chapter 5,

Pusong Bato (Ikalimang Sagutan)

2/28/2014 08:02:00 PM Media Center 24 Comments

Ang Pusong Bato ay kuwentong binuo, sinulat at pinaghirapan ng Media Center 2 2014 staff bilang kanilang creative writing project ngayong semestre.

Ang mga tauhan at mga pangyayari ay pawang kathang isip lamang, hindi hango sa tunay na buhay o karanasan. Ang anumang pagkakahawig sa tunay na buhay ay nagkataon lamang at hindi sinasadya. Walang bahagi ng kuwentong ito ang maaring ilathala at gamitin sa anumang paraan nang walang pahintulot ng may-akda.

pusong bato,

"Heto na ang panahon para maawa ka ulit sa akin..."

2/27/2014 09:17:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

chapter 4,

Pusong Bato (Ikaapat na Sagutan)

2/14/2014 08:05:00 PM Media Center 6 Comments

Ang Pusong Bato ay kuwentong binuo, sinulat at pinaghirapan ng Media Center 2 2014 staff bilang kanilang creative writing project ngayong semestre.

Ang mga tauhan at mga pangyayari ay pawang kathang isip lamang, hindi hango sa tunay na buhay o karanasan. Ang anumang pagkakahawig sa tunay na buhay ay nagkataon lamang at hindi sinasadya. Walang bahagi ng kuwentong ito ang maaring ilathala at gamitin sa anumang paraan nang walang pahintulot ng may-akda.

feature,

saPOLL 4: Mahal mo pa ba siya?

2/14/2014 07:50:00 PM Media Center 2 Comments

pusong bato,

"Natakot ang lahat. Lalo na yung mga nagkaklase sa room."

2/13/2014 08:47:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

english,

Literary (Submission): All That Matters

2/13/2014 08:32:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

She. She gives me my happiness. She takes it away, too. Her smile. Her smile is the cool breeze during a hot day. It's refreshing. Her laugh. Damn it. Her laugh makes me go crazy even just thinking about it.

Her antics are my favorite, though. You'd think she was just that quiet girl who kept to herself. In some ways, she is, but mostly she's that girl whom everyone loves. Her bubbly, innocent character makes guys go crazy. She can wrap anyone around her pinky just by being her cute self. She already has me wrapped around her finger, if you think about it.

The problem is exactly that. She can wrap any guy around her pinky and she already has. Many of them. We're all fighting a battle, one to a hundred (not really but that's what it feels like). It's darn frustrating to think that I will never be the only guy after her.

She seems to be unfazed by all the attention she receives. I guess that's what's so awesome about her. She doesn't take advantage of the fact that she can make us fall at her feet. She's almost perfect. Like, 99.9%

She is like the sunrise. Something I wish I could always see, but I miss it by a few hours. Minutes. Seconds. The way she makes my day with simple gestures is incredible. She is my drug. She is my elation. And I know that somehow, I am something to her and I won't let her be the one that got away, the one that I let go.

I don't want to be her cure because a cure isn't what she needs. All she really needs is a pain reliever to take away the heartbreak she didn't deserve. I want to give her the love she deserves, not the love she thinks she deserves. I want her love, too. To be frank, I need it.

She doesn't seem to notice what she does to me even though everyone else does. It pains me. Yet at the same time I sport a smile so wide I look like the Joker. (I don't know why I'm so serious [about her], but I am.) She makes my knees go weak, as if the flesh and bones had been replaced by jelly.

Ah, jelly. Another thing she makes me feel. It makes me burn with jealousy when I see her spending time with other guys, but it's not as if I can keep her from them. I made a big mistake by getting out of the line and came back to see that people have skipped in line. It leaves me waiting at the back all over again.

And honestly, I'm fine with that. As long as she's happy, I think I can be happy, too.

They say that when you fall in love, the feelings should be mutual. If the person does not like you back, you should stop liking them. But I can't seem to do that with her.

