[87] What The?!

[87]

What The?!


I went on browsing Jau's multiply and saw some freshmen pics. Hahaha. Thanks Jau. Parang kahapon lang noh?

[86] As I Like It

[86]
As I Like It

(from clickthecity.com)

Having Saturday classes has its perks.

Quarter before3pm a man in semi-formal attire enters and announces that Dulaang UP's "As You Like It" Filipino version will open in 15 minutes for FREE in Wilfredo Guerrero Hall blah blah! We begged in berserk to Sir Deza to let us go, ignoring absurdly the day's next group reporters. Ack, after some negotiations (we've just hurt heir feelings) with them--

SIR: I'll only let you go if you can guess who the original writer of the play is.
COMM 100 CLASS: William Shakespeare! (exodus to AS).

It's my second time to watch it (I watched the English version more than a week ago) and I'm beginning to have a crush on the female lead having the role Rosalind making me remark:

"My dear Rosalind, I loved thou. Please leave not thee and stay for the rest of eternity!" Hah! Baliw!

schedules here

[85] Say No to Stress

[85]

Say Yes No to Stress

See how The Divine helped my pressure flee away from my worn out soul:

Last Friday, UP MCO and the CMC Student Council collaborated to have this Stress Management Program for students especially for the (umm, stressed?) freshmen.

Last Saturday, our Speech Comm professor required us to watch William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” in Guerrero Theatre, UP-D. The play was indescribable— I glued my ass on the cozy seat!

Last Sunday, we had our Art Studies field trip in Tagaytay. Specifics— we had a quasi-recollection/retreat in Brahma Kumaris: a soporific place I loved.

And of course, yesterday our Team Building in MCO finally took place. Photos here in Ate Bev's.

Details coming soon.

[84] One Year Old

[84]
One Year Old

It's been a year, Batch 06-A of UPMCO/ BENNU!!!

Congratulations to all of us!
Hoping for more cherished years!

ACLE pics here (from Jau)



Also, another congratulations to the newest members of UPMCO!

[83] Write, Speak, It's BJ!

[83]
Write, Speak, It's BJ!

The UP Mass Communicators’ Organization had its ACLE yesterday. The learning experience will reconcile the matters in having this pioneering common elective in CMC— Broadcast Journalism/ BJ 101. Aside from Ma’am Khan and Sir Austria as the speakers, a video of Gawad Plaridel 2007 awardee Che-che Lazaro’s comments on having this subject especially for Broadcast Communication and Journalism majors was viewed.

*Yep, I met Ma’am Che-che in our interview with her along with Ate Ynna and Kuya Ely. She’s very intelligent, believe me. Kuya Ely covered almost the entire interview, and I was the last to ask. I was, umm, nahihiya.

******************************

Speakig of, last last Tuesday our individual TV reports/stand-uppers in Journ101 were finally shown in class.

I refrained being edgy (like block-mates Anne and Judy below) so that my self-destruction mechanism in my anatomy won’t give in and turn my non-burly body into pieces. And then our professor enters and she was so nice that I felt I was the most impudent person in the entire universe. (It’s just that we weren’t used to this.) She then handed a lavender-colored bill and told us to buy ourselves a cup of coffee in the neighboring cafeteria to our room. Then she said she’ll come back for a couple of minutes. Our whole class went nuts.

Journ101 groupmates

So much for the ‘sudden’ fun. When it was my turn to view my TV report, I was jittery. It could have been so-so if it weren’t for the sound. I want to congratulate the videoMAC (no, it’s not a videoCAM, it was a videoMAChine!) we borrowed from the Journ dept, for ruining my evaluation. Yes, I am sarcastic with that. Tell me you prosperous alumni of Journ dept (in UP), when will you ever realize that your former Alma mater needs development in its facilities.

tadaaa! the VideoMAC!

My spleen went to a high when one of my classmates dubbed his. Grrr.

[82] Pics and Pricks

[82]
Pics and Pricks

Last night, I had this chance of tidying my dresser. Also, I managed to lie down and glance ecstatically through these photographs of my years when I was an immature alaskador-ic Paulinian, at least in high school. The pictures were alive (but no, it didn’t bring me to tears =])! The remarkable thing was my classmates and friends’ personal messages written at the back of their collected graduation solos. And perpetually written as the addressed is my spoof name: Bareeh (yes, the horror of high school ‘coolness’ and the peculiar effect of text messaging back then)

*Here are just some. Others are translated (also are the asinine spellings like “tekker”, “ingatzzz” and stuff).

Messages that made me laugh:

JEN DAIT: “Hay naku, what can I say about you? Well, thanks for borrowing my notes, ha?! Bruho— you didn’t even say ‘thank you!’ Hehe. I’ll miss your kakulitan/kaewanan. [...]”
BARRY says: Hey, I said ‘thank you’ kaya! Anyway you should enroll in a Bachelor’s degree in Spectacular Handwriting— you write pretty well!

JOSHUA: “You’re cute?? I think so. If you’re cute, then I’m, well, pretty. Take care! Be strong and stay cute as ever. Thank you for the music. Because of you, I never strayed too far from the sidewalk!!! [...]”
BARRY says: Joshua, you really make me chuckle (as ever).

RALPH: “To St. Lorenzo Ruiz’s (my section in 4^th year) one and only totoy— I think you deserve a clap [...]”
BARRY says: You know Ralph, you actually wrote something very ‘green’ like “Doctorate”, “God-given talent”, etc. Gago ka talaga! Hahaha. I’m sorry people, but we comprehend just exclusively.

MAUREEN: “To one of the best student pWets ever. Hehe uyyy, flattered! [...]”
BARRY says: Maureen, I’m sad to say that I’m not into poetry anymore. A far cry really, I’m into sorcery. Haha.

Messages that marveled me:

AIEN: “Take care of yourself and take care of our relationship [...] Happy 2^nd anniversary.
BARRY says: Aien was a little giddy when she wrote this. Peace!

SHANTEL: “Conratulaizioni. Dio ti benedica. Buona fortuna. [...]”
KAT-KAT: “Ich gratuliere! Alles gute! Viel glück!”
BARRY says: This is soooo touching. Hehe! Translation: What do you think am I: a linguist? For now, I’m using context clues.

RHEA: “[...] I forgive you for everything you have done to me [...]”
BARRY says: Is that you, Yahweh???

Messages that touched me:

YVES: “Thanks for being so nice and friendly [...]”
NEL: “Thanks for the friendship!”
NIX: “Oinx, I should’ve written you a personal letter but anyway, I’ll just write in here. [...] We can’t manage to blend well. But let’s also try although time is running out. But I’ll be here no matter what.”

BARRY says: For all of these— thank you guys! I’m anticipating for our next reunion, and as always, I’ll be the party liaison officer!

[81] Athena equals Shena

[81]
Athena equals Shena

“It’s Sheee-na, not Sheh-na.” Beware of Shen, when you start mispronouncing her name, swirls of smoke wheezed from her nostrils. Joking!

Anyway, Shen is this petite ebullient girl who has the mutant power to transform your globules of tears into gust of air. Yeah, though she has now shifted to Economics, she does not fail to keep in touch with fellow blockmates. And she’s always there. No, she’s not your shadow. But she’s always there.

Happy Birthday to blockmate Shena Bael, and go for the gold!

[eightieth] Cool Casual

[eightieth]
Cool Casual

from aien's multiply

There was a deranged time in 4th year when I was seated right of Joana-- this supposedly pompous bratty girl. Back then, maturity in interpersonal activity was conked. Anyway, for the first time in three years of being classmates, Joana and I plus Iris (also a seatmate) bonded and we formed a squad of battling boredom, surprise quizzes and the teacher's mouth.

mga batang bubwit!

Now that she's (old?) 18, I hoped that until the time we decayed, I've kept a memory with you! Cornyology.

Happy Birthday to the Department of Empowering National Retardation (DENR) secretary!

I have proven that there really is a pervasive biodiversity between us. And I were a fish, you'll be my coral.

[79] Raining Pusang Gala and Asong Ulol

[79]

Raining Pusang Gala and Asong Ulol

The up to date weather is erratic—it’s gloomy that it down poured almost the entire week. Unpredictably, the rain has not been affecting my emotions. The complete time I spare on reading the Philippine Collegian from cover to cover, playing with my 4 month-old nephew (I’m on my attempt to shove the to other brats in the house) or sleeping mocks me in my mind that the weeks ahead will devour me if I don’t start reading my notes (if there were), and spending time in the atypical CMC library (I wish). Well, I’m becoming so lame that participating [actively] in my two organizations will catnap for me soon. I have to find some more time for myself.

Recently, there’s this ‘thing’ that has been bothering me. I can’t confide it down here. But there are actually some UP people and Nix who knew about it. Finally, I shunned this ‘thing’ for the mean time, though I was really interested.

Oh, this is an overcast blog entry. Perhaps, the weather did affect me. Six days of vacation? Didn’t enjoy it— I’m suffering tonsillitis.

[78] Harvard Science High School

[78]

Harvard Science High School

I have little orientation on the Philippine Science High School (Pisay). Okay, it’s Jessica Zafra’s school back then, and records declare that it’s one of the schools in the country where almost all students pass the UPCAT (read: airheads are not granted entry).

PISAY by Aureaus Solito, who by the way directed the cherished “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros”, circulates on the stories of high school classmates in the late 80’s in Pisay (duh). It featured a tale of one or two student in every year level that has come upon.

If you think Arroyo’s SONA has innumerable applauses, buy a ticket for yourself and watch this. Intentionally, I watched this film [with blockmates] to observe the technical errors (for my Film100 class). Because of the almost-smooth ‘Montage’, I found it rigid to elude the flow of the story as a first time film critic.

In the film, Pisay students appeared very sharp, and their industry on sciences, philosophy and craft is stupendous. With that cast of less than 50 I supposed—where did the producers get the talent fee? I’m sorry but indie films for me reflected clever thrift and uncontaminated art. Whatever happened to the inclusion of Eugene Domino there? The comedy was of course satisfactory but come on, EUGENE DOMINGO?! I hoped Solito and company attained boomingly the money they expected.

Support independent films! Ludicrous mainstream movies (read: “A Love Story”, “My Kuya’s Wedding” and this imminent Manny Pacquiao movie) have arrived from hell (help obliterate dim-witted Filipinos’ worship on these films)! It’s time to rebel, junk popcorn films! Eek!

[77] Compassion of the Christ

[77]
Compassion of the Christ

I failed to enter the theatre on time (because I had class before), and just saw the part where this guy in wood material for a costume was throwing lines I did not perceive quite well. He was John the Baptist. Entered Romnick Sarmienta apparently as Jesus clothed in abel, and I instantaneously noticed the trend: “Passion of the Christ— Filipinized!” As aforementioned, I liked the creativity: Jesus, the Apostles, etc. in colorful ethnic clothes. This detached them from the usual concept of Jesus Christ films I saw in Lenten season; they became no archetype. Salutations for that!

My best performer is Romnick Sarmienta as Jesus. He acquired a solemn character: someone in real life I would fear to near, not because of the fright but the boldness he embodies with his simple actions. In a scene where he was already crucified and talking to God above, he wasn’t irate like Jesus; he was smooth in his delivery of lines. For all I know, Jesus was patient. Sarmienta was patient-looking. He had an aura of more than a holy figure.

Okay, the play overall was inconsistent. Possibly because of the monochromatic presentation of the stage; it became a barrier to me. I just tried my best to engage in by ignoring it and listening to the lines they threw. I observed one of my classmates sleeping during the first half of the show, ugh. I’m sorry, I was quite disappointed.

[76] Lack of Hair Wax

[76]

Lack of Hair Wax

Naubusan ako ng wax, kaya eto natural lang itsura ng buhok ko. Though, I was grinning when Patty praised my hair saying, "your hair looked good with or without wax!" and so did Ruth. Love it.

Sandy, Kuya Chesa, me

shiny ba talaga?

[75]

Oh nothing

[74] Birthday treats (waiting)

[74]

Birthday Treats (waiting...)

Hapy Birthday to:

Kuya Leo

Kuya Joma (at the centert)

and blockmate Shereen!

[73] Next MYX VJ

[73]

Next MYX VJ

I'm endorsing Ate Max; she's a finalist for Myx VJ!

Type MYXMATCH(space)11 to 2366.

Ate Maxine Mamba is a Film senior from the Collgege of Mass Communication, UP Diliman.

Good luck! (she's the girl inside that car!)

[72] Library

[72]

Library

Patty is right, the CMC library is the noisiest library ever! Also, its a cozy zone for camwhores, pseudo-researchers and (ugh!) books!

hanging around with K6 blockmates

[71] I Luuuuv U! (PMCO)

[71]

I Luuuuv U! (PMCO)

Celebrating its 14th year and still counting, UP Mass Communicators’ Organization is sharing not just love but its abiding thrust to elevate the responsible use of the media and to develop the members as individuals and as orgmates.

I joined this org last year, and voila[!], here I am now, doing astounding things I never imagined I can do.

UP MCO holds its anniversary every third week of July. Pushing towards the theme “Lovin’ It” this year, the org spends the week with outright stress of Mass media awareness, Collective membership advancement and Outrageous adventures.

Our exhibit was formally opened through a ribbon-cutting yesterday. Located near the Journalism department, second floor of the College of Mass Communication, the intriguing and captivating white tables, give-away boxes, tarpaulins and balloons you see appear to be some kind of a wedding celebration— symbolizing our “vow” to the org.

We have officially launched our website— it’s www.upmco.org. Click for more of UP MCO!

WE DARE YOU TO GET OUT OF THE BOX!

Be shiny.
Be happy.
Be an MCOer.

[seventieth] Colds

[seventieth]

Colds

Noses are red

Leading to flu

A whole of tissue

I'll spend it on you!

Lecheng sipon!

[69] Really Kinky in here

[69]

Really Kinky in here

Nope, just joking. =) You ath-hole! Hehe

MCO Week na next week!

MONDAY: Grand Pakain, Exhibit/website/AVP launch in CMC 2nd floor

TUESDAY: Acquaintance party/Buddy Bidding for Applicants

WEDNESDAY: Outreach Program

THURSDAY: Major Issue, see you in CMC Auditorium 1-4 PM

FRIDAY: MCO Alumni Homecoming

Yeah, I'm damn busy.

[68] A Rainbow leads to a pot of Gold

[68]

A Rainbow leads to a pot of Gold

“When you look back, when you’re busy and all, you always wish for a time with your fellow MCOers”

Rawna Crisostomo (yes, the GMA7 reporter you often see in 24 Oras), basing from the previous line that she uttered in our interview with her, must have missed UP MCO so much. In the organization, the alumna has been fondly called “Pop”.

Ate Pop described the org “not just an org, but a family”. She even recalled her freshmen days in UP when she, along with her some of her block-mates, easily gave in to the MCO recruitment mixed with warmth. She said that her college life was unimaginable if UP MCO wasn’t there, saying “mas tahimik ako siguro nu’n, sa org na ‘to, na-bring out talaga iyong potentials ng isang tao.” Ate Pop joined the org in the first semester of 2001 but unfortunately, she got sick in her batch’s final rites and induction so she consequently went through it the following semester.

She responded to UP MCO’s call “because of its media advocacy”, helping her sneak into the vast world of the media industry. Despite her hectic schedule, she still gave us a little of her time for an interview. Perhaps, Ate Pop loved the org so dearly that when asked why she loved MCO, she answered, “It’s where I found my real friends.” She adds, “It’s the only org that treats you not just an ordinary Mass Comm student. It brings out the best in you; kahit mga simple activities, naglalabas pa rin ng teamwork.”

The 24 Oras reporter reminisced over the pressure of academics back in college where at least she and her org-mates “always found time for chatting and writing in the logbook.” Those simple things, she considered, were “treasured” that “with MCO, you’re relaxed, you can be yourself and you enjoy all the time with real, happy and shiny people,”

Though now her profession tries to deprive her rest and sleep, she stays ‘happy’ in the end— a mark of MCOers. “In all my hardships, MCO is always recognized,” the UP MCO’s pride said.

[67] Hum in Peace

[67]

Hum in Peace

After our class with Sir Alfonso Deza (the hubby of Nova Villa in ABS-CBN's Super Inggo; also the one who threw the classic 'Suportahan taka line in a PLDT commercial) and some laugh trips with blockmates Kat and Kris, I straighted home through the jeepney and saw this!

I immediately mouthed, "Oh my Good," thinking that Angel Locsin might be in that humongous vehicle! Overacting? NOT.

By the way, who is this Adam Brody? Ate Czarina left a comment in my friendster: "barry?two words:adam brody". And I asked why. She then told me that I should google Adam Brody up concluding that magka-asta daw kami. Hmmm. This should be flatteringly, or else...
Hahahaha

[66] June Fried

[66]
June Fried

I'm glad June is about to halt. The first month of my sophomore year is so explosive and coma-inducing that I almost forgot my mother's name. Also, the semester ahead will bulldoze my system. There are so many school (yeah, including org and council) activities. I can handle it, right? *sigh
And Joana's debut party is nearing (well, not exactly- it's August pa :) )
Should I get a date? Hahaha.
PS I'm regretting about my failure to sign-up in UP Green Minds. :( I'm an environmentalist, you know =s

[65] Brithday Bashes

[65]

Brithday Bashes

I'm dying to have some libre from you guys! Hahaha. I'm so sorry that I can't give you individual entries. It's gonna pile up and

so will my calluses in my finger tips. Wink!

ate Doreen (on the right)

kuya Jerick (with Sitti)

Jokko

Iris

Carl

kuya Ely

Andreo

and

ate Abby

[64] My Firsts in Journalism

(with Guyito, Philippine Daily Inquirer's mascot)

[64]

My Firsts in Journalism
(last Wednesday pa toh)

a. My first news story

The UP Mass Communicators’ Organization (UP MCO) facilitated a free media tour for two freshmen blocks yesterday.
A number of Communication Research (K3) and Journalism (K6) students participated in the organization’s annual activity. They first visited the Philippine Daily Inquirer office in Makati City; then GMA Network building and finally Social Weather Stations office, both in Quezon City.
Kimberly Jane Tan, UP MCO’s chairperson, said that “aside from wanting to expose the freshmen to different media institutions, the organization also wants them to be aware of how these institutions work for they are future media practitioners.” She added that the trip was also “in line with their thrust towards media awareness.”


b. My first TV report

Nandito po ako ngayon sa opisina ng Social Weather Stations dito Quezon City, ang huling lugar na pinasyalan ng ilang mga mag-aaral ng UP Diliman.

Isinagawa ng UP Mass Communicators’ Organization o UP MCO ang isang libreng media tour para sa dalawang Freshmen blocks, na ginanap simula kaninang umaga.

Pinuntahan ng mga estudyante and mga gusali ng Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA Network at SWS.

Sinabi ng tagapamuno ng UP MCO na si Kimberly Jane Tan na ang media tour ay hindi lamang ipasyal sila kundi para rin sila mismo ang makakita kung ano ang ginagawa doon.

Dagdag pa niya na ang lakbay-aral ay paraan ng pagtataguyod ng kaalaman sa media.

Ako po si Barry Viloria, nag-uulat para sa Balitang Maskom.

with Kuya Germs!

with Ruth, sorry!

more pictures here...

[63] Blogago

[63]

Blogago

Honestly people, does my blog give you a killer nausea? I just scanned over my oldest posts and read them one by one. It came to me that the ‘attitude’ has depleted as time went by.

I missed the posts wherein I actually call someone I hate ‘a personified human body waste’. In my recent ones, I have changed it into ‘an average type of human species’. Have I been struck by the comet of euphemism? Far were the days when I just spill expletives as if someone’s not reading; and now, I must settle down my words to sound to you as an educated 16 year-old guy who shall later study the ethics in journalism.

Hence, the readership must be maintained by showcasing good and appropriate items. Is this the hypocrisy I await in the media industry? Tell me.

[62] Spewing Factory Exhausts

[62]

Spewing Factory Exhausts

In our first day in BC100 class, as we introduced ourselves individually, this actual conversation is worth remembering:

BARRY: Hello Sir. I’m Barry Cyrus Viloria, a sophomore taking up Journalism. I studied in St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur from grade school to high school. I have these two orgs: UP-MCO and DZUP Radio Circle. And I’m single. *smile

SIR AVECILLA: You’re courting somebody?

BARRY: Sir, last year I messed up in my grades so I guess, I won’t be courting someone for this semester. I’m going to focus more on my academics.

SIR AVECILLA: Why is that? Seasonal ba yang panliligaw mo?

(Everybody in the class laughed.)

____________________________

Classes has started vaguely as UP students especially in the College of Mass Communication invigoratingly walk around the university to, umm, enroll. I notice most of the freshmen who must have been born out of questionable definition of the word ‘luck’ for having been in the finest school in the entire archipelago however among the pioneer batch who pays a whopping 300% increase in the tuition from last year’s.

Anyway, I finished my enrollment in 2 days and here’s my schedule below.

MON
8:30-11:30 FILM100/ Introduction to Film and Audio Visual Communication

TUES
8:30-10:00 ART STUD2/ Art in Everyday Life
11:00-1:00 JOURN100/ Introduction to Journalism

1:00-2:30 COMM3/ Speech Communication

WED
No classes.

THURS
1:00-4:00 BC100/Intoduction to Broadcast Communication

FRI
ART STUD2
COMM3

SAT
1:00-4:00 COMM100/Introduction to Mass Communication

To my High School friends: I guess I won’t be seeing you around too often. As I put it, I will focus almost all my time in my academics (but relax, I will not try to race over Mikaela Fudolig! That’s very impossible! Hah!)

To my K6 block-mates: Congratulations to the shifters who made it into their respective courses! We’re block-mates (for life!) though your colleges are geographically far from CMC. Hahahaha.
Shen, Economics.
Jau, Economics.
Mics, Business Administration.
Krisna, Business Economics.
Shereen, Anthropology.
GOOD LUCK on your future careers!

To the Freshies: Enjoy your 15 units!

To God (eek!): I need your help. I’m sorry of I was born stupid. Hahaha. Again, good luck to all of us!

[61] The Hell

[61]

The Hell

Spending a P100 load for only a month is an option I am reconsidering. As a matter of fact, I seldom reply to people who text me. This is to hamper me from being a kilititexter moron. But don’t be bothered, if it’s that important, I’ll reply.

[sixtieth] White Summer

[sixtieth]
White Summer

Why WHITE? Simple I wore white shirts virtually the whole summer! Hahahaha.
I'm gonna be missing vacation. I'm (starting to get) serious with my studies. I'll be physically remote for five months. Good luck to all of us!

the ear-splitting videoke sessions

Me and Nix hate it when Iris gets hold of the microphone. She's unstoppable! Wah, how much are earmuffs?

Nix, Jowa, Carol

and all other insanities

What the?!

With Tan Chem Pang

If it weren't for your cam. Hahaha.

Plain stupid.

With Kathie a.k.a. THE BIG SHOW. Peace.

with two of the 'pillars' of "The Bodies!"

hey Bevz!

doing a remake of the teeny-bopper CLICK

(all from Nix's and Carol's multiply )