Temporal Vortex

Note: Don’t mistook this grievance with the first thing that enters your mind.

Wow, that was a surprise. To think we have such power. They said that only our university had this policy. It was all thanks to the Congresswoman who filed it(whoever that is ). Because of that, we students are able to enjoy our rights as well our responsibilities as a rightful student of the university.

Not aware to many students, we have a Magna Carta. It is an article where our rights and responsibilities are stipulated.

This right was bestow upon us so that we could claim our right to have the best quality education that we are paying for. This is also a way to peacefully resolve a feud with anyone in the university. Grievances could be filed to anyone in the school. Might it be a classmate or an authority.

Well, because it is right of an student, common cases are about academics of course and professors are the often the accused party.

Common Cases are wrong computation of grades, failure without any valid reason, refusal to show how grades were computed, miscalculation of tardiness and absence, and of course, sexual harassment as well. Well that’s it for our wicked professors.

Still, we should be considerate as well to them. We might as well give them an informal grievance by talking with them verbally at first. Writing a letter to the department chair would only be a choice if it can’t be resolved verbally. To do this, a formal letter is written by the complainant with the whole narration of the incident, citing some witnesses and actions that needs to be executed to resolve the matter. Never forget the signature.

If you need help or witness about verbal dealings, you can ask any SC member to help you.

You can file group grievances as well if you are composed of three people or more.

By the way, if grievances about grade changes are filed after two weeks after the distribution of course cards, the grade can’t be changed anymore! Better be decisive if you are determined to do so.

Yeah, What the hell topic. I don’t know but people here in my university seeeems very fond of it and I don’t know why. We had this assembly that obliges us to dress ourselves  in corporate attire. They pisses me off. I heard that there would be visitors and we were used so that the university would look like something “good”. Forget the formalities, they used us so that they would get a good impression? We, the males, had ourselves almost look like our professor in accounting and it is very annoying. The assembly also started late. My precious Friday was wasted. They just let us meet our future professors.

The College of Liberal Arts had their assembly without any restrictions, you can wear decent clothes where you are comfortable, you can skip it as well if you like. I don’t know why our college the only one who did such thing.

Tsk, tsk, formalities, formalities. Look at what time we started. They are formal but not punctual. They’ve got guts to have us wait in this attire. I almost fell asleep during the assembly because of the boring speeches(actually not almost because I had a nap of 5 minutes I guess). I can’t help it. I already attended an assembly of my organization at about 9:00 am so I woke early, considering Friday should be a rest day.

The university is making a fuss about a “mere formality”. Can they make profit of that?

I don’t know if I made friends today but I tagged along with them since they are the only ones around the school that I know. (During the assembly of my organization)

Everyday of course our moms wouldn’t stopnagging us about anything every now and then. That is because they love us, their sons and daughters.

I find Atashin’chi a similar place of our home. Not that I’m saying that the Mama in the anime is the same with my mother. Its just that she sometimes makes a fuss about things that is very trivial.

At first, I thought about things like… Are they trying to portray mothers as someone stupid? Well, uhmm yeah, the character of Mama in Atashin’chi is kind of stupid but she is just very lovely. What they portray is just atypical household. I just love the ruckus that they make every show. I can’t help but laugh. Few months ago, I really don’t know what Atashin’chi is all about. What I just remembered was Crayon Shin-chan because of the art.

Since I’m watching a show during 4:00 pm, I often turn the television as early as 3:30 pm (time slot of Atashin’chi). I don’t know what Atashin’chi sounds like when it is on Japanese but I prefer the Tagalog dubbed because the silly thoughts won’t be incorporated if it’s just literally dubbed to Tagalog. I’m actually waiting for the Dubber’s Cut of the show since the voices are funny and the speed of speech is sort of fast. Just a coincidence that they really showed it. The dubbers’ voices are very cute. I’m very amazed with Mama’s dubber. It looks like as if it’s her natural accent. They are also allowed to meld some ad lib to have the script look more natural.

This kind of show is the type that varies among countries. You just can’t get the thought if it’s from Japan right? At least, if the scripts were adjusted to Filipino culture, viewers will understand it. Instances like this are the jokes that has something to do with word plays. There no way the ordinary Filipinos would understand that kind of “joke”.

Therefore, anime localizations have advantages as well. I can tell that its just effective to comedy genres since the jokes originated from Japan. To suit the viewers’ taste, then it should be adjusted to the culture of the country.

