MARJONLANDIA: The Return to the Corn Fields

Special Series, Episode 1

Fight for the sake of Corn Fields!

Hahahay ang saya. I'm gonna be there despite all hindrances. Did you know that my brother's birthday, the Grand Alumni Homecoming Day and the only day for my enrollment are all in the same day -- October 27. And all of them are going to happen in three different places. I'm only one human FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

So I had to prioritize and I had to choose the Alumni Homecoming Day because it can't be postponed just for me. Man, that's my highschool turning 10. I wouldn't miss it for the world.

I had to go through a series of sacrifices to defer my enrollment but at God's mercy, the request for enrollment rescheduling was approved. I will enroll on November 4th - the official start of classes.

Man alive! I really had to suffer all the consequences existing in the universe.

My brother's birthday is on October 27 so I have to go home after the Alumni Homecoming. They had to postpone it for a few hours until I arrive. What if I don't arrive? HAHA. Yah seriously, I've only attended 4 Pisay birthdays. But with my brother? Come on. I watched him grow. Gimme a break. Haha.

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La lang just wanna repost it as if it's a chain message! Haha.

10th Foundation Day Celebrations
October 26-30, 2008

First Day
OPENING PROGRAM
October 26, 2008

08:30-10:00 - Thanksgiving Mass
10:00-11:30 - Motorcade
11:30-12:00 - Opening Program
12:00-01:00 - Lunch
01:00-03:00 - Field Demonstration
03:00-04:00 - Alumni Presentation
04:00-05:00 - Parents' Presentation
05:00-07:00 - Presentation for Cultural Show
07:00-09:00 - Dinner Show

Second Day
ALUMNI HOMECOMING
October 27, 2008

07:30-08:30 - Registration
08:30-09:30 - Tree Planting
*Inauguration and blessing of ACA Building/Research Hub
*Opening of Exhibit
*Snacks
09:30-12:00 - Games
*Lunch of the Guest
12:00-02:30 - Luncheon Meeting (Alumni, Faculty, and Staff)
Short Program
Election of Officers
Launching of the RFMJ Memorial Research Award
02:30-05:00 - Symposia: My University
05:00-07:00 - Preparation for the Gabi ng Parangal
07:00-09:00 - Gabi ng Parangal
09:00-11:00 - Socials

Third Day
PISAYAHAN '08
October 28, 2008

04:00-05:00 - Diana/Serenade
05:00-08:00 - Preparation and decoration of the Bahay Kubo
08:00-08:30 - Breakfast
08:30-10:00 - Laro ng Lahi/Parlor Games
10:00-12:00 - Amateur Singing Contest (Inter-section)
12:00-01:00 - Lunch
01:00-02:00 - Street Dancing (Pisay students per year level)
02:00-05:00 - Literary Musical and Folkdance contest
Spelling Contest
Story telling
Elocution
Kilos Awit
Folkdance
Vocal Solo (Pop song)
07:00-10:00 - Search for Mr and Ms Pisay-Bicol 2008

Fourth Day
FOUNDATION DAY
October 29, 2008

07:30-08:00 - Registration
08:00-11:30 - Science Challenge Competition
11:30-12:00 - Awarding Ceremony
12:00-01:00 - Lunch Break
01:00-01:30 - Registration
MEDICAL AND DENTAL MISSION:
Parent-Doctors of Pisay Bicol
01:30-04:30 - Local Math Olympiad
04:30-05:00 - Awarding Ceremony
07:00-11:00 - Faculty Night

Fifth Day
CLOSING PROGRAM
October 30, 2008

08:00-09:00 - Awarding and Closing Ceremonies
09:00-11:30 - Restoration
11:30-01:00 - Lunch
01:00- - Home Sweet Home
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Yep that's the schedule. I probably will miss pretty much half of it if I attend my brother's birthday. Darn.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh.

-rjon-

Poll Results for 1Bio-1

So everybody knows I love polls and surveys and being the one who conducts or tabulates them. And everybody knows almost everyone in our class are getting paranoid with their status(if they'd pass or fail a certain subject). So I decided to make a poll for me(or us) to be able to know what subject scares us most?

The first poll was opened days before we took the finals:

POLL QUESTION: Which subject do you think will make you an irregular student? (Pick as many as you want)

RESULTS:
1. BioSci Lab - 25.00%
2. Algebra - 18.75%
Philosophy - 18.75%
3. BioSci Lecture - 14.58%
4. Philippine History - 12.50%
5. Physical Education - 6.25%
6. Filipino - 4.17%
7. English - 0.00%
Theology - 0.00%

-so obviously, one-fourth of the class thinks they will fail Bio Lab, and everyone is oh-so-confident in passing English and Theology.

The second poll was opened days after we took the test, so this poll is pretty much like - 'How much are you sure of what you were talking about?' or 'Has your confidence towards a certain subject changed after taking the final exam?'

POLL QUESTION: Which final exam did you find hard? (Pick as many as you want)

RESULTS
1. BioSci Lecture - 29.41%
2. Algebra - 25.49%
3 BioSci Lab - 13.73%
Philosophy - 13.73%
4. Philippine History - 9.80%
5. Filipino - 5.88%
6. English - 1.96%
7. Theology - 0.00%

I did not include PE because it's not much of a big deal. It won't affect our GWA's anyway.

-I agree. Taking the final exam for Bio Lec was one of the most shocking and hopeless moments of my life. However, still, everybody thinks Theology is still no match for us. Well, what can I say, it produced a lot of 1.00 earners. Algebra is still second most feared. People became more confident in passing Bio Lab and Philosophy.

Well, that's pretty much everything. See you second sem!

In the Season Finale of MARJONLANDIA: Adventures in the Golden Tiger Castle

Season 1, Season Finale
October 6-10, 2008

Toughest Test Yet

That's it.
I had enough.
The whole Finals week was a mess. Sobra. Mess. Disaster. Nagasaki Bombing.

Bio Lab was interestingly a lot easier than Bio Lec.

Everything that we studied didn't appear in the test. And it turned out that the one who got the highest score, only got 68 over 105 items - MAN, that's a lot of mistakes.

Let me tell you my thoughts about the final exams:

Day 1 - October 6

Philo - I dunno about you but this was damn hard. Plus, I've proven that being late is really a distraction factor. Iniisip mo kung matatapos mo ba to o hindi. At sa kakaisip mo kung matatapos mo yung test, kinain ang oras mo. Ayun, di mo nga natapos.

Math - At dahil hindi mo nga natapos, iniisip mo kung anu mangyayari sa nakaraan mong test(that's Philo, in my case). AT dahil distracted ka kakaisip na babagsak ka sa nakaraang test, naubos din ang oras mo at di mo na rin natapos ang sunod mong test kahit alam mong masasagot mo ang mga tanong. It's like a chain. Buti na lang, dalawa lang ang test for Day 1.

Day 2 - October 7

Filipino - Late ako for 3 minutes. At nahulog ang ballpen ko habang nagmamala-The Flash ako sa pagtakbo. SO syempre wala akong choice kundi manghiram. Lumapit ako kay Thea, kinalabit siya, pointed at her pen case and mouthed 'Ballpen'. Little did I know, that hag proctor warned them na bawal magsalita during the test.

Proctor: 'Hoy! Why are you talking with your classmate?'

The Mighty Marjon: 'I am not. I was asking for a ballpen'

Proctor: 'I told you. You're not supposed to talk to your classmate during the test!'

(Well, the point is, SHE KNEW I WAS LATE, therefore, hindi ko alam na bawal pala mangalabit ng kaklase at magmouth ng words - AND I WASN'T TALKING, OLD HAG)

Before I could answer..

Proctor: 'Ikaw[Thea] naman! Why were you talking to him? Get out, the both of you.'

The Mighty Marjon(in Thea's defense): 'No, she wasn't talking to me. I just..'

Proctor asked again why Thea was talking to me.
I repeated and made her understand and made her brain work.

'I WASN'T TALKING. SHE WASN'T TALKING. I WAS JUST ASKING FOR A BALLPEN'

Proctor: 'So you're talking. Get out.'

That bitch. She's getting into my nerves.

Proctor: 'And why didn't you bring your ballpen along with you? Get out.'

The Mighty Marjon: 'It fell.'

Proctor: 'Then, go look for it. Get out.'

Wow. It seemed to her that the sentence 'Get out' was like a punctuation mark. All her sentences ended with a 'Get out'. I smiled and looked for my ballpen. And I found it near the staircase.

I got the test paper. But thanks to her, I only took the test for 30 minutes.

English - Chicken. Haha. So far, the easiest exam.

Day 3 - October 8

Bio Lec - Early for the first time. But I had to take a bath for, like, 5 minutes because of the Late-Therefore-Distracted Syndrome. Pero. A Big Pero. And HIIIIIRAAAP ng final exams ng Bio Lec. Darn. Most of the parts that showed up wasn't even part of the coverage. Screw it.

Bio Lab - Now we're talking. Easier than English. I'm telling you, man.

Day 4 - October 9

Theo - Thankfully, it was easy. That's 3 out of 8. That's not even enough to get a DL GWA.

Phil History - As expected, it was a pure memory test. Except for the essay question, 'If you were the president, what would you do to solve the MILF problem?'

I answered. Kill 'em. Wasn't I right?

And it's over. I'm doomed.

Day 5 - Enchanted Kingdom - compensation for the suffering

Maulan pero masaya. Masayang masaya. Except that. Sumakit na naman ang tummy ko hindi dahil sa call of nature kundi masakit lang talaga siya. And I was laughing at the fact that, Mas nabasa pa ko sa Space Shuttle kesa sa Rio Grande Rapids.

We certainly got wet and wild the whole day.

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But I was thinking the whole week. Am I really meant for this school? this class? The exams are hard but it's okay.It's just that friendships get duller. Malabo na ang lahat. Mahirap tukuyin who's right for you. Kundi nga dahil kay Ench, wala akong constant companion for the EK day. But I still love 'em as a class.

The Great Black Serpent (Space Shuttle) was tough.
The Finals week was tougher.
But, my relationship with the class was the toughest test yet. But it's amendable.

I'm asking you, reader.
Should I leave?

-rjon-

October 17, 2008 Sun will rise for 1.5 days(36 hours)

“Coming October 17, 2008 the sun will rise continuously for 36 hrs (1.5 days). During this time the American countries will be dark for 1.5 days.

It will convert 3 days into 2 big days. It will happen once in 2400 yrs.
We’re very lucky to see this. Forward it to all friends.”

Hindi lang pala chain text to. Worldwide phenomenon talaga! But I still think it's kinda impossible. that would make the Earth's rotation a lot slower. But we'll see.

Well, let's find out!

UST tops standings for UAAP overall title after 1st semester

MANILA, Philippines – University of Santo Tomas topped the University Athletic Association of the Philippines overall standings after the first semester of competitions, according to a report furnished Monday by host school University of the Philippines.

UST, which won five titles in the seniors division, amassed 167 points, followed by Far Eastern University with 128 and De La Salle 119.

Points are calculated based on a school’s standing at the end of each sport. First place is equivalent to 15 points, second place 12, third place 10, fourth place eight, fifth place six, sixth place four, seventh place two and eighth and last only one point.

UST, the defending overall UAAP champion, won the titles in men’s swimming, table tennis and beach volleyball and in men’s and women’s taekwondo.

The Tigers placed in the top three in all sports in both gender divisions played in the first semester except in men’s basketball where they ranked a lowly fifth.

UP culled 118 points to place fourth overall. The bottom four was composed of Ateneo (fifth, 101 points); UE (sixth, 76); Adamson (seventh, 47); and National University (eighth, 25).

Last season, UST, FEU and UP placed in the top three in that order.

In the second semester, the UAAP will play athletics, baseball, fencing, football, softball, tennis, and volleyball. – GMANews.TV


GO USTe! GO USTe! GO USTe! GO-GO-GO-GO!