Someone shared this story to me: a college girl just asked her friend if this certain national hero is dead because she was curious why August 21 is a public holiday.
It’s been four days since we said hello to July. However, my mind is at the state of a deflated balloon from this to-do list to be accomplished over the weekend:
- INTBROD midterms (Monday)
- FOTOCOM project on shutter speed settings (also on Monday)
- MASSCOM annotated bibliography (yes, I’ve been reading and summarizing them since yesterday)
- INTFILM readings (Wednesday)
- INTFILM reflections
For Communication majors, being bombarded with these tasks is no longer a bewilderment, an astonishment, or a surprise to anyone. They say that we should be careful with our wishes because we might get it all of a sudden. At this time a year ago, I wished to take up majors. Now they’re locked in my schedule from this term beyond, I could totally imagine my brain cells being forced to speed up in the factory at least for twenty four hours on the clock.
INTFILM has been really fun the past few meetings because Sir Doy never fails to entertain us by making us watch foreign films in which the recent two being The Blue Angel (German) and The Bicycle Thief (Italian). I am smitten for they presented this aura of realism which is very rare in a lot of mainstream motion pictures these days. The Blue Angel is an immaculate example of advising the audience not to change for someone you are deeply infatuated with. The Bicycle Thief does not have the often-recycled storyline where the good guy vanquishes all evil. Alas, it is a stark contrast of the tasteless truth: good guys don’t always get the last laugh especially in a world where the villain seems to have the upper hand most of the time. Find time to look them up on the Web - no dissatisfaction guaranteed.
INTBROD got me at my first taste of what’s to happen in my thesis proposal a year from now in part of the one we made for our final project. Choosing a program to monitor for this matter can be nerve-wracking, but once your professor gives you the greenlight you can already breathe a sigh of relief. We’ve been watching excerpts from Eat Bulaga! and Mulawin as part of our exercises to apply what we’ve learned from our discussions on production, how TV ratings are measured, the vertical and horizontal programming schedule, and the AGE (age, gender, economic background) among many other themes in broadcasting. Plus, our class will be having a studio tour in ABS-CBN this August! A little throwback: I already experienced this with GMA for our on-the-job exposure back in October 2010.
What can I say more about photography? I have this one-of-a-kind bond with my SLR these days.
Guess who came to Taft last Saturday? That’s right, I reunited with Joy after two years! She brought our other friend Jillian with her which made the high school vibe *in Massie Block voice* sooooo back. I asked Jillian to be with us in the photo below but she insisted on taking it instead. Before I forget, have I told you that Monzie and Joy met in the PETA workshops the summer before college? :)
The three of us ladies and gentlemen. Thank you to Jillian the virtuoso beatboxer and Joy for this short yet exciting encounter!
Is it Christmas yet? Nope, it’s not even the -ber month yet I am doing a countdown to the day where we commemorate Santa Claus and his reindeers and Baby Jesus. Nope, judging from what you’ve just read the title is totally unrelated as if I am drinking doses of fictitious jabberwocky juice.
Holla at me. Candice out!
