The SILAO Manifesto - Blog (ancient)

Entries posted between August 30, 2008 to June 9, 2009 were accidentally deleted, and believe me, the author is still crying about it.

questions...

Haha. I just want to share with you guys what I have read from a tabloid (Tempo I think?) because it's funny. The questions below will really make you wonder. haha...

Pag namatay ang langaw, nilalangaw din ba?

Pag namatay ang langgam, nilalanggam din ba?

Pag namatay ang uod, inuuod din ba?

Pag natulog ang lamok sa gabi, nilalamok din ba?

Bakit pag may nagtatanggal ng muta, asahan mong magtatanggal din ng muta ang katabi niya?

Bakit pag paatsing ang katabi mo at pinansin mo, mawawala?

[ If you want to add your own unanswerable questions, just inform me:-) ]

...just want to share...haha...

Posted by James at 7:30 PM (August 30,2008)

weird...

I don't know why, but I find it a bit ironic when teachers are eager to share their strange experiences to the students especially in a situation where students are the ones who usually do the sharing and not the teachers. I'm talking about the NCAE (National Career Assessment Examination) last Wednesday. [Mandsci teachers were assigned in a school somewhere in Mandaluyong ( I won't mention the name of the school...)] Anyway, most of the teachers were obviously culture-shocked when they returned the next day. It's like they have never seen or heard such things before. It's like, they say, entering a new dimension; a world of sex, lust,...and mental disorders?

Yeah, you heard it right. Mental disorders. My adviser talked particularly about this split/multiple personality disorder. I think it's like having two or more persona inside one body. For example, the first minute I'm James but the next minute I'm another person...with another name. Think it's funny? But it really happens. My teacher talked about this girl in her assigned room. At first, she looks normal (She even said she's beautiful). But hours after the test started, she was surprised to see her still on the EDQ part (I forgot the meaning of EDQ) even though her roommates are in the Reading Comprehension or Manipulative Skills already. My teacher was even perplexed by her attitude. She'll shade a circle then erase it and shade another one. Then she will erase her name in the answer sheet and change it with another one. My adviser just discovered her condition though eye-to-eye contact with the other students in the room. She's really suffering from multiple personality disorder. Really weird.

In this part, I made a survey about the split/multiple personality disorder in IV - Almeda. (Haha, this is really funny, but you don't have to read this. You may or may not be included in here.) I just asked them who they think is currently in the state of SPD/MPD or in the state of developing it someday. Here are the top picks (they're not in order...by the way, I used first names, middle names and surnames): M...,R...,A...,J...,M...,T...L...One got seven votes, two got two votes each, and four got a vote each.

Please don't take the survey so seriously and don't ask me who the top picks are unless...

:-)

NOTE: The survey above does not reflect the opinion of the author. They're from real people who are sane enough (owwws...) to answer my survey question.

Posted by James at 7:17 PM (August 30,2008

the UPCAT experience

In this post, I will share to you my UPCAT experience; what it has been like and what I had expected it to be...

Saturday, August 02, 2008 - The day of the most awaited but ever-dreaded UPCAT ( UP College Admission Test).

8:00 AM - I woke up. This is not my usual waking hour during weekends but I was forced to get up early so that I would not be late for the test which was apparently scheduled at 12:30 PM.

9:00 AM - I prepared all the things I am obliged to bring: at least six pencils, three black ball pens, one red ball pen (I don't know why I included it...), eraser, ruler, protractor and the test permit. I also included in my bag some review materials, snacks and drinks, a hand fan and a jacket. It was like I was going to a school field trip.

9:30 AM - I ate my lunch (or should I say brunch?). Then I took a bath and dressed up.

10:15 AM - We (My father and I) were all set. We double-checked the things to bring then we left home.

10:30 AM - We were now in the middle of EDSA. There's no heavy traffic but it was a harrowing trip. It was also very cold and dark (thanks to my jacket).

10:45 AM - We were in Katipunan Avenue.

