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May 2013

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ANONG BALITA MEMBERS

Anong Balita Committee 2012-2013 Editor-in-Chief Kelsey Estrada Photography Paige Gutierrez

Monthly Staff Writers/Designers: Emeline Allenegui Michael Belicano Nicole Jane Calinawan Irina Evangelista Keane Medina Roderic Suarez Julia Talavera Contact: pr@cppbarkada.org Class-E-Board

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BIRTHDAYS SPORTSFEST WINNERS SPOTLIGHT MEMBERS REMEMBER WHEN...?

HOROSCOPES ALUMNI MOTHERS DAY ARTICLE PACN RECAP WHOSE EYES ARE THOSE P-GRAD RECAP CLASS-E-BOARD’S LAST WORDS

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6/04

EDWARD SANTOS

PAIGE GUTIERREZ

6/19

JEFFREY GRACIA

GABRIELLE MELCHOR

6/17

BARKADA BIRTHDAYS JEAN LUC FELIX

RODERIC SUAREZ

5/22

6/03

6/14

VINCE LOTTILA

JOCELYN SAN LUIS

6/23

6/25

Designer: Roderic Suarez

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2013 FINALISTS I want to take this time to thank everyone once again for volunteering and making Sportsfest XXIV as great as it was. I wouldn’t have been able to pull off this event if it weren’t for all your help. You guys are awesome! I want to give a special shout out to all of my sports coordinators for making my job easier.You all did a great job! I also want to thank Class-E-Board for all the work they did in making Sportsfest happen. I can’t thank you guys enough! I want to congratulate all of the champions and the teams that placed, especially those that had our very own Barkada members (yeah tennis!). You definitely made this Sportsfest one to remember. I mean, there were no fights lol. Also, it’s not like I’m going to forget getting a bucket of ice thrown at me (thanks Bryan -_-).

Again, I can’t thank you guys enough! Good luck to next year’s Sports Chair!

I’ll definitely be looking forward Sportsfest XXV!

Class-E 2012-2013 Sports Chair,

Maurice Rhee

Designer: Kelsey Estrada

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BOWLING FINALISTS 1st

2nd

“Pineapple Express”

3rd

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“GANG” (The University of Philippines American Culture Club)

“UNLV FASA”

SOFTBALL FINALISTS 1st

“Anteaters with Pitchforks”

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“CSUN Alumni”

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“CSUN & Friends” 7

FOOTBALL (G) FINALISTS 1st “Dimepiece”

2nd “BOOBS”

3rd “VAG”

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FOOTBALL (B) FINALISTS 1st “SBK”

2nd “Underdogs”

3rd “Kissmyanthia” 9

TENNIS (SINGLES) FINALISTS Abdiel Sedillo

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Resnick Aguada 10

3rd

Patrick Canones

TENNIS (DOUBLES) FINALISTS 1st “DROP dot BOMB” Roderic Suarez & Cecile Raymundo

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“Jellyfish” Rocky Wuthrich & Vijan Delos Reyes

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“Class-E Freshmen” Justin Dominguez & Rochelle Lingat

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VOLLEYBALL FINALISTS VOLLEYBALL

1st

“Hot Tuna”

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“Nukkas”

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“BruWins” 12

BASKETBALL FINALISTS 1st “ABA League Sports”

2nd “Top Flight”

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“Soldiers” 13

SPOTLIGHT M Questions

Writer: Michael Belicano Design: Kelsey Estrada 1. Hobbies?

2. Why did you join Barkada?

3. What was your favorite memory with Barkada?

4. What was your favorite event with Barkada?

5. If you could sum up your experience with Barkada in two words, what would they be?

6. How do you see yourself in the future in regards to Barkada?

rogelle zamora

“Where words fail, music speaks.”

- Hans Christian Anderson

Major: Architecture planning to switch to Music Educatoin (First year)

1. Playing/writing music and hanging out with friends 2. To make friends.

3. Learning my kuya was a music major! :D 4. Well, I’ve only attended PACN, so I guess it would have to be PACN. XD 5. “New” and “different”

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6. I could see myself possibly taking after my kuya as head of Barkada Band after he graduates. :D

MEMBERS tristan calditaran

“My name is Tristan J. V. Calditaran. I’m technically a 4th year, officially a 2nd year, but some people think I’m a 1st year.”

Major: Music Industry Studies (Technology) 1. This is always a tough question to answer without using just one word. Hmmm, so my main hobbies circle around my major and career choice: -Music-type stuff…I really don’t know how to put it. This includes playing instruments; I currently play a number of instruments and I try to sing, keyword “try”. Haha. Learning new instruments and learning new things about the instruments I play is a big plus, this includes audio recording equipment. I’m not a master, but I am so fascinated by the technology behind the sound. I can go on forever, but I’ll cut to the chase. I like songwriting, what I don’t like about it is that ideas and thoughts pop up in my head in the most awkward situation where I can’t really grab a recorder to record a tune, or a piece of paper at least…because I’m in the shower or something. Ok, fun fact about me, I know not many people knew my major and this is the reason why: once I start talking about life as a Music Major, there’s no stopping me, that’s why this part of the Hobbies list is just so long now. Ok, I’ll stop now.

-Diversity…stuff. Haha. I am fluent in 2.5 languages. .5 because I sort of lost my Tagalog with all these Spanish idioms in my head…but I still understand it perfectly! I like being able to communicate with foreigners and learning phrases and stuff. Another fun fact about me, I went to Chile for 2 years. That’s a reason why I learned Spanish. My family also talks a dialect from the Philippines called “kapangpangan” and I understand that perfectly, also. I am in a process of self-teaching myself Japanese… SO yea, I work in a multi-cultural facility on campus and I love interacting with people from other places, I’ve learned some Arabic phrases and met really nice people from many parts of the world…I guess that’s a hobby?

-Family…stuff. I’m so family-oriented. I love hanging out with my little sisters and my mommy (yes, I say mommy still) is just so amazing. ANOTHER FUN FACT ABOUT ME, my step dad is only 8 years older than me O.O I know, right? But he is so responsible and so cool. Any chance I get, I try to make most of my time with my family and especially my extended family…I have like…35 first cousins on my mom’s side and I know each of them.

-Nerd-type…stuff. In highschool I was a nerd/geek/witty/goody-two-shoes/cool person. I should have been bullied but that never happened. Haha. I like smart things and nerdy things, but my common sense is ZERO. It’s a weird concept, but I could probably explain the difference between crystal and electromagnet lightsabers…and yet still ask my mom where to place the trash (the trash can, duh?). I was a total band geek…but in the drumline so, I was cool. I’m such a church boy, I seek good and I try to see good things about people. Bet you’ve never heard me cuss before, huh? Hence my 2-year disappearance on a “mission”. Another fun fact, that I like keeping secret because it’s a little embarrassing but I’ll share this with you guys because I trust all of you…I graduated Class of 2009 Valedictorian…with a GPA under a 4.0 (I won’t tell you). Sad, huh? LOL. Let’s move on to the next question…

2. Joining Barkada…hmmm. Good topic. I totally remember Orientation before 1st year of college back in 2009, Barkada had a table and the President at that time was Andrew Amante and he just went up to me telling me about Filipino Club and Hawaiian Leis and yadda yadda and I was so enthusiastic because I was president of my Fili- oh, um…let’s not share any more fun facts about me. I feel so self-centered right now. Haha. SO ANYWAY, I was interested in joining right from the beginning and I was one of the four Mabuti Freshmen that attended Luau and all that stuff from the start(including Lyndy Roman and Bryan Agahan). I made friends, I received an amazing Ate line (I was the first boy!) Actually, I had TWO Ates, Danielle and Amanda, and I had a twin-ding Erica Pili. So it was cool since I get along with girls more easier. Anyway, that was my story on how I joined Barkada.

3. My favorite memory of Barkada was my FIRST Barkada’s Got Talent (BGT) performance back in Winter 2010. I remember that moment as if I was there! Well…I was. I performed Jason Mraz’s “Butterfly”, a pretty seductive song, but hey, Jason Mraz made seduction more fun than (Fill in the blank). I remember I did a little beat-box routine along with my electric guitar and played around a lot to get the crowd going. Man, I love it when you guys laugh at me, not just with me. Haha. Then that was my first time seeing Barkada Band with the original “Signal Flow” members and I was so excited that I was able to join Signal Flow for a performance in Banquet 2010. We played a couple of original songs written by the band, lyrics by Ermie Cachola. But yea…I feel like my answers are getting shorter and shorter every time. :-P 4. I don’t really have a favorite event, I just like how the events focus on aspects of unity and culture. Being Fil-Ams, we don’t experience 100% what our parents experience and we can’t really handle listening to their stories (SOMETIMES), but learning about the culture during PAHM and PACN is a great way connecting to our past and our heritage. Also, the events that give us unity like Friendship Games and Sportsfest, though I don’t go to every single event, I sense the purpose within and I see how this brings us Barkadigans together. I like BGT because we get to recognize and appreciate everyone’s talent, what ever they may be.

5. Two words to sum up my Barkada experience: Culturally enriching (I learned so many things about Filipino Culture I would have never learned, goes to show that knowing the language does not mean you know everything about the culture.)

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SPOTLIGHT MEMBERS

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“My name is Kate Legaspi; cool kids call me Kaycee and trolls call me tippy.”

1. My hobbies are shopping and eating. I also like to deconstruct and make my own clothes 2. I joined Barkada because during orientation I met this really pretty girl named Emeline and all the other e-board members. They were really nice people and I met another person named Iggy. We really got along mostly because we both knew Jacob. So I decided to hang out with them after first gen which is kind of where it all started.

3. My favorite memory with Barkada are the nights I don’t remember. Just kidding. In all seriousness it was when we were all SPUFing together at friendship games, even though it was hot we still all managed to walk around and meet new people.

4. My favorite event would have to be PACN of course. We all truly became a family and it was great experience.

5. If I were to sum up my experience with Barkada in two words, I would probably choose troll and family. Sure everyone trolls me cause I’m tippy and I troll everyone else back but in the end we’re all still a family.

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6. In the future I think I can see myself possibly running for board, maybe when I have more time, but I definitely see myself staying with this group of friends.

kate legaspi

Major: is Apparel Merchandising and Management.

(First year)

“Remember when...”

The runaway wedding cake for Friendship Games.

ON three or AFTER three? Maurice Rhee could never open the door on the first try during the family party scene. The bench mob. DILLON SANCHEZZZ! Class-E and A Beat ft. Justin Bieber (Beauty and a Beat Parody). Emeline’s FACE. Maurice Fabros didn’t drop the stick. Lydia’s cup video #phamous. We had a cellphone vigil. RJ’s booty-werk-drop for BGT Project Obvious performance. Jocelyn was dressed as a bride at FG and randomly kissed some boy during the LMU interaction, who was her bf after all. “ when I wasn’t an attention whore” -Jocelyn. We all though Brandon was just another skinny bitch and then took his shirt off for Tidal Wave and everyone was like “holy jizz, he’s fucking ripped!” Jherray got sick for hype nights and carred around a jug of orange juice, then it became a thing for the rest of the year and we knew exactly who to stay away from. Denise thought Aaron and Carl were cousins. You guys SPUF’ed so hard that you BROKE the wood framing on the wedding cake?!

“We first got our Barkada t-shirts? oh wait, i still don’t have mine”-keane. We did AWESOME at the games at FG?! NOT LAST PLACE. PERRY! PERRY! PERRY! “Remember that bucket of ice, fuck you guys”-Maurice R. The troll game during the 3 on 3 bball tourament.

The epic dance party we had in front of the DJ’s booth at the end of FG? Channel 15 at Sportsfest. We thought Jocelyn was like Carissa, but ALL OF A SUDDEN she’s actually a princess diva superstar woman. Jota’s 2 Chainz pose. “The pot we used to scoop out the stuff from the toilet, and then after we fixed the toilet, we were looking for the pot, and maurice r said he washed it w/o knowing what it was used for”-Cody. The end of sportsfest when all the coords who were out in the sun all day looked like burned cookies? The damn toilet.

We beat UCI at NIT. Danilo snoring at ski trip. At FG when the wedding cake strippers were dancing on that one president girl and then that man got all upset and violently pushed them off her lol. Denise tripped in members modern. Kelsey said “tell my friends about you!” Justin and Iggy laid out the bed for Rodrigo to shablam on during Members Modern and they totally missed. Danilo kicked the bucket during pattong and the crowd cheered. Josh broke Carissa’s nose and she still helped him but he still yelled at her. asshole. Lolo Iggy had multiple “heart attacks” during the troll runthrough. Max had “Swag for miles” then he died. You guys started talkign like Carissa and Lindsey.. yeaaa,

das nice. Lindsey finally got involved in Barkada, auditioned for PACN, landed a role and lived happily ever after:’) Joseph was trying to confess his love for everyone at practice -__- Mark slapped Kate during PACN. That whore stole our lemons, fucking lemon stealing whores! All the Classy first years were shy and quiet, and now they’re all loud weird out there and fabulous, love it. We thought Carissa was a sweet quiet girl and then ALL OF A SUDDEN she’s just trollin all over the place, liking all our stuff on FB -__- Aboard did food runs and Dillon bought us pizza on teh last day of practice.. merp. Denise danced with Aaron’s random friend from SD at FG after party, before we knew her.

After one Project Obvious, we ate at Bdugs together on Thanksgiving morning. We found out Denise zero was actually her kuya Dillon! Juli made bows. Angela? Nj was sports chair. “Mama Jocelyn bought us ice cream, chips, and drinks with her 1K meal points :) but forgot to get me an oreo ice cream”-denise. Danilo “liked” OKSANA on FB. Everyone started “Straight Flexin” Iggy said “Or i’ll get mad and suck you...” at practice.

Kyle became the first (and I think only) Class-E freshman to troll for BP. Rochelle’s vegetable joke. Juli took 5 min to say “the line.” “Jocelyn gave me the $4 she owes me?”-ronnel. Iggy, Shea, Kevin hacked NJ’s computer, changed her desktop to brazzers and she found out during class. Kevin Hsu tried to teach project obvious how to dance at the workshop. Danilo didn’t get meat in his burger at the API and walked out angrily. We wanted to see Avatar in IMAX 3D but danced the macarena instead. Cody told everyone at ski tirp he had to sleep next to the fireplace to stay warm, even though it wasn’t lit? “I don’t understand.” The Forces united.

Maurice taught Sean a lesson and he had to wear an eye patch for a coupel months. BGT’s 2013 and Two Directions’ awesome end to the show. Danielle and Danilo first met then became Canson parents. “Aldrin Dorado and I went to watch the drunk guy try to ride his bike while Brandon Evangel, Justin Dominguez, John De Guzman, Carissa Cespedes, and Brandon Tran helped the lady get her stroller with her kid in it up the stairs?

We’re terrible people Aldrin. Lol,” -kyle. Emeline drank too much “horchata” at Family Feud and wouldn’t let anyone compliment her, even though she’s supah gorgeous and has the best body ever!?! YEAH VOTE EMELINE FOR BEST BODY WOO. Justin forgot about us (Jherray and Brandon) eating with him at Jinza with Juli and Iggy? Doesn’t matter because he won’t remember. #shotsfired hahahaha. Aldrin Dorado knee’d Lydia in the knee LOL

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Writer: Irina Evangelista Designer: Kelsey Estrada

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Designer: NJ Calinawan

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What makes Nanay Writer: Keane Medina Designer: Kelsey Estrada

The month of May, studies still continues, summer is just around the corner, and the academic year is coming to a close. We might celebrate a few birthdays here and there, share some few parties every weekend, but we must not forget, May also marks one of the most important days of the year, Mother’s Day! It’s not every day we get to thank our moms (I mean we’re supposed to) for all their hard work and their unweathering guts to deal with our annoying, needy, and hungry little buts.

The month of May, and mother’s day, leads me to the topic of this month’s article… Filipino Moms. Why write a whole article about “Filipino Moms” specifically? Why not Moms in general cause its mothers’ day? One, because I’m Filipino myself, two, there is something about Filipino moms that no other mom can imitate, culture and virtues, and three, their cooking is just amazing! She might sometimes be the evil witch that does not let us go to parties, the worst person to text, or the worse person to be around your friends with, but you know our Nanays are the best in their own ways.

Let me talk to you about Nanays and their culture. First, “Nanay” is the tagalog word for “Mom”. This word is generally used for moms, and yes including your grandma, but when you call grandma “Nanay”, it is usually followed by their name so as to make a respectful tone, like “Nanay Gloria”, “Nanay Tina”, or “Nanay Nena”.

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Another word for mom is “Inay”, which is usually used by rural population in the Philippines, either way, its mom.

Back to Filipino moms and their culture. Filipino women in general, are known to be very good at taking care of people. Yes, they are the best women to rely on taking care of you.

Back in the days, Filipino women are mostly housewives and men have the workload to earn money for the family. Women cooked, washed clothes, keep the house clean, and other household chores. Women were thought to be good housewives. Have you seen white folks dating our lovely Filipina women? Yes they have found salvation! Trust me, if you’re not Filipino and you’re looking for a woman that can take care of you? Date a Filipino! Most Pinays (slang for “Filipino Woman”) start learning chores as young as 12, sad to say, but in the Philippines, poverty prevents families to have certain luxuries and so the family kind of needs to help each other to keep the home together. My mom would always tell me stories about her learning how to cook at age 14 because her mom had to go on extra trips for sideline jobs which leave her, the second woman in the family to cook food. “Although men can do it also, Pinays are seen to be as the “Master Chef ”, “Ang reyna ng kusina” (The queen of the kitchen) she says.” I cannot argue with this because truly, my mom’s cooking is delectable. Not to mention where she

ys so special? my grandma, is the best!

Apart from cooking, Pinays are usually very clean and tidy. In cultural Filipino movies, women are seen to be cleaning the front yard of their home always, watering plants, just waiting for their “gwapong manliligaw” (handsome lover) to pass by and say hi. Back in the days, parents would keep their daughters at home to avoid them from being exposed to bad vices and getting pregnant. Yes, pregnant. It’s a little bit exaggerated but I know Pinays out there know what I’m talking about. Filipino parents are simply that way. They are very cautious, and have been for ages. Going back, because Pinays are usually kept inside the house walls, they have nothing to do but do chores. This has been attached to the culture and today, so if you’re Filipino, that’s why your mom wants you to clean your “already” clean room.

Filipino women also know how to take care of a sick person very well. A lot of natural cure and natural beliefs play a big role on how Pinays take care of someone who is in need. This natural ways ranges from the wet towel on the forehead, to exposing the one with fever with smoke, and surprisingly all of them work. It always passed on from generation to generation. Weird as it may, my mom would usually make me wear a very thick jacket when I’m sick although it’s very hot already. This causes me to sweat and get better really quick. This process, plus her very got it,

licious “lugaw” (porridge) is all but the perfect cure, and if you ask me, it’s the cure for cancer.

It’s that effective and I still use it now.

I may have not mentioned every super power a Pinay has but in general, the way they care for other people is defined by culture and virtues passed on by generations. Filipino women are unique because of the roots planted by our ancestors. Whether it be the cooking skills, the best OCD attack in the world, the weird voodoo cure for your cold that always works, our Pinay moms, in my opinion, bring a different tragedy on the family ball game.

So tonight, make sure you give your mom’s a lovely “Mahal na mahal po kita” (I love you so much) and “Kayo po ang the best nanay” (You’re the best mom!). It might be cheesy, she might answer in a weird way, asking you if you want something, but that’s the least we can do for all the cooking and the stress they had to deal with taking of our lovely selves. She might have not let you go to that party last week, that field trip when you were a little kid, but they are just worried. No matter how mad or how careless they sounded, they love you and they want you away from trouble as much as possible. Understand that it’s for them as well to accept that we are all growing up and starting to separate from them. Either way know that a Nanay’s love never detaches, a trait every mom can have, but a Filipino mom values a lot. de

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Writer: Emeline Allenegui Designer: Emeline Allenegui

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ANSWERS: 1.nick, 2.cody, 3.lindsey, 4.kye, 5.tristan, 6.john d, 7.rochelle, 8.marian, 9.mars, 10.irina

SE IS TH O N E S O H W

Designer: Kelsey

Estrada

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Writer: Julia Talavera Designer: Kelsey Estrada Years of stress and hard work have finally paid off for this very moment: graduation. But not just any graduation, a graduation that celebrates your culture, ideals, and of course, you. This is what Barkada likes to call Pilipino Graduation.

On Saturday, May 25, Barkada hosted its 14 Annual Pilipino Graduation, which celebrated the academic careers of 27 graduates. Unlike the regular graduation ceremony hosted by Cal Poly Pomona, P-Grad is a gathering that centers itself on the Pilipino Heritage and its’ cultural aspects of friendship, family, unity and pride. Its aim is to create a more personal graduation ceremony that graduates, family and friends will not only enjoy, but also remember.

This year’s P-Grad wouldn’t have been a success if it weren’t for all the hard work put into by volunteers, the P-Grad committee and of course Academics Chair, NJ Calinawan.

“Being P-Grad president and Academics Chair is pretty tough. You have to double board & balance the priorities,” said Calinawan. “It definitely wasn’t easy being president.

I’m not used to being the main person in charge and I don’t really like being mean or firm. It was definitely a great learning experience that I needed. Planning and running an event is difficult, but I was very [glad] that E-Board was there to push all the way with me.”

Although she saw serving as Academics Chair and president of P-Grad as a hard task to execute, Calinawan has fulfilled her duties excellently.

“I think this years P-Grad went really well,” said Calinawan. “Under the circumstances we had, I think we got through it pretty well. I didn’t expect that many people to show either. I just hope people enjoyed themselves.”

And they did.

During the ceremony, the graduates were able to give short speeches that told of what or whom they’re grateful for, advice they would give to others, or just unforgettable

moments they have experienced throughout the many years they have spent here at Cal Poly. Whether they left people in tears or in laughter, it was clear that the audience not only recognized the graduate’s hard work, but mostly, their heart and sincerity.

The graduates made it a goal to pass down knowledge or pieces of advice to those attending. Calinawan had a few pieces of advice to pass down to underclassmen.

“Advice I will give the underclassmen is definitely know your priorities. I know a lot of people are in the party scene and always want to skip class to go eat out or hang out, but don’t forget that high tuition we pay for! Don’t take for granted the classes we have.”

Wait for it…

“Okay I lied, one more piece of advice. Try to get work experience now! Whatever career you choose, a good résumé really helps! I know you want to graduate in four years, but a diploma doesn’t mean anything without the work experience. Last piece if advice, make close connections with people in your major!

Networking is the best way to get a job and a great way to make new friends,” shares Calinawan.

Whether you have one, two, three, or even four years left to go in order to achieve your goal, Barkada will be here every step of the way to push you toward that goal.

Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2013.

You did it!

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To the 12 people I went through board with. After retreat in the summer, I began to understand where each of you came from and was excited to begin my year on board. I’ve learned so much this year. Procrastination is my #1 enemy. Wednesday nights editing videos weren’t the greatest. And “13 strong,” together we can make anything happen. Great job this year, guys. I’m really glad I got to be on board with all of you.

