Sunday, July 19, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
ACTIVITY: Interview with Ma’am Lourdes S. Anonas (EVP)
TOPIC: Bienvenido Nuqui Santos: a peek to his life’s story
WHO IS MR. BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS a.k.a. ‘Bening’?
A husband to Mrs. Beatriz Nidea Santos of Albay, Bicol
With three daughters and one son. The youngest daughter is Mrs. Lourdes S. Anonas. The three daughters didn’t inherit the writing expertise of their father while his son did. His son studied in Colorado State University.
Mang Bening as a FATHER, HUSBAND and as an INDIVIDUAL;
Most of the time, he was in U.S. but though he was always in U.S., he always thinks of his family in the Philippines.
1940 – he went to the U.S. for his Master’s Degree in English at Columbia State University (before world war 2 broke out)
1941 – At the time of Pearl Harbor, he became a Pensionado
1946 – he came back home
All throughout the war, he used to write letter for his family everyday which were never sent because of the war. He gave them all to his wife. He also used to give birthday cards to his daughters and son. When he is in the country, he used to stay at La Salle because he is a member of La Salle brothers. He and his wife were classmates at U.P. All his letters and writings were actually kept by his wife. All his memorabilias were in the University of Nueva Caceres, but most were donated at La Salle. He also stayed and spent 6 months at La Salle with Ma’am Lourdes. He was once a dean of Arts and Sciences of UNC while his wife was also once became the dean of the Graduate Studies. He was a classmate of Diosdado Macapagal in elementary.
1958 – he went back to U.S. for scholarship. His favorite characters in his writing. His favorite characters in his writings were people he knew in life especially in Sulukan days from Antonio Rivera, Tondo Manila – grew up in Tondo.
1981 – death of his wife; his death
Mang Bening’s TRAITS:
Very sentimental person, as also a father, he’s humorous, fun-loving, very generous man, funny, very excellent, good lecturer
His wife – very serious;6 years older than Mang ‘Bening’ - close to Ma’am Lourdes
Has a beautiful eyes, ‘durat’ – fond of embracing , a very good friend, friendly and demonstrative.
Ma’am Lourdes said she thought she inherited her father’s being demonstrative (“when I love , I love….), his fond of embracing, love for friends.
He has a favorite typewriter. Most of his writings are written in long hand like his navel and his autobiography, ‘Memories Fiction”.
Trivias on Mang Bening...
**In La Salle, they have the B.N. Santos creative writing. It was at the age of 12 when he started writing and at the age of 16 when he started writing at U.P. –Philippine Collegian.
**His wife is the one who used to keep everything he wrote from letters to cut-outs on copies of his writings in publications. What makes him a good writer is his habit of reading everyday.
**He’s really fond of reading and reading and reading…His teacher used to see him reading most of the time at Public Library.
**For him, “Rewriting is writing” for as you rewrite, you improve your writing. He write anytime. He can write poems in just a minute.
**Everyday, he asks for 4 newspaper: Manila Standard, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin and Philippine Star and he reads cover to cover. What’s funny and amazing about him is that after an hour, he’s already done reading the four newspaper.
TOPIC: Bienvenido Nuqui Santos: a peek to his life’s story
WHO IS MR. BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS a.k.a. ‘Bening’?
A husband to Mrs. Beatriz Nidea Santos of Albay, Bicol
With three daughters and one son. The youngest daughter is Mrs. Lourdes S. Anonas. The three daughters didn’t inherit the writing expertise of their father while his son did. His son studied in Colorado State University.
Mang Bening as a FATHER, HUSBAND and as an INDIVIDUAL;
Most of the time, he was in U.S. but though he was always in U.S., he always thinks of his family in the Philippines.
1940 – he went to the U.S. for his Master’s Degree in English at Columbia State University (before world war 2 broke out)
1941 – At the time of Pearl Harbor, he became a Pensionado
1946 – he came back home
All throughout the war, he used to write letter for his family everyday which were never sent because of the war. He gave them all to his wife. He also used to give birthday cards to his daughters and son. When he is in the country, he used to stay at La Salle because he is a member of La Salle brothers. He and his wife were classmates at U.P. All his letters and writings were actually kept by his wife. All his memorabilias were in the University of Nueva Caceres, but most were donated at La Salle. He also stayed and spent 6 months at La Salle with Ma’am Lourdes. He was once a dean of Arts and Sciences of UNC while his wife was also once became the dean of the Graduate Studies. He was a classmate of Diosdado Macapagal in elementary.
