(i)skolar survery

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UP Survey

Maligayang ika-100 taon, mga Iskolar ng Bayan!

1. Student number?
95-26002. malas dati sa EPN until nag-RVC ako!

2. College?
College of Business Administration (that's why number cruncher)... pero nagustuhan ko rin nung tin-ranslate yung title sa tagalog: Kolehiyo ng Pangasiwaang Kalakal.

3. Ano ang course mo?
Business Administration & Accountancy. wanted to be a lawyer, but chickened out after basic business law. and no, i still don't know why they call it a double-major when the BA & Accounting parts since those weren't the only courses (throw in some Econ, GE, and of course, org!), plus integrated pa yung BA and Accounting

4. Nag-shift ka ba o na-kickout?
di naman, pero kamuntik na akong masipa sa course dahil sa BA 114 where 2.75 yung required grade para ma-retain sa BAA program (and not shift to BA) and kamuntik na akong ma-tres. kaso, ni-recount ko yung first exam ko, umusad ng konti yung grade, tapos naging 2.75! hmm, maybe i should've taken that as a signal that i wasn't really meant to be a hard-core accountant...

5. Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT?
sa College of Home Economics ("may college pala na ganon!" i remember myself thinking). survived the tests by buying corned beef(?) pandesal sa tabi

6. Favorite GE subject?
Comm I - Fr. Alfeo Nudas... Margaret, are you grieving?

7. Favorite PE?
Aikido!!! use the force luke...

8. Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot guy sa UP?
erm, i'm not out yet... nuninuninu....

hot girls. di na ako lumalayo ng BA... pati taga-Econ nakikita ko tuloy! hehehe!

9. Favorite prof(s)
Solita "Winnie" Monsod (caught me sleeping-not due to boredom, i assure you), Clemente for Marketing (even if i got a 2 while most got 1.75 and above for a 6-unit class), Loriega for BA 99.2 (Basic Accounting 2, first lawyer prof), Cayanan for Finance (expert in finance & still flaming!), of course Fr. Nudas

10. Pinaka-ayaw na GE subject.
Math 17. my first class when i entered UP, almost half the block dropped out (i got a 1.75 out of it though, konting yabang naman! hehehe!)

11. Kumuha ka ba ng Wed or Sat classes?
nope, pero may org work!

12. Nakapag-field trip ka ba?
of course, pero di naman masyadong exotic.

13. Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP?
nung 1st year to 2nd year, tapos 5th year last sem. pero aliw yung isang sem na may 4.0 ako sa BA 118 (na 6-units) sabay may 1.0 ako sa Econ 190.1 (yet another sign i was in the wrong course...)

14. Ano ang Org/Frat/Soro mo?
org: CBA-RVC (memorized ko pa ba pre-req ng BA 190? limang pre-req na kelangang tandaan sa pintuan!), CBA-CAP (which started my love affair with the corporate world), Aikido Society (until 3rd year BA took that time away), JPIA!!! (j-j-j-j-j-j-j-p-i-a!!!-ang kulto sa BA)
frat: proud to be a barbarian!

15. Saan ka tumatambay palagi?
BA 3rd floor front lobby, BA 3rd floor back lobby, JPIA tambayan

16. Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay?
bahay, bus mula nichols toll plaza hanggang diliman!

17. Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano yun? (Given ang mentality mo nung HS ka)
engineering siguro, pero i watched too many lawyer tv shows, kaya nag-ilusyong mag-abogasya. e good pre-law course daw yung BAA, sabay ok pa na combo yung CPA-lawyer.

18. Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP?
aside from the HS guys, si jan chavez na taga-negros sa math 17

19. First play na napanood mo sa UP?
yung Kangkong 1896

20. Name the 5 most conyo orgs in UP
JMA (peace!) yung AIESEC medyo nawala nung panahon ko...

21. Name 5 of the coolest orgs/frats/soro in UP.
JPIA syempre!!! (dork!), dunno the rest, medyo nakulong na ako sa BA from 3rd year onwards

22. May frat/soro bang nag-recruit sa yo?
Upsilon through my HS friend pero di ko tinuloy

23. Saan ka madalas mag-lunch?
nung 1st 2 years, sa beachhouse (nasaan ba beach non???) & casaa; afterwards sa BA pero nagsara yung caf, kaya paikot-ikot. the best talaga pag lunes => libre lunch sa commeet!!! (unless pag taya committee nyo...)

24. Masaya ba sa UP?
syempre!!!

25. Nakasama ka na ba sa rally?
nope; minsan kasi talaga di ako nag-aagree sa mga nag-rarally, although i do admire them for the ferventness of their beliefs. (in the same manner that i admire zealout preachers; to both, please accept my respect but wag nyo na ako isali! hehehe!)

26. Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council
limang beses kada limang taon; kahit na minsan pare-pareho lang

27. Name at least 5 leftist groups in UP
LFS. Samasa-TMMA / Stand-UP (yung humiwalay sa Samasa), forgot/wasn't aware of the rest

28. Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka?
syempre, dork ako e, tapos andami pang achievers sa course. buti sila, nakamit nila! hehehe!

29. Kanino ka pinaka-patay sa UP?
this very, very, very smart & cute girl na kaklase ko, na out of respect for bambi ay di ko na sasabihin kung sino, not to mention fear for my life... (bambs, di naman tayo nag-abot sa UP non e, tapos nasa Manila ka pa...)

30. Kung di ka UP, anong school ka?
malamang don sa kabilang school sa Katipunan (miriam? how i wish!) o don sa may Taft (sa Main as some of my HS friends would adamantly insist)

31. Paboritong inuman?
not applicable! dork alert!!!

sige. bambi. dikya. swipe. paeng. lobit. taya!

Verifying vouchers

Being back in Makati has forced me to look at other aspects that I have neglected to notice while I was in Manila.

Like the logic of McMoney.

These are the coupons distributed by McDonald’s Philippines at the start of every year offering discounts to certain food items and meals. During their latest ad, it showed a shady deal taking place, with the McMoney being used for payment. Wads of McMoney were also used to pay off the delivery guy. However, in real life one can only use them one coupon for each transaction.

Now I’m not saying that McDonald’s has engaged in misleading advertising, but showing the alternative on TV has got me thinking: why can’t we use multiple coupons per transaction? It’s not like we won’t shell out real money if we use all the coupons, since the coupons only offer a discount. It defeats the purpose of mass producing them and each customer having 3-5 envelopes worth of coupons with around 10 coupons, yet only using them only once per visit.

If McDonald’s want to increase its volume, they should allow multiple coupons each time people eat. Or are they trying to recover the cost with the other non-coupon items per order? What if the customer only orders that specific discounted item, how then will the company recover the cost?

Just a thought experiment.