29th Manila International Book Fair
[chenelyn of "Chenelyn, Chenelyn!"]
It is my first time to see a book fair. Although I always see exhibits such as IFEX, CFEX and F.A.M.E, these exhibits were always held in the World Trade Center, kaya it's also my first time to see (as in go inside) SMX Convention Center.
Book Fair
Lots of good publishing companies/bookstores/institutions are there, my favorites includes the UP Press, Ateneo Press, UST Publishing House, Anvil Publishing, National Book Store, Powerbooks, National Historical Institue, St. Pauls, Summit Media, Ibon Foundation, and Adarna Books. ( adarna:nostalgic ) There are 123 exhibitors kaya magsasawa ka talaga!
Most of the books are expensive, not-that-expensive, i'm just expecting cheap prices since it is a fair. Good thing i found bargain hard-bound books from National Bookstore, I bought one, "The Lost Constitution by William Martins." A "K-Zone Mag" for my brothers, "Cosmopolitan" for my mom and "Witch" for my friend from Summit Media naman. Those three magazines cost 100 pesos lang! Pero back issues. :D The two major bookstores, Powerbooks and National Bookstore made a 20 percent off in all of their items. I found three good books, babalikan ko na lang sila!
Ateneo Press and UP Press offers good books though Ateneo's products are not cheap. Controversial mostly and laman ng Ibon Foundation's booth pero ansarap basahin eh, UPng UP ba! :D
SMX CONVENTION CENTER
Since it's my first time ren dun sa venue, i'll dedicate a section of my post na rin. SMX in the outside is impressive, the architectural designs are good! I think fiber glass walls are good talaga for exhibit venues eh, they create an ambience of a corporate world at classy rin! The location of the venue is medyo inaccessible lalo na sa mga commuters since you really have to walk from the jeepney/taxi stop para makarating sa entrance. Or you can enter MOA na lang, at magpalamig habang nag tratravel. Air-conditioning is not that good kasi in other parts of the exhibit hall, naiinitan ako, dapat super centralized yung lamig ah!
A: Mainit dahil maraming tao!
Cleve: Exhibit hall nga eh, fair nga di ba? Malamang madami talaga ang tao kaya nga dapat malakas ang AC nila.
A: Sabi ko nga. Oo na nga.
The over-all physical look, ayos naman. Pero ang mga security guards at ang kanilang method of checking bags is not good. Haha. Ang disrespectful nung guard biglang hinahatak yung bag at manual airport type machine security checking sila! Yung parang ilalagay mo yung bag mo para ma x-ray sya tapos aantayin mo, ganon rin sa kanil except for being manual nung kanila. The restroom is very conventional, walang bago. Yung escalator, awesome! Ang taas nya talaga!
Enjoy the images. (Phone pics lang)
[racquel of "Ang Mahiwagang Buhok ni Racquel"]
[si Ampalaya of "Bakit Naging Mapait ang Ampalaya/Ang Alamat ng Ampalaya"]
[di ko kilala to! haha]
[ang mahabang escalator]
The rest are here, click na lang!
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Salinggawi’s 23rd SayawJuan
Salinggwi, UST's official dance troupe celebrates its 23rd anniversary (founded 1985) yesterday. In celebration with their anniversary, Salinggawi sponsored its 23rd annual university-wide dance competition entitled "SayawJuan." The competition will celebrate Filipino heritage through dances accompanied by opms.
I watched the show with my bestfriend. Enjoy naman! Magaling ang Salinggwi pero puro gymnastics ang nakita ko .... sana may streetdance! Everything is a plus dahil kasali ang mga dance troupes ng different colleges, i love the trio presentation ng One Shade Dance Squad (CFAD Dance Troupe) at group presentation naman ng Paci Rhitmos (AMV-UST CA Dance Troupe). Bored kami sa mga solo presentations eh. :D
The opening number na prepared by salinggawi is good naman kaso bad yung lightings at smoking machine, masyadong makapal yung smoke effect, hindi na makita yung mga dancers buti na lang at may dalawang giant screen (one on left side, the other on the right side). Madaming tao, sikat siguro ang competition na ito sa uste.
The judges nga lang ang are puro taga ust at former members ng salinggawi, sana nagsama sila ng isang outsider para for another perspective of their dances. :D
C: Bakit ang mura naman, 100 pesos lang?
