A Takeoff For the Second Semester
I can already feel that this second semester will be as sweet and as awesome as my first semester. Not that I can predict things a la Nostradamus but the courses I will take this semester are all awesome. I will have new professors and I will be introduced to the other interesting fields in the study of politics. I also have some affiliations that I’m pretty sure will make this semester more interesting than usual. This semester will just be short because of all the holidays and the breaks but I promise to make the most out of it. Actually, I have 18 cool-and-not-so-cool reasons why I should and would definitely enjoy this semester.
- I will be having my first International Relations/ International Politics /Global Politics course under the Political Science program. So the name of the field itself is already a debate. What is major major excited. Yay!
- Professor Carl Ramota who has a Master’s degree in Global Politics from Ateneo will handle the IR course (PS 182). Readings overload. But hey, he’s an awesome professor.
- I will be taking my third Philosophy course this semester. It is a course on Moral Philosophy (Ethics- Philo 171). I’ve been waiting for this since my first year. Philosophy is my first favorite field of knowledge! Finally!
- The Secretary of the UP Board of Regents or the Secretary of the UP System Dr. Lou Abadingo will be my professor for a Political Science statistics course. Wala lang. Just so you guys know. And I’m excited about it.
- This year’s lantern parade for CAS will be different, hopefully. I’m not saying that it will be awesome but it will definitely be cool. Now, that’s DOUBLE pressure.
- Freethinkers UP Manila will have its first meet-up on December 1st. Yay! Interested? Join!
- My dad will be home from Dubai. Not so looking forward to my dad coming home but the PASALUBONGS. Just kidding. But seriously, pasalubong!
- The University-wide strike against budget cuts last 25 and 26 was so successful! Now, prepare for the historic youth march to the Senate. Sounds like FQS to me. Re-creating history. Awesome, k.
- Political Science practicum after this semester. Excited. Senate and DFA, please.
- I will be taking my third course under Professor Risa Jopson. I just love the fact that my course leader for PS 163 (Political Behavior, Processes and Movements) is a graduate of ISS in Netherlands. Okay, this sounds like my future.
- Another semester to serve the students through awesome projects. PRESSURE! TRIPLE PRESSURE! :D Time to change my relationship status from single to being married to the CAS students.
- Green Christmas decors all over the metro! This is true heaven. Life is awesome like this every December. Greeeeen!
- Two more seasons of the OC. Life without them is just plain boring. =))) Actually, that’s not life at all. An episode a day keeps me grounded, calm and sane.
- GOAL FOR THIS SEMESTER: Uno for all subjects! All the way! Okay, I mean, NOT PE. But please. Crucial semester.
- I just feel good about this semester. Feeling good! Looking Good! One year of CleveArguelles dotcom!
- Finally did it. I was able to let you go. I’m so done with you. Strangely though, I feel better.
- 2011! Another year to look forward to! More awesome years in this not-so-awesome planet. I’m gonna party like its 2011!
- JANUARY FIRST. I’m turning legal next year. That day, year 1993, someone great was born! He was later named Cleve Kevin Robert V. Arguelles.
How about you? Do you have any reason to enjoy this semester?
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Summer Break (?)
Well, it's already summer. This is my hottest summer so far. Ang init di'ba? Sobra? I have to leave super early or super late whenever i'm going somewhere para hindi masyado mainit. Pero kahit mainit ang summer, masarap paring i-enjoy ito with your friends and family. I usually go out with my elementary friends kapag summer usually sa form ng swimming outing kasama ang aking family. It's really really relaxing to go out kapag summer especially after a super toxic academic year. My college friends, my family and I were planning to have a swimming na nga dapat pero it was cancelled because of my mom. She needs to attend a meeting that day. But that's not really my point here. This is supposed to be a SUMMER BREAK. Not just summer but summer break!
HEAT WAVE!
I won as the Vice Chair of the 38th CAS Student Council. And our term includes this summer semester. We just had our first General Assembly last Monday. Feel ko this will be the best CAS SC ever. Ang productive ng meeting and we were able to cover all the items listed in the agenda. We had a council workshop from the NUSP Chair Eisntein Recedes (Education Situationer) and from Student Regent Charrise Banez (UP Situationer). The council was also invited by the LABAN UP-PGH Movement. Mr. Ardynne delivered a 30 minute speech regarding the issue. At ang saya lang talaga ng meeting! Super fun! We're like close friends na even though we come from different pespectives. Masarap mag-trabaho kapag ganun! But that's not really my point here. I just learned na ang dami pala naming gagawin this summer semester. We have to man the SC Office to ensure physical visibility tapos we have to ensure na makapag-semestral planning na kami kaya madaming meetings. Aside from that, there are also outside invitations from NUSP and KSUP for council seminars. Plus another one from the UP Manila Chancellor.
Aside from the council work, I have to attend and be present rin sa freshmen registration and PDE weeks because I'm also part of the FBCP. I have to help the new batch because I love them like that. Mahal ko lang talaga yung FBCP kaya pupunta pa rin ako doon. And I miss working with them plus the freshies.
FBCP Training 2009-2010
Aside from the school-related works, I also have to campaign for KABATAAN Partylist. We're targeting for three seats for this election. Ang hirap nga lang. I have to double my effort lalo na when it comes to online campaigning. Ang loser ko nga since I was not able to message all my friends to pledge their vote for KABATAAN, Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza. ANG LAPIT NA NG ELEKSYON! Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza needs to be elected!
Pledge your votes!
Aside from those, I'm attending a 20-day Government Internship Program of our City because my parents wants me to. This is like a summer job because I will get paid for this but I'm not sure if I'll be given an office work. Feel ko this is easier than being a student assistant in UP Manila. We were told that we just have to attend seminars regarding different topics e. So, hindi hassle. I don't have to use my brain! But this is so time-consuming since this will be conducted whole day. This will eat much of my time for this summer and will eat my free time for council works, FBC duties and campaigning for KABATAAN Partylist, Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza.
NASAAN ANG SUMMER BREAK KO? Sana may summer class na lang ako 'no? I don't want to stay home the whole duration of summer pero I don't want this kind of toxic-ness. Rigggggggggggght? Pero I'm sure that I will be able to enjoy this naman. Gusto ko kayang pinapahirapan ang sarili ko! Gusto kong toxic ako! That way, I will be able to use my brain and spend all my energy para hindi nasasayang! I promise that I post a comment or my take on a current issue soon. Wala na akong matinong post! But I promise to make one soon.
Goodluck and may you all enjoy your summer breaks! :D
Don't forget KABATAAN Partylist ha! #152!
Please vote for #33 Liza Maza and #37 Satur Ocampo for Senators!
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ASAP-Katipunan
AK Logo
Ang Tunay, Palaban at Makabayan.
The red, yellow and green in the logo represents the core values of AK. Red for being pro-people, yellow for being pro-student and green for being pro-environment. For its 11 years of existence, this has always been the framework of ASAP-Katipunan.
Alternative Student's Alliance for Progress-Katipunan ng Mga Progresibong Mag-aaral ng Bayan (A-K).
WHY A-K?
Dahil ito ay TUNAY. (Genuine alliance for the Students that genuinely represents their interests)
- A-K (the only alliance to) stood against the imposition of TOFI which implemented a 300 percent increase in tuition and other fee. There were mobilizations, protest actions and room-to-room campaigns to mobilize students against this anti-student tuition hike. WE ARE AGAINST TUITION HIKE.
- A-K is also (the only alliance that is) standing up against the PAASCU/PACUCUOA accreditation which will probably end up in tuition and other fee increases (historical).
- A-K lobbied for the inclusion of pro-student and democratic provisions in the 2008 UP Charter.
- A-K (the only alliance that) has been lobbying for a HIGHER state subsidy because we believe that EDUCATION is a RIGHT. It is just logical that the government should provide higher subsidy to allow more deserving students to study in UP.
- A-K (the only alliance that) defended our one and only student representation in the Board of Regents by being part of the DEFEND THE OSR ALLIANCE. A-K is the only alliance that campaigned for YES to the CRSRS referendum ensuring that we will have a Student Regent. We fought for our right to be represented in the BOR.
- A-K lobbied and joined the mobilization to ensure that the current Student Regent, Charisse Banez, be recognized by the BOR and be seated. WE ARE FOR THE STUDENTS.
Dahil ito ay PALABAN. (Militant struggle for the advancement of student's democratic rights, interests and welfare)
- A-K consistently called for the rejection and scrapping of TOFI. Others again use their defeatist logic and asked for the revision of TOFI. A-K lobbied in the BOR meeting for the scrapping of the TOFI via TOFI Policy Review. WE WILL NOT BEND TO ANYONE, ONLY TO THE WELFARE OF THE STUDENTS.
