brother leiron posted an entry about seniority in his LJ (it's friends-only, so not everyone can get to read it). the gist of it is, we seniors believe in seniority so much, but are we really that worthy of that privilege? some may use it just to have their way (in a totalitarianish fashion). after a compelling discussion with brother negs about the use of seniority as an excuse for getting into fights with lowerclassmen, the gears in my brain started up. then i went to blog.
recognizing seniority bluntly means respect. why? we have trudged through 12 years of studying in this school. simply put, this is our last dance, we're torn between leaving and staying, and every senior batch should be highly regarded for braving the storm.
we're old geezers. treat us like you would treat other old geezers.
while we're at peace, we will treat you like one of us. it's only when you cross us that things will turn sour. leiron says if we want to have their respect, we have to earn it. 10+ years of loyalty and braving the school are enough credentials for respect.
don't fight us, and we won't fight you. don't malign us, and we won't harm you. it's that simple, actually.
i guess the bottom line is, we're not asking for god-like idolatry here. we're asking for mutual respect, yet with a really little tiny bit of the former. we, or at least i, won't use the word "seniority" as an excuse to spear the hell out of someone. no, i'm better than that. but if some lowerclassman starts the fight, then it's fair game.
school peace, y'all.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Monday, August 21, 2006
panic!
if you would look at the lyrics of "i write sins, not tragedies" closely, there is a moral.
wala lang. hi allie! :P
wala lang. hi allie! :P
Thursday, August 17, 2006
props
normally, when i hear recent songs under the genre opm, i want to change the radio station. the "new breed", including the latest overplayed songs by callalily and frio (what the fuck is up with your names? callalily is such a sissy name... and your album, destination xyz? are you sure you didn't take a page off of coldplay?), is downright annoying, with everyone trying so hard to sound foreign, with bland yet no doubt inspired rock, (okay, okay, it's a necessary evil) yet ending up falling flat on their faces.
but.
yes, there's a but. magical, isn't it?
but there is a diamond in the rough. kala's "jeepney" is a breath of fresh air, quoting paula abdul, from the stagnant waters that is today's opm. i love its jazz influences (i don't know if i could call it jazz, though... drowsiness is getting to me) and the lead singer's voice fits the song, while probably sounding horrible in other genres.
unless i'm terribly mistaken, (and if i am, please tell me) this is kala's only single as of now so i don't know if their record will be full of the same sounds that defined their "jeepney". hopefully it will, since kala's got something good, something fresh going on. i advise them not to waste it.
on a condescending note, imago's "tara let's" is just plain inane. good voice, but the song is inane.
but.
yes, there's a but. magical, isn't it?
but there is a diamond in the rough. kala's "jeepney" is a breath of fresh air, quoting paula abdul, from the stagnant waters that is today's opm. i love its jazz influences (i don't know if i could call it jazz, though... drowsiness is getting to me) and the lead singer's voice fits the song, while probably sounding horrible in other genres.
unless i'm terribly mistaken, (and if i am, please tell me) this is kala's only single as of now so i don't know if their record will be full of the same sounds that defined their "jeepney". hopefully it will, since kala's got something good, something fresh going on. i advise them not to waste it.
on a condescending note, imago's "tara let's" is just plain inane. good voice, but the song is inane.
Friday, August 11, 2006
regarding this blog
it's nearing the two-year anniversary, but things have changed since then.
a year ago this blog was full of life. when i say life, i mean comments were everywhere. now, i said that comments should not be a standard of site traffic, but sometimes, it's the only standard you've got. there's a big difference between just going to this site and reading this site. now i want to know: are you still reading this blog?
so what happened to this? maybe it's because LJ is easier to use and navigate around (maybe you should take this as a word of advice, blogspot staff) and LJ's load times are faster (for me, at least). i've unofficially separated the content of my two journals: surveys and personal life belong to livejournal, and essays/thoughts belong to blogger.
but lately i don't have much will to write here if i'm not getting opinions from others anyway.
so now, i'm contemplating about what to do with this little space of the web. i've been thinking about closing it down and fully surrendering to LJ but there're just way too much memories and sentimental value in this to let go.
ah, life.
a year ago this blog was full of life. when i say life, i mean comments were everywhere. now, i said that comments should not be a standard of site traffic, but sometimes, it's the only standard you've got. there's a big difference between just going to this site and reading this site. now i want to know: are you still reading this blog?
so what happened to this? maybe it's because LJ is easier to use and navigate around (maybe you should take this as a word of advice, blogspot staff) and LJ's load times are faster (for me, at least). i've unofficially separated the content of my two journals: surveys and personal life belong to livejournal, and essays/thoughts belong to blogger.
but lately i don't have much will to write here if i'm not getting opinions from others anyway.
so now, i'm contemplating about what to do with this little space of the web. i've been thinking about closing it down and fully surrendering to LJ but there're just way too much memories and sentimental value in this to let go.
ah, life.