PEACE MARCH

This Peace March happened last May 7, 2015 in front of the House of the Representatives in Batasan. It was a blast! The march supported the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic  Law (BBL) since it is the hot issue as of the moment. It was fun meeting people from different places with different perspectives and opinions. Yey! Anyways, I woke up at around 6 AM so I could go to the venue by 7 AM. The team had to go there early because we have to arrange the kits that are yet to be distributed for the CSOs. :) The kits contain t-shirts, pins and research papers about the Bangsamoro Basic Law and our Muslim friends, :) By 8 AM, we all started to walk from a parish near Ever Gotesco Commonwealth to House of Representatives.

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Here are some of the good sights while marching! :)

Then finally, we were in front of the House of Representatives by 9:30 :)

The Akbayan Chairperson - Risa Hontiveros in the house yo!

I fancy seeing our thesis adviser speaking in front of many people about peace. Hooray! :) Hi, sir Kaloy Anasarias! :)

There was it! The peace march ended at around 11 AM. After the event, my boss invited me to a cafe somewhere in Cubao to have merienda. While having our merienda, we fixed the list of people who are going to be a part of the audience for a forum for the next day. Anyways, here's a picture of some of the food in the cafe lol

We ended at around 7 PM. Yeeeeaaaah!

YPS: PHILIPPINE GAMING FESTIVAL

MAY 24, 2015 - Philippine Gaming Festival, Cyberzone SM North EDSA

I assisted the Youth Vote Philippines as they have one of the participating booths in the area. The agenda of YPS of course is to encourage the youth who are 18 years old and above to register as a voter and to participate on the upcoming national elections. I believe that the event is a pretty good avenue for us since a lot of youth are there. And to my surprise, a lot of them are actually interested! Yey :) I did help in introducing the advocacy of  YPS and what is the importance of a vote and luckily, most of them listened eagerly. Hooray! The event went on until 8 PM, I think. But some of us left at around 6 PM.

Had dinner with my bosses after the event! Yehey! Thank you, miss Ace and miss Debbie! :)

It was a fun activity! Something new for me, hehe! :)

Mt. Batulao

Mt. Batulao was AMAZING. Great view. Great people. Great everything! Started hiking at around 5:30 AM. Yep! Running on 1 hour sleep, hehe! But it was really worth it! :) I was with my college friends - there were 7 of us (all girls) uhuh!

Had to do some rappelling on the way up! Thank God kuya Junnel (if I remember it right), our guide, was there to help us. I can slowly feel the heat! Fret not if you get thirsty while hiking because there are people selling drinks at every campsite. But I suggest that you bring your own water too! My friend recommended me 2L of water, and yes you'll really need that or more! :)

See that top right there? That's the summit - Camp 10! Yeeeaaaah. Way to go! 

And after 3 hours, wow. Hello, Camp 10!

AND THE VIEW - HERE IT IS! HELLO MT. BATULAO! :)

This place is highly recommended for everyone who wanted to try mountain hiking :) You guys will really enjoy! Nothing beats the feeling of reaching the summit of a mountain and seeing what you have been through. Everything was worth it. God is really amazing! Really wondrous! 

PS: It was my first time to do mountain hiking and I'll definitely do more!

PROJECT BBL PART 2

May 13, 2015 - Second day of shooting for the Project BBL. Woke up at 7 AM. Yep, yep. Had to go to my boss at 7:30 AM to have breakfast and go straightly to Mr. Jim Paredes' house. The shooting was done at his house simply because we have no studio at that time so we decided to go where the artists are and in Mr. Paredes' case, in his house. The shoot was an amazing experience for me because we got to see Mr. Jim Paredes and his house. (isn't this redundant? lol) Okay, so setting aside that fact (haha!), Mr. Jim Paredes was one of a kind. He really is a supporter of the cause. He's cooperative and very welcoming. Thank you, sir!

The shooting went on up until 9 AM. Our next stop was at the Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide's place. His schedule was around 12 noon. He was in a meeting that day somewhere in Tomas Morato so we had to go there to have him shot. When we came in, CJ (Chief Justice) Davide was still in a meeting, but as soon as he found out that we are already inside the restaurant, he excused himself in the meeting and went to us to do the shoot. The shoot for CJ Davide was easy and informative. He knows what to say and when to say it. When the shoot was done, he even offered the whole production team a lunch buffet in which we respectfully declined. Thank you, sir CJ Davide! It was amazing! :)

Next stop was at the House of the Representatives. We were going to shoot Rep. Leni Robredo  and Rep. Djalia Hataman. While waiting, we grabbed some lunch first! Yey! First up was Rep. Leni Robredo. She was just - PERFECT. Wow. I have never seen a woman as modest as her. She's elegant and wise. Oh and that white shirt she's wearing? That was the shirt of her staff. Rep. Robredo did not get the memo that we need white shirt for the shoot. The production team thought of borrowing her staff's shirt for the shoot. She gladly said yes and Rep. Robredo wore it without a doubt. 

Last stop was at Rep. Djalia Hataman. Yey! You guys, she's so RADIANT! Really pretty! :( I wish I had her charm and beauty. Uuuuuhhhhh. Hehe, anyways. Rep. Djalia Hataman was nice as seen on TV, hehe! Out of all the personalities involved in the project, I bet Rep. Hataman was the closest to the issue because she is a Muslim herself. The shoot was easy for her though it took many tries for her to perfect a line, but nevermind (haha!) Thank you, Rep. Djalia Hataman! Hooray for that wonderful shoot! :)

After the shooting, we were bound to go to a meeting in Makati. It is a CSO meeting regarding the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.

And that was my day. Hooray! :)

THIS IS HOW YOU BROKE ME

I was staring blankly at the sky. Listening to the sound of the ocean. Feeling the crisp of the sand. I closed my eyes and fell asleep, slowly and all at once. This is how you broke me. You were the wave and I was the shore. You were there, conquering the sea and giving life to the creatures underneath. I was there, waiting for you. Come and go, come and go. All you do is give me some and leave with none. I did not mind. I would not mind. I gladly accepted you every time although I know you will just wash me down again.

As I fell asleep, I felt the sun kissed my face. It did not hurt that much, but  I surely was damaged by its heat. This is how you broke me. You were the sun and I was the flower. You made me grow and gave me life. I depended too much on you that I forgot that you could only bring me your warmth and nothing else. Maybe, just maybe, I accepted too much of your warmth that I withered.

Unfortunately, the weather was a little courageous to let the rain come down. I slowly felt the drops. They were dripping, nothing and no one can ever stop them from falling. This is how you broke me. You were the lightning and I was the thunder. In every storm, we are always close to each other, but we never meet. You travel too fast I was already left behind. All I can do is shriek and make you notice that yes, I am here. Relentlessly chasing you. Every storm, yes, every storm this is what we do.

How could it possibly be that the wave keeps coming back to the lonely shore though it knows that it'll have to leave again?  How can the sun give so much warmth that the flowers withered? How can the lightning travel too fast without taking into consideration that something may be left behind? Maybe, they were just like you after all. You keep coming back to check up on me, but you do know that you will have to leave. You gave me so much warmth and when you suddenly walked away, I realized how withered I have become because I always choose to hide under your shadow. You travel too fast and did not look back. You did not look back. And that is how you broke me. Slowly and all at once.