harap, nandon iyung mga Veterans, senior members at alumni na bumubuhat sa pinaka-existence ng org.
"Hi guys, my name is Carol. As you may already know...I'm the president of Lipon ng mga Debatista or simply Lipon. Let me introduce to you our other veterans..."
Bukod si Ate Carol, yung iba nga ay yung mga sumusunod: Si Manuel Felipe Carillo, ang team captain ng Lipon pero marami ang tumatawag sa kanyang "Sempai"; si Remuel "Rem" Pacilio, ang pinakabata sa mga veterans, iisang taon pa lang siya pero nakasabak na siya mga debate tourneys sa iba't ibang lugar tulad ng Cebu, Dagupan, maging sa Kuala Lumpur; Francisco "Rico" Lucena isang vet na kapag nagsasalita, mabilis pero understandable pa rin; at si Jairus Magaspac, ang moderator slash coach ng Lipon, huwag mo lang siya i-"po" at "opo, lalo na ang pag-address sa kanya ng mga katawagan tulad ng "Sir", "Mang", o "Kuya" man kasi sabi niya, di pa siya ganon katanda; si Luisito Buan, graduate ng CS nung nakaraang taon pero isa sa mga pinakamagaling na debater ng org.
Marami ring iba tulad ni Paya, Raspy, Raffy, at marami pang iba na di ko na alam ang mga pangalan nila.
Mukha ngang exciting ang org na to pero heto talag iyung talagang seryoso na. "Guys, starting either this afternoon or next monday, we'll formally start debate training. If you want, you can schedule your days of availability. As much as possible, we encourage you to train thrice-to-four weekday. But saturday we'll be our hardcore training and we highly recommend you to go to CS so we can, as early as now, prep up for the National Debate Tournament this coming October, okay guys?"
Nge...di pa nga nagsisimula, sasanayin na kami para sa tourney na'to sa Dagupan. Nose-bleed naman 'to oh. Well, wala naman akong magawa pero for now, nagset-up ako ng availability ko tuwing C-Break ng MWF kasi 3 hours higit ang lunchtime ko kaya iyon.
Di ko aakalain na ito na ang simula sa isang bagong hamon sa buhay kolehiyo ko.
DURUGTUNGAN
"Hi, how's debate?"
"Ah, It's pretty okay"
"Hindi ka ba nahihirapan sa pinaggagawa sa inyo ni Sempai?"
"Medyo pero kakayanin ko"
"Don't worry, lahat kami naranasan na rin namin iyan"
"If you say so..."
Kumusta! Ako nga pala si Luis Romulo Agostolo pero puwede niyo na lang akong tawagin sa palayaw ko na Louie. Isa akong freshman sa isang prestigous na college na nagngangalang Colegio Santiago. Kumukuha ako ng kursong Advertising kasi pinapangarap kong magtrabaho bilang tagagawa ng mga TV at Print ads na nakikita natin sa labas. Isa nga pala akong president ng block section namin nung nakaraang term kaya medyo hectic talaga kasi kailangang inaasikaso mo ang lahat ng mga pangangailangan concerning our section, kumbaga certifed workaholic ako.
Marunong rin ako tumugtug ngnmga instrumento kaso nasa kalaitnaan pa rin ako ng pagsasanay. Iyung tinutugtog kong instrument ay ang baritone, yung parang miniature version ng tuba na hindi bumabalot sa katawan mokundi't hinahawak na lang.
Sa ngayon, masaya naman ang buhay ko dito sa kolehiyo. Daming kong mga naging kaibigan at dami kong natutunan sa streetlife ng mga kolehiyala sa loob at labas ng campus. minsan nga lang nadadala ako sa mga emosyon ko at tumatahak ako sa maling direksyon, minsan nga gumagawa ako ng mga decisions pero minamalas namang pangit ang naging resulta.
Ang ikuwekuwento ko sa inyo ay ang pagkakataong may ginawa akong desisyon at pinandigan ko pero di na kinaya kaya nagkaroon akong ng intensyong bawiin iyon.
