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J Pics D40 Pics: Kamen, Hysteria and Panic

Taken around the time the school announced that classes are suspended until early next week.

There were a lot of people wearing masks at the time but I only manage to get a few.

J Pics D40 Pics: CP#1 for Conctpho (Flash Photos)

Flash Photography
White Balance: Either natural light, fluorescent light, or auto
ISO: 200 and 1600
Mode: M
*All pictures were taken using bracketing :D

The CSB Experience 3: Friday Madness

After rumors have been swirling about the cancellation of the CSB delegation's trip to Singapore for CG Overdrive for few days already, Sir Chino Wasan posted in the MMA Y! Groups a statement which gives strong confirmation that indeed, we're not going to Singapore after-all.

Taken from the MMA Y! Groups


Boys and Girls,

It is with a heavy heart that i bring you this piece of information. You've
probably heard it from someone else, so let me set things straight. The CG
Overdrive 2009 CSB delegation will not be attending the Expo.

If you have been reading recent posts, you should know that a student from the
De La Salle Main campus caused the school to seize operations for 10 days
because of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus. In this light, the CSB community is
taking precautionary measures to veer away from the DLSU case. Last night a
memorandum was sent out, signed by Ms. Vanny Puente, MMA Chairperson and OIC
Dean, Robin Serrano, prohibiting students to attend the said event. Though this
may seem harsh, especially to those who have paid for airfare and
accommodations, we are still coming up with a solution to that. For those who
have paid for the registration fees and the video games live tickets at the
accounting office, your payment shall be reimbursed. I will be updating you soon
via this yahoo group.

As per the above mentioned memo, all blue forms shall be considered null and
void. This means all absences from June 15 to 20 will not be considered
"excused." Another memo (attached), mentions that students who arrive from
another country are required to defer from going to school for 10 days also.
This means a total of 16 days will be missed, 14 of which are school days. This
means you may miss 2 or more meetings per subject, and this is enough for your
teacher to give you a grade of 0.0. If ever you decide to push through with the
trip, there are a few possible scenarios.

First scenario: you go to Singapore, and they find out you're a carrier of the
virus. You stay there, quarantined for God knows how long.

Second Scenario: you go to Singapore, return to the Philippines, and airport
officials find out you have the virus. You will be quarantined for more than 10
days and miss a lot of school work (and most probably fail).

Third Scenario: you go to Singapore, return to the Philippines, you don't follow
the 10 day quarantine requirement and come to school, if you do carry the virus,
you spread it to everyone else in campus and all hell breaks loose!

Fouth Scenario: you go to Singapore, return to the Philippines, be quarantined
for 10 days (write reaction papers for the seminar points), and fail 2 or 3
subjects this term due to excessive absences.

Guys, this is a loose-loose situation. I'm really sorry I helped you get into
this mess. I really feel for you, especially the ones who booked for packages
with a promo rate. The best we can do for now is provide you with a letter for
the travel agencies/ airlines etc. requesting for a refund or a lesser evil,
such as travel for a later date. As your friend, I am frustrated. This is the
first time I was supposed to visit Singapore. As your teacher, I am hopeful that
you do the right thing and choose not to go. As a parent myself, I fear for my
child's safety. I also would want my child to do well in academics and not
choose any event that would compromise her studies or her health. If you have
questions, clarifications or should your parents have inquiries, please feel
free to contact me via 09228244670. Again I apologize for any inconvenience
caused.



Isner Woodrow F. Wasan

Multi Media Arts - School of Design and Arts
De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

Earlier, Sino Chino called for a meeting at the SDA Amphitheater and broke to the delegates the sad news. I wasn't able to come since I don't have a class on a Friday. I already mentioned in my last blog that because of the hysteria going on since DLSU's virus drama, I'm not surprised if the trip to Singapore would be put into jeopardy (or even the event itself).

Sad that I won't be going overseas after all nor do the 200 or so co-delegates who paid for the registration fees, VGL tickets. Especially those who took CSB's promo package (around Php25,150), including me.

Pray that something good will happen at the end of the dark tunnel of madness.

The CSB Experience 3: Quaranteen

In the light of yesterday's DLSU AH1N1 drama, CSB issued a statement stating that CSB remains flu-free (from swine flu that is...) and keeping it that way by taking "precautionary measures". Despite that, classes on this side of Taft-Estrada-P.Ocampo resumed normally.

Despite the heavy downpour of rains, classes will continue as schedule for us college peeps. Awww...

I noticed several employees from the sanitary engineering department were wearing masks when I was in the SDA lobby waiting for an elevator. I didn't mind at first til I also saw some students wearing facemasks as well. But it didn't budge me until I went to the clinic to ask for some cough-cold medicine which I've been having for a couple of days now.

Don't worry, it's a seasonal thing that I always have whenever the season kicks in. :P

Before leaving, they gave me a mask as a safety precaution. Weird yes, but since I do have qa cold, it doesn't hurt if wearing a mask is necessary on such a stressful and rainy time. Hehehe.

Wearing a zipped up jacket to protect myself from the cold, I went to class with people staring at me, surprise as if I'm someone they have to avoid (which shouldn't be really much of a case). I got "compliments" from friends and acquiantances, telling me that I look like a "doctor", "scientist", "serial killer" (well not much of that third one XD).

Sheena, Inna, Aje, and Alyssa also saw me while walking acorss the 11th floor hall. Their reaction was...jaw-dropping. Sorry, really can't describe but you know the feeling, right?

Fashion statement? Hehehe...Good thing I wasn't the only one.

However, laugh as we want to, this is nothing to laugh if the whole situation is increasingly becoming serious. I won't be surprised that even  the CG Overdrive event in Singapore would be in jeopardy with all this hullabaloo. So let's pray that things will turn out for the better.

The Singapore Trip (CG Overdrive 2009)

Start:	Jun 15, '09
End:	Jun 20, '09
Location:	Singapore Expo, Singapore

"CG Overdrive is an event for the artists, by the artists. CG professionals, enthusiasts, students, academics, producers, vendors, buyers and all CG stakeholders convene and connect at this annual event. The line-up of activities includes an exhibition, conference, professional tracks and networking events, as well as a host of festival activities such as recruitment zone, exhibitor workshops, film screenings, digital art gallery and concert."

http://www.cgoverdrive.com/

Reality and Dreams: "Has Something to Do With..."

A premonition most likely...

I had this dream early Sunday morning (madaling araw), I was in a church in Maysilo, the one my family would always go to for Mass every Sunday and me being the leading character of this whole joint, was present.

We sang some church songs here and there, from "Papuri" to "Paghahandog" to "Kordero ng Diyos" to "Humayo't Ihayag..." and I felt like nothing's wrong was going on.

It was when I turned to my right and saw the choir looking at me...Staring at me like as if they were trying to tell me something.

I turned red because, maybe in my dream, I was supposed to do something. Something important, life-changing, and unthinkinkable, not even unheard of.

I (in the dream) was thinking of something that I should have done quite a while ago at the time, something that has something to do with...