1958 – he went back to U.S. for scholarship. His favorite characters in his writing. His favorite characters in his writings were people he knew in life especially in Sulukan days from Antonio Rivera, Tondo Manila – grew up in Tondo.
1981 – death of his wife; his death
Mang Bening’s TRAITS:
Very sentimental person, as also a father, he’s humorous, fun-loving, very generous man, funny, very excellent, good lecturer
His wife – very serious;6 years older than Mang ‘Bening’ - close to Ma’am Lourdes
Has a beautiful eyes, ‘durat’ – fond of embracing , a very good friend, friendly and demonstrative.
Ma’am Lourdes said she thought she inherited her father’s being demonstrative (“when I love , I love….), his fond of embracing, love for friends.
He has a favorite typewriter. Most of his writings are written in long hand like his navel and his autobiography, ‘Memories Fiction”.
Trivias on Mang Bening...
**In La Salle, they have the B.N. Santos creative writing. It was at the age of 12 when he started writing and at the age of 16 when he started writing at U.P. –Philippine Collegian.
**His wife is the one who used to keep everything he wrote from letters to cut-outs on copies of his writings in publications. What makes him a good writer is his habit of reading everyday.
**He’s really fond of reading and reading and reading…His teacher used to see him reading most of the time at Public Library.
**For him, “Rewriting is writing” for as you rewrite, you improve your writing. He write anytime. He can write poems in just a minute.
**Everyday, he asks for 4 newspaper: Manila Standard, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin and Philippine Star and he reads cover to cover. What’s funny and amazing about him is that after an hour, he’s already done reading the four newspaper.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The story of Dead Stars is a good story that can everybody will appreciate and relate to the story. After you read and understand the story you will be able to see the beauty of the story. It is a story that almost evrybody can relate. A story of 1 partner that were engaged and the man fell inloved with other women. It is also happens in other partners. We cannot control ourself falling inlove with other person eventhough we are commited to another person. Sometimes it is the reason of the conflict of the partners which leads to misunderstanding of the partner. There's nothing wrong in falling inlove, but we must know our limitations. In our lives we accidentaly met someone. We start talking with each other, laughing with each other, as the days pass by we fell inlove with that person. When they are happy chatting with each other, sometimes they forget that they are commited. In the story, if I were Julia Salas, I will do the same. I will choose to live a simple life.
Razel P. Carpo
Razel P. Carpo
DEAD STAR REACTION
The dead stars that we've just discuss was a picture of a sudden love for a stranger girl.About this literature,it was a bit cool story.It show the picture of love that you cannot expect to have at the wrong timing and place.Alfredo was very captured by the beauty of Julia in a just one glance but the problem is that she has his fiancee.He was about to marry Esperanza.A typical guy would just decide to be a runaway groom,but then Alfredo was different.He had his promised to Esperanza and he fulfilled it.Maybe he realized that Julia was just a piece of his memory that will just past away.Despite of his love at that time to Julia,he fulfill his promised to Esperanza.He has his one word,his "palabra de honor",and that's amazing.I agree to what decision has Alfredo done.He just follow his heart.and he did not regret it.As time pass by.his love to Julia fade.There he realized that Esperanza is the one he truly love.It was a great story.I hope all guys are like that.Promised to a girl is very important.
~julie ann adayo~
~julie ann adayo~
DEAD STAR: I SAY....
The story, I can say, 'really has a story'. I did like it, but not much. For me, it lacked thrill and appeal: something's missing; I don't know. Well, perhaps the story also happens to many or some, and other people can relate themselves to it. But... I just really do not like the idea of someone who had already promised a woman for marriage, yet can still like someone else. In accounting, there's what they call "restricted cash", which, I think, can be compared to Alfredo's situation before he met Julia. Restricted cash refers to an investment already set aside for a certain purpose or use, and if misused for other matter, would probably bring problems and confusions. (Maybe my views are like Esperanza's, that's why.. But I also know things change. We can't expect things to happen.) On the bright side, I like the character of Julia. She had the courage to accept the fact about Alfedo and Esperanza--the first woman in her lover's life. Though in pain, she was able to look strong and stood with what she knew was right to do...
(I'm in favor with the ending..hehe!)
- rachelle romero
(I'm in favor with the ending..hehe!)
- rachelle romero
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