The Pensieve: Preparing For Hell. :D

A very appropriate title, since our hellweek will officially commence in two days. In the midst of my preparations, many thoughts surface in my mind, and to be quite honest, it's a bit more than I can handle right now. This situation I mainly attribute to the recent conclusion of yet another bloody examination period (otherwise known as the weekly torture caused by Econ 100.1 and BA 99.1,which suppressed all my thoughts), and thus they are all just rushing in. That being said, I've chosen to enumerate as many thoughts as I possibly can.

1. Why do foreign shows dubbed to the Filipino language seem to lose their original quality? I mean, it's more or less the same dialogue, and the same story line, so why the degradation of the show in whole? Not only that, but why isn't there anything original on local television right now? I'd hate to think that this is all that our artists could come up with. Then again, this sabbatical from quality television can just be in response to the demand of the masses which once again makes me reevaluate my standards and realize that they are probably too high.

2. Why does Chinese Star Movies have to be in pay-per-view, while the other Star channels are already part of the package? I really find it unfair, especially since it seems too much of an expense for us to pay an additional monthly fee for that ONE additional channel because our television's usually tuned in to the cartoon channels anyway. But still, I want my Asian movies fix!

3. How come the longer a guy is into a relationship, the more he takes on feminine traits? It's not that I'm actually complaining, but it's just a bit puzzling. As for this matter, I feel it more than I think about it, so there isn't really much I could say or do but sigh and miss that one person who's making me think thoughts that I myself do not understand.

4. Who is the tambay princess? I've checked the list of unique characters and there is still no Precious Tandoc, just me and Presh, and the only person with the last name of Tandoc is Darryl. Now, unless one of us got married to him [which both Presh and I vehemently deny], the only possibilty is that it's one of us, or that our tambay hours got combined [as well sa our lst names: Gan + Platon = Ganton or Plagan ], which would make it no wonder that whoever that Precious Tandoc is became the tambay princess.

5. Why do people want things? Why do we aspire to achieve our dreams? Why do we dream at all? What purpose do our dreams wish to achieve, aside from giving us purpose, and if a person doesn't dream at all, then what will happen? Will time stand still? Will he just die? Is there actually anyone who doesn't have dreams at all, consciously or otherwise?

6. What does life have in store for me before I turn 18? In the coming months, will I lose weight, will I grow taller? Will I have greater confidence in myself, or perhaps a greater sense of responsibility? How will my personality, and who I am change? Will I change at all, or will I just stagnate and be the same when I am 18, or 28, or 68 as I am now? I have no fears of growing old, I look forward to the challenge, to its perks and its rheumatisms. But what if I grow old but not change at all? What will happen if I stay in 2008 while the rest of the world moves on?

7. And of course, my all-time favorite: Paano naglalakad ang sirena?

Ten Conyomandments (stolen from Selah)

Ten Conyomandments

by Gerry Avelino and Arik Abu
(taken from The La Sallian-Menagerie)

Conyo here, conyo there, conyo everywhere! Here at La Salle, conyospeak has become an unofficial language as a good chunk of the student body knows, or maybe even mastered the socialite tongue. However, one must never forget the basics of the conyo and we thusly bring you:

The Ten Conyomandments.

1. Thou shall make gamit "make+pandiwa".
ex. "Let's make pasok na to our class!"
"Wait lang! I'm making kain pa!"
"Come on na, we can't make hintay anymore! It's in Andrew pa, you know?"

2. Thou shall make kalat "noh", "diba" and "eh" in your pangungusap.
ex. "I don't like to make lakad in the baha nga, no? Eh diba it's like, so eew, diba?"
"What ba: stop nga being maarte noh?"
"Eh as if you want naman also, diba?"

3. When making describe a whatever, always say "It's SO pang-uri!"
ex. "It's so malaki, you know, and so mainit!"
"I know right? So sarap nga, eh!"
"You're making me inggit naman.. I'll make bili nga my own burger."

4. When you are lalaki, make parang punctuation "dude", 'tsong" or "pare"
ex. "Dude, ENGANAL is so hirap, pare."
"I know, tsong, I got bagsak nga in quiz one, eh"

5. Thou shall know you know? I know right!
ex. "My bag is so bigat today, you know"
"I know, right! We have to make dala pa kasi the jumbo Physics book eh!"

