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sounds of the summer
"I don't need the sunshine
Don't need the good times,
Don't need anything anyone's giving,
And I don't mind your lies so keep on talking." - Don't Need the Sunshine, Catatonia
donya quixote
- Proud to be Pinay.
- Born once upon a time in the late January 1988.
- Hails from the highlands; Baguio City.
- She dorms.
- Getting
hazedtrained for life at the School of Economics at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. - Member of the UP Campus Crusade for Christ and UP Economics Society.
- Just a little bit crazy.
- Doesn't want to kiss frogs; faithful to her Dulcine[o]. [NBSB PRIDE!]
- Extremely socially inept - uncomfortable with the idea of meeting new people. Would rather curl up with a nice book than go out clubbing.
- Loyal to the friends she already has. Cause they're great. [Most of the time. Hehe.] ;)
- Usually highly opinionated when it comes to music/film/other media, but her lack of social awareness is disgusting.
- A fool for Jesus Christ.
- Here's her multiply, friendster, and email. [Has myspace, but it's as good as dead. Still contemplating on whether or not she should resurrect it.]
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
I call this post: The Peoples of the University of the Philippines: A Not-So-Comprehensive Study [BGmusic: The Freshmen - Verve Pipe]Post idea from Jigs.
It's very easy to assume that UP has the most varied population that a single university can offer. Everyone in UP has been told that the university could be looked upon as a michrochosm of the Philippines - we have students hailing from all social brackets, from different backgrounds, with different ideas, interests, and capabilities. But since I'm no Anthropology major, I can only simplify the students of UP into five major
Warning: Stereotyping ahead. Ang mao-offend, corny.
What's Your High?
Umaapaw sa talino? DO THE BRAINY HIGH!Natural Habitat: College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Business Administration [probably BAA majors], the libraries
[Some people may say that] if you're from UP, you probably have something of substance in that cavity you have between your ears. But there also exists a... special breed of students who seem to ace each and every single one of their exams. Usually these are the high school valedictorians, or graduates from the Philippine Science High Schools. These are the kind of people who don't attend a single Math17 class yet manage to get perfect scores on their exams. [These are also the kind of people who make us mere mortals feel horribly insufficient.]
The worst subgroup of this group would be the discussion monopolizers. Yung hindi naman tinatanong, nagrerecite pa rin [tapos walang kwenta pa yung sinasabi, gusto lang magka-grade sa recitation]. Kulang nalang bigyan mo sila ng sarili nilang mics.
Kung mayaman si papa, DO THE SOSY HIGH!Natural Habitat: School of Economics, College of Business Administration
UP doesn't have as many specimens from this group as other schools [say, LaSalle or Ateneo], but we do have a lot of sosy people, aka the Conio Crew. The King of Chocolates Rex himself has noticed that people from Econ and BA are "misconstrued or stereotyped as Conio". Well, there's no miscontruing happening here, because it's 100% true. Okay, 80% true. Somekinda medyo kakaiba ang language ng mga ganito, and while the rest of the student population go around by the Toki and Ikot jeeps, these people drive around in their cars.
Oh, and a lot of students look at the people from these colleges with contempt because... well... sinasabi raw nila na wala kaming paninindigan. Meaning, we'd rather not join in those anti-Gloria rallies, atbp. I think that it's not because we don't have any principles, it's because we have different principles, because we're taught how to differentiate between our own opinions and what is actually happening. But that's just my opinion. There are some people I know who don't give a flying fudge about what the heck is happening "out there".
Note:
- Don't misunderstand the SE and CBA people to be a bunch of self-obsessed elitists, because a lot of us are actually quite nice.
- Hindi po ako conio. I speak Taglish but not conio Taglish. And I wouldn't classify myself as sosy.
Pag mahilig ka sa sports, DO THE MVP HIGH!Natural Habitat: College of Human Kinetics, CHK Arcade / International Center, kicking a ball around / throwing a frisbee / playing baseball at the Sunken Garden or the Track Oval, tennis courts, running laps around the Acad Oval
Mga varsity [duh]. I have nothing else to say. Oh yeah, that thing people say about people from CHK not being too smart is completely false. May mga kilala akong taga-CHK na parang halimaw pagdating sa acads.
Kung cool ka at astig, DO THE REBEL HIGH!Natural Habitat: College of Social Science and Philosophy, College of Arts and Letters, College of Fine Arts, College of Music, College of Education, College of Mass Communications, College of Science, fraternity and sorority tambayans [wow andami talaga]
UP students are notorious for being rebellious, and this is because we're told that as the privileged Iskos and Iskas, it is our duty to stand up for the rights of the people. Which is true, and I really respect those people who actually give their all to make our country a better place to live in. But the sad thing is, I've met so many people who join the activists not because of what they believe in, but because they just want to piss off their parents or simply feel what it's like to rebel. Some of them have forgotten their limits (an example here).
But there are also the rebels who use their abilities such as films, art, and music to show what they believe in. For instance, there was a professor in the CFA who, in an anti-Bush protest, shaved her hair "down there" in front of an audience [may screen naman, syempre]. Um... tapos... okay. Wala na akong masabi.
Anyway, these people are usually very easy to spot - look for anyone whose clothes scream "Look at me, I'm an artist!", and you're there.
Pag solid sa bait, DO THE NICE GUY HIGH!Natural Habitat: Everywhere, but the nicest people I know are from Campus Crusade for Christ, so look for our tambayan at Vinzon's.
Everyone in UP is nice. Kahit yung mga frat boys, or yung mga nakakatakot na tao sa FA, or yung mga elitista sa Econ. Usually all you have to do is get look past the scary masks people put on to throw you off to get to the "nice layer". Maybe that's just how I look at people, but I really believe that. Okay, et me rephrase that: Everyone can be nice. Period.
Pahabol:
- Marami kayong interested sa love life ko ha... [mga tsismoso/a!] hehehe... Don't worry... bullet day... I will write about that. Right now I'm not... er... ready to let the world know my [very few] experiences.
- If I were to classify myself according to the above groups, I wouldn't know where to place myself. Like I said, these are just stereotypes.
- Kung taga-UP ka, or kahit hindi... ano kaya ang grupo mo?