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November 23, 2007

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:41:34 GMT

"Fall in love. Stay in love. And it will decide everything." - Fr. Arrupe

Nakakatuwa rin ang araw na ito!
Ayun... syempre simula ulit sa aking pagkagising nang maaga... ayun, cram ulit ng mga stuff na kelangan.
Inayos ang letters for double major at yung rizal award chuva.
designed the CD we got from World Bank to be passed before 12nn to Ate Malou (yes, note to clark, para hindi ka na mag-F ulit)
9:30am, biglang tumawag si Ate Julie: "Clark! May meeting with Dr. Cuyegkeng ng 10am regarding LS Christmas party! Punta ka na school!"
HUWWWAATTTTTT?????? panic panic. aynako... parati nalang ganyan ang VP's office pag nagtatawag ng meeting.. hehe
Ayun... tawag agad sa mga COA people.. Joy pwede ka? Jun pwede ka? At buti nalang, pwede si Mika - ang ever-reliable COA CB officer ko.
With that fixed, balik sa pagcram ng mga documents.
Had to run to gateway to buy a "goodbye" card for Ate Nancy.
Pagdating sa Ateneo, ayun, takbo sa RSF, COA room, Eco dept, SOM dept, Kostka Xerox and ADSA in 30 minutes ^___^
Buti nalang pinaalala ni Krista na 7 copies pala kelangan sa Rizal thing.. Dyusko! takbo sa xerox machine! hinabol ang 12 noon deadline.
Tapos takbo sa Philo class sa ISO... infairness, maganda ang naging discussion today. Something about Cultural Relativism... Na just because different cultures have different moral codes, that does not imply that there is no encompassing rule on morality... that it solely depends on any group's culture.
After class, balik sa COA room. Magpapahinga na sana pero biglang tumawag ulit si Ate Julie: "Clark, gusto kang mameet ni Ma'am Pia. Now na. Dala ka ng COA officer din".
WALEY!!! Kamusta naman the impromptu meetings! wahaha
Of course, si Mika nanaman dinala ko.
The meeting with Ma'am Pia was fruitful.. I love Ma'am Pia talaga! Inabot kami ng 1 hour kasi kinuwento ko pa lovelife ko (or the lack of it). hehe. Ibang level talaga si Ma'am Pia.
Ayun.. 2:30 balik sa AMA Mall. Bumili ng Banana Jam na produkto nina Fren at Fong at Ja. Bumili rin ako nung turon na may fruit cocktail sa loob. Infairness, medyo weird sya tingnan pero masarap!
Tapos, meet ulit sa COA room. Nagpractice ng aming goodbye song for Ate Nancy with Raf playing the guitar.
At exactly 4:15, COA surprises Ate Nancy with a senti song na nakalimutan ko ang title.. hehe. Of course we gave narin the card.
And oh my God!!! Trick or Treat ng SPEED. May mga special kids na dumating sa OSA with full costumes!!!! May isang kid niyakap kami lahat isa-isa. Oh my God... natouch ako sobra. Effort talaga ang mga costumes. Nakakatuwa kasi sa kabila ng kanilang kapansanan (not sure if tamang word), parang may genuine happiness parin sa loob loob nila. At the same time, nakakalungkot kasi yung iba talaga mapapansin mong hirap sa kanilang condisyon... Mabuhay ang SPEED sa pag-aalaga ng mga special kids!
At yun... hindi ako nag-attend ng Seniors Assembly.. Feeling ko pakana lang ng Placement na sabihing required para marami pumunta. Dyusko! Seminar on resume writing.... kamusta naman.
Kaya nanood nalang ako ng movies sa aking laptop, na walang paalam na nilipat ng mga peste kong COA officers nang hindi ako sinasabihan.. whahaha.. pero infairness, natuwa ako kasi ang dami nang movies ng laptop ko! hehe
6pm, COA CB meeting. Sumabay lang ako kay hector papuntang Kenny's
May mga lecheng jembet na dumating at nag-ingay nang todo. Kahit nung nagdadasal na kami, ang ingay ingay, walang konsiderasyon.
Pero nakakatuwa after kasi biglang ng singing lessons tong si Raf. For the caroling kasi. Ayun... O Holy Night. Dyusko! Ang hirap pala! At syempre si kagandahang Alfred ay kinanta ang Mariah Carey version ng Christmas song na ito.
After nun, diretso sa PMSA party entitled PULSE at Katips Bar. Nakasalubong si Allan Espinosa kaya hinila ko narin.
Inuman, kwentuhan. Naglaro ako nung dice game ng isang sponsor at nanalo ako ng..... stationery. ^___^ WALEY
Nakita sina Carlo Roy, Dada, Koi. Pati na mga COA CB na sina Geng, William, Sare, Jun, Raf, Saz, Jim, Joy. At siyempre ang presidente ng PMSA na si Mooch. Congrats talaga sa PMSA for a successful party!
Sumabay kay Raf pauwi.
Nakatanggap ng napakasayang email! Pasado ako dun sa ASEAN Conference na gaganapin sa Singapore ng December 9-19. Shet... sobrang dream ko to... ang makapaglingkod sa ASEAN... Pero sadly, yung kaibigan ko hindi na nakatanggap. Hay, buhay nga talaga no? Ang labo. Hindi mo alam kung dapat ka bang matuwa o malungkot sa mga bagay-bagay na nangyayari. Shet. Pero ganun talaga. Marami talagang HIGHS at LOWS ang buhay ng tao. Kaya sa huli, Umasa lang sa Kanya. Fall in love. Stay in love. And it will decide everything.

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:54:35 GMT

Another roller coaster day today. May clear highs and, of course, may clear lows.

