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Archive for 8/1/11 - 9/1/11

Written by oyyvernie in


personal blog post: unexpectedly unexpected

1:30AM Here I am again, unintentionally waking up at dawn...

Yesterday, many unexpected things have happened.


ECON

We checked our papers for the midterm exams in class. I really felt ashamed because I knew that I will get a very low score. I studied the theories, not the formulas, and most of the items needs to be solved! It’s a 40-item test and I expected my score to be 10 since there were only more or less 10 theories. 

Miss Abellana called me and handed me my test paper. POOOOF! When I saw my score, I was like “is this my test paper????? O.O” I got 31/40. Unbelievable, isn’t it? I wasn’t sure of my answers jud. waaaaaaa. Thank you, Lord.


POL SCI

Because I got the highest score last premidterm exams, everyone’s calling me “topnotcher”. I’m not used to it. HAHAHA.  And, I don’t want to be called that way because I don’t want others to expect highly of me. Our teacher calls us names perhaps because he still can’t memorize all our family names. Before, I was called “Powerpuff Girl”. AWWWW.

At the start of the class, Sir Rejene said, “Naraja, Patrocenio, Domasis and Uy, see me after class.” I asked, “unsa naman pud among nabuhat sir?” 

After the class. BANG. We were assigned to facilitate the activities for Wednesday and Friday since Sir Rejene will be absent. He will be taking his exams for his masters on Wednesday and Thursday. WAA. O.o It’s weird that he assigned the tasks to LGM MAJORS when it is a POLSCI subject. He should’ve assigned those to the POLSCI majors, ayt? HMMMM.

ABAKADA

After my Pol Sci class, I headed directly to UP high to watch the much awaited opening of the Lingo ng Wika. To witness the ABAKADA of Chatch’s batch was the main reason why I went there. I love their batch. They were first years when I was in fourth year. =D

The two senior sections BOCOBO and GONZALEZ will be competing for the awards: best production, best direction, best in props, best actresses and actors.

I really liked the concept of Gonza. They started with a scene wherein Shanelle, who played the role of a young modern Filipina girl, was dreaming that there was a big book of History (the book was made of back drafts made creatively). She opened the book, and everything that happened in our history came to life: the Spanish, Japanese and American colonization and the time when these colonizers have not set foot in our archipelago!

Bocobo’s concept, on the other hand, started with Malakas and Maganda coming out of a Bamboo. They lived as Katutubos until the colonizers came, changed their religion, took away their freedom and abused them. Though they were harsher than Gonza’s actors, their ending was a good one: the Katutubos revenged and got their freedom. It was more or less the same as ours back in high school. =D

During the announcement of winners, Aljohn and I seated with the seniors. Of course, I wanted to know what the results are because I want to celebrate with them! (oooyyy, nakikisawsaw) Although Aljon insisted that we go to the Guidance room to eat, I forced him to stay. FORCED, really.

Best production, Best Direction, and Best in Props: these awards UNEXPECTEDLY went to Bocobo. All of us were thinking that Gonzales would win! I even told one student from Gonza after they performed “Daog namo.” BUT I WAS WROOOONG!

However, Best in Actress (Shaera Rosales), Best Supporting Actress (Shiprah Belonguel), Best Actor (Cadao), and Best Supporting Actor(Loiue) went to Gonzales.

KUDOS SENIORS! 

Here are some of my photos during "OUR" ABAKADA:

sakit bai! it hurts!

kalupitan ng mga español


pananakop ng amerikano


pang best actress ou!

KALAYAAAAAAN!!!

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Waaa! A day full of unexpected happenings.

Written by oyyvernie in


Pnoy’s SONA: A Testimony of Promises? or a Testimony of Hope?

Our Political Science teacher required us to write about our comments regarding President Noynoy Aquino's second State of the Nation Address (SONA). The points that he missed and my opinions regarding some important things are as follows:


PNoy started off with the decrease in the self-rated hunger of the Filipinos from 20.5% to 15.1%--- that’s 5.4% for this year alone. If that will continue, by 2014 the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) which is to “eradicate poverty and hunger” will be realized. If not, we only have 3 years and a few months to achieve it.

He pointed out the need to improve education but failed to mention about the increasing tuition fees in state colleges and universities [which resulted to rallies of different student organizations across the country].

He mentioned the Certificate of Entitlement to Lot Allocation for the military and the policemen. Has he thought about housing plans for the poor especially those living in congested places like Manila? If he has not, should they all rely on Gawad Kalinga then?

According to PNoy, security enhances our national pride. But he did not talk about the security of the journalists who, because of the nature of their jobs, are very prone to abuses, kidnappings, etc. How is the government going to protect them?

Also, he did not present the ways on how he would negotiate with the 6 countries who are claiming that the Spratly group of islands is theirs. I believe they are doing whatever they can regarding this dispute but for the sake of transparency, the president should have mentioned it.

Furthermore, he failed to mention about the CARP, a reform present even when his mom was still in office.  

He also failed to discuss about the growing unemployment rate of the country and the widespread labor outsourcing of some companies. And, he emphasized more about attracting foreign investors when it is also important to attract the local ones.

He mentioned the irregular spending on calamity funds but failed to present his ways of going after those who are responsible. Would he let them indemnify for the damages that they have caused? 

Regarding his plans of compensating the informal settlers for taking care of the plants that were planted in the mountains, has he thought of giving them a formal settlement?

Inventions made by Filipino scientists were also mentioned but i guess he failed to realize that most of our scientists (even our teachers and other well-trained professionals) are going abroad. Foreigners are the ones who benefit from most of their inventions, not us. He must have thought of ways on how to encourage our great talents to stay and serve the country who needs them most.

Before he ended his SONA, he said that he wants us to put an end to our crab mentality. Isn’t it so hard to change a culture that has been there since Rizal’s time?

Our president is but human. He has lapses, of course. But he should bear in mind that there are a lot of counter elite in our political system who are watching his every move. It’s a challenge for our president to put his plans to actions, do what he says and practice whatever his advocacies are. I presume that you have read the SONA. With the criticisms presented above, the question now is: is the SONA just a testimony of promises or a testimony of hope? You be the judge.