Unang linggo ng Hunyo, second week pa lang ng school year. May happening sa school kung saan lahat ng mga student organizations ay nagset-up ng kani-kanilang mga booths para makahakot ng mga bagong recruits. Ngayon, kasama ko ang mga kaklase ko na namasyal sa Plaza B, short for "Plaza Bora. Ngayon, meron isang org na exlcusive para sa aming mga under ng CFAD o College of Fine Arts and Design, eto ang MaxiMedia. Siyempre, nagsign up ako doon kasi gusto ko magundergo ng mga workshops nila para matutuo akong gumamit ng mga iba'tibnag software programs tulad ng Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Pagemaker, at iyung bagong version ng Windows Movie Maker.
Gusto ko rin sana sumabak sa ibnag org kaso inisip ko na "hoy college na ako, di ko kailangang sumali sa ibang org. baka di ko to kayanin, kawawa naman ako!'. Iyun nga ang naisip ko. Pero di naglaon, nabago isip ko nung dumaan ako sa booth ng isang org na kung tawagin ay Lipon ng mga Debatista o "Lipon" for short. Meron naman kaming ganyan nung high school pa ako pero curious lang ako kung paao sila sumasabak sa debate kasi dati sa dating kong pinapasukan, passive ang mga activites ng debate club kaya halos walang pumapansin na meron pala kaming club na ganon.
Balik sa kinekuwento ko, may isang member ng Lipon ang lumapit sa'kin. Tinanong niya sa'kin kung gusto ko bang sumali. Siyempre, ini-Ingles niya ako pero nagreply na lang sa Filipino kasi Pinoy naman tayo, di ba? Out of curousity...
"Ano ang ginagawa niyo sa Lipon?"
"Well, usually we train ourselves to become good debaters with the help of our veterans"
"Sumasali bako kayo sa mga tourneys?"
"Yeah, actually we do join on such. Every year, year we go to Dagupan for the National Debate Tournament, and we also sent representatives to participate on international debate events as well"
"Wow! Astig naman non! Automatic bang member na ako kapag pumirma na ako sa org nyo?"
"Not yet, we're going to have a general assembly and it is up for yo whether you want to attend or not. If you do, automatically you'll be a full-fledge member"
"Ah ok! So kailangan rin bang magbayad ng isang membership kagaya ng ibang orgs?"
"Not necessarily, we found a way how we will charhe new members"
Like that, nagsign-up na ako sa Lipon at nagabang na lang ako sa mga susunod na mangyayari kaya pagkalipas ng ilang araw, nagring ang cellphone ko. May nagtext sa'kin at ang basa niya:
"Hi neo-debaters, my name is Carol and I'm the president of Lipon. We're going to have our general assembly on the 3rd Friday of June, 1:00-2:30 PM on Rm..."
"Neodebaters?", kakaibang tawag sa mga neophytes na katulad ko pero okay lang. Ngayon, nasa akin ang desisyon kung pupunta pa ba ako sa GenAss nila o hindi kaso inencourage ako ng magulang ko tumuloy. Dala na rin sa curiosity ko (dapat pala di ako tumitiwala sa kurosidad kong to, lintik!) ay tumuloy nga ako.
Yup, umattend ako at dami mga 'neodebaters" ang pumunta rin. Sa harap, nandon iyung mga Veterans, senior members at alumni na bumubuhat sa pinaka-existence ng org.
"Hi guys, my name is Carol. As you may already know...I'm the president of Lipon ng mga Debatista or simply Lipon. Let me introduce to you our other veterans..."
Bukod si Ate Carol, yung iba nga ay yung mga sumusunod: Si Manuel Felipe Carillo, ang team captain ng Lipon pero marami ang tumatawag sa kanyang "Sempai"; si Remuel "Rem" Pacilio, ang pinakabata sa mga veterans, iisang taon pa lang siya pero nakasabak na siya mga debate tourneys sa iba't ibang lugar tulad ng Cebu, Dagupan, maging sa Kuala Lumpur; Francisco "Rico" Lucena isang vet na kapag nagsasalita, mabilis pero understandable pa rin; at si Jairus Magaspac, ang moderator slash coach ng Lipon, huwag mo lang siya i-"po" at "opo, lalo na ang pag-address sa kanya ng mga katawagan tulad ng "Sir", "Mang", o "Kuya" man kasi sabi niya, di pa siya ganon katanda; si Luisito Buan, graduate ng CS nung nakaraang taon pero isa sa mga pinakamagaling na debater ng org.
Marami ring iba tulad ni Paya, Raspy, Raffy, at marami pang iba na di ko na alam ang mga pangalan nila.
Mukha ngang exciting ang org na to pero heto talag iyung talagang seryoso na. "Guys, starting either this afternoon or next monday, we'll formally start debate training. If you want, you can schedule your days of availability. As much as possible, we encourage you to train thrice-to-four weekday. But saturday we'll be our hardcore training and we highly recommend you to go to CS so we can, as early as now, prep up for the National Debate Tournament this coming October, okay guys?"
Nge...di pa nga nagsisimula, sasanayin na kami para sa tourney na'to sa Dagupan. Nose-bleed naman 'to oh. Well, wala naman akong magawa pero for now, nagset-up ako ng availability ko tuwing C-Break ng MWF kasi 3 hours higit ang lunchtime ko kaya iyon.
Di ko aakalain na ito na ang simula sa isang bagong hamon sa buhay kolehiyo ko.
DURUGTUNGAN
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Enigma 2007: Hairspray
| Start: | Oct 26, '07 |
| Location: | Saint James Academy, Malabon City |
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Hard Gay and Tomy 1 of 2 (with subtitles)
I got this from Youtube. Nakita ng kuya ko, pinakita sa'min ni ate kaya tuwang tuwa kami hehehe.
WARNING: The following is not for all ages, viewer discretion is advised
Monday, October 1, 2007
Buhay Kolehiyo: True Blue Eagle Over The Green Fields, The Forbidden Rivalry
The La Salle-Ateneo rivalry has been one of the most intense, if not the only one, in the field of school competition. It traces its origins back when both were members (founding members) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA (where La Salle still has a lasting presence via its sister school, the College of Saint Benilde). Even if both left for the UAAP, their rivalry never ceases thus born the greatest rivalry of all time.
Just last Thursday, I was able to watch the 2nd to the last duel of the two schools live at the Araneta Coliseum with some of my blockmates. Even when we left the LRT 2 station, the intensity is so great as we see many clad in blue and green came pouring into the Big Dome even if it's already the end of the 2nd quarter when we arrived at the Araneta.
We were on the general admissions section but the view's great as we can see all the action from up there. Meanwhile, you can still see the distinction of the Irish green and the Jesuit blue as the Dome itself is divided into La Salle and Ateneo territiory. Half of it marks the demarcation line that's why I never imagined that this kind of school spirit is so great!
Initially, I don;t have any idea of who are the main players of La Salle, except for maybe TY Tang and Rico Maiehofer. The latter is especially an exception for I had an idea who he is when the girl standing next to me was all cheering for him and yelling that she wanna be his wife with a banner saying "RICO'S STALKER...CALL ME!". That was when i remebered one time when the announcer during one of the past Ateneo-La Salle games this season made remarks about Rico, calling him "Rico Mambo".
Back in season 69, I already knew one of the players of Ateneo, Season 69's then fresher Chris Tiu along with then outgoing veterans, Doug Kramer, JC Intal and the other guy (LA Tenorio last played on Season 68 right?). Today, Norman's squad of biologically-enhanced super basketball crusaders are made of Tiu, and Kirk Long, Al Hussaini, Eric Villanueva (he's an Atenista right?), and others.
It was on that Thursday that I found out which Jersey numbers should the Archers avoid, the number 17 (Tiu). The other players, among them number 12, I feel they have to avoid also. But it was Tiu's flaring performance (yeah, I admit, he really charged up against La Salle during the final 11 seconds) did the Eagles left a big lasting impression (or the other way around) on La Salle.
