I took some time away from my acad works to blog about all the things that I missed to tell. I was deprived of time to enjoy and relax the past weekS. To tell you honestly, the first months of 2014 is giving me constant heart-and-head acheS. But let me not put myself down. As I always tell myself, "focus on better things left." So that's what I think I should do.
We've been bombarded with a lot of school works that I cannot feel vacay days or even weekends anymore. It's as if rest had disappeared suddenly from my vocabulary. And to make things worst, there are also some predicaments within the comforts of our home. I still have to do my everyday chores and such.
With regards to other challenges, well my brother met an accident last month. Thank God, only the car was damaged. My phone was also snatched while I was in school. And lastly, the never-ending requirements from my professors. But don't get me wrong, the latter was not said in a sarcastic manner. I just want to rant stuff that stressed me these days. Hahaha. These are the inevitable things in life that needed acceptance. "Move on, let go." as how the RATs put it.
But despite all of these, there are still many things to be thankful for. I just turned 20 last 13th and I'm glad to have celebrated it in the most unique way.
Two days before my birthday, I had dinner with Ina and Sayaka (my new Japanese friend who I met last January for my "interview with a foreigner" task for Intercultural Communication). We ate at Maginhawa. Finally, I already had a taste of Maginhawa. We had Japanese food. Nomnomnom. I also dropped by the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice to had a mini-conversation with God. :)
Then after, I went to Tado's wake to pay my respect. It was a tough night. Last Brewrats reunion. Ramon, Angel, RA and Jun were there. We'll miss you, Sir Tado. I hope you're having a good time in your journey.
I went out with my friends last 12th. We had lunch at Jollibee and we went to K-Hub for one hour of videoke.
Then on the exact day of my birthday was the 3rd Young Communicators' Congress that coincided with the 1st PUP Mabini Media Awards. Different media practitioners were there. I felt as if they really made my day special.
Lastly, the thing that got me really crazy. I finally met the author of the books that made me cry! Haha. Mitch Albom! I think I have to do a special post about it whenever I find another time. He was so sweet and humble. He finished signing 1,800+ books and he made sure that he talked to everyone. I really have a lot to say about the event. But for now, Thank you, Mitch for coming to the Philippines -- not only for the benefit of your fans but for those who were affected by the typhoon as well.
Bye for now. I have to get back with some more papers. I hope to be back soon.
The annual event of PUP-College of Communication’s Young
Communicators’ Congress was held at the AFP Theater last October 19, 2012. The
theme of this year’s YCC was “Advocates of Peace and the Environment for
Sustainable Development”. The speakers that were invited to talk were from
different institutions and media
organizations. There were also moderators who manage the open forum part of
each session. These moderators came from our college’s roster of successful alumni
like Steve Dailisan, Papa Jack, Zhander Cayabyab to name a few.
To start the congress, there was Dr. Bradley Freeman from
Nanyang Technological University who gave his thoughts on the role of media in
the global marketplace. It was followed by the talk of Mr. Ed Karlon Rama who
discussed about peace and conflict resolution which again, media is part of.
Also, Atty. Michael Toledo from PHILEX Mining Company gave information about
media engagement in crisis communication. As an example, he shared the
company’s sentiments on the negative issues that they’ve been receiving. Atty.
Toledo was then followed by one of the successful alumnus of PUP who’s one of
the anchors of TV Patrol – Mr. Ted Failon. His topic focused on conflict
stories. He took a certain episode of his weekly program Failon Ngayon as an
example. Surely, he’s one of the bravest media personalities I’ve known. As he
spoke, I’ve seen in him how dedicated he is to his work, as he tries his best
to be of help to eliminate the problems of the nation. By the way, he had shared the stage with GMA-7’s Senior News Correspondent, Steve Dailisan on the
open forum. (Kind of awkward I guess, as they come from different media firms.
Though Steve lighten the awkward feels when he said “May Kapuso, may Kapamilya
pero parehong PUPian.”) On the latter part of the congress, Mr. Nathaniel Cruz
commonly known as Mang Tani, was the one who led the talk on media as a tool
for disaster preparedness. I was fortunate enough to get the chance to ask him
a question. (Ok. I’ll be having another blog post which will be more
elaborative focusing on this part. Since that blog post would be more of my
fangirl side, I decided not to bring it up in this post. Anyway, pardon me for
getting giddy and all but I hope you understand my fangirling hormones. Thank
you.) Papa Jack was the moderator for Mang Tani’s session. So my question was
about the projects or studies which can help in preparing for disasters in our
country. He replied that there are many studies that are being made to give
solutions to disaster-related problems but it is not an easy job and it should
be continuous. Kara David was the next to speak. She shared her experiences
during coverage of children in difficult situations. She never fails to amaze
me with her “lectures”. I always learn from her whenever she gives talks. (The
first time I heard her was during the Learniversity at PUP). The last three
speakers were Mr. Juan Armando Rojo of Public Relations Society of the
Philippines (Responsible Media for National Development); Mr. Jose Enrique
Africa of IBON Foundation (Advocacy Research: The IBON Foundation experience);
and Atty. Nepomuceno Malaluan, Co-convenor of Acess to Information Network
(Status of Freedom of Information Bill).
The day was filled with fun and learning. It has replaced
the tears that fell down from my eyes brought about by stress from the weeks that
had passed due to requirements that have yet to be accomplished. Looking
forward to more events like this. To end this post, let me share to you these photos:
I took some time away from my acad works to blog about all the things that I missed to tell. I was deprived of time to enjoy and relax the past weekS. To tell you honestly, the first months of 2014 is giving me constant heart-and-head acheS. But let me not put myself down. As I always tell myself, "focus on better things left." So that's what I think I should do.
We've been bombarded with a lot of school works that I cannot feel vacay days or even weekends anymore. It's as if rest had disappeared suddenly from my vocabulary. And to make things worst, there are also some predicaments within the comforts of our home. I still have to do my everyday chores and such.
With regards to other challenges, well my brother met an accident last month. Thank God, only the car was damaged. My phone was also snatched while I was in school. And lastly, the never-ending requirements from my professors. But don't get me wrong, the latter was not said in a sarcastic manner. I just want to rant stuff that stressed me these days. Hahaha. These are the inevitable things in life that needed acceptance. "Move on, let go." as how the RATs put it.
But despite all of these, there are still many things to be thankful for. I just turned 20 last 13th and I'm glad to have celebrated it in the most unique way.
Two days before my birthday, I had dinner with Ina and Sayaka (my new Japanese friend who I met last January for my "interview with a foreigner" task for Intercultural Communication). We ate at Maginhawa. Finally, I already had a taste of Maginhawa. We had Japanese food. Nomnomnom. I also dropped by the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice to had a mini-conversation with God. :)
Then after, I went to Tado's wake to pay my respect. It was a tough night. Last Brewrats reunion. Ramon, Angel, RA and Jun were there. We'll miss you, Sir Tado. I hope you're having a good time in your journey.
I went out with my friends last 12th. We had lunch at Jollibee and we went to K-Hub for one hour of videoke.
Then on the exact day of my birthday was the 3rd Young Communicators' Congress that coincided with the 1st PUP Mabini Media Awards. Different media practitioners were there. I felt as if they really made my day special.
Lastly, the thing that got me really crazy. I finally met the author of the books that made me cry! Haha. Mitch Albom! I think I have to do a special post about it whenever I find another time. He was so sweet and humble. He finished signing 1,800+ books and he made sure that he talked to everyone. I really have a lot to say about the event. But for now, Thank you, Mitch for coming to the Philippines -- not only for the benefit of your fans but for those who were affected by the typhoon as well.
Bye for now. I have to get back with some more papers. I hope to be back soon.
The annual event of PUP-College of Communication’s Young
Communicators’ Congress was held at the AFP Theater last October 19, 2012. The
theme of this year’s YCC was “Advocates of Peace and the Environment for
Sustainable Development”. The speakers that were invited to talk were from
different institutions and media
organizations. There were also moderators who manage the open forum part of
each session. These moderators came from our college’s roster of successful alumni
like Steve Dailisan, Papa Jack, Zhander Cayabyab to name a few.
To start the congress, there was Dr. Bradley Freeman from
Nanyang Technological University who gave his thoughts on the role of media in
the global marketplace. It was followed by the talk of Mr. Ed Karlon Rama who
discussed about peace and conflict resolution which again, media is part of.
Also, Atty. Michael Toledo from PHILEX Mining Company gave information about
media engagement in crisis communication. As an example, he shared the
company’s sentiments on the negative issues that they’ve been receiving. Atty.
