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ARBITER Official newsletter of UP ABAM
This rather
‘controversial’ mne-
monic recently given to
ABAM has spurred a
myriad of reactions and a clash of emotions amongst members and non-members
alike. A number were elated and instantly mirrored their interpretation of the said al-
ternative meaning. Not a few immediately armed themselves with arguments to con-
test the connotation. But what exactly is the controversy about?
Masaya. Happiness. What exactly is it?
Given a dictionary, one can easily leaf through it and provide the lexical mean-
ing in no time. Common sense is also a very accessible bank to withdraw a ready an-
swer. Easy right? But how come this becomes a hot topic of inquiry?
Imagine yourself smiling, laughing, grinning, giggling, chuckling… Yes, these
differ from one another and express different levels of happiness as well. Some people
instantly feel their hearts skipping a beat with just a small act of altruism. Others could
spend the rest of their life basking in the sacred light of their religion, for this is what
gives them an inexplicable bliss. Most can’t help but smile with the tingling sensation of
a budding and growing romance. One cannot easily hold back a fit of laughter with one
spontaneous silly act or joke. Still, there is this hint of satisfaction when one realizes
that he/she is more fortunate than other individuals.
So what is happiness? This is pretty much subjective. Only you can tell what
happiness is for you. The common denominator is that sweet, funny and even exhila-
rating feeling that arises from specific to random instances which affects each of us
differently and we, likewise, ex- press in various ways.
So we ask the same question again. What is
happiness?
We have one answer.
ABAM. ABAM is happiness.
Arbiter staff
Editors-in-chief:
Ma. Tricia
Claudine Tayona
Katharine Garcia
Layout artist:
Marianne Faith Reyes
AAAAng BBBBuhay aaaay mmmmasaya
Editor‘s Note
It will not be as if
you never existed…
…here in ABAM, even if you’re still a transi-
tional!
This was clearly the message of
2009’s last Transitionals’ Orientation, with
the title the TransOrn saga: Transitional’s
Orientation. Held on the 27th
of November,
in room 309 at 6-8 PM, this event marked
the 2nd
step to being a full-fledged ABAMer,
after the recruitment period.
Tons of laughter,
loads surprises and lots of get-
to-know ABAM made up the
first get-together night of this
year’s last batch of transitionals.
A message from Nico Salvador,
the current ABAM president and
Tim Humangit, last year’s presi-
dent, gave more inspiration to the
trans. The energetic trans took
hearty laughs as they answered
the introduction questions given by
the hosts, Suzie Abela (Externals
Executive VP) and Oskie King (VP for
SE), while raising issues here and
there with the most ‘controversial’
answers, making them forget the very
meaning and existence of boredom.
The alumni, Timothy Humangit
and Eddi Paul Saguilayan served as judges
for the most awaited game. The trans and
mems unleashed their artistic potentials as
they played the out-of-this world version of
paint-me-a-picture, with a major twist in
the finals. The whole ABAM family, includ-
ing the trans, was divided into 4 groups
according to the 4 departments of the org.
With HR and FIN groups landing at the final
round, they successfully staged a clip from
the movie New Moon. Not
only did Jacob’s abs awaken the whole audi-
ence, but the comedic performance of the
finalists surely out staged the movie clip
itself! In the end, one team has to win and
the heart of ABAM, the HRD department,
emerged as the champion.
The creative audiovisual presenta-
tions of each department (Finance, Special
Events, Community Affairs and Human re-
sources and De- velopment Depart-
ment) were pre-
sented to help the
trans know the UP
Association of Busi-
ness Administra-
tion Majors more.
Each Vice Presi-
dent introduced
his/her depart-
ment: Mycah
Figueroa for Fin,
Oskie King for
SE, RC de Luna
for CA and
Diane Reyes
for HRD. The
AVP for
Trans, Gelai
Bersaba,
explained the
trans process to the transitionals.
Yabang Pinoy was also introduced by Erielle
Pineda. Lastly, the Internals Executive Vice
President, Tintin Espiritu, delievered the
closing remarks and some announcements.
Oh, how could anyone forget the
sumptuous dinner consisting of pasta, pan-
cit, pizza, Smidgets and refreshing Cool Aid
that filled our stomachs? Well, it was really
a grand night! ABAM has just started
the shower of extraordinarily unfor-
gettable events! ♥
TransOrn: N
ew Moon
TransOrn: N
ew Moon
TransOrn: N
ew Moon
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ew Moon
by Claudin
e Tayona
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Starting off with new faces
Trans’
an-
swers:
Cha Casas
Sarili ko ang iboboto ko, prie: priceless
kasi mararating ng taong magbibid sa akin
ang highest level sa Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs.
Louie Aguilar
Si Iya, P100 para
makaabot sa finals
Robert Rojas
Ibibid ko si Biance
for P69 dahil sabi
niya masarap
maging #2.. haha!
Denise Torres
Reden; P5; crush ko siya..
Nichi Pujol
Yung buddy ko na lang (Jove Tercero)
para safe… inosenteng bata yun eh..
haha! Piso lang pero kung marami magbi-
bid, edi up to P50..
Aldrin Linas
Buddy Cha; P500 para makalimutan niya
yung fave song nya na I love you goodbye
at para maging masaya na siya… haha!
Mark Fernandez
Marichris, P100 kasi kahit papaano kilala
ko na sya, partner sa ABAMay KaDAte ka
Nanaman; Chloe, P100, maganda kasi
siya, isa sa mga una kong nakita
Mems’ answers:
Anonymous
-EJ at Malco B., P1000 each dahil
MAHAL ko sila
J0cs Dilag
Tinatanong pa ba yan? I love you
Clauds! Pwedeng pagmamahal na
lang ang ibayad ko? Marichris para
magkapareho yung buddies, P1 para
manalo si Mark
Crusher
Quiana, ngayon ko lang napansin na cute
pala siya. Pwede pic na lang nya ibid ko?
Dahil poor ako, P100; Hazel Co kasi ma-
panlait siya…crush ko sya ngayon kasi
mabait pala sya, akala ko ang sungit-
sungit nya, P200 dahil pinakabagong
crush
Suzie
EJ kasi gusto ko syang maging lalaki,
P1000; Noel kasi si Noel ang tunay na
mahirap…si Noel ang tunay na may mala-
sakit…
Paul
Richelle, P50,
maganda;
Marichris kasi
maganda, P50 rin
Crema
Malco B kahit mag-
kano chos… kasi
pareho kaming B and ang hot
nya; Tim kasi cute sya, mga P200 nga lang
Hazel Co
lahat ng kasali sa abamay ka date ka!
sorry kailangan eh, di kami pwde may
bias:) hmm pero kung di kasali..si buddy
meilyn (mem) at naesa (trans) dahil super
buddies ko sila
Amethyst Ring
Mark Anthony, P100, kasi he knows how
to bring in a good laugh in the middle of a
serious conversation; Tanjo because he’ll
always be my head-turner.
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Question: Kung lahat ng ABAMers
ay ibi-bid sa ABAMay KaDate Ka,
sinu-sino ang ibi-bid mo
(preferably 1 trans + 1 mem),
magkano at bakit?
TRANS
AND MEMS
CORNER
Want to know more about ABAM’s latest? Flip to page 10!
A sneak peak to ABAM hidden desires
Fourth
place
was
defi-
nitely not the title that ABAM & AIESEC’s
Golden Centaurs (Yellow) team fished for.
Though the team did not reach the most
sought after highest spot, it still landed trium-
phantly on the 1st
runner up place, following
JMA’s Red Titans which achieved the champi-
onship and along with JPIA & PX’s Blue Bakun-
awa and CE, JFA & IBA’s Green Griffins, holding
the titles of second and third runner up respec-
tively.
