A first GREAT adventure

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//ANNA! PICTURES!

Isang week na ako dito sa Davao since the beginning of sembreak, and yet it was only today na nag laag ( 'gala' to you tagalog peeps :D ) ako. And what better place to visit here in Davao than my high school?

Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus

Beginnings of plans were well underway even before semestral break started. I-we heard rumors that we were to attend/lead/omgwtfbbq the Flag Ceremony on the 20th. As you may (or may not know) Flag Ceremonies in Pisay are INSANELY early (7:00am sharp) solemn events complete with an IceBreaker, Bible Reading, Prayer, National Anthem, Panatang Makabayan, Panunumpa ng Lingkod Bayan, Pisay Hymn, Attendance Checking, Gulay of the Week, (and the occasional announcement of Contest Winnings our most brilliant (aswang) students have garnered plus a 10-15 minute segment in which our Directress yawyaw's (dada's) about school and life and sometimes a combination of both.

The original idea was that we show up @ 7:00am, on the dot, just in time to watch the morning's proceedings. Anna and Tara had a few ideas of their own (and naturally I got dragged into it) - we were to show up in a college shirt, paired with the Pisay skirt. Bakit? Kasi. Wala lng. Tripping. Social suicide, what have you.

Needless to say, we were late (who on earth gets up early enough to get to school @ 7:00am anyway?) - we arrived just as the assembly ended and the students were going back to their classrooms. It did not, however, stop us from barging in into the academe, and earning thunderous laughs from the teachers and our batchmates who managed to spot us (OMG PISAY SKIRT) and we immediately formed a little circle and swapped stories (right in front of the Registrar's Office). Our get-up earned us several stares (O_O) and more and more laughs as more and more people noticed us. We had to revert to normal clothing, (except Anna, who was wearing short shorts) before we started touring the campus since it was so damn hot and the stares were getting kinda old. :))

Nad door-to-door kami, pausing only when we knew the teacher, and we answered their questions about college and stuff. (Pinapasok pa kami sa Calcium, sa Kamia at sa Diamond! Hahaha) There were several uncomfortable special mentions when it came to the "Saan kayo nag college? " question (UPD kaming lahat... except si Yoni... where on earth did the ADMU people go? T_T) but it was all in good fun and we enjoyed ourselves.

Something worth seeing in Pisay - the gym. Rather, the GYM. There were rooms built where the badminton courts were - rooms which were actually drafting rooms, dance rooms, etc. Due to the low ceilings, and twisty tunnel-like corridors, they bore a strong resemblance to dungeons of the days long past. (side comment: dyan napupunta ang mga na-IR [Incident Report] )

Not only that, ung CR, pang mall na ang dating, may showers na, there were bleachers EVERYWHERE (side comment: Anong point sa paglagay ng napakaraming bleachers kung hindi natin mapupuno?), and there were locker rooms, and HUGE dressing rooms backstage. Hardwood na rin ang Basketball court. Oh diba, chui???

While all this development was going on, however, the students have taken to murdering the grass (not like it's a bad thing, mind you, it's just that mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang pag-apak sa damo sa panahon namin -_-) in the ABD (Area Between Dorms) and the Quad(-rangle).

Something NOT worth seeing in Pisay - our batch Legacy. Our Low-cost, Lovely, Legacy. Rated L for Legacy! (Grabe na gyud ang dili maka-gets. :D )

We went to SM for lunch (YES we stayed in Pisay the whole morning); we ate at Shakey's, specifically. We also found... quite a lot of people there! Haha. (Grabe ang payat ni John S!!) Regrettably, we had to leave for Boyztrek to meet up with Chardi (and perhaps Jan) and so we (Anna, Ella, Juneh and I) bid the others a most tearful goodbye.

The original plan was to head off to People's Park right after, but the rain spoiled our chances of going. (Taligsik/Ambon in Manila usually hailed the arrival of a STORM - we simply forgot that taligsik/ambon in Davao meant... just that, or worst case scenario, mere RAINFALL later in the evening.) Add that to the fact that the guys were nowhere to be found for the first 30minutes of our arrival. :D We opted to hang out in NCCC instead, and there we played Naruto (oh how I missed that) for an hour, before we went our separate ways.

Banga lng gihapon ko sa Naruto. LOL. But who carez. :D

It was a very nostalgic trip. I am so glad I went. SUPER sulit talaga, since I got to see a whole damn lot of people. :D

So guys... when's our next great adventure?!

The following statement is a FACT.
"Hindi nagpapalibak ang Pisay People."
Pisay has special powers. Beware.

-nEOnIX

Canteen.

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The stench immediately hit me when I first set foot in the Cervini Cafe. Ah, wait, stench isn't exactly the correct word, as the smell was not that repugnant as I had expected. No, it smelled of stale air, a hint of something cooking, and Pancit Canton.

I gave my pack of Pancit Canton at the counter, all the while grumbling about the inhuman P10 cooking fee. I also said something about cooking the noodles well, as the last time I had Pancit Canton, I was practically crunching noodles.

I grabbed a glass of cold water on my way to the table, whilst stepping on a foot pedal that wasn't there. I realized my mistake before the others in line caught on, however.

I had saved myself a seat on the way in, and now I saw that the table in which I was supposed to be occupying was... well, tilted. I gave it a few experimental shakes, half-expecting to hear wood creak, but I was mistaken - the frame was metal...

I sat down anyway, setting my glass down with loud clunk, and I gazed blankly at the ceiling. Faint as it was, I noticed several wafts of smoke made visible by the bright fluorescent lamps. I caught a whiff of the oh-so-popular Burger Sizzling which everybody orders thanks to the P65 fee. I leaned back, wanting to relax a bit before my food came, and I nearly lost my balance, as apparently, I had forgotten that I was sitting on a stool.

To my right, I heard laughter and chatter; a large group had merged tables and they were having fun, banging their glasses against the table without a care in the world. From here, I could see that it was they who ordered the Sizzling, which was odd since it was well past lunchtime. They were all wearing the same thing, too. Black slacks and a polo for the boys... A beige-ish blouse and an orange-ish skirt which resembled a tablecloth for the girls... I knew that I should be repulsed by their odd fashion statement (considering this IS the Ateneo) but there was something about it that was oddly familiar... I caught a glimpse of the seal printed on one guy's front pocket...

I head a "ui, yoni!", followed by a slap on the table not too far from where I sat. I immediately turned around, and what greeted me was a grinning face. His smile was so infectious that I couldn't help but grin myself, although I wasn't quite sure why. A clap on my back followed, and my eyes widened - just who was-?

My small, rickety table had extended, and I was seated at its helm. I saw faces... familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time, grinning and joking with one another, before them were plates previously inhabited by Pancit Canton. I couldn't quite see them clearly, however. It was like they were there.. yet they were not... at the same time. Snippets of conversation wafted down to me.. Words like 'research', 'lab reports', 'PFLG', 'mambo' and 'green notebook' struck a particular note inside of me, and I wanted to join in their chatter but I can't - something.. was stopping me...

They were wearing the same uniform that I had described a while ago - that much I can make out. To my surprise, I was wearing something similar! I opened my mouth to speak, and I found that I could! These were my friends, my nakama, and we were all together, laughing and joking, like old times.

My Pancit Canton had gotten cold, as I gazed past the defining walls of the cafe space, my mind trapped in the memories of the past.
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A few notes:
There is no foot pedal, stool, people in Pisay uniform, or Burger Steak Sizzling in Cervini Cafe. Yes, I was imagining things. Yes, I was delusional.

"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX

PISAY-UP-ADMU dinner: the first among many

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Lingawa ui!

Opportunity costs:

• SOSE night
• dinner with mom
• One Piece marathon
• sleep
  

That simple KFC dinner (despite the fact na tumaas na NAMAN ang prices) was well worth it. :D

That reunion was a bit far from what I had expected. (And a good thing, too!) I was expecting to burn some serious cash on some obscenely priced food in a restaurant (the Ateneo stereotype is eeeeating my braaaaainz) or make laag or mall or whatever.

YAY FOR KFC KATIPUNAN!

I was also somewhat expecting that I be distant from the group, as majority of teh PISAY PEOPLE were from UP. Quite the opposite happened. :D Everybody talked to everybody. Grabeh, ang daming nakikisali sa pics (papicture with wayne!!) and I realized na... I MISS EVERYONE! Whoo! Grabe pala talaga ang pinagsamahan natin sa Pisay! Kahit na hindi ko naging classmate/close ang iba, friends pa rin! Whooo!!

//(singit ko lang) Waaahhh!! Linus... miss na kita, grabe... :D Wala ka talagang kaparehas dito sa ADMU!

I'm just a bit sad na hindi kompleto ang Pisay people... I was looking forward to chatting with Anna-chan (regarding the course that I would've taken, had I chosen UP over ADMU. Oh! And anime. And the dorm elections. And her most recent plans for world domination).

That's that! Can't wait for the next reunion!!


"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX

Will miss. Will cry. Will.

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I just got my yearbook yesterday. And I'm leaving for college. TODAY.

Frightening, no? And to think that I was oddly calm these past few days... I knew, however, that the present will catch up to me soon enough - and once it does.... I will panic. Oh so very much.

Much like now, actually.

Come to think of it... these past four years of me schooling in Pisay... I don't remember much. everything seems like a blur. I can pinpoint specific days... specific happenings... those moments in time when I feel like I'm at the top of the world... or at the bottom of it... Yup. Besides those, it's all a blur to me.

A LOT of things happened in Pisay.. I experienced my first HOPELESS moment in that school... you know that feeling that you're trapped in a corner, with nowhere to run, and that doom and despair are the only things that await you? (read: research). It isn't a pleasant experience, let me tell you that. And it could've been avoided too, if only we had thought about following the Techno path when it comes to choosing a research topic.

I also experienced my first BORDERLINE PASS grade. (read: 2.5). I cried over it too. Geez. Pathetic, aren't I? Ah....... if only we thought of doing a techno project...

And lol @ the Dahlia play. Yes, I know I suck as a scriptwriter. But it was all a series of unfortunate events which led to..... well, I'd rather not. really. I can't remember much of it anyway. (and it's just as well)...

Oh! Oh! And what about the various dances? Cheerdance... Sci camp dance....... waah. grabe. Those work out days.. Fun, but they cost me my health and a sprained foot.

And my missed opportunities of course. Grabe. Ang sayang talaga ng 2nd year ko..... T_T

But then again, the experiences.. the memories I now share with friends are ones that are priceless treasures to me..... I wouldn't trade them for the world! I daresay that these moments are the ones that made my Pisay stay worthwhile. I say that now as I flip the pages of my yearbook..... (and I sometimes wonder why indeed did it take me 2 and a half years to know everyone in the batch. T_T)

My high school experience wasn't that perfect and peachy. It could've been better. Heck, it could've been worse. But given the chance....-WILD THOUGHT- would I do it over, and perhaps attempt to prevent all those -ugh- bad things from happening?

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Would YOU? My answer would be HECK NO! High school is fun and all, but there's no way I can live through all that stress a second time! :)) Come to think of it... I would've done what I did (procrastinating and all... Yes I know, shame on me..) anyway. And I probably would feel the same way as I am feeling now.

Fate is a funny thing.

The present has finally caught up with me. (I was shocked during our Graduation... didn't even cry. Pft.) I'm finally leaving Pisay. Probably for good, this time. And I have no regrets.

..at least not in the academic category. :P

"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...
-nEOnIX

Nostalgia

My head is still spinning from the Mindanao State Convention for the Knights of Columbus we attended last April 25-27. Well.. as long as you interpreted being part of the registration team as 'attended'.

The whole ID printing system is automated, and I was among those tasked to man the workstations. There were 4 of them, plus my dad's laptop which controlled the printer. Take note: 1 printer vs. anywhere from 700-800 participants. Expect total and utter mayhem.

And so it was that the crowding, the yelling, and the chaos ESCALATED... Get this: even my supervisor during the SSIP [Fr. Junar] helped [the Chancery was nearby], in what seemed to be a vain effort to control the crowd. T_T If the mob crowd isn't at the printer, it would be over at the other table [giving out kits and stuff].

Even Anna stepped in to help. [after lunch] Still. The crowd... the HEAT... ugh.

Now that's what I call community service! :D

But that's not the point I'm trying to get across.

You see, the convention was held at the [where else?] Davao CONVENTION center. The very same place we held our JS Prom. When we were juniors, that is.

OMGZZFLASHBACKMEMORIESPROMWHEE!!

People who know me have probably noticed something.... weird about me. I EASILY FORGET. I forget the important things in life... like names, faces, dates, events... [Yes Arie, I'm SORRY!!! T_T] There are exceptions to the rule, but it mostly applies to a lot of things. Mundane things... laags... special events... the so called 'MEMORABLE' moments... Interestingly, I remember school stuff more than I remember the important stuff.

So there. It's one of the reasons why I keep a blog running, actually... I might miss a whole chapter of my life just because I traded my memories for some Chem/BIo/Phys jargon I probably wouldn't need/care about in the future. gAH. Stupid bad memory.

That's why I was ecstatic when I found myself remembering that PROM night as if it had happened yesterday! Like a video set in fast forward, I could practically see what I saw, what I experienced that night - a year and some months ago.

