I LOVE ART

 

WEEK 7: LYCEUM IS NOT A UNIVERSITY

Yes, you’re reading it correctly. LYCEUM IS NOT A UNIVERSITY. It is really not a university. Again, IT’S NOT A UNIVERSITY. Not because Lyceum of the Philippines University - Laguna is not yet qualified to be a university but because it’s more like a 

HOME for me with one big happy family. 

While CAS is my NUCLEAR FAMILY,  other colleges in this university serve as my EXTENDED FAMILY. 

Why? 

It’s because I could feel the love of a family not only in CAS but also in other colleges. 

Lyceum of the Philippines University - Laguna is like Canossa School (my school when I was in high school). They are teaching us not only about academic subjects but also about VALUES. 

This school is dedicated to the development of the integral individual who constantly seeks the truth and acts with fortitude in service to God and country. 

It’s only my second year in college but I already experienced lots of good memories… I’m treasuring all of these and I’m expecting more of these on my next two years in college. 

LYCEUM IS MY SECOND HOME.

WEEK 6: DREAM BIG and ACHIEVE IT.

How Does Multimedia Help in the Operation of a Business?

“When you think about multimedia platforms and what that’s all about, it’s about being able to communicate mass marketing messages to the device of choice on demand” -Nissen

What’s more interesting in “multimedia” is how multimedia tools support a business - the promotion, the sales, and the marketing of their products and services.

In our interview, we found out the importance of every multimedia platform and its purpose in a business.  We interviewed Mr. Jef Dancel of Lacasa Arte Events Management Services in Calamba, Laguna. 

On the day when Miss Anna Kagaoan told us to interview a multimedia based company with the new groupings, we started to give contact details to each other and try to reach out for every multimedia based company that we know. From so many companies that we know, only three of them accepted our invitation for the interview. We decided to send our prepared questionnaires to them so that they will be ready for the interview proper. They are the one who set the schedule for the interview. But on the day of our appointment with them, two of them had an emergency appointment with others so we still have one more left and that is “LACASA ARTE EVENTS MANAGEMENT   SERVICES. When we reached the studio for the interview, we introduced ourselves to the owner and the business assistant of the studio. Before we start the interview, they already shared a little bit about them. After few minutes, we decided to start the interview proper. 

We really learned a lot. We found out that…  Without having the most modern techniques to analyze the data and to solve the data, companies would never be able to satisfy the rapid demand of the people. We all know that the people nowadays could easily be updated for the new products and trends by just one click on their computers or mobile phones so the business companies should also get different sort of information by the use of advanced technology. Through advanced technology, you could operate your business in a most convenient way. You could use your laptop, mobile phones, ipad, etc. anywhere in the country to get information for the development of your product, to communicate to your valued customers, to monitor your finances, to improve your designs, and many more. Because of the information system, new products and services are collaboratively developed across traditional boundaries with all intellectual property in the public domain. New business models are creating an alternative way in creating value online. This is already starting to happen wherein companies are adding services for their products turning fixed cost into valuable cost leveling competitive playing fields in the market.

He also said that if you want to succeed on your chosen career, you should know first if that’s what you really want. After that, you should have your goal. Be patient and persevere to what you started, don’t give up easily. And also, you should have your purpose. But before all of that, you should study hard and finish your schooling for it is your building block in putting up a business.

And the most important?

YOUR HEART AND YOUR MIND SHOULD WORK TOGETHER


while BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF YOUR DREAMS

I really enjoyed doing this project because while WE’RE HAVING FUN bonding with each other, we also met  interesting people who became successful because of perseverance and creativity. It is just so good to feel that there are also other people who love what we also love. Most of them are really successful now. That’s why we look up to them and set them as our INSPIRATION. 

I’ll never forget this experience. 

WEEK 5: “PUSO LANG YAN GUYS” -rendell barrera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFbOTBp748I -CHECK IT OUT!

I remember the days when I joined the CAS PEP…

When we’re pressured because we can’t do different stunts and exhibitions, kuya Rendell will always tell us “PUSO LANG YAN GUYS… PUSO LANG…” The result is, we can already do that stunt and exhibition. Yes, our HEART will make a WAY.

I can’t mention all the good things about CAS because being part of this department is already a BLESSING. I thought entering college would be that SCARY but it’s not. CAS teachers and students accepted me with all their hearts. 

I have nothing more I can say… I am proud to be part of CAS! CAS for me is a FAMILY… that will guide me all the way. My CAS family have always been there, making sure that I’m okay. CAS gave me happiness and joy… CAS gave me courage and commitment… CAS will make me a better person…

CAS WILL ALWAYS BE INSIDE MY HEART. <3 

WEEK 4: GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY

“Marketing is really a powerful weapon to influence other people.”

We use Marketing to gain profit by building a strong customer relationship through creating value customers and capturing value in return. In order for us to attain the target market, we must know how to persuade them. It’s like courting a woman wherein you need to know what does she want and what are the things that she is expecting from you. In order for you to win her heart, you must give her such loyalty and satisfaction. You could know more about her in many ways. You could use the traditional way like sending a direct mail to her house, you could ask someone about her that is related to her, you could personally meet her so that she could provide adequate information that you want, or you could also get information from connecting to her through social networking sites like facebook, twitter, tumblr, etc. But courting a girl needs to be handled carefully because you should use ways that will not affect her culture as well as the culture of the people close to her. When you win her heart, you should be responsible enough so that she will be satisfied and will not look for for other guy.

It’s like in marketing. In order for you to satisfy what the people really want, you must do market research. To do this, you could do different strategies to get information like survey, email blasting, referral, registration forms, and social media.  

As a future marketer, I have the power to manipulate the minds of many people depending on my target market. Yes, they could influence me and the company I am working for by telling us what they really want but the truth is… it is really us who influence the people by offering different products that are more than what they expected to have. So the outcome is that me and the company will gain profit because we captured the heart of our target market.