10:50 AM - We're still in Katipunan Avenue.

10:55 AM - We took a U-turn then entered UP. Inside the university, traffic was starting to build up when we came. We passed by the College of Science where I saw many people (parents I think) with umbrellas waiting.

11:00 AM - We were approaching University Avenue when my father suddenly turned left instead of right. I noticed his confusion so I took out the map inside my bag and pinpointed our current location. We were approaching PHILCOA...hey, we're exiting UP!

11:05 AM - My father was driving very slow to look for a U-turn slot. Unfortunately, we didn't find any. (tsktsk)

11:10 AM - We found a place to make a U-turn but the road entering UP was jam-packed with so many cars!

11:20 AM - We passed by the intersection across University Avenue where we turned left entering Jacinto to SOLAIR.

11:30 AM - My father parked the car several meters away from SOLAIR. Then we walked to the opposite side of the building where we found many students waiting in line. I didn't found any classmate there. (how sad...)

After several minutes of waiting outside SOLAIR, they started segregating the left-handed from the right-handed students. Then they let us enter. My room was in the second floor (ROOM 201). It was very big and well-lit. However, my excitement turned to anxiety when I found my place. I was at the last row! But thanks to the microphone, I can hear clearly what our proctor was saying. (the speaker was just right behind me...) Then they started giving out the instructions to us. All was going well when I noticed that my answer sheet was torn and I couldn't see #s 29 and 30 anymore. I told the proctor about it and she gave me another one, so I filled it up again with my name, etc. Then the test started...

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY - for me, it's the easiest of the four tests; no analogy, synonyms, antonyms, etc.

SCIENCE - more on analyses of graphs and figures

MATH - tricky; a bit hard

READING COMPREHENSION - long selections matched w/ few questions (woh...)

After the test, I was the last person to leave the room (because I was at the last row). I found my father and he asked me how was it. I told him that it feels bitin, maybe because there are no breaks and I didn't eat any of the snacks I brought. I felt hungry so we decided to eat outside. Then we went home...

That's it. Even my post seems bitin. Adieu.

Note: If you have any comments/reactions, just put them in the comments box below...:-)

Posted by James at 8:09 PM (August 04,2008)

vanity test

Abstract

It’s been a while since my last post. (Almost two weeks I think??) So as to fill up that gap, I want to share to you a survey Angelo and I devised about the vanity of IV – Almeda. The experiment was made this Friday (June 20, 2008) and the test subjects (some of our classmates) have no idea that they were our guinea pigs. (Or so I think...) We have used a wall mirror and tried to tally the number of visits of each person to it. After a very careful analysis and interpretation of the data gathered, the results show that almost a quarter of the class had made a trip to the mirror at least once.

Results

RC – 14 visits

Mara – 10 visits

Pat – 5 visits

Anna – 4 visits

Paolo – 4 visits

Janelle – 3 visits

Ferdyn, Amiel, Arlene, Erika – 2 visits

John, Mikhail, Oliver, Adrian – 1 visit

Conclusion

RC is the vainest of them all!

***The results are only 95% accurate. Also, I don’t think this will be an award-winning investigatory project for you guys. Haha....

Posted by James at 7:30 PM (June 20,2008)

tag...

tagged by John Nikko E. Roxas

Instructions:

1. Tag 7 people before answering this stuff.
2. Do not peek at the questions below or even try to remember it while reading.
3. Replace the 20 random friends of the one who tagged you with your own 20 random friends.
4. Don't create a particular order, it will make the game boring.
5. Answer the questions below after.

