How A UP Diliman Landmark Got Its Shape

This barely-a-minute film is my late contribution to World AIDS Day. Or to the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill. Or to the tourism of my alma mater. Or, or, or.

Originally titled "Ring My Bell," this video was conceived and directed by yours truly, Karlo Silverio L. Sevilla III, in 1997 for that year's Basic Video Production Workshop I of the UP Film Center. In my original VHS copy, most middle parts of this video is already erased, so my deepest gratitude goes to my tukayo and UP film major Carlo Cielo for reediting this recently. Originally a five-minute film, Carlo -- my co-worker in the Culture, Arts Film and Sports (CAFS) Division of the Quezon City Office of the Vice Mayor -- shortened this to 56 seconds and changed the background songs.

The shooting locations were the U.P. Lagoon and the U.P. Carillon grounds.

Historical facts (  source: http://iskwiki.upd.edu.ph/index.php/Carillon  ):

Standing stiff along Osmeña avenue in U.P. Diliman, QC, the University of the Philippines Memorial Campanille (or Carillon) is a tower which top houses a set of stationary bells for playing music.

Erected in 1952, it was originally envisioned by U.P. Conservatory director Ramon Tapales, U.P. President Bienvenido Gonzalez and National Artist for Architecture Prof. Juan Nakpil -- with the latter designing it and supervising its construction.

"With the possible exception of the Oblation statue, nothing symbolizes the University of the Philippines more than the 130-foot Carillon Tower - a structure unlike any other in Diliman, a ringing echo of the University's glorious past." -Jose Dalisay Jr., PhD.

From the credits of the original video:

The University of the Philippines Film Center

in cooperation with

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts

and

Provi

Presents

Basic Video Production

Workshop I

1997

Lecturers/Facilitators

Ricky Lee

Fruto Corre

Joseph Fortin

Nonoy Dadivas

Ditsi Carolino

Wayie Canoy

Cito Fernandez

Workshop Director

Fruto Corre

NCAA Coordinator

Elvert Bañares

Finance Officer

Dolores Basilan

Technical Director

Cito Fernandez

Post Production Coordinator

Carlo Maniquiz

Workshop Coordinator

Ava Ricci Salvador

Asst. Workshop Coordinators

Fernando Mando

Cheryl Corre

Regie Duran

Teodora Sobrepeña

Placida Sulleza

U.P. Film Center's

Basic Video Production

Workshop '97

Group 2, Session I presents

"Ring My Bell"

D' erector: Karlo Sevilla

Asst. De-xerex-tor: Maria Lourdes Ortega  

Sexnematographer: Ramoncito Redoble

Edi-toro: Burton Agabao

Reproduction Manager: Cleofe Luangco

Production Asextants: Frances Morillo

                                 Cheryl Corre

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If Petraeus is Pinoy...

...or a national of any macho, predominantly-Roman Catholic country...

(Yes, I know the topic's grown stale, but...) If David Petraeus—former director of the Central Intelligence Agency—is Pinoy, he wouldn't resign from that lofty post ("F!#k national security; I'm stayin' and my arse ain't goin' nowhere!"). His only "traditional" options would have been any of the following:

1. Admit nothing, notwithstanding all the damning evidence (he'll resort to singing Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" as his personal anthem); or
2. Admit but just shrug it off as something strictly personal.

Resignation?! It's not the option of the true Pinoy macho man. (For and over what? Duh?)

"Astro Cigarettes" by Radioactive Sago Project

Important note: The blogger, a recent Hall of Fame inductee of the annual "Ideal Pinoy Husband Awards," does not condone what Petraeus did. (Ahem.)

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Tado hosts “X-sena: Just Like the OId Days” X Games and tattoo event at QC!

This Sept 30, 2012, Arvin Jimenez A.K.A. Tado will hold and host a grand X Games and tattoo competition and exhibition at the Bernardo Park Covered Court in Barangay Kamuning, Quezon City. In cooperation with Punong Barangay Jayson Encomienda, the event entitled “X-sena: Just Like the Old Days” expects hundreds to patronize the various featured activities.

The X Games events of skateboarding, BMX bike stunts, fingerboarding and all-girl skating, along with the tattooing competition, will run from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The concert featuring iconic bands like Greyhoundz and Arcadia commences right after the X Games.

Also in the afternoon, S.P.R.A.W.L.-Mixed Martial Arts and the Wrestling Association of the Philippines (WAP) will hold MMA, grappling, Muay Thai and wrestling exhibitions.

With cerebral comedian of the absurd and social activist Tado at the helm—with co-hosts Skunx RiotRiot and Nognog Dgk—expect an Xtremely fun Sunday, morning to midnight, on the 30^th. 

Entrance fee is only Php50.00 each for spectators. Registration for competitors is from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. For X Games athletes, it's Php150.00 each (they may practice at the venue as early as 8:00 AM); for tattoo art contestants, it's Php700.00.  

“X-sena: Just Like the Old Days” is organized by X Games veteran Alvin Ruas in cooperation with the QC Office of the Vice Mayor (our Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte will grace the event), and sponsored by QCTimes Magazine, Gubat Photographer Club, Skatepirate Skateboarding, Limitado Clothing, Wrestling Association of the Philippines, S.P.R.A.W.L. MMA PHL, among others.

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