When we promote a product,we should be responsible enough to exercise the power that was given to us. We have the power to influence other people depending on what our product really shows. As an artist, we have the power to convey messages to market our product through print-ads, websites, tv-ads, audio visual presentation, photography, and many more related to our course. We have this power to express what we want without caring for what other people may think just for the sake of money. I could relate SEX to CHILDHOOD whenever I want just to earn lots of money… but for the sake of ETHICS, I WILL NOT DEFINITELY DO THIS!. That’s why we have subjects like Law and Ethics, Marketing, and we attend seminars like this. It is because we have to know that “MARKETING WITHOUT ETHICS HAS NO VALUE”.

An artist by heart will not just think about the money… He/she will also think about the welfare of the people and the CULTURE that we should all treasure. We should not corrupt the minds of the innocent viewer for it has no sense of value and respect. 

(base from what I understand to the seminar about “DIRECT MARKETING:A Step Towards Ethical Selling” by Mr. Bryan Luther)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

The Message Spreads As The People Starts Talking.

So yeah. Here comes my weekly blog entry again. I was so busy doing my Philippine Literature stuffs when I remembered the seminar we attended yesterday. Yes, she’s really cute and funny, and she talks very well so I love listening on all her topics. 

She talked about CORPORATE IMAGE. According to her, Corporate Image is an image of what the company stands for. There are different ways to improve the corporate image. They said that if your company has a great “PR”, you will gain more profit because the more you connect with the people, the more they would avail your product. But I have learned in the seminar that if we would put up a business in the future or if we would handle the marketing department, we should not think about the profit when we reach out to the community. We should reach out with them because we REALLY CARE. 

Trade Fair is another way of improving your corporate image wherein you could assess opinions from clients and determine market potential. In the trade fair, you could develop commercial structures by identifying new competitors. 

But what really caught my attention was about the “UNDERCOVER MARKETING” or is also called “STEALTH MARKETING”. It’s my first time to heard and know about this kind of marketing and I think it’s WEIRD and UNETHICAL because you will hire people that will serve as actors/actresses to ACT about your product. They would pretend that they are using the said product and they would tell the features of that product that could influence the people in the market. In this kind of marketing, the audience is not aware that they are being marketed to. For me, it’s very DECEIVING and UNACCEPTABLE. But another way of using “undercover marketing” is promoting your product through different tv shows or movie films. Like when the girl in the movie “I AM NUMBER FOUR” used Nikon and Canon Cameras for taking her photos. And I think this kind of undercover marketing is already ACCEPTABLE. 

The speaker in the seminar also said that it’s time to “SAY GOODBYE” to the traditional way of marketing and “SAY HELLO” to the advanced way of marketing. She also said that we could earn lots of money if we would just develop our marketing skills here in Multimedia Arts because businesses nowadays really need the talents of Multimedia developers like us. She said that she’s planning to take up Multimedia Arts, it’s just that she wants to spend more time with her kids. She also said that we’re lucky so we should really focused on developing our talents and skills. 

Here comes the “VIRAL MARKETING” wherein you could encourage individuals to pass information to others in easier ways through the use of many digital platforms present at this time. Through the use of your mobile phones, laptop, iPAD,etc., you could already introduce your product in different social networking sites and let the people know the different features of your product.Here, you’re not the only one who could market your product because the consumers itself could also promote your product by telling other people about the advantages they get when they availed your product. The words like… “HEY, TRY IT! I ALREADY TRIED IT AND IT’S COOL!” could already influence and persuade other people to avail your product. 

See? that’s the power of COMMUNICATION through the use of advanced marketing skills and strategies. The message would just spread and YOUR PRODUCT WILL BE MARKETED AS THE PEOPLE STARTS TALKING.

8/28/2011 - Photo

WEEK 2: EAT.PRAY.and.LAUGH.that.would.help.

Midterm Week is OVER! :) Yeah.. let&#8217;s get some fresh air and relax. 
After the midterm week? Here comes the digital signage and our weekly assignment for photography. But it&#8217;s okay&#8230; because I enjoyed the company of my groupmates. :)
This weekend? yay! We have no classes on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. But still, we have to finish the tasks that were given to us. Yesterday, It&#8217;s really my intention to go to the said seminar but the weather was not fine so I just stayed to our house until 1:00pm. Then, when the heavy rain had stopped, I remembered that Nea&#8217;s DVD for their marketing project was inside my bag! So I have no choice but to go to the school. After that, me and Andz went to the places wherever our feet took us. And again, he went to our house and everything was PERFECT yesterday. &lt;3
Today? What&#8217;s my plan? Actually, my family already went to Nuvali to relax and eat delicious and fresh seafoods. I told them that I&#8217;ll be right there in no time because Nuvali is not too far from our house but until now, I don&#8217;t feel like going outside because of the weather. I&#8217;m also thinking if I will just stay here and finish our cover design for our Philippine Literature project or not. :/ 
Monday afternoon, Me and my groupmates in Philippine Literature (Bebz, Carrie and Miggy) will meet to finish our BIG BOOK for Philippine Literature. Yes, I know that this will take a whole day of effort. So we don&#8217;t have to waste time. 
Tuesday morning, me and my groupmates in Photography (Bebz, Carrie, Nea, and Ralph) will also meet to have a photoshoot about Wind Photography. I know that I will enjoy this photoshoot again. :) I really love photography. 
Wednesday? I&#8217;ll edit the photo that was assigned to me because we have to make 5 of our 15 photos feel like in a fantasy world. I&#8217;ll also try to finish my baby thesis in Sociology. 
That&#8217;s it&#8230; that&#8217;s my plan this long weekend. Being too busy is okay&#8230; as long as you&#8217;re enjoying what you&#8217;re doing. :) That&#8217;s why I don&#8217;t have to worry because I enjoy everything here in MMA. :) TOTOO YUN! :D
Yes&#8230; This is our time&#8230; 
THIS IS OUR TIME TO BREATHE. &lt;3

WEEK 2: EAT.PRAY.and.LAUGH.that.would.help.

Midterm Week is OVER! :) Yeah.. let’s get some fresh air and relax. 

After the midterm week? Here comes the digital signage and our weekly assignment for photography. But it’s okay… because I enjoyed the company of my groupmates. :)

This weekend? yay! We have no classes on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. But still, we have to finish the tasks that were given to us. Yesterday, It’s really my intention to go to the said seminar but the weather was not fine so I just stayed to our house until 1:00pm. Then, when the heavy rain had stopped, I remembered that Nea’s DVD for their marketing project was inside my bag! So I have no choice but to go to the school. After that, me and Andz went to the places wherever our feet took us. And again, he went to our house and everything was PERFECT yesterday. <3

Today? What’s my plan? Actually, my family already went to Nuvali to relax and eat delicious and fresh seafoods. I told them that I’ll be right there in no time because Nuvali is not too far from our house but until now, I don’t feel like going outside because of the weather. I’m also thinking if I will just stay here and finish our cover design for our Philippine Literature project or not. :/ 

Monday afternoon, Me and my groupmates in Philippine Literature (Bebz, Carrie and Miggy) will meet to finish our BIG BOOK for Philippine Literature. Yes, I know that this will take a whole day of effort. So we don’t have to waste time. 

Tuesday morning, me and my groupmates in Photography (Bebz, Carrie, Nea, and Ralph) will also meet to have a photoshoot about Wind Photography. I know that I will enjoy this photoshoot again. :) I really love photography. 

Wednesday? I’ll edit the photo that was assigned to me because we have to make 5 of our 15 photos feel like in a fantasy world. I’ll also try to finish my baby thesis in Sociology. 

That’s it… that’s my plan this long weekend. Being too busy is okay… as long as you’re enjoying what you’re doing. :) That’s why I don’t have to worry because I enjoy everything here in MMA. :) TOTOO YUN! :D

Yes… This is our time… 

THIS IS OUR TIME TO BREATHE. <3

8/21/2011 - Photo

NABUHAYAN AKO NG DUGO KAKATAWA EH. :DDDD

NABUHAYAN AKO NG DUGO KAKATAWA EH. :DDDD

(Source: shithappens666, via lgbeato)

WEEK 1: NEW GROUPINGS? NEW DISCOVERIES.

For me, it is better to have new groupmates every new project. In this way, we will discover different skills and talents from our new members that we didn’t discover before. 

MMA students are special. Special in a way that we are all gifted with great talents. Why are we here? It is because that we love art right? Before we decide to take up this course, we already know that we have skills in drawing, painting,photography, video editing, designing and many more. And we go to school to learn and explore new creative things and to develop the skills that we already have.

But how can you develop your talents and how can you discover new skills if you are always dependent to the leaders assigned to your group? Sometimes you have to work using your own skills and talents because there are times that “IT IS YOU” who will be the leader.

This is the disadvantage for me of having the same groupmates in the whole semester. We didn’t get the chance to discover what our other classmates are capable to do. Our tendency of having the same groupmates is we are only limited to them in discovering skills and talents.

But what’s really the purpose of being grouped? It’s for us to LEARN NEW THINGS through the talents and skills of others while developing our own. Because a true artist will not stop in discovering and learning to create great work of art.  

So when will you unleash your creativity? NOW IS THE TIME.  

(I’ll miss Bebz, Judiel, and Louina -I’ll miss Louina as my “seatmate”. I’m just comfortable to share her some of my stories. lol XD.- and Xavier? -not really, he’s still my groupmate. :D Anyways, I know that this is for the better.) 

NEW BUSINESS THINKING FOR AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD

For me, Business Information System is the fundamental function in taking all of the data available to us and turning it into a meaningful business information that you could use to operate your business. 

As you have seen globally, is the transformation of business models. They are improving faster and faster as the technology develops. Information system gives opportunity to connect all of these technology for single purpose. It is to satisfy the needs and wants of the people and to give profit for a business organization. By taking information, they could make smarter decisions before making or developing a product.

Without having the most modern techniques to analyze the data and to solve the data, companies would never be able to satisfy the rapid demand of the people. We all know that the people nowadays could easily be updated for the new products and trends by just one click on their computers or mobile phones so the business companies should also get different sort of information by the use of advanced technology. Through advanced technology, you could operate your business in a most convenient way. You could use your laptop, mobile phones, ipad, etc. anywhere in the country to get information for the development of your product, to communicate to your valued customers, to monitor your finances, to improve your designs, and many more. Because of the information system, new products and services are collaboratively develop across traditional boundaries with all intellectual property in the public domain. New business models is creating an alternative way in creating value online. This is already starting to happen wherein companies are adding services for their products turning fixed cost into valuable cost leveling competitive playing fields in the market.

In applying IT-enabled change to business, they could explore how technology development could help organizations to alter that offerings and their responses to new customer and new expectations. Companies may do this by recognizing the use of the world wide web as a platform on the business itself. Smart individuals can easily construct businesses online.

Information system is really an interface between people, organizations, and technology.

It’s all there and what you just really need is to have critical analysis, good problem solving skills, creativity and good communication skills. 

MULTIMEDIA BUSINESS IS COMMUNICATION

“When you think about multimedia platforms and what that’s all about, it’s about being able to communicate mass marketing messages to the device of choice on demand” -Nissen

What’s more interesting in “multimedia” is how multimedia tools support a business - the promotion, the sales, and the marketing of their products and services. For me, multimedia is a great help for businesses to promote their products than internal communication.

Sharing videos on the web is a great resource for your product. Uploading videos in youtube is free and can easily be seen by people not only here in the Philippines but all over the world. Uploading videos in the web is like establishing a social media presence particularly of how many people are tuning in.

We all know that Facebook is a social networking site. This is one way to communicate to your friends, family, and loved ones. But when you open your facebook account, you can easily see different advertisements in your homepage. It is because social networking sites is another way of companies to communicate to their consumers. Imagine how many people access in Facebook in one day and imagine how many people get interested to buy your product in just one day. Besides promoting your product in the Facebook homepage, you can easily make your own page for your business where people can easily view your product, site informations, ask about the product, and buy your product. By just a matter of time, you can have transaction to the millions of people all over the world. 

See?

THAT’S THE POWER OF MULTIMEDIA! 

7/31/2011 - Photo

(I got this blog from my old tumblr account. here&#8217;s the link if you want to make sure that it&#8217;s mine. :D &#8220;http://aplaceinthisworld.tumblr.com/post/170453319/js-promenade-my-memories-as-a-junior&#8221; I used this blog because it is really related to what Noynoy Aquino stated to his State of the Nation Address. It&#8217;s in OUR hands. Not only in President Aquino&#8217;s hands.) 
CHARACTER BUILDING IS NATION BUILDING
 
“THE DESTINY OF THE NATION DEPENDS ON THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN IT…”
It is not just about sovereignty, but sovereignty and beyond. It is not just about economics, but economics and beyond. It is not what is built, but who builds it. Nation building is about people first, and everything else second. It is about a people’s character first and foremost.
There are many people who went through their suffering, staged their revolutions, and fought their civil wars. When the smoke cleared, they were not a nation. They may have been victorious over their enemies, but that reflected only factionalism, not nationhood. Invariably, triumphs and defeats in battles only led to future wars when disagreements could not be bridged by common goals or dreams. From stages of violence, of the use of superior force to impose unaccepted will, of exploitation of position and power for personal gain, to the equal application of law for all, to the promotion of social justice and the respect for human rights, to the recognition of a human being’s inalienable rights, people grow to nationhood with their own social and cultural refinement.
In the course of history, however, many people did arrive at common grounds, albeit with much pain and bloodshed along the way. From those common grounds were born the seeds of nationhood, the collective state and struggle of people to attain their higher aspirations. Nation building takes on a universal character when universal values are sought by people from different countries. At the same time, the uniqueness of territory, culture spirituality and history will play a major role in configuring universal values to a particular people. Many Filipinos are spread throughout the world as overseas workers who are separated from their families. This divided reality enhances a history of division and makes national unity even more unattainable. The US and China are two more influences that Filipinos simply cannot resist. Their respective and competing agenda will further tear us apart if we remain largely unaware and indifferent to the demands towards a collective pursuit for our own nationhood.
It is the refinement of character, or the development of collective discipline which adopts integrity, honesty, industry, respect and humaneness for the young, the elderly and the disabled that a people rise up to nobility and honor. However, the building of our character starts when we we’re young, as Heraclitus said”, Character is DESTINY”. It is said that when we are in Kindergarten, the building of our character was focused on “Joyfulness, to begin lifelong love of learning”, “Independence, to take care of belongingness, making choices and decisions”, “Self-Esteem, to have belief and confidence to oneself”, “Creativity, to come up with own ideas”, and “Assertiveness, for us to become problem solvers”. When we are in our primary years, the building of our character was focused on “Independence, to search for knowledge, to investigate, to experiment, and to solve problems”, “Caring about oneself and another”, and “Creativity and diligence, as Thomas Edison said Thomas Edison said that genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration”. In our Secondary years, “Independence and Creativity, preparing for and learning to create a role in society Respect and Tolerance for others”, “Loyalty to oneself and to friends”, “Justice to conflict resolution”, “Honour, for doing what we believe is right, no matter what”, and “Idealism, for having a dream and making that dream come true”. As our life continues, the building of our character also continues.
Faith is the nursery of miracles, and people power experiences have shown just how miracles can happen. Our longing for change, our thirst for dignity and nobility, and our journey for nationhood have very material requirements which we must meet. It is our inner challenge, however, the refinement of our spirituality and the formation of our character that will lead us to building the nation we can be proud of, a future full of hope.
(here&#8217;s the link of my blog: http://aplaceinthisworld.tumblr.com/post/172091858/character-building-is-nation-building)

(I got this blog from my old tumblr account. here’s the link if you want to make sure that it’s mine. :D “http://aplaceinthisworld.tumblr.com/post/170453319/js-promenade-my-memories-as-a-junior” I used this blog because it is really related to what Noynoy Aquino stated to his State of the Nation Address. It’s in OUR hands. Not only in President Aquino’s hands.) 

CHARACTER BUILDING IS NATION BUILDING

“THE DESTINY OF THE NATION DEPENDS ON THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN IT…”

It is not just about sovereignty, but sovereignty and beyond. It is not just about economics, but economics and beyond. It is not what is built, but who builds it. Nation building is about people first, and everything else second. It is about a people’s character first and foremost.

There are many people who went through their suffering, staged their revolutions, and fought their civil wars. When the smoke cleared, they were not a nation. They may have been victorious over their enemies, but that reflected only factionalism, not nationhood. Invariably, triumphs and defeats in battles only led to future wars when disagreements could not be bridged by common goals or dreams. From stages of violence, of the use of superior force to impose unaccepted will, of exploitation of position and power for personal gain, to the equal application of law for all, to the promotion of social justice and the respect for human rights, to the recognition of a human being’s inalienable rights, people grow to nationhood with their own social and cultural refinement.

In the course of history, however, many people did arrive at common grounds, albeit with much pain and bloodshed along the way. From those common grounds were born the seeds of nationhood, the collective state and struggle of people to attain their higher aspirations. Nation building takes on a universal character when universal values are sought by people from different countries. At the same time, the uniqueness of territory, culture spirituality and history will play a major role in configuring universal values to a particular people. Many Filipinos are spread throughout the world as overseas workers who are separated from their families. This divided reality enhances a history of division and makes national unity even more unattainable. The US and China are two more influences that Filipinos simply cannot resist. Their respective and competing agenda will further tear us apart if we remain largely unaware and indifferent to the demands towards a collective pursuit for our own nationhood.