To The Amazing Fighting Fishbones Waitforit…… YEAH! I couldn’t have asked for a more AMAZING team. As bad as our bruises/cuts/scabs were, I’d do it all over again… lol would I? Yeah, only if it was with the 15 of you! Cody and Aldrin. These guys put an amazing routine together. Really pushed us to our potential and created that badass ending with the Bahay Kubo. Couldn’t have asked to be on a greater team. Forever grateful for allowing all of us on this year’s tinik team.

Forever sad that we all may never perform together again.

To the greatest Adings in the galaxy. On day 1 I got these two the Toy Story 3 “Peas in a pod” keychain. Now, I see Julia wear it on her backpack and Kyle hang it in his dorm room and that alone makes me a happy Ateh. I’m so grateful to call these two my adings. Thanks, you two, for always being down to go to dance competitions, eat-out, hang-out, sleep over, ecetera. I’m always down to drive you guys anywhere and be the DD… lol sorry for the times when I couldn’t drive you back though… -___- This summer, I’m down to visit the sixxxxx twoooo sixxxxx… hold me to that promise. Don’t be too BUUUSY (did you do a certain voice?)

You two are seriously like my little siblings I can spoil and protect. I love you both, equally, so much! I wouldn’t trade you for the world.

To the rest of Class-E-fresh. Even though ya’ll are a year younger, I’ve grown pretty damn close to each of you. As you guys are this boards’ freshman class, I can never not see you as our babies. Thank you from deep down in my heart for joining this year. I hope, we as a board, have given you a great first year and you continue coming out! So now, let’s reminisce: Brandon. I liked that talk we had in my car after that one car wash! Carissa. BOOM BOOM BOOM...fireworks.

Denise. Let’s go back to our dorm with Jacky after this. Hahaha seriously thank you for welcoming me into your dorm at all hours of the day. Shoot, that one day Fall Quarter when I pulled an all-nighter to finish my drawing and you kept me company the entire night. Geez, I owe you so much. Very grateful we’ve become so close in this these few months!! I promise I’ll visit you this summer in San Jose! Hold me to it. Oh, and get your license! So we can get Sipa Tea? Yes! Hannah.

Okay you’re a second year, but still it’s your first year in Barkada! I always saw you as Rodrigo’s friend in the first couple of quarters. But then PACN and TAFF happened— and boom. I will forever remember Abigail’s best scene…PUSH ALEXIA DOWN AND MAKE IT RAIN WITH THE FLYERS. Irina. You and your cow backpack lol. You, me, Kelsey, and Cody (maybe) gotta take mo’ classes. Jocelyn. Who the eff are you? I asked you first and second. Oh yeah, it’s Carly Rae Jocelyn. I remember meeting you at Hype Nights. You were so quiet… Uhmmm but not anymore. I’m always laughing when we’re together. You can pose for my camera any time. Sluuu-oooooot. THERE WAS MINT?! John. I don’t know if you remember, but over the summer Lindsey and I were on our way to Disneyland and called you and asked if you were joining Barkada. Lol, I was there in the car that day! So, I’m just really glad you did! Joseph. You drove me to my auntie’s house before Thanksgiving Dinner, daaa’w. And you’ve continued to be so nice to me. Sorry for anytime when Denise would troll as me and say mean things to you. I wouldn’t do that to you!

Justin. WHEN WE FIRST MET at that one place, at that time you can hardly remember. I will never forget that. Super happy you decided to join Barkada and become so freaking active. You and your poppin’ shoes though. Kate. I friggin’ love that dance you keep doing, with the face, and errthang. You know. Uh, come on. Come on lololol Kay. You and your cheezy Filipino jokes. You’re so awesome for coordinating all those “thank you” gestures for Cody and Aldrin. LOLOL wait, remember taking those pictures on the morning of Tinik Hell Night? Hopefully that made you laugh. Think about it. HAHAHA. Lydia. Hello, my love.

Whether we get dynamic duo or naht, I know for a fact you are someone I got really close to this year. Watching Pitch Perfect and Perks. Harry Potter Marathon.

Basketball behind at the dorms. Dance Class. Chinese Class. Matching Thursdays. Matching-in-general, OX Soup. Ecetera. When did we get so close!?!?! It definitely wasn’t instantly at Summer Luau. We talked in my car that one time before going to study in the library. Lolz I don’t think we even got to study… that was one of the days we got closer. We’ve had so many talks and I can mostly recall all of them. Thank you for being a friend I didn’t expect having and able to be so comfortable around— for talks, laughs, and vents. You can serenade me anytime, all day, errrday. Wo Ai Ni. Michael. “BUSY.” Hehehe. I’ve noticed you always tend to say “hi Paige” when you see me. I appreciate that. Perry. Where’s Perry? You were a lifesaver for having that extra Canon charger. Tanks! Rochelle. I always thought you were so quiet, but it just took a while for you to get out of your shell. Roshell…lol. Yay, successor! Ronnel. “Haaaaay ronnnnnnel.” Thanks for getting me that fork earlier this week- you da best. I remember meeting you early on in the year. It’s funny that our siblings know each other. SMALL FREAKING WORLD. Get a Disney pass asap so you can come with your Kuya and I! ERRMAHGADD, O-my-Buns hahaha, you really enjoyed those. UGH, Frostbites and Cha2o. You, me, RJ, Denise, and Lydia all gotta go on a food adventure soon. lololo I put so many caps in your paragraph (look ^^^.) Rogelle. I now know what Canon (music) is. Thank you. Lol. To friends I’ve grown closer to and who have always been there for me. . Blessed to have you in my life. Rodrigo. FAM! You weren’t out like at all last year. So this is why I wanted to thank you personally for being so active and sharing so many laughs starting in October/November at Project Obvious practice! I think you are freaking hilarious. Especially when you impersonate Pitch Perfect scenes. Good job this year with Famline acting in PACN, btw! Cody. I already wrote to you in my TAFF section above. But this is different. Yeah, it’s different. You have so much passion for this club. It really vibes off to everyone, especially Tinik, and I admire it. Tenks for all of that. I’m really happy we’ve become good friends this year! Graphic Design majors, wud up. Printmaking, lessssgo. Kelsey. Heyyyyy Kelsey (lol did you say it correctly?) You rarely accepts compliments. I just want you to know you did a really good job as Public Relations this year. No lie. Not only good job on PR, but thanks for being a good friend. I look forward to taking more GD classes together and possibly doing PGrad in the near future…

SAYYY WHAT. Robin John. HAHHH-HAHH-HAHH-HAA (imagine that as your no-teeth laugh.) lololololololol. Remember when I dropped my phone in the toilet? So, girl please. Rude. UGHH, I can safely say you are one of my closest friends now. When the heck did we get this close? Sometime in Fall Quarter, I guess. Tanks for always being there for me. I just remembered that one time down by the vending machines in CLA… thank you very much helping me out. Oh and thank you, thank you, thank you for driving everywhere, A LOT. Where would I have been without you this year?! We hung out so much this year and I’m really glad for it! Sam. ORIENTATION BUDDIES, wadddup lol. I still remember the day we met in Cedritos! You wore your grandma’s (right?) purple pullover and I knew how chill you would be from then on. And then we both got screwed over for dormlyfe lollolol and so on. That was almost freaking two years ago… now it’s going to be our third year in college next year—what the hell—and I’m so fucking happy we have been roomies for our college years. You’ve been there for me since the first day I became a Bronco (lol that sounded gaaaay.)

Thank you for the Wednesday nights staying up with me and being there when I wake up from my nap saying, “eff my life.” Love you, Saaaaaaam. Lindsey. What can I say about Lindsey Baylon? Do. Not. Trust. This. Lolololol just kidding. Two commercials. Mah Bad. I will never forget the day when you told me that. Twas the night of audition day 1. You were bailing on auditioning for PACN! But you ended up doing it on the last day. AND YOU GOT LEAD. MAH BAD. SHOOPER glad you finally get to see how great Barkada is.

I believe it was the “right time” for you this year. You freaking don’t need me anymore whenever you’re at the API. Sadlyfe for me lololo.

But seriously, sups happy for you. BTW I wish you were here at Banquet, but regardless… you are ALWAYS here when I need you.

Thank you for not only being a great roomie, but an amazing friend.

All the times you’ve opened the garage for me, let me stay in the room while I stay up and you sleep, listen to me vent, ecetera. We were meant to be roomies. Lol corny as fuck. But you mean more to me than you may think! Lol okay I’ll stop now. SHAY CARL LOVES YOU and I DO TOO, Princess!

I could not imagine going through this year without all of YOU. It truly makes the happiest being a part of this club with friends I adore and love. Tannnks, love you all, and baiiii.

your Class-E Historian,

Paige

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your Class-E External,

Juli

Barkada, its ben an amazing year with a whole mess of ups and downs. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, its end-of-the-year goggles time.

To my Class-E-Board, thank you so much for being with me this year. I love that it was you guys and would not want it any other way. I’m glad we stuck through everything and kept it going. Thank you for helping find my place in Barkada.

You Class-E-Freshmen, you. You guys are kinda crazy, but I like it. I’m sorry if I haven’t been best friends with all of you this year but I want you to know I like you guys! And I’m excited to get to know you guys more in the next few years. I really hope you guys enjoyed this year and continue your college career with Barkada. P.S. I’m not perfect, #perfectmichaelisperfect right?

Ading Angela, I know you weren’t around Barkada and too much but I hope we continue to hang out! KBBQ soon yeah?

My Steez-E-Freshmen! Another year gone guys, damn that was quick. And now we’re gonna be 3rd years?! Crazy. Thanks for all the memories and lets keep ‘em coming.

My wonderful MC Suite, I am so proud of each and every one of you. Aaron, thanks for being a great co-coord! Paseo, I’m sorry I couldn’t be there for you as much as I hoped, but you guys were cute without me so it’s okay. Jota, you were amazing. Sorry I was so hard on you guys but I hope you think it was worth it in the end.

Ate Danielle, Ate Katie, & Ate Rachel, thank you for always being there, helping me out and supporting me. BEST LINE EVER. Even though I rarely see you and it’s usually …non-sober… situations, I’m glad that whenever I do, you still welcome me with open arms. Thank you always (: Kes(ley), sadly, we weren’t able to be together as much this year. Even with that, remember I’m still always here for you when you need me. I missed you this year so hopefully we have more good times next year.

Justin Dominguez, thanks for being someone who I can always chill with, talk to, or lean on whenever I needed. I still want to get to know you more so let’s hang out, yeah? Just remember to be yourself, no more faking it, because I know the real Justin is so much better. Also, I hope you no longer feel alone, because you’re not, I’m always here for you (: Cody, Aldrin, & Brandon Tran, tanks for being my friends. As silly and simple as that sounds, I felt like I got a lot closer to you three this year and I am extremely grateful. Thanks for the smiles Cods, thanks for the winks Aldrin, and thanks for the hugs Brandon.

Emeline, thank you for always looking out for me. Thank you for the laughs, thank you for the secrets, thank you for the stories, thank you for the opinions, thank you for the challenges. Thank you for the hugs. Honestly Em, thank you for everything. I know that’s super broad and general and stupid, but it’s true. I would not be where I am now without you.

Maurice Fabros, thank you for being so much more than just my external buddy. Thanks for the hangs outs, thanks for the 12 hour talks, thanks for opening up to me and letting me vent to you. Thanks for always being the shoulder to lean on or the hug I need. So lets do this plan, and open that glass case over the open book yeah? Mo, thanks for being one of the bests.

Ray, Mikey, Jacob, Monica, Jordan, & even you Jerald, I want you remember you’re always the bests, even though Igs and I disappear on you for half a year, sorry.

Igs, you are my Iggy. You know how much I care for you, you know how much you mean to me. Through thick and thin, you will always be my Iggy and I will always be your Juli ._.

Last, but definitely not least, thank you to YOU. Barkada would be nothing without you members. You guys make the club what it is, you guys are the ones pouring your heart and soul into this club. You guys are the reason your E-Board is up there working so hard. Good luck to the next Executive Board! It has been an honor serving you this year.

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i like how everyone’s (e-board’s) “last words” emails started off with “IM SO SORRY THIS IS LATE” and i’m like the last one to write this. TEEHEEEE. perks of being pr. anyway. ughhh i suck at writing. i’m good at rambling though so here it goes. hoes. jk, it rhymes though..(s). shit idk how to start this. .. soo uhh.. what does a nosy pepper do guys?! :D ok just kidding. i’ll be for reals now. first off..

MAH ABC FOOLS: (anong balita committee) I can’t thank you guys enough for all your hard work you’ve put into all the issues this year! seriously though, without you guys, i wouldn’tve had the opportunity to even put together this committee and all the magazines, which was honestly one of my favorite parts of being pr and one of the main reasons why i even ran for this position specifically. so thank you again! I wish i had a job to reward you guys with really nice things. because everyone likes nice things. you guys are the best committee and the only committee i’ve ever lead in my life hahah. I hope you all enjoyed being part of ABC! PACN EXTRAAASSS!!: god i really don’t know how i became a pacn extras coordinator but i’m glad that i did! I remember stressing out during practice, always trying to gather as many extras as I can worrying there wouldn’t be enough or you guys wouldn’t get there on time but in the end you all nailed it! I was so damn proud, you have no idea. especially with your costumes - I loved how everyone was really enthusiastic about the “soup Kitchen” scene LOLOL. ya hobos. I hope you all realized that being an extra is just as important as being a lead role. damn straight. Thank you for cooperating with me and listening to me. Best extras ever!!!! love it.

ADINGS: thank you so much for accepting my weirdness and laughing at my jokes, even when they weren’t that funny. You two are seriously one of the coolest people i’ve ever met in my life and I’m so sorry if i’ve ever let you down as an Ate. Michael, i’m so happy you’re active in Barkada, you’ve made me so proud, especially in Jota. hell yea, you killed it on stage man, so sharp! Irina! I’m so glad you’re comfortable with coming into the API! I remember in the beginning i’d always txt you to go there, but not anymore! I really hope you enjoy hanging out there rather than the library lol. and i hope you’re more active next year too since you have a car nowwww! YAY!! (expect me to push you to do pacn) lol Love you guys!!

NICK: Thanks for always being there for me throughout the year I still don’t know how I became a lead to the dance your coordinated-___- LOL so not me. dat sonah doe. Pero like, you’re the best.

KUYA: Thanks for all that you’ve done for me these past 2 years. Especially giving me rides back home. I know we weren’t really able to hang out a lot this year, but like i’ve said before, if you ever need anything i’m here!

JULYYY(jooolii/juli) thanks for always talking to me, always asking me how i am, how’s life, what’s going on with me.. oh goodness i’m kind of tearing up right now. I’m so lame. no but seriously, I know we didn’t get to hang out a lot this year, but every time we did get the chance to, i was always able to vent to you so i just want you to know how grateful to have a friend like you, thanks for caring friend(: I hope next year we’ll be able to make more memories!

PAIGE: HEEYY PAAIIGGEE (did you read it in that tone i usually do? haha) I’m seriously going to miss nagging you about pictures.. LOL jk, no but really, being on board with you and having classes was so fun. I’m sure i’ve told you before, but you’re one of the sweetest and chillest people i’ve ever met and i’m so excited to take more courses with you in the future, yay graphic design! and also thanks for always talking to me and listening to me talk about my problems. lets wear our adidas pants, free-runs, and a blue crew neck some time next week, down?! i think yes woman.

