The MARIAN
opinion
MINDSET RESERVED FILES Charmaine Kaye Manuel
Who are the ROTC officers in the eyes of many? People who do not know the background of military life or anyone who has not experienced joining the ROTC doesn’t know the life of a cadet officer. As what others perceive of being in the ROTC, the training in the Advance ROTC course is the same. The first thing people might think is, ‘will there be hazing and dangerous trainings?’ This perception sometimes lead to fear in joining the ROTC. It is not the same as what you think. Those acts were stopped and were completely prohibited. ***
Second semester will soon start. The pressure and hard work will surely start to strike the Corps of Cadets of the
university - pressure to finish the things to be accomplished before the ‘BIG’ events for us; hard work to accomplish them successfully
...no one can reach his own success without courage and perseverance... and efficiently; and finally pressure to maintain and defend the title we garnered last RAATI. These tasks are not only for the Advance Cadet Officers but also for the ROTC freshmen cadets. Without them, we
Revelation... Huwag ka nang magulat kung merong mga half-ET halfPinoy na may TV commercial o kaya sasali sa isang reality show at mananalo at sisikat at sasabihing “Mabuhey, sd et gdk Pinoy!” (Mabuhay, I’m proud to be Pinoy!) Mega Tsunami Kung magkakaroon ng super mega jumbo tidal wave, marami siguro ang handa dahil na rin sa very realistic na tsunami drills ni Mother Nature nung nakaraang Ondoy at Sendong at government-sponsored water pumps na ginagamit sa mga raliyista. Baka nga marami na sa atin ang nag-mutate at tinubuan ng kaliskis at palikpik. Pero kahit hindi ka affected nung Ondoy at Sendong dahil nasa office ka ‘nun, humihigop ng kape at nag-eedit ng SALN, o kaya nagpe-facebook gamit ang ibang account para i-defend ang sarili laban sa mga bashers at haters na ayaw sa pamamalakad mo, o nagbabasa ng “How to
14 The MARIAN
September 2012
from page 12
Campaign and Win the Election” na minana mo pa sa lolo mo ay may chance kang mabuhay. Wala naman sigurong buwaya na hindi marunong mag-swimming. Sabi ko nga kahit na ma-wipe-out ng mega tsunami ang buong Pilipinas ay patuloy pa rin ang political dynasty. Syempre hindi lang buwaya ang makakasurvive. Maliban sa mga ipis, maraming Pilipino ang sanay mag-imagine na nasa tubig sila. Magagamit na rin natin ang crab mentality hindi lang para makalamang. Cheers! Geomagnetic Pole Shift Dahil ang alam kong shift ay yung gawain ng estudyanteng maraming gusto o talagang walang direksyon sa buhay, nagtanong ako sa ibang Marians kung ano ba ang pole shift. Pero naging defensive sila; nangongolekta raw sila ng PE uniform. Kaya nagtanong na lang ako sa mga insekto sa D Building. Ayon sa palagay ng mga anay, magkakaroon daw ng rapid reversal sa rotation ng earth—ang mga mahihirap
cannot face the upcoming ‘battle.’ The ROTC Advance Cadet Officers, Basic Cadet Officers and of course our cadet in line must work as one, hold hand in hand and do their part for the next semester. To the freshmen cadets, next semester will be the time for you to apply what was taught in the past months. Before, we just sat in one corner of a classroom to study, this coming semester we would be applying these lessons in our field trainings. I know you’re thinking what to expect during the field training. One sure thing is that you will experience marching under the sun with your own platoons performing the different hand salutes taught to you. But I assure you that you will never forget and regret the experience. The preparation is composed of many events such as the ceremonial parade for the corps of cadets, inspection in rank, company drill, OPORD writing, method of instructions, military courtesy and discipline, administrative aspect, map reading, small unit tactics, disaster relief and rescue operation,
magiging mayaman? Bah! Kapag pinanganak kang mayaman, sosyal ang school, sosyal na trabaho, pati pet sosyal! E kapag mahirap ka, kelangan mo munang makipaglaban. Karamihan sawi, basag ang pula. Sabi rin nila mag-iiba ang axial tilt at magnefic field ng earth. Pero hindi ako naniniwalang maapektuhan ang Pilipinas. Hindi dahil iisa lang ang magnetic pole ng bawat Pilipino: puro daw sila, anti agad, sarado na ang utak kahit wala pang laman. Kundi dahil nasa kakaibang time zone tayo. Nararamdaman na ng ibang bansa ang delubyo ng pole shift, tayo nganga lang. Ayon sa time dilation na mula sa Theory of Relativity ni Einstein, mas mabagal daw ang oras sa taong gumagalaw. Mali ata siya. Kasi tayong mga Pilipino, wala namang ginagawa pero laging dine-delay ang oras. Kung sakali mang mageend of the world at walang makakaligtas, sa tingin ko ay sa heaven ako pupunta. Sa laki kong ‘to, baka ikaw pa ang mainis pag nakisiksik ako sayo sa hell, ‘di ba? Baka hanggang dun, isulong mo ang RH bill. M
theoretical examination and field stripping Caliber 45 and M16. ***
A cadet from the Philippine National Police Academy I met once told me that, no one can reach his own success without courage and perseverance to face the challenges and obstacles in his journey to his finish line. He explained to me that before I enter such challenge, I should set my mind first to the goal and plan how to pass and finish the challenge through sacrifices and perseverance and of course through faith in God. So, let us set one goal as one battalion to finish this event with courage and reach our finish line with our cadence. In our past trainings, our seniors said that every year, cadets come and go. Those who performed before would no longer be the same cadets to perform next time. Marian cadets, let us prove that even if we differ in personalities, we have the same goal to achieve and overcome the same challenges with the same competence, courage, determination and faith. M
Obsolete... from page 13 to safeguard our dignity as people. For each and every rule that is found in the student handbook, there is a reason why such rules exist, it is not something that people create just to give students a hard time. It is not hard to follow simple rules, such as “vandalism is not allowed” or “no smoking within campus premises.” Freedom is something people fight, crave and live for. During such demand, we do not realize that we are already stepping on others’ freedom as well. Rules are needed to regulate people’s actions, not to limit the extent of their capabilities. Rules give them guides in living righteously. We must practice freedom and live for our rights in the best way we can. Respect is the word that we always need to remember; respect for people, respect for the institution and respect for ourselves; because as we all know, respect always begets respect. M