Adieu: Puzzle Pieces that Complete my 2010 (part 2)

JUNE-
New academic school year opens! We still have a few hours to complete at CMFR, so half of June has already passed when we finally had our few days of "vacation" (Lyceum AY starts on July). We're finally seniors, so we promised ourselves to make the best of it this year.

JULY-
We're official fourth year students, and it's sort of scary *LOL waves off Dorian Gray syndrome-y moment*. Best way to start this school year is to be part of history: we members of the LPUCC joined the International Photo Walk.

Scott Kelby- International Photo Walk 2010 (Philippines)

L to R: Jedy, me, Debbie, Rowland, and MJ

Also this month I finally met--in person--one of my fanfic writer friends from the info superhighway, Robyn. :) Photo here is from our first day at Xocolat (omg, I really adore that pineapple necklace teehee). :D

Xocolat's very cozy. :3 During those Hedonistic Mondays, we talked about fandoms and school life (and love life..sometimes) for hours. Those are some of my favorite Mondays, break from work. :)

And then yaay! I, along with Mamu and Debbie, joined the Lyceum Independent Sentinel. I got the Literary Editor position. :) Photo above is me  inside the office during one of the closed-door meetings eatings. LOL. I've never used the free locker for the staffers, although they reserved a space for me; I'm never really comfortable in leaving my things somewhere else other than my room. :P

One of the chaotic meetings of Sentinel. I'm pretty sure this is not taken on July, but every meeting the situation's almost always the same.

For the second time we covered a commemoration of the Maguindanao Massacre. In the event I met Mrs. Lisa Brooten, professor of Media Studies from Southern Illinois University, researching about Philippine media. Our conversation went something like this:

Prof. Brooten: You're a reporter?
Me: No, ma'am. Just a journalism student covering the event for our club.
Prof:  Ah. I'm a professor from SIU, *insert discussion about her media researchers here*
Me: Oh, I see. So until now the press in Vietnam is still in peril...
Prof Brooten: Yes. The state of Philippine Press is not that good too--if I were your parents I wouldn't let you take up Journalism, judging by the circumstances here.

Oh well. Before I took this course, I already know it'll be like suicide of some sort, if I'm not careful enough. :/

AUGUST-
Birthday of our first Sentinel issue! Yay! Also, our first staff workshop was held. THIS WORKSHOP IS WORTH 35,000PHP AND IS CHARGED FROM OUR BUDGET. /capsabuse. We only found out later in the year, and this practically made us broke. :( No big launching program for our Imagi books, but we'll have at least a soft launching. :/

Senti peeps after the worshop. :D

MJ (News Editor), me, Kristine (News reporter), Karlin (Associate Editor), Armon (Features reporter), and Maggie (Features Editor)

High light: I turned nineteen on the 24th. :) Not that big of a celebration, just a little gathering with the family. :) Really old now. LOL.

SEPTEMBER-

The -ber months are here! Juggling Sentinel and academics gets a little more complicated, but we are able to manage. This is not a lucky month for me, though, because I'm hospitalized. Dang asthma. -__-

OCTOBER-

First semester ends! Farewell, minor subjects that are quite a pain in the neck. :P

QUACK DOCTORS SCIENTISTS! (Are there such things? LOL) Me, Mamu, Nile, Jedi, and Gen. Last day of wearing our lab gowns. :D


The Lyceum Independent Sentinel held a formal photoshoot; if my memory serves me right, it's for the mid-year report for the Students Affairs Office. Photo above shows me with our News Editor MJ.


Graduating Editors. Debbie (Graphics and Layout Artist), me (Literary Editor), Rowland (Managing Editor 2), and Mamu Kit (Features Editor).


THE BIGGEST SECTION IN SENTINEL. Lol. Me and Raisa, the Assistant Literary Editor.


Wacky much? :P

Also this October I became a godmommy for the first time. :D Here's me, Mamu, and Elai at the christening of Eiffel Paris, first baby of our friend Nile. :)

The Spanish Galleon Andalucia docked in a Manila pier. Not letting this chance pass, we went to see it (because we roll like that hahaha). We didn't expect the queue to be sooo long. We waited for almost seven hours, and were met by bad weather at the end of the day so we couldn't go onboard. It's really not our day. :P We returned the next morning since we have no other choice.

NOVEMBER-

The main high light this month is the Sentinel Team Building. I really love this family we've established at school. :')

Me and Mamu cooking up a surprise at 3am for two of our co-staffers. Okay, let's be more honest--I'm just stirring and helping with the dishes. I don't know how to cook. Haha. :P

Dinner at the long table. I have to share a plate with Jerick for the whole duration of the Team Building because he forgot to bring his own, and he didn't like to eat on disposable ones. XD

Swimming! Wading and playing in the water, in my case, because I don't know how to swim. :P

One of the best moments in the team building.

With Debbie eating cookies n' cream ice cream by the pool. A few hours before we leave the resort, we're working on the "letters to staffers" activity here, which we should've finished the night before. Procrastination for the win! :D

First day of second sem. This is our last season! Jerick, Elai *clingy mode*, me, Mamu, and Debbie.

Elai, me, and Mamu. :))

*hug*

By the way, photo shoots for the graduation pictures began this month. After trying all the costumes for the creative shoot, I ended up as one giddy Pocahontas-that-isn't:

LOL. :P I should've thought of Mrs. Lovett!

With Elai after the shoot. She's so purrdy! :)

DECEMBER-

So here we go, last month of the year. Imaginaccion competition was held, so everyone's practically busy, from logistics to production. Not a lucky month for me again in terms of health; asthma's triggered more than thrice, and it has largely affected my Imagi work.Taking a break from Imagi work for a while, I attended the Christmas party of the graduating Journ-MassCom batch:

Elai, me, Gigz, Mamu, Nicah, Eunice, Ynna, and Ayen

Later that night, we went to UST for the Paskuhan:

And as a fun final trip of the club for the year, the LPUCC went to Enchanted Kingdom. It's my first time there. Felt like a child again. ;P

argh Kianah's tarantula legs cast shadow on my faaaace haha

ELAI GNASHING HER TEETH ahahaha. :)

Mamu's shot? Purrdy lights! :)

So there you go.
For me, this is one of the best years I spent in college. I learned a lot, mostly from my mistakes. This year has contributed a lot in my growing up and in my being more responsible, especially now that I have to think of something to do with my life after I graduate. :

Cheers, 2010! You've been a little harsh, but I say I've balanced it out with all the experiences and lessons you gave. Farewell!

And hello there, 2011. Bring it on. :P