Here’s a brief SWOT analysis (ooh,, soo commerce!) of the two courses, as far as I can see it, being immersed with both courses.

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Ayy… nako nakakatamad magSWOT.. hehe…SWOT means, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Magandang module yan to assess anything and it could aid decision making.. wow isa yan sa natutunan ko sa Commerce.

Ang lamang lang naman talaga ng Marketing stdents is that they know about the terminologies. 4Ps (product, place, promotion, price), push and pull strategies of marketing, the bicycle concept, USP(unique selling proposition), brand positioning, ST(segment, target) and so on and so forth…….. lahat ng mga yan, very relevant sa field of business…

Pero lahat din yan, pwede mabasa sa libro. Haayy.. disappointed talaga ako nung unang years ko as a LiaCom dahil I don’t feel na competent magturo ang ibang professors sa Commerce. Alam mo yun, kahit may syllabus, parang walang framework parin? Ewan di ko talaga magets yung mga teaching style nila. O baka naman hindi lang talaga ako masyadong interesado? Hehehe

The point is that “they” the marketing faculty is trying to push the idea of not spoon feeding daw the students,,, sa bagay on my part, I could have read more books to maximize my knowledge… pero I don’t. kasi nga, hindi ako nachachallenge sa Marketing…

As in, wala talaga akong nakikitang kumpetisyon, hindi tulad sa Mass Comm, hanep, lahat nagcocompete. Hahaha..

Maganda rin kasi yung may ere ng kompetisyon eh…

Ang lamang ng Mass Comm, parang ramdam mo na isa kang member of the society.. you.. who needs to take action.. you who have the power to change and transform the lives of other people.. ganoon.. kumbaga marketing in a social relevant way…

Sobrang imbibed samin ang salitang “ADVOCACY”.. we are truly working with the annual theme of the school, at talga namang maipagmamalaki ang mga gawa ng students…

Bakit? Kasi nga may social relevance! Eh kung sa commerce ba naman, may social relevance at hindi puro profit ang pinaguusapan, edi siguro, binabandera na ng Commerce Faculty mga works ng estudyante….

Nakakatawa nga sa commerce eh. Non-sense yung mga event nila, pero wag ka, sila ang may pinakamalaking perang dinadala sa school (fund raising events).. sila yung mahilig sa mga beauty pageant, mga battle of the bands, the concert.. ganon…. Hahaha.. pero maganda rin yung ibang commerce kasi nagsysymposium sila about economic reforms.. (hmm, bow to Ibead)…

Masscomm? Nako! May sympo ba kayo? Wala! Sos! Wlang kwenta, although we have the skills, nakulong kami sa framework ng eskwelahan na ang dapat lang namin gawin ay para lamang sa apat na sulok ng silid-aralan, although it changes when you start competing your works in contests….

Hay… ngayon gagraduate na sila, at maiiwan akong stuck sa Marketing. Naiisip ko gusto ko narin grumaduate. Maghanap ng trabaho, the problem, wala akong diploma.. hayyy…

Wala naman akong masasabi sa Mass Comm at tinatamad narin akong magexplain ng good points and bad points ng mass comm.. read rain's blog nalang siguro dahil marami syang rants about the department..

hahaha

Remember my 1delaPop project entry? That was my midterm requirement for Business Communication subject. Now, were talking about Final project. It was the product launching of Nasha Tea, concept: India in A Bottle.

Damn.. Wednesday presentation, tas Friday lang nadisseminate ang tasks. Shit. obviously much was left for our (LiaCom) execution, dahil may retreat yung mga Marketing classmates namin. Andaming aberya, pero we were able to pull it through!

In fairness, ANSARAP ng Nasha Tea, blueberry and Black Tea. Sarap talaga ah. Panget lang packaging. Imagine, pinabago ko mga ads non.. super needs improvement eh.

the print ad

Gumawa ako ng TV ad, nako. Moviemaker lang. natamad ako gumawa from Adobe eh… nakakatawa, kasi kung sa Mass Comm mo ipapanood yung ad, malamang sobrang panget ng reaction nila, pero kanina, nung sa Commerce ko pinapanood…………

“Shocks, dats our TV ad? (with eyes gleaming with happiuess)”

“uh, yeah”

“Wow, good job! (sabay apir)

Ayos. Dali nila iplease! Wahaha.. Grabeh talaga, ngayon narerealize ko na ang Mass Comm ng St. Scho, parang mas Marketing…ewan, o simply mas madaming skills na nabuild sa Mass Comm na very relevant sa Marketing, like proper communication skills..

Anyway.. as usual okay parin yung presentation ni Nav (kanya yung product na Nasha Tea). She performed several yoga moves, ang cool nga eh. Kahit yung spiels nia.. gusto ko rin..para kang nanunuod ng instructional video.

Yung intermission number nakakatawa. Yung una, hay nako. Walang thrill… dalawang kim.. kim and kimmy ba yun (di ko kasi masyadong kilala mga classmates ko eh). Basta, walang thrill.. magaling pa ako gumiling eh.. hahaha…

Yung second intermission, ayos.. crush ko pa naman yung isa dun sa nagsayaw… hahaha… (toing….. .|. gets?).. ahmm, mind you.. Indian dances yung pinerform nila.. India=kama sutra? Haller?

Neways.. the food tasting was of course the best part of it all.. da best yung nasha tea. Akala ko lalasa yung blueberry.. astig, buti hindi, ang subtle lang ng lasa.. at ang sarap pag served chilled. In fairness refreshing talaga at talaga namang bago sa panlasa… haha.. mas masarap pa sa C2 pramis.. (trivia: alam nio ba na ang C2 napakataas ng caffeine? Kaya feeling mo may kick pag umiinom ka non, kasi nga nakakaboost ng energy, pero, pag sobra sa caffeine, walang tigil yung pagbilis ng beat ng heart mo na nakakasama na.. argh… kaya ako, nainom ako ng C2 kapag may projects at finals na, kasi, it keeps me awake ng magdamag. Phew! Ang habang trivia nito ah?)

Ayy.. may badtrip pa pala, hindi ba naman nalagay yung names naming LiaCom sa concept paper.. eh tae pala sila (or siya) eh?! Okay lang siya? Eto lang naman mga ginawa namin:

Television Ad, Print Ads, New Logo, Package Design, Documented the whole event, assisted sa setup, lumamon sa food tasting segment hihihii – Diane

Brochure, Registration – Pet

India-AVP, Benefits of Tea powerpoint, Technical Committee – Chiquee

Shot the commercial, Set Design, Registration – Hannadale

Eto malupit, si Bene nga mismo wala sa concept paper eh.. tanginang yan..

Comedy pa yung mga committee nila, as in di ko alam kung napakastupid nia, kasi consistent DL siya eh.. potek

May Accounting committee walo sila.. eh ni hindi ko alam anong ginawa non? May Tech obviously kelangan yon, production at Promotion/Sponsorship/Documentation. Nice ang vevague! Nakakainis.. napakasimple lang naman, tas ganito pa. hindi pa clear lahat ng delegations…argh! Ang bobobobo!!!! Seryoso…

Pwede namang ganito, after ng isang stage pwedeng shuffle na ulit, or ibang delegations naman.

Pre-production

Logistics – lahat ng kailangang gamit, reservations, etc (10 pax okay na siguro)

Food – of course product launch ito, waiters, ushers andito narin dapat (10)

Creatives– dito pwede na kaming 5 liacom (advertisements, AVPs) tas another 5 for promotional materials, brochures, flyers

Production

Set Design (14)

Technical/Documentation (6 tao kaya na yan, audio and video projector lang naman eh, tas isang still cam, isang video cam. tapos)

Food and Usherettes/Registration (10)

Post-production

Linis Committee-lahat ng pinagkainan

Baklas Committee-lahat ng hiniram na equipments, ibalik na

Documentation-icompile lahat ng nakuha

O diba? Simpleng simple………….oops, nakalimutan ko na ung iba pala nagperform, at host… hmmm teka..

Production

Edi yung iba sa set design, dapat sila na din yung host at performers……ang nangyari…..

2 host, 3 yoga performers, 4 na dancers = 9… naku, 4 nalang natira sa set design.. sa bagay, sa actual prod naman wala nang nagdedesign eh………

Ayon, yun ang nakita kong mali sa event namin. Lack of organization, kulang sa time din eh. Kung sana nakapagmeeting-meeting kami. Para coherent lahat at para maayos ang delegations ng task…

Para sa ibang walang pakialam, magpakamatay ka na.

At para sa ibang sinasalo lahat, nako, malapit ka na mamatay, kaya.. huy.. hinay-hinay lang.. sige ka iiksi buhay mo nian.. lalo pa’t hindi nabibigyan ng due credit yung mga taong talaga namang kumikilos.

Hmm.. talked to Rain kanina.. and I was asking tips on how to write good. Hehe.. good as in like I write like nobody’s reading this blog (meron nga ba?) tipong I write for myself, I write without censorship, I write wirh a “wild mind” (as to quote her).

Visit her at rainpilones.blogspot.com… grabeh sobrang dami niang opinion about everything. Actually, in real life, ako din yata ang reyna ng opinion.. nako alam ko madami naiinis sakin dahil mejo “Ms. Know it all” ako. Nakakatawa kasi ako dahil talaga namang may explanation ako about everything.. at kung wala man akong sagot, nireresearch ko para next time na may magtanong, may sagot ulit ako.. I usually start my sentence like this:

-ewan ko lang kung totoo yung nabasa ko ah… pero sabi don………………

-guys, alam nio ba, napanood ko kahapon….

-ay oo nga, narinig ko sa radyo yan….

-ah ganun ba, eh yung pinsan/kapitbahay/classmate/kaibigan ko nga …

-ows, galing? Kahapon ganyan din nangyari kay……….

Hahaha.. natatawa ako.. well.. hmmm.. im slowly feeling this wild mind thing ah? Hehe.. basta, I’ll try to do my best to be myself here in my blog.. honestly… ang plastic ko sa mga entries ko eh….ewan ko ba, kasi nga im always conscious of what other people may think. Haha…ngayon, dahil sabi ni master rain, hindi na! bubuhos ko na talaga lahat ng ako sa blog ko…

Abangan……….

Damn.. im right here sa kitchen sa haws ng tita ko. ive been downloading the tv commercial for our product launch, which incidentally would be edited by yours truly... fuck talaga.. i want to sleep but i cant.. have to download this 12 clips.. plus the fact that my whole body is full of allergiies! damn.. di ko alam san ko nakuha to, kamot dito, kamot doon.. argh.. ang kati!!!!!!!!!

argh.. neways to pass the time i decided to answer some of these personality tests on the net and here goes the interesting results....

love emo right now, so i took a quiz on "how emo are you" heres the result:

Wow, you are Really, Really Emo!

