Do You Even Read, Bro ?

Books are timeless; Many of them contains information from the early years mankind started writing things down. Authors are the time travelers of written literature because their words can be read decades after they are written. With that realization, it is fascinating to read from people who were in the renaissance , or in WWII . From this very blog post, this can be read after a million years and may be used as reference from a research. Think about that!

As a reader who lost time to purchase books, it is hard to find people with the same interests. Only a few people were interested in Filipino Fiction, particularly "Trese". Reading about the adventures of people who doesn't exist seems to be more exciting than hearing about someone Else's adventures. Writers are able to fondle with the human mind, create emotion, fear, anticipation, and all of those makes a book so lovable. In highschool, it was just the basic set; Bob Ong, and a few self empowerment books. But as time goes on and new influences are met, it looks like there are more wonderful books to read and be addicted to. Waiting for the next issue, wishing something would have happened differently in the story. On the other hand, there are some books that makes some people go "What is this?! No!". A book that has tons of cliches is a predictable story line, and that is not good. And oh, They exist. Luckily, most of those books are not printed, they're only available online. Buying a book supports it's writer, and if the writer can fund his work, more books are written.

Reading is important; it can't be explained that simple but it is a skill one has to practice. A person who doesn't read as much will slowly have trouble writing or speaking. One doesn't have to be a bookaholic, one simply has to read sometimes. Yes it is hard to find good material but there is always for somebody. Try looking for a good book and it is impossible to say that it doesn't tickle the brain.

Father's Day

In the early 1900s, Father's day was not celebrated as much as today. In fact, The (not yet a) holiday started when a church held an event in memory of those who died in war. People never really saw the same values a father has compared to a mother because unlike mothers, Fathers does not have the same sentimental appeal that mothers have. As years pass, many people started to honor their fathers because of their bravery in war or in their family, a little give back for all the hard work. In 1910, the holiday became statewide in Washington; In 1924, father's day is starting to be rcognized as a holiday. During those time, people wanted to merge father's day and mother's day instead, but the government did not approve.


Nowadays, one's father does not have to be deceased to be able to celebrate Father's day. Since the holiday is now commercialized; people wanted to honor, give thanks, offer a relaxing vacation, and etcetera to their fathers. Because we now live in the modern times where everybody wants to join in celebrating a holiday, it is fairly easy to find something for one's father. Restaurants offer discounts to those who are fathers, or even free meals or drinks. Back then, the upbringin of Father's Day was simple going to church and saying a few words. But now, it is capitalized. The value of the holiday doesn't change, No, It is important to know where things came from and how it evolved so that one can see things differently from others.

Fathers are hardworkers, Laborers, and there is also a hint of a mother in them. Mothers do have a stronger love for their child, but fathers have a different story. It is always important to remember that a father is the person who will fight battles with their child, a person who does the dirty work so the mother would not have to. A Father plays a lot of different roles, sometimes an astronaut, a spy, a superhero. So remember, to who ever is holding the father figure in the house, greet them a Happy Father's Day. Even if that person is also the mother of the house.

Turn Left, Turn Right

"This is a movie about two people (Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro), who are destined to be together but by some twist of circumstances they never find each other. "

Turn Left, Turn Right is a 2003 joint Hong Kong-Singaporean sentiment film, recorded in Taipei, Taiwan. Created and coordinated by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung. The story depends on the delineated book A Chance of Sunshine by Taiwanese writer Jimmy Liao, who shows up with his wife and girl in the film. It is additionally the principal Chinese-dialect Asian film ever from created and disseminated by Warner Bros.

The first realistic novel was initially distributed in 1999. The characters in the novel were not given names, both characters were just alluded to as "him" and "her". Chinese title of the book means "Turn Left, Turn Right", A Chance of Sunshine is the first English title of the book, on the more current distributed releases the English title is appeared as "Turn Left, Turn Right". The book comprises of a progression of nitty gritty showed pictures, with a little measure of content in verse style. The film has figured out how to incorporate each and every picture in the book with an abnormal state of exactness, albeit some are short lived.

The two characters never really met, it is fairly sad to listen to because of how fate does not want them to be with each other. They do almost the same routine everyday but does not cross paths. The movie shows that they are for one another, they are right for each other but they never meet. And when they do meet and try to exchange informations, They forget their bag which contains the phone number, smudged the ink on paper, and a lot more. But of course, the film gave us the satisfaction of them finally meeting at the end of the movie.

That goes to show that sometimes destiny plays with us. If one has lost someone in the past, who is to say that they would never get back together in the future? Nobody could predict the future, nor write their own fate. One could only hope that things would be better. Heck, no one could even know if they have met the love of their life yet. Let fate take us on a ride.

Public Speaking Competition

Public speaking is considered a skill nowadays, because of the fear of judgement and errors in front of an audience. This 'skill' is basically speaking clearly, loudly, and confidently without any utters, fill words, and dead silence. There are people who has a lot to say but they say it through texts, unable to voice it out because of the lack of skill in public speaking. Weirdly, that is a part of public speaking. People with great public speaking skills are looked upon because it shows they are confident and can voice out their ideas better than most people. Having this skill is important especially when having a presentation.

In school, this has now been made into a competition to see those who excel in public speaking. Filipinos generally speak 2 languages, English and Filipino, and some people are not confident about their english speaking skills especially verbally and in front of many people. If it is not clear yet, the competition is in english, which makes it harder to do, to be honest. A few of my classmates in ECE151 has been chosen to compete. They wrote their speeches, gave their best, and surely shaken by the nerve wrecking anticipation of the reuslts. Napoleon Labuson is called as one of the 8 public speaking finalists.

Public speaking should be practiced everyday because it helps us communicate better with our friends and future co-workers. It should not be called a skill, someday it will be called normal human behavior. Yes, it is difficult sometimes but the pay off is undoubtedly comforting. Knowing one could speak his mind and solve problems in a matter of minutes instead of being passive aggressive is a person who can be trusted and befriended. 

Speech Choir and Ignite Competition

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The Speech choir is similar to the Chant and cheers competition, but this time it's longer and a lot more effort is put into the presentation. If the chant and cheers competition is about telling the audience who you are, the speech choir is suppose to deliver something else. In some cases, a class is given a piece to be presented so the speech is uniform and it will only vary with the performances and how well the piece is delivered. The Ignite speech is a little bit more challenging, but of the presenter knows his/her topic very well, then it would not be as difficult. The Ignite requires a Power Point Presentation with a 15 second timer for each slide and the slides must be synchronized with the speech, otherwise the presentation might lose it's consistency and strength. Of course each slide must be related to the topic and the current sentences or paragraph spoken by the presenter.

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The trouble with performing a speech choir is getting everybody into it, since not all of the students are into speeches and performing, it's hard to inspire everybody to unite. The technique sometimes is finding the perfect role for those who does not want to expose themselves on stage; for example, there may be a percussionist on stage, or the interactive prop guy who places and moves the props around the stage as part of the performance. It is because the speech choir demands the cooperation of the class that makes it difficult, and it is known that not everybody in the class are the same in terms of interests and enthusiasm.

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With the Ignite speech, sometimes it pays to be creative, thinking outside the box like this one presenter whose topic is about nothing, and there wasn't any photos or texts involved in the power point presentation, there was no speech (but it was prepared for). It was outstanding , everything connected. That is also the hard part, the risk of choosing topic. One may like the topic chosen, the speech prepared may be the best one yet, but it all depends on how it is delivered and timed. That is also one of the key factors in an Ignite competition, the timing. as it troubles a lot of the presenters.

Like in the previous blogs, these competitions and challenges are what molds out abilities to be creative and to conquer our fears in speaking publicly. These may also help in an interview, our confidence in front of people unknown to our peers. Every challenge is partnered with a lesson, gamers would call this "Experience", and with enough experience, we could step up into a higher form of presentation. We should not excuse ourselves away from these kinds of activities, we should all learn from them

SoMA Week: Creative Storytelling and Confessions of a Bookaholic

The Creative Storytelling and Confessions of a Bookaholic competition pushes the contestants to be creative and to show how imaginative they can be. As a spectator, observing each presentations may tell how one's creative mind works. The speeches they have prepared may be stressful to write, but again, it challenges one's mind to be creative.

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Personally, as a multimedia student who has developed a different taste and opinions on art, these competitions should approached uniquely especially it is involved in the SoMa Week. Most art is basically a form of Creative Storytelling like Films, Photography, Paintings, and many more. But if it ias only about speaking in front of people, telling a story, having fun with imagination is what will make a great presentation. Nonetheless, all the contestants or presentations were outstanding and impressive. The courage alone to take the stage and present one's creativity is amazing.

And since this is a competition, there are winners of course. and the following are the results:

Confessions of a Bookaholic

 

Champion:

ABMA 134

Justine Pallado

1st Runner up:

AC 132

Emman Apolinario

2nd Runnerup:
ABMA 133

Leo Guinid

Creative Storytelling

 

Champion:

ECE 151

Jemima Yucoco

John Martin Yokol

1st Runner up:

CPE151

Antonio De La Cruz

Sheila Mae Manongsong

2nd Runner up:

ABMA134

Gertrude Parado

Ara Conza

 

Being creative and having a good presentation about whatever the topic is about will hold the key into winning these types of competition. Sometimes one does not need to have good looks or a good voice, because art is art. Like a  lot of professors say, "You can get away with art", Meaning, As long as it is for art and it is also justifiable, it will be seen and called art. Even if there are grammatical errors or mispronounced words, if that is the point, then it is art . The winners should be proud of themselves.

Sana Dati

Sana Dati (If Only) is a Filipino Romantic Drama written and directed by Jerrold Tarog. The movie is part of a trilogy which consists of "Confessional" (2007), and "The Blood Trail" (2009). The film is about how the woman remembers the love she once had when he saw this other guy, thus wanting to delay her own wedding.

Typical romantic films tells us that with enough sacrifice and dedication, we can get the person we want, Even though they are worlds apart and purposely separated by the writers to exaggerate how impossible it would be to see each other. The typical films wants you to believe that destiny is your ally, if one can find a way to be with someone, it is possible. Boy meets girl, girl gets separated to the boy, a few years later, the boy travels around the world and sees the girl again, Miraculously. Then they end up happily ever after. That is usually the route in most romantic film.

The Film "Sana Dati" took a different approach, you can feel that it's a romantic film but it has a rather unfortunate turn of events. Andrea fell in love with Andrew, but they were separated in the future. One may predict that one day, they would see each other and restore their love. Later in the movie, Andrea is about the be married to Robert, the other guy. In every film, there is a character that fills in the plot, which is Dennis. Dennis is the brother of Andrew, Denis's part is to fill in Andrea and the audience what happened to Andrew. Andrea knows to her self that she loves Andrew and Dennis might provide vital information to help her find Andrew. But this is where the plot twist came in, Dennis informed Andrea (and the audience) that Andrew died. Therefore leaving Andrea no other choice but to continue with the wedding.

Every film wants to deliver a different message every time, every person also has a different interpretation of the movie. This interpretation includes how sometimes one cannot be with the person they truly love. If one desires to be with their one true love, it requires a lot of sacrifice and dedication to prevent unwanted actions by other parties like family members or another guy/girl. Sometimes it is not miracles that keeps the love strong, sometimes it is simply effort. What if Andrea and Andrew could have prevented their separation? Never let the person you want slowly drift away, if one does not need regrets.