I was eating lunch last Saturday with some buds and one of them was utterly surprised to see a senior we all know and love. I looked around but can't who was he referring to. I looked around a second time, and my jaw dropped. When I saw him, he looks like a....frosh?
"Wow! Anong ginawa mo?"
Ngumiti lang si senpai at dumiretso sa mesa niya dala ang pananghalian niya.
:D
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: A Model for a Day
After Fotogra class, I continued on with my photoshoot for shallow depth of field at the 11th floor SDA when two guys approached me. They asked if I'm interested on being a model for their photoshoot for a magazine. Since, I have all the time to do my other stuff fo C-Break, I gave it a go.
We went to the SDA Parking Area where the first thing they did was to have me sit on a balck cartolina laid out on the floor (Note: Mezzanine Floor). They said that if I have my own I-Pod, I could have them worn by me and pretend to be emo-like (which I did).
I couldn't get into the emotion thus I thought of playing a very sad song in my I-Pod playlist: Sting's "Shape of My Heart". It worked and I was feeling emo all the way of the first shoot. Oh yeah, forgot to mention that they also brought along another student they invited to be a part of this.
Afterwards, it's back to the 11th floor we go. Right next to my Fotogra classroom (A1106) is another one, although a bigger one and multi-purpose as a photography studio. When it wa my turn for the shoot, they made me sit on this chair with lights placed on my left and on my right. Thet flash when the camera the guys were using had its shuter-release button pressed. They took a lot of shots of me doing very emotionally-expressive poses (on the face!).
Then when it's all said and done, I got a good look on their shots of me and was pretty amazed, and speechless. The execution of the pictures were artistically well-done. I was even speechless on what I looked like on these pictures. Every single pic taken on me showed lots of expressions of torment, sadness, torture, and depression.
I actually can't wait for them to be published, just hoping I could get my hands on that magazine of theirs here on school.
Ang saya!
We went to the SDA Parking Area where the first thing they did was to have me sit on a balck cartolina laid out on the floor (Note: Mezzanine Floor). They said that if I have my own I-Pod, I could have them worn by me and pretend to be emo-like (which I did).
I couldn't get into the emotion thus I thought of playing a very sad song in my I-Pod playlist: Sting's "Shape of My Heart". It worked and I was feeling emo all the way of the first shoot. Oh yeah, forgot to mention that they also brought along another student they invited to be a part of this.
Afterwards, it's back to the 11th floor we go. Right next to my Fotogra classroom (A1106) is another one, although a bigger one and multi-purpose as a photography studio. When it wa my turn for the shoot, they made me sit on this chair with lights placed on my left and on my right. Thet flash when the camera the guys were using had its shuter-release button pressed. They took a lot of shots of me doing very emotionally-expressive poses (on the face!).
Then when it's all said and done, I got a good look on their shots of me and was pretty amazed, and speechless. The execution of the pictures were artistically well-done. I was even speechless on what I looked like on these pictures. Every single pic taken on me showed lots of expressions of torment, sadness, torture, and depression.
I actually can't wait for them to be published, just hoping I could get my hands on that magazine of theirs here on school.
Ang saya!
The CSB Experience 2: A Photographer's First Rolling Mistake
Wagghhh! I made a mistake! I'm sorry but it's all too late! (Wait, parang nag-rhyme bigla?).
For today's Fotogra, we were to exercise shallow depth of field (Aperture f/2.8 to f/1.8) and as well as recording data via bracketing. I was almost doing fine until sometime past noon. I finished all 24 rolls of film using my borrowed Nikon FM3a (not "FM3" as previously thought).
But when I was about to have the film roll "de-roll" using the film rewind knob, I forgot the simplest thing: push that metal button found below he cam so that whatever's holding the film could release it. Releasing it would help me rewind the film back into its crypt.
Unfortunately, forgotting that little detail came out disastrous effects: the film was pulled out of its container instead of the container pulling it in.And because it is out, it'd be difficult to put it back without exposing the film. In short, I was screwed. No choice but to have the entire film exposed in order to get it out from the FM3a.
One good news, I could still borrow the FM3a on Saturday right before my 9am class on that day. But i would also mean, missing the finale episode of my wide-followed telenovela on Studio 23. Waghh!
For today's Fotogra, we were to exercise shallow depth of field (Aperture f/2.8 to f/1.8) and as well as recording data via bracketing. I was almost doing fine until sometime past noon. I finished all 24 rolls of film using my borrowed Nikon FM3a (not "FM3" as previously thought).
But when I was about to have the film roll "de-roll" using the film rewind knob, I forgot the simplest thing: push that metal button found below he cam so that whatever's holding the film could release it. Releasing it would help me rewind the film back into its crypt.
Unfortunately, forgotting that little detail came out disastrous effects: the film was pulled out of its container instead of the container pulling it in.And because it is out, it'd be difficult to put it back without exposing the film. In short, I was screwed. No choice but to have the entire film exposed in order to get it out from the FM3a.
One good news, I could still borrow the FM3a on Saturday right before my 9am class on that day. But i would also mean, missing the finale episode of my wide-followed telenovela on Studio 23. Waghh!
Monday, January 26, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: A SHRIM-pymazing Race
Sabi ng iba diyan, ang weird daw ng CSB. Sure, may mga pagkakataon na may mga nagka-cosplay ang ilang Benildyano, may iba na nag-uuniform, me iba na naka-formal. Pero, "weird"? Din naman! Naku, kung ikaw ba ay nag-aaral sa institusyong ito, ganun pa rin ba ang iisipin mo?
Blog Proper:
Kakaiba itong naranasan ko kaninang tanghali. Katatapos ko lang kumain sa may Main Caf, iinom na sana ako sa may fountain pero pagkainom ko pa lang...."AHHGGHH!"
Siyempre, di ganung ka-exaj pero dinumog ako bigla ng isang katutak na mga HRIM people (in blazers, coats and polo with ties) na nagsisitakbuhan patungo sa direksyon kung saan ako naroroon. Isa sa kanila may hawak na papel at binabasa niya iyon ng malakas. Turns out, direksyon yon sa isang pagsubok na dapat nilang gawin: Lahat sila, iinom ng tigtatatlong basong tubig. Lumayo na ako sa kanila at kinuha ko ang mga gamit ko't nagmadaling lumabas. Mukha atang nasa kalagitnaan sila ng isang mala-"Amazing Race" na pagsubok.
Dahil sa hindi pagtuloy sa pag-inom ko ng tubig, tumungo na lang ako sa may fountain sa labas ng cafeteria. Iinom na rin sana lang ako, tsaka biglang nagsilabasan ang mga HRIM guys at tumungo naman kung saan ako nakatayo. Isa sa kanila ang sumigaw "OVER THERE!!" tapos bigla sabay nagsitakbuhan patungong Solomon Hall. Buti naka-iwas ako sa stampede nila.
Weird :D
Blog Proper:
Kakaiba itong naranasan ko kaninang tanghali. Katatapos ko lang kumain sa may Main Caf, iinom na sana ako sa may fountain pero pagkainom ko pa lang...."AHHGGHH!"
Siyempre, di ganung ka-exaj pero dinumog ako bigla ng isang katutak na mga HRIM people (in blazers, coats and polo with ties) na nagsisitakbuhan patungo sa direksyon kung saan ako naroroon. Isa sa kanila may hawak na papel at binabasa niya iyon ng malakas. Turns out, direksyon yon sa isang pagsubok na dapat nilang gawin: Lahat sila, iinom ng tigtatatlong basong tubig. Lumayo na ako sa kanila at kinuha ko ang mga gamit ko't nagmadaling lumabas. Mukha atang nasa kalagitnaan sila ng isang mala-"Amazing Race" na pagsubok.
Dahil sa hindi pagtuloy sa pag-inom ko ng tubig, tumungo na lang ako sa may fountain sa labas ng cafeteria. Iinom na rin sana lang ako, tsaka biglang nagsilabasan ang mga HRIM guys at tumungo naman kung saan ako nakatayo. Isa sa kanila ang sumigaw "OVER THERE!!" tapos bigla sabay nagsitakbuhan patungong Solomon Hall. Buti naka-iwas ako sa stampede nila.
Weird :D
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: A Rough Draft I Made for An 8-Week NSTP Program
I wanna share to you guys a rough draft I made for my NSTP2. It's for an 8-week immersion in Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila wherein we're going to teach kids ages 6-14, 3 hours per week. So far I managed to finish 2 weeks worth out of the required eight week plan. It's not yet final since I'm still brainstorming for more ideas. Suggestions are warmly welcome. :D
I. Week 1
a. Activity-Getting to Know Each Other (Objectives written below)
i. Pagpapakilala ng mga estudyante at ng kanilang mga guro para maging komportable ang pakikitungo nila sa isa’t isa.
ii. Ang maayos na pagpapakilala sa simula pa lang ay makakapagsiguro ng maayos na pagtuturo sa mga bata habang maaga.
b. Preparatory Tasks (Before the Activity)
i. Aalamin muna ang tungkol mga batang tuturuan namin. Kulang pa ang naibigay na impormasyon na binigay sa’min: 30 kids aged 6-14 years.
ii. Aalamin naming kung hanggang saan ang kanilang antas sa pag-aaral, kung marunong sila sa pagsulat at pagbasa, at iba pa na maari naming malaman para ma-set sa kanilang kakayahan an gaming pagtuturo sa kanila.
c. Division of Tasks *In case of unexpected developments, one of us would fill in for someone not available.
i. Documentarian (2)
ii. In-charge of Food and refreshments (2)
iii. Orientors (4)
d. Materials Needed
i. Cartolina
ii. Pentel Pen (permanent)
iii. Whiteboard marker/Chalk
iv. Manila Paper
e. Budget Allocated
i. Php 800 (Estimate)
f. Expected Output
i. Not only do the students got to know us better and that a sense of closeness was establish earlier on, we expect that the students have their total trust on us and thus returning for another session the following week.
II. Week 2
a. Activity 2-Introduction to Writing
i. Considering that we are teaching kids whose ages ranged from 6 to 14, it will be hard for younger kids to cope up to the lessons being taught to them compared to those who are older.
ii. It might be okay for us to teach them basic phonics to the younger kids while having older ones help us as aids. This would help them value the essence of group unity, coordination and cooperation.
iii. But in the case that many are already capable of writing and reading, we’re going to have a writing activity wherein we let the students write essays and have them read before the entire class.
b. Preparatory Tasks
i. Prepare small notebooks/writing pads, pencils, erasers and other necessary writing materials.
ii. We will also implement a “rewards” system to help encourage students on doing their essays. They’ll be given a “reward” for having their essays read aloud before the class. These “rewards” are candies and chocolates.
c. Division of Tasks
i. Teacher
ii. In-charge of Foods and Drinks
iii. In-charge of Candies and Sweets (to be used for activity)
iv. Documentarian
v. Teacher’s Aide
d. Materials Needed
i. Notebook/Writing Pads
ii. Pencils (Sharpened)
iii. Sharpeners (Two-three)
e. Budget Allocated
i. Php800 (Estimate)
1. To be used for buying of writing materials, foods and drinks (sandwich and zesto).
f. Expected Output
i. It is expected that they will be able to develop not only their writing skills but also their self-esteem as well. Self-esteem is needed to fully express a person’s feelings through writing
I. Week 1
a. Activity-Getting to Know Each Other (Objectives written below)
i. Pagpapakilala ng mga estudyante at ng kanilang mga guro para maging komportable ang pakikitungo nila sa isa’t isa.
ii. Ang maayos na pagpapakilala sa simula pa lang ay makakapagsiguro ng maayos na pagtuturo sa mga bata habang maaga.
b. Preparatory Tasks (Before the Activity)
i. Aalamin muna ang tungkol mga batang tuturuan namin. Kulang pa ang naibigay na impormasyon na binigay sa’min: 30 kids aged 6-14 years.
ii. Aalamin naming kung hanggang saan ang kanilang antas sa pag-aaral, kung marunong sila sa pagsulat at pagbasa, at iba pa na maari naming malaman para ma-set sa kanilang kakayahan an gaming pagtuturo sa kanila.
c. Division of Tasks *In case of unexpected developments, one of us would fill in for someone not available.
i. Documentarian (2)
ii. In-charge of Food and refreshments (2)
iii. Orientors (4)
d. Materials Needed
i. Cartolina
ii. Pentel Pen (permanent)
iii. Whiteboard marker/Chalk
iv. Manila Paper
e. Budget Allocated
i. Php 800 (Estimate)
f. Expected Output
i. Not only do the students got to know us better and that a sense of closeness was establish earlier on, we expect that the students have their total trust on us and thus returning for another session the following week.
II. Week 2
a. Activity 2-Introduction to Writing
i. Considering that we are teaching kids whose ages ranged from 6 to 14, it will be hard for younger kids to cope up to the lessons being taught to them compared to those who are older.
ii. It might be okay for us to teach them basic phonics to the younger kids while having older ones help us as aids. This would help them value the essence of group unity, coordination and cooperation.
iii. But in the case that many are already capable of writing and reading, we’re going to have a writing activity wherein we let the students write essays and have them read before the entire class.
b. Preparatory Tasks
i. Prepare small notebooks/writing pads, pencils, erasers and other necessary writing materials.
ii. We will also implement a “rewards” system to help encourage students on doing their essays. They’ll be given a “reward” for having their essays read aloud before the class. These “rewards” are candies and chocolates.
c. Division of Tasks
i. Teacher
ii. In-charge of Foods and Drinks
iii. In-charge of Candies and Sweets (to be used for activity)
iv. Documentarian
v. Teacher’s Aide
d. Materials Needed
i. Notebook/Writing Pads
ii. Pencils (Sharpened)
iii. Sharpeners (Two-three)
e. Budget Allocated
i. Php800 (Estimate)
1. To be used for buying of writing materials, foods and drinks (sandwich and zesto).
f. Expected Output
i. It is expected that they will be able to develop not only their writing skills but also their self-esteem as well. Self-esteem is needed to fully express a person’s feelings through writing
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Manila, Queen of the Pacific 1938
Mahal kong Maynila, Sa'yo'y hindi mawawalay!
Manila circa 1938. Sayang!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Fun Run 1
Lumang video hinukay ko kanina lang. Pray that part 2 gets uploaded as well.
Note: I had a few re-edits on the vid :D
The CSB Experience 2: Why Must It Always Be Me?! Waghh!
The nightmare of virtual inanimosity returns to strike back at me for the nth time! I can't believe the overwhelming trust given to me by my Profes1 classmates, most which I barely even know. I was voted ***gulp*** "president" of the "republic" to help lead my constituent towards a fair and better world.
I have leadership issues, ranging back during frosh year. I still vividly remember Ferdie pointing at me, telling Sir Aldwin "Gepsych/Intecom" Sanchez that I'm the block president. I denied his allegation but the whole block agreed that I should lead the class. It came at the wrong time since for most of our first term in CSB, I was too pre-occupied with a lot of stuff, which made so much of a workaholic. Me being a busybody equates me being cranky and overly stressed out. Grrr....
I wonder how I would fare this time, considering that I had foregone some excess weight in the past. I don't know if I have the qualifications of a good leader, knowing I was much of a slave and a control-freak than a chief executive.
The control-freak in me still lies within. Unfortunately, for a weekly three-hour class, I no longer foresee a recurring of past events which eventually reached its peak when I fatally created my own one-entry version of "The Vicious Circle" (if you're a regular viewer of 90210, you would know).
Pray for me :(
I have leadership issues, ranging back during frosh year. I still vividly remember Ferdie pointing at me, telling Sir Aldwin "Gepsych/Intecom" Sanchez that I'm the block president. I denied his allegation but the whole block agreed that I should lead the class. It came at the wrong time since for most of our first term in CSB, I was too pre-occupied with a lot of stuff, which made so much of a workaholic. Me being a busybody equates me being cranky and overly stressed out. Grrr....
I wonder how I would fare this time, considering that I had foregone some excess weight in the past. I don't know if I have the qualifications of a good leader, knowing I was much of a slave and a control-freak than a chief executive.
The control-freak in me still lies within. Unfortunately, for a weekly three-hour class, I no longer foresee a recurring of past events which eventually reached its peak when I fatally created my own one-entry version of "The Vicious Circle" (if you're a regular viewer of 90210, you would know).
Pray for me :(
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: Not the Answer
I'm not gonna mention her name but she shared something with me. I'm not gonna tell anything much but I'm merely gonna say my two cent's worth of she's going through.
I completely understand her situation. People close to her are oblivious to what she's going through. She's stressed out not because of her studies but to something else. Because of it, she's doing something to cope with her complete distraught towards it. She herself confessed to me that she doing something to discontinue once and for all.
Okay, that's as far as I can go so here's what's on my mind:
Mabuti na rin na inamin niya. Unang hakbang ito para sa kanyang pakikipagsapalaran patungo sa panunumbalik ng self-esteem niya. Ang masasabi ko lang, kahit anong problemang na pinapaharap sa kanya ng tadhana, wala siyang magagawa kungdi harapin ang mga iyon. Hindi niya dapat iwasan ang mga ito, maski takbuhan dahil susulpot at susulpot pa rin niyan.
Hindi naman perpekto ang tao, walang taong ang may walang problema sa buhay. Lahat tayo ay may problema sa buhay. Bahagi ng pagiging tao ang pagkakaroon natin ng mga problema, at nasa atin ang kamay para bigyan ng kalutasanan ang mga tulad nito.
Ang paraan niya para harapin ang problema ay hindi lutas sa problema. Mas lalo itong magpapalala sa sitwasyon niya. Ikasasama pa niya ito.
Ang pagiging positibo tungo sa buhay niya at sa sarili niya ay talagang makakatulong. kailagan niyang palakasin ang kanyang lakas ng loob para labanan ang nagdadala sa kanya ng sobrang lungkot at depression.
Hindi natin napipili ang mga taong gusto nating kapiling pero hindi ibig sabihin ay hindi natin sila pakikisamahan. Kailangan lang natin ma-adjust sa ugali nila, pero kailangan rin natin i-adjust ang sarili natin para na rin sa kanila. Hindi plastikan ang nais nating pakikipagtungo sa kanila pero respeto at tamang pag-iintindi ang susi sa mabuting samahan.
I wish her the best for her bold endeavors!
I completely understand her situation. People close to her are oblivious to what she's going through. She's stressed out not because of her studies but to something else. Because of it, she's doing something to cope with her complete distraught towards it. She herself confessed to me that she doing something to discontinue once and for all.
Okay, that's as far as I can go so here's what's on my mind:
Mabuti na rin na inamin niya. Unang hakbang ito para sa kanyang pakikipagsapalaran patungo sa panunumbalik ng self-esteem niya. Ang masasabi ko lang, kahit anong problemang na pinapaharap sa kanya ng tadhana, wala siyang magagawa kungdi harapin ang mga iyon. Hindi niya dapat iwasan ang mga ito, maski takbuhan dahil susulpot at susulpot pa rin niyan.
Hindi naman perpekto ang tao, walang taong ang may walang problema sa buhay. Lahat tayo ay may problema sa buhay. Bahagi ng pagiging tao ang pagkakaroon natin ng mga problema, at nasa atin ang kamay para bigyan ng kalutasanan ang mga tulad nito.
Ang paraan niya para harapin ang problema ay hindi lutas sa problema. Mas lalo itong magpapalala sa sitwasyon niya. Ikasasama pa niya ito.
Ang pagiging positibo tungo sa buhay niya at sa sarili niya ay talagang makakatulong. kailagan niyang palakasin ang kanyang lakas ng loob para labanan ang nagdadala sa kanya ng sobrang lungkot at depression.
Hindi natin napipili ang mga taong gusto nating kapiling pero hindi ibig sabihin ay hindi natin sila pakikisamahan. Kailangan lang natin ma-adjust sa ugali nila, pero kailangan rin natin i-adjust ang sarili natin para na rin sa kanila. Hindi plastikan ang nais nating pakikipagtungo sa kanila pero respeto at tamang pag-iintindi ang susi sa mabuting samahan.
I wish her the best for her bold endeavors!
The CSB Experience 2: Badly Tripped
Nakakatawa 'tong nangyari sa'kin kanina lang, hehehe! PInayagan na ako ng prof ko na umalis na nag maaga matapos kong kumpletuhin ang mga plates ko sa kanya para sa Techdrw na ginaganap lang tuwing Wednesday mula ika-6 hanggang ika-9 n.g. Umalis na akong SDA, pasado alas otso ng gabi. Nung nasa may P. Ocampo na ako, may mga nakasabay ako na mga atleta ng school.
Naglakad ako kasabay ng mga atletang iyon hanggang sa may kung ano ang nagpapatid sa paa ko. Dahil doon, biglang nawalan ako ng balanse sa aking katawan. Ilang beses akong pala-bagsak pero pinipilit kong balansihin ang bigat ng katawan ko. Hanggang sa aking tuluyan paghulog, ginamit ko lang ang kaliwang kamay ko para ma-break ang fall ko.
Napahiya ako sa mga taong naka-saksi sa nangyari. Iyung mga nakasabay kong mga atleta, nagulat sila bigla, nauna na sa paglakad tapos mukhang napatawa sila sa nangyari sa'kin habang ang ibang mga tao, nakatingin lang sa'kin na parang "Huh? Anong nangyari diyan?". Tawa na lang ako.
Turns out, napatid ako sa may sidewalk malapit sa driveway ng isang payparking place katabi ng Kenny Rogers, bago dumiretso patungong himpilan ng LRT-Vito Cruz. :D
Fast Notes: 1)Surprised to see that a lot of people took great notice to the banner change. Wanna thank the 7 people (and counting) who viewed the page. :D, 2)Within three months or less, I'll be compiling the pictures taken during the mini-fair and turn them into a possible slideshow movie. I already have some interesting soundtracks in mind which I wanna incorporate into the movie :D, 3)Advance congratulations to the newly-elected and soon-to-be inaugurated 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama. May the force be with (and also with you) :D.
Naglakad ako kasabay ng mga atletang iyon hanggang sa may kung ano ang nagpapatid sa paa ko. Dahil doon, biglang nawalan ako ng balanse sa aking katawan. Ilang beses akong pala-bagsak pero pinipilit kong balansihin ang bigat ng katawan ko. Hanggang sa aking tuluyan paghulog, ginamit ko lang ang kaliwang kamay ko para ma-break ang fall ko.
Napahiya ako sa mga taong naka-saksi sa nangyari. Iyung mga nakasabay kong mga atleta, nagulat sila bigla, nauna na sa paglakad tapos mukhang napatawa sila sa nangyari sa'kin habang ang ibang mga tao, nakatingin lang sa'kin na parang "Huh? Anong nangyari diyan?". Tawa na lang ako.
Turns out, napatid ako sa may sidewalk malapit sa driveway ng isang payparking place katabi ng Kenny Rogers, bago dumiretso patungong himpilan ng LRT-Vito Cruz. :D
Fast Notes: 1)Surprised to see that a lot of people took great notice to the banner change. Wanna thank the 7 people (and counting) who viewed the page. :D, 2)Within three months or less, I'll be compiling the pictures taken during the mini-fair and turn them into a possible slideshow movie. I already have some interesting soundtracks in mind which I wanna incorporate into the movie :D, 3)Advance congratulations to the newly-elected and soon-to-be inaugurated 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama. May the force be with (and also with you) :D.
Photoshop Set: New Banner for 2009
Putting the "J" to the word "Blog" since 2007
Ang kailangan ko na lang ay minimize ang harang sa banner. Patulong kung paano puwede paliitin ang font nito :D Please!
Monday, January 19, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: Attack of the Clones inside the SDA Elevator
I have came up with this radical idea of using the magic of probability when dealing about long lines at the SDA lobby. Just this afternoon, I saw three long lines queing for the three available elevators out of the more than 5(?) elevators in SDA (They can't be run at the same time). The first two lines were long and the elevators they were waiting for are somewhere between the 5th and 12th floors going up. The third line was long as well, but t'was shortened by the elevator which was already at the bottom floor. I chose to line up along the third one since the probability of getting in faster is greater than the other two lines whose elevators have yet to come down.
More on that on a later entry, I wanna share to you this incident happened whule I was on my way up to the 11th floor inside the elevator. I was at the very back, enabling me to see people who are coming in and out from where I am now (I wanna say 'elevator' but it's getting redundant in this paragraph).
When the elevator tooked a stop at the 7th floor, I saw two familiar figures. One of them, a girl, was wearing a checkered red-and-black polo shirt with long sleeves that got tucked in. At first, I thought she was Alyssa. Another one, a girl too, possesses a short hairdo with her hair dyed on a different color, thinking initially that she's Alex.
I took another good look at the two and realized that it's not them. Knowing Alyssa and Alex, I know Alyssa won't dare wear black booths and that Alex doesn't wear high heels and a long skirt unless mandated by law (go figure).
Natawa na lang ako kasi mapagkakamalan mo talaga sila, lalo na ang Alyssa clone hehehe!
The City's Big Mix
http://www.tmstudios.com/ASFRoot/Dragonfly/kvil_the_90s.wax
I wanna thank RC_loko of Pinoy Exchange on sharing this link. Brings back lots of memories when the old Kool 106 was still on-air.
"Hello Metro Manila, we're cooling you in style... With the city's big mix, KOOL 106..."
I wanna thank RC_loko of Pinoy Exchange on sharing this link. Brings back lots of memories when the old Kool 106 was still on-air.
"Hello Metro Manila, we're cooling you in style... With the city's big mix, KOOL 106..."
Memories
| Start: | Feb 25, '09 |
| End: | Apr 14, '09 |
radio memories...-Feb 25, 2008
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Subject: A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT (Perceptions, Taste, and Priorities)
Guys, share ko to sa inyo ang isang email na naforward sakin from a Facebook friend. Ang di niyo pagbasa nito ang nagpapatunay sa puntong pinalalabas ng mensaheng ito. Enjoy!
Here is a story shared to me by Fr. Eliseo "Jun" Mercado, OMI.
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the
violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for
about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was
calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of
them on their way to
work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a
musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds
and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman
threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to
walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to
him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.
Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother
tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the
violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to
walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by
several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced
them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and
stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk
their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and
silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there
any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best
musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces
ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a
theater in Boston and the seats average $100.00 each.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro
station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social
experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The
outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:
Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize
the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could
be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best
musicians in the world playing some of the best music ever written,
how many other things are we missing?
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Here is a story shared to me by Fr. Eliseo "Jun" Mercado, OMI.
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the
violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for
about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was
calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of
them on their way to
work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a
musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds
and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman
threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to
walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to
him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.
Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother
tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the
violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to
walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by
several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced
them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and
stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk
their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and
silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there
any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best
musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces
ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a
theater in Boston and the seats average $100.00 each.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro
station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social
experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The
outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:
Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize
the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could
be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best
musicians in the world playing some of the best music ever written,
how many other things are we missing?
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Ako, Si Puwet, at si Alberta~BOW!!
Si Puwet pala nasa Canada, kaya pala ang dami niyang pictures na galing abroad na naka-posted sa Facebook niya. Kanina lang nagkaroon kami ng YM conversation live na live from Alberta, Canada. Kanis, siya pa ang nag-abroad, ako hindi pa rin...Joke! Mamimiss siya ng marami! :DTinanong ko siya kung saan na siya ngayon sa Canada. Sabi niya, sa may Alberta. Nagtatrabaho siya sa isang retailing store ng isang kilalang brand, American Eagle. Plano nga niya na mag-aral pagdating ng tag-lagas sa September kaso sa isang college lang kasi mahal ang universities nila doon.
Kala ko, since naka-mobile siya, mauubusan siya ng load sa katetext/YM niya sakin. Iyun pala ay me wi-fi ang telepono niya. SOSYAL!
Afterwards, sabi niya, matutulog na daw siya kaso napatanong siya kung nakita ko si Gng. Nuqui doon. Heto nangyari:
<Jennifer Anne Arlay
Wait a minute. Have you seen Ginang?>
James
<Yes, she's in charge of the Hold Up Booth>
Jennifer Anne Arlay
<How's she? Hehehehe>
James
<Same-same. Very Gng as always. I think this year would be her last in the school>
Jennifer Anne Arlay
<So I heard>
I told her how Gng. ruined my 15th birthday and Jenifer was laughinat an unlikely time. So we bid adieu.
Ako, Si Puwet, at si Alberta~BOW!
Si Puwet pala nasa Canada, kaya pala ang dami niyang pictures na galing abroad na naka-posted sa Facebook niya. Kanina lang nagkaroon kami ng YM conversation live na live from Alberta, Canada. Kanis, siya pa ang nag-abroad, ako hindi pa rin...Joke! Mamimiss siya ng marami! :DJennifer Anne Arlay
enj0y b mini fair?
James
yes
san ka na ba ngayon?
Jennifer Anne Arlay
ka2ingt naman. Sna andun aq
sa canada
James
oo nga. sayang, la ka na. San ka sa Canada?
ONtario?
Toronto?
Alberta?
Quebec?
Montreal?
Jennifer Anne Arlay
alberta
James
ah....naks! Sosyal!
Jennifer Anne Arlay
hehehe. Ngw02rk n q ngaun
James
woh? di nga?....
Jennifer Anne Arlay
...0o. Sa americn eagle
ala aq kilala
James
awww...sayang
mag-aaral ka pa b?
Jennifer Anne Arlay
0o. Bka sept
James
buti na lang. San mo plano?
Jennifer Anne Arlay
pero d q p lam qng an0ng c0urse
James
ooh
Jennifer Anne Arlay
kc mhal universty d2 eh. Bka mg c0lege muna q
James
ok lang yan...
.......
.......
James
sige, baka maubos load mo sakin
Jennifer Anne Arlay
ge jaime 2l0g n q. Yngat lge. Gudlck s stdies
James
este sa kawa-YM mo sakin
Jennifer Anne Arlay
libre naman 2 eh
James
naks, sosyal!
Jennifer Anne Arlay
hehehe. Wifi kxe eh
James
ah....
sana ma ganun akong fone rin
Jennifer Anne Arlay
hehehe. Ge 2l0g n q. Yngats lge
James
cge bye bye!
Jennifer Anne Arlay
ay teka nkta m0h b c gng. Nuqui nung mini fair
James
yes. bahala siya sa Hulidap booth
Jennifer Anne Arlay
musta naman xa? Hehehe
James
ganun pa rin. Gng na Gng pa rin. Last year na ata niya ngayon
Jennifer Anne Arlay
0o nga.
James
ma-mimiss ko siya kahit sinira niya birthday ko non nung 3rd year HS pa tayo
Jennifer Anne Arlay
y nia ncra?
James
araw ng wika noon di ba tapos pampanga tema natin.
James
araw ng wika noon di ba tapos pampanga tema natin.
Jennifer Anne Arlay
0o nga pla
James
hay naku, noon na yon.Kailangan ko magmove on. Kahit ganon siya, loves naman natin siya.
Nga pala, kala ko ma22log ka n
?
Jennifer Anne Arlay
naaliw lng kxe aq s kwen2 m0
James
ngyegh
Sige na nga....hay high school lyf!:))
Jennifer Anne Arlay
ka2mis!
James
oo nga eh, di mo tlga malilimot na ganung kaagad
cge, may gagawin pa ako. kaw naman, dis oras na ng gabi gising ka pa hehe
Friday, January 16, 2009
Senpai Bad
[This entry touches on the topic of smoking. Baka may matamaan ako kaya habang dito pa lang, huwag niyo na ito basahin. Salamat!]I always thought senpais as those who are proven to be good role models to people younger than him. Being a role model means encouraging others to emulate the good examples he or she has shown to them. It's the same way on how I look up to my mentor who ahve taught me everything despite being under his wing for only a year.
Even if he's a little strict, I look up to him as my idol. I admire his continued perseverance on instilling discipline to his students in both mind and body. Even if training under him means loads of pain in our backs, limbs, legs, and foot, we know that it's for us to better improve on our stances, our forms, and our determination.
But my perspective of him as a good role model changed when I saw, more than a year later. I saw him when I was on my way home from school. He was making tambay near the now-defunct Padi's Point in Caloocan, smoking.
I know I should let people do things that they wanna do and there's nothing that I could do to stop them but, seeing him like that: depressed, lonely, troubled, and sloppy; he's not the energetic, youthful, happy-yet-serious guy I used to know and admire. It all disappeared the moment I saw him puffing out a smoke coming out from that cancer stick (no offense meant on those I might be hitting on).
Walking towards him, I greeted him and asked on what's he's up to lately. He told me that other than just being an instructor, he also works as a call center agent for a company. He being a member of tech support is giving him a hard time balancing his other job, him being an instructor. He then threw the question back at me, asking what I've been up to. I told him, I failed to get into varsity and thus discontinued my goal on doing so in order to focus more on my studies which is increasingly eating up a lot of my time.
Afterwards, he said I should strive further and hopefully something good will come out of it. Not soon after, I bade him goodbye and went on my way, leaving him there and puffing smoke from that potentially-fatal cigarette.
I gave what happened some thought. I should cut him some slack, knowing that he's not a perfect person. He also have his own set of problems that in order to cope with them is to lit up a smoke, possibly one of his means to cope with all the stress coming from him. But then again, what he's doing is a total contradiction on the lessons he tries to instill unto me and his students, discipline to both mind and body, even he's an assistant instructor.
Wishing the best for him though.
I sure do miss taekwondo so much. Maybe I should pay them a visit one of these days!
Pabunot for 2 Pesos
It's that time of the year again when SJA gives back to its students by way of the now-annual mini-fair. A reprieve from the daily stresses of grade school and high school life (oh my high school, feeling sorry kay saya!). A time when former teachers, veteran teachers-institutions, and neophyte teachers collide. A time when alumni of the distant past and not-so-distant past returns to reminisce and have that "oh-so-Jamer" feeling once again.This year however was different, at least for some. My youngest brother, a senior, thought of this as his final time to celebrate the Mini-Fair as a student of St. James Academy. In less than 3 months, he'll be walking down the aisle to get his high school diploma, finally ending his tenure in the school as he graduates.
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For me, this was the second time I went to the Mini-Fair as an alumnus of the school. Whenever I go there, I would always see the same set of people I've so used to see when I was still a student. My old teachers (albeit the fact that one-by-one they're all leaving), my friends from the younger years (albeit the fact that year-by-year they graduate), and my old hangout places (albeit the fact that as time passes by, old structures are replaced by newer once, like the old big tree and the old playhouse of the kindergarten students near the Gate 3).
Last Thursday, I already have a gut feeling that certain people that I know are coming to the fair so I decided that I should go there as well. Once there, I saw Jeco (sporting Vic Zhou-like hair), Mark (still tall), Ria (sporting diva-esque long straight hair), Dianne N. (budding architect-in-the-making), the "twins" Anna Ruth and Criezl a.k.a. Paloma, Ali who came all the way from CSB as proven by his required observance of the SHRIM dress code, and Eswhy/Ellysa (had her hair coloured). Also there was a seemingly slimmer Mr. Rivera, and a "glowing" Mr. Macam. Meanwhile Mr. Robino is still the "secluded aktibista-like self" that he is while overseeing the general populace from the faculty room, among others.
Booths present were the "buttons" booth, the "pabunot" booth, the countless food-and-drinks booths, the fun-and-games booth, the notorious Hulidap booth, and the popular message/dedication booth a.k.a. 103.9 DSJA-FM/ 103.9 SJA Radio with Mr. Louie Odulio as its station manager. Rides incllude the box carousel, the "couples" carousel, and the dinosaur ride.
That day, I was able to take a whopping 380+ pics (including the not-so good ones) using my Digital San Lorenzo Ruiz/Single Lens Reflex camera. As usual, I'm not present in any of the pcs taken by me but fortunately, Jeco took several pics of me candidly and recent had them posted on Multiply.
The next day, the last day (a Friday which is today hehehe), I did not intend on coming back to the fair but Louie (Mary Louise not Elka) texted me if I'm going. I was to reply her back, saying about my intention not to come but unfortunately I ran out of cellphone load. That same day, I was to go to Quiapo to have my negatives made into contact prints for my Fotogra. While there, it was then I thought that I should come to the fair in case my cousin decided to come there as well (her class in EAC ends in the afternoon).
It was only when I was in Bayan have I been successful on loading my phone to text Louie and tell her I'm going. Inside, a lot more alumni from not only my batch but also from batch 08 and those below Batch 07 were present.
Among from my batch who came today were Mark (again), Paolo Catalo, Dharyl (Patama ng pangalan please), Elka, Bebe (her birthday is today), Sandhee, Ace, rock vixen Yssa, Kriel, Renz, Gabo, Cyrene, Martin (whom I almost didn't recoginze due to him not wearing glasses and sporting emo-like hair) and Piton.
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Off-campus, I chanced on seeing Tope near Araneta Square who was also on his to SJA, fresh from his last class in UST. Last Thursday A non-Jamer but former fellow ka-Taekwondo, Jaydee (HS grad of Notre Dame of Greater Manila and now attending FEU) saw me while waiting for a jeepney ride en route to Valenzuela/Caloocan in Concepcion. I didn't recognize his face at first but when I took a good look at him, I realized that it was him. Meanwhile, a week ago (a Saturday), I saw Batch 08 member Paolo Gozon who was on his way home I'm guessing. He's wearing a Letran uniform so I assume that he came from school. He was present at Friday's final hoorah for the Mini-Fair.
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I'm looking forward for next year's Mini-Fair. And hopefully, by that time, there's still going to be one.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Cute Guy Alert!
Spotted yesterday, wearing a white-striped black t-shirt, a pair of glasses and a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera within the vicinity of Saint James Academy at the height of the annual Mini-Fair.
Warning: This guy is handsome and dangerous!
Pictures courtesy of Jerico Bonzon
The CSB Experience 2: Less than 46-Hour Sessions
My prof in Fotogra recently sent me and my classmates an email containing a copy of her course syllabus. Hardcore as it seems, I should expect that something like this would happen and it did. As I read the syllabus carefully, it says there about the different things the class is expected to do for the remaining weeks of our 14-week term.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
FOTOGRA introduces the concepts and the body of knowledge that forms the foundation for the professional practice of photography. This course lays the groundwork for a study and/or career in the field of photography and in the field of multi-media arts, wherein lessons learned in the classroom can be utilized. This introductory course is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of photography, but are willing to learn its concepts and theoretical foundations. These concepts are integrated with the other major subjects of the course.
Over the centuries from the time of its invention, Photography has served many purposes. From creating and capturing landscapes and portraits of people in the 19th century, to documenting and reporting every life, wars and other historical events, to being a potent tool of social reform; Photography has been widely used in fashion and advertising business. At the turn of the 21st century, with the advent of electronic media, the demand for photographic images for website development has widely increased.
Currently, there is a greater need for art students who wish to embark on future careers in multi-media art to learn how to crate photographic images. It is for this purpose that this course is offered as a basic requirement to higher courses in the study of and training in multi-media arts.
The course will focus mainly on the technical aspect of photography, which specifically includes control of exposure and depth of field, along with creative aspect of exploration into composition, stylistic approach, and the use of artificial and natural light, with the Single Lens Reflex (SLR) manual camera as the primary tool then later gradually into digital camera. Students are given research assignments and Lectures as foundational theories prior to actual indoor and outdoor photo shoots.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/VALUES:
At the end of the course, the students should be able to understand the basic principles of photography. They are also expected to produce film-based photographs showing proficiency in the proper and creative recording of images, the application of depth-of-field and the use of on-camera and studio lighting systems. And such knowledge should raise the level of the students’ sensitivity towards the environment, and propel them to see beyond the obvious and must relate this experience to the viewer of their photographic work.
COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE:
Week 1
1. Orientation of course based on the Course Syllabus, Facilities and equipment orientation.
2. Lecture: INTRODUCTION
a. History of Photography,
b. Usage of Photography,
c. Types of Camera,
d. The SLR Camera System (Parts & Functions),
e. Film (Formats, ISO, Types),
f. Parallax error
3. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24 exp. Color negative ISO 100 film (any brand)
Week 2
1. Lecture: EXPOSURE AND METERING SYSTEM PROPERLY-EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHS
a. The SLR metering system,
b. Incident and reflective Type of metering.
c. The over-exposed photograph, the under-exposed photograph, the properly exposed photograph
d. Bracketing your shots,
e. The hand-held light meter and 18% gray card.
2. Sunny 16 Rule.
3. Demo: Film Loading
4. Photo Shoot: The Properly-Exposed Photographs, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
5. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO 100 film
6. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 2 shoot
Week 3
Submission: Contact Print of Week 2 shoots
1. Lecture: APERTURE - DEEP DEPTH OF FIELD
a. The Aperture settings (Students to memorize sequence),
b. The Aperture Priority settings – Depth of Field (DOF) control
c. The application of photos with DEEP Depth of Field DOF
d. Factor affecting DOF.
e. The use of tripod.
f. Types of lenses. Different aesthetic use of lenses.
2. Photo Shoot: The Deep DOF Photograph, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 24-exposure ISO 100 film showing deep DOF
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 3 shoot
Week 4
Submission: Contact Print of Week 3 shoots
1. Lecture: APERTURE - SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD
a. The Aperture settings (Students to memorize sequence)
b. The Aperture Priority settings – Depth of Field control
c. The shallow DOF aperture settings, The use of tripod
d. The application of photos with shallow DOF
2. Photo Shoot: The Shallow DOF Photograph, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO 100 film showing shallow DOF
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 4 shoot
Week 5
Submission: Contact Print of Week 4 shoots
1. Lecture: SHUTTER SPEED - FREEZE-ACTION
a. The Shutter priority settings (Students to memorize sequence)
b. The Shutter Priority settings (Fast shutter)
c. The Freeze-Action shutter settings, The use of Tripod,
d. The application of freeze-action photos
2. Photo Shoot: The Freeze-Action Photograph, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO 100 film showing the freeze-action photographs
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 5 shoot
Week 6
Submission: Contact Print of Week 5 shoots
1. Lecture: SHUTTER SPEED – MOTION BLUR
a. The Shutter priority settings (Students to memorize sequence)
b. The Shutter Priority settings (Slow shutter)
c. The blurred-action (slow motion) shutter settings, The use of tripod
d. The application of blurred-action photos
2. Photo Shoot: The Blurred-Action Photograph (Motion blur), Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO100 film showing the motion—blurred photograph
4. Assignment:
Submit all Contact Prints from Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 shoots
Review and prepare for a writtern and practical Midterms exam
Week 7
1. MIDTERM EXAM (Written and Practical Exam)
2. FINAL SUBMISSION of Contact Prints from Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 shoots
3. Conceptualization of Theme for FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT (Approval of concept theme required)
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit final concept of Theme for FINALS PORTFOLIO PROJECT
Week 8
Submission of final concept of Theme for FINALS PORTFOLIO PROJECT
1. Lecture:BASIC COMPOSITION
a. Applying basic composition knowledge and arrangement of all photographic elements inside the frame.
Week 9
1. Lecture: BASIC LIGHTING
1. Differences of available light & studio lighting
2. Passive & active control of lighting
3. Characteristics of light including the quality & size of light sources
2. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Bring 1 item with props or a collection of items for a STILL- LIFE set-up
Submit Contact Print of Week 9
Week 10
Submission of Contact Print of Week 9
1. Lecture: AVAILABLE LIGHT for PORTRAIT and STILL-LIFE
2. Photo shoot: Product / Still-life using available light. Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To study the effect of available light at different angles and sizes on a STILL-LIFE setting
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 10 shoot
Week 11
Submission: Contact Print of week 10 shoot
1. Lecture: ONE (1) LIGHT Studio SET- UP for HUMAN and STILL-LIFE
2. Photo shoot: Medium shot portrait using 1 Light set-up (Red Head) Location: Studio SDA
3. Mission: To study the effects of 1 Light set-up at different angles and sizes on a HUMAN Subject using a controlled lighting set-up.
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 11 shoot
Week 12
Submission: Contact Print of week 12 shoot
1. Lecture: Introduction to ONE (1) LIGHT Studio SET-UP for PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
2. Photo shoot: 1 Light set-up (Red Head or Visatec Flash) Location: Studio SDA
3. Mission: To introduced the various style of portrait photography.
4. Assigment:
Submit Contact Print of Week 12 shoot
Preparation of PORTFOLIO (five (5) photos with 8R size prints)
Week 13
Final Submission of completed Contact Prints from week 9, 10, 11 and 12 shoots
Final Submission of CD Soft-copies of annotated Portfolio works
Final Submission of PORTFOLIO (properly mounted and annotated)
Week 14
Final Grading. Archiving of works. Preparation / selection of student photographs for the exhibition:
The Best of Fotogra, 3rd term 2006-2007 (as part of Photography trimestral exhibition)
REQUIREMENTS:
The course outline was arranged in a manner that students are taught first the rudimentary functions of the different parts of a manual camera, that he or she will become proficient in using the tool. Allowing for a more detailed discussion on the two main controls of a camera, the aperture and shutter control, the students will be able to acquire the knowledge of the effects of both to the finished photographs.
The requirements for the presentation of photo projects is such, that the students should be able to discuss or present it to their peers knowing all the intricacies on how they where able to accomplish it. Fotogra being part of the Multi-media course, the creation of a good portfolio, representing the students’ best work is required.
The latter part of the course covers the aesthetic part of photography. After being adept in using the camera, the students are taught on how to use it creatively, being multi-media students, they would be able to apply what they have learned in other courses as well.
GOOD LUCK SA MGA KUMUKUHA NITO! (Searching for his old Natsca notes)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
FOTOGRA introduces the concepts and the body of knowledge that forms the foundation for the professional practice of photography. This course lays the groundwork for a study and/or career in the field of photography and in the field of multi-media arts, wherein lessons learned in the classroom can be utilized. This introductory course is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of photography, but are willing to learn its concepts and theoretical foundations. These concepts are integrated with the other major subjects of the course.
Over the centuries from the time of its invention, Photography has served many purposes. From creating and capturing landscapes and portraits of people in the 19th century, to documenting and reporting every life, wars and other historical events, to being a potent tool of social reform; Photography has been widely used in fashion and advertising business. At the turn of the 21st century, with the advent of electronic media, the demand for photographic images for website development has widely increased.
Currently, there is a greater need for art students who wish to embark on future careers in multi-media art to learn how to crate photographic images. It is for this purpose that this course is offered as a basic requirement to higher courses in the study of and training in multi-media arts.
The course will focus mainly on the technical aspect of photography, which specifically includes control of exposure and depth of field, along with creative aspect of exploration into composition, stylistic approach, and the use of artificial and natural light, with the Single Lens Reflex (SLR) manual camera as the primary tool then later gradually into digital camera. Students are given research assignments and Lectures as foundational theories prior to actual indoor and outdoor photo shoots.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/VALUES:
At the end of the course, the students should be able to understand the basic principles of photography. They are also expected to produce film-based photographs showing proficiency in the proper and creative recording of images, the application of depth-of-field and the use of on-camera and studio lighting systems. And such knowledge should raise the level of the students’ sensitivity towards the environment, and propel them to see beyond the obvious and must relate this experience to the viewer of their photographic work.
COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE:
Week 1
1. Orientation of course based on the Course Syllabus, Facilities and equipment orientation.
2. Lecture: INTRODUCTION
a. History of Photography,
b. Usage of Photography,
c. Types of Camera,
d. The SLR Camera System (Parts & Functions),
e. Film (Formats, ISO, Types),
f. Parallax error
3. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24 exp. Color negative ISO 100 film (any brand)
Week 2
1. Lecture: EXPOSURE AND METERING SYSTEM PROPERLY-EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHS
a. The SLR metering system,
b. Incident and reflective Type of metering.
c. The over-exposed photograph, the under-exposed photograph, the properly exposed photograph
d. Bracketing your shots,
e. The hand-held light meter and 18% gray card.
2. Sunny 16 Rule.
3. Demo: Film Loading
4. Photo Shoot: The Properly-Exposed Photographs, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
5. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO 100 film
6. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 2 shoot
Week 3
Submission: Contact Print of Week 2 shoots
1. Lecture: APERTURE - DEEP DEPTH OF FIELD
a. The Aperture settings (Students to memorize sequence),
b. The Aperture Priority settings – Depth of Field (DOF) control
c. The application of photos with DEEP Depth of Field DOF
d. Factor affecting DOF.
e. The use of tripod.
f. Types of lenses. Different aesthetic use of lenses.
2. Photo Shoot: The Deep DOF Photograph, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 24-exposure ISO 100 film showing deep DOF
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 3 shoot
Week 4
Submission: Contact Print of Week 3 shoots
1. Lecture: APERTURE - SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD
a. The Aperture settings (Students to memorize sequence)
b. The Aperture Priority settings – Depth of Field control
c. The shallow DOF aperture settings, The use of tripod
d. The application of photos with shallow DOF
2. Photo Shoot: The Shallow DOF Photograph, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO 100 film showing shallow DOF
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 4 shoot
Week 5
Submission: Contact Print of Week 4 shoots
1. Lecture: SHUTTER SPEED - FREEZE-ACTION
a. The Shutter priority settings (Students to memorize sequence)
b. The Shutter Priority settings (Fast shutter)
c. The Freeze-Action shutter settings, The use of Tripod,
d. The application of freeze-action photos
2. Photo Shoot: The Freeze-Action Photograph, Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO 100 film showing the freeze-action photographs
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 5 shoot
Week 6
Submission: Contact Print of Week 5 shoots
1. Lecture: SHUTTER SPEED – MOTION BLUR
a. The Shutter priority settings (Students to memorize sequence)
b. The Shutter Priority settings (Slow shutter)
c. The blurred-action (slow motion) shutter settings, The use of tripod
d. The application of blurred-action photos
2. Photo Shoot: The Blurred-Action Photograph (Motion blur), Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To properly expose the 12-exposure ISO100 film showing the motion—blurred photograph
4. Assignment:
Submit all Contact Prints from Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 shoots
Review and prepare for a writtern and practical Midterms exam
Week 7
1. MIDTERM EXAM (Written and Practical Exam)
2. FINAL SUBMISSION of Contact Prints from Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 shoots
3. Conceptualization of Theme for FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT (Approval of concept theme required)
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit final concept of Theme for FINALS PORTFOLIO PROJECT
Week 8
Submission of final concept of Theme for FINALS PORTFOLIO PROJECT
1. Lecture:BASIC COMPOSITION
a. Applying basic composition knowledge and arrangement of all photographic elements inside the frame.
Week 9
1. Lecture: BASIC LIGHTING
1. Differences of available light & studio lighting
2. Passive & active control of lighting
3. Characteristics of light including the quality & size of light sources
2. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Bring 1 item with props or a collection of items for a STILL- LIFE set-up
Submit Contact Print of Week 9
Week 10
Submission of Contact Print of Week 9
1. Lecture: AVAILABLE LIGHT for PORTRAIT and STILL-LIFE
2. Photo shoot: Product / Still-life using available light. Location: Within SDA bldg. only
3. Mission: To study the effect of available light at different angles and sizes on a STILL-LIFE setting
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 10 shoot
Week 11
Submission: Contact Print of week 10 shoot
1. Lecture: ONE (1) LIGHT Studio SET- UP for HUMAN and STILL-LIFE
2. Photo shoot: Medium shot portrait using 1 Light set-up (Red Head) Location: Studio SDA
3. Mission: To study the effects of 1 Light set-up at different angles and sizes on a HUMAN Subject using a controlled lighting set-up.
4. Assignment:
Bring 1 roll 24-exposure ISO 100 color film
Submit Contact Print of Week 11 shoot
Week 12
Submission: Contact Print of week 12 shoot
1. Lecture: Introduction to ONE (1) LIGHT Studio SET-UP for PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
2. Photo shoot: 1 Light set-up (Red Head or Visatec Flash) Location: Studio SDA
3. Mission: To introduced the various style of portrait photography.
4. Assigment:
Submit Contact Print of Week 12 shoot
Preparation of PORTFOLIO (five (5) photos with 8R size prints)
Week 13
Final Submission of completed Contact Prints from week 9, 10, 11 and 12 shoots
Final Submission of CD Soft-copies of annotated Portfolio works
Final Submission of PORTFOLIO (properly mounted and annotated)
Week 14
Final Grading. Archiving of works. Preparation / selection of student photographs for the exhibition:
The Best of Fotogra, 3rd term 2006-2007 (as part of Photography trimestral exhibition)
REQUIREMENTS:
The course outline was arranged in a manner that students are taught first the rudimentary functions of the different parts of a manual camera, that he or she will become proficient in using the tool. Allowing for a more detailed discussion on the two main controls of a camera, the aperture and shutter control, the students will be able to acquire the knowledge of the effects of both to the finished photographs.
The requirements for the presentation of photo projects is such, that the students should be able to discuss or present it to their peers knowing all the intricacies on how they where able to accomplish it. Fotogra being part of the Multi-media course, the creation of a good portfolio, representing the students’ best work is required.
The latter part of the course covers the aesthetic part of photography. After being adept in using the camera, the students are taught on how to use it creatively, being multi-media students, they would be able to apply what they have learned in other courses as well.
GOOD LUCK SA MGA KUMUKUHA NITO! (Searching for his old Natsca notes)
J Pics D40 Pics: SJA Mini Fair 2009 Volume 1
Ang saya saya! January 15, 2009.
Saint James Academy, Malabon City!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: Aperture
I'm so happy! I finally learned the basics with regards to handling an old SLR camera, a Nikon FM3. I bought last Saturday two rolls of film, each composed of 24 shots with ISO100.
First photoshoot of the week: Correct exposure. Mrs. Ofrasio taught us about the functions of the FM3, and how to use it. We had the film speed set to 1/125 sec. and the ISO to 100. Using the viewfinder I could see at the side a bar bearing the film speed markers, a blue bar highlighting the current film speed used, and a black bar is the the aperture thing that is needed to set according to the film speed.
Half-pressing the shutter-release button as well as moving the aperture ring, I could adjust the black bar and place it on or near the designated film speed. For about an hour, I only took 13 out of 24 available shots. I had the worst luck of rewinding the film up to the point I forgot not to let inside the very tip of the film. Aww, schucks!
Not to worry hehehe. Sometime this week, I'm gonna go to Quiapo and make contact prints out of the 13 shots I made. :D
First photoshoot of the week: Correct exposure. Mrs. Ofrasio taught us about the functions of the FM3, and how to use it. We had the film speed set to 1/125 sec. and the ISO to 100. Using the viewfinder I could see at the side a bar bearing the film speed markers, a blue bar highlighting the current film speed used, and a black bar is the the aperture thing that is needed to set according to the film speed.
Half-pressing the shutter-release button as well as moving the aperture ring, I could adjust the black bar and place it on or near the designated film speed. For about an hour, I only took 13 out of 24 available shots. I had the worst luck of rewinding the film up to the point I forgot not to let inside the very tip of the film. Aww, schucks!
Not to worry hehehe. Sometime this week, I'm gonna go to Quiapo and make contact prints out of the 13 shots I made. :D
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: Wise Draftsman's Land of Wigs at the Edge of Night
Concluding the first of 14 weeks into the third term, I started my day with a 2:45-5:45 pm class called Deskpub/Desktop Publishing (an obsolete term for the subject, as said by my prof). My professor is Mr. Magallanes and he had us fall into this gimmick of using a verb describing ourselves 7 years from now. Due to that, we'll be known for the rest of the term as to what verb we used. In my case, I'm now known as "Wise". Nice, right?One by one, randomly he had each of us stand in front of the class and let them give out their first impressions about the person standing. In my case (redundant!), 1st impressions about me ranges from "smart" to "shy" to "smart" and "friendly" and "smart". Sabi ko na nga ba!
After dismissal, I waited for about an hour before my last class would commence, a 6-9pm class called "Techincal Drawing" which is known to some schools as "Drafting". My prof's may seem to be a "oh-it's-one-of-those-boring-teachers" but after knowing that he's been in the teaching profession for seven years, then I expect that we in class would learn from him.
Before I go to sleep (I have classes at 9 in the morning the next day), I have some fast notes to share:
1. Bobby told me Anton had transferred from CSB to the Philippine School of Interior Design in Makati.
2. Hoogie's hair is back to its DV1 1st term clean cut hair style.
3. Jiko's back pala from abroad. Saw him earlier at the lobby and later in the SDA caf.
4. Rex's my classmate for Desncon
5. Inna and Aje are my classmates for NSTPCWS
6. Franzi's my colleague once again in the same room, same day but different subject called Deskpub.
7. I mistook Gilbert's hair a while ago as a wig. No offense though, gulat lang ako. Peace!
8. Carlo, Aje, Alex, and Katriz are my Techdrw pals.
9. Looks like Main's 1st Floor Benilde Hall is in for a slight face lift in and out (Backgate doing renovations, 'No Smoking Area' upuan place is now gone, and entrance to Main Caf is getting fresh cement).
10. Raymond's hair is back to its DV1 1st term hairdo. :D
BTW, watch this clip, sobrang laughtrip (warning: Fil-Am adult cartoon that's meant to be watched by mature people): The Nutshack!
Monday, January 12, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: The Second Third Third Day FOR LIFE!
Good thing I haven't changed my regular Monday routine so that I don't have to feel so ngarag every single school day of the third term where I had my schedule completely overhauled from my previous second term settings.First class of the day would be Sondesn (Sound-Dess). I know for a fact that we're going to have class inside a recording studio, the question is: Where? My EAF tells me that my class is in A1014, located in-between 1004 and 1015, both computer laboratories. My prof's name was listed as "Henry Bolo". Nothing out of the ordinary really, but I noticed that he bears a very thick American accent (not konyo) whenever he speaks English but at the same time, a very fluent and eloquent use of the National Language . Basing from those observations I could tell that he really is from the business.
But other than that, there's something more to it. Turns out, he's also a (seemingly now former) DJ of WRR 101.9 For Life, a masa station that is now known for its present name "Alam Mo Na Yan! 101.9 For Life", with the call letters being dropped from the name (Laking WRR kaya alam ko ito hehehe). Prior to his stint to WRR, his used to work for Advance Media Systems (DWKX/103.5 k-Lite, now 103 1/2 Max FM) and Quest Broadcasting, Inc. (DWTM/Magic 89.9). Now I know that me and my classmates are truly on a roll! Looking forward what I'm going to be taught about with regards to audio mixing, mastering, recording, and voice acting (clearly a far cry to his happy-go-lucky persona in WRR). All of a sudden I felt kinda repetitive.
Following Sondesn, I have Desncon (Desk-Con) or Design Concepts. It's a follow up to my previous prerequisite (Desprin/Principles of Design) but this are more focused not just in theories and concepts per say but also interpreting such that are found in design. My prof is a graduate of CSB's former Interdisciplinary Studies Program (Don't know if it has a present counterpart today). She, thoughnew in teaching in CSB, is all too familiar to life as a CSB student. Our room, A701, is the largest of all the classrooms in SDA's 7th floor. She stressed that her subject may be 90% discussion, ten percent would come from doing plates as it's required for the subject.
Our first activity was to design a movie poster on a piece of paper and explain why people should watch this particular type of movie via several graphic organizers like planning charts and spider webs. Fortunately, I happened to watch a good old-house horror movie the night before, an Italian pre-apocalyptic film called "Demonii" or "Demons" in English. It's about a group of people who were mysteriously invited to watch a screening of a movie inside a supposedly new theater. But unknown to them, they are turned into demons one by one and the few remaining survivors must find a way to escape before they get infected and turn into one.
Note though that this is no B-movie zombie flick because they are not dead before reanimating into zombies, the wounds inflicted by demons would turn them into one. This is of course was given no clear explanation, but its primary cause was that the first human that turned into one wore this certain mask that has the ability to break hell loose. It has a somewhat happy ending nevertheless.
I hope my last two professors tomorrow would be as nice as the one I have as of now.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
M.M.K.~May Magagawa Ka!
May palabas noon ang QTV, pangalan nito ay "May Trabaho Ka!". Isa itong reality job-search with a twist. Lahat ng mga aplikante ay nangangailangan na mag-undergo sa iba't ibang mga pagsubok, at isa-isa silang binabawasan hanggang ang isa sa kanila ay tanggap sa kanyang inaaplayang trabaho. Kamakailan rin ay nagkaroon ng name change kung saan ang show ay naging kilala sa pangalan ng "Hired!".
Nung nagsisimula pa lang ang MTK, inisip ko noon na gumawa ng isang counterpart version ito sa isang made-up male equivalent ng QTV, ang KTV. Ang katapat na show nito kuno ay ang MMK: May Magagawa Ka! Ang premise nito kuno ay, ang mga contestant ay mga trabahao na sa iisang propesyon. Bibigyan sia ng pagsubok kung saan pag-iisipan nila kung ano ang maari nilang gawin sa binigay na pagsubok o sitwasyon. Ang walang magawa ay sisibakin sa trabaho at ang may ginawang tama sa lahat ng mga pagsubok ay maaring ma-promote o mapanatili ang kanyang trabaho. Hehehehe.
Inisip ko ito minsan. Paano kaya kung nagkaroon ako ng trabaho at kumikita ako ng sarili kong salapi? Siyempre kinokonsidera ko na nag-aaral pa ako pero maari pa rin naman ako magtrabaho tuwing bakasyon para wala akong conflict sa pag-aaral, hindi ba? Ayoko kasi na lagi akong umaasa sa mga magulang ko lalo pa na ang mga pangangailangan ko sa aking pag-aaral ay lubos sa sobrang mahal. Ayaw ko na pahirapan ko pa sila. Maari ba nila akong bilhin ng sarili kong mga kasangkapang pang-potograpiya na naghahalaga nang libu-libong piso? Exaj oo pero sana unawain ninyo ang punto ko sa pinag-uusapan dito.
Nung sina-ggest ko to sa mga magulang ko, agad na hindi pumayag ang papa ko. Akala niya na hindi sapat na pinag-aaral kami nila gamit ang sarili nilang puhunan. Pero binigyang rason ko na hindi naman para may pantustos ako sa pag-aaral pero para na rin may karanasan ako kahit hindi muna full-time. Hindi man lang niya ako binigyan ng pagkakataon na magpaliwanag pa dahil inireiterate pa niya na hindi ni isa sa'ming magkakapatid ang magtatrabaho habang kami ay nag-aaral pa. Dadag pa niya, na kapag tapos na kami at nagpakasal na kami at magkaroon ng kani-kaniyang pamilya, doon lamang kami magtatrabaho sa nalalabing taon ng buhay namin.
Base sa mga salitang ipinataw ng papa ko, masakit tanggapin ang mga sinabi niya. Siyempre lahat ng tao ay mangangailangang magtrabaho para mabuhay pero habang maaga pa naman ay maari naman na maranasan ang magkarooon ng trabaho (totoong trabaho) at kumita ng sariling pera. Gusto ko na masanay ang sarili ko bilang isang responsableng tao pagtanda na may kalayaan at kamalayan. Hindi ko pababayaan ang pag-aaral ko pero hindi niya maari diktahan sa'kin kung ano ang dapat gawin ko para sa buhay ko. Hindi rin maari na bawalin ang mga bagay na sa tingin niya ay hindi nakabubuti sa'kin sa lahat ng pagkakataon, lalo kung sa mga pagkakataong iyon ay wala talagang basehan.
Halimbawa, higpit niyang pinagbawalan ako na bumili ng sarili kong camera sa Quiapo dahil baka dukutan ako ng magnanakaw, pero puwede naman na pumunta ako na nag-iingat. Puwede ako doon pumunta na wala masyadong dalang gamit bukod sa pamasahe na nakatago sa lihim na bulsa ng aking salawal. Pero hindi, nanaig ang gusto niya at binili lang nila ako ng camerang mas mahal pa kaysa sa mga nabibili sa Quiapo na bukod sa original at di-smuggled ay reasonably kasya sa bulsa. Sa madaling salita, wala siyang tiwala sa'kin, ang pinakamasakit na bagay na malaman ng anak mula sa sarili niyang magulang.
Ano ba ang tiwala? Isa itong kasunduan kung saan binibigay ng isang tao ang kanyang respeto at walang pag-aalalang pagbibigyan ng pagkakataon na patunayan nang isang pang tao ang kanyang kakayahan bilang isang indibidwal na walang kamalian at pagkabigo. Nasisira ang tiwalang iyon kapag nilabag ang respetong inilaan para sa'yo, bumigo ka't di mo pinatunayan ang kakayahan mo sa taong nagbigay sa'yo ng tiwala.
Sa kaso ko, hindi na ako pinagkakatiwalaan ng tatay ko bago pa man akong may mapatunayan sa kanya, maski man lang may gagawin para ma-earn ang tiwalang iyon sa kanya. Paano matututo nang isang anak ang realidad ng buhay kung hindi siya binigyan ng kanyang magulang nang sapat na tiwala para maranasan ito na walang pag-aalinlangan? Hindi lalaki kamalayan nito kung ganoon ang magiging kaso.
Gusto ko magkaroon ng pagkakitaan kahit man lang sa loob ng eskuwelahan bilang panimula. Ang alam ko, maari ang estudyante na magtrabaho basta mapanatili lamang ang kanyang mga grado sa katanggap-tanggap na level kapalit na magiging sahod niya sa kanyang trabaho. Iyon o di kaya isang summer job para wala na ang hassle sa pag-aaral.
Sana naman hindi na magmatigas ang sarili kong ama dito. Sana pagkatiwalaan man lang niya ako. Lahat naman ng mga gusto niya sinunod ko para sa kanya. Hindi na ako nag-Fine Arts kasi gusto niya na pumasok ako sa kursong makapagbibigay kaagad sa'kin ng trabaho kaya nakompromiso ang mga sarili kong pangarap dahil sa nais niya. Masaya naman ako sa kinatatayuan ko pero ayokong isipin na kagustuhan niya ito kasi desisyon ko ito at hindi ito nanggaling sa kanya.
Mahal ko siya at alam kong mahal niya rin ako. Pero bilang ama, pabayaan na dapat niya na tumayo sa sariling mga paa ang kanyang anak. Ang maari niya lamang gawin ay magsilbing gabay sa kanya at ilaan sa kanya ang mga daan ng kanyang pagdadaluyan. Mula doon, bahala na ang anak na matuto, magkamali, bumangon, at bumawi sa kanyang sarili.
Siguro hanggang pangarap na lang iyon. Malamang na magkakaroon lamang ako ng pagkakataon na magkatrabaho kapag tapos na ako sa pag-aaral.
Di bale, may magagawa pa rin ako para makamtan ang mga hangarin ko. Hindi lamang ito para sa'kin pero para na rin sa magulang ko. :)
Nung nagsisimula pa lang ang MTK, inisip ko noon na gumawa ng isang counterpart version ito sa isang made-up male equivalent ng QTV, ang KTV. Ang katapat na show nito kuno ay ang MMK: May Magagawa Ka! Ang premise nito kuno ay, ang mga contestant ay mga trabahao na sa iisang propesyon. Bibigyan sia ng pagsubok kung saan pag-iisipan nila kung ano ang maari nilang gawin sa binigay na pagsubok o sitwasyon. Ang walang magawa ay sisibakin sa trabaho at ang may ginawang tama sa lahat ng mga pagsubok ay maaring ma-promote o mapanatili ang kanyang trabaho. Hehehehe.
Inisip ko ito minsan. Paano kaya kung nagkaroon ako ng trabaho at kumikita ako ng sarili kong salapi? Siyempre kinokonsidera ko na nag-aaral pa ako pero maari pa rin naman ako magtrabaho tuwing bakasyon para wala akong conflict sa pag-aaral, hindi ba? Ayoko kasi na lagi akong umaasa sa mga magulang ko lalo pa na ang mga pangangailangan ko sa aking pag-aaral ay lubos sa sobrang mahal. Ayaw ko na pahirapan ko pa sila. Maari ba nila akong bilhin ng sarili kong mga kasangkapang pang-potograpiya na naghahalaga nang libu-libong piso? Exaj oo pero sana unawain ninyo ang punto ko sa pinag-uusapan dito.
Nung sina-ggest ko to sa mga magulang ko, agad na hindi pumayag ang papa ko. Akala niya na hindi sapat na pinag-aaral kami nila gamit ang sarili nilang puhunan. Pero binigyang rason ko na hindi naman para may pantustos ako sa pag-aaral pero para na rin may karanasan ako kahit hindi muna full-time. Hindi man lang niya ako binigyan ng pagkakataon na magpaliwanag pa dahil inireiterate pa niya na hindi ni isa sa'ming magkakapatid ang magtatrabaho habang kami ay nag-aaral pa. Dadag pa niya, na kapag tapos na kami at nagpakasal na kami at magkaroon ng kani-kaniyang pamilya, doon lamang kami magtatrabaho sa nalalabing taon ng buhay namin.
Base sa mga salitang ipinataw ng papa ko, masakit tanggapin ang mga sinabi niya. Siyempre lahat ng tao ay mangangailangang magtrabaho para mabuhay pero habang maaga pa naman ay maari naman na maranasan ang magkarooon ng trabaho (totoong trabaho) at kumita ng sariling pera. Gusto ko na masanay ang sarili ko bilang isang responsableng tao pagtanda na may kalayaan at kamalayan. Hindi ko pababayaan ang pag-aaral ko pero hindi niya maari diktahan sa'kin kung ano ang dapat gawin ko para sa buhay ko. Hindi rin maari na bawalin ang mga bagay na sa tingin niya ay hindi nakabubuti sa'kin sa lahat ng pagkakataon, lalo kung sa mga pagkakataong iyon ay wala talagang basehan.
Halimbawa, higpit niyang pinagbawalan ako na bumili ng sarili kong camera sa Quiapo dahil baka dukutan ako ng magnanakaw, pero puwede naman na pumunta ako na nag-iingat. Puwede ako doon pumunta na wala masyadong dalang gamit bukod sa pamasahe na nakatago sa lihim na bulsa ng aking salawal. Pero hindi, nanaig ang gusto niya at binili lang nila ako ng camerang mas mahal pa kaysa sa mga nabibili sa Quiapo na bukod sa original at di-smuggled ay reasonably kasya sa bulsa. Sa madaling salita, wala siyang tiwala sa'kin, ang pinakamasakit na bagay na malaman ng anak mula sa sarili niyang magulang.
Ano ba ang tiwala? Isa itong kasunduan kung saan binibigay ng isang tao ang kanyang respeto at walang pag-aalalang pagbibigyan ng pagkakataon na patunayan nang isang pang tao ang kanyang kakayahan bilang isang indibidwal na walang kamalian at pagkabigo. Nasisira ang tiwalang iyon kapag nilabag ang respetong inilaan para sa'yo, bumigo ka't di mo pinatunayan ang kakayahan mo sa taong nagbigay sa'yo ng tiwala.
Sa kaso ko, hindi na ako pinagkakatiwalaan ng tatay ko bago pa man akong may mapatunayan sa kanya, maski man lang may gagawin para ma-earn ang tiwalang iyon sa kanya. Paano matututo nang isang anak ang realidad ng buhay kung hindi siya binigyan ng kanyang magulang nang sapat na tiwala para maranasan ito na walang pag-aalinlangan? Hindi lalaki kamalayan nito kung ganoon ang magiging kaso.
Gusto ko magkaroon ng pagkakitaan kahit man lang sa loob ng eskuwelahan bilang panimula. Ang alam ko, maari ang estudyante na magtrabaho basta mapanatili lamang ang kanyang mga grado sa katanggap-tanggap na level kapalit na magiging sahod niya sa kanyang trabaho. Iyon o di kaya isang summer job para wala na ang hassle sa pag-aaral.
Sana naman hindi na magmatigas ang sarili kong ama dito. Sana pagkatiwalaan man lang niya ako. Lahat naman ng mga gusto niya sinunod ko para sa kanya. Hindi na ako nag-Fine Arts kasi gusto niya na pumasok ako sa kursong makapagbibigay kaagad sa'kin ng trabaho kaya nakompromiso ang mga sarili kong pangarap dahil sa nais niya. Masaya naman ako sa kinatatayuan ko pero ayokong isipin na kagustuhan niya ito kasi desisyon ko ito at hindi ito nanggaling sa kanya.
Mahal ko siya at alam kong mahal niya rin ako. Pero bilang ama, pabayaan na dapat niya na tumayo sa sariling mga paa ang kanyang anak. Ang maari niya lamang gawin ay magsilbing gabay sa kanya at ilaan sa kanya ang mga daan ng kanyang pagdadaluyan. Mula doon, bahala na ang anak na matuto, magkamali, bumangon, at bumawi sa kanyang sarili.
Siguro hanggang pangarap na lang iyon. Malamang na magkakaroon lamang ako ng pagkakataon na magkatrabaho kapag tapos na ako sa pag-aaral.
Di bale, may magagawa pa rin ako para makamtan ang mga hangarin ko. Hindi lamang ito para sa'kin pero para na rin sa magulang ko. :)
Batang Sumbungera/Snitch
This one came from the same comic book collection about people in their awkward teenage years. It's about a b*tchy snitch and the irony of being one:
Once, there's this girl in class who was trying to mind her business when a guy bully was making fun of her, calling her names and stuff that irrates her. After class, she told her teacher that she's being making fun at by the boy so the teacher scolded him. The guy became angry and told to his buddies that he was snitched by a "b*tch".
Now, the girl was in the hallway and felt that she's being followed by the guy's friends. They did, but when they were able to caught her up, one of them scolded the girl, telling her never be a snitch ever. After that they left.
At recess, she saw a friend of hers on the hallway and came with her outside. They went inside one of the fuzzy bushes in school grounds where they each light a cigarette and smoked. The girl suddenly wondered that for the longest time that they've been smoking on that place for a long time the school still haven't found out about it.
Her friend suddenly saw her barkada (who are kabarkadas to the guy bullying her) and went on her way. But the girl insisted on coming with her, saying she doesn't want to be alone so her friend tagged her along. The gang were hanging out on one side of the school building's wall, and when they saw the girl, they were b*tchy towards her.
A mean girl within the group was extra-b*tchy to the poor girl, comparing themselves as characters from a teen show called "Beverly Hills 90210". The mean girl compared herself to "Kelly", a character in the show, and the poor girl to "Brenda", another character who was known for the controversial departure of its portrayer, Shannen Doherty, thus "Brenda" was written off the show pretty much the way they want the poor girl to go away from their group.
Then the guy who bullied the girl from earlier said to the mean girl that what she said was mean. He advised the poor girl to leave, citing "this place is no place for someone like you".
Disappointed, she went on her way and made tambay with another set of her smoking "friends". But before they could light up a smoke, they checked if there are no adults within the premises or else they dead! One of the puffy smoker girls complained about the girl's friend who was being b*tchy to her. Her reason: The puffy smoker girl felt like the girl's friend's beau is using her as back up that's why he broke up with her and went on to the friend.
Skipping some parts, one of the guy's buds run towards the smoking girls and told them that the guy and one of his buds are fighting each other. They asked why and the boy said that the guy's friend snitched behind his back and is now threatening him on snitching him back.
And now, the irony is that, after hearing that the guy he snitched was snitched and is snitching back, she has this to say "Why would people snitch?".
END
Once, there's this girl in class who was trying to mind her business when a guy bully was making fun of her, calling her names and stuff that irrates her. After class, she told her teacher that she's being making fun at by the boy so the teacher scolded him. The guy became angry and told to his buddies that he was snitched by a "b*tch".
Now, the girl was in the hallway and felt that she's being followed by the guy's friends. They did, but when they were able to caught her up, one of them scolded the girl, telling her never be a snitch ever. After that they left.
At recess, she saw a friend of hers on the hallway and came with her outside. They went inside one of the fuzzy bushes in school grounds where they each light a cigarette and smoked. The girl suddenly wondered that for the longest time that they've been smoking on that place for a long time the school still haven't found out about it.
Her friend suddenly saw her barkada (who are kabarkadas to the guy bullying her) and went on her way. But the girl insisted on coming with her, saying she doesn't want to be alone so her friend tagged her along. The gang were hanging out on one side of the school building's wall, and when they saw the girl, they were b*tchy towards her.
A mean girl within the group was extra-b*tchy to the poor girl, comparing themselves as characters from a teen show called "Beverly Hills 90210". The mean girl compared herself to "Kelly", a character in the show, and the poor girl to "Brenda", another character who was known for the controversial departure of its portrayer, Shannen Doherty, thus "Brenda" was written off the show pretty much the way they want the poor girl to go away from their group.
Then the guy who bullied the girl from earlier said to the mean girl that what she said was mean. He advised the poor girl to leave, citing "this place is no place for someone like you".
Disappointed, she went on her way and made tambay with another set of her smoking "friends". But before they could light up a smoke, they checked if there are no adults within the premises or else they dead! One of the puffy smoker girls complained about the girl's friend who was being b*tchy to her. Her reason: The puffy smoker girl felt like the girl's friend's beau is using her as back up that's why he broke up with her and went on to the friend.
Skipping some parts, one of the guy's buds run towards the smoking girls and told them that the guy and one of his buds are fighting each other. They asked why and the boy said that the guy's friend snitched behind his back and is now threatening him on snitching him back.
And now, the irony is that, after hearing that the guy he snitched was snitched and is snitching back, she has this to say "Why would people snitch?".
END
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Batang Makulit
I read this humongous book containing comic-strip-inspired illustrations about teenage kids. And I found this one comic strip ironically true in real life.
There's this kid wearing glasses who was riding a bike with his best friend. As they bike along the neighborhood, the kid saw a little boy he met once. The little boy asked if he wanna play a game of baseball with him but the kid refused and left the poor little boy on his own.
At home, the kid and the best friend went inside and was greeted by the kid's grandmother who bought a stack of old comicbooks from the nearby flea-market. The kid became angry to her grandma seeing that the comicbooks are badly disorganized and aren't in the right order. His grandma tried to apologized but the kid continually yelled at her up to the point that the grandmother asked her daughter (the kid's mom) for her medicine.
The kid decided he could at least have the comicbooks re-organized by himself seeing that he's able to read its page numbers and the order of its publishing date. He tried to thank his grandma but what she said in reply was "Go to hell...". Apparently disappointed by the uttered disrespect given to her by her grandson.
Meanwhile, the kid boasted in front of his best friend saying he has this large collection of comicbooks in his room and he, the best friend, will be the first person to see it. But as the kid opens his room, he was shocked to find that all of his comicbooks were all gone.
He had another set of tantrums, demanding to know from his mom why his collection of comicbooks disappeared. She said that his comics were all scattered in the room and were thought to be trash so she had them al thrown inside the garbage can. Hurriedly, he went outside to check on the garbage can sitting in front of their houses, only to find nothing.
With another bout of tantrums, the kid threw a fit and tore his house apart to look for his missing comicbooks. He searched everywhere except for his mom's room but was prevented by no less but his mom. That was when the kid, now angrier than ever, concluded that his mom took his collection of comicbooks away from him and had them all hid inside her room.
The kid's already pissed off grandmother came to help her daughter bring her bad-mouthing grandson downstairs and threw him out of the house to think of the damaged he caused. It was then that he decided to run away and hopped on his bestfriend's bicycle and drove away.
END
Oh man, do have I seen people who are actually like that! So childish and immature!
There's this kid wearing glasses who was riding a bike with his best friend. As they bike along the neighborhood, the kid saw a little boy he met once. The little boy asked if he wanna play a game of baseball with him but the kid refused and left the poor little boy on his own.
At home, the kid and the best friend went inside and was greeted by the kid's grandmother who bought a stack of old comicbooks from the nearby flea-market. The kid became angry to her grandma seeing that the comicbooks are badly disorganized and aren't in the right order. His grandma tried to apologized but the kid continually yelled at her up to the point that the grandmother asked her daughter (the kid's mom) for her medicine.
The kid decided he could at least have the comicbooks re-organized by himself seeing that he's able to read its page numbers and the order of its publishing date. He tried to thank his grandma but what she said in reply was "Go to hell...". Apparently disappointed by the uttered disrespect given to her by her grandson.
Meanwhile, the kid boasted in front of his best friend saying he has this large collection of comicbooks in his room and he, the best friend, will be the first person to see it. But as the kid opens his room, he was shocked to find that all of his comicbooks were all gone.
He had another set of tantrums, demanding to know from his mom why his collection of comicbooks disappeared. She said that his comics were all scattered in the room and were thought to be trash so she had them al thrown inside the garbage can. Hurriedly, he went outside to check on the garbage can sitting in front of their houses, only to find nothing.
With another bout of tantrums, the kid threw a fit and tore his house apart to look for his missing comicbooks. He searched everywhere except for his mom's room but was prevented by no less but his mom. That was when the kid, now angrier than ever, concluded that his mom took his collection of comicbooks away from him and had them all hid inside her room.