Woke up at 9am... so I totally missed the talk of Gov. Ed Panlilio... :(
Hay, slept kasi at 5am thinking of well... the usual yearnings i have in life.
Well, I was supposed to start soon with my thesis assignment (8 papers to read and summarize). Instead of staying home, i decided to go to school despite my sickness. I just cant work at home.
Dropped by Seattles to buy a White Chocolate Mocha to make myself happy.
Went straight to AEA room (Hector and friends were at the COA room fixing the new computer that Joy donated).
Started reading... kept getting distracted every 5 minutes.... hay Clark, get over it!
Ended up bugging Jez and Joy.. Then Krista came so I ended up talking to her as well. 6 hours to go before deadline of paper.
Joy Concepcion came, told me how great the talk was... sayang talaga... so yun.. ended up talking to her as well... 5 hours before deadline.
Shet... wala pang half of the first reading, and to think I had 7 more papers to go!
130pm came... Krista was telling me not to cut Sescon..
But it was raining and I was pretty depressed, so there... I cut. Received a text. Ignored it.
Continued reading. Cant concentrate again.
Went down to OSA. Talked to Geo-Ann about my problem. Sobrang okay talaga si Geo-Ann sabihan ng secrets in life.
Ate a sandwich for lunch (libre kasi.. tira from Gov. Panlilio's talk)
Continued reading sa COA room... keeps getting distracted again...
Decided to visit the AMAmall to buy a stuff toy (hehe... as in swear... i was so distracted)
I BOUGHT PANDA!!! Finally, nakahanap narin ako
Saw Tricia Uy (my gad... ang tagal na naming di nagkikita).. Ayun, of course my standard greeting of my friends - nilait ko muna siya. tapos yun... naging seryoso yung usapan about Bebe.. At after nun, sinabihan ko nalang yung tindera na mag-ingat sa kanya kasi baka marami siyang nakawing mga kagamitan. wahahaha! shet namiss ko talaga si Tricia.
Went back to the COA room.. pucha! Pagbalik puro FOREIGNERS from ASEC. Kamusta naman! haha!
Had to sneak in and get my laptop in the middle of the meeting.
Balik sa AEA room para tapusin ang paper... shet. 3 hours to go at isang reading palang ang natatapos ko out of the 8.
Ayun... crunch time. hindi na pinapansin lahat ng dumadating... nadidistract parin paminsan-minsan.
Dumating si Fren, mukhang malungkot at pagod. Magreresign na raw siya... Hindi ko alam kung tutuluyan na talaga niya this time.. Pero i guess ganun talaga ang hamon sa mga student leaders... napakahirap ng emosyonal na labang kailangang harapin parati ng mga student leaders. Mabigat sa puso. Kailangan mo talaga ng mga marunong sumalo sayo gaya ni Geo-Ann ng OSA. Biyaya talaga.
Gave up. Stopped reading halfway ng 2nd reading. Inimbento nalang yung rest of the paper.
Takbo sa RSF para ipaprint. Nandun din si Raf, nagcracram din.
Akyat ng Eco Dept for Thesis class. At wala ang kalahati ng class (ayan eh... nagcram lahat)
Pagpasok ni Beja, sabi, "you didnt follow instructions".
Lahat kami tingin sa syllabus. PUTANGINA! Nakalagay: "All homeworks should be passed to Ate Malou/Sai who will put a time stamp on it and forward it to Mr. Beja. Anyone who fails to do this before class will receive an F in that requirement".
SHOCK. Looks around the class... What a sight! The tired faces of my classmates who really got so stressed with ALL the readings for this paper... tapos biglang for nothing lang ang efforts???
Nalate si Gen... pagdating niya, pinanood ko ang kanyang facial expression as Krista silently pointed to the above statement written in our syllabus. True enough. Parang gumuho ang mundo ni Gen.
Hay nako Beja.... sinayang mo ang pagod ko... but oh well. Chuva lang ang buhay.
Ayun... sa sobrang sama ng loob ng klase, nag-imibitahan kaming... KUMAIN sa labas. haha
Tamang-tama, nagdinner ang ASEC foreigners sa TOSH. Nakikain kami. Maraming nakilalang mga foreigners. Nose bleed. Pero nakakatuwa ang mga usapan. At least naman natapos nang maayos ang araw na ito.
Ayun... sumabay si Raf pauwi. Paguwi ko, diretso sa kama. Blog. Isip. Ignatian Examen. YM.
Infairness.. roller coaster ang araw na ito gaya ng iba pang mga araw ng semestreng ito. Nakakatuwa na ang dami palang pwedeng mangyari sa isang araw. Akala ko talaga na nasayang lang ang araw na to kasi buong araw kong ginawa yung paper ko na hindi rin pala tatanggapin ng aking guro.. But lo and behold, marami-rami rin palang nangyari. Nakakatuwa talaga ang buhay minsan. :)
Ayun... last day na ni Ate Nancy sa OSA bukas... Nag-aayos na ng surprise. Mukhang magiging masaya rin ang bukas. Ang sarap ng feeling na you're looking forward to tomorrow each night of your life - parang feeling mo ang sarap mabuhay sa kabila ng lahat ng mga issue at "distractions". Nakakatuwa. Gaya nga ng sabi ni Ginoong Lagliva, umasa lang. :)

gotta love this sem :D

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:27:28 GMT

Finally!!!! BLOG ENTRY!

Well, the reason why I'm reviving this blog again is because (1) tapos na ang stress sem!!! yey yey yey! goodbye freakingly difficult ME subjects!, and (2) because of a talk given by Bro. Francis Alvarez on Discernment.

First of all, I super super super love this semester! No more ME subjects... puro core and Eco subjects nalang. Ok naman ang core.. Nakakatuwa panoorin si Principe (Ph104) habang nagtuturo kasi mukhang siyang cartoon character. And infairness, maraming siyang questions na napapaisip ako. Super ok din ni Dr. Totanes (Hi166). I never thought anyone can make Philippine History this exciting. The readings are tough but he's very kind naman so less pressure. I also super love Sir Acevedo (Theo141)! My gadddd.... I especially love all the kwentos about him and Ma'am Pia... It's a bit awkward though that the husband of the new OSA director is my theo prof. Nakakailang when he starts making kwento about how he and Ma'am Pia would say "I love you" to each other. Hehe... And its super nakakatuwa to know that Dr. Totanes and Sir Acevedo used to fight for Valedictorian when they were still in Ateneo. (And to those who dont know, Dr. T won).

And of course, my 3 eco subjects. There's Japanese Eco... medyo boring yung teacher kasi he just talks about whatever he wants to say. And usually hindi ako nakikinig kasi I'm reading for History. I even forgot his name... Basta Japanese name niya eh. And then there's praxis where we're supposed to make a livelihood program for the indigenous (?) people in Zambales - marketing plan daw for their mangoes. COOL! Marketing all over again!!! Hehe.. Nakakaexcite kasi this is always what I've wanted.. (yep.. I'm a frustrated DS major). Teacher pala namin si Sir Sescon. Ok rin siya, I like the way he teaches. And finally, there's thesis. Originally, I was fearing this given all the yells for pain of the comm majors last sem about how draining their thesis were. But after I met Sir Beja (and saw the stuff I had to do), naexcite ako bigla! Haha! Bale max of 40 pages lang pala ang thesis on ANY economic topic we want. COOL.... As of now, Raf and I are thinking of doing a thesis on Monopoly... like how the social background of the player affects his/her actions during gameplay and how this "behavior" is related to real life decisions (i.e. buying behavior, negotiating behavior, investing behavior). It's not really as "work-heavy" as some friends of mine have said.

So in a nutshell, I love this sem!!! It's not really as heavy as my previous sems and there's no more "mega-stressful" subjects/projects that will always drive me crazy. Last sem I had the ME superproject (which drove me insane with all the data gathering and driving to Festival Supermall) sabay with FINEX trainings (my gad... one boring boring finance book a day... shet.. hell). Tapos the sem before that naman was Marketing sem.. so enough said :)... and of course before that was SMEG sem (the sem where ME students will know if they will still graduate as ME or if they have to shift na to another course). This sem is really love. Add to this the COA family who shall always be there to complete my day. Ang sarap lang ng feeling na kahit 6pm or 8pm na kami nag-eend each day because of class/meetings, parating may COA dinner somewhere in Katipunan or Eastwood to at least end the day well and to make kwento about the day's events. What more can I ask for?

So yun.. nakakatuwa lang. And of course, the second reason I'm reviving my blog is because of the talk given by Bro. Francis Alvarez on Discernment. Hindi lang siya discernment na tipong "will I run for my org next year" kind of discernment, as in discernment talaga on what direction you will pursue in your life. I super super loved the talk kasi naexplain niya how our direction in life is really centered on how we relate with God.. hindi siya yung mga usual religious talks na paulit-ulit yung sinasabi na "salvation salvation chuva"... Talagang may sense yung talk and natuwa ako dun sa mga points for reflection. Basically, tinuro niya yung tinatawag na IGNATIAN EXAMEN - everyday, you think back on the significant events that occured, then you identify your highs and your lows. Tapos after that you reflect on what are the things you are thankful for during that day, what are the things you are sorry for, and what are the things you hope for. Ayun... a very very simple exercise one can do before one goes to bed... Its super effective in making you realize kung ano na nga ba ang gusto mong direksyon ng iyong buhay. Gosh... this sem is truly love.... nakakaaliw lang na talagang sa LAST sem ko to mangyayari lahat. But then again, better late than never.

Ok... super haba ng first entry after being dormant. I guess, mas may time lang talaga sa sem na ito compared to the previous sems kung saan parang hindi na kami tao dahil sa lecheng ME curriculum that overworks ME students for NOTHING. Haha. Ayun... I'm officially loving Eco. And OSA. And COA. And everyone I've met this year. At the end of it all.... chuva lang ang buhay! ^___^

revived!

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:51:45 GMT

it was one normal day at the COA room...

when Jim suddenly brings up:

Jim: "Clark, may LJ ka diba?"

Clark: "Ah talaga? I cant seem to remember"

Jim: "Oo, nakalink ata sa LJ ni Allan"

Clark: "Ohh...."

At syempre, sa sobrang busy, nakalimutan kong may LJ ako! wahahaha!
Grabe... ang daming nangyari since May... dont know where to start.

Anyways, mawawala ulit ako ng 1 month... final stretch na ng 1st sem eh... my very last (and most tough) requirements for graduating an ME student (woohoo!) and malapit na ang elims/finals ng FINEX... Once these are done, FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^

moving on with a positive disposition

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:21:20 GMT

marketing is finally over. yehey! grabe talaga... marketing brings out the worst in us. i myself saw another level of my "angry-ness" and immaturity while doing marketing... of course, having a ladder teacher and being benchmark made all of it even worse. As usual, my "attitude problem" - as many tend to call it - worsened as well...

i guess it's really teh stress that brings out the worst in us... and i'm glad that it's over.

we got a 3.25 in our final defense... which really surprised us since the past benchmarks have been getting consistent 2.5's... talk about changing tradition. hehe... we didnt make it to final four (duh... benchmark nga eh) but that's ok, less stuff to worry about.

Super thanks talaga to Sir Tanchoco and Sir Aly!!! Especially Sir Tanchoco!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! Ikaw na talaga ang best program director!!! whaaha! You guys have been a big help. Thanks also to some ME seniors who helped out... especially to Pisha who had to take pictures of herself for our ads. And to Earl who really printed our ENTIRE marketing paper and wrote all his comments. THANKS TALAGA PISHA AND EARL!!! YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!!!!

To Pindy, believe it or not, thank you for showing me what career NOT to pursue when i graduate! wahahaahha!!! Grabe ang marketing... ang dami talagang mga underground, illegal, and undemocratic practices... parang pulitika! wahahahaha!

Chars and Anton, hehe.... pano na to? sira na ang winning streak? HEHE..... (actually... nasira na ang streak namin ni anton nung OR contest palang where La Salle beat us). But that's ok... parang inventory control model #4 lang ang buhay... minsan pataas, minsan pababa. Sana mag-reorder point na soon para pataas na ulit! LOL! ^_^

Congrats pala to Leloy Claudio for being the valedictorian of batch 2007!!!! And also to Charles Yeung for being the departmental awardee for ME and to Allan Espinosa for being the departmental awardee for ECE. Congrats din to Geo-Ann Hernandez for winning Most Outstanding Thesis (SOH) and Most Outstanding Individual in the LS Awards last week! Congrats Moe Buensalido for being departmental awardee for ComTech and Gretch Santos for being departmental awardee in ComSci. God job din to Jean Pierre Reniva for winning the LS Awards for the Arts.

GO COA!!!! We're the best!!! wahahahaha! Congrats guys, and good luck sa life after college. ^_^

COA Awards 2007 Finalists

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:21:39 GMT

Hi everyone,

On behalf of the Council of Organizations of the Ateneo and the COA Awards team 2007, I am pleased to announce the finalists for COA Awards 2007.

We would like to thank all the organizations who had participated in this activity. We know that there were a number of requirements which were asked from you. hehe :) Thanks again for submitting your entries. The COA EB had a difficult (and long) time judging all the entries. The organizations that participated really exerted all their efforts in completing their application forms and in getting recommendation letters. However, as in any awards program, we had to trim down and screen the applicants.

Here are the Top 5 finalists for the COA Organization of the Year (in Alphabetical order):

Ateneo Celadon (Celadon)

Ateneo Christian Life Community (ACLC)

Ateneo Management Association (AMA)

Ateneo Mathematics Society (AMS)

Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADS)

Here are the Top 7 finalists for the COA Leader of the Year (in Alphabetical Order):

Nill Arroyo (AJMA)

Christian Canlas (AMS)

Michael Chong (MEA)

Kim Ko (ACLC)

Frederic Lipio (Kaingin)

Diane Tan (AMA)

Daphne Uy (Celadon)

Congratulations to all the finalists! We would also like to congratulate and thank all organizations who submitted entries for the COA Org of the Year including: Ateneo LEX, Ateneo Management Engineering Association, Gabay, Kythe, Ateneo Junior Marketing Association, Management Economics Organization, Ateneo Special Education (Speed), Ateneo College Glee Club, Kaingin.

We would also like to ask all the nominees to sign up for an interview schedule. A sign up sheet will be posted in the COA Room by 1 PM tomorrow (January 29, 2006). For presidents of the nominated orgs for the Org of the Year Category, you are required to bring with you two officers (could be current or incoming) for the interview. A total of Three officers and three members per org will be interviewed for the Org of the Year Category. In addition, we will be sending an SMS to you (the president) about the names of the members that we have randomly selected for the interview based on the list that you have provided us. Please inform them (the three members and the two other officers) about the interview slot that you have chosen. First come first serve for the interview slots.

Nominees of the Leader of the Year are also required to schedule an interview with the COA EB (solo lang). Same sign up sheet also at the COA Room:)

For the sake of consistency and fairness, all interviews will be conducted on Saturday FEBRUARY 3 from 1230 PM to 5 PM at SOM 211. We cannot conduct interviews outside that period. The reason for this is because we want to have the same set of interviewers for all organizations in order to be as fair as possible. In addition, the LS Awards Committee is also asking us to send the winners as early as we can.

Again congratulations to all the nominees!

Ad Majorem dei Gloriam!

Jonathan Pua

External Vice President

Council of Organizations of the Ateneo

P.S. Watch out for this week's special COAmail issue featuring the finalists! ^_^

sigh...

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:46:42 GMT

yes, one big sigh...

as each day passes, i get more and more convinced that i was wrong.

sigh...

but then again, why did the events of january 26 have to occur?
i hate you fate. you keep on confusing me.

ASA

R.I.P. Poknat.... :(

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:13:47 GMT

it was during O.R. class under Sir Aly Yap that a very interesting conversation took place...

Sir Aly: So this is how you do Inventory Control Models...

Me: Shet.... ang sad ko.... (as i continue to copy notes while talking to anton)

Anton: Bakit ka sad?

Me: Patay na si Poknat.....

Anton: Huh? Sino si Poknat????

Me: Si Kim Chiu

Anton: ANO??? PATAY NA SI KIM CHIU????

..............
..............
.............. walei! ^_^

Whaahhaa! and may i just say that the days of "You're nothing but a second rate, trying hard, copy-cat" are OVER!
And the short lived fame of Sam Milby's "I never..... said..... that I love you" is done.
Move over Cherry Gil and Sam Milby!
Erich is in the house!
"Basta wag niya ako sasalubungin.... kung hindi babanggain ko siya!"

