Si Cheryl at ang Bahay ni Kuya...

Today marks the 21st bday of my dear friend Cheryl,unfortunately she passed away 3 years ago. As a tribute for her and for the friendship we had, I am sharing some pictures, together with Ryan, that are actually a part of a video taken March 19, 2002. Happy Birthday Cheryl!

Cheryl, Ryan and me inside my bedroom

Ryan jokes in front of the camera

Err... Ryan?

The Bad Pooh!

Ryan, ok ka pa?

Hindi kita tatantanan!

Aaarrgghh!!!

"No goodbyes! Till we meet again!

Ang Bahay ni Kuya
Together with Joyce, we went to the Chalk Office last September 19 to get some posters and fliers for their Chalk Cover Girl Search project. After the stay, we decided to visit the Pinoy Big Brother House since it is just beside the ELJ Center (where Chalk Office is located) and took some pictures. Nakakamangha ang bahay ni Kuya!

Ang Bahay ni Kuya!

"Big Brother"

Ang mga Housemates!

"Ako at ang Big Brother House!

That's it for now. :)

Talk about consistency

September 17, 2005, all roads leads to the Araneta Coliseum for the 2005 UAAP Nestle Non-Stop Cheerdance competition. In a sold-out crowd, 8 schools compete to be the best cheerleaders. One school defending its title for the fourth time and the other wants to reclaim the title.

This year, I can say that most schools have improved in terms of their routine, execution and originality. De La Salle Pep Squad is much better this year than last year's. Ateneo on the other hand, is much better last year. And so with the host school Adamson and UE. NU Pep, lacked originality, wherein most of their routines was already common and nothing new to offer.

The UP Pep Squad, as always, has something new to show and surprise their audience, making them the number one threat for the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe,amidst the pressure has shown a spectacular show. FEU is still a school to look out for in terms of execution.

My bet for this year was between UP and UST vying for the second and first place and it's either UE, Adamson or FEU for the third. After 2 hours of school action, the results are in! Mind you, I can feel the tension even though I'm just watching at home minus the fact that my school is not part of the UAAP. Talking about consistency, for two straight years since 2003, the standing hasn't change. FEU still grabbed the third spot with an average of 88.72% while UP got second with 90.78. With a margin of just .20, UST SDT (90.98%) defended its title for the fourth straight year. It was a really close fight. Here's the final ranking taken from the Philippine Star today.

Fourth - La Salle(76.37) Fifth- UE(76.25) Sixth- Adamson(76.09) Seventh- Ateneo(69.33) Last- NU(64.48)

UST has a well deserve win, UP has nothing to be upset about! Hey,they're always in the winners list every year! For FEU, still a job well done. And for the other schools, it's still school pride that what makes them winners! Till the next Cheerdance competition!

Here are the highlights of the days events, as grabbed from my television
screen!


FEU and UP grabbed the third and second place respectively.


UST SDT winning the title for fourth straight year.

Thomasians showcasing school pride at its best.

Mahaba-habang lakaran...

Noong isang araw, September 2, nagdecide kami ni Joyce na magfile na ng application para sa Civil Service Examination, at para na rin magkaroon ng silbi ang mga "idle days" namin at tutal malapit na rin kasi ang deadline ng pagpapasa nito, sa September 15. Sa kadahilanang wala pa kaming picture, nagdecide muna kaming magkita na lang sa SM Manila para magpapicture.

FIRST STOP: SM Manila
Alas-diyes ang usapan namin kaso mga 10:45 na kami nagkita, lam mo na hehehe. At dahil tipid ang mga budget namin naglibot kami ng murang picturan. Una naming nakita ang Island Photo, pero umatras kami, 120.00 kasi, bad trip, baka kulangin ang perang ko, mamasahe pa kasi kami papuntang Civil Service. Libot kami uli hanggang maisip ko ang Foto-Me, akala ko mura lang doon eh, 120 rin pala, mas bad trip. Akala namin sa labas na kami hahanap, pero naisip namin ang Tronix, kaya akyat kami dun, kaso ala naman yung size na hanap namin! Bad trip na naman! Pero never say die, lakad pa rin kami hanggang dalhin kami ng mga paa namin sa Photo Line, ayos meron dun! 72 pesos 4 na kopya, may negative pa. At mukhang marami nang nagpapicture dun kasi tinanong kami ng photographer, "para sa Civil Service?" Pagkatapos, nagdecide muna kaming pumunta sa PLM para sa TOR.

SECOND STOP: PLM

Mahigit isang buwan na siguro nang huli akong bumalik sa PLM,

wala pa rin pinagbago, nandun pa rin ang "Doghouse" (tawag ko sa Guardhouse ng PLM na daig pa ang mga bulldog sa pagbabantay). Pero kapuna-puna ang isang pagbabagong nakita ko,

bago ang uniform ng mga empleyado, at take note pati ang dating naka-casual wear na taga xerox ay may uniform na rin! San ka nga naman lulugar!.

Meron uling itatayong pasilidad sa PLM, ang PLM University Activity Center, nakanaman o... ilang taon kaya uli bago ito maisakatuparan? Sana hindi ito matulad sa PLM Alumni Center (yung malapit sa University Chapel) na hanggang ngayong nakagraduate na ako'y hindi pa rin tapos. Pero ang nakakaigayang pangyayari ay ang nakita ko sa Gusaling Lacson aka Camp Big Falcon, nakalasap na ito ng "total make-over".

Hindi na ito mukhang sunog na building dahil kaitiman ng kulay. Maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw ang kulay nitong pink at peach. Naman talaga ang PLM, kahit saan nagiging unique. Matapos ang ilang sandali ng paglilibot sa PLM, bumalik na kami sa SM, para kunin yung picture.

THIRD STOP: CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Pagkakuha ng picture, tuloy na kami agad magbiyahe. Sa kasagsagan ng init ng araw, sumakay kami ng jeep ang nagpababa na lang sa aming destinasyon. Bandang alas-dos narating na namin ang Cordillera St. Pagkababa, may mga tricycle namang nag-aabang kaya sumakay na kami. Tuloy-tuloy na ito sa Civil Service Commission. Pagkadating, agad naman kaming pumasok at syempre pumila! May kahabaan ang unang step dahil tinitingnan kung maayos ba ang application form mo. Mga 20 minutes din kaming pumila don. Pagkatapos, bibigyan ka ng numero at aantayin mong matawag para ma-process na ang application. At pagkatapos aantayin na lang ang resibo. Akala ko nung una hindi namin matatapos ng isang araw, pero 3:15 pa lang ng hapon tapos na kami.

FOURTH STOP: ESPANA

Kung ano ang ikinabilis namin sa Civil Service ay siyang itinagal namin dahil.. TRAPIK! Grabe, First Friday nga pala ng araw na iyon at nagkataon pang Quaipo day.
Kaya bumaba na lang kami sa may Espana at nagdecide kumain, at dahil "No ID, No Entry na sa UST" (kelan pa?) sa may Mini-Stop na lang kami bumili ng pagkain. At ilang sandali, nagdesisyon na kaming umuwi.

Pasensia na..

Mga Ka-Mais,

Pagpasensihan na ang kawalan ng post sa blog na ito. Kasalukuyan akong may pinagkakaabalahang mahalagang bagay. Ilang araw na lang, magpopost na ako uli.

Paalala: September 8 po ngayon,kaarawan ng Mahal na Birheng Maria.