It is the refinement of character, or the development of collective discipline which adopts integrity, honesty, industry, respect and humaneness for the young, the elderly and the disabled that a people rise up to nobility and honor. However, the building of our character starts when we we’re young, as Heraclitus said”, Character is DESTINY”. It is said that when we are in Kindergarten, the building of our character was focused on “Joyfulness, to begin lifelong love of learning”, “Independence, to take care of belongingness, making choices and decisions”, “Self-Esteem, to have belief and confidence to oneself”, “Creativity, to come up with own ideas”, and “Assertiveness, for us to become problem solvers”. When we are in our primary years, the building of our character was focused on “Independence, to search for knowledge, to investigate, to experiment, and to solve problems”, “Caring about oneself and another”, and “Creativity and diligence, as Thomas Edison said Thomas Edison said that genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration”. In our Secondary years, “Independence and Creativity, preparing for and learning to create a role in society Respect and Tolerance for others”, “Loyalty to oneself and to friends”, “Justice to conflict resolution”, “Honour, for doing what we believe is right, no matter what”, and “Idealism, for having a dream and making that dream come true”. As our life continues, the building of our character also continues.

Faith is the nursery of miracles, and people power experiences have shown just how miracles can happen. Our longing for change, our thirst for dignity and nobility, and our journey for nationhood have very material requirements which we must meet. It is our inner challenge, however, the refinement of our spirituality and the formation of our character that will lead us to building the nation we can be proud of, a future full of hope.

(here’s the link of my blog: http://aplaceinthisworld.tumblr.com/post/172091858/character-building-is-nation-building)

7/27/2011 - Photo

&#8220;I love airplanes. I want to fly&#8230;&#8221;
This is what I really want in my life&#8230; To be a PILOT. But unfortunately, we can&#8217;t afford this kind of course. I knew it from the very start. So in my whole life I&#8217;m thinking for a course that I will enjoy forever. Aside from airplanes, what else do I love? Aha! I love drawing! I told my mom that I want to take up Fine Arts. But she didn&#8217;t allow me&#8230; so I&#8217;m kinda worried&#8230; We&#8217;re about to graduate and I still don&#8217;t know what course will I take. 
Until&#8230;I saw a girl playing in a drainage of Brgy.Bigaa,Cabuyao,Laguna… It’s a shortcut to Canossa Sta.Rosa… then, one time, my service stopped because there&#8217;s a car that changed a way… then I saw this child and took a photo of her. She&#8217;s playing with her &#8220;bangkang papel&#8221;… I realized that I’m lucky because when I was this young,I have so many toys unlike her. I took a picture of her&#8230; and it really touched my heart&#8230;:( SHE IS MY INSPIRATION… I said someday I would use my photos to touch the heart of other people. 
That&#8217;s why I took up MMA because I can study more on photography and can enjoy drawing too. :) My life in MMA during my first year in college was very great! It&#8217;s only our first year but we&#8217;re already treating each other as brothers and sisters with a mother guiding us named Anna Kagaoan. :D 
Yes, we are different from each other. We are different in a way that we have different skills and personalities. But when we work, we work as ONE. Being with them is such a BLESSING.At first I thought that I&#8217;ll have difficulties in college but because of my classmates, I enjoyed my school works. :D yes, it&#8217;s very unusual but I&#8217;m really enjoying every project. :D
This year, I can say that it would be happier. Do you know why? we already have MMA babies!!! I&#8217;m really happy to have them as part of MMA for they have great personalities too. (like us. hihi. :&#8221;&gt;) I&#8217;m really happy every time they&#8217;re calling me &#8220;ate yan&#8221;.Because of them, I told to myself that I want to be a great example for them so I have to persevere more. :)
Last year, I met a guy. He&#8217;s cool and funny. And he has great talent. He inspires me a lot. When I&#8217;m with him, I can&#8217;t feel any pressure.:) He&#8217;s my best friend and the love of my life. We have common interests. During our dates, we spend our time exploring the features of different DSLR in the mall, we always watch movies that we both enjoy. We already watched Tron Legacy, Sucker Punch, I am number four, metanoia, and the like. :D Now, I&#8217;m happy that he followed his heart. He followed his passion. That&#8217;s why he&#8217;s my classmate this year. :P haha!
What&#8217;s with MMA life? Simple! This is where you can feel hardwork, friendship, and love put together to make your life WHOLE and WORTHWHILE.  
And yes, this is the right career for me and I will enjoy this career FOREVER. :)

“I love airplanes. I want to fly…”

This is what I really want in my life… To be a PILOT. But unfortunately, we can’t afford this kind of course. I knew it from the very start. So in my whole life I’m thinking for a course that I will enjoy forever. Aside from airplanes, what else do I love? Aha! I love drawing! I told my mom that I want to take up Fine Arts. But she didn’t allow me… so I’m kinda worried… We’re about to graduate and I still don’t know what course will I take. 

Until…I saw a girl playing in a drainage of Brgy.Bigaa,Cabuyao,Laguna… It’s a shortcut to Canossa Sta.Rosa… then, one time, my service stopped because there’s a car that changed a way… then I saw this child and took a photo of her. She’s playing with her “bangkang papel”… I realized that I’m lucky because when I was this young,I have so many toys unlike her. I took a picture of her… and it really touched my heart…:( SHE IS MY INSPIRATION… I said someday I would use my photos to touch the heart of other people. 