I have learned something so refreshing last Thursday.

Well, one thing I’ve learned is about a life that is reflective. Anyway, this is supposedly a blog entry. Isn’t that fantastic? I thought people that do blogs are egocentric. Our facilitator said that life that isn’t reflective is not worth it! It gave me enthusiasm to do more blogging even though the schedule is pretty hectic…

There was also this topic about poverty and divine providence. I actually got the picture here. Poor people aren’t made to be charitable to rich people. One classmate of mine said that he had many experiences together with poor people. He said something like… if they had experienced something that rich people does then they would be contented even just to do it once in their lifetime. I can’t believe that he said something like that. It’s just because he has a family that was given the opportunity right? I believe that if he is the poor himself, then he would aim higher as well. I can talk like this because I came from a public high school. I kind of laugh sarcastically inside my mind when I heard him spoke that way because I know that he came from La Salle GH. I guess that what they’re doing over there is just lots of outreach. Now that is where other people get the stereotype ideas… Unlike me who have them as a common circle of friends. (I’m not saying that all of my friends or I are all poor. We are just at the middle class.) I’m not that rich as well so I can tell the same thing. That is we don’t like people that thinks that way.

The statement my blockmate just ticks me off. What he said is basically the same as what the facilitator’s quoted statement by Imelda Marcos. She said, “Hayaan na ang mga mahihirap, Masaya naman sila eh”. Meanwhile, I do agree to what my facilitator said. He said, “Why not do something that is for a lifetime? Not something like treating them to Jollibee and shopping stuffs.” Haha, I’m starting to remember this quotation about the man and teaching him how to fish. That is exactly what we have to do in CWTS!

The activity about the blindness actually got me… I might look so arrogant with this rants but I’m actually not good when talking to other people. Yeah, I might look like a coward here but that is my weakness. I only hope that God would give me the strength to change my personality. With that, I would be a frank and straightforward person. I wouldn’t have the problem whenever to approach someone. I don’t know if I’m making sense here or if my grammar is messy. It’s because I don’t talk too much and does it in writing (that’s where the blog goes).

By the way,

“Poor people aren’t made to be charitable to rich people.”

It is also a quote from Judy Abbot. She came from the anime Watashi no ashinaga Ojisan.

I’ve got nothing to do today but to rest and play Wild Arms 5 in order to finish it once and for all.

I don’t know why days with no classes would be the day my brother would be at home to do his stuff. Anyway, It would be sad since he plans to go overseas. I think I should enjoy his company while he is still here. I badly want to finish Wild Arms 5 before he go overseas because he might bring along with him his PS2…

I’m glad my brother came back safe and sound from a “camping” in Rizal. They sure got some guts right? Camping in a stormy day huh. Sounds fun. Anyway, I heard they lost 2 tents(one of it is ours) because of the squall. Poor tents… That’s what they get for the reckless camping during rainy season . My brother also lost the other pair of his sandals. How sad, he seemed so happy when he bought it just because of the camp.

I’m also glad that the classes are suspended today since I’m doing a cram mini research supposedly to be submitted today. Anyway, tomorrow is a holiday because of Manila Day.

I just like to comment with the signal suspension when it comes to college. Why is it we should wait for signal #3 to come just to have our class to be suspended? Signal #2 is enough already to suspend our class isn’t? Are they trying to differ our health level from the elementary and high school levels? Isn’t it unfair for us college students? What do they think of us? Just because we are grown up we have stronger resistance against sickness? It’s just non sense.

Rain, strong or not, it could cause colds that would hinder the studies of everyone. Then why not treat the students fairly? Are college students resilient to sickness? Of course not. They should think about it once in awhile. We are the ones to suffer every now and then if there is a heavy rain but our classes are still not suspended.

I hope the people who are suffering the rage of the storm right now would make it. I heard there are many people were stranded on their roofs… There were also this ferry that sunk because of the storm… I feel sorry for all the passengers and feel hatred for the captain. He should have at least noticed the gray sky right? I thought they were trained to predict the weather.

Anyway, I think PAG-ASA has their fault as well. The original path of the storm were reported to go to Aurora and not to central Luzon. Maybe their weather forecast radars are already rusty. Considering that the Sierra Madre would act as a barrier of the storm, then it wouldn’t rain pretty hard here on the Central Luzon. But it was a turn of unexpected events… so the ferry might have decided to continue its sailing not knowing that the storm is on their way.