6. Make gawa the plural of pangngalans like in English or Spanish.
ex. "I have so many tigyawats, oh!"

7. Like, when you can make kaya, always use like. Like, I know right?
ex. "Like, it's so init naman!"
"Yah! The aircon, it's, like sira!"

8. Make yourself feel so galing by translating the last word of your sentence, you know, your pangungusap?
ex. "Kakainis naman in the LRT! How plenty tao, you know, people?"
"It's so tight nga there, eh, you know, masikip?"

9. Make gamit of plenty abbreviations, you know, daglat?"
ex. "Like, OMG! It's like traffic sa LRT"
"I know right? It's so kaka!"
"Kaka?"
"Kakaasar!"

10. Make gamit the pinakamaarte voice and pronunciation you have para full effect!
ex. "I'm, like, making aral at the Arrhneo!"
"Me naman, I'm from Lazzahl!"

Stealing Surveys (thanks agnes may. :p)

1) Put your music player on shuffle
2) Press forward for each question.
3) Use the song title as the answer to the question.

1. How am I feeling today? What Ya Waiting For? iha, sinabi ko nang mag-aral ka na. me exam ka pa bukas!!!

2. How will I feel getting married? These Days what?!?!

3. What is my best friend's theme song? Umbrella (Remix) ok....

4. Highschool is? Girlfriend hahaha, song ng haters to ah. so highschool is hateful?!

5. I am... I'd Do Anything ano ako, martyr?!

6. How is today? Broken onga, nag-aaral kasi ako ng BA.

7. What is in store for this week? Bare Naked uh-oh. hell week pa naman..

8. What song best describes my parents? Always There In You oh yeah, i got their genes.

9. How is my life going? Hallelujah wa-ha-hat?! ah... "somehow, everythings gonna fall into place..." SOMEHOW.

10. What song will they play at my funeral? Fuck Me Pumps siguro mag-hhunt ako sa funeral ko tas ako kakanta.

11. Is this going to be a good year? Impossible what the?! well, maganda naman yung message ng song..

12. What's your love life like? The Voice Within "young girl, don't cry, i'll be right here when your tears start to fall" haha.. kilig.

13. What's your favorite? I Tried i don't get it.

14. Best bored activity? Samson "samson went back to bed" aka matulog

15. Favorite quote? I'm With You aw...

16. Song played in your wedding? Me & You ayos, dapat may back-up dancers sa processional!

17. What is your boyfriend/girlfriend's theme song? Camisado parang kanta ng taong walang tulog... perfect!

18. The song that best described your childhood days... I Miss You 'nuf said. :))

19. The song that keeps playing into your mind... Flavor Of The Week "he's too stoned, nintendo." :))

20. The song that will make me happy. They napaka-celtic like, well, if it'll freak people out i'll definitely be happy.

PRE-ENLISTMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER 2008-2009

Be informed.

Pre-Enlistment Schedule	Batch Run
September 29 – October 10, 2008 (First Round)	October 11, 2008
October 12 – October 17, 2008 (Second Round)	October 18, 2008
October 19 – October 28, 2008 (Third Round)	October 29, 2008

p.s. guys, kelan tayo next lalabas? august is almost over. 0__o

LR at 5!

Dear Chloe, Ellis, Eya, Gine, Jigz, Melai, Sassa, sama na rin natin si Froilan and sige, pati na rin si Raymark.

Happy anniversary, guys! Even though we hardly see each other these days, [Melai, for example, kanina ko lang ulit nakita, and the non-UPD people I've hardly seen for ages.] I know that our friendship will always be kept in the safest place in each other's hearts.

I miss you all, and I'm looking forward to whenever our next reunion will be!

Thank you for being such an important part of my life. I love y'all! :D

una vez un Laudrichite, para un Laudrichite.

Excited Na Ko!

Malapit na ang Hell Week!! Wahaha, excited na ko. Yun nga lang, di ko alam kung panu ko didiskartehan ang mga themes na to. :p

Shout out to my friends: Guys! Picture picture time na to! Don't miss the opportunity na makita akong nakacostume, minsan lang to! :D

!!! DISCLAIMER !!!

