By: Judith Sindico
THE LANGUAGE (R)EVOLUTION
WARNING: Some words and expressions are difficult to comprehend. Please refer to JEJEsaurus and BEKItionary Beki : n. Filipino gay n. Men in muscular shape doing Pilates and Aero-dancing n. Boys addicted in watching ABS-CBN’s “MAGKARIBAL” and GMA’s “ MACHETE” Beki Language: n. A vernacular language derived from Englog (English-Tagalog) and Vitlog ( Visaya-Tagalog) used by Filipino Beckys. Jhejhe: n. new breed of “JOLOGS” n. Modern brand for “marginalized Filipinos” n. “April boy Regino” Fanatics JheJhe Language: n. A specialized language for JheJhemons; language that has a strange relationship with the caps lock button which is inspired by the letter “Z”. Language is considered as man’s most effective tool of communication. It gives opportunity to people to convey their feelings and ideas, to say or write about things and express their communicative needs. QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU THINK MUST BE “THE LANGUAGE OF THE MODERN FILIPINOS?” JEHJEH BOY: Eow phfoe! I wud lyke 2 ntroduz myselphf 2u ol ^_^… je.je.je… BEKIBELLS: Shempertwo! Shunganess cherveloo boom…boom??? Noribells sa sapagka understanding ng question and answer portion! JEHJEH: OFFcorzzz NHhhO! IfFFv I Wherrr 2 anzzzSwer dahhhh qwheschOn, k.k.k.k. JHEJHEMONS eiyyyynD dahhhh JHEHJE LangwuaaaaaagE rheprescentzzzz the JOLOGS peeepolll ofv RRR Cowntriizzzzz &&& Weeeh RRR dah mowdernnn Ciasmmmbolzzz ofv dah Phfilippppinoszzz…#^_^ BEKIBELSS: First of all… Olah… good evening ladies and gentlemen… Thank you for that wonderful question… Second f all I would like to say… Anikchekeli???… are you Stevie Wonder?? How can an UltraMega Supermarket Jologita boom… boombells and bobo-nikells Germibells represent the Filipino people… when you GERMibells can’t spell the word FILIPINOS!... I Thank you … Mabuhay! JEHJEH: Owww sppelinghh … weeeeh jhejhemons also lykke sppelinghhh … YUwanna trayzzz?#?? (Spell the word cellular phone) JHeJHE: SCEL…U…LHARR^^_^^PHFON… BEKIBELLS: N…Y…E…L…P…A…K!... NYELPAK! ...I thank you… Mabuhay! (Spell the word Flirtatious and use it in a sentence) BEKIBELLS: QUEM…BU…LIN Third of all… it is my pleasure to say that… I wish all… as in super duper all the QUEMBULIN VEKVEK … WHO ARE SO BETCHAKOLA OF ALL THE YUMMYBELLS OTOSHI … WILL BE ZEROWENA AS IN ZEROWENA HERE ON EARTH… that’ s all… I thank you…
JHEJHE BOY: FLURR…TEI…SHUZZZ#@@##… I zsssOwww on^_^ dahhh Flurr hizz tei N shuzzz ki.ki.ki.^-^ Language is a systematic means of communicating ideas by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meaning. (Filipinos are also good in solving mathematical equations) BEKIBELLS: KERIBELS KO YAN! GORARA…GORARA… MATH-TE-CHIWA BEKIBELLS… BEKIBELLS…WITCHIKELS…BO-BO-NI-KELS! QUESTION: There are 20 animals in the farm consisting of cows and chickens. If there are 56 legs in all, how many cows are there? JHEJHEBOY: FifvtTTy sickxxx fowrRR – tWooH x sickxxx ZevVhHHeNn ThinNN KhawwZZZzz BEKIBELLS: TENtackles X Jimaloo + Kyonem is = Chito Miranda kyuk...kyuk… Language is comparable to skills that could be enhanced, developed and measured by its efficiency and in terms of tasks completed satisfactorily. And Language elicits similar meaning in different people, and then these people understand the messages (Cabbab 1994). JHEJHEBOY: BEKIBELSS:
Zszszow hwatt nhawwW, izzzz dahhh mowdernnNN Langwuaeggg ofvv dahh Phfilipihonozzzzzzzzzzzz???***/// koracha boom boom bells…Witichikeli bam bambini summer fresh cologne, akechiwang shoshoyagels that this not so RICHekela frog will be the champion of the world!
Language is intrinsically dynamic and the meanings are in people. It is the internal reaction of human beings to their environment. People can modify and interpret it, but they cannot find the meanings in the unattached words. These sets o f words consist the verbal codes. Each code is defined as a “systematic arrangement or a comprehensive collection of symbols, letters or words that have been arbitrary meaning and are used for communication”(Wike 1988). A symbol or a code typifies something but it does not necessarily resemble the thing it typifies. The code or the word is not the thing. People who use these codes to communicate and express what they feel, encode and put meanings to the codes. While people who listen to it and receive it decode or assign meanings to it. Many people thought of language as a gift, which makes life easier. For if one can use these codes and symbols in expressing their thoughts and opinions it may bring unity and peace to a nation. But ironies in life are inevitable, codes and symbols are not just used to communicate but it also gives birth to social distinction, segregating those with rights and those who have none. Remember, if we were to use language to express what we think and feel or to simply communicate effectively “ we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive that world and should use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others”.( Anthony Robbins) Meaning is what communication is about and meanings are in us and not in the words that are with us. *Models | Jomel Mandingiado BS801e and Jennifer Salon HR201A
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Jejemon VS Bekimon The Language (R)evolution
COVER STORY IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG LEAP
Campus News
Instructors' celebrity look-a-like
STI Novaliches Wins Tagisan ng Talino and Talent Search 2011
Profiling the Facebook Users
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it’s time for the big leap A number of researches have consistently confirmed that the physical environment impacts the learning milieu and student achievement – one cannot ignore such evidence that is quantified and specific. Expansions require maximum investment, but provide significant return - better facilities produce important improvements in teacher morale, school climate, parent and community trust, and student outcomes. The time has come. STI Novaliches is finally moving to its new home on Quirino HiWay sometime next year. Standing proud on its planned 5-storey structure that would boast its newest and most advanced learning facilities is STI Academic Center. True to its promise of being the vanguard in the catalyst of change for academic excellence, STI College has embarked to position itself as the premier institution in the field of Information Technology but it also offers a myriad of degrees and academic programs.
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PROF. ROSABELLA O. NEALEGA College Dean
Now that we would be moving to our new home, expect a bigger and better STI Academic Center. ENG'R. HUBERT F. ABUAN Deputy School Administrator
Layout and Design RandolpH Novino Jerome Ricarte Drei Sanchez
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SPECIAL EDITION - MAY 2011
Special Features
Juandering
Usapang Pinoy
Jejemon VS Bekimon The Language (R)evolution
COVER STORY IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG LEAP
Campus News
Instructors' celebrity look-a-like
STI Novaliches Wins Tagisan ng Talino and Talent Search 2011
Profiling the Facebook Users
Literary Page
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We are mindful that character-building is as important as academic excellence, thus the implementation of a studentcentered approach to address students’ needs for motivation, support and academic enrichment in a welcoming and collaborative environment is highly practiced here in STI.
Contributors Joseph Adan Junna Aspiras Jonnie Baraquio Gerlie Caspe Karen Cifra Jerry Lanzuela Evelyn Llarena Janine Ariane Lo Katherine Paggao Juville Rañises Ailene Rosialda Judith Sindico Edwin Superable
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STI Novaliches is transferring to its new location. It is great to see the new school moving from the architectural blueprint to the building site. This is just the beginning of the journey. The newest STI Academic Center will be an inspiring addition to the whole STI Novaliches community and for future generations of young STIers.
To ensure every graduate a job after graduation is the mission of STI. In order for this dream to materialize, we provide our students essential skills and knowledge to fully equip them before they face the more challenging professional world. We want them to believe that they should always strive to be the best they can be.
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Ever since I joined STI, the idea to involve the students into a democratic process has been my constant mêlée. We let our students have a voice to give constructive feedbacks to their instructors and school personnel as well as school facilities - we get to listen to their sentiments. For me, this approach makes far more sense since we can directly address the issues and implement student suggestions for the betterment of the institution.
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A RED-LETTER DAY By: Edwin Superable
They came in multitudes, having heard that it is the first time the school’s clubs’ fair will be held outside the four corners (corridors) of our school campus. A basketball court is aptly the place to accommodate all the surprises in stored for the red-letter day and Millionaires Village Activity Court is more than enough to accommodate and handle the throng of excited students.
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also the talk of the town. The club YES’ guessing game “the Price is Right” put the real “marketers” in the limelight –one has to be frequenting marketplaces to guess the correct price of the items in question.
Games abound and afoot! Like the Personality Test Color of the PCG, Chess, Games of the General, Rubik’s Cube, metal puzzles of the ISIP at SANAYAN or SIPNAYAN, and the Group It was a series of many “firsts”: advisers showcasing their club’s Singing Contest of the Voice Matrix Glee Club. exciting activities and games on stage, even the program itself was also the first. Previous clubs’ fair celebration was Skills, Interests, and personal hobbies were in the limelight as simple as it gets –the usual rooms or booths selling stuff, too. Techs@Work’s diplay of working and student-assembled hosting games, and other familiar activities found in and amplifiers, LED gadgets, and other electronic curios was around the corner ground’s fair. But this year…I think we got really a pride to gaze at. Linguistic.com’s Freedom Wall, poem reading and Artistic.com’s face painting, jail booth, the better of ourselves. book reading and not to mention the most watched and The day started with a blast -literally with a bass pounding anticipated activity, the Wedding Booth were all bustling music coming from a professional lights and sounds group. with individuality and expression, the same could be said Students were greeted with colorfully-designed booths by with ITS’s picture editing –different styles in individuality each club - from food to books, from weird to conventional etched in a graphic representation. and “more than you can shake a stick at round the clock” games, contests, and activities. All were carefully thought of “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. An idiom that suits the idea that a school cannot be that too to keep the crowd excited for the rest of the day. serious all the time, it can and must also If one made the rounds visiting all the clubs, HTMS club’s be a venue for fun and enjoyment. chocolate fountain would surely catch your attention; their free drinks was a also a hit, making one think if they were Hey wait, did you hear about really allowed to consume such sinful concoctions. YPC’s Big the wedding of a doctor and a Bang Theory (kinda remind us of Willing Willie’s Putukan Na!) psychologist? and the Minute to Win It! Thread the needle challenge was
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Talents Shine in Search By : Jonnie Baraquio
STI College Novaliches’ students triumphed as they unleashed their talents and showcased their artistic personalities in singing, dancing, beauty and brains. Four competing STI campuses for Cluster 3 – Caloocan, MuñozEdsa, Novaliches and Quezon Avenue, – converged at Metro Bar, Quezon City in the 2011 STI Talent Search Cluster Competition for the honor to bring home any of the five awards at stake that afternoon and the chance to be the cluster’s representative for the STI National Competition. Last year’s winner, BSBA student Jasper Mariz Ishiwata relinquished her title as Miss STI to Jobelle Montecillo, also a second year BSBA student. Mr. STI Novaliches Ryan Roy de Jesus may not have won the title, but certainly wowed the audience with his Ryan Roy de Jesus & charming appeal. Jobelle Montecillo
STI Novaliches’ Antigo Band won the Battle of the Bands.
Dave Richard Palomares, Markey Ajoc, Ian Vergel Pacumio, Aaron Borgonia & Sir Edwin Superable (coach)
10.10.10. A Run for Pasig River
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By : Gerlie Caspe
October 10, 2010 (10.10.10) marked another important event for our mother nature; people from all walks of life joined together for one common cause - to save the Ilog Pasig. This event is to give hope to future generations as they expect for a brighter and cleaner future. It was dubbed as “Run for the Pasig River” which was organized by ABSCBN Foundation’s Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP). This was a rally for the river’s restoration and a wakeup call to mobilize the society.
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STI College Novaliches pledged time to be part of this big experience a n d STI Novaliches Participants promised a 500-strong delegate to make waves in the 5k category. Students, faculty and staff showed their commitment to ABS-CBN Foundation’s advocacy to hoist awareness and collect funds for the planned rehabilitation of the ailing Pasig River - a landmark that plays a vital role in our ecological setup as its water serves as the lifeline for Laguna de Bay. In line with STI’s 27th anniversary theme “Citizen STI,” members of the school who joined the record-breaking run were able to execute social duties and show the community how they can be a true catalyst for social change. It is our responsibility as Filipinos to see the Pasig River revert back to its former glorious self.
Voice of the Youth FINALLY HEARD By : Joseph Adan
The 1st Voice of the Youth – National Oratorical Competition culminates last February 28, 2011 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati. Spearheaded by the Department of Education, National Youth Commission, and STI Foundation -together with STI network schools, the VOTY aimed at developing critical thinking and English communication skills among our youth. From more than 500 high school students all over the Philippines, 12 were given a chance to deliver their speeches with the theme “Change I Want to See Begins with Me: Becoming the New Filipino” in front of highly critical judges which included RGMA’s VP, Mr. Mike Enriquez, Dr. Celia Bulan of UP College of Arts and Letters, and the VP for Training and Varsity of the Ateneo Debate Society, Mr. Walter Wong. Among these 12 finalists was Emman Christian Alpe from Caybiga High School. He was 1st runner up in the Cluster level where he fared with 10 semifinalists from the National Capital Region at the mini theatre of STI College Global in January. Before the said victor, he was awarded as Champion in the Division
level when he bested 15 high school students from all over Quezon City last December 2010 at Crossroads 77 in Quezon City. The grand prize winner, 1st and 2nd runnersup received Php 100,000, Php 50,000, and Php 25,000 respectively. Their respective schools also received prize packages in kind such as computer laboratory, speech laboratory, and e-library amounting to Php 800,000, Php 400,000 and Php 200,000 respectively. Ms. Neyliza Rebolado (coach), Emman Christian Aple , Mr. Mitch Winners Andaya (VP for Academics, STI)
of the 1st Voice of the Youth came from the Southpoint School of Davao, Baguio City National High School, and Bacolod City National High School. Emman may have not made it this time but his experience during his VOTY journey was indeed priceless. Along with his journey, he returns his gratitude to his parents, classmates, coaches, teachers, and STI College Novaliches.
Pamaskong Handog 2010 By : Junna Ponce-Aspiras STI College Novaliches in cooperation with the Civic Welfare Training Service 2 (CWETS2) students held its “Pamaskong Handog Outreach Program” at Casimiro Subd.,Deparo, Caloocan City last December 17, 2010. The program started with a doxology rendered by Rodel Aguilar Jr. followed by an inspirational message from STI’s Deputy School Administrator, Eng'r. Hubert F. Abuan. “They never forget to show their gratitude to the community for our support and loyalty to STI all these years,” according to honorable guest speaker Bgy. Capt. Dionisio Domingo. Over 300 children ages 3 – 6 years old who gathered inside the Casimiro covered court joined in the parlor games and witnessed the special numbers prepared by the STI CWETS 2 students. It was also participated-in by College Dean, Prof. Rosabella O. Nealega and GE Head, Prof. Gerlie Caspe who took part in the much awaited gift-giving which was initiated by Rjay Gilbert Pader, CWETS student, in his Santa Clause costume.
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STI Nova wins in Tagisan ng Talino
impromptu skills were truly tested when he was asked to deliver a two-minute speech on the topic: “How would you measure a globally competitive college graduate?”
By : Jonnie Baraquio
STI College Novaliches proved once again its excellence in the recently concluded Tagisan ng Talino (TnT) Cluster Competition held at STI College Caloocan last January 14, 2011. Ron Michael Hermoso, a second year DCET student won the championship in the Bits and Pc’s – a competition designed for students to display skills in PC assembly with great precision Ron Michael Hermoso & coach Mr. Jerry Borromeo and speed. Moreover, Jerald John Galicha, a third year BS Information Technology student gained the Best Speaker title in the Stand Up and Deliver competition. His
In the same cluster competition, group of students taking up BS Hotel and Restaurant Management and Hospitality and Restaurant Services triumphed in the Plates and Palates. Jerwin Baui, Donnarose Dotarot and Erwin Lina won third place in the ALL-IN-PLACE competition. In the Chef Express contest, Clark Zidney Auingan, Jorell Luigi Butuan and Albert Franco also ranked third. STI College Novaliches continuous to maintain its dominance over other campuses as Galicha and Hermoso represented the campus in the Stand up & Deliver and Bits and Pc’s, respectively in the National Finals last February 13, 2011 where the latter emerged as the National Champion.
STI Grants 2011 Awards
This year, Information Technology Society (ITS) was declared as the Best Club while the Young Programmer Circle (YPC) and Young Entrepreneur Society (YES) placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively. For Janina Jayme & her mother Exceptional Leadership, Jerald Cruz of ITS was recognized for his singular ability to lead and organize club activities of meaningful significance to the entire student community.
STI College Novaliches recently held its annual Recognition Day last March 22, 2011 at Brittany
Montessori School 6.Cielito High School Annex 1 7. Cielito High School Annex 2 By : Judith Sindico 8. Deparo High School 9.Tala High School STI Novaliches, once again, has been 10.Talipapa High School 11. Ishmael successful in discovering fantastic new Mathay High School 12. Novaliches High talents and acknowledging amazing dance School 13. San Bartolome High School 14. crew who showed what they really got in Tandang Sora High School. the streets of dancing. STI Novaliches has been to different high schools around the A grand production number brought the areas of ISAAL, Quezon City and Caloocan house down. for five consecutive years. The moment of truth began when the SM City Novaliches’ atrium started to heat 1st batch of dancers started exchanging up on February 11 when STI’s Deputy exceptional dance routines. And it School Admin Eng'r. Hubert F. Abuan continued on by the next set of equally addressed the crowd and the participants. talented dancers who were fearless in doing their jaw dropping back flips, Battling for the title “Best Dance Crew double back flips, head spins and smooth 2011” are 14 different High Schools: scratches. In exact order of their performance, 1. Escuela De Sophia 2.Olive Grove School The crowd screamed the name of their 3. Springfield School of Novaliches respective school but picking the winners 4.ODB Montessori School 5.Villagers rested on the hands of the multi-talented
Hataw Sayaw 2011
3rd runner-up BADBOYZ (Cielito Zamora High School Annex2)
2nd runner-up BALANGAY PERFORMING ARTS (Talipapa High School)
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Janina Jayme of BSBA, was this year’s Dangal ng STI awardee, the highest academic honors given to an outstanding student.
Mr. Jonnie Baraquio and Ms. Judith Sindico hosted the event.
By : Jonnie Baraquio Gerald John Galicha & coach Ms. Judith Sindico
Social Hall, Neopolitan, Fairview, Quezon City. Students who have shown extra ordinary excellence in various fields were honored.
IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON By: Don Bautista
Sporting their festive parade of colors, students from different departments accompanied by their respective coordinators marched the whole town plaza to proudly show off during the start of this three-day extravaganza. Ma’am Davie May Colili and her combined BSCS, BSBA and DCET participants wowed onlookers with a creatively designed huge Red Dragon made from balloons. Never resting on their laurels were the TRT and HR Iron Chefs wannabes with Sir Don Bautista donning the road on bubbles with hunky fishermen carrying a life-size Blue Shark. The head-turning Yellow Tiger inspired van wholly wrapped in furs and stripes was undoubtedly a scene-stealing grand entrance for Sir Jerry Borromeo and his DIT clan. The Green Pythons of Ma’am Karen Cifra and her BSIT residents were silent on the road like sleeping snakes but had their opponents’ endurance tested to the limits during their playoffs in the hard court.
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From the parade to the court of Britanny in Neopolitan, Eng'r. Hubert F. Abuan, Deputy School Admin, was on hand to welcome all the participants on the opening ceremonies and emphasized on his speech the significance of the event – an opportunity for all the players not just to showcase their athletic prowess but at the same time build a lasting friendship with the opponents which should be the true spirit of sportsmanship. Less of the talks and more of the actions, the
Day 1 was truly an afternoon of delights when the four competing teams clashed in the Amazing Race Challenge which was spearheaded by Ma’am Juville Rańises and Sir Jonnie Baraquio. Day 2 was truly a test of wits and agility as the opposing teams battled for Badminton, Track and Field, Swimming, Billiards, and other ball games like basketball, volleyball, and bowling. It was raining as usual but that did not stop the sports enthusiasts to enjoy the many fun-filled events, especially the Palarong Pinoy under the supervision of Dr. Joseph Adan. Day 3 started in a jam packed morning of surprises as everybody watched the highly anticipated wrestling of mind and body in the Amazing Race Challenge Faculty and Staff edition. The afternoon was equally exhilarating as all the students screamed their loudest in the battle for the Basketball Championship bout. Emerging as the over-all champion was the Green Pythons of the BSIT – their third consecutive win in a row. First placer was the Blue Sharks, followed by the Red Dragons on second place and the Yellow Tigers on third. College Dean, Prof. Rosabella Nealega and Sportsfest 2011 over-all coordinator, Sir Noriel Domondon thanked everyone for the generous outpouring of cooperation and participation in a shared effort which concluded the threeday event in a truly enjoyable and memorable experience. As the day ended, the students seemed all exhausted but still in their high spirits from the fun-filled three-day experience they shared not only with their team mates, but with their whole STI family.
2010
Early Thursday morning of September 30 and the streets of Novaliches Bayan were filled with throngs of high spirited STIers clad in their creatively designed color-coded shirts as they observed its most awaited annual Sportsfest celebration.
crowd was all set for the events as three-time MVP Micho Jeromme Obosa from the Green Pythons lit the torch to signal the start of Sportsfest 2010.
SPORTS FEST
Aside from seeing the instructors sing or dance on stage, where else could students practice their yelling and shouting skills than on a basketball championship bout during sportsfests.
REVISITING THE GOOD OLD DAYS By: Don Bautista
One of the highlights of the sports fest was when the participants played the Palarong Pinoy. As I watched the students threw their slippers, aiming for that small empty can to be knocked down as the guard in the center secured it really close amidst rousing cheers from the crowd for the taya (prisoner) to start chasing, I can’t help but smile in deep silence and be nostalgic of my good not so old tumbang preso days.
labanang-gagamba on a stick. Capping the itinerary was when the girls started summoning the boys to play the bahay-bahayan with them, complemented with lutu-lutuan.
At night, when family was done with the angelus and dinner, the whole household was glued to watching Annaliza on Channel 7 while next door neighbor was on Flordeluna at 9, but the kids were out of the house for the Taguan Pung… pag bilang ko ng sampu, naka-tago na kayo… isa… dalawa…tatlo….
The games we enjoyed playing had not been only a significant part of our growing up, but they played a very vital and helpful influence on our moral beings – physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Those were the days.
Rainy days were the best times. Most of the children would play in the rain and stand underneath the heavy flowing water from I was ten and in the fourth grade (1980) in Deparo Elementary the roof’s alulod. And when the rain stopped, we would create School; while waiting for our next class in the afternoon session, bangkang papel from foils of cigarette packs and have our speed I and my classmates gathered on the quadrangle in front of the boat competition at the rushing stream in the canals. Then we stage, formed two teams and started playing the patintero under would find a poso after the chase to cleanse ourselves. the blazing heat of the sun. Under the shades of the mango tree near the gate, the girls would do their luksong tinik while the When the weather is fine, some little rascals would go to the fields other boys played the luksong baka. Nobody was ever left behind; and pursue a tutubi or tipaklong. And when the wind becomes the more aggressive girls soared in the air on their skirts for the cooperative, young boys would bring out their saranggola and Chinese garter whereas the boys took pride of who’s going to last enjoy the breeze of the loving nature. longer in the sipa….then the bell would ring and everybody ran to fall in line in front of the room’s door (in alphabetical order – girls That was how the kids played during our generation. Using on the left as boys on the right side – arms forward). simple objects, we managed to play enjoyable games. We were contented with stones, cans, sticks – there was no need for pricey After school, we would play teks (small cards with super heroes) devices, fancy playgrounds or high-tech video games. Those were before heading home. not necessary because we simply had each other.
Deep sighs and painful smiles for the bitter sweet memories of the yesteryears - how can someone barter childhood over maturity? Gone were the familiar faces of my kalaro. Gone were the playfilled afternoons in the rice fields (because there are no more rice fields). Gone were those years. I’ve missed it. I’ve been missing it, until now… I still miss it.
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Weekends were the happiest days for kids; as long as we were done helping in the household chores, we were allowed to leave the house and go to the nearest field (now Natividad Subd.) to play siyato. If the heat of the sun was unbearably scorching, we opted to just play jolens at the backyard with the girls on the front yard with their piko, but if it rained, everybody would look for shelter under a silong and continue playing jack stones, pickup sticks, sungka or sawsaw-suka whereas the more aggressive kids would bring out their most prized treasure and launch the
her school expenses. With her background in modeling stints, it was not hard to envision how Ishi stunned judges for the elusive crown in Ms. STI 2009.
For three consecutive years now (2008, ’09, ‘10), STI College Novaliches takes pride in bringing home the crown for Ms. STI Cluster Competition against Caloocan, Muñoz-EDSA, and Quezon Avenue.
JOBELLE MONTECILLO
Not just for the glory and pride, but Ms. STI search paves the gateway to many endearing experiences for the candidates to prove that real beauty is truly beyond skin deep.
“I grew up in a family where people are soft spoken,” Jobelle declared. “I have to admit that the Q and A portion was a bit scary. Thanked God I did not choke,” she said laughing.
IVORY VILLANUEVA A true embodiment of dazzling beauty with flair not only for scholastics, but for the arts as well – Ivy has it all. Undoubtedly a young woman of beauty and substance who did not falter to share her views during the highly anticipated Q and A portion –it is with this confidence that made her stand out in the Ms. STI tilt in 2008.
Miss STI Beauties By: Don Bautista
determination. She dreams of finishing her Now that she is working in studies but financial concerns Canada, her many experiences This charmer has proven that restrict her for pursuing her in STI made her grow wiser beauty truly goes beyond aspirations. She started joining and more confident to face the physical attributes. It is about modeling contests for the cash many challenges abroad. character, attitude, and sheer prize to sustain payments for
JOEY MARQUEZ
MICHAEL ORIAS
JASPER MARIZ ISHIWATA
RITA AVILA
KATHERINE PAGGAO DINGDONG DANTES NORIEL DOMONDON KATIE PERRY
Face to face
“When I grow up …I wanna be famous ….I wanna be a star … I wanna be in movies…” are famous lines from the song When I Grow Up by the Pussy Cat Dolls. The lyrics made me think that many of us have the fantasy of being a celebrity. This also made me realize about the wide disparity of lifestyle lived by teachers compared to movie stars. But on second thought, teachers are celebrities in their own right.
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Teachers are utterly famous. Wherever they go: mall, church, restaurant, cinema house, even in jeepneys, buses, MRT, students recognize them, wave their hands and shout at the top of their voice “MA’AMM”…..“SSIIRR!!!”. Professors here in STI-Novaliches are not exempted from having their own “celebrity moments”. Given that they are admired and loved by their
This alone made her realized that she needed to adjust to varying situations that were quite different from the environment she grew up in. Her experience in the Ms. STI search had taught her valuable lessons in life. The cheering crowd, the air of competition, the dazzling lights – these are the things that will allure the next faces to continue carrying the heritage of representing STI Novaliches to the national competition, and surely one day, will bring home the much-coveted crown.
MARGARET RIVERA RICHARD POON
JERRY LANZUELA
By: Evelyn Llarena
students, it is interesting to note that they are also good looking, not to mention that they are brainy and talented too. Students have spoken when during a survey were asked this question: “Who is the celebrity look-a-like of your teacher?” Votes were counted and we came with the TOP 5 choices. Yes, it is flattering to be likened to someone who is good looking and famous, but what matters most is that students should see their teachers more than the physical. They should emulate the things which are admirable and share the knowledge imparted to them and pass it on to future generation. By doing so, flattery and admiration become more than skin deep, because looking beyond what is seen by the naked eye will make a sensible shout out, “MY TEACHER…MY IDOL!”
OUT FROM THE WONDERLAND By Juville Rañises Living in a distant place far from the metropolis is never an easy endeavor. One needs to adapt to the new environment and face all the challenges set by total strangers. Adjustment is a inevitable. Donalyn Portus, once wished to mingle and tried her luck in pursuing her dreams in the unfamiliar Manila. Together with her sister, “Dona” as she is fondly called by her family and friends, went here in the city after graduating from Quezon National High School in Quezon Province. Away from her mom and dad, Dona together with her sister lived in her uncle’s house. Dona wanted to go to college but she had no idea where to enroll. Her ate, who supported her financially, suggested her to enroll in a nearby school to avoid the hassles of travelling far. On May 2006, Dona enrolled in Associate in Computer Technology (ASTEC) at STI College Novaliches. She found a new world. Just like Alice found her Wonderland; a new world full of amazing people opened her doors. College life was not she had imagined. Assignments, examinations and projects were constant battles. Aside from these difficulties, she also had to worry how to help her sister in financing her education and how to sustain their everyday needs. During the second sem of her first year stay in STI, a friend encouraged her to become a Student Assistant (SA). At first she was hesitant, but her friend literally forced her to try, that’s why she decided to go even though she was “napilitan”. During the orientation for SA applicants, she learned that she could get a discount on her tuition fees plus allowance once she was in. With that idea, she decided to pursue her application as an SA to solve her financial problem. And luckily, she got it. Things were not as easy as she imagined. There were times that she had to do her assignments while on duty in the frontline office just to catch up with all her tasks. As a frontliner, she had to deal with different people as her work required – students, parents, and STI’s big bosses. She had to be very extrovert and pleasing. Her physical appearance conspicuously improved. Aside from the physical transformation, her mental skills sharpened. From her very naive personality emerged a new Donalyn Portus – witty, charming, and well-rounded.
She is now facing a new and more challenging corporate world. She is fully aware of the heavier tasks that she would be handling, but with her sheer determination to reach the top, nobody seems capable to pull her down. Molded by time and valuable experiences, another certified STIer is going to prove that success only comes to those who are unafraid to try.
FIRST OF THE FIRSTS – STI NOVALICHES OLYMPIANS by Joseph Adan
The value of a true athlete is not measured on how he has fared in the game but what he has become after the game. The latter had had effects on the lives of seven of STI Novaliches’ pride, the STI Olympians. STI had made its debut in the Badminton, Table Tennis, and Track & Field events in the 10th National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU). From these events, new breeds of Olympians surfaced - the sons and daughters of STI College Novaliches. Mary Mhae Esparas (2nd year BSBAOM), Lester Anthony Sangalang (2nd year IT) and Sherwin Tabarangao (3rd year BSIT) made it to the final cut for STI Olympians Badminton team. Nebur Reyes (3rd year BSIT) was the only qualifier from STI Novaliches who made it in the national team of STI for Table Tennis. Finally, Suzanne Rose Prado, Jennifer Brillantes and Virgilio Billy Bolivar, freshmen BSIT students, proudly represented STI to the different Track and Field events. First of the firsts as they were tagged, the first-ever Olympians from STI Novaliches and the first-ever participants of STI in the aforesaid events did their best to make some noise and news in the NAASCU. The Track and Field team sprinted their ways to success last December 2010 by bagging the 3rd place overall standing. The Badminton and Table Tennis teams however were not as fortunate in their games which were held last January 2011. With at most three months of preparation and trainings however, their overall performance was not as bad. STI has taken its first step and had already set a benchmark from the abovementioned sports. Along with this step are the proud Olympians from STI Novaliches which had learned a lot not only from their trainings but also from winning and losing in their respective games. For them, the pride and honor that they had gotten from being STI’s representatives supersede the medals and scholarships that they could get from being Olympians. The official games had ended but their journey as athletes has just begun…
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After graduating from her two-year course, Dona continued her studies and enrolled in the ladderized program of BSCS. She also continued being an SA. Two more years of everyday brawling with challenging tasks, but somehow she got used to it.
Dona managed to get her degree. After graduation, she was offered to have a job at STI Novaliches. Now, Donalyn works as an Admission Officer handling jobs in the Marketing Department.
What’s your Facebook profile? By: Katherine Paggao
The writer summed up 12 most observable Facebook behaviors. Read on all 12 personalities and see which persona you and your Facebook friends fall under. 1. The Player a.k.a The App Adding Machine
7. The Inviter a.k.a The Obsessive “Friender” People under this category love to invite hundreds of people whom 1.) they haven’t even met yet 2.) think they might know or 3.) related to them to the 100th degree of affiliation (read: friends of friends who aren’t exactly friends but are friends of my friends – in Facebook! Get that?)
Expect tons of invites spamming your box every hour, every time at any given level from The Player. The Player finds rewards out of the bragging rights he or she earns upon reaching a particular game’s….hmmmm – infinity level which is quite unnerving for the rest of the population who just couldn’t care less.
8. The Photoshop-it-first King/Queen 2. The Happy-Go-Liker From the name itself, these people “like” just about anything there is to LIKE on Facebook, that and no further comment added! 3. The Bad Grammarian This Facebook user does not really know (let alone care) what the correct spelling of names and words are. Bad grammarians are just plainly happy the digital world allows them to commit spelling and grammar mishaps with a perfect excuse!
This person lives by the motto: No profile pic shall ever be posted without going through some (major?) touch-ups! All pictures (and I say all) shall pass through a process industries call “quality control” to ensure precise cropping as well as the perfect lighting and angle. 9. The Self-Promoter Self – explanatory. The name says it all. Observable high levels of narcissism exuded – “if you have it, flaunt it.” 10. The Emo The Emo lets the whole world know how he/she basically sucks at everything in life without even trying. The Emo finds coolness in his state of depression as well as while wallowing in it. This is amid encouraging remarks and the rallying boost of friends who really care.
4. The Uploader The Uploader has Paparazzi-like qualities. They upload pictures faster than your next day delivery courier! What’s more, you can trust them to upload photos of you caught in an awkward moment from last night’s drinking session and you will be the last one to see it. 5. The Drama King/Queen The Drama King or Queen’s retorts come in a variety of emotions from exuding bravery down to plain sarcasm. Readers however, may not be able to identify whether the retorts are out of sheer courage or fear (of actually declaring them upfront - directly to the real person for whom the stat is intended.)
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6. The Super Updater a.k.a The Status Abuser The Super Updater exaggeratingly posts every minute – no scratch that, every second of his or her activity as a Facebook status. There is no moment too dull for the Super Updater to post, read: “Just woke up,” “I’m bored,” “I’m hungry,” “Heading home,” “Good Morning,” “Good Evening,” or “Good Night,” etc. On worst cases (but certainly not rare ones for the SUs) they would post updates on things readers would rather not know about. Here’s when you wish they didn’t invent Facebook Mobile!
11. The Novice These are people who take quite a long time setting up their own Facebook page and are still learning and going through the ropes of the tech tide. They’ll add you up, and as soon as you approve, they’ll add your friends up! Most likely, this is your Mom/Dad. 12. You You laugh (or hate) at some (or all) of the people above but you can’t stop logging in. You itch to see the updates and the new posts which are your classic and priceless adventure for the day! Ahhh…Facebook. So, which one are you?
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Jojit Alcalde I could have been a singing chef. My passion for music perfectly blends with the delectable dishes I cook.
Don Bautista I see myself as either a farmer or a fisherman, enjoying the simplicity of life in a very secluded island (pero ako dapat ang may ari nung island). Yesterday at 12:41pm Like
Edwin Superable Musikero. Bago ako nalinya sa pagtuturo ay may banda na ako, I became practical lang talaga. Kung hindi naman, malamang isa akong superhero na binabantayan ang bayan ng Novaliches. Yesterday at 12:43pm Like
Evelyn Llarena Siguro ako ay isang empleyado ng HR Dept. Ito kasi talaga ang pangarap ko mula bata pa at angkop naman ang kurso ko dito. Yesterday at 12:45pm Like
Jayson Abareta Malamang isa akong musikero dahil sa taglay kong talento sa paglikha ng musika. Yesterday at 12:53pm Like
Jerry Lanzuela Malamang isa ako sa mga kawangis ni Florence Nightingale, ngunit may takot pala ako sa dugo at malaking sugat, baka imbes ako ang mag-alaga sa pasyente, malamang ako ang nasa stretcher. Yesterday at 12:54pm Like
Jonnie Baraquio Probably I am now focusing on my career as a law practitioner. I could also have been a news staffer in one of the major broadsheets in our country. Yesterday at 12:55pm Like
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Juville Ranises Ako ay isang sundalo dahil aSTIg at mahilig ako sa adventures at hindi ako takot masugatan or madeads.. :) Yesterday at 12:20pm Like
Karen Cristy Cifra I could have been an archaeologist or historian. Understanding what really happened in the past make me wonder… could I have been a pharaoh in my past life?
Judith Sindico Ako malamang ay isang Dyosa ng entablado sa larangan ng pag sayaw… O kaya isang tanyag na aktres sa teatro. Yesterday at 12:59pm Like
Junna Aspiras Lawyer. I planned to take the UP Law Aptitude Entrance exam way back 2001 kaya lang nalinya ako sa larangan ng pagtuturo at napamahal na ito sa akin.
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Noriel Domondon Siguro ako ay isang agriculture engineer. Ako ay lumaki sa isang lugar na napapaligiran ng kabukiran kung saan nagmumula ang aming ikinabubuhay sapagkat ang aking ama ay isang dakilang magsasaka.
Katherine Paggao Film Director, Film Critic, Novelist or School Administrator managing my own school. Libre ang mangarap hindi ba? ^^
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Margaret Rivera Isang bantog na pintor, sapagkat nanalaytay sa aking dugo ang pagiging tunay na debuhista. Yesterday at 12:31pm Like
Mark Christian Banigoos Isa akong basketball player. Ito kasi ang nagpapasaya sa akin. Una kong hilig noong ako ay bata pa pero hindi lang nabigyan ng pagkakataon. Yesterday at 12:32pm Like
Ailene Rosialda Marahil ako’y isang broadcaster, nais kong makapagbahagi ng ideya o kaisipan sa pamamagitan ng pagsasalita sa radyo. Yesterday at 12:33pm Like
Conrado Enriquez Isang pastor na may katungkulan sa ispiritwal na pangangalaga ng mga kabataan. Isinantabi ko ito dahil sa pangangailangang pinansyal ng aking asawa at anak. Yesterday at 12:36pm Like
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Michael Orias I could have been a soldier. My father was enlisted in the Philippine Army. He always instills in me that they are the protector of the people and the state. Yesterday at 1:40pm Like Regino Salamanca I would be an active youth volunteer in my local church because when I was a child, I was active and very responsible to my ministry. Yesterday at 1:45pm Like Juvy Ibuyat I would probably be on a theater musical and unleash the characters I have read on books through my passion in singing and acting. Yesterday at 2:39pm Like Rolando Abad, Jr.Siguro nagtratrabaho na ako sa isang banko o kaya naman ay nakapag-abroad na ako. Pagbalik ko ay may sarili na akong negosyo. Yesterday at 2:50pm Like Jasper dela Cruz I would be a Visual Identity Specialist of a multi-national company abroad. Yesterday at 2:52pm Like
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Davie May Colili I see myself as a journalist. I want to keep the public informed of the true-to-life experiences which I perceive to be priceless adventures of life.
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Hubert Abuan I might still be teaching elsewhere. Yesterday at 3:00pm Like Rosabella Nealega I did not like math at first, I was just challenged by one of my professors because I couldn’t solve a simple problem until I ended up liking more difficult equations. Yesterday at 3:04pm Like Alwin Abalajen Creative Director. Malikot ang isip ko when it comes to bringing new concepts to a scene. I would love to see myself directing TV Ads. Yesterday at 3:10pm Like Gerlie Caspe I could have been a horticulturist because of my passion in gardening. A garden for me is like a sanctuary, an extension of who i am. Yesterday at 3:50pm Like Joseph Adan I guess I might have become a scientist (zoologist or botanist) because I love living things, great and small… in any form, size, or color!!! ^_^ Yesterday at 3:58pm Like
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Leo Mar Dela Torre Chef. Food is always a necessity to me. Hindi ako napapalagay kapag hindi ako nakakakain. And I love my toque! Yesterday at 4:20pm Like Edna Lazaro Maybe I am tending our small farm and raising livestock in the province. Yesterday at 4:55pm Like Armie Calma I could have been a civil engineer working on a wide variety of government infrastructures. Yesterday at 5:20pm Like Maxi Hortaleza III Doctor of Medicine. It was my childhood dream. Yesterday at 6:49pm Like Aries Sabangan Gusto ko talaga maging pintor. I enjoy seeing landscape paintings. Yesterday at 6:49pm Like Christine Tambalque It is my dream to work abroad, but I don’t regret where I am right now . Yesterday at 7:09pm Like Darilyne Celestial & Joan Vinson Probably, I am working abroad Yesterday at 7:50pm Like Donalyn Portus I see myself working in a bank as an accountant. Yesterday at 7:53pm Like
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Eleonora Nepomuceno Maybe a dentist, midwife or a plain housewife who enjoys a simple life with my loving husband and kids though being a housewife is not s simple job. Yesterday at 7:59pm Like Frederick Santos I would be a social worker because for me, nothing compares to the true happiness that you’ll feel when you help people in need. Yesterday at 8:09pm Like Thony Ludor I’m in the food industry because I love cooking and my mother is a businesswoman. Yesterday at 8:56pm Like
Koreanovelas Invade Filipino Cuisine By: Jerry Lanzuela
Beginning with a dramatic scene that allows the viewers to anticipate what will happen next; a drama that elicits our emotion and engages us to laugh, to think, or even to weep – the world of Koreanovela. We are pushed to dwell in a nostalgic situation and put ourselves into the characters where we can relate on while cultivating cardinal values that help us face the many adversities of life. Watching it is like venturing into someone else’s life and becoming part of the scenes. We can’t deny the fact that Korean dramas have captured the distinctive taste of the Filipinos. Who can ever forget the phenomenal Jang Geum who earnestly worked at the palace as a cook, serving the most palatable dish to please the king? She brought us to the engaging moments of her life that revolved around the palace. Now, Kim Tak Goo of “The Baker King” is invading the hearts of many Filipino viewers. Tak Goo, a boy who never experienced the innocence of his childhood, had his painful emergence to maturity by the many spectacles barricading his way on his struggle to find his lost mother. In his voyage, he finds happiness in baking bread through discovering the right ingredients to soothe the master’s taste. Both are inspiring and tear-jerking koreanovelas
that touched the life of many Filipinos, making them as icon of virtues. They showed a strong desire to satisfy people through their work amidst their personal struggles. These Koreanovelas greatly influenced Filipino cuisine. Filipinos are known to be food oriented, we love eating and experimenting to find out what fits our tastes best. That’s why it is unavoidable to be easily hooked by these series. Witnessing a life changing experience brought by the uniqueness of these characters which treat dishes as part of seeing one’s individuality is what distinguished them from the rest. They keep our passion burning by their stories spiced with various flavors, colors and subjects. Koreanovelas don’t only feed our eyes but also feed our hungry minds – craving for the naked truth of the painful realities and disenchantments of life. Life is like food - it needs a fitting flavor to pass the criteria of anyone. Ingredients like hard work, perseverance and dedication surely await a promising future, whereas in reality, we must be composed of a sound attitude and vision in order to attain success. No one is exempted to taste the bitterness of frustration but in the long run, it will all end out to be the sweetest of triumphs like any other KOREANOVELA.
Juan
DERING nina Ailene Rosialda, Junna Aspiras, Edwin Superable, Joseph Adan, at Don Bautista
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Pinoy ka kung... Ginagamit mo ang iyong nguso sa pagtuturo ng isang bagay Sasagutin mo ang tanong na “KUMAIN KA NA?” ng “SIGE, SALAMAT BUSOG PA AKO” Inaaya kang kumain at ang reply mo ay SIGE, pero di ka naman kakain Tatawid sa kalsada kahit nakita’t nabasa na ang malaking karatulang “WALANG TATAWID, MAY NAMATAY NA DITO Inuulit ang pangalan tulad ng JANJAN, LETLET, POTPOT At nilalagyan mu pa ng letter “H” gaya ng BHEVS, DHON, JHUN Bigla kang nagsa-sign of the cross pag nadaraan sa harap ng simbahan Nakukuha mo pang mag-smile basta may picture-taking kahit sa burial May nakasabit na rosary sa windshield ng sasakyan mo Nilalawayan mo ang baby sa paa o noo para iwas usog Lumilingon ka pag may sumisitsit Nakiki-hits ka sa yosi ng tropa mo dahil wala kang pangbili Bumibili ka ng asukal na pula kahit kulay brown naman ito talaga Tumitingin ka muna sa kanan at kaliwa sabay ihi sa pader
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MAYAMAN VS MAHIRAP Charity ~ Limos Skin Asthma ~ Kurikong Halitosis~ Bad Breath Scabies ~ Galis Mentally Challenged ~ Abno Scoliosis ~ Kuba
Petite ~ Payatot Liberated ~ Pokpok Penny Pincher ~ Buraot Anchovy ~ Bagoong Eccentric ~ May Sayad Klepto ~ Mandurugas
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"Grabe mga pickup lines ngayon, no? Ang dami, sobra,nagkalat na. Wala na nga akong maisip, eh... kundi ikaw." Elvin Catayas: May kilala ka bang gumagawa ng relo? May sira ata relo ko, pag ikaw kasi kasama ko, humihinto ang oras ko. Lhuiez Santos: Google ka ba? Kasi lahat ng hinahanap ko nasa iyo na. Lhey Mellendrez: Sabi sa Science nasa dibdib daw ang puso, pero bakit yung sakin nasa iyo? Kim Leader Solano: May sira na kaya ‘tong mata ko? Kase sa tuwing nakikita kita lalo kang gumaganda. Arjhed Sapigao: Screw ka ba? Kasi habang umiikot ka sa isip ko, mas lalo kang bumabaon sa puso ko. Irish Bonifacio: Sana naging holdaper ka na lang para lahat ibibigay ko basta wag mo lang ako sasaktan Ayszha Castro: Magaling ka daw sa algebra? Can substitute my “X” without asking “Y”? Alexis Ciego: Isa lang naman pangarap ko eh…ang maging pangarap mo.