The kid's already pissed off grandmother came to help her daughter bring her bad-mouthing grandson downstairs and threw him out of the house to think of the damaged he caused. It was then that he decided to run away and hopped on his bestfriend's bicycle and drove away.
END
Oh man, do have I seen people who are actually like that! So childish and immature!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Reality and Dreams: Recurring
I was listening to this late night program last night before I went to sleep. The host's topic for the day was about "recurring dreams". Recurring dreams are dreams which occurs/seemingly repeated in your sleep.
Curious, I decided to tune in for at least an hour and a half to know about this particular type of dreams. The DJ stressed that certain details in a dream are representations and/or manifestation of our personalities, our fears, our childhood nightmares, our anxieties and the like. it has something to do with our ids, which (being our conscience deep within) try to tell us something through the things we see in our dreams. They continue to appear until we are able to fully understand what they meant to us.
There's this one dream that occurred to me more than twice but it happened once a year. I dreamt that I was in a resort (more likely Grotto Vista). It wasn't no coincidence knowing that I was really excited for the annual family trip to a resort the following day.
The DJ said that the presence of water in a dream represents our fears, inhibitions, and long forgotten memories that try to resurface via dreams. Indeed, if you are in a state that you are aware of what you're dreaming about even if you're in sleep mode, you may be able to observe themes, objects, and other manifestations that continually appear in every dream you have.
I wonder if he could provide an explanation as to why some people have premonitions in their dreams like me.
Curious, I decided to tune in for at least an hour and a half to know about this particular type of dreams. The DJ stressed that certain details in a dream are representations and/or manifestation of our personalities, our fears, our childhood nightmares, our anxieties and the like. it has something to do with our ids, which (being our conscience deep within) try to tell us something through the things we see in our dreams. They continue to appear until we are able to fully understand what they meant to us.
There's this one dream that occurred to me more than twice but it happened once a year. I dreamt that I was in a resort (more likely Grotto Vista). It wasn't no coincidence knowing that I was really excited for the annual family trip to a resort the following day.
The DJ said that the presence of water in a dream represents our fears, inhibitions, and long forgotten memories that try to resurface via dreams. Indeed, if you are in a state that you are aware of what you're dreaming about even if you're in sleep mode, you may be able to observe themes, objects, and other manifestations that continually appear in every dream you have.
I wonder if he could provide an explanation as to why some people have premonitions in their dreams like me.
906B
Before class starts, I thought I'd pay RT a visit. I might be busy for the whole term so heto na chance ko kumuha ng pictures.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The CSB Experience 2: The Second Third First Day
I know that January 7, everything will be back to normal. Yestersay was the first day of the third term so I know I have to do my best without fail!
My first class is Fotogra or Fundamentals of Photography. My professor for that class is Mrs. Dolly Ofrasio, Yana's mom. She was late by half an hour due to a chaotic crowd downstairs at the lobby of SDA. In addition, my classmates include those I've been with in several past classes (from Worlite, Partdes, Petriid, and Reconse).
I know for sure that Fotogra is going to be a very hard subject but I have to make sure that I won't fail. My professor said if ever any of us in her class wants to drop out from her subject, the flash function of a camera would do the job for us, as easy as that! But then again, we get to use some cool retro "Singular Lens Reflex" like those rare and vintage Nikon FM2's and FM3's (but we have to take good care of it when used),
My second and last class for the day was Profes1/Professional Practice 1. My prof's there is the chairperson of the Interior Design program of CSB, Ms. Love (She was born on Valentine's Day hehehe). There, I ' classmateas again with similar faces from my Hartds1 class like Hyun Ho, and NSTP1 (Angelica Punto and Nem); Joseriz (Kervin, and Danica).
Since all of us are suffering from FDS, it may take a while before we could easily adjust to the new term.
What has the term in store? Are we going to survive? Better to face it than not face it!
(Note: Inaantok pa rin ako, wala akong pasok mula Huwebes hanggang bukas so bakasyon uli sakin :D)
My first class is Fotogra or Fundamentals of Photography. My professor for that class is Mrs. Dolly Ofrasio, Yana's mom. She was late by half an hour due to a chaotic crowd downstairs at the lobby of SDA. In addition, my classmates include those I've been with in several past classes (from Worlite, Partdes, Petriid, and Reconse).
I know for sure that Fotogra is going to be a very hard subject but I have to make sure that I won't fail. My professor said if ever any of us in her class wants to drop out from her subject, the flash function of a camera would do the job for us, as easy as that! But then again, we get to use some cool retro "Singular Lens Reflex" like those rare and vintage Nikon FM2's and FM3's (but we have to take good care of it when used),
My second and last class for the day was Profes1/Professional Practice 1. My prof's there is the chairperson of the Interior Design program of CSB, Ms. Love (She was born on Valentine's Day hehehe). There, I ' classmateas again with similar faces from my Hartds1 class like Hyun Ho, and NSTP1 (Angelica Punto and Nem); Joseriz (Kervin, and Danica).
Since all of us are suffering from FDS, it may take a while before we could easily adjust to the new term.
What has the term in store? Are we going to survive? Better to face it than not face it!
(Note: Inaantok pa rin ako, wala akong pasok mula Huwebes hanggang bukas so bakasyon uli sakin :D)
Monday, January 5, 2009
Unsent Letter
While cleaning up some things found on my drawer, I chanced upon finding an old Harry Potter-branded envelope with a sticker-picture of me used as a closing for its lid. The letter, in fact, was an old letter I wrote for a friend of mine who lives overseas a few years ago. However, it was left unsent after failing to do so (despite having known that I could have my mom sent it for me in the post office near hers). Instead it was left hidden among my other unused things tucked away inside that decade-old plastic drawer of mine.
We lost communication after a rudely abrupt overseas call back in 2003 and a silently lost connection through Facebook early a year ago.
I may have found him in some other web domain but everything's still not crystal clear as of now.
I rather not read this letter because I guess I said what I wanna say to him that time and reading it myself may lose the reason why I wrote a letter to him in the first place.
That time, I was still feeling a little bit homesick. I've had in the past sent letters to my friends abroad (back in the time, most of them don't have their own email addresses while MySpace and Facebook are yet to become a global phenomena). I've sent him at least one letter, but after the abrupt phone call (because I ran out of load), I immediately wrote a letter to him apologizing for what happened (basically that's what was written in the leter anyway so I didn't bother reading it now).
We had this firm friendship, because maybe of us being the only Asians in class who also happens to be neighbors next door, it gave us a sense of belonging amidst the differences in our personalities. He's a warfreak, i'm a pacifist; he's loves soccer, I was about to love soccer; He likes white shirts, I like green shirts. In addition, he pretty much reminds me of an old friend of mine who happens to be half-Japanese, half-Filipino. Thus the reason I managed to get along with his rough kind of attitude.
Nowadays, I could still see the very same of personality he posseses to a certain some one I know, not just in physical appearance, but also in his "maangas" kind of traits.
We lost communication after a rudely abrupt overseas call back in 2003 and a silently lost connection through Facebook early a year ago.
I may have found him in some other web domain but everything's still not crystal clear as of now.
I rather not read this letter because I guess I said what I wanna say to him that time and reading it myself may lose the reason why I wrote a letter to him in the first place.
That time, I was still feeling a little bit homesick. I've had in the past sent letters to my friends abroad (back in the time, most of them don't have their own email addresses while MySpace and Facebook are yet to become a global phenomena). I've sent him at least one letter, but after the abrupt phone call (because I ran out of load), I immediately wrote a letter to him apologizing for what happened (basically that's what was written in the leter anyway so I didn't bother reading it now).
We had this firm friendship, because maybe of us being the only Asians in class who also happens to be neighbors next door, it gave us a sense of belonging amidst the differences in our personalities. He's a warfreak, i'm a pacifist; he's loves soccer, I was about to love soccer; He likes white shirts, I like green shirts. In addition, he pretty much reminds me of an old friend of mine who happens to be half-Japanese, half-Filipino. Thus the reason I managed to get along with his rough kind of attitude.
Nowadays, I could still see the very same of personality he posseses to a certain some one I know, not just in physical appearance, but also in his "maangas" kind of traits.
3rd and Final Term SY 2008-09
| Start: | Jan 7, '09 |
| Location: | Malate, Manila |
At least Thursday at Friday, may bakasyon ako uleh! hehehe
Where Evil Lurks
I found this while watching a Goosebumps episode on Youtube. I thought you guy may find this really, really cool!
Here's the synopsis from that movie: "A student finds a mystic mask and becomes obsessed and kills people - his only way out is the destruction of the mask but ... "
Bumaba Ako sa Jeepney
Nung Second Year High School pa ako, exam ko the next day sa Math, kaya umuwi muna ako sa bahay namin para kumain tapos nagbihis. Tsaka na lang ako umalis pababalik ng SJA, para sa remedial class ko (na ang panget ng abreviation, ASS as in Academic Support System).
Agad ako sumakay ng jeep na deretsong Sangandaan. Nung time na iyon, wala akong napansin na kakaiba hanggang sa may Maysilo na ang sinasakayan kong jeep. Lumingon ako mula sa bintana at may napansing kakaiba't pamilyar sa isang pasahero na nasa harapan ko: maputi, bilog ang mata, mala-rosas ang labi. No doubt, si Ashley Martin ito!
Turns out, siya nga!
Hindi nga ako makapaniwala, pero ang mas di kapani-paniwala, nasa jeep na pala siya bago pa man ako sumakay. Doon pa lang, napansin na niya na ako pala iyon: ang James na nakilala niya ilang taon na ang nakakaraan. Hehehe, ang saya saya ko!
Iyun nga lang, pagdaan sa Francis, doon na siya bumaba kasi may gagawin siya at ng kasama niya sa Concepcion. Ako naman, nakarating na sa Bayan pero pinagalitan ako ni Ms. Aldea kasi, bukod pa na late ako para sa ASS, hindi pa ako naka-school uniform.
Puwede naman ako kumain sa labas para mananghaolian pero magkano ba ang nabibigyan saking baon noon?: singkuwenta pesos! Sus, la na nga ako pamasahe doon eh hehehe :P
Agad ako sumakay ng jeep na deretsong Sangandaan. Nung time na iyon, wala akong napansin na kakaiba hanggang sa may Maysilo na ang sinasakayan kong jeep. Lumingon ako mula sa bintana at may napansing kakaiba't pamilyar sa isang pasahero na nasa harapan ko: maputi, bilog ang mata, mala-rosas ang labi. No doubt, si Ashley Martin ito!
Turns out, siya nga!
Hindi nga ako makapaniwala, pero ang mas di kapani-paniwala, nasa jeep na pala siya bago pa man ako sumakay. Doon pa lang, napansin na niya na ako pala iyon: ang James na nakilala niya ilang taon na ang nakakaraan. Hehehe, ang saya saya ko!
Iyun nga lang, pagdaan sa Francis, doon na siya bumaba kasi may gagawin siya at ng kasama niya sa Concepcion. Ako naman, nakarating na sa Bayan pero pinagalitan ako ni Ms. Aldea kasi, bukod pa na late ako para sa ASS, hindi pa ako naka-school uniform.
Puwede naman ako kumain sa labas para mananghaolian pero magkano ba ang nabibigyan saking baon noon?: singkuwenta pesos! Sus, la na nga ako pamasahe doon eh hehehe :P
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Reunion Upon Arrival
It wasn't long after I came home back in June 24, 2002 that I decided to visit Gerard Alegrid in his home found on a block right next to ours. I still felt a bit jetlagged after more than a days worth of traveling halfway around the world and been out of the country for a year and 2 months.
Right in front of their gate, I was calling Gerard's name. Thank heavens, he's at home (the new school year had already started that time but I was freshed out from finishing Grade 5 weeks earlier). He was startled to see me, just as how I was surprised to see him, with thick hair!
He let me inside their house and get reacquainted. I found out he's in his final year in grade school attending Saint Mary Montessori, my now-former school of seven years. Many of our batchmates transferred to other schools like, St. Jude Academy-Malinta, Children of Mary Immaculate College, San Diego Parochial School, Notre Dame of Greater Manila, and the list goes on.
I asked him if he still knows Angelique's phone number at home, I was really excited hearing her voice again. He does and dialled her number for me. trhough the phone, I let her know that I finally came home!
----
A few days later, I was in my room (then sharing with my brothers) doing nothing (because the house just went through a recent renovation). I heard someone calling out someone's name outside, but I didn't bother see who it is. But the name-calling continued.
Not long, my dad called me from downstairs saying I have visitors waiting for me outside. So I finally took a good look on what was going on outside and saw a few familiar faces: Zack, Gerard, Mark, Michael, and Carlos.
Ecstatic to see them after a long time. I went downstairs and was like "Oh! Napadito kayo! Ang tagal na, ha?!". I couldn't say it in words but one way to describe it maybe is that I was speechless because I really can't believe that my friends went all the way to my place so that they could hold a mini-reunion-slash-welcome home party for me!
During the mini-reunion, I proposed an idea for all of us in our batch to hold a grand reunion of sorts but every attempt to do so was met with little success. The last one, during Allyson's debut, failed to attract batchmates including me.
But I still haven't gave up on the hope that this reunion would eventually push through. Even if it's been almost seven years after I left Montessori:D
Right in front of their gate, I was calling Gerard's name. Thank heavens, he's at home (the new school year had already started that time but I was freshed out from finishing Grade 5 weeks earlier). He was startled to see me, just as how I was surprised to see him, with thick hair!
He let me inside their house and get reacquainted. I found out he's in his final year in grade school attending Saint Mary Montessori, my now-former school of seven years. Many of our batchmates transferred to other schools like, St. Jude Academy-Malinta, Children of Mary Immaculate College, San Diego Parochial School, Notre Dame of Greater Manila, and the list goes on.
