UP Centennial questionnaire - extended (from Mike)

The other day I tagged along my boss to assist in his presentation at the UP College of Business Administration. The scenery along the Academic Oval brought back memories, and at that moment I wished I wasn’t just passing by.

Since it’s UP centennial celebration spirit everywhere, I grabbed this from Mike. I first saw this questionnaire from Rubs.

Here goes…

UP Centennial questionnaire - extended (from Mike)

Student number?
91-****

College?
College of Mass Communication. Kung nasa Engg daw ang mga guwapo, nasa CMC naman daw ang mga magaganda! Hwehe!

Ano ang course mo?
Bachelor of Arts in Communication: Communication Research.

Nag-shift ka ba o na-kick out?
Neither. Nagplano ako mag-shift sa either Engg or Archi nung second year ko pero hindi natuloy.

Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT?
Sa auditorium ng UP Visayas Iloilo Campus. A few chairs away from me seated the girl who later became my dormmate, collegemate, classmate, orgmate, friend, girlfriend, and wife.

Favorite GE (General Education) classes?
Integrated Comm. 1-2. So fun and so stress-free -- swak na swak sa isang probinsyanong aswang este freshman na gaya ko.

Favorite PE?
Advance Swimming. Co-ed na kasi (hehe!). Plus, dito ko natutunan ang lahat ng alam ko sa survival swimming.

Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot girls sa UP?
CMC skywalk, Molave Residence Hall, Kamia and Sampaguita Residence Halls

Favorite Professors?
Prof. Elena Pernia, Prof. Jose Lacson, Prof. Florinda Mateo, and Prof. Aleli Quirante. My mentors for applied research.

Least favorite GE (General Education) class?
Humanities 1. Tinamaan ng kulog ang Brothers Karamasov na yan!

Did you sign up for Saturday classes?
Math 11 and PI 100 yata.

Nakapag-field trip ka ba?
Sa cultural sites ng Laguna at Antipolo, noong Humanities 2.

Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP?
Undergrad, no. Grad studies, yes, once.

What Organization/Fraternity/Sorority were you a member of?
CommResSoc (Communication Research Society), Tong-Ill Moo Do (UP TMD), and UP Hub-eag.

Saan ka tumatambay palagi?
CMC CommResSoc tambayan, Molave ping-pong and TV areas (pag tinatamad lumabas), Acad Oval (jogging time), at Main Libe steps or Main Libe Social Sciences section (group meetings etc time).

Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay?
Dorms. First year in Kalayaan, tapos palipat-lipat ng Molave and Yakal from second to fourth year. Pero kahit dormer ako, palagi pa rin akong late sa classes.

Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano yun?
Computer Science.

Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP?
Si Vincent Villanueva, sa Kalayaan Residence Hall noong Day One ko sa UP.

First play na napanood mo sa UP?
Largo Desolato, sa Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, Palma Hall. Required kasi para sa isang review paper.

Saan ka madalas mag-lunch?
Molave Residence Dining Hall at kina Manang Mallari sa Area 2.

Name the 5 most conyo orgs in UP.
I can’t operationalize the term yet.

Name 5 of the coolest orgs/frats/soro in UP.
I find Samaskom cool, as well as UP Rep. The other three would be the ones I joined. Hehe.

May frat/soro bang nag-recruit sa yo?
Tatlong frat, pero wala akong sinalihan.

Masaya ba sa UP?
Extremely.

Nakasama ka na ba sa rally?
Once, in the University-led rally at the Senate, protesting against tuition fee increase.

Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council?
Once lang yata, noong tumakbo for USC Chairperson si Renato Reyes. Hindi siya ang binoto ko.

Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka?
Yes. Libre mangarap.

Kanino ka pinaka-patay sa UP?
My ex-girlfriend (now my wife).

Kung di ka UP, anong school ka?
AMA Computer University, kung tumatanggap sila ng late applicants -- UP lang kasi kinuhanan ko ng exam.

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First Year Block
J-4

Very First Subject
Integrated Comm 1-2

Favorite Elective
Applied Anthropology. We get to do lots of field work. Ang saya makitulog sa iba’t ibang bahay.

Pinaka-terror na teacher
In terms of fear effect, I say Prof. Winnie Monsod. She could spot an inattentive or sleepy student in a class of over a hundred, and she can humiliate that student with the most biting comment. But she is definitely one of the best.

Most Favorite Major Subject
CommRes 130 (?) yata, or Project planning, development, monitoring and evaluation under Dr. Quirante. It’s the subject that brought me to Mt. Banahaw for one of my most enlightening spiritual and social experiences.

Least Favorite Major Subject
Parang wala. Naks!

Favorite UP Tradition
UP Fair at Samaskom's Live Aids.

UP Tradition(s) Missed
UP Fair (sniff!)

Most Memorable Thing You Did Just For Bonus Points
Noong MS11 ko, every weekend, kailangan namin mag-contribute ng isang "original" joke sa logbook ng Infantry Batallion para may merits kami. Corny kasi yung jokes ng Kapitan namin at that time, kaya nanghihingi siya ng jokes sa mga kadete.

Pinakamasarap na Pisbol
The one near the DMST complex and old Post Office.

Pinakamurang pamasahe ng IKOT
P1.25

Pinakapayborit na Merienda
Isaw ni Mang Larry sa tabi ng Kalayaan Residence Hall.

Umulan ba nung University Graduation mo?
Nope.