20 random names:

1. Nikko Roxas
2. Angelique Piano
3. Angelo Romasanta
4. Cheska Magcaleng
5. Annlo Casabuena
6. Tasha Evangelista
7. Marc Fajardo
8. Aura Soriano
9. Michelle Barlaan
10. Cedric Vergel
11. Mara Roldan
12. Amiel Melosantos
13. Jellah Jimenez
14. Janelle Durandar
15. Ferdyn Ra?
16. Joyce Pimentel
17. Rose Ann Vila
18. John Salvosa
19. Charmaigne Siocon
20. Rafael Suarez

Questions:
1. What if #7 told you he/she likes you?
       Haha...I'll accept it as some kind of a joke and I'll say, "You know what, I like you too...but as a friend only" :-)

2. What if #15 and #17 dated?
       Ooooh...that would be good...I think they're compatible in real life...haha...:-)

3. What if di mo nakilala si #19?
        My review in AHEAD would be meaningless...:-)

4. What if nagsuntukan/nagsampalan kayo ni #16?
       Haha...I don't want to imagine it...I'm too young to die...just kidding...:-)

5. What if #1 is a lost sibling?
         Oh sure, why not... haha... At least I have a younger brother...:-)

6. What do you like about #4?
        She's funny... she's intelligent and responsible...:-)

7. What do you hate about #10?
        Haha... I think I hate his height...JOKE!...haha...nothing actually...:-)

8. What is the most memorable moment you had with #12?
        When we rode a taxi from Makati to Jellah's house...It's part of an amazing race...and you wouldn't imagine my reward when I got home that night...haha...

9. What things do you have in common with #5?
        We're both human beings and we both have a house to live in...we both have parents and siblings...that's pretty unusual actually...haha

10. What is the worst thing #20 did to you?
         Nothing...but he's a bully to #19...I guess that's just L.Q...haha...:-)

11. Would you love #2?
         Haha...I love her as a friend...:-)

12. Would you die for #6?
         No...If something happened to her, let it be... haha...

13. Would you kill # 15 for a million dollars?
         I need to see the money first...joke...maybe I'll change my mind if there's a commission and professional pay...haha

14. Would you marry #14?
            What!...I'm too young to marry...haha

15. Would you trade places with #3?
          I'm not sure... I love my life...haha...

16. What present would you give to #18 on Christmas?
          Maybe I'll just treat him na lang...I'll just ask him where...:-)

17. What do you envy about #8?
          She's smart and I really envy their house...It's so relaxing there it's like being in your own house...haha...

18. What would you do if #17 became a homosexual?
          It's okay... nothing much would change actually...peace...

20. What would you do if #13 and #11 fought?
          Uhm...I think that would be definitely impossible... they're close friends...

21. Describe #11.
          She's friendly...and she's a die-hard fan of Heart Evangelista...un lang...:-)

22. If there would be a #21, who would it be?
          okay...who wants to volunteer?...haha

23. What is #10's catch phrase?
          Uhm...I can't remember it...Kumag na bulate na lang...

24. Do you think you and #3 could date?
          Haha...If dating means going out and watching movies, we've done that several times already...but with our other friends of course...:-)

25. Did you ever dream of #18?
         Uhm...not yet...but I often saw him when I have nightmares...haha...peace...

TAG:
    Anyone who has a blog and who hasn't been tagged yet with this stuff...

Posted by James at 7:54 PM (June 06,2008)

nonsense

(sigh)...It's been a restless day for me...Imagine sleeping at 3 am and then waking up at 8 in the morning...I tried to sleep again but I just can't...Who wouldn't be tired in that 5 hours of sleep?...Maybe it was the mocha cake I ate last night for my midnight snack...hahaha...I'm typing nonsense things...sorry... I'm in the state of being sabog right now...

Anyway, last night I checked the insides of our piano. I tried to tighten the screw of a string but it won't budge...We have no equipments specially made for a piano...so I decided to cut it instead with a pair of very sharp scissors. Don't blame me...it's the last option left. Also, I tried to check if the makina is still in fine condition. Thankfully, it was. (It's the most sophisticated part of a piano where you can find the hammers.) Note: You may not want to open your own pianos for the sake of seeing it.

After that dusty experience, I've decided to read a mystery book (The Experiment by John Darnton) that I've bought last Monday. It's more of the mysteries of cloning, identical twins and murder...It's like a modern-day tale of William Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors'...without the comedy of course...

I think I've wrote enough nonsense things...But before I end this post, I want you to know that...I really had had mocha cake last night...hahaha...

Posted by James at 6:54 PM (June 04,2008)

an interview with GOD

I want to share to you a poem I got from a local newspaper (The Philippine Star) two years ago. It's entitled "An Interview With God" which they said was uploaded on the Internet by an anonymous author.

An interview with God

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

"So, you would like to interview Me?" God asked.

"If You have the time," I said.

God smiled. "My time is eternity;

what questions do you have in mind to ask Me?"

"What surprises You most about humankind?"

God answered:

"That they get bored with childhood - they rush to grow up

and then long to be children again.

"That they lose their health to make money

and then lose their money to restore their health.

"That by thinking anxiously about the future,

they forget the present, such that they live

neither in the present nor the future.

"That they live as if they will never die,

and they die as if they had never lived..."

God's hands took mine and we were silent

for a while and then I asked:

"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons

You want Your children to learn?"

God replied with a smile:

"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them.

What they can do is to let themselves be loved.

"To learn that what is most valuable

is not what they have in their lives,

but who they have in their lives.

"To learn that it is not good

to compare themselves to others.

"To learn that a rich person

is not the one who has most

but is one who needs the least.

"To learn that it only takes a few seconds

to open profound wounds in persons one loves,

and that it may take many years to heal them.

"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.

"To learn that there are persons who love them dearly,

but simply do not know how to express or show

their feelings.

"To learn that money can buy everything but happiness.

"To learn that two people can look at the same thing

and see it very differently.

"To learn that it is not always enough

that they be forgiven by others,

but that they must also forgive themselves.

"And to learn that I am here - always."

Posted by James at 2:32 PM (June 01,2008)

the final curtain

Yesterday was our last day in AHEAD. I didn’t really feel downhearted or teary-eyed or something. To tell you the truth, I haven’t made many friends there. (I’m not much of a socialite...maybe that’s the reason why.) Another thing is that we’re going to have a refresher course so we’re going to meet again. One thing I’ll surely miss is the place. My review center is inside Robinson’s Galleria so everything was accessible from food to facilities particularly computer shops for the D.O.T.A. addicts.

I have some friends, of course. There’s my seatmate Charmaigne and my seatmate’s seatmate, Rafael, the people behind us: Loubelle, Joyce and Nikki and the silent boys Sherwin and Christian. My review days in AHEAD won’t be the same without these people.

In our class we have this main antagonist. I thought he was a nerd but later on, I realized he was just an ‘I-think-I-know-everything’ type. And as far as I can remember, he intended to trip me once when we had a group activity. My group mates saw it and they wondered why I took no move against his desperate attitude (I believe in karma...). Some started to call him ‘ORACLE’ after the movie “300” was discussed in class. And I think he knew it by this time. (I suppose he doesn’t like to read blogs. hehe)

Everything in this world must come to an end. So does my entry.

Adieu.

Post Script

ORACLE's from Xavier University...

Posted by James at 5:25 PM (May 31,2008)

my first post

So, this is my first post and I don’t know what to put in here. (???)

Ah, okay, I’ll just tell you some things you might want to know about my blog.

§ Bebebebebe.page.tl is an odd name for a blog, isn’t it? (It also contrasts the background and the layout.)

§ Manifesto - A declaration making announcement or explanation of intentions and motives.

§ Why not use Blogspot, Blogger or Multiply? (There’s no reason behind that, actually.)

§ I made a multi-page blog, separating the main page from the posts. (Haha, I just want you guys to exert a little effort in clicking the mouse.)

§ My blog is still plain (as of May 29, 2008) so don’t expect too much.

That’s all for my first entry. So if you have any other questions, suggestions, violent reactions or sadistic plans vis-a-vis my blog, just tell me (hehe).

Posted by James at 6:42 PM (May 29,2008)