Do you wear ridiculously tight pants and love Dashboard Confessional? Are you inexplicably attracted to dark corners or cry babies? You knew it! You're totally emo. Sensitive and thoughtful, you can usually be found listening to new CDs in your room, shopping for dark-hued clothing, or just simply whining about the unfairness of life.

Just a phase? We're not so sure. You could have written the book on emo and you definitely embrace your emotional side. Just don't go too far. Black eyeliner and sad music are one thing, but no one will want to hang out with you if you forget to smile from time to time.

--> im soo loving this personality test.. haha..

another test that says it all:

Diane, you'd risk it all for Justice

Whether it's trying to change the course of history or just sticking up for a down-on-their-luck friend, you go the distance when it comes to doing what's right. Idealistic and opinionated, you're probably the one people come to when they need a helping hand or a little advice. Like some kind of knight in shining armor (come on, you know you can picture it) you love rescuing anyone and everyone who needs assistance. Good thing we've got you around!

But we don't meant to say you're always out there crusading for good causes; even you have to take a break and let the world save itself every once in a while. And you've probably caused a little trouble too, right? But it's not long until you are back on the quest for justice. Everyone's on your side

eto maganda, what i am in my past life..

Diane, you could have been a famous Political Figure

Whether you were ruling the Roman Empire or shaking up the 18th century, you're sure to be making waves in any era you're in. Driven and focused, you want to make a difference and help people. If it gets you into the history books, even better!

Ambitious and motivated, you've got your eye on the prize and aren't afraid to go after what you want. You'd love to shake things up and make waves in the world. A little fame thrown in there wouldn't hurt either. So, keep chasing your goals. You're sure to go far in this life — and the next ones!

at dahil mahilig ako magpatawa at frustrated comedian ako eto pa....

Diane, your sense of humor is Goofy Humor

You have your standards: They may be low, but at least you have them. Sure, subtle wit makes some people grin and say, "Now that's funny." But you know the Three Stooges makes people howl with laughter. It's the physical stuff, the poop jokes and funny voices, that get you going because you have a goofy sense of humor. You have no problem making a fool of yourself as long as your moves to "fake" a fall break the ice and make people feel comfortable.

Wit, sarcasm, and satire can get lost in the translation, but a whoopee cushion is universal. Yes, it may be lowbrow — heck, it may even be nobrow, but getting laughs is what matters to you. From ye old court jesters to the kids of South Park, you and your goofy sense of humor are in good company.

False Hang-over

I woke up 8 in the morning. Hay, to early for a hang over from last night? Nah. Hindi natuloy ang supposed gimik ko. I wasn’t expecting that the “gig” would be push through.. tas etong si tina tuloy daw… I was preparing for my things and I waited for an hour before finally realizing tinulugan na ko ng tulog mantikang si tina.. hayyy

Mega apologize siya paggising ko sa txt.. pero okay lang din xe masama din yata pakiramdam ng loka-loka.

CNN Briefs: Women, Media and the Philippines

Anyway, I tuned in at CNN today and what I was able to see was this news feature about Academy Awards. There’s this emergence of women writers who get acknowledged through nominations in the Oscars. Astig. It’s a great deal for women dahil yung increase of their percentage nga sa writers category. Hmmm, hopefully by the time na I decide that I could write, I’d be having a place in Hollywood, and of course, maka-tie up ko si Rain, na mananalo ng Best Director Award sa Academy Awards. Heeheheh (BG MSC: MANGARAP KA)

One more news feature was about the common theme of the nominated films this year. Most of the films nominated were political and war movies. I wasn’t able to get the titles, I think its “into the valley of elah,” played by tommy lee jones (best actor nominee) which was about a grieving father of a military son sent to Iraq war. Some other productions were documentary about Bush Administration. The astig one were an animation about a girl growing up in Iraq, it was so astig, having this angelic looking girl waking up.. then performing a karate routine with the tune of “eye of the tiger.”

MEDIA: EYE OPENER MEDIUM

Wow talaga diba. I really do hope that we could do these also in the Philippines. In the first place the media is one powerful medium we could use to open the eyes of the people right? Eto na yung chance ng film makers at ng mga concerned citizens from the showbiz industry to take part in this revolution.

Nakakatawa nga lang, dahil ba naman gusto nilang isapelikula ang buhay ni Jun Lozada, yung ZTE whistle blower. At ang gaganap, si Wally Bayola.. bakit hindi nalang si Dingdong Avanzado, total ‘me resemblance naman eh. Hahaha.

Actually, this is what im proud of St. Scho, at least, even though we feel suppressed sa school, dahil our creative juices are not that encouraged to flow, at least we are asked to produce quality films/docus/write ups with social relevance. Hindi yung kung ano-ano lang na production ng ibang school.

Actually, its okay naman talaga to do love story or horror (I always dream of making a Zombie movie) pero pwede namang iincorporate yung mga social issues doon diba? Yung ang talagang artist, pag nakagawa ka ng movie na may subtle messages about the government.

Like my all time favorite Zombie movie, Dawn of the Dead/Land of the Dead (same director). At the first part of the film (forgot which of the two), there is a montage of wars, an almost dictator president and of course anarchy. Then ayon na, papakita na yung mga zombies.

Basta astig yung story eh, may center, isang building housing rich people, tas sa paligid, puro zombies na. mas malala pa nga yung buhay (living dead) ng zombies, kasi sick na sila sa buhay nila, pero wala silang magawa, kasi nga technically patay na sila, irreversible narin diba, kasi naagnas na sila. Kulit dahil brain nlang nila gumagana.. pero yung heart?

