The Mentors’ Journal

RAINSTORMS COME AT THE MOST PEACEFUL TIMES. August 1, 2009 brought the nation to an awakening it once thought insignificant—a national hero who lived for peace, freedom, and love united our severed nation with her literal demise. Her passing kindled a flicker of light to recall the past, provided a vision to the blurry [...]

it’s now during the bitter watches of the night when I miss you and your scent that once brought me to Wonderland— took me into the (almost) black shores of your nails, and let me dive into the vast trenches of your leaking palms bracing mine. so now, let me go again to the stretches of the ghastly slopes underneath your shirt and walk through every inch [...]

as I watch this no ordinary night pass by where jeepneys and buses are rushing toward me and passers-by hold each other closely it’s you waving goodbye as if at last the cold breeze of the wind that slowly oh slowly touches our skin simply reminds me of you but does that matter now? it’s the moon who’s behind us watching the two of us acting like strangers lost [...]

She has the features of the finest doll nice and pleasing to the eyes her innocent grin and arms so lean would capture any stranger despite her genuineinnocenceandchildish ways her eyes so merry seem to harry exasperate myinner state for in her eyes I see inside Dirty old man’s lustfulfurtiveglances for in her breath I hear so near Dirty [...]

Paula would constantly interest me every time I remember her discussing war and how she loved the thought of it. After reading Night now I understand her more. If you happen to look for a vampire-human-werewolf love triangle, you’re reading a mistaken material. Outside of the length, this book that won Elie Wiesel the [...]

Ben Folds Rockin’ the Suburbs by Octoarts EMI Piano music you won’t fall asleep to In listening to the radio or to the suggestions of your peer group on which music are cool to listen to, you may sometimes find yourself (if you are really listening, I know you are) feeling a little bit used to the [...]

CAUTION: CHANGES AHEAD Bago pa man maging gasgas ang pangalan ng CNN Hero of the Year na si Efren Peñaflorida Jr. sa pandinig ng mga manonood ng telebisyon sa buong mundo, bago pa man siya bigyan ng parangal na $100,000, bago pa man sila mapansin ng mga taong mahilig mag-abot ng tulong, at bago [...]

I have to admit one thing: you were great. While everybody was busy reckoning how they’ll blatantly advertise themselves on every possible way for the coming elections, you were effortlessly hitting the headlines with that monstrous act you did on Maguindanao one Monday dawn. I know you’re innocent until proven guilty. But sure [...]

betrayed in exchange of a few thousand bills, you were arrested by a band of unidentified men

The ultimate objective of education is not to provide knowledge but to allow the learners to think. Theories and concepts are discussed in class not for the sake of discussing them, not for them to be memorized, but for them to be applied in real life situations. Classroom discussion therefore, though considered part and [...]

THIS MAY BE A NO-BRAINER FOR OTHERS. SOME CAN EVEN ANSWER THIS WHILE TOSSING THEIR HAIR. Some will just continue what they were doing after giving a clear-cut answer. I only wish it always works that way. I can vividly remember that night. Two months ago, we were on our way home when [...]

ALONG WITH THE CELEBRATION OF INTRAMURAL, THE SEARCH FOR THE FIRST “TALENTADONG BulSUan”, one of Student Government’s (SG’s) projects for this school year, was held in front of Natividad Hall last September 2. Out of six contenders, Jayson C. Bondoc and Michael P. Caberic of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), with their [...]

TO HELP BULSU STUDENTS AFFECTED BY typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng which left Bulacan in a state of calamity, Student Government (SG) officers and fellow BulSU students organized a relief operation together with the Local Student Council (LSC) from every college as initiated by Ernest Timothy Flores, SG president. SG provided donation boxes at the [...]

BILANG PAG-ALALA SA MAHALAGANG PAPEL NA ginagampanan ng wika sa pagbibigay kaalaman at pagkatuto at ayon na rin sa taunang nakagawian, muling ipinagdiwang ng Kolehiyo ng Edukasyon (KOEd) ang buwan ng wika noong ika-10 hanggang ika-28 ng Agosto. Sa pangunguna ng Samahan ng mga Mag -aaral sa Filipino (SAMAFIL), nagsagawa ang mga mag-aaral ng [...]

AS THE ORGANIZATION THAT INITIATES AND PROMOTES the use of English as Second Language (ESL), E-circle, the society of students majoring in English, held its annual celebration last September 24 and 25 at the Students Park with the theme “English Language as a Medium in Creating Awareness to the Wonders and Innovations of this [...]

STUDENT GOVERNMENT (SG) VICE PRESIDENT NIÑO CARLO BAUTISTA resigned from office after almost five months in service last October 5 because he said he had every reason to do so. Bautista said that his resignation was already in plan before he decided to run for vice president for he wanted to give the other [...]

THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (COED) proved not only can they teach inside the four walls of the classroom but can also excel in sports activities as they grabbed 38 gold, 27 silver and 35 bronze medals and ranked 2nd over-all champion in this year’s Intramural held last August 31 to September 4 at [...]

Sumilip ako at nasilayan. Sa buong maghapon ngiti lamang ang nasa labi. Sumilip ako, At sumilip pang muli… Hindi tumigil hangga’t tinig ay marinig. Sa malamig na tinig, lahat na ay napawi. Ngiti. ‘di lamang sa aking mga labi, at ‘di lamang sa pusong ngayo’y ‘di tulad ng dati. Nagdilim at naudlot [...]

NOBYEMBRE 20 HANGGANG DISYEMBRE 1 ANG ITINAKDA NG COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) NA PANAHON NG PAGSUSUMITE NG CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY (COC) NG mga nagnanais na kumandidato sa 2010 elections. Ngunit hindi pa man nakapagsusumite ng CoC ang mga kakandidato ay kabi-kabila na ang mga ipinalalabas na infomercials na isang uri ng malinaw na premature [...]

Along with the celebration of Intramurals, the search for the first “Talentadong BulSUan”, one of Student Government’s (SG’s) projects for this school year, was held in front of Natividad Hall last September 2. Out of the six contenders, Jayson C. Bondoc and Michael P. Caberic of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), with their stand-up [...]