lance_malvien

GOOD DAY MAYOR RAMON ILAGAN.

I'M A CAINTA RESIDENT FOR 15 YEARS NOW, AND OUR IMMEDIATE AREA, NAMELY RODFER 2 IN BRGY. SAN ANDRES, HAS NOT EXPERIENCE SERIOUS FLOODING EXCEPT DURING THE ONDOY FIASCO.

I AM NOT ABOUT TO RANT ABOUT THE POOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE DURING THE TYPHOON ONDOY SEEING AS EVERYONE ELSE, FROM US RESIDENTS TO YOU AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, HAVE BEEN CAUGHT OFF GUARD. WHAT I AM ABOUT TO RANT IS WHAT HAD HAPPENED AFTER THAT AND THE POOR RESPONSE WE GOT FROM YOUR OFFICE.

IT TOOK US FOUR WEEKS OF SUNNY WEATHER JUST TO HAVE THE FLOOD WATER SUBSIDE TO FIT LIVING CONDITIONS, AND IT TOOK YOU MORE THAN FOUR WEEKS (AND IS STILL COUNTING) TO CLEAN UP THE MESS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE TYPHOON. NOT THE KIND OF RESPONSE WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING.

THAT ASIDE, WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR OFFICE'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS THE RECENT FLOODING THAT HAPPENED LAST OCTOBER 31, 2009, DURING THE HEIGHT OF TYPHOON SANTI. AS YOU WOULD HAVE OBSERVED, TYPHOON SANTI WAS MORE OF THE WINDY TYPE AND  BARELY SHOWERED US WITH RAINS ENOUGH TO FILL A BUCKET. AND YET, AT AROUND 6 AM, THE RESIDENTS HERE WERE AWOKEN OF THE FAST RUSHING OF WATER FROM THE FLOODWAY AREA THAT RESULTED IN ALMOST KNEE DEEP FLOOD.

YOU MAY NOW REALIZE THAT IT'S ABSOLUTELY ABSURD FOR ANYONE TO CONCLUDE THAT THE WATER THAT FLOODED US WAS NOT BROUGHT BY SANTI. WHERE ON EARTH DID THAT WATER COME FROM?

IT REACHED OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT A CERTAIN WALL IN THE CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE AREA WAS TORN DOWN IN ORDER TO PREVENT FLOODING IN THEIR AREA BY LETTING THE FLOOD WATER FLOW DOWN TO OUR AREA, HENCE THE FLOODING.

AS A RESIDENT WHOSE EVERYDAY LIFE HAS BEEN DISRUPTED BY THIS SEEMINGLY SELFISH ACTION, I ASK YOUR HUMBLE OFFICE TO ENLIGHTEN US OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND REQUEST THAT YOU PROVIDE **IMMEDIATE ACTION** REGARDING THIS MATTER.

YOURS TRULY,

LEI

This semester is the hardest time for a BA Communication student, especially those taking up Journalism-Broadcast Communication. With all the subjects weighing as heavy as one another, it is definitely the "hell sem"

This sem, I have these killer subjects:

• COMM 199 - Thesis proposal. Having your proposed topic approved is one thing, doing it is another. Finding a good thesis partner is yet again another thing. Because of my stubborn-ness to do an online study, I ended up with Cyberstalking with limited selection of sources.
  

• BC 130 - We get to produce our own indie films! It's not as easy as A-B-C though. We need to have a decent budget, talented talents, equipment, etc before we can even start shooting. And there's still the post-production part, and I'm in-charge. I think it's a good thing that Jap and I share the same fate.
  

• JOURN 106 - Investigative Reporting. Do investigative reports on issues affecting the immediate community a.k.a. the City of Baguio. After a night of brainstorming, I ended up passing a proposal about the gay bars, which my prof is now excitedly anticipating.

• JOURN 104 - News Editing. I thought it would be a piece of cake, memorizing editing symbols and analyzing a story, but it turned out that Headline Counting will be the cause of my nervous breakdown. Not to mention Sir Rolly's habit of having us work under the pressure of time.

• JOURN 113 - Online Journalism. I'm in love with the word online, but I never imagined it to be a Newswriting with a different medium. Well, it's still a perfect excuse to go online.

• MATH 1 - Mathematics for Everyday Life. I know I sucks for taking a course that freshies normally take. It's not as easy as it looks; I'm under the prof with the highest mortality rate.

These are the reason why I always end up dead...like a zombie. A walking piece of flesh, nothing more. But once class is over, we come back to life armed with treats as a reward for the good job.

Half of the fault why I die is mine though; I always procrastinate. Imagine, I tried doing the Chapter 1 of my thesis proposal OVERNIGHT, and though somehow I succeeded, I'm still short of 3 pages. From then, I promised in between tears that I won't ever procrastinate again. I hope I can stand by it.

So don't nag me why I'm not updating any of my online accounts (except for Plurk, of course!)
I hardly have time to visit all of them, more if I have to update. >_<

Two more months, and I'll finally be restored to full life. I can't wait! :D

I'm aware that Friendster was down the entire day yesterday for maintenance, and when I checked it just a while ago, I was delighted to see it up and running again.

That is, until I checked my friends list.



From almost 500 friends, it was down to merely 47.

I wouldn't have been so mad if they merely removed inactive accounts or something, but removing my friends (and even real-life friends) from my list without my consent is another story.

Bring back my friends, you (&*#^($^&(#@!!

In line with our Online Journalism Class, we are required to put up a "professional" blog wherein we will posting news articles, commentaries, photo stories, etc. and to live up to the interactive aspects of blogging, comments on blog entries are very much appreciated.

So please add us up and post your comment.

My site:


The class site: