The pun side of political exaggeration

When the only way is to exaggerate to gain
popularity or massive votes, there's only one question to ask:

League for the Little Children

The last best experience I had in 2009 was when I traveled the next island and realized how necessary it is to protect our children.

I was out of nowhere when I was picked by Kabataan News Network - Dumaguete Bureau to be one of the lucky delegates for Dumaguete City to the week-long United Nations Children Rights Convention: 20 na, Ano na? or the Regional Media Summit held at Mango Park Hotel in Mango Avenue, Cebu City. Not to mention the all-expense paid trip, great food, meal allowances and the free nights' stroll. =)

With me was my constant companion in KNN crimes, Beverly Zena Jane Linao, and fortunately (but unfortunately) 8 other delegates chosen by the Kapisanan ng Mass Communicators of Silliman University.

A full blog post of our trainings and seminars, as well as our outputs will be pasted here in CupAvenue soon.

Meantime, here are our individual photos during our seemingly grand ground breaking activity for the next step of activities we have to accomplish when we get back to out city:


PRINT GROUP
The Weekly Sillimanian
Silliman University, Dumaguete
*Ang mga kambal tuko. These girls produced two stories entitled "Ang Batang Mahusay" and an English story which were later published in their university paper. The strories centered on the Rights of the Child to education.

(Emmarah Contessa Sarreal, Mary Grace Nidoy)






RADIO GROUP
Silliman On-Air
Silliman University

*The prettiest of them all. hahaha! Their output had the tagline, "Bata, ilayo sila sa lansangan," had all of us touched. After the convention, they also aired their outputs over Killerbee 95.1 and their radio program.




(Alton Jave Tenorio, April Joyce Aquino)

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP
The Weekly Sillimanian
Silliman University
*These girls aren't beauty queens. They're photographers actually. Their photos on children were then shown in posters and in sideshows during the Human Rights activity at the SU Amphitheater last December.


(Eliora Eunice Bernedo, Ebony-Arriane Lautner)







The VIDEO GROUP
U! TV
Silliman University
and Kabataan News Network (KNN) Dumaguete Bureau
*The toughest of them all! These girls collaborated with us on a video segment entitled, "Tingog," which later hit the local programming scene through a segment on their TV program in U! TV.


(Hannah Leah M Pa-a, Kathrine Mercado)


and finally...


--> eto kami, soo sexy!
Kabataan News Network - Dumaguete
we produced, together with U! TV a touching video on the Rights of the Child to participation, letting people realize that their little voices have a say to the present generation.

(Videos, photos, and audio recordings to be published here soon)

(Joel Aba, Beverly Zena Jane Linao)

The Search that was

Beauty, Brains, and Body - these are three essential factors a candidate should possess in pageants like the most talked-about search, the Mr. and Ms. Negros Oriental State University 2010.

Basing these factors in choosing the year's Queen last December 1, i should honestly say, as one of the hosts, that such didn't climbed up to my expectations of quality pageantry. I had the doubt that it may have turned more as an exploitation (as many feminists say).

But honestly, it was not all that... this year's search traversed the boundaries of pageantry (or exploitation) and had successfully surmounted up to the total entertainment expectations of many people who wills to see women and men in the highlights of their lives.

And contrary to whatever exploitation feminists explain, pageants like this will always be a celebration of masculinity and femininity; the celebration of one's success.

*Here are some during the annual search for the Mr. and Ms. NORSU.

Excitements in full swing.

I haven't been this excited ever, I don't know why. The past days have proven that I am such a shithead - i can't help myself. There literally are a bunch of reasons to be excited about this November and December. There's the Christmas, my mother's birthday, my special one's birthday, The State University Founder's Day and my hosting stint(s) that time, and a lot more.

But i won't mention all of those here in this post. But enlisted herein are just some of the excitements that break me down right now.

FIRST STOP: Well if you ask every Dumagueteno what's something exciting in town, there is but only two words: Robinsons Dumaguete. Here's a latest photo posted in the internet:


The mall is slated to open on Monday, November 23, brushing elbows with the Dumaguete Fiesta celebration on the 25th (If i'm not mistaken). This mall is said to be "the first full-service shopping mall in the province of Negros Oriental," according to Robinsons manager, and is said to give Dumaguetenos a different and new "night life.... and a world-class shopping experience."

Oooh, so interesting. Robinsons Dumaguete will also have more surprises in store such as a pleasant-looking al fresco, located at the back portion of the mall. =)


SECOND STOP: After several months of planning and brainstorming, we finally laid everything down to its finality - the finality of one of my several dreams in my life -- being an events manager.

Together with Foundation University Hospitality Management adviser, Christine (my sister) and her two other comrades from her field; Alton Jave Tenorio, Killerbee jock and Weekly Sillimanian News editor and events host, the most ambitious undertaking i ever had in my life has come: The EVENTS Dumaguete!

For Events and hosting services, contact 0939-185-3844.

Caught on Camera: Away-from-School Mode

I'm back in the net with the realization that i should have updated my blog after hurdling the busy months of October and November. Phew! busy is indeed an understatement... and i know it would never be proper to blab much about the crawling enrollment process, and the mind-paralyzing complications at school.

So before I finally open another seemingly draining semester, I took one of my life's biggest treat: Going to Cebu the fourth time this year for a Regional Youth Media Summit with, fortunately, my best buddy coincidentally picked for Silliman Media delegation. A Macroblog will be posted here about that very unforgettable travel soon.

Meanwhile, before I finally meet the last set of tormenting subjects in college this semester, in this photoblog, i'll take a total shift from a school life mode. I'll let you see some of the most relaxing moments caught on camera. And while I'm keying words for my next post had i realized that there were several unforgettable moments caught on camera that have lingered on the past weeks. .. and fortunately, most of them were just about eating, eating... drinking, and hopping. Here's some of the great things i did the past weeks that were caught on camera.

We had some cold coffee dipping at Gabby's Bistro, one of Dumaguete's best resto.

Took some honey bread-tasting at Noriter Cafe. . .

Joined the gigster rockers at Hayahay during the "NU SKUL NIGHT". (This flick taken before the wild night started)

Took a stroll at Angel Alcala Marine Laboratory formerly Silliman Marine Laboratory...

Went to the City of Cebu as one of Dumaguete's 10 delegates for the Regional Youth Media Summit at Mango Peak Hotel (A complete macroblog will posted here in CupAvenue soon.)

Prior to my Cebu Regional Media Summit, i took another exhausting stroll at Ayala Center Cebu - The Terraces. . .

Had another refreshing coffee dipping at Starbucks, SM North Wing.

And just to take the opportunity of the eerie ambiance surrounding the mall that time, i took a pose with this human manikin, if you call her such, that halloween. Awoooo!!

And yes, FINALLY, oh Lord, when i came home to Dumaguete, a big yet small gift came... my stress reliever after the long, long hopping... my newest pet, Hobby - the rabbit with a PIG appetite. =)