EMELINE: I’ve learned so much from you throughout these two years. thank you so so much for all your help and thanks for always laughing even when I wasn’t even trying to be funny. i think. idk. LOL CLASS-E FRESHMEN: I know Im not very close to most of you, but I just want you to know how much I’ve appreciated all of your presence. seriously though, you guys have no idea how grateful i am to you all. without you guys, board wouldn’t have a purpose. without you members i would’ve felt like the shittiest pr ever. lol not that i’m saying i’m the reason for you all coming back, but yea.. idk. I can’t thank you guys enough for giving Barkada a chance, for not turning away and saying “this shit is gay” or something some “cool” person would do. bc cool is stupid and stupid is cool. wow i really said that. lol. anyway, I just want you all to know that i think you guys are such a talented, interesting, loud, hilarious, awkward, easy-going, group of people and I hope there will be more incoming freshmen like you guys next year.

CLASS-E BOARD: oh hey guys! this year went by too fast. whyyyy D: i wanna go back to retreat and pet “taco” (the duck). Being on board with you guys has taught me so much in life. gosh i wanna sound cheesy but then i don’t. idk. anyway, i’ll be sure to tell more pun jokes next year since I’m sure you’ll be missing that over the summer. TEEHEE. I’m going to miss being on board, going through our Facebook group and scrolling through pictures that burn my eyes, reading all the troll comments in our emails, laughing at stupid shit during our meetings. Thank you so much for everything guys; you all have inspired and influenced me to do things I didn’t think I’d be even capable of doing.

BARKADA: God how i loved being your Class-E Public Relations. This has been one of the best and most memorable experiences of my life. Barkada has helped shaped and strengthen the person I am today and I hope that it has made some kind of impact on you as well. Thank you Barkada for giving me this opportunity to lead and promote. I’m going to miss writing all the posts in ALL CAPS JUST SO IT SEEMS MORE URGENT. I’m going to miss designing spreads and flyers for ABC or for any upcoming event. I’m going to miss leading you guys. Also, I hope some time during the year i’ve made you smile.

Don’t forget! “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO JOIN!” thanks for everything again. I’ll see you guys soon..

your Class-E PR,

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Kelsey

your Class-E BEC,

Iggy

And so we’ve come to the end of another great year in Barkada history. Words can’t explain what you guys and this year has meant to me, but I’ll do my best to articulate my gratitude in these Last Words. HERE WE GO ERMAHGERD First off, to all the Barkada alumni, thank you for all the hard work you put into getting Barkada to this point, and for the continuous guidance and support. I hope we all can follow your examples, not just in your Barkada careers, but in being successful in life after Barkada.

To you, the members, the heart and soul of this club. I really hope you guys had as much fun as I did this year. All the work we as Class-E-Board did was for each and every one of you, so never forget that we all truly do care for you. My goal for this year was to make sure every single one of you took away something from every event; to make sure you understood why we do the things we do. So through all our events, The Wedding at Friendship Games, the 6th Annual Barkada’s Got Talent, Sportsfest XXIV: Redemption, and Lost Seconds PACN, and anything and everything inbetween, I hope you guys learned more about your culture, your friends, and yourselves. You all have grown so much, and I am extremely proud and happy to know every single one of you. Thanks for everything you’ve given to this club, I love you all. To the Class-E-Freshmen, thanks for sticking around and embracing Barkada’s goober troll humor haha. You guys are a strong close-knit group, and I hope you continue to spread that love to next year’s freshmen and members alike. Another shout out to my PACN Suite Coordinators, all your hard work truly paid off; thanks for the experience. And another shout out to Kuya Eddieeh and Ading Kate: oh hey!

The BEC GROUPS! Thanks for all the hard work you guys put into the BEC, I had so much fun at all the practices and performances. CDT did more gigs than ever before, but it couldn’t have been done without the HUGE amount of willing dancers I had available – you guys. FREE FOOD! P.Notes, y’all always sound beautiful. Keep striving to become better singers, and lend a helping hand to those who seek it. Barkada Band, thanks for all the work you put in this year! I apologize for not having enough outlets for you this year, but I’m extremely proud of everything you’ve done this year. Yeah Paracard5 (2(d)Erections)! Project Obvious, hope you guys had fun trolling with dancing hahaha. The coords and I had fun putting the sets together, so I hope you all enjoyed performing them.

Barkada Modern, the fiercest Clover cheerleaders ever haha. Thanks for being awesome performers!

And to Class-E-Board… well, here we are. It’s been a wild experience with so many ups and downs, but I’m glad we stuck through it together. We put in work this year, and I’m proud to have been a part of this board. Thanks for all the great times, I’ll miss not being able to be with you all so frequently. CLASSEEEEEADGLSAJGHVCRNUACAJD. Love you guys.

Cousin Paige, still one of the nicest people I know. Thanks for always sharing that great smile of yours with everyone. Juli, you already know. Thanks for that drawing of a dinosaur and robot with bowties, I can still picture your face laughing at it haha. ._. Kelsey, ya big derp. All your hard work has really shown through your ABs and every single promotion. You’re a funny, hard working person, and I can’t believe how much I’ve seen you grow. Mark, thanks for always being there for me. Your persuasive talks into getting food may have cost me a couple pounds, but everyone knows I don’t give a fuck haha. Stop sleeping on my stomach. HAGS. Sean, thanks for being a great friend and person, always being there when I needed you. Andrew, I’m glad we’ve gotten close this year. Trolling with you has given me some of the best memories. *kiss* Jherray, we’ve come a long way man, but now I know you’re not bluffing when it comes to us humping each other. Pause. Maurice, although I never really pulled the Korean jokes on you, thanks for putting up with my jokes about your tan. You’re super chill yet driven, and a loyal friend with a great tan. Emeline, have fun reading this part. 1t troolee saDdenZ mee dat wee wuhnt hAv PACNz tew werQ awn eHneem0ar. TenkZ 4 p0oshin mee tew b3e da beZt eye culd be3. Seriously though, I respect you so much and will genuinely miss your presence.

Lost Seconds forever. NJ, thanks for being there for me, predecessor. Have fun being a grown up girl, and go do amazing things. Dillon, as much as I troll you, you know I got you man. Thanks for always having my back. Whenever you’re down, I’m down. (; Just kidding, not like that. But yeah, like that. (; Carl, thanks for being the leader we needed and for befriending me for eternity. Hope you’re proud of all you’ve given to Barkada. BBC all the way. Aye, you from Thailand?

Again, thank you to everyone that made this year a success. I loved being your 2012-2013 Barkada Entertainment Company Coordinator, and I wouldn’t trade this year for the world. Everything we’ve gone through as a club has made us grow together and stronger, so here’s to moving forward and making next year an even bigger success.

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Class-E Board: Holy dicks, it feels like just yesterday I was standing with all of you at Candlelight Ceremony as they announced us as the new E-Board. I’ll never forget all the Wasted Wednesdays, the endless trolling, the late nights preparing every big event, the emergency meetings, all those fucking TV tapings, the laughs, the tears, the stress, the hair flips, the vomit. This year had its ups and downs (how fucking cliché), and now that it’s over, all I can say is that it’s been nothing short of amazing. Thank you for teaching me so much, putting up with all my bullshit, and for being some of my best friends. I love you all.

Carl: You’re an amazing leader and one of the nicest people I know. Thank you for becoming my friend after watching Jumanji, Food Inc., and YouTube videos of Kayang Kaya and high school Iggy with me. Ain’t no party like a NorCal party.

Dillon: You too, are an amazing leader. Thank you for all your help in all aspects E-Board business & for your extensive knowledge of Spongebob references.

NJ: I know that I can always go to you, whether I need to vent about some kinda bullshit, or have a laugh over something stupid and random- thanks for always being there and being fabulous.

Emeline: You are a strong, beautiful, intellegent, accomplished womyn. Really. I know you always criticize all your work throughout this year, but bitch, you did a wonderful job.

Maurice: Even though I hate sports, I have to say, Sportsfest was great. I’m glad we’re on board together.

Jherray: You’ve put in so much work in order to make every event possible, thank you especially for bringing the SPUF Wedding theme to life. It was a Friendship Games I will never ever forget.

Andrew: Even though I like, barely ever see you because of your internship, I can’t thank you enough for all the hard work you’ve done in order to keep Barkada financially alive. You’re amaze-balls.

Sean: You did werk. Love it. Even though I wrote this in your PACN program last year, I’m saying it again now because I actually mean it.

Iggy: Not too long after getting on board, you became one of my best friends and one of the funnest and funniest people I have ever known. You’ve gone above and beyond your duties as BEC & as an E-Board member, it’s ridonk. I can’t even imagine how board would be without you. *hug* Kelsey: Being on board with you has been so fun. Your punny humor never fails to make me smile.

Juli: You are an amazing External Affairs Rep and and amazing woman, Paunjuli Clara. JPCN. Paige: Roomie! Haaay. It’s always fun talking with you in the living room about anything and everything all late into the night while you work on videos and stuff.

Claudia and Aina: My Women. Thank you for being in my life. You two are THE best. Words cannot adequately describe. It’s too bad I couldn’t hang out with both of you as much as I did last year. On top of that, both of you are leaving me as you go off into the real world to do amazing things with your respective careers.

Waah! Despite this, let us all make sure that we remain in each others’ lives forever. I love you both.

Ading Brandon: You’re the best ading anyone could ever have. I initially chose you as my ading only because you had great hair, you were skinny, you were from the Bay Area, and you joined P-Notes. I remember being mildly concerned that we’d have nothing in common other than those things because our K/A/A forms were actually super different. I’m so very glad that we were paired up though, because aside from a few differences (like how you actually exercise, and how you cut off all your hair) we’re very very alike, and you’re so fun.You used to be so shy and quiet, and I hella remember always texting you to make sure you’d come out to Barkada events, and now you’re this amazing balisong-wielding social butterfly man-for-an-ading. I’m so proud. I was going to be like everyone else and campaign us for Best Kuya/Ading pairing, but whatevs, we don’t need any outside validation to tell us we’re the best. We hella are already. And if that isn’t enough, I have the boots to prove it. Thank you for everything.

Class-E Freshman: It’s been such a pleasure getting to know all of you. You guys are the best.

Additional shout outs to the Steez-E Freshman, Ate Lyndy & Kuya Eddie, Women of the Moulin Rouge House - Sam & Lindsey, PHP: Thanks for everything!

Haaygurlhaaaaay.

Fuck, I can’t believe Class-E year is over. It’s been wonderful serving as your 2012-2013 ASI/MCC Representative. It’s been wonderful being around all of you every single day, whether it was in the API, at Disneyland, McDonalds, in class, at PACN practice, wherevs. I love you all. See you all next year!

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your Class-E Secretary,

Sean So this is it, the year is finally over and my term on Board is complete. I can’t believe that it’s been so quick. It seems like only a few weeks ago that I was lighting my candle, and now I’m going to be passing on that flame to the new secretary.

Barkada, thank you for another wonderful, and truly memorable year. From being one of the strippers at Friendship games, to the crazy festivities of Sporstsfest (haha), from all the dances I did at PACN, and all that happened in between. Just thank you. Shoutouts to T.A.F.F. You guys are all amazing. I’m so glad that I got to work with all of you. You all made my first PACN tinikling experience worth all the pain of doing hashtag, all the late night practices, and the lack of sleep. The end result was amazing. We definitely cleaned our “toenails”. Again thank you to Cody and Aldrin for coordinating us. Another shoutout to my ading Carissa I really wish we could hang out more, taking you driving and what not. I know I’m not really a good kuya, or that I show it that much, but I am definitely proud of you. You did an amazing job as one of the leads. I’m glad I met you, and picked you up. Keep doing what you do, and don’t ever change. You will do incredible things. To the class-e first years, I’m really proud of you. You guys are what made this year worth it. Over the year, I truly have seen you all grow as people. You all have potential to be amazing, keep that in mind. Last words of advice… Stay classy.

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I can’t believe it’s already been an entire year.

Class-E-Board, thank you for everything. While the year itself was very stressful, we always found a way to make things fun. Thanks for making my last year on board one of the very best in college.

Barkada, while I know I’ll be around next year I can’t guarantee you’ll see me all the time. With that being said I want you all to keep doing what you do and encourage Barkada to be something you’ll always have pride in. No E-Board could have done anything without all of you. Thank you for everything you’ve taught me as a leader and as your treasurer.

your Class-E Treasurer,

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your Class-E Social chair,

Jherray Last words. Last minute.

What can I say about this year? I could go with something nostalgic from Friendship Games; “wow.”

This year has been a roller coaster ride. And not one of those lame kind of roller coasters that just go really fast and have only a few twists and turns. No. This year was one of those roller coasters that had loops and hard stops. The kind that left your legs dangling in mid-air. That’s how absolutely crazy this year was. And you know what? I loved every single moment of it!

To my dear, dear, Class-E-freshmen! You guys are… some of the most HILARIOUS people that I’ve ever met. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU should win biggest troll. You all have so much passion and spirit in Barkada and it makes me proud to have been the Board that brought you all into Barkada! I can’t wait to see you all realize your potential!

To Kevin Hsu and Shea Salinas. You may have been our President and Vice President last year, but you never stopped being our mentors this year. You guided us through hard times and always made yourselves available if needed.

To Aina Abad. Thank you for being there for me throughout the year! Always the open ear and valued insight. I couldn’t have done it without you!

To Perry Ticsay. My ALL-STAR OF STAGE CREW. You, my good sir, are a superstar.

And to Stage Crew. Two words. BEST. EVER. And lastly, but definitely not leayst, to Class-E-Board. This year you’ve become some of the best friends I’ve ever had in Barkada. We’ve cooked together. We laughed together. We cried together. Hell, we cleaned toilets together. You’ve helped me grow exponentially this year into the person I am today. I could not imagine going through this year with anyone else. It was an honor being on one of Barkada’s Executive Boards with you all.

See you all next year!

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Let’s see...where do I begin? From Wasted Wednesdays over the summer, to showing what SPUF really is at Friendship Games, to getting iced at Sportsfest (-_-) and to the Bench Mob at PACN, this year was definitely one to remember. You can say that how this year went was because of how hard E-Board worked, but in the end, the determining factor was you, the members. When it came to Friendship Games, when we were basically outnumbered against most of the other schools, you showed that SPUF was about quality and not quantity. Sportsfest ran pretty smoothly (NO FIGHTS!) and one of the reasons was because of how well you did as volunteers. Special shout out to all of my coordinators, you guys made my job easy. Thanks! All the time and effort all of you put into PACN is what made this year’s show amazing! Another special shout out to the BEST STAGE CREW EVER! It even goes beyond the events - the friendships and bonds that were created, the parties/kickbacks, random hangouts and the trolling throughout the year. It was an accumulation of all of these that made this year what it was. Hopefully all these good times will carry over into next year. To the Class-E Freshmen, you’re all a bunch of characters and I’m gonna leave it at that. To Class-E-Board, it was such a great experience being able to work with you all. Thank you! To those who are running for next year’s E-Board, good luck to you all! Can’t believe another year has gone by, but like I said, it’s definitely one that we’ll remember. Thanks for another great year Barkada!

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your Class-E Culture chair,

Emeline

Adings and Grands: We have high standards. And you meet all of mine. If you ever need anything for the rest of your life, I’m only a phone call away <3 Kelsey: It’s been a year since you took my spot! You are the best successor and I love you! You took care of my baby and made it your own and I am so so so proud of you.

Nj, Maurice, Jherray: I hope I helped you as much as you helped me. You three were my confidants, inspiring me to challenge myself and never give up. I love how strong and united we were, and that’s lifelong. Chairs together! XXXIII Class-E-Board. I wish we had one more year...so we could switch positions. I had so much fun this year, I can’t believe I blinked! It has been an honor serving with you. I don’t know if I ever showed how much I loved you, but I did and always will. Like I said, this was the board I wanted to be on and share this with. You were the ones who made it easy and so worth it.

Mabuties Freshmen and Up: You’re all officially Old School. HAHAHAHA but I’m jealous that I can’t stay and be Old School with you T_T Thanks for the best 4 years of my life. Graduate soon. Suffer reality with me! YEAH! Nasty Freshmen: I hated you with a burning passion. But you aren’t Nasty Freshmen to me anymore, you’re my friends. Take care of my Freshmen and Babies for me, okay? I know Barkada is in good hands with you.

Steezy Freshmen: You will always be my Freshmen. It doesn’t matter how old you get, or if you’re on board with me or if we become so close that I see you as an equal. You’re all talented and show so much promise. LAV you!

Classy Babies: Oh, you kids…You really grew on me. If I could stay one more year, it would be to spend more time with you. I hope we gave you enough memories to come back next year and show the next class what Barkada is all about. I’m so proud of you, and as mad and jealous as I get about your little Class-e sign and group and love for each other…I hope you stay close until the end. You’re all reminders of why I love Barkada and why it continues to be a safe haven for all generations. Thank you for being the reason why this last year was worth it. Thank you for accepting me as your Culture Chair, and I hope I was able to teach you something! Remember that culture isn’t limited to a month or a year or a show night, it’s with you always. Stay classy, you ratchet little fruit cakes.

To everyone… 33 years and it’s still about you. So live courageously. Take the risks, run for board, SPUF your hardest, make a Sportsfest team, audition for a lead role, ask that person out, take another shot, fall hopelessly in love with this club, have those late night conversations even though you have a midterm tomorrow because every single experience is a memory that you’ll keep forever and it’s a judgment call that makes you you. I found myself in this club, and I know I won’t get lost again, even for a few seconds. Because I know where to find home, and that’s with you.

I know I haven’t said enough thank yous. If I gave each person who changed my life some proportional amount of flowers for gratitude, each would have an endless field of daisies and a rose bouquet “just because.”

Thanks for teaching me how to live with passion and love with integrity.

Good luck to next year’s board and I’ll see you later!

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I don’t know where to begin but I guess I will start here...

Class-E freshman... I know I never really talked to all of you, but thank you for keeping the club alive this year!! Your spirit & energy really made our work as an e-board easier!

Class-E-Board Chairs... Thank you for your constant support throughout these past two quarters. If it weren’t for you guys, I would’ve gone insane with everything that’s going on in my life.

P-Grad Board... Thank you for helping me put on a beautiful ceremony. All our hard work paid off & I’m very proud of all if you. It was a rough ride, but WE DID IT!!!!!

Jordan... Only writing a thank you to you here cuz you’re going with me to banquet LOL. Thanks for being an amazing friend & always hearing me out with all my stresses & problems!!

My Barkada adings & grands... I’m sorry I’m not a great ate, but thanks for always having a smile on your face whenever I see you guys!!

Class-E-Board... Thanks for making my last year on board memorable! Sorry for not being around as much, but thanks for being so understanding. Stay classy!

Edward Terrence Lansangan Chico Lorenzo Santos... Thanks for the support from a far. Our lives were so hectic & frustrating, but I’m glad we got through it <3

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your Class-E VP,

Dillon

Oh how fast the year went by. I still remember typing up last words for my time as Historian last year, and to be writing up another one astonishes me. This will be the final “Last Words” for me, but it won’t be the last time that I spend with Barkada. The club has done so much for me even until now, so I can only hope my contributions on board and as a regular member have sufficed to give back. Alas, as the Vice President for the 2012-2013 year, it is time to say goodbye to another year. We’ve been through a lot with almost winning Friendship Games, the Sportsfest ordeal, and the long night practices for PACN, so I’d like to take this opportunity to show my appreciation and say thank you to all of you.

Class-E-Board: you guys are the classiest bunch ever… said no one. Just kidding. But seriously, I couldn’t have asked for a better board. We had our ups and downs, but I believe it made each of us better people. We did mad work in the summer all the way until now, and you all stuck together - 13 Strong. With that said, I’m proud of each and every one of you and wish you the best whether it’s your last year on board or you end up on another one.

Party-in-the-U.S.A-Board: Thank you for all your dedication and hard work. Believe when I say something as simple as attending meetings or just offering help means the world to those you’re doing it for. We did troll around a lot, but I hope I managed to have at least some impact on you. To those of you who decided to run for E-Board, I hope you have an amazing year if you win your respective position. If you didn’t get elected, don’t let it stop you from showing how much you love the club. I’m certain your presence in Barkada will be enough to affect the club.

Ading Denise: Thank you so much for absolutely… NOTHING! JUST KIDDING! No, but really, thank you for everything. I’ve told you before, and I’m not ashamed to say now. You’ve managed to be just as much of an Ate, if not more -____-, as I was your Kuya. I know I haven’t hung out with you as much as we’d both like to, but I’ll have more time now so you’ll eventually get sick of me. Ha. All in all, I am beyond thankful for picking you up as my ading. TRIANGLESSSSSS! To the rest of you in Barkada, thank you for being part of yet another great year! Everything E-Board does is for you guys, and in the end, you’re the ones that make the year great, not us. Continue that Barkada tradition and spirit, and let’s have another great year!

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Damn, last words.... Where do I begin? Well I guess it was one year ago, last year’s banquet when it obviously hit me. During the Candlelight Ceremony I was just staring at everyone as the new board was presented... I really could not believe that not only was I president of this amazing board but an amazing club. It was a challenge that I was ready to face. This year in Barkada was such a dope year. Although we had many challenges that came across us, I still had a lot of fun getting to know everyone and creating memories we will never forget! All the big events: FG with our dope wedding theme, ski trip...yes lolol, Sportsfest with overcoming the obstacles we faced and ended up putting on such a smooth Sportsfest, to PACN the big event of the year, watching you guys perform and put your all on the stage was so amazing and I am glad I was with you guys through the process. I hope that not only as president or an eboard member, but just as a friend that I have be able to influence each one of you guys and girls. I know i do not give good speeches....or make great “last words” like this, but I hope that little inside you maybe laughed and something i may have said, or something like that. If there is something out of Barkada that rekindled in my own lifestyle is that it taught me to always be yourself. If people don’t like you for you are or how you act, then FUCK EM. but don’t actually do that because that would be weird.... but you know, they are not the right crowd to be around. For me Barkada was the right group of people I could be around, where I can act like myself and be stupid, cause it was cool. Thank yous. Thank you to the first years! All you freshmen have grown up so much since first gen/summer Luau/ orientations! I am happy to see that Barkada will be in good hands in the future with such a fun group of first years. To all the returners, thank you for continuing showing all your support for this club. You guys help make eboard’s job that much easier so thank you again! To Class-E-Board...FUCK here we are, the end of it. Since Candlelight Ceremony I knew that we would be a dope board. Although we may have had our ups and downs throughout the year, we were still the board I wanted. I will always remember the rest of you 12 as the classies and nothing will bring that apart. I will miss wasted wednesdays, picking on kelsey, korean jokes, fat jokes all that bullshit. I will miss you guys. Man, I’m kind of tearing up as I’m writing this. so i guess i’ll end it here. Thank you Barkada for an amazing year, and don’t let it stop here. Continue to have MOAR amazing years, make new friends, relationships, bonds, memories that will last fivever. And eat all the fucking time, because that’s all we fucking do. LOLOL

your Class-E president,

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Thanks for everything guys!

YOU ALL ARE THE BEST. -your Classy 2012-2013 PR, Kelsey Estrada(:

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