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Babae Babae, Sino ka nga ba? Sa mundong hindi ka kilala Paano ka magpapakita. Babae, Saan ka lulugar? Sa lipunang walang pakialam sa iyong kinaroroonan Paano ka magpaparamdam? Babae, Saan ka pupunta? Sa daidig na walang daan para sa iyong karapatan Paano ka tatalima? Babae, Ano ba ang gusto mo? Sa pagkakataong walang boses na lumalabas sa bibig mo, Paano ka sisigaw? Babae, Bakit ka umiiyak? SA mga sumira ng iyong pagkatao at dangal, Kanino ka mag-susumbong?
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Babae, Sapat na nga ba? Sa pagkakataong pahapyaw na pinapahiram ng mundo Masaya ka na ba? Babae, Nasaan ka na? Sa pagkakataong ninais mong lumaban at nabigo, Tuluyan ka na nga bang susuko? Babae, Mahalaga ka!
By: Ailene Rosialda
Me puwang ka sa lipunan IKAW ay IKAW Babae Me nakaraan at patutunguhan May boses at hindi hikbi Ngiti’t hindi luha ang bagay sa iyong mga labi Babae Me sapat na karapatan Hindi lang hiram Palaban. BABAE Prof. Junna Ponce-Aspiras
Isang Hamon sa iyo Sa kanlungan ng kasawia’y doon tayo lumagay Kagandahan ng ating mundo’y tuluyan ng tumamlay Sa pasapit ng dapit hapon tayo ba’y maagang mahihimlay? O tatayo’t kikilos upang matupad mga pangarap nating naghihintay? Sa pagkapal ng usok sa himpapawid, Napabayaang kapaligira’y di mo na ba batid, Pagiging gahama’t makasarili’y saan tayo ihahatid, O lalabanan ang pagkaguho dahil kahalagaha’y iyo nang nabatid. Pagsapit ng umaga kagandaha’y nasilayan, Pagkapananghali’y ating itong niyurakan Sa pagsapit ng hapon kasabay ba nating mamamaalam? O ating sagipin para sa bagong umagang kanilang daratnan. Sa pagbubukang-liwayway may maabutan pa bang buhay? O maglalaho ang lahat dahil walang
nagsimulang ng bumungkal Sana bukas magising na tayo at magsikhay pagbabago atin nang simulan Dahil kung hindi ngayon bukas nati’y kahapon na ng buong mundo. James s. Ruizo BA201P
Nasa Iyo Ang Pagpapasya Ang oras at minuto, tila kay bilis tumakbo bawat hakbang ng tao, ay sadyang may negatibo Nasaan ka tama? At bakit may mali? Hindi ka ba nagsasawa sa ganitong mga gawi? Nasasalamin ang diyablo kung ika’y umasta! Walang nakikita kundi ugat sa iyong mga mata Anghel sa iyong pagkatao’y tuluyan ng nawala Pati kapalaran ikaw na ang nagpasya! Maraming ginawa pagkat hangad na maging malaya Mapa alak, sigarilyo’y iyong ginawa Respeto sa magulang ay naglaho na rin Bulakbol sa pag-aaral, kinabukasa’y bumagsak din Ugali na lamang ang dapat baguhin Magsisi na lamang at taimtim na manalangin Bawat pagkakamali ay may kapalit na pasakit Kaya’t huwag ng hintayin pagkat pagsisisi’y sadyang napakasakit! Yracel Lou Montefalcon BSHR201A
Remembering Ikang By Janine Ariane Lo
Will I ever see again those expressive chinita eyes that seem to give me the warmth of love and security? Or touch once more those hands calloused by hard work for her family? Or hear the audible voice which has given me encouragement and support? Or smell the scent of her perfume whenever she would comfort me with her embrace? I was a woman of obscurity and complexity, needing someone who would see me through and who would be brave enough to take care of me. And yet there she was, Jessica Yusores (or simply, “Ikang”), a young lady whom people love for her bubbly, amiable, and trustworthy character. I met her during our freshman year. She was just another stranger like everyone in our class. As months passed, we got more acquainted through small talks, short cuddles, and straightforward chatting. It was October of the same year (2007) when we had become best friends. Since then, we had been inseparable. Even on weekends and vacation, we would not last a day without exchanging messages. We had been dependent with each other. She started to call me Trix. According to her, Trix came from the name Beatrice which means “bringer of joy” and that is who I was to her. I called her the same for she also had made me happy. She had been the wind beneath my wings. Every time I would cry my heart out to her, she would always listen, she would never interrupt, but the look in her eyes would show love, compassion and assurance that she would never leave me. But then, she did leave me, or should I say, she left us. One gloomy Tuesday night, March 3, 2009, just two days after my birthday, I received a call from her sister telling me that Ikang had been involved in a motorcycle accident. At first, I thought it was just a minor mishap. Her sister called me up again updating me that Ikang was rushed to the hospital and her very words were, “Puntahan mo s’ya dito. Kailangan ka ni Ikang." I hurriedly took the bus, with my mind hoping for just a minor injury. But my heavy heart was screaming, asking for a miracle.
The painful news spread throughout the campus. Shocked, our classmates wept. The professors and instructors felt sorry, as well. The following months were devastating for me. I was seemingly hopeless and suicidal. But Someone had pushed me to move on. I had to get over with the so many used-to’s. I had to be immune with the memories. JESUS, if it was not because of Him, I would have been miserable until now. But He has delivered me from the pain of losing my best friend, my happiness; and He has taught me to depend on Him and to seek those I need from Him alone. I still miss my best friend, and my classmates do too. We would often wish that if she did not pass away, she would be also graduating from college with us in May. Sometimes, I cannot help but reminisce the felicity of days I had with Trix, and ponder of how things would have turned up if she were still alive, and to ask "Why her?" and "Why now?" . But, I was reminded of a passage from the Bible:
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” – Romans 8:28 I also share this to the friends, classmates, professors and parents of Jhanry Lerios, a graduating BSCS student, our batchmate, who had bid farewell to the world last March 11, 2011. I may not know him that well, but I deeply empathized to the feeling of losing someone special. You will forever stay in our hearts.
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I came to the hospital and saw Ikang with bloated face and body. The girl, who was so willing to take away my pain, was the same girl who was suffering and experiencing physical affliction, right in front of me. I couldn’t cry though my heart was breaking. Engrossed with anguish, I felt numb and my knees were weakening that I could not stand, but I had to. I had to hold her hand. There
was I, believing that she could still survive. But around nine o’clock that sorrowful evening, she breathed her last. I mourned. I have lost my best friend, the one who overlooked my faults and accepted me as I am.