ADAMSONIAN

I understand your sentiments regarding the ciriticisms thrown against the maiden issue released by the new board. But to go all defensive and even almost borderlining bashing the previous terms I think is violating. You know, the reason why I was inspired to become a chronicler in the first place is because of the likes of Celia Clave,JB Lazarte,Alvin Julian and previous editors who had the guts to oppose the powers that be. So the old chroniclers made a mistake, but it doesn’t mean na itapon na lang natin lahat ng legacy nila. I am proud to be a former member of the chronicle. ikinahihiya ko ung mga grammatical errors ng writing ko (wehehe!) pero hindi ang mga naisulat ako. I was reckless, yes, but I would say that I reached out to the students and aired the general sentiment of the time.writing is about imparting knowledge, pagpukaw sa diwa ng mga estudyante, goading them to action when needed.Amira hass, a journalist, was right when she said that the role of the journalists is to monitor the centers of power.Pero hindi applicable sa iyo un dahil nga sports writer ka, iba ang field mo.Sabi nga noon ni F Sionil Jose, Write with all your senses, write because many of your country men are languishing in poverty.
Ano nga ba ang interes ng isang adamsonian?ano ba ang mga issue na nakakaapekto sa kanya whether sa loob ng university o sa lipunan?Ano bang bago ang maiimpart ng chroniclers sa estudyante?Ung tipong pag nabasa ng estudyante ang article masasabi nia na,teka, oo nga ano?pwede un ah!Why haven’t I realized that? ung mga ganun.Wala namang masama kung aktibista, I enjoy their company as long as hindi sila bigoted,hehe. Nasan na ang intellectual discourses ng chronicle? Has it become a teeny bopper publication? wag naman sana.
You have enumerated your sacrifices, well kami rin, we have endured a lot of sacrifices. I was with the publication for 3 years. naguumpisa pa lang kayo,ung sacrifices mo imultiply mo pa sa tatlo,un ang sacrifices ko nuon.I would not enumerate mine anymore, suffice it to say, ang course ko eh nagrerequire lang ng 5 year tenure but it became six and a half because of the chronicle.There were tears, pero mas maraming fulfillment.Part of what I am is because of the chronicle.Siguro pinakamainam one time magget together ang mga bago at dating editors ng chronicle then we will tell you stories and perhaps we could compare notes and learn from one another.And I hope the former grudges e itapon na.But as for me, the least that I can do for the new batch of writers is to motivate them and perhaps give them advise when needed.I haven’t seen the maiden issue but I know the efforts poured to it para mailabas lang.White garapata can give you helpful advises regarding the lay out as well as Beta Briones.Teka,san na nga ba itong si Beta? I will try to talk stiban_graffiti to it also. I hope the new batch will leave ample room for improvement. Whenever criticisms are thrown against your way, analyze it then determine what you can learn from it. Pano next time ulet?

hey onlooker, huwag ka muna magbilang ng sacrifices kasi given na yan eh. byword yan ng mga namumuhay na ipis sa penthouse. some of the past editors did not even graduate on time dahil sa pagmamahal nila sa TAC. kung kaya mo itong intindihin then congrats. (pero di ko sinasabing dapat mag overstay ka sa adu. hehe)

isa pa, ang dami mong ad hominem nakaka irita.

—->>>>>E yung magandang camera nga ng Chronicle dati hindi na makita. Kailangan na kasi naming gamitin kaya kung hindi “nagnakaw” ang Chronicle dati, sana “isauli” niyo na dahil hindi naman inyo yan.

fact: walang sariling camera ang dating TAC kaya walang ninakaw o pinuslit. sariling gamit ng mga photographer yun o hiniram sa mga kakilala naming taga architecture na pumasok pansamantala as graphic artist. Ask alfred jurcalis.

sabi ni voltaire, a witty saying proves nothing; but this article is just plain nothing. why not raise some facts or issues na makakatulong sa next issue?

excelsior!

onlooker, keep your cool man. when criticisms are thrown your way, catch them and weave them into a golden robe.

walang suntukan. gawd. that is soooo highschool ha!

Ikaw, Onlooker, dami mo nang akusasyon sa lumang TAC. Hindi tama yan. Anong baho ng TAC eh ang bango-bango ko nung lumabas ako dyan. Amoy baby cologne. Hehehe.

Pero, cool ka lang. Walang suntukan at basagan ng bungo. Nagsisimula pa lang ang paglalakbay nyo. Enjoy the roller coaster ride. Walang pikunan…

Behave…

Ako, wala akong alam na martial arts, kumakain lang ako ng tao.

Hehehe. sports lang tsong. ngayon alam mo na kung paano masaktan. unang isyu nyo pa lang yan, apektado ka na. paano pa kaya kung ipasara ang dyaryo?

For the Adamson Chronicle!

Amoy dugoh!!!wehehehe!

kidding aside, isa lang naman ang maliwanag, we all care what’s gonna happen to TAC, mahirap nga naman ang kalagayan ng mga editors doing their balancing act of being an editor and a student at the same time… kaya nga siguro naaantig si ONLOOKER and the rest of the board. It will be best to look at the criticisms objectively, kumbaga sa likod ng mga patutsada, may mga pointers din naman na mapupulot. At the end of it all, TAC pa rin ang makikinabang at ang mga Adamsonians, kahit gaano pa man sila ka-apathetic.

To the new guys, keep your head up… i am sure you guys will earn the respect.

Hi, This is Arlene Villaluz-Paredes, the technical adviser of the Chronicle. I’d like to put an end to this issue. Let me start with PBB, it was on the Entertainment page, the article did not glorify the show, it merely reported the fact that it was a hit. It was just a review. I do not see anything wrong with it. You criticize it as if it were in the Opinion page. To the ex EIC’s and the former writers please do not take it out on the new editorial staff. They are still learning. If you’d like to contribute to their growth, give constructive criticisms not criticisms that lambast and hurt their young minds. You were once young writers, and you must know how it feels when you’re criticized. It was not the editorial staff’s idea to have an adviser, they simply had no choice. They wanted the paper revived and it was the only way they could have the TAC back. Like you, they do not want an adviser too. As for the much talked about camera, if the last editorial board bothered to submit their financial statement and an inventory of the things that were bought with the TAC fund then we would not be talking about this, the TAC would probably not even have an adviser. If they faced the issues thrown at them head on, the Chronicle would not have been shut down. You can’t blame the administrators for insisting on having a technical adviser, the grammatical errors on the last issues were unforgivable. So please, let us put an end to this bickering, it is not helping the paper at all.

Hello Arlene! Mind telling Onlooker that I am actually a very sweet person? =D

Hi Goddess,

I’ll let him know.

HMMMM….SBHIN NTENG 4 1/2 YEARS AKO SA CHRONICLE PERO WALA AKONG NABALITAANG “NAGKAROON NG SARILING CAMERA ANG TAC” KUNG NARINIG MO LANG ANG BALITA NA MAY CAMERA ANG TAC AT ITO AY NINAKAW..NGAYN ALAM M NA KUNG GAANO KAHALAGA ANG PAGABBALITA NG MAAYOS AT TAMA,DAHIL KAPAG ITO AY HNDI NAIHAYAG SA TAMANG PARAAN AT TAMANG LUGAR,,,MAGIGING TAE ITO NA IBABATO SA IBANG TAO NA HNDI MO ALAM NA TAE PLA YUNG HINAWAKAN MO.HINAWAKAN M MUNA BAGO ITO DUMAMPI SA IBA,BE SURE MUNA KUNG TAE NGA…OR HNDE ANG NAKUHA MONG BALITA…NGYN SOBRANG KAPAL LNG TALGA NG MUKHA KO PARA MANGHIRAM NG CAMERA SA MGA BARKDA KO PARA MAY MAGAMIT ANG ANG TAC NA PHOTOGRAPHERS/ARTISTS/WRITERS/LAYOUT ARTIST/ONE-MAN-DEPRTMENT/TAMBAY AT KUNG SINUSINU PA NA BUMUBUO NG TAC KASAMA NA ANG PINAKAMAMAHAL NAMENG IPIS,…NGYN NMN,KUNG NAGBIBILANG NA KYU NG MGA PAGHIHIRAP NYU SA PUBLIKASYON NA YAN AT ISUSUMBAT OR IPAMUMUKHA NYU SA MGA STUDS NA GANYAN KHIRAP ANG TRBHO NG TGA TAC,,BETTER STOP IT NA PARE,HNDI LNG KZ MGANDA MARINIG.PARANG ANG YABANG NG DATING KZ EH..OKZ??? (PANU BA MAGLAGAY NG SMILEY DITO??)ANYWAY
SANA WELCOME PA AKO SA OFIZ NYU/NATEN PARA MAKAPMAHAGI NG MGA NATUTUNAN,NALAMAN SIKRETO AT IBA PA MULA SA KARANSAN KO SA TAC,SANA PEDE KONG MAMEET ANG GRAFIX DEPT..OKZ??? (SMILEY ULIT) PEACE OUT!!!

