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Photo AlbumCat Pics (20 photos)Oct 29, '08 10:53 AM
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Cat pics, October, 2008. UPcat, CATalog and ISSIcat. Special apperance by C5 Shell Cat.

Photo AlbumTree Pics (16 photos)Oct 29, '08 10:36 AM
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Tree pics, October, 2008. In front of the UP Main Lib.

Blog EntryThings I learned while living alone...Aug 26, '08 1:08 PM
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This is my third week of living alone here in Quezon City. It has been quite an eye-opener for me. Circumstances have brought about this situation that I won't elaborate on. Suffice to say that I get to rest a whole lot more and have more time on my hands for work. Anyway, it's a crash course on life. Maybe it's applicable to just me, maybe to some of you out there too. Here's my list.

1. Living alone makes me thin.

Yup, moved down a belt notch since moving. Since I don't cook, I buy food. I found that I've limited myself to one serving of rice and viand. O_o;;

2. Living alone makes me spend less.

So far, I think this is true. I'll know for sure in about two months time.

3. It's a bitch to ferry your dirty laundry from one side of the metropolis to the other.

Yup, I have them laundered now or wash them here in QC. Perish the thought that I get held up and all I could fork over is a bag of soiled undies. O_o;; I'm now fwends with the laundry gurls across the street.

4. Walking is zen... Biking is zen... Ikot is zen...

Used to do these in college. Nice rediscovery. Bought a foldable bike to ferry myself around campus. But...

5. No matter how invincible you think you are, a storm, is a storm, is a storm.

No amount of raincoat and umbrella protection while riding a bike with small wheels in the rain will keep you dry. I got soaked, drenched, got sick and eventually missed classes. Related to this...

6. Being alone while sick is a bitch.

Waking up with a fever staring at an unfamiliar ceiling with no one to call on is a very rude awakening.

7. No matter how tough you think you are... No matter how much you love cold climates... Cold water in the morning is cold water in the morning.

I now heat my bath water. O_o;;

8. I can live without cable. But I can't live without a net connection and cellphones.

Related to this, I used to think that a tech person is only as good as his gear. Now I think a tech person is only as productive as his connectivity. It was a shock to see how reliant I was on the net. My temporary connection was via 3G using a Smart LG phone. In fairness it's a good back up. But it's a bit slow. Couldn't update the SLIS websites, couldn't access my email properly, couldn't plurk, couldn't multiply, couldn't reply to SLIS review questions, couldn't access my grades and student submissions, yada-yada-yada. Bayantel only got connected today and I'm making up for lost time. Also, I think I spent too much on load these past 2 weeks. Seems a cabled net connection is still cheaper for me.

9. Distances are deceiving. And a smaller bike wheel means more pedalling.

The japanese foldable bike I bought in Greenhills had small wheels and didn't have gears. It's nice for flat surfaces but damn tough on uphill climbs of the smallest of angles. A week later, the Cycleshack stores in SM Southmall suddenly had a delivery of an updated version of the bike. It now cost a bit more but now had gears! Damn... I'm looking at those "green" electric bikes  (smart bikes) now. They travel 50kms on an 8hr charge with pedalling as an option when the juice runs out. Didn't expect KNL to be so far from the Main Lib.


10. Things change...

My mind is stuck in the 90s. I instinctively almost paid P1.25 for Ikot fare. Jeez, it's now P7.00? It used to be P1.00 before it became P1.25, then P1.50, then P2.00. etc. etc. Bus ride to Las Pinas? It used to be P14.00 for ordinary, P21.00 for aircon. Now the aircon buses charge P68.00 to P70.00. Things change.

11. Lastly, you can count on your friends... Sorta...

When I was incapacitated Ate Rhina called and texted to check up on me. So did my landlady Ma'am Mae. So did the LISSA, FLIPP and LIS16x guys. Nearby neighbor Jen thought of me... I think...

"Sir, actually dadalhan ko sana kayo ng dinner kaso hindi ko alam yung papunta sa inyo.
Tsaka natatakot me kasi may napatay dyan nung isang araw."


Quite comforting...

I'll live. O_o;;



























No, make that...



12. I'll live. ^_^

Blog EntryUP@100: Capturing 100 UP momentsMay 27, '08 12:50 PM
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Bumped into this at Juned's blog (baratillo.net) and at CoksiBlue (ThisIsCoy.net). Interested? Submit na! :D (Note: visit and leave your photo and video links at the UP@100 coordinators blogs, not here. :D)


Along with a group of UP bloggers, we have come up with a special project for the UP Centennial Month this coming June. It’s called “UP@100: Capturing 100 UP Moments - It is a Music Video Project which will compile 100 photos and videos from participants consisting UP alumni and students. It aims to capture 100 unique UP moments from 100 different points of view in the past 100 years of the University’s existence.

We are inviting YOU to join us in this endeavor.

Mechanics: How to submit an entry

I. Who can participate:

  1. Any University of the Philippines Alumni.
  2. Any University of the Philippines student.

II. How to submit your photo or video:

  1. A participant can submit at most two pictures of himself/herself (alone or otherwise) taken in UP or during a UP event OR a 15-sec video of the participant taken in UP or during a UP event.
  2. Each entry should have the the following information:
    • Name
    • Student Number
    • Degree and Course
    • Two to five words describing the event (include the year the photo/video was taken)
    • If it’s a group photo, please indicate your position in the picture.
  3. Entries could be submitted by doing at least one of the following:
    • Sending them with file (photo/video) attachments to up100@googlegroups.com, baratillocubao@gmail.com or coy.caballes@gmail.com.
    • Posting the photos on their blogs and leaving the URL as a comment on this official UP@100 post.
    • Uploading the video on a file sharing site and leaving the download link as a comment on this official UP@100 post.
  4. Only ONE of the entries submitted per participant will be selected.
  5. The deadline for submissions is on June 19, 2008. A day after the UP Centennial Anniversary (so that photos from the centennial celebration could be included).
  6. The launch of the video will be on June 26, 2008 on all the organizers’ blogs.
  7. A microsite will be created for the project where all (part of the 100 or not) the submitted photos & videos will be posted in sync with the video launch.

IMPORTANT: Remember that we are including 100 UNIQUE UP moments in the video. So rare finds will be the most likely to be chosen. (But I’m sure all our UP experiences are different so send lang ng send. Hehe.) :P

Here are more UP@100 coordinators: Juned, Coy, Benj, Fritz, Ederic, Poyt, Gino, Karla, Kevin and AJ.

We are very excited in this project and I hope many of you can join! Looking forward to your great UP moments! :)

DISCLAIMER: The UP@100 Project is in no way related or connected to the official Centennial Activities of the University of the Philippines.



Blog EntryGuess what...May 8, '08 5:59 AM
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My bandmate is also a college professor.

Anthro 10 THY1
TTh 4-5:30PM TBA

Anthro 10 WFY
WF 4-5:30PM PH410

Just in case ya need another subject and are interested in anthro. :D

Blog EntryBuhay Isko... Apr 10, '08 9:14 AM
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Been seeing this around, most recently at veron's, ghee's and kate's...

[X] Worried about getting bullied by fratmen or getting killed in a riot.
[X] Got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot. <- okay, so how do you answer this if you died from a riot? Sige nga! Mas matindi pa ito kesa sa bawal ang pansit na may hotdog!
[X] Witnessed a riot. <- more of rumble, fratwar and violent dispersal. made me had doubts as to the usefulness of nunchucks in a rumble when the guy wielding it got bloodied.
[ ] Watched the Oblation Run.
[ ] Made friends with a teacher.
[ ] Was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally / prayer meeting.
[X] Wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days.
[X] Wore red on Valentine’s Day.
[X] Wore black on Valentine's Day.
[X] Celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy's.
[X] Learned UP Naming Mahal. <- Loud and proud. :D
[ ] Was an RA (registration assistant) or SA.
[X] Lied or begged to an RA for a slot in class.
[X] Participated in a there's-only-one-more-slot-are you-feeling-lucky? <- Matira ang matibay!
[X] Jogged around the campus
[X] Visited the Vargas Museum. <- I think I did, just can't remember....
[ ] Knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name.
[X] Attended university level graduation.
[ ] Got an activist for a teacher.
[ ] Watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game.
[ ] Watched a UP vs. any school basketball game.
[X] Studied in CASAA.
[ ] Studied in McDonald's or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night and bought just one regular-sized drink.
[ ] Studied along Katipunan.
[ ] Studied along Katipunan and affected the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean.
[X] Watch a play that's not required for Comm III.
[X] Went stargazing. <- Sunken... :D
[X] Ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room (in CHE) or Chateau Verde.
[ ] Struck up a conversation with a taong grasa.
[ ] Wrote to/for the Collegian.
[ ] Seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups.
[X] Went to the chapel. <- requirement ng GF... :D
[X] Got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden <- mas masama kung putik... o ebs...
[X] Cut class with your block to watch a movie.
[ ] Had a Voltes V for a teacher.
[ ] Took a class under Joseph Palis.
[ ] Lied to the transcript lady to get a transcript earlier than the standard 3 months.
[ ] Went to a Freshman-only concert.
[X] Subsisted on just streetfood (fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day. <- UP Streetfood during the day, then pauwi Tokneneng sa Shaw, Day-old Chick, Tokneneng and Hot Mami sa aluminum carts sa Alabang. :D
[X] Learned how to smoke.
<- Well, technically nagyoyosi na ako bago mag-UP.
[X] Went on an out-of-town trip with blockmates or orgmates.
[X] Fell in love. <- *gorsh*
[X] Actually read the books you keep borrowing from the lib.
[X] Played cards during your free time. <- Tongits!
[X] Dressed in business attire. <- mga usher days. :D
[X] Sumabit sa jeep.
[ ] Got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine's day.
[X] Watched the Lantern Parade. <- Booyah!
[X] Helped out a total stranger.
[X] Helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot. <- Hell Yeah!
[X] Learned to stay awake for more than 24 or 48 hours straight. <- 61 and 62... my waterloo... pati sa review...
[X] Got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers. <- before I got bigger... :D
[X] Took Wednesday and/or Sat classes WILLINGLY.
[ ] Volunteered for the Pahinungod.
[X] Ate "tasteless white sauce" pasta from cock-a-noodle-doo. <- Can't really remember...
[X] Got a boyfriend/girlfriend. <- Both ba counted? Joke, joke joke! Sa mga alam buhay ko, you know what I mean...
[X] Took time to read the vandalism in the CR. <- AS ones were cool back in the day.
[ ] Watched a sexy art film for any GE class.
[X] Got held up or pickpocketed. <- Sa Gym... :( nangutang tuloy ako ng pamasahe pauwi.
[X] Felt depressed because you were not as good academically as you were in high school. <- Rude awakening... You're not on top of the world as you once were.
[X] Did a last minute paper.
[X] Had spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures.
[X] Got exempted from final exams.
[ ] Got exempted from a final exam but still took it. <- Nah... Safe na, e.
[ ] Attended a varsity pep rally.
[X] Watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show.
[ ] Got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race.
[X] Knew where the best restrooms are on campus. <- Pwede pang matulog...
[X] Joined an org.
[X] Allowed yourself to make mistakes. <- Rude awakening nga, e.
[ ] Went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players/cute boys.
[X] Took summer classes.
[X] Admired the Oblation. <- Like Kate, nasa floor namin yung orig. :D
[X] Made a video for a project.
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] Had a teacher who had a crush on/tried to court you.
[ ] Attended your ROTC Bivouac. <- Had CMT but didn't attend the Bivouac, sa Rizal kasi, yung isa sa Fort Boni.
[ ] Faked sickness to get an absence excused.
[X] Got your car scratched by one of those "Kuya bantayan ko kotse niyo" kids. <- May bubblegum pa sa susian ng kotse.
[ ] Took a PE class where you had to pay for tuition (i.e. sportsclimbing, ten pin bowling, scuba diving, etc).
[X] Went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes. <- Looooooong 4 to 6 hour commute from Las Pinas to UP during the time South Superhighway, MRT, Ortigas Flyover, Cubao Underpass and East Ave Flyover were being constructed. Gusto kong lumipat ng iskwelahan noon. Skipped the summer term to avoid the anguish.
[ ] Learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones.
[X] Participated in school activities.
[ ] Caught the UP Pep Tryouts.
[X] Dated someone from UP.
[X] Rode an IKOT and TOKI.
[X] Found a tambayan.
[X] Went drinking at Sarah's.
[ ] Learned how to beg for a higher grade.
[X] Used your 6 allowable absences wisely. <- may tally sheet pa ako sa notebook nun ng absences per subject... Pati holidays and no class days... halata bang pasaway?
[ ] Lived in a dorm. and a boarding house
[ ] Volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group/class.
[X] Had the worst schedule. <- The dreaded 7-830, 11:30-1, 5:30-7, obviously my grades in the earliest and the latest ones suffered. Drinop ko ata yung isa.
[ ] Realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden.
[X] Not used up all 6 allowable absences.
[X] Ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai's and other more obscure cafeterias.
[X] Ate food Aristocart-style. <- I know stamping!
[X] Is active in your org. <- Hell yeah!
[X] Attended an ACLE. - Alternative Classroom Learning Experience <- talked in one too.
[ ] Got as many app forms as you can during the job fair. <- Didn't need to.
[X] Learned how to cram. <- Sino ba hindi gumawa nito sa peyups?  
[X] Sold tickets for (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere.
[X] Saved money to Xerox all of your seatmate's notes. <- and handouts too. naiwala ko yung binili ko.
[X] Had accidentally seen a make-out session.
[X] Slept in class.
[X] Finished a homework/assignment/paper in the Shopping center or Philcoa.
[X] Had mountains of "unused" sample exams and/or old testaments.
[ ] Resolved to be "better this semester".
[X] Slept during a test. <-  Sa pagod magreview.
[ ] Had groupmates from hell.
[ ] Learned how to work with groupmates from hell.
[X] Perfected the art of parking on campus. <- WooT!
[X] Had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus.
[X] Developed a love for sisig.
[X] Practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class.
[X] Looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives.  <- ika nga ni Kate, libsci student ako e ^_^
[X] Reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function.
[X] Attended the UP Fair.
[X] Went to a library other than your own college's to research.
[X] Lost a perfectly functioning umbrella.
[X] Used consultation hours properly.
[ ] Went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance.
[X] Went to the infirmary.
[X] Attended class with a hangover.  <- hehehehehehehehe...
[X] Drink beer or alcohol while inside UP grounds.
[X] Walked all the way to Philcoa or Katipunan from UP.  <- pag strike...
[ ] Buy frogs from NSRI or a Bio department.
[X] Maxed out on the 6 allowed unexcused absences but DID NOT drop.
[X] Got invited or pursued by a sorority or fraternity.  <-  twice
[X] Wore slippers to school.
[X] Had a professor who smoked in class.  <-  I belonged to the final batches during the time when smoking was okay in classrooms, tambayans and hallways, ke student o professor. Eat yer hearts out. :D
[ ] Got diagnosed by the Infirmary as pregnant or infected with STD. 

Photo AlbumDiliman Graffiti (49 photos)Mar 5, '08 9:42 AM
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DSLR Drive-by: Documenting Diliman Graffiti. Got a text msg from a former officemate saying that the senior artist of the old Questor office, Jess Matro, passed away after lingering illnesses. I was supposed to be early for the UPLSAA Web 2.0 lecture at the SLIS, but I had to clear my head. I did three passes around UP Diliman, DSLR (Canon 400D sometimes on auto, sometimes manual) in one hand, steering wheel in the other. Through the windshield and through the window shots so some didn't turn out well. Wish I had the 450D with live view. I plan to do this on foot in the future. This is for you, Bos Jess.


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