I was pondering on the Philippine problem of public transportation and traffic. I usually find myself thinking when I'm stuck on the road.
Recently, my trips to Manila were challenging since my travel route was always opposite the heavy traffic. Just yesterday, I became sardines in LRT Line 1. Getting to the platform was easy, but riding and getting off the coach wasn't.
There were big lines waiting, but in the end people just shoved themselves because the train didn't align with the markers on the platform. Next, rush hour meant that the coaches would have barely any space for a fly to breathe. People would force themselves inside while the automatic door tries its best to close. Sometimes the people near by assist in closing the mechanical door. Also, it seems that people do not coordinate well. Dapat salitan sa galaw: may gagalaw na isa para lumabas, uusog yung katabi. People just refuse to move and give way, typical Phil setting if you ask me. Kulang nalang na magmurahan sa loob.
Then, a man in his 50's said a lot of things which maybe true.
1. Walang disiplina ang mga tao, hindi pa magawan ng paraan ng LRT.
2. Mas nagagawa ng mga tao sumunod ng batas sa ibang bansa.
3. Walang ngipin ang batas dito.
4. Atbp. kasi napagod na rin ako makinig.
And today, I was amazed. LRT management was able to solve or re-implement a simple system to control the passengers. They controlled the people that go on the platform just by using a big nylon rope, along with the guard (since an inanimate object would be useless for the Filipino people). Then the problem was gone! All of a sudden, I had experienced a smooth ride which was very different from yesterday and similar to a ride I took... let's say at least 10 years ago. The time it took for the train to leave each station was shortened. The beeping sound of the shutting door didn't last for a long time nor repeat in its sequence. People easily gave each other space, despite being still packed inside. And I saw this happen in all stations before I got off at Pedro Gil. Amazing.
Somehow everyone wishes that problems could be solved. I guess if the government, management and people observe, think and execute well, life would be better in this region. I hope to see this strategy hold on until the line gets decommissioned.
What do you do when you say "I will support you", "Sagot kita" or "Ako bahala sa'yo"?
The one who supports, as mentioned in the definition above, serves as the base, but we often use the word as an act of helping. They are quite different since the later assumes that the one being supported can stand on his/her own. The common forms of support come in monetary assistance. Other kinds: advice, audience votes, services, material supply, or mere physical presence. Some people just say they back up a person without any intention or without doing anything at all - not considered "just being there". You can also put in some discussion about independence-dependence.
Who do you support? Many Filipinos support their kababayan in a lot of foreign competitions, whether in sports, singing contests or in reality TV shows. Colleges and universities support their teams during the leagues and other local competitions. Sometimes you see greater number of fans and aid from the school in certain sports. Sometimes you notice inequality, but you can't blame for people being more interested or less interested in certain events. Family, relatives and friends usually are there to support members of the group, with the greatest force or obligation lying on the immediate family.
What happens when things change? Your manok shows disrespectful behavior, he follows an undesirable plan or she joins the group of antagonists. Do people bail out on their pick or stick? Pano kung yung star player ng DLSU pumunta sa Blue Eagles para sa UAAP? Or the other way around. Will the school take the star or will they let school colors take the better of the situation? You might have to think about the concept of loyalty. Family bonds are unbreakable and Filipino ties are said to be strong. Most of the time you hear news reporters tell a story of a son convicted while the family still stands beside and defends the boy. I might have listened through stories that which are the other way around.
The heaviest at-home question has a very obvious answer. Why do people support and vote for corrupt people? You have supporters who are either the base or the hand. Some support are ordered, such as military functions, while others are voluntary in nature. There's personal gain or a less selfish personal gain of satisfaction that you can say that you helped the fellow go through challenges. You want to be recognized as an instrumental force. Or, you just want to see that person achieve while you remain unchanged.
Supporting a cause. I don't scratch my head when I see chain smokers advocate for stop smoking campaigns. Surely it would be a stronger act if you preach what you teach.
Personally, I see myself as someone who gives support, whatever kind that I'm able to give. In my own way, I can also direct people while being in a chain of Pay It Forward & paybacks. Most of the time I do not like the feeling when the people you help: 1) do not see the help, 2) do not do their best, 3) do not respectfully decline, 4) do a lot to waste everyone's time. These are the people that you just want to pull their life support and wish they never saw daylight again... if they don't change for the better. When you are structured like the military and you're on the command position, there's a mutual support that goes on between you and your staff officers. When things get rough, you have to rely on everyone, including yourself (alter ego), in order to get by. In other words, you should also learn to stand on your own and when necessary seek help.
BS Bio students should be able to remember a lot of stuff in order to get through life. Processes, cycles, chemical formula, equations, solutions, scientific names, and tons of facts make up most of our every growing vocabulary. Let me use this skill or innate human function to remember the best memories in my biology courses.
Bio 11
- First bio subject which I only got during second year, unlike the new curriculum which offers the course for freshmen
- I got sick during finals week! It was the first time that I had to go through the paper work just to get a make-up exam. There's a new procedure for this, and I don't need to know about it now.
- Fascinated by the experiment with photosynthesis. The plant in a tube that produces bubbles, and another experiment involving a tube, a straw and a pH indicator.
- Tried to pith a frog
Bio 12
- Forever with the poor drawing
- A lot of scientific names
- First failing mark in a long exam (first or second), recovered with a 80+ exam in the genetics and ecology part
- Onchorynchus tshawytscha, Plasmodium falciparum, Cnemidophorus uniparens
- Pangalan nito
- Wacky lab prof
- Special report on Drosophila because I served as a color bearer during Gawad Chancellor Awards
- Always late for lab period because I had Physics
- Ecological succession, hay infusion!
Bio 180
- Frequently sleeping during lectures, regardless of prof
- Terrible seatworks!
- Histograms, the classes and the 0.5s
Bio 115
- The botanical terms for plant morphology
- Seeing the different plants up close, and knowing them a little better
- Cananga odorata, Magnifera indica, Bauhenia purpurea, Ixodes, Ixora, Saccharum officinarum, Pterocarpus, Dipterocarpus - My love for the herbarium
- Lecture report was fun, new topic and a special groupmate
- Fun field trip! Strong rains, electricity gone and fieldwork under nimbus
Bio 118
- Catch the 150!
- Same lec and lab prof!
- Fun fieldtrip! During my birthday! Spent it with great friends. Family went to LB, ate at Max. Enjoyed all field work, amazed by IRRI! Stayed at TREES, the isolated one. Played fun games at night and caught a lot of insects! Met a grade school friend!
- Failed to oven-dry some insects that i submitted, so i guess my insect box really stunk, sorry Sir :))
- Unlimited ipis, dissection!
- Learned to catch butterflies, damselflies and dragonflies with my bare hands
- Became less scared of living organisms
- Odonata, Orthoptera, Collembola, Formica, Hymenoptera, Blattodea, Reduvidae, Grylloblattodea, Brachycera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Mantodea, Phasmatodea, Bombylidae, Lampyridae, Cicada, Isoptera, Neuroptera, Thysanura
Bio 120 Take 1
- Hell in lec, sleeping time during lab
- Washing glass ware never felt this good, and at the same time life threatening
- Began disinfecting surfaces everywhere, and all the skills needed for microbiology
- Ubiquity of microorganism
- Helicobacter, Brucella, Leptospira interrograns, Bordetella, Yersina pestis, Xanthomonas, Epulopiscium fishelsoni
- Walanf magagawa yung lab grade mo
- Unang singko
- Beware of malachite green
Bio 102
- For me, the worst bio course I took. Bad lec and lab performance
- Lec, sleep sleep. Only got my book for the second exam and the following exams. Failed to read the book, so I got low on exams.
- Teeth pattern, appendage pattern, cranial nerves, the parade of organisms
- For lab, I enjoyed the dissections, but dreaded the exams up to every question and result
- Cat's name was Pussy Cat Balls, i forgot if that was ours =)), had only one contaminated cat
- Skinned a cat for an extra time, almost had a perfect brain extraction! Cats were swimming in wiping solution and sometimes concentrated formalin
- Cat review at blockmates house, slept again.
- Did not have fun with the shark and the laterality of bones, apart from the rest of the lab topics.
- Locker 66 was born
Bio 150
- A whole new world, always late for early lecture classes
- Didn't have a copy of the book until the second exam
- Lab period was easier, fun groupmates
- First time to drop a subject, had to heed the advice of the lecturers. Kinda regret.
- Dr. Kandel's lecture, professor's distinct jokes and laugh
- Lab classes without a whiteboard marker! We have but it doesn't write!
- Beware of the EtBr
Bio 121
- I had to take this early since my thesis was on Plant Physio
- Enjoyed the lecture and lab, greenhouse trips! Best experiment was the nutrient testing.
- I accidentally dropped the contents of one chlorophyll extract tube, and I didn't tell my groupmates. I reported the readings were bad.
- First time to hear of a refrigerated centrifuge, used one as well.
- I forgot my report in the lec, plant hormones ata. Ethylene and Giberrelins
- Favorite topic: Stress Physiology
Bio 122 (shit i forgot to add this)
- Enjoyed lec class very much, galing ng lecturer. Topics were not boring because of him, but at times I kept my eyes shut for some uncontrollable factor. A lot of applications or you get to have this "ohh" realizations
- Sana marami pang courses na kunin si sir. Bitin raw lagi yung lec time, pero minsan tumatagal o maaga nagsisimula. Was not happy with my performance.
- Enjoyed lab classes as well. Two instructors. Fun experiments, even tried to mimic them outside the lab.
- Fun messing around with frog muscles and organs. Bottomless pithing!
- The blood, the worms, the oxygen, the LabPro and the exercises for the LabPro experiment. Napa-squat thrust for science!
Bio 140
- Minsan natutulog sa lec, our prof usually has a story about his laptop wallpaper
- A lot of paper work for lab classes. Chromosome cutting, rules and laws of inheritance, probabilities.
- Onion experiment! Pepsi pogi! tried to count the onion cells by myself
- A lot of incest situations in our written exercises
Bio 196
- Laging kabado pa rin kapag nagrereport, may mga di tuloy ako nasasabi o binobola ko nalang yung mga nakikinig.
- Had to attend seminars, porma porma din kapag Friday
Bio 150 Take 2
- Bawing bawi!
- First time nakasama ang maraming lower batch
- Journal Club, medyo hassle lalo na nung sinama sa exam lahat ng topics. Reported on Candida
- Had the worst lec exam scores dun sa pinakamadali daw na LE. Had high scores dun sa mahirap magpaexam :))
- Favorite experiment: DPPH Antioxidant Assay
- Slept in one lecture class, teacher asked a question, i failed to answer. Teacher asks another question, now addressed to the class, I answer, and scored a come back. Then natulog sa following classes.
Bio 160
- Fun field works, batting, herping, counting trees, plants and organisms along the way.
- Became interested in freshwater and stream ecology. Riffles and rapids!
- Applied 118 skills for our Land SP. Didn't know shit about MPN (since I was sleeping during 120) for our Aqua SP.
- Best field trip! Leave it there :)
Bio 191
- So much information, too much that I died
- Wingless gene and EFalpha alpha whatever gene.
- Favorite words: Concatenated trees, PAUP, Parsimony
Bio 120 Take 2
- Bawing bawi!
- Enjoyed the experiments and understood them now!
- Lab periods was somehow dragging.
- No fear in lecture classes, but I wasn't able to recite as much as I wanted.
- First time that I really memorized Bergy's Manual (120 version not the 4(5) volumes)
- Synthesis paper about Bacteriophages and wrote about Chlorobium
- Most useful lessons in life are seen in this course
Bio 132
- Best subject, best lecturer, best instructor! So much inspired by my lecture prof, but the urge to keep quiet and let your knowledge inside me was strong. Recited every now and then. Got fine marks in lec and lab exams, no failing grades!
- Dahil sa nabasa ko tungkol sa insulin activation pathway, binawasan ko na pagkain ko sa kanin
- Dahil sa nalaman ko tungkol sa stress at yung dulot nito sa katawan, lalong tumindi ang pagtulog ko
- Dahil sa 132, madami akong susuriin sa anak ko
- Ngayon ko lang nagustuhan, naintindihan yung mga tinuro nung 102, halos magkadugtong o pareho lang sila.
- Egg died, named it Spong
- Wait wait, Slideeees, the anatomically correct heart and the perfect pig representation
I thought a lot about you during my senior and last year as an undergraduate. In the beginning, there were too much things going on in school. There was the biggest one that I failed, and another that I wished I hadn't drop. These choices weren't easy to go by, and along the way, I had to deal with a lot of things.
I had to take a break from things and began thinking of you this June. The fear of not being accepted was evident, as conditions, which were great obstacles, made us all hesitant to push through with the task. I kept on looking at pictures that could have been more significant in the end.
This month, I had nothing and no one else in mind. Such magic filled me up the first time I saw you, but then again that joy was probably only mine. I'll wait for the next time I can come back to you.
My bound thesis manuscript along with the three letter-sized copies (made by mistake).
Pwedeng identifier, identity document or identification card.
Simple lang ang gusto gawin, ipakilala ang taong nagmamay-ari nito, kadalasan yung taong humahawak. Ibinibigay ng mga institusyon para sa kanilang mga kasapi. Para sa mag-aaral, ito ang tiket mo para sa maginhawang buhay.
Nasanay na ako sa Ateneo na laging nakasuot ang ID nang maayos, yung nakikita, naka-laso, hindi natatakpan ng mga pin at sticker (na usong mga palamuti sa buong ID). Sa tuwing mahuli ka ng tauhan ng APSA, o kahit mga guro sa daan, tiyak poste ang aabutin mo. Hindi masaya ang tumayo sa harap ng APSA na kung saan dinadaan-daanan ka ng mga tao. Badtrip kapag natiyempuhan ka. Minsan nakahihiya, pero siguro kaya naman saluhin ng kahit na sinong Atenista ang parusa.
Kaya naging madali sa akin na dalhin at suotin ang ID ko pagdating ko sa UP. Hindi ganoon katindi ang patakaran at ang pagsasabatas ng "Wear Your ID". Bakit kaya? Dalawa ang naiisip ko, pinaiiral ng mga taga-UP ang kanilang "kalayaan" o tamad-combo-with-pasaway. Yun lang naman kasi.
Kung tutuusin, hindi mahirap magsuot ng ID. Ito siguro ang mga ibang rason na pwede na tanggapin o may katwiran.
1. Wala.
Naiisip ko, kayang kaya ng taga-UP na itabi ang ID sa anumang bagay na lagi nyang dinadala sa UP. Underwear o cellphone.
Hindi bagay sa damit? Pangit sa pakiramdam? Namamaho yung strap o lanyard? Kasama sa buhay yan, at muli kayang gawan ng paraan. Hanapan mo ng katerno, pumili ka ng 100% cotton o yung yari sa plastic.
Naiinis ako sa mga taong hindi sumusuot ng ID lalo na't andaming nakapaskil na paalala. Ito ang sa AS, dalawang karatula sa isang pasukan.
Maririnig mo pa yung mga reklamo ng mga estudyante habang kaharap yung guard. Ang bantay na sumusunod lang sa patakaran, pero hindi din pwede idahilan na hindi naman tinitignan ng mabuti ang ID. Minsan kahit anong ID idaan mo sa mata ng guard, o lusutan mo habang hindi nakatingin. Sapat bang tawaging mandaraya o kriminal ang hindi sumusunod sa napakasimpleng hiling. Maraming pwedeng pag-usapan tungkol sa patakaran na ito, at hindi ako dadako roon.
Ang huling laman ng ID ko. 2nd ID na sira, PNB Insurance, 2nd Sem AY1213 and 1st Sem AY1314 schedule.
Bahagi ang ID ng kasuotan ng isang estudyante, lalo na sa UP. Maari kang maging kampante na kapwa mag-aaral o mga tauhan ng pamantasan ang siyang kasama mo sa mga gusali.
Sa huling sem ko sa UP, may dahilan kung bakit hinding-hindi ko nalimutan ang ID ko.
Most of the links I visit every day. Some are just there so that I don't forget that reliable website, since remembering the keywords in your Google search is just trouble.
Here's the description for the websites that I marked
1. General Reference
2. Distance Calculator
3. Top Songs
4. Subject Enlistment
5. Word Definitions
6. The Page
7. Weather Update
8. Sports Tracker
10. Foreign Language
11. Material Safety
12. Citation Guide
13. Web Mail
14. Paramilitary Site
->14.1 Viral Videos
15. Online Documents
16. Web Mail(1)
17. Pace Calculator
18. Local News
19. Blogging Portal
20. Perfect Guide
21. Home Institute
22. Food Book
23. PDF Converter
24. Weather Update (2)
25. Late Oracle
26. Digital Radio
27. Running Hub
28. File Sharing
29. College Highlights
30. The Guide for 102 Survival
Other bookmarks: Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Army, YIFY, Armor Games, KIX, Urban Dictionary, pH commute, speedtest, 9GAG
Ito ang bahagyang pagbalik-tanaw sa mga natutunan ko sa huling yugto ng aking pag-aaral sa UP, bilang isang mag-aaral ng Biology.
Unahin natin ang mas masaya
PE 2 LTD - Latin Ballroom Dance
Madami na rin akong nasabihan na nagustuhan ko ang PE na ito, sa simula at sa pagtatapos. Isang biyaya ng CRS ang pagbigay sa akin ng 2 PE sa huling sem ko. Nahirap ako isipin na matatapos ko, at masisiyahan. Ballroom dance? Na may kembot, o kung anu-anong mga kilos na hindi nababagay sa matigas na anyo ng aking katawan. Hindi madaliang masasalin ang pagiging likas sa mga palakasan sa pagsasayaw, may lamang pero hindi ito panigurado.
Nagtagumpay ako na masayaw na bigay-bigay ang Samba, Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, Jive at Pasa Doble. Jive yung pinakagusto ko, sakto ito pa yung sinaliksik ng grupo ko. Masaya rin sa pakiramdam na makausap at makihalubilo sa mga kapwa taga-UP, freshman o kagaya ko na senior at graduating. Madaming magaling, may kasing galing ko, at may mga natutulungan din naman ako kahit papaano.
Huwag matakot gumalaw, at maging masigla sa pagkilos. Mainam rin na ilabas ang malikhaing mga galaw na mula sa TV o gawa-gawa.
Photo courtesy of: Mr. L. Samonte & UP Dancesport Society
PE 2 WR - Wrestling
Ibang klase! Sobrang natuwa ako kahit na payak at basic yung galaw na tinuro sa amin.
Uso dito ang magpakakumbaba. Hindi lahat ng magagaling sa una ay nagpapatuloy na nagwawagi sa huli. Masayang pagmasdan na gumagaling yung iba mong kamag-aral kasabay mo, at ito ang nagbibigay ng bawat anyo kada pagkikita.
Huwag ipilit kung ayaw! Kapag alam na yung the moves mo, siguradong may panabla yung kalaban mo, at kung hindi gumagana ang mga mahirap na teknik, bumalik ka sa basik. Pinakapaborito kong gawin ang Half-Nelson, at mas mahusay ako sa stand-up (kaysa sa ground games).
Hindi ito pro-wrestling. Hindi rin lagi nagwawagi ang malakas. Utak, diskarte, tamang kain at tulog at tiwala sa sarili ang kailangan para maka-pin ka!
Buhay ng mga bayani at nagkukunwaring bayani. Sina Rizal, Bonifacio, yung iba pag Rizal, si Aguinaldo, Mabini, ang mga Amerikano at dakilang Espanyol. Mga nobela at tauhan, si Elias, Maria Clara, Kapitan Panchong, Bernardo Carpio, ang hindi mabilang na babae ni Rizal at si Rizal ulit.
Nagsimula ang asignatura sa mas malalim na talakayan sa kasaysayan, panahong midyibal na takipsilim hanggang sa Rebolusyon ng 1896. Umabot din naman nang bahagya sa pananakop ng mga Amerikano.
Nalungkot ako. Kung tutuusin naikahon ko ang mga Pilipino noong panahon na may mga mananakop. Mula illustrado, indio, Katipunero at ibang mga mamayanan, hindi ko akalain na magagaw ito ng mga kalahi o ninuno ko (anupaman ang matuklasang relasyon). Maraming mga taga-Caviteng nagpaikot-ikot sa masa, mga pinunong pinagkatiwalaan habang walang nagaganap na paglaya. Mga nangibang bansa, mga pinadala sa ibang bansa na walang ginawa maliban sa pagsusugal at pagiging dakilang kahihiyan --- tamad.
Mas namangha ako kina Rizal at Bonifacio. Astig. Gaano kadalas na may mabalitaan kang kasing husay nila? May dumating na bang katulad nila sa galing at ambag sa lipunan? Sigurado, hindi pa ako masasama sa hanay nila. Sobrang lakas ng hatak na mahalin ang bayan, sa anumang paraan na sa makabagong panahon ay siguradong lagpas sa pluma at bolo.
Nahirapan man ako sa mga pagsusulit, naging makabuluhan ang mga talakayan sa klase, at lalabas talaga ang utak ng taga-UP. Kritikal, may pananalig na batay sa katotohanan at kutob. Malakas ang dating. Biyaya na naging mag-aaral ako ng gurong iyon.
the women of Malolos. Rizal wrote a letter to them. It contained praises and a lot of guides and reminders.
susunod o patuloy ay ang mga Bio subjects. pagod na ako at medyo mahaba na rin itong entry
The morning arrives at the next minute, but you notice it's approach hours after.
I worry about getting lost. I thought that I already convinced myself of continuing to Medicine. I wonder so much on this development that doesn't seem to end. Although, I probably told myself that a career in research wouldn't be that bad.
For now, I'm not that bothered about losing my interest in med, but I am not aware of the influences I may give into when it comes to the next semester. It will come to a point that I might decide, that may leave the other choice behind or hanging. A hanging career doesn't look good, and it might lead to switches!
More questions. These open up time for you because committing definitely shuts down the clock.
How decisive can you be? Up to what level, time or stage in your life can you be firm with choices nearby, at the corner or there at your blind spot.
The common tune is to be happy or find happiness.
Time shifts. Sunrise a second earlier, and sunset's a minute late. Flip the coin for dusk and dawn. Find the balance and seek the twilight.
initially I was thinking of getting of at Faculty Center, go to CS lib and proceed with the rest of my plan, then:
the person beside me asked if I knew where the Institute of Biology was. i replied with "doon pa". with such a vague answer I think i was obliged to either tell where exactly (assuming that i stuck to my plan) or i'd change my route just to guide them personally
i decided to go ahead and show them where IB was
i asked the girl who asked me (there was another one wearing a PUP PE pants), anong year niyo na. she replied: "2nd year na po". prior to that they said they needed to use a microtome. i had no follow-up questions, then a question hit my mind. were they college students or just high school students taking up biology-science classes. probably highschool students ( it's difficult to recognize a female 2nd year student nowadays)
a professor that doesn't usually initiates conversation, tried to get my attention and talked to me
bought and ate sour tape
saw a person and almost had an awkward encounter, didn't know if i should have smiled or said hi
saw a strange bird and strange larva across MSI
had a good time staying at the CSLib watching Pacific Rim
had a good talk with a batchmate
got a good score in my exam
when i was calculating for my probable grade before i got the results, i guessed the number 70.
tada! i got 70 for that exam. i wish I used a higher number when i tried to estimate my grades
rode an ikot jeep that drove me all the way to central. he was probably going to a gas station
dropped by a coffee shop. bought a new drink and was able to buy a cheesecake cookie
won a great game using Tempest 7/0/high assists. awesome sets for my ulti
Nung bata ako, naalala ko na madalas magpatugtog yung kasambahay namin ng mga Michael Learns to Rock na kanta. Maycassette tapesiya na lagi niyang pinapaandar habang naglalaba siya. Sa bahay naman ng lola ko, puro balita ang binubuga ng radyo dun. Hindi pa ako marunong maghanap ng radio station nun, kaya lagi ako nababagot sa mga tugtugingoldies.
Bandang ikaanim na antas sa mababang paaralan, rinegaluhan ako ng radyo na may CD player. Simula ng araw ng yun, bawat gabi hindi ako makakatulog hanggat walang maririnig mula sa Campus Radio o sa mga awit tulad ng Officially Missing You or ng Southborder.
Pagdating ko sa mataas na paaralan, hindi ko naiwasan na ipagpatuloy ang pagtangkilik sa radyo. Laganap na ng panahong iyon ang iPod, at bawat kamag-aral ko ay may nakasaksak sa kanilang mga bahaging-pandinig. Isa sa mga pinaka 'di ko makalilimutang mga panahon ay ang araw-araw na Kwatro Kantos sa Love Radio, na isponsor ng aking school bus driver. Hindi nagtatapos ang laban sa paulit-ulit ng kanta na makikinig sa Love Radio. Kasama ng pag-uwi ko sa bahay, ayan na naman ang LR. Matitiyempuhan mo talaga na bandang 4:20 pm, ipatutugtog ang kandang Bitiw ng Spongecola. Susunod ay Noypi ng Bamboo. Putangina lang nila Chris Tsuper, Papa Jack, Misi Hista (?), at Nicole Hyala, pero salamat sa pagbibigay kulay sa loob ng school bus. Idagdag na rin ang kantang Saging Lang Ang May Puso at Gikumot-kumot. Grabe.
Sa bahay naman, Mellow 94.7 ang laging nakaayos sa radyo. Ikinalungkot ko na pinalitan ang Campus Radio 97.1 ng walang kwentang Baranggay LS. Pucha. The Top 20 @ 12! Habang nakikinig sa Chris and Chloe Music Factory, nanalo ako ng Premiere Tickets sa palabas na The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx \m/ , pero dahil may pasok ako at malayo ang Makati, sinabi ko na ibigay nalang sa iba. Gusto ko rin sumali sa bahagi ng palabas nila na Desert Island Disc, pero wala naman ako maisip na 5 kanta na babagay sa playlist ko habang ako'y nawawala sa isang isla.
Isang umaga, sa bagong school bus (parehong driver), napakinggan ko ang sikat na DJ Mo Twister sa Magic 89.9. Tawang-tawa ako kung paano mag-usap ang tatlo sa radyo. Dito ko rin napansin na yung Mo Twister na madalas nakapapanayam ng mga tao sa Startalk at ang DJ ay iisa lang.
Kapag umaga, 89.9, tuwing gabi Mellow naman. Isang gabi na nabagot ako sa C&C, lumipat ako sa 89.9, and lo and behold! Boys Night Out! Sobrang sulit ang mga gabing umuuwi ako galing Ateneo at UP dahil sa kanila. Yeahhhhhhmen!
Magic 89.9 Today's Best Music, indeed.
Dinala ko lagi ang radyo ko. Maaring nasa anyong silepono or simpleng radyo lang na nakatambay bilang misplaced article sa Barracks. Kapag bibigyan ako ng bagong CP, unang tanong: May radyo ba?
Sa mga station na di ko pa nababangit kasama sa mga napakinggan ko ay
- 89.1 Wave - Para sa mga chill lang na kanta
- 98.7 - Para sa mga tugtuging 'Classical'
- 96.3 WROCK at 97.9 HomeRadio - Para sa mga panahon na gusto ko maiba ang marinig
- 105.7 - Para sa mga awiting may genre na Jazz
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(was supposed to post this last year, probably the same time)
What I learned from some of my advisers, moderators and teachers.
and some memories. AAM T. Lourdes (Adviser - Sibika) - it's important to be competitive, against yourself and others. Support from your moderator is really great as it motivates you to beat the other class! At that time, I had a rival in the other class. We always were on a 1-2 streak; him being top of the batch. T. Amy (Prep Adviser - Grade 1 Science) - discipline is best inculcated at a young age. I always cut my nails after a year with her! S. Martin (G6 Adviser - Science) - courting is preparation for marriage. How to use a microscope properly! He probably also inspired me to be a biologist (one of the people). One of the teachers who I considered a good friend! T. Kristina (Grade 6 - English) - earn you grades, the value of knowledge over grades. The scenario was: "You automatically get 90 on your card, or you go to class and get whatever mark." A salute to all the teachers in the Philippines! A snappier salute for those who became part of my life!
A salute to all the teachers in the Philippines. A snappier salute to those who were part of my life!
AHS Mr. Capinding ( 1st Year Moderator - Filipino) - give it your all, "lundagin mo beybe!". My first moderator during my stay in Ateneo. Mr. Dizon (2nd Year Moderator - Math) - always reward yourself "bumili ka ng sundae". The time where i loved numbers, the grades loved me as well! Mr. Santos (3rd Year Moderator - Araling Panlipunan) - don't do the unecessary "ano connect nun?". May ginawa ako na hindi ko mabigyan ng rason, at siguro hindi ko na rin pinandigan. Mrs. Sacluti (4th Year Moderator - Math) - be responsible and be ready to face any consequence "magkaroon kayo ng bayag!" Mr. Villena (3rd Year Filipino) - learn to accept criticism,"GAGO ka pala e" Mr. Nolasco (4th Science - Physics) - be prepared or "get-out" Ms. De Mesa (2nd Year Science - Biology) - My best inspiration to becoming a biologist (no relation yet to Medicine), and the first subject where i got an A! Mr. Falgui (1st Year English) - don't lose hope. First year high school, i got the only failing mark in high school, a D (69 and below) in English. Kaya siguro hindi solid yung syntax-grammar ko, pati din naman pala sa Tagalog. Nakabawi naman ako sa sumunod na trimester, C+. Mr. Pavia (3rd Year Christian Living Ed) - everything morally right about me, and to read the book at least four times! UP Mr. Agpawan (Philo- Logic) - examine the logic and make sure that you know your choices! Mrs. Jacinto (Animal Dev Bio) - learn to articulate your thoughts, study well, think critically! Hands down, the best teacher or the best one in the Institute of Biology. I loved the course (meaning the subject), and it was the only one that I studied my arse off! Mrs. Apilado (Kasaysayan) - be a good student, and do not sleep in class! Mrs. Cao (Cell Bio) - if you have to sleep in class, be sure that you know the lesson and you could answer questions in class. I was sleeping in one of her classes, then i heard this while I was freely sleeping at the back of the room: "Mr Macrohon, do you know/have an answer to the question?" Me: "No, ma'am". After a while, she asked another question and I threw the correct answer like a boss :) Ms. Gonzales (Biology Fundamentals and Ecology) - always have an answer and know what you are doing! Mr. Yago (General Chem) - something about credibility and responsibility of students Mr. Garcia (Geography) - the concept of personal space and places of despair Mr. Solis (Physics Lab) - naghihintay ang NAGMAMAHAL! Mr. Garcia (Animal Physiology) - another good lecturer, the best in Bio too. He had this way of teaching concepts and the pace and voice was just right..pero minsan natutulog ako. This was the time that I wished that he taught other subjects. Mr. Hernandez, Mr, Suiza, Mr. Tan-Tian (Engineering Science) - madami pero halos naging part-time manners class yung ES 10. Valuing yourself, spirit of Christmas, concept of gifts, character building stories and tips, etc. Actually marami pang guro at mga tinuro sakin (bukod siyempre sa panahon sa academic classes at moderator's time). I wasn't able to place all, but surely I learned something from every subject i took! Hehe. Sana walang magtampo.
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
Whe he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It might be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
You were told not to quit.
What does quitting mean? How can the person and others tell if someone has quit?
You begin your COCC training with one of these poems, up in your head and ready to be spoken together with your batchmates. In the event that you miss a word, or jumble up the lines, you may considering quitting after the punishment you receive.
On your very first day, you begin to understand the mission, the word quit, and a whole lot about yourself. Setting aside the aching body parts from your exercise, you were taught many lessons and tricks that would keep you inside the Corps. Undoubtedly, you were guided by instructions and experiences, and you were never left alone. The training is very important. It gets you through assignments and problems.
Unfortunate events (of course you wouldn't want shit to happen to anything that you do) may lead you down a trail regrets and make you have second doubts of continuing. Now, you find yourself alone for this time (and the many times that you go through this cycle). Often you are blinded by the moment due to shame, responsibility or confusion, and that's when you think of quitting.
What I understood and carry until today is this: you were prepared. You were prepared to act, decide, act, and decide. You have to overcome this brief dilemma and always check the facts, which would hardly lie to you. We can always leave it up to Lady Luck, but that's not worth talking about. In the need that you have to go, be strong and make sure you go to the better path.
When I failed a major subject and dropped another, I had to make one heart shattering decision. My second class year remains as the most exhausting term I experienced as a cadet officer. I do not regret continuing, nor do I wish i left at the soonest moment. I say that quitting isn't wrong, but the process that led you to quitting maybe subject to harsh and rash rationalizations. You have to be alone, and with company at the time you decide on this matter. Alone, it's always your call. As a leader, you decide on your own. At the same time, you have to listen to others for advice.
I would have seen both ( me quitting and me staying) individuals at the same level.
"A King considers the advice of counself, but always listens to his heart", from the movie Prince of Persia.
From a tactical officer: "Kung aalis ka, panindigan mo." and "Ano ang magagawa ng pag-alis mo?". You're not off the picture when you leave. Always remember the basic connections of your actions.
From various COCC training offiers: "MAG QUIT KA NA!"
As a platoon leader, company commander, battalion commander and corps commander, I always had this painstaking situation whenever a subordinate plans, planned or just left without a word. I might have assumed that I have taught them well, but as long as they graduated from the COCC, I remain calm in handling the situation. They already know how to act and decide, and the part left for me is clear out that fog of confusion. Even as the batch commander and class commander, I always felt a part of me being taken away when people had to go.
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Case to case. You don't have to expend all your resources and effort. Look at things as "giving up the battle, but gearing up to win the war".
Kahit sa HoN (similar to DoTA), dapat alam mo rin kung kailan GG o talo ka na. Sayang sa oras at masisira lang stats mo.
Kung gusto mo tigilan ang isang bisyo, galingan mo mag-quit.
Kapag talo ka lagi sa lotto, ibahin mo na taya mo.
Tandaan mo nalang na mas maraming makakamit ang taong sumusubok at nananatili.
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A frequent reminder to the people I served with: "Kung anuman yung dahilan mo para pumasok dito, tandaan mo. Kung hindi na sapat ito para mapanatili ka, maghanap ka ng bagong dahilan. Kung wala na, wala na talaga." I can also add: "paalam, kita kits nalang".
As far as I can remember, I wasn't particular with the food I ate for breakfast (it's given that veggies are excluded). Usually breakfast dishes are cooked on that day, but I have no problems with leftovers that pass the senses-test. On school days, grade school days, I usually take cereals and milk, or oatmeal and milk. I just have enough servings to fill me up.
Most of the time, I eat alone or with my sister because my parents seldom eat breakfast. They would just drink water, and if it were my dad, he'd drink coffee.
Our maid would usually cook the ulam late at night, and we would just heat them the next day.
Some things that were instilled or which I was aware of were the ff:
1. Eat like a king during breakfast...prince... and pauper.
2. Don't eat ice cream.
3. Don't take carbonated beverages. Sour and acidic treats.
4. Avoid eating tahong, halaan, talaba and probably related dishes.
Another staple breakfast snack, is Taho. Ten o'clock I would hear the vendor far up the street, and that prompts me to get my mug and change. Err, i forgot his name, but he would always pass by our subdivision (I would also buy when I stay at my grandmother's house, which is nearby). It's just now that I wonder why I have to yell out "taho" for him to stop in front of our house. Automatic na dapat!
High school was a different story. I would usually prepare my own breakfast since our place was so small that it couldn't accommodate a housemaid, and also for other reasons. Despite that, I still don't know how to cook food! I just heat, toast, boil, fry or buy! Cereals was still there, but most of the time I take my meal as early as 5:15 AM. I didn't know how to prepare oatmeal with the viscosity similar to what my mother makes, I either too much water or too few oats.
Those days proved to be more energy demanding than earlier years. I would starve after the first period, that I needed to have snacks in school. Sometimes I buy before the morning ceremonies take place. Donuts saved me throughout the morning ordeal since I reserve the rice meals for brunch or lunch. One favorite treat I ate was the Krabby Patty of Creative Stuff. It's a small burger nook at the main cafeteria that offers an option to make your own burger. My krabby patty formula is: Bacon mushroom cheesemelt burger, egg, potato strings and the crab sticks! No ketchup, mayo and mustard, just a plain burger. If I want to save money, i'd just buy cookies from Creative Stuff of the high school coop store.
Studying at a different school might have changed my diet. Our house is situated in an area were food is very accessible. Restaurants and malls are just a 10 minute jeepney ride away. I'll mention a few breakfast favorites. First, beef pares. It's... beef stew? Small strips of beef boiled in a flavored thick broth, paired with rice or noodles, and mixed with your choice of chili, pepper, chives, kalamansi, Knorr and garlic. The place where I buy it isn't that clean, so I usually eat at home. Sometimes, I choose to have the beef swapped with cow eye's or cow/pig brains. Amazing meals, if I may emphasize! Pancakes! Just with maple syrup, scrambled eggs and hotdogs. Leftovers never get tired of me.
ang taho.
Barracks life was different for a year (when I was biletted). During call-to-quarters (CQ), the lowest class was ordered to prepare the meal for the officer corps. We (of course i went through this stage) would shop for whatever ingredients we found and whatever fit the budget! Mahirap humingi at maningil sa upperclass, kaya minsan napapasobra yung gastos mo.Naalala ko na napaabono ako ng mahigit 500 dahil dito, pero ayos lang. We had to wake up at 3 in the morning to prepare everything before we wake up our upperclass officers at 0400H. Our meals were very simple, canned goods and rice! I remember cooking tinola once for Friday night and for the breakfast the following day! Minsan, champorado, tinapay na may palaman, de lata ulit na may kasamang instant noodles. We were lucky if the department gave us food allowance for breakfast or whenever we had events that entitled us to free breakfast! Breakfast is usually served after physical training (PT).
a pares look-alike
Sometimes skipping breakfast isn't a good idea during college. Sobrang lakas ng bawi ng katawan mo sayo, at mararamdaman mo talaga kumukulo yung tiyan mo sa oras na di dapat. I make it a point to eat at home since i don't have breakfast allowance, pang lunch, at snacks lang.
Notable breakfast meals
1. Eat-all-you-can! Eggs, tapa, daing, champorado, bread, hotdog, fresh fruits.
2. Kakanin! Kutchinta, sapin-sapin, tikoy, puto!
3. Turon or banana cue
4. Silog meals! Ang silog lang na nakakain ko kapag breakfast ay tapsilog ng Rodics!
5. Sausage McMuffin with Egg, Big Breakfast
If the only thing keeping you up is a cup of coffee, take the night off
for dedication transcends physical needs of the human body.
If the temptation keeps on presenting itself, let it be
and you will find greater comfort for the choice you made.
If you can't fight in seas, take it to the shore
to make your foe swim in tides of sand.
If distance is what keeps you apart, let not the rest of your actions be unnoticed, a presence can be felt miles away through objects and deeds.
If this day you decide to quit, let it be the last that you make that mistake.
If others sink when others swim, be the one who saves.
If the time makes you old and weak, cherish the time that you are at your strongest.
If by the end of the day you are with friends, let these moments count, but friends never should be tallied.
If you hesitate to try, do not repeat on the second one
since you can always miss chances, but barely achieve when nothing comes forth.
If you lean on someones back, stand you ground,
so neither of you fall and get hurt at the most important part.
If impossibility escapes into reality,
remember that at times anyone can be wrong.
If possibility falls into a pit without reach,
leap and by time you will know if it truly is.
Hindi ako mambabatas o kasapi ng isang grupo na may linalayon na makabuluhan. Ito ang mga alituntunin para sa mas maginhawang biyahe sa loob ng pambansang sasakyan, ang dyip. Maaring maging angkop sa bus o trayk. Muli, hindi ako marunong magsulat ng batas, kaya basta ko lang ilalatag ang mga ito.
Ang isa sa mga natatanging jeep na nasakyan ko. My 2nd TD Jeep, sumunod ang TWL 314.
Section 1. Jeepney
Para sayo 'to, jeep na hindi nakaiintindi at hindi makasusunod sa anumang batas.
1. Ang jeep, dyipni, Jeep, jitney o anumang tawag across the seas and the times, ay dapat may: katawan, apat na gulong (lima, kung may kunwaring spare tire sa tabi ng drayber), salamin, upuan, plaka, preno, lalagyanan ng barya, destination cards at gasolina. Kawalan ng isa sa mga nito ay magpapasawalang tawag sa sakay mo bilang pambansang tagahatid.
2. Maaring lagyan ng spare parts ang jeep. Halimbawa ng mga ito ay: radio boom boom, flash drive o cd player, basurahan, bling blings, mga quotes na hindi lagi kailangang magkatugma bawat linya, pan'abla sa ulan, mga imahe ng mga santo, dibuho sa katawan ng halo-halong anime at zodiac signs, sticker ng samahan o ng LTO, at ang backrest ni manong na yari sa kawayan o wooden beads.
3. Ang kayang maisakay ng jeep ay hindi bababa sa 14 ('di kasama ang nagmamaneho). Sayang kasi kapag pangtatluhan lang ito, gaya ng kanyang older version. Wala namang hangganan, basta makakapag U-turn ng maayos at mabilis.
4. Wala dapat harang sa anyo ng grills, school bus na magiging tawag sayo. Walang pinto, kun'di alyas Family Van ka na. Walang pasaherong nakakulay bughaw o plaka na may nakalagay na TD/NSTP, kasi hindi ka pwede magsakay at malamang papunta ka sa lugar na dinadaos ang isang community service.
5. May hawakan para sa panloob na pasahero, hawakan pang-sabit at hawakan para madaling makasakay ang nasa harapan.
6. Ayos lang na butas ang sahig, para makita ng mga nasa gitna kung binabaha o hindi.
7. Kung may aircon at sarado ang jeep, ibang antas na yun. Hindi pa ako babad doon.
8. Kung pinaandar ng kuryente at makupad ang takbo, saka nalang magpakta. Kapag de-kalesa, bumalik nalang sa lumang panahon.
Section 2. The Passenger
Skills at brains. Diskarte at utak. Dito lang dapat iikot ang pagpapasiya sa mga kilos sa loob at labas ng jeep.
Pagsakay
1. Kung may tamang sakayan, doon maghintay. Kung malabo ang lugar na ito, mag-abang sa lugar na hindi nakaaantala sa kapwa nag-aabang at kalakhan ng saksakyan sa Metro. Huwag masyado sakupin ang daan, para banayad ang daloy ng trapiko.
2. Bigyan galang ang mga naunang dumating kung pareho ang sasakyan niyo. Kung hindi mo alam kung nauna ba siya o hindi, ituring mo nalang ang sarili mo na pinakahuli. Lumugar ka sa maaring makita mo ang lahat ng bagong dating, o magmukhang nakapila ka para ipahiwatig na ang nasa harap mo ay mga nauna.
3. Gawing malinaw ang pagtawag sa jeep. Halos pareho ang galaw ng kamay sa pagtawag ng jeep, taxi at minsan tricycle. Hindi ko pa ito napagmamasdan, pero tingin ko parallel to the ground kapag jeep, at pababa ang turo pagdating sa fx at taxi.
4. Huwag ka pumura kung hindi ka handang sumakay sa isang masikip na jeep. Bago ka sumakay, tignan mo muna kung may bababa at kung saan ka maaring maupo (minsan gagalaw pa ang mga tao sa loob para umurong palapit sa labasan). Hayaang bumaba ang mga pasahero, bago ka umakyat. Onting galang naman at 'wag salubungin.
5. Kung baguhan at hindi mo pa kabisado ang pupuntahan pero may palagay ka, tanungin mo muna ang drayber bago sumakay.
6. Siguraduhin mo wala kang naiwan sa bahay o sa kasama mo bago sumakay. Siguraduhin na walang makukupit na gamit habang sumasakay.
7. Boxing out. Walang tulakan at dapat nadadaan sa pagpwesto na katawan tungo sa "pinto". Humaharap ang itaas na katawan mo para harangin ang nasa likod o tabi mo. Kapag sagad na, atras ka muna kasi baka may bumababa pang kapwa hindi makasasakay.
8. Alagaan ang damit nang hindi masilipan at hindi makapagdulot ng bangungot sa umaga at gabing biyahe. Iwasang sumabit ang mga gamit. Kung naka-backpack, tanggalin sa likod at pansamantalang ilagay sa harapan para hindi abala habang naghahanap ng mauupuan.
9. Madalas humihinto ang jeep kahit hindi mo naman tinawag. Tumingin sa malayong lugar para hindi maisip ng drayber na sasakay ka. Huwag din maglakad papunta sa direksyon ng jeep na may tulin kasi iisipin na hinahabol mo ang sasakyan.
10. Kumapit nang di mahulog. Iwasan mo ang paa at sapatos ng mga taoo, at umupo ka kaagad.
Pagbaba
1. Alamin mo kung saan ka dapat bumababa. Bago pumunta, magGoogle maps ka muna at maghanap ng mga palatandaan. Sumilisilip sa labas para malaman mo kung saang lapalop ng mundo ka lumalakbay. Mainam na maupo sa harapan para pwede ka magtanong sa drayber. Ayos lang din na magtanong sa mga katabi, at tandaan na maging magalang.
2. Ayusing ang pagpara. Pinakaangkop ang boses na malinaw at malakas dahil gusto mo maintindihan ng lahat ng gusto mo bumaba. Boses muna bago pitikin ang mga daliri sa bubong. Tignan lagi ang drayber at pagmasdan ang bilis ng jeep para malaman kung humihinto na. Huwag makulit kasi hindi instant ang pagpara, kailangan hanapin ang tamang babaan at dahang-dahan ang pagpreno.
3. Sa panahon na mabilis ang takbo ng jeep, tantiyahin kung kailan sasabihin ang magic words.
4. Maging mapagmasid sa kapaligiran, ang trapik. Kapag nakahinto na ang jeep at malapit ang bababaan, huwag mo na hintayin na umandar pa ito. Minsan hindi kailangan sulitin ang bayad, at okay lang naman din ang konting lakad.
5. Minsan hindi automatic ang pagpara ng jeep, kaya maging listo dito.
Pagbayad
1. Pakiramdaman ang drayber at kapwa pasahero. Una sa lahat, dahan-dahan ang pagbigay ng bayad sa drayber. Minsan wala siyang kundoktor pero dalawa lang po ang kamay niya, at yung isa ay nasa manibela. Makikita naman kasi na inaasikaso niya ang Php 50 bill o ang paghihiwalay ng iba't ibang barya. Hindi masaya at totoong mahirap magsukli kung tuloy-tuloy ang pagbabayad ng mga pasahero. Tandaan, nagmamaneho ang drayber. Para sa kapwa pasahero, maging wais sa pag-abot ng bayad. Kung kayang masuklian ng pera mo ng ibang tao ang buo ng isa, gawin mo na ito bago makarating sa paroroonan. Abala pa sa lahat ng taong madadaanan nito. Kung buo ang pera, ihuli na ito para hindi maguluhan at para may panukli ang drayber. Matutong maghintay.
2. Huwag maging sanhi ng sakit sa ulo. Hindi dapat magbayad ng 200, 500, at 1000 sa jeep. Mainam na magbayad ng saktong halaga para wala nang usap-usap.
3. Patagalin ang kamay sa pagsalo ng drayber para makahabol ang katabi mo na mag-aabot din ng barya.
4. Huwag bastos. Iaabot ang bayad kapag padaan sayo ito. Kung gusto mo matulog, doon ka sa dulo. Kung gusto mo magearphones at bingi-bingihan, magtaxi o magbus. Kahit matanda dapat nag-aabot ng bayad, mga bata lang ang excused dito.
5. Magbayad. Huwag kalimutan.
6. Magbayad kaagad, o tuwing nakahinto ang sasakyan.
7. Bilangin ang sukli at ibalik kung sobra.
8. Mabuti na ang maraming kamay kaysa wala! Minsan nagmumukhang tanga ang nagbabayad at ang dapat mag-aboy ng bayad dahil dito.
Pag-upo
1. Galang.
2. Listo.
3. Kailangan lang umabante ang naunang nakaupo kung ang dumating ay buntis, matanda o bata.
4. Hindi po uso ang naka-kuadrado sa jeep, pati na rin ang upong buntis.
5. Madalas na umuurong palapit sa pinto ang mga pasahero kapag may bagong baba o kapag may sasakay. Gawin ito bago pa may sumakay na tao, para hindi magmukhang bastos ang ginagawa mo kung nakapili na ang tao ng pwesto (tapos bigla kang uusog dun pala).
Pagsasalita
1. May pakialam ang mga tao sa paligid mo sa lakas na boses at pinag-uusapan. Ingat lang.
2. Kapag may mga bata, iwasan ang magmura at iba pang hindi pa dapat nila matutunan.
3. Katanggap-tanggap na malakas ang boses niyo kapag hindi kayo kukulang sa apat at nasa magkabilang upuan. Kung mag-isa ka lang at nasa cellphone ka nakikipag-usap, tone down the volume.
4. Huwag magsalita ng mag-isa, dadami ang tingin sayo.
Pag-uugali
1. Magtapon sa basurahan at huwag sa jeep. Hindi din basurahan ang labas.
2. Huwag tumingin salungat ng iyong katabi. Awkward kasi.
3. Huwag mag-makeup at iba pang pag-aayos na pwede naman gawin sa bahay.
4. Matuto gamitin ang hawakan sa bubong para hindi maging palaman ang mga katabi.
5. Sa mahahaba ang buhok, alalayan na hindi ito makagagambala sa katabi. Sa mahaba ang buhok sa kilikili, magsuot ng may manggas.
6. Maging listo ka din para tulungan ang kapwa mo na gusto magbayad, magpara at sumakay. Minsan kailangan ikaw ang makiusap na magpaayos ng upo sa iba, lalo na kung nahihiya o hindi naman nakikita ng bagong sakay na may maluwag na lugar pa.
Nasabi ko na ba na miss kita?
Ako lang (ako lang ata) ang nakauunawa sa mga sinusulat ko,
ako lang ang natutuwa at nasisiyahan sa mga munting kaisipang naisasabuhay ng mga salita.
Wala na akong ibang magagawa, at mas mabuti na wala akong gawin.
Gusto ko hanapin ang ligaya sa katimugan,
mabuhay ng malaya sa hilaga.
Gumawa ng sariling kapalaran sa kanluran,
at umulit-ulit sa may silangan.
Sometimes the past lives on today and your future,
and not always the best thing to hold on to.
These memories slowly fade away,
and you're often thankful that you can relive in imagination.
Next to these visions are feelings that overwhelm you,
a desperate attempt to be in the same situation.
I take distances as seconds taking breaks,
in ones, tens and thousands.
By and by, I sit down and remember what's up,
soundly listening to songs as the same time.
I stay calm across the oceans,
forever faithful amid the storms and quakes.
When we put things together and have brighter moments,
all we have to do is have each other.
We can run all the way,
fill the missing pieces with pictures that do not remain forgotten.
Let's pick up from where we left,
to make smiles that never get tired, nor which get old.
I keep a lot of things hidden from the world,
but some musn't be held in until i get old.
An earlier spot for academic needs, that soon became the only way I spoke to you freely
Once I leave words and emotions, I eagerly await for your response
Sometimes I had doubts you'd reply
I dropped by in between the days and found myself saddened since your letter was still there
Though I just needed to wait.
I begin to write things while i feel imagination racing towards all corners of my mind
I get a sudden rise with my beating heart when I place a secret envelope, without anyone looking
It doubles when i inform you that you've got something from someone, somewhere
It saved my soul a couple of times, but I wonder what it was for you
I wish to leave another piece in Locker 66
I'd wait until you were nearer, but i have to know.
