SONA here... SONA there... SONA everywhere... Sona wag na lang!

SMILE!!!!


I just do not know, the SONA has its different meanings... from "pangakong napapako" to a laundry list of PGMA's accomplishments, from nonsense talking to praises left and right. Where shall we go?

Are these different versions of the country's condition really true? I just do not know. Sometimes the both sides of the fence make blabbers that would force your face into frowning or laughing in disgust. These SONAs from PGMA to the militants just make people raise their eyebrows.

Inasmuch as we would like to believe in both the clapping men in Congress just a few minutes ago to the banners and red flags on the streets, we do not see anything that happens.

Both have closed minds from the government to the militants, from rhetoric to rallying, from strong words to deafening megaphones.

To our President, to our friends in the streets, to our fellow countrymen, let us listen to each other. We really cannot fight fire with fire but if we get ourselves into political will, personal sacrifice, and basic listening skills, we could move on as a nation.

cellphone addict

My handy Sony Ericsson W810i turned 1 year older last July 15!!!

Hehe, it has been in my mind to change it but it begs not to be sold or be taken for granted for a newer phone. awe...

In the past few weeks, I have been scouting for an alternative to my walkman phone.
I considered the following:

S.E. P1i - yeah, I'm for the WiFi and the decent 3.2MP camera!!!!
S.E. W910i - black slider with cool walkman features and software but underrated camera
S.E. W960i - darn cool phone but it's too expensive and some reviews about it turned me off
It shows that I have a bias for S.E. I just have a thing for the Walkman brand of phones, it just makes you look cool with that famous W logo. A head-turner of some sort. ;)

Samsung Soul Series (U900 particularly) - whew! hot phone! but Samsung's inadequate support in the country and lack of accessible Samsung accessories is giving me the "wait a minute" moment. However, it is still nice to have it! hehe. Second phone perhaps? eheh.

Samsung G900 - wahahhaah. I'm starting to like smartphone such as this G900. Hehe.


Motorola RAZR2 - cool exterior but when I remembered that moto phones have one of the worse user interface and menu system, I had to leave it out but it is just too cool to hold on the hand.
By the way, Motorola will be ditching their mobile phone business due to management and financial difficulties. This was brought by the meteoric rise and fall of the RAZR phone... from bringing Motorola back in the spotlight with the RAZR series to nothing... no innovation but just repeating the RAZR until the series cannot be innovated anymore.

Nokia sucks, in my opinion.
Why?
1. Phone's value depreciates fast due to phone turnouts almost every week. (with the exemption of the N95)
Buying a cellphone is investing hard-earned cash for something that should have a good market value even after 6 months.. but with Nokia's case, just a few weeks would slash thousands to your phone's value! Yep!
2. The phones have a "plasticky" feel...
3. Weak construction which results to early destruction of the phone's parts.
4. Their phones are too common to the point that no one cares if you're handling an N-series phone or an 1100... no offense but I prefer to be different.
5. They copy too much from other manufacturers.


Well, I'm not done yet!

iPhone 3G - yep, I know, it is a fad but it has a pride factor that makes you one the few who does touch screen all the way. Though it only has a 2.0 MP camera, it is still Apple. You know what I mean... I'm waiting for Globe! Darn, make the launch ASAP!!!!!!

Guys, help!

Suggest a great phone!

Sa mga walang magawa...

Hehe, suggest ko sa mga alang magawa these days eh makinig na lang kayo sa 92.7 Campus Radio, AYOS!!

Hehe, one of the most listened to programs is Talk to Papa!! Dalawang oras ng masayang kwentuhan at kawalang-kahiyaan para sa mga taong may mga problema sa buhay. Mula 1 to 3 ng hapon, monday hanggang sabado with Mga Kwentong Karnero replay every Sunday, walang humpay na saya at tawanan.

hayan, sa mga talagang walang magawa sa buhay makinig sa Campus! Ayos!!

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Sulpicio is synonymous to Suspicious

Sulpicio is synonymous to Suspicious...

Right from the start, Sulpicio Lines have never learned their lessons from the three tragedies 

they had in the past, and now add to their records of 700 plus more people!

It seems that Sulpicio Lines have the knack for substituting people with numbers...

What makes me angry is the easy say of Sulpicio owners that "we would pay you 200,000 for each casualty..." 

Is 200,000 pesos enough for a person's life? Is business more important than the people who should have been

been given the utmost care and dedication? Ah, let me answer that with a DEFINITE YES!!

I just cannot believe that what Sulpicio Lines is doing now, just a few weeks after the tragedy, is Suspicious...

It seems like the Go family is trying to pitch the blame to other entities and gain money from those whom they have filed a case.

For example, PAG-ASA is being blamed for faulty predictions and inadequate updates during the typhoon.

For one, the weather agency does not have the equipment to do frequent accounts. Shish... common sense people.

When a typhoon is headed to your direction, seek shelter and not think of the time wasted in waiting for the storm to leave or calm.

Second, I happened to check out the weather at CNN, and even their meteorologists admitted that that "Frank"

has pushed the boundaries of weather forecasting and the dynamics of typhoons. They were even shocked,

as for their term, that "Frank" made a turn to the country when all whether services in the world predicted the direction to be otherwise.

Another example is Sulpicio's case against Del Monte for not declaring the endosulfan cargo as toxic and

believe it or not, they are asking 5.5 MILLION for damages and some more legal fees... AHHHHH!

And I do not know if they plan for more, maybe impeach the President? Hehe. Just kiddin'

This is very suspicious. Why not take care of the casualties' families?

Do you know why people are so dismayed and frustrated? It is because Sulipicio lacks the MORAL SUPPORT to the victim's families.

Though their is a 200,000 financial support, there is no substitution for plain old compassion.

It is disheartening that Sulpicio is still running their shipping business when in fact they have killed the largest number of

people during Peace time. Now that's a World Record!

Right now, let us pray for the victims of the tragedy and hope that the Go family would be more human than businessmen within

the confines of their green offices.

God Bless to all!

Sulpicio is synonymous to Suspicious

Sulpicio is synonymous to Suspicious...

Right from the start, Sulpicio Lines have never learned their lessons from the three tragedies 

they had in the past, and now add to their records of 700 plus more people!

It seems that Sulpicio Lines have the knack for substituting people with numbers...

What makes me angry is the easy say of Sulpicio owners that "we would pay you 200,000 for each casualty..." 

Is 200,000 pesos enough for a person's life? Is business more important than the people who should have been

been given the utmost care and dedication? Ah, let me answer that with a DEFINITE YES!!

I just cannot believe that what Sulpicio Lines is doing now, just a few weeks after the tragedy, is Suspicious...

It seems like the Go family is trying to pitch the blame to other entities and gain money from those whom they have filed a case.

For example, PAG-ASA is being blamed for faulty predictions and inadequate updates during the typhoon.

For one, the weather agency does not have the equipment to do frequent accounts. Shish... common sense people.

When a typhoon is headed to your direction, seek shelter and not think of the time wasted in waiting for the storm to leave or calm.

Second, I happened to check out the weather at CNN, and even their meteorologists admitted that that "Frank"

has pushed the boundaries of weather forecasting and the dynamics of typhoons. They were even shocked,

as for their term, that "Frank" made a turn to the country when all whether services in the world predicted the direction to be otherwise.

Another example is Sulpicio's case against Del Monte for not declaring the endosulfan cargo as toxic and

believe it or not, they are asking 5.5 MILLION for damages and some more legal fees... AHHHHH!

And I do not know if they plan for more, maybe impeach the President? Hehe. Just kiddin'

This is very suspicous. Why not take care of the casualties' families?

Do you know why people are so dismayed and frustrated? It is because Sulipicio lacks the MORAL SUPPORT to the victim's families.

Though their is a 200,000 financial support, there is no substitution for plain old compassion.

It is disheartening that Sulpicio is still running their shipping business when in fact they have killed the largest number of

people during Peace time. Now that's a World Record!

Right now, let us pray for the victims of the tragedy and hope that the Go family would be more human than businessmen within

the confines of their green offices.

God Bless to all!

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A Boring Post and being bored in the days of boredom

Whow, I haven't felt so darn bored in my life.
16 years of constant studying and it has hit a nerve... my boring nerve. Hehe, if there is such a thing...

Though I still have 6 units to finish before finally graduating from UP, the 7am class and internship is making me darn bored.

I dunno but I just hope to find a good part-time job which would not be in conflict with my great schedule. Yeap! This is my reality - cum laude in the making. hehe. Im just trusting God in this journey of mine and I owe everything to Him.

As of now, Im in danger of losing the chance for the coveted title but Im not desperate for it, more so cry over the dream that gets trampled after doing stupid things at your last semseter in college. ahem.

My friends say that it is just a title but it does not make a man... the title just boosts a short-term high but later will realize that life is not at all cum laudes...

I just have to face the music whether I like it or not... It would just be good to have that title and bring pride to the family's already darn history.

But the real thing is still coming, work and women. Just joking... I'll wait for the right time when I would have the girl that God would tell.

Being bored just means how bored I am.

Thus, this darn boring post.

Chao, and peace to earth!

UPB Oblation 2008

Batchmates and to all those concerned,

You can now receive your yearbooks at the SC Opis during weekdays.
The box is already provided in the paper box.

To those who have taken their books before May 2, 2008..
The boxes are available for your books, just make sure you have the receipt to prove you have taken the yearbook previously.

