The UP chronicles...

I've been in UP for almost a week now. And, this week will just the beginning of my roller coaster life in UP, more is yet to come. Now, I am certain that this is my DESTINY. I was born to become a UP student, and soon...a UP graduate. Yes, I didnt pass the Singapore scholarship interviews (no one in Pisay did). I believe it is not by mere coincidence for I will have the title of a UP graduate. Because if I did pass the scholarship, for sure, I will study in NUS. I dont really know if I'll be happy or sad about the result. But hey! I'm here at UP! where a lot of things that awaits me and my friends! Speaking of friends, I know that if I also did pass the scholarship, I will be leaving my friends. Weighing my every pros and cons, I decided to be happy and contented of the life I'm living.

With barely a week here in the university, I experienced a lot of extraordinary things that can only be found here in UP. Here's some on my list:
(1) Activists and cause-oriented people are rampant in UP. This is a fact! But the only thing that shocked me the most was their behavior during the freshmen welcome assembly. it went like this... after the performance of the UP pep squad, the singing of the UP NAMING MAHAL is up next. A second after the drum was beaten, activists ran towards the stage, however, the guards were preventing their entry. After the song, they shouted some sort of UP iskolar ng bayan blahblah... I think they just wanted to be heared, and nothing's wrong with that. But... (i wont expound my own opinions)
(2) UP profs are the best! Even though some profs are evil... I managed to got friendly and fun profs! Sir Michael Chua did a little "victimization" during the first day of KAS1! Maam Amella is the prettiest and hottest female prof in Comm 3! Sir Eric Arances is good on explaining concepts in Math 17! Streetdance is the best PE there is! ahaha. Sir De Ocariza of Geog is 'kalog' ahaha. Basta, lingaw talaga ang mga profs dito!
(3) I was able to meet very unique and fun individuals! My blockmates (go M-4!), my GE subjects classmates, my new found friends!
(4) What everyone is saying is indeed true, masaya ang buhay kalai! I need not expound this one for one who didnt experience living in kalai wouldnt understand! char!
(5) In UP, self-learning is everyones way of acquiring knowledge and survival. And this kind of learning is the best there is!
(6) In UP, everyone is entitled to their own choices, and it is up to you to discern wrong from right. And it is up to you to choose... Just like in the movie Spiderman 3, Peter Parker said: "You always have the choice, and you can always choose to do what is right!" As for me, I choose to do what's right.
(7)-(n) more is yet to come!

MABUHAY ANG BAGONG ISKOLAR NG BAYAN!

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

A close encounter with the third Kind (or not)

I will share to you a tale that happened to me not more than an hour ago. This one is true! I tell you... this experience is very weird for me that up until now, my hands are still shaking. I don't know how to start my story cause my mind is still processing what the hell had just happened a while ago.

We (Rox, Kaye, Boaks, Luv, Danilo) were at Kaye's "house", after watching TV and eating some "dinner" (kutsinta, mango) they decided to go back to UP because of the curfew. I bid goodbye to them in the overpass cause I will go to my Kuya's condo in Cubao so, I'll be taking the opposite way. Heck, when I got tired of waiting for a jeepney in Katipunan, I decided to walk na lang to Cubao-Anonas. I walked passed ADMU, Prince David, etc. I reached the LRT station and saw Kuya Hadee and Kuya Polinar. They did'nt notice me so I just walked pass them. Not so far from the LRT station, I saw a guy (an effeminate one) wearing a white sando shirt, blue "mosiac-ish" (for the lack of the term) pants, and black sandals. He is the type of an ARTISTIC guy. He was glancing at my direction, I thought he was looking towards someone else at my back so I did'nt bother. But when I passed right beside him, he was still looking towards me. Now, I was sure I was the one! He then started a conversation with me:
(Forgive me, these is a not-so-accurate convo, it's just as far as my mind can remember)
GUY: Excuse me? San ka ba nag-aaral? (he's tone was a bit friendly and professional...basta, parang pang mga taga-showbiz gud... No one would'nt tell that he was a fake or what! basta!)
ME: Sa UP po.
GUY: Taga-dito ka ba?
ME: Hindi po.
GUY: Tagasaan ka?
ME: Sa Cebu po(I lied!naisip ko bka isipin niyang tanga ako kasi taga.Mindanao)
GUY: Ohw.
ME: (*nahiya akong mag-lie) Uhm, pero taga-Mindanao po ako dati.
GUY: Ah..so you're a Muslim?
ME: Ahahaha...hindi po...Christian po.
GUY: ohw, OK.
Then, he motioned to walk...
GUY: Anong year mo na?
ME: Ummm...mgafrefreshmen pa po...
GUY: Ah, OK! ganito kasi, I'm a blahblahblah (something about that he was a talent manager daw na me gagawing ad for NokiaNseries)
GUY: Alam mo ba yung mga 3G-capable phones?
ME: Ah, Opo opo!
GUY: Well, kasi, I'm making this ad and yung isang talent namin, biglang nagback-out.Hindi ko lam kung saan na. And naghihintay na yung ibang mga talent ko sa Ali (i'm not sure with the spelling) Mall sa Mcdo. Nagmamadali talaga ako, Kung hindi to matutuloy, 900thousand ang babayaran ko.
ME Oh, OK. (I was like, what the f***?!)
GUY: And yung mga talents namen will have a 4000 load and 5000 cash. They can also trade-in their phones for a Nokia N-series na phone. Um, pede ka ba maging talent?
ME: (what?!) walang akong sinagot.
GUY: Dont worry, hindi talaga akong masamang tao.
ME: (He was very convincing!PArang tanga talagha ako! ewan! totoo man cguro xa. ewan jud!) So, I was like...err, OK?
GUY: OK, sige sige good... kasi, maawa ka sa akin, babayaran ko sila ng 900K blabla.
ME: (I was like, OK whatever!...) (kulbaan na jud ayu ko)
GUY: Dont worry, it will just take 5-20 minutes lang. You'll be one of the crowd lang. By the way, do you have a phone? kasi dapat phone user ka kung sasali ka. Kasi bibigyan kayu ng load..(etc, etc)
ME: Ah, opo! opo!
GUY: Eh, ano bang unit ng phone mo?
ME: Ay,hindi ko po alam eh (Which is ture...I was unaware!)
GUY: O sige, i-describe mo na lang..
ME: Diniscribe ko ung phone ko.
GUY: Wag kang matakot, O, hawakan mo pa ang phone ko... Mabait akong tao (he motioned to give me his cell)
ME: Ay, wag na po. Ay, naiwan ko po sa bahay yung cell ko (I lied!)
GUY: Alam mo, nakakainsulto ka...(Akala ko, casual lang ang pagsabi niya, hindi siya galit... pero galit na pala siya.. na hurt daw feelings niya. kasi wala daw siyang ginagawang masama sa akin tapos heto ako, not putting trust on him)
ME: Ay, sorry po...sorry po..
***This time, natakot na talaga ako. Pramis! Nagsisi talaga ako kung bakit ko siya inintertain.
***He continued to talk...but di ko na maxadong maalala...
ME: Uhm, hindi po ako sure na makakasama ako eh, kasi, hinihintay ako ng kasama ko sa Araneta. Ung kuya ko, baka pagalitan ako. (*I lied...again!)
GUY: What?! Hindi ka pala sure? Para akong tanga. You made me walk from there to here... Hidi ka pala sure?
ME: ay, sorry po..sorry po talaga.
GUY: sana sinabi mo na lang na hindi ka pwede.
ME: Uy, sorry po. sorry po. Sasakay na po ako ng jeep.
GUY: Sang school ka ba?
ME: Sa UP po.
GUY: Anong course mo? (proffesional tone pa rin to ha... yung tipong pang-showbiz)
ME: Bio po. (natakot na akong maglie)
GUY: Alam mo bang taga-UP ako?
ME: ***i dont know what to answer...
GUY: Pupuntahan kita sa UP...hahanapin kita.
ME: sige po...soory po talaga (Sumakay ako ng kahit anong jeep..hindi ko na alam, hindi ako tumingin sa kanya. grabe! di ko talaga alam ang dapat ireact)

Actually, ang lapit-lapit na ng condo ng kuya ko...Sumakay lang ako ng jeep para makaalis dun sa guy na yun. Tas nahihiya ako sa jeep na bababa agad, so pinalampas ko ng konti ang jeep tas bumababa na ako. Nanginginig ang kamay at tuhod ko!

If it were TRUE: Im very very sorry sa guy na yun. Sana mapatawad niya ako na inabala ko pa siya! Tanga ako! I feel very sory for him. Gago talaga ako. SORRY.sorry.sorry.

If the whole shit was a FAKE: GAGO KANG BAYUTA KA?!?!?! utuon pa jud ko nimu? Sana, pagsakay ko ng jeep, nasagasaan siya ng truck tas mapunta siya sa impyerno at dun i-pupunish siya. nakahubad siya, tapos, nakaopen ang legs tas forever labas-pasok ang NOKIA N-series na phone sa kanyang puwet. Nagavibrate dapat ang phone tas kasing laki ng truck ang Nokia na yun.

Ayoko na dito! Gusto na ko muuli...

Sunday, June 3, 2007

BYE-ers

->This is it! My flight to Manila is tommorow na...err, around 10:00 am? Di na ako makatulog sa sobra ka excited! woohoo. For now, bye na lang sa Gensan (yea!), bye na lang kina Mami at Daddy, bye na lang kay Mimingyaw, kay Baby, Kay tuna, kay net, and most importantly... bye na muna sa blog na to! Yea, I'm sure I'll find myself in UP with less time for blogging and surfing the net (yaiks!) Kaya, up to next time na lang ulet! LABYOOO! ciao. BYE-ers!

Friday, June 1, 2007

n<30 days- results! (thud.thud)

Archives.

<3
"shoe box of photographs with sepia-toned loving!"
♥♥♥

May 2007

June 2007

October 2007

December 2007

January 2008

March 2008

April 2008

May 2008

August 2008

February 2009

Musika.

Buzz!

The best:
.Jack Johnson!

"Words of wisdom all around
but no one ever seems to listen
They talk about their plans on the paper
Building up from the pavement...
there're shadows from the scrapers on the pavement"

others:
.jason mraz.
.regina spektor.
.bamboo.
.pimples.
.all-for-love.
.michael buble.
.jordin.melinda.blake.

Contact me.

Yea boi!

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.Phone: 09053265537.
.Email:cjamez107@yahoo.com.
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