what's in a grade?!

i hope you're happy with the grades :)

class,
normally, madami ako nipapagawa sa class.. assignments, projects, quizzes (almost always unannounced) pero there will always be the consequences of it.. nipipiga ko kayo not because gusto kong mahirapan kayo. as much as possible, i want you to see it as a journey.. Yaiikkss, ang corny hehe :)

pero seriously, kung ma-feel nyo man na madami nigagawa sa dimaiology class.. it is because it is my hope na makuha nyo ang sinasabi ko. the very reason plage surprise ang quiz! because that's the very essence of a test! and when im saying plage na more quizzes and exercices, the more chances of winning.. uhmm.. i mean it :)

they say that during summer, teachers have the tendency or natural inclination to give high grades. yeah, right!

kita kits mga repapips at repakols! borlogs muna kayo longer dz short vacation.. for more health! haha :)

see you dz june!

and sa mga nabababaan pa sa grades nila (fucking shet! haha :)).. kwekwentahin natin isa-isa ang grades ng individual na yun.. but too bad.. pag nakita natin na mas mababa pala ang kwenta revised natin, so we will make that baba-ness applicable :)

are you kewl with that?!

warriors
the celebrity-amateur boxing series
on cs/9

haha :) nagsegue ng plug :)

:)

mgandang madaling araw :)

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below, after ur grades,
ay ilan sa mga movies na mukhang magandang panoodin.. not the usual glitzy-eye-candy-hollywood-escapist-movies but some more interesting and meaningful films.. uhmm.. i mean as i sense it :)

but of course, wala namang monopolyo ng truth and beauty :)

and nga pala..

sa mga gusto at mahilig sa paggawa ng mga chenes at keme-keme na ganyan..
sali kayo sa filmguild :)

nag-plug ulet :) hehe :)

anyway.. eto na ang grades..

Student name Grades

Acuin, John Benedict 1.75
Adiova, Karen 1.5
Alday, May Ann 1.5
Bangalan, Glerren 1.25
Bathan, Bernalyn 1.5
Beronilla, Arlene 1.5
Centeno, Jewelyn 1.5
Cuadra, Dana Katrina 1.75
De Jesus, Jeryll 1.5
Espejo, Kevin Marcus 1.5
Hernandez, Mabella-Greta 1.75
Husmillo, Jizelle 1.5
Lachica, Jason 1.25
Macamay, Gianina Marie 1.25
Magayam, Ryan Gregory 1.5
Magtibay, Edinel 1.25
Marasigan, Eidelweis 2
Miranda, Mildred 1.5
Mitra, Cher de la Cruz 1.75
Naredo, Louella Layka 1.75
Ng, Mary Love 1.5
Perez, Wilson 1.25
Ronquillo, Darleen 1.5
Saunar, Ivy Kristina 1.5
Tabien, Marie Ciara 1.5
Marajas, Alyssa Camille 1.5
Almiranes, Jayme 1.75
Fabie, Diana Dayne 1.5
Isleta, Aira 1.25
Cadacio, Jensen 1.5
Aquino, Michael John 2

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Anonymous said...
Hi Sir, its ryan gregory..thanks. You did not add harry potter sa mga movies na aabangan.haha. TC

May 27, 2009 1:28 PM

Anonymous said...
haha.sir thanks sa grade ha.grade ko ba tlga un?lasing ba ko?haha.nanaginip ba ko?lintek!haha.hndi ako mkapaniwla.

May 27, 2009 3:14 PM

Yez, lashing ka lang :) hehe :)

Ryan, thanx for posting your name :) ur the 1st to do that sa u2a :) coolness! :) regrading harry potter.. sorry :) hehe :) ..i was browsing kasi cannes winners and controversial films.. so yang mga yan nakita ko :) one is from lars von trier, the director of dogville and dancer in the dark.. his new movie is "antichrist".. fuckin kewl! :)

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Anonymous said...
sir, my grade is like an orgasm! wtf?!?! but neverthelessen, tenksju. -*ayme hulaan nyo kung sino ko

May 29, 2009 10:02 PM

coolness! :) ..saying that your grade "is like an orgasm!".. what else can i ask?! :) that says it all.. im happy ur having that with the numbers :) some are having it by physical contact called sex, some by doing it alone, some by mental or emotional high.. but you.. with numbers! :) fuckin kewl! :)

kita kits soon mga repapips! :)

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Anonymous said...
salamat sa grade! :D
lavettt!

May 30, 2009 11:45 AM

Anonymous said...
sana maulit ang mga ganong kaganapan sa ating buhay, ang walang umay na asaran, tawanan, at barahan. =p

May 30, 2009 9:57 PM

Anonymous said...
pampaganda ng transcript yan. wahahaha. sana lahat ng prof katulad mo. haha. kewl! :)) well, anonymous daw kya hulaan mo kung sino ako. haha. :))

May 31, 2009 2:16 PM

just enjoy each day :) one has to be where one is at :)

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idiosynsarcasm said...
putaena.. utas ako sa mga comments eh.. LMAO.. orgasm.. what the fck dude! ang galing!

reppa, first of all, i miss you! kahit huli nating pagkikita eh nung lunes sa may food court ng rob.. sorry kung di talaga ako nakasama sa shoot ok? salamat na din sa grade! labit!

June 5, 2009 9:35 PM

no problem sa hindi pagsama sa shoot :) there's always room for more :) ..yez! orgasmic haha :) anggaling nga :) hehe :)

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 Anonymous said...

sir, thanks sa grades!
ngayon lang nakapagthanks e..:)

June 17, 2009 5:33 PM

no problem :)

deux!

This is your midterm exam part 2. Kung sinumang hindi pa nakakabasa ng part 1.. makikibasa po muna b4 u continue reading this :) ..nasa previous post entitled "congrats to pacman and welcome u2a".

Anyway.. sa mga nakabasa na ng part 1, eto na ang part 2 :)

Undeniably, the biggest news yesterday, and up to this day is Pacquiao's win over Hatton the hitman. Bigger than swine flu or anything else that happened yesterday, may it be in politics, or in entertainment, or whatever..

But as we earlier discussed, if you are not absent or absent-minded during class.. we have different angles to report about the win. Yes, for one.. (1) the win is a win is a win. Other angles can be (2) the pronouncement of Mayweather Sr after the fight, Hatton's trainor, saying that his ward should retire after that loss; (3) who's next for Pacman; (4) the hospitalization of Hatton after the fight; (5) the loss that silenced the British crowd -- probably the loudest boxing crowd; (6) Arum saying that Pacquiao is the greatest of all time -- even better than Muhammad Ali; (7) the unretirement of Mayweather Jr; (8) ang halos walang crime-rate na Pilipinas tuwing may laban si Pacquiao; (9) ang namatay na lalake here in Batangas sa panonood ng laban n Pacman; (10) ang reklamo ng mga manonood sa GMA 7 tungkol sa napakahabang commercial; etc.

Except for item 1, choose an angle to write. And yez, ..write for broadcast, not for print. Sa isa-submit nyo sa Wednesday, midterm exam parts 1 and 2, hard copy, please indicate kung anong anggulo ang pinili nyo.. Or if you think it's too obvious naman, then we're kewl with it :)

This is important:
Don't copy paste from net. Please, don't do it. You might want to read a previous post "TV FRAUD", my bye-bye remarks to U4A. Dun ko kasi ipinaliwanag ang ilang chenes regarding originality. And the harsh consequences that should kung hindi pala orig. I am very particular sa originality pagdating sa mga ganitong chenes. Nasabi ko na den sa inyo na kung nakikita ko man ang estudyante na nagkokopyahan or something to that effect on exams, usually, nangingiti na lang ako.. Kasi malamang ay ganun den ang hitsura ko nung nangongopya den ako way back my school days. But here's the rub.. hindi pa ako nahuhuli.. ever!

Pero pagdating sa project, (yez, not the exam).. pagdating sa application, we should do our own thing.. Pero mas maganda syempre kung walang cheating talaga kahit kelan ..oh-ha! :)

Anyway.. I may have to hurt myself but i will not let you pass this summer class pag nag-cut and paste lang kayo sa net (o sa kaklase hehe :)) ..research sa net o manood ng balita o magbasa ng dyaryo, bahala kayo.. pero in writing na.. use your own words. You know i am sincere saying this.. Hindi dahil may hahaha at hehehe at may smiley ay hindi na ako seryoso. Sincerity is in the heart, not with how i move the lips or this fucking face. It is what is! Oh-ha! :)

Cut! ..direct hehe :)

anyway.. kita kits! :)

Isa lang ang criteria..

Dapat maganda :)

Kita kits! :)

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Anonymous said...
wow..ang aga magpost ni sir

^-^

May 4, 2009 2:45 PM

Anonymous said...
Sir, news ba yung ga2win sa part 2?

May 4, 2009 4:29 PM

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yez :) ..the early bird catches the early worm :) ..(so don't be an early worm :))
, yez, news yung gagawin sa part 2 :)

congrats to pacman and welcome u2a :)

Good afternoon class! And congrats to Pacman! Oh-ha!

:)

I hope the summer rain's over. I have this pseudo-science thinking that we are shield to swine flu virus as long it doesn't rain much or the temp goes down. The very reason Philippines never had the serious problem with SARS. December or January may be a wary month for air virus but came the summer in a tropical country, temp rises up and virus (or protozoa or amoeba or whatever cold-fucking-shet-flu-inducer) will be out of the picture! Virus can't live in hot weather. But then again, it is a pseudo-science. I just made it up. But if you think it ain't true, then.. disprove it!

:)

This is also my welcome post to you my U2A students this summer. Actually, I think this is my welcome post to you my dear U2A students, period. We never had the chance to "talk" much here in blogspot last sem. Last year's U4A students, during their stay here in DLSL had a great time "talking" to me here in blogspot. They like the idea that they can talkback to me anonymously in blogspot. Some with their real names but some with their pseudo names posting their comments with regards to class, to me, to arts, and life in general. Things that they are too shy to say while on class and in person. Things that they forgot to ask while I'm around. From important to the trivial or mundane to downright controversial to bullshit. No, this is not to compare you with them. But to say that I am encouraging you to post your comments here. You can check their remarks so as to find for yourself that dimaiologyclass blogspot urges a no holds barred discussion. Ask me questions, write your praises or hate mails, tell me that I am a gift or a shithead-posing-to-be-a-prof-but-not! ..That I am the best thing that happen to La Salle or the worst teacher, most mediocre-uninteresting person! Tell me that our class sucks! Tell me that you like it. Tell me in the shield of your false name if you like. Write anything. Even if your personal concern has no relevance to class in general. But one thing I will ask.. May it be the good or the nega, please be honest..

Rest assured that all your questions will be answered honestly, sincerely, at times boldly and frankly; and always -- passionately. There will be instances that my response will come days after your original post. But don't see it as dwindling interest on my part. I blame it on the sked. I have some projects, some personal (pro bono) and some career-inclined (with t.f.). I have this time management problem that makes all my things-to-do in cram mode. Time does not exist, anyway. It's only in the mind. But yes, deadlines exist. It is a real threat to the relax and beautiful aesthetic creations called mankind.

But then again, you don't have to do it. All those post and comments and reactions. Write if you want. Do not if you don't want to. No harm if done, if not done.

And to continue my musings..
Yez, my senseless pondering..
I really feel that i have to say sorry. I am not in my rhythm last sem. Many saturdays that i honestly feel that it shouldn't be that way. There were lots of things outside DLSL that made me occupied. Yes, others were too important to ignore but many were not. And even the important things shouldn't be a cause for my sub-standard presence.

And thank you for this sem to have you back.

I would like to believe that in the first days of this sem, we were able to discuss many items and still laugh and joke about things that came along the way. Kudos to that, motherfuckers! But then again, if it's only an illusion, please say it. Pwede naman :)

Now, here's the assignment.. I mean the half of your midterm exam. The other half to follow on or before Wednesday.

Choose one.
Idiretso ang kwento.
Make it plotty. And entertaining. Not necessarily comedy. But you know what i mean. Hindi ito maikling kwento but plot.

1.
Naglalakad ang isang lalake. Hapon. "Kulay orange" ang hapon at ang atmosphere, at ang ambiance. Parang may something weird sa hapon na yun. Mapapansin nyang walang ibang tao around. nang biglang mula sa taas (sa langit) ay may babagsak na demonyo. Nagbigti. Hindi lumapat sa lupa ang paa ng demonyo. Nakasabit pa den mula sa taas. Hanggang taas (langit) ang lubid. Ang demonyo'y hindi ang demonyong nakikita sa pelikula na kulay pulang may pangil, buntot at sungay.

2.
Maagang natulog ang mag-amang si Boy Bakat at JM. Nag-double lock muna ng mga pinto, bintana, etc si Boy Bakat bago umakyat ng kwarto at tumabi sa anak. Kinaumagahan, wala sa tabi nya si JM. Pumunta sya sa CR, sa kusina, at sa lahat ng parte ng bahay. Wala si JM. Ilang beses nyang hinanap pero wala si JM. Naka-double lock pa den ang mga pinto, bintana, etc.

3.
Tuwing week-end ay umuuwi si Redenthor Gomez (also known as "Reed") sa Batangas. Sa Manila, sa Buendia Jam Station ay sumakay sya ng bus. Napansin nya na there is something "orange" sa hapon na yun. Sa ambiance and atmosphere. Napansin den nya ang usual na eksena pagsakay pa lang nya ng bus. Mga nagtitinda ng singaling, banana chips, mumurahing burger, mineral water, C2, dyaryo, at iba pa. May nagsasalita den sa gitna tungkol sa salita ng Dyos. Pagkatapos ay manghihingi ng donasyon. Inisip ni Reed, kasabay ng mga nagtitinda ng singaling at mineral water at C2, may nagbebenta den ng salita ng Dyos.
At umabante na nga ang bus. At tulad ng palage nyang nararamdaman sa lahat ng byahe, pagkatapos maningil ang kundoktor ng pamasahe ay makakatulog na sya.
After a while ay magigising sya. Umuulan ng malakas. Gabi na. Wala na ang katabi nya. Bumaba na siguro. Pero mukhang bumaba na den ang iba pang pasahero. Wala nang ibang sakay. Wala na den ang kundoktor at driver. Nakatigil ang bus. Sa gitna ng kalye. Hindi nya ma-recognize kung nasa'n na sya. Mukhang hindi dati dinadaanan ito ng byaheng Manila to Batangas. Kabisado nya ang byahe. Ibang place ito. Sa labas ng bus, sa kalye, walang ibang dumadaang sasakyan. Wala den ibang tao. Tumigil na ang ulan. Bumaba sya ng bus.

4.
Sa labas ng Jollibee sa kanto ng Vito Cruz corner Taft Avenue ay nagyoyosi si Christian Vidallo. May biglang lumapit na babae sa kanya at ngumiti, at parang kinakarkula kung tama bang tao ang nilapitan. At tinanong sya ng babae, "Randy?" Nagandahan si Christian sa babae. Iniisip nyang siguro, may ka-eye-ball ang babae. Randy ang pangalan. Inisip nya, malas lang ni Randy! At sumagot sya.. "Yez!"
Ngumiti ang babae at nag-"hi" at nakipagkamay at nagpakilala, "Christina. Ako yun! ..Kanina ka pa ba?" Sa loob ni Christian, "may ka-eye-eye ball nga". At sya'y nangiti.
May tinext ang babae, "Kumagat. Akala nya talaga may hinahanap akong Randy. Anong next?" At ang reply, "Stick to plan."
Nakangiti pa den si Christian. Iniisip nya, "hindi ba ako nahahalata ng babaeng 'to.."

Submit it on or before Wednesday. Hard copy.

Kita kits tom! :)

mwah hugz!

:)
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Anonymous said...
thanks sir.. e di, iba pa po yun sa isusubmit bukas?!

May 3, 2009 7:37 PM

Anonymous said...
SIR, YOSI BREAK MUNA JAN! HAHAH :)) anyhoo, the class by far is the coolest! haha! kudos to that! it may be hard to believe(lol) but we are learning good shit from yer class. from out of this world concept, to semi normal =phhaha

May 3, 2009 11:05 PM

Anonymous said...
paumanhin kung hindi ako nakapasok kanina. naghanap pa kasi ako ng solusyon sa aking problema. haha! ang drama..
tawa ako ng tawa sa number 1. nagbigti...
anyway, Mister Dima, ipprint ba o through email ang submission?

May 5, 2009 4:36 PM

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i hope nakita mo na ang hinahanap mo :) ..ang solusyon sa problema mo :)
But grrr.. d ka den nakikinig :) ..hard copy ang to submit :) ..meaning po, print :) email is soft copy.
kita kits! :)

TV Fraud!

My TV prod students,
as well.. my 2nd sem students,

I am writing this in lieu of the recent developments (and at the same time, under-developments) concerning the things we already know by now but wasn't supposed to happen. The things we almost always value in spite of mainstream practice of ripping-off others' works. Yes, that is -- originality. And you twin that with credibility. I was about to sleep the night before and sleep on the idea that there is an issue that's been bothering us. But my hand and the heart is telling me to do some writing and speak some shit before it fades. It hurts me because the students involve in this brouhaha belong to the class that I love. The class that I am proud of. The first class that i handled in the recent fulfillment of the one-third of my long-time career dream. Yes, one-third. Aside from teaching, the other two are filmmaking and country presidency. But that's another story, or blog post.

But of course, this is not to say that whenever naysayers tell some things, it will be the absolute truth and the only truth. Suffice it to say, let's give everybody the benefit of the doubt. And i also hope that by the time of this posting, everything's under the bridge, everything's settled and solved.

I don't want to dwell much on the things Sir P is undertaking regarding this eventualities. I am sure he is as much or more bothered than i am. And I am sure too that he is doing the right things and decisions to pacify, make sound judgement, and put everything in order. Trust your department head. Some will agree but some of you might not agree on some decisions. But trust Sir P. Don't discount the idea that the wisdom he have is more in

I remember a certain case before we graduated in San Beda. One student was probe and proven that the thesis he submitted was not of his writings. That he only copied it. The student not only was given a failing grade but was kicked-out of school. The school authorities said that it was not only the department that he cheated. It was a direct insult to the whole San Beda institution. That the incident may take as a precedence to other batches and generations the coming school years if taken lightly. Thus, the appropriate action.

Of course, I am not saying that the above case is the same with ours now. Yes, some issue parallelism. But the case at hand is not proven yet. The word "proven" or with the word "yet" will off course, depends on what fence or ground you are standing. Also, the word "guilty" or "not gulity" can vary definitions. There are thousands and thousand inmates that are rotting in jail because our legal system says that they are guilty but they are not. Again, i am not your moral counselor. Far from that.

And to keep it hanging in there..
i will proceed.

Next topic please..

I will continue discussing some other elements regarding the matter, post some articles here, talk to you in person, etc.. when i have a more ample time. Hopefully before you graduate :)

For now, your radio prod final project..

The Singing Green..
Yung mechanics ay isingit somewhere. wag sa huli. not necessarily sa una. kc anti-climactic naman kung sa una, papanget ang ulo. pero walang "abang-factor" kung sa huli na lang ilalagay. baka mas maganda u put it somewhere sa loob :)

Tenga ng Kagandahan..
Sa page 3, XVI (host spiel), after the 2nd paragraph before "to text, just type.."

lagyan ng blahblah teaser. parang ganito.. "kung nalaman ninyo ang kanilang pangalan at nag-iimagine na kayo ngayon kung gano sila kaganda at kung sino ang pinakamaganda, after this commercial break.. Maririnig nyo na sila!"

parang ganung chenes..
very mainstream :) hehe

then yung "to text, just type GANDA.. chenes chenes..", as canned v.o. segment na lang. hindi blahblah ng host. para mas dynamic. para may variation. and yun den yung pwede nyong ilagay from time to time inside the program..

yung XXI (Ganda 1), ..ang ganda ng spiel :)

Rap Show..
Actually, wala ako comment sa inyo :)
Mukhang okay naman..
Magkakaalaman sa final project :)

Pissed Out!..
Thou kayo ang may pinakamaikling na-submit na script.. crisp naman and mukhang okay ang flow. Actually, maganda :)

Para sa lahat ng group, mukha namang we're speaking the same language na regarding sa mga chenes kong mainstream school of thought na pinag-uusapan natin na may halong indie spirit :)

by the way, wala na bang ibang group? eto lang kasi yung nag-submit ng hard copy. baka merong nagsend lang sa email. matagal na akong di nakakapag-check ng email.
anyway, inform me agad kung anuman :)

kita kits!
magandang araw :)

Dun nga pala sa u2b na may napag-usapan kami regarding their group's project.. hindi ko pa den nadedevelop yung chenes. basta this week, magpopost ulet ako.. pero remind me den para di ko makalimutan :) hehe

for now..
bye bye muna..

and as albert einstein said..
"don't worry too much about the future! ..it will come soon enough"

:)



Anonymous said...
...whoa...a befitting graduating speech or should a say a lovely piece of oration...

anywayz, your piece is really a piece. Thank you for sharing us your experience as related to this incident. No matter what would be the result of this matter is entirely debated and perhaps, it is already out of anyone's hands. As to Sir P, I would not dare judge him, as I always kept in my mind that he has been very generous and understanding to us throughout of these four years.
Let’s just hope that the post won’t deliberately open the still-fresh wound yet. As for prisons, some of us are prisons of our making, yes?
Thank you for giving us importance and a considerable part on your experience as a teacher. Hell, I didn’t what was coming when we first met you. But I guess everything goes well with time, as they say.
As this may be my final post in response to your final post, I guess you will give the liberty to make myself still fairly unknown (as I really would prefer to be not known). I don’t why but it made me feel excited as if we’re playing a hide-seek game. It was quite thrilling, even though so I recalled I time that you quite frustrated with me. Guess I kinda overstepped my bounds.
I’m sorry if I bothered you with seemingly endless quack questions. In a sense it was kinda of your fault, you gave us the medium (this blogspot) and maybe I did abuse it to certain intent. Though I never intended to deliberately spur your attention to what we should be discussing, it was fun learning this by you responding to questions.
Lastly, Einstein did not need to worry about the future – he was a genius. It’s hardly relative if you’re leading a monotonous life without something to shock you on the way.

March 9, 2009 3:16 PM

dima said:

guess what..

nabasa ko na naman 'to dati.. etong reply mo, pero i have a different reaction today (june 20, 2009) reading it. believe me, im crying now. siguro nami-miss ko lang kayo. you're the 1st class that i handled, not only in DLSL.. but the first class na tinuruan ko, period. it was fun while we were at it. some things bother us, some went kewl, some went rocky, many times happy that we were laughing our heart (and our lungs) out :) ..and looking back, it was an experience (not a work experience i am saying.. but life experience) that i will always smile about and remember. uhmm.. malamang naman walang makakabasa nito, malamang hindi nyo na den 'to mababasa.. pero just the same, i want to say these things.. and siguro, at the back of my mind.. nagbabakasakali na malay nyo, may makabasa pa den sa inyo..

whew! ..what the fuck this morning is all about?! fucking dima-drama :)

i hope to see u soon ulet mga repapips at repakols kong u4a :) i hope that you're in your respective careers now (career not job), working your ass :)

c u soon! even if the word "soon" means 3 years or 10 years or 50 years.. kung anuman ang possible, kung anuman ang sinasabi ng cosmos..

c u soon!

..

(im still crying)