Mabuhay ang mga Iskolar ng Bayan!! hehe. :p

UP Navigators.. to know Christ and to make Him known.

We are in this world for a purpose. We are in these times when we need a true friend who would listen to. We are in a place we encounter hardships, trials, challenges...

We are in need of a friend, more of a brother, to guide us through our way to salvation. 

Jesus Christ.

Let us take the journey together, with the Good News that our lives would continue after we have left this world.

Let us join and meet, with Jesus as our Lord and Savior. 

Let the Navigators help you through this journey of enlightenment and salvation.

Send me a message either through these numbers 09277663421 / 09059204780 / 4446758 or through any of my accounts: imstuckinbaguio.multiply.com or jermainevb@yahoo.com for friendster and e-mail stuff. You could also visit www.philnavs.org to know more of our organization.

We encourage everyone... to know Christ and to make Him known.

God Bless to everyone!

Baguio... having a face lift.

Yup! Face lift that is....

New sidewalks for Session Road (hmmm, it reminds me of place in Baguio too, oh, it's UPB's gale), renovating (just for the lack of a better term) Burnham's Children Park, City Hall with its supposedly pre-war feel? what?, tarpaulin with butterflies on it (hehe, the centennial logo), and some Centennial Commission tuck within the cold walls of the biggest edifice north of Manila. 

Oh shouldn't we forget more squatters around town and once picturesque barangays, more dog poop, more garbage, more rude vendors on the streets, more flyovers (one more is planned in Bokawkan... shish.), more people who cannot understand that littering was once a mortal sin in Baguio (yup, people would throw back the garbage to you), more rude drivers especially taxi and sorry for the anger but trancoville and aurora hill drivers need some spanking and needle pricking to wake up to their senses that the place are not theirs to own. 

hehe. wah, I am in the ranting mode once again but frustration coupled with inaction by concerned people in government makes Baguio a place to be called that-was-the-place-that-I-missed-to-have-been-its-old-glory. hashish.

GUYS WAKE UP, let us do our jobs as citizens, officials and visitors to make Baguio a place to be called home.

I agree that we should celebrate for the coming centennial birthday of this beloved city of mine but problems must be addressed, not only through government action but also by the people's willingness to participate. 

Celebrations are bittersweet when fireworks amaze us above our heads while the land that we stand on is shaking with problems that would be unique in the case of Baguio City.

Hayan, tama na ang bunganga, tara na! hehe.

A symptom of being stuck in Baguio. :p

First day high??? Tiring myself to death.

It is my first day in Campus Radio's internship program and I am tire. This is because we had to serve as PAs (prod. assistants) for the Videoke Idol Year 4. 

The event may be considered small but this first day gave me a better glimpse on how a national radio station works outside the 4 corners of the network center.

Whew!! Kids playing and running around, parents and guardians who would want their kids win to the point of asking judges' favor, loading and unloading of stuff, running around for kids to join... wahhh!!! mind and body breaking indeed but it is worth the experience that one would learn from.

The Campus pipz are a funny bunch of people who woudn't stop at nothing to make people entertain... hehe. Whaha, fur-gie...(coined term from the costume of participant) ehehe.

Yup, I made myself tire to death. 

Wahahaha. Kapuso na ako!! ()

Wahahaha. Kapuso na ako!! Well, maybe just for four months.

I am now an intern of the RGMA Metwork Center here in Baguio... In short, Campus Radio 92.7

Inasmuchas I want to go into Television, I prefer to start in radio for the mean time because it is both interesting and crazy.

I really wanted to go to ABS-CBN but I said to myself that why not take the other station in order to know the other side's culture (Though I am a kapamilya since I saw my first TV show...)

Today, we had the briefing for the station's Videoke Idol Yr. 4 which will be held in different barangays in the city to perk up ratings and support. Tomorrow, we will be at the South Sanitary Camp Brgy. where people will have fun and win some awesome prizes.

I bet things would be interesting because it would be my first time to attend and help with the Kapuso family. hehe. Let us see if they could bring me back to listening, and viewing as well, local stations because I lost trust in them since they just copy each other's work. hehe.

Well, here we go!!

Btw, Happy Independence Day to all!

ELECTION MANIA... 2 Years too early.

If Sen. Barack Obama made history by being the first African-American to be the Dem's Pres'l Nominee (and potential winner vs John McCain... hehe, just my opinion), Philippine politicians have also made their mark in history by announcing their bid for the 2010 elections.

Both the administration and opposition have lists to make the battle for money-greed-pride.

Let me ask all of you, list down all of the legislation that you have passed and give me a good reason why I should not worry about what food shall I eat if none at all? Why should I not ponder on killing, snatching, robbing people for a living? Why I should not take justice into my hands? Why I should not be complaining right now?

The Filipino people are hungry, sick and, most of the time, angry!

