(massive plugging of events ahead! :D)

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HAJIME! '08

JUDO tournament hosted by Ateneo

Open to All

Date: November 8 and 9

Venue: Blue Eagle Gym

It will be by belt:
  All White
  All Brown
  All Black

Note: The New IJF rules will be applied!

http://judoforum.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6243

Please Pass.

apology letters from ateneo regarding the bonfire incident, and a little something from coach ali sulit of the ateneo judo team. :)

Please continue reading on after.

To those who posted pictures, please re-post this letter in your blogs. This will help set things right. Thank you.

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  Letter of Fr. Nebres, SJ to Bro. Luistro, FSC
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2 October 2008

BROTHER ARMIN LUISTRO, FSC
President
De la Salle University System
2401 Taft Avenue
Manila

Re: Ateneo Bonfire

Dear Bro. Armin,

I would like to extend my deepest apology to you and to the La Sallian community for what some alumnus or student did at the Ateneo Bonfire, namely, write the names of the La Salle players on the wood.  Unfortunately, none of us saw it ahead of time, because the wood pile was covered by a tarp against the rain until the time came to light it.

Despite our rivalries in sports, we are both committed to Christian values and what was done is certainly a violation of values we share.

Once again, my deepest apologies to you and to the La Sallian community.  We are trying to find out who is responsible for the act.


Sincerely yours,


BIENVENIDO F. NEBRES, SJ
President

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  Letter of Mr. Paredes to Fr. Nebres
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3 October 2008


Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ
President
Ateneo de Manila University

Dear Fr. Nebres,

I write this letter for two reasons.  The first one is to own up to producing the materials with the names of the Green Archers and placing them prominently in the woodpile before the bonfire for all to see.

Secondly, I sincerely apologize to you for the queasy situation you are in as a result of the backlash it created.

While the nature of this letter is a personal apology to you, please feel free to extend it to parties you may deem fit to receive it.


Sincerely,


Jesse Paredes
HS'54, AB'58

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(Now, in contrast...)

By now the news has probably spread that the Ateneo Men's Judo Team won the Championships with La Salle trailing at second. However, there is much more to the story than that.

Before the last competition day was done, there was a match between a Judo player from  La Salle and another university. When one of the spectators from the Ateneo side noticed that the ENTIRE Ateneo bench was cheering for the La Salle player he asked me, "Why are we cheering for La Salle?" I gave him a smile and said, "Well...they're our friends."

Before the announcement of the over-all winners, the coaches and team captains of Ateneo and La Salle stepped on the mats and lined up facing each other. It was a very long line for each team that took up the entire length of the two playing areas- men, women, high school, coaches and supporters from each school. The gym and everyone else in it became quite wondering what was to transpire.

Both teams staring seriously across to the other line, a command is shouted and both teams all bow to each other at the same time signifying great respect and Judo solidarity. The line broke up with EVERYONE congratulating and thanking each other with sincere hugs and handshakes.

There is something to learn from there.

Much respect to the Coaches and seniors of de La Salle: Coach Sam Bernales, Gerard Teruel and Jason Senales.

A SEA OF  GREENS AND BLUES 
(Picture taken right after the bow. Our guys in blue and La Salle in green and white. ANIMO!)

from http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/uaap/view.php?db=1&article=20081006-164770
 

Blue Eagles, Lady Maroons triumph

MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo de Manila University added the men's judo championship to its earlier wins in basketball and swimming, while University of the Philippines retained the women's plum in the ongoing 71st UAAP season.

Paulo Hector Luz and Carlo Jason Garcia reigned in the -66 kg division to clinch the title for Ateneo which pooled 37 points.

The Blue Eagles edged rivals De La Salle University Green Archers (32 points) and the University of Santo Tomas Tigers (28 points).

UP's Catherine Joy Lariosa seized the gold in the -57 kg category while Ada Therese Estanislao won the -52 kg class.

"We prepared long and hard the entire year," said UP coach Reylin San Juan, referring to their stints in the National Open and the Philippine Olympic Festival. Romina S. Austria

Every beginning
is but a continuation,
and the book of events
is never more than half open.

- "Love At First Sight" by Wislawa Szymborska

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just a thought.

from the movie "turn left, turn right". :P

   

                    

    

        What Death Note character are you?    

    

You are L! You are such an enigma. No one even knows your real name! You keep to yourelf often, and find it hard to trust someone. You are hardworking,  and have a lot of initiative. And you're a genius, to boot!
Take this quiz!

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You Are Classical Music

You are a somewhat serious person who enjoys studying subjects deeply. Art of all kinds interests you, and a good piece of art can really effect you emotionally. You are inspired by human achievement, and you appreciate work that takes years to accomplish. For you, the finer things in life are not about snobbery - they're about quality.

What Kind of Music Are You?

while waiting for inspiration to strike...
tagged by lemy, margie and cynth: 10 random facts + 6 weird things. :P

RULES:
1. Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves.
2. Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their ten things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose ten people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read yours

1. i'm very picky when it comes to shoes. i always end up buying nothing after scouring the racks for hours. hahaha. but i love my very basic and comfy and black chucks. :)

2. i'm nearsighted. i even wore glasses back in grade school for a short while, though i was ecstatic at first because i wanted to have glasses (don't ask).

3. i speak better japanese than chinese. so much for 12 years of education in chinese schools! hahaha.

4. when i was going through my artsy phase, the only anime character that i was able to draw DECENTLY was hiei/vincent of "yuyu hakusho/ghostfighter" fame. :P

5. i'm a forensics geek. blood doesn't scare me though the idea of dissecting a corpse does. i even wanted to be a doctor when i was young but backed off when my mom told me about her experiences of sawing heads open to examine brains in med school.

6. i loved to dance when i was a kid. now i just vent it out on "audition". :)

7. i don't like the comic sans ms font. :P

8. i'm not the biggest fan of the color pink. not that i hate pink, i just don't like it that much. even during the power rangers/sentai craze, i usually favored the other rangers (usually the yellow ranger because she was the only other girl hahaha).

9. i'm good with names, terrible with remembering faces. :P

10. the only other sport that i took up "seriously" was swimming back in high school. though i wanted to join the varsity, my parents said no (surprise, surprise hahaha). semi-serious was kendo/japanese fencing back in japan. :P

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mechanics:

• originally you're supposed to be tagged, but i'm too damn lazy to tag other people. so if you feel up to it, or you're just bored, feel free to do this. hahaha.
• okay, so you decided to do this. now tag somebody else. inflict them with something to do this summer.
• then make your own version of the mechanics. unlike my very articulate ab lit eng friend madame margarita rafols, i'm not very good when it comes to things like this. hahaha. but you get the point of this game. if not, i feel sorry for you. :P

6 weird facts about me...

1. i have an (unhealthy) obssession with japanese boybands. hehehe. yes, they have cheesy dance moves and lyrics, dress funny, a bunch of pretty boys (usually), some can't sing to save their life, but i don't give a damn. they're cute, and they can get away with being cute. hahaha. (ARAAAAAASHI~! ninohnosakuraibajun) :)

2. i tend to notice things about people like their habits, quirks and other very minor details.  see my southpark albums for proof. XD

3. i'm very particular when it comes to buying journals. my titas used to give me girly journals, with the easy to open locks and scented pages and i usually end up discarding them after two entries. i prefer plain notebooks. :)

4. when i text people, i spell everything out. even in ym. i rarely use shortcuts. i also get peeved a bit when people spell "oo" as "uu" (gamers hahaha). XD

5. i only started eating vegetables during my exchange student stint in japan. hahaha.

6. i like collecting perfume and perfume bottles. my vanity table's littered with them. :D

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current music: arashi - "all or nothing"

it's the first day of summer classes...

...and it's raining(?!)

[edit]
microeco, what the hell. @_@
note to self: bring jacket everyday!
i love olivia habana! hahaha. while not as interesting as sir tirol, she does make an impression. :D

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nodame cantabile ♥!

You Act Like You Are 17 Years Old

You are a teenager at heart. You don't quite feel like a grown up yet, but you don't feel like a kid. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. You're quite rebellious, and you don't like being told what to do. You like to do things your way. You have your own unique style, taste in music, and outlook on life.

yes and how apt that i stumbled on this quiz right now.

every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
"closing time" - semisonic

good thing the weather cooperated with us today. sugar high friends/teammates are ♥ hahaha.

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the day seems to go on and on. five minutes feels like an hour. or maybe it's just the summer heat.

but come to think of it, with people i know starting to look for jobs and worrying about resumes, callbacks and what not, reality makes me remember that pretty soon summer will lose that special meaning for me in two years time. that is, if i balk at the idea of prolonging my student life by going to law school. but then, that's another thing to think about.

in the meantime, priorities (summer classes, habana ftw!) priorities (judo + jiujitsu + gym)  priorities (lalalalalife~).

online enlistment tomorrow. so i'm bored now. last week is next week.

summer + micro eco = yuck.
summer + lozada/habana for hi165 = pwede na XD

back to training mode as well. unless anything else comes up, i'll prolly be training six days a week like most of my teammates (gym + judo + jiujitsu). dammit, i have to lose all the weight i gained.

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You Are Trinity

"Touch me and that hand will never touch anything again."

Your Thinking is Abstract and Sequential

You like to do research and collect lots of information. The more facts you have, the easier it is for you to learn. You need to figure things out for yourself and consider all possibilities. You tend to become an expert in the subjects that you study. It's difficult for you to work with people who know less than you do. You aren't a very patient teacher, and you don't like convincing people that you're right.

current music: mae - "embers and envelopes"

oh why do you elude me so much? :P

it's always the number THREE that makes the difference, be it good or bad.

at least i got better grades compared to last time. :P

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as of 12:15 am, sophomore year is officially over.

so how am i going to survive four majors next time?

jiyuu ga hoshii desu.

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it's the last day of march, almost the first day of april. it's spring right now in japan, and i'd probably still be decked in layers upon layers of jackets if i were there. if i'd look out my window, there would be a cherry blossom tree in the park just across the street. it would be in full bloom right now. the train station is but a forty minute ride via bus.

i can go just about anywhere, anytime i want to.

darn, i miss that feeling.

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is bored.

forget regret or life is yours to miss.
sometimes, we all need to realize that reality's knocking on our door.
and we don't have a choice but to open the door sooner or later.

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just finished watching "rent"...

coincidentally, my favorite character is mark. :D

Which RENT character are you?

and roger, too (adam pascal's voice is !)

Which RENT character are you?

not thinking is so much fun. seriously. :P

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hmm, dorama marathon-ing's much more fun when you're with company. :)

six hours of "nobuta wo produce" (yamapi~)
three hours of matsujun's "kindaichi shonen no jikenbo".
hmmm, what to watch next? "kurosagi"? decisions, decisions.


current music: yamapi - "daite señorita"

i have a tendency of being incoherent when i'm:

a) flustered
b) paranoid
c) peeved.

so i thought about it. why mess with my summer vacation? drowning myself in a pool of worry will just ruin it. everything will be fine.

everything always ends up being fine.

eventually.

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yamapi. jinjin. junno. matsujun. CRUNCHYROLL~!

theo today.
eco tomorrow.
theo's not making any sense anymore.

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The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved. You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy. You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

You Are A Blue Girl

Relationships and feelings are the most important things to you. You are empathetic and accepting - and good at avoiding conflict. If someone close to you is in pain, it makes you hurt as well. You try to heal the ones you love with your kind and open heart.

(urk why am not surprised with the results of the second quiz? :P)

current music: kat-tun - "keep the faith" (junno so cute in the video XD)

two more days, two more finals and then it's all over~!

and i have stack of graphic novels waiting to be read, a room to clean, doramas to watch and "audition" to practice my reflexes come summer time.

such a busy geek, but i'm not complaining~ :D

almost.

tonight i bid adieu, paalam, sayonara, goodbye to the bane of my sophomore year in ateneo that is accounting.

(oh wait, there's two more bane-y subjects.)

one down, and i can't believe i survived today having three exams (two hellish subjects) with nothing but decolsin + amox + biogesic + lots of agua and ten pesos worth of coffee to sustain me from 8.30AM till 4.30PM.

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one way or another, i know i'll cross paths with you again. i hope. :D
gusto ko mag tnt for this year's orsem! :D

oh cruel cruel fate.

why did you have to choose today?

fehdgefehdgefuhdge.

some things just sound better when they're said in a foreign language.
more poignant, maybe.
gotta stop being so accident-prone...>.<
too many scars apart from the bruises.

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deadlines and reminders:
fri: sci10/ec102/FINAL acc30 LT
mon: ec102/sci10 presentations
tues: law22 finals
next mon: sa21 paper
sometime next week: ec102/th121 FINALS

summer:
get manaois or lozada for hi165 (AMBETH! :(( ).
judo training.
get back to half-mid weight.
jiujitsu? :P
microeco weh.

next (school) year:
opman.
dacanay for my next theo? ha!
judo uaap.
laws on taxation. (FUUUUN~ NOT!)

current music: damien rice - "cannonball"

If you've ever been alone in the dark blue
If you've ever been alone you'll know.

so why do we associate blue with sadness anyway?

You Are a Blue Crayon

Your world is colored in calm, understated, deep colors. You are a loyal person, and the truest friend anyone could hope to find. On the inside, you tend to be emotional and even a bit moody. However, you know that people depend on you. So you put on a strong front. Your color wheel opposite is orange. Orange people may be opinionated, but you feel they lack the depth to truly understand what they're saying.