I’m so happy! I finally learned the basics with regards to handling an old SLR camera, a Nikon FM3. I bought last Saturday two rolls of film, each composed of 24 shots with ISO100.

     First photoshoot of the week: Correct exposure. Mrs. Ofrasio taught us about the functions of the FM3, and how to use it. We had the film speed set to 1/125 sec. and the ISO to 100. Using the viewfinder I could see at the side a bar bearing the film speed markers, a blue bar highlighting the current film speed used, and a black bar is the the aperture thing that is needed to set according to the film speed.

    Half-pressing the shutter-release button as well as moving the aperture ring, I could adjust the black bar and place it on or near the designated film speed. For about an hour, I only took 13 out of 24 available shots. I had the worst luck of rewinding the film up to the point I forgot not to let inside the very tip of the film. Aww, schucks!

    Not to worry hehehe. Sometime this week, I’m gonna go to Quiapo and make contact prints out of the 13 shots I made.  😀

           Concluding the first of 14 weeks into the third term, I started my day with a 2:45-5:45 pm class called Deskpub/Desktop Publishing (an obsolete term for the subject, as said by my prof). My professor is Mr. Magallanes and he had us fall into this gimmick of using a verb describing ourselves 7 years from now. Due to that, we’ll be known for the rest of the term as to what verb we used. In my case, I’m now known as “Wise”. Nice, right?

    One by one, randomly he had each of us stand in front of the class and let them give out their first impressions about the person standing. In my case (redundant!), 1st impressions about me ranges from “smart” to “shy” to “smart” and “friendly” and “smart”. Sabi ko na nga ba!

     After dismissal, I waited for about an hour before my last class would commence, a 6-9pm class called “Techincal Drawing” which is known to some schools as “Drafting”. My prof’s may seem to be a “oh-it’s-one-of-those-boring-teachers” but after knowing that he’s been in the teaching profession for seven years, then I expect that we in class would learn from him.

          Before I go to sleep (I have classes at 9 in the morning the next day), I have some fast notes to share:

1. Bobby told me Anton had transferred from CSB to the Philippine School of Interior Design in Makati.
2. Hoogie’s hair is back to its DV1 1st term clean cut hair style.
3. Jiko’s back pala from abroad. Saw him earlier at the lobby and later in the SDA caf.
4. Rex’s my classmate for Desncon
5. Inna and Aje are my classmates for NSTPCWS
6. Franzi’s my colleague once again in the same room, same day but different subject called Deskpub.
7. I mistook Gilbert’s hair a while ago as a wig. No offense though, gulat lang ako. Peace!
8. Carlo, Aje, Alex, and Katriz are my Techdrw pals.
9. Looks like Main’s 1st Floor Benilde Hall is in for a slight face lift in and out (Backgate doing renovations,  ‘No Smoking Area’ upuan place is now gone, and entrance to Main Caf is getting fresh cement).
10.  Raymond’s hair is back to its DV1 1st term hairdo. 😀

BTW, watch this clip, sobrang laughtrip (warning: Fil-Am adult cartoon that’s meant to be watched by mature people): The Nutshack!

      Good thing I haven’t changed my regular Monday routine so that I don’t have to feel so ngarag every single school day of the third term where I had my schedule completely overhauled from my previous second term settings.

         First class of the day would be Sondesn (Sound-Dess). I know for a fact that we’re going to have class inside a recording studio, the question is: Where? My EAF tells me that my class is in A1014, located in-between 1004 and 1015, both computer laboratories. My prof’s name was listed as “Henry Bolo“. Nothing out of the ordinary really, but I noticed that he bears a very thick American accent (not konyo) whenever he speaks English but at the same time, a very fluent and eloquent use of the National Language . Basing from those observations I could tell that he really is from the business.

           But other than that, there’s something more to it. Turns out, he’s also a (seemingly now former) DJ of WRR 101.9 For Life, a masa station that is now known for its present name “Alam Mo Na Yan! 101.9 For Life“, with the call letters being dropped from the name (Laking WRR kaya alam ko ito hehehe). Prior to his stint to WRR, his used to work for Advance Media Systems (DWKX/103.5 k-Lite, now 103 1/2 Max FM) and Quest Broadcasting, Inc. (DWTM/Magic 89.9). Now I know that me and my classmates are truly on a roll! Looking forward what I’m going to be taught about with regards to audio mixing, mastering, recording, and voice acting (clearly a far cry to his happy-go-lucky persona in WRR). All of a sudden I felt kinda repetitive.

       Following Sondesn, I have Desncon (Desk-Con) or Design Concepts. It’s a follow up to my previous prerequisite (Desprin/Principles of Design) but this are more focused not just in theories and concepts per say but also interpreting such that are found in design. My prof is a graduate of CSB’s former Interdisciplinary Studies Program (Don’t know if it has a present counterpart today). She, thoughnew in teaching in CSB, is all too familiar to life as a CSB student. Our room, A701, is the largest of all the classrooms in SDA’s 7th floor. She stressed that her subject may be 90% discussion, ten percent would come from doing plates as it’s required for the subject.
  
Our first activity was to design a movie poster on a piece of paper and explain why people should watch this particular type of movie via several graphic organizers like planning charts and spider webs. Fortunately, I happened to watch a good old-house horror movie the night before, an Italian pre-apocalyptic film called “Demonii” or “Demons” in English. It’s about a group of people who were mysteriously invited to watch a screening of a movie inside a supposedly new theater. But unknown to them, they are turned into demons one by one and the few remaining survivors must find a way to escape before they get infected and turn into one.

     Note though that this is no B-movie zombie flick because they are not dead before reanimating into zombies, the wounds inflicted by demons would turn them into one. This is of course was given no clear explanation, but its primary cause was that the first human that turned into one wore this certain mask that has the ability to break hell loose. It has a somewhat happy ending nevertheless.

I hope my last two professors tomorrow would be as nice as the one I have as of now.

            I know that January 7, everything will be back to normal. Yestersay was the first day of the third term so I know I have to do my best without fail!

           My first class is Fotogra or Fundamentals of Photography. My professor for that class is Mrs. Dolly Ofrasio, Yana’s mom. She was late by half an hour due to a chaotic crowd downstairs at the lobby of SDA. In addition, my classmates include those I’ve been with in several past classes (from Worlite, Partdes, Petriid, and Reconse).

          I know for sure that Fotogra is going to be a very hard subject but I have to make sure that I won’t fail. My professor said if ever any of us in her class wants to drop out from her subject, the flash function of a camera would do the job for us, as easy as that! But then again, we get to use some cool retro “Singular Lens Reflex” like those rare and vintage Nikon FM2’s and FM3’s (but we have to take good care of it when used),

    My second and last class for the day was Profes1/Professional Practice 1. My prof’s there is the chairperson of the Interior Design program of CSB, Ms. Love (She was born on Valentine’s Day hehehe). There, I ‘ classmateas again with similar faces from my Hartds1 class like Hyun Ho, and NSTP1 (Angelica Punto and Nem); Joseriz (Kervin, and Danica).

   Since all of us are suffering from FDS, it may take a while before we could easily adjust to the new term.

    What has the term in store? Are we going to survive? Better to face it than not face it!

(Note: Inaantok pa rin ako, wala akong pasok mula Huwebes hanggang bukas so bakasyon uli sakin :D)

           Nung Second Year High School pa ako, exam ko the next day sa Math, kaya umuwi muna ako sa bahay namin para kumain tapos nagbihis. Tsaka na lang ako umalis pababalik ng SJA, para sa remedial class ko (na ang panget ng abreviation, ASS as in Academic Support System).

      Agad ako sumakay ng jeep na deretsong Sangandaan. Nung time na iyon, wala akong napansin na kakaiba hanggang sa may Maysilo na ang sinasakayan kong jeep. Lumingon ako mula sa bintana at may napansing kakaiba’t pamilyar sa isang pasahero na nasa harapan ko: maputi, bilog ang mata, mala-rosas ang labi. No doubt, si Ashley Martin ito!

     Turns out, siya nga!

     Hindi  nga ako makapaniwala, pero ang mas di kapani-paniwala, nasa jeep na pala siya bago pa man ako sumakay. Doon pa lang, napansin na niya na ako pala iyon: ang James na nakilala niya ilang taon na ang nakakaraan. Hehehe, ang saya saya ko!

   Iyun nga lang, pagdaan sa Francis, doon na siya bumaba kasi may gagawin siya at ng kasama niya sa Concepcion. Ako naman, nakarating na sa Bayan pero pinagalitan ako ni Ms. Aldea kasi, bukod pa na late ako para sa ASS, hindi pa ako naka-school uniform.

Puwede naman ako kumain sa labas para mananghaolian pero magkano ba ang nabibigyan saking baon noon?: singkuwenta pesos! Sus, la na nga ako pamasahe doon eh hehehe 😛