SHOUT!: January 2006

Miriam Quiambao

On stapler and seminar

MMmmmm... Talking about stapler... this is a bad day.

I lost my stapler in school so I decided to buy one at National Bookstore. I bought a small red one (not visually appealing but very handy). Unlucky when I tried to use it, I found out that it's defective. So, I'm here at SM supposedly having the replacement already..But, unlucky me! While waiting for the costumer service personnel to talk to me, I was playing with the stapler... and snap! !#@^%$&%^*^*%$%^ The spring bounced on the face of the girl next to me... Alas! My stapler won't be replaced because of the addtional damage.. Goodbye 30 pesos!!!!!

I could have bought another dunkin meal with that money. You know, like the one that we ate this morning before the seminar that I attended with Ma'am Ruby, Ma'am Cybille, Ma'am Clarice and Sianse Esther. The seminar is "good". I'm happy I followed her advice to prioritize the seminar sponsored by Phoenix instead of my Masters class at UP. Hehehe.. I think Ma'am ZAmora decided not to conduct classes anymore... How could she? She has only one student.

I have to admit, the speaker is just above average... but, we are exposed to several problem solving activities that I really enjoy....

Bad thing for Phoenix, I'm not using their textbooks.. I'm using Salesiana books and I hope I'll attend their seminar this February.

Well, I have a lot to thank God today! I know I lost my stapler!!!! But, I'm happy... I'm blessed!

Let us not forget the festive days to come.

January 29- Dinagyang Festival!
January 31- Cninese New Year
February 2 - Jaro Fiesta

Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen…

3A Emerald

Here we are... the third year A students with me, the ever-(place any adjective here)adviser. Because you can easily identify the most intelligent person in this pic(who is undoubtedly to be me) let me ask you this: "Who is the prettiest of us all?"

Glitter and Glamour

Glittery glamorous JS Prom is fast approaching. That will be on February 17. As the adviser of third year, I have a lot to do. Ah, responsibilities!

Last year's JS. Now, take a close look. Where am I?

Start the year right

It's 2006!!!! Happy new year.
After two weeks of procrastination, I'm back to normal. That is, I'm back to work.
It's really amazing that I don't feel nervous at all for our exam this afternoon in Abstract Algebra. I didn't study well. In fact, I also missed passing our second problem set. Plus, my first problem set is the work of a mediocre. "Accept that fact, Rose. You are nothing but a mediocre."

Flashback!

This is the most memorable day in 2005 - November 11-SYSHS 80th Foundation Day

The Scottish dancers with their very responsible(Ech!) advisers. (L-R) I, Sir Stephen, Karl, Justin, Rainmar, Cyril, Mark Elly, Karl Lawrence, and Kennedy. We got the first place... such a rewarding experience.