B: Sa UST Gym lang kasi yun, tsaka may reg fees naman kasi na binayaran ang mga contestants nung eliminations.
C: Ah, oh, ano namang masama sa UST gym? Saan ba, doon sa annex o yung original?
B: Isipin mo kung saan dapat ang isang daang piso!
C: Grrrrr! Ang init dun!
That's the only problem, mainit! Hindi kasi aircon ang UST gym na original! Pero all in all, masaya at nakaka entertain naman ang mga presentations! Looking forward sa Sayaw Manila ng Indayog!
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2008 University Rankings (10) in Greater Luzon
The rankings were based on five categories namely: Facility, Faculty, Board Exam Passing Rate, Students and Academic Curriculum.
Facility will be rated according to ones university's buildings, learning equipment, and international learning standards competitiveness. Faculty will be rated according to academic degree of members of the faculty and student-to-faculty ratio. Board Exam Passing Rate will be rated according to passing rates and school topnotchings. Students will be rated according to academic competency and diversity. Lastly, Academic Curriculum will be rated according to courses offered, subject offered, grading system, research programs and curriculum flexibility. Ten being the highest and zero being the lowest will be used to get one's competency in the said category.
Universities as defined by the three-man council is an institution offering tertiary level of education disregarding its title. e.g., mapua institute of technology will still be considered as one of the universities in greater luzon.
TOP 10 UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TO FACILITY
1. University of Asia and the Pacific (10)
2. De La Salle University-Manila (9.7)
3. Ateneo De Manila University (8.7)
4. University of Santo Tomas (8.3)
5. University of the Philippines Manila [8]
6. Mapua Institute of Technology (7.3)
7. University of the Philippines Diliman (6.7)
8. University of the Philippines Los Banos (5.7)
9. University of the Philippines Baguio (5)
10. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (4.7)
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TOP 10 UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TO FACULTY
1. University of the Philippines Diliman (9.3)
2. University of the Philippines Manila (9)
3. Ateneo De Manila University (8.7)
4. University of the Philippines Los Banos (8.3)
5. [tie] University of the Philippines Baguio and De La Salle University Manila (8.3)
6. [tie] University of Asia and the Pacific and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila [8]
7. University of Santo Tomas (6.7)
8. Mapua Institute of Technology (6.3)
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TOP 10 UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TO BOARD EXAM PASSING RATE
1. University of the Philippines Diliman (9.3)
2. University of the Philippines Manila (8.7)
3. [tie] Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and University of the Philippines Los Banos (8.3)
4. [tie] Ateneo de Manila University and University of Santo Tomas [8]
5. De La Salle University Manila (7.3)
6. University of the Philippines Baguio (6)
7. Mapua Institute of Technology (6.7)
8. University of Asia and the Pacific (0)
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TOP 10 UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TOACADEMIC CURRICULUM
1. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (10)
2. [tie] Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines Diliman (9)
3. University of the Philippines Manila (8.3)
4. De La Salle University Manila [8]
5. University of Asia and the Pacific (7.3)
6. University of the Philippines Los Banos (7)
7. Mapua Institute of Technology (6)
8. University of the Philippines Baguio (5)
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TOP 10 UNIVERSITY ACCORDING TO STUDENTS
1. University of the Philippines Diliman (9.3)
2. [tie] Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines Manila (7.7)
3. University of the Philippines Los Banos (7.3)
4. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (7)
5. De La Salle University Manila (6.7)
6. University of Santo Tomas (5.3)
7. University of the Philippines Baguio (5.3)
8. [tie] Mapua Institute of Technology and University of Asia and the Pacific (3)
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TOP TEN UNIVERSITY IN GREATER LUZON
1. University of the Philippines Diliman (8.72)
2. Ateneo de Manila University (8.42)
3. University of the Philippines Manila (8.34)
4. De La Salle University Manila [7.88]
5. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (7.60)
6. University of the Philippines Los Banos (7.32)
7. University of Santo Tomas (7.12)
8. University of Asia and the Pacific (6.00)
9. Mapua Institute of Technology (5.86)
10. University of the Philippines Baguio (5.74)
*results are based on a deliberation & research done by the LMC Council. Ask me kung ano yung LMC.
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UP won!
It was a fresh victory for UP Fighting Maroons Men's Basketball Team on their first game on the 71st season of UAAP. UP was expected to win since NU Bulldogs were a no-match to hungry players of UP Fighting Maroons. Most members of the UAAP commitee agreed on that thing as they were interviewed after the game. "Ang UP Centennial nila, naghanda yan, hindi basta basta magpapabaya." Taken from an interview with one of the commitees.
People haven’t forgotten their winless performance last year, and have used this to dismiss this squad as this generation’s version of last generation’s NU. However, the UAAP has a way of turning the tables on unsuspecting individuals.
A simple win is good, a couple of wins is momentous, but getting into the Final Four is nothing but a miracle for the men's basketball team of UP Fighting Maroons. he ya! Mananalo kami! ASA. =)
Too bad ADMU won. T_T Animo LA SALLE!
UP FIGHT!
[matatapang, matatalino, walang takot
kahit kanino, hinding hindi magpapahuli..
ganyan kaming mga taga UP!]
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UAAP Schedule of Games
I just thought this post could be helpful to those who want to know the schedules. I feel so bad, i was not able to watch the first game. ^_^
Tomorrow .. it would be a fight between UP and NU; and between LaSalle and Ateneo. It would be in Araneta. Some games are scheduled to be played in Ultra.
[uaap centennial floor]
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Innocent ’til Proven Guilty
This day, Every Campus Nation Ministries (ENCM) sponsored a mini-pirated version of the 1 vs. 100. It was held in UP Manila, College of Arts and Sciences, Rizal Hall, Little Theater at around 4:30 pm. It has to be exact, I want to be like Tycho Brahe .. accurate and precise. =)
It was entitled as 1 vs. 50. Dien and me was chosen to represent the-ever-popular-and-famous block 4 of political science. Remember the P-O-Llll-S-C-I-Blk4 cheer? I really had fun hearing those. At first, I thought the game show questions would be relevant to the sponsor (ENCM), and it would be something like Who did the posting of Ten Commandments? I just thought it would be like that. Obviously, I was wrong. It would be something different and something comical to others.
The mob against the 1 was composed of different freshmen from different courses, the mob was actually 52 when it started. I was very nervous that time. I don't want to disappoint my block mates. I told Dien that we really have to reach the second question before getting eliminated. She agreed then laughed. "Nakakahiya kapag una palang tapos na tayo," she told me. I agreed.
The brave "one" who dare to test his wits against 52 is a professor in UP Manila, also a graduate of Biochemistry in University of the Philippines. He looks like Yao Ming wearing glasses with thick lens. One of the mobs told me that he was a summa cum laude. WTF.
The first question was too easy, no one got eliminated as expected. The next set of questions got tricky and there was this one question that made the 52 mobs into 36. What is Dora the Explorer's nationality? Dien and I argued and agreed that Dora is a Spanish. "Ang itim kaya nya, she can be a mexican, and mexicans do speak spanish," a mob from the back told her co-mob. Dora is so pretentious. LOLS. And as i expected, Dora's nationality is Spanish. Thanks for my sister who insists on watching this gimikera. =)
Dien and I made it to the top 17. We won over the one. He didnt know whether Kitchie Nadal is from UP, DLSU or Ateneo. She was from LaSalle. And Dien and I answered it right. We got a 176 peso prize each. We reached the 3000 pesos money tree. I really had fun with this event specially with Dora the Explorer's nationality confusion. Remember, it is the Iskolar ng Bayan's weakness, Dora the Explorer.
When I got home, it's already 730 pm. My mom got mad at me since my dismissal is only 4pm. We argued. I silently argued with her. And she commented something that piss me off. She told me that I was just malling or nag gagala. I was so tired by that time that I got angry. She reprimanded me and took my allowaces, she told me that I have to bring lunch instead of money.
Moms do consider some laws but not the law of "Innocence Until Proven Guilty."
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I am excited to the coming orientation of UP Manila Debate Circle. It's the wilingness that I have. It will be on June 30 and July 4. I don't have any plans of joining PoLiS. It's too boring for me. I hope I will be able to join the Debate Circle and the Indayog Dance Varsity.
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