I've just realized that I have quite a number of my original works posted here. If, by any chance, anyone wants to repost or quote any of it, it's okay as long as
1. You ask for my permission first
2. You give credit where it is due. :)

Aking natanto na may marami-rami na ring orihinal kong gawa ang naka-lathala rito. Kung, sa kahit anong pagkakatao'y may magnais na ilathala uli o sipiin ang kahit ano rito, ayos lang basta't
1. Humingi ka muna sa akin ng permiso
2. Ilaan mo ang tamang pagkilala kung saan ito nararapat. :)

Of Friends, Music, and Lots of Words

You say, I only here what I want to.

- Stay, Lisa Loeb

16 August 2008, 23.51

This day ends, for me, with a very pleasant thought. I am gaining friends. It may be too early yet to say that these friendships will be as meaningful as the ones I have, and am, experiencing from the Laudrichites or The Ten/Orange Circle/The Fraternity (once again, special mention to Selah for giving so many names to our female-dominated barkada), but maybe, just maybe, they will be.

I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't even be thinking about this. But just a few months ago (I am shocked at how time flies), I could barely pick out guests for my debut party (NOT ceremony). The plan was to have 50 guests rocking their heart out on the eve of my 18th birthday, and so far, I could barely think of 20 people whose presence WOULD NOT ruin that night for me, and with the departure of some of those friends to places beyond our timezone, that reduces my "circle" even more to a size i could easily count without using up all my fingers and toes.

No, I know it is impossible that by the time my birthday comes up, these new friends I've made will be able to achieve what those dearest to me have. I have too many walls and hoops that they will have to break down and jump through to get to the very core of what I am. Walls and hoops that only my friends and not my family have managed to somehow overcome. But maybe, just maybe, the imperfect mix of our various backgrounds and current (and hopefully, future) shared experiences would be enough to bind us together that in four months, these people will still be around to form my group of the 50 most special persons in my life. ê

Mga aral na natutunan sa pagiging isang UP JPIA APP[S] 50.

Mga aral na natutunan sa pagiging isang UP JPIA APP[S] 50.

(AS OF 15 August 2008, 11:55 PM)

1. Mahalaga pala ang letter “G”. [kasi pag hindi ako nagpapakilalang Precious G., ako ay nagiging si Precious P.] NAPAKA-significant kasi ng initials sa buhay natin. Biruin mo yun, with just one letter, one will not just assume another person’s identity, tatangkad pa siya!

2. Huwag kang mangangako na magpprint ng pictures sa mga bata, lalo na pag wala kang pera. Huhuntingin ka nun sa panaginip mo. Yung tipong paggising mo maghahanap ka ng pera tapos beinte lang pala laman ng wallet mo.

3. As much as possible, huwag ka nang magclass ng lunch time! Gutom ka na, OP ka pa sa lahat ng lunch time activities.

4. Hindi lahat ng pagtambay counter-productive. Biruin mo, dahil sa tambay week makakabawi ka sa lahat ng GMs at CMs na kahit kelan hindi mo mapupuntahan sa first sem, maliban nalang kung magccut ka kasi parang cyborg ung prof mo ng TTh 11:30 am – 1:00 pm at hindi siya nag-aabsent.

5. Bumili ng camerang shock-proof, water-proof, at hindi nauubusan ng batteries, para marerecord ang bawat memorable moment ng memorable app process.

6. Picture-an ang bawat co-app [close-up at full-body] at lagyan ng pangalan para di puro ngiti ang ginagawa pag kausap mo sila at di mo maalala ang name o kung kelan kayo nagbonding.

7. Ang Tambay Week ay equivalent sa Linggo ng Ukay-ukay. Huhukayin mo kasi sa dresser mo ang lahat ng mga dati mong damit para lang makasabay sa color and theme of the day.

8. Masayang magbihis, lalo na kapag hindi mo laging ayos yun. Tuwing may magtataka sa itsura mo, may palusot ka. At sobrang masayang magnakaw ng medyas ng kapatid mong laging ninanakaw ang sapatos mo. Pero wag kang magpapaka-classy kung di mo mapanindigan kasi pagtatawanan ka ng classmates mo.

9. Makikuntsyaba bago mag-bid, para di ka biglang mapapa-@*!&^@$)@ pag na-realize mong ang taas pala ng na-bid mo at tatlong araw lang ang hellweek.

