December forever!!!!

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First day of December…the month I love the most.
Along the this month’s influx are the events that I’ve been waiting for and wishing to be celebrated with nothing but pure excitement and fun. Among these occasions are:


THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IN THE SCHOOL
December 3 [tentative date]
(signaled by the lighting ceremony and a short program early in the night at the Oblation grounds)


THE PASIKLABAN in U.P. BAGUIO, or simply PASIK
December 18
(the program that starts from a school parade which turns out to be a Session Road and the city district invasion; the anticipated OBLATION RUN; fireworks display night; teacher’s performance – where most of our professors perform like you’ve never seen them before; banda performances all night; and party like there’s no tomorrow! Well, words wouldn’t really be enough.)


MY BIRTHDAY!
December 12

(Hmmm…. I just love the date. But I’m at the point where I’m starting to hate myself from growing older. Yeah, I know it’s inevitable but I think I just don’t feel like my age. I’m turning 19 and there’s still so much to do, so much to learn, so much to try, so much to keep an eye on. I’m too old for parties nevertheless I’m not game on having one either. I just want to relax. Totally. I want to go home but I guess my schedule in school won’t give even a ray of light for this. So it would be enough for me granted this day would be free from any kind of worries – academic or whatsoever. I simply want this day to be happy.)

SIMBANG GABI
December 16-24
(Unfortunately since I’ve been to college, I wasn’t able to complete the simbang gabi anymore - primarily because during these times, sleep late at night because of tons of schoolwork given to us. Plus the fact that it’s so, so cold here in Baguio during this month, given that masses are held at dawn. But now, I will try to rise from my bend and see if I can complete it again this year.)


CHRISTMAS DAY!
December 25
(One of the happiest days of the year – the birthday of Jesus. Well, iba ang Pasko sa Pilipinas eh. Noong bata pa kami, of course, mas marami pang handa kasi we still had relatively less expenses by those times. Eh ngayon, 3 kaming nasa college tapos Grade VI yung bunso. But we still keep our best in celebrating this day with a brighter attitude year after year. We’re just happy with the fact that we are always complete during this day. And that is one thing to be thankful about.)


I’m sure that this would be a busy month for a junior like me as well. Maraming requirements na tatapusin before the Christmas break. But I hope I can manage myself good enough. Kaya kailangang magsipag. Kailangan ding magtipid kasi time for gift-giving (though it’s not the value of the gift that would matter, it would still be the thought of giving).

Sana, di na lang matapos ang month na ‘to. Well, just praying that this month will be filled with joy. Naturally, di mawawala ang pressure in the things that we are doing but I hope that the outcomes would compensate the hard work and every bead of sweat sacrificed on those things. And looking forward to a better new year ahead.

first day of class...

...woke up around 7:30 am... ate some breakfast... put some warm water on my bath and there i went. I dressed up, wore my Chucks and prepared myself. Ready to go...

My first class was Soc Sci 197. Our Prof, Ma'am Lelet, just introduced herself and gave the requirements for the class. It was also an SOP during first days to give our classcards, and that was it. We were dismissed early.

Next class will start by 1 pm. Econ 171.

So i have to go and eat some lunch first.



BAD NEWS:

Since class just began... there would be less time for blogging.
Oh no...
*sad face*

Goodbye sembreak... Hello 2nd sem...

I traveled back to Baguio last Monday so i will still have time to rest that night. And oh hell, I really felt sick during he 4-hour ride.

By Tuesday morning, Jenica and I went to the school to get our clearances. And it's a good thing to see that both of us didn't have school accountabilities.

We had an early lunch that's why around 12:15 pm,we were back to school (Juniors were scheduled to enrol in the afternoon ).

This was what I've been through:

• Admission


• Advising (matagal kasi and daming inadvise ng adviser namin)


• Getting Form 5


• Back to our adviser


• Checking and Assessment (ang haba-haba-haba na pila!!)


• Payment (ok lang kasi madaming representatives)


• Queue for Classcards


• Final line for ID stickers (saktong inabutan ako before the closing time)

Ayun, 19 units...

I'm still feeling nervous about my thesis proposal. Hope to handle this semester well.

