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Thursday, August 10, 2006
Sa pagkawala ng DLSU sa UAAP Season 69

Isang taon na suspensiyon sa kabuuang palaro ang iginawad na parusa sa DLSU (De La Salle University) ng UAAP (University Atheletic Association of the Philippines). Kaalinsabay nito ang iba't ibang kuru-kuro ukol sa epekto ng pagkawala ng naturang unibersidad sa palaro.

Sa pagkawala ng DLSU, tila isinabay ng Globe Telecommunciations ang kanilang pagboboykot ng kanilang produkto sa laro. Pinamumunuan ang Globe ni Gerry Ablaza, produktong DLSU. Kasabay na hindi makita sa mga palaruan at sa telebisyon ang mga patalastas ng mga produkto ng Nestle.

Pinangangambahan pa na baka pati ang Cheer Dance competition, na naging institusyon dahilan sa pag-eendorso ng Nestle Non-stop, ay mawala rin sa taong ito. Bagay na pinabulaanan naman ng ABS-CBN, ang pangkalahatang nag-eere ng laro ng liga (partikular sa basketball), na sinabing "ibinebenta pa rin ang cheer dance competition."

May pagtaya rin ang naturang television network na mababawasan ang kanilang revenues dahilan ng pagpulas ng mga kumpanya ng kanilang mga patalastas sa laro.

Tila isa ang ekwasyon. Kawalan ng patalastas, kawalan ng revenues. At marami ang nagsasabing ang kawalang ito ay nakakaapekto sa kabuuang pagpapatakbo ng liga.

Napilitang maglunsad ng laro sa mas maliit na palaruan (sa Ninoy Aquino at Rizal Stadium) kumpara sa mas malaki at mas prestihiyosong Araneta Coliseum. Bukod sa ere na maaaring ibigay ng Araneta, kasabay na rin sana nito ang mas ligtas bukod sa mas maganda at mas maraming manonood na puwedeng i-accommodate ng nasabing lugar.

At kung pag-uusapan naman ang manonood, tila halos kalahati lamang ang dumalo sa pagbubukas ng palaro sa Araneta. Maaaring hudyat ito ng pagbaba ng mga nagbabayad na manonood, dagdag na revenue na rin sana para sa pagpapatakbo ng liga.

Maaaring pabulaanan ng University of the East o ng ABS CBN ang estadistika ng turn-out ng maaaring manood sa haba ng torneo, ngunit lalabas ang katotohanan na ang pagkawala ng DLSU ay pagkawala rin ng labingapat na laro. Hindi pa kasama sa maaaring patok sa takilyahan ng liga ang pagkawala rin ng rivalry ng Ateneo at DLSU, na sa tuwing magkakaharap ay napupuno ang palaruan ng manonood.

Tila lumalabas na pera-pera ang nagiging pamantayan ng paghinuha ng pagkawala ng DLSU sa torneo, imbes na pagnilayan kung bakit nga ba sila nabigyan ng suspensiyon sa liga. Lantad sa mga reaksiyon ng mga fans ng liga, iniikot nila ang kanilang mata sa pagtingin sa kawalan ng kita ng liga, at ginagawa nilang pamantayan ang pagkawala ng malalaking sponsors.

Bukod pa sa ilang mga produktong gamit-pampalakasan (tulad ng Gatorade at mga tatak ng sports equipment), hindi naman direkta ang impact ng produktong tulad ng telecommunication o ng sorbetes sa pagpapaunlad ng palaro. Isang pagpapayabong lamang ng kanilang marketing arm ang pinapausad nila sa bawat banner o bawat flash sa telebisyon ang kanilang habol sa liga.

Pinaiikot ng nagpapanatili ng kaisipang kailangan ng liga ang mga patalastas at sponsors ang diskursong para rin daw sa liga ang makokolektang revenue. Ngunit, sa katunayan, cash cow lamang ang UAAP, isang pagpapanatili ng konsumerismo. At kung tunay na sa palaro nga lang iikot ang kanilang diskurso, tila pinaikot nila ang kanilang retorika galamay ng DLSU, at siyempre sa lakas ng pagbili ng mag-aaral nito kumpara sa iba pang pamantasan liban sa Ateneo. Sa huli, tila hindi nila batid na nagpupunyagi pa rin ang pito pang pamantasang nanatili upang ipagpatuloy ang palaro para sa mag-aaral ng kanilang mga paaralan.

Maaari nga namang totoo na hindi iikot, at hindi uusad ang torneo kung walang malalaking sponsor na magbubuhat ng pinansiyal na kapasidad ng liga. Ngunit papasok sa gitna ng liga, tila pinatutunayan ng UAAP na hindi pagbebenta ng sarili nitong reputasyon at prestihiyoso ang solusyon sa krisis na dinadala nito sa kasalukuyang taon, kundi ang patuloy na paggampan nito na iusad ang palaro, mawala man kahit pansamantala ang isang DLSU.

thoughts of paolo @ 9:36 PM
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Sunday, August 06, 2006
Following systems

How ironic Life can be.

As students, we spend about 15 years in school trying to suit a system, which eventually when we graduate, becomes totally obsolete. Then we enter the workforce (most of us do) and spend the rest of your lives following another system.

Is it worth it? Perhaps systems are there to guide us. But to a certain point, these so called guidelines become our limitations.

thoughts of paolo @ 8:11 PM
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Grab it while you still can!

Persuasive statements as such can be seen everywhere, especially on advertisements. They seem too good to be true, a golden opportunity right before your eyes. Not that I'm being skeptical or anything, but would someone plaster THEIR advertisement in front of you claiming that it's YOUR benefit?

thoughts of paolo @ 3:38 PM
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Paolo Despabiladeras Ramos


About Me:
First of all I would like to thank you for checkin me out, being my "blogspot" buddy and leaving COMMENTS. *hahaha* I really do appreciate that. Okay, now my name is Paolo, Im 16 years old, Medical Technology student. I am VERY friend and family oriented, blah blah blah..

I am a simple boi, but most people who know me might say I am materialistic, because I buy really expensive (useless) objects. I guess you can say I do it just to get me thru my lonely days. I love to laugh (its like the best thing anyone can do in my opinion), hang with people I feel comfortable with and do the usual things that most like to do.

I don't smoke, do drugs and I don't want getting drunk on occasion. I don't like when people throw their lives away by doing dumb things that physically and mentally hurt them... those are the people who tear their families apart, hate life everyday and dont care about the opinions of the people who really care for them (not realizing they NEVER only affect themselves). I must say, I believe in choice, so if u r one of those peeps, I wont judge you or treat you differently.

Life is WAY too short to live with hate or grudges, just laugh them all away, think about it, is it really gonna matter in 100 years? Life is a carnival; there is never going to be a permanent high. With good morals, a light heart and faith in yourself you can do whatever you want. So start over again, talk to the peeps you said you would never even look at again, get close with family and friends and most importantly, be yourself and watch everyone flock to you.

Im not saying Im always peaches n crme, cuz Im not. I make mistakes everyday, have bad days, get depressed and am confused all the time, but I am human (and damn proud of it!). Im open to talk to anyone. I speak my mind (and if u get a compliment frm me, jst knw its true cuz dont like to lie)

Hobbies and Interests:
Music, Fashion, Computers, Badminton, Clothes, Movies, Politics, Events, Blogs, Ideas, Internet, Entertainment, Gadgets, Photography, Technology, Polo, Graphic Designing, Downloading, Kewl stuff

Favorite Movies:
Troy, Harry Potter, Mulan, Serendipity, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Grudge, Braveheart, The Mexican, Underworld, Alexander, The League of Extraordinary People, Disney Fairy Tale Classics, Starwars, X-Men, Finding Nemo, Moulin Rouge, The Cell, The Ring, American Beauty, Vanilla Sky, Velvet Goldmine, Don't say a word, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Anatomy, Phantom of the Opera, The Experiment, Amityville Horror, Cast Away, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 40 Year-old Virgin, Vanity Fair, Mission Impossible, Etc.., Etc...

Favorite Books:
Da Vinci Code, Bob Ong's

Favorite Music:
OPM, Acoustics, RnB, Oldies but goodies, Sentimental, Alternative, Brownian Revival, Orange and Lemons, Rivermaya, Side A, Incubus, South Border, Hale, Will Young, Christian Bautista, Josh Groban, Nyoy Volante, Stephen Speaks

Favorite TV Shows:
Mirmo, Inuyasha, My Girl, Game KNB?, ASAP '06

Who I Want to Meet:
Friends and potential lovers of course.. hahaha! ;) My friends say that I'm picky. That, I'd definitely have to agree with. I want someone that I'm attracted to of course, but not attracted JUST to their appearance and at the expense of sounding really cliche, someone I'm attracted to who they are and what they have on the inside. It's not what you have on the outside that matters to me the most. I want someone to spoil with my emotional support. Someone that wants a happy relationship. I want other's to look at us and be like "they are so happy together, why can't we be like that?" that's hot. Also, someone who will give me attention, someone who wants to be together as much as our schedules allow. I want someone to wake up to in the morning that puts a smile on my face and gives me that extra boost to start my day.

As for me, I'm the type of guy who will hold you when you're crying and wipe away your tears. I'm the guy who is content to just be able to hold you and wants nothing more. I'm the guy who's perfectly happy with staying in and watching movies and cuddling. I'm the guy who will text you and tell you "I miss you and wish you were here" just because. I'm the guy who kisses you on the forehead. I'm the guy who will hold you while we watch the sunset and make sure you know you're the most precious thing in my life. I'm the type of guy that will bring happiness into my and your world no matter the circumstances. You'll never feel so loved in your life and that's for sure. I will go beyond means to make you happy just to see that beautiful smile of yours.

To me, there's nothing better in life than knowing your partner appreciates you as much as you appreciate them. Feeling loved and being in love is one of life's greatest blessings, you can label me as a hopeless romantic. I love doing things for people (especially people I'm interested in romantically). I can get pretty creative too. To me, the most important thing in life you can ever give someone is TIME, because it's something you cant control and have very little of. I just hope one day I can find that one person that I can give my time to.

I want someone that has goals in life, and isn't afraid to go for them, someone that actually deserves the love and effort I put forth in a relationship, someone that I can be in love with, and be loved by, I know that finding love in "my world" is difficulty if not nearly impossible, but I'd like to think that their is someone for everyone, and that one of these days someone will come up to me, and all we have to do is look into each others eyes, and just smile, because we won't have to say anything, we'll just know, because we'll feel it, I want to find that someone that I can connect with deeply, emotionally and physically, someone that is willing to be my soul mate and my best friend...

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