Now, besiding the Archers and the Eagles, it'll all go down to a war between two people, La Salle coach Franz Pumaren and Ateneo coach Norman Black. Now, I get to know about Pumaren when La Salle suffered its first Atenista defeat this season, the next game everyone saw him and his stable bald as a symbol of their ambition to subdue Ateneo de Manila, which they eventually did after several ball games. Norman Black, I knew him since Seaosn 69. He looks like an overheating teapot waiting to burst as he looks so angry with a scary face to go with it. I'm not sure how he looks so calm before the game as I always see him on taray mode. He's like the Source of All Evil in the defunct series "Charmed" as even as early as Season 69 did I regarded him as Public Enemy No. 1, I wasn't even a Lasalista yet then but I was siding with the UST Tigers for I feel that ADMU should not conquer Season 69 , weird but true (Sorry Mavs and MR, I already have this impression of ADMU even last year).
Don't get me wrong that I'm all out anti-ADMU. My ninong's an Atenista. I have a friend who goes to Ateneo High School (He's in New Zealand with ninong now). Actually I have 2 friends studying in Ateneo now. But of course, as part of La Salle Philippines, it just so happens I share the passion for DLSU to go over ADMU. But it's all for fun right?
I understand La Salle's will to win, especially after a year of suspension did they have the itchyness to rule the court and hopefully reclaim the crown they lost after some controversies from Season 68 (or was it Season 67, as long as it is from 2004). That is why many feel that this Season, the underdog now is DLSU while many considered UST as the underdog of 69, and the team to defeat is Ateneo.
Many if not all, would see Ateneo as an almost perfect school while La Salle has been increasingly known as a Chinoy university because of its large core of students of Chinese descent. No one knows why we say it as such, especially that Ateneo is almost a quarter century older than La Salle.
Anyway, La Salle's bitter loss from Ateneo that day did not end the road for them as they have a 2-win advantage. Now came Sunday, a do-or-die situation as both faces elimination. Now, the Archers would never again fail their bid to conquer the Eagles as all eyes are set on the Eagles' main asset, Chris Tiu.
Tiu has been constantly being double teamed up by the likes of Ferdinand, and Maierhofer so it became increasingly difficult for Tiu to perform his long distance shoot that have salvaged his team in times when they're even with the other team. He had no choice but to pass the ball on to his team mates. Offense is not exactly La Salle's favorite ally at that time as during the second 1uarter, they can't get a good shot at the basket and their current score of 16 was outnumbered eventually but that of the Eagles.
I wasn't able to go in Sunday's fight but I did watched at the comfort of my home. By the third quarter, La Salle was able to recover and eventually lead the score in the 50's while Ateneo can't get out from their 40's score.
Why is it so? Maybe because that La Salle was able to learn from past lesson to seriously maintain momentum especially when 4th quarter comes. The Green Archers gave their best defensive strategies and never let Ateneo beat them at all odds.
Eventually with almost 10 seconds left, La Salle finally conquered Ateneo 65-60, a 5-point lead that effectively reversed last Thursday's record of 64-65. As they say, revenge is sweeter the second time around and it is sour the other way around.
Nevertheless, WIN OR LOSE IT'S THE SCHOOL WE CHOOSE THAT WHY WE LIFT THE ANIMO SPIRIT.
Good game to Ateneo and La Salle and hope we see another sensational game like that on next year's season 71!!
ANIMO BENILDE!
Just last Thursday, I was able to watch the 2nd to the last duel of the two schools live at the Araneta Coliseum with some of my blockmates. Even when we left the LRT 2 station, the intensity is so great as we see many clad in blue and green came pouring into the Big Dome even if it's already the end of the 2nd quarter when we arrived at the Araneta.
We were on the general admissions section but the view's great as we can see all the action from up there. Meanwhile, you can still see the distinction of the Irish green and the Jesuit blue as the Dome itself is divided into La Salle and Ateneo territiory. Half of it marks the demarcation line that's why I never imagined that this kind of school spirit is so great!
Initially, I don;t have any idea of who are the main players of La Salle, except for maybe TY Tang and Rico Maiehofer. The latter is especially an exception for I had an idea who he is when the girl standing next to me was all cheering for him and yelling that she wanna be his wife with a banner saying "RICO'S STALKER...CALL ME!". That was when i remebered one time when the announcer during one of the past Ateneo-La Salle games this season made remarks about Rico, calling him "Rico Mambo".
Back in season 69, I already knew one of the players of Ateneo, Season 69's then fresher Chris Tiu along with then outgoing veterans, Doug Kramer, JC Intal and the other guy (LA Tenorio last played on Season 68 right?). Today, Norman's squad of biologically-enhanced super basketball crusaders are made of Tiu, and Kirk Long, Al Hussaini, Eric Villanueva (he's an Atenista right?), and others.
It was on that Thursday that I found out which Jersey numbers should the Archers avoid, the number 17 (Tiu). The other players, among them number 12, I feel they have to avoid also. But it was Tiu's flaring performance (yeah, I admit, he really charged up against La Salle during the final 11 seconds) did the Eagles left a big lasting impression (or the other way around) on La Salle.
Now, besiding the Archers and the Eagles, it'll all go down to a war between two people, La Salle coach Franz Pumaren and Ateneo coach Norman Black. Now, I get to know about Pumaren when La Salle suffered its first Atenista defeat this season, the next game everyone saw him and his stable bald as a symbol of their ambition to subdue Ateneo de Manila, which they eventually did after several ball games. Norman Black, I knew him since Seaosn 69. He looks like an overheating teapot waiting to burst as he looks so angry with a scary face to go with it. I'm not sure how he looks so calm before the game as I always see him on taray mode. He's like the Source of All Evil in the defunct series "Charmed" as even as early as Season 69 did I regarded him as Public Enemy No. 1, I wasn't even a Lasalista yet then but I was siding with the UST Tigers for I feel that ADMU should not conquer Season 69 , weird but true (Sorry Mavs and MR, I already have this impression of ADMU even last year).
Don't get me wrong that I'm all out anti-ADMU. My ninong's an Atenista. I have a friend who goes to Ateneo High School (He's in New Zealand with ninong now). Actually I have 2 friends studying in Ateneo now. But of course, as part of La Salle Philippines, it just so happens I share the passion for DLSU to go over ADMU. But it's all for fun right?
I understand La Salle's will to win, especially after a year of suspension did they have the itchyness to rule the court and hopefully reclaim the crown they lost after some controversies from Season 68 (or was it Season 67, as long as it is from 2004). That is why many feel that this Season, the underdog now is DLSU while many considered UST as the underdog of 69, and the team to defeat is Ateneo.
Many if not all, would see Ateneo as an almost perfect school while La Salle has been increasingly known as a Chinoy university because of its large core of students of Chinese descent. No one knows why we say it as such, especially that Ateneo is almost a quarter century older than La Salle.
Anyway, La Salle's bitter loss from Ateneo that day did not end the road for them as they have a 2-win advantage. Now came Sunday, a do-or-die situation as both faces elimination. Now, the Archers would never again fail their bid to conquer the Eagles as all eyes are set on the Eagles' main asset, Chris Tiu.
Tiu has been constantly being double teamed up by the likes of Ferdinand, and Maierhofer so it became increasingly difficult for Tiu to perform his long distance shoot that have salvaged his team in times when they're even with the other team. He had no choice but to pass the ball on to his team mates. Offense is not exactly La Salle's favorite ally at that time as during the second 1uarter, they can't get a good shot at the basket and their current score of 16 was outnumbered eventually but that of the Eagles.
I wasn't able to go in Sunday's fight but I did watched at the comfort of my home. By the third quarter, La Salle was able to recover and eventually lead the score in the 50's while Ateneo can't get out from their 40's score.
Why is it so? Maybe because that La Salle was able to learn from past lesson to seriously maintain momentum especially when 4th quarter comes. The Green Archers gave their best defensive strategies and never let Ateneo beat them at all odds.
Eventually with almost 10 seconds left, La Salle finally conquered Ateneo 65-60, a 5-point lead that effectively reversed last Thursday's record of 64-65. As they say, revenge is sweeter the second time around and it is sour the other way around.
Nevertheless, WIN OR LOSE IT'S THE SCHOOL WE CHOOSE THAT WHY WE LIFT THE ANIMO SPIRIT.
Good game to Ateneo and La Salle and hope we see another sensational game like that on next year's season 71!!
ANIMO BENILDE!
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