COMMNEWS OLA ECOSOOOOOC!!! <3 <3 <3 For some, February is all about love and all that shit. But for Echoes, it's all about POWER! What empowers me are all my SCHOOL AND OFFICE SUPPLIES!!! Fun fact: I can stay for two hours in National Bookstore. If moms know everything about the supermarket, I know everything about NBS. HAHHA I hoard notebooks (that I don't use LOL), page flags, sticky notes (if you want sticky notes, I have a lot), ballpens (I only buy Pilot pens, which means G-tech and the Coleto pens), and even bulldog clips (yes the boring black ones, I have a jar full of it LOL). It empowers and motivates me to get the job done because it gives me the illusion that I have everything under control, that I am organized, and that I'm being productive. I think hindi naman illusion???? LOL I think my obsession with NBS has manifested to my committee and my members?? It's nice to hear Seccom asking why my Econ 172 book has so many page flags. HAHAH And I share the happiness whenever we talk about art supplies (S/O to Sheena and Sab!!). I also enjoy reading articles on how to use my time productively and spend time away from social media (TIP: If you have money to burn, download Forest on your phone to actually make you spend time away from your phone). ^______^ So yeah, that's what empowers me. This February was a month full of beginnings for me and my team! We recently made a lot of changes in the tambayan (signages, the new calendar, announcements board, cleaning supplies), which leaves the whole of Ecosoc to /please/ keep the tambayan clean (or I'll burn all your stuff MWAHAHHA)!! We also held our first series of Photoshop Workshop in an attempt to increase the pub population of Ecosoc (on behalf of the speakers, we hope you learned a lot ^___^). Another exciting thing Seccom's up to is WE'RE RENOVATING THE WEBSITE THIS SEMESTERRRRR!!! We'll be having a Website Task Force of sorts to have all the content, design, and code errthing, so I hope you support our efforts. <3 Lastly, expect the apps to get your sigs soon, sigsheet will be released by the end of February! All of that would not have been possible without my solid members. <3 <3 To Rella, Sam Ceniza, Arlene Daro, Pat Ybañez, good job on the new tambayan improvements!!!! To Carlo and his team, Sab, Fau (kahit busy ka sa Roots!!), Paul, and Mia, LOVE THE SIGSHEET PO. Ty to Sam Cinco and Joleena for helping out in the workshops, I really appreaciate it. :) To Jamby, I hope we enjoy coding AHAHHAHA. To my VCs, I think you'll hear me say thank you a lot, but either way, thank you thank you thank you love u both. <3 <3 <3 Notebooks and Stationery NIKA|Secretariat Your Money YELLOW ECOSOC!! I guess what empowered me this month is being able to hold Ecosoc’s money and having power over budget allocation MWAHAHAHA. Kidding aside, I believe it would be being able to lead such great people — Fin, and of course, the whole Ecosoc. To the people who’ve asked me how my execomm journey has been, I would always answer them… “Now I understand what Mel (Sta. Maria) would always say, ‘You’re not only leading your committee but the whole Ecosoc.’” When I was running, I somehow could envision how Finance would be. But, I honestly did not have a clear picture of the “whole” execomm role. Now that I’m actually part of it, I understand this “leading the WHOLE Ecosoc.” Yup, it’s something you can’t imagine or fully grasp unless you’re in it. Although it’s been such a “semi-@-)” experience, I could say it’s been a very “EMPOWERING” one. #mema #peroseryosoako HAHA Moving on to some Fin updates!! This February, Finance has lotsa things in store for y’all! Of course, we have our staple projects: Back To Basics, our online clothing shop with its newest collection — Aquarius; and our UP Ecosoc shirts (Thanks to all those who submitted their designs!) AAAAND *drum roll please* For our newest projects for this semester, we have: Merch Street, an avenue for your miscellaneous interests. This FB page will serve as Finance’s online merchandise store which caters to anyone and everyone! For our first merch release, we will be having a Star Wars collection. You vader (better) be ready! (HAHAHA I tried. #lame) Anyway, watch out for our other products and events to come from the four Fin teams! :> With that said, I hope you’re excited for what Fin has in store for y’all! These are just some of the many things that await ya. ;) Of course, all these initiatives, projects, and events would not be possible without my Awesome, Beautiful, Charming, Dedicated, Energetic, Finance members! (Did ya notice how my adjectives are in alphabetical order - A, B, C, D, E, then F for Fin!? HAHAHA #sabaw) First off, I wanna thank my super solid Management Team for creating an efficient Financial System and being able to implement it properly. Thank you so much for your patience and dedication, Cami, Abby, Nicco, Rodd, and Quincy! Next off, my sobrang swift, sobrang fast as lightning (LOL) Fundraisers Team! Can I just say, how quick they were to execute 3 fundraisers in just a month!? WOW. You go guys! Thank you for activeness and continuous push, Tin, Erveen, Jasmin, Krista, Lino, and RD. Third, Team Major Events! TYSM Joel, Aaron, Aina, Bea A, Bea Lej, Carina, Danes, Hezi, Julienne, Kazel, and Renzo for all the effort you’ve put into creating the foundations of your 3 different events. There’s still a lot to accomplish but I believe and know you guys can do it! #excited <3 Last but not the least, Team Finance Project! To Theresa, Ana, Emira, Erin, Giulia, Jay, Jericho, Lawrence, Monje, Nina, and Rizel: XIE XIE for conceptualizing such a well-deserved branding and legacy event of Fin — Sunīkā Mnl. Same as TME, there’s still a lot to do but from how I’m seeing you guys perform, I know you’ll do amazing! ILY FIN. :-) NIKUO|Finance ECHOES | FEBRUARY 2016 • 9