Tales Of The Dawn

Hmm..This is Kinda Weird

2012-02-12T11:15:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

Today is the last day for us, running a position in the Executive Board in MISA, to campaign for ourselves (duh?!)

Next week will be MISA's Voting Period and also, it's the voting period for the Sanggunian as well. Goodluck to all the candidates! :D

Just this morning, my sleep was disturbed by a message beep from my phone. I received a message from a friend telling that my campaign material is in the Crystal Eagle (and how he described the blog is that it is a hate blog that entertains him LOL). Anyway, so here's the catch. I have a post here about my conversation with Cate Sison, which was used as a source by this Crystal Eagle. Am I even that reliable to be used as a source? This blog is to share my personal opinions. If Crystal Eagle concluded that Cate is a user through my post, I think there is something wrong with that.

I, in any way, is not related with Crystal Eagle. Perhaps, her stalking skills are DAMN LEVEL ASIAN that she reached my little world (blog). I have nothing against her posts, neither praises to her posts. And to have my campaign material, which eventually turned to be my header for this blog, posted there has no reason at all. Not to have many hits, not to gain fame, and most especially, not to campaign for myself.

Well, I must have been paranoid when my friend told me about this. C'mon! Wouldn't you be paranoid if that's the first thing you meet in the morning? LOL

Anyway, the only positive thing I see here is that my hits went up (hurrah!). However, I think they just went here because of Crystal Eagle's reference. :))

It seems that we have an Ateneo Gossip Girl here :))

P.S. I'm going to change my banner again tonight since we are not allowed to campaign anymore this week ;)

Comments? :D

Elections...

2012-02-06T02:35:00.001+08:00

Hi there! How are you all doing? :D

This is the time when almost all organizations and councils in our university are doing their elections for the next term's Executive Board. And obviously, I am one of the people running for a position in my home organization, the Ateneo Management Information Systems Association (Ateneo MISA - http://misa.org.ph).

It has been a struggle for me to choose what path to take. I have been into a lot of options and fall back in case one fails. But one thing is for sure, I have a chance to take tour on these paths.

First, running as the Vice President of Finance and Marketing in Ateneo MISA. As you can see around 12MN of February 6, I have been changing my display picture and my timeline cover in Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/gabriellorenzosantos) As refered to my previous post, this is the cluster where I came from and I am now planning to be the head of this cluster. It took me a lot of time to think of pursuing this path since I am evaluating my capabilities as the leader of this cluster, and also the welfare of the cluster if ever I win the elections. (My platform? To follow on the next days :D )

If I failed my first choice, I proceed my second choice, to apply for Junior Term Abroad (JTA). It was my close friend and block mate, Joan Magno, that inspired me to aim for higher once I didn't win the MISA EB Elections. Even my dad is positive about this that he referred me to our relatives in San Francisco for me to ask whether I can stay for 5 months there to study in University of San Francisco for a term. Although this has a low probability, it is not bad to aim for higher! ;)

Those are only two of my options. It would be great if you come and talk to me personally on my plans, whether about MISA, JTA, or other stuff.

Think Gains.Growth.Gabo for VP for Finance & Marketing! ;)

Comments? :D

My Niche

2012-01-12T11:43:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone! What's up with you guys?

So yesterday (January 11) was really a hell day for me. I had appointments, including classes, from 10:30 AM up to 6PM. Seriously, no breaks at all.

Thanks Den for having the individual consultation at caf! :D

So the title goes "My Niche." It describes my exploration for this week, discovering my real niche in my organization, MISA.

Executive board elections are coming and I'm planning to run for one of the vice presidents of the organization. However, I really cannot find which position I should run. I'll relay them here:

1.) Vice President for Finance & Marketing

Context: Basically, Finance & Marketing (F&M) cluster is the one manages all money inflows from sponsorships and fundraisers. Currently, I am the Associate Vice President for Financial Development under this cluster. I oversee the fund raising activities of MISA. As of this year, we have implemented three: MISA Shirts (Wave 1) during the COA Recruitment Week, MISA Raffle and Shirt Design Contest (MISA Shirt Wave 2) are currently ongoing.

Reason for choosing the position: I know the internal operations of the cluster so I assure that I can manage the cluster. It won't be difficult since I came from the cluster itself. I also want to increase the fundraising state of the organization, since sponsorships have been good this year. I also want to provide the members intensive training

Apprehensions on running: I know I can do the job, but I'm thinking that the other person running for the position is more capable than me. He/She knows more on sponsorships and I think he/she won't do bad on overseeing the fundraisers since it's more on project management. I don't want to stop the good trend our current vice president has started.