I tested it out again when I visited Pisay last May 2. And... it was just... wow. I caught myself thinking: 'Haha.. grabe ang paghihirap ng officers namin dyan...' 'I used to wait there for my sundo in first year...' 'Dito pala ako dumadaan kapag late na..' 'Kapag naririnig ko na ang boses ni Maam Palicte, late na ako!! T_T' 'Waah.. dito nag tambak ang mga Assumptionista nung 1st screening...' 'lol Health interview' 'Boohoo, pingpong..' 'Pearl... Dahlia.... Calcium... Neutron...'

..and so much more.

Nostalgia... seems to be the perfect word for it.

Well, I'm just glad that I'm not really suffering from memory loss. :P

So.. I guess I'll have to revisit Men Seng and the Cursillo(sp?) house, eh? :D
-nEOnIX

*posted late. XD

After graduation........

Ow. My thighs hurt. And so does my back. And my arm. All because of the insane combination of painting and paintball.

After hours of grueling practice, we officers are sentenced to finish the MURAL PAINTING community service the ETHEREAL batch started. Yup, we even painted those spans which extended deep into the heart of the PISAY JUNGLE. Grabe talaga.

Nagka-problem kami kasi bumaha na yung place... nag dry na ang paint [TO DEATH] at nauubos na ang officers. Biruin mo, 30 kaming OFFICERS, pero hindi nag abot ng 20 ang dumating! Wa. HELP. Tapos ka luod pa talaga ng stagnant water na ilang weeks na atang naipon doon sa green bucket. YUCK. EW.

In short, MAHIRAP MAG PAINT NG WALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.

To release our frustration sa paintING... nag paintBALL kami... Lingaw gud... kahit na first timers kaming lahat [save Enzo, who has the only non-officer player] therefore takot kaming magpaputok/tumakbo. In short... for very long periods of time sa aming game... DEAD AIR LANG. Hehehe. Naubos nalang ang bullets ni Enzo, wala pa rin. Buti nalang nadoon si Linus, Tomi, Godfrey [and Clemen?] at sumigaw sila ng instructions sa BLACK team. Whoohoo. Kaya natamaan ko si Chardi. Sorry bai, kung masakit yun..

Lucky for me, hindi ako natamaan... directly, at least. Grabe, sniper ata ito si Kim L, nag talsik gud ung fragments ng bullet niya sa akin.. near miss sa ulo ko! Whew!

Grabe gud ang sweat... kahit wala kang ginagawa sa game, pagpawisan ka pa rin. Nice gud siya na team building activity.... sana makaulit pa kami [sana hindi kami banned doon.. hehe]..

So that's why my thighs hurt [too much crawling and crouching] my back hurts [same reason], my right arm hurts [heavy paintball gun + naglaba ako ng marumi kong jeans].

Pero lingaw. AS IN. I will miss all the times we had together, CAT OFFICERS!!

LONG LIVE CAT! ~^..^~


-nEOnIX

Death by Singapore Scholarship Exam

Oh the emo-ness of the world cannot compare to what I am feeling right now...

I was reluctant to leave my cozy bed this morning to prepare for the Singapore Scholarship Exam. Effort kasi. And to think that I spent the last few days cramming in the library. Unfortunately, wala atang nag sink in, so patay pa rin ako. Sige lang. I mentally prepared myself for the barrage of INSANELY difficult questions that were sure to appear.

I arrived at around 8:32 am and I found myself wandering aimlessly at the Marco Polo Hotel lobby. Good thing somebody thought about clueless people like me - a sign greeted my eyes: Singapore Scholarship Exam... Level 3, Jade Room 3 & 4. I walked towards the elevator, [considerably calmer] and found Daniel S. and Geno waiting just outside. Whew. So I'm not lost.

The few people already present were cramming. NAks. Good thing Math is after lunch. :D I registered and found my seat number [28]. Wow, 22 out of 33 people pala ang galing sa pisay! ^_^ We were allowed inside the 'examination hall' at around 8:50am. Ka-table ko nga pala si Jan David at si Anne Go. Nasa harap ko si San.

Weeeeeee... ENGLISH! I spent the greater part of my time composing a 350 word essay on the dangers of plastic surgery... I loved the reading comprehension part - PAY-PER-CLICK advertising! Whoohoo! Nainis ako slight sa fill-in-the-blanks... But overall, it was an okay exam. I felt the first signs of hunger at around 10am, however, and by the time the exam ended (11:30am) , I was STARVING!

Me, Arie and Farrah went to Gmall for lunch... There, Arie's dad oh-so-kindly treated us to a KFC bucket meal! Thank you so very much!!! :D I ate more food than Farrah daw... hm. ewan ko ba. Basta I could hardly waddle towards the exit, due to the unnatural amount of food I consumed.

We got back to the hotel at around 12:40pm... people were still cramming. Naki cram nalang ako - malay mo, may makuha pala ako. :D Besides, I totally expected na wala akong ma-answer...

...and what do you know... it REALLY was INSANELY difficult.

You have to answer 4 questions, just like what our sample test told us. Unfortunately, it forgot to mention that there were only 4 questions to choose from, unlike the 5 the sample test made us solve. In short: ANSWER EVERYTHING.

Even worse, our answer sheets booklets resembled empty yellow filler notebooks. The only text you can find within was "Question Number...". In short: SHOW YOUR SOLUTION.

And REALLY worse, out of the 4 questions, it seemed to me that only #s 2 and 3 were written in English. It was something like this..

1. Assume that (b/a)^n is insignificant/very small when n = 4, 5, 6... Show that (a+b)^1/3 - (a-b)^1/3 = 3b/2a x a^1/3 [!*&^#$!&$#*]
2. You have 7 differently colored shirts. You have a ton of durian fruits. And dice. And chemical engineers. What is the probability of you getting this right?
3. Some guy died sometime ago. We found him 2 hours ago when he was 30C [degrees Celsius], but now he's 28C. Ah? We found him at around 8pm... So... when did he die, Detective?
4. Cartesian plane Argand Diagram complex numbers integrate y = cos^2c + 3 .......what?????

I spent the first 30 minutes (of the 2 hour exam) staring blankly at my paper, while the others where frantically writing their answers. I was seriously considering turning in a BLANK answer booklet!!

waa help. -headdesk--headdesk--headdesk--headdesk--headdesk--headdesk--headdesk--headdesk--headdesk-

Only then did I realize that differentiation and integration is so super EASY AND SIMPLE. Only then did I appreciate the piece of cake that our 4th Quarter math exam was. I knew, right then na BUGO AKO SA MATH. WAYNE............... IS LIKE THE SMARTEST EVAR. This......... was HELL. INFERNO. SPARTA. by comparison. WHATDIDIDOTODESERVETHIS???????????/

In compensation, nag pool at nag rooftop kami. We found out na off-limits ang rooftop [kuno, hahaha] but we went there anyway... at natakot kami kasi mag-open na ang elevator...(oh noes, makita tayo ng executive!!) Buti nalang nandoon si Baula. HA! We're saved!!

Tapos nag visit din kami sa ADDU for like 10 minutes. And yes, I managed to get lost in that place in that short period of time. Grabe no? Feel ko nabuang na talaga ako dahil sa Singapore exam.

And to think na may Physics [and Chem, para sa mga special people] pa kami bukas.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
"An act of inaction is an act itself." -Janille
-nEOnIX

Rit squared.

That... wasn't exactly the best retreat of my life. I want my P800 back!!

I was expecting lots of physical activity, so I brought an extra shirt, shorts, slippers... but all I got was an airconditioned Function Hall. Which was very very cold, bytheway. I expected EMONESS, but all I got was annoyance. Arrgh.

I We made ourselves comfortable by grabbing seats nearest the speaker. I was dismayed when the boys were placed in front instead, since they were WAY taller, and thus I can't see much of anything. Later, I found out that it was actually a good thing, since the speaker wasn't that good anyway and I can't be seen (and therefore cannot be called on... hehe.. pahamak na nametag...)

So, the nun [whose name kinda sounds like mine] welcomed us to our retreat with a few rules and regulations and a ton of reminders. No biggie. I wonder if anybody actually bothered to get a room key though.. [P50 collateral. Ang saya.]

And so, the speaker [whose name I COULDN'T remember until Heidi mentioned it in her blog] rambled on.. and on... and on...

1st activity: Build/Draw your roadmap. I made a really crappy one. And had fun while doing it. :D Nag sharing kami - 1/3 of Neutron!

2nd activity: I am can have. Nag sharing kami ng six roomies ko: Karla, Yannah, April, Mariel, Mithi, Ashi.

3rd activity: You got mail!! Write 3 letters to 3 significant people in your life... One for Kim C, one for Tara, one for Kent, 11 letters for the others..

4th activity: Passion of Christ + Candle chuva

I was not really satisfied by the whole thing... I spent my time writing letters to my friends. If the speaker cannot invoke feelings in me, I might as well do it myself. You can't really open up to somebody who stereotypes you.. who hardly considers your ideas... who manages to douse your excitement and enthusiasm with condescending words.

I was very very annoyed.

So kamikami nlng nag emo. And I'm glad that we actually took the initiative. I got.. 6 letters? :D Thanks talaga to Chardi, Berna, Tara, Gabby and April. I love you guys! Na-touch ako sa mga sinulat niyo. -sniff-

I enjoyed the night, however. I hated the fact na 30 minutes lng ang nilaan para maligo kaming LAHAT, pero lingaw talaga ang mga tao sa Room C. Tinabi namin ang mga beds... Tapos nag chikka kami about school and college and politics whilst snacking on Silver Light patatas and skyflakes. Natakot kami sa mga mumu and whatsover... Nagreklamo ako sa aking pillow na kasing tigas ng bato.. arrgh. 2:00am kami natapos, at nagising ako at 4:30am. Ewan ko ba.

That's why.. sa last activity... sa LISTENING tape.. when we were asked to reflect.. inaantok ako. As IN. I close my eyes... and down I go. I resorted to keeping my eyes wide open [which miraculously worked, despite the fact na bored ako masyado at conducive to sleeping ang place], which probably looked like ME being defiant and stubborn. Great. [and although i kept myself awake, I could hardly remember anything from that tape. :D]

U-S-E-L-E-S-S

Gusto ko rin mag complain sa kadamidaming technical difficulties and typographical errors. ARGH.

At least nabawi ni Father Andrew(sp?) sa kanyang lingaw na Homily about cellphones [kahit wala kaming phones @ that time] and God. Now THAT is something worth remembering.

I highly recommend na mag get-together ang mga seniors at mag retreat part 2 tayo. Kahit sa school lang. The actual retreat, although it was fine by material and physical standards, was sorely lacking in the emotional and [although not so] in the spiritual area. I think na... hindi nka sorry ang lahat na kailangan mag sorry.. hindi naka thank you ang lahat na may gustong mag thankyou.. at marami rin ata na hindi satisfied sa whole thing.

Further reading: Heidi's blog contains an excellent take on our retreat. Read it here!

"An act of inaction is an act itself." -Janille
-nEOnIX

A rather late acknowledgement..

UMAYGAD. WE DID IT!!!
-insert Dora music here-

To say that I am happy is an understatement. HECK YEAH I'm happy! Take that, previous 2.50 grade!!

Of course, none of this would be possible without [Globe] my dad [not only was he our consultant, he even stepped back far enough to let me make my mistakes [there is no better teacher than experience!]], our research advisers [Maam Maqui and Maam Marbas, for going through life's equivalent of HELL just keeping us in line], our panelists [for reading our paper... which is so makalat, BTW], and the AWESOME teamwork of TEAM DICTATORSHIP!! -hackcoughspazz-

WOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

Now that the Sci-Tech fair is over, everybody should be concentrating on the PROM. I'm still so tired from Saturday's practice. All hail the challenging Jesryl Steps.

Here's this week's HW.
Chem
21.72
21.88
21.90

English
Final Draft of Autobiographical poem

And As for the poems she asked us to read...
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening -Frost
Annabel Lee -Poe
The Rhodora -Emerson
Works of Rilke
Works of Neruda


Physics
1/2 cw
explain how a rainbow forms through a prism (??)

Bio
Read about Photosynthesis

That's everything, I guess.

More power to us, Team Dictatorship!
-nEOnIX

KENT IS LEGEND!

First, a huge shoutout to Kent, who managed an Oblation Scholarship!

KENT! YOU ARE LEGEND!

NEUTRON HW:
Chem: 1 (or more) whole sheet(s)
21.15
21.44
21.45 (b and c)
Petrucci
Chapter on Electrochem: #26

CAT: Short bond paper
DSWD News article. MUST be unique.

Bio: 1/2 cw
List down the parts of an animal and plant cell. (Differentiate?)

...as always, please tell me if there are any corrections.
[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Bato da kalibutan!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

Bio Lecture thingy

It's all in HERE.

..and I'm referring to that insanely long list of names Maam Dejarme made us copy.

Hope this helps!

[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Bato da kalibutan!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

Tons and tons of HW

Listed here for your convenience.

CAT
1/4
Research the linkages of DSWD to NGOs. List two.
Specify activity/goal/whatever of that NGO.

Chem
Appendix D (???)

Bio
SBP
Reaction paper on Genetic Cloning and Genetic Engineering
Times New Roman
Font 12
Double Spaced

Filipino (Group 3 only)
Dula: Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas by Tolentino

Health
Bring recyclable materials.

