i would like to apologize to my dear readers for not blogging for the past 10-12 days. hehe. as if i have a lot of readers.
if you know me well, the past week has been a heck of a ride.
it was a very successful 55th Anniversary week for the UP School of Statistics.
the UP School of Statistics Student Council, which i am part of, hosted a bunch of worthwhile activities to commemorate the school's 55th year. just to keep you updated with what i have been doing, i'll tell you what has been keeping me off my blog.
September 15 - SPSS Seminar / Hardcore Prodwork
Started the day going to school at 8am wearing polo with long sleeves and ended the day wearing a not-so-tidy shirt and shorts, going home at 10pm.
The SPSS Seminar was a success! it was jampacked with many students from other colleges. usually, it was for incentives in Stat 101 classes but some were there so that they could learn more about SPSS and maybe even use the program for their theses. some even tried to talk us out into letting them in but the computers were just limited. sorry guys, maybe next time. thank you to SPSS Philippines, especially to Mr. Ryan Aga, a UPStat and Statsoc Alumnus, for handling the 2-session seminar.
Right after the seminar, we were off to finishing our exhibit! the exhibit really turned out well, wowing many of the stat majors the next day. :) and you know what's nice about it? the council only spent minimal cash for that because almost all of the materials were recycled. kudos to Aby Leceta, our Councilor for Publicity, for having such idea and vision.
September 16 - Exhibit Opening / Thanksgiving Mass
the exhibit was only completed moments before the opening at 11:30am. felt bad i couldn't help out because i had class from 7am to 1130am. nevertheless, not only did the exhibit wowed the stat majors, but also the food! Favorito's, Ajisakki, Nadasha and Babba Shawarma were all in the house!!! yeah. haha.
although only four council members were available for the mass, we gave thanks to the Lord by offering gifts during the mass. my friends were there :) i felt bad though that only a few members of the council got to attend it.
Time in: 7am
Time out: 8pm
September 17 - the GRANDEST PAKAIN
was a bit frustrated because of the delay. went to school really early so i could help out in the preparations before i left for my stat 131 class at 1030am. but by 1030am, the only things that were ready were the chocolate fountain, armchairs and the sponsors' tarps. went to my 131 class really anxious about the pakain that was going to start in a few minutes then. good thing was we were dismissed earlier than usual. class ended at 1140am. right when someone texted me that everything we needed for the pakain was already there. when we got back by 1145am, i was just in time for the start of the pakain!!!
may i just say that our pakain was more than the usual. we had different types of pastas, 3-home cooked main courses (c/o donna!!), other "bought" main courses, a 22-kilo lechon and a chocolate fountain! the line was never-ending! and a PLUS: free fruit shakes for the faculty and the council! yeah! need i say more? "saan ka pa?"
Time in: 7am
Time out: 830pm
September 18 - the Annual Skewed Pair
yeah, i may be a bit homophobic but our council hosted a traditional cross-dressing pageant last Thursday night. it was held at the Balay Kalinaw. i would just like to say thanks to the contestants for being such good sports. i know you guys sacrificed a lot of time and pride for such contest. to the winners, the seniors, kudos to you guys! super galing. internalized talaga ang character!
Time in: 7am
Time out: 930pm
September 19 - Tribute
before i went to school, i went to makati with my dad to claim the Pocari Sweat products. whew. rode Forch going there and my dad brought me to the MRT station right after. thanks dad! although i was super late for my Stat 131 class, thank you pa rin!
tribute was simple. the cards were not yet accomplished so the council gave away brownies na lang instead. lester and i knocked on each of the profs' doors and offered yummy treats care of Puffs and Stuffs :) the profs really appreciated the gesture. at nag-inggitan pa yung iba. the only sad thing was not everyone got one because some profs were already out.
i stoodby at stat from around 3pm until 8pm. waited for some shirts, gave away brownies and just simply went around stat thinking if things for the next day were all ready.
Time in: 7am
Time out: 9pm
September 20 - the Sportsfest
woke up reaaallly early for this one. left home around 30 minutes before call time and made it to Diliman Prep just in time for venue set-up.
really long long day. some highlights: reg and donna (both who lived right across commonwealth), were both late! , program started an hour late, juniors win against the GFSA basketball team, cheerleading competition (go juniors!), men's basketball finals against the sophomores and the awarding ceremonies that started quite late.
what a way to end a fully-loaded week! thanks to everyone who came there! to the profs who gave away incentives and to the alumni who came over and spent time with the undergrads. (special thanks to sir jeff, sir wendz, sir ed, ma'am ohly and ma'am cherry). wuhoO! stat majors rule!!!
Time in: 6:58am
Time out: 9:05pm
went home and took some well deserved rest. congrats to us council. we did great.
after one whole week of chaos, i realized/thought of so many things:
-that the alumni is always a big and important part of the School of Statistics
-that stat profs are more than your usual profs
-that i've never been absent for class in college (except for two instances: UAAP 2006 Finals and the day i had my license renewed), but i've always been late.
-that i've been sleeping in all of my classes for that past 2 weeks
-that trying to study for stat 135 while watching the UAAP finals on tv wasn't really a good idea. although my team won :)
-that more sponsors doesn't necessarily mean more cash
-that i love my council so much.
-that i love my batchmates too. so proud of them.
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wahoo. there you go. my anniv week entry.
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