Saturday, July 28, 2007

University of the Philippines Hereafter, Thereafter, Ever After

100 and counting...

As I was searching for a free downloadable mp3 of "UP Naming Mahal" in line with my beloved Alma Mater's centenary next year, I stumbled upon a fellow alumnus' blogsite where I found this overwhelmingly heart-warming post. I ask pardon from those who might find Iskolar-ng-Bayan-pride too harsh on other schools. We won't brag about our school if we don't have the right in the first place. Haha.

So here it goes...
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Last weekend, my husband received a text message which went like this: "U.P. made you in such a way, that when the world is sitting, you would be standing; when the world is standing, you would stand out; when the world stands out, you would be outstanding; and when the world tries to be outstanding, you would be the standard. Isang masaya at mayabang na pagbati sa sentenaryong anibersaryo ng UP, UPian! Pass on..." (For those who did not understand the last part, it translates to: "A happy and proud greeting for the centennial anniversary of UP.")
The University of the Philippines will be celebrating its 100th anniversary by next year, 2008. It's been 100 years of producing so many "iskolar ng bayan." Are you a UP graduate? Are you proud to have been part of UP?
I will always look upon my UP years fondly. I earned my college and master's degree there, got my first job there (I taught at the UP College of Business Administration for four years after graduating from college) -- and I even met my husband there! Education, work, family -- all of these point me to UP, our so-called Republic of Diliman, where you need to constantly remind yourself that with freedom, comes great responsibility. =)
I really liked the text that I shared with you earlier. After reading it, I told my husband: "Ang galing naman. Sino kaya gumawa?" ("I wonder who made that text.") My husband replied: "Ewan ko, taga-Ateneo daw." ("I don't know. They say someone from Ateneo.")
Well, that was a joke but Ateneo is a good school too. =) My bet is that someone from Globe or Smart thought about it -- to increase their revenues from SMS. Would you know if there's a creative team in either company which just comes up with jokes or interesting messages that people will want to forward? That must be one fun job.

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Friday, July 27, 2007

SimpsONIN

I finally simpsonized myself. One is semi-formal, the other is quite casual. Visit the site and simpsonize yourself...


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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

No good-byes... only see you soon!

My friends-blockmates-orgmates-01/berkmates Marien and May will pursue their respective masters studies abroad this year. May has left the country few hours ago to take up Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at Ohio State University. Marien, on the other hand, will have her flight tomorrow morning for Singapore where she will take up Master in Engineering. She is a scholar of Asian Universities Network - Southeast Asian Education Development (AUN-SEED) at the National University of Singapore. They organized joint and separate despedidas (Marien at least had her "pakain") this month of July.

To both of you, good luck and God bless.

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Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Athlete???

I have never been this athletic in my entire life. I had been known as a nerdy geek since the day I entered kindergarten, or even before any formal schooling. My mother always boasts that I learned how to read when I was barely three years old and I finished the ABAKADA booklet months before she enrolled me to a public school in 1990. To make the long story short, I had never excelled in, or worse - had never got the chance to learn how to play, any sports discipline during my childhood. It's not that I was lampa, or in more colloquial term - malata, actually I know for a fact that I have an above-average endurance and an acceptable physical strength; it's just that I did not have the time then, and/or I guess, the resources to enroll in sports clinics and learn the basics of those games. The only thing I developed during those years is my mental strength - yes, I was the Valedictorian of my kindergarten, grade school, and high school batches.

Throughout the course of my academic life, I just relied on TV and print materials for me to learn the rules and regulations of the sports that caught my interest - badminton, basketball, billiards, boxing, lawn and table tennis, volleyball, etc. Back then, the only event I mastered was... CHESS! Hehe. I told myself, once I finished my studies or at least stepped into college, I would definitely and finally be able to find time and resources to be physically active in sports and not just be a spectator. During high school, I learned the basics of basketball, table tennis, and volleyball - but just the basics. During college, I somehow did well in billiards, bowling and other Philippine indigenous games and made running and walking a part of my everyday life.

But I know it was not enough. I was starting to grow bigger-and-heavier. I must sweat all my fats out and the only way to accomplish the task is to be more physically active. Thank God, at HP, the mission is far from impossible. I was admitted to Gold's Gym Fitness program starting from my first month in the company. I became more serious in bowling - having been included in SAP-ADSI's roster of players in the OlymHPics. We're practicing twice a week in preparation for our first game on Saturday. In fact, my schedule this week is: Tuesday - bowling and gym, Wednesday - gym, Thurday - bowling and gym, Saturday - bowling and/or tennis, Sunday - DotA. Haha.

Hopefully, months from now, a hunkier ONIN will emerge from these activities.

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Monday, July 02, 2007

Tagged Again

I've been tagged (by JACK!!!), so i guess I have to share 7 habits or facts about myself... Well, actually, since there are so many work loads to accomplish in the office (OWWS?!), I just reposted two old blogspot entries (to satiate JACK haha)- one that reveals ten things most people didn't know about me... until I published the said post, and another that states six random facts about me. Haha.

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Ten Things You Didn't Know About Niño


10. He was supposed to be given the name Richmond, so as to keep the consistency between his name and the names of his siblings which both start with R -> Rafael III and Rochelle. In a lucky turn of events, his Sto.-Niño-devotee-parents christened him with the name of the Child Jesus, instead.

9. This boy carries a very holy name: Niño De Jesus Eustaquio. It is very obvious that the first and middle names are namesakes of our Saviour; what you might not know is that Eustaquio is also a name of a saint -> San Eustaquio or St. Eustace, a legendary warrior of the 2nd century Roman Empire.

8. The first ever school fight in which he was involved was (shamefully speaking) with his girl classmate back in the 2nd grade. This caused him the top academic awards, having good manners and right conduct as one of the criteria for choosing the top student. He later realized that the girl he quarreled with then is now a beautiful lady. (Style pala yun... Haha.)

7. In 2001, senior high school student Niño wrote his autobiography entitled "Of Falling Down and Getting Up". Half of its contents are composed of pure visual aids -> photographs, in short.

6. Back in 1984, Niño is an unplanned (but not unwanted -> those are two different things!!!) child of a 40-year old tricycle driver and a 36-year old housewife. His brother and sister are 11 and 9 years older than he is, respectively.

5. He doesn't eat chicken... Sounds weird? It is more of a personal choice and preference rather than a matter of allergies and pet peeves.

4. He is a self-confessed person with memory gap and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Much have been said...

3. He has once filed a legal case against two individuals, a 20-something family man and a minor guy. He sued them for slight physical injuries within the halls of Pasig Regional Trial Court. The case was eventually settled through the mediation of the fiscal/prosecutor lawyer.

2. This hottie is indeed a hottie! He won 1st Runner-up (and 3rd Best in Talent) in a "campus hunk" competition at his alma mater La Immaculada Concepcion School -> 1999 (3rd year high school). Do I hear girls screaming???

1. With his outspoken personality and spontaneous humor, the tip of the iceberg is just what you see from the outside. Come and explore his inside mysteries that are yet to be discovered -> know him more by frequently visiting this blog.

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Tagged


Once tagged by this entry, write a blog entry of some kind with six random facts about yourself. In the end of it, pick six of your friends and tag them! (No tag backs). This explanation must be included, of course.

So here it goes:

1. At any circumstance, I can manage to sleep or take a short nap (even when riding a jeepney, when bombarded by loud noise, when the lights are ON, under extreme heat or during a "standing-room-only" scenario inside the MRT). I can be described by the phrase "masandal tulog".

2. Ironically, I can stay awake for around 48 hours straight.

3. I am an E-AJI addict. (EDITED: I was. I am no longer now. Health reasons. 140/90 is not a safe blood pressure.)

4. I have recently doubled my appetite as compared to what I had a couple of years ago. I currently weigh 145 lbs (...and counting). (EDITED: I am currently at 155 lbs. -> even though I frequently visit the gym now.)

5. I love taking a bath.

6. I sing whenever I am in the bathroom (except in EEE). (EDITED: EEE is my college department building in UP where we "lived" during our thesis days.)

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Visit my multiply entry to see who I tagged.

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