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Attack of the Martika

May 1, '08 11:54 PM
for everyone

I've been listening to FM radio again these days, and today, I tuned in to a jazz station which, like most of its kind, interspersed its present-day selection with some older tunes. Apparently, this station's collection included Colored Kisses by Martika, and the first few synthesizer-generated notes brought back an afternoon in 1991. It was one of the quarterly exams in my sophomore year at Manila Science. It was raining that day, so the air was cool. In between maneuvers to get or give answers to my partners in crime, I'd tune them out to listen to my Walkman (at that point, they still allowed us access to that kind of technology during exam days), which provided a steady stream of early 90's pop.

So today, let's take a break from the ever-enduring Rick Astley, listen to Martika, and wonder what she's doing now.

What were you doing when this came out?

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Tags: martika, colored kisses, nostalgia

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The Long-delayed UP Centennial Post (also, that survey)

Jan 15, '08 7:25 AM
for everyone

Snagged from that host of UP alumni who've been posting, although this one's from Macy. Originator of survey now unknown.

1. Student number?

95-16230

2. College?

Arts and Letters

3. Course?
English Studies: Creative Writing

4. Nag-shift ka ba o na-kickout?
Neither. First choice, baby!

5. Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT?
AS 324

6. Favorite GE subject?
Humanities I, under Conception Dadufalza. Professor Emeritus, w00t!

7. Favorite PE?

Archery

8. Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot guys sa UP?
Walang abangan. They tended to jog past on the academic oval, along with the hot girls.

9. Favorite prof(s)
Gisela Aceremo - French 12-13

Jose Bartolome - Soc Sci I

Wendell Capili - CW 101

Conception Dadufalza - Hum I

Neil Garcia - Comm I, CW 120 (Poetry), CW 160 (Non-fiction Narratives)

Judy Ick - English 23 (Shakespeare)

May Jurilla - English 21, 22 (Survey of English Lit I and II), 42 (Survey of American Lit I), 143 (Early 20th Century American Lit)

Preachy Legasto - CL 122 (Literary Theory II)

Luisa Mallari - CL 123 (Non-western Literary Theory)

Paolo Manalo - CW 198 (Special Problems: Comic Book Writing)

Kats Mendoza - CW 198 (Special Problems: Erotic Writing), 110 (Fiction I)

10. Pinaka-ayaw na GE subject.
STS. It tried to fit in too many subjects into one class, tapos ang dami pa ninyo.

11. Kumuha ka ba ng Wed or Sat classes?
The aforementioned Erotic Writing Class. We opted to change it to just a three-hour Wednesday class, because not even sex stories are worth getting up on a Saturday morning for.

12. Nakapag-field trip ka ba?
French 12-13 - Eurocampus somewhere near Sucat. Friendly Francophone kids, lots of fun and games.

Hum II - Tour of churches in Laguna, including Paete, Pakil and other towns there.

13. Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP?
Does it count that for one sem, my average was 1.70?

14. Ano ang Org/Frat/Soro mo?
UP Quill; UP Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino.

15. Saan ka tumatambay palagi?

Freshman to sophomore years, Main Lib, Arts & Humanities section.

Junior to 5th years, Talulah Craft (tambayan ng Quill) and KontraGaPi.

Other places: Sunken Garden, Lagoon, FC Steps, FC Grove, and a lot more that I forget.

16. Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay?
First three years, bahay. Nightmarish commute. Minsan overnight in the open air. I once spent the night in that bamboo stage, the panggao, in FC Grove. Malamok!

Fourth year, Pabling Station, w00t!

Fifth year, balik commute. Pero may MRT na by then.

17. Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano yun Given ang mentality mo nung HS ka)?

I wanted to take Creative Writing ever since I was 14. :D

18. Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP?
Si Neal Saveron, blockmate.

19. First play na napanood mo sa UP?
The Rogelio Sicat retrospective series in 1997, kasi Noreen was part of the chorus then. That was where I met Ralph, actually. Pen Medina as lead actor in Tatalon.

20. Name the 5 most conyo orgs in UP
JMA, hahaha! And yes, some of my blockmates are members.

21. Name 5 of the coolest orgs/frats/soro in UP.
UP Quill, obviously.

Kontra din.

And our non-recognized writing group, the Conclave Workshop, hahaha!

I didn't join any others, but I do have friends in Cineaste and Tomo Kai.

22. May frat/soro bang nag-recruit sa yo?
Ako, frat material? Perish the thought!

23. Saan ka madalas mag-lunch?
Beach House. Greenhouse (later Orange House). CASAA. Katag. Chocoloate Kiss once in a while, pag feel mag-splurge. Khas, for Arabic food, and that infamous entree: It's Not What You Think It Is. Rodic's.

24. Masaya ba sa UP?
Guess you couldn't tell from my previous answers, eh?

25. Nakasama ka na ba sa rally?
A few, yes.

26. Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council
Twice or thrice. Only really remember voting for Argee Guevarra.

27. Name at least 5 leftist groups in UP
Stand UP, Gabriela, and I'll be damned. I used to know half a dozen of those orgs.

28. Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka?
Mwahahahaha!

29. Kanino ka pinaka-patay sa UP?
No one, really. This might be one of the few tragedies of my life.

30. Kung di ka UP, anong school ka?
I passed UST's exam for their AB English, but that was my just-in-case. I've wanted to go to UP ever since I was a high school freshman, so some dreams do come true.