A Look Back to 07

It's now 2008 Anno Domini. Time for New Year Resolutions and new beginnings. It's Christmas LOLz and it will still be until next week. A lot of things happened and it's not just the bombings that took place in Glorietta and the Batasan nor the Peninsula Hotel siege of know-it-all Antonio Trillanes IV.

 

Here's a look back of the past year

January

1. Start of thesis report
2. first time that my high school intrams were held for several weeks
3. first and last time that ill be playing scrabble for intrams
4. documentarista for CAT
5. first to ever dread the early phases of my thesis report
6. Took the UE entrance exams sa Caloocan campus nila
7. took the UST entrance exams the same time as ADMU is comducting its own

February

1. First and last time that I was a part of our school's athletic contingent for DAOP Palad in Bulacan even if I'm not a student athlete (thanks to Sir Ponce and my TKD family!)
2. First time to earn a medal for my school in an interschool meet
3. Shocked that I was "not accepted" in DLSU
4. Shocked that I didn't make it to the quota in UP
5. Happy that I passed UST with flying colors

March

1. Happy that I passed the exam in CSB
2. I graduated
3. I finished my last video as a student of SJA
4. Went to CSB to enroll

April

1. Went to Ilocos
2. went swimming in Curremao and Pagudpud
3. visited wonderful vigan and batac
4. ate merienda at fort ilocandia

May

1. Accepted as a student of CSB
2. Orientation
3. Enrollment
4. First day

June

1. Frosh night

July

1. Out of town in Antipolo and Nasugbu

August

1. 17th birthday
2. finals

September

1. 2nd term
2. Left an org

October

1. Blog crisis

November

1. chunk full of projects

December

1. Farewell to DV1
2. Finals
3. Enrollment
4. Algeb crisis
5. Ordev crisis
6. Christmas
7. Kris Kringle
8. Hataw Hanep Hero
9. first time di nagtagaytay
10. first nanood ng horror movie sa sine
11. last time na makakapiling ko on Cable tv ang mga channels ng Solar

INTENSYON: Ikatlong Kabanata, Outbound

[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 from this point on.]

    Waghhh, hirap pala ang maging member ng isang debate varsity, talagang kakaiba ha? Kailangan gawin mo to pero dapat hindi from the book. Kailangan di mo gawin ito habang ginagawa mo ang ganyan. Nakakalito 'no? Kaya nga akala ko wala nang pahingahan ito eh.

    Malaking relief talaga na sasabak kami sa isang out-of-town trip sa Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Medyo may kamahalan pero okay lang kasi sina Senpai ang gagastos para sa'min. Tsaka na lang sila babawi sa'min (Ngyeee).

     Isang Sabado ng buwan ng Hulyo ang ginawang departure day naming mga miyembro ng Lipon. Sa org office, nandun na iyung mga friends ko sa Lipon na sina Mao, Lara, Licca, Jomelyn, Jamille, Marco at Jyna. Among the vets naman ay nadun sina Senpai, Carol, Rem, Rico at Jairus, plus si Raspy. Actually, di makakasama sa trip sina (Sir) Jairus, at si Rico pero isa sa mga dating vets ay makakasama namin na ang name niya ay si Rix na graduate nang school.

    Dumating na kami sa isang magandang resort sa Pagudpud (Maaga kami nakaalis kaya maaga na rin kami nakarating). Nakapagreserve sina Senapi sa isang room na okay lang: malawak, malinis at medyo di accomodating kasi isa lang ang bedroom pero 2 ang banyo. It was agreed na kaming mga boys ay matutulog sa may living room whle ang girls ay nasa bedroom.

    Nagstart na kami sa pag-aayos nang mga gamit namin habang may ilan na lumabas para mamasyal along the beach. Naaalala ko pa nga na sina Mikel, Reeves, Marco, Lara at Licca ay pumasok sa isang pool na may lamang water under treatment. Hehehe. Di naman namin alam lalo pa't sina Lara at Mikel ay nagpadip sa ilaliman ng pool.

    Nightfall came at doon nagstart ang aming "outbound training". Akala ko pa naman, bakasyon lang ang aatupagin namin kaya hayun. Nose-bleedan hanggang sa kadulu-duluhan ng gabi. 

     Mga ala una na ng madaling araw kaya trip ko nang matulog. Iyung iba hinde nila trip ang matulog eh kaya up till the dusk of dawn ay gising pa rin sila. May nagyosi sa labas, may nag-inuman sa loob and vice-versa.

