It's my birthday and the gorilla damn well does what he damn well pleases. Practicing upward (volcano) and sustained blasts (which I don't really do). Need to prolong the sustained blast more. Sigh...
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Birthday Fire Breathing
It's my birthday and the gorilla damn well does what he damn well pleases. Practicing upward (volcano) and sustained blasts (which I don't really do). Need to prolong the sustained blast more. Sigh...
Another Day
Resting today. Been wasted for the past few weeks. Dunno if the new UP sked of TTh and WF has something to do with it, I tend to agree with Chad and Dan when they say we all have no time to recover because of the sked. No time to study and prepare too, just a day before the next class day rather than the ole 2 days.
Me taking over Mam Des' classes took its toll on me, I feel wasted. (Don't worry, Des, they're in good gorilla hands... I think... O_o;; ) Four classes straight every WF, meetings in between and after. Feels like college all over again, only with more workload. Add E-lib, web work, grfx work, writing stuff, upcoming lectures, committee work, review course administration, thesis advising (MGA THESIS NYO!!! Nasan na!) and hell comes for the gorilla. Good thing there are org advising stuff to break the mold. And at least my fiction piece will come out in a mag by October, looking forward to that. I hope it turns out nice. Can't take the writer and graphics artist out of the supposedly academic gorilla, sorry... Those are what keep me sane. I need a break from life.
Anyway, my old Questor and grafx friends Bambi and Olan gave me this for my birthday. Knowing my penchance for all things apianly cute (gorilla, monkeys, etc.), they gave me a gorilla wrist rest. This will help alleviate the RSI from all the grfx and PC work. The new towel underneath it is from mom, naasar siguro sa old and ratty towel ko sa bahay.
Speaking of rooms, if anyone knows of a cheap room for rent in the UP area with parking space, msg me. Seems I have to be in UP on Sundays too with the very big review program coming up. So Wed to Sun yun nasa UP ako, ngarag, layo pa pinanga-galingan ko. Di pwede boarding house, Dan. Dami ko masyadong abubot. Dalawang computer at CRT pang-grfx pa lang puno na kalahati ng area.
To all those I've wronged, I'm sorry. To all those I haven't been been able to give much attention to, sorry. Life goes on. And I have a new view of it, "Hindi ka pa nabubuhay ng lubusan kung hindi malalim ang iyong pinaghuhugutan." Think of it as Carpe Diem only 10 words longer.
Nag-aaya sina Ivy and Jen sa Friday. I'm game for that. Wala namang pasok the next day dahil UPCAT. :D (Bigyan nyo na nga ng honorary membership form yang si Ivy Honey Lou, sumusulpot sulpot din naman yan at tumatambay pag nandun tayo e. Pandagdag resume din yun. Bwahahaha!)
I still want that tattoo for my left arm. Still not satisfied with the design, though. Planned it for last summer, didn't push through. Planned it for today, not satisfied. I'll go when it's okay already.
Me taking over Mam Des' classes took its toll on me, I feel wasted. (Don't worry, Des, they're in good gorilla hands... I think... O_o;; ) Four classes straight every WF, meetings in between and after. Feels like college all over again, only with more workload. Add E-lib, web work, grfx work, writing stuff, upcoming lectures, committee work, review course administration, thesis advising (MGA THESIS NYO!!! Nasan na!) and hell comes for the gorilla. Good thing there are org advising stuff to break the mold. And at least my fiction piece will come out in a mag by October, looking forward to that. I hope it turns out nice. Can't take the writer and graphics artist out of the supposedly academic gorilla, sorry... Those are what keep me sane. I need a break from life.
Anyway, my old Questor and grafx friends Bambi and Olan gave me this for my birthday. Knowing my penchance for all things apianly cute (gorilla, monkeys, etc.), they gave me a gorilla wrist rest. This will help alleviate the RSI from all the grfx and PC work. The new towel underneath it is from mom, naasar siguro sa old and ratty towel ko sa bahay.
Speaking of rooms, if anyone knows of a cheap room for rent in the UP area with parking space, msg me. Seems I have to be in UP on Sundays too with the very big review program coming up. So Wed to Sun yun nasa UP ako, ngarag, layo pa pinanga-galingan ko. Di pwede boarding house, Dan. Dami ko masyadong abubot. Dalawang computer at CRT pang-grfx pa lang puno na kalahati ng area.
To all those I've wronged, I'm sorry. To all those I haven't been been able to give much attention to, sorry. Life goes on. And I have a new view of it, "Hindi ka pa nabubuhay ng lubusan kung hindi malalim ang iyong pinaghuhugutan." Think of it as Carpe Diem only 10 words longer.
Nag-aaya sina Ivy and Jen sa Friday. I'm game for that. Wala namang pasok the next day dahil UPCAT. :D (Bigyan nyo na nga ng honorary membership form yang si Ivy Honey Lou, sumusulpot sulpot din naman yan at tumatambay pag nandun tayo e. Pandagdag resume din yun. Bwahahaha!)
I still want that tattoo for my left arm. Still not satisfied with the design, though. Planned it for last summer, didn't push through. Planned it for today, not satisfied. I'll go when it's okay already.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
UP SLIS Lecture Series - August 2008
| Start: | Aug 14, '08 09:00a |
| Location: | SLIS Rooms 3 & 4 3rd Floor, Gonzalez Hall (UP Main Library) |
Funny... I knew about it yet haven't received the memo. O_o;;
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The School of Library and Information Studies
University of the Philippines Diliman
invites everyone to the lectures
Visualizing Leprosy: Archives, Leprosy and Collective Memory
by: Ricardo Punzalan
Ph.D. Student, University of Michigan School of Information
Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines
What Does It Meme? Spam, Online Quizzes and the Last Song Syndrome: Cognitive Poetics and Useless Information
by: Paolo Manalo
Ph.D. Student, University of St. Andrews School of English
Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines
What Was the First Book Printed in the Philippines?
by Vernon Totanes
Ph.D. Student, University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies
on August 14, 2008 (Thursday), 9:00 a.m.
at the SLIS Rooms 3 & 4
3rd Floor, Gonzalez Hall (UP Main Library)
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Depressing Saturday Fire Poi
Arrived from work and was playing Rammstein in the car. Decided not to turn the player off, got my fire poi and lit up right in the driveway. Mostly short chain. Haven't done this in a while. Been a depressing month for me.
Also at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5f3ywYKEhY
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
20/20
Got this from Jean, Jen and Dan
The Rule:
List 20 things you want to say to certain people.
Don't say who they are.
Let's start
1. Sorry I haven't called. Rain check muna. Life's been hell. I know I said June, hehehe, mag-Au-August na. One of these days. Coffee's still on me.
2. I didn't expect it to happen. Really. It just hit me like a bus thundering down the road at 4 o'clock in the morning (cliche-ish, I know). There was no stopping it.
3. I hate you. Nahuli mo ako. Was that a smirk or a knowing smile? I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself. You make me feel so guilty. Tao lang ako.
4. Thesis mo? (Oh, this one is going to be soooo much fun...)
5. Walang patutunguhan ito, maitigil na nga. Hindi ko ipagpipilitan kung talagang wala. Libre namang mangarap, di ba?
6. Dude, you were my best friend in the whole world. It pains me to see you look like that, deteriorating, nowadays. Try to smile.
7. I hope you're happy. I've always wished the best for you. Thank you for sharing you life with me. But if that person makes you cry, all hell will break loose. And it will come from me. And so far, the unstoppable force that is the gorilla has not encountered an immovable object to match it. And when that happens, you probably will not agree with me, but I hope you'll understand.
8. We've had our run, and a good one at that. Didn't matter if it was short. Like what you said, the important thing to remember was that the love was real. It may be gone now but it was real. I feel the same way too. I wish you all the luck in the world.
9. Masyado kang maingay.
10. I'm intimidated by what you know. But I'll keep on rockin' no matter what. And I know you'll do the same. :D
11. If you hadn't annoyed me at certain points in time, things could have been very much different. Probably much different. Probably very much different for the both of us. Well... We tread the paths we both have chosen. I wish you only the best in life... As well as all the happiness in the world.
12. Kakaonti na nga lang tayo e magkakaganyan ka pa. Ingatan mo ang sarili mo.
13. I don't know why a lot of people harbored assumptions. I really can't understand it. O_o;; Was it because we shared a passion for the same things? Sandamukal na damage control ang kinailangan kong gawin dahil dun. I think a lot of people are disappointed in one way or another. Hey, this one is on number 13. Bad omen din yun. Not meant to be talaga siguro.
14. I'm tired. I really have to stop, move on and be on my own. Live my own life which I have put on hold for the past 14 years. It doesn't mean I love you less, it's just that I haven't been given the opportunity to be able to love and be myself since then.
15. Of all the people who could have replied.. It had to be you. I wasn't prepared for that. I am part happy and at the same time part sad. It's still stuck in my head. Maybe I should have just blurted it out and not let this drag on this long. But... My hands are tied...
16. I only wish things were a whole lot different. A different place. A different time.
17. I bumped into a common friend of ours a few months back. What she told me I half expected. But I was still half shocked to say the least. Let it go already. Make peace. I have.
18. Thank you for making me your dreamcatcher. I really miss seeing you, interpreting your dreams for you, and watching you dance. I've done that for a lot of my friends since college, and quite recently you're the only one I've interpreted dreams for. Been thinking that there's no more reason for me to visit you there. Let's just leave it at that. Here's to your dreams. And I hope they do come true.
19. In the short time that I've known you, I've been privy to two sides. I really thought it would have ended differently for the two of you.
20. Do IM, blogging, social networking and microblogging count as QTT? I'll cherish those forever. :D
The Rule:
List 20 things you want to say to certain people.
Don't say who they are.
Let's start
1. Sorry I haven't called. Rain check muna. Life's been hell. I know I said June, hehehe, mag-Au-August na. One of these days. Coffee's still on me.
2. I didn't expect it to happen. Really. It just hit me like a bus thundering down the road at 4 o'clock in the morning (cliche-ish, I know). There was no stopping it.
3. I hate you. Nahuli mo ako. Was that a smirk or a knowing smile? I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself. You make me feel so guilty. Tao lang ako.
4. Thesis mo? (Oh, this one is going to be soooo much fun...)
5. Walang patutunguhan ito, maitigil na nga. Hindi ko ipagpipilitan kung talagang wala. Libre namang mangarap, di ba?
6. Dude, you were my best friend in the whole world. It pains me to see you look like that, deteriorating, nowadays. Try to smile.
7. I hope you're happy. I've always wished the best for you. Thank you for sharing you life with me. But if that person makes you cry, all hell will break loose. And it will come from me. And so far, the unstoppable force that is the gorilla has not encountered an immovable object to match it. And when that happens, you probably will not agree with me, but I hope you'll understand.
8. We've had our run, and a good one at that. Didn't matter if it was short. Like what you said, the important thing to remember was that the love was real. It may be gone now but it was real. I feel the same way too. I wish you all the luck in the world.
9. Masyado kang maingay.
10. I'm intimidated by what you know. But I'll keep on rockin' no matter what. And I know you'll do the same. :D
11. If you hadn't annoyed me at certain points in time, things could have been very much different. Probably much different. Probably very much different for the both of us. Well... We tread the paths we both have chosen. I wish you only the best in life... As well as all the happiness in the world.
12. Kakaonti na nga lang tayo e magkakaganyan ka pa. Ingatan mo ang sarili mo.
13. I don't know why a lot of people harbored assumptions. I really can't understand it. O_o;; Was it because we shared a passion for the same things? Sandamukal na damage control ang kinailangan kong gawin dahil dun. I think a lot of people are disappointed in one way or another. Hey, this one is on number 13. Bad omen din yun. Not meant to be talaga siguro.
14. I'm tired. I really have to stop, move on and be on my own. Live my own life which I have put on hold for the past 14 years. It doesn't mean I love you less, it's just that I haven't been given the opportunity to be able to love and be myself since then.
15. Of all the people who could have replied.. It had to be you. I wasn't prepared for that. I am part happy and at the same time part sad. It's still stuck in my head. Maybe I should have just blurted it out and not let this drag on this long. But... My hands are tied...
16. I only wish things were a whole lot different. A different place. A different time.
17. I bumped into a common friend of ours a few months back. What she told me I half expected. But I was still half shocked to say the least. Let it go already. Make peace. I have.
18. Thank you for making me your dreamcatcher. I really miss seeing you, interpreting your dreams for you, and watching you dance. I've done that for a lot of my friends since college, and quite recently you're the only one I've interpreted dreams for. Been thinking that there's no more reason for me to visit you there. Let's just leave it at that. Here's to your dreams. And I hope they do come true.
19. In the short time that I've known you, I've been privy to two sides. I really thought it would have ended differently for the two of you.
20. Do IM, blogging, social networking and microblogging count as QTT? I'll cherish those forever. :D
Monday, July 21, 2008
UPLISSA Photoshoot 072108
Tired... Just tired... First 12 photos Librodonized and Draganized. They are also my faves. Need to work on my lighting... (Note to self: pag mas maputi ang kinukunan, bawasan ang ilaw...) Minor color correx and cropping only. Nothing monumental in edting. Aw hell, I'll just leave all the shadows and pimples in (adds to the drama kuno). Will give Madel the hi-res tomorrow. Had fun.. But tired... Just tired... and sick... Mga luko-luko! Puro sira kayo lahat! :D
Saturday, July 19, 2008
UPLISSA Wayback Machine
Ladies and gents, I present to you another blast from the past. I recently came into possession of the VERY FIRST logbook of the UPLISSA! Hermetically and meticulously preserved by Rene Manlangit (of http://plaistrlc.blogspot.com), and with the earliest entry dated August 3, 1990, this piece of UPLISSA (and UPSLIS) history is now 18 years old. Back in the day, this logbook was the main means of communication and expression for the ILS (now the SLIS) students. There were no cellphones. Beepers hadn't made a widespread appearance yet. The Net in the Philippines was still in its infancy, no blogs, no social networks. And... This was the year when the male population of the college suddenly ballooned. This probably accounts for the fact that this was also the year when all hell broke loose. Note also the emergence of the first UPILS basketball team in the pages. So weird that we acted that way back then. So weird that the people who once wrote on these pages are now department heads, chief librarians, faculty members, executives and company VPs. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!
UP Main Library Student Assistants
Got this from Ms. Eimee.
Some of you out there might be interested.
The UP Main Library is in need of Student Assistants.
Rate/Perks:
> P25/hour
> Free internet at the Gen Ref Section
Requirements:
> 2nd Year Standing
> No grade of 4, 5 or Inc. from the previous semester
> 50 hours (part-time) or 100 hours (full time) free time each month
Please submit the following:
> True Copy of Grades
> Form 5 for current semester
> ID Picture (3 copies), 1 1/2 x 1 1/2
> Residence Certificate
Please submit above documents to:
Ms. Gilda Lopez
Librarian's Office
2/F UP Main Library
Some of you out there might be interested.
The UP Main Library is in need of Student Assistants.
Rate/Perks:
> P25/hour
> Free internet at the Gen Ref Section
Requirements:
> 2nd Year Standing
> No grade of 4, 5 or Inc. from the previous semester
> 50 hours (part-time) or 100 hours (full time) free time each month
Please submit the following:
> True Copy of Grades
> Form 5 for current semester
> ID Picture (3 copies), 1 1/2 x 1 1/2
> Residence Certificate
Please submit above documents to:
Ms. Gilda Lopez
Librarian's Office
2/F UP Main Library
Friday, July 18, 2008
Long Day
LIS 161 reports, 160 report prep and 164 rj45 crimping pics. Theo's new hairdo (pics by J Layson). Celine (went to class even if she's sick), Von, Jen Bully and Chadztah, Bajoy (one of the first people I knew when I got back in SLIS, other than Randolf and Kit Mateo), Lianne, Mao, Shane, Marc, Jam and Mach, Justin, Inna (who was a little girl the last time I saw her), Angela and Merry Joy. I honestly don't know who took which pic since the cam was passed around the whole day.
UPLISSA General Assembly, July 18, 2008
July 18, 2008. Friday, SLIS room 4. The Mass, digicam tag w/ Iya. Jen Bully and Chadztah, under the streetlight, plurk is down.
UPSLIS General Assembly, July 17, 2008
July 17, 2008. Thursday, SLIS room 3 and 4. Most photos by J Layson.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Filipino Librarian: New Websites and the Future of Librarianship in the Philippines
http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-websites-and-future-of.html
Check out Sir Von's post. UPSLIS websites are mentioned there.
Monday, July 14, 2008
UP Music Circle sign-up booth!
Got this from Gelo's post.
 | Hi guys! The UP Music Circle will have a booth where you can sign-up and/or tambay at the covered library walk starting tomorrow (July 15) until Thursday (July 17)! As the great Ramon Miguel Abola said: "We're not looking for great musicians who also happen to be good people. We're looking for good people who happen to be great musicians." Kung mahilig kang tumugtog, mag-organize ng tugtugan, o kaya gusto mo matuto kung pano, o di naman kaya'y mahilig ka lang talaga sa musika, isama mo ang iyong mga kaibigan at mag-sign up na! |
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Mamma Mia: It's all about Aphrodite's fountain
| Rating: | ★★★★★ |
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
Here I go again...
My, my...
How can I resist you...
- Love the music. Catchy LSS-inducing ABBA classics.
- Story's simple, more feelgood than anything else.
- Acting's okay. But.. ika nga ni Chad at ni Dan, they'll never be able to watch Pierce Brosnan in an action flick ever again after this.
- Singing? Not bad, not opera exceptional. Which brings me to Pierce, he probably was the weakest link. But then, the music more than makes up for the singing. And everyone was probably there to see how the music and the West End Musical translates into a movie musical.
- Treatment was awesome. I was surprised to see Greek and Shakespearean theater elements added. Note the Greek chorus, the Shakespearean comedic (split) mirroring (one member of triumvirate sleeping in bed, both for young'uns and oldies) and end confrontational twist, the masks... LOVE IT!!! Note also the Bollywood / West Side Story segregation of all-male and all-female numbers in several scenes as well as the Bachanallian shirtless traipsing under Aphrodite's blessings (dolphin of the sea where Aphrodite emerged from the foam).
- Cinematography? Saw it twice, Trinoma and SM Southmall. Dunno if it was a projector problem but in SM Southmall the shadows were more pronounced. The director could probably have used more light (reflectors) in some outdoor scenes. I saw about three scenes where shadows were intrusive on the faces of the actors.
- Three triumvirates, gotta love that.
- Couldn't stop laughing at "past" Pierce Brosnan's hair and moustache as well as Stellan Skarsgård's bare butt.
- It's all about Aphrodite's fountain. Love the way it begins and ends with that and the song "I Had a Dream" as well.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Mamma Mia
Here I go again... My, my... How can I resist you... July 10, 2008. Trinoma and Time Zone.
UPLISSA Saturday, July 12, 2008
UPLISSA Saturday, July 12, 2008. Most pics by Iya. Some by Jean and Jen.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
UPLISSA GA, July 3, 2008
UPLISSA General Assembly, July 3, 2008. 1 leaky roof, 2 cameras, 3 honorary members, many apps, many committees, many activities. Jean terrorista, Iya sa dyaryo, ASS binuhay.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
UPLISSA Tambay
Lotsa pics. I think only UPLISSAtambay01 was by me. The others were practice shots by Iya et al.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Tagaytay eLib08 Shots
User Requirements Verification for Philippine eLibrary Enhancement Project. Estancia Resort Hotel, Tagaytay City, June 30 - July 1, 2008.
eLib Enhancement Project
User Requirements Verification for Philippine eLibrary Enhancement Project. Estancia Resort Hotel, Tagaytay City, June 30 - July 1, 2008.
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