new site

i am so sorry if i cannot update this site na. with so much things to do, i only have time to update one site. and i decided that the site i'll keep would be:

See you there guys!

spirited away on day-off

kinda weird, yes. i go on day-offs on thursday and saturday. not your usual kind break from work. you can say that again...

but this day is kinda special. i decided to spend it all for myself. no rackets, no gimicks, nothing. just me, at home, watching movie, chatting away, downloading stuffs and all.

and today, i downloaded this cool japanese cartoon entitled "spirited away". it's a really really nice thing to watch...

go, limewire away...

maaga ang pasko pag kapamilya...

"it would be my first christmas that i have a stable job... hmmm...
i wonder how it would be like..."


Who wouldn't think about such things when th whole office looks like this? whew!!! i mean, the office has this christmas feel... but deep inside do i really feel the same?I really don't know what to feel at the moment... which reminds me... xmas parties up and coming... (12/7-abscbni party; 12/14-abscbncorp party; tba-news dept party... and more to come)... hahahahahaiiii...

pre employment roller coaster ride

as a student, we all learned how hard it is just to comply with all the requirements needed for school, starting with entrance exam requirements, to enrollment requirements, to class requirements, to graduation and clearance requirements... no wonder, it feels good to put an end to the role of being a student...

but now, the former student is faced with another set of requirements to finish- something that has to do with belonging in the working class...

here is a checklist of things i need to do within this week:

1. medical examination

just did so a while ago, and it consumed my whole day, so i wasnt able to get the other requirements... hai, i have to do so tomorrow...

2. SSS

hmmm... Social Security System... which makes me wonder. how secured are we in the society? hahaha. any which way, i have to get it!

3. TIN

just got a message from HR. they will be the one to get it for me. yes. one more down...

4. PAG IBIG

hahaha! i just remembered someone telling me where to get it!

5. PHILHEALTH

cheers to health! sana di ako mawalan ng health sa pagkuha ng lahat ng mga ito!!!

6. POLICE CLEARANCE

as far as i know, wala naman akong krimen na ginawa... hahaha... i guess it won't take long...

7. NBI CLEARANCE

same as above. though it takes days ata talaga...

8. BIRTH CERTIFICATE

have them alreadY!!!!

9. COMMUNITY TAX CERTIFICATE (a.k.a. cedula)

i have one already. another thing to deduct from my list... good!

10. transcript of records

galing ako sa school kanina. sabi december pa daw pwede mag-apply. hai!!!!

see?! it really has to be difficult no!!!!

kelan?!

kelan ka matututo?

ako, kelan matututo?

alumnus. a true maroon alumnus

after i finished my ROTC course, i had been an alumnus of UP Diliman. But i was an alumnus yet without a course. But now, i can call myself a ture maroon alumnus, given that yesterday, i was able to finish and submit our thesis.

It took us two weeks of sleepless nights as well as deprivation of social loafing for us to submit it on time yesterday. But hell did it pay off!!!!!

Now, i am suffering from flu, and colds. I guess, all the stress is getting in me now... At least it just did so now.

Catch me again sometime kiddos!!! i kinda like the feeling of bumming around now and in the days to come. Gala tayo!!! Bilis!!! Leave me a message here.

*gawd, did i wait for a long time just to post this pic here and in friendster!!!! ayoko muna kasi mag-feeling dati... pero ngaon pwede na!!!!

grabeee!!!!!

it has been a while since my fingers touched the keyboard for this site. I know, ang laki na ng utang ko sa site na ito, so here i am again!!! i will be putting back entries then and again so as to fill my months of non-existence in the blog world...

(picture, me hang-over pa sa LLoyd of all trades! haha... )

so to start blogging away...

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jescom internship over!

i already finished my intersnhip hours at jesuit communications last tuesday. as soon as i was done with my interview at abscbn for possible work, i went straight to jesuit communications (the reason why i was do darn respectable). i still have jobs pending to be done, since i was the one working on the finding guests for the sports legend episode. got a text from sir eugene torre, so i have to do a follow-up call. i was also bale to contact the handlesrs of Manny Pacquiao, who, by the way, is under GMA Artist Center now. (Sosy! When will i be under that too...)

It still is kinda sad to leave. fifty hours is kinda short. i must say, MAJORITY of the people there are nice, and can be your good older friends. Anyway, if i still have spare time, I'll go give these guys a visit! Thanks so much for all the help you guys gave me during internship! I'll surely miss my days at Sonolux.

lloyd of all trades tv series...

for our broadcast communication 130 class (program planning and building), we are tasked to create a tv drama series pilot episode. our group, 14K decided to tackle on a pressing issue on tuition increase by making a dramedy (drama comedy) on a freshman student, lloyd who would emerge as lloyd of all trades because of the odd jobs he will take on just to finish school.

after series of unfortunate events like flunking math, losing scholarship, family business marketing scandal, and being fired frompart-time work, he is faced with his first line of work- a nude model.

will he be able to make it? will he sacrifice everything just for school? will the quote "pag sa pera'y gipit, nakahubo, ika'y papaguhit" apply to him?

see lloyd of all trades, as well as our radio documentary "The Examiner" on Ibox radio festival. October 5. 10-8 pm.

shooting guns on my mom's birthday

05:35am

it's my mom's birthday today, but i am here, on the bus, waiting for the time it will leave for laguna. today is our scheduled final seminar for bc 198 class. i was calling mom, and texted her already. seems she still is asleep. I then remembered, we invited Casey over today. So i called her.

06:15am

Paola, Jei and i went to Philcoa to get the food we ordered at McDonalds. On our way back, the text driver is insisting that we haven't paid our fare! Paola then insisted taht we already paid. Plus, we have the driver and steward of the bus to back us up! Harhar! You can't fool us... by this time, Casey already arrived.

6:35am

At last, Ayin arrived! We can now go and bid UP goodbye, for now...

7:15am

We picked Jensen somewhere along Boni Avenue. During that time, the movie already started. it was not the type of movie you'll watch on ordinary mornings. APOCALYPTO. But no matter how gross the movie is taht early part of the day, no doubt, it still is a very nice movie, in terms od production design, story, cinematography and execution-wise. I must say, it's two thumbs up!

8:00am

i accompanied Jei in buying batteries when we pulled over for a pee break. Shucks, i missed some wonderful parts of Apocalypto. Any which way, when i came back, its head-cutting! Heads falling off, hearts being ripped, bodies falling... whew!

9:30am

Arrival at Canlubang, Laguna. There is a whole community in there. The bus wasn't able to maneuver well inside the camp because of the narrow roads and low electricity wires.

10:00am

Guns!!! Guns!!! Guns!!! It has been a long time since I did some target shooting (way back UP ROTC NCO days). But i know i still have the spirit in me.

We have seven ammos each for .45, 9mm and m16. I had to borrow shades from Jomie dear because i don't have one today.

it was really really cool. I wasn't able to try firing 9mm during my stay in ROTC. 9mm's recoil is really loaded! Whew!

1:00pm

We had lunch a-la-boodle fight... I also missed this kind of eating, which we did a lot during my ROTC days. Nice, yummy food. Haha.

3:00pm

All over. On our way out of the camp, while waiting for the bus, it poured really really hard! We are all wet even if we had umbrellas. Well, it's kinda blessing, coz we weren't able to wash the dirt off our bodies

4:00pm

We are going around in Pansol, looking for the resort Sir reserved for us. After going around for a few minutes, we found it! It was heavenly and cozy! And what more can you ask for, videoke machine! And the water is warm... Swim away guys! (i guess i just have to post another entry. i still have to look for the pictures we had at the pool. and the pool entry will take long to narrate...)

8:00pm

Had to go... home... See you in a while nicx...

poof goes my phone

was on my way to up when my phone was stolen by someone who doesn't look like a thief. (now, i know what it meant by the statement "looks can be deceiving", literally.)

i didn't react, because of the fear of the pointed object by my side. so guys, especially for those who ride the up-pantranco route, beware. be very cautious. and if you know that your life is in danger, just let go. your life is more precious than your things...

make that three...

my bday celebration wasn't ov er, as i expected. dad just came home from work, and he wasn't able to be with us when we ceebrated. well, as the saying goes, better late than never... so, ill prepare first... see yah guys later!