hahaha. may galit ka ba sa akin onlooker? sana isa akong alagad ni Astura para mapatunayan ko yung sinabi mong si ao nagkakamali. wahaha

ikaw ha, masama yan. nanonood ka ba ng “hoy gising!” dati? kung di mo naabutan, let me remind you. ang laging sinasabi ni ted failon doon eh “bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan wag magalit, ang pikon ay laging talo.”

keep your cool man. at hnd reason ang pagiging drunk to be pointless. uy, machismo yan! hahaha

bata ka pa, madami ka pang pwedeng gawin. chill ka lang at wag mong personalin lahat ng maririnig mo. ang sensitive mo naman… (grin)

onlooker:

YOU DON’T HAVE ANY RIGHT TO LAMBAST THE PREVIOUS THE ADAMSON CHRONICLE!!! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA, EVEN A BIT, NADA.

“Makikita sa aming mga pahina ang pinagsanib na lakas naming sasampung estudyante (Ilan ba ang miyembro ng lumang TAC? Sumahin niyo nga ang mga ulong nagtatrabaho dati batay sa kanilang produksyon, sabay tignan ang iilang ulong taong gumagawa ng trabaho ng pang-maramihang tao ngayon), at hindi madali sa amin ang makakakuha ng impormasyon para sa aming mga sulatin. ”

THE MERE FACT THAT YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TAC MEMBERS BEFORE THAT’RE WORKING IS A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF A BLIND ACCUSATION. WHY ARE YOU COMPARING? DON’T YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOW IN THE SAME ORGANIZATION WHERE A LOT, A LOT OF STUDENT WRITERS HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE YOU? YOU ARE POISONING YOUR OWN BLOOD, ONLOOKER. AT PARA PATULAN ANG IYONG TANONG (SINCE YOU’RE NOT WELL-INFORMED YET), THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ONLY 3 MEMBERS MADE THE DYARYO. TAMA, YOU READ IT RIGHT, 3. THIS ISN NOT PARA MAGYABANGAN TAYO HERE (WHICH I KNOW NA IT’S NOT HEALTHY. THIS IS JUST TO RUB WHAT YOU THINK)

Kung babalikan na naman natin ang issue na TFI, parang walang nabago sa lumang Chronicle. Hindi na namin bubulatlatin isa-isa ang bawat sentimong nadadagdag dahil mas marami naman kaming maisusulat dahil sa pagmamatyag namin sa mga pangyayari sa paaralan. Hindi lang kami nagkukulong sa SV Penthouse at naghihintay ng maliit na butas na papalakihin, o sisibakin sa veranda.

HINDI MO MABABALIKAN ANG NAKARAAN, ONLOOKER. YOU’RE NOT IN THE SITUATION, MUCH LESS IN THE SCENARIO. (AS YOU LACK RESOURCES FOR SOME “FEEDBACKS”). MAS MARAMI KANG MAISUSULAT? IT’S NOT WITH THE QUANTITY, IT’S MORE OF QUALITY (THIS CAN’T BE JUDGED AS YOU DIDN’T EXPERIENCE WHAT WE’VE BEEN THROUGH. EXPERIENCES TEACH US).

