Chapter 8: Spring 2001



Another PCN semester. The strength of Akbayan has never hit this peak, according to my so-called reign. That semester, the participation level was unbelievable. We had our pcn open house. Even an hour before the meeting, I was making calls to people so that they'd show up. And guess what! We had a damn good outcome. I remember the interns doing their job. That year, the interns were our famous go-getters to make things happen. Aris, Mark, Marius, Irene, and Suzanne(kinda) made it all happen. People showed up interested in doing the show. That year, we pretty much lost the support from a majority of our alumni. The only help that I could gather up were Ann, Jun, and some of Jaymar. Ann helped with Dumadel, Uyauy, while Jun helped out with Uyauy, and Jaymar with Kappa Malong Malong. And yes, I can be wrong with the dances. I just have my own way of teaching dances. It may take a lot of dedication, but hey, it will be done. That year, we found another great dancer and contribution to Akbayan, Chariss. PCN was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The only negative part of that show were the programs. They were somewhat whack, but hey, I made the whole thing in one night.

The skits were great. I starred in one of the stories. I played the white-washed boyfriend that gets physically slapped in the face. It stung. This was the first show where I had drama with someone. I was truly sorry that the drama had to unveil itself, but hey, I trusted people with my confidence. Oh well! You never know who to trust with your words. Does anyone know where my pcn 2001 tape is?

This was the first semester where I was an IT major. I registered for all Computer Science classes, but dropped them all for Tech198, Tech 60, and some other one. During the semester, I saw a GE advisor. I completed all my lower GE classes. Yay! When I tried dropping one of the CS classes that I had, I forgot to insert a reason why I wanted to drop the class. So, in time, I was sent a letter to turn in the reason. The only problem was that I didn't need the class anymore. Later, I was given a call to go in and see an advisor. She practically scolded and lectured me about my classes. She questioned why I was a fourth year student and coming no where close to a degree. At that point, something just hit me. Education had become really important to me. Most students believe in taking classes and hoping to just pass the class. At that point, I turned into a "I won't settle for anything but an A" student. And guess what, my grades started to go up. When I was president and co-coordinator of pcn 2000, I received a gpa of 2.81, which was my highest at that point. Tell me, how does someone receive a high gpa when I'm really busy, and not close to getting anything done.