   I don't like what I'm seeing kasi I look up to Senpai and Carol (yeah, they smoke and drink). It's not good na humahawak sila ng authority tapos nagpapalulong sila sa mga ganoong bisyo. HIndi iyon tamam kasi dapat role models sila sa mga members ng Lipon plus higpit na pinagbabawal ng CS na maginum man o magyosi sa mga school-recognized activities lalo pa' kinukonsidera iyon na under jurisdiction ng school. Weeghh. Doon nagstart ang pagnanais kong makaalis sa org na iyon. Well, ang baba ng katwiran ko pero ayoko macompromise ang mga nakikita ko nung time na iyon sa kung ano ang dapat naming iasal. Oh well, di naman nalaman ng colege kaya lusot.

   In general naman, nagustuhan ko iyung out-of-town namin pero I just really hope that people like Senpai should uphold, with utmost dedication, their roles as models for us members of the orgs.

DURUGTUNGAN

Enter the J-POD!

    Wehehehehe! At long last, the most and long-awaited endless wait of all is over. I have in the palm of mah hands my one own I-POD Nano!! It's a dream made in heaven! Oh yeah! I'm so happy happy!

    Well okay, that's too much loving. I've been waiting since August to have my own I-pod so now that I have one, I'm totally speechless!

    My ninang who is based in Long Beach, CA bought this I-POD Nano for my 17th birthday but it was only last November when one of our relatives who lives with Ninang came home with a lot of pasalubongs plus my special gift. Base sa resibo na kasama sa I-Pod na yan, it was bought from Costco costing around US$212 (around not exact). If I were to bought one from here, it'd probabaly cost around Php10,000.00 around the same cost as my new Samsung phone.

From its first day of usage, I had 26 songs inserted into it, 14 from my "dramaholic" soundtrack CD volume 1. The next day, I admitted up to 30 more songs from my little brother's collection plus from my own music files, totalling up to 58 songs. Yesterday, I included many songs from Utada Hikaru's Exodus album plus a lot more which had my I-Pod carrying more than 80 songs. Other than that, I also added songs from my friend's multiply accounts like Linkin Park, Solja Boy, and a whole lot more. I plan to have more from the many CDs we have around this house so that I can make use of my IPod's 8 GB memory.

    Did I just said "Nano"? Unlike the other Nano models, mine's wider with functions similar to an Ipod Video. It has games, and extras. I'm not sure if it's a newly-updated model but the important thing is, I'm no longer alien to my siblings who all have Ipods of their own.

    I want to diversify the kind of music that I want to hear from my I-Pod that's why I'm incorporating songs not only from the Anime/Jpop variety as well as songs that you may find corny but also songs from different musical genres like RnB, Ballads, Rock, etc.

    At the very least, I don't have to use my brain as an mp3 player and uncontrollably lip syncing as I do that. I don't have to be bored whenever I hitch a ride at the LRT as I have something to keep my occupied. hehehe.


Oh my gosh, I have an I-POD!!! I HAVE A FREAKIN' !@#$%^&* I-POD! AHHHHHH!

Binyag+Debut

Binyag ni Miles plus Debut ni Ria!

The DV1 BioClips: All About DV1 Part 4

Reuploaded reedited ENJOY!

Here it is!!

Part 4!

Sorry for the poor sound quality. Ayaw ng Ulead Videostudio 6.0 ko iyung hindi mpeg at mp3 na video at sound files respectively. But here it is finally! Enjoy!

The DV1 BioClips Finale MV

Here's the MV with Sukob Na as the background music.

thanks to Dense Modesto for letting me use his song. :):):)

Merry Christmas guyz!

The DV1 BioClips: All About DV1 Part 3

Part 3 of 4

Here's one to cheer us all up. Maybe around next week or so, matatapos ko na iyung huling part.

The DV1 BioClips: All About DV1 Part 1

Part 1 of 4

This is the opening credits of my farewell movie to DV1.

Sorry Aje kung ginamit ko iyung video mo, bawi na alng ako sa susunod. Sori kung man may ilan na hindi ko pinaalam na gagamitin ko pics at vids ninyo pero as much as possiible, nabigyang alam ko na ang iba.

Buhay Kolehiyo

    May isang dakilang guro ang nagbitiw sa katagang ito: "Kay bilis lumipas ang oras, paglingon mo lang, akalaing maraming oras na lumipas". Well, hindi iyon ang eksaktong sinabi niya pero kahit paano, nakuha ko rin ang ibig niyang sabihin. Sa totoo nga, hindi ako makapaniwala na wala na ako sa mundon kinagagalawan ko sa loob ng higit na apat na taon, ang mundo ng high school. Ngayon, ang ginagawalan ko na ngayon ay ang daigdig na kung tawagin ay KOLEHIYO.


