I'm happy I've decided to visit this ol' site. It gives me the creeps. It resounds with my tiredness, my frustrations, and my helplessness way back when we were still applicants. And now, like what Edge said, our Batch is starting to reap the wisdom of the Society.
August 3, 2011 marks our second year as members of the prime organization in CDC, the UPLB Development Communicators' Society. In that span of time, lots of things have changed, we have changed, but one thing remained constant: our love, passion to serve, and dedication to the Society.
I'll be forever proud to be a part of this organization, of Batch Signals '08, of undergoing the process that many think is necessary because it's too kupal. Well let me tell you something, that process taught us a lot. Not everything that we want, we could get very easily.
As this is my last year as a resident (hopefully), my passion still grows, as UPLB DevComSoc cradles its members like wine: made better with time.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Hawak Kamay
Batch Signals '08.
Alam ko ang daming nangyari...but here we are now. Pamilya na din ang Soc.
Sir Edge, thanks for the "memorable" memories. Hehe. Pag may inaanak na po kami balik pa po ulit layo dito sa uplb. hehe.
ilovedevcomsoc. =)
Alam ko ang daming nangyari...but here we are now. Pamilya na din ang Soc.
Sir Edge, thanks for the "memorable" memories. Hehe. Pag may inaanak na po kami balik pa po ulit layo dito sa uplb. hehe.
ilovedevcomsoc. =)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Oddity
As I was walking along the grove I notice people stare at me or did a double take and looked at me thoroughly. Hmm.
As I continued walking I stepped at something slippery. I almost tripped and my confidence slipped a notch (or two). But then, kiber. I continued walking, patay malisya.
The day is just beginning, and I know it's gonna be a long one. Today's our Formal Day, and this day marks yet another significant event in my being an applicant.
Good luck to all of us. Hapii huups.
As I continued walking I stepped at something slippery. I almost tripped and my confidence slipped a notch (or two). But then, kiber. I continued walking, patay malisya.
The day is just beginning, and I know it's gonna be a long one. Today's our Formal Day, and this day marks yet another significant event in my being an applicant.
Good luck to all of us. Hapii huups.
The Application Process
This process was said to teach us the values and everything that we have to learn before we become a part of the organization. We were told that everything that goes in the reporting is not just for nothing. Hmmm... So I was wondering is there really something nonesense that they're teaching? I guess none. We were taught to find something--anything--that we can learn from everything that we've done.
*******
One person very near my heart in the Society (aside from my sponsor) is *******. I liked her form the time I reported to her up to now. I was also inspired with my reporting with Sir Phot. He taught us lots of things and shared to us many things too, org stuff and otherwise.
*******
--Filipino proverb
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One person very near my heart in the Society (aside from my sponsor) is *******. I liked her form the time I reported to her up to now. I was also inspired with my reporting with Sir Phot. He taught us lots of things and shared to us many things too, org stuff and otherwise.
*******
Marami pang bigas na kakainin...
--Filipino proverb
UPLB Life
Flip-flops..."pek-squared" shorts...worn out jeans...long-stemmed umbrellas...body bags...
Eccentric professors...genius-to-goodness classmates...fratmen...a chic or a hunk...emo...
We Deliver...Bugong...Papu's Siomai...Jungle Java...Loata Loka...
Demarces...Ilag's...Raymundo's...Catalan...
Men's Dorm...New Dorm...Women's...MAREHA...FOREHA...
NCAS...CAS Annex 2...PhySci...BioSci...Baker...CDC...DTRI...EE Audi...Entom Lec Hall...
Math11...Stat1...Econ11...Mgt101...
Simply, Elbi life.
No, the things that I mentioned here are not the only things that could and would symbolize UPLB. I'm only a sophomore in the university, and even though one might say I should be able to really define or tell how Elbi life is all about, well then think again. I still have two more years (hopefully only two more) of stay, and there are a lot more things to learn and discover in that span of time.
One thing's for sure, here in UPLB, literally ANYTHING goes. When you say diverse then it's diverse.
Once again, an open-ended ending. There is more to come... And i expect more to come.
Eccentric professors...genius-to-goodness classmates...fratmen...a chic or a hunk...emo...
We Deliver...Bugong...Papu's Siomai...Jungle Java...Loata Loka...
Demarces...Ilag's...Raymundo's...Catalan...
Men's Dorm...New Dorm...Women's...MAREHA...FOREHA...
NCAS...CAS Annex 2...PhySci...BioSci...Baker...CDC...DTRI...EE Audi...Entom Lec Hall...
Math11...Stat1...Econ11...Mgt101...
Simply, Elbi life.
No, the things that I mentioned here are not the only things that could and would symbolize UPLB. I'm only a sophomore in the university, and even though one might say I should be able to really define or tell how Elbi life is all about, well then think again. I still have two more years (hopefully only two more) of stay, and there are a lot more things to learn and discover in that span of time.
One thing's for sure, here in UPLB, literally ANYTHING goes. When you say diverse then it's diverse.
Once again, an open-ended ending. There is more to come... And i expect more to come.
World Crisis on Oil Price Hike
People from all over the world are experiencing the continuous oil price hike. The crisis is not isolated in the Philippines, so to say. Sadly, we cannot do anything about it because the problem is rooted with the producers who have complete control over its supply.
Yet, there really is something that we can do for ourselves, if not for the continuous oil price hike in our country.
Our government should have somehow anticipated this kind of crisis because of the mounting tension in the Middle East these past few years. Instead of on politics, our government should have concentrated more on harnessing alternative sources of energy. Here in our country are lots of them: solar, geothermal, hydrothermal, wind, and even nuclear. Our country has lots or raw potentials waiting to be harnessed but was unfortunately exploited instead.
I can also recall a Filipino inventor who demonstrated a water-fueled car engine. It was a work of wonder; if utilized and developed more properly, it could save us millions of our budget in buying fuel and of course help control pollution by more or less than ninety per cent. But what happened with the inventor and his wonderful invention? His name wasn’t even celebrated for the miracle he had done. Instead, he was left unnoticed, and so he was left with no other choice but to sell it to the country that appreciated his genius which is Japan. If only our government would pay close attention to these things and set aside even for a moment politics, then this could be beneficial to the majority of the people, not just to them.
Philippines should realize that there is none that could help us but ourselves. We must realize our strengths, play by them, and harness them to their full potentials—but not up to the extent that we will exploit them. Fuel might be the main source of energy in our country, but that doesn’t mean we cannot tap other alternative resources. It all boils down to proper utilization and management of resources.
Yet, there really is something that we can do for ourselves, if not for the continuous oil price hike in our country.
Our government should have somehow anticipated this kind of crisis because of the mounting tension in the Middle East these past few years. Instead of on politics, our government should have concentrated more on harnessing alternative sources of energy. Here in our country are lots of them: solar, geothermal, hydrothermal, wind, and even nuclear. Our country has lots or raw potentials waiting to be harnessed but was unfortunately exploited instead.
I can also recall a Filipino inventor who demonstrated a water-fueled car engine. It was a work of wonder; if utilized and developed more properly, it could save us millions of our budget in buying fuel and of course help control pollution by more or less than ninety per cent. But what happened with the inventor and his wonderful invention? His name wasn’t even celebrated for the miracle he had done. Instead, he was left unnoticed, and so he was left with no other choice but to sell it to the country that appreciated his genius which is Japan. If only our government would pay close attention to these things and set aside even for a moment politics, then this could be beneficial to the majority of the people, not just to them.
Philippines should realize that there is none that could help us but ourselves. We must realize our strengths, play by them, and harness them to their full potentials—but not up to the extent that we will exploit them. Fuel might be the main source of energy in our country, but that doesn’t mean we cannot tap other alternative resources. It all boils down to proper utilization and management of resources.
SACRIFICE
Giving up something you really like…making way for something you need in place of something you really want…some may call all these simply as sacrifice.
Why are sacrifices needed?
At some point in our lives, we really have to let go of something even if we really don’t want to. There is no room for arguments, no gray areas, no middle ground. No matter how hard you try to keep balance on everything, time will come that you have to choose one over the other. Not everything that we need is served on a platter. Sometimes—or most of the time—we have to pay for something that we really like. And sometimes these things entail sacrifice.
The essence of sacrifice is that you know you want something but still you gave it up for a larger cause. Sounds noble, right? Of course, it is.
Giving up something isn’t a piece of cake.
I am living proof, you know. Who isn’t, for that matter?
Why are sacrifices needed?
At some point in our lives, we really have to let go of something even if we really don’t want to. There is no room for arguments, no gray areas, no middle ground. No matter how hard you try to keep balance on everything, time will come that you have to choose one over the other. Not everything that we need is served on a platter. Sometimes—or most of the time—we have to pay for something that we really like. And sometimes these things entail sacrifice.
The essence of sacrifice is that you know you want something but still you gave it up for a larger cause. Sounds noble, right? Of course, it is.
Giving up something isn’t a piece of cake.
I am living proof, you know. Who isn’t, for that matter?
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