LakanBini 2015

Since 2010 I have been the photographer of the of the annual Lakambini of the College of Veterinary Medicine. It was a College event that was done during december but because of the academic shift the current student council which I am leading  scheduled it as the culminating event o the VETMED Week which is also an Annual event for VETMED Schools.

I was on of the host that night with a UPLB Jock Laureen Vicente whose mom was also an Orgmate in Rodeo Club. RC Represent!

This year we had an advocacy of equality among genders and we used the event since cross dressing is a component of the pageant.

A lot of VetMed Students were at the event even though some of them are reviewing for a lecture exam the following morning.

Wyre Underground of UPLB was there to perform

This year was the first time that there is a lakan competition. It was always boys dressing up as women but now there are female dressing up as men and it was twice as fun.

When the winners were announced every batch celebrated.

Batch 11!

Batch 13!

So here is the team that made everything possible.

And after the event we were all relieved and just needed to have a pose of relief! Kudos to UPCVM SC 14-15 for making history and advancing our advocacy for #equality!

Upsilon Congress

One of the what we call “Solid Fellowships” came this year at the Manila Golf Club Last Saturday.

Elbi represent!

Roque ’50 receiving a plaque of recognition

One of the items which i think everyone wanted to have.

  

Got some camera gears focused

A lot of the brods came and I think it was stated that it was the largest number of attendees in a congress.

We were in charge of the items being sold that day.

View from the Congress Venue. Saw some political figures at the event and somehow had a conversation with them.

Chinese New Year Celebration (Errand Day)

It was the Chinese New Year the past week so we used the holiday to do some errands and meetings. It was not actually a celebration rather a day fll of busy bodies roaming around the streets of manila and QC.

 

I Was with Chesa, a groupmate in Surgery to buy some instruments for the upcoming exercises in the laboratory. 

The Store owner was very kind enough to give us free extra needles because we were on a tight budget to purchase all the instruments and of course still have enough to go to Binondo. But at the end of our three hour visit at Bambang we realized that time is not enugh to go to binondo and celebrate the new year. 

So I went to another meeting in QC on an upcoming event and exhibit. It was nice discussing things with Akbayan Youth People in the first day of the year of the Sheep.

From FC to Lomi

You don’t really expect sometimes that in a day you’ll probably be with people and eat all day long. Well this one is not a fancy meal  or any fancy food place. Just those humble places that served delish stuff.

This place never stp from being too spicy for me. Try out that nearly black spicy sauce in FC. So much for water and rice, I think you need ice while eating this one.

Thn we went for a small talk at the Chamihan where they served I think one of the best Goto Batangas I ever tried in my life. Add to the the good conversation with very positive people.

Last stop that day was Vega, where we the CVm SC got a chance to sell all the donuts for our upcoming Lakanbini event.

02.16.2014

This week was all about the mice and inflammation. We were told by our professor in Pharmacology to induce inflammation and compare the effects of various anti-inflammatory drugs. Everything now becomes so technical since this is the last semester before the clinical duties next year.

We gave the name Timmy and Charlotte to our companion mice. They said never be attached to an animal that will be used in the laboratory, well I think we did not do such thing thus the names.

Robin at the pharma Lab

That is how you induce irritation. You just point the needle at the mouse. Nah! that’s just rubbing oil of wintergreen in the mouse’s ears.

Everyone busy doing their stuff for the laboratory

SDP Photos

My last blog post was about me having shot with ur sisters from Sigma Delta Phi. Now here are some of the output photos of the shoot with them.

Some BTS on the side

GA candidly smiling

The Sasaki sisters!

Kianne and her windy pose!

13s with the SWAG!

So here’s a shot of the whole group.

FebFair plus Lakanbini video shoot

We in UP CVM yearly celebrate an event that started way back in the 80s. It is the annual Lakambini pageant. The pageant is about men cross dressing as women and fighting for a crown for a night. This year we have revamped the whole idea of the Lakambini to have it more than just a tradition but would speak a greater platform of equality. We have decided to use the theme, “Breaking Gender Barriers” for the event to symbolize equality among genders. Understanding how it is from the shoes of another gender. So we decided as a council to have a online campaign through a video the event and the platform it symbolizes. So we had a shoot at the CVM SC office with of course the winner of last year’s Lakambini.

Shalou and Ron alongside with Jaylyh posing for the Camera

Shalou and Ron having their time

That day was also the shoot of the CVM SC for our new Display Photo for this Semester. Well the SC office gave a dim lighting so I am hoping for a positive feedback on how shot our selves. That night was also time for Feb Fair so I was with friends and batchmates. We dined and had fellowship with our fellow sisters from SDP at their booth.

James and Ohwa near the flickering lights of Spice Jar booth. It was hard photographing people with the green and red light especially they kinda gave me the almost seizures like vision.

The Samurai Gio and of course yours truly doing a some sort of eyebrow twitching, Feb Fair was a blast with these people! such wow indeed!

Tarlac College of Agriculture National Round Up

Last year we the Chapter for UP held the National Round Up of the annual Rodeo Club Quiz contest. This year I was able to assist the contestants who won the local round up since Tarlac is my home town. I was with my fellow Rodean and we met with all of the residents of TCA Chapter. We traveled from Laguna during the night of the 12th. We arrived and went to our lodging midnight of the 13th. It was refreshing that I was able to sleep at my mother’s house (which actually is her own private abode) again. morning of the 13th we we traveled early to the venue and we were warmly greeted by the resident brods and sisses.

Here are the members of the UP Team!

They have our logo printed on the answer cards

Two of the members of the UP team were my group mates way back during our Virology days.

Irish a former contestant of Mr. and Ms Vetlympics, Beauty and brains it is.

The room was filled with people in white VMLE shirts. I can’t even identify who were the contestants and who were the coaches that day.

Green flags were raised every time a contestant answers a question correctly.

 

After the quizcon we had a glimpse of the whole campus of TCA. Thanks to the best effort Team UP gave that day! Proud Isko here!

Saturday Photoshoot

   When someone asks you a favor you seldom like what they ask from you but for this one I was very glad it turned out to be my passion for photos. Last saturday I was able top shoot the lovely girls of SDP with some of my batchmates. Maybe in my next post I will be able to showcase the shots, for now here are some of the behind the scenes.

FYI this statue we see everyday in the Ansci area is a project of the sorority. The logo is embeded near the foot of the statue.

Some of the things we used and also the people behind the photos

So that is how you use an umbrella in broad daylight. Am kinda excited to put the resulting shots online soon!:)

Spice Jar

One of the best food place in elbi ad moved to a bigger place and nearer to where I am,  Spice Jar! 

Chicken for breakfast

had a talk with Chesa reagarding the recent clash of the MILF and PNP. I learned that there are people that were pro-war just to finish the peace process.

I think I’ll be spending a lot of time here this semester.