2 on 22

it was my 22nd year. and it's our 2nd month together. happy monthsary!!!!

22 is the new digit...

yeah... a few good friends told me how old i became. but the heck, do i care less? well, thanks anyways, for those who greeted me, then deciding to mock my age afterwards... you know who you are...

waheheheheh....

well, my age has something to do with how i celebrated my birthday... i celebrated it twice, on the 31st of May and on the first of June. This was the first time it happened...

A lot of firsts has happened... And i would like to thank all the people that became part of this celebration. Thank you for giving the best gifts you could ever think of for me... I got the gift i was expecting for... happy moments with you guys...

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531 escapade

we celebrated my birthday strolling the mall, dining out, singing, then playin at quantum's. nothing much. what made it special was the fact that my family is with me. and we plan to repeat it soon...

601 galore

it has been a while since i last saw you... almost a month... and not a day has passed that i haven't missed you... today, i want to do something... i wanna be with you... talk to you... see you... nothing more can make my day... but darn, did you make this post-bday celebration special... thanks... and happy monthsary... i love you...

dvd marathon

after having a well deserved treat from the salon, my siblings and i rented dvd's for us to drool over with the whole week. ahehehehe... it was really really really nice to just do nothing once in a while... pero sana kasama ko siya...

it has been a while

yeah... i acknowledge the fact that it has been a while since i wrote something down in this blogsite. recently, i had been so busy doing stuffs for internship, work and all. there were many thiungs to write, but now that i have time to jot it down... i cannot remember. days have passed by so fast, and i just wasn't able to keep up with the pace.

hai...

i may post some entries as i recall it. just wait... my brains would function soon. it went on an involuntary leave.

the veritas experience...

this day marked the end of my internship in radio veritas. and i must say that it is an experience worth my while not just because i learned and observed how it is to work in a commercial station and how different it is to operate it compared to dzup 1602. not just because i was able to have something to do this summer. not just because it is part of academic requirements. but because i met a lot of new friends, fellow interns and supervisors alike.

at this point, i would like to say thank you... for a heartwarming stay, for the heartfelt welcome...

to jose, wana, vianne, shane, chris, monica, vitoria, kathryn, emman, karlo, gino and the other guys who i have known by heart and face (unfortunately, not by name...)

to ate haydz, ate ai, ate dang, kuya ervin, ate kharla, ate renee, sir vic, sir jemuel, mam lani, ate jack, kuya erick and others...

hope to see you again... soon... veritas isn't that far...

love doctor

i don't know why people see me as a love doctor whom they can ask when they have relationship problems. wahehehehe. am i that veteran-looking when it comes to luv? wahehehehe.

rest mode!

well, it has been a while since i felt this. as my friends would say, this is how vacation should feel like. to just do nothing. to watch tv and enjoy, to surf the net, to update this darn blog, to chat. and too eat, sleep, drink and be merry. wahehehehehehehe.

hai... next week, it will be another heck of a week. i will start training at veritas. And edit my segment at Jescom. And do work at DZUP before summer ends. Hai... wish me luck!

program director, script writer, host!

today, it was so much busy. This day, i am the day's over-all prgram director at the station. Plus i have two shows to host, and a drama script finale to produce and direct. Cannot it be any happier?

Well, capped the night off with a dine-out. It was Chris' idea to have dinner at Pizza hut for a cheezy volcano experience.

the segment producer and the kids!

this day marks day one of being a segment producer for jesuit communications! waheheheheh. it was an exciting and nerve-wrecking experience to think about, since i will take charge of getting m.o.s. (man-on-the-street) shots for AFJ.

the good (and bad thing) about this segment is working with kids. it was an awesome experience to direct kids, if and only if they cooperate the way you want them to. That is not always the case. There are instances wherein you have to run, beg, plead, and all just to have them.

Anyway, it was a wonderful experience. ANd i will be doing so until august or september. Wish me luck on my next endeavors!

tutuban day-off

i'll meet ge ang at tutuban today to get the cd installers i borrowed from her. and what a day it was! went to tutuban alone, commuting. Not by taxi, but by PUJ. Dang! Wahehehe.

Saw lots of things that caught my eyes. Good thing i didn't bring money. Or else... BANCRUPTCY MODE AGAIN. Wahehehehe. I just settled for a strawberry frost blend.

i do...

i take you as my beloved half... for richer or for poorer... for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us part...

----yandoc-telan nuptials---

joke-turned-drama special

the internal joke about matt apostol came to a full drama script! yup! that will be the first drama anthology to be offered to the listeners of DZUP 1602. That means, i'll be the main character of the drama for a whole week! Talk about sudden fame! Wahehehhehe.

the birth of Matt Apostol

I am taking my Radio INternship this summer. And what a great way to do so by having a class adviser giving you another day for the semester... Matthew... Ang dami na raw kasing Mark sa buhay niya, so she decided to call me Mark throughout the summer internship program. Ano kaya sasabihin ng baby co dito... Waheheheh...

the lonely trip to antipolo and back

i am rushing today. i need to go to antipolo with my dear buddy bambam to get ma'am jo's signature for our internship. then i need to give chris the paper so he can go to kbp and file the paper. then, i have to meet my baby for a planned date sa kanila. turns out di kami tuloy sa date. hai...

engaged to be married...

yes, this is official... i am engaged. to be married. at long last. after a long time of waiting, of hurting. of longing... i am at the crossroad of my life.

in a while, at the right time, i will say goodbye to all the perks of singlehood. and i will enter a life worth sharing with someone so special...

i am shifting from sole authorship to a life of partnership. we hold the pen together, as we write the pages of our lives together...

cine veritas 2007 special!

today, chris and i were invited to attend cine veritas awards night in siena college as one of the nominees in the best in editing category.

we really thought we were so late because we arrived there aronund seven. (in the invites, it stated that the program will start at 6.) good thing was that when we arrived, the program hasn't started yet.

to cut the long story short, the movie ilanto, the project we did with marie, kath and john won the best picture, best original screenplay, best poster and best in musical scoring categories. we also won in the best in editing category. it really is a wonderful night for us.

but it didn't end there. the night has just begun.

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langit getaway

to celebrate this day, the whole organizers,with the guests and sir deo, went to dencio's. the night started at 11. we failed to get the seats with the best view. but what the heck. what is most important is that evferyone is there. ayt! cheers everyone! we all needed the break!

film review: the dreamgirls

for one, it has been a long time since i made a film review. grabe, that was way during the sem i was taking a film elective. haha. at the terminal ang huli kong nagawan ng review.

pero this movie is worth making a review. it is only once in a year or so that you will encounter a film that isn't made up of formula (the ones that you see almost everyday, dressed up in different manners...) isa pa, hango talaga ang movie na ito sa isang musicale.

i am referring to the acclaimed movie, dreamgirls (starring beyonce knowles, introducing jennifer hudson)

casting wise, the movie got itself talented artists that carried the roles well. and i must say they all sing really well. especially the part where everyone confronted at the stage. (my friend, jhay, will have to agree with me on this.)

plot wise, it is a strong plot, given that it is an adaptation of a broadway musicale. it is written within a context of historical basis (the black american discrimination and dissension)

visual-wise, what can i say? the visuals rock!!!!!! the editing has been done nicely that made good use of quick cuts and rhythm, since it evolves on music.

when it comes to audience reach, i must say that it captivated a wide spectrum of audience. it is the music that brought all the demographics together to appreciate the film.

haaaaayyyy!!!! i am not regretting that i have watched dreamgirls, even if it means that i have to spend the night awake to compensate for the time lost.

stage kuya!

haha.

i dedicate this post to my sweet pretty sister who will be experiencing her last js prom. she passed ust. yep. she will face the real life soon. so before you do, enjoy your high school life!!!

okie? hehe.

luvyah sis.

another production day`

we had our interview production for today para sa class namin ke mam malou de guzman (tv performance class). hahaha. here are some of the cool shots while we are working on it.

another production day`

we had our interview production for today para sa class namin ke mam malou de guzman (tv performance class). hahaha. here are some of the cool shots while we are working on it.

paglalakbay isang madaling araw...

Ang tagal ko na ring di inabutan ng paglalakad ng madaling araw sa Campus palabas ng Philcoa. Pero dahil inabot ng ala una ang Destino 5: Heartwritten, e kinailangan naming nila Martell at Dan na lakbayin ang University Avenue palabas ng Philcoa.

