Preliminary exam :D

I placed a big smile on my face when I saw this: 

This is one of my major subjects! :D Well, I got a prize for this. :)) Total happiness! As I mentioned, I felt relieved when I saw this. :DD

I was called last, so I thought I got a failing grade.. T.T well, I got mistaken. :D

Not just my ordinary day :))

I am just one happy human. HAHAHA! Yeah, I really can't explain my happiness last Saturday. Well at first, I got really scared because of my preliminary exams. My professor called me last. Great. Butterflies keep playing on my stomach. Only a few people got a high score, and here I am, my hands are getting clammy and my mind is totally flying. Lastly, my name was called. My professor handed me my test booklet... nervous... terrified... YES! :D I got 95! :D First happiness for the day! :DD I was totally recovered from my paranoid feeling. HAHAHA =)) 

Next thing that happened to me is also a very memorable one. My friend treated me on a ride in Star City! :D We went to Snow World and we really had fun! :D Sadly, we can't take pictures inside. It was too cold, and I'm feeling hypothermia already. At first, I thought that it was not that cold, I was only thinking that I was in the classroom. BUT OH NO. I made a mistake. IT WAS REAL COLD, and the air is salty. I don't know why it has to be salty. I can feel my lips dry and its like my insides are frozen. Ouch. But, my friend and I can't be unfazed. We still went on and rushed to the slide! I wanted to punch the coach there because we held us back first before the go signal. And when he strike the go signal.. I took a deep breath.. and! I failed to go on sliding! I was held back by something lumpy on the surface. Great. The others are already sliding while I'm still there. FAIL! But, I carried myself and at last, I was already sliding. I got that mini-heart attack when I was sliding; I feel like I'm about to fall off my sliding board--and I don't want that. NOBODY wants that. On the end, I slid beside my friend and said hi. HAHAHA! After that, we rushed to the exit because we can't take the coldness of the area anymore. We hurriedly went outside, looking for coffee. Sadly, we didn't find any coffee. >:) Funny, eh? Our hypothermia only faded when we ate and drank water. I sighed with relief and we went home.

Lastly, (this is the best part) I told everything what happened to me on that day to my mom. I told her I bought earmuffs for the Snow World which was very effective, bought a gun key chain and a baller. Well, she was really happy hearing my funny stories everyday. HAHAHA =)) After that, I went online to tell the whole world that I just got home and I enjoyed a lot. HAHAHA! As I was surfing the net, there was a knock on the door. Mom opened the door, and it was my brother holding a big rectangular box with a label of 'Samsung'. I asked him what's inside, and he said it's a new monitor. I really got confused by his answer because our monitor is still working properly (only the internet has a really big problem, low horsepower hahaha). When he brought it out, he said that, "This is a monitor with a keyboard." Well, it took me a minute to process what he meant, and then I realized that he bought me a personal laptop. Pure happiness again! This day is so great! :D Well, I took a picture of it. 

Here it is! :DD And I'm using it now :D Oh, gotta go :DD See ya!

So this is how it feels..

     So this is how it feels to be a college student. HAHAHA. I'm feeling all the pressure now--the assignments, beats.. shoot. This is only the beginning, and we're already this haggard. The higher the year level, the harder it will become. T.T But I don't mind. :D I chose this course, because I want this. I want a challenge! :)) I want fun and adventure. =)) We had the Corregidor adventure already, but as I said, that is just the beginning. :D 

      Another thing that makes me busy nowadays is this documentary we are having. This is our midterm exam for our major subject and it is really hard. We are making many sacrifices here, but I know that those sacrifices will pay off. :D THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL HARD WORK! :D We can do this. I CAN do this. I'm an Optimist at Work, right? :D

      Right now, I'm already working at my speech. I think this is also an extemporaneous speech, with a topic of your choice, just anything under the sun. This requires a well-rested mind, I don't have that now, but I'm trying my best to cope up with this. Just in time, the song being played in my playlist is Katy Perry's Wide Awake. JUST GREAT.
  

      Oh wait, we recently had our music video for our Filipino subject. YES, A MUSIC VIDEO. Look, I can sing, but I'm not that good. HAHAHA =)) Well, hope you'll watch it :D 

CORREGIDOR TRIP! :D

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST EXCITING DAY EVER! :DD

         Wonderful! :D I can't believe I'll reach this island on my first year in college. I was always thinking that I'll be able to go here when I'm already working. I really can't contain my feels when we are already boarding the ferry. :)) In an hour's time, we'll have our first step to Corregidor! :D
Great, my overwhelming excitement turned into a dizzy one. Most of us are first-timers in boarding a ferry, so, for sure we'll be experiencing dizziness. My White Flower Oil was passed on to my friends. HAHAHA. Anyway, when we reached the place, we brought out our cameras and started taking shots. Historical ruins were preserved and I am really impressed how they can manage to take care of this island. I love history, I really do! :D And I can't believe I'm seeing all of these, I feel like I was back in those times, when war broke out. :)) Dramatic mode. :P Anyway, I took 600 or more photos. :D I had seen that everyone is enjoying themselves and taking shots as proof that they've been to this awesome island. Oh here's one photo that shows the ruins of an American barracks during their time. :D

      It's more fun in the Philippines! :DD 

Exploring Metropolitan Museum~

THE MET: OPENS ITS NEW DOORS TO PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ART

--Nicole L. Manano, A-105

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM—one of the very famous museums in Metro Manila known for its grandeur and prestigious artworks, starts the year with the emergence of the Philippine Contemporary Art.

                 Even though the basement of the museum is only available for viewing today, they still opened their doors to the public. The exhibits are not displayed today due to the renovations the museum undergoes for the upcoming events on the following month. “Beginning with international art, and continued with Philippine Art on 1986, until the museum had its collection of artworks in 1990s, right now we are preparing for another new movement this 2013, the Metropolitan Museum’s vision is to be a museum of Philippine Contemporary Art,” says Mr. Billy Ray Malacura, an Education Officer of the museum. According to him, foreign exhibits are only limited on the release of the Philippine Contemporary Art on February 2, 2013.

                The museum’s most awaited exhibit, the Philippine Contemporary Art, contains the different artworks from various art collections. One of these collections that will be displayed is the art collection of the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas. According to Mr. Billy, the studies conducted by Filipinos who specialize in arts is that, this collection of the BSP is regarded as the most dynamic and broadest art collection among government agencies. Other collections that will be seen on this event are the museum’s own artworks, and some are from private collectors. He also said that no new artworks arrived from their very own collection at this moment. “During the 1990s, artists are willing to give their masterpieces to us, but according to our former director, Ms. Cora Alvina, who was also the director of the National Museum, donating and giving of artworks must undergo a process. We have to ensure that the artworks that are donated to us are not damaged, and this could be our projection on the possibilities that there could be young artists who may donate their masterpieces to us these days,” Mr. Billy says.

                In relation to the Philippine Contemporary Art, Dr. Patrick Flores will be the curator of the said show. Mr. Billy says that all activities for the whole year will give rise under this concept. “One of the activities we are projecting this February, we will be launching the CineMet, a film showing that will be held every month, and it will start most likely on the last Saturday of February. Our objective is that, the films that are created by our fellow Filipinos will be given a chance to have their works watched here in our museum. We also want other movies, like international award-winning films to be aired here. For example, the month of June is known as the Philippine-Japan friendship month, so we’ll try to get some network with the Japan foundation if they have Japanese films that they can lend to us for a film showing,” explains Mr. Billy. The wide scope of the Philippine Contemporary Art also gives rise to the museum’s other exhibits and art workshops. He also mentioned that the Metropolitan Museum is coordinating to one of its partners, the Philippine Association of Printmakers, wherein they develop print workshops.

“We also want to remake the activity we did last October, wherein this month is known as the Museum and Galleries month, and this activity is a lecture series, entitled: The Metropolitan Museum of Manila-Board of Trustees Lecture Series. We also have other lectures last year that are quite interesting; one was about ‘Art Authentication’ that has to do with light microscopy which was very technical. We also have a lecture about the new findings of Pre-Hispanic Gold (found on the basement), and we also have a lecture wherein we invited a Filipino artist, Mr. Gaston Damag, who gave a talk and he is now already based on France. We’d also like to develop a new batch of lecture series this 2013,” Mr. Billy explains.

Furthermore, he added their various activities for the month of November and December that they will develop and repeat this year. For November, they had a ‘Trick Art Treat’ for kids wherein they wore costumes of their favorite characters of the famous artists. The Metropolitan Museum not only enhances the fun among children, they also want these little kids to learn through story telling about the Pre-Colonial times, and the life of Filipinos before the Spaniards conquered the country. As a prize, they gave kids chocolate gold coins in relation to the topic about the country’s gold. By December, the staff had a get together with all the museum’s partners and other institutions for the year.

Mr. Billy also adds that in continuation with all their upcoming events for this year, they will also have another exhibit, but the date is not yet confirmed, that the museum will host a big and retrospective exhibit on Mr. Napoleon Abueva, a national artist for sculpture. He also stated that a ‘retrospective show’ is a very significant one because it gives honor to the artist being described. Usually, this show only happens if the artist is already dead, but in this case Mr. Napoleon is still alive and they are planning to push through with this show.

Many activities and highlights of the museum will shine this year, not only the Philippine Contemporary Art, but also the upcoming lecture that will be conducted this Thursday, January 10, 2013, 10 in the morning, at the Metropolitan Museum. This lecture, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy and the Smithsonian Institute, cooperates with the Met for this notable event, with the topic “Perspectives in Changing the World of Museums”. This is all about the Smithsonian perspective on the continuous changing of museums over time. The speakers who will conduct the lecture are from the Smithsonian Institute, known as the biggest museum in the world and they have networks of research centers. Mr. Billy says that, “This is a very wonderful and big start for the year because a leader in the museum industry in the whole world will provide the talk and we are hoping that this very remarkable event will have a large audience, like our fellow workers at the cultural sector, and museum sector, so we are coordinating with other museums and cultural agencies and organizations, to take advantage of this opportunity that officials from the Smithsonian Institute will come here and conduct the lecture.”

               

CAT DAYS... :))

I found this photo while I was looking for a file. This was our graduation day for our CAT subject. I really miss this, especially my high school days.. T.T 

Rest Day~ :)))

It's rest day! :D

It was a very tiring day yesterday, and a very infuriating one. Well, we had a surprise quiz in our Filipino subject and oh no, I was in panic. HAHAHA. But I got a passing score, a good one for me, eh? :)) LOL. Anyway, I was really nervous for our 30-minute reporting in our major subject. Great. I was not prepared, seriously, but I saw our power point made by our group leader. It was a wonderful one, and I told myself that, "We can do this!" But during the report, I felt the tension in the air. My other group mates we're really feeling butterflies in their stomach, well, I felt the same, but I think I did a good job by not showing it. During my part in the report, I can't believe I did well. I guess. HAHAHA =)) I did not read the printed copy my friend gave me, I just held it. I was just talking there holding the paper, and I told myself that I had to consume 5 minutes of my little speech here. I only read one sentence there, seriously. I don't know how I remembered that part of the story during the Spanish occupation, but I told it to the class on the spot. Cheers. :)) HAHAHA! Our prof said we had a good report. :D It's a successful one, despite our unpreparedness. HAHAHA! There's a word such as 'unpreparedness'? Nice one. :D 

Oh well, I'll be attending a seminar starting next Friday up to March 15. :)) I'm really excited because all of these are all about our course. :D Anyway, I was also infuriated yesterday because of this freaking---. WHY. OH. WHY. Never mind. My day is already a joyful one, until this black cat ruined it. GREAAAT. At the end, I just ignored it. I will never get rich or whatever, if I just stayed mad all day. Plus! I will really get extra ugly for all this. 

Well today, all I did was just read my book, The Mark of Athena, wherein I was already halfway. Well, good for me because my brother bought me that book last year, and I'm not finished until now. What a loser. :)) HAHAHA :)) Well you know, you can't blame college; it's really tough one. :)) and I am enjoying it. :D I also edited my power point today, a project proposal for our beats. I was contented and satisfied already, so I guess this'll do. I really feel lazy today so I just kept on reading today, and writing on my very private journal. :)) It's midnight again, and I have classes tomorrow. Gotta sleep now! K bye :D

P.S.

What I mean by 'gotta sleep now' is 'gotta read now'. HAHAHA :)) 

BUSY.

It's already 12 midnight and I'm still wide awake, makes me an owl here. That's because of all the work I did today. I'm telling you that this course I have chosen is really very challenging, and pressure's holding me down, but I still don't give up. :)) All these research papers, reports and stuff, are in line, waiting for me to do them. I've only finished half today, and there's so much to do! Great. I wonder what's in store for me. Well, despite all these busy times, I still love my course. :)) I've chosen this because it's my childhood dream. :)) 

First we have this documentary in our subject, Broadcast Media, and it required us a lot of research. Though it was a group project, it was still hard for me. My leader's satisfied with my work, so I guess I did good. :)) 
Then we have this breath-taking report in Introduction to Mass Communication. We have to do well so that we'll be exempted from the midterms, our group hopes we'll be the chosen ones. :)) Cross fingers. :) 
We also have this group reporting in our Filipino subject, but I think it's just a piece of cake, cause it's only a very short one. :)) HAHAHA.

Oh, I gotta tell you this. We had our Cha-cha dance in PE last Monday, and oh no, I move like a robot. Totally hopeless. T.T You know, I'm trying my best here. :P Wish I can dance well. Why oh why. 

Well, that's it for now. :)) gotta go. :)) I need to read a book, and I'm still not reaching the half of the 500-page book. Great. :)) Bye! :D

My assignment in Basic Photography~