Public speaking competition

 Today April 20, 2016. A Public speaking competition was held at Asia Pacific College's Auditorium. Now there were 30 participants during the competition but only 9 will be left for the finals. Each has their designated room to go to for the elimination round. Of course we can't leave the venue coz' we're going to be marked as absent if we do that. So while waiting for the final participant the APC speaks prepared some games related to the event. I know that everyone  was scared to be called as a representative for their block. That's why I even prayed and hoped that I will no be called. According to research that one of the most fears a person could have is the fear of Public Speaking.

Fear of public speaking is the most common of all phobias. It's a form of performance anxiety in which a person becomes very concerned that he or she will look visibly anxious, maybe even have a panic attack while speaking. Over time, people try to protect themselves by either avoiding public speaking or by struggling against speech anxiety. Now after the games. We got back into the event. Fortunately there 9 blessed, lucky speakers who surpass the elimination round. They spoke different examples regarding on the topic given to them. Some exemplified their life with their parents. Some spoke about fairy tale, past relationship etc... After all the speakers are all good since they deliver it with all their might.  

Creative Storytelling and Confessions of a Bookaholic Competition

This event was held last March 30, 2016. During the Soma week. Anyway, the program was really good although some groups were a bit boring. It is boring because of some reason like almost all of them are not that prepared so well like they are just reading and some blocks, they’re actions is not that clear or more just like they got nervous because they are so many people in the auditorium. At least they give an effort. Yet still the event come out great. Some of them were really great and caught my attention.

For the creative storytelling it gives me chills and bring back memories way back when I was a child. They were telling stories about legends and acting out so that they can get the audience attention by doing anything that will catch our attention of course since it is criteria in rating their performance. All the teams were giving their best shot and showing on who they really are to entertain the audience as much as they could. They acted out the Legends about the garlic and numerous legend etc.. They wore costumes and used props for their performance to deliver it magically to us. Confessions of a bookaholic? For every contestant that spoke on the stage, I can see their feelings towards the book because of their reaction towards to us. As they confess they are encouraging us at the same time to read book so that we will gain some knowledge in it. They talked about how they got so caught up in a book that they can’t seem to find a way out. They love everything about their book as I can see from them. You can see it in their eyes how they love books and how they appreciate it. Well I myself will say I need to read a book!

Who wants to be a millionaire

 In this event it was held last March 8, 2016 and well everybody was excited about this event since it will be a fun filled event as our professor had said to us Ms Eliz Reyes ad miss Nina Javier. And also, I have classmates from ECE 151 that joined the Who wants to be a millionaire. They got 7 out of 10 in the Easy questions. Which is not bad? Atleast they are the chosen ones in our block ECE151.

For me, it is a good and brainy game. Because even though you are an audience you too can learn something new. As well as the participants if they didn’t got the correct answer.

In this event it has the same mechanics as the real game. Though they added a twist and matched it with our English term since it is all about English? Right? Being one of the students who are currently enrolled in the English term, instead of asking question from the Mathematics, History, Science, Music and Art categories they asked questions all coming from English. They ran through series of questions from the English category like authors, books and etc..

The questions went easy, moderate and difficult. Some of them even tried to guess and hope for the best that it would be right so that they could win. Who wouldn’t want to win anyway? Whoever wins the first place would go home with a trophy and a cash prize of 3000 pesos and the second place I don’t know already.

The crowd was cheering for their respective representatives, hoping that their representative will win in this event. The game had ended and we went home with our brains fed with new knowledge in this event. Thank You! And congratulations to the winner of Who wants to be a millionaire.

Paddington

Paddington is a 2014 British-French live action/computer animated family comedy film directed by Paul King, written by King and Hamish McColl, and produced by David Heyman. Based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond, the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, along with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. It received a Empire Award nomination for Best British Film.

Paddington is a family movie that really is for everyone, meaning neither kids nor grown-ups will squirm with boredom. Based on a series of Michael Bond books begun in 1958 and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum, the movie likewise tells the tale of a Peruvian bear, in duffel coat and floppy red hat, adopted by a London family. How satisfying to report that the cinematic Paddington emerges as an irresistible charmbomb that has a nice habit of sneaking up on you instead of conking you on the head. Paddington, voiced with genuine feeling by Ben Whishaw (a substitute for the originally cast Colin Firth), is introduced living the good life in the rainforest. Then, boom-squish, an earthquake hits and Paddington takes a cargo ship to London, where he dreams of a new beginning. Without too much fuss, the bear arrives at Paddington Station and is quickly adopted — at least temporarily — by the Brown family: blustery dad Henry (Hugh Bonneville, on leave from Downton but still very lord of the Abbey), his sweet wife Mary (the pricelessly appealing Sally Hawkins) and their two scrappy, moody children, Judy (Madeleine Harris) and Jonathan (Samuel Joslin). After a few guttural roars, the bear starts talking and in very British tones. Paddington has no super powers, though he does fly over London, but he does work his way into our hearts and minds. It's all very droll and quietly, memorably dazzling. "Please Look After This Bear" are the words written on a tag around Paddington's neck. Smart audiences will do as instructed. 


source: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/paddington-20150114

Zombadings

Zombadings (or Patayin sa Shokot si Remington) is a spoof on comics culture. It is also a fairy tale romance set in the town of Lucban. Essentially it is a coming of age comedy about a little boy, Remington (he begins very young indeed) yelling out loud whenever he notices the queer behavior of local town shokis – the historical term in the 50s and 60s for queer kids. Remington, alert to spot abnormal looks and behavior, unable to understand quirky and queer mannerisms, is the town crier who bellows “Bakla!” (Gay) instead of “Tulong!” (help) at every boy, teenager, or passer-by that crosses his gaze. In the world of fairy tales, he is the little boy in “The Emperor’s New Clothes” who pinpoints and articulates reality. He is yesterday’s gay-dar.  

 Remington’s growing attraction to the city girl, Hannah. As his attraction and desire increases, the curse proportionately works on him via daydreams and images of confusion and distraction that pull his behavior into the world of bekemon, the most current patois of gay language, which used to be called sward-speak. At its current development of sophistication in vocabulary—what used to be recognizably a language of repressed neurotics inventing terms for emotional release, bekemon has become Esperanto—a new language that deserves punctilious translation into grammatically correct Cinemalaya English subtitles. It is probably meant as a joke by the producer-writers, but works against the comedy. Eugene Domingo has to explicate it when she utters, “I don’t understand it. But it is funny.” In the process, the humor is dissipated into awkwardness, and repartees are made lame, killing tempo and rhythm. Remington is drawn to speak and behave like a teenage boy gradually losing control over his maleness into queerness, climaxing in a funny fantasy love scene on a staircase with his best friend, Jigs (Kerbie Zamora). The two male lead characters, Martin Escudero and Kerbie Zamora are very good, because at this early stage in their careers, they’re fresh, unmannered, and still un-self-conscious! So they succeed in giving the impression that they’re not acting, just being themselves. Martin’s quick shifts from queer to manly is hilarious!  

source: http://kyotoreview.org/book-review/review-zombadings-1-patayin-sa-shokot-si-remington/ 

Sana Dati

Sana Dati is a 2013 Filipino romantic drama film written and directed by Jerrold Tarog. The story of Andrea Gonzaga (Lovi Poe) set to marry a man whom she doesn’t know if she loves or not (TJ Trinidad). Enter, a young 21 year old wedding videographer (Paulo Avelino) whose mysterious presence turns Andrea’s whole wedding in disarray. The film similarly starts with the past. Memories of the main characters intersperse continuously and constantly with the present, at times intrusively so. As Lovi Poe’s character prepares unenthusiastically for her wedding, she is also trying to grapple with her doubts and emotions that are as alive, if not more, than her current reality.

The entire movie shows her struggle between moving on from her feelings of what-could-have-been and her thoughts of what her life could be with a man whom she is uncertain if she really loves. "Sana Dati" is not a film about winners. It is not about the fictional poet, named after Spanish director Julio Medem, who wrote the most beautiful verses about the feeling of being in love prior to dying. It is not about Andrew, who, like fictional Medem, died with a heart overflowing with love. The heart of "Sana Dati" lies with the losers, the ones we tend to forget when the most intense statements about love have already been declared. It is about Andrea, whose life goes on despite the tragedy of her one true love perishing. It is about Robert, who is about to marry a girl who does not love him. It is about Andrew, who stirs trouble in somebody else’s romantic affairs.

Sana Dati is a visually stunning romance drama with hints of light humor. Its expertly photographed scenes evoke emotion and convey information at an unhurried pace. Past, present and the possibilities of the future collide with each other all throughout the movie—making scenes appear seemingly scattered and confusing. 

Follow your passion.. He did!

Jon Santos went to our school in Asia Pacific College last march 11, 2016 and held an event in Auditorium. We had the honor listening to Jon Santos Speak. He was invited by the English Resource Center ( ERC ) to share about life and his career path.

Jonathan Adriano Santos (born January 18, 1966), more popularly known as Jon Santos, is a Filipino comedian, actor, and impersonator who has done more than 50 different impersonations such as Ate Vi and Juan Flavor, probably two of his most famous impersonations. And also he impersonation Sen. meeryam, Sherap Estrada, Pres. Gloring and may more. He is one of the three Philippine show business personalities (the other two being Maila Gumila and Amanda Griffin) who have Argawanon blood.
In the Philippine scene, nobody is anybody until he or she is done by Jon Santos. Having perfected the art of costume and make-up, Jon becomes the person; a better version in fact, because it’s a much, much funnier version. Even bureaucratic bores who somehow land on the news become hilarious, endearing creatures in the hands of Jon Santos (Actually, in the hands, face, body and voice of Jon). So just think what a riot he creates with the already colorful or absurd. 

In a Philippine Entertainment Portal article, the article goes to say that “only a select few can be so hilarious that they’re famous for whom they’re not in real life. Performers like Willie Nepomuceno, Tessie Tomas, and Jon Santos have all been successful in this field. It’s a wonder that they can perfectly imitate not just one but various personalities in different fields” and he was listed as the top 3 in the industry, ranking below Willie Nepomuceno and Tessie Tomas, both of whom were Jon Santos’s mentors. The article further states that Jon is ”one of the few actors who can impersonate a man or a woman with perfect ease and gusto”.

He further became more famous that ever when he revealed in a 2008 interview that he had been married to an Italian-American management expert for three years and that they were married in Canada, which allows gay marriage.

https://allaboutargao.wikispaces.com/Jon+Santos