That’s why I took up MMA because I can study more on photography and can enjoy drawing too. :) My life in MMA during my first year in college was very great! It’s only our first year but we’re already treating each other as brothers and sisters with a mother guiding us named Anna Kagaoan. :D 

Yes, we are different from each other. We are different in a way that we have different skills and personalities. But when we work, we work as ONE. Being with them is such a BLESSING.At first I thought that I’ll have difficulties in college but because of my classmates, I enjoyed my school works. :D yes, it’s very unusual but I’m really enjoying every project. :D

This year, I can say that it would be happier. Do you know why? we already have MMA babies!!! I’m really happy to have them as part of MMA for they have great personalities too. (like us. hihi. :”>) I’m really happy every time they’re calling me “ate yan”.Because of them, I told to myself that I want to be a great example for them so I have to persevere more. :)

Last year, I met a guy. He’s cool and funny. And he has great talent. He inspires me a lot. When I’m with him, I can’t feel any pressure.:) He’s my best friend and the love of my life. We have common interests. During our dates, we spend our time exploring the features of different DSLR in the mall, we always watch movies that we both enjoy. We already watched Tron Legacy, Sucker Punch, I am number four, metanoia, and the like. :D Now, I’m happy that he followed his heart. He followed his passion. That’s why he’s my classmate this year. :P haha!

What’s with MMA life? Simple! This is where you can feel hardwork, friendship, and love put together to make your life WHOLE and WORTHWHILE.  

And yes, this is the right career for me and I will enjoy this career FOREVER. :)

7/22/2011 - Photo

I SAW A PRINCESS NAMED CARMELA &lt;3
&#8220;I see your true colors and that&#8217;s  Why I love You So don&#8217;t be afraid to let them show Your true colors True colors are beautiful, like a  Rainbow&#8230;&#8221;
This was the song that I sung for the beautiful princess that I saw last July 16, 2011&#8230; At the moment I saw her, I feel like I&#8217;m inside a castle with a princess in front of me. :) OMG! Is that you Melai? I kissed her on her rosy cheek and smiled. She was absolutely stunning that night.
The whole night was great&#8230; Each one of us was smiling. When I walked in the different parts of the venue while capturing every single moment with the help of Pechos (Andrew&#8217;s DSLR), I was dazzled by the colors, textures and overwhelming beauty of everybody wearing their best hawaiian outfits. I can see flowers everywhere!
 The best part for me was when I heard Melai singing&#8230; :D Now I know that she has a hidden talent&#8230;. and she revealed it for the first time in her debut party. :)
The party ain&#8217;t over yet&#8230; we enjoyed the foods and the swimming pool with the princess. This time she has no make up and she didn&#8217;t wear her elegant gown anymore. But still, she was really beautiful and stunning. I don&#8217;t know why I felt something in my heart when she hugged me and whispered &#8220;THANK YOU&#8221; to my ears because we still attended her party although we&#8217;re all busy.
But&#8230; You don&#8217;t have to say thank you PRINCESS CARMELA because we&#8217;re all honored  to see an amazing princess like you. :) You made us remember that this world is really beautiful for there are still people living here that is BEAUTIFUL from the INSIDE OUT like YOU. :)

I SAW A PRINCESS NAMED CARMELA <3

“I see your true colors and that’s 
Why I love You
So don’t be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful, like a
 Rainbow…”

This was the song that I sung for the beautiful princess that I saw last July 16, 2011… At the moment I saw her, I feel like I’m inside a castle with a princess in front of me. :) OMG! Is that you Melai? I kissed her on her rosy cheek and smiled. She was absolutely stunning that night.

The whole night was great… Each one of us was smiling. When I walked in the different parts of the venue while capturing every single moment with the help of Pechos (Andrew’s DSLR), I was dazzled by the colors, textures and overwhelming beauty of everybody wearing their best hawaiian outfits. I can see flowers everywhere!

 The best part for me was when I heard Melai singing… :D Now I know that she has a hidden talent…. and she revealed it for the first time in her debut party. :)

The party ain’t over yet… we enjoyed the foods and the swimming pool with the princess. This time she has no make up and she didn’t wear her elegant gown anymore. But still, she was really beautiful and stunning. I don’t know why I felt something in my heart when she hugged me and whispered “THANK YOU” to my ears because we still attended her party although we’re all busy.

But… You don’t have to say thank you PRINCESS CARMELA because we’re all honored  to see an amazing princess like you. :) You made us remember that this world is really beautiful for there are still people living here that is BEAUTIFUL from the INSIDE OUT like YOU. :)

