TCP

this term has officially ended last wedensday (041608), after taking the final examination in our BRUTALEST subject - bise's PROJMAN.

one and a half more months to pass, and i will be going now for an unbelievable part of this long studies - INTERNSHIP (a.k.a OJT). it is unbelievable, since i really can't believe i learned some things since the moment i wear this unpocketed, easily-dirtied uniform. hopefully, i'll be able to finally see what i've sought during these days to come.

this is the story of my mini-manila-adventures, for almost four months, with my new group - the ideal procrastinator TCP, after enjoying a wacky term with my previous group - the great idioteque JDN.

i used the TAGALOG language for all Filipino readers' concern. if what you are reading is in ENGLISH, then maybe you can't read TAGALOG.

sometimes i am moby dick.



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TCP

after a term with JDN (Jeu De Nom, French for "Name Game", pronounced as "judunom"), the ipod was shuffled and a new group with old mates is made. it was me and one of my JDN mates who initiated the new group formation, and afterwards named the new-formed glory. the group was christened TCP, stands for Toyo Circle Peeps.

(what? NDJ? what's that? well i suppose...that's another story...)

it was samontius who coined Toyo Circle to be the group's name after seeing a Toyo Circle spot in our kitchen table. but until now, he couldn't explain to us the relation of the toyo circle in our group. probably, the main reason is, may toyo si samontius.


here's the cast of the group:


domz
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real name: john dominick ciriaco
nix: domz, janjan, cc, bes
tigasan: bago-bantay; cabanatuan
famous last words: "asan na kaya si icor?", "sorry bes...hinatid ko si icor", "raine, si icor?" "owe! sexy!"
asset: subject flexibility; analysis master
liability: www.nba.com; 8:00 = 9:00


ate cris
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real name: ma. cristina sangcap
nix: bebi, bes
tagasan: blumentritt; pampanga
famous last words: "you ruuuule!!!", "ay kamote!", "kachipan"
asset: best ideas; always present and on time ; many suggestions
liability: bad suggestions; beauty


val
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real name: vall allen samonte
nix: vsam, kulot, samontius
tigasan: obando
famous last worse: "tang-inang yan!", "punyemas!", "uy wait lang kasi si ano magpapaturo...", "uy sorry hindi ako makaka-attend kasi ano...", "uy wait lang punta lang ako ng Mars..."
asset: programming addict, flash addict
liability: mostly absent in many meetings; mostly absent-minded in attended meetings; reasons; tapos ni contribution sa pa-print wala


jhona
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real name: jhonalyn marasigan
nix: jonny, choge
tagasan: san mateo
famous last words: "di ka marunong maka-appreciate!", "CHOGEE!!!", "kabooooommmm!!!"
asset: accommodating family; masarap na pandesal; MS Visio expert
liability: malayong bahay; 8:00 = 10:00


peso
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*unknown pokemon*



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the managers

this is about PROJMAN. most of my previous entries circle in this subject (Flight S-31 Black Box, calibre 49.5, Flight S-31 Survivors). PROJMAN stands for Project Management, though you may call it Procrastinated & Jammed Managers. the group did well in the subject, though the members individually suffered.

the case study & presentation as well as the fujitsu project is handled with care, but bise's quizzes are tough and tragic. this is where i caught my cancer.

frustrate cancer.


TCP status:

domz - death threat manager
ate cris - active manager
val - inactive volcano
jhona - bakeshop manager
peso - puppet manager


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LASENGG: an inflation rate

this is about CASENGG. it stands for Computer-Aided Software Engineering. i am drunk during the whole term in this subject. LASENGG.

it is also the time when the peso inflated in the galaxy. it was the first time in my years of study that i got a career-low 41% in a major exam. the result? well, i got a proud 37/90. and not just that, i missed two laboratory exercises because of a tardiness that i chose to turn into an absence. good thing i catch up and eventually not left behind. now, i am just waiting for the final grades result. 2.5 for me is fine and justifiable.


TCP status:

domz - CASENGG master. speechless.
ate cris - cooperative enough. best manager, really...
val - more master than domz, but less cooperative than expected. the great expectation of the group from him during the last hours of the project deadline turned out to be false, and so the group's faith in him is totally lost. i am now seeking for somebody to trade himself with val as TCP's new member, a new grouping to be implemented in the last term of our college days. i am serious with it. ^^
jhona - supportive enough, best error-finder!
peso - drunk and inflated


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PETHICS

the real subject name is PROFETH, a code for Professional Ethics. but it is more appropriate to be called PETHICS, especially in our case where we put in this subject the least attention of all. but same with PROJMAN, the quizzes are horrible (and the prof is comically horrible too!) because taking practical quizzes during one o'clock in the afternoon is somewhat snoring. but hell yeah, once you took the quizzes with "practical questions", you'll find that it really needs practice to call yourself a professional. maybe, that what made the prof horrific...

this is the subject wherein the whole class almost lost a huge part of the grading system due to a classmate who is refusing to honestly proclaim that he/she is the one who violated the subject's rule of not using cellphone during the class hours. according to the story, the cellphone beeped, and nobody volunteered to surrender his/her just-beeped cellphone. and so, the horrible got angry and declared that a 70% in participation is to be given to the whole class in the finals as a FAIR punishment to the criminal who refused to surrender (which he eventually pulled-out after delivering public sermons).

well, that's what is according to the story, since, i was absent that day...

but i know a different story... it was during one of the court hearings of the "mysterious cellphone beep", when the class heard another beep of cellphone. according to the fucking rule, during the class hours, cellphones must be in silent or turned off. and i believe my cellphone that time is complying with the rule. i always see to it that my cellphone is in silent mode everytime i went out of our house, and to add security, i always turn off my cellphone during the PETHICS subject.

suddenly, i saw val (who is just sitting beside me), pulled out his cellphone out of his fucking pocket, and from there, i saw two new unread messages!!! instead of him reading the messages, he silently turned his fucking cellphone off. then he smiled at me... "punyemas! akin pala!"

i asked him if he wanted me to tell what he did to our PETHICS prof. he requested me not to tell it yet. instead, he just made a condition that if that sound from his cellphone is heard and i am accused by our prof, or the class's life is at stake for the 2nd time, then that's the time he orders me to stand up and tell the truth. eventually, he promised to surrender his cellphone... IFF the beep of cellphone is heard...

luckily for him, the class ended with our prof not noticing the fart of val's cellphone.

so much fucking lucky!


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actually, there are many other else stories about this group, more than anything you had just read. this wasn't he first time i am with domz, ate cris & jhona, and hopefully the last time i will be with val. i enjoyed the group, really. i enjoyed the way we cram, together with domz's promise to my mother that WE ARE GOING TO PASS THESE SUBJECTS. i enjoyed everything, except for one - the unfriendly cooperation of a group member to us.

seriously speaking, i look forward in a trade. ^^



now, we are onto INTERNSHIP. according to gerard, he is going to miss our section (since he is not eligible yet to internship), and he is going to miss the cooking pot...

i will be at our province probably tomorrow or the following day, and i suppose this would be my last post for this month. i will be back not so soon, unless Accenture calls and set an interview with me for the OJT.

yes...accenture. yabang ko no? :D




hooray, TCP!



--peso--

malu-bye

meron akong dalawang isipang nag-uusap:



"nanonood ka ba ng american idol?"

"'yoko nun!"

"bakit? ang ganda kaya!"

"eh! ayoko. may pinoy na naman."

"bakit? cute kaya! pride of our country!"

"pride of america! hindi siya makakapasok dun kung pinoy siya, kasi AMERICAN idol 'yun. tatay niya ay pinoy. period."

"may dugong pinoy naman siya ah! pinoy pa rin siya!"

"a basta. di ako manonood. sabihin mo sa akin kapag tanggal na siya. saka ako manonood. boboto pa ako!"

"bakit? ano ba kinagalit mo sa kanya?"

"sa kanya wala. magaling siya kung sa magaling. di ako naiinis sa kanya."

"e bakit ganyan ka?"

"ayoko siyang makita."

"bakit?"

"tangna! sawa na ako kay lozada! sawa na ako sa korupsyon sa bansa! maski mcdo naglabas na ng half-rice na kasing-presyo naman ng extra rice! wala nang ibang balita! lahat na lang ng balita sa GMA at QTV - 24 oras, saksi, balitanghali, GMA flash report, news on Q - ibinabalita 'yang 'pride of Filipinos na 'yan! nakakasawa na ang media! uulitin ang news. uulitin ang news. uulitin ang news. ifi-feature si 'idol', pasok sa top 12, pasok sa tough 10. irerecap ung buhay, irerecap ung napagdaanan, tatanungin kung ano ang paboritong lutong-pinoy na ang isasagot naman e "adowbow" o "di-newg-one", irerecap uli na pasok sa tough ten. sabay headline ng "PROUD OF FILIPINOS STILL IN THE LINE!" nakakasawa na ang balita! paulit-ulit! wala nang katuturan kakaulit! at bakit ba ayaw nilang tanggapin na HINDI NAMAN TALAGA SIYA PILIPINO???!!! na sobra tayong makasuporta sa mga bagay na 'di naman talaga dapat na pagbigyan ng sobra-sobrang pansin?! yet paulit-ulit ang pinakakain ng media sa masa!"



minsan, hindi na si ramielle malubay ang issue. magtatapos pa rin ang kwento sa kompetisyon ng bawat istasyon - kung sino nga ba talaga ang magaling sa paghahtid ng balita. at mauuwi ang lahat sa TV ratings, sa manipulasyon ng datos, sa demandahan, at pagpapakain ng lason sa mga gutom na manonood.

ngayon, tanggal na si malubay. hindi ko alam kung itutuloy pa ang american idol update sa mga istasyong nabanggit. kung mananalo siya o hindi sa tingin ko e sapat nang ilahad kahit dun na lang sa "live telecast" nung aktwal na palabas. natatae ako sa mga balita sa TV kung saan paulit-ulit ang kwento, gayong tadtad naman ang Pilipinas ng marami pang ibang istorya.





lipat ako ng channel. dos naman. showbiz balita: nancy castiglione - tinagurian na raw na "kylie minogue" ng 'pinas! at sa lagay mahalagang malaman ng lahat ang bansag sa bawat kinauukulan?






naiilang na ako sa banas.
napapailing ako sa 'pinas.







--peso--