    Mag-iisang taon halos mula nang grumadweyt ako sa high school at ngayon, pitong buwan na akong nag-aaral sa isang college sa Maynila, ang De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Hindi ko ninais na makapasok sa CSB kasi ang talagang target ko ay ang dream school ko, ang University of the Philippines sa Diliman. Pero dala na rin sa mga circumstances, di na ako tumuloy doon.

    Buti na lang may 2 pang pamantasan ang ipinasa ko: ang University of the East-Caloocan at ang University of Sto. Tomas. Okay sana ang 2 ngunit ayaw ng parents ko sa lokasyon ng UE caloocan kahit ito ang pinakamalapit na school sa'min, maging sa USTe dahil sa binabalitaang target ng mga snatcher ang area ng school, lalo pa't bahain iyon madalas. In the end, sa CSB na ako napadpad, whcich is really not that bad. Bakit?

    Una kasi sa lahat, ang napiling kong degree program ay malapit na rin kumbaga sa ninais kong kurso na Fine Arts, iyun nga lang, hindi lang traditional media (tama ba ang tawag ko doon?) kungdi iba't ibang uri't anyo ng media ang matutunan kong mahawakan. Iyon ay dahil ang course ko na AB-Multimedia Arts ay kumbaga, isang crossover ng Fine Arts, Film, Photography at Mass Communications, that sort of thing.

    Akala niyo naman madali lang mamuhay bilang isang college of student? It's not as easy once you're in it.

    Nung unang mga buwan ko sa CSB, grabe talaga! Nahirapan akong maadjust sa environment ng school kasi iba't ibang klase nang tao ang nakikita ko halos araw-araw. Iyung mga tipo ng mga estudyante na hindi mo makikita sa Saint James. Sa block section kung saan bahagi ako nung mga unang buwan ko palang, halata ang pagiging "rainbow class" namin. May mga ilan na galing sa mga prominenteng mga eskwelahan. Iba't ibang mga personalities, iba't iba ang paraan ng kinilakhan nila.

    At first okay kami pero habang tumatagal, kita na ang mga differences namin, culture-wise. May mga traits ang hindi ko nakasanayan nung high school pa ako, pati rin naman sila kung paano rin ako nagpapakita ng traits: Pananalita, pagkilos, pag-iisip. Kaya minsan may time na nakakaramdam ako ng aliention kasi hindi ako maka-relatesa mga pag-uusap nila. Pero overtime, friends na kaming lahat.

    Maayos naman ang academics ko as far as I'm concerned. Mga traditional subjects tulad ng economics, psychology, at political science ay mararanasan ko lamang sa loob ng ilang trimester kasi pagkatapos ay ang mga asignatura na may kinalaman sa kurso ko ang kukunin ko. May kalayaan naman kami na pumili ng mga subjects kung ninanais ko pero sinusundan ko na lang ang nakasulat sa flowcahrt na binigyan sa'min para wala nang problema.

    Love ko ang mga extra-curricular activties kaya nung first few weeks ng unang trimester, nagsign-up ako sa dalawang school organization o orgs: ang CSB Debate Society at ang Mediamax. Ang una ay isang debate club na kung saan sinasanay nila ang mga miyembro nila bilang mga magagaling na debaters, lumalahok pa nga sila sa mga labanan ng pagkikipagtalastasan. Ang huli naman ay isang org para sa'ming mga AB-MMA majors. Nais bigyan kami ng platform para ma-express ang creativty namin plus para maging handa sa upper years namin.

    Akala ko, mas astig ang maging member ng dalawang orgs pero nalaman ko ang kapalit. Kailangan ng mahigpit na debosyon para sa napili mong mga orgs, lalo pa't bahagi ako ng kagaya ng DebSoc (palayaw ng Debate Society). Hindi ko inaasahan ang mga ganito talaga. Sa madaling salita, hindi ko nakayanan ang pagsasanay maging ang aking oras na nakalaan para sa org. Lumisan ako na mabigat ang aking damdamin kasi hindi na-meet ang expectations ng mga kasamahan ko sa Debsoc. Natutunon ko na ang aking leksyon sa mahirap na paraan.

    Kung sa tingin niyo, hirap na hirap na kayo sa paggawa ng thesis para lang makapasa kayo ni Miss Flores sa Fundamentals of Research dagdag ang nakakatumal na projects na sabay sabay na binibgay sa inyo, mas lalo na sa'ming mga nasa college na! Isipin o talaga na kailangang matindi ang alam mo sa mga nireresearch mo, kailangan ang mahahalagang projects ang pangunahing prioridad mo, kahit gaano man iyon kahirap. Hindi puwedeng ipaurong ang petsa ng pasahan, pero masuwerte ka lang kung mabait at malinis ang budhi nang mga propesor niyo.

    May mga negative things nga lang na mukhang mas enticing pa para sa students. Sa palagay ko, mas feel pa nga iyon mga estudyante sa college higit pa sa pagbibigyan nila ng pansin ang mga studies nila. For once, puwede magyosi sa mga designated na lugar sa labas ng school (mga bahagi ng Taft Avenue, Pablo Ocampo St., at iba pang lugar na hindi nasa ilaim ng hurisdiksyon ng kolehiyo), hindi ka sinisita ng mga gwardya kung huli ka sa klase, maging kung absent ka. Kaya rin na magcutting classes ang ilan habang may iba na talagang sinasadya ang pagabsent. May iba nga talagang pupunta sa mga ba at bilyaran hanggang sa maabutan sila ng pagtilaok ng tandang.Hindi naman sinisita, hindi naman sila matutuwa kung ang magiging kinalabasang iyon ay magiging grade nila sa katapusan ng trimester. Talagang magseselos ako pero ayoko bigyan ng alangin ang pag-aaral ko, mas pinapahalagahan ko iyon kahit kung paglilibang ko ang kapalit.

    Alam ko kung ano ang gusto ko maging paglaki, kaya sinisikap ko kahit gaanong kahirap para lang makatapos ako ng tatlo't kalahating taon sa college. Nais kong maisakatuparan ang mga pangarap. Alam ko, college na ito, na mas malaya ako ngayon kaysa nung nasa high school pa lamang ako pero hindi ko sasayangin ang pagod at hirap ng mga magulang ko. Hindi ko naman sinasabi na todo hirap ang dadanasin ninyo sa college, mahirap ang college lang kung iniisip mong mahirap nga iyon. Enjoyin mo na lang kasi hindi araw-araw ay mananatili ka sa iisang lugar lamang.

                                                    WAKAS

The DV1 BioClips: All About DV1 Part 2

Part 2

Heto ang part na nadito ang lahat mula pa first term!

Enjoy

The CSB Experience: May 23-December 21 (We Are Still ONE, DV1)

    How time flies! The end of the second term is finally getting nearer by the day and many are looking forward to get a long deserving break this Christmas so that by January 7, we could all look forward to the impending arrival of the third and final term of the school. Unfortunately for this writer, it also means that it's going to be the end of the block section that unlike any other: DV1.

    We've been through a lot for the past seven months. I could still remember when we had our first fateful meeting as a section way back in May 23, a Wednesday. We don't know each other except for those who came from the same school, particularly Tina, Jico, Gilbert, Alyssa, Czarlene who all came from CSA. Sheena came from Kuwait, Geric and Joaqui are from Iloilo, while Ferdie and company from the south. Marlon, and I came from schools administered by the same congregation of sisters but there was this time that I unknowingly took a shot of him during the DAOP Palad last February.

    We were all quiet. Not a word coming from our mouths. It was only through the Fab 4: Kath, JV, Reybop, and Blue that we were able to form an initial bond as a class. Later on, we became noisy children, talking and talking, sharing thoughts, sharing pain, sharing laughter, and sharing anything less than perfect. I still remember, I became class rep all because of Ferdie. Sir Gepsych was asking then who was our class rep, Ferdie raised his hand and pointed at me, waghhh! I also remember Gilbert's grand entrance on the first day of class. He was late and it was from him that made us very lively throughout the lifespan of the block section. No doubt about it.

    I also remember how Sheena popularized the word "Brinjal". I don't know what happend exactly but it was during Filip11 that Brinjal became a byword in DV1. First bonding time was during our very first Ordev event, the Frosh Night while the teacher "most disliked" was Sir Natsca (why so? Hmmm..).

    There wer times that our differences had ovecome us, such when there was a heated online war of words between this writer and two other people, indiretly hitting Sheena and company. there weren't exactly any straight-at-the-face apologies but the friction is still there. I'm already keeping my mouth zipped to the two of them so as to not ignite another war except if I have to (like asking for paper or anything else). The consequence perhaps is the treatment whcih is downright downright (can't say exaclty), but I'll let things cool off for now.

    Formation of groups have caused division within the section, like a sort of iron curtain but still bound of being a block. There's the group of Ferdie and friends (at the west side), the group of Hoogie and company (Northwest), the Brinjals (East), the three Gals (between hoogie and company and Ferdie and friends), and the others at the back. I've also noticed the rise, fall and formation of relationships (no need to elaborate), as well as the clash of culture of who knows and who doesn't.

    It's kind of sad really that we have to part ways so soon, I mean, the block have been in existence for two/thirds of the entire school year and it'll all be disappeared like that. That's college all right, but if I have my way,  there ought to be a system to let us stay together, but that'd be impossible.

    Thanks DV1 for giving me and the rest of us the best 7 motnhs we have as college students. Even if you're gone, the feeling is still there. For we believe that no other section is nothing like DV1 for DV1 IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. Because if we are, then that is soooo fetch!

DV1
born on a wednesday
(May 23,2007-December 21, 2007)
Rest in Peace

JAIMEOLOGY/JAMESOLOGY (Depende sa pagkakilanlan)

Let others know a little more about yourself, repost "_______OLOGY"

Q: What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A: DV1 eating out on McDonald's taken some time last June when Hoogie was still new and was eating along side with Jiz, Ciz,Tiz,Joaqui,Jico,Edward,Gilbert,Niko (reaching out his hand to get fries), Ferdie,andcan't remember who else

Q: How many televisions are in your house?
A: 2,isa sa roomng parentsko,isa sa extension nang bahay namin

BIOLOGY
Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A: Kanan

Q: Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A: Blood, human wastes, dead skin, etc

Q : What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A : bag ko kasi bigat ng lamannito (ung organizer ko kasi)

Q: Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A: Yeah,last year during my first match in taekwondo. Bigla na lang ako napatalsik ng kalaban kong taga-Caloocan at nawalan ng malay for like ten seconds. Grabeh,under ba siya ng novice category sa welterweight,pweeh!
CRAPINOPOLOGY
Q: If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A: Tumataas ang balahibo kapag iniisipko yon eh.wag na lang

Q: If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A: from Jaime Luis "James" Sibucao Habitan to Jacque Louise "Bamesito" Gardien Résidant

Q: What color/s do you think look best on you?
A: Irish Green

Q: Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A: meron kaso di ko maalalakung ano yon.

Q: Have you ever saved someone's life?
A: In my dreams

Q: Has someone ever saved yours?
A: Yeah,kuyako nung nahulog ako sa kanal (siya kasi ang me kasalanan)

STUPIDIOLOGY
Q: Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A: Nada. Hindi.No. Ikaw gusto mo?

Q: Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000
A: Every finger counts kasi they are what God gave to us.

Q: Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A: No kasi even if ever I was given with that amount of money, no one can ever stop me to continue blogging.

Q: Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
A: iyung superlittna size kaya ko yon. You never mentioned any specifications

Q: Would you, without fear of punishment, take a humans life for $1,000,000?
A: Never,even if it's just fictionally possible in a computer game.Kung buhay ng halimaw kaya ko. Kaya kong patayin sina Menardi sa Golden Sun.

DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket?
A: Coin Bar

Q : Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A : What's that?

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A: Yes, Dati hardwood on all two floors of the housebut since 5 years ago, the first floor's flooring was replaced by easy-to-clean tiles.

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A: Sira ang pang showernamin kaya nagtatabo lang ako (pero nakatayo)

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A: When we visited my mom'sold classmatewho is now police chief of the Manila Police District

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: Phtographer, graphic artist, filmmaker, anywhere basta naayon sa course ko.

Q: Who is number 1 on your top 6?
A: No comment

LAST...
Q: Friend(s) you talked to?
A: Edward, Jico,Gilbert (?)

Q: Last person who called you?
A: mom ko

Q: Person you hugged?
A: mom ko

Q: Last person you kissed?
A: my mom

FAVORITOLOGY
Q: Number?
A: 5

Q: Season?
A: Spring Waltz,Summer Scent,Autumn in My Heart,Winter Sonata,and Siphon Season

CURRENTOLOGY
Q: Missing someone?
A: yes!My batchmates

Q: Mood?
A: Stable

Q: Watching?
A: Monitor's screen

Q: Worrying about?
A: Ordev,i still have 2 events less

True Blazers

Showcasing the CSB Core Values Yeah!

Lastikman November 28, 2007 Episode

Look for Sir Dynarel on 2:00

28ltkm1/3

Hataw Hanep Hero 3

Starring
Reynalei Tupaz as Summoner Yuna
Lance Tanlimco as Shibi Baseball na may bandage sa ilong
Katriz Yang as herself
and
James Habitan as Lastikman in casual dress version