7/10/2011 - Photo

IGNORANCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE. (ILLUMINATI: THE SECRET SOCIETY)
Last school year, the issue about &#8220;ILLUMINATI&#8221; has been really talked about. It even became the topic of one of the groups in Filipino for their &#8220;Pamanahong Papel&#8221;. If you talked about &#8220;ILLUMINATI&#8221;, this is a very broad issue. People have different perceptions and opinions about this. So every time we talked about this in class, we always have like a &#8220;mini debate&#8221; especially because our favorite celebrities are always involved. They say that 80% of the celebrities in Hollywood are part of Illuminati. Some people believe that celebrities are selling their souls to Satan for fame. Some people said that once you became a member of Illuminati, there&#8217;s no way you&#8217;re tuning back. If you would move against Illuminati or speak out against them once you are already a member, you will be killed. Like what happened to 2pac. He was shot after he released his album &#8220;THE DON KILLUMINATI&#8221;. Most of his songs in this album exposed the secrets of Illuminati.
&#8220;feels so good being bad,there&#8217;s no way i&#8217;m turning back&#8230;
cuz i may be bad, but i&#8217;m perfectly good at it.sex in the air, i don&#8217;t care, i love the smell of it.&#8221; - S &amp; M lyrics by Rihanna
The acronym S &amp; M is often used for Sadomasochism. Sadomasochism broadly refers to receiving of pleasure -often sexual- from acts involving the infliction or receiving pain or humiliation. Some people said that its meaning could also be &#8220;Satan and Me&#8221;.
From the occult, science, mind control and intelligence have developed. By taking over the Music Industry, the Record companies, and by their control of the Fine Arts, they know how to influence the teenagers to dance to their tune and accept their kind of reality. This makes sense if you look at what kind of &#8220;entertainment&#8221; we are enforced to enjoy. Yes, most of them are really enjoyable to hear. But if you would notice their lyrics, it&#8217;s really about &#8220;IMMORALITY&#8221;. It&#8217;s more about lust, love for money, love for earthly pleasure! Even if Lady Gaga&#8217;s song &#8220;Born this Way&#8221; talks about the perfection of God, that God has no mistake, if you would look beyond its meaning, it&#8217;s not really about God but it&#8217;s about maintaining the bad side of yourself and not trying to change for the better because you are born that way. It was exposed in her music video and this really makes me sad because most of the people find this song really inspiring but it&#8217;s not. In fact, the music the teenagers have to listen to is often totally without quality and lead many of them into &#8220;robotism&#8221;, apathy, sex, violence and drugs.
 &#8221;It doesn&#8217;t matter if you and I believe in this or not, as long as they do. And they take it very seriously.&#8221; -Wes Penre . 
What is ILLUMINATI? 
According to my research, Illuminati is a secret society that was formed to establish a new world order. So when we talked about &#8220;new world order&#8221;, it has something to do about &#8220;CHANGE&#8221;. &#8220;This goal has been planned away from the public, in secrecy within Secret Societies. Most Secret Societies with secret grades of initiation are these days controlled by this malevolent Illuminati cabal, and Freemasonry is perhaps the best known of them all. Although Freemasonry and a few other secret societies were not created by the Puppet Masters, they have been infiltrated over time and there are very few unique ones left that are actually working against the Power Bloodlines. The Elite that controls the societies and the Illuminati are occultists and black magicians. They say their God is Lucifer, &#8220;The Light Bearer&#8221;, and by occult practices they manipulate and influence the masses. Although branches of the Illuminati are Gnostic in nature and claim to acknowledge Lucifer as the Head of the Game, even that seems to be a deception. With time and after years of research, I&#8217;ve come to understand that Lucifer is not equivalent to Satan, but they are two different entities. The REAL power behind the Brotherhood is therefore not Lucifer, but Satan himself! Hence, it is correct to refer to this cabal as being Satanists and not Luciferian.&#8221; -from The Secret Order of Illuminati.
 
You can say that ILLUMINATI is just a group of wealthy people that want change and a new order for the world. but when I researched more about Illuminati, I can see some connections between the goal of Illuminati and the bible. If you will read the bible, you can sight evidences and you can say that Jesus, during His time, already knew what will happen in the future. And I noticed that what he said in the bible is happening today. 
I want to emphasize the gospel of Luke 10:18 in which Jesus says, &#8220;I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven&#8221;. I researched about this and found out the translation of this in Arabic and Hebrew. According to http://newine.wordpress.com, In Arabic, Baraq is lightning. For a Rabbi (like Jesus) to say “I saw Satan fall like lightning”, he would have to say,“I saw Satan fall like Barak” with the emphasis on the second syllable. The “Greek” verse of Luke 10:18 does not contain an actual Greek word for “fall”. Instead, the Greek word translated as “fall” appears to be a rare form of a Hebrew word for “transgressions”. So, the words of Jesus in this verse probably refer to heavenly transgressions (i.e., rather than a physical fall). In Isaiah 14:14the verses that refer directly to “Lucifer” use BAMA (hebrew). to indicate the “Heights” of Heaven! In Hebrew, the letter vau is transliterated as an “O” or “U”. It is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So, to “join” in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning (Barack) and a high place like heaven or the “Heights of Heaven”, the letter “O” or Hebrew vau would be used.&#8221;
Thus it would seem that Jesus said, 2000 years ago, that he saw Satan&#8217;s transgression and that it/he was (in Hebrew or Arabic), &#8220;BARACK OBAMA&#8221;. Keep in mind that Jesus as God, is outside of time. He sees/saw everything that was, is and that, from our perspective, is yet to come.) Is that weird, shocking and borderline unbelievable? Well, Yes. But books like Bible make clear that various aspects and meanings of scripture are &#8216;locked up&#8217; for a time. They mean nothing until the context of events gives it to them. Such is the case in the Bible codes also -  a phenomenon which has gained the highest scientific credibility after first being dissed. And if you would notice, President Barack Obama is always telling about &#8220;Change&#8221;. 
Some are talking in accordance to &#8220;Science&#8221; and some are talking in accordance to &#8220;Religion&#8221;. Some are talking in accordance to their research and some are talking in accordance to what they see and hear. So, we really have different point of view. 
I&#8217;m not here to start a debate about Illuminati. I&#8217;m not here to convince you that Illuminati is for real. I just want to share different results of researches presented by different people. In the end, it&#8217;s for you to decide if you would believe it or not. What&#8217;s important is &#8220;You are already AWARE.&#8221; 

IGNORANCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE. (ILLUMINATI: THE SECRET SOCIETY)

Last school year, the issue about “ILLUMINATI” has been really talked about. It even became the topic of one of the groups in Filipino for their “Pamanahong Papel”. If you talked about “ILLUMINATI”, this is a very broad issue. People have different perceptions and opinions about this. So every time we talked about this in class, we always have like a “mini debate” especially because our favorite celebrities are always involved. They say that 80% of the celebrities in Hollywood are part of Illuminati. Some people believe that celebrities are selling their souls to Satan for fame. Some people said that once you became a member of Illuminati, there’s no way you’re tuning back. If you would move against Illuminati or speak out against them once you are already a member, you will be killed. Like what happened to 2pac. He was shot after he released his album “THE DON KILLUMINATI”. Most of his songs in this album exposed the secrets of Illuminati.

“feels so good being bad,
there’s no way i’m turning back…

cuz i may be bad, but i’m perfectly good at it.
sex in the air, i don’t care, i love the smell of it.” - S & M lyrics by Rihanna

The acronym S & M is often used for Sadomasochism. Sadomasochism broadly refers to receiving of pleasure -often sexual- from acts involving the infliction or receiving pain or humiliation. Some people said that its meaning could also be “Satan and Me”.