Wahaha! Killer line! Ang pagbabalik ni ERICH! Waaa... I just hope Sana Maulit Muli doesn't end with Travis a.k.a. BOKBOK dying.... If he does, then the whole teleserye is just gonna appear like some pirated/stolen version of some foreign show we have all come to love. ^_^

Anyways, here is the lyrics of the theme song.... The timing couldn't have been more appropriate ^_^

Sana Maulit Muli

Sana'y maulit muli
Ang mga oras nating nakaraan
Bakit nagkaganito
Naglaho na ba ang pag-ibig mo
Sana maulit muli
Sana bigyan ng pansin ang himig ko
Kahapon, bukas, ngayon
Tanging wala nang ibang mahal

CHORUS:
Kung kaya kong iwanan ka
Di na sana aasa pa
Kung kaya kong umiwas na
Di na sana lalapit pa
Kung kaya ko sana

Ibalik ang kahapon
Sandaling di mapapantayan
Huwag sana nating itapon
Pagmamahal na tapat
Kung ako'y nagkamali minsan
Di na ba mapagbibigyan
O giliw, dinggin mo ang nais ko

(CHORUS)

Kung kaya ko sana
Ito ang tanging nais ko
Ang ating kahapon sana maulit muli
Kung ako'y nagkamali minsan
Di na ba mapagbibigyan
O giliw... Dinggin mo ang nais ko
Ang nais ko
(CHORUS 2x)
Mahal pa rin kita
O giliw... o giliw

Sana Maulit Muli

34 days....

on issues and dragons

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:15:53 GMT

i really dont get why some people LOVE to make issues....
as in yung mga bulung-bulungan na kapag tungkol sayo, ikaw ang last person on earth na makakaalam...

hay.... some people can be such cowards...
if they have a problem with you, they tell the whole world about it and you're the last person to find out.
so instead of you finding out about your bad trait and improve for the better, its too late because the whole world hates you.

i'd love to see the day when we'd all say "i hate you" at each other's faces
at least that way we KNOW why we are being hated and hence change into better persons, forming a better world.

-----------------------------------------

Ok, enough of rants (i promised myself that i will rant less).

Yesterday night was Eragon night... and i just have to say this.... dragons are officially LOVE!
communicating thru the mind and flying very fast speeds... coolness. It's just sad that when a rider dies, his dragon dies as well. some of my friends did not like the movie, because it was not loyal to the book. they said that the only reason i liked it was because i didnt read the book. hey! i read it.... well, i read the intro and parts of the first chapter ^_^ hehe.... and then i lost it and was too cheap to shell out another 500 to buy a new hardbound copy.

hay... give me a dragon egg and i shall be your slave forever! waahaha! ^_^

COA Awards 2007

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:55:15 GMT

The year is about to end and it is once again time to recognize the organizations and student leaders that have really stepped up and created large impact on the Ateneo community. This is your opportunity to thank the organization that has truly made a difference in your life or the student leader that has inspired you the most by nominating them to this year's COA Awards - the awards program dedicated solely for Ateneo's organizations and student leaders.

Click the link for more details.

COA AWARDS 2007
+ Service + Excellence + Collaboration + Unity

What is the COA awards?

This is the yearly awards program initiated by the Council of Organizations of the Ateneo to recognize organizations and leaders who have exemplified the Ignatian ideals of service and excellence and have exerted great effort in fostering collaboration and unity within the ateneo community of organizations.

How different is the COA awards 2007 from the past COA awards programs?

Recently, certain awards categories have been integrated with the Loyola Schools awards (LS awards) upon request of the school administration. The remaining categories for the COA awards 2007 are the COA Organization of the Year and the COA Leader of the Year, which both aim to emphasize the COA’s thrust of fostering collaboration and unity within the community of organizations.

The COA Organization of the Year award is given to the organization that has:

contributed to the growth of officers, members, institutions, fellow organizations and the council.
implemented projects and activities that are in line with its mission and vision.
empowered its members and served others.
made successful collaboration within the community.
actively participated in COA-related events and activities.

The COA Leader of the Year award is given to the leader who has:

gone beyond his or her standard roles and duties.
empowered his or her co-officers and members.
shown great dedication to his or her organization
balanced both his or her studies and extra-curricular activities
reached out to others
made strong collaboration with fellow members of the council.

Important dates to remember:

Jan. 3	Release (via email) of: 1) application forms; 2) guidelines & procedures
Jan. 19	Submission of requirements on or before this date
Jan. 19 to 25	Preliminary screening
Jan. 26	Release of the finalists (top 5)
Jan. 28 to Feb. 10	Final screening (interview and re-assessment)
3^rd week of Feb.	Loyola Schools & COA awards night.

the math-kada

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:16:01 GMT

The Math-kada (aka my first college circle of friends)

Found another picture... same captions apply ^_^

It's really funny how being classmates in an advance math course made us very close to each other. Or maybe it's because we all came from Xavier and ICA? Hmm.. I think I got it: we were all nerds so we got along very well. Haha! Hmm... let's think of more similarities... we're all M.E. (or used to be M.E.)... we all absolutely adore Doc Mara... and we all loved to cram. Whatever it was that brought us all together, I'm really glad that it happened.

It's just sad how we don't do stuff na together because of our busy scheds / and the fact that we took different paths sometime in 2nd year or early 3rd year. Of course, I've forever been a prisoner of COA Emperor Charles (haha! peace Charles!), Chars has been forever busy with ADS, Anton forever marketing for MEA, Gavin forever mastering his skills in DOTA, Earl doing God knows what in his new course (Management), and Ery in her constant search for ___. ^_^

That's why I'm really excited for tomorrow! Finally after so long, we get to go out as the Math-kada once more! Hehe... Of course this time, we're a bigger family with Bobbie, Pam, Kirvy, Siox and Faith. Thanks guys! I really hope we do push through tomorrow!

Christmas Mass at Xavier School

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:49:33 GMT

Christmas Eve... went out with the family, ate at this expensive steak restaurant and went to mass at Xavier School.

Gee.. It's been a while since I last visited my high school. A lot have changed... There's the Rafael Cortina Sports Complex (which they started building the year we graduated! boo...). That's where we had the mass.

That's when I remembered our first school reunion as alumni there (the sports complex was still being constructed then). All around us were rocks, rocks and more rocks! Wahaha! Hence, they made construction helmets as our souvenirs. My batchmates and I were kidding around that the real reason they gave us helmets was because some stuff might drop on our heads since the sports complex was still "unfinished". Of course, who would forget the tribute they made to the Xaverians who have made it big in the "basketball world"... Chris Tiu, Joseph Yeo, and TY Tang to name a few. And all Ateneans would definitely not forget seeing RUDY ANG himself, wearing a muscle shirt!!!! LOL. Of course, other important personalities would include Fr. Johnny Go (now the school director), and ABU - the infamous person from Days with the Lord.

Those were the days...

Of course, after my flashback, I realized the mass has already ended! Wahaha! (i'm so going to hell...) I saw some familiar faces, mostly friends from Xavier and ICA. I also saw the #2 of Charles Yeung! Wahahahha! (CLUE: PEERS) Peace Charles! What was she doing there? Diba Jubilee sya nung high school?? .... wahahah... ok enough laglag-ing

Ayun, we left the sports complex, we passed by the Grade School classrooms. They still looked the same, except this time there were more banners and the walls were sealed.. why? BECAUSE EACH ROOM ALREADY HAD AIRCONDITIONING!!!! Wah.... But anyways, that walk really made me emo... remembered all the stuff we did in grade school. And I realized something after all that: gosh... ang tanda ko na! wahahaa! At the end of the day, it was a nice experience to revisit a place i considered my second home. Til the next time that I'm reunited with the school that has taught me so much.

Go Xavier School! Our pride and glory!

What your birthday means

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:41:14 GMT

This is so cool... try it out for yourself --> http://www.paulsadowski.com/birthday.asp

10 November 1985

Your date of conception was on or about 17 February 1985 which was a Sunday.

You were born on a Sunday
under the astrological sign Scorpio.
Your Life path number is 8.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path number 6.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 7 & 9.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446379.5.
The golden number for 1985 is 10.
The epact number for 1985 is 8.
The year 1985 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/20/1985 and ending 2/8/1986.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Ox.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Snake; your plant is Thistle.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Tyby, the first month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 26 Heshvan 5746.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 27 Heshvan 5746.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.12.8.15 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 12 tun 8 uinal 15 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Sunday, 26 Safar 1406 (1406-2-26).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 7 April 1985.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 14 April 1985.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 20 February 1985.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 26 May 1985.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 2 June 1985.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Monday, 16 September 1985.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Saturday, 6 April 1985.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 19 February 1985.

As of 12/22/2006 12:35:20 AM EST
You are 21 years old.
You are 253 months old.
You are 1,101 weeks old.
You are 7,712 days old.
You are 185,088 hours old.
You are 11,105,315 minutes old.
You are 666,318,920 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:

Chris Joannou (1979)	MacKenzie Phillips (1959)	Sinbad (1956)
Donna Fargo (1949)	Tim Rice (1944)	Roy Scheider (1935)
Richard Burton (1925)	Claude Rains (1889)	Martin Luther (1483)

Top songs of 1985

Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie	We Are The World by USA for Africa
Careless Whisper by Wham!	Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits	Shout by Tears for Fears
Broken Wings by Mr. Mister	I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner
The Power of Love by Huey Lewis & the News	Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.01839530332681 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)

There are 323 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 22 candles.

Those 22 candles produce 22 BTUs,
or 5,544 calories of heat (that's only 5.5440 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.51 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1985 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1985 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1985 in the US there were 2,425,000 marriages (10.2%) and 1,187,000 divorces (5%)
In 1985 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1985 the population of Australia was approximately 15,900,566.
In 1985 there were approximately 247,348 births in Australia.
In 1985 in Australia there were approximately 115,493 marriages and 39,830 divorces.
In 1985 in Australia there were approximately 118,808 deaths.

Your birthstone is Citrine

The Mystical properties of Citrine

Citrine is said to help one connect with Spirit.

Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Yellow Topaz, Pearl, Diamond

Your birth tree is

Walnut Tree, the Passion
Unrelenting, strange and full of contrasts, often egoistic, aggressive, noble, broad horizon, unexpected reactions, spontaneous, unlimited ambition, no flexibility, difficult and uncommon partner, not always liked but often admired, ingenious strategist, very jealous and passionate, no compromises.

There are 3 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 16 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.

Things to do over the break

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:13:06 GMT

Some stuff that I have to finish BEFORE school starts again on January 3:
(writing them on a planner would have been a better option but i dont hav one... oh well... 6 more matcha purchases and i get mah free SOM planner beybe ^_^ )

MARKETING
1. Catch up on readings (and possibly read in advance chapters 5-7)
2. Finish survey-ing and industry background
3. Finish Pass 1
4. Create Powerpoint template for presentation (I need help with this... creative people? pahelp please? ^_^)
5. Worry about other passes
~~6. Prepare alot of back-up plans (wahahaha! I'm 83.75% sure we'll need them ^_^ wink wink to all ME students taking Pindy)~~

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
1. Study study study for first long test!
     a. Read all the chapters involved.
     b. Prepare outlines for the 25 thesis statements
     c. Copy missed notes from Yay

OPERATIONS RESEARCH
1. Answer homework on Dynamic Programming with Probabilities
~~2. Contemplate on uber difficult first long test. Weep for a total of 36 hours.~~

ADVANCED FINANCE
1. Catch up on readings (chapter 3 onwards)
2. Try solving the new case
3. Review for first long test

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
~~1. Thank God 49 times for HARRY PASIMIO!!! In line with this, show pity to those who are still being tortured in the hands of the other one.~~
2. Start thinking of ideas for the paper.
~~3. I would say catch up on readings BUT i survived the first LT without doing so.... so what the heck!~~

LINEAR ALGEBRA
~~1. Start memorizing all the definitions and theorems~~.

PHILOSOPHY
~~1. Read up on next reading. There's a 98.25% chance that we'll have a quiz when we get back.~~
2. Prepare for Midterms Orals

COA
1. Fix up files.
2. Arrange schedules for the Reclustering meetings.
3. Schedule IC's with ExTeam members
~~4. Finish COAmail Christmas Issue and New Year Issue~~
5. Fix up all matters and concerns regarding elections.

OTHERS
1. Fix up resume.
2. Start looking for a company for internship. Preferrably GSK, P&G, Loreal, Globe, or Kumon (if they accept ^_^ ).
3. Organize ALL files
     a. Laptop files (group, edit, transfer, reformat)
     b. PC files (organize folders, burn back-up)
     c. Cabinet files (transfer from bag and piles, relabel folders, create masterlist)
     d. Books (arrange books by subject)
4. Fix up room
~~5. Study how to use a Mac.~~
6. Re-Study Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
~~7. Get enough sleep.~~

10 signs that Christmas is near

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:03:14 GMT

1. Coffee consumption is decreasing
2. 2am nights become 10pm
3. The temptation to cut class is at its peak
4. The air in MVP is colder
5. "Suck-up" students start to carry large plastic bags
6. People go picnic-ing in Bel Field
7. A Marks & Spencer bag suddenly appears in your room
8. Your list of things to do becomes a list of parties to attend
9. All your teachers suddenly become nice to you
10. You still have a long test before the break but you just dont feel like studying for it at all.

Yes... Philo LT tom. I would say "last push na to" but the Christmas atmosphere is just too much.
Boo Philo... KJ talaga forever.

Oh welz, 6 days before Christmas ^_^

Cheers to Blue Christmas!

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:02:45 GMT

Paco, Charles, Alden, me, Allan and Geo-Ann while cleaning up the MVP Roofdeck after the Blue Christmas classes held there.

Minus the fact that the kids arrived REALLY late, Blue Christmas was a blast! Congrats to the organizing team! Good job kanina Reese Faylona, Steph Lim, Alden Baleva and the whole gang! Special mention to Retcher Ching for documenting the whole event! Thanks to all the faci's and log volunteers! Infairness, ang dami kong nakitang Strainers! Good job to all!!!

Congrats also to the COA class (Arts and Crafts)! In fairness, the kids looked very happy with the pictures we gave them with the masks they made and while wearing some of Geo-Ann's beautiful costumes! wahaha! Good job guys! It was a very tiring but great experience!

Merry Blue Christmas to all!!! Sa muling pagsasalu-salo natin sa belen.

On the PDA Episode where fans visited

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:59:26 GMT

Just saw the Pinoy Dream Academy Episode a while ago where fans were invited to the house to meet their idols.

The "fan" of Irish said something to her that made me wonder kung tama ba yung sinabi:

Fan: Irish, ang ganda mo sa TV. Marami kang kamukhang artista sa mga pinapanood kong shows. Like si Peyton...... yung sa O.C.

.....
.....

ANO RAW???? whahahaha!

Correct me if I'm wrong... pero hindi ba sa One Tree Hill si Peyton at hindi sa O.C.??????

Wahahaha.... somekinda sosyal kasi eh.... infairness... she somekinda like wanna watching sosyal shows like the O.C. and OTH... you know... syempre dont wanna appear somekinda cheapanga and pureza infront of english-spokening Irish...

but then again, baka naman talagang may Peyton sa O.C. at hindi ko lang alam... kasi naman no... im somekinda like watching cheapanga shows like super inggo.... hindi ko kinaya powers ng fan na yun... wahahaa....

wahahaha.... tonight is officially lait night ^_^ and for the record [ i dont normally talk this way ] ^_^

The Bad and The Gooood

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:55:41 GMT

"Dont worry <insert name here>, YOU MISSED NOTHING"

Sorry na! Taas ng expectations eh! Gud lak nalang sa iyong samahan na PERPEKTO.

On a lighter note.....

GSK is officially LOVE. ^_^

Congrats to Team Three Musketeers (1st Place) and Team Bond (2nd Place). Congrats also to Queen (Best HR director), Anton (Best Finance Director), Kimmee (Best Sales Director), and Chars (Best Marketing Director). WOW! Syempre na-sweep ng mga Atenista ang lahat ng awards! Wahahaa!!!! Feeling ko Atenista ang judge. JOKE ^_^ Anyways, keep it up! Let us show the world what Ateneans are capable of! ^_^

But of course, one specifc thing/instance really made my day today.... <Insert BIG smile here> Hehe! Sana bukas ulit! Wahaha!

one road ends...

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:22:42 GMT

today i got the saddest text. it came from Ms. Ana, HR manager of GSK. Her text reads:

"team <insert our team name here ^_^ >, after a very tight 2nd round, we regret to inform you that you won't advance to the finals round. we commend you for your effort. see you on thurs for the awarding of individual distinctions."

..........
..........

sigh....

oh well, i guess some things are just unavoidable... perhaps a cetain author was right in saying that: "if you really want something, the whole universe conspires to make it happen" . perhaps this is not really what i wanted after all.

the road here ends. time to find another road to take. the light shines brighter than ever....

PS. Good luck to the Team Bond (Anton, Queen, and their groupmates from La Salle and UP). I really hope you guys win!!! You guys super deserve it!!! I'd also like to thank my groupmates, you guys were the best. Thanks for accepting a puny 3rd year Atenean who knows nothing about business management into the team, hehe! Super fun ang lahat ng overnights natin at heated case discussions. I learned soooo much from you guys that i dont think i'll ever learn in any of the courses they're offering ME students in Ateneo. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!

Jeremy | 5 - BS BAA | UP
The best Finance director! Aliw ako sa mga jokes mo, lalo na yung "how you make 4 gay guys sit on 1 chair?" Nikwento ko sya sa maraming friends sa Ateneo at benta sa kanila! wahahaha! Greenminded talaga mga UP! JOKE! anyways, super sipag mo. ikaw na yata pinakamasipag sa team!

Gloria | 4- BS Commerce Major in Marketing | La Salle
The best Sales director! Gloria, super thanks for letting us overnight in your house! Super corny mo rin palang tao! wahaha! good luck sa pagiging president ng rotaract club (tama ba spelling?) hehe.. ayun, balitaan mo nalang ako sa kapatid mong super galing na 3rd year college palang, may trabaho na ^_^

Edmund | 4 - BS BA | UP
Marketing director! Kamusta naman ABAM president! Astig! Grabe, aliw ako sa lahat ng ideas mo. Siguro it really comes with experience sa pagkakaroon ng org positions. Eto talaga learning sa GSK contest: not everything can be learned in class. good luck sa ABAM! Hinay hinay lang!

Guys, given our functional units, pwede na tayo magpatakbo ng korporasyon! wahhaha! go team! See you all sa awarding night at cocktails.

love at first "site"

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:28:09 GMT

Your Birthdate: November 10

You don't just believe in love at first site - you've experienced it.
You develop crushes pretty easily, but keeping your interest is another matter!
You are very prone to love - hate relationships.

Number of True Loves You'll Have: 2

Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 2

You are most compatible with people born on the 1st, 10th, 19th, and 28th of the month.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean For Your Love Life?

love at first "site" ????? wahahahaa... kamusta naman the english.
and i know magcocomment kayo ericka at gino... so syatup! dont even dare! haha! :p ^_^

found this pic

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:57:00 GMT

People in the pic: Jap, me, Anton, Chars, Gavin
People not in pic: Jules, Ery

Caption1: Those were the days.
Caption2: Before he destroyed everything ^_^
Caption3: The group that was

Suddenly, i feel so emo. My first ever college barkada. Too bad we were torn apart from each other because of one person. But oh well, i guess we have all moved on. I'm pretty sure we're all happy right now where we are. ^_^

in the jeepney, she calls

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 11:57:05 GMT

something nice happened today.

there i was at matcha, drinking my mango-flavored green tea (yes, it sounds weird... but hey, i want that som planner ^_^), waiting for sila adrian mundin and paul mayuyu to give the video cam for the COA L-Campaign video. as i walk to sec walkway, i see a whole bunch of elementary students in their school uniforms with their mommies and daddies. "must be an outreach program by one of the SOA orgs," i told myself. later i see jiggy, and that's when i realize that these kids are here to take the entrance exam for the bestest summer school org in the ateneo... HOPE!

Oh my god... it's been 7 months already since i stepped down from being the assistant principal for academics in HOPE. i've been too preoccupied with COA since then that i havent been updating myself on whats going on in this beautiful org that we started last year (thanks to harvey keh). shet... it brings back all the memories... all the stress...... wahahaha... and i quote anj (the new assistant principal for academics this year; she was science department chairperson last year): "clark, sayo na ulit trabaho mo".

hay.... those were the days... when we would go to IVES everyday just to check up on our students. we did everything from scratch... the pains of starting a new organization. but seeing the new acads team this year, i KNOW that HOPE is in for a BIG BANG on its second season. just imagine: nikki, last year's assistant principal for admin is now the new principal! add to this anj, the bestest department chair in my team last year, is now my successor! tintin, inez, jiggy and sandra - the new department chairs for science, language, reading and math! POWERHOUSE! of course, who would forget aika (our lovable principal last year), tricia (F-queen ng HOPE), and jules (dyusko... the bestest student affairs head last year) still in the team. HOPE really shows so much promise this year. grabe, if only i wasnt so busy with COA, i would have stayed with HOPE. but then again, there would come a time in a man's life when he would have to make a choice. we can only do so much, and i felt that COA was the higher calling.

but what really makes me regret not being part of HOPE's team this year is this incident:

i was walking to xavier hall, i was going to call a taxi so that i can go to marikina public market for my ALTP... there i was, walking. a girl calls out:

"Kuya Clark! Hello po!"

it was a little girl, seating on the front seat of a jeepney. she waved at me with those eyes so full of happiness as though she has seen a long lost friend. what really caused me more pain is that I COULD NOT REMEMBER WHO SHE WAS. she must have been one of my students from IVES last year. its one thing to teach little kids and leave them with a little more hope in their lives. its another thing for these kids to actually remember you after all these months. shet... nakakataba ng puso. WHY DID I LEAVE HOPE???? Sigh....

but then again, seeing the team this year, i am confident that these new set of kids would gain more than what we were able to give during our first year. anj is ten times more qualified to be the assistant principal for acads than i am, and i am sure that she will be able to craft an academic system better than what i did last year and with ten times the impact. i think that the HOPE team this year is by far one of the best group of people i've seen.

for the record, i still joined HOPE as a volunteer. "hindi ko rin kasi kayang iwanan ang HOPE". sa volunteer formations nga lang ako nagjoin due to OJT in the summer. hay... i soooo miss teaching.

anyweiz... god bless nalang to the HOPE core this year. may you guys continue to actualize the dreams that we have started dreaming last year during that fateful class called theology 121. ^_^

nawa'y tayo'y makapaghandog... handog na oras para sa edukasyon... HOPE. ^_^

GSK Quote

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:58:48 GMT

"Always aim for the moon, because even if you're off by a little, you'll still land on one of the stars."

- a GSK manager (forgot her name) during our orientation GA for GSK's Enterprise Contest

First Post

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:02:08 GMT

Yey!

Finally a new LJ... which means i finally found time to make one. Hehe...

After all the sleepless nights from business contests, tonight I sleep.