XX. SPEECH CHOIR x IGNITE


Last competition MA151, bagged the first prize and we're the champions of the cheers and chants competition and this time we are set for another competition that will truly challenge our young minds and test our camaraderie.

And boy we were tested alright. This speech choir competition came along with our ignite project, campaign project, movie/book report, and some tests. We literally crammed this speech choir, we seriously thought that we had no chance of winning.

During the contest we we're thinking that we just want to get this competition done and over with. The first contestant was ACA 151 and they we're so good, they set the bar so high we thought we had no chance of winning anymore. But after, the long wait we won the 1st Runner up title. :D WEEEEEE

In between the speech choir contestants we're the Ignite speaker, like the Public speaking the public speaking 1 professors chose a representative for the class. The chosen representative for MA 151 (AMAZING) is Jelee Llaneras, in our class she delivered her speech and it brought a lot of people to tears. I was one of those who cried during her speech because I really related on how she felt. Her words hit right at home.

Anyways, a big YAAAAY for this term. and congratulations to everyone who won :D
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XIX. PUBLIC SPEAKING


It wasn't a normal day for me. Last December 22, 2015 selected students from different courses under the school of management we're chosen to deliver an extemporaneous speech with the theme Fantasies and Celebrities: a filipino Obsession?

And I was one of them. I was so nervous that day that I couldn't eat breakfast. But then I prepared so hard for it. I would recite my piece every time that I thought of doing it. It doesn't matter when and where. I would recite it first thing in the morning, at the table, while travelling inside the car, inside the shower, I became so annoying that my family would groan when ever they hear the introduction of my speech.

I couldn't help it. I was so scared and nervous. Then came the day. We were grouped in 10's per room. Inside the room we would compete with each other and only three of the 10 people would get through the final stage which will be held in the auditorium.

I was the fourth one to deliver a speech in our room, my heart felt like it was going to go out every pump. As I was listening to how good my competitors we're I realized how broad and how interesting the topic was. A lot of them also shared their personal experiences, on how they felt about celebrities.

In the end it was a great experience. I was able to bag the 1st runner up title. Right now whenever I remember my answer during the question and answer portion, I want to hit my head with hammer. HAHA my answer was really out of the question. Actually, I did not know what I was saying then, words just kept coming out of my mouth. That is why I practiced so hard and recited my piece over and over again. It is because when I get nervous my mind does not filter and I just say the first thing that comes into my mind.

I can say that it was a great experience and is really something that I will always remember.
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XVIII. Think of me, Think of me fondly (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra)



Think of me, think of me fondly

Seriously, the day after I watched Phantom of the Opera, I hummed it over and over again, and guess what this is the only line that I know. Imagine how annoying i was.

I loved the musical so muuuch that I am going to tell my family to watch it

Actually when I was in High School, I had one friend who nagged me on watching The Phantom of the Opera, but I thought that it was too corny for me. Yes! it's true I judged the movie too early.

But boy was I wrong, I looove it. As I was watching I kept wondering how can those people be so good at singing? What did they do that made them have that kind of voice because I want that voice.

The play is starred by Christine who is a discovered star/singer of the new manager of the Opera house. aand I loved her when she sang think of me. There was also a part when the phantom was training her on how to sing that he even brought her inside his lair and planned to let her stay there, but Christine was so curious about his mask that she took it off. This made the phantom mad and made him sang about him being a monster. She left the lair and couldn't get over how he looked.

But sadly I wasn't able to finish it, because I was absent during the second part. But if given the chance I would watch it all over again.
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XVII. S E N S E (INTER HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION: SPEAK SENSE)


Have you ever been in a room full of good people?
People that has comments about a lot of things? People that had a say in current issues about our country? What if those people we're High school students? Wouldn't it be amazing?


That is what happened to tha auditorium of APC last November 27, 2015. It was filled with high school students that could express themselves and excel in speaking in front of a crowd.

It had the theme: Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, It's the only time we've got. And was joined by ten different high school speaker from different schools.


Among the 10 contestants the winner was Phoebe Almario from Las Pinas East Science High School and she won a flat screen TV. I can say that she truly is deserving for the first place.
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XVI. It's not the Media, It's you! (Media Literacy)


Last November 25, we were told that we wuld not have classes and that we need to go to the auditorium because we are going to listen to a talk by the people behind Subselfie. It was one of those days that I felt like the last thing that I needed in the world is a seminar about Media Literacy. I thought that it was going to be a very boring and cliche speeches. I expected that I would be able to catch up on my lack of sleep while the seminar was on going but boy was I wrong.
Photo credits to the owner

The speakers we're Edma Remillano, Lian Buan, and Sophia Balod. Edma Remillano is the Manager for advocacies of SubSelfie and is the news writer for State od The Nation's Address with jessica Soho, she also has her own business "Edma's Homemade cuppackes". Lian Buan is the Associate Editor of SubSelfie and is the Associate Producer for segments in the State of the Nation's Address with Jessica Soho. And lastly Sophia Balod, she is the Visual Arts Manager, and is the segment producer for Balitanghali, Saksi and State of the Nation's Address with Jessica Soho.

The three speaker talked about different topics but what I really got from them was that since the media here in our country is very rating driven, if ever you find something that is nonsense, annoying and a complete waste of time being aired on television please do not watch it. Do not watch it, so that the rating would go down and the media people would start talking about the things that actually matter. Watching something that you get annoyed to or patronizing something even if you are against whatever is happening would only sustain the channel the ratings would need therefore they would not change the content of their show.


Another thing that I learned is that, it is not the media that changes the people. It is not the media that is a lie. It is us. If we let the media change us, it would be entirely our fault. If we lie in social media sites about who we are, we would only be fooling ourselves. Social media and other types of media is nothing but merely a tool to communicate, to educate and to inspire. If you let it control you, there would be no one to blame but you and only you.

If you wish to view their insights about things please chech out SubSelfie.
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XV. #PEPERODAY AT APC



PEPEROO! Oh how I love pepero and I loved it even more when it decided to go to our school. Imagine your favorite food has an event in your school. Am I lucky or what? (haha)

Pepero has been around since 1983, it is a cookie stick dipped in chocolate which has various flavors. Pepero is manufactureed by the Lotte Confectionary in South Korea. Even though Lotte faced some controversies and lawsuits about Pepero being inspired by Pocky, Pepero is still being produced and distributed in different parts of the world.

Pepero day started in South Korea (of course haha) it is on November 11. The main purpose of Pepero Day back then was exchanging Pepero in hopes of becoming thinner and taller. But nowadays Pepero Day is a day where you will exchange or give Pepero to the people you love.

Pepero decided to bring Pepero Day here in Manila and Asia Pacific College is one of those colleges chosen to celebrate that day. We had games and contests that of course had Pepero products as prizes. During the day we also had free Pepero! (Yay!)It was a day to remember.

Let everyday be Pepero Day!
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XIV. Just DON'T do it. (Plagiarize)

Have you ever felt lazy to write an essay, a story or even a blog post that all you wanted to do was just copy and paste from articles over the internet. Oh admit it, we are all guilty of thinking about  plagiarizing, or even really doing it. You may have a hundred and one reasons, you are tired, you ar not feeling well, you don't know anything about the topic but it does not change the fact that plagiarizing is wrong and illegal.

To you it may simply be copying and pasting some sentences and paragraphs off the internet to your notepad or word but to the writer of the essay, story or article you just plagiarized it means so much more. You are removing the writer his dignity and his credibility as a writer. You are practically stealing his thoughts on an article where the writer has poured his/hers emotion in.



No student, blogger and writer has a reasonable excuse for plagiarizing. It is a simple no and a decline to every trial of making an excuse. Get you head in the game and your butt off your seat and start thinking about your own ideas andstart looking at your own prespective. It may seem hard at the start, but once you get used to it, you may not notice that you are almost done with whatever article or piece you are writing, And you will feel good because you know you did it all by yourself without the help of anyone even the internet.
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