2.) Treasurer
Context: The Office of the Treasury, in contrast to the F&M Cluster, manages the money outflows to keep the organization's operations going.

Reason for choosing the position: Since summer, the Council of Organizations of the Ateneo has been giving trainings to organizations for the presidents, HR, Finance, and Projects. Their training for finance is a mix of budgeting, risk management, meeting financial operations of the school, and fundraising. I've been learning these stuff from trainings and even from other organizations.

Apprehensions on running: I really don't have intensive experience with managing money outflows. I have one but it's not too serious.

3.) Vice President for Communications
Context: The Communications cluster takes care of the brand of MISA to internal and external stakeholders (except company partners) and manages the information dissemination within the organization.

Reason for choosing the position: I have been in the communications field in different organizations. In AIESEC AdMU, I am under the Communications Department, which takes charge on brand management, information management, and public relations. In my other organizations such as Alay Ni Ignacio and Sector Based Cluster Core Team, I do promotions that might fit in the event nature and target audience. I have a wide network which I think would be very helpful in fulfilling this job.

Apprehensions on running: I have never been under Communications cluster of MISA, although I've learned common Communications processes from other organizations. Also, I do not worry the thing that I do not have an idea of processes in the cluster since the current vice president won't be graduating yet so I have someone to consult to.

What do you think? Comments? :D

New year...

2012-01-09T04:57:00.003+08:00

Hey! How is it doing?

Yeah..2012..It's a very controversial year, especially when it comes to the "end of the world". Mayan calendar. December 21, 2012. Everything. Even Jay Sean used this opportunity to compose a song that would be a hit for almost 3 years.

Before we get our hopes down because of the said "end of the world", I would like to greet everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR! New year, for me, comes with new opportunities, new challenges to face, new people to meet, everything is so new!

As new opportunities coming, I thought, "Hey! Everything's so dull. I have to do something." So now, I announce (sorry, I can't think of other word for 'announce') that I'll be getting a new blog in WordPress.com. It's not that I hate Blogger really that much. It's more of branding my identities in the social media sites. So what are my plans for my Blogger account and what do you guys have to expect in my WordPress? I will keep this Blogger for my more personal accounts and testimonials, which I think I cannot really share to most of the people. In my WordPress, you can see stuff which I can share to the entire Internet, such as photos, music, videos, views and opinions on recent issues. It's like separating who I really am with what people think who I am (now whaaaaaaat?!).

And that paragraph was SOOOOOOOOOO terrible. Feeling artista?!

Just days before my mom left for Singapore, she told me that my dad is going to buy her a new laptop. It's one of the thin laptops of Asus. I think it's the Asus UX31. What the?! THAT'S THE LAPTOP I WANT. :( In return, I will inherit my mom's laptop. It's a Toshiba laptop (I forgot the model) but it has camera installed already unlike the one I'm using now. You know how big deal this is for me? This means, I can start doing videos! *applause* Would you imagine me in a video, talking to you, and you, watching my video?....No?..Bad idea?....So I should stop my dream of being a YouTube celebrity?...Really?

So before I end this post, I just have to share my recent tweet about doing this post instead of doing my paper due later at 5PM:

Damn son! What ya doin'?

HAHA! See you in my WordPress! :D (And wait for my YouTube channel too ;-) )

Comments? :D

Breaking the Geek Stereotype

2012-01-02T12:51:00.000+08:00

Let your design be the new MISA's pride!

Join

Breaking the Geek Stereotype:

MISA Shirt Design Contest

Submit your design entries to misa.shirt1112@yahoo.com
Deadline for submission is on January 15, 2012, Sunday, 11:59pm

This contest is open to all MISA members.

Entry Requirements:

1. White shirt will be used
2. Each design may have a maximum of 3 colors only (not including the shirt color).
3. You may submit up to 2 designs only.
4. Dimensions of the image should have a maximum of 9’’ x 6’’ or 6’’ x 9’’
5. All files should be in JPEG format
6. Design should contain happy colors (as long as you don’t use dark colors)
7. It should not be wordy
8. The message of the shirt should show what MISA is all about
9. Theme of the shirt: Breaking the Geek Stereotype

Reminders:

1. The back of the shirt will have the MISA logo
2. All images should be in JPEG format
3. Please make sure your designs are unique and original
4. Submission of entry by the contestant grants the right of the organization to publish and market the accomplished shirts. The intellectual property rights are maintained by the designer.

Submission:

1. Create an image file (JPEG format) containing the shirt design (to be placed in front of the shirt (Filename: LastName_FirstName_DESIGN.jpg)
2. Create a shirt preview a this template and save it using JPEG format (Filename: LastName_FirstName_PREVIEW.jpg)
3. Compress the files into 1 ZIP folder (Filename: LastName_FirstName_SHIRTCONTEST
4. Attach your file and include the following information upon submission:
a. Full Name
b. Year and Course
c. Cellphone Number
5. Send your entries to misa.shirt1112@yahoo.com
6. Like the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Breaking-the-Geek-Stereotype-MISAs-Shirt-Design-Contest/346667648680898

Did you know that 8 people are diagnosed of HIV/AIDS everyday in the Philippines?

2011-12-06T12:24:00.001+08:00

Did you know that 8 people are diagnosed of HIV/AIDS everyday in the Philippines?

AIESEC ADMU and Exogain Productions present HIV: Si Heidi, Si Ivy at Si V. Starring Jake Cuenca and Iza Calzado, the indie documentary narrates the story of a filmmaker who follows the lives of 3 distinct characters with HIV/AIDS.

Dec 6 | 0430-0630
Dec 8 | 0430-0630, 0630-0830
Dec 10 | 0600-0800
Dec 13 | 0430-0630

Tickets selling at Php 75. Screening at Escaler Hall.

Check out the events page of the film for details:
http://www.facebook.com/events/230736646994197/

Mayday Parade - "Oh Well, Oh Well (Director's Cut)"

2011-11-21T01:03:00.000+08:00

Love is... [From 9gag]

2011-11-19T00:57:00.001+08:00

Busy October Has Passed

2011-11-02T00:20:00.003+08:00

Yes. October has passed and I haven't made a single post for that month. Sad :(

Anyway, here is a rundown of events that happened on my October 2011.

October was a very busy month for me. The first two weeks marked the busiest days in a college semester - the week before the finals week, and the finals week itself.

When it comes to the result of my hardwork for this semester, well, I managed to pass my History and Filipino subjects. I was really glad about it especially for my Asian History course because my pre-final grade was an F or failing mark. I was really happy that I, at least, barely passed my weakness subjects. For this semester, I got a QPI of 2.42, which is way down than my previous QPI. Sad :(

This was the time when I shouted for joy! My Hi16 was marked P or Passed! :D

My grade spells ADDOBBO and a C+.

As the first two weeks of my semestral break, I was busy for trainings and seminars. From October 17 to 21, I went to Code-Over Training Session. It was a 5-day training for the Associate of Computing Machinery - International Collegiate Programming Competition (ACM-ICPC). It was held on Subic (I forgot the exact location) and all-expenses paid by our department, the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science. Surprisingly, I was the only Management Information Systems (MIS) major in the training. The training is composed of 7 contest-like sessions to simulate the contest environment of the ACM-ICPC. Every after contest, we discussed how to answer the problem set.

From October 24 to 28, I attended the AIESEC National Leadership Development Conference. This was my first time to attend a national conference of AIESEC and I enjoyed it a lot. I learned a lot of stuff here and my doubts regarding the placement of AIESEC AdMU in Business Cluster were answered. The conference were attended by different delegates from LCs, extensions, and applying LCs, including delegates from Myanmar, Singapore, and Japan, plus foreign facilitators from AIESEC Taiwan, AIESEC Malaysia and AIESEC Sri Lanka. We had the Externals Day on Oct. 24, where there were talks about Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, and Leadership. On the second day, we reviewed everything about AIESEC and introduced to us the AIESEC 2015, including the 3 Wheels of Change, the BHAG, etc. At night, we had our local version of Global Village, the Fiesta Night, where different LCs presented delicacies and performance about the different provinces here in the Philippines. Our group were assigned for Quezon Province. I did the design of the booth. Unluckily, we failed to get the best booth design. At least we all enjoyed, especially the lambanog. =D

Wazzap with my face? ROFL.

When people tried Quezon Province's Lambanog :>

Our Lucban Longganisa

Door Design for the Fiesta Night

On the following days, we had trainings from controlling a team and coaching, to writing a good job description for EPs. In my part, I learned how a business model canvass works in an AIESEC context, plus market segmentation, expansion, and risk management.

While doing a TN Form for a fictional EP. Happy me + happy Jiggy

Anong meron at ang taray ng itsura ko dito? O_O

During the market segmentation talk. THAT'S ME! Behing Nicky! :D

During the nights, we had celebrations. For the third night, we had a pageant night and on the fourth, we had the Captain's Gala Night.

(incomplete) AIESEC AdMU
Credits to: Sarah Aquino

(incomplete) AIESEC AdMU
(Top: Ara Cabalonga, Joseph Cristostomo; Bottom: Me; Ram Tan, Inna Villa, Denise Pena, Silvia Oprea the MCVP Communications)
Credits to: Sarah Aquino

Me and Cor :D
Credits to: Sarah Aquino

AdMU LCP Kathleen Kho and MCVP Finance Mikee Lee (Yes the PBB guy) and ME at the left most part of the picture :D
Credits to: Sarah Aquino

My co-delegates :D

My co-delegates..that's me! The one in green behind Ria Noche, my NLDC Partner :D

Yes that's me in green, as well :D

The OC, Facilitators, and Delegates of AIESEC Philippines NLDC 2011

What's in the First Half of September 2011?

2011-09-18T02:19:00.000+08:00

It's been a long time since I posted my previous post. Anyway, the first half of this month is very full of happy memories and I want to share these here. By the way, pictures are to follow, mkay? :-)

So where should I begin? I guess I'd begin with the Rhythm In Blues, the inter-organization dance competition in the Ateneo organized by none other than the Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADS). I joined the dance group of Ateneo Special Education Society (Ateneo SPEED), Sproove. For this year, the theme of the RIB is Kalye. We actually got in for the elimination round, placing 9th out of 12 organizations accepted to proceed to the finals. Last night, September 17, was the finals round of the said competition and luckily, we hit the 3rd place spot in the organization. I am really happy about this since this is the first ever dance competition I've joined (well I've been dancing in my elementary and high school days but not for a competition, tho). As our choreographers, Aye Alba and Sam Abriza, had said, "Ang edge niyo sa ibang grupo ay walang natural dancers sa inyo. Lahat kayo nagsimula na hindi marunong pero heto kayo nakapasok sa finals na maraming magagaling at maraming matagal nang nagsasayaw." (Disclaimer: It's non-verbatim but that's the sense of what they said.) Of course, with the guidance and will of God, this won't be possible. I was also happy that MISAyaw, the dance group of my other organization, Ateneo Management Information Systems Association (Ateneo MISA) qualified for the finals also but unfortunately, they didn't manage to hit a spot in top 3. But that doesn't mean they're not good. THEY'RE SO MUCH BETTER THAN US. Most of them really danced before and their piece was so clean and nice. Well I really have no idea why they didn't manage to hit a spot but kudos to MISAyaw for doing a great job! *two thumbs up* Well among all these, I am very thankful to Sproove (and SPEED as well) for giving me a chance to dance (and move my stagnant body HAHA XD). Sproove has been a gateway that gives me a chance to dance (well, there's a part in me that is a frustrated dancer). Thanks to our choreographers as well for believing, not just in me, but to the entire dance group. Thanks to my co-dancers (I repeat, dancers, not co-members. We're dancers na you know) for allowing me to join the group HAHA. Also, thank you to SPEED and my other friends who keeps on supporting me and the dance group. Lastly, above all these, I thank God for His will. Without Your guidance, we might not have shot a spot in the top 3.

The next highlight of this month was no other than my 18th birthday celebration. I have already crossed the legal age. I don't know if it's actually a good thing or a bad thing but all I do know is that I have more responsibilities now, not just in myself, in our home, in school, but also in our country. I'll be a registered voter this week (well it's not being me excited but it's one of the requirements for our NSTP) and this will exercise my voting rights as a citizen of this country. Other than these, what happened during the night of September 10 and the dawn of September 11 was very epic. I celebrated my birthday with my high school friends and my dad (who just arrived last September 8 from Singapore) bought all our alcoholic drinks. I don't know if he supports my "thirst for alcohol" but I'm very happy on that day. On the morning of September 11, I went to Eastwood to attend the Information Management Conference entitled IMmensity: Beyond Bounds, organized by Ateneo MISA. Well, I destroyed my dignity by acting as Vannah Pacis (under the pseudonym of Vananah Pacis) but I enjoyed and I hope the audience enjoyed as well. At night, I ate dinner in Eastwood with my dad, my little brother, and my two cousins. We ate at Sizzling Pepper Steak and then we drank a bottle of drinks just to have a chilling moment. The day was so tiring that when I got home, I slept immediately.

Well, tomorrow might be one of the low points of this month since my room/my house will be as empty again as before my dad came. Well, being mature enough, I must not be sad by this event but, seriously, I miss this thing. I went home with my dad waiting for me (or at least someone whom I can talk with is waiting for me). My dad woke me up in the morning so I won't be late in my classes. He prepared my breakfast as well. I had someone whom I can talk to at home. Everything's not so dull. Of course as he leaves tomorrow, everything will be back to normal. I go to school with an empty stomach, either too early or too late for my first classes. I go home with my brother waiting for me silently. I'm going to do my stuff on the laptop. I feel like I'm gonna cry right now as I write this portion of my blog but I cannot escape this truth. Well all I can say is that we need to learn to love the truth so we won't be hurt so much. Yeah, truth hurts. But if we truly accepted it and go with the flow of its momentum, it won't have much impact on us anymore.

On the lighter note, I guess there is a need for me to sleep HAHA. My joints hurt. My muscles ache. But I still feel that I don't need to sleep. Well, I guess I have to force myself by now. Oh by the way, I'll be changing phone and number by tomorrow so watch out! :D

Live Simply So Others Can Simply Live

2011-09-06T01:45:00.002+08:00

The title was the main point of the talk about simplicity of lifestyle this evening. Though it was a requirement, I didn't regret coming to this talk. Everything was so entertaining yet full of vital information to ponder.

The analogy given by the speaker (I forgot the name, pardon, but he's the Department of Philosophy chair, I guess) was something about colonization. Countries such as Japan conquered nations because they lacked natural resources for them to be developed/industrialized; hence, they started to conquer countries to work for them so they could live the extravagant lifestyle they wanted.

Because of the lifestyle of Americans, Japanese, and Europeans, third world countries suffer. For example, the 9/11 bombing really happened (well, according to the speaker) because it's somewhat like the Middle East Asian countries were about to typically "explode" since it's the Americans who use their oil. So they sent airplanes to attack the Twin Towers,

9/11 Attack. Can it actually be a "mirror"attack? (Americans attacking themselves?)

Now how does it relate to the topic of simplicity itself? It simply says that whatever we do, whatever our decisions are, we are creating impact whether to ourselves or to other people. Another analogy given was about the issue of climate change which is actually "enriched" by the first-world countries, and now was suffered not just by them but the entire world. How about Africa who releases the least number of carbon in the atmosphere?

This map from itsonehumanity.org shows the size of each country according to their CO2 emissions. The US is as obese as its inhabitants. Africa's so sexy, huh?

If you've noticed, it seems that the CO2 emission of a country is correlated or linked to the development of the country. Noticed US, China, and Japan? How about Brazil, North and Central Africa, and Indonesia? At least India, Australia, and the Philippines maintain their proper diet.

Live simply so others can simply live: If only these first-world countries close the monopolization of resources and distribute it properly to the entire world human race, it's okay to blame ourselves about this global warming. However, it's not. It's the impact that these first-world countries created and we are the ones who pay for their crap.

Proving Someone's Claim? I don't think so...

2011-09-02T20:43:00.001+08:00

Well this post was supposed to be published months ago. So expect some sort of "time issues". LOL

As I explore Facebook this afternoon, I came across with this page showing "Jesus Hates the Philippines", which is connected to more anti-Philippines pages.

Facebook page showing "Jesus hates the Philippines"

What actually took my attention are the replies of Filipinos to the page moderator's claim. Here are some of the replies:

"why don't you show yourself racist ? scared to get mocked and get knocked out ?"

"I'll GO down with the PHILIPPINES with YOU faggot !"

If you actually read the points of the page admin, one of his claims was that the Filipinos can't win an argument without insulting the opposing side. Now are these Filipinos really proving their claim? C'mon let's be civilized and professional.

Gym Class Heroes: Stereo Hearts ft. Adam Levine [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

2011-09-02T19:49:00.000+08:00

This song has been playing in the radio for weeks and I'm having LSS to it.

Anyway I'll include the lyrics here. Enjoy!

Stereo Hearts Lyrics

Chorus
My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo

Verse 1
If I was just another dusty record on the shelf,
Would you blow me off and play me like everybody else,
If I asked you to scratch my back could you handle that,
Like yikky yea Travie I can handle that,
Further more I apologize for any skipping tracks,
It's just the last girl that played me left a couple tracks,
I used to used to used to now I'm over that,
Cause holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts,
If I could only find the note to make you understand,
Now sing it softly in your ear and grab you by the hand,
Keep it stuck inside your head like your favorite tune,
And know my hearts a stereo that only plays for you

Chorus
My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo

Verse 2
If I was an old school 50 pound boom box,
Would you hold me on your shoulder wherever you walk,
Would you turn my volume up in front of the cops,
And turn it higher when they told you to stop,
And all I ask is that you don't get mad at me,
When you have to purchase mad D Batteries,
Appreciate every mix tape your friends made,
You never know we come and go like on the interstate,
I think I finally found the note to make you understand,
If you can hear then sing a long and take you by the hand,
Just keep it stuck inside your head like your favorite tune,
And know my hearts a stereo that onlt plays for you

Chorus
My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo

Bridge
I only you pray you never leave me behind,
Because good music can be so hard to find,
Ill take your head and hold it closer to mine,
Thought love was dead but now you're changing my mind,
YEAAAAAAA

Chorus
My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo

Getting To Know The Bosses!