10. Enjoy-in ang bawat moment [minuto ba to sa Filipino?] pero wag bungisngis ng bungisngis kasi nakakangalay talaga. I-reserve ang bungisngis para sa photo-ops na hindi para sa camera mong laging mong nakakalimutang i-charge.

Reproductive health bill: Facts, fallacies

Reproductive health bill: Facts, fallacies

By Rep. Edcel Lagman
Philippine Daily Inquirer

(http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/talkofthetown/view/20080803-152296/Reproductive-health-bill-Facts-fallacies)

THE BILL IS NATIONAL IN SCOPE, COMPREHENSIVE, rights-based and provides adequate funding to the population program. It is a departure from the present setup in which the provision for reproductive health services is devolved to local government units, and consequently, subjected to the varying strategies of local government executives and suffers from a dearth of funding.

The reproductive health (RH) bill promotes information on and access to both natural and modern family planning methods, which are medically safe and legally permissible. It assures an enabling environment where women and couples have the freedom of informed choice on the mode of family planning they want to adopt based on their needs, personal convictions and religious beliefs.

The bill does not have any bias for or against either natural or modern family planning. Both modes are contraceptive methods. Their common purpose is to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

The bill will promote sustainable human development. The UN stated in 2002 that “family planning and reproductive health are essential to reducing poverty.” The Unicef also asserts that “family planning could bring more benefits to more people at less cost than any other single technology now available to the human race.”

Coverage of RH. (1) Information and access to natural and modern family planning (2) Maternal, infant and child health and nutrition (3) Promotion of breast feeding (4) Prevention of abortion and management of post-abortion complications (5) Adolescent and youth health (6) Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections, HIV/AIDS and STDs (7) Elimination of violence against women (8) Counseling on sexuality and sexual and reproductive health (9) Treatment of breast and reproductive tract cancers (10) Male involvement and participation in RH; (11) Prevention and treatment of infertility and (12) RH education for the youth.

1. Strengthening of Popcom. The existing Population Commission shall be reoriented to promote both natural and modern family planning methods. It shall serve as the central planning, coordinating, implementing and monitoring body for the comprehensive and integrated policy on reproductive health and population development.

2. Capability building of community-based volunteer workers. The workers shall undergo additional and updated training on the delivery of reproductive healthcare services and shall receive not less than 10-percent increase in honoraria upon successful completion of training.

3. Midwives for skilled birth attendance. Every city and municipality shall endeavor to employ an adequate number of midwives and other skilled attendants.

4. Emergency obstetrics care. Each province and city shall endeavor to ensure the establishment and operation of hospitals with adequate and qualified personnel that provide emergency obstetrics care.

5. Hospital-based family planning. Family planning methods requiring hospital services like ligation, vasectomy and IUD insertion shall be available in all national and local government hospitals.

6. Contraceptives as essential medicines. Reproductive health products shall be considered essential medicines and supplies and shall form part of the National Drug Formulary considering that family planning reduces the incidence of maternal and infant mortality.

7. Reproductive health education. RH education in an age-appropriate manner shall be taught by adequately trained teachers from Grade 5 to 4th year high school. As proposed in the bill, core subjects include responsible parenthood, natural and modern family planning, proscription and hazards of abortion, reproductive health and sexual rights, abstinence before marriage, and responsible sexuality.

8. Certificate of compliance. No marriage license shall be issued by the Local Civil Registrar unless the applicants present a Certificate of Compliance issued for free by the local Family Planning Office. The document should certify that they had duly received adequate instructions and information on family planning, responsible parenthood, breast feeding and infant nutrition.

9. Ideal family size. The State shall encourage two children as the ideal family size. This is neither mandatory nor compulsory and no punitive action may be imposed on couples having more than two children.

10. Employers’ responsibilities. Employers shall respect the reproductive health rights of all their workers. Women shall not be discriminated against in the matter of hiring, regularization of employment status or selection for retrenchment. Employers shall provide free reproductive health services and commodities to workers, whether unionized or unorganized.

11. Multimedia campaign. Popcom shall initiate and sustain an intensified nationwide multimedia campaign to raise the level of public awareness on the urgent need to protect and promote reproductive health and rights.#

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