This one?
Well, not exactly… 
This Friday, there will be a simultaneous launch of MAC OS X Leopard around the world? Well, at least I know that the Philippines will have it.
See you guys @ iStudio, Serendra, Fort, 9pm! You have to register at iStudio if you’re going. There will be free demo of the OS. I believe some Singaporeans will be there to do that.
There will also be another simultaneous launch by PowerMac @ their Greenbelt branch on the same date.
Wanna attend the 1st ever National Thank You Day celebration concert on October 20? Here’s how:
To get your free tickets, all you have to do is come up with a creative way of saying “thank you.” One-liners will do. Send your creative thank you messages together with your valid email address by posting them as comments to any of the following blogs…
* Baratillo
* Pinoy Centric
* Ajay’s Writings on the Wall
* Touched By An Angel
* Rebel Pixel
* A Bugged Life
* Kutitots
You can also email your entries at thankyoudayphilippines[at]gmail[dot]com. Each original entry will get 2 FREE tickets to the October 20 concert at the SM Mall of Asia. Special gift prizes courtesy of Toblerone Philippines await the most creative entries so make your thank you’s quick and sweet!!!
謝謝您們!
Not that long ago after the UP Administration posted the memorandum on the waiting shed just outside PHAN, Psych Building, we see it burned, and “smoked”.
Picture from Ross.
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At last! I can now say that I have eaten in the famous Italian cafeteria/ resto Amici de Don Bosco in Makati. After church at Victory, Fort, we decided to finally try out Amici.
One of my personal favorites, and a house best seller, the picture below is the Cannelloni Agli Spinaci (P.165) which contains spinach, tomato sauce, bechamel sauce with mixed cheese in a lasagna style presentation.
Al Quttro Formaggi (P.250), which means four cheeses, is the pizza we ordered. We really loved it.
The last dish that we ordered was the House Specials Roast Chicken (P.150). Rosemary chicken quarters with vegetables. Everything we ate was very good.
After eating, we ordered their famous Gelato (Top: Stracciatella - Vanilla with Chocolate Chips, Left: Crocantino - nuts with rum, Right: Cioccolato - Special House Chocolate) My personal favorite out of the three is the Crocantino! 
mmm..
Harriette with ?her? new accessory ? the gun!
Last year, in our batch project for UPCSA, Harriette, a grade school student from ICA (Immaculate Conception Academy) playfully grazed the UP campus.
This year, she?s back in the same activity (UPCSA Rummage sale) as a high school student of the same school! Apparently, she?s out for the kill, with her hostage, the pink bear.
Spot the hidden kitty!!!
Picture from UPCSA Rummage Sale @ Fairview
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Last Friday was a black shirt day for UP students in protest, condemning fraternity related violence and seeking justice for Cris Anthony Mendez, a fellow student at the National College of Public Administration and Governance. His death was allegedly caused by hazing of one of the fraternities in the University of the Philippines.
We, at the NCPAG, headed by our Dean Alex Brillantes, Jr., held an indignation rally to show to the whole UP community and to the people of the Philippines that these acts of violence must be put to an end. In the end, justice must prevail.
10:00am, I arrived at my college, and there were a lot of people in black already waiting for the rally to start. A few minutes after, professors along with their students came down from classes to join the protest. Teachers, students, staff, were all there in support. Literally, the whole NCPAG community was represented.
Student Council representatives, organizations, batchmates, and members of the NCPAG community, gave their own statements about Cris, and how we is as a friend and a student leader.
The dean called on the students and the people who knows anything about what happened to come forward and shed light to the incident.
We started marching from NCPAG to University Avenue to Music, Engineering, Law, Education, Psych, and to our destination Palma Hall, where we would meet with the contingents from the different colleges for a program.
It was really a different experience for me. We were around 200 people chanting, and others most probably shouting their lungs out “End Frat Violence”, “Justice for Chris” and “Sigaw ng NCPAG,” “Katarungan” (”Justice”).
We reached Palma Hall, and the media and different organizations, groups were there waiting for our contingent. Statements condemning these acts and call for justice were delivered by different groups, including the USC, UP Administration, etc.
The feeling was really great. Despite the really tragic incident, we unite as one voice, one family, one college in protest for the inhumane act that was done to Cris.
A friend asked me why I joined. I joined because I believe in the cause. It was not political. I’ll never join a political rally. I believe that I had to be there, and make a stand. We need to project that we are strong, and we stand together in these times of trials and tragedies. All in all, we all wanted justice and for these acts to end.
Dean Alex Brillantes showing to media the picture of Cris
QC Vice-Mayor, NCPAGAA President, promises speedy investigation
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Yes! I have a new MacBook! I’m very happy to have finally bought a laptop on my own. Hard work really pays off. I really want to use it now, and explore (cause I’m currently Mac dumb - haha) but I have a lot on my hands. I still have to finish my 10-page Filipino 25 Bayan Paper (paper about my province) that’s due this Tuesday. Sad.
As Krisha says, “Welcome to the Mac Family!”. I guess I have the whole weekend to rejoice (after my paper..)
Jade, my Shih Tzu, won First Place for her category (6-9 months) - that’s because she didn’t have any competitor. (haha!) The good part there is when she was put onto the table for judging, the wife of the judge went right up from her seat, and took her picture! (aww.. ) The judge said she’s very great but she lacks training. (Yeah, she hasn’t had that much training yet..sadly..) She didn’t win overall in the Shih Tzu Group after (because all her competitors were much older and had longer hair/coat than her…) Oh well, that’s just fine. It’s another experience for her. Untill the next competition! ;)
Raein tagged me, so I’m doing this…
Rule: Name five of the Best Nights of your Life and then tag four people.
1. Appreciation Day 2005 - It was my first big project (as far as I can remember) in Xavier. We planned to give the teachers one academy award theme show - with them as superstars! Planning the event itself wasn’t that bad. Even though we haven’t had time to do a dry-run before the event itself… 
Well, I had the best people in my committee! (Theodore Efann, Charles Yu, Geraldson Chua, Christopher Yu, Sherwin Su, Carl Cue, Earl Tanmantiong, Victorino Floro, and Pancho Nibungco, Prod Crew, Glee Club, Stallion, CAdT and Dance X) Plus Mr. Aragon! What more can you ask for? Whole day, and night, and the morning before the event, we worked hard to bring the best Appreciation Day we could give our teachers. The all-nighter proved to be worth all of what happened the day itself! It was a blast!
2. ABS-CBN Escapades - I am an avid fan of DZMM Pasada 6 30! One day I had sent a text message regarding a prevalent issue that time, then after several hours, I received a call from no less than Karen Davila herself. I did what has to be done. I got her the contact I promised. The production of The Correspondents episode came, and it was all over. I thank her for that single episode - I got to see how they really work. Plus, I got a free tour with matching “Hi (this and this personality), this is Brian… from Xavier” and I got to watch Insider live. You cannot blame me, I was star struck.
3. SUBICation I and II - Subication! Road trip, classmates, Brother Haw, food, beach, cookout, overnight, games, food again, booze, more booze, ghosts, and a whole lot of fun! Ingredients to one heck of an outing during our 3rd year (which was repeated during our 4th year with Mendy) I miss those days. I miss my high school classmates! I hope we do this again sometime soon. What you guys think? ;)
4. Family Outings - I love going to beaches. Yes. My family, and our “dog-show days” friends never fail to go out at least once a year to celebrate and enjoy the company of each other. Last 2005 it think, we went to SandBar beach resort in Puerto Gallera. No it is not like the infamous White Beach where all the “happenings” are, but, it’s more of the solitary, tranquil scene there. I love it! The atmosphere, the beach, the water.. everything! When we went there, it was just a few months open, I heard that today, it’s all nicer and cooler there. I hope I can go back there soon. 
5. Christmas, Birthdays and Reunions with Cousins - Every Christmas, New Year, Birthday of my Lola, and other birthdays, we always celebrate it either at my lola’s house, or at each others’ houses. We stay up until 1, 2, 3 am or until our parents get tired talking or gossiping all night long. It’s really fun. I get to spend time with my cousins… either playing cards, drinking, adventuring, or whatever stuff we think of. I love them! XD hehe