Toledo was then followed by one of the successful alumnus of PUP who’s one of
the anchors of TV Patrol – Mr. Ted Failon. His topic focused on conflict
stories. He took a certain episode of his weekly program Failon Ngayon as an
example. Surely, he’s one of the bravest media personalities I’ve known. As he
spoke, I’ve seen in him how dedicated he is to his work, as he tries his best
to be of help to eliminate the problems of the nation. By the way, he had shared the stage with GMA-7’s Senior News Correspondent, Steve Dailisan on the
open forum. (Kind of awkward I guess, as they come from different media firms.
Though Steve lighten the awkward feels when he said “May Kapuso, may Kapamilya
pero parehong PUPian.”) On the latter part of the congress, Mr. Nathaniel Cruz
commonly known as Mang Tani, was the one who led the talk on media as a tool
for disaster preparedness. I was fortunate enough to get the chance to ask him
a question. (Ok. I’ll be having another blog post which will be more
elaborative focusing on this part. Since that blog post would be more of my
fangirl side, I decided not to bring it up in this post. Anyway, pardon me for
getting giddy and all but I hope you understand my fangirling hormones. Thank
you.) Papa Jack was the moderator for Mang Tani’s session. So my question was
about the projects or studies which can help in preparing for disasters in our
country. He replied that there are many studies that are being made to give
solutions to disaster-related problems but it is not an easy job and it should
be continuous. Kara David was the next to speak. She shared her experiences
during coverage of children in difficult situations. She never fails to amaze
me with her “lectures”. I always learn from her whenever she gives talks. (The
first time I heard her was during the Learniversity at PUP). The last three
speakers were Mr. Juan Armando Rojo of Public Relations Society of the
Philippines (Responsible Media for National Development); Mr. Jose Enrique
Africa of IBON Foundation (Advocacy Research: The IBON Foundation experience);
and Atty. Nepomuceno Malaluan, Co-convenor of Acess to Information Network
(Status of Freedom of Information Bill).
The day was filled with fun and learning. It has replaced
the tears that fell down from my eyes brought about by stress from the weeks that
had passed due to requirements that have yet to be accomplished. Looking
forward to more events like this. To end this post, let me share to you these photos:
“For once, for once, for once, I get the feeling that I'm right where I belong .”
- Fun.
This blog was created August of 2008. Putting up an account here wasn't really on my plans. It's just that I was so crazy about Chris Tiu before and he runs a blog so I thought of creating my own as well. Years have passed, and I have grown yet I still keep my personal stuff here. Yes, things may change but one thing's for sure -- I will continue running this blog as long as I can.
As an example, he shared the
company’s sentiments on the negative issues that they’ve been receiving. Atty.
Toledo was then followed by one of the successful alumnus of PUP who’s one of
the anchors of TV Patrol – Mr. Ted Failon. His topic focused on conflict
stories. He took a certain episode of his weekly program Failon Ngayon as an
example. Surely, he’s one of the bravest media personalities I’ve known. As he
spoke, I’ve seen in him how dedicated he is to his work, as he tries his best
to be of help to eliminate the problems of the nation. By the way, he had shared the stage with GMA-7’s Senior News Correspondent, Steve Dailisan on the
open forum. (Kind of awkward I guess, as they come from different media firms.
Though Steve lighten the awkward feels when he said “May Kapuso, may Kapamilya
pero parehong PUPian.”) On the latter part of the congress, Mr. Nathaniel Cruz
commonly known as Mang Tani, was the one who led the talk on media as a tool
for disaster preparedness. I was fortunate enough to get the chance to ask him
a question. (Ok. I’ll be having another blog post which will be more
elaborative focusing on this part. Since that blog post would be more of my
fangirl side, I decided not to bring it up in this post. Anyway, pardon me for
getting giddy and all but I hope you understand my fangirling hormones. Thank
you.) Papa Jack was the moderator for Mang Tani’s session. 
So my question was
about the projects or studies which can help in preparing for disasters in our
country. He replied that there are many studies that are being made to give
solutions to disaster-related problems but it is not an easy job and it should
be continuous. Kara David was the next to speak. She shared her experiences
during coverage of children in difficult situations. She never fails to amaze
me with her “lectures”. I always learn from her whenever she gives talks. (The
first time I heard her was during the Learniversity at PUP). The last three
speakers were Mr. Juan Armando Rojo of Public Relations Society of the
Philippines (Responsible Media for National Development); Mr. Jose Enrique
Africa of IBON Foundation (Advocacy Research: The IBON Foundation experience);
and Atty. Nepomuceno Malaluan, Co-convenor of Acess to Information Network
(Status of Freedom of Information Bill).