Hindi kami mga tuta ng administrasyon. Oo nga’t nakakasalamuha namin ang matataas na mga tao sa unibersidad, pero wala kaming nakukuhang pabor sa kanila. Mabuti pa ang sinaunang Chronicle, nasa kamay ninyo ang pera na binabayad ng mga mag-aaral. Malaya kayong gawin ang kahit ano sa opisina, kahit magpakain kayo ng buong sambayanan galing sa ref (Aba’y may dish organizer pa. LOL!), o magkainan sa dilim.

SUCH PETTY AND BLIND REMARKS! YOU ARE IN NO POSITION TO SPEAK ABOUT’ ADMIN’S TUTA’ IN RELATION TO TAC FUND. PABOR? ANO’NG PABOR? TAMA, PERA NG MGA ESTUDYANTE ANG NAGPAPATAKBO NG TAC DAHIL ITO AY ISANG ORGANIZATION PARA SA MGA ESTUDYANTE AT GAWA NG MGA ESTUDYANTE. IN BETWEEN EACH TERM E NAGLALABAS ANG TAC EDITORIAL BOARD NG STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT KUNG SAN NAPUPUNTA ANG PUBLICATIONS FEE (AGAIN, YOU’RE NOT INFORMED). OO, MAY DISH ORGANIZER TALAGA. WONDERING WHY ONLOOKER? (JUMPING INTO CONCLUSIONS - THAT’S POISONOUS!) EVER HEARD ABOUT PRESS WORK? HAY!

Naisip ko nga, mas mabuti pa ang magiging estado ng pamumuhay ko kung sumama na lang ako sa nagtatambol bawat laro, kaysa magpakapagod manood, magsulat, at maglitrato ng sabay-sabay na wala namang kapalit kundi pera at oras na sinasayang

FROM THE START OF THIS ARTICLE E NAGREREKLAMO KA NA ONLOOKER. MIGHT AS WELL TRY WHAT YOU ARE SUGGESTING TO YOURSELF…

Teka, di ba may Chronicle issue nasa likod ang Editorial page? Sinong may mas matinding pagkakamali, kami o sila?

OO MERON NGA (OF COURSE, OLD CHRONICLERS WILL KNOW IT. OLD BUT NOT FADING AND WON’T). EVER HEARD OF ARTISTIC JOURNALISM LAY-OUT CUM CONVENTIONAL/LIBERAL EXERCISE?

Sa mga minamahal kong mga alumni, sana maintindhan ninyo na kami ay nagsisimula pa lamang. Kami ay mga estudyante rin, at binabalanse lamang namin ang natitirang oras namin sa pagsusulat. Hindi kami full-time reporters, at lalong wala kaming compensation. Pawis at dugo ang tumutulo sa amin para lang mabuhay at maibigay sa abot ng aming makakaya ang papel na minsan ng namatay.

PAWIS AT DUGO? THAT’S AN OLD BUT STRIKING LINE FROM ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES. WE’VE HEARD ABOUT IT. NAMATAY? HINDI NAMATAY AT MAMAMATAY ANG CHRONICLE. IF YOU THINK IT DID, I CAN’T BLAME (KASE DI PA NAGBU-BLOOM ANG “VEINS OF A WRITER”) BUT FOR US IT DIDN’T AND WON’T DIE.

I WAS REALLY HURT BY YOUR ARTICLE. NOT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS SHADES OF TRUTH (BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SHADES AT ALL) BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE SAME ORGANIZATION WHERE “GREW UP”. HURLING BASELESS ACCUSATIONS IS HURTING. IF YOU’RE WITH TAC SIGURO OK LANG BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW WE LOVE THE ORGANIZATION. NO IDEA AT ALL. NONE.

