The First Real Blog Post I Made
It was a month’s wait. The sheer awesomeness, thanks to Mr. Velarde, of the Davao leg made it impossibly long. We were presented something of a program that boasted the calibre of speakers. Impressed.
It was approximately 7 or so when we arrived at the venue, The College of Saint Benilde-School of Design and Arts. I was pretty excited, which says a lot since I’m not really a morning person. The SDA building was so impressive, with its modern feel and swanky architecture, that it made me rethink my college plan. But enough with that...
Anybody, not only the amateurs as me, would be awed upon the line-up. If it counts for anything, it nudged my mother to pay for my plane ticket.
After the usual addresses by the organizers of the events, a rather hip Charie Villa opens her session with a “, put your hands up in the air!” It was definitely interesting coming from one of the heads of ABS-CBN news. On her session, she talked about “The Power of Citizen Journalism”. I was genuinely inspired with a point she discussed. It was about the importance of choosing an advocacy, hers being Choose Philippines. I’m not very sure if it’s suppose to touch people, but it, beyond doubt, touched me.
May I just stress how quotable Maria Ressa is? I feel like everything that comes out of her mouth is a life lesson I just have to take note of. She spoke about “The Wisdom of the Crowd” and stretched it to great points. But one thing that I should point out is the integrity of that woman. It amazes me how a person who has seen what she’s seen, been where she’s been still have that tight grip on values. And it was very evident how she was trying to rub that off of us, teaching us the importance of drawing the line. Plus, it was also nice to know that I am now only 4 degrees away from Barack Obama.
Two of the three that follow aren’t really my line of expertise: government and photography. First of all, my knowledge of photography spans only the different tints available in instagram. Second, I, for lack of a better word, suck at taking pictures in general. It almost always ends up a blur. But to my surprise, the photography lesson was so much fun. I found it so interesting even though I won’t be able to apply them since I don’t own a camera. I learned a lot in the session with Manuel Quezon III. He introduced plenty of facts you can apply but government is government (enough said).
That was, pretty much, the first day of the summit. A very funny LRT ride followed. Bueno concluded my day. After that, I started writing this. And now, I am going to end it because I’m really hungry. I don’t care if that was inappropriate. This is my blog.
