What A Bear Needs...

"What my friend "bear" need is love..."

The photo caption may sound emo oo alam ko (nah! dati hindi ako sang-ayon sa usage slang word na emo used as pamalait sa "senti" word nowadays pero eto I am using it -brr!). So what about "Bear"? Alam ko maraming girls diyan ang mahilig sa stuff toys na bear..bakit sino bang gustong mag-alaga ng totoong bear (stupid question). So ayun... "Bear" is not his real name. I am talking about the guy in the picture. He is known for that name because he can be so caring and cuddly for his peers so much. He is also known as "Bear" because he imitates the animal bear. He hybernates at our boring classes and he have furs. I believe he can also smell fear,. lol. hey, did you know that bears can smell fear? Astig diba!, pero lamang pa rin tayong mga tao kasi kaya nateng ma-figure out kung anong flavor ng putok ng katabi naten, kaya din nateng malaman ang kinaing ulam ng umutot na tao. Kaya ba ng bear yun?!

Siguro mapapansin sa photo sa itaas na parang may hawig siya sa isang band member ng Itchyworms, Sugarfree at Seven Inches Club. Malamang nagkita na kayo ni "Bear" sa isang gig sa kung saang bar pwera lang sa gaybar. No, he is not a member of Sugarfree nor Itchyworms. He belongs to the band named Seven Inches Club. Ang galing diba, san ka nakakita ng hayop na nagbabanda..wala diba pero pwede kong sabihin na maraming mala-hayop umasta sa music scene (opinyon ko lang). Anong instrumentong hawak ni "Bear"? It's for you to figure out. Check this band page -> The Seven Inches Club. He also looks like Jan Jerome Bautista - the Speed Cubing Champion. Ikaw baka may kilala ka din na kamukha nya, sabihin mo lang.

Lahat tayo kailangan ng tunay na pagmamahal, so to speak. Kailangan ko pa bang palawakin pa? Hindi na diba..kasi self explanatory na. I know it may sound corny or "out of the uso" pero aminin na natin sa sarili naten, aanhin mo ang pera-fame-gf na masarap-malaking bahay-masasarap na pagkain-high tech gadgets kung hindi mo naman madama ang tunay na pagmamahal?

Ewan ko ha - pero ang narealize ko sa mga pagkakataong ito na kahit pala sinong nilalang sa mundo ay nangangailangan din ng tunay na pagmamahal.... everyone of us must care.. everyone of us must bear.

I am not posting his picture and his little profile for popularity reason or dahil sa desperado sya sa pagmamahal.. Hindi ko nga minsan maintindihan kung bakit nga ba mas sumisikat pa ang mga artista kaysa sa aral ng buhay na makukuha sa mga pelikula. (make your mind wonder)...

Sikat ka na Oso!

Experimental Psychology AVP Project - Rubik's Cube & Logical Thinking Skills

Eto' yung ibang eksena ng audio visual presentation ng grupo ko about Rubik's Cube & Logical Thinking Skills. We did this last 2nd sem of school year 2007-2008. I deleted some scenes kasi may mga eksenang confidential.

Enjoy!

KA BEL, 75.

Jan. 7, 1933 - May 20, 2008

"If helping the poor is the crime and fighting for freedom is rebellion, then I plead guilty as charged." -Ka Bel (August 1982, Supreme Court)


HE HAD wanted to die "in the streets"--that is, in the act of principled protest, deep in the trenches of a never-ending war against injustice...(read continuation.click here. inquirer.net).

"Sigaw ako ng sigaw noon nakaratay siya sa ospital. Sinisigaw ko sa kanya na maraming salamat daddy. Una sa pagmamahal, pangalawa sa pagmumulat. Hindi lang ako ang namulat, pati ang mga anak natin namulat,"...(read continuation.click here abs-cbnnews.com).


"Ka Bel will be known in history as the Andres Bonifacio of our times. He is an exemplary leader of the proletariat and a great hero of the people,"...(read continuation.click here kilusangmayouno.org).


The accolades coming the way of Anakpawis Representative Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, in his untimely death, salute his honesty and self-sacrifice, his courageous resistance against all forms of political repression, his unwavering commitment and service to the cause of the working class, his example of humility, good cheer and sincere concern for the lowly and downtrodden and, not the least, his being a loving and responsible family man who found time to rear ten children in the midst of his life-long struggle against exploitation and oppression....(read continuation.click here zumel.com).


Unionists and progressives across the World are mourning the sad death of the Filipino Congressman and longtime militant union leader Crispin B. Beltran,...(read continuation.click here indymedia.org).


P.S.
Links muna tayo ngayon kasi everybody is busy. Abangan ang entry ni Arianne about Ka Bel..coming soon.


Ka Bel Lives On!!!

REMEDY DANCERS

PCU – REMEDY DANCERS

2^ND RUNNER UP IN THE SUNDANCE Contest-SOUTH LUZON

With ten (10) competing troupe of dancers from different colleges of South Luzon provinces including Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, PCU Remedy Dancers successfully came up as 2^nd Runner-up in the recently concluded Sun Dance- South Luzon Contest sponsored by Sun Cellular and was held at Robinson’s Palce in Sta. Rosa, Laguna last April 6, 2008. Remedy Dancers who bought home cash prizes, medals and gifts from Sun Cellular are: Kim Gerald Cabria, Isidro Paulo Mercado V, Josiah Fagaragan, Resty Deo Badilla, Lee Re Park, David Lee, and Ivan Depositor.

PCU Remedy Dancers did their best performance in their Hip Hop Street Dancing. Judging was based on text votes (40%) and performance as per judges scoring (60%).

*kulang lang talaga sa boto..champion na sana. (lol)

Think About It

THINK ABOUT IT!

Isko: Don't drink water in an underdeveloped country.
Chobert: Don't breathe the air in a developed country.
Isko: I get your point.
Chobert: Define vandal...
isko: It is when a man destroys a work of a man.
Chobert: What if a man destroys a work of a god, what do we call him?
Isko: uhmm... sportsman?!? A selfish sportsman.
Chobert: hahaha. I love those who pet wild animals.
Isko: nah! I love those who respect their natures and wish the animals to live normal lives.
Chobert: I love you! Mwah!
Isko: yuck! Are you gay? T@^&* ka!!!
Chobert: just kiddin. hahaha. got yah.

”You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of your grandfathers. So that they will respect the land, tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin. Teach your children what we have taught our children that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves”. -Native American Wisdom

“The struggle to save the global environment is in one way much more difficult than the struggle to vanquish Hitler, for this time the war is with us. We are the enemy, just as we have only ourselves as allies”. -Al Gore

Done thinking about it?

The solutions, changes and actions start with you. Act now... before it's too late.

PULP SUMMER SLAM FOREVER

photo from http://pulpcommunity.com

PULP SUMMER SLAM 8 // FOREVER
April 26, 2008 | Amoranto Stadium Quezon City
Featuring:
Darkest Hour, Mahatma, King Ly Chee, The Jumping Jacks, Rex, Pop Shuvit
Plus Performances by:
Quezo // Greyhoundz // Chicosci // Sandwich // Kjwan // Typecast // Pupil // Itchyworms // Valley of Chrome // Hilera // Slapshock // Boy Elroy // Piledriver //
Balatek // The Spaceflower Show // Oremuz // Kaikatsuna // Urbandub // Kadangyan // Faspitch // Reklamo // Picture-Filled // Jeepney Joyride //
Teenage Hero // Stone Free // Paramita // The Chongkees // Gayuma // Pedicab // SIN // Intolerant // The Dawn // The Pin-Up Girls // COG //
Radioactive Sago Project // End of Man // Manibela // Concrete Sam

for more info just visit http://pulpcommunity.com/

i posted this because i love Pulp.
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I was there last 2005, 2006 and 2007. I hope to have a sponsor for my ticket this year (hindi kita tatangihan). Just contact me if you are interested in giving me alms. I’ll consider the ticket as your gift for an event happening in April 4. Pagpapalain ka talaga pag nilibre mo ko. (haha. I’m desperate, it’s obvious.)

I miss the friends I met there. I hope to see you there again. Also, Billy, Chong and Aldrine are the best buddies I had been with in Summer Slam. I enjoyed. (dugyutin ang lahat, nagbabatuhan ng ihi, heaven and hell changed place, binabato ang mga boloks na nasa stage, sinasamba ang mga panginoon, nawawala ang cell phones at mini gadgets, beer na matabang, pizza na maalikabok, iba’t-ibang uri ng rakista sa Pilipinas, lampungan at slaman - ganito ang masasaksihan mo dun, sulyap to sa Pulp Summer Slam. Kung gusto mo din maranasan, sumama ka na.)

So pano? Kita-kita na lang ulit dun. Pakabait mga pre.

YABANGPINOY

Ipagmamalaki ng Pilipino ang kanyang Pilipinas.

BARUNG-BARONG TAGALOG

Photo by the The Great 3rd de Leon

"Dapat pare hindi na sila pinapayagang magkaanak pa. Wala na nga silang makain, lumilikha pa sila ng dagdag bibig na papakainin. Hindi naman sila nakatutulong sa bansa natin. Hindi sila mga edukadong tao kaya sila laging inaapi. May iba na nakapagtapos at umaangat sa buhay pero kaunti lang. Salamat na lang at may kaya ang magulang natin."

-Gudo (Tropa kong nakaapak ng tae at pinagtawanan ng mga batang squatter.. kaya masama ang loob pag-uwi)-

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang salitang sasabihin. Tila yata napakarami nang mga salita ang nabanggit para sa mga kagaya nila. Ang iba sa mga salita ay nalimutan na at hindi mo din naman isasadamdamin. Kung hindi sarado ang isip mo ay isang titig pa lang ay maaawa ka na at maiintindihan mo na agad. Pagmasdan mo na lang ang larawan. Kung ano ang maisip mo ay iyon na yun. Buksan ang isip at paganahin ang pagiging sensitibo.

INFLUENCIA INNOCENCIA

INFLUENCIA OF INNOCENCIA

The child in the photo: Ganang - my goddaughter.
Photo by: VeRnMeRcado - summer of 2007
Photo was also published in Christian Chronicle's book - Incognito

Ito ay isinulat ng minsan ay umarte at napagtripan kong maging isang inosente. . .

Ano ang pakiramdam maging isang bata? Maliit pa lamang ang iyong mundo. Mababaw ang iyong mga iniisip at problema. Matatagpuan na ang iyong simpleng ligaya sa simpleng paglalaro lamang sa ulan. Ang iyong mga ngiti ang pinakamasarap pakinggan sa mundo sapagkat walang bahid ng kalungkutan ang iyong mga mata. Wala kang pakialam kung madungis ka sa harap ng mga tao. Ang laman lang ng isip mo ay ang iyong mga ikaliligaya. Mangmang ka pa sa totoong nangyayari sa mundo kaya nagagawa mo pang matulog ng mahimbing sa bawat gabi. Ang iyong alak at pagkain ay ang pagmamahal ng iyong magulang, nakakalasing at lagi kang busog. At sa kanilang pag-aaruga ay duduyan ka sa pagkaugoy sabay makakatulog sa kanilang mga balikat. Ito yung parang may kaluluwang dumadaloy sa tubig ng iyong mga panaginip. Hindi ka pa bangungungutin gaya ng matatanda na nakaranas ng kadiliman ng mundo. Payapa pa ang bawat gising mo at mapapangiti ka sa magandang sikat ng araw. Napakasarap ng pakiramdam. Napakasarap maging bata. Maniniwala ka sa malalim na pag-ibig, aasa ka sa lampas langit na pangarap, maniniwala ka sa karilagan, ito yung wala ka pang gaanong galos at sugat na likha ng karanasan, maniniwala ka sa mga pinaniniwalaan ng isang inosente at maraming pangarap, ito yung pagiging maliit gaya ng mga ibon na naririnig ang himig ng kagubatan sa kanilang munting mga tenga, ito yung pakiramdam mo ay may anghel na nagbabantay sa iyong paglalakbay sa karanasan. Ito ay pagiging bida sa iyong sariling pantasya at ang kontra bida ay ang iyong magulang na patitigilin ka sa paglalaro sapagkat oras na daw para matulog kasi nga gabing-gabi na.

Sabi nga ni Ambrose Bierce:
Childhood: The period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth -- two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.

Ang sining ay hindi malilikha kung walang karanasang maging bata. Ang buhay ay hindi magiging masaya kung hindi mo naranasan ang talagang maging bata. Marami ang tumatandang nananatiling bata. Ito ang pagpili sa paglago bilang tao keysa pagtanda at pagkalimot sa kaligayahang mabuhay. Ang kasiyahan kasi ay pinipili. Nasa iyong mga kamay ang iyong pag-abot sa kaligayahan.

Masaya ang maging inosente kung kasabay nito ang pakikipaglaro sa kasalanan. Gaya ng isang bagong pisang itlog ay inosente tayo. Hindi ka makakaramdam ng sakit, galit, pagkainggit, pagsisisi, o kahit ano pa mang kamunduhan kung inosente ka at isa ka pa ring batang paslit.

"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them." -Albert Einstein

"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster. -James Baldwin (1924-1987) African-American writer.

Ako man ay maglalakbay, ako man ay magpapakalayo upang matagpuan ang tunay kong ligaya, ako pa rin ay uuwi sapagkat tao lamang ang tanging nilalang sa mundo na pinapayagang umuwi sa kaniyang pinagmulan upang maging tunay na masaya at upang aliwin ang sarili sa karansang mabuhay bilang isang bata.

Inosente ako. Inosente ka. Wala akong alam,wala akong pakialam, wala akong karanasan, wala akong sinabi, wala akong sinulat at wala kang nabasa.

Reasons Why Gatsulat Kicked Ass this 2007

Reasons Why Gatsulat Kicked Ass this 2007

a. You are one of the avid readers of Gatsulat and forever will be. Thank you!

b. Gatsulat is just a month old and we had posted lots of compositions. Wow!

c. Gatsulat will soon dominate the universe. Waherher!

d. Gatsulat received lots of positive feed backs and comments. We also received wierd comments that says "masyadong inaadvertise 'tong site na to. ano bang meron? talambuhay ni ve@##$?" and "ano pong magandang porn site?"

e. We are making contributions to literature.

f. We don't suck like porn sites, april boy and cueshe's web page does.

g. The writers (Gatsulateros). For the "gat" articles and your support. Kudos my friends! :D

h. The www.gatsulat.com is coming soon.

i. (put a thing here!) Write your own answers here.

Rubik's Cube

Rubik's Cube:

Solving the Puzzle with Jerome Bautista and Paulo Mercado
from left: paulo mercado, vern mercado and jerome bautista

Last August 25, 2007, Philippines Open 2007 was held at Robinsons Metro East, Pasig City. Philippines Open 2007 is an official and first ever competition of speed cubing here in the Philippines. Jan Jerome Bautista and Isidro Paulo Mercado, sophomores of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Philippine Christian University – Cavite, joined the said event. Out of almost 40 competitors from Philippines to Portugal to USA to Korea and to Taiwan, Jerome Bautista won first place in 3x3x3 Blindfold category finals with the best time of 7:23.52 sec.(New Record). Paulo Mercado got 16^th place in the semi finals for 3x3x3 average.

According to the World Cube Association’s official results of Philippines Open, Jerome Bautista (7^th rank) set his best time of 17.87 seconds and Paulo Mercado (9^th rank) set his best time of 21.08 seconds in single solved 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube.

Let’s think outside the cube. This is what we know and now imagine what we don’t. They are battling to win. They are battling to fit in. For Jerome and Paulo, this isn’t just a game. (Adopted from www.pinoyspeedcubers.com)

How does it feel being a champion in 3x3x3 Blindfold category in the held Philippines Open 2007 (Jerome Bautista)?

Jerome: Champion? Wow! Am I ?? haha!! Well masaya kasi may great results yung long time of practice ko and hardwork for the cube.

Paano kayo naadik sa cube na ‘yan?

Jerome: Well big challenge ang cubing, especially when you get into speed cubing. The challenge never stops. You always want to get faster and faster so you practice with 500% effort. Kaya kami nagmumukang adik sa cube kasi we always practice and train hard for the next competitions.

Paulo: Once na nakamit mo yung gusto mong bilis, lalo kang gaganahan i-train yung sarili mo to be faster. It takes a lot of discipline and hardwork to have improvements. Kaya kahit saan kami mapadpad, nakikita kami ng mga tao na nagsosolve ng cube. Nandoon kasi yung desire namin talaga to be faster and faster. Nasasabihan tuloy kami na adik.

Si Paulo daw mas adik sa babae. Totoo ba yun?

Jerome: Hmmmmm…. God knows!! Hahaha.

Paulo: What does 'adik’ mean? Hahaha.

How does solving Rubik’s cube help you? Does it help you mentally?

Jerome: Mentally yeah.. Now I can memorize things easily. My fastest blindfold solve now is 2:17.32 minutes (including memorization yan ah) hmm… like what I’ve said challenges makes you mentally and physically prepared and that’s what the cube does.

Paulo: Yes, it helps you mentally because it develops your short time memorization. It also helps me socially because we gain new friends from other places here in the Philippines.

Nakakatanggal ba yan ng stress?

Jerome: Yeah!! Hell yeah!!! Every time you get faster averages it was like!! “Finally!!” hahaha. It’s such a relief breaking new barriers.

Paulo: Stress reliever ang pagsolve ng cube. Lalo na kapag may kagalit, pwede ibuhos na lang sa pagsolve ng cube yung attention. In that case, may silbi pa yung time spent kaysa makipag-away or whatsoever.

May permutation ba yan? Technique? Moves?

Jerome: Yeah!! We call that Algorithms, Algorithms are set of moves that completes a certain sequence or pattern on the cube..(in a cube aspect)

Paulo: Yes. Some of the experienced cubers made their methods so that other people who are interested in solving the rubik’s cube can follow steps easily. Sa mga interesado nga pala matuto on how to solve the rubik’s cube and meet other Filipino cubers, you can visit our website, www.pinoyspeedcubers.com

Sino naging influence nyo sa pagkahumaling sa rubik’s cube?

Jerome: Hhhmmm!!! Youtube!.. and my brother who taught me how to solve it..

Paulo: Jan Jerome Bautista. He’s my mentor. Siya talaga yung nag-introduce ng rubik’s cube sa’kin. Siya rin yung nagbibigay ng confidence for me to improve. Kung wala siya, malamang adik nga ako sa babae ngayon. Hahahaha. Joke lang.

Kelan mo unang nabuo yang puzzle na yan? Ano naramdaman mo nun?

Jerome: It was way back a year and a quarter from now. Of course I smiled on the mirror and said “LUFET!!!!!!”

Paulo: Last year of June or July. Gamit ko yung cube ni Jerome. I felt the excitement and joy in my heart. After that very moment, pinilit ko na talaga makabili agad ng cube.

Ano ang pagkakaugnay ng rubik’s cube sa totoong buhay?

Jerome: Solve each piece one by one or step by step and you will finally solve all of it!! After you do all the right moves and decisions! Happy cubing everybody…

Paulo: Every piece has its own place. In able to fulfill your goals, it takes a bunch of hard work, discipline, and determination. Enjoy every challenge life brings!

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*this article was also published in Christian Chronicle(official publication of PCU-Dasma)