From the occult, science, mind control and intelligence have developed. By taking over the Music Industry, the Record companies, and by their control of the Fine Arts, they know how to influence the teenagers to dance to their tune and accept their kind of reality. This makes sense if you look at what kind of “entertainment” we are enforced to enjoy. Yes, most of them are really enjoyable to hear. But if you would notice their lyrics, it’s really about “IMMORALITY”. It’s more about lust, love for money, love for earthly pleasure! Even if Lady Gaga’s song “Born this Way” talks about the perfection of God, that God has no mistake, if you would look beyond its meaning, it’s not really about God but it’s about maintaining the bad side of yourself and not trying to change for the better because you are born that way. It was exposed in her music video and this really makes me sad because most of the people find this song really inspiring but it’s not. In fact, the music the teenagers have to listen to is often totally without quality and lead many of them into “robotism”, apathy, sex, violence and drugs.

 ”It doesn’t matter if you and I believe in this or not, as long as they do. And they take it very seriously.” -Wes Penre . 

What is ILLUMINATI? 

According to my research, Illuminati is a secret society that was formed to establish a new world order. So when we talked about “new world order”, it has something to do about “CHANGE”. This goal has been planned away from the public, in secrecy within Secret Societies. Most Secret Societies with secret grades of initiation are these days controlled by this malevolent Illuminati cabal, and Freemasonry is perhaps the best known of them all. Although Freemasonry and a few other secret societies were not created by the Puppet Masters, they have been infiltrated over time and there are very few unique ones left that are actually working against the Power Bloodlines. The Elite that controls the societies and the Illuminati are occultists and black magicians. They say their God is Lucifer, “The Light Bearer”, and by occult practices they manipulate and influence the masses. Although branches of the Illuminati are Gnostic in nature and claim to acknowledge Lucifer as the Head of the Game, even that seems to be a deception. With time and after years of research, I’ve come to understand that Lucifer is not equivalent to Satan, but they are two different entities. The REAL power behind the Brotherhood is therefore not Lucifer, but Satan himself! Hence, it is correct to refer to this cabal as being Satanists and not Luciferian.” -from The Secret Order of Illuminati.

 

You can say that ILLUMINATI is just a group of wealthy people that want change and a new order for the world. but when I researched more about Illuminati, I can see some connections between the goal of Illuminati and the bible. If you will read the bible, you can sight evidences and you can say that Jesus, during His time, already knew what will happen in the future. And I noticed that what he said in the bible is happening today. 

I want to emphasize the gospel of Luke 10:18 in which Jesus says, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”. I researched about this and found out the translation of this in Arabic and Hebrew. According to http://newine.wordpress.com, In Arabic, Baraq is lightning. For a Rabbi (like Jesus) to say “I saw Satan fall like lightning”, he would have to say,“I saw Satan fall like Barak” with the emphasis on the second syllable. The “Greek” verse of Luke 10:18 does not contain an actual Greek word for “fall”. Instead, the Greek word translated as “fall” appears to be a rare form of a Hebrew word for “transgressions”. So, the words of Jesus in this verse probably refer to heavenly transgressions (i.e., rather than a physical fall). In Isaiah 14:14the verses that refer directly to “Lucifer” use BAMA (hebrew). to indicate the “Heights” of Heaven! In Hebrew, the letter vau is transliterated as an “O” or “U”. It is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So, to “join” in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning (Barack) and a high place like heaven or the “Heights of Heaven”, the letter “O” or Hebrew vau would be used.”

Thus it would seem that Jesus said, 2000 years ago, that he saw Satan’s transgression and that it/he was (in Hebrew or Arabic), “BARACK OBAMA”. Keep in mind that Jesus as God, is outside of time. He sees/saw everything that was, is and that, from our perspective, is yet to come.) Is that weird, shocking and borderline unbelievable? Well, Yes. But books like Bible make clear that various aspects and meanings of scripture are ‘locked up’ for a time. They mean nothing until the context of events gives it to them. Such is the case in the Bible codes also -  a phenomenon which has gained the highest scientific credibility after first being dissed. And if you would notice, President Barack Obama is always telling about “Change”. 

Some are talking in accordance to “Science” and some are talking in accordance to “Religion”. Some are talking in accordance to their research and some are talking in accordance to what they see and hear. So, we really have different point of view. 

I’m not here to start a debate about Illuminati. I’m not here to convince you that Illuminati is for real. I just want to share different results of researches presented by different people. In the end, it’s for you to decide if you would believe it or not. What’s important is “You are already AWARE.” 

7/3/2011 - Video

WHERE’S THE STORY?

 Have you ever watched a movie with great visual effects but has no story? I mean… literally speaking, all movies have stories right? but most of their stories  make NO SENSE.

Yes, special effects are good but is it better to come up with a movie with cool visual effects and with a cool story too? I know that editing special effects is not that easy. I’m not really good in editing so you could say that I have no right to say these things. But I’m talking here not just as an editor but also as a “VIEWER”.

Some people would say to me… “ikaw kaya ang gumawa niyan. kaya mo ba?”. Well, as of now, I can’t do those hollywood movies. But that’s the point! They already have the capability. why not use it at their best?

Now, that’s the problem today, because people were really hooked on special effects, the management/production team of the movie just focused on doing those special effects rather than making a great story before starting to shoot a movie.

That’s why I really love the movie “TRANSFORMERS” because this movie focused not only in special effects but also on making a good story.

Movies with great visual effects is really marketable. But all I want to share with you guys is that… “it’s not bad to make money over your artwork but we should not forget that a true artist is a person who makes an artwork for the love of it, not only for the money. A true artist must be inspirational to the viewers. Whatever his message is, people must be able to feel the emotions and to acknowledge the feelings expressed through the STORY within it.

because if you capture the heart of your viewers, for me it’s PRICELESS.