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The UP Centennial Planner

I finally got it!

Today, February 18, the 49th day of the year, I got my UP Centennial Planner. Yey! Finally.

I’ve read a comment somewhere in UP Centennial’s Multiply site saying some negative reaction about the planner, making me think that it will look like some lousy planner diyan sa tabi-tabi, may tatak UP nga lang.

Despite that not so good review, I was still excited to get my own copy of that once-in-a-lifetime UP planner. UP photographers are great as the multiply site showed really great images of that planner. So, factor in the bad review, I expected a not so great product. Pero UP nga e, so I still expected a beautiful one.

I was not disappointed! Okay, it was not as great and fine and superb as I wanted it to be (and even expected it to be), I still liked it. Loved it. Loving it! Kahit may typo error (that was frustrating somehow — a little detail missed).

O, ayan ang kahawig niya. Kaso di ko pa magamit, wala akong pang-sulat e.    —–>>>

February 18, 2008 Posted by Kate | UP, just another day, photos | | No Comments Yet

5 out of 5, and more

The UP Rifle Pistol Team is another reason for me to apply for the graduate studies in econ. Huhuhu, deadline of application is on Monday, yet I still don’t have a decent essay of why I want to apply and I still don’t have recommendations. That’s another story.

Last night, I went to UP Fair with Marcie, Bebang and Ed. Not as so fun as it used to be. (Maybe because I am — and should be — losing that college feel already; or that I don’t know the bands — it’s fun to hear Kadangyan from a distance, anyway; or that there are less activity booths this time.) But, still FUN (despite some heightened personal arguments on my way home — and that’s another story again.)

How would I not enjoy it when I was able to shoot five out of the five tiny targets of the UP RPT in their rifle shooting booth?! The last time (and that’s the only time) I tried shooting in their booth was about four years ago, where I missed only one target.

The RPT member who guided me was Ina, a sweet young lady who somehow managed to pressure me to shoot all the five targets. It almost felt like forever trying to find a comfortable position or stance or whatever to shoot the last standing little piece of wood shaped like a super small animal (was that wood?). By that time, my hands (and arms and legs) were already shaking and hard to control from the weight (and pressure) of that heavy rifle. I managed it. Ang tagal nga lang. Whoa!

So I got a bullet keychain. Yabang!

P.S. Ina, did I remember your name right? Peace! :)


Astig pa rin ang UP Fair

I maintain another blog for the trips, event, celebrations and whatever happenings around me in this country. Prior to my (re-)posting of the 2008 UP Fair schedule, and that’s for about two months, my blog had an average of only four pageloads per day, or 292 in all. After that and until now, for only about two weeks, my blog got 742 hits or an average of 62 pageloads per day! ‘Recent keyword analysis’ proves that the sudden upsurge of pageloads is due to ‘up fair schedule.’

Oh, di ba?! That’s how UP Fair is loved. That’s to show that probably, it’s the only topic I’ve posted that many people think is worth posting. I’ll still write more about anything, anyway. I can’t be stopped! Hahaha!

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February 16, 2008 Posted by Kate | UP, celebrations, environment, r&r | | No Comments Yet

GIG RUN

gig-2008.jpg

 

Green is Good

February 3, 2008

 

See Sherjo’s site for details.

 

 

 

December 2, 2007 Posted by Kate | UP, environment | | No Comments Yet

Master of Arts in Economics

The UP School of Economics is now accepting applications for its graduate programs!

Tara, mag-masters in econ na tayo! Yey! :)

Click here to view details on how to apply for the said program.

December 1, 2007 Posted by Kate | UP, career, econ, education | | No Comments Yet

UP Still Rocks!

I have been waiting for a clear (or an even clearer) video/shot of the winning (and oh so winning) performance of the UP Pep Squad in this year’s UAAP Cheer Dance Competition.  Here’s from zphinx1224 in YouTube (TV capture from Studio 23).

While here’s another one from joniang, from an “audience” view (also from YouTube).

Grabe, adik sa UP Pep Squad! Ang galing kasi!

UP FIGHT!!!

September 23, 2007 Posted by Kate | UP, sports | | 1 Comment