Hitit ng yosi para matalo ang lamig ng umagang iyon. Kwentong walang patid para madaig ang nakabibinging katahimikan. Maya maya, pagtingin namin sa likod naming, kasunod pala namin si Belots na napagkamalan naming masamang loob na sumusunod sa amin. (Talamak naman kasi ang mga snatchers sa oras at lugar na yun e.)

At sa gabing iyon, naisipan ko lang humiyaw ng malakas. Malakas na malakas, upang ibsan ang mabigat na dinadala. Mga pagod at alalahanin sa buhay.

Tapos na ang Broadguild week sa wakas. Tapos na ang mga dapat gawin sa extra-curricular aspect ng buhay ko. Pero marami pa ring dapat gawin. Marami pa.

PINOY DREAM ACADEMY SA UP DILIMAN

As part of the celebration of UP Broadcasters' Guild's 8th anniversary, the org invited the Pinoy Dream Academy people for a symposium entitled: DREAMWEACERS: the Materialization of Dreams in Philippine Reality TV.

Nakakainis kasi di ko naabutan ang buong sympo dahil me thesis proposal presentation kami that day at humabol lang ako in time para marining ang final messages at ang pagkanta nina Jay-R, Panky, Chad at Irish. Siyempre pati ng Headmaster na si Jim Paredes...

Cool kasi we had a chance na maging close sa kanila kahit sandali...

Thanks PDA!!!

puppy love…

minsan ang sarap maging bata ulit. walang problema, walang iniintindi. Parang ang lahat ay puro laro lang…

ang drama ng intro, pero ang point lang naman ng entry na ito ay sabihing nagpunta kaming SM para maglaro sa Quantum! Hahaha.

Grabe naman kasi, ang tagal bago ako nakapaglaro ng ganito. Ang tanging iniintindi ko lang ata ng panahong ito e makakuha ng tickets! Wakokokokokokokoko.

Pero wala nang mas sasaya pa kasi kasama ko siya sa pagdudupang ng tickets!

Hehe. Luv u baby!

In all, naka 117 tickets kami for today. Which brings me back to reality! Putsa, 115,000 tickets pala ang isang phone sa Quantum. Wahehehehehe.

misadventures for a political story

Bambi are required to submit a 1.5 minuter political news story. As newbies in this field, we really found it difficult for us to do and gather enough materials for this.

It took us days before we were able to get a concrete lead. That was after we spent a lot of bucks, calling all the department offices, in our hopes that they can share us something good to cover.

We just went to the Congress, praying ardently that an issue would arise, or that the congressmen would somehow lose their cool and make a jungle out of the session. But to our dismay, they were so behaved. not minding the fact that only 80++ representatives were there.

HAY!!!!

So we just followed the lead on the motion for reconsideration filed by Representative Remulla regarding the wage increase bill.

Lucky enough, we got the respondents we need, though not in an easy manner. I was able to interview a labor group alliance. Bambi was able to get an interview with a factory owner and got footages of the factory workers too.

But before that was a long way walk along Makati. After being bashed a lot of times by Chinese businessmen, and after a lot of off-the-record interviews!!!!!

overnyt editing mode

someone hired us to edit this film for a video narrative festival. so kailangan na naman namin ng kapagyarihan ng extra joss, kape, at kung ano ano pang nakakapagpagising ng diwa at katawan.

grabe, at dahil puyatan, di dapat mawalan ng pagkain.

no wonder, nananaba ako. sabi ko nga, i compensate lack of sleep by eating.

hahaha.

it was a nice editing session. not the type na seryoso kami. we were with marie, katha and john. they were the students who hired us for the project.

hei, i am back!!!

i just passed by to update my so outdated blog. a lot of things have happened in my life; and it is just that i am so busy with these things that i wasn't able to update you guys.

I am now working on the RRL part of our thesis. I am so inspired to write that part that i decided to go online for a while just to while my time. hahahaha....

Anyways, i also am in this crossroad whether or not i'll join this friend of mine's business venture. It really is quite amusing, but i don't think i can manage my time well with that.

What else, i also have a new baby to take care of. Figuratively and literally... hahaha! mamatay kayo kakaisip!

Happy first week baby! Love you! and good luck sa bagong baby!

tayo na ha?

wala na nga sigurong mas tatamis pa sa narinig ko nung araw na yun mula sa'yo. lalo na siguro pag naalala ko lahat ng pinagdaanan natin bago mo sinabi yun.

Salamat sa pagtitiwala. Salamat sa pagpapaubaya. Salamat at binigyan mo ako ng pagkakataong makausad sa buhay ko, gaya ng pinlano nating gawin- ang talikuran ang lahat ng nakaraan maliban sa natutunan, at magmahal muli. Salamat at ako yun.

first impressions

got to chat with a former acquaintance sa rotc. (itago na lang natin sa pangalang rc.)

as usual, we get tot alk about how life is four years ago... and we get to talk about impressions

i find it really amazing that rc remembered that we were partners during our sit-up sessions. pero mas nakaka-amaze ang initial impression niya.

"first impression? um, siguro cute snob kasi mukha ks talagang masungit at weird kasi active ka sa rotc haha."

i don't see myself sa paraan na nakita niya... that made me think how i was way back rotc days...

ang sinigang

ako ang nakatokang magluto ng hapunan ngayon kasi ay ako lang ang taong bahay. cool, dahil magagamit ko ang skills ko sa kusina...

at ang request ay sinigang...

naalala ko tuloy mga friends ko sa mount pulag expedition... hehe. mishu guys!!!

alay ko ting sinigang na ito sa inyo!!!!

hair reflects emotional state...

such a strong statement ano? haha.
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mau and i kasi had the opportunity to chat via ym. tapos nakalagay sa tag niya e, "what if..." nacurious ang lolo niyo, syempre naman...

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makey: what if what?

Maureen Hernandez: wla lang what if

Maureen Hernandez: lang

makey: well, ang gandang tanong niyan

makey: pero masakit sa ulo

Maureen Hernandez: it's a song kasi

makey: haha

Maureen Hernandez: hehehe tama ka jan masakit nga sa ulo

Maureen Hernandez: ang galing mo tumayming

makey: had been that kind of a person dati

Maureen Hernandez: nakashuffle yung playlist ko at sakto tumutugtog ngayon yung song

makey: thinking of what ifs always

makey: pero wala, ayoko namakey: haha

Maureen Hernandez: gnun tlaga yun i guess

Maureen Hernandez: parang deal or no deal

makey: but life isnt a mere game of chance

makey: hahamakey: eto na naman ako e

makey: hehe

Maureen Hernandez: tama na lumalalim na

makey: yun na nga e

Maureen Hernandez: hehe

makey: something to do siguro with my revived hair

makey: tumigil na me mag wax ng hair

makey: tapos pina treat ko

makey: ayun, bouncy na ulit

makey: haha

Maureen Hernandez: hehehe

Maureen Hernandez: diba sabi nila when you do something with your hair it's a reflection on your emotional state?

makey: ganun

makey: haha

makey: cool

Maureen Hernandez: lyk yungmga nagpapagupit, usually after yun ng isang frustrating event

makey: iboblog ko yan ha

Maureen Hernandez: actually for me totoo yun, kasi before I knew of that theory eh mahilig akong magpagupit pag depressed

Maureen Hernandez: hehehe cge go lang iblog mo

makey: ako naman pinapakulayan ko hair ko pag frustrated ako

makey: and every month bago haircut ko

makey: ayoko kasi ng parepareho lagi

Maureen Hernandez: kewl

makey: ngayon

makey: ash blonde na buhok ko

makey: pinapahaba ko na rin

makey: ulit

Maureen Hernandez: hehe

hemakey: musta ka naman?

Maureen Hernandez: ako? ayun parang gusto ko ng magpagupit

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makey recommends...

well, it's also zyreck's and mj's and other people's recommendation...

brazo de mercedes ice cream!!!!

well, my mom saw it in the commercial as soon as she arrived at home. then she craved for it. Told her i'm going to sm, so i can buy it for her.

Zyreck also texted me this morning that he had tasted the said flavor, and he soooooo recommended it. he even urged me to buy it the moment he texted.

Well, it is yummy in the sense that the flavor is something new. It really is. I had countless servings na... Haha

cancelled lantern parade!

ilan pa bang karapatan ang kailangang siilin para sa mga interes ng pamunuan? una, philippine collegian, tapos tuition fee increase, tapos lantern parade?!

nabalitaan kong itinigil ang lantern parade for security purposes. is it? di ba mas threatening ang bomb threats sa college of mass communication every so often kesa sa ipagpatuloy ang tradisyong ipagdiwang ang pasko?

kunsabagay, magdiriwang ka ba kung sinisiil na ang iyong karapatan?

edukasyon ay karapatan

oo. matagal kong tinalikuran ang magkomento at magpaka-tibak, dahil sa dami ng ginagawa, at dahil na rin sa ideyang may nagtutuloy pa ng laban.

ngunit kanina, ganun na lang ang pagkadismaya ko ng malaman kong inaprubahan na ang 300 porsyentong pagtaas ng matrikula sa unibersidad ng pilipinas.

karamihan sa ating mga kababayan ay tinitingala ang paaralan, di lamang dahil sa kalidad ng eukasyon nito, ngunit dahil na rin sa baba ng matrikula, kung ikukumpara sa iba pang mga unibersidad.

subalit ngayon, tila mababasag pa ang pangarap ng ialng mga mag-aaral na nagnananais maging isko at iska, dahil sa pagpasa ng tuition fee increase.

kung ang karaniwang matrikula kada semestre ay pumapatak lamang sa 7000, dahil sa pagpapatupad ng tofi, lagpas 20000 na ang kailangang bunuin ng mga papasok na freshees sa susunod na taon.

isang malaking sampal sa sinasabi ng pamahalaan na prayoridad nila ang pag-aaral ng kabataan, lalo na ang mga nakapasa sa state university.

ngayon ba ay ipapasa na naman sa mga magulang ang mga bagay na dapat pamahalaan ang naglalaan?

nakasaad sa konstitusyon na dapat bigyang prayoridad sa paglalaan ng pondo ang edukasyon at iba pang serbisyong pampubliko. pero ilang taon na nga bang nababalewala ito? ilang taon nang ipinapalit ang libro para sa bala at utang panlabas?

dati, masasabi ko pang walang bahid ng karumihan ang akademya. hindi na pala. hindi na.

mount pulag expedition 2006 special!

Friday, December 8, 2006.

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a few minutes before 8 pm

Belots and I met at Philcoa to talk about the dinner we will be preparing for the trip. I also met Teki because she is kind enough to lend us her video camera for documentation. As soon as I arrived at the meeting place, I went back to school to buy mini dv’s for our trip documentary. To my surprise, florofoto closed quite early. SO I rushed to Katipunan to get the things I need from National Bookstore.

830 pm.

Got back from Katipunan. Manong Taxi driver is very kind indeed to talk to me while he is driving. I am actually stressed out with the thought that I won’t find tapes that we will use for documentation.

9 pm.

Have to eat while going to 711 branch near Victory Liner. We decided to take a cab fore us to get there.

930 pm.

We are just waiting for Sir DEo, Jeff and Kriska. We decided that we will just wait for them inside the bus terminal. We took pictures inside the terminal,a nd exchanged cellphone numbers, in preparation for the hiking that we’ll undergo in Benguet.

1045 pm

Sir Deo and Jeff came just in time for us to board the bus. I never thought that I’ll be silent the whole trip. Since we are thirteen in the group, I am the odd one out who took a seat beside an old woman. Well, she is nice, but I can’t sleep during the trip because she moves very frequently, getting things from her bag every so often!

4am

We already arrived at Victory Liner Baguio station. It’s freezing cold (not to mention that I was only wearing maong shorts and slip on sneakers)! There are many taho vendors who approached us. We bought taho to beat the cold climate! To our dismay, the taho cools up rapidly! Our first sip didn’t even burn our tongue!

5am

WE went down Burnham park to buy the things that we will be cooking in the campsites. To maximize the time, we had two groups who did the marketing. Toni, Deane and I bought food for dinner and breakfast. The others dwelled on Lunch and miscellaneous items.

6am

I contacted cherish to confirm if she bought rice already. Good thing, I asked. If not, we won’t have rice for 2 days! haha.

630am.

We passed by DILG to get the cameras and cellphones that we left for charging. Then, off we went to BEnguet!

930am

After series of talks and laughing and shooting for the trip documentary, we stopped by to have photo ops at Ambuklao Dam! It really is gorgeous.

11:30am

A few kilometers more, we stopped by JangJang’s eatery for lunch and stopover thing.
There are a lot of Benguet Dogs here, which smells really good, I must say!

WE also had our yosi break, and yes, cared enough not to throw the butts just to ruin nature. Well, Belots’ bonnet is a nice place to put the butts in.

130pm

SOP calls for all hikers to stop by DENR to register and have an orientation. They told us to rush now. They heard that it is already drizzling up there in the mountains.

200pm

WE are on our way up Mount Pulag’s Ranger Camp. There are people who hitched a ride on our jeepney. They’re on the roof, hanging on.

230pm

We started preparing for the big hike. I dressed up in 4 layers of dry clothes, plus my raincoat and bonnet. I also placed plastic in between my socks and shoes to prevent my feet from getting wet. Take a look at the pic now. This will be the last time you’ll see me dry for two days! haha.

3:30 pm

I barely noticed that an hour has passed. It’s freezing cold when it started raining. I can feel the cold wind on my face and hands. I saw my hands transform its colors. From pink, It became white, then reddish, then purplish, then bluish! Grrrrrrr……

530 pm

We arrived at the campsite after hours of hiking, and slipping! (slipped twice) Cherish, Belots and I started preparing the things needed for dinner. The others helped out in fixing the tents. It’s getting darker every minute, (and colder too)!

830 pm

It took a while before dinner became ready for consumption. It was just too cold for the water to heat up and boil. Hay!!!! Sinigang really is the best, especially in this kind of weather!

9pm

it is sleeping time already. I am having a hard time not to shiver. I have changed my shirts. They are all wet by this time. Now, I only have a single layer of dry shirt to keep me warm. My pants are wet too, but my extra pants fell and got wet too! Belots, alex, leanne, Karen and I decided not to sleep in the tents and just stay at the shed. We cannot afford to have our clothes wet again. Good thing, our trek guides allowed us to stay with them at their sleeping space.

930 pm

I thought I slept for hours already. But it has only been 30 minutes. I am shivering. They all panicked. I am at the verge of having hypothermia, I guess. The group helped me to warm up. Then, we all came back to sleeping, except Belots who are too much preoccupied with drying up his clothes using his portable burner.

5am

After series of changing positions, we kinda got our sleep. WE are just expecting the sun to shine sooner. WE weren’t able to go up the highest peak of Mount Pulag because it still is raining hard. And the cold weather is really unbearable. Just imagine that even our warmers are wet!

930 am

After a hearty (but cold) meal, we started to break camp and prepared to take the route back to the Ranger’s camp. It was easier to go down.

12 pm

We saw the biggest earthworm ever in our entire life!!! It was more than a foot long and it is as thick as the fat pencil kindergarten kids use!!!! Belots tried to touch it, but he was warned that the worm was dangerous. It can cause blindness if its blood squirted and hit your eyes.

1pm

Cherish, Belots, Sir Deo and I arrived first at the Ranger Camp. God! Any room with doors and walls can be a great refuge at this kind of weather!!!!!

2 pm

We headed back to DENR to log off. We have some company to join us. They are the four mountaineers, who like us failed to reach the peak of the mountain because of the weather.

245 pm.

WE started buying our “We survived Mount Pulag” shirts at DENR!!!! Then, off we went to hit the road on our way to Baguio!!!!

7:45 pm

HAd to go on a rush pasalubong spree. The ticket that we got was for 9 pm. So, kriska, karen, leanne, tonie and I got on a taxi to go to the market place and get some goodies! Boy, we're sp good! We finished it and we arrived back at the bus station at 8:35pm. Haha!!!!

trip!!!

gosh, i am still preparing for my trip tonight. will b going to baguio, then to benguet for a travel documentary special.

goshness, i am so thrilled. not that i am expecting something bad to happen, but hey... i will miss life when i lose it. haha.

wish us a safe trip guys! pray for us.