Statistics 125

As I've previously stated, teaching was always a dream of mine. Truth be told. teaching for my alma mater, UP, was something I didn't see coming this soon.

It's 1am and guess what

I'm blogging! Of all the things I need to do, I end up blogging. I actually have a class at 7am which I'm currently preparing for. An important meeting at 2pm, a deadline at 3pm another meeting at 4pm and a pitch on Wednesday to prepare for. How's that for a Tuesday?

I'm actually getting kinda sleepy and I was thinking of a way to keep me awake. There you go, I'd rather be blogging to keep my head sharp and far from being soup (sabaw). I got to reflect a bit since a lot of things are actually coming up this August. I bet most of us are anticipating the long weekend from August 27 to 30. OH YEAH.

But guess what, it'll be my birthday on the 15th! I'll be turning... *tenentenen*... 23!

Been a while since a blogged something not as shallow as a video or a picture found online. The thought of turning a year older suddenly flashed.

I asked myself, did I expect to be THIS busy/preoccupied at the age of 22? Sometimes, that youth inside me keep on ranting about how life is so stressful. But more often, I tell myself that I am so blessed to have reached this point. I'm not saying I've climbed the corporate ladder and all that shit. I'm just saying, this must really be a high time in my life. Having this full-time job that's both interesting and challenging is really a blessing. Add to that two part time teaching jobs at DLSU and UP. Now that's definitely from up above.

To be honest, it's not an easy thing to do. But I really wanted to teach. Not for the money. I'm not getting married any time soon any way. My dream to teach has been fulfilled even before I attempted to enroll for grad school.

This thing called life is just surreal. And I'm really thankful. Looking forward to my birthday leave to stop and reflect.

....and probably renew my license.

Cheers to life, career and hopefully love. :)

One Year.

Twelve months ago, I was this very eager and excited kid from UP-Diliman who was just about to enter the corporate world as a Data Analyst for one of the biggest advertising agencies in the country.

I came not really knowing how does a guy like me fit in a company known for it's crafty strategies and famous work. I knew I was going to do some number crunching and whatnots for a number of brands but I always thought I could learn more outside of my field.

Yes, that was my dream - to do analytics in a marketing perspective - and boy did I move further from my original jd.

A whole lot of meetings. Data Analytics. Data extractions. Validations. Research.

Some account management. Out-of-town presentations. and a whole lot of competitives.

Few months later, new vision was instilled and yeah, digital was all over it. For a moment, I thought "why am I here?" There were moments when I wondered if this was what I wanted. It wasn't like I wasn't fit for it but it was more like "do I belong here?"

Being the positive person that I am, I just went with the flow. Digital Immersion is what I want to call it. Eat, drink and sleep Digital. Literally.

Next thing you know I was tasked to champion digital media. Imagine all that reading and self-studying. Yes, all this happening as I was adjusting with the fact that I had a second job that time. Life was so stressful. Well up to now I guess.

Since then, I've had a change of position name/role in the team, a well-earned certification in Google advertising, oh so numerous digital campaigns implemented, now two teaching gigs and a whole lot more. I still do some analytics but now in a digital perspective. I am what they call the team's "numbers guy". Yeah, for some it's pretty nerdy, but that's how I earn my money.

One year. Boy was that one heck of a ride. I still remember my boss saying, "this is just the tip of the iceberg" back then. Up until now that's how I feel. Big things are bound to come. I just know it.

I used to eat, drink and sleep digital. Now I still do but now I also think and speak digital.

And now, that's how I roll.

Another Term Ends

Definitely had a blast teaching this term :)

Time really does fly when you're having fun.

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paid off

finally, the first semester of my third year in college has OFFICIALLY ended with my grades all encoded. it was definitely a long one for me personally. trying to balance a lot of things wasn't at all easy. i had to work my butt off in order to survive this semester. but hey, sometimes things just really pay off. God has His ways of affirming our actions in the end.

well, here are some of my thoughts/memories fr0m the semester that was.

1. taking 16 units was not necessarily easier than taking 18 or 19 units. with stat 131 in the mix, everything changes.

2. 7am classes = sleepy time. not because of the prof. but because of my body clock. couldn't really adjust it so that i could be more awake during my 7am class.

3. aircon = doom. in 2 of my 3 non-stat classes, the rooms were airconditioned. boy, those definitely made me sleepy too. therefore, in all of my non-stat subjects, you'd often see me yawning or pinching myself trying my best to stay awake.

4. 10am stat classes everyday. 131 and 135. good schedule :)

5. stat 131 classes were supposed to be from 10-12 during Wed/Fri. in reality, its 1045-12. :)

6. had a great time with the council. all of us were technically adjusting in the early part of the sem but got our groove activity after activity.

7. STAT IT UP, Stat Amazing Race, 5ignal No. 5! and many more... UPSSSC activities were just a joy to organize.

8. masyadong mabait as a chair. will work on it this semester.

9. nakakahiya, may 68% kaming PS sa stat 131. hehe. our group then were really busy. deadline was a few hours before STAT IT UP. good thing it was moved 2 days after. but still, we couldn't answer. it was too much for us. haha.

10. 3 hour breaks - TTh. 4 hour breaks - WF. ended up bumming at the tambayan and eating lunch with my breakmates casey, han, tina and mikko. nagsolo kasi si mic at gege. :P

11. because of those long breaks, we ended up eating in a long list of dining places in UP. LB, LKB, Cucina ni Mamangs, Treehouse, Tea Room, Mcdo, Jolibee, Flaming Wings, Chowking, Friuli and of course, STARBACK. hehe.

12. first time to spend a lot hours at the Stat Lib. most of the time it wasn't enough. ended up studying at the Mainlib. one time we left the Mainlib at 10 pm na! and before a final exam, i spent time at the Mainlib 6 hours before the exam. beat that. all these because of Stat 131.

13. went to school to meet up with friends for group study. wow. haha. ended up studying at a coffee shop in katips. all afternoon.

14. meetings with the council were sometimes sabaw. sometimes naman light. :)

15. champions of Stat Basketball = Juniors!!!

16. birthday ko = benta. puro banana. finally brought my friends over at my place. super enjoy. hehe. wala nga lang inuman na hinahanap nila. haha.

17. CWTS movie, benta din. haha

18. went to banapple around 5 times. :))

19. driver pa rin ako. freed up my 1-230 schedule so that i could fetch luis occasionally. hay.

20. RHP - > BWI - > BWITD. thanks to mikko. haha.

21. di na natuloy tagaytay trip ng BWITD. :(

22. all the stress paid off after my grades appeared. 1.375 GWA. good for U.S.

again, it was definitely a long semester. all the ups and oh so many downs really made this semester unforgettable. whew.

thank God. :) thank you friends (specially tina pards at naging masipag kayo this sem. sobrang nagrub off sa buong barkada) salamat sa council at you guys always give me a reason to be pro-active. thank you sir wendz and maam cherry, 2 consecutive sems ko na kayo profs at you gave me the grades that i deserve. thank you GE/Elective profs at lahat kayo very considerate. as if mababasa ninyo to.

i'm off to another LONG semester. let's get it on.

5 down. 3 to go.

just have to pay for my tuition tomorrow and another hellacious enrollment for myself ends again tomorrow.

finally, i have my schedule. i'm now over with Stat 131 and Stat 135. it's time to level up with the Stat subjects. this is it. 4 Stat subjects in a semester.

here ya go:

click it na lang to view :)

my professors:

Math 180.1 - Asuncion
NatSci 1 - Ramos
Stat 132 - San Diego, Clyde Anne
Stat 133 - Santos, Edward
Stat 136 - Sarte, Genelyn
Stat 138 - Capistrano, Therese
CWTS - Santos, Lorelie

i got a mix of the new blood (ate clyde and sir ed, na inabutan ko pa nung college students pa sila) and highly acclaimed professors (ma'am gen, ma'am therese and ma'am ohly). all of them i look up to a lot knowing that they know what they'll be talking about in class.

it'll be weird having ate clyde as a prof having spent a year with her as councilmates last year. but hey, ganon talaga eh. and i know ate, este ma'am clyde will definitely do a great job. ma'am therese!!! i missed you! i'll never forget stat121 days! here we go again!

this could just be the most challenging semester for myself. 4 stat subjs, 1 math elective and a GE course. 5 days a week. plus council work. plus driving my brothers to school early morning. plus plus plus.

i had a hard time managing my time last semester even if i was only taking up 16 units. what more with this sem?? i have 18 units! 15 of them very important to my future career. this is it tonico. this is it.

5 sems down. 3 more to go.

TEAM STAT 2009 Season Preview

Last Season: 5 wins and 3 losses - lost to CSSP in the 3rd place game (Diliman Games); 1 win and 1 loss - lost to CBA for the Championship (BEST)

Key players added: Earvin Francisco (Transferee, UE), Andre Bustos (Transferee, UPSF), Aaron Poliquit (Transferee, UPSF)

Key players lost: Nan Enriquez (Graduation), Adam Vinluan (Transferred, FEU), Hajji Hassan (Shifted, ChE)

After exceeding much of the expectations from last year despite a 4th place finish, the team enters this season with more progress and boosted confidence. Despite losing two starters and a key rotation player, the team has added three solid players to boost its bid for this year's Diliman Games. Add to that, team stat now expands its pool of players for this year's roster. Any medal would really be great for these hungry statisticians.

Team Captain Casey Cabugoy and Co-Captain Migs Abrillo will again lead the way for this team's high octane offense, banking on perimeter defense and transition plays. Junior forward and last year's most improved player in the team, Mikko Mindanao shall continue to support on the offensive side of things and provide experience to the team. Either playmaking forward Marnex Mijares and high flying Abram will be starting at the other forward spot, depending on the match-ups. And rookie Earvin Francisco will be replacing Vinluan's spot at center.

Expect new recruits Aaron and Andre to boost this year's bench. The team will be expected to play either an 8- or a 10-man rotation depending on the opposing team. But that doesn't mean that the 11th down to the 20th man will be out of the picture. This team will play not just to win but also to have fun on and off the court.

Perhaps the biggest blow among the team's key losses would be Vinluan's interior no non-sense defense and the toughness that Enriquez brings to the table.

But the upside for this team would be how Earvin is suited for the running, small-ball game. Also, Aaron will be another weapon as the team's newest pass-first point guard who could deliver on the half-court set. The team has now gained more flexibility.

The team shall continue to develop its core and bench of players as the start of the season in January nears. Their final roster shall be released beforehand.

At the sidelines will be Tonico Maningat and Nikko Buhangin, both playing for, managing and coaching the team. Learning from last year, the team management will now be holding practices on a twice-a-month schedule starting this November in order to infuse commitment and discipline among the players.

Expect team stat to play with more heart and commitment as they embark on their 2nd season in the post-batch2007 era. This year, going all the way is not necessarily far-fetched for this team. After all, it's all about heart and the will to win. "Bilog ang bola". Besides, stat has the most fans during games.

Predicted record: 6 wins and 2 losses (Diliman Games)

Photo credits: Jin Jin Buzon

not just yet.

yey. sembreak! or maybe not?

well just like what my friend tina calls it, it's more like a fake sembreak.

classes ended last october 8. and i just took my last academic task a few hours ago. technically, i am on vacation academically. i'll have around 16 acad-free days before i officially attend school once again.

but the sad thing is, i won't really be spending all those 16 days bumming, sleeping, bumming and sleeping. you know, my usual summer self.

that's because of the following reasons:

1. CWTS video. yes, we still have to shoot and edit our video to fulfill our group's requirements.

2. UPSSSC Semplanning. oct25-27. yey. enjoy naman to for sure. but i'll be very functional.

3. waiting for grades. yes. i am a self-confessed grade conscious student. i'll be waiting for my stat 131 and 135 grades. i'll be needing high grades to retain my standing.

4. worry about my subjects next sem. hehe.

5. enrollment. our batch is assigned to enroll on nov4. but i'll most probably be in school from nov3 till nov6 for the collection of student council fees.


and in order to maximize this very short "break" (yeah, feels like high school), i plan to do the following:

1. to buy my self new slippers.

2. to save money. maybe conceptualize a business to be launched within the next few months.

3. tagaytay with BWI!

4. have good 'ol fun at the SemPlanning! yeah.

5. have a facial treatment. hehe

6. CLEAN MY ROOM.

7. sleep all day.


sem break here we go :)

and then there was Stat 131...

Parametric Statistical Inference.

three words, that when put together, every stat major wants to forget about.

stat 131 has been labeled as one of the if not the most difficult subject in the BS Statistics Curriculum. even valedictorians, salutatorians, cum laudes would really have a lot to say about this subject. most students would even say that the lowest grade that they ever received would be in stat 131.

history speaks for itself. the last time this subject had been aced with a 1.0 was two years ago. and last year no one even got a 1.25 or higher.

and right now, we juniors are definitely feeling the hype. although we may feel very lucky with the set of professors God has provided us, we really cannot ignore the level of difficulty this subject brings to the table.

highly theoretical would not be enough to describe stat 131.

HARDCORE theoretical would be more appropriate.

on monday, it'll be our class' 3rd and final exam for stat 131. and coincidentally, our last for the whole semester. right after the exam, it would definitely mark our official semestral break.

may God help us.

PAPASA tayo lahat. :)

one final push

this semester technically ended yesterday, October 8 but UP students know that it ain't over 'til it's over.

no more regular classes.

finals weeks has just begun. emphasis on the plurality of week.

this is the period of time when make-up classes, pahabol exams, deadlines of papers and final exams are held. for freshmen and sophomores, it would usually end after a week. a few days if they're lucky. but for juniors and especially seniors, this "period" would end in approximately one and a half to two weeks. we may have no classes and sometimes have "free" days but in reality, we should be studying.

this means we obviously have shorter sembreaks.

ONE LAST PUSH. HOME STRETCH NA TO PARE.

and here we go:

October 9
Geog 159 Travelogue - done!
Geog 159 Take home exam - done!
Geog 159 Final Paper - done!

October 10
Stat 131 Make Up Class - partially done.

October 13 *new!
Stat 131 Make Up Class - done!

October 14
Stat 135 3rd exam - done!
Stat 135 Submission of exercises - done! thanks to tina :P

October 15
Eng 30 Submission of activities output - done!

October 16
Stat 135 Finals - done!

October 20
Stat 131 3rd and Final Exam - done! finally!!!

Can't wait for the long overdue tagaytay trip of BWI.
Can't wait for the council's semplanning.
Can't wait for my first official BUM day.
Can't wait for next sem? nah... :P

peace out. :)

it's been a while..

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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2. Summary Measures for Scale Variables

3. Cross-tabulations and Measures of Association

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Tribo Rocks :)

came home from StatSoc's Fund Run and Council prodwork. went to mass for a while then ate dinner. it has been a long long day for me.

was supposed to wake up at 4:30 so that i could make it to UP at 6am. but heck, i woke up at 6:40.

"anak, diba 5am ka?"

"yes" (sleepy sleepy sleepy)

"mag-aalas siyete na."

"haaaaa??" (on my mind, i was telling myself, "not again??") haha.


and so i rushed to UP after getting ready and arrived there at 7:10am.

run run run.

drink drink drink. (pocari sweat!) haha.

prodwork. prodwork. prodwork.

while eating dinner, i watched the replay of the 2008 samsung uaap cheerdance competition. yeah, just the replay. hehe. although i knew UP already had won, being a frustrated dancer, a UAAP fan, i just had to watch.

despite the mistakes on the pyramids and some lifts, lo and behold, the UP PEP Squad still won from what i heard, with a high margin of victory. Tribo definitely rocks. i thought the mistakes weren't that major and super bawi naman sa originality at innovation sa routine.



wuhoo. champions once again! what a way to uphold 100 years of service and excellence.

congratulations to UST and FEU for always making the competition stiff and tough. also, congratulations to the Ateneo Blue Babble Batallion for placing 4th! and i heard the team was only a few tenths away from scoring third!

i may be an outspoken ateneo fan. but i am still proud to be an iskolar ng bayan. this blog woudn't be entitled "Thoughts, opinions, and daily ramblings of a blue-blooded iskolar ng bayan", if i wasn't proud of being part of both schools. no, i am not a band waggoner. hehe.

UP fight.
Go Ateneo One Big Fight.

UP, number one in cheering.
Ateneo, number one in basketball.

alternative

well i should be in tagaytay right now with my college barkada.

but guess what? it didn't push through due to a lot of reasons. and as it turned out, it was "meant to be" with things popping out in everyone's schedules, though it all started with me. haha.

anyhow, last friday, my friends and i went JOGGING around the UP Academic Oval. wow. not your ordinary gimmick. haha. ika nga nila, it was "good wholesome fun".




i have really been wanting to join mic and han in one of their jogging sessions, but i never really had the time.

last friday, i was thinking twice if i was to run. i wasn't really in the mood to run but when i knew that everyone was running, i counted myself in. :)

and hey, for good wholesome fun, and a little bit of exercise why not nga naman.

3 times we went around the academic oval. whew. well, as a person with weak lungs and without regular exercise, i didn't get to jog all the way. most of the time i walked. but still, 6.6 kilometers of walk/jog. achievement! hahaha. a bit pathetic though.



there were times when we just walked in one file. haha. parang rally. hehe. talk talk. run run. walk walk. play play. hahahaha. just really good clean fun. :) this became our alternative to tagaytay. wow. hehe. :)

i'm so thankful to have great college friends. you guys are a bunch of weirdos. hahaha. i'll be looking forward for more jogging fridays.

congratulations, you are the nth team to arrive

the FIRST ever Stat Amazing Race has just been concluded a few hours ago. even though i wasn't one of those running around the different places around UP, i definitely enjoyed being one of the organizers and spectators. also, i always dreamed of saying the famed line "you are the nth team to arrive" gano'n pala yun. hehehe.

i really loved the fact that 11 teams joined! all of those teams composed of stat majors of different batches! whew. 11 teams... that meant 44 stat majors running around UP.

all of the teams were reaaaally competitive. one of the teams were even named 100% competitive! with their own uniforms too!

mic, gee, canter and nino
(Team 100% competitive - 3rd place)

migs, casey, earvin and bert
(Team Mai-TEAM - 2nd place)

maybe it was because of the Havaianas slippers to be given away to the champions. hehe. but this race wasn't all about physicality and wit. it was also about luck, timing, will, and making the right decisions. perhaps that's why the underdogs won the race.

congratulations to team SUPERS for winning the stat amazing race :)

kee, lea, kier and john
(Team Supers - Stat Amazing Race Champions)

in behalf of the UPSSSC, we would like to thank all 11 teams that joined the race! we hope to see you all in the next stat amazing race! and hopefully, we could join the race too! haha. next year, next year! hahaha.

STAT AMAZING RACE 2008 participants

to my friends who joined the race, thank you for all the support for council activities and the competitiveness that somehow helped the success of this event!

to the freshies, ang babangis ninyo! all 11 of you! hehe. salamat at ang aaktibo ninyong lahat!

to the upper class people, sana na-test ng race na ito hindi lang ang competitiveness ninyo, kundi pati na rin ang pagiging UP student! (sings, UP naming mahal!) hahaha.

to Carlo and the SAC correlate, excellent work! great concept and daming volunteers! smooth yung flow ng race. galing galing. :) next up, sportsfest :)

to the UPSSSC 0809, great job! may the success of this event inspire us in doing more for the STAT community!

STAT AMAZING RACE 2008

How to join:

1. Make a team of four Stat Majors composed of 1 freshman, 1 sophomore, 1 junior and 1 senior.

2. Register your team of four (4) within August 5 to 8, 2008 at the School of Statistics Lobby. A fee of P20.00 per team shall be collected.

3. Each team shall be required to have one (1) camera phone for the race. If your team will not be able to bring one, please inform the UPSSSC on or before August 8. The UPSSSC shall provide you with one.

4. UPSSSC members and SAC Amazing Race Committee members are not allowed to join the race.

5. If a registered team wants to replace a team member, they shall inform the UPSSSC immediately.

6. In case a team is not complete on the day of the event, teams may pull-out of the race with all their money back, or fill in empty spot(s) in their team (provided that their team shall still be composed of four members of different batches) BEFORE the start of the race, and with the consent of the UPSSSC.

Rules:

1. All teams shall be given clues/information regarding their next destinations. Different tasks will be given for every station. It shall be each team’s strategy in finding their way to every station.

2. Team members should be together at all times, unless they are asked otherwise.

3. Members of each team shall wear shirts of the same color.

4. Teams shall bring the items asked, allowed or provided by the UPSSSC. All other items should be handed to the UPSSSC for safekeeping.

5. Participants may not bring their money. The UPSSSC will be providing the amount of money each team may use in the course of the race. Should it be not enough, teams shall use their resourcefulness in generating money, provided that they do not use the name of the school or the UPSSSC.

6. No other cellphones, except for one (1) camera phone, may be brought during the race.

7. Cheating or violation of any of the rules will merit a disqualification.

8. The UPSSSC reserves the right to disqualify any team under special conditions.

After going through all the stations, the team that arrives first at the finish line shall be proclaimed the STAT AMAZING RACE CHAMPION. Each member of the winning team will receive a gift certificate from HAVAIANAS.