We never passed the generation when men and women in government cannot function without bashing on another person's stand or even his person. We never reached to the point of really having politicians who would stand by their constituents and listen to their concerns. We never had the chance to have our voices be heard because some loud mouthed in the chambers of the two houses of legislation.

Where shall we go now then?
Cannot politicians have the moral dignity and social reponsibility to work for the betterment of the country and not their political aspirations and dubious financial transactions?

We know that another phase of campaigning starts right after the last election... "Campaigning" for the next election.

Guys and gals in the government, 2010 is still two years away.
Do whatever you need to do as duly elected and supposedly trusted members of the society but do not mix your mindset to the next election.

How about us? Ordinaray citizens who, now, do not even know waht to do next with high oil and food prices while you get in your air-conditioned, clean, and gas-gussling PAJERO, BMW, JAGUAR, AUDI, GMC, FORD, and other car names for the rich and corrupt.

Your "well-spent" money could just go to us... simple as that.

It would seem that Filipinos are seen through the "eyes" of Ninoy, Jose Abad Santos, Roxas, and many more of the people who are drawn in our money for their contributions to the country... ironically.

UP LYF - RELOADED: UPLB / UPB edition 2.5

I just do not know why I used 2.5... hehe. 

More...

(here goes the ellipsis...)

- rallies are for these reasons (oh just be honest): true spirit of being UPian; go home and do laundry; get out of that darn classroom; escape from that dreaded L.E.; rally just for the sake of rallying. 

- there are departments or offices which have dreadful people: OUR - mng Julie; Lib - the fat lady who just cant finish ranting about people (shut your mouth for once); HRDO - the guy with the eyeglass oversized shirt and annoying voice; Security office - the UP police force (xish, katamaran).

- pinakakawawang college: CAC. well, until December na lng ung kawawa award para sa CAC peeps. pero ang generic ng building natin, ala man lng laban sa SocSci. hehe, sorry for the sour graping :)

- UNWRITTEN CODES and PHENOMENA INSIDE THE CLASS: 

1. Being late could either annoy your instructor or be happy because someone will face a fun punishment. wow. :)

2. Be careful at the first day of classes when finding for your room or face embarassment... oh comment na yung mga napahiya!! hahahaha. joke lng. :)

3. Laptops are essential nowadays for presentations and just plain fun in waiting for that perpetually late instructor hehe. Notice the freshies recently, well, TOFI has its ups and downs, ironically.

4. Attendance will diminish until the end of semester with the exception of LEs and finals. 

5. Time allotment for tardiness is unfair, period. hheehe. 30 mins for instructors while 15 mins only for students... hwow. Wait for a teacher for 30 mins and you just wasted your time, especially if you only have one class for that day or the class is at the either end of the day like 7 am or 5:30 pm. ahaha.

6. In UPLB, there are classes where if there is no electricity (which is frequent because of NAPOCOR), there will be no classes like those at the Humanities and of course ComSci. 

One more thing, bring flashlights or anything to light your blue book whenever your exams at night because even if the lights go out, exams would go on. I have never encountered this in UPB, well not yet.

7. It is just fun to see freshmen having to ask permission to go to the bathroom or stand up to recite... yeah! be the talk of the class. ahahah. joke. :) well, you guys must know it by now. xish.

8. Im out of thoughts on this, just add. ahaha.

- Bureaucracy will make your head spin. From enrollment to borrowing stuff, you will surely be angry. ehehe.

- The library is one of the most inefficient departments... What the hell is the book detector for  when you still have to show the insides of your bag when going out?????? Why does the OPAC have to be so inaccurate??? Why do they love taking their brakes so early that one could incur overdue because the custodian would close his or her section even before cut-off time????? Why do some librarians have to be grumpy??? Do they have customer relation courses??? hmmm, it's up to them to do better and not rant about things that students have complained for eons.

Last, why do we need to have our ID stickers countersigned at the Lib when the OUR could do it themselves?????? argh. I am not lazy but it is just the inefficiency of our bureaucracy.

- On the lighter side, the CRs are havens for gossip, graffiti, and best of all, rumors of who had the biggest uuummmm "waste" in the toilet bowl!!!! whew!!! (Sorry for those who are eating while reading this blog) Don't we have anymore courtesy for good smelling people? ahahah. :)

- Everyone hates the curfew in the campus.

- Sleep deprivation is the common sickness of UPians...

- Globe subscribers dominate UPB... Sun cellular for UPLB. 

- Everyone hates the abortion stairs.

- You have to run to national bookstore at SM just for the basic needs... especially ballpens or pencils!!! Can't we just have a small school supply store? A small budget would do.

