1994 - BEYOND!

Chapter 1: A New Beginning

May 1, 2009

 

Jomer, our technical trainer took this picture and the camera is owned by Penny one of our technical leads here.

When I was in my third year high-school, we had this subject called Journalism. I’m really not into this subject until I became the Photo Journalist of our editorial staff. Right Darcee? As far as I can remember, I was the one who volunteered to have this post or maybe not. But I volunteered not because I’m into taking pictures, but because tasks in this position are, somehow, too light to handle. Did I say that right? Haha. I admit, I like taking photos eversince I first held a camera but taking a step further on this matter is a “NO” for me, but I had no choice. I mean, it’s not that I don’t find it too exciting or fun to do, but I just don’t think I‘ll be good at it.

 

My father owned 2 SLR film cameras that time. So I just borrowed his Pentax MZ-7. And it was only me and Lyko who are using SLR film cameras. We took so many pictures, different angles, different people, inside the school gate, outside the school gate. We need to compile those pictures in a white cartolina and have our teachers judge it or should I say grade it. Surprisingly, my work was chosen as one of the best. Batchmates, please tell me you remember this. Sinabit pa nga yung mga napili sa labas ng classroom eh. Dun sa baba na malapit sa canteen. Hahaha. And oh, I was replaced by my editor-in-chief after that. Wala daw kasi akong ginawa masyado. 

 

 

Just yesterday, upon holding that camera I knew I can take another great shot for beginners and dumb users like me. And I did! Then my interest on this further escalated and the urge of buying one soon, is haunting me. I’d rather have a point-and-shoot type of camera first before buying D-SLR cameras. For now, makikigamit muna ako

My manager then told me na may potential daw ako. I just smiled. Will post some of the pictures I took next time.  

 

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Isa pang dedication para sa inyo

January 27, 2009
Despite the tears that drown me, blessings keep pouring. January 26, 2009 - was given a distinction for outstanding scholarship by the international society in the social sciences of the Pi Gamma Mu. With humility and respect however, i extend this recognition and thus dedicate this to the BEST BATCH 2005 and to the UP Baguio College of Social Sciences family.
To the best batch, my amateur years in the social sciences will never be able to fully explain why we, as peers, function as a primary group. Functions as a family, defines a new means of establishing kinship. I love you.
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Para sa Best Batch Ito

Part of my thesis acknowledgement says:

To the Best Batch (ESSC ‘05) - thank you for giving me relief, comfort, confidence and support from the beginning of the journey. Thanks for the fourteen years of friendship. I am looking forward for more. I will always look for you, wherever I may be. I would not have wished for a better batch to belong to.

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Time for reflection: God’s unending love for us…

January 22, 2009
“Ask and you shall receive,…” a very common phrase taken from Luke 11:9, tells us that when we ask God for something in his name, He shall give it to us like a father gives his son. Yet sometimes we feel that when we pray for something, it doesnt come true, why? Maybe because you dont believe! “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” - Mt. 21:22

Or maybe because he gives it to you in other forms!

This is dedicated the Lord! As one of the million ways of repaying His unending love for me. I realized now how blessed much more than how I thought it was. For when I asked for bread, he gave me the Words to eat. For when I asked for knowledge, he gave me food to clear my mind. For when I asked for relief in pain, He gave me time to heal. For when I asked for wisdom, he gave me experiences to learn from.

I cant say that I am the best man or even a great guy, because I am not but what I cant tell you is how much I am blessed, so blessed that when I try to just summarize all that He did for me, tears will just keep on coming. I am blessed with very hard-working, responsible, supportive, loving and sensible family. I am blessed with a wonderful, “all-in” network of friends. I am blessed with experiences in work and in life and be able to share these learnings to others.

He had given me too many wisdom, too many wishes come true, too many answers that I ask myself, what am I doing to repay these? WIth all these Christian obligations, is it enough? Is it enough to go to church everys Sundays? I think it is not. He is our great provider. Even just the air we breathe is all His, we can never say that “Oh I have done a good deed this day, so i already repay what God has given me.”. Too much blessing that we can never literally repay these back to Him, that is how He shows His unending love to us.

As you read this, I invite you to pause for a while, and think of all the things He had given you. When you were sick and made well, when you are in doubt and you were clarified, when you questioned yet found an answer, when you failed but something better came. Think of all of these so many blessings to make you too realize His unending love for you! Also think of what you have done in return for his blessings. Just pause for a while and reflect.

Let us live our lives for Him, let us live the life He has in store for us! In this way we can only repay His unending love. praise Him, thank him, learn what pleases Him. Have faith, never lose hope. But most importantly; Love your neighbor/others as you love yourself. Love God with all your heart and with all your might, because when you do this, everything else that is good will follow.

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Eraserheads: The Final Set

January 20, 2009

                          

 

Concert Details:

Where: SM Mall of Asia Ground
When: March 7, 2009 - 8PM

Ticket Prices:

VIP - PhP 5000.00
GOLD - PhP 3000.00
SILVER - PhP 1300.00
BRONZE - Php 300.00

 

Mga Par,

Halos lahat naman sa atin avid fan ng Eheads eh. Sana makapunta kayo sa continuation ng reunion nila. Isipin nyo nalang reunion ng batch yun, this time sa Manila naman. May 300 lang naman na ticket eh so to those peeps na “tipid mode”, yung 300 nalang bilin nyo. Hehe. Definitely magleave na naman ako nito if ever may pasok ako that day. 

So yun, pakitext nalang ako kung sino-sino yung sure na pupunta para makapag pareserve na ako ng tickets. Really hoping to see you guys. 

 

Diba? Bonggang-bongga ang prices ng tickets. Affordable pa! Kung may 500php kayo pwede pa kayong bumili ng 2-pc chicken joy, large coke at isang tuna pie. Busog na tiyan, busog pa tenga at mata (kaso prob nyo pamasahe, maglakad nalang kayo. Friday night umpisahan nyo na maglakad. Hehe) basta yun, pantipunan yo la, agagik. :)

 

 

Walang iba: Jul

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