UP Aguman holds Acquaintance Party 2008

by pekepate

July 9, 2008 - UP Aguman held one of its most fun and anticipated activities, the Acquaintance Party. 2008 The party was mainly organized by the Membership Committee with tasks delegated to the other committees. The aim of the party was to welcome and gather Aguman members, alumni and guests like other Kapampangan students, freshmen and otherwise. The attendees flocked at Balay Kalinaw and spent three hours or so of the night together.

Daphne Villanueva (Kaputul 2004A), former President, led the UP Aguman Creed after a thanksgiving prayer. Current President Jennifer Castro gave the Opening Remarks and welcomed everyone to the Party. After the aforementioned, Mr. Bernard Afable gave a message on life as a UP student and as a member of UP Aguman.

After introducing the organization to the guests, Acey Duarte, Internals Vice-President and Membership Committee Head, initiated a name game as a means of introduction. Guests and members had to introduce themselves with an accompanying adjective that starts with the letter of their nicknames.

Everyone munched on solicited food - pansit palabok (Gloria's Fast Food), hamburgers (Bermont's) and food prepared by the committees - rice (Finance Committee), tocino (Socio-Cultural Committee), salted eggs and Mmngoes (External Committee), iced tea and bananas (Records & Publications Committee). While eating, the Executive Council members introduced their respective committees and committee members.

After the feast, the attendees laughed hard and enjoyed the two movie presentations prepared by John Carl Gozun (Baskal 2007A) and Felipe Pablo IV (Baskal 2007A), both R&P Committee members.


LEFT: Guests and members view the audio-visual presentation prepared by the Records
RIGHT: Oldest member Rex share to the guests what the UP Aguman is all about.

Because of time constraint, the attendees were able to participate in just one of the mayn games prepared by Educational Committee. Sure enough, everyone released all their energies left as they played the Exhaust Game, where the players had to enumerate answers based on a given category.

The guests did not leave empty-handed. Not only did they bring with them good memories of a great night, but also, took home tokens provided by the six committees - notepads (MemComm), bookmarks (Externals) CDs copies of the AVPs and UP Aguman brochures (Records), chocolate gold coins (FinComm), notebooks (EducComm) and ballpens (SocioComm).

The alumni who graced the Acquaintance Party 2008 were:
Daphne Villanueva, Kaputul 2004A
Hazel Tobias, Kaputul 2004A
Leah Salta, Sampelut 2003A
Argel Casupanan, Salagpi 2001A
Leslie Salunga, Ambula 2000A
Natasha Tabucal, Tuglung 1998A
Bernardo Afable, Jr, Tayid-Tayid 1997A
Gerry Pangan, Siklab 1980A
Malou Hipolito-Tungol, Sican 1983A


LEFT: Members Rex, Cindy and Demsen savor the delicious dinner.
RIGHT: The members and guests enjoy rowdy game of Exhaust.

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AGU Lingo: Sercial at Bongga!

By Felipe B. Pablo IV

Kapampangan ing major lingua na ning UP Aguman, ing amanung sisuan. Pero Siyempre,dahil keng 'globalization', 'churkiness', 'commercialization' at kung nanu pa na balu yu na, megka sarili yang lingo ing UP Aguman. Here is a short list.

App - n. 1 Short for aparisyon, mga members na milagro kung magpakita, magugulat ka kung magpakita man siya. 2. Short for applicant

Arthro - n. Matanda. Ex. Si Jer-jer!

Barug - v. Pagporamang nagsusumigaw

Baskil - adj. Basang Kilikili. Haha! (Ang harsh no?)

Bitrams - adj. Charantia or bitter

Boi - n. Pantawag, regardless of gender

Bongga - adj. Wonderful in an extreme level, but may be ironic

Chever - n. Someone you regard in a romantic way

Churky - adj. Kikay and cute in a whole new next level

Chuwariwap - n. Dakilang singit, i.e. Extra

Dydy - n. Cute (read: Yuck) na term for 'buddy'. Piling mems lang ang tinaguriang Dydy.

Garahe - n. A term referring to videokehan. Dito nagpupunta kung gustong ipagmayabang ng mga mems ang kanilang golden (not so golden) voice.

Girl - n. Tawagan ng mga kikay at churky na members, or basta pag feel lang magpaka-churky.

Goods - n. Confidential ito. Haha!

Headshot - n. Comment na sadyang sapul at personal, para makatama ng damdamin na papatamaan. Usually, slip of the tongue.

Jung - n. Korean ****. Haha!

Kere - v. Keri, Kaya. Carry.

Pesus - v. Pumorma. Pepesus means pumoporma

Pitik - v Pagpormang discrete

Purita - n. Skwala LumPOOR. Purita Jones, Hampas Lupa

Sercial - adj. Soysyal. As in WOW!

Slave House - n. Ibang tawag sa sizzler sa CASAA. Ito ay dahil mistulang alipin sina lolo at lola na nagseserve ng iyong pagkain.

Thingie - n. The inexplicable. Isang bagay na hindi ma-describe, kaya ang tawag na lang ay thingie. Short for thingiejiggymanicad.

O 'di ba? Unique? Pero since short listing lang ito, via the comment section, pwede mong dadagan (reng meisu kanta, reng mekalingwan na) para makagawa na tayo ng AguDictionary! Haha!

CEER 2008: On UPCAT and other college entrance exams

UP AGUMAN, a socio-civic, not-for-profit, service-oriented organization of Pampango-speaking students based in the University of the Philippines in Diliman, will once again hold review sessions for the Capampangan graduating high school students.

The CEER or College Entrance Examination Review is a whole day event wherein guest instructors and professors will share their knowledge and expertise to help students prepare for the upcoming admission exams of different colleges and universities.

Graduating students are strongly encouraged to attend the CEER which will be conducted twice in two separate venues, one in July 19 in Gabaldon Hall, Angeles Elementary School and the other on July 26 in Bulwagang Kapampangan, Pampanga High School. Students can choose a venue and date at their convenience. On both occasions, registration will start at 7 o'clock in the morning and there will be a registration fee of only PhP 100, which covers the expenses for the review materials.

For inquiries, contact:
Aries - 0906 235 0051
Jen - 0915 331 5457

Genmeet Highlights: June 18, 2008

EXTERNALS
* Tentative Dates/Places for CEER:
- July 19 - Holy Angel University
- July 26 - Pampanga High School
*Distribution of Tasks:
MEMBERSHIP - Instructors
EXTERNALS - Publicity, Marketing
EDUCATIONAL - Preparation of mock exams/questionnaires
SOCIO-CULTURAL - Backdrop and over-all appearance of venue, Tokens for instructors
RECRODS & PUBLICATIONS - College Survival Kit, Posters
FINANCE - MONEY!
-We can do this!


MEMMBERSHIP
*Tentative date of Acquaintance Party is on July 09, 2008. Venue is TBA.
*Teasers are to be prepared by the Rec&Pub
*Publicity (i.e. Chalk brigade) to commence next week
*General Assemblies will be held most probably on Wednesdays at 5:30pm, unless otherwise
stated.
*Proposal of team-building activities every General Assembly meetings
-GUYS, mag-invite ta ng applicants!

RECORDS & PUB
*Make teasers and brochures for visitors in acquaintance party
*Prepare ASLAG CEER Edition
*Make Directory of Members (Simple Version: to be posted in the tambayan, Complete Version: to
be made available in the Y!Groups)
-For contribution of Artiks (for Aslag Online, Aslag CEER edition), give ‘em to Kevin

FINANCE
*Rummage Sale to be held next week
*Joint batch project of Baskal and Agyuan: tables and benches for the tambayan, supervision of
rummage sale
*Start soliciting for CEER
-Guys, mantun tanang sponsors for CEER. We need them. Let us get to work.

EDUCATIONAL
*Submit questions for CEER to Buduy¹
*Deadline of questions on July 2
*25 questions/category
-Mag-pass tamu guys!

SOCIO-CULTURAL
*Tambayan Make-Over next week
*Create inventory of things left at the tambayan
-Deng bisang sumaup, infrom Jer!

¹A separate article has been already posted earlier.

Announcement: CEER 2008 Questions Assignments

DEADLINE: July 2, 2008
EMAIL or SUBMIT TO: Buduy (0916 381 9550), ferdinand.mallari (at) gmail.com*

MATHEMATICS -- Algebra, Trigonometry & Geometry
Cindy, Dondon, Gboi, Khen, Josef, Renz

CHEMISTRY
Marco, Jer, Jann, Aga

PHYSICS
Fergie, Trish, John Carl, RJ

GENERAL SCIENCE
Aries, Anj, Allan, Diana, Kenn

BIOLOGY
Carlo, Lea, Justin, Jomz,

ENGLISH -- Analogy
Mike, Yek, Felipe, Loree, Kath

ENGLISH -- Identifying Errors
Jen, Neicy, Elai, Rex, Mae

ENGLISH -- Vocabulary, Synonyms & Antonyms
Kevin, Minsky, Jill, Jewel, Andrew, Pie

ENGLISH -- Reading Comprehension
Acey, Denesse, Ruth, Phoebe, Demsen

ENGLISH -- Abstract Reasoning
Erika, Bong, Frida

*FYI kareng ali masyado internet-savvy: the email address maybe typed liked this, but follow the usual format when writing your emails. This is to prevent webcrawlers in detecting Buduy's email and spam his inbox. The same danger is there when you post your email addresses on your blogs, websites or even Frienster profiles.

Announcements: New School Year Stuff

JEN (Executive Council)
AguMems! Congrats to us! We are the first provincial organization na magpass at me-approve for interview keng OSA -- keng Monday na, June 23! Ala kung asabi keng danun tamu, haha! So it means pormalidad namu and we are officially recognized! Therefore, pwede tana mag-organize campus activities anytime. Thank you for your cooperation. Mimingat!

ACEY (Membership Committee)
Kinships! Agkat ta nala deng Kapampangan friends tamu (freshie o ali basta ali graduating) na makyabe keng AguFamily tamu. Pwede nala tumambay and makibond kekatamu, hehe. Maglakwan kung sign up sheet keng tambayan. Kariran tane ing pamag-invite kareng bonggang-bonggang Centennial apps tamu!

JUSTIN (Finance Committee)
Kindly bring rummageable goods again for we will hold another one in the next 2 weeks. Let's bring more for more cash! Tira tira!

BUDUY (Educational Committee)
Deadline for CEER 2008 review questions is on JULY 2. 10 questions per member. Question assignments and samples will be posted at the groups. Thanks!

Eksenang Agu! The Villa Antonina Edition

By Binibining Bangs

Haym back! Syempre, (Pantene!) dahil katatapos lang ng isang uber sa bonggang-bonggang to the max ibang level na talaga ito na semstarter, kailangan i-share ko sa inyo ang mga kahindik-hindik at katawa-tawang pangyayari na nangyayari lamang kapag nagkaka-sama-sama ang mga members within a few square meters of each other, hehe!

You know the drill, hulaan portion na naman tayo sa mga blind items! Hala!

Da who itong mem-boy na nag-fieldtrip sa kama habang matulog?! So he was sleeping with the rest of the boys in their room. Noong una ay okay pa sana dahil kaunti pa lang silang humihilik at natutulog. Pero nang napasarap na ang pagtulog nitong mem-boy, aba, aba, aba, ‘gewa na ing lub na!’ ika nga. Palipat-lipat at papalit-palit lang naman siya ng posisyon sa pagtulog. Kebs lang siya sa mga katabi niya dahil ginawa pa niyang mga unan ang mga ito, haha! Well, we can’t blame him din naman dahil na-hoard ng 2 other mem-boys ang 2 and only unan sa room. So ayun, may-I-improvise itong si mem-boy at ginawa na lamang unan ang bilbil sa tiyan ng katabing mem-boy, haha!

Da who itong mem-boy na kawawang nasipa-sipa ng isa pang mem-boy sa ulo habang natutulog sa tuwing may-I-turn-over-my-current-position-tuwing-malilingat-ako?! Medyo irregular kasi ang arrangement sa bed na mga mem-boys kaya kaya naman prone talaga sa accidental pambubugbog ang mga itech. Pobreng mem-boy, nagka-amnesia yata siya dahil hindi niya maalala na ginawa siyang soccer ball habang natutulog, haha!

Da who itong mem-boy na wala daw ‘balls’ dahil scared mag-slide sa swimming pool?! Actually dalawa talaga sila na ‘no-balls’. Ngunit nang i-dare nila ang isa’t isa, isa lang sa kanila ang natinag at umakyat sa matarok na slide with the rest of the boys with matching ‘when was the last time you did something outrageous’ pang statement na nalalaman! As expected, huling umi-slide ang naturang mem-boy dahil matagal-tagal rin siyang umipon ng powers at lakas ng loob. Mabuti nga’t hindi nasira ang concrete slide dahil sa lakas ng dagundong ng pag-bounce ng isa pang mem-boy sa slide!

Da who itong mem-boy na tila yata may repressed anger dahil kahit mga girls ay hindi sinanto sa water touching ball!? Batakan kung batakan ang drama ng lolo niyo! Nasapul ang isang mem-girl sa back area at na-bull’s-eye naman sa mukha ang isang mem-boy. Well, sa ‘laki’ ba naman ng mem-girl at mem-boy, malaki talaga ang probabilidad na tamaan sila, ano? Bwahaha! Pero kailangan talaga ganun kalakas?! Antigas pa naman nung plastic ball and not to mention, puno ito ng tubig nang dumapo sa laman ng mga mems, haha!

Da who itang mem-girl na bigla na lang in-unleash ang kanyang inner bitch out of nowhere?? Pinagmamalaki kasi ng isang mem-boy ang cleavage ng na-create ng kanyang hairy man-boobs. Nabigla na lang ang lahat nang biglang binulalas nitong mem-girl: “Ha, ha, ha, funny, funny, funny!” Oha, winner ang lola na akala nating lahat ay demure forever!

Da who itong mem-boy na dumating lang sa ating bonggang-bonggang semstarter hindi para mag-swimming kundi maglaro lamang ng Monopoly?! Hindi na nga siya dumating ng FR, uber late pa nang um-arrive sa Antonina. O dava, VIP ang drama! Haha! Nagbayad pa naman siya ng overnight fee sa gate at nagdala naman ng kanyang swimming attire ngunit subalit datapwat, nakuntento na lamang ito sa pagbabaraha at paglalaro ng game board. Bakit kaya? Siguro dayang-dayang (papilit pang papilit) ang lolo niyo? Eh baka naman walang namilit? Haha! Hindi man niya nasulit ang overnight fee, dahil hindi naman siya nakatulog dahil wala na rin naman siyang pwesto kaya naman maaga na rin siyang umuwi! Huhu, poor, poor, lonely boy.

Da who itong mem-girl na she works hard for the money ang drama?! Late siyang dumating sa whole-day affair dahil may tutor-shift siya. Kasama siya sa mga (engot) na mas piniling maglaro ng Monopoly magdamag kaysa matulog. Habang ang iba ay maagang umuwi para sa bahay na lang magsi-tulog, itong si mem-girl ay may tutor shift pa daw! Whoa! Kaya pala medyo tumaba ang hitsura niya – lumaki ang eyebags niya! Haha! Sige ka, mem-girl, hindi ka na lalaki niyan!

Da who itong mem-boys and mem-girls na back to the 90s ang drama? Pinerform lang naman nila sa videokehan ang mga kantang that defined the boy-band and girl-band bubblegum pop era – As Long As You Love Me by the Backstreet Boys and Stop by the Spice Girls! Talk about showing your true jologs colors, haha! Dahil co-ed, ayun nagmistulang S Club 7 ang mga kachokaran. Take note, with matching choreo pa ang mga ate at kuya!



Da who itong mem-boy na grabe, napapa-Tagalog pala kapag namamangha? Habang nagkukwentuhan ang mga mem-boys tungkol sa glory days (or lack thereof) ng kanilang high school life, bigla na lang um-exclaim ang naturang mem-boy: “Grabe! Napacalaci ng manoc! Sobra!” Kamusta naman at napatingin na lang ang mga kakwentuhan at nagtawanan sa nangyaring pag-sapi ng kaluluwa ni Balagtas sa naturang mem-boy! Bwahaha! True enough, malaki nga naman ang manok. Pero kailangan talaga Tagalog?! Haha!

So there you go for your latest bonggang-bonggang juice from the misadventures of your favorite (and mystery) members. So ano, hindi ka pa ba nag-sisi na hindi ka pumunta?!

Announcement: Org recognition + Reaffirmation

Welcome back to UP, AguPips! Komusta enrollment? Ikwa yu na ngan ba o mamasa ko pa makapag-prerog? Hehe!
Mekakuldas kayu ba Quezon Avenue o masyadu yang mapamintu MMDA rules ing bus a asaken yu anya mengaparas ko pa Cubao?

And now for the official org announcements:
*Reaffirmation Period is June 10-14. For the requirements, kindly submit Certified True Copy of your Form 5 and one 1x1 ID picture. A brown envelope will be provided to put your forms into. Kindly affix your signature as well on the corresponding OSA forms for the organization's recognition.
*For those who will not reaff, kindly submit a letter of non-intent addressed to the Membership Committee.
*Standby for more details.
*Tumambay nakayu! Amiss danakayu eh. Wushu! Haha!
*Visit Aslag Online often and click the ads for more money. =P

Aguman welcomes the new academic year with 2 new members and a swimming SemStarter

By Amateur Pâtissier

Agyuan 2007B Final Rites & Induction
UP Aguman started the new academic year by officially inducting two new members, Carmelo Cortez and Demsen Cosio of batch Agyuan 2007B. The original date of the FR was last March, but due to some cancellation of classes towards the end of the semester, it did not push through. Their Final Rites was held in the morning of May 31 at a family farm at Dayat, Bacolor. The FR venue is owned by an uncle of member Kevin Peñalba and alumnus Mike Peñalba which was attended by 11 members and officers. Their batch Induction was also held later in the evening during the swimming semstarter at the Villa Antonina Resort at Panipuan, City of San Fernando, where more members arrived to participate in the activity.



SemStarter 2008
The incoming officers with the assistance of some former officers organized the semstarter for the new academic year 2008-2007. The food for the overnight activity were sponsored by Kevin (fried chicken), Acey (grilled bangus with tomatoes & eggplant), Cyrille (baked spaghetti), Rex (cheesecakes), Justin & Buduy (chips and other snacks), Marco & Jen (rice, grilled chicken and additional snacks drinks) and Carlo & Demsen (drinks).



Aside from the games in the swimming pool, members also brought playing cards and board games (Monopoly) to keep everyone busy in having fun the whole night. The officers also prepared a variation of the M&M Game, the same group dynamic game held in the youth camp that the officers participated in. Instead of giving out facts about oneself, the members had to enumerate facts about the member next to them. New alumni members Daph Villanueva and Cyrille Bautista grace the semstarter as well.

Indeed, the overnight Extreme Bonding Session (EBS) was a great way to jumpstart the new school year and to rekindle the bond between the members as they face new academic trials and more organization projects.

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