- Tambayans for the ordinary UPian: UPB- Gale, lobby, mng mane, oble grounds, upper / lower, Lib???. UPLB - freedom park, Baker hall for the sports enthusiasts, SU [Student Union] bldg and ampitheater, Humanities Mcdo, Vega, Rob, Olivarez plaza?, Alabang, Makati (parang palayu ng palayo ah, boring tlga.)

- And on that note, tambay muna kau sa site ko hehehe. :)

UP LYF - RELOADED: UPLB / UPB edition 2.0

Just  a correction... "Do not anger your ever hated teacher because you might become friends in the next few days. hehe."

Moving on.

More things to ponder...

- People who say they have not reviewed are those who get the high scores. Damn.

- UPLB: Classes still on going even if Laguna is under signal number 3. UPB: oh, strong rains (um, extraordinary rains) would suspend classes. By the way, UPLB is a town within a town so autonomy is the game.

- Lunch time: IRRI, which is just in UPLB premises - 3 peso rice (it is so good that one cup would not be enough but one serving would do, that's heavy.)  in their canteen where anyone could eat what the world class facility offers with the extremely cheap rice. duh.

One more place for a budget-minded student - Papu's Siomai... 20 to 25 would do for a hungry stomach via the delicious siomai (its ingredients are  a secret) and rice.

UPB - canteens charge 5 to 10 pesos. yeahoo! a hole in your budget especially if you eat too much.

- "Dungeons" UPLB: Humanities building - basement. UPB: Juan Luna Bldg. 20's specifically at 211 and 212. There are stories of ghosts and a rumored murder in this building.

- "Pamatay" subjects: Math 1 under Sir Rimando, Comm I, II, 10 under Ms Ramos, History 1, 2 under Sir Javar, PI100 under Sir Choi (hehe), and other subjects not mentioned. Feel free to add to these and why at the comment sheet. thanks.

- Nothing so much controversial in UPB except some scandals while UPLB have infamous landmarks - the "sperm" tree, fertility tree, Mt. Makiling.

- Evaluation of instructors and professors: UPLB - 5 questions; UPB - 32++ questions with a darn repetitive questionnaire. Just shade away! Wehw!

- Using the word "lang" when pertaining to money would raise eye brows (pun intended). 

- Threes are relief; twos are normal; ones are heavenly and extraordinary. you know what I mean.

- Sit on an organization's tambayan and they will never stop in recruiting you. I do not speak for all but I had that experience which I do not want to discuss. :)

More thoughts on the way. 

UP LYF - RELOADED: UPLB / UPB edition

THINGS TO PONDER FROM having to study at UP Baguio and Los Banos.

- Do not make your hated teacher because you might become friends in the next few days. hehe.

- Upper is much cheaper than lower, only UPB peepz would know that.

- It is cheaper to buy blue books at the cooperative canteen, only UPLB peepz would know that, heheheh.

- Our books are mainly photocopies.

- If you have a visitor to the UPB campus, tell him or her not to look at the guard and act naturally so as not to be bothered by these statements, "saan ka pupunta ading?" and "pakiiwan muna ID mo." Wow, hehe, a much different scene in UPLB where anyone could enter freely, that is.

- Gimmikan: UPLB - Rob, Olivarez Plaza, Alabang, or Makati. UPB - SM, Kaffeeklastch, Session, Ayuyang, Manang Mane, Lobby

- Academic life will not exist without the trusty photocopying machines.

- Souvenirs: UPLB - Shapers T-shirts for UP shirts and Buko Pie. UPB - Manang Mane's peanuts, peas, and the oh so good mangga. Oh before I forget, bloody blue books.

- ID stickers cost more than pre-summer 08's fare rates.

- Lines are essential to getting you onto life in UP or else, "hoy, singit!" and rumors would start, hehe.

- No one cares what you wear- old or new, only the socialites would dare comment.

- Rain Water is either a friend or enemy. UPLB- friend: more water for unbathed peepz who toil the heat. UPB- enemy: slippery floors which could be a great scene for Bitoy's Funniest Videos.

- A fun way to scare people, or just play fun of schoolmates who scream, in any campus is to turn off all the lights.

- People love to use the ellipsis (...) I just do not know why... hehe...

And to that note, I'll continue another episode of UP LYF - RELOADED: UPLB / UPB edition. Till the next post! :)

SM and GSIS DO NOT OWN BAGUIO

What the hell...
Im sorry for the phrase but I am so disgusted when I read the news that SM and GSIS were on the joint venture to put up another SM so-called development here in Baguio.
Before we move on, I am not against development but what we need is sustainable and well-thought development... not development in which every land is converted into vertical buildings for the rich.

Moving on, the Baguio Midland Courier's banner was "SM-GSIS joint venture in BCC area to remove 418 trees" < read http://baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/>. The headline in itself was giving a very wrong message to the people of Baguio.
The proposed site is at the Baguio Convention Center which is under the care of the GSIS...
This tree park has its own story to tell from those who planted it to those who try to protect the few remaining green patches in the city.

SM's move to build a skyrocketing 14-storey atop a mountain is plain appalling. Just look at the skyline and SM looks down at you as if it wants your money more than your pleasure.

The people of Baguio do not need another SM in the midst of the great pine trees. Shall we permit the destruction of more forests for the pockets of greedy businessmen from Manila? Should we allow people to lose water coming from our watersheds and forests (such as the tree park)? Should we be more pleased with "pseudo-jobs" amid the ever growing problem on pollution and traffic? Will we still have clean air to breath once another SM development stands up high upon the people who need it most? Will this so-called development from SM bring real benefits to the city when in fact this will draw more people to Baguio and eat up our scarce resources?
The questions will go on until people would dare do action.

For me? It seems like SM owns Baguio, don't you think?

wahahha. a phone accesory for 650pesos!!

di ko alam kung magsisisi ba ako at napabili ako ng P650 na headset para sa phone ko... hmmmm.
its the latest HPM-82 para sa walkman phone series. ang maganda kasi dito eh may hand control ka na you dont need to reach for your phone para magchange ng tracks.
cool, para bang remote control just with the wires.
it is worth 650 and I hope it lasts for a long time na rin... hehe. kuripot ang bwisit. eheh.
ano pa kaya ang magagastos ko sa 650 na yun?
= trip sa KafeeKlatsch hehe.
= gimik sa legarda, sa may red lion or dug out.
= panlaro sa hobbies kong paintball or bowling, missed those games.
= bili ng 1gb na memory card para sa phone ko... hmmm.
= panlibre sa barkada? naku, spoiled na yang mga yan sakin. hehe.
= pandagdag sa pambili ng sapatos na sale sa tiong san
= pamgbukas ng bagong account... plus ung natitira kong savings.
= at marami pang iba...

Pero, cool kasi ang walkman phone saka hnd kumpleto ang araw ko kng hindi ako nakapagpakinig sa musika. Hence, my earphones with the walkman logo and remote control. heheh.
Btw, hindi ito advertisement para sa headset na ito!! hehe.

here another one of my stories.... from the INQUIRER

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view_article.php?article_id=137079

damn, no page 1 :(

Im disgusted because my front page story was trashed after one former correspondent who now works at the UC declined to bring with us a photographer.... details soon after i finish my journal.

Disclaimer: It was not my fault, it was the correspondent. hahahah. hmmmm

PAGE 1!!!!!!!!

Hehe. Just wait for my page 1 story next week... hopefully it comes in before the 16th! wah. Just hoping for a very good output.

yeah! hehe.

hey, good news...

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080503-134248/2-cities-province-assured-of-rice-supply

visit nyo lang yan... hehe. check nyo ung by line. :)

kinda down right now. :(

I do not know but I feel so disgusted and sad with what is happening with my internship.
It seems like the guys at the national desk have a some sort of favoritism. I just do not know.
I have given my reports but nothing gets pass through. I have gievn all i've got and nothing...

Well, hopefully, I get one or two articles be published. Maybe it is not just my time to be in the industry.
I could have a grade that would significantly ruin my chance for the cum laude.

Congrats pala sa mga pipz na nakapagpublish na. mga astig kaung lahat.

God Bless to us all!

yearbook!

wah. at last!
our yearbook has been delivered.

please get your copies at the SC office.

MULTIPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

imstuckinbaguio.multiply. com

better go or else... :)

maryknoll visit

i just like this place...

better go there and see more. its cool and relaxing.
it is located at 25 Campo Sioco.
Rates:
25 for professionals, adults, etc.
20 for students, children

inquirer...

wah. we were accepted at the INQUIRER! yeah.

now comes the hard part, to find the right news which would relate for a bigger reader base. hehe.

the other pipz who took the internship course this summer are in the community newspapers... well, quite easy to publish.

if we get lucky and our editors would be impressed, hopefully, a by-line with our names would be sufficient.

imagine, from Batanes to Jolo, an intern's name would be read by more than 40k+ people!
hehe. but that may be a long shot. nothing much is happening here in baguio but I hope to get a scoop this week.

Internship: wows, ahems, and ay agi-s!!!!

This is the closest I could be to experiencing the real world of journalism. Internship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wahhh. Just a few minutes ago, I, together with Kuya Richard, passed my letter and resume (and a portfolio?) to the Northern Luzon Chief of Phil. Daily Inquirer.

Before passing, I just became so nervous wahaha. me? Nervous? ahem. hehe.

It will be an over-the-top experience to (wait a minute, not yet confirmed) work for one of the premier newspaper organizations in the country. Well, hopefully we will be taken because we are excited and somewhat challenged (wait for the second installment).

By the way, there is an issue regarding this year's internship.
Sir Rolly of PDI only allowed U.P. students to become interns in his bureau. And unfortunately, the word got out last enrollment. Who the hell is that dumb ass who said it all? Ahem, the other schools may just be bitter over not getting the internship in our "turf". hehe. Just kiddin.

SIr Rolly said to drop by tomorrow if we will be accepted in the bureau... I hope.
But there are disadvantages for this venture to PDI.
1. We have a requirement of 2 published works. And if you know the dynamics of this newspaper, it will be as hard as finding space in China.
2. Our supervisor might be one of our instructors who gives the highest grade of 1.75 in even rare occasions. wah. He handled our news writing, investigative reporting, and community journalism classes. (Fortunately, he wasn't my instructor in my investigative reporting class). History tells that the average grade he gives is from 2.0 to 2.5. Now that's a big gap!!
3. The newspaper's reputation seem to be getting into my nerves - nervousness. Just the name alone, the Inquirer carries a distinction of being a very respected news organization (and number 1 in the country too!). When you bring the name "Inquirer", people would look at you as if the gods of journalism blessed you. hehe.
Im just too humble. eheh.

Anyway, let us see if we really are goin to be accepted.

Chao!!

Pleasures of being "delayed"

I could not believe that I still have to stay in the darn UP Baguio much longer than I expected but I have gotten alot of insights because of this somewhat unfortunate case for me (well, I am not the only one in this case).

When I have talked with my fellow delayed batchmates...

Pleasure number 1:

You do not have to rush through the paper work for graduation just like what is now happening with my "on-time" batchmates. Hehe. Many have forgotten about the deadline and almost did not become candidates for graduation, hehe.

When I have discussed this issue with my dad...

Pleasure number 2:

"Take your time... this may be your last in terms of happiness and the so called friendship"

He has a point. He even added that the workplace will be very different and will be inhospitable for newbies. I got his point... hehe. Parties may be less and bndings at night might need be left for awhile. wahhhh.


Pleasure number 3:

The stupid thinking that the world will end if you do not graduate on time... (this myth seem to affrect alot of my friends).

Wahaha... One more stupid question: Will you get a job right then and there if you get to wlk your diploma on time? hehe. I am not bitter but just giving the truth of at times dumb matters.
Not unless you are lucky enough to have a job right away... well good for you. But the reality is only a few will have the chance to have a job after graduation. wahaha.


Pleasure number 4:

I get to bet with my batchmates for who will be even teary eyed will have a graduation bash.

Well, this is fun. Even if they try to stop their eyes from watering because of emotion, it will become obvious after the ceremony... then, jackpot. hehe.



Just to be fair to them, it is fun to walk during our graduation with familiar faces who you wold look at for the (maybe) very last time.

Hehe. Kudos to the new grads of UP's centennial year graduation.

Summer is here!! and its darn hot

I somehow both hate and love summer in alot of different things in life.
I hate it because even Baguio gets hot during this season.
I hate summer because it makes me sweat alot and make me like wet towel.

However, i love summer because it somewhat relaxes my mind to the fact that the summer term will be shorter (i.e. this year's summer will just be 1month and 3 days. cool!!!)
I love this season because the world seems to be lively again... after the joyful christmas.
I love this season because there are many lovely and sexy ladies strutting their stuff either in skimpy clothing or short shorts... guys, you know what I mean.

I especially love this summer because it ushers in the next chapter in my life... careers and jobs. (hopefully, my wife... hehe, mom and dad... I really have to find one already.)

I just do not know why this summer is quite special... I just do not know...

hmmm maybe because I met my crush ever since 2nd year college?
hmmm maybe because I could get a job soon and have my dream gadgets be bought through my own expense?
hmmm maybe because I am just clueless what to do after?
now this is a challenge I need to face...
5 options are bothering me right now:
1. seek for a job.
2. take further studies (maybe a master's degree in Diliman)
3. apply for another scholarship grant to study in Australia (my dream place to be.)
4. stay home and be lazy.
5. [last resort] be a call center agent. (though high paying and great benefits.)

that last one is lucrative but I need to decide.

maybe someday. just someday.
anyone wanna talk or contact me... 09277663421.
please leave your name and a smiley. hehe.

Last Order sa Penguin

"Wow" The word that would best describe the 4-hour long play of the Dulaang UP Baguio. The 2001 Palanca Award winning play was made by ____ Martinez.

Penguin, as it is fondly called, is situated during the time when Erap was in the brink of being ousted by the same people who voted him. It is a political satire that exudes tons of humor but with a deeper meaning.

The play revolves around five main characters having fun at the infamous Malate.
From the gay guy to the overtly outright lesbian, from the "jologs" lover to the drug pusher, from the liberated to the conservative, and from humor to politics.

...

the ultimate UPian question....

"Kung ikaw si oble... ano ang iniisip o gusto mong sabihin ngayon?"

Hehe, I just read this question in a Peyups forum and it struck me.

Yep, it took me time just to answer it but it is definitely interesting I should say.

If I were oble, I would be thinking on the day when UP admin would have mercy on students' plight for true academic and campus freedom. And of course the day when I would get down that darn pedestal where I stand now.

addicted on graduation

How I wished I would graduate on time... but for circumstances I did not have control, I have to suffer the "consequences" of leaving UPLB.
I do not know if i need to regret my decision but still, Im glad to be in Baguio.
Nothing can beat the unique atmosphere here in the city... hehe. You know what I mean.

Anyway, these MIGHT be my last months in college. (Depends if the world goes upside down hehe.) It will be an end of more than 15 years of being in school. But a beginning for another chapter of my life... work, women (ahem), kids, family, CEO, retirement, back to earth.

Nevertheless, dad has a point in saying, "Just take your time, enjoy your college life." He said this because I am so eager in finding a job soon - just waiting for that elusive diploma. I already have plans but what the heck, Im delayed and I do not see myself juggling my academics with work. But if possible, I would want to earn for myself and stop the subsidies from my parents... I am so indebted to them that I wanna have a job soon.

But dad really has a point, I will still have allowance... hehe. Kiddingly aside, he said I will be truly missing life in school and regret the fact that I hurried to graduate.
... ahem..

darn pipz.... Session Road frustration

I just remember the day when I was able to run Session Road without a hitch...
not much people, not much dirt, not much *&^%....

That was in 2005... the meningo panic. I say panic because the media played it to the exaggerated phase... dumb asses - next tym dfo your researches well.

anyway, nowadays you could only do that when you are either being caught up for robbing or you have been robbed and you'll know what to do but to run after that man.

elem / high school: I missed the days when you could just stroll Session Road as if the day will not wear you off. Buy some coffee from the then-newly opened pizza volante, donut from Dunkin or MisDo, and buy the ever trusty Panda or Lotus ballpen fom Cid Educ. Supply, Bookmark (now copylandia), or jet bookstore.

College: well, we need coffee... it seems this beverage has become the soul of some people nowadays specially UPians. Find a coffee that doesn't have any UP or for this matter, college pipz. It is so interesting that a black liquid could make its own unique community - coffeeholics. This is we could understand - deadlines, reports, papers, and theses by graduating pipz. From Ala Carte to Zola, coffee will never be out of the orders of people.

Hey, just to note... I just hope that the government would saturate the CBD with WIFI!! I just watched a special on Paris, France... the whole city is a wifi hotspot. Damn, now thats a real treat.



After Grad. I dunno...

2010

It is just 2 years more before another "praissedent" (Praise President)
One frustrates me these days is just the democracy, that politicos say, that we are somewhat enjoying in is too free and disorder in manner.... (Next ay again. :)

4 months to go!!! goodbye to college...

Wow, time flies so fast that I'll be graduating in less than 4 months.
By that time I might have lost friends of 3 to 4 years.
I thought that things would be easier come grad year... but I thought wrong.
I'm full of tasks to do especially extra-curricular matters- from the USC to Unite UP.
I thought I am already done with politics, I thought wrong once again. xish.
what a life!!!

I really would want a life that's both fun and serious, lively and sublime, prosperous and humble. I know, it will take time. Whatever happens, I hold my destiny.

4 months and Im outta here. Yeah!!! :D

Bittersweet I should say.

wow!

happy 21st bday to me!!! :d

the eve of my 21st...

I just had a great and heavy meal with my peers in high school.
One of them had his birthday on New Year's day... but this was the only time we had to have a get together. I had to pitch in for the expenses (as usual).

hmmm... I dunno but I am not that excited nor sad to turn 21 in the next hour. Nothing so special for tomorrow. I just promised myself to go jog in the early morning and invite some peepz to the house for a celebration.

Then back to rushed assignments once again in the evening.

Be it boring or exciting, I just stay in my bubble and ponder on things that would make me insane. I just have my birthdays simple but meaningful. Every birthday is meaningful for me because I get to see everyone - friends and family.

I feel nervous and happy...

Nervous because of the teases that are expected...

And happy because I have another day to live.

Thanks to the Lord!

Happy Birthday to me and the millions who will turn a year older... for the better or worse.

2008..

I forgot that 2008 has arrived... there are alot of people who have thought and pondered that this year will be special (yeah, right as if feng shui could make you a millionaire).

For me its goin to be a lot harder than 2007...

Im goin to graduate.
Im gonna lose my daily allowance.
Im gonna be kicked off the house.

I need to find a nice job.
I have to handle my scholarships in Australia and Cebu (hopefully).
I have to get the hell out of the Philippines if possible.
I need to find the girl of my dreams.