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U.P. SARSUWELA WRITING CONTEST =)
Rules of the Contest
1. The Contest is open to all Filipino citizens of all ages (including
Filipinos holding dual citizenship) from June to August 2008.
2. The theme of the contest is “Amor, Vida, Patria” (Love, Life,
Nation). The story maybe historical or contemporary in subject matter.
The work must follow the three-act structure of the sarsuwela and must be
written in Filipino.
3. The author must submit the entry to the Board of Judges. The
deadline for submission is 29 August 2008 Friday, 5 p.m. The office of the
UP-CAL closes at 5 p.m. Entries sent by mail or courier should be
postmarked no later than the same date of the deadline.
4. All entries are to be submitted to the Board of Judges, U.P. College
of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon
City. The said College is in the Faculty Center (FC), UP Diliman
campus.
5. All entries shall consist of a soft copy (CD in Word or Text Format)
and three (3) hard copies (Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Arial Narrow
fonts, 12 points, double spaced in 81/2 x 11 inches coupon bond). The
recorded score (CD in MP3 or other PC compatble format) shall also be
included. The author’s and the composer’s real names and addresses
must not appear on the entry; rather, they should seal in a letter
envelope both the prescribed Official Entry Form and Authorization Form,
together with their bio-notes or brief résumé; and this envelope should
be submitted together with the entry. On this sealed envelope should be
written or typed the title of the entry and the authors’ pen name.
6. In submitting the entry, the author warrants that the work is
his/her own and that he/she has absolute ownership of all intellectual
property rights thereto. Together with the entry, the author should submit
the Official Entry Form and the Authorization Form for the Contest.
7. The submission of the entry must be accompanied by the author’s
written consent to abide by the rules of the Contest, duly signed by the
author.
8. Authors may submit only one (1) entry.
9. The judges shall choose one (1) winner to be announced on September
30, 2008. The author and the composer shall equally divide between them
the contest cash prize.
10. Winning entries shall remain with, and become the property of, the
U.P. College of Arts and Letters which shall have prior right to its
production and publication.
11. In order that the winning entries may be accessible to the public,
the authors grant, assign and transfer to the U.P. College of Arts and
Letters the following rights without any necessity of any payment other
than the prize already awarded: (a) to publish from time to time the
winning entry or selection or portion thereof as it may at its
discretion determine; (b) to designate or appoint editors to edit the work or
any portion thereof to suit the demands of publication; (c) to furnish a
reasonable number of copies of the work to the National Library or
other libraries; (d) to make the work available for downloading on the
Internet or other electronic medium; and/or (e) allow scholars and students
to make copies for their research.
In making the works accessible to scholars, students, and lovers of
literature, the College only intends to promote a wider literary
appreciation of the works.
12. The prize for the winning entry is P200,000.00.
13. The U.P. College of Arts and Letters has the sole right to
designate the persons who shall constitute the Board of Judges for each contest
category.
14. The decision of the majority of the Board of Judges for the contest
is final.
15. All parties submitting entries to the UP Sarsuwela Writing Contest
are deemed to have accepted all the rules of the contest, and agree to
abide by them.
The Philippines deserves to be (at least) one of the “NEW 7 WONDERS OF NATURE” =)
“NEW 7 WONDERS OF NATURE”
The Cloud
The Cloud
By: psalm19v14
How can a man seek for God? How can he touch him?
God who holds the universe in the palm of his hand
Who with the breath of his mouth creates the stars
And with the thought of his mind moves the galaxies
How can frail man reach out and touch the Almighty God
Yet God was manifest in the vast cloud
That descended into the tabernacle and the temple
The cloud no sinful man could stand before
Man breathing in the Divine Presence of God
The cloud now comes to our blood covered Temple
The Holy Spirit descending like a pure white dove
With the clap of wings beating through resistant air
The enveloping cloud, baptizing the soul
Permeating, purifying the inward parts,
God filling the utmost corners of the hidden recesses
Swept off our feet, Lifted by His grace,
Weightless, floating, folded in His arms
Swirling, all encompassing, tender embrace
Dissolved forever into the cloud of His love.
Dealing With God In Terms Of Marriage? =)
Lord, I am about to be ready to commit
myself to someone I fell in love with.
Could I take
him now? I have prayed for him for quite
a time now.
But the Lord answered. No, not until you are
satisfied, fulfilled and content with
being loved by
me alone. You need to give yourself totally
unreserved to me because in me your
satisfaction is
to be found. And when you learn to
commit yourself
to me alone then, only then is the right
time for
you to be capable of perfect human
relationship that
I have planned for you long you
thought at it.
You will never be united with another
until you are
united with me. You will never learn to
speak and
understand the true language of love
until you hear
me speak it. You will never learn how it
is to love
and be loved until you feel the tender
touch of my
LOVE.
I want you to stop planning. Stop
wishing and
allow me to step in and give you the
most surprising
and exciting plan that you can imagine.
You are my
child. I want you to have the best.
Please allow
me to bring it to you. Fix your eyes on
me and
expect the greatest things as you watch.
Keep
experiencing the satisfaction that I AM.
Learn all
the things I tell you and be patient.
Just wait.
Don’t be anxious. Do not worry. Don’t
look around
and feel at the things others may have
got. Yours
will be different because I LOVE YOU.
Don’t look at
things you think you want. They may not
be the
things I want for you. Look up straight
at me
because you might miss what I want to
show you.
And then, when you’re ready. I’ll
surprise you
with a lover far more wonderful than
what you would
ever dream of. But I won’t let you have
it until
you are ready and the one I prepared for
you is
ready, until you are both satisfied
exclusively with
me and the LIFE I have prepared for you.=D
-Unknown Author-
Who wouldn’t love VICTOR HUGO?
Since I have set my lips to your full cup, my sweet,
Since I my pallid face between your hands have laid,
Since I have known your soul, and all the bloom of it,
And all the perfume rare, now buried in the shade;
Since it was given to me to hear one happy while,
The words wherein your heart spoke all its mysteries,
Since I have seen you weep, and since I have seen you smile,
Your lips upon my lips, and your eyes upon my eyes;
Since I have known above my forehead glance and gleam,
A ray, a single ray, of your star, veiled always,
Since I have felt the fall, upon my lifetime’s stream,
Of one rose petal plucked from the roses of your days;
I now am bold to say to the swift changing hours,
Pass, pass upon your way, for I grow never old,
Fleet to the dark abysm with all your fading flowers,
One rose that none may pluck, within my heart I hold.
Your flying wings may smite, but they can never spill
The cup fulfilled of love, from which my lips are wet;
My heart has far more fire than you have frost to chill,
My soul more love than you can make my soul forget.
*_* Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French
poet,
novelist,
playwright,
essayist,
visual artist,
statesman and
human rights campaigner,
recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century.
His best-known works are the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem, and Hugo is often identified as the greatest French poet. Though extremely conservative in his youth, Hugo moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism, and his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time.
Upnext:
Lovelife
Never marry a man
Am… I… procrastinating?!!
Reading… then, stop…
Watching…then, daydream…
Teaching… then, halt…
Events planning… then, pause…
Shopping… then, think…
Checking papers… then, think again…
Blogging… then, inhale…
Cleaning… then, exhale…
Praying… then, sleep?!
So, there are pros and cons?
A friend told me to watch this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk
Oops, got to exercise. Or should I eat my dinner first? Hehehe! 
A WEDDING HAIKU By G Who?
WEDDING: WESTERN: SOoooo FAST ;
WEDDING: EASTERN: S – L – O – W ;
WEDDING: OURS: Just RIGHT!
(This is the TWISTED version#3, hehehe! =)
Current Addiction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4gj3sjOtM0
Thanks to PINAKA-! =)
MY PRECIOUS
by G Who Again?
Jewels Rock
your Throne .
But You-
the Genuine Gem.
True, inside your Crown’s
the Diamond of my Mind.
~ ~ ~
SO FUNNY!!! LOVING KAPAMILYA…
PROUD TO BE PINAY! =)
ANILAG Festival of Laguna =)
Anilag Festival
March 6-12
Laguna Provincial Capitol Complex
(The Mother of all festivals in Laguna
“Ani ng Laguna” or Anilag Festival showcases
the best of Laguna province. It is a five-day
affair coinciding with the Laguna Day on March 10.)
Contact : Laguna Provincial Tourism Office
Telephone No. (049)-808-0464
From:
http://daigdigpinoy.com/index.php?option=com_
content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=43
“Tikman ang Sarap ng Laguna” is this year’s theme
as Sta. Cruz, Laguna announces its 3rd ANILAG Festival
in the region. This festival started as a celebration of the
region’s Foundation Day and a unique blend of local, cultural,
historical and religious celebrations all rolled into one.
This event aims to promote Laguna’s prime tourist attractions,
celebrating the fruits of their land and creativity of its people,
ANILAG, derived from ANI ng Laguna (Harvest of Laguna),
was born.“Through this festival, this is indeed one best way
to showcase the many facets that we at Laguna have that
truly makes it very unique. It is also our way of giving thanks
to the Almighty God who has guided us Lagunenses in reaping
the harvest that comes in a bountiful of diversities”
cited Mr. Valentin Guidote Jr., ANILAG Festival Director
and Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator.
ANILAG Festival is a week long celebration and competitions that showcase Laguna’s Festivals, trades, foods and its ingenious and talented Lagunenos. Some of the competitions held are Trade fair competition, Float competition, Street Dance competition, and drum and lyre competition. Not only that, they also held Ginoong Laguna,
Little Miss Laguna, Little Ginoo and Binibining Laguna 2007.
ANILAG Festival started out with a colorful and entertaining
Street Dancing parade that showcased Laguna town’s cultural
heritage and festivals. Some of the regions that performed are
the Bangkero Festival of Pagsanjan, Tsinelas Festival of Liliw,
Banamos Festival of Los Banos, Burda Festival of Lumban,
Itik Festival of Victoria, Pandan Festival of Luisiana,
Coramblan Festival of Alaminos, Pineapple Festival of Calauan,
Coconut Festival of San Pablo and Ana Kalang Festival of Nagcarlan.
Their performances brings joy and
pride to Lagunenos. A colorful and
awesome array of talents flooded the
streets as they perform with the sound
and beat of the drums and lyre. Truly, this showcase the creativity,
talent and pride of being a Laguneno. Among the rest, one group
stood out and capture the hearts of the judges.
Students from Alaminos Central won the competition.
Comprising of 88 students, and with as little as two months
practice, Mr. Levi Galarse (choreographer) and Mr. Arnel
Pornela (band instructor) was able to gather these children
to practice inspite of the children’s busy schedule in school. C
ombining music, drills and dance, Galarse and Pornela
decided to use broadway musicales to show that they can be
different than the rest and that their students have a lot to offer,
and so they did.
Booths and kiosks were built around and along side the
kapitolyo and was participated by twenty seven 27 municipalities
and three (3) cities in the region of Laguna. Some of them
are Lumban (the art of Barong Painting), Liliw (Tsinelas
“Slippers” making), Mabitac (Kawayan Jewelry), Cavinti
(Sombrebo Making), San Pablo City (Kitchen Utensils),
Paete (Choco Candy Carving), Victoria (Kinulob na itik,
Majayjay (Atsara), Liliw (Uraro) and Binan (Puto).
Visiting each booth will make you admire their craftsmanship,
talent and hospitality. The booths will be judged two times,
one in the afternoon and one in the evening because it should be
visually pleasing both in the morning and at night. These booths
also showcase their region’s products and presented scheduled
demonstrations for visitors to have a peep into their flourishing industries.
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The event was highlighted when the region made an attempt to place another accomplishment in the Guinness book of records by producing and making the LONGEST ESPASOL in the world. With a length of 1 kilometer and 2.5” to 3” in diameter, the people of Sta. Cruz Laguna was able to taste and enjoy this wonderful delicacy. This was produced and prepared by ten (10) of the top espasol makers of the region. Perseverance, hardwork, cooperation and love of its people to their region made this event successful. |
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Message from Governor Teresita Lazaro
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“ANILAG festival was formed to showcase Laguna’s finest cuisines and products. We would like to invite OFWs and tourists to visit us and get a taste of our region. See our Hand-made Barong in Lumban, Visit Paete, where Lagunenos are known best in carving wood and ice, enjoy the refreshing water in Pagsanjan Falls, unwind in Caliraya Lake and be captivated by the beauty of the Hidden Valley, relax in the Hot springs of Calamba, and visit the Rizal Shrine, the hometown of the Philippine’s national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. Our region has so much to offer, so when you are in the Philippines, do visit us.” |
What is the difference between men and women? =)
1. A man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
2. Men wake up as good-looking as when they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
3. A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he wants.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t want.
4. A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change, and she does.
5. There are two times when a man doesn’t understand a woman- before and after marriage.
6. A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
7. To be happy with a man,
you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman,
you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
8. Any married man should forget his mistakes.
There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing!
9. A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
10. Women look at a wedding as the beginning of romance,
while men look at a wedding as the ending of romance.