Weird thing is that yung leader ng mga zombies, siya nalang talaga nag-iisip ng matino. At affected siya kasi yung grupo ng mga living, pumupunta sa zombie place at niraratrat yung mga kawawang zombie. Tapos kukuha ng supplies at dadalhin sa center tower for the rich to feed on.

Sino kayang zombies diba? Parang yung mayayaman pa eh.

Now konek it to current situations. The zombies played by the nation, the rich people (played by themselves with body doubles from the government) parang ganon yung drama non eh.

Natatamad na ako mag-explain. Pero madaming mga movies na although hindi political blatantly, may mga subtle meanings na pwedeng irelate sa current events ng US at ng Pilipinas.

WORK HARD, PARTY HARDER! All gimiks counts as the best!

1. Birthday treat for the NERDS at COWBOY GRILL, LP. Syempre, di ko malilimutan to.,. bukod sa ang ganda ko non.. haha, first gimik outside namin yon ng nerds.. at first time na may nagpakikilala sakin na super hot emo guy.. sino yon, si Glen.. hmm.. ang cool non, kasi syempre tamang pacute din ako, at si glen, tamang hiram ng lighter.. tas ayon, nakipagsayaw ako. Nyaks! Hindi marunong sumayaw! Nyee…hiya pa kuno, sabay flash nia sakin ng tongue ring nia.. ohh la la! Haha.. exchange of numbers afterwards.. tas yon na.. dami nang twists and turns sa buhay namin. he remained in my life significantly for 5months..
2. EVERY GIMIK I SPEND WITH BHE MISHY. Kaya ko bestfriend tong si michelle, kasi talagang yan lang ang katapat ko sa dancefloor! Walang paltos.. walang papantay sa tandem namin ng bestfriend ko na to.. although hindi naman kami gimikera to the max.. sulit na sulit naman pag lumabas kami. Memorable yung mga highschool parties namin, as in wala kaming inuupuang tugtog.. tipong namamasa pa kami ng mineral water sa dancefloor! Wahehehe.. oopps.. sori nalang sa mga nabasa ko ng tubig non ah.. astig din yung gimik namin sa Temple Bar, Greenbelt.. syempre as usual, patayan ulit sa dancefloor, nascam sina bhe non.. dpat kasi launching event yon dun bro ng syuting ni bhe, nagbayad sila ng P50, 000.. pero wlang nangyare.. kaya we just partied hard…kahit yung mga inuman namin at videoke namin ni bhe eh, astig! Inuman naman sa Cuba Bar. Hay.. I miss you bhe bhe mishy.. kaw lang talaga ang ultimate party animal katulad ko…
3. Bar Hop with DJ AT GREENBELT. Si Dj, isa din yan sa mga astig na tropa eh.. sa skul, isa yan sa mga kagaguhan ko, astig din yung gimik namin na yon, bukod sa dream come true na makagimik kami together, astig kasi talagang nagwala ako non.. haha! Namulubi ako sa Absinth at Bedspace non. Alam mo yun, ang dilim-dilim sa bedspace, tas yung lights, laser lights na green… kung hindi masikip sa dancefloor, siguro, nagpass out na ako non… sobrang lasing ako non, pero wala ngang tama dahil sa pagsasayaw ko! Grabeh, kahit walang nameet non.. ultimate parin yon.. hehe
4. Reunion with Hazel and Hannah. Party hard din to, sa COWBOY GRILL ulit. May nakipagkilala samin, at of course, the pinakawapo, nakay hazel.. friends ko sila since elementary. Nakisali sila Budz sa table namin at of course umorder, at nilibre kami. Haha.. ampotah, 4am na, hinatid pa kami dito samin. At gusto ba namang magstay sa bahay until morning?! Gago ka ba.. kung party, party lang.. ulol ka pala eh, naniwala naman siya sa pambobola ng sis hazel ko. Ang gurang na nia tas di nia pa kayang umuwi. A happy-happy moment turned out to be a badtrip thing, imagine us, nasa kanto namin for an hour dahil ayaw na lubayan si Sis hazel. Ayaw sumakay ng kumag ng jeep. Shet siya. As in, tumawid na talaga ako para kunin si Hazel, kasi reunion namin to, at epal sya sa friendship naming tatlo!
5. First GIMIK at TOMAS MORATO, Tina’s Bday. Read the Saturday night awt entry for the last party experience.
6. Other GIMIKs. Wala kasing magagandang nangyare eh.. hmm pero teka, pansin ko talaga, pag andyan bf ko walang kwenta yung gimik. Di kasi siya kasing kulit ko eh. Ako, gago talaga ako pag lumalabas. Gumimik kami sa COMMON GROUND sa Malate. Okay yung place, okay music, okay food and drinks. Tas yung iba, sa Cowboy Grill at Padi’s Point.

Ang say ko lang, iba-iba pala talaga purpose ng tao pag gumigimik. For me kasi, I just want to DANCE! Yun lang. simpleng-simple diba? I want to drink, smoke and socialize. I want to shred some pounds off and want to show people what I got. Yung may makikilala, plus nalang yon. Basta nga may makipagsayaw eh, Masaya na ako. Syempre I know my limitations. I don’t grind and dirty dance. Tamang astig na damubs lang. isa lang ang sinayawan ko ng dirty at walang iba yon kundi ang boyfriend kong si ADRIAN. Kaya pag may dumidikit na masyado, tamang “MOVE!” at tulak ko sila papalayo. Gago ba sila, im not easy no! awa ng diyos, di pa naman ako nahaharass..tamang may hahawak lang sakin sa braso or sa bewang.. then titignan ko masama or mumurahin ko…

Ang gara, kasi for guys. It’s the other way around. They go to gimiks, to see girls bumping and grinding over their crotches.. they meet up with girls para idate and in the future, ikama. Weird talaga. Men are really dirty. Kanya-kanyang pick up ng babae sa bar eh. Fuck. Ano ba yon?!

