My name is rain...

SLIS Faculty Workshop.
April 28 to 30, 2009. Lagos del Sol, Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna.

No sunset / sunrise shots this year. But the rain pouring from the gutter looked mighty fine. Some digital pinhole shots too.

R & R - Lagos Del Sol

SLIS Faculty Workshop
April 28 to 30, 2009. Lagos del Sol, Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna.

Rains kept us in most of the time. So how do we conduct hazing / initiation of new faculty members? We make them sing.... Hehehehehehehe.

SLIS Faculty Workshop

This year's theme: Charting your future with more creative ways of academic torture... Hehehe...

April 28 to 30, 2009. Lagos del Sol, Caliraya, Cavinti, Laguna.

Some notes on this.

• Same place as last year, still nice and cozy.


• Some new faces.


• Rained the whole time so not much on the R & R.


• Minor disaster for me. Normal trip to Caliraya w/ minivan was 2 1/2 to 3hrs. on the way home, damn 2wheel (rear-only) drive broke in Pagsanjan. Had to drive painfully slow with 4wheel drive engaged to run the van using the front wheels with the rear wheels freewheeling. Took me 5hrs+. Had to run only at 40kph max, plus the with the extra effort needed to spin the front wheels, overheating was a major problem. Had to gas station hop along SLEX. At least I got home safe.

Last year's faculty workshop.
Last year's R & R.
Last year's sights.

LISSA Grad Party at Dencio's

SLIS Recognition Program 09 - Pt. 2

Photos during the keynote address and presentation of the graduating class.

Note: bad pics... sira na auto-focus. and the non-RAW pics (straight JPG) have a funky, psychedelic color. O_o;; I have no idea why they ended up like that. Salvage jobs.

SLIS Recognition Program 09 - Pt. 1

Photos during the pre-program and recognition of the graduating class.

Note: medyo sira na auto-focusing mechanism nung cam ko kaya madami ng sablay (pun intended). :( And these are the better ones, grabe yung next set.

For SLIS grads...

Longer version of the video, di simbilis ng kanina.
Different bg music, wala akong magamit na backing tracks. :(

Congratulations. :D

Poi find...

A couple of people (eg, JR, Carina, Eli, Clair, etc,) will be mad at me for this. Like the time I bought the last PhP1,000 pair of Yoho glow poi at Hobbes and Landes. This time I found my way to Save on Surplus, BF Parañaque branch. It was near the barber shop where I had my hair cut.

It was this S.O.S. branch's moving out sale. There, on the bargain bin table, were two pairs of mood lights. Interestingly enough, they were of the same make as my glow poi: soft rubber, changing lights, watch battery. The only difference was the lack of the strobe function.

And it cost only PhP100 a pair. I bought the last two.
Hehehehehe.

Maybe the other branches have stocks left. :D  

Misc Misc

small pancakes, Cobra: my best friend for tha past months, eating at Razon's Ayala Technohub witht the SLIS faculty.

Gio's Swim Party

One inflatable pool...
One garden hose...
Trying to suspend water droplets in air...
Gio's Birthday party (part 1)...
Gio and Enzo's classmates, Tanya's friends and their kids, relatives...
Also the bday celebration for Tita Cynch, Tita Unti and Ate Marinette...

Ms Car's Inspiration Wall

LIS 114 works on an inspiration wall concept. :D

here... 

UPSLIS News - upcoming events

Upcoming events:

• UPSLIS Recognition Program 2009
• MLIS Applicants Interview AY 09-10
• UPLSAA’s 59th Alumni Homecoming and General Assembly

Details and downloads at UPSLIS.info.

For SLIS grads...

Got this in the mail.
You might be interested.
Will ask first about the name of the company before anything else.
Just a heads up for you guys.

SLIS fresh grads... Ika nga ni Mado... "Fresh" implies na pwede kayong mapanis.

---

<chris.cardiente@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sir,
> 
> I am currently part of a media communications outfit and we are urgently in
> need of a female LibSci grad to act as our librarian/researcher. Kindly
> announce to your circles. Those interested may email their CVs w/ pix at
> this address (chris.cardiente@gmail.com). Thanks a lot! 
>
> Very truly yours,
>
>
> Christian R. Cardiente

Manila Mem Pics

Tito Ding's funeral.
April 19, 2009.
Manila Memorial Park, Sucat, Parañaque.

Panel Collective

UPLISSA logbook 92-93

I found it! This is logbook number 4, I think. Rene turned-over logbook no. 1 to me, Dang took logbook no. 2 with her to Canada, logbook no. 3 was lost somewhere in Holy Spirit.

Things to look for:
1. Mag-usap tayo series
2. Carolling
3. Pizza man and the mascots and other comics
4. Wala pang txt at email masyado noon, check out announcements na parang txt-brig, coordination ng gimik et al.
5. Time ito ng nauso ang Tetris.
6. This was also the time Ma'am Pat C. passed away.
7. Dracula ang usong movie pa nuon.
8. Probably the dirtiest and stinkiest logbook ever. We had this bad habit of dabbing soy sauce and hot sauce from the restaurant where we ate on the gimik log page before all signing it.

At nakakapag-drowing pa ako nun sa dami ng ginagawa sa college. Mga inabot na batches: Arnold Zafra to Denise Simbol.

Logbook 1 is here, somewhere in my albums.
Logbook 2 is here, somewhere in Dang's albums in Facebook.

Warning: maraming mura at baladyaan dito. Sabagay, things don't change that much naman.

And yes, I grew a mullet after finishing CMT / ROTC.

CBTL Shift SUpervisor

spreading the lurv... (me contacts only)
got this from my friend cecil.
baka may interested dyan....

===========================


hello! hello!
 
baka may kakilala kayong gustong mag-work as shift supervisor for coffee bean and tea leaf. they're looking for five more people. applicant need not have previous experience in the food and beverage industry (parang ako!), but must show potential leadership qualities (parang hindi ako!). although previous supervisory experience in any field could be an advantage. i'll be going to the main office this thursday so i can accompany whoever wants to apply.

please forward this to your friends, friends of your friends, feeling friends of your friends. you can give them my cellphone number if you want 09163261538.

thankies!!!

cecil

In search of an axe

Just trust Ian (aka "Archangel" Gabriel, aka Lestat... and all the other names he goes by...) to drag me out of bed on Easter Sunday to look for a guitar. He's setting up a Goth Metal / Rock band.

Yesterday, before midnight, he texted me about his weird fear. I was doing my grades at that time. He thought an angel chorus was coming to fetch him already. Turns out it was just the Salubong procession from our church passing in front of our streets.


So he just reminded me of our music store scavenge for today.

We nixed the idea of going to Raon or Sta. Mesa, too far and probably too crowded. Though in our younger years we wouldn't have hesitated.

I've known Ian since our Auditory Onslaught and (the ill-fated) Happy Shrimps days together with Jon (who's now in the US) and Maureen (who's probably a lawyer now). And, yes, the band names are indicative of the type of music as well as the sound.

Ian scouring the racks for an axe.

So, off we went to SM SouthMall. We found our way to Perfect Pitch and JB Music, intent on acquiring an electric guitar and possibly some efx.

Black Fernando Les Paul

After looking at the racks and trying out a cheap (4k) strat starter package (JS Shindler Guitar + small amp + cord + strap), he wasn't satisfied. Ian finally settled on a black Fernando Les Paul (8.5k). Not enough left over for additional efx, though.

Ooookay... Had I known this would happen then maybe we shouldn't have sold our old stuff a couple of years back. I mean, this was what his old guitar looked like 17 years ago. *Sigh* Old habits die hard.

Speaking of old habits, he absent-mindedly churned out some scales, a couple of riffs and Master of Puppets lines to test it out. (Kinakalawang ka na, ano?) Apparently he likes resting the edge of his palm on the bridge of Les Pauls, something he's uncomfortable doing with other guitar bridges. That's one happy axeman.

Dunno what I'll be doing, maybe keyboards or drums duty for this one. Kaya lang nakakapagod drums, e. Keyboard na lang. :D Gotta look for a nice keyboard then. And re-study some stuff. Those drum kits in JB Music look kinda tempting, though. I know another neighbor of ours, Ian S. (of reggae group Peacepipe), will probably be doing some stuff on bass, plus some guitar guy coming home from abroad for lead or rhythmn. Okay 'to, isang taga-rock, isang taga-cover, isang taga-reggae, isang taga-jmusic cover, atbp tutugog ng Goth.. Ano kaya tunog namin?

Goth Metal / Rock... Jeez... How will I deal with this. Pahamak ka Ian! (Ito rin ba yung sinasabi mong metal symphonic na kailangan ng keyboardist na balak mo a couple of months ago?) Basta, pahamak ka.

Hehehe.

TSJ Good Friday Gospel 09

Been doing this for years now.
Teatro San Jose Good Friday Gospels.
This year it was shadow play.

Previous years:
2008 - stylized performance in front of altar
2007 - shadow play (live)
2006 - Radio Drama / Sound Orchestra (very old link)
2005 and earlier - straight senakulo type of performance in front of altar

Matatag...

Haggard... Iyak... Tawa... Tulala... Iyak...
Matatatag...

SLIS summer enrollment and haggard thesis days before holy week.
April 3, 7 and 8, 2009.

P3 at the Park

The old P3 boyband, Questor, ABS-CBN and manga peeps met again for a late lunch and early merienda this April 6, 2009. We ate ice cream at elfav and ate merienda at Kopi Roti (yup, in that order). Both are at Pergola, BF Parañaque, Phase 1.

Elfav has a nice concept of having board games at the tables to while away the time. I took a liking to the magnetic monkey-flip dartboard (I did my grades using this while waiting for the ice cream).

The P3 boys couldn't resist, we struck a pose at the mini-park. If we had another album cover, this would be it.



From left: (standing) Bebert (aka Dodong Diesel), Kenneth (aka Vince Valvolene, formerly Ryan Rev-X),
and Olan (aka Brad Barbula). Seated: Igor (aka Cody Havoline)

Cherry had a bum toe, OJTs dropped foamboards on it. And in the absence / in lieu of Fafa Nick, we're getting Patty to do some management work for us.

Till next time, guys.

Ng bigla kong naging istudyante si Ella sa 166...

Si Micay Gapuz dapat yan. Nagkandalito-lito siguro si Rheena.


Yihee...

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Systems admin (at least knowledgeable sa SQL) for citibank
PM me for contact details.

It's HERE! (OTRFK)

It has been a good weekend for me. This morning LBC had a package for me.


After years of looking for a copy, I finally found and got one.


It's "Only the Ring Finger Knows" (OTRFK),  one of my first overseas lettering jobs way back in 2004-05. I never did get a copy of my own. I once scoured the local bookstores yet I was always been beaten to the stocks by other people also looking for the title. Never had any luck.


Not anymore.


Thanks to Ms. Jo and Ms. Rizza (ironic names, ano?) of Eiwa's Manga Store here in Multiply, I finally have one for my portfolio. Do pay them a visit for your manga fix. I highly recommend them.

:D

Pare...

Sixteen years ago...
I asked Buddy to have his band sign the cassette insert.

I found it!
It was lost for a couple of months (maybe even a year or two).
Saw the pile of cassette tapes and VIOLA!
There it was.

(note: as it turns out, "ultraelectromagneticpop" is too long for a tag in multiply.)

On the road...

rain...
slis...
tambayans...
quezon ave...
through the windshield...

Paalala lang po... (At pang-asar na rin)

  
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