Because, in the end, all I really know is that I love her. And that's all that matters. / by Franz Candido

50 shades of pink,

Literary: Forever

2/13/2014 08:25:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

english,

Literary: A Monkey Love Story

2/13/2014 08:20:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

english,

Literary: Flowerpot

2/13/2014 08:13:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

filipino,

Literary: Valentines na Naman

2/13/2014 08:08:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

blue hypergiant,

Literary: A Message for my Dreamgirl

2/13/2014 08:05:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

filipino,

Literary (Submission): Pag-ibig

2/13/2014 08:01:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

filipino,

Literary: A Thousand Words

2/13/2014 07:56:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

english,

Literary: Of the Moon

2/13/2014 07:50:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

literary,

Literary (Submission): Timeless

2/12/2014 07:49:00 PM Media Center 1 Comments

When he asks me when his doctor’s appointment is or when his sister’s birthday celebration is or other “when questions”, I give him the answers he’s looking for: “On Saturday at 10 in the morning.” or “On the 11th of September. Be at your parents’ house at 5 so you won’t be late for the surprise.”

He smiles every time I answer, not only because he’s grateful I save him from being reprimanded for forgetting when something will happen but also because he finds my “talent” of knowing and remembering anything related to time amusing (and he not-so-secretly looks up to me for it).

When I ask him when he’ll visit his parents or when he wants to drop by the bookstore he loves or other “when questions”, he gives me the answers I’m looking for: “When you’re sister comes over to give you company.” or “When you’re favorite drama’s not showing on television. Tomorrow night?”

I smile every time he answers, not only because I am grateful he always seems to take me into consideration but also because despite his replies being in exact dates and uncertain times, he never fails me (and I not-so-secretly appreciate him for it).

We were sitting closely together on the couch I got from my mother, watching my favorite drama on TV, when he asked me a question.

“When did you fall in love with me?”

“I first saw you at what’s-her-name’s party on the 7th of November three years back and I’ve had a crush on you since then,” I replied, keeping my eyes on the television. “We started hanging out two months and five days after but I’m sure I fell in love with you six months and sixteen days later.”

You stared at me with a smile on your lips. “So, May-?”

“No,” I giggled. “July 28, 2012.”

“Oh.”

I smiled. “When did you fall in love with me?”

You took a deep breath. “I can’t answer you how you answered me. I’m not sure if I fell in love with you the same time as you fell in love with me or earlier or much later than that.”

I muted the television and turned to look at you.

You smiled. “But, I’m sure I had a crush on you months before we were introduced to each other. I thought about you way more than I should have right after you said 'hi' to me days after what’s-her-name’s party. I liked you even more weeks after we started hanging out, in between the hours we’d chat and the minutes we’d text. I couldn’t get you off of my mind days before our first date, more so weeks after our first kiss, and even more so years after the day I found out you had a crush on me too.

“And in one of those days occupied by my uncertain timeline, I fell in love with you.”


A few moments of silence passed. “How long do you think you’ll love me?”

“Until I’m a hundred, which is about eighty years from now. How long do you think you’ll love me?”

“To infinity and beyond; forever and ever, babe.”

I smiled when I heard your answer, not only because I found it adorable how you quoted two of your favorite films or how I found your answers to be sweet but also because you never fail me.

So when you said that you’ll love me forever and ever; to infinity and beyond, I believed. / by Mary Jane

filipino,

Literary: Morp

2/12/2014 07:46:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

arron baluyot,

Literary (Submission): Pag-ibig

2/12/2014 07:36:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

filipino,

Literary (Submission): Kwentong Pag-ibig

2/12/2014 07:31:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

anonymous,

Literary: Untitled

2/12/2014 07:23:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

english,

Literary: Happy Valentine's Day

2/12/2014 07:19:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

MCValentines,

Tatlong Araw ng mga Puso

2/12/2014 07:13:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

chapter 3,

Pusong Bato (Ikatlong Sagutan)

2/06/2014 08:45:00 PM Media Center 3 Comments

Ang Pusong Bato ay kuwentong binuo, sinulat at pinaghirapan ng Media Center 2 2014 staff bilang kanilang creative writing project ngayong semestre.

Ang mga tauhan at mga pangyayari ay pawang kathang isip lamang, hindi hango sa tunay na buhay o karanasan. Ang anumang pagkakahawig sa tunay na buhay ay nagkataon lamang at hindi sinasadya. Walang bahagi ng kuwentong ito ang maaring ilathala at gamitin sa anumang paraan nang walang pahintulot ng may-akda.

batch 2019,

Literary (Submission): Pangarap

2/06/2014 08:28:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

daisy,

Literary: Anchor

2/06/2014 08:22:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

blue hypergiant,

Literary: Stars of the Starry Night

2/06/2014 08:14:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

english,

Literary: Mankind's Suicide

2/06/2014 08:10:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

50 shades of black,

Literary: Bakit Siya?

2/06/2014 08:06:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

english,

Sports: Aquino, Joves win gold at PSL meet

2/06/2014 07:55:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

Pricila Aquino of 9-Sodium and Francheska Joves of 7-Jupiter and other members of the UPIS Varsity Swimming Team (VST) won medals and broke records during the 52nd Philippine Swimming League (PSL) leg last Sunday, January 26.

Aquino won a total of 7 gold medals in the girls 16-year old division for the 400m, 200m, and 50m freestyle, zoom Individual Medley (IM), 100m backstroke, and a PSL record-breaking swim in the 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1.22 minutes.

Her accomplishments also earned her the Most Outstanding Swimmer Award in the girls 16-year old division.

Joves also won gold in the girls 12-year old division for 100m backstroke, and silver for both 200m IM and 50m freestyle events.

The UPIS VST bagged a total of 16 medals, with contributions from Daniel Directo (9-Platinum), Juneau Villanueva (9-Calcium), Drew Magbag (8-Honeybee) and Mae Rodgers (6-Onyx). / by Jean Gutierrez and Luis Perez

berna bagnes,

UPIS Scouts hold Annual Camp 2014

2/06/2014 07:51:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

The UPIS Senior Boy (BSP) and Girl (GSP) Scouts took part in their yearly outdoor camp from January 30 to February 3 at different camping venues in Batangas.

The BSP Phoenix and GSP Cadets facilitated their respective camps. The GSP camping consisted of trekking, a cook-out, campfire, and various team building activities in order to put to good use the skills learned as a girl scout.
The BSP camp consisted of a 5-day survival camp at Lobo, Batangas. In order to meet to accomplish the requirements for Venturer and Eagle scout, the boys had to experience survival and isolation activities in the jungle and at the beach. The Senior Scouts were assisted by the Philippine Coastguard, Army, and Ranger to help assure the safety of the camp. / with reports from B. Bagnes, D. Saunders, et al.

english,

NSTP students reach out to nearby public schools

2/06/2014 07:48:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

For the second consecutive year, the UPIS National Service Training Program (NSTP) has teamed up with the UP College of Education to help promote literacy appreciation to students of public schools near Diliman.

The class, divided into am and pm sessions, visits the San Vicente High School and the Balara Elementary School respectively every Monday.

NSTP students started their field work last January 13. They assist and teach Grade 2 students who are struggling with their literary skills in order to make reading more fun and entertaining for the children.

They also help develop the students’ communication skills by conducting various activities such as magic shows and molding clay.

The program will end on the first week of March 2014. / reports from L. Perez, J. Aberin, K. Cayron, K. De Guzman, V. Villanueva

admissions,

UPIS opens admissions for AY 2014-2015

2/06/2014 07:46:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

The UPIS has recently started giving out guidelines and application forms for those interested in entering UPIS as Kinder (K) students for Academic Year 2014-2015.

The school will also admit ten (10) incoming grade 7 students and a number of students under the Varsity Athletic Admission System (VAAS) Program.

According to Prof. Portia Dimabuyu, head of the Admissions Committee, the Kinder Admissions Test (KAT) or readiness test for K applicants will be held from April 2-4 at the UPIS 7-12 grounds.

VAAS applicants will be required to attend try-outs for their respective sport one month before taking the grade 7 test together with other incoming freshmen on March 8, 2014 also at the UPIS 7-12 Building.

Forms for KAT, Grade 7, and VAAS applicants are to be processed on February 4-14, 13-14, and 18-19, respectively. / by Anthony Dacoco, Jordan Grefal, and Luis Perez

berna bagnes,

UPIS Library receives new computers

2/06/2014 07:43:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

Some of the new Apple iMac computers set up at the UPIS 7-12 Library.  Photo Credit: Disa Reyes

Computers at the UPIS Library finally get an upgrade.

Fifteen new Apple iMac units and a faster internet connection were recently installed for the use of students and faculty members.

The upgrades are part of the UP Administrator’s eUP project which, according to their site, aims to "make a fully connected and integrated UP Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system to support and improve academic and operational excellence".

The project will enable the University, including UPIS, to improve its operational efficiency and to better cater to the needs of its stakeholders. This is one of the major projects of the Office of the Vice President for Development (OVPD) toward UP President Alfredo Pascual’s goals for the university. / with reports from B. Bagnes, K. Cardoz, et al.

pusong bato,

"May kambal ka ba?"

2/05/2014 07:30:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments