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The Official Organ of UP OBEMMidsem Issue . First Semester . AY 2009-2010
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Sadyang kay bilis ng panahon…
Gasgas mang maituturing, hindimapagkakaila ninuman na kaunting panahonna lamang ang nalalabi sa aming buhayiskolar. Kung kaya naman, aking napagtantona kahit anumang subok na pagpigil sa pag-inog ng mundo ay hindi kailanmanpahihintulutan. Aminado akong marami akongnais balikan – nais tahaking landas na noo’yaking tinalikdan, subalit sinumang nasawastong katinuan ang hindi tataliwas sakasalukuyan. Tapos na! Tapos na ang hulikong BE Acquaintance Party. Tapos na anghuli kong Hunyo sa Kolehiyo. Tapos na anghuling A(H1N1) outbreak sa UP. At higit salahat, tapos na ang aming huling unangkalahati ng unang semestre.
At sa kabila ng mga katapusang ito, ay angmaluwalhating pangako ng kinabukasan.Bukas na ang Mixer! Bukas na ang Partake!Bukas na ang ACLE! Bukas na angDokyuFest! Bukas na ang F.R.! At iba pangBukas!
Humaling man ang dating, ay may isaakong hiling sa OBEM… nais ko sanangmaging mas makabuluhan ang akingHuling Ikalawang Kalahati ng UnangSemestre . Inaasahan kong marami pangmga unos ang ating sasagupain, subalitnaniniwala ako na walang unos ang kayangmagwasak sa isang Pamilyang lubos.
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Pres. JayPres. JayPres. JayPres. JayPres. Jay
HAHAHA! Naks! Anyway, enough of the Emostuff. Masyado akong naniniwala sa kasabihang…ang pinakamahirap iparating ay ang isangsinserong “salamat”. At sa ka-emohan, kahit
paano siguro’y may naantig akong damdamin. ☺
Maraming salamat sa mga miyembrongsumuporta sa mga nakaraang Events ng OBEM!Nawa’y manatili kayong kasangga sa bawat ngitipang darating. I also want to commend themembers who exerted a lot of effort to make thingshappen. From Acads, to Exte, to Fin, to Pub, toAd hoc, to Breakeven, all of you did a tremendousjob! Keep it up! Maraming salamat rin saExeComm! Alam ko na mala-holocaust ang mganararanasan natin. Alam ko rin na sa ngayon, aypatuloy pa ring tumataas ang slope ng learningcurve ng bawat-isa. Subalit naniniwala ako nabalang-araw, mahuhugot natin ang buo nating
mga kakayahan.☺
Nakatitiyak ako rito. Maraming salamat rin saInternals! Tunay na nakikita ko sa inyo ang akingsarili noon – puno ng pusok. Kayo ang tunay namakapangyarihan sapagkat kayo ang direktangnakasasalamuha ng ating pinakamamahal namga OBEMers. Pero sabi nga ni Uncle Ben, “Withgreat power comes great responsibility”. Sa inyonakaatang ang isang mabigat na responsibilidad,at ang inyong tagumpay, ay tagumpay rin ngOBEMers. Sa mga Apps, siguro naman, by now,alam niyo na kung ano ang pinapasok nyo.HAHAHA! Magagaling kayo, nakikita ko yun.Excited na nga ako maging OBEMers kayo eh!Kaya wala nang atrasan ah! Hahaha! Bagomakapag-defer, kelangan ilibre muna ako ngdinner! Warning: Malakas ako kumain atmamumulubi kayo. Haha! Anyway, pagpatuloyniyo lang! I love you all!!!
Maraming oras na ang Lumipas.. subalit masmataas pang tuktok ang kailangang abutin Bukas.Sabay-sabay nating gawing makabuluhan at ‘dimalilimutan ang susunod na kalahating semestre!Let’s all make OBEM ’09-‘10 the best OBEM ever!We can do this if we start now. Dare to be Bold!Dare to be an OBEMer!
Hello all!
Almost half the semester may be over, but weare just beginning to embark on our journey ofstress. Joke lang! HAHA! The rest of thesemester seems stressful and full of pressurebecause of academics (exams and THESIS!!!)and extra-curricular activities (OBEM events, SEactivities, love life/lives, etc.) going on. I hopeeveryone is still alive and doing well.
To the most stressed people I know,Execomm: WE CAN DO THIS!!! Hahaha. Allthose late-night meetings and debates overdecision making just to make an event possiblewill soon pay-off. As my marketing professor says,“Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Jay: Thankyou for being a friend, thesis partner, love andlife adviser, driver, taga-ubos ng aking dinner,kulang na lang lover. HAHA! I’m just here if youneed me. Topher: Thank you for yourkasabawan. HAHA! I am so proud of how you’rehandling ACADS. Kudos and Godspeed in thenext events. Via: Beat that stress! I know howpassionate you are in EXTE’s events.Congratulations on all the successful freebiesyou’ve been getting. Frankly, your team makesmarketing easier for ADHOC. Godspeed! EJ:Thank you for staying sane. HAHA! I know howmuch you and FIN exerted your efforts just tomake money for OBEM. KAYA PA YAN. Sabi konaman sayo, sometimes miracles do happen.FRED: Don’t worry, Jay and I still love you kahitkami lagi ang hindi naka-tamang color ng t-shirt.HAHA! Keep that energy and friendliness thatINTE has. Sana maraming magaling na apps!Woohoo. Chan: Thank you for the suggestionsand comments you give, most of them makesense, some medyo sabaw ka na ata. HAHA!Be an inspiration to PUB!
FEVER PATIENTName: Eunice Loi RegalaStatus: Executive Vice PresidentImage:
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COMMNEWS . EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT . EUNICE LOI REGALA . 02th
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To the people who keep me sane, ADHOC: Thank youfor allowing me to sleep at night without worrying if we’ll beable to get sponsors for an event. Sobrang thank you sapatience to send letters and to follow-up the companies! Iam so proud of all our achievements and I’m hoping thatthe passion will burn even more for more, more, moresponsors! Hazel: Wala akong masabi, galing mo eh! Chi:Thank you for your ever “pangungulit “ sa akin for BE Acque.I’m so happy for all your efforts kahit late na tayo nagstart.Drei: Thank you for your passion and excitement! Goodlucksa ating Partake! Eya: You are the director that I don’thave to monitor because I know your team can pull it offeven without my help. Super galing niyo! Malour: Thankyou sa excitement mo sa paggawa ng documentation.Nageexpect ako ah! HAHA! Nikko: Thank you, stressball.Salamat sa car mong muntik na lumubog sa baha para saGSM Blue tarpaulins. HEHE! Kath and Ruks: Although Idon’t see you that much (except in class), thank you forgiving your time to adhoc. Hope to see you more in thetambayan! Zion and Kitkat: Thank you for giving your extratime to adhoc! I know you have other responsibilities and Icommend you guys for doing a great job on those too!Trixie and Rosh: Thank you for your smiles. Nawawalatalaga problema ko. Go go go lang sa adhoc. HAHA! Joyceand Cyril: Yihee! HAHA. I know you guys are focusing onyour academics and I’m glad that you still give your timefor OBEM and ADHOC. Keep it up! Gucci, Jessica, RA:Babies! I’m super happy that you are very active in ADHOC.Thank you for the making mommy proud. HAHA! Lea, Red,Mariella: Babies! It’s nice to see your efforts to be moreinvolved in your marketing teams. Thank you for makingmommy proud. HAHA! Jhenard and Kristel: Thank youfor being active in OBEM and ADHOC even if you are inthe other college. I’m really glad that you still love OBEMmore. HAHA! Allen, Kat, Mai, and Milcah: Thank you forbeing the silent workers in ADHOC. I hope you’ll be moretalkative and crazy. HAHA!
To Everyone in OBEM: Thank you for giving your trust tothe Execomm. I’m sure there are decisions that you don’tquite understand and expectations that are unmet. But Iassure you, we can only do as much as we can, but youguys inspire us to give and do more. Don’t worry; we’re
pushing that learning curve. ☺
To the labs of my layps, Kulas: ANG BANGIS MO! HAHA.
☺
P.S. LET’S GO PARTAKE TEAM!!!
Sincerely,
Miss Regala
03 . COMMNEWS . ACADEMICS . VP CHRISTOPHER DESTAJO
4. We revived the newsboard. The walls of OBEMtambayan are now your freedom boards for voicingyour issues on national and campus affairs. ThanksPCs RA and Kath D. Members, keep reading andbe updated! Also, reaching for professors for rerunsbecame the province of Academics Committee.Thanks PCs Kath D. and Kath M.
5. Our US and CS awardees last semester can nowboast their honor, thanks to Pat for giving a coolincentive to our academically excelling OBEMers.Not just in recognizing you after you excel, we arealso keen on our promise of helping you on yourway there through tutorials and other incentives.Thanks Ruffy!
6. We brought you the very first Kapekonomiya thisschool year, with SESC and ETC. For thecoordination and leadership you extended in dealingwith our Exte-Academic stuff, thanks Milcah!
7. Lastly, let me take pride of the recognitions weare collecting so far :)) Congrats Acads for winningthe Best Presentation Award for Apps’ Or! CongratsAcads for being two-time Best Cleaner Awardeesso far. Good job! Acads, we’re beyond expectations!Keep it up! :)
For the remaining part of the semester,two bombs are coming your way: Partake Forumsand OEA! Members, please support our advocacyfor the 2010 elections, especially the forums. All thebest PCs Arjay, Milcah, Rovi, Symel, and from Fin,Nikko! Also experience a level-up OEA once morethis October, right RA and Mariella? Haha. DirekRuffy, kaya natin to!
And how can I forget our dear babieswhom we cherish so much. Acads apps, love OBEM.Do your best in your Junior PC works. No stressok?! Chill lang kayo. For Dan, Angel, Otep, Pau,and Paolo, a high-five! Acads ulit next sem ha!
Stress is slowly creeping as Partake nearsand to OBEM, I wish you all the greatness. Sanamatupad lahat ng pangarap natin sa organisasyongito :)
Your royal hotness,
Christopher A. Destajo
FEVER PATIENTName: Christopher DestajoStatus: VP for Academic AffairsImage:
Diagnosis:acadsMembers! First sem’s half down and I hopeeveryone is doing well. :)
In my previous commnews, I promised the Academicscommittee will be at its finest. I assured you that Acadswill rock the foundations of the committee. Indeed, it’shappening *clap clap!* Members, let me present toyou my SONA as your VP for Academic Affairs.
1. Last June, we graced the sem with Book-SwapProject. We abolished the age-old book rentals in orderto recognize the role of Acads more of being anintermediary for members lending and borrowing booksrather than a profiting one. Thanks members, it wassuccessful. Many of our books which could’ve just sleptin our closets are now used by fellow OBEMers, at nocost. Congratulations to its PC for the wonderful idea,Pat! Expect us to refine this service into perfection bysecond semester :)
2. We also abolished the traditional way of borrowingfrom our samplex collection. Now you can sign-up thedemand sheet and the samplex will delivered to you.Amazing! We are renovating the samplex locker,trashing the obsolete samplex-es, and organizing ourfolders. This would not be possible without your helpthrough our fundraisers, the Book-Covering project andthe Roving Piggy Bank. Congratulations PCs Andrew,Ciara, and Lalet!
3. We gave you one of the most exciting ACLE ever.You rediscovered coffee through top of the coffeeindustry speakers we had. You saw the two sides ofcoffee: the industry-relevant side and the fun side. Itwas an achievement to serve free coffee and snacksin an ACLE. Thanks for the hard work andcongratulations PCs Lalet, Marielle, and Trinka!Naaalala ko pa last May nung nagtext kayong lahatkung bakit ang bigat ng project na binigay ko sa inyo.Hahaha! Indeed I was never wrong entrusting you theACLE. I’m so proud of you! :)
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KUDOS OBEM! I want tocongratulate our organization for a jobwell done so far! After months ofanticipating for this year’s start ofOBEM with us as Execomm, here weare, almost halfway this semesteralready. As I expected, the ride I’veundergone so far as your ExternalAffairs Vice-President hasn’t beeneasy. The challenge to juggle all theupcoming big events of the externalscommittee, getting the membersinvolved in it, while in the process ofcontinually trying to improve myselfcould have its toll sometimes,however, more importantly , I ammore than happy and honored to begiven this chance to serve a GREATorganization such as OBEM.
Now that Break-Even has yetagain provided me a means to voiceout my sentiments to you my co-members, I’d like to take thisopportunity to share to you just whyI’m so blessed to have you guys.
The events we’ll be pursuing this semesterare no easy tasks, and I speak it so under mycommittee’s experience, whose events are allnew and somehow ambitious. Being in theforefront and leading these events arefrightening, honestly saying, considering all thepossible risks involved in pursing it. But morethan the risks and the possible failures we mightencounter, my faith in my committee membersand in OBEM is far more encompassing than allthe negativities I could ever think of. I amastounded and continually amazed as I work withthe people I’ve had the chance to work with (youknow who you are guys!). Not only is the successof our events (yes, I’m claiming it already!) mymeasure of judgement, but more importantly, it’sthese people’s HOPE and the SPIRIT ofPASSION to make the event possible that’s justoverwhelming me every time. So far in our Mixerevent, we’ve been blessed with sponsors andwith good people we’ve met along the way. I oweit all to God, and to the positive vibes and spiritof the whole Mixer team! Congratulations Guys!As for Partake Campaign Team and to the PartyTeam, we’re progressing faster than I could everimagine, and with that, let’s continue movingsmoothly, and let’s ignite our passion to produceone hell of a good party! ☺ I have no doubt thatwe can pull this of beyond our expectations!
OBEM, you are GREAT! I say this so withall conviction and with all faith! I just want toremind you that we are AMAZING, and with ourefforts and the pool of talents that we have, wecan make a BIG difference.
Let’s not lose the FLAME! Let’s DREAM,BELIEVE, and let’s Make it Happen! (Kala nyosurvive no? hahahah!)
With much love and admiration,
VP VIA
FEVER PATIENTName: Via Nazarena VillafuerteStatus: VP for External AffairsImage:
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VP VVP VVP VVP VVP Viaiaiaiaia
Hey Fin!! ☺
Kamusta naman kayo? I hope you’re alldoing well with your acads, obem lives and sociallives. ☺ I’ll use this time to thank and congratulatethose who worked hard for our events. ☺
Rummage Sale – To the PCs, Jhec, Allen, Lyra andCharmy, thank you so much for your patience andhardwork ☺ Hindi madaling magising ng maaga atpumunta sa UP/Tierra Pura at magbenta on aSaturday but I thank you for giving your time andeffort to this event. ☺ Thank you also to all themembers who came and supported. ☺ It was greatgetting to know you guys on a more personal noteand masarap naman pagkain kina Migs diba? Haha.☺ Sa uulitin!!
Endo – To all the PCs, Thank you super sa lahat ngeffort at time na binigay nyo sa event na to. Alam kohow much you all worked hard for this. ☺Congratulations pa rin. ☺ I wanna commendeveryone for putting and giving their very best in thisevent. To Chi, Janice, Kristel and Lea, it was not easygoing tambay hopping, considering our very differentschedules. I truly saw your passion and commitment.To Fatima and Joy, thank you sa posters and tickets.Thank you for being part of the rerun team, you guyswere a great help. ☺ To Kath and Kat, salamat sapaghahabol ng profs. ☺ Nakatulong kayo talaga. UntilDokyufest? Hahaha. To everyone who helped out,maraming maraming salamat. ☺
Go Green – To the PCs Jessie, Lyra and Janice,salamat sa pagiging bibo at masipag. J Sana madamitayong maearn dito! Salamat rin sa paghahanap ngcontacts for our org shirts.
