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doom – doo doom – doom!!!

Shoot that ball!

A-D-U...

Ooooooooh – oooh – oooh – oooh... ANIMO LA SALLE!!

D-L-S-U...

Drum rolls, cheering squads, students & alumni cheering, colors of the school (may it be green, blue, yellow, red, maroon), the scores, the fouls, the penalties, the players... and of course, THE GAME.

That’s UAAP.

yesterday, August 6, 2011 (Saturday). I went to big dome to witness the very famous, UAAP season 74 J my friend studies at Adamson University and their game will start at 3 P.M. after the first game which is NU v.s. UE.

While on our way to araneta..

G: mag-cheer ka ha. Blue na blue ka pa naman. Sayang effort.

N: (nag-aalangan) eeh, nahihiya ako. Di ko naman school yun e.

G: bakit kasi hindi pa sa university nag-aral.

N: oy ano ka, university kaya school ko. Kaya nga SPUM eh.

G: hehe. Basta sumabay ka na lang. Ikampay mo na lang kamay mo.

N: tssss... bahala na nga. Basta! Bahala na.

Sa labas pa lang ng big dome, nadidinig moz na yung hamapas ng mga drummers ng naglalaban.

At 2:45 P.M., we already went inside the dome... ako naman pag pasok ko, I was like, “ooh-my-gosh-ang-daming-tao-ang-lakas-ng-drums-ang-saya-nito”. But i just kept that feeling to myself.

While I was watching the game (AdU v.s. DLSU), I keep on observing then student who are keep on cheering for their schools. They keep on shouting out their support for their friends, family, and schoolmate. Here are some of the things I noticed any maybe learned while watching:

1. 1. Puro matatanda or better yet, maraming matatandang nanonood at sumusuporta sa DLSU. Maraming nanood na mga alumni at marami rin naming mga nag-aaral pa. Nakakatuwa naman kasi yung mga alumni na yon, especially those oldies talaga, eh nagpapakita parin ng support sa kanilang alma mater. Nakakatuwang isipin na kahit malayo na yung mga narating nila, they still join and support those young ones!

1. 2. Iba talaga pag freshmen ka at first time mo makapanood ng UAAP. Full force ka mag cheer, effort gumawa ng banner... all kinds of support na alam mo na kaya mong maibigay, ibibigay mo para lang sa school mo... kahit na madalas kang naiinis sa school mo.

1. 3. Scholar din pala yung mga nag-ddrums para sa cheering ng school (katulad ng sa AdU). Akala ko kasi noon, yung squad lang ang scholar. Nakakatuwa pang malaman, 100% free sila sa tuition (drummers) so scholar sila... so may cut-off grade sila, tapos may mahigit sa isang taon na training... at kailangan, kalbo ka!

1. 4. Hindi lang pala puro basketball at volleyball ang UAAP. May badminton din pala. Siguro kung nakapag-aral ako sa isa sa 8 schools na kasali sa UAAP, malamang naglalaro din ako para sa UAAP. Hehe.

1. 5. Mejo nanghinayang ako sa basketball players sa school namin. May magagaling naman eh. Wala lang silang exposure.

After watching the game, we went to gateway to watch “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” starring Eugene Domingo. The film is an entry in the 7^th year of Cinemalaya 2011. Eugene won the best actress award for that movie and I can say that she deserves it. She did great there. Especially when she was making arrangements with Kean and JM... her acting there, EPIC!

At first, I find it boring kasi paulit-ulit yung scenes... but then, I tried to look the purpose why they did it that way. I figured out the vision of the film... as well as the film inside the film (if you have watched the movie already, you’ll understand that comment. But if you haven’t, go get money and go to the nearest mall and watch it).

Also, while we were watching the film, I realized... mahirap pala gumawa ng isang indie film. What more kung baguhang director ka pa lang sa independent film industry. Eh paano kung napunta kana sa hindi independent film? Paano kung yung mga pang big screen na talaga? Yung mga pang star cinema o kaya viva o kaya naman ay regal films... mahirap pala.

Hindi rin madali maging producer at production assistant. Kailangan, marami kang contact. Kailangan mapantayan ng producer yung lawak ng isip ng director... para sa pag hahanap nila ng sources. Pati narin yung sa production assistant, dapat magaling ka humanap ng sources at locations.

Hindi rin madaling humanap ng artista. Hindi lang kasi basta yung magaling na artista yung kailangan mong makuha para gumanap ng lead role sa story. Dapat, yung karapatdapat. Yung hindi basta willing. Yung may kaya... kayang gawin ang nasa script. May mga artista din na maraming demands at maraming conditions bago gawin yung project.

Doing a film is not easy also. Hindi lang naman kasi yan isang documentary film na pinapasa mo noong nag aaral ka pa sa college. Marami kang kalaban. Maraming critiques. At higit sa lahat, nakasalalay din sa film ang mga sasabihin ng mga manonood sa artista o sa mga artistang gumanap. Nakakapressure pa kung maraming magagaling. At meron kang kilala na nakaka-compete na sa ibang bansa gamit ang indie film nila.

Haaayyy, yesterday is looooooooved <3

Ang dami kong natutunan. Ang dami kong nalaman. Ang dami kong naranasan.

#125. Watch UAAP live bago grumaduate --- ACHIEVED!

Oops, one thing more... na-realize ko na hindi ko magagawa ng mag-isa lang yung lahat ng nakalista sa “someday list” ko. Kailangan talaga may kasamang mga kaibigan saka family :)