Party, Evolved!

Good enough it didn’t take long for me to compensate for lost sleep from Friday night’s event; it was our school’s annual acquaintance party and induction of officers.

Days prior the event, my co-officers in the Student Council and I had been stressed from preparations including sending out letters, negotiating for lights, sounds, catering and other services, ticket production and distribution, and most stressful of which was taking instructions from both the real concerned and the self-appointed-concerned people. The programme underwent major revisions. Due to some unavoidable circumstances, I had to function as a one-man committee for the invitation and certificates which I had completed and released only the night before the party.

As expected in such events, work does not end in the preparations. There were a lot of matters needing attention that popped up. Being the emcees, it was our job to keep the program interesting as possible especially that its early part has those messages and oath taking ceremonies which really are not what the students are after. We were also like staffs in a department store's information desk paging wanted fellows and making announcements for lost belongings. The tough thing is that we had to be so upbeat yet we had to make sure that we do not rob the serious parts of its solemnity.

I really can’t understand why the school always gets me to emcee. Maybe because they get my services for free *sigh*. Honestly, I’m getting tired of being the host although I get to work with a different partner each time.

Good enough our 1,000+ audience that night are cooperative enough to clap and laugh on our antics or else I’ll be quitting that very moment!

On the other hand, I have to tell about the interesting highlight of the event which was the Dance Evolution Competition. Students of our colleges grooved to the beats of the eras. Some took off with Philippine folk dances while others started from the 70’s. They were to choose their songs as long as the whole presentation does not exceed 8 minutes. The impressive thing I must say is that despite the short time to practice (prelim exams were just the week before), the presentations turned out spectacular! I even have this impression that since all are equally great dancers, judging might have just been on mastery, and props and costumes.

Of eight competing groups, the Engineering dancers dominated the floor reclaiming the championship from the Hotel and Restaurant Management group which came in second this year. I’m trying to find someone with a video and have it uploaded in YouTube.

Despite the exhausting preparations and annoying incidents, the party still turned out successful. Although quite less organized than last year’s, I find it more fun this time especially the disco party with great lights and music spun by local jock Cyber Bugs who by the way complimented my hosting and said that with very minimal training, I’ll be ready to be on-air should I consider being a radio jockey. Ahem! *wink*

Oh well, I’m looking forward for another fun-packed and eventually better party next year – with me as an audience hopefully.

At the Convention Center's lobby with last year's party host, the fabulous Judy

Double Two!

Just recently, I celebrated my birthday and turned 22. Oh well, a celebration there was none so it’s more appropriate to say that I had my birthday.

Greetings came through different media – SMS, e-mail, & verbal – and from different places from Makati City to two foreign countries. Plus, would you believe that I received a greeting from the President of the Republic of the Philippines? Honest! *wink*

I decided to challenge my mind and think of anything that has something to do with me and is associated with the repeated digit of my age – two.

Begin!

1. I have two given/first names
   
2. My initials are just a combination of two letters used twice.
   
3. This semester, I am enrolled to 5 subjects; I only have to attend to two of which.
   
4. We’re only two students enrolled for a major subject
   
5. Two birthday greetings came from overseas.
   
6. I know two people whose birthdates are a day before and after mine.
   
7. On my most recent birthday, the power went out twice due to heavy rains
   
8. I noticed two most common occurrences that happen on my birthday: it either rains or exams fall on the date (pity!)
   
9. I usually wake up two hours before our official working schedule
   
10. Since I was employed, I was issued two ATM cards. I lost the first one last month.
    
11. The two things I really wish to own now are a PC and a digital camera. (Philanthropists please!)
    
12. I am fond of playing The Sims 2.
    
13. My two favorite authors are Mitch Albom and Bob Ong.
    
14. My blog title has two nouns each having two syllables.
    
15. Other than my own, I usually read the horoscopes for two other zodiac signs.
    
16. The two careers I aspire most are Tourism and Academic.
    
17. I have two pillows on my bed.
    
18. I use two brands of facial moisturizer alternatingly.
    
19. I have yet collected two Transformers^TM toys which go free with a fastfood kiddie meal.
    
20. When I first posted a thank you message in Friendster bulletin for those who greeted me on my birthday, I forgot two persons (Sorry)
    
21. After that post, two more people greeted me in Friendster until this writing.
    
22. 2+2 adds to my lucky number: 4!
    

Cheers everyone!