SS
Read about International Finance

Physics
Read about Light and its Nature
Project due on THURSDAY

English
CHOOSE ONE

1. Research about leaders who follow the 'rules' set by Machiavelli in 'The Prince'. Was the leader successful? Explain.
2. Find a[scholarly] article criticizing 'The Prince' for chapters 15, 16, 17 ONLY.
   

[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Bato da kalibutan!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

Ang Prinsipe

Yo!

Concerning a certain English assignment, I think that you will all find this link very useful:

The PRINCE

Despite the odd arrangement of words [which muddle up my understanding], it is a very interesting read. "Why Great Leaders do What they do" is basically what this text contains.

Read on! Kasali sa lesson natin ang Chapter 17!

[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Bato da kalibutan!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

First day of school for 2008

Today wasn't a complete waste.

It was just.. a waste.

In my opinion, school should start on Jan 7. I mean, starting school on a Thursday is totally impractical. And to think Thursday is a Research day, so we have lots of free time. We can practically do whatever we want!!

..which is.. you know, stuff we can do in the comfort of our homes?

&^T$#^@!(*^#^#%@%$#!

And tomorrow's a Friday. We only hold classes up to noontime.

Which means, y'know, more free time.

But we can't get out of school. YET.

!#*(@&!*!@@^$^%#)

I REALLY miss vacation days.

[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Bato da kalibutan!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

///Now that school's back, I shall be posting school related stuff once again! Whoohoo!

CAT Meowmeow!

Background

• Tree stewardship program
• Formerly known “adopt a tree project”
• Reforestation project along
• Gullies, critical slopes and riverbanks

Involved:

• Upland farmers from Talomo-Lipadas watershed
• PCEEM Davao
• Holy Cross of Davao College (Academe Sector)

Purpose:

• Rehabilitate, protect, conserve forests
• Nurturing and caring of plants until it reach survival stage
• Place protection and conversation measures
• Educating people

Objective:

• To unify stakeholder’s effort towards rehabilitating, protecting and managing environmentally critical areas in the watershed

Areas of Rehabilitation:

• Includes places that are declared as conservation and agri-non tillage or environmentally critical
• River easements
• Gullies, creeks
• Steep slopes
• Areas prone to erosion, landslide and floods
• As stated in the Executive Order 22 of the City Government of Davao in October 2005

Benefits and Impacts:

• Prevent and minimize soil erosion, landslide and flood
• Improve air and water quality

A garden tool is any one of many tools made for gardens and gardening and overlaps with the range of tools made for agriculture and horticulture. Garden tools can also be hand tools and power tools.

The hand tools still used by gardeners originated with the earliest agricultural implements used by man: the spade, the garden hoe, the pitchfork, the garden fork, the garden rake and the plough. The earliest tools were made of wood, flint and bone.

The development of metal working, first in copper and later in iron and steel, enabled the manufacture of more durable tools. Industrial metalworking enabled the manufacture of cutting tools, including pruning shears, grass shears and secateurs.

The first power tool to become popular with gardeners was the lawn mower. This has been followed by a very wide range of power tools, including cultivators, string trimmer, sprinklers, hedge trimmers, lawn aerators, leaf sweepers, leaf blowers and mini-tractors.




[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Rock da world!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

Exam Scheduling System (and HW)

Hay salamat. Natapos na rin ang aming defense. Special thanks to my teammates for their neverending support! Anna, thank you talaga sa iyong wonderful food... Ahmed, thanks sa powerpoint! May ipapagawa pa ako before this year ends-kaya mo yan! Gabby, thanks for bringing your laptop kahit hindi namin siya nagamit for defense.... Maam Maqui, you rock! You too, Maam Dacanay! Thank you rin sa aming mga panelists who sacrificed their time just to listen to us yaw2x...

But anyway. Eto ang exam schedule para sa 4th year.
Day 1
Math5
SS4
CS4

Day2
Chem3
Fil
PEHCAT
Elective

Day3
Physics3
Eng4
Bio3

...ang ating take-home quiz.. sa p6..
32.16
32.22
32.44
32.34

////please check kung tama.. not xur..

...pinoy..
Short bond paper:
10 utos
Katapusang Hibik

...BioLAB..
No application sa RNA transcription ha!

Math5.. protonia and neutronia banks only...
Problem Set.
Longbondpaper
Chapter 2 Review #s

• 1-3
• 28
• 33
• 43
• 51

Misc. Exer

• Even #s 2-20
• 26
• 28
• 37
• 40
• 86
  

p. 201-207 TC7

///not xur once again. please clarify.

Help. Ang dami!


[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Rock da world!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

Certification! (and other things...)

Wawa naman tayo, mga Singapore(RICH) peeps! XD I'm going to post my certification here..... for your convenience. :D Feel free to edit it according to your needs.

BTW. GAWA2x KO LANG PO YAN. IT MAY NOT BE THE EXACT THING, BUT IT'S ACCEPTABLE.

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Science and Technology

Philippine Science High School – Southern Mindanao Campus

Sto. Niño, Tugbok District

CERTIFICATION

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is to certify that /insert name here/ of /insert section here/ is the Secretary of the (for example), iCONS (Information Technology and Computer Science Organization for the Nation's Scholars) club for School year 2007-2008.

Issued this 6^th day of December, 2007.

MR. ARTURO S. NIDAY, JR.

Club Adviser

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A few reminders:

• BIO lab
• Physics take-home quiz
• Math5 problem set (neutron and proton only)
• English notes
• Pinoy.. paper thing..
• Promisory notes/requirements sa mga taong wala pang clearance..

....thats all I can remember at the moment. Will update as needed. :D

COMMENT NAMAN KAYO DYAN!


[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Rock da world!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX

Letter of Recommendation, and other Pisay things

Unsa ang difference sa KWAKNIT sa ABAT?

Ang isa bisaya, ang isa, english.

Hahahahahhahahahaha!

Hello world!

Waah. I am SO stressed. I just crawled through a TON of quizzes today, tapos mag DEFENSE na kami tomorrow??????

DEFENSE!

help. May OUTREACH pa. I have a part. Huhuhu. And that commission thing. I'm a leader, nyahaha. Sayang gud. I REALLY want to join the activity, but we have defense! (2:30pm, TRC)

Right now, I'm processing my Singapoor(RICH) application.

Here are the guide questions for the CLEARANCE kay Maam Sarah. (It's what I passed... para may guide kayo.. :D )And other things. Go, and use them to the fullest!
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Guide Questions

1. In your four years of stay in Pisay, what are your academic achievements?

• Consistent DL (only exceptions up to date were 1^st Qtr, 1^st Year and 4^th Qtr, 2^nd Year)

• No Weighted Average below 1.56

1. Enumerate your participations/winning in contests.

• Participation in Physics Olympiad

• Participation in Regional Science Quiz

• WIN: Regional Science Quiz - 4^th place

• Participation in Chemistry Olympiad– PiChe

• WIN: Chemistry Olympiad - 1^st place

3. What are your accomplishments?

4. What are your positive traits/ strong character/ attitude towards studies and homework?

• Studying occurs naturally to me. I learn the most when confronted with books and diagrams.

• Whenever I fail to understand/absorb the lesson, I immediately look for ways to understand it fully.

5. What are your special skills?

• Speed reading

• Public speaking

• Composition writing

6. What is your class standing?

• As of last year, 6^th in the batch. (From Ma'am Lope)

• As of last quarter, rank 1.5 (rank shared with Wayne Uy) in the class.

7. In what areas do you need improvement? What have you done to improve it?

• Time management

  • I set aside my time to study, do homework, etc. before other things.

8. If you were to rate your relationships from 1-10 with 10 being the highest, how would you rate yourself?

   1. Relationship with self - 10

   2. Relationship with classmates and peers - 9

   3. Relationship with teachers and authority - 9

9. What assets do you have that you think will help you survive in college?

• I can easily adjust to new environments

• I thirst for knowledge; subsequently, I can get into the heart of the subject matter quite readily

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Recommendation:

December 6, 2007

ROSITA V. FUNDADOR

Director

Philippine Science High School – Southern Mindanao Campus

Sto. Niño, Tugbok District

8000

Dear Maam Fundador,

I would like to request a letter of recommendation from you – a document required in my application to Ateneo de Manila University. (YOU MAY CHANGE THE NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY; YOU CANNOT LEAVE IT BLANK.) Enclosed is an information sheet containing details about my abilities as a student, all of which I am sure you will find very useful. I will need this back in 2 weeks' time, so please take as much time as you need in filling this up.

Thank you very much for your time!

Sincerely yours,

NEONIXV
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Sa mga taong interested mag ADDU, I'll be posting the link up very soon. (Their site is down at the moment.) You can try searching for them via Google.


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Good luck to us all.


[EMOs shall live on!] Mabuhay ang mga emo!
[Rock the world!] Rock da world!
[Hugs and kisses!]XOXO
-nEOnIX