2011-08-26T10:56:00.000+08:00

For our major project in L&S11 (Principles of Management), we are required to interview managers in different sectors. For our group, our sector is the banking sector.

Looks familiar 'eh?

As instructed, each member must interview 1 manager, so we, having 5 members, have to interview 5 people from different banks (not just different branches, but different banks).

We have interviewed 2 already. One is the Branch Head of PSBank San Juan Branch and the other is the Senior Assistant Vice President in one of the departments of the Banco de Oro.

Interviewing the branch head of PSBank was very entertaining yet informative. Most of his responses are based on his experiences. He even shared a bit of his personal life attached to his career. The same with the Senior AVP of BDO, who gave us brief information on the financial operations of the bank (budgeting, financial goals, etc). They even received recognitions as best financial planning group.

By the way, the Senior AVP of BDO is looking for graduates who wants to be a financial analyst in the said bank. He/She will be joining the planning team/top group. Email to me your CV (gabriellorenzosantos@gmail.com).

Night at Katipunan Area

2011-08-24T01:25:00.000+08:00

DISCLAIMER: This is not the exact Katipunan Avenue but this is the street next to it.

Long Shutter Shot

Landscape Shot

Kinda creepy X_X It's the Gesu amidst the darkness (with one freaking huge orb on top)

This place is covered by the restaurants and condominiums along Katipunan. I also took this photo on top of the Loyola Heights Condominium during our break just using Canon Powershot A1200.

Share Yourself With The World: AIESEC AdMU's Global Internship Program

2011-08-23T13:58:00.000+08:00

AIESEC AdMU once again opens its sign-ups for our Exchange Programs!! In-campus sign-ups will be on Aug 22-26 at Sec B Foyer. Remember to also visit our exhibit at Matteo 2nd floor foyer which will be up tomorrow (Aug 16)

We believe that living and working abroad, in combination with other aspects of
the AIESEC Experience, is the most powerful way for an individual to explore and develop his potential and cultivate the characteristics of an agent of change.

If you're a fresh graduate, graduate student, alumni or even a non-Atenean who wants something new and different, join us here and let us take you through the AIESEC Experience. Departure for these internships will be from September-December.

For more details, visit our website http://aiesecadmuexchange.info/
And watch our promotional video http://vimeo.com/27429441

AIESEC: Share Yourself With The World from miguel gutierrez on Vimeo.

Dekada '70, I can't get over you

2011-08-22T00:59:00.000+08:00

You must have got me wrong. I am not referring to the movie Dekada '70 by Lualhati Bautista. I am referring to, perhaps the story line of the movie, the situation during Marcos' regime. I don't really know when has it became my interest when it comes to Philippine history.

Last night, I was watching a documentary about Ninoy Aquino entitled Ninoy Para sa Pinoy hosted by Piolo Pascual (who portrayed Ninoy in 2 episodes of MMK dedicated for him, which I think was shown during the 25th anniversary of either Ninoy's death anniversary or the EDSA People Power I). For my evaluation essay for EN11 class, I chose to evaluate Marcos if he should be buried in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani or not. I really made effort for this paper. I read books and stayed on the American History section of our library just to have a grasp of written materials during Marcos' time. I also watched Batas Militar, which is a documentary about, obviously, the martial law in the Philippines (and it's available in YouTube, by the way).

I wish I could have the chance to take that one special class in our school (Hi 189.10: Special Topics in Philippine History: The 70's State, Economy and Society in Time of Conflict and Change) in due time.

Programming Errors = Love Errors

2011-08-07T19:21:00.000+08:00

Maybe you have read about these math concepts associated with love such as (NV):

Tangent line - You will only meet the person once.
Parallel lines - You will never meet the person.

Well, programming has it too.

NullPointerException - You thought it's there, but it doesn't really exist at all.
Run-time Error - You thought everything's fine, without realizing something's wrong with what you are doing.

Share your insights too!

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The Essence of Waiting

2011-06-25T13:28:00.001+08:00

Got this from my friend. :D Enjoy!
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The English poet John Milton wrote that those who serve also stand and wait. I think I would go further and say that those who wait render the highest form of service. Waiting requires more discipline, more self-control and emotional maturity, more unshakable faith in our cause, more unwavering hope in the future, more sustaining love in our hearts that all the greatest deeds of deering-do go by the name of action.

Waiting is a mystery - a natural sacrament of life - there is a meaning hidden in all the times we have to wait. It must be an important mystery because there is so much waiting in our lives.

Everyday is filled with those little moments of waiting (testing our patience and our nerves, schooling us in self-control.) We wait for meals to be served, for a letter to arrive, for a friend to call or show up for a date. We wait in line at cinemas and theatres, concerts and circuses. Our airline terminals, railway stations and bus depots are great temples of waiting filled with men and women who wait in joy for the arrival of a loved one - or wait in sadness to say goodbye and give the last wave of hand. We wait for springs to come - or autumn - for the rains to begin and stop.

And we wait for ourselves to grow from childhood to maturity. We wait for those inner voices that tell us when we are ready for the next stop.

We wait for graduation, for our first job, our first promotion. We wait for success and recognition. We wait to grow up - to reach the stage where we make our own decisions. We cannot remove this waiting from our lives. It is a part of the tapestry of living - the fabric in which the threads are woven to tell the story of our lives.

Yet current philosophies would have us forget the need to wait "grab all the gusto you can get." So reads one of America's greatest beer ads - get it now! Instant pleasure, instant transcendence. Do not wait for anything. Life is short - eat, drink and be merry because tomorrow you will die.

And so they rationalize us into accepting unlicensed and irresponsible freedom - pre-marital sex and extra-marital affairs - they warn against attachments and commitments - against expecting anything of anybody, or allowing them to expect anything of us - against dropping any anchors in the currents of our life that will cause us to hold and wait.

This may be the correct prescription for pleasure - but even that is fleeting and doubtful - what was it Shakespeare said about the mad pursuit of pleasure - "Past reason hunted, and once had, past reason hated." Not if we wish to be real human beings, spirit as well as flesh, soul as well as heart, we have to learn to wait. For if we never learn to wait, we will never learn to love someone other than ourselves.

For most of all waiting means waiting for someone else. It is a mystery, brushing by our face everyday like a stray wind of leaf falling from a tree. Anyone who has loved knows how much waiting goes into it - how much waiting is important for love to grow, to flourish through a lifetime.

Why is this? Why can we not have it right now what we so desperately want and need? Why must we wait - two years, three years - and seemingly waste so much time? You might as well ask why a tree should take so long to bear fruit - the seed to flower - carbon to change to diamond.

There is no simple answer - no more than there is to life's other demands - having to say goodbye to someone you love because either you or they have made other commitments; or because they have to grow and find the meaning of their own lives - having yourself to leave home and loved ones to find your own path - goodbyes, like waiting, are also sacraments of our lives.

All we know is that growth - the budding, the flowering of love needs patient waiting. We have to give each other a time to grow. There is no way we can make someone else truly love us or we them, except through time.

So we give each other that mysterious gift of waiting - of being present without asking demands and rewards. There is nothing harder to do than this. It truly tests the depth and sincerity of our love. But there is life in the gift we give.

So lovers wait for each other - until they can see things the same way - or let each other freely see things in quite different ways. There are times when lovers hurt each other and cannot regain the balance of intimacy of the way they were. They have to wait - in silence - but still present to each other - until the pain subsides to an ache and then only a memory and the threads of the tapestry can be woven together again in a single love story.

What do we lose when we refuse to wait; when we try to find shortcuts through life -when we try to incubate love and rush blindly and foolishly into a commitment we are neither mature nor responsible enough to assume?

We lose the hope of truly loving or of being loved. Think of all the great love stories of history and literature - isn't it of their very essence that they are filled with this strange but common mystery - that waiting is part of the substance - the basic fabric against which the story of that true love is written.

How can we ever find either life or true love if we are too impatient to wait for it?

Waiting is a good thing only if something is worth waiting for.

How will you know if it's worth it? Gut feel.

What if you don't trust your gut? Pray. You will be enlightened. Trust me.

Is it wrong to expect while waiting? It's not wrong, but it will increase your chances of heartbreak and disappointment if things don't work out in the end.

Is it good to expect while waiting? It is better to HOPE.

What's the difference between hoping and expecting? HOPING means you're open to either side of the coin landing though you're more inclined to believe that things will turn out well. EXPECTING means you're thinking single-track...which won't do you much good at all.

What's the difference between waiting and expecting? EXPECTING is waiting for something TO DEFINITELY HAPPEN. WAITING is staying where you are, but not necessarily expecting something to happen definitely.

Do you need assurance from someone you're waiting for while you're waiting? Ideally, yes. But realistically, do you really want assurance from this person? It's so easy to just point at something and make that the reason why you're waiting ("Because she said..." "Because he told me that...").

With WAITING, all you really can rely on are 3 things: your gut feel, your heart and mind. Just YOURSELF, not anyone else.

So should you wait? What does your gut say? How does your heart feel? What does your mind think? If they're saying different things, keep asking yourself these 3 questions (and pray!) until you get a solid answer.

THEN you'll know if he or she is worth waiting for.

*by Fr. James Donelan, S.J.

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Alay Ni Ignacio Computer Club

2011-05-07T14:52:00.000+08:00

I'm currently making this blog with other students of the Computer Club in ANI.

Some of these students are also my students in Enrichment and Physics.

Hi kids! :D

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The Power of Boredom

2011-04-02T12:50:00.000+08:00

I've been in Singapore for almost a week. I'm not here as a tourist type or whatever. I'm just here to be with my family at least for the 2-week summer vacation.

Now how's life?

Well, we went to Sentosa and tried the tiger ride thingy, watched Songs of the Sea for the second time, tried Luge for nth time (and it was still exciting).

I broke my sister's tenor saxophone mouthpiece (LOL!).

Speaking of being bored, I finished Catching Fire already! And in a span of almost 1-2 days, I'm already halfway of the Mockingjay and the scenes are so exciting. I can't stop reading it. LOL. OA-much :))

I also managed to make my first PHP website. Try it here, though the email will send only to my email. I haven't fixed the problem of sending the message to more than 1 people.

Now for this post, and for the sake of a new song, I put the acoustic version of Price Tag. Enjoy!

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Some Random Thoughts

2011-03-20T21:54:00.000+08:00

I started programming since third year and I'm still surviving with a little help from my dad.

When I was in my junior year, I took the programming track for the Computer Education. By the end of the year, I was making programs for the school already.

When I reached my senior year (still under the same track), I managed to create a good case study in the course. I created a program in which when the grades are entered by a certain school personnel, it will actually send an e-mail to the student, telling him or her if he or she passed all the subjects, if he or she is under probation, or failed a subject.

I did these things with a little help from my dad. Almost 95% of the entire effort came from me.

My dad took the I.T Field, starting as a junior programmer, which means he is really a programmer.

Is it just in the bloodline? :)) Who knows..

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TIWALA

2011-03-16T15:02:00.000+08:00

Hell week...

6 more days and I'm off to Second Year!
I can't imagine the days go so fast.


Tiwala Ballers. Now only 100 PhP!

Tiwala lang!

Tiwala ballers are still available! Comment here if you want to order :D

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Far East Movement - Rocketeer ft. Ryan Tedder

2011-02-26T23:08:00.001+08:00

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A Shoulder to Cry on

2011-02-24T23:16:00.001+08:00

This is quite creepy.

That was the first time I experienced that situation. A girl? Crying in front of me? Asking for comfort? God that was terrible for me. She approached me, smiling. Then, she turned back and started to cry. Of course for me I thought I did something wrong that made her cry. I felt so sad, at the same time, nervous. I didn't really know what to do.

We were together hours before that moment. We went to Ate Alma to leave a copy of Lit13 readings for my classmates. Then we proceeded to our Ma20 class. We were seated beside each other. After our class, she voted for the Sanggunian and I asked her to accompany me to Ate Alma to get the original copy and leave one copy there. After that, we parted our ways. I went to the Faura open lab and she went to meet her boyfriend.

Just minutes (or nearly an hour) after we separate ways, I saw her near the stairs going to my direction. I thought at first she had a consultation with our MIS101 professor (because the lab was just near the DISCS office). Suddenly, she slowed down in front of me then she smiled. Then, she turned her back and started to cry. I asked her if she's okay (of course she's not okay but I was just trying to lighten things up). Then, she murmured something but I didn't actually hear it well but it was something that "I guess that's how the things should go." (Remember, I didn't hear well what she said so there is no sure chance that I typed it correctly, even the message of what she had said). But with all those tears on her face, she still tried to smile once in a while. I even tried to laugh at some moment just to make her smile. I think she knew that I was shocked of what happened. BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY SHOCKING, DUDE! A few hours before that moment we were just laughing at each other and then she's crying over my shoulder.

It just feels so terrible..yet special. She actually approached me to release sadness. Still, I feel sad for her, for whatever happened. I just asked her to relax and we'll talk about it when she's okay.

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