Kwentong Adamsonian: Rejie Agdigos

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200511076, that is my student number when I took up ECE in Adamson. Unfortunately, I did not finished it because of failing subjects and I found out that engineering is not for me. Anyways, two years in engineering is a great start to find out what is the right course for me. I gained many friends, and until now nasa Adamson pa rin sila. Yung iba, nag-aaral pa rin at yung iba ay mga professor na kagaya ni Sir Lester Duria na naging kaklase ko sa LTS. I have lots of experience during engineering days kagaya na lang ng mga biglaang pagcancel ng klase dahil sa State of Emergency (Coup Attempt kay Gloria), rally dito - rally doon at kamuntikan nang matalsikan ng shrapnel shells noong may naghagis ng pillbox sa may San Marcellino.

I shifted from ECE to Web Development Course in AMA College in Pasay but still I've decided to come back in Adamson kasi sayang yung mga units na nakuha ko doon and I realize na iba pa rin talaga sa Adamson. That's why I continued studying Information Technology and I came back 2008. At first, andoon yung kaba at nerbyos dahil panibagong pakikisama na naman ang gagawin ko and for sure hindi magiging madali sa akin iyon dahil sa tingin ko magiging hindrance sa akin na iba yung nakasanayan kong mga kaibigan noon at AGE GAP dahil mas bata sa akin ng dalawa o tatlong taon yung mga magiging kaklase ko. Pero nagkamali ako doon, mas marami akong naging kaibigan at mga naging tunay na kaibigan. 

My Last year in college was also an unforgettable experience most specially the Thesis Making. Malaki ang pasalamat ko sa thesis, dahil kung ano yung naging role ko noong thesis making yun ang naging trabaho ko ngayon.

Three years in IT Course was a great experience. Unti-unti kong nakita at nadiscover yung strengths, weaknesses at passions ko palaon ng palaon. Ang maganda pa nito, halos karamihan sa mga naging professors ko ay well supportive sa mga estudyante nila. That's why hindi talaga touch move na nag IT ako at hindi rin wrong move na bumalik ako sa Adamson dahil sinimulan ko rito mag-aral, minarapat kong tapusin dito and I'm Proud of IT na maging Isang Ganap na Adamsonian.

BurnFest 2011

Last year, over 90,000++ full version Microsoft software were distributed to students around the country – from Manila to Bacolod and even as far as Cagayan de Oro. This year, the Microsoft Academic Team in partnership with the Microsoft Student Partners will again launch an anti-piracy campaign – BurnFest 2011: Work,  Play, Learn. LEGALLY! Burn Fest 2011, is a follow up to last year’s OctoBURNfest where Microsoft Student Partners promote the use of legal, genuine Microsoft software. Through academic programs like MSDNAA and DreamSpark,  students and faculty are given easy access to the latest Microsoft software which they can use in their studies. And as part of the fest, the Microsoft Student Partners will  be doing technical sessions to train students on how to fully utilize the developer and designer tools and help them develop the skills to get the right job and power to change the world. BurnFest 2011 highlights include: ·        Distribution of full version Microsoft Developer and Designer Tools ·         Talks and Hands-on workshops on the following technologies: o   Microsoft Technology Updates o   Microsoft in Education o   Mobile Development o   Web Development ·         X-box and Kinect Games Let’s keep the fire burning! Don’t forget to bring your valid school ID, blank DVDs, external HDs, your personal laptops and get to copy the following GENUINE Microsoft software* for FREE: *List for DreamSpark only; For MSDNAA schools, you may refer to http://msdnaa.net for the list of software available BurnFest 2011 Participating Schools: School Schedule De La Salle University – Manila October 3 – 4 Far Eastern University – East Asia College October 14 AMA University – Quezon City October 24 – 25 De La Salle College of St. Benilde November 7 – 10 University of Sto. Tomas November 11 – 12 Mapua Institute of Technology – Makati November 16 – 18 Bicol Region Wide November 18 – 20 Adamson University November 23 – 24 iACADEMY November 29 Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila November 30 Asia Pacific College TBA Ateneo de Manila University TBA Baliuag State University TBA Bulacan State University TBA Colegio de San Juan de Letran TBA De La Salle University – Lipa TBA Mapua Institute of Technology – Manila TBA Polytechnic University of the Philippines TBA St. Paul University TBA Technological Institute of the Philippines TBA Treston Interntional College TBA University of the Philippines – Diliman TBA Add us up in Facebook (http://facebook.com/msacadph) to get updates on the schedule of our BurnFest 2011. Your school’s not included in the list? Help us get in touch with your local Student IT Organization and we’ll work with them to bring BurnFest 2011 in your campus! Leave us a message in facebook: facebook.com/msacadph  or send us an e-mail at msacadph@live.com.

Kwentong Adamsonian: John Arbie Congson

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I was an incoming freshman back then. Enrolled na nga ako sa Mapúa Institute of Technology no’n eh. But I have to withdraw my credentials. I was advised by my scholarship granter to enrol on a different school because my program at Mapúa is not identified as a program under my scholarship grant. Nalungkot ako syempre. Dream school ko kasi ang Mapúa eh (next to La Salle) since I’ve chosen ECE to be my program. May list ako ng schools no’n and it’s May, so most schools aren’t going to accept applicants anymore. The only school left is Adamson. Kaya kasama ang nanay ko (oo, she’s with me, takot akong pumunta sa Manila alone kasi it’s my first time and I guess everybody, if not, experiences a first time), we went to Adamson.

Ang baho ng Adamson no’n. Sobrang itim ng tubig sa may Falcon bridge at halos lahat ng tao nakatakip ang ilong. Mainit pa, kaya lalong nakakainis. I told my mom, “Mabubuhay kaya ako dito?”

Mataas pa ang pader sa harap ng SV building no’n (in case you don’t know). Luma ang pintura, walang security guard na nagpapatawid sa mga tao at wala pa ang wall structure that bears our school name sa tabi ng ST gate. In short, sobrang plain ng Adamson dati. Kumbaga sa pagkain, walang flavor.

Nag-enrol pa rin ako. Mura daw kasi sabi ng nanay ko at wala naman akong choice. Pag-uwi ko, nag-research ako tungkol sa Adamson at kung ano ang meron  dito. Una kong nalaman that Adamson has the biggest chemistry laboratory in Southeast Asia (trivia ‘to kaya tandaan n’yo). Also during that time, Adamson is one of the top 20 schools in the Philippines (hanggang ngayon naman yata eh). Lastly, I was happy to know then that Adamson is a UAAP member (wala pa ‘kong idea na underdog ang Adamson sa basketball no’n, marahil dahil wala namang may balak magkuwento tungkol do’n). Kahit pa’no alam kong ‘di nagpapahuli ang school na papasukan ko.

Then came the UAAP season. That was the year when Adamson has finally gotten a seat in the Final Four since the Final Four format was introduced on 1994. Sina Ken Bono (who was then awarded as the season’s MVP) at Patrick Cabahug  ang star players. Suspended pa nga ang La Salle no’n because of a player’s fake profile. Sobrang saya ng UAAP season na ‘yon for Adamson at katulad ngayong taon, Ateneo din ang nakaharap ng Adamson sa Semi-Finals. (UST ang nanalo sa Finals.)

Eh ano ba ang relevance ng mga kinukuwento ko? When Adamson made it to the Final Four that year, was also when I started to feel proud as an Adamsonian. Naging favourite color ko pa nga ang blue no’n at naisipan ko pang lahat ng gamit ko should be in blue. Wala talaga akong collections, pero pagpasok ko sa Adamson, nakatuwaan kong itago lahat ng resibo ko at lahat ng grades simula Prelim of First Sem of my first year. Kahit sa’n ako magpunta, whenever I was asked by a friend, a peer, or a neighbor kung sa’n ako nag-aaral, binubuo ko ang pagsasabi ng “Adamson University”. I always wear my ID before and after going to school (wala kasi tayong unique identity gaya ng uniforms ng FEU at UST, kaya to be recognized, I always do this). I cheer for every game kahit nawawalan na ‘ko ng boses at halata namang matatalo na ang Adamson (‘yong iba nga dati, 3^rd quarter pa lang lumalabas na ng Araneta). I always sing the Adamson Hymn in every program that I’m attending sa school and after every UAAP game. Ang OA na ba? Sa ‘kin kasi hindi. This is how I simply show my school spirit. Naniniwala akong kung ang mga Tomasino, Atenista, La Sallista, taga-UP, taga-UE, taga-FEU at mga taga-NU ay proud sa mga schools nila, dapat ang isang Adamsonian ay proud din sa Adamson. Hindi ba?

Kaya guys, be proud. Don’t be shy and get intimated. Ang kaya ng iba, kaya rin natin. ‘Wag nga lang sa kalokohan. Hehe. ‘Wag kayong magpapalait. Speak up. Hindi lang sa English nabubuhay ang mga tao. (I’m not saying that we’re not good in English.) Tip: Kung sakaling may magtangkang kausapin kayo sa English at hindi kayo comfortable na magsalita in English, ipa-translate n’yo sa Filipino, word by word. Naging totoo ka na, nahirapan pa sila. (‘Yong iba din kasi  hindi naman talaga alam ang sinasabi. Kailangan lang silang mahuli sa  sarili nilang mga bibig. Hehe.)  

Hindi naman mahirap ang maging isang proud Adamsonian eh. ‘Yon mga ginagawa ko nga, alam ko marami pang iba ang gumagawa no’n. At kung ikaw eh talagang walang ginagawa sa mga nabanggit, I know in time you will do the same. Hindi ka ba gagaya ‘pag marami na ang gumagawa no’n at ikaw na lang ang hindi? Hehe.

In the end, I still believe that the moment one chooses to study at Adamson would also be the same time he/she has started to become proud of being an Adamsonian. Sadyang tinatago lang.

Pa’no classmates, magkita-kita na lang tayo sa Falcon bridge. = )

Kwentong Adamsonian: Jose Lester Correa Duria

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    I remember vividly: it was six summers ago when I first set foot in this institution. I was with people my age crammed at the CS building, trying their luck in entering this great institution of learning. But my predicament was entirely different from them --- I had no money to pay for the required tuition fees. All I had was the exact fare in my pocket to go back home if I fail.

     

     I came from a family that is not privileged. We could be considered as one of those so-called insignificant in our society and by standards we are called poor. my father was a construction worker who pushed his frail body to the limits to earn money and feed a growing family until his body gave up and passed away. My mom was a food vendor (died last March 2010). there were nine of us in the family, me being the six child.

     It was next to impossible for me to secure and education. We are poor and in life's reality, the poor can only wishfully dream, and that's how far it can get. But that didn't prevent me from dreaming: I knew in my heart that if I persevere, gaining a college degree will come into realization.

     And it was Adamson University that gave me that one chance in life in fulfilling the impossible.

     I was fortunate enough to be given the scholarship offered by the university to those who graduated valedictorian in high school. And soon enough, I was in college and studying in a school considered to be one of the finest Catholic educational institutions in the Philippines. But how I wish life could be that simple.

     While maintaining the high grades that I needed to obtain at the end of the semester in order to continue my scholarship, I still had to work to bridge my financial needs while studying. It was tough and truly indeed, it was difficult. I study in the morning and at night I work, barely having time for myself. Many times, in my solitude, I couldn't help but cry. yes, I went through that, for I thought how forsaken my life was.

     I should be having fun at this age; I should be at parties, gimmicks, mingling with my friends at school, doing typical things a normal teen ager does, and enjoying my youth. But mine was otherwise --- I was stuck wiping floors and flipping burger patties at a popular food chain at night while guys my age were having all the fun.

     They were one of those moments when I felt desolate, but still I remained steadfast. I just held on to the promises of God that HE WILL NEVER LEAVE ME NOR FORSAKE, that HE WILL MAKE A WAY WHEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY, and that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.

     I knew in my heart that if I continue to pursue this dream of having a college degree, a significant change in my life will happen someday. And now, as I write this testimony before you, it is only by God's grace and His unfailing love that I was able to weather that adversity of life, and I consider myself truly blessed. I finished despite the insurmountable hardship that a young man has to go through. 

     Mabuhay ang lahat ng Adamsonians!

Sender: Jose Lester Correa Duria

             BSED maj. in Araling Panlipunan

             Batch 2009

(published 1 year ago)

ADAMSON!!! Kamusta ang ENROLLMENT process for 2nd SEM 2011-2012?

Kamusta nga ba ang ENROLLMENT ngayong 2nd Sem ng 2011-2012?

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