Anyway, wala akong pakialam sa inyo, basta ako gusto ko lang magsayaw with friends..

Ahmm.. advertisement, pag me gimik kayo, sama nio ko, promise di kayo mabobore… (BASTA LIBRE NIO KO AH?)

Isa pang advertisement, baka me kilala kang emo looking guy, pero hindi introvert at uber madrama.. I wanna meet him! Hahaha… ang lande ko!

Weeee.. its tina’s birthday celebration yesterday……… hmmm.. as usual ayoko sana sumama dahil hindi naman ako gaanong close sa mga liacom (mga kacourse ko)… pero magagalit si tina eh.. hehehe.. saka last Monday nag-open din siya sakin ng mga worries and fears (at tampo narin) sa barkada niya, dahil nga halos lahat sila taken….. at parang nawawala na ng time sa friendship nila…blah blah blah..

Kaya sabi ko kay, tina, wak siya alala.. dito lang ako, para paligayahin siya sa kanyang birthday! Wahehe

Ay sows.. 7pm daw dinner sa pizza-watever Italian restaurant sa glorietta (malapit sa gold’s gym) as usual late sina tina.. nauna kami ni hannadale sa glorietta. We met up with kri at ayon.. nagcoffee shop muna (kri I owe you P135 for that cocoloco from Gloria Jeans).

Argh.. I feel full na the time we went to the restaurant. The pizza was humongous.. and the spaghetti (in its original formula) was sour. Italian eh?! Da best parin Jolly Spaghetti. Hehehe…I wasn’t able to finish up the second slice of pizza.. andami ko ngang tinatanggal eh..bell pepper, pepperoni, mushrooms.. in short crust and sauce lang tinira ko. Hehehe.. dami talaga akong sahog na di kinakain…. Besides, hindi ako maka-pasta na tao. Ricevore and CARNIVORE ako. Hehe.. (the bod shows naman diba?)

As usual, medyo OP ako… ako kasi yung tinatawag na, the prodigal liacom. Hehe.. basta, ayoko lang sumama sa kanila, kasi simple, di ko trip mga trip nila. Mga altosociedad yung mga un eh. Si tina nga lang medyo close ko dahil nga pareho kaming taga las pinas.. at marami kaming common field of experience.

And so the night went… endless blah blah talks na di ako makarelate.. or lets say na silent lang ako dahil di ko trip makapagpalitan ng kuro-kuro sa kanila. Dumating yung couz ni tina.. at humangin ng malakas. Hehe.. kamukha ni oyo boy sotto. Wahehe..

Nung una okay pa eh, discreet pa ang pagiging mahangin.. pero nung tumaggal? Comedy na. ako? Siyempre tamang kinig lang.. pero, bawat remarks nia.. napapa-“ows?” nalang ako. Hindi naman sa bilib na bilib ako sa kanya, dahil di ko naman pinangarap yung trabaho nia eh…(aside from the fact na karub elbows nia si papa jake Cuenca, Junior Production Assistant “palang” kasi siya ng ABSCBN eh, specifically Palos)

Ayon, nagdatingan na yung mga dabarkads ni kuya ba (kuya ni tina) at dalawa don nanliligaw sa tropang liacom.. ke kri at ke pet. Actually bf na ni pet si reil eh. Si kuya Andrew, di yata trip ni tina.

Whatever. Basta ako, kating-kati na paa ako para tumapak sa dance floor! Shet… excited na ko marinig ang ultimate dance song ko “the way I are” by timbaland!

Gabi na nong lumayas kami sa pizza parlor. At san ang tungo? Ampotah. Tomas Morato pa raw. Nyaks.. andami-daming gimikan sa Greenbelt, kelangan pa lumayo?

Clubbers Guide. 12am na kami dumating sa place. As usual. Jampack. Walang upuan. The hell with them, habang naghahanap ng upuan ung iba, hehe, nagsayaw na kami ni tina.. kaya ayun.. bangag kung bangag.

AMPAPANGET NG TUGTOG.. the music was sooo highschool..

Walang timbaland, walang neyo, walang chris brown.. walang justin timberlake.. alang Britney spears… sows.. although classics na.. (in da club, the next episode..awwwts.. 4 years ago hits) ano ba yan?!!

Wala pa nga kong naiispot na guy.. ay actually meron, tambay lang naghahanap ng tsiks.. ayon.. pawisan talaga ako, as usual.. kahit anong music pa, kahit aegis remix pa yan, dance to the max parin ako.. as I always do.. hahaha..

May programme kuno, mga 1am, stop muna sayawan dahil me booty shaking contest.. ampotah.. talaga naman.. puro babae lang binebenta.. eh ampapanget naman.. anlala pala ng gimikan grabeh..kasi sa greenbelt saucy type pa.. hindi yung ganoon.. feeling ko im inside some cabaret seeing girls, literally, girls.. shaking their assess off.. haha

Nakakatwa nga si tina, kayang kaya ko daw un.. infairnez oo.. sus.. ako pa?

Nakita nio na ba ko magshake ng booty? Haha.. sa mga tropa kong nakakabasa nito, magcomment nga kayo kung pano ako magshake ng ass sa dancefloor… haha

Neways.. it was 2am.. to early to call it a night. Etong insan ni tina, napatrouble. Argh. Ayon, nice one. we had to vacate the place tuloy. Kainis. I was still enjoying eh, kahit si tina alam ko gusto pa sumayaw.. damn

Three cars kami non, kaming dalawa lang ni tina sa car nia.. so tinuloy nalang namin party sa car nia playing house music… saka malayo din naman ang QC, sa laspinas pa uwi namin, baka mahirapan si tina..

Naka-2 san mig light lang ako.. ano ba yon diba?! Andon pa yung beer ko, 3 kasi consumable eh. Ok naman, kasi P250 may 3 drinks na. eh sa Absinth, mamumulubi ka eh, P300 entrance ang drinks, potek P150 yata each bottle, na mabibili ko sa suking tindahan ng P20! Waaaa….

Sa bedspace naman, alang entrance, good music din, pero ang mahal din ng drinks P150 yata vodka cruiser dun eh.. pulubi talaga.. at least hindi mga ikwater mga kasama mo.. at hindi congested masyado…

Gosh! I cant wait for the next gimik!

Pero ultimate gimik ko parin is syempre, sa COWBOY GRILL laspinas.. haha.. walang entrance, ang mura ng beer (500 per barrel) mura ng pulutan.. ayos entertainment… kasi yung banda astig, tas yung bokalista astig, at higit sa lahat, nagsa-stand up comedy pa sila.. san ka pa?! all in one..

May banda, may standup comedy at may dancefloor.. at higit sa lahat.. madami ding hot guys.. at sikat ako dun?! Haha..

Hmm.. kakainspire gumawa ng entry about my unforgettable gimik experiences!

Case Number 1: A Case of Lost Love
Filed on February 14, 2008

Point1: TIME
First party says “I am busy, that’s why I don’t have time to talk to you and to visit you.”

Second party says “Three years ago, your not like that. If you finished all your stuffs at school, then you can have time to talk to me the whole night.”

THE VERDICT: first party is GUILTY!
Fact: At school, the first party spends time chatting with friends and texting other people, who incidentally are males and one of them is romantically involved with the first party.

Point2: EFFORTS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
First party says “Its valentines and you don’t have any efforts to give me even a single rose! Monthsary, Anniversary, Christmas and New Year has passed and I have never received any gift from you”

Second party says “You know my current situation, I don’t have work yet and I don’t have money”

First party: “if you had been saving kahit piso-piso isang araw, then you could have saved money to buy me even a chocnut”

Second party: “Mag-intay ka lang, pag nagkatrabaho na ako…………..”

THE VERDICT: Second party is NOT GUILTY.

Fact: “You cannot eat flowers” –second party. Flowers and chocolate will never measure the love that the second party can give to first party. It’s just a matter of waiting, patience is a virtue.

Time frame: within six months. If second party still has no work, and no efforts during special occasions had been performed, then file this case again and the jury will determine if this is another case of lost love.

Mind Says:

“Sana isipin mo nalang lahat ng sinabi ko at tanong mo sa sarili mo bakit ka ganyan at kung bakit lagi akong nagagalit sayo…..”

(sigh) “he’s right. He’s always been right. I act as if I’ve been righteous, but I was totally doing the opposite.”



Case Number 2: A Case of Schizophrenic Love
Filed on February 14, 2008
The text below are duces tecum (documentary evidence) and duces testificandum (testimony) of both first and third parties for this case

First Party: “I love you, but I don’t want to.”
Third Party: “I love you, too, mahal. Pwede mo ba ako paload?”

First Party: “Eh bola ka pala eh, wag mo na ako paikutin”
Third Party: “Basta, mahal na mahal na mahal kita. Mula sa kaibuturan ng puso ko’t kaluluwa, ikaw lang”

First party: “Hayaan mo lang mahalin kita, wala akong iniintay na kapalit….”
Third party: “Alam mo, wag mo na hatiin ang pagmamahal mo, ibuhos mo nalang lahat sa kanya, diba nagkakaproblema ka lang sakin?”

First party: “ganyan ka ba sa mga kaibigan mo, araw-araw mo tinetext, at nagaalala ka pa kung kumain na, nakapasok ba ng maayos, etc, etc…”
Third party: “ano ka ba ayos na tayo………..”

Third Party: “Mahal, paalam ako sau ah? Okay lang ba, gagala muna ako?”
First Part: “Wala naman ako magagawa kung ano gusto mo gawin diba? Bakit tayo ba?”

First Party: “kelan tayo magkikita ulit?”
Third party: “Ahm, basta set natin yan, sabay kiss and hug kita”

First Party: “Talaga lang ha? Abangan ko yan….”
Third party: “Gawin ko yun..”

First Party: “di mo naman kailangang gawin kung napipilitan ka lang diba?”
Third Party: “Gawin ko yun, xe lab kita”

First party: (nang-aasar na remarks)
Third Party: Kea kung aku seu, tanggalin mu ung pic ku s fs mu, nandidiri aku, bka icpn nila pumapatol aku sa mataba at mukhang bakla…

THE VERDICT: BOTH PARTIES ARE NOT GUILTY. HOWEVER, THE JURY FOUND BOTH PARTIES TO BE INSANE AND DEMENTED WHICH MEANS THEY ARE MENTALLY INCAPACITATED TO FALL IN LOVE. The jury further DECIDED TO SEND BOTH PARTIES to A MENTAL INSTITUTION FOR FURTHER REHABILITATION which will last for ABOUT 10 YEARS.

again, gonna post here. when im not busy! ahhahaha


---haha, march 5.. antagal na.. hmmm naisip ko pwede ko naman kasi ikwento in a brief manner diba? di naman kasi dapat lengthy.. basta.. nakalimutan ko na lahat

natatandaan ko lang.. nakatayo ako sa bus wearing my high heeled shoe, carrying my laptop at 2x nasiraan yung bus na sinasakyan ko.. i had to transfer buses.. fuck diba?

tas nagsnap kami ni karen.. ung kapwa editor ko.. nagsigawan kami literal... dahil sa event naming indiemand...

tapos.. inaway ako ni adrian buong araw.. ayon lang naman.. basta bulllshet...

i will be posting here what happened to me last january 27, during my Bicol trip.. ill be updating whenever im not busy anymore.. thanks guys...

I am not the usual, out-going person who becomes so exuberant by the mere mention of the phrase “out of town trip.” I still have dozen of tasks in my to-do list and being away for three days and two nights mean I have to master, again, the art of cramming.

During the last few days of January 2008, my classmates and I went for a Bicol trip. I packed my things while I watch my favorite Koreanovela, which is a few hours before the planned departure. I realized that how I arranged my things is according to the necessary things any writer should have in their bag. I made sure I brought with me necessary items: a notebook, a pen, my press ID, clothing and money. I also made sure I have with me chargers for my cellular phones and my digital camera/recorder. What else did I bring? Bonamine, Paracetamol, Alaxan, Off lotion, Nissin Yakisoba, Mentos, Roller Coaster, Chocolitos Krinkles and my toiletries.

But nonetheless, I was never too excited for the trip. I considered the trip to be a disruption to my regular academic activities, although this trip is also an academic requirement.

I realized that the school is not accommodating to their students, especially when the class tried to borrow the “prestigious” St. Scholastica’s College bus. We bargained for the price but in the end, the Sisters did not allow us to borrow the bus, even the activity is an official academic activity that will resonate the basic principles they teach in the school, to be agents of social change.

Because the Sisters declined to our request, we decided to rent vehicles. When the rented vans came, we immediately boarded the vans, of course after settling “some” payments. It was already 1 o’clock by then and all I wanted was to sleep. Instead of shoving my bag into the backseat, I insisted that I carry my sports bag on my lap so that I could lean and sleep on it the whole travel. However, another realization came up. I was very caring to my friends that I practically did not sleep just to offer my shoulders alternately to both friends beside me. Well, of course I took 30 to 60 minute power naps.

I realized that the principle of Mass Communication of “knowing your audience” was also applied in the trip. Kuya Resty, the driver, knew that “bagets” like us will ride the van so he played mainstream music all throughout the travel. He also had a portable DVD player in the van plus a couple of horror and chick flicks. One funny scenario was when I was about to doze off when abruptly, the bass of the vehicle started pounding to the beat of Irreplaceable by Beyonce Knowles. My heart also pounded hard, like the beat of the music played in Kuya Resty’s Ipod, when he starts to over-take 10-wheeler trucks along a steep and narrow road. He seemed liked he was a kick out from Formula One Racing, driving the vehicle so smooth and easy, just like flying paper planes,

I was wide awake most of the time during the trip to Bicol. I think I dozed off for an hour and when I opened my eyes, we were already at Quezon National Park, for a comfort room break. Quezon Province was quite a big province, because when I woke up again after my power nap, we were still in Quezon.

kaecee diane and ehzel at Quezon National Park

It was already six in the morning when we reached Camarines Sur, we were looking for cell sites so that we could get signal and call our parents back home, but it seems like only Touch Mobile and Talk and Text have the widest network coverage in these provinces.

After two hours watching a gross, vampire flick, we stopped over at Jollibee, Naga City. As I knew it, Naga is the capital of Bicol region; it’s the closest thing you could get to Manila, filled with establishments and of course, a bit of traffic. We joked around saying that we came all the way to Bicol just to eat at Jollibee. Upon reaching the counter, I ordered for one Tapsilog. A puzzled face of the cashier welcomed me. I repeated my order two more times, and then realized that I should just say, “Isang tapa meal, yung drinks regular pineapple juice.” I guess the word tapsilog (short for tapa, sinangag at itlog) was a Manila coined word. They were not familiar with it, or maybe that particular order taker.

After a satisfying meal, all we wanted was to lay our backs flat on the soft cushion of the inn where we will be staying. Since we arrived at Albay two hours earlier than we expected, well thanks to our ala formula race driver, Kuya Resty, we have to do other things first. The group decided to buy pasalubong. We went to the local market and the game plan: tumawad sa pili nuts. This native pasalubong was sold, in all stores for P80 pesos, last price P75. Some of my friends bought sweetened pili nuts and coco jam with nuts. However, the other girls saved their money for the next stop of pasalubong stores, Satellite.

Satellite is like a non-congested Dapitan Arcade, having shops containing hand crafted bags and home decors. The price of the bags was not that different from those sold at Dapitan, however, the home decors were worth investing. If only we rode a vehicle wherein all our pasalubongs would fit, I could have bought these two large wall decors for only P200!

At last, we’re finally on our way to Sampaguita Inn. The moment we landed, we were grouped and we flew to each room. I jumped right on to the bed and did my favorite activity, power napping. I had to seize the moment because in a few minutes, we will again be leaving.

We rode the van again and went to Vincentian Family Village, one of the resettlement sites of the victims of Bagyong Reming. There, we interviewed Sisters from the Daughters of Charity, one of the promulgators of the housing project.

After the session, we were free to roam around and chat with the residents of the newly built community. One of the families that we interviewed was of Mr. Mateo Luzon, a farmer with three kids and a wife.

During the chat, he said he considered himself as just one of the fortunate brave souls who decided to test the waters of Albay, since he is originally from Masbate. But a quick turn of luck came when his crops were destroyed during the typhoon and his home was wrecked during the storm-induced mudflow. His only remaining livelihood, a carabao, was slaughtered by the other residents for food. He was just thankful that his family remained complete and not even one got severe injuries.

It was a Sunday then, so we decided to hear mass in Albay after the visit in Vincentian Family Village. It was an old cathedral that got us excited, because some say that if its your first time in visiting a church, you should knock on the doors and pray for your wish. Of course, we all hope that our wishes would come true, lets just say it needs a strong faith for God to grant our wishes.

The funny thing that we did not anticipated is that the mass would be said in Bicolano! We were singing and praying in our vernacular language, but in a low tone to not catch the attention of the other mass goers. Like any mass, the homily is the longest, it was also the longest time that we have ever looked dense.

Diane at si Lord

Bim, Kaecee and Lord

Kaecee, Ehzel and Bim at Bigg's Resto

Ehzel and Diane sa Biggs Resto


We ate dinner after the mass and headed straight to the inn. No more midnight stories for us, my roommates and I just freshened up and then rested immediately. We still have to recharge for another activity for tomorrow.

The 6x6 trucks of the 901^st Infantry Batallion of Philippine Army is waiting for us the next morning. We are scheduled for another group interview in their camp. I would have to say that the interviews were quite astounding. I liked them better than the Philippine National Police of Camp Bagong Diwa, whose officers made sexist remarks and well, were a bit of airheads. The captains and majors of Philippine Army were very respectful and accommodating and were proud of their real purpose, to protect and save lives.

What I noticed is that these military, who are rarely visited by students, have given their best to prepare for our visit. Even though the camp was located in the middle of rugged mountainous area filled with numerous trees which is inaccessible with our common Havs and Crocs, these military people are well acquainted with technology, having laptops, multimedia projectors and handy cameras.

We enjoyed the program showcasing their elite forces that recited their scripted lines (one of them got nervous and totally forgot all his lines, well thanks to the intimidation of Ms. Averion, one of the professors).

I knew I was afraid of heights ever since I was in Grade 6, but I revived this fear during my visit at Bicol. At the camp, there was a tower, I think for snipers. I tried to walk up the spiral stairs, It was approximately 40 feet high (much like four floors) but halfway, my legs shook and I found myself asking for help! I can’t walk up anymore! I was so scared. But then I was still able to go up with the help of my friend, my biggest problem is how to go down. I even asked my professor to accompany me, seriously, but I ended up being chaperoned by one of the officers. I was never this afraid of heights!

I also learned the proper way of firing an ammunition and that you should open your mouth a bit whenever there is a loud bang that you will hear (like firing a canyon) because it minimizes the effect on your ears. I also gained a new sense of admiration to the military because they apply Physics and Math (two of my most favorite subjects in Highschool, sarcasm at stride). Imagine, they are experts of the coordinates of the map, their commander will tell them the exact location of the target, may it be in the mountains or in the secluded towns. They will compute, in their minds, under pressure and blast off the target, perfectly.

After the jam-packed activities at the camp, we visited the ever famous Cagsaoa Ruins. It was the bellery of the Church that was buried by lahar during one of the eruptions of Mt. Mayon.

The road towards the ruins was devastated. It still has boulders of lahar, there were no signs of life aside from a flowing stream amidst the black dust caused by Mt. Mayon.

While we are in the 6x6 truck, our military chaperone was touring us with his memory during the recent devastation. He was pointing to locations identifying them as, “’dyan, maraming namatay,” and “dito banda, naalala ko may nahukay kaming bata.” Also, I was asking them if they had any encounters with New Peoples Army (NPA) and said that it was inevitable in the area. He even narrated that once they were showered with gunshots wherein one nurse riding their truck was killed. He, again pointed to me the location of the said encounter saying, “Dito kami niratrat ‘non, oh.”

We did not viewed Mt. Mayon that perfectly because a clump of cumulus clouds were situated at the apex of the volcano.

We visited another camp of the Philippine Army and then went off back to Manila. We were way off the time schedule because at 9 p.m. we were still at Naga City, eating our dinner at KFC. The real realization of the whole trip was being patient. In the van, with me, were the most reklamador persons in the whole world. I’d like to shut them off by saying that everybody is exhausted and everybody wants to go home. All I wished is that I could turn their words into blah blah blah, blah blah, blah blah! Blah blah blah. So that I could finally rest my ears with their rants. They proved to me that they were nothing like “little” brats, even though their ages tell otherwise.

Overall, I realized that even though I was not deeply excited with the trip, I ended up having 400 images stored in my digicam, ended up regretting that I only bought two pili nuts and one coco jam and ended up writing this travel article too long because I still want to tell more stories about the trip. The military also gained my full respect for their talents and abilities backed up by their strong framework of saving lives. Lt. Orlando Ramos even approached me and asked me if I had relatives in Dumaguete City because his commander when he was still studying was a Gervacio. Of course, I joked around claiming that he is in fact a relative. I also longed for this “disruption” of my daily life because I live in a formula world, wherein everything is scheduled and every thing is habitual. At this point, it pays to be disrupted once in a while, especially if you realize a dozen of things, about people, life and about yourself (me, being an extreme alto phobic).