Dokyufest – To all the PCs, Jhec, Allen, Lyra,Lysa, Charmy, Mai, Jhenard, Kath and Kat, I wishus the best of luck for this event. ☺ Lets workhard to bring in more money for OBEM!! We cando this. ☺ Lets target to finalize this as soon aspossible and start tambay hopping, postermaking and prof hunting!! ☺
Brandsale – To PCs Kres, Nikko, Jessie andLysa, sana maituloy natin itong Brandsale! Andsana makuha natin ang ating target brand paramatulungan natin ng bongga ang OBEM! ☺
Mixer – To Charmy, I hope everything is goingwell with the Mixer. I appreciate very much yourefforts and for taking on this job alone. ☺
Partake – To PCs Chi, Lea, Kristel and Nikko,galingan natin dito! ☺ Alam kong kayang-kayaniyo to! Good job with the shirt designs (and goodjob to pub as well) and sana this will be a bigsuccess. I know it will. ☺
Entire Fin – I know everyone has overlappingprojects and overlapping acads, but I thank youfor still being able to meet your org commitments.☺ Thank you thank you thank you talaga. Di koalam ano gagawin ko if wala kayong mgamasisipag at dependable na members. ☺ Letskeep working hard to keep OBEM alive. ☺ Thesuccess of our events is not measured by themoney we bring in, it is in the passion anddedication we put in to make the events possible.☺ Migs and I are here for you if you need us.We are a text away. ☺ I hope to get to knoweach of you personally and sana magkaron natayo ng bonding!! ☺
Migs – THANK YOU for being there for meeverytime. ☺ I am truly grateful to have you asmy director. ☺ You are something special, Migs.☺ Couldn’t have lived this far without you,hahaha. ☺
To OBEM – Thank you very much for all yoursupport and I hope you keep the passion burning!☺
Love,
EJ ☺
FEVER PATIENTName: Lauren EJ TangancoStatus: VP for FinanceImage:
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05 . COMMNEWS . FINANCE . LAUREN EJ TANGANCO
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For years, Fred has been experiencing money shortage. Heused the Chinese people, as he described them as “Tipid na tipid,nag-eexcel pa sa acads “, as motivation. As he deprives himselffrom pleasure and money spending, there is no other place that itled him to but the hospital. Of much deprivation, he lost his appetiteand his ability to digest food and alcohol smoothly causing him tolose a piece of his happiness. After his hospitalization, he has oneadvice for everyone: “Live a healthy life,” and he now lives this out.
Many of us wonder on how he budgets his time and be able todo all responsibilities. He admits that he never had calendar ofdeadlines, never experienced very good study habits and has notattended seminars of time management. And yet, he does well. Hehas been keeping one stealthy ingredient that keeps him in theconstancy of accomplishment. This secret refers to the ability ofchoosing one right extra-curricular activity. Choosing anaccompanying activity that you think will reap the most benefitsand the largest development for you, is an influential factor of self-maturity. He has chosen one and he has continually been givinghis utmost effort to his extra activity. He firmly believes that peopleare born imperfect and that this life is a journey to perfection. Hedoes his works silently and just seems like he is not doing it. Peoplemay think that by the way he works, he doesn’t meet certain quality.But that is where people get wrong. He is not the kind of man thatloudly tells “I’ve done this.”, “I’ve done that.” He just does his joband meets deadlines. Together with his studies and extra activities,he does not forget to show and give his care for the family. Hecurrently lives away from home for easy access to school but hedoesn’t forget to visit once in a while to continuously show andgive his care to the family. And to his friends, he may be out ofplace by now because he limits himself from alcohol, but that doesn’thinder him from maintaining a good relationship with other people.
With his almost four years of thriving studies and vibrant socialand family life, he does not yet consider his self as successful.Why so is because he thinks that one is successful if he has alreadydeveloped his attitude and wholly loves what he is doing- and Mr.Fred has not fully developed and loved his. With all the things thathe has been through, he is able to presume that “Success is not asingle point in time, it is a journey.” And like what he read from abook, success has neither climax nor a denouement. There’s justthe steady climb to the top. And for the people that travel the journeyof success, just like him, this is what he wanted to say: “In ourlives we must set an impossible goal. As we stick to that goal, wepursue it at all costs. That pursuit is the journey. The “success” youmay encounter are just milestones, just stops in the journey. Asyou go along, you slowly reach that ultimate stop, but you realizethat it’s not going to happen. You slowly fall back, but you persevere.As you grow old, you realize that dream is impossible and you giveup. You think you are a failure, but as you look back you might saysomething similar to this, “Woah. Did I do that?””
But you just did.
“Like people in our life, opportunities comeand go. So once it strikes, go and grab it. “
In the years we knew her, this principle inlife has been evident in her every move. Nosingle opportunity has passed her without evengrabbing it. She grabs opportunities to lead, toserve, to help, and even the opportunity to love.And NOTHING can stop her. Being at the highestposition of one of the most prestigiousorganizations in the Philippines, Junior PhilippineEconomic Society, we highly look upon her.Having on her shoulders the responsibility ofbeing the chair; it has not been easy on her part.But before she grabbed the opportunity of leadingthe entire organization, she knew all About theobligations that she will be dealing with. With allthe acads and extra-curricular stuffs, she isdefinitely a great time manager. And she believesthat being able to manage one’s time wisely is askill that can be learned through constantpractice. Everyone may regard her to be someserious type of girl at first. But, little did we knowthat she is exactly the opposite of what weperceive of her. She may seem to look serious,but there is a loud part of her.
For people who want to be like her, the secretfor being such is by knowing what you want. SheKNOWS what she WANTS. She just enjoys andloves her work and believes that everything willfollow. She also believes that when you do thingsout of passion, you subtly become inspiration toother people. And that’s the way she leads—byexample. To the young minds of our organizationand other youth of today, she has this advice:“Love your work. Do it with passion. Give yourbest. Serve before you lead. In the end, you willinspire people in the least way you can think of.Good luck and grab all the opportunities that willbe given to you.”
RONA MAE FREDERICK
Chinese are known for being business –mindedpeople. They spend less yet they earn a lot. They arealso one of the most intelligent, practical I may say,people in the planet. But why are we talking aboutChinese here? Simple, for the reason that, Chineseare Fred’s role models.
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I would like take this opportunity to thank (thankand congratulate mo rin sila ha) my directorsfor a good job this first half. To Marc, Vhet andKitkat, congratulations to a wonderfulSemStarter! I commend you three for a verygood job even with little assistance from me.Though you’ve experienced problems,remember that there is light at the end of thetunnel. Blame it on A(h1n1). LOL! To Ruffy, Zion,Migs and Gianna, I’m impressed with thecomeback of the LGC. Although we may haveencountered a few setbacks, don’t give up.Think positive! Hwag kayong aayaw! To all ofyou, keep up the good work that you’ve shownwith the applicants and especially with themembers. Don’t forget what I asked you to do.Hehe. To Marc and Vhet, take good care of yourapplicants. To Ruffy, Zion, Migs and Gianna, behappy and be gay with your committee. Andwhen I mean “gay”, it still means happy. Hehe.To Secretary Kitkat… Hmmm… chill ka langmuna. LOL! Value your stay as Internals, youstill have half the sem left. Don’t cry yet. I’m notleaving until I graduate. Nyahaha! =)
“Together, we can.” Now I know the man whospoke of those great words – Justin Batocabe.In fairness to the man, he knows his words.However I confess that this is easy to say thando. It may be hard, but it is essential. We’veentered this organization taught of this phrase,“Minamahal ang pinaghihirapan.” In English, welove the things that we’ve worked hard for (sanatama ang translation. haha!). However thisphrase does not only apply to the applicationprocess or the work that we do in OBEM. Thisapplies to you, to me, to your directors and toyour Execom. Be bold and reach out. Be boldand let Unity thrive. It may be an arduouschallenge, but hey, minamahal angpinaghihirapan.
P.S. Sa mga aplikante na mababasa ‘to.Tandaan nyo yan. At kung nakalimutan mo man‘yan, mag review ka na te. Hahaha.
To God, thank you for a wonderful first half. Thankyou talaga! Bless OBEM and bless its members.Everything we do, we offer it to you.
Hey OBEMer!
How are you doing? Well you might say you’restressed about our upcoming activities, or you maybecrying because you failed one of your midterms.However, you might also say that you are happy, justlike me! LOL! But hey, whatever is happening to youmy friend don’t fidget and just relax. Chill lang pre.
Tough times are approaching; though they mayalready have arrived. We have already facedchallenges over the first half of the semester. To citea few, we’ve experienced one of the greatestchallenges of our time – the swine flu epidemic. Yes,we panicked. All of us did. We even thought of banningyou from hanging out in the tambayan. Don’t think ofit as a crime against democracy. It was all in the nameof containing the disease and protecting you. It wasalas a troubling time. So you my friend, take careand live healthy. You don’t know how important youare.
Enough about swine flu and let’s talk about you. Thankyou for giving your full support to this organization.OBEM wouldn’t have been like this if it were not fromyour countless efforts in bringing this organizationtowards greatness. We’ve started this semester bysaying that we should be bold in our endeavors. Thankyou for not being too literal about it. I haven’t seenanyone running around naked yet. LOL. Though on aserious note, the semester hasn’t ended yet, thus letus still pursue to be BOLD.
FEVER PATIENTName: Frederick RaraStatus:VP for Internal AffairsImage:
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COMMNEWS . INTERNAL AFFAIRS . VP FREDERICK RARA . 06Dumaan ang mga oras, araw, linggo at mga buwan. Tila tayo’y
hindi man lang nakialam. Buong mundo ay naapektuhan ngsuliraning dumaan. Marami ang namatay at hindi mabilang anglahat ng naapektuhan. Tutunganga lang ba tayo at maghihintaysa kawalan?
Masyado bang madrama o sadyang tinatamaan ka? Ano baang katotohanan sa likod ng nagdaan at patuloy na kumakalatna epidemya, ang A(H1N1) o mas kilala sa tawag na SWINEFLU. Tinamaan ang maraming bansa kasama na ang Pilipinas,ngunit alam mo ba talaga kung ano ang sakit na ito? Sa dinami-dami ng pangalan ng sakit, bakit kaya iyon ang pangalan niya?
May H5N1, H2N2, H3N2, H1N1, at marami pang iba. Ang‘H’ at ‘N’ o hemagglutinin at neuraminidase ay mga protinangmatatagpuan sa mikrobyong dala ng mga influenza virus. Maylabing anim na kategorya ang ‘H’ at siyam naman ang ‘N’ (H16N9)para sa mga ibon. Ngunit sa mga tao, may tatlong kategorya ng‘H’ at dalawa naman sa ‘N’ (H3N2). Hindi lingid sa ating kaalamanna nagsimula ang epidemyang ito sa Mexico. Umabot muna sahumigit kumulang 23,000 ang naapektuhan sa Mexico bago nitonakuha ang atensyon ng pamahalaan. Dumaan ang panahon atkumalat ang karamdamang ito sa 109 na bansa sa buong mundo.Sa 109 na bansa, isa ang Pilipinas sa pinakaapektado.
Lumipas pa ang buwan ng Hunyo, marami pangnagkansela ng klase. At ang tangi pa ring payo atreaksyon ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan: “Wagmabahala.” Maraming nawalang araw sa mgaestudyante na dapat sana’y oras na ng pagaaral.Kung tayo’y hindi mababahala, ano ang dapatnating gawin? Paulit-ulit ang pahayag ng iba’t ibangahensya ng pamahalaan. Kumain ngmasustansyang pagkain, uminom ng maramingtubig, uminom ng bitamina at magpahinga. Sakabila ng lahat ng ito, ano pa ang ginagawa ngmga ahensya ng pamahalaan?Mula Mayohanggang huling linggo ng Hunyo, umabot na samahigit isang libo at pitong daan ang naapektuhanng karamdamang ito. At sa kasalukuyan ay patuloypa rin ang pagdami ng mga naaapektuhan. Kungtutuusin, ang bilang na ito ay marami na kumparasa ibang mga bansang apektado rin.
Hihintayin pa ba natin ang panahon na maramiang bawian ng buhay at bumugso pa ang bilangng mga nagkakaroon nito bago tayo tuluyangkumilos? Tulad din ba tayo ng Mexico, na pinaabotmuna sa libu-libo ang naapektuhan bago silakumilos? Ano nga ba ang katotohanan? Tuluyanna nga bang nawala sa eksena ang pagaksyonlaban sa sakit na ito dahil sa natabunan na ito ngiba pang mga isyu? Patuloy na lang bang hindi tayomababahala? Puro na lang ba tanong? Ano angkasagutan?
Isa lang ang alam kong katotohanan atkasagutan: sa iyo nakadepende ang lahat nggagawin mo. Hubaran mo ang sarili mo at ipakitasa mundo ang katotohanan. Makiisa.
BE BOLD.
13 . FEATURE . ANO ANG KATOTOHANAN . JHENARD CAYABAN
Ano ang KATOTOHANAN?Ano ang KATOTOHANAN?Ano ang KATOTOHANAN?Ano ang KATOTOHANAN?Ano ang KATOTOHANAN?
Nagsimula ang lahat ng may napag-alamang kaso saPilipinas noong huling linggo ng Abril. Kadalasan ng mga kasoay dulo ng mga nagsisibalikang mga Pilipino mula sa ibangbansa. Inakala ng marami na nakukuha ang karamdamang itosa pagkain ng mga apektadong baboy at sa pamamagitan ngpakikipag-usap sa mga taong apektado nito. Ngunit sakatotohanan, ang sakit na ito ay nakukuha lamang kapag angisang tao ay may direktang paglanghap ng hiningang inilalabasng taong apektado nito. Kung iba ang kadahilanan, marahil ayordinaryong sakit lang ito. Maraming naalarma sa pagkadatingng sakit sa bansa dahil kapareho lamang nito ang lagnat atsimpleng ubo at sipon pagdating sa mga senyales ng sakit. Attanging eksperto lamang ang makakapagsabi kung ito nga ayA(H1N1). Lumipas ang buong buwan ng Mayo, bahagyangnadagdagan ang bilang ng mga apektado. Dahil dito, napilitangmagkansela ng klase sa unang araw ng Hunyo. Inabot halos ngdalawang linggo bago binuksan ang mga paaralan para sapagpasok muli ng mga mag-aaral. Sa pabugso bugsong pagdaming kaso ng sakit na ito sa bansa, isa lang ang tanging sinasabing Kagawaran ng Kalusugan: “Wag mabahala.” Pagdating ngkalagitnaan ng Hunyo, umabot na sa tatlong daan mahigit angkaso ng sakit sa bansa. May mga Pilipino na umaalis ng bansaat hindi naman daw apektado ng sakit. Ngunit, pagdating sabansang pupuntahan, doon napag-aalaman na apektado palasila ng karamdamang ito. Senyales kaya ito na hindi sapat angkagamitan natin upang alamin at tiyakin ang mga kaso ng sakit?
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07 . COMMNEWS . PUBLICITY & COMMUNICATIONS . VP JUSTIN RANIER CHAN
Hi there PUB!
Thank you for all the hard work and effort you’ve put in during the first half of thesemester. I am really proud and thankful to have you as my committee members.
First of all, I would like to congratulation you all for creating such a beautiful orgbooth. It truly is a work of art. Thank you for continuing our tradition and making OBEMwin the best booth award! You really proved how much passion you have for theorganization. Second, I would like to thank and congratulate each and every one of youfor coming up with very stylish designs in our tambayan decors. Third, to everyone,especially to Fatima and Joy, thank you for helping out in publicizing our movie rerun. Iknow that it was hard to post because of bad weather, nevertheless you still did it. Thankyou to you who went out of your way to post a simple poster even if it meant going to adistant college you won’t even have to visit your whole life. Thank you for chasing afterjeeps and pleading to the drivers to allow us to place poster in their vehicles. Fourth,thank you to Drei for his work as the rummage sale PC. Fifth, thank you for helping outin the prod work of the BE acquaintance party even in such a short notice. Sixth, thankyou to director Gianna who is ever so responsible and trustworthy. Lastly, you guys areall treasures blessed with unique and amazing talents that make PUB what it is today.
Let’s all cross our fingers for the success of our next events!
Go out there and finish the second half of the semester with a bang!
But in the end, never forget to enjoy what you do. J
Chan
She left the country with the legacy that will forever liveon. During the days of her wake, members Marcos family andArroyo and her administration allies visited not because ofpolitical conflict but of peaceful commiseration. This just signifiesthat until Cory died, she has always been able to unite people.Days passed, now comes her interment. On this day, historyrepeated itself. Almost a million of people gathered onceagain to show their respect and honor to the former presidentfor one last time. Yellow, being ex-president Aquino’s famouscolor symbol, filled the entire city streets and main roads. Ithas not just become her personal symbol but the nation’ssymbol of new hope. Having left the nation with two children
as public figures, she left the responsibility tothem to continue what she and Ninoy had
started. On the necrological servicesoffered to her, she was remembered
to be a mother of democracy, acaring mother to her children, a loving friend, a true family and
an advocate of peace. She hasadvised her children to take
care of one another but this didnot seem to be just an adviceto her children but to allFilipinos as well. A striking line
saying, “The Filipinos are worth it”, was also uttered during the
services. With her death, Filipinosrealized how important she is and
what she has done. One of her familymembers also said that Cory’s priority
is God first and second, the country. Familyis just the third. That’s how huge and true her
love for the country is.
Undoubtedly, the Philippines lost a true Filipino. Losingher does not make an end to everything. It actually gives usthe hope to start a new and better beginning. Making ex-president Cory Aquino as our inspiration to each of ourendeavor and undertaking, we can assure a sound success.Better yet, we can be an example for other people. Do weneed another death for us to realize that the Filipinos areworth it? We could actually be united, if we just wanted to.History has provided us with several eye-openers. They aremore than enough to serve as reasons for us to act now. Anation’s asset is its people. The one who can build the nation isits people. It is us who can make this country a better, richerand bolder nation.
“Corazon Aquino died August 1, 2009at 3:18 in the morning. That’s 08-01-20093:18. Remove the 0’s and put the numberstogether. That results to 8-1-29 318.Rearrange the numbers and it may resultto 8-21-1983. That’s August 21, 1983- the dayNinoy died. Coincidence? I say TRUE LOVE.”
This is an up to date widely spread textmessage. It has amazed a number of peopleand some are still on disbelief. However, thismessage doesn’t matter as much as whatCorazon ‘Cory’ Aquino has done for thenation. Her death was really a turning pointfor every Filipino around the globe.There may be youth who weren’table to witness how she retrieveddemocracy for the people buther memory will surely pass fromgeneration to generation.Twenty three years back, she has gathered millions of peopleto fight and regain power anddemocracy from the Marcosregime. Successfully, she waselected to be the next president.Starting her term, she promisedthe people to have their freedomof speech and freedom of action-true democracy I may say. Sixyears of presidency, she has foughtfor what is right and for what is true.She had no intentions of making her termlonger than what is expected. She believedthat true democracy is the peaceful transferof power. She had stayed on the side of theadministration until the “Hello Garci” tapeissue. With this election scandal, she becamein favor a subtle opposing of the Arroyogovernment. In addition, she was also insupport for the fight against the NBN ZTE
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1. ACT BOLD ENOUGH. Don’t showyour passivity and weaknesses topeople. This doesn’t mean youpretend that you can doeverything. Just act as if you areto look firm and resilient. If before,you don’t share your thoughts,perhaps now is the time. Get outof your box and explore thebigger picture.
As what Michael Schenker, aGerman heavy metal guitarist,would say, “I believe that everyperson has uniqueness - somethingthat nobody else has.” Right! It’s notenough that we do things that weused to do. It’s also not enough tobe the person we used to be. Nowis the time for us to get out of whatwe were and rediscover our ownself. HERE is what to do:
2. MAKE A BOLD FIRST MOVE. Ask yourfriends out. If you think you haven’tdone things for a bit long time, startdoing them again. Start a conversationand be ready to make friends. Wearyour witty smile wherever your feet bringyou. Get away with ordinary jeans andshirt, but search your closet and startyour trend.
4. ASK YOURSELF THE BOLDQUESTION: WHAT DO IWANT?” Knowing what youtruly want can help you indetermining the ways onhow you can achieve them.Without any goals in life, youcan never achievesomething. If you want toexcel in your studies, makeefforts. Study. If you want topay back your parents,make them proud. Thinkbefore you act. Havingknown what you want, itleads you to the question ofhow do you get to what youwant.
3. DO BOLD AND UNPREDICTABLE THINGS. Thisdoesn’t mean you cover for maturemagazines or make sexy videos. This simplysays do what you haven’t done before. Tryto engage yourself in sports, music, dance,or anything you think you will enjoy and canmake your extra time worth spending.
Identifying what you want, taking risks, discovering yourself, they are all parts of the travel tobeing BOLD. You just have to believe in what you can do. It doesn’t matter whether others can do ittoo or not. You just have to do everything in the best way you can. After all, it’s you, not them.
Be the best. Be BOLD.
6. DISCOVER A BOLDER YOU. On the journeyto what you want, you’ll come to a pointthat you discover more of yourself. You willfind out that there are things you can dothat you never imagined that you can.These things make you different from others.There are certain things that it’s only you thatcan do it- may it be in music, dance, arts,socializing, academics and all other partsof growth.
5. TAKE BOLD RISKS. Along theway, in getting to what you want,you will often need to take bigrisks or big decisions. Never beafraid to take risks and grabopportunities along the way.They are all part of life. These bigrisks will definitely teach you onhow to decide next time. It’sexpected that we fail, but itdoesn’t actually matter. Thetimes that we stand up again arewhat really matters. Takeproblems down and never letthem to be the one to take youdown.
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Can’t lose controlI have no right to lose sight of my goal.
I have staked my soul,My mind, my heart, my all
People tell me that the end’s full of obscurityI answer them with words of profanity.
Even if God sends his herculean rainAnd the sun’s effort goes in vain
I will not complainIf in return, I can hold your hand again.
For sure I will see the red lightBut I will step on the gas no matter what.
While relishing the ‘could be’I’ll shift my gear up so fervently.
And behind the steering wheel, I will stayEven if it takes me forever, and a day
I don’t give a damn if there’s no finish lineAs long as I’m guided by the moonshine,
Our fates are intertwined.And in time,
I know your heart will be mine.
JulyJulyJulyJulyJulyBy The Emissary
My bitter friend
Every date on it sheds off cheer
How everyone is excited to reach the end
I try not to exist
I wish I have a chance with reality
To freeze time and leave my friend
With every second past
I come with fear doubled
Nothing is well this July
Broken ties refuse to mend
Not even resolved, another one will separate
No one even knows
Secret illness will pass
To those who are vulnerable
Done with no debts
Assurance to visit
It’s like a poisonous cycle
With different stages
It will make you expect to be cured
But it’s just progressing
How could I leave my friend
If it has remained faithful to me?
Without it I am less
Beside it I grow weak
PatiencePatiencePatiencePatiencePatienceBy Melody
I need you now, I really doIt’s been a month and two weeks subtract that from a year
I feel so alone now and hopeless,
I want to hear you at leastBut aeven that you can’t grant me
I only want to tell you how much I miss your company
How much you brighten me up by your presence
And now you’re goneYou’re voice I couldn’t hear,
Your presence I couldn’t feelI’m just alone and afraid staying by myself
I’m scared of the things that I’m thinking now,
If you only knowI don’t know how much I can hold it
I’m not strong enough like I thought I was
Any moment now I want to let go
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11 . LITERARY . JULY . DRIVE . PATIENCE FEATURE . BEING BOLD 101 . JHENARD CAYABAN . 08
OBEMERS’ presentations welcome applicantsOBEMERS’ presentations welcome applicantsOBEMERS’ presentations welcome applicantsOBEMERS’ presentations welcome applicantsOBEMERS’ presentations welcome applicantsBy: Jay Torrenueva
A number of students dared to be “Bold” as they embarked on a journey to bepart of the OBEM Family. Eighteen eager applicants got a little taste of what OBEMis about last July 6 at SE 125 during the Applicant’s Orientation. Jay Torrenueva,OBEM President, welcomed the applicants during his opening remarks.
The Externals Committee started the much-awaited Committee Presentationswith a bang as they performed mafia-style. The Academics Committee, which lateron won the Best Presentation Award, amazed the applicants with their Boys overFlowers skit. Jhec delos Angeles and Migs Pojas later co-starred in the SlumdogMillionaire spoof of the Finance Committee which ended with a Jai ho dance number.They were followed by the Publicity and Communications Committee who made thecrowd chuckle with their amusing Banana Split-inspired presentation. Lastly, theapplicants were introduced to Monuments and Memories as OBEMers from thedifferent committees staged a hand mime number. The Executive Committee,Internals Committee and Ad hoc Committee also showed AVP’s. Fred Rara, VP forInternal Affairs, ended the Applicants Orientation with a speech, but at the sametime, he officially began the rewarding journey of the future OBEMers. Miguel Ruffyand Drei Madrileno hosted the event.
The Applicant’s Orientation was organized by the Applicant’s Directors-VhetPena and Marc Abaoag as assisted by the rest of the Internal Affairs Committee.
ENDO makes OBEM in LoveBy: Lyra Benedicte Orbien
UP OBEM hosted a rerun of “Endo,” anindependent film starring Jayson Abalos and InaFeleo, last July 23, 2009 at the UP Film Institute.Prior to the film showing, guest speaker Mr. Jorge V.Sibal, Dean of the School of Labor and IndustrialRelations (SOLAIR), talked about the current situationand condition of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW).Endo is about a young contractual worker (Abalos)who hops from one contractual job to the next to earna living for his family. In one job, he meets a girl(Feleo) with whom he got romantically involved buthe is not ready for a commitment. Endo is a slangterm for “end of contract.” The film lasted for an hourand thirty minutes and was well-attended byapproximately 150 students . The Rerun would nothave been successful if it were not for the efforts ofthe Project coordinators namely Chi Cequina, KristelZapata, Lea del Mundo and Janice Aguilar. Sponsorsof the event were Chic Centre Corp., Glance,ClicktheCity.Com and Bobbie. The event was also atie-up with UP Subol.
BE Majors say “Kunichiwa” at WasabeBy: Irene Grace Endaya
In line with its role of bringing together the Business Economics majors,the UP Organization of Business Economics Majors (UP OBEM) held its BEAcquaintance Party entitled WasaBE last July 24, Friday at the SE hallway.
Attendees of the event were given name tags with different colors assigned.These were used to determine the group to which they belong. The event startedoff with a song number, followed by fun and exciting games that are inspired byJapanese TV game shows. The first game was called “Unlucky One”. Eachgroup will have a representative that will have to pick a card among thosegiven by the host. The one who picked the card with the “X” will be compelledto do a consequence. Failure to do so will eliminate the group. The last onestanding wins. The last three people standing were given same consequencesand the winner was determined by the judges namely Gucci Diamante, JessicaYra and Eunice Regala. The second game was called “Filled the Brim”. Eachrepresentative must fill the glass using a dropper without spilling it.
With the mouth-watering and appetizing foods prepared, the attendeescan’t help but dig in. Delicious Japanese foods were served like beef teriyakiand California maki.
The last game to determine the winning team was a laughing game. Funnyvideo clips were flashed on the screen, and whoever laughs will eliminate theteam he or she is in. The Yellow team won and was given a bag-full of prizes.
Before the final words from the host- Glance, one of the sponsors, awardedthe best dressed person of the night.
Tha BE Acquaintance Party is an event organized by the ExecutiveCommittee and sponsored by Glance, ClicktheCity.Com and Chef Grille.
July 18 was the date to mark as the UPOrganization of Business Economics Majors membersattended Indulge:The 2009 JPES Acquaintance Party atthe Prince of Jaipur, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. In orderfor the member organizations of the Junior PhilippineEconomics Society to get to know each other even more,this annual event was formed, with a Las Vegas motif,because they believed that even though we are facedwith the global financial crisis, we should still havetime to party and give ourselves a good time. With aphoto booth, some games, and dancing and booze galore,the OBEMers partied the night away! Some actually metup with new alumni and alumna as they partied on withthe members and the sole applicant who happened tograce the night. Through this event, OBEM did not onlyget even closer as a family, but also got to meet newfriends and rekindle old relationships especially withorganizations from other universities
OBEMer’s Indulged!By: Rafael Miguel Pojas
09 . NEWS . OBEMERS’ PRESENTATIONS WELCOME APPLICANTS . ENDO MAKES OBEM IN LOVE . OBEMERS INDULGED . BE MAJORS SAY “KUNICHIWA” AT WASABE . 10
