mikhailnovich

The school celebrated the Feast Day of our patron saint a while ago.

Here are some of my observations:

1. Most seminars and events are focused for FACULTY, not students. No wonder students do not have any rapport or support for the event.

2. Offices received a memo to seize operations from 1-230pm. The Yearbook Office and our neighbor The Benildean was "asked" to close and attend a mass dedicated to the patron saint. "Asked" was just an understatement...it was more of a "forced". Codename Hi-tech was even wondering "Why force me to attend, I'm not even Catholic."
 (This one's true...unlike the usual student rebuttal, "huh? i'm Agnostic."

It made me think that it's one of the reasons admin and students have this invisible gap between them. You cannot force someone to like what you like to do. Everything in school is a requirement; and i mean EVERYTHING. You are required to attend parties, events, symposiums, lectures, seminars, plays that you don't even need.

If the event is something worthwhile, then you don't have to force people to attend it. The Eraserheads Concert this coming August 30 is something worth going to. DLSU's College Week is always box-office because of the various events students and teachers can participate. Even COMSCI's CCS Week was a blast (considering COMSCI students are a bunch of geeks).

I believe our school has more creative ways to think of making events, after all, it's an art school. (well...SDA for that matter) FSN is one example.

3. My boss pointed out "Kanina, Mass hindi kayo pumunta...ngayong may free food, dudumugin niyo. Ano ba yan?" Which was ultimately true and shameful for the students...What a bunch of freeloaders.

Then i thought, why give the students free food when you can give them to the poor people outside...or somewhere else (naks, Bayaning Pilipino) After all [again], the Lasallians are supposed to be for the poor, not for freeloaders.

Why do i sound so pakialamero? hahahaha I still want my school to be cool and all awe-inspiring (and really learner-centered) rather than the COLEGIO ng mga SOCIAL AT BOBO.

------

On other stuff, i went to this exhibit featuring works of (diploma course on photography) students at the BLACK BOX Theater. There were 13 concepts...yet only one was worth looking at [based from technical aspects and aesthetics, ayan ah, hindi ko sinabing PANGET yung iba hahaha]. Congratulations for "Breaking the Rules"...you have 4 votes (from me, my managing editor and my two bosses, and probably one from the AVP).

Still, do visit them, it's a way to get away from the stress finals week is giving us.

-------

Quote:
1 : "Ano size ng paa mo? Pahiram ako ng black shoes."
2 : "9"
3 : "9 1/2"
4 : "10"
1 : " ano ba yan, naiinsecure na ako."

hahahahahahaha!