I asked him if he still knows Angelique's phone number at home, I was really excited hearing her voice again. He does and dialled her number for me. trhough the phone, I let her know that I finally came home!
----
A few days later, I was in my room (then sharing with my brothers) doing nothing (because the house just went through a recent renovation). I heard someone calling out someone's name outside, but I didn't bother see who it is. But the name-calling continued.
Not long, my dad called me from downstairs saying I have visitors waiting for me outside. So I finally took a good look on what was going on outside and saw a few familiar faces: Zack, Gerard, Mark, Michael, and Carlos.
Ecstatic to see them after a long time. I went downstairs and was like "Oh! Napadito kayo! Ang tagal na, ha?!". I couldn't say it in words but one way to describe it maybe is that I was speechless because I really can't believe that my friends went all the way to my place so that they could hold a mini-reunion-slash-welcome home party for me!
During the mini-reunion, I proposed an idea for all of us in our batch to hold a grand reunion of sorts but every attempt to do so was met with little success. The last one, during Allyson's debut, failed to attract batchmates including me.
But I still haven't gave up on the hope that this reunion would eventually push through. Even if it's been almost seven years after I left Montessori:D
Retro Spective
I noticed that quite of a few of my contacts are putting up retrospective entries on their Multiply websites so I thought it won't be bad if I had one too, other than the last one I entered 24 hours ago.I told you guys last time about me being able to find the time to organize my old high school pictures in my photo album. Well, there's more to it than that. Yesterday, my mom was the first to initiate organizing all the photos that haven't been placed on photo albums. I was able to see pictures of me when I was younger. Man oh man, were those the years!
Hitting the road down memory lane sure fill me with loads of good memories. I admit that as a child I was a bit bratty, a bit spoiled, a wee bit hyper, and a kina hysterical at times. When I'm happy, I'm happy. When I'm sad, I'm sad. When I wanna laugh so hard, I laugh. When I wanna cry out so loud that the world may know that their being unfair to me, I do. When I wanna be destructive, I'd gladly do that (as a child, I could unlock a padlocked door using a plastic pole combined with loads of childhood adrenalin :P).
Embarassing, yes. But not as embarassing as those pictures of myself doing those "pa-cute cute" faces. I do a "pogi pose", a "happy" pose, and a "smiley" pose, whenever I'm front of the camera. I think that trait is still alive within me, I do get a bit hyper every now and then. I don't think there was ever a picture in my first 10 years of my life since the development of my consciousness that I don't smile like there's no tomorrow.
What's surprising though was that I also observed that I pretty much gained weight, or in short: grew fat, starting at age 10 onwards. It peaked I guess until high school when I reached a hundred and sixty pounds. But between comparing how I looked like when I was in 3rd grade and in 4th grade (take note: one year apart!), I grew from being thin like a skull as shown in a picture of me visiting Barosoain Church in Bulacan for his annual school field trip to an inflated oval-faced chubby boy with glasses visiting the Manila Zoo as part of his 4th grade field trip.
That reminds me, I'll be celebrating 7 years wearing glasses. January 5, 2001 was the time when my mom decided I should finally wear glasses after suffering for almost a year being unable to see things clearly from afar (me reading in the dark ala Jose Rizal right in the middle of a typhoon surge greatly contributed to that). I've already changed eyeglasses for about eight times already. The most number of changes would 2 back in 2001 and the shortest possible tenure "recorded" would be the one I bought in Ilocos last April 2007 until August 2007 (during my course card distribution).
Starting in high school, that was when I slowly faded from the pictures taken for social gathering of my age group and quickly made a niche taking pictures myself. The "unofficial" photographer in my batch, using my trusty "old reliable" Fujifilm Coolpix, TPaS Olympus camera, and not-so-reliable Nikon Finepix throughout my four years in high school.
By the time I got to college, I realized that I cannot be the kind of person that I was in high school. Although I don't find it necessary to drastically change who I am, what should change is how people would wanna perceive of me as a person. In my early childhood, I was the "iyakin", in SJA I was the "goofy-naive-akala nila taga-US siya" type of guy (I don't know if that last one still stuck on those who still view me as such).
Thus, I decided I should loosen up a bit, not feel so isolated from the rest of society (pero di ako emo kailanman, ha?), open-minded more , and take the serious side out of me (unless it's necessary on things that should be taken on a lighter note. Maturity comes with age, and I guess that I'm already in that process of being one myself.
Learning things from your past experiences make us appreciate life more. From the bridges that we burned down there wil arose new ones being built while wounds inflicted from hurt may have healed, a scar will serve as a reminder of what it used to be, a scar.
I guess, all I want to say is that life is mysterious. Family, friends, events, tragedies....all of them shapes a person into who he or she is. Looking back, I can't help but remember that the things that made me smile, cry, embarass, sad, feel humilated, and all those other stuff made me a better person if not the best. I know that there's stil a long road for me. Nevertheless, I'm ready to face it as I exit memory lane in order face a brand new day.
Thanks!
Montessorian≤Thomasian≥Jamer (It's A Small World After All)
Hehehe, nakakatuwa ito...Kagabi, nagYM sakin si Ellemaj. She asked me if I know a certain 'Kat Rigodon' and I said "yes". No, make that "Si 'Payat'? Oo!".
That could only mean that Jamelle Santos (Ellemaj's real name), who also happens to be an USTe girl, is classmates with Payat! Hehehe! Then again, Jamelle's not the only Montessorian in UST. There's Michael, Cheenee and her kuya, Raphael and at the same time, a lot of Jamers like Katrina who are attending in this royal and pontifical university. It cannot be help if destiny brings these two groups together, konektado sa kanilang pagkakilanlan sa akin.
Next thing I know, I'm making friends from the people of Notre Dame....Oh, wait! I did! I have friends from Notre Dame who knows Felipe and Kenneth! :P
Saturday, January 3, 2009
J Pics D40 Pics: The Pictures from the Days of Our Lives!
Nostalgic!
"Like the sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives!"
J Pics D40 Pics: Tignan mo oh, Dragonfly!
A dragonfly making tambay on a chair and later a window cloth.
Taken while my siblings were watching Joan of Arc on HBO
Friday, January 2, 2009
Pictures from the Days of Our Lives
I decided to clean up my room a bit after seeing what a mess it was. I was also planning on throwing out some old things I had since the time I came home from abroad 6 and a half years ago. Unfortunately, the things to throw out accumulated throughout that time and has proven to be a very difficult task to do. I have to dispose my broke 6 and a half year old Bombay drawer among other things.
But at the same time, I took this as a perfect opportunity to organizing my old high school photos and placed inside an album given to me by mom about 2 years ago (left untouched until now).
I then began to dig through my old stuff too look for those photos. I was able to found most of them but unfortunately, I can't seem to recover some of those taken during my 1st and 3rd years in high school (Banahaw field trip and Biak-na-Bato trip respectively) as well as some Intramurals pics taken way back when I was in grade 6.
So far I have these photos taken during my year in Saint James:
Grade Six: Intrams pics including the one with Maviel in it, the one with Rob and Ms Zamora in it (uhm, make that two), and the assembly of pre-school kindergarteners gathering outside at the school grounds. Add to it is a photo of me, my siblings and my cousins just before we march on to my late grandmother's wake at Concepcion, Malabon.
1st Year: Pics taken during Intrams, including a 13-year old version of me: fat, chubby, and unphotogenic. This was when I gained notoriety of taking a lot of pictures on events like these.
2nd Year: This one was no different. Pics taken during that year's Intramurals. They include the vain pictures of Maan, Onang's critically-acclaimed artwork, and the popular freign exchange Louie Beltran boy, Raymund Anderson.
3rd Year: Besides the usual Intrams pics was the Araw ng Wika celebrations, which covers the contest wherein sections of all levels decorated their respective classrooms with the best depiction of any Philippine province assigned to them (ours was Pampanga's Best). Oh yeah, that happened to be my birthday, the worst of my then 15-years of exsiting in this world. Condoling picture: the one taken from you-know-who. :D Best intrams pic would be the "magpinsan" photo taken from me and Louie! Yey!
4th: Grad pics. It was during this time that I switched from my Olympus TPS (traditional point-and-shoot) camera to a Fujifilm Finepix digicam and later, a Nikon Coolpix L2. I'm planning on printing some of my digital shots since those taken using a digicam could get lost easily. At least a photo lasts a lifetime (by way of negatives).
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Microcosm: Payat, nakilala mo na pala si Ellemaj/Jamelle! hehehe!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
J Pics Best Pics: Party @ Abe's House
December 15, 2008
Abe's birthday party coincided with his parents' wedding anniversary to become one happy and momentous event!
Takipsilim Hoax Theory Proven to be True
I joined this group called "Twilight Fans Against Takipsilim" which was created in protest to the alleged remake of the popular Twilight saga which spawned a movie version based on the first novel, "Twilight". Before ABS-CBN News Online made an official statement about why them pulling out their article from their websites saying that the network acquired the rights to make a local television adaptation based on the novel series. Here's my conversation with the group's moderator on Facebook.
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Topic: Takipsilim - an elaborate hoax?
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Post #1
Nikki Villanueva wrote on December 26, 2008 at 8:47am
Have we been had? ABS-CBN seemed to have pulled out the article on their news website.
Theories:
Hackers got into their website and pulled-off an elaborate prank.
Strong opposition from Twilight fans scared them off (I rather like this one).
What do you think?
Post #2
You wroteon December 28, 2008 at 6:46am
My theory: Someone started this hoax as an online joke gone wrong. Somehow, a writer from Yehey.com saw the joke as real (basta lahat ng chismis, totoo daw para sa mga entertainment writer ng Pinas), and had it posted on their website. That article of his was read by members of the websphere and ignited mass hysteria to fans and non-fans of twilight alike. News reached the ears Popular websites like PerezHilton.com and RyanSeacrest and reposted it on their webpages, making people to really believe that it is in fact true.
Somehow, a writer for ABS CBN News Online may have had read the article and had it published online without hesitation.
But that writer may have also realized that it may not have been true after al and had it pulled out from their website.
The good for nothing writer of Yehey, who didn't even verified the news when it first broke out if it was true or not, tried to clean up his mess by stating in a follow up article that none of the alleged cast members even knew that there was a twilight remake and that cory vidanes, a top honcho of ABS declared that the network is not remaking twilight at all. nagmamalinis para ipamukha na hindi siya part ng pagkakalat ng hoax.
The hoax has already gone haywire, making PEP to believe it as true, but no major article with regards to the false remake was published except on a sidenote in one article stating that Rayver was supposed to be in a TV5 show but didn't continue because "he was cast in a remake of twilight".
Post #3
Nikki Villanueva wrote on December 29, 2008 at 6:34am
The people concerned should take responsibility and apologize for such irresponsible journalism. Major loss of credibility for the ABS-CBN online news site - what kind of news website posts a news article based on rumors? Tayo naman, seeing it written in what was supposed to be a credible news website believed them.
We, the fans are blameless victims here. Our reaction is an "overreaction" only in the context of the news being a hoax - which until ABS-CBN's recent denial, was real, credible news to us.
ABS-CBN, how very disappointing.
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Post #4
You wroteon December 30, 2008 at 9:35pm
my theory proved to be true, check the statement on their website!
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Topic: Takipsilim - an elaborate hoax?
Displaying all 4 posts by 2 people.
Post #1
Nikki Villanueva wrote on December 26, 2008 at 8:47am
Have we been had? ABS-CBN seemed to have pulled out the article on their news website.
Theories:
Hackers got into their website and pulled-off an elaborate prank.
Strong opposition from Twilight fans scared them off (I rather like this one).
What do you think?
Post #2
You wroteon December 28, 2008 at 6:46am
My theory: Someone started this hoax as an online joke gone wrong. Somehow, a writer from Yehey.com saw the joke as real (basta lahat ng chismis, totoo daw para sa mga entertainment writer ng Pinas), and had it posted on their website. That article of his was read by members of the websphere and ignited mass hysteria to fans and non-fans of twilight alike. News reached the ears Popular websites like PerezHilton.com and RyanSeacrest and reposted it on their webpages, making people to really believe that it is in fact true.
Somehow, a writer for ABS CBN News Online may have had read the article and had it published online without hesitation.
But that writer may have also realized that it may not have been true after al and had it pulled out from their website.
The good for nothing writer of Yehey, who didn't even verified the news when it first broke out if it was true or not, tried to clean up his mess by stating in a follow up article that none of the alleged cast members even knew that there was a twilight remake and that cory vidanes, a top honcho of ABS declared that the network is not remaking twilight at all. nagmamalinis para ipamukha na hindi siya part ng pagkakalat ng hoax.
The hoax has already gone haywire, making PEP to believe it as true, but no major article with regards to the false remake was published except on a sidenote in one article stating that Rayver was supposed to be in a TV5 show but didn't continue because "he was cast in a remake of twilight".
Post #3
Nikki Villanueva wrote on December 29, 2008 at 6:34am
The people concerned should take responsibility and apologize for such irresponsible journalism. Major loss of credibility for the ABS-CBN online news site - what kind of news website posts a news article based on rumors? Tayo naman, seeing it written in what was supposed to be a credible news website believed them.
We, the fans are blameless victims here. Our reaction is an "overreaction" only in the context of the news being a hoax - which until ABS-CBN's recent denial, was real, credible news to us.
ABS-CBN, how very disappointing.
Reply to NikkiReport
Post #4
You wroteon December 30, 2008 at 9:35pm
my theory proved to be true, check the statement on their website!
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