YOU CANNOT SAY THAT THE OLD CHRONICLE IS DETACHED FROM THE NEW ONE. IF YOU WANT TO DETACH IT, CHANGE THE NAME OF TEH STUDENT NEWSPAPER. THE MERE FACT THAT YOU CARRY THE SAME NEWSPAPER NAME SPELLS THE CONNECTION OF THE TWO. ACCEPTING YOUR SOORY ONLOOKER. DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE.

HI MAM ARLENE, IT’S GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE TECHNICAL ADVISER. I KNOW YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS.. (WELL, HE SAID HE WAS DRUNK, OK). NAGING “PERSONAL OF TAC” ANG ATTACK NYA. WE’RE HERE TO HELP/ASSIST THE NEW BOARD NAMAN. THAT IS THE BOARD WANTS THE ASSISTANCE. HE STARTED IT ALL, HAY. ANYWAY, GOOD TIMES AHEAD FOR TAC, HAHAHA!!!

LET US NOT BURN THE BRIDGES. HAIL THE ADAMSON CHRONICLE. MABUHAY ANG MALAYANG PAMAMAHAYAG!!!

Yung tatlong miyembro na sinasabi mo VS, parang kilala ko yun ah…yung isa, mukhang chinese na mahilig laruin ang mahabang buhok niya, yung isa katunog na teban, at yung pang huli, naku, sa lupit nitong mag sulat kahit tulog kayang mag edit ng artikel. wehehe

siguro nakaranas ka ring magkape na may nakalutang na ipis sa tasa ..wehe

yibaa…

Dear Vs,

I believe Onlooker wrote this entry in retaliation to a previous post, which offended him and the rest of the new staff deeply. Perhaps he wrote those “blind” allegations in deterrence to criticisms. They’re young, novice, neophytes to the NEW WORLD that is TAC. Let’s give them that.

Let’s forgive Onlooker for typing drunk.

ur irght whitegarapata. hahaha!!!

Ako rin kilalako ung tatlo na sinasabi mo,wehehe!ung mukhang chinese trichotillomaniac un! haha!ano,reunion tayo paguwi ko dian ha!

sige, reunion tayo, hahahha!!!!

greetings of peace, everyone!

by now, members of this school year’s editorial board would have gotten past the anxiety/ excitement of the maiden issue–and hopefully, with this issue of “facing up to criticism” settled as well (pls. see related article here of the same title–plugging hehe)

arbee here (madman to us, but that’s another story) speaks from experience and we both had the pleasure of working together, facing a similar storm at another time. all that for the love of chronicle and writing. he went on to become a journalist of the truest sense, so if you guys need pointers, look him up. (arbee, you may be able to help joebert in unearthing ancient issues of the chronicle. usap na lang kayo through this site.)

in fact, why not hold a series of sessions with the alumna who are still very much around? the iconic joebert lazarte of this website, for example, is a veritable wellspring of literature. or you may want to entertain the idea of accepting writeups from previous writers who may now be offering slightly different perspectives with their new role/s in life? the possibilities are endless and a lot better than engaging in another war of words. (those overseas like myself can contribute in some other ways, and we can talk about that as well moving forward.)

and finally, as we once held the privilege, today’s writers are in a very unique and challenging position to probe these harsh times–as a student and as a representative of your generation. wield that power, guys, and seize your moment. that is what makes a chronicler a chronicler.

mas maganda pa din yung mga dating chronicle, kasi yung bago, sumusunod lang sa OSA, kung ganun din naman, anong pinagka-iba ng TAC sa ugnayan. tapos yung mga contents, parang wala lang, di mo pag-aaksayahan ng oras basahin. pero kung may pinakamagandang student publication sa AdU eh yun ng The Nightingale ng College of Nursing. grabe sa sobrang ganda, hahanapin mo yung editor-in-chief at sasapakin mo. grabe, after naming basahin yun ng mga friends ko, humanap talaga kami ng red pen at binilugan namin lahat ng mga grammatical errors. ano kayang ginagawa ng mga editorial board nun?! nakakahiya.