Here are the official results of BACBA-
CAN 2 (showing the winners per game)*:
The hard-earned fruits of the
Men’s Basketball teams:
Game 1 Red
Game 2 Green
Game 3 Red
Game 4 Yellow
Game 5 Red
The knockout performance of the Futsal teams
Game 1 Red
Game 2 Yellow
Game 3 Red
Game 4 Green
Game 5 Red
Additional Game Yellow
The unparalleled feat of the
Women’s Basketball teams
Game 1 Red
Game 2 Yellow
Game 3 Red
Game 4 Blue
Game 5 Red
The brave Attendance of each team
Yellow 27.01%
Green 28.40%
Blue 53.32%
Red 24.25%
The altitude of the soaring Vol-
leyball
teams Game 1 Red
Game 2 Yellow
Game 3 Yellow
Game 4 Blue
Game 5 Yellow
The thick competition in
the Parlor Games
Game 1 Game2
Yellow 15 15
Green 7.5 7.5
Blue 12.5 10
Red 10 12.5
Winner Yellow Yellow
The pride of Mr. and Ms. Bacbacan
Yellow 90
Green 90
Blue 94
Red 89
The jibing moves of the
Cheerdance teams
Yellow 84
Green 81.25
Blue 83.5
Red 84.5
The most awaited Overall scores
Yellow 235
Green 170
Blue 202.5
Red 242.5
With all the teams’ competitive spirits raised to their maximum, who would doubt that
BACBACAN II 2009 was one big success? With all the fun, sportsmanship, strategy
and creativity manifested in this glorious event, truly, all of us would look for-
ward to next year’s BACBACAN. Indeed, someone else was bound to take 4th
place from our team. Let’s have another and bigger blast next time!
*results provided by the BAC.
BACBACAN BLAST!BACBACAN BLAST!BACBACAN BLAST!BACBACAN BLAST! By Claudine Tayona
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Raise the Athletic torch
So we won 1st
runner up
this year, are we prepared enough to be
the champion next year? You see, stained glass
craft isn’t as simple as putting cellophanes and
double-sided tapes together. And it won’t be
easy being up against a handful of other
BA orgs. But because we’re ABAM, be-
ing champion in this craft is something
we could certainly achieve. Here are a few
tips on how to—so read well!
Start early. The planning and preparation
phase takes the longest time. As soon as
the theme is announced, start brain-
storming for ideas. In our case, it was
Kapaskuhan, Kalikasan, Kinabukasan, which was
fairly broad you could come up with anything.
Get someone good at drawing and make a LOT
of sketches out of your ideas. Ask other people
for opinions and revise, revise, and revise again
until you come up with the best concept. ;-)
Get people to work on it
together.
The stained glass project
isn’t a one-man job— it
involves a lot of teamwork
from day one to deadline.
From making nine frame
panels, patiently cutting
intricate outlines out of
cardboard, placing the
outlines on the frame
with double adhesive,
and finally cutting and
“oiling” cellophane. It’ll
get oily and sticky
of course, but
as long as you
have dedicated
ABAMers who do not tire
of endlessly cutting and pasting bits of
cellophane…trust me, you’ll have a
masterpiece at hand.
**Did you
know?
ABAM is the only org in BA who
makes stained glass in mosaic-style (little
pieces of cellophane put together to achieve a
mosaic-like effect). It is also the only org which
uses oil as adhesive. Meganon?!
Enjoy it!
Winning is not the only goal of the stained glass
activity. So what if we’re second place kung tayo
naman pinakanag-enjoy?J In everything that we
do, put in the ABAMasaya spirit in it and we’ll
certainly achieve whatever we wanted to. Bond
and share the latest gossip with the ABAMers
while doing the project—it kept us going during
the crunch time. While other orgs wrote their
write-up in English, we wrote ours in tagalog
which described the concept more clearly. The
secret to our stained glass is not the technique,
but the ABAM culture embedded on every bit
and process of making it… and it sure worked!
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Artsy-Fartsy Fantasy
Stained Glass 101 By Mycah Figueroa
Everyone is excited for the coming of the most awaited vacation time of the year,
the Christmas Holidays. Students just can’t wait to get out of school grounds and
spend time with their families. Some are just eager to join their
friends in roaming around their neighborhood to sing
Christmas carols. And most people just love the
abundant FOOD and sweet laughter of their
loved ones during Noche Buena.
We, the
ABAMers, share the
same sentiments as
the others. But more
than that, we also feel
that Christmas is an
oppor- tunity to give
more to our less fortu-
nate brothers and
sisters. And so, it
has been a tradition of
ABAM to have a Christ-
mas caroling event. But what
differentiates that event from the tradi-
tional caroling is that we sing Christmas carols to
different houses and at the same time, be the ones to give
out what we can offer.
Last December 12, 2009, ABAMers walked around the neighbor-
hood of “Krus na Ligas”, carrying with them twenty bilao(s) filled with canned goods and
pasta to serve as the Noche Buena for the families. All those that were given to the fami-
lies were fruits of the passionate and unselfish love of the members of the different de-
partