Galing akong printing press sa Pedro Gil kahapon nang biglang nag-bowling sina San Pedro at naihi... lakas kulog at kidlat at ng ulan! gaddemit! pero grabe, kahit magisa ako kahapon at feeling emo, na-enjoy ko ang moment habang nakikipagpatintero ako sa mga amoeba at kung ano-ano pang microorganisms sa Taft. Oo, lumusong ako sa baha. mga 4 inches below the knee (naks parang skirt lang ah?)

So anong mga eksena ang nasaksihan ko kahapon sa Taft habang umuulan?


Una. BUMAHA. what's new?

Ikalawa. Mapipilitan kang sumakay sa mga pedicab para lang itawid ka sa kalye dahil nga ayaw mo lumusong sa baha. Fee=P5.

Ikatlo. Kung naka-havaiannas ka naman (ahem) at willing lumusong sa baha, get ready na make tiklop your skinny jeans then hug your bags tightly para naman comfy kayo sa ilalim ng Umbrella--ella--ella---ey.. ey...

Ikaapat. Sumabay sa nakatatanda para mailibre ng pamasahe sa pedicab at jeep. well this goes out to me when ate cindy from Ample Press paid for me! wahaha..

Ikalima. makakakita ng mga Kolehiyala na naka-stilleto at may phobia sa microorganisms ng baha na stuck sa isang area at nagiging malaking bara sa mga taong gustong dumaan...

"Oh my gosh, how would we pass ba?"

"i dont know nga eh..."

"Excuse me, excuse me lang po..." -bypassers

"Grabe naman sina manong, the ulan is so lakas na nga eh..."

"Oh, tabi-tabi muna, dadaan ang mga Miss..." -pedicab driver

"Kuya hold on, wait lang tlaga.. promise...."

(Eksena ng 3 Paulinian na ayaw lumusong)

Ikaanim. Magsusulputan ang mga mandurukot at snatchers. Modus, habang natataranta ang mga chikababes na walang payong.. hayon at makikisabay sayo sa isang crowded area... ayon nga at may nasaksihan ako, 2 pa silang magbarkada.. how could they be soo tanga not to feel that pickpockets hands on their bags... tinitigan ko nga yung mandurukot.. babaeng mukhang barket at ang themesong yata eh "Basang-basa sa Ulan" by Aegis.

Natakot din ako, pano kung sugurin ako tas kung ano gawin sakin... nung nakita niya ako, lumayo na siya dun sa girls. then nilapitan ko sila, sabi ko, "Ms. dinudukutan kayong dalawa.. yung babae nakapasok yung kamay sa bag niyo eh...."

Hayy buhay.

Ikapito. Makakakita ng isang ulupong ng barkadang iskwater ang ugali. like yung nakasabay ko tumawid, siguro from PCU un, nakagreen light.. shempre ako nakisabay madami naman kasi eh, syempre bubusina yung sasakyan, magsusumigaw ba naman yung babae ng "Tangina mo manong, gusto mo ba ako mamatay?"

gusto kong sumigaw, "tangina mo pala eh, ikaw pa maangas eh pwede ka nga sagasaan niyan, green light kaya, tungaw!"

pasalamat ka baha at busy ako sa pakikipagpatintero sa mga amoeba ng taft.

Ikawalo. magkakaroon ka ng unforgettable rainy moment. yung akin, kasalukuyan akong tumatawid sa Pedro Gil at nang makakita ng bus, dali-dali akong sumakay, Dahil love na ako ng mga amoeba, hinawakan nila ng malufet ang Havs ko.. ampotah, pagsakay ko nahulog yung tsinelas ko!! waaa... buti lumutang....

kaso lumalangoy na papalayo... imagine nasa gitna ako ng Pedro Gil!
Bumaba ako sa bus para habulin tsinelas ko, huhuhuh.. buti hindi ako nasagasaan...

tas pagsakay mo pa, ikaw lang nakatayo. GADDEMIT. buti nalang mukha akong basang sisiw (or biik) kaya may nagpaupo sakin. salamat po.

****
yan lang naman ang mga eksena sa TAft kapag umuulan, kayo, anong mga eksena ang tumatak sa isip niyo pag naulan sa Maynila??

Multiply guy

By Ron Cruz, Pam Pastor
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Last updated 16:59:00 07/11/2008

MANILA, Philippines—The next time you decide to change your Multiply theme, scroll down and look at the template Avlack—that template was created by a young graphic designer from Makati.

In 2005, Dave Hersh of Multiply came across Jolo Santos’ blog and liked his design. “He e-mailed and asked me if they can use my design as a working Multiply theme.”

Jolo then tweaked the design to make it compatible with Multiply’s theme system. Since then, countless people from around the world have used Avlack as their Multiply design. “I’m glad and proud that they like my theme, especially when I see that they’re Filipinos. I love it when people customize my theme.”

Memorable creations

That Multiply theme isn’t Jolo’s only creation. The 22-year-old designer counts the Penshoppe 2007 campaign website and The Shopify theme as some of his most memorable creations. “Penshoppe gave my partner and I creative freedom while The Shopify Project has given me clients abroad.”

Jolo, who has an International Advanced Diploma in Computing from Informatics and who studied Enterprise & Mobile Development on Java Technologies at NIIT, has always wanted to be a designer. “I love solving things, building things and being creative.”

This self-declared geek traces his design roots to his days in high school. “I loved the nitty gritty of computer programs. I was also active in design contests. But it was in college where my enthusiasm for design and geekiness collided. That’s when I fell in love with building and designing web pages.”

Start-up company

Jolo began as an entry level designer for a small advertising agency before moving to a corporate domain merchandising agency as a junior graphic and web designer. Since then, he co-founded his own start-up design company Xackup Inc. where he works as the visual design lead. The company’s clients are mostly based in the United States and Europe. “We built a backup application for Mac called “Bandwagon” and we’re currently working on iTenna—a “sharing & syncing” application integrated on OS (Windows and Mac) and iPhone.”

Despite being currently busy with Xackup Inc.’s projects, he also helps his friends build websites. “I’m working on a toy camera shop website and a school website. I love to work on both ’cause they’re giving me creative freedom to infuse my own ideas and at the same time I get to learn a lot of technical programming and design stuff from these collaborations.”

Jolo describes himself as a minimalist and says he finds inspiration in simple things. “I get inspired by IKEA, Muji, Apple, Google, 37signals’ products, all the stuff in swissmiss.com and readymademag.com. I love them.”

Loving the job

There’s no doubt that Jolo loves his job. He says that the best part is “meeting people and building something.” Jolo adds, “I love the notion of giving design solutions to solve the client’s problems with their websites. There’s that sense of achievement and pride when you know you’ve become part of the success of people or companies because you were able to help them meet their site goals.”

No wonder he is often referred by his past clients, colleagues and friends to other people.

Jolo has big dreams design-wise. In the future, he hopes to build websites for IKEA, MUJI and Levis and work with Pentagram, Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Sher and James Victore.

He may be busy building countless other websites but he hasn’t turned his back on Multiply. It serves as a personal homepage where he shares videos, music, reviews, links and photos with his friends. “Multiply makes it so easy for me to play around with graphics, mix and match all the blogging and sharing elements. They made it so easy that some independent designers, young entrepreneurs and realtors use Multiply to sell arts and crafts, clothes, and even show off their portfolio.”

Offline life

Jolo has a number of other passions. “I love taking pictures. I love lomography. I love to travel. In the future, I want to try making films. I love watching movies.”

Because of the nature of his job, Jolo spends six to eight hours a day online. To relax, he does things offline. “I sleep all day, watch DVDs, read books or go outside with friends and take pictures.”

E-mail jolo.santos@gmail.com or visit his multiply page at http://avlack.multiply.com.

My OJT is settled (sa wakas), OK Narin narin love life ko.

TS matters nalang talaga.
Maraming nasira,
marami rin akong narealize,
kung sinong totoo sayo at kung sino yung hindi na talaga dapat pinagkakatiwalaan...

sayang talaga.. pero wala akong magagawa...

we just cant run away from problems, because sometimes WE ARE THE PROBLEM.

tandaan NATIN yan. hindi ako, hindi lang IKAW.
TAYONG LAHAT SA TEAM.

anyway, ayoko nang pasukin na naman ang isip ko ng negative vibes, maganda ang gising ko kanina, 6am palang gumawa na ako ng paper ko for thesis and now im finishing my TS article. later im going to return books sa library at mageedit ng articles sa TS office.

SALAMAT TALAGA SA LAHAT! SAKA KAY PAOLO COEHLO NA PINAKALMA AKO NUNG PANAHONG BADTRIP NA BADTRIP AKO DAHIL SA ISANG KOOPAL NA TAO SA BUHAY KO.....

"encouraged by this recollection, I pick up my spear again, attack the weeds I did not invite to grow in my garden, and am left with this morning's one lesson: When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the same courage mercilessly to pluck it out."

Bye weed. You made me believe you are just worth to be a horse's food, and not worth being a friend.

Alam ni te kye (insan) lahat ng hinanakit ko at unti-unting naging maliwanag ang lahat... matagal mo na palang pinagpaplanuhan ang down fall ko... i treated you as one of my friends.. and dont give me the crap na ako ang namamlastik at ikaw ang totoo sakin dahil siniraan mo ako sa napakaraming tao....

alam ko naman, noon pa threat na ako sa'yo eh. alam mo na magaling ako, obvious naman eh, hinihiram mo pa mga papers ko tas pinagaaralan mo paano ako magsulat, paano ako mag-analyze ng data.. ibang klase... ang di ko lang matanggap yung harapan, sa harap ng professor, ilalaglag mo ako. hindi lang isang beses nangyari yan..

grabeh, kung alam lang ng mga kaibigan mo gaano ka kaplastik, kahit mga kasama mo sa org, kung siraan mo akala mo perfect ka.

Oh well, if that makes you happy and sleep at night BITCH.

Babagsak ka rin tandaan mo yan, pagpatuloy mo ang pagiging plastik mo dahil hindi lahat ng tao matutuwa sayo, kung okay ka man sa mga bisor mo, pwes hindi lahat ng katrabaho mo magugustuhan ka. Ugali mo.. ayusin mo.

At long last...

Ogilvy PR confirmed! Im finally working for them starting on August 19, 2008. (uhmm, 6 months internship that is...)

My goals: Of course to work hard and hopefully my supervisors will take notice of my effort and deep gusto to be a part of the team, and finally have a job offer even before graduation!

Super thanks to my Activenture Inc. (Events Management) Family who is finally venturing on Advertising narin under the name Happy Potato Company...

Sir Alfie still invited me to work for them while I was waiting for Ogilvy... nahiya lang ako kasi medyo nasarapan ako sa pag-petix sa buhay ko... pero now, i need to be back on track.. or else i might not finish my internship requirement and not graduate!

Im just soo glad that things are moving well in my life.

GOODLUCK!

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With the theme:

MARKETING FOR THE YOUTH!
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How beautiful is youth! How bright it gleams with its illusions, aspirations and dreams! Book of beginnings, story without end. Each maid a heroine, each man a friend!” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Be among the very first to learn new insights not yet taught in school, nor written in textbooks!

PROGRAMME: plus my comments in BLUE INK!

Part I: STRATMARK Conference

7:00 AM Gates Open (Red And Green Gates) kabadtrip nung opening ng gates dahil maling ticket yung binigay samin.. free seating yung binigay. like hello, sabi nga ni chiqui bakit kami pipila sa Green Gate kung hindi kami Patron. Asar talaga eh. Wish ko lang, the PJMA team should have instructed the Araneta People of the schools and their designated seats.

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Opening Ceremonies
Opening Prayer
National Anthem
Acknowledgement of Schools -akalain mo yun, bibigyan nila ng ibang twist? nag-say hello samin ang dalawang rapper na hindi man masyadong known.. eh okay naman, nakakaentertain naman..

kaso typical yung alam mo nang rap,

"Clap your hands everybody, Everybody just clap your hands here we go!" o kaya naman...

"When i say hey, you say yow!"

"Hey hey!" "Yow!" "Hey hey!" "Yo!"

"Itaas ang kamay ng mga taga St. Scho!" "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
may dugtong pa kasi eh, "Raise your hands in the Aiiiir, Wave 'em like you just dont caarreee"

hehehe...

Welcome Remarks Mr. Alex Flores
President, Philippine Marketing Association

You'd never expect Sir Alex in a bright Yellow polo, a cap na nakasuot sideways, parang hiphop at ang unang words na lumbas sa bibig nia...

"yow, yow, yow!!!!!!" wahahahaha.. talaga naman! kinarir ng lahat ang pagiging bata!

July 28 - PGMA's SONA
okay, so i was about to go to school to check on the lay-outs of TS (The Scholastican) pero nung babyahe na ako paalis, my team texted me up to say the school is closing. i dont think we will be able to lay-out kasi papalabasin lang kami ng mga masunurin na guards sa schools.

so i cancelled the presswork. again. super duper delay na ang paper, which by the way caused the resignation of my associate editor, bene.

my word for that day, chill, again. kasi sabi, sinuspend narin pala ang klase dahil apparently it will rain hard. mejo lang naman yung ulan.

Pero happy ako, dahil in one week nakayanan kong mag-release ng back2back na flyer for SONA last Friday. We printed out 500 copies and all was free! yey, nadala sa diplomasya si Mang Delfin ng Ample Printing Press ng TS eh...

haha.. alam ko one week delayed na tong post ko pero gusto ko lang ishare yung very first flyer na nailabas ng TS under my supervision as the Editor in Chief! sana tuloy-tuloy na..

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Illustrations by TS Graphics Head Isabel Roman

SONA NA NAMAN

In a few weeks time, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be delivering her State of the Nation Address.

Definitely, the address would reek of lies under the banner of “Ramdam ang Kaunlaran.”

President Arroyo would probably boast of the same lame achievements that are being brandished on the irritating tarpaulins all over Metro Manila - 78,448 new classrooms, 1,745 Botika ng Bayan outlets, 11,024 Botika ng Barangay and 8,874 Tindahan Natin outlets. She would probably brag about the rice access card and the one-time P500 emergency fund given to Meralco patrons who consumed less than 100 kilowatts.

It is doubtful that she will mention the 18 oil price increases this year alone (not including the increases since her last SONA), the 11.4 inflation rate nor the astronomical increase in price of commercial rice and the recent “disappearance” of the P18.25 NFA rice from the market.

We thus challenge President Arroyo to say on her State of the Nation Address that she pig-headedly refused to repeal the R-VAT which would have meant an immediate P4-5 rollback in the price of oil. We dare her to admit that she would rather create senseless committees to look into the prices of goods and commodities than impose a price ceiling as mandated by law. And when she proudly announce the P20 wage increase, let her also say that this wage hike has long been negated by the unabated price increases vis-à-vis the seven years of wage increase drought under her term.

In short, we challenge President Arroyo to admit that she is to blame for the woes of Filipino families. But that, perhaps, would be expecting too much because should she tell the truth, the only decent move to make next is to step down. And we all know honesty and decency are words unknown to the president.