So yesterday afternoon, I travelled back to Tarlac for a few more days of rest before another sem of academic battle.I'll be travelling back on Monday. Class starts on November 17. Oh no. The days are flying. Prayers are deeply appreciated. Thanks!~

Humanities Final Presentation class pictures!!!!!!

October 18, 2009

Bulwagan Juan Luna,

University of the Philippines

Baguio

Humanities 1 - JX

evaluation time

comments from the class

class picture with Sir Popoy

pictures galore!

classmates / friends up the stage

parang walang nagbago...

haha...wacky daw..!

These pictures were taken during Sir Scott "Popoy" M. Saboy, our instructor in Humanities 1, was giving his evaluation for our final performance which was a stage play, by the way. Good to say that he said that what was performed was not what he expected, but we surpassed his expectation.

It was such a crazy class...but we really learned a lot. About reading, about exploring and seeking something more...

I won't ever forget this class...

It's more than just a class, it's a family....

Doing better now...

..At last, roads are more or less fixed...(or passable at least)..
thanks to everyone who prayed.

Food supply is once again becoming stable. Yet, some prices remain relatively high due to what happened. Many of our faculty and the university administrative staff went off on a Relief Mission to the affected areas after collecting and packing the relief goods to be distributed.

What I'm, facing now is my dilemma on all of my exams, papers, presentations and other requirements. I'm having an exam tomorrow morning in Econ 121 (Monetary Economics). Then the rest of the day would be spent in class practice. On Sunday, we will conduct our final presentation on our Humanities class. On Monday, I have my Econ 141 (International Economics) exam plus another paper due.

I hope I would be able to go home on Monday of Tuesday.
I really wanna go home.
I miss the food, the sleep, the Internet, everything about my home.

But before that, I wish my trip home would be trouble and danger-free.
I'm still scared of how the main roads look like.
Another batch of prayers for this.
Thanks guys!

(Sorry I wasn't able to reply on comments. Academic obligations first. Thanks! )

AT WORLD"S END Part II: Here in the North (Baguio)

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...After what happened in Manila, another devastating event occurred on the Philippines. After Ondoy, Pepeng made another fearsome memory for us. Especially for us here at Baguio City (and the Cordillera as a whole) and many other northern and central Luzon regions like Tarlac (my home place), Pangasinan, Ilocos and Isabela.

The heavy rain and strong wind caused many provinces to sink not only in flood but with a thick mass of mud as well. Many landslides also occurred here at Baguio killing hundreds of people.

Classes were suspended until Wednesday by the City Mayor I think. But when I entered our university, tons of donated clothing and other stuffs. The bad thing is that rescue operations are a bit difficult due to the serious damage of the roads.

Another problem that we're facing here is the food shortage. People are being in panic because of what's happening. Prices of good like veggies also tripled even in the market. My housemate said that some food stores at SM are closed as well.

But my biggest problem is my way back home. The Kennon Road is the only passable way so far, but only light vehicles can pass. Hope they can fix Marcos Highway and Naguilan Road soon. I wanna go home and take some rest. I've been planning my sembreak since last month. But if they won't be able to fix the road, I guess I have to stay here longer. It's better that way than risking my life.


By the way, one instructor in school, Sir Ben Muni, and other friends helped some affected areas here at Benguet. He said that it was totally disorienting. Good thing, they were able to raise around Php25,000 yesterday so they were able to buy some cavans of rice, medicine and other basic needs. He said that there was an overflowing clothes donation and at this time, rice and medicine and blankets are what the people need. Some areas, he said, are difficult to reach but they were still trying their best.

This is such an devastating event. Why is this happening to us?
Hope there would still be more help for those who really need them.
Let's pray for our other countrymen.
And hope this thing won't happen again.

super busy...

(Photo from: kingfishpiesflickr.com)

I can't even post a nice blog.

Ilang araw na.
Malapit na kasi ang FINALS WEEK. Lots of requirement are given. Exams are scheduled everyday. A couple of term and critique papers are due.

Wish I could finish this semester alive.
Or even sane at least.

a sad notice

...since I was just able to go home here in Tarlac for a few days, I was able to have a nice internet access.

Pero...

....since paalis na rin ako mamaya, it seems that I'm back to reality.

Actually, I really don't want to go back to Baguio yet. But i have no choice. Class would resume tomorrow. Thanks to the extended vacation due to the celebration of Baguio's Centennial Year.

In accordance with this, I'm sure it would be difficult for me to update my blogsite. But i would still try my best to visit it when i can. Bad this is that i don't have internet in my boarding house and i can only access it in our school (na minsan ang bagal naman) and in NetCafes (na ang gastos in return).

But i hope you guys would still visit my site. Keep on rocking guys!

carelessness,,,

...last Tuesday, the exam results of my Econ 106 (Mathematical Economics) {most difficult exam i had, so far} was given by our Prof, Ma'am Gladys.

Good news: Yes. I passes the exam.

Bad news: Sh*t! I lost a lot of points due to a wrong transfer of equations. The positive sign became negative, thus, making the rest of my solutions a big, wild mess.

Ok. Pumasa ako. Pero sayang pa rin yung points. I should have gotten more points for those wasted items. I hate my self for that.



Moral Lesson according to Prof. Astudillo:
(something like this, kasi sinabi lang din sa'kin to eh...)

"There is no cure for carelessness because it is not a disease."

Yeeesssss! Very true, di ba?

Lagi naming nireremind ni Ma'am Gladys pero di pa rin natutulo...
hay....

please pray for my Econ 121 (Monetary Economics) Exam!!!!

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Today is the scheduled date of my Econ 121 1st long exam. It took us so much effort to study the lessons. After my class last Saturday morning, we had a group review 'til late in the evening on Ate Lean's crib.

A large part of the exam would be calculation because it is more on banking and finance (we looked like accountancy students).

• Balance Sheets
• Income Statements
• Funds Flow
• Profit Margin
• Turnovers
• and many, many more!
  

I almost didn't have time to sleep last night. Exam would be 4 - 6pm.

Hope to have more time to review after lunch (after my duty this morning).

Please pray for me guys.

Prayers are deeply appreciated.

Thanks!

Hope to survive this one!

Butterflies are wandering in my stomach for days due to this.... ugh!

no classes on Aug. 5...

basta yun..
ewan..
i'm not really sure why...
special non-working holiday daw..
basta i'm glad to have a break that day!
walang submission ng major paper on Econ 141 (International Economics)!

great!

Who Am I?

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I'm the daughter of the bestest parents in the world.
I'm a sister, I'm a friend
I'm a student, I'm a teacher.

I'm a ruler.
I make my own rules -
Rules that I can live by.
I have my own principles...
...built through time,
...tested with courage,
...shook but not brought down.

I'm a writer.
I write my own story,
Page by page...
Chapter by chapter.
I'm a dreamer.
I can see things in my sleep.
I dream of what I want.
I dream of what I fear becoming.

I'm a child.
I'm in need of protection.
I'm searching for love.
Warmth is what I long for.
I can give what I have.
As long as it matters.
As long as I'm here.



(Just answering the question "Who Am I?"
SELF-CONCEPT, Psych 180)

Napanood mo ba ang SONA ni PGMA? Ako kasi hindi eh...

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Bago ako pumunta sa school kaninang umaga, may nakita na ako agad na mga banners na nagsasabing, No to CHA-CHA, No to Con-As, etc. Because of this, I felt na seryosong rallies na naman ang magiging dahilan ng traffic, lalo na sa Metro Manila.

Well, alam ko namang importante sa ngayon ang SONA, lalo pa't ang dami-daming issues na binabato sa administration, pero, di ko lang alam bakit tinamad akong manood. Kasi naman alam ko ring may summary 'to mamaya sa news. At ang highlight: ang bilang ng palakpak kay Gloria - Palakpak para sa mga bagay na insignificantly done, masabi lang na may nagawa s'ya at may mga balak pa s'ya para sa Pilipinas.

I'm not sure pero parang nagplaplastikan na lang silang lahat. Yung mga supporters nya, either talagang sa kanya kumakampi noon pa, or sa kanya na lang dumidikit to feed their personal interests. Kanya-kanyang paraan lang yan.

And the opposition: Ayun. Continuous pa rin ang battle agains what they think about her and her toxic governance.

Last week lang, ang USC (University Stuident Council) sa UP Baguio ay nagset-up ng funeral-type setting sa lobby. Para kay Gloria. For her Lies. Aginst CHA-CHA. For Democracy. Against her tactics.

By Friday, nagkaron pa ng program about this. (Pero di ako sumali. Wala lang uli.)

(University of the Philippines, Baguio City)
-July 21-24, 2009-

Di ko na talaga alam kung may future pa tayo. If she says something, usually di naman natutuloy. And kung meron mang naa-accomplish, sobrang big deal na sa kanya. Then she constantly set aside other things. Sana lang iba yung NEXT President. My fingers are crossed to that.

poems or not? beginning to study poetry in a deeper sense...

My Humanities class a few hours ago was just alright. We had a quiz, some discussions and group activity.

We were divided into 8 groups where a piece of literature to identify as a poem or not. All of which are presented to the class in the form of a song (kasi kantanga naman), music videos included. The pieces are:

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?... Peter Seeger (our piece)
Kaleidoscope World... Francis M.
Colors of the Wind... Lea Salonga
Journey... Lea Salonga
Heal the World... Michael Jackson
Angels among Us... Alabama
In the Name of the King..
I Need a Hero... Bonnie Tyler

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time for our presentations so we just had our group discussion and we will be presenting next meeting. At 2:30, class ended.

I think our group had a nice discussion. Hope the reporting would be nice as well.

i saw the solar eclipse this morning!!! first time ko!

While being bothered the past days about the continuous rainy and cloudy skies, this morning sun assured me that there's no need to fret. Yes, dahil doon, I was able to see the solar eclipse habang nasa duty (Student Assistant kasi ako sa college namin) at pinapunta sa Institute of Management. Merong ilang employees na tumitingin at may hawak silang film. Eh napadaan naman daw ako, ayun pinasilip sa'kin.

Ako naman, parang bata kasi first time ko nga nakakita ng ganun. Kahit di total eclipse, ok na rin...at least nawitness ko yun kahit papano - the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century...=)

now studying poetry in my Humanities class...

...discussions on Short Stories just ended...

next stop:
POETRY

Poetry which is:

• full of interpretations...
• colored by personal meanings...
• fueled by powerful words...
• scripted by creative hands...
• and when once lived, continues to live forever...
  

and

• either sinulat lang kasi walang nagawa...
• labasan ng sama ng loob...
• corny pero sweet na alternative or kasama ng love letters...
• at extension ng sarili...

Poems...

• which i also love doing more often when bored rather than inspired......

you can click this to see samples...(*wink*)

hope i would be able to enjoy the lessons...
our 1st poem to tackle is the Son of the Sun...
(and I'm assigned to research on the meaning/ relationship of the words Shatila and My Lai to the poem...good luck naman sa'kin..)

How i finished reading Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist...

well...

either nung Monday or Tuesday yun..

i went to National Bookstore at SM Baguio...

headed to the shelves where Paolo Coelho books were displayed...

began to read The Alchemist at page 112...

page 112?

why?

kasi it's already my 4th time to go to NBS just to read this one..

ibig sabihin, pang-apat na balik ko na..haha...

tama bang unti-untiin yung book?

Wla kasi akong magawa noon kaya napagtripan kong basahin 'to.

I've read By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept, The Zahir and The Pilgrimage as well... I actually have a copy of those books... eh since wala pa akong The Alchemist, binasa ko muna before deciding to buy... Eh ok lang naman,,,so kung may sobra sa allowance, saka na lang ako bibili. Actually nasimulan ko na ring basahin yung The Devil and Miss Prym... may book kasi akong tinago sa ibang shelves para mabalikan ko pa uli..haha.. Kasi yun na yung last copy nung huli akong tumingin eh...

So goodluck na lang sa trip kong 'to.

At least, kung makapagdecide na akong di ako bibili, nabasa ko na sila ng libre...haha..

Bakit naman kung kelan walang pasok, dun pa umaraw?!

Humanities class just ended.
We studied and made some critique and deep intepretations on the short story THE HANDSOMEST DROWNED MAN by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez.

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..and so finally I'm back! After ilang weeks ng ulan dito, aba himalang umaraw kahapon. Eh wala pa naman pasok kasi Cordillera day. Dahil doon, nakapagpatuyo ako ng mga sampay at nakapunta sa school (kasi may mga bagay na tinapos about group reportings and sa Salakniban) ng hindi nababasa for the first time. Tapos ngayon makulimlim na naman. And paulan-ulan pa. Super girly pa naman ako ngayon with matching mini skirts. Hay.....

Solar Eclipse daw sa July 22!

Sabi ng PAGASA, magkakaron daw ng partial solar eclipse sa July 22, birthday ni Sam, and good thing na mawiwitness 'to sa ilang parts ng Pilipinas. Sa Metro Manila, Calayan Island, Laoag City, Tuguegarao City, Baguio City, Angeles City in Pampanga, Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Lucena City, Naga City, Iloilo, Cebu, Zamboanga, Sulu, Davao at General Santos City. Haha...buti na lang kasama ang Baguio!

Magsisimula daw 'to sa Metro Manila 8:33:01 a.m. and it will reach its full visibility by 9:43 a.m. and will end at 11:01:51 a.m.

Oh..edi very phenomenal 'to.

Sana nga mawitness ko dito ang eclipse. And sabi din pala ng PAGASA na kailangan protektahan ang mata sa pagsusuot ng sunglasses, or pagtakip ng x-ray films or smoked glasses habang tumitingin.


Tanong?
Pwede bang ganito yung gamitin?


Bumili kasi ako dati ng ganito eh..para sa youngest bro ko...haha..
And blending pa yung colors nun...so nice!

grand walk-out sa UP Baguio kahapon... inulan ng pula.

onse-nwebe (11:09)

CHA-CHA is our ENEMY!

Di CHA-CHA ang solusyon!
Edukasyon!

Edukasyon, edukasyon!
Karapatan ng mamamayan!
Karapatan ng mamamayan!
Edukasyon, edukasyon!
(Ito ang mainstream cheer kung may rally or walk-out sa school)

...yan ang sigaw ng Student Council, iba't ibang organizations and students na sumali sa malawakang walk-out kahapon habang nililibot nila ang buong university at naghihikayat ng iba pa na makisali. Nakakabinging nga pito na halos nag-eecho na sa tenga ko kahit nakalagpas sa sila sa Secretary's Office sa CSS kung nasan ako nung mga oras na yun. "Walk-out! Walk-out! Walk-out! Walk-out!" May post din pala na sinabing magsuot ng pula. So ayun, ang dami ngang naka-red kahapon...at and dami ding di sinasadyang nakapagsuot ng red. Pero ako, para maiba naman, blue ang jacket na suot ko. Haha... Terno kami nila Sir Ang.

Though di ako nakasama kasi may duty ako kahapon sa CSS, pinaniniwalaan ko naman yung pinaglalaban nila. During the whole week, ang daming posts sa school and announcements para mahikayat kahat ng mga estudyante na sumama. May mga pinamigay pa ngang whistles na nakaplastic at may papel sa loob na nagsasabing:

"Ipito mo, hinaing mo....."

Basta may iba pang nakasulat na nagsasabing inaasahan nila na tutumog ang pitong ito bawat 11:09 ng umaga bilang protesta kontra CHA-CHA...basta ganun yung concept.

Kaso naisip ko lang, di na rin yun nagmukhang walk-out (ooooops, SC peeps and friends and everyone, chillax lang ha...) ang nangyari kasi nagcancel na rin ng classes yung nga Profs and instructors. So parang red-bannered rally/parade yung nangyari kasi in the first place, di rin naman pumasok yung mga students...(Buti na lang 2 lang subjects ko kahapon, Econ 141-research break, at MS 11-group meet lang for presentation on Wednesday). Kasi nga may teacher na rin na nagsabi, "You cannot walk-out unless you've walked in." Tama nga naman...


Di ko sure kung gano katagal nangyaru yung walk-out ang kung san sila nakarating. Sabi kasi ng friend kong SC na si Mark, lalabas daw ng school and pupunta somewhere at tatagal daw hanggang 4pm yun. Kaso naman umulan nung bandang hapon kaya di ko na rin alam kung ano na nga yung nangyari.

Di ko naman napanuod yung news pero sabi ng housemate ko, napaTV daw yun sa ABS-CBN Northern-Luzon and pinakita yung walk-out sa buong school. Sana lang makaaboy kay Glorya 'tong mga ganitong movements. Sana lang di masayang ang effort ng marami. Sana lang di natuloy ang CHA-CHA.