- A-K ensured that democratic provisions be included in the UP Charter.
- A-K advances the idea that EDUCATION is a RIGHT and not just a PRIVILEGE of the few. We are militantly struggling for this by attending protest actions, mobilizations and organizing walk-outs for higher state subsidy.
- A-K continuously opposes all forms of campus repression and commercialization of UP education.
- WE WILL COLLECTIVELY ADVANCE OUR RIGHTS.
Dahil ito ay MAKABAYAN. (Service not just to the student, but to the People. The True Iskolars ng Bayan.)
- A-K recognizes that the problems of the Iskolars ng Bayan are not different from the problems of the people. WE ARE ONE with the PEOPLE.
- A-K stood against PGH budget cut as we believe that is the prime duty of the state to provide free and quality health care services to the poor.
- A-K joined the mobilization against UP President Emerlinda Roman's memorandum to unseat the duly-elected new PGH director Dr. Gonzales. It was a success. WE ARE ONE with the UP-PGH Community.
- A-K is continuously supporting our peasant brothers and sisters by advocating and lobbying for the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill and by conducting Basic Masses Integration wherein students will be immersed in a community of peasants, workers or indigenous people.
- A-K is continuously supporting workers by supporting across the board wage hike, by joining them in their picket lines, creating multi-sectoral alliance, and by lobbying for measures that will help the poor like the scrapping of EVAT and the OIL deregulation law.
- A-K is continuously supporting the sector of the women by supporting GABRIELLA with its policies and advocacies.
- A-K created a multi-sectoral alliance dubbed as REV-UP Manila that is composed of All UP Workers Union, All UP Academic Employees Union, Health Alliance for Democracy, ASAP-KATIPUNAN, GABRIELA and NNARA-Youth. WE ARE ONE with the Health workers, with the Professors, with the Students, with the Women, with the Peasants, with the Workers---with the FILIPINO PEOPLE.
- WE CONDEMN THE ILLEGAL ARREST AND TORTURE of the 43 HEALTH WORKERS. We are one with the various sectors of the society that calls for the immediate release of the health workers. SERVICE to the PEOPLE.
Tayo Isko, Para sa Pagbabago! Tumayo Isko Para sa Pagbabago!
Leadership guided by the three principles of being pro-student, pro-people and pro-environment through collective action, consultation with the students and service to the people. THIS IS ASAP-Katipunan.
Now, you can quit asking me in my Formspring why I'm with AK and not with the other party. Because I chose to be one with the students and one with the people. You can't choose a party based on winnability dahil ang party hindi lang pang eleksyon, it must be active all-year round serving the students and the people.
Dahil ang Pagbabago, Dapat MAKABAYAN! Tumayo ka Isko Para sa Pagbabago!
*adopted from redstudentswill
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Magazines
Because my friends and other people I know cannot stand my haircut anymore, I decided to visit a salon near our place and have my new haircut. The place is fine. There's a home-y feeling, the people are friendly and its services are way way cheaper compared to mainstream salons.
Before
After
I used to patronize Bench's Fix Salon services but it turned out to be not good. It's just a hype! You don't get the service that you deserve even if it's costly than most other salons. I find it difficult to patronize a salon where people are just too tired to give you a good service or even a friendly smile. If not for the magazines, i'd rather have my hair be cut by my mom. Not serious.
This salon that I visited serves fast. As if it's a food. And you will not be bored because of the television set. But even if they're fast, I still have to wait for my mom because girls loves to overdo it. You know how girls manages to overdo everything (from cooking up to dressing up). I tried not to be bored. Magazines rescued me from the boring trip.
After reading two magazines, I realized that i'm not reading magazines recently. I used to read magazines. I used to buy magazines. I used to borrow magazines. I forgot why I chose not to read magazines anymore. Maybe it's because of the lack of time or it's costly.
Not interested in Wine and Martha though
So, this year, I think I should start reading magazines again. The articles are entertaining and sometimes, helpful too. You just have to pick the right magazine for you. Match it with your interests, hobbies or even with your frustrations. Find a magazine that you can relate to and can be helpful in the things that you do.
I've been reading Bluprint last year. It's an architecture and interior design resource by a Philippine media company. It's refreshing to see well-designed houses and sometimes inspiring too. But sometimes the thin line between inspiring and intimidating suddenly cease to exist. It's available for just one hundred and fifty bucks.
Bluprint Spread
Can you recommend a good magazine for me? I'll be checking the magazine stand and start reading again. Online magazines are welcome.
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That Cool Reading Glasses
I used to fake illness when I was a kid. Or maybe even today. When I'm too lazy to go to school or too tired to play with my cousins, I used to fake headaches or even fever. It's fun when grown-ups believe you or they don't believe you but they let you be that lazy boy for that day. I want to fake that I have an eye illness because I wanna wear that cool eyeglasses.
Harry's
It was my dream to wear eyeglasses or even reading glasses. Aside from the fact that Harry Potter wears one, you look really smart and geeky (can be nerdy too) when you're wearing one. And being smart or geeky is cool for me. Before my first day of college in UP Manila, my mom and I went to an Eye center to have my, obviously, eyes checked. They told me that I have a Presbyopia. What the hell is that P thing? Presbyopia is the inability for the eye to focus on nearby objects, affecting tasks such as reading, sewing, and writing (and using computer). Presbyopia occurs naturally and typically affects people when they reach middle age. I'm just fifteen by that time.
So it was the realization of my dream. But I realized that wearing an eyeglass is not fun, it's actually irritating and i'm always bothered. I started not wearing it just because i don't feel cool or smart when I'm wearing it. I'm still having hard times sometimes when I read but i think it's already gone. Ha for me!
The ophthalmologist told me to undergo a NearVision Conductive Keratoplasty (NearVision CK) procedure which can reduce or eliminate the need for reading glasses for months at a time. I'm afraid of anything that is slow and painful that's why i ignored it. But I discovered that in the US, it can be done in a doctor’s office in about 20 minutes and that recovery can be as little as few hours. And normally (Pray!), it has no pain. What the hell is a NearVision CK? Too scientific for me, read it here.
NearVision CK's No More Reading Glasses
Because I love to read news, articles, magazines and books, I've noticed that Stahl Eye Center which has been established 35 years ago has been gaining popularity on NearVision CK treatment. Plus, USAEyes (I've read this from a magazine somewhere), a nonprofit patient advocacy have verified that the Stahl Eye Center can meet or even exceed procedural norms. If you are university-centric/conscious, their doctors are graduates from top universities such us UCLA (THE UCLA), John Hopkins and Yale. But unfortunately, Stahl Eye Center can only be found in three locations: New York, Manhattan and Long Island. Lucky for the US people and those who can afford.
You can watch this video (Stahl Eye) for more information.
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Project 365: A Year in A Life
Rent on Carlos Romulo Auditorium this February
525, 600 minutes,
525, 000 moments so dear.
525, 600 minutes, how do you measure - measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In number- how do you measure a year in the life?
-Seasons of Love, from Rent
I have a serious Rent hangover since the day I've seen it. I love the song Seasons of Love because of its lyrics. It's dramatic but at the same time rejoicing. Right? I'm mentioning the song because of Project 365. Yes, I'm on Project 365. I've figured that this is a good way to measure a year in the life. Corny? I actually got the idea from Bryan ( Kuya Bryan, LOL ). But I know that Project 365 was not his idea, i think the project has been going around for already six or seven years.
Project 365, FTW!
It actually made me excited because I will be doing a dare-yourself-for-the-whole-year thing. It is a test of commitment and constancy. Sort of. I initially thought that it will be about taking pictures of yourself everyday for a year. But it was kinda off because, i think, no one is that interested and that weird to actually like to see your face for everyday for a year. Right? So instead of that, I will be taking one picture a day of things (can be people) that made my day interesting or memorable for a year. Sounds cool, right? I will post it here in my blog ( weekly or daily or randomly) and will try to put some meaningful captions to make it more interesting.
A Year of Pictures
This will be fun. I'd love to see the pictures after a year. It's like an album of what happened the whole year. It's a scrapbook. A journal. A diary. I hope it will really be able to measure my year. I'd love to see how my look changes and how things/people around me changes too. Cool, right?
I will be providing links of some of the helpful tips I've found on the internet on how to this project. Here they are:
> Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way
> Tips for Shooting One Photo a Day for 365 Days
> Project 365: Take a photo a day for a year
I'm not a photographer or anything that has something to do with pictures. I don't have an awesome slash expensive digital camera. I just want to try this because I want to see how things change. I really think that this will be fun.I now have four pictures in my camera. I will post it soon. You can try it too next year! 2010 is the year of my P-365!
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Anyone interested in watching an on-stage Filipino rendition of Rent this February? Please? Please?
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