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My first week as a second year political science major in UP Manila and as a freshman (sorry for the gender insensitivity) block coordinator is so toxic. Surprisingly, most of the professors decided to start their lectures right away during our first day of meeting. And of course, i have to juggle my being as a student and as an FBC. But i'm not complaining, i have friends and it's so fun to be with them.

016.  Student Assistant

Weh. Nag-resign na ako as a student assistant of my department. Aww. I served the department for two months. I decided to quit being an SA because i'm not that good in managing my time. My free times would be used up for my FBC duties kaya hindi ko na talaga kaya. :)

Ate Julie: Mag-reresign ka na?

Cleve: Opo. Haha.

Ate Julie: Mag-aaral ka daw.

Cleve: Opo nga po.

Ate Julie: Ano ba gusto mo? Summa Cum Laude.

Cleve: Hindi naman po.

Ate Julie: E ano?

Cleve: Palitan po si Chancellor or si Sir K. Hahaha.

Ate Julie: Matagal-tagal na pag-aaral yan.

Ate Julie is the secretary of DSS. UP Manila's present Chancellor is Dr. Ramon L. Arcadio. And the present chairperson of DSS is Prof. Bernard LM Karganilla or Sir K.

017. Economics 11

Economics 11 or Econ 11 is Introduction to Economics. Since first year high school, favorite ko na talaga ang Econ. When I was in grade school, I read econ news in newspapers. Kahit di ko pa naiintindihan yung ibang mga terms dun, nagbabasa pa rin ako. It gives me the sense of being able to know the totality of our nation's economy. Kaya excited ako sa Econ11 namin.

My professor in Econ11 is Prof. Mariam Tuvera, a graduate of MSc in Economic History in London School of Economics. Haha. Two shots! Nung gradeshooler ako, gusto ko talaga mag-college sa LSE. Hahahah! Akala ko dati ganun lang kadali ang mag-college abroad eh. Kaya sobrang natuwa ako! LSE is now called the London School of Economics and Political Science. Naks!

Our first two meetings is typical but na-enjoy ko talaga ang first two na ito dahil nakaka-jive ko ang class at si Ma'am Tuvera sa mga discussions. :) Looking forward sa aming trip sa Stock Exchange in Ortigas.

018. Physical Education 2 - Philippine Games

Ayan. My PE is PhilGames. Exciting! Haha. I never had the chance to play in the streets when I was a kid kaya excited ako! Pero huwag niyo ako maliitin dahil i know the mechanisms of filipino games like patintero, langit-lupa and taguan. Haha.

Non-block ako dito kaya I'm somewhat silent (?). Talaga? Sana makilala ko silang lahat especially that one of my classmate here is my neighbor. Haha. I didn't know that he is a student in UPM. I didn't know he's existing too. Haha.

Ma'am Dioquino is funny and entertaining. :) Mukha siyang kalaro talaga. Yun naman talaga ang sabi niya. We have to treat her as a kalaro.

019. Humanities 1

Humanities 1 is Literature, Society and the Individual. Poems are boring. Gawwd. Katakot. Haha. But fictions are heaven! May it be a novel, a short story or a novella, i like fictions! Plays or Dramas are under consideration. It will depend if it's Shakespearean or  Greek. Greek play=boring! We'll be studying poetry, fictions and plays. I don't have a problem with reading naman,  i just find some works really boring. Haha. :D Pero dahil may Nick Joaquin sa reading list ... Okay na ako! More!

My professor here is a literature major, Prof. Rex Lago Paras. He's witty and i enjoy his comments. Haha. He's young pa kasi kaya walang generation gap. Okay, sana lang hindi ako antukin sa poetry part, medyo mahina ako dun. Haha.

020. Natural Science 2

Natural Science 2 or NatSci 2 is Foundations of Natural Science II.  It is a two-part course comprise of biology and geology. Unfortunately, geology ang nauna. I perform better kapag biology! Sayyaang! Haha.

I had an Earth Science subject when I was in first year. Haha. The whole subject is devoted to geology kaya may background naman ako. Right, Ashley? Haha.

Prof. Tabin II is my instructor here. Makulit. Haha. Let's see if i will be able to perform well in this course.

021. Humanities 2

Humanities 2 or Hum2 is all about Art, Man and Society. In particular, Hum2's focus is the visual arts. We'll be doing reviews, crtique papers and trips. I don't like visual arts. Kaya nga wala akong talent sa visual arts eh. Haha. May humanities subject naman ako nung fourth year HS pero art history lang yun. Sana art history lang 'to. Haha. Natatakot ako.

I can't draw or paint. Haha. Pero I appreciate the visual arts naman. All those paintings and sculptures in the Vatican, I want to own them! :D Intimidated nga lang ako sa mga IntarMed student there since the course is restricted to IntarMed students. Haha. :)

I don't know who my prof here is. Hindi siya nagpakilala eh. And oh, RH 303 ang classroom namin. Napaka-conducive naman niya at ang ganda ng viewing facilities. Sana lahat ng rooms ganun. Kahit may 250 pesos for every subject para ma-improve ang rooms. Haha.

022. Political Science 14

PolSci 14 is all about Philippine Government and Politics. This is my second major subject as a polsci major. Haha. And obviously, gusto ko ang lahat ng mga polsci subjects! :) Super excited ako sa PS 14 kasi paniniwala ko na ito talaga ang core major namin dahil it's all about Philippine politics. Masaya eh!

Three hours straight. Agh. Madugo.

And my professor for this course is Prof. Carl Ramota, head of the Political Science program. Iisa lang ang naririnig ko kapag Ramota ang subjects, TOXIC! :) Haha. Hi Sir! Our first meeting proves the theory that any Ramota subject is toxic. Hahahaha. He gave us a quiz about current events. Lucky for me, medyo alam ko naman ang mga nangyayari. I got a decent score. When i say decent, i mean passing naman. Haha! :) And we have to pass a topic proposal on our next meeting! Gah. Toxic nga.

But i'm sure na marami akong matutunan sa course na ito. Suupperr! Sir Ramota is a good mentor ... wala pang generation gap, i think. :D

Prof. Ramota is a graduate of PolSci program in UP Manila. I think he got his Masters from UP Diliman. I don't know which program. (Either PolSci or Public Ad) Haha. :) And he's a former EIC of Manila Collegian too. Toxic na talaga.

023. Social Science 2

Social Science 2 or SocSci Dos is Socio, Political and Economic Thought. It's all about the ideas of selected 14 Western Thinkers! Haha. Syempre, gusto ko rin ang course na ito dahil it's super related sa aking degree program. Its actually recommended for us to take up SocSci Dos as one of our GE courses in SSP.

Three hours straight rin. Nakakahilo. :)

My instructor here is Prof. Jalton Taguibao. He's my professor for the second time. Haha. He's the bassist of Sugarfree. And syempre, jive na talaga ako kay Sir Jal. :) Haha. He's class is actually more enjoyable now. At ang ganda talaga ng mga ideas ni Sir Jal. He will show you some obvious examples na hindi mo na-realize na ganun pala ang relevance niya. Good observant! :D

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024. Raven, an Adamson student

Okay. Haha. Raven is my younger brother. Haha. He is a Computer Science major in Adamson University. Syempre, inaaway ko palagi. Haha. May superiority.

Classes are suspended in Adamson because of a confirmed case of A(H1N1) Virus . The student was from the College of Science which is Raven's college. And unexpectedly, Raven's experiencing all the symptoms of the virus.

We brought him to the nearest referal hospital, the San Lazaro Medical Center. And guess what? Nagkita silang lahat mag-classmates dun. Lahat sila parehas ang nararamdaman. What can you say?

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