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Quick-Drill Encoding (It’s the Extra Long Weekend, Baby! Part 3 of 3)

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Hay, it’s better late than never.

For most, school resumed the next day, Tuesday December 1 but in my case, I don’t  have due classes ’til the 3rd. That makes an extra two days of bumming, half of it I spent in school.

I was planning on starting work on several of my finals projects on those extra two days but it didn’t work out well, probably due to laziness, lack of motivation, and the temptation of blogging instead of doing actual work. That’s what I get for having such off-days, I have grown to use suich days to recuperate and reclaim lost sleep before, during and after midterms (and finals has yet to set in until for a few more weeks).

If only things worked out the way I hoped, I would have spent the remaining extra weekend being a quarter finished with the following:

1. Cadvis2 (Animated 3D-rendered production logo using 3DS Max)
2. Author2 (Rendered major parts via Photoshop which I’ll be using for an interactive program I’m designing through Macromedia Director)
3. Webdev2 (Should have sent my plates to our group leader for our client’s consideration)
4. 2Danim2 (Should have been done drawing a an animated walking character and started work on my finals project: An animated 4 scene short, each scene composed of at least four poses. Actual number of plates/frames I’ll be drawing is unknown since 13 animated plates only make up a second-worth of animation.)
5. Vidprod2-Reserved video equipment in time for shooting my film plus casting of roles and finding an appropriate location outside the school.
6. 3Danim2-Continue working on a 3-dimensional “bahay na bato”/Castilian house I’m modeling using Maya 2008.

Most of them I wasn’t able to do in two days time although several were accomplished on the days that followed. The next few weeks preceding and succeeding the Christmas break should be tiresome but I’m up to the challenge.
 
Considering I’m almost done with my 8th term here in CSB, what I should focus on is what’s ahead for the last remaining terms of my tenure. Next term contains a lot of classes ending with 3’s, prerequisites of the 2’s I’m having right now, another 2 for next term and what I’m guessing as a bloody course-related class called MSCIETY.

Here’s what I’m taking next term:

Sked by ~jlhabitan on deviantART

This is what I get for going to school to encode my schedule at a time when the school is prepping up for an earthquake drill gone wrong. note to self:

1)Never trust CSB’s computers especially during encoding period.

2)Always trust the nearby internet cafe which are faster than ever.

3)Don’t ever EVER lose out on getting the best times available among all the scheds posted.

4)Always make sure you won’t get the lousy profs (that I managed to do once I realized my old prof which I don’t like is going to teach in one of my classes so I moved to another class).

Well, there’s nothing much I can do to change what I’m going to have next term. Hopefully I come out of it still alive.

Thus capping the extra long weekend

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Photoshop Set: CASTING CALL! NAGHAHANAP NG ARTISTA!

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WANTED ACTORS
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1 Male Actor and 1 Female Actor
(Non-MMA and Non-CSB students are welcome)

Must be available at the either of the following days:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
(Between December 1-22, 2009)

Locations:
SDA
Condo ng may condo (TBA)

*A copy of the script will be given for each actor

Contact me at 09053321814 or email me at jlhabitan@yahoo.com

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A Tour of Radio Stations (Extra Long Weekend, Baby! Part 2 of 3)

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Continuing the “twilight” saga of the Extra Long Weekend, I went on to Ortigas for an eyeball between my fellow listeners in the Max FM studios in Jollibee Plaza on Bonifacio Day. What supposed to be the grandest EB in the biggest town in radio turned out to become the widest invasion of radio stations all in one day!

I. DWKX-In Tune with Manila

Still reeling from that party fever over the weekend in Laguna, all I want to do was to take another whole day to sleep it all off. But then I remember that I still have to attend the gathering of the “Loungers” (fans of Max FM’s noontime program, The Lounge) the next day.

I arrived around a quarter before 10 at the 15th floor of Jollibee Plaza, the most un-“Jollibee”-ish building I’ve ever seen among all JFC-owned buildings. Thinking I was late, I was surprised to learn that I’m the first guy to arrive. The rest came an hour later starting with Drin, then Bhunnie and Lyn, after that Steph and her mom and later, the president of our organization, Mark Allen. Liza came in later. Then came the sudden realization that I’m the youngest of the pack.

I finally got to meet some of the DJ’s of Max, including Scarlet (Madam S), Zip Cody, Bryan Scott, and HTown. I also saw Tony Spark but he was in a hurry though to leave so I never got to greet him right away. Maybe next time? 😀

The food was awesome: pancit, donuts, puto, and CAKE! Boy was I stuffed!

We took some pictures inside the station, including the booth itself. Dim-lighted but not too dark.

The word of the visit: “Amelia“

II. DWLL-Sounds Good!

I’m not much of a listener for Mellow 94.7 but when I chanced upon the station I would listen to it sometimes. Although as a little boy the helpers in our house would tune in when the station used to be The Mellow Touch. One voice I still remember during their Mellow Touch days was Chris. He forms one half of C&C Music Factory with Chloe. Unfortunately, he was absent during the show by the time me and the guys went on to gatecrash on the stations based in Paragon Plaza in Mandaluyong.

The first DJ we met is Ingrid who hosts the show preceding C&C, The Afternoon Cruise. This is probably one of the few Mellow shows that I know of besides the former and Sunday in Time.

Ingrid looks like Nina the singer, also nice and lovely. Afterwards, we headed off to get inside the booth, which is jampacked with fans of Mellow. Inside, we saw stacks of CD’s and what looks like records piled in shelves behind where Chloe is sitting.

Word of the visit: “Sounds good!“

III. DWTM-Today’s Best Music

Magic is leading the pack, ’nuff said. I got to tell you, I have have a crush on two of the lady DJ’s over at 89.9: Grace Lee and Andi9. Security in Paragon was lax so it was easy for many of us to go inside.

Upon entry Top 5@5 with Andi9 and Jessica was still on. We were able to gain netry inside the booth and was surprised to see THE ANDI MANZANO! Jessica is just as pretty as well, ’cause she looks like a courtside reporter (actually: she is).

Later, we caught up with two-thirds of Boys Night Out: Slick Rick and Sam YG. Tony Toni is somewhere and he won’t be back until further notice. I remember last year, BNO fans were clashing against the Brewsters, loyal subejcts of DWRT’s The Brewrats. The “un-feaud” ended after both shows made guest appearances to each other’s radio stations.

The word of the visit: Yeah men!

IV. DWRT-The Rhythm of the City

Last station to visit was 99.5RT. I haven’t been visiting for quote sometime now so I thought that it’s high-time to check what’s going on inside 906-B Paragon Plaza.

Considering the clock has yet to strike 6, I thought Inka who usually mans the booth from 3-6pm to is around. Got disappointed upon learning she got sick but good thing Ron Valentine was around to pinch-hit for her. (That reminds me of the day before: Inka’s famous dad, Jeremiah Junior got hit with laryngitis so he can’t speak in his usual cheerful self for 24k Weekend last Sunday. He made up for it by donning a deeper voice.)

Eventually, the hosts of the next show arrives: Sam Oh and Gibb. Sam Oh very friendly and bubbly, Gibb is frank and funny. The two of them make such good chemistry.

The word of the visit: “Inka is sick“
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It’s been one heck for a whirlwind ride for me. I got to meet new friends, see old faces as well as new ones and get to be inside more than 2 radio stations in one day! (Breaking the record of having been in 2 stations a year ago: RT and Magic.)

Hanggang sa uulitin!

Next Part: Quake-Drill Encoding

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Swimming ng Jamers: Party on a Weekend (The Extra Long Weekend , Baby! Part 1 of 3)

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Thanksgiving for Americans, Eid al Adha for Muslims, Bonifacio Day for Filipinos. Although the first mentioned is not a legal holiday for Pinoys while the second was reduced to being a regional holiday in the local level, Filipinos had a reason to celebrate the Bonifacio Day Weekend. It’s probably the first time in a long while that we got to celebrate a long weekend 3 2 days preceding/succeeding the 30th of November by technicality (Regular weekend being usual weekly non-working days) and not manipulated by PGMA.

I have another reason to celebrate the long weekend because I get to enjoy the it on an extended period, lasting until the first two days of December, because I don’t have class during Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the second term (which has yet to end).

I kicked off my Extra Long Weekend with the belated celebration of Jeco’s birthday bash which was held in a private resort in Pansol, Laguna.

I. Somewhere in the Night

“Somewhere in the night, she knows…”

We left Manila around 6pm en route to Manila, arriving in Pansol 2 hours later. Among those who heeded Jeco’s call: Mark, Janelle, Kim, Eswhy, me, MR, Dianne, Nikki and Gene and good thing it’s just us ’cause with just us alone, all of couldn’t fit inside Jeco’s Revo together so some of us ended up riding inside the family L300. In it were the rest of Jeco‘s clan (and another car packed wth more guest).

The place is alright. A large enough pool, a videoke room and two bedrooms. Jeco’s guests though could not all fit within the realms of 3 beds combined hehehe.

II. Jump

“When I say ‘jump’, you say ‘how high?’…”

Interesting part of the night was when everything went into party mode-kain mode-inuman mode-chaka mode and videoke mode all at the same time. There were some booze: vodka, Red Horse, Bacardi, Bailey plus matching chasers. Many of us had his or her share of flaming shots, straight shots, “cup-sized” shots, and “anything-else goes” shots although I politely declined to consume hard drinks. The mere fact that I don’t drink hard and the likes of vodka really gives one heck of a hangover is more than enough stray from it for now. Hehehe.

And yes, an overnight drinking session is never complete without getting quite the kick out of the leisure, yes. But it’s all cool :D.

III. Morning After Dark

Many of us didn’t have any decent sleep the morning after partying throughout the weekend’s midnight run. Wasted, hangover-ish, and extremely tired…We got the chance to get back at least an hour of sleep in Jeco’s Place after traveling back from Laguna to Manila (2-hour smooth drive). Although tired, I tried reserving my desire to hit the sack until later in the day so I spent most of the time from Laguna to Manila listening to 24k as well as The Final Countdown from my cellphone.

IV. Forever Young

“Let’s start in style, let’s dance for a while
Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?”

Coming home tired and hungry, I mustered enough strength to at least get my butt going into Mass in Maysilo in Malabon, had lunch with the rest of the family and even attend to greet my relatives who were visiting to discuss something with my mom. Louie, who was invited but was not allowed to go to the trip with me tagged along and crash my room as I giving myself some due sleep. I did entertain her before completely giving in to my body for most of the afternoon.

In the end, the trip was completely awesome. Enjoyed ever bit of it, even if Jeco’s mom was making fun of me (in a good way :D). Good thing nothing bad happened that has to do with me (no house blessing thank you very much!).

The Party on a Weekend closed, but a new one was unfold the next day.

Next Part: The Tour of Radio

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Reality and Dreams: Shaky Bed

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I was feeling a bit car-sick after spending almost an hour inside a crowded Camri car while traveling from Valenzuela to Manil this morninga. Since I arrived in school an hour before class, I decided to check myself in at the school clinic for a check-up. The nurse-in charge recommended that I should take a rest inside the male ward to rid myself of my car-sickness.

While trying to get some sleep, I felt some shakiness on my bed. I opened my eyes to see what’s going on but I saw nothing. Afterwards, I quickly dozed off.

While for sure I was asleep throughout most of the time, I had this feeling of something or someone clinging onto me. I remember sleeping by my side then felt as if someone’s hugging my body with the weight coming from on top of me and t as if his or her face is creeping near mine.

 I can’t seem to open my eyes again but I was aware that there’s something wrong going on around here.

I woke up feeling more lighter, possibly due to no longer feeling car sick. I still don’t have a clue as to why I had this weird episode in the first place. It’s not the first time though, because last night just before going to bed, I heard someone laughing behind my bed even though there’s nothing there but a window fronting a blank wall outside.

Weird much!

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