it has been a long day, but a lot came up. loads of free time, so it means two things: solve the unsolvable volume of a region revolved around y = x, and think about random things. the first one was unsuccessful, but the latter had a lot of progress.
it started with Filipino: how does perspective on a subject really affect the audience? techniques on film documentaries: shake-y fast forwards, subtitles, voice overs and great background music. not to mention that point of view you are shooting at.
english? the unsolvable volume thing-y again. then a discussion about the reflection paper. topic? anything that has to do with belief. i don’t know what i will write about, because i’m still not sure what thing would i die for just for believing it.
maybe holidays? i don’t like holidays. at all. it may be an important part of society back when we were not corrupted by capitalism, but today, the idea of commercialism has spoiled them for me. look at valentines for example. i mean, do you need this particular day to say ‘i love you’ to a special someone? wouldn’t it be better to do that for the rest of the 364 days in that particular year? and it’s so egocentric. what about us not fortunate enough to have valentines for valentine’s? it’s kind of an oppression, isn’t it.
which leads me to my most thought-provoking part of the day: Ironies of Feminism, a lecture by Prof. Delia Aguilar with a commentary from Aida Santos. i admit, it was a little boring at the start because you’d start to think ‘what the h is she talking about?’. so i started to really listen and it turned out to be a very good discussion. about feminism, its change from being a social movement to being a college subject requirement. poses a question: what really is the difference between feminism in the academe and the activism? for me, they are two really different worlds: one is confined inside while the other acts outside. i guess it should be a balance of the two, thinking with acting. in the 70’s, they said it was one movement, but then, after the ‘breaking off of the left’, theorizing was disbanded from practice, and it seems that feminism
the lecture also touched upon identity politics, and the philippines as a ‘brokerage’ state and the perfect model for a migration management. hearing this words made me really feel so sad about what is happening to us, not just here, but the world as a whole. we may have some cultural/racial/gender differences, but we all have some similarities in terms of goals and things we want to achieve, like chicanos <> filipinos. why don’t we be more critical in our own consciousness? when did feminism, or other social movements, became a thing only for gaining credentials? and that was the big irony of it all: to fight for something only for it to be turned upside down.
after the lecture, walked out the ateneo gate only to find people, a lot of them, with banners and to hear a lot of honking cars.
i wanted to stay, but i can’t go home late [and it was already late]. babbe was afraid; gosh, i hate these kinds of things happening to my sister.
tired. three-day weekend ahead. but with lots to do. agenda: saturday is rest day then sunday to monday would be cram days.
and i never knew what merkins were until now. what perez sez filmed a segment with Tori Amos[yey!!!], and, in line with her american doll posse, he gave her matching merkins for each ‘doll’. let’s just say women [definitely not me!] wear it to “match the drapes with the curtains.”
link[s] of the day: A delightful love story told in just 3 pictures! no offense to the persons in the picture. and i know i said only one link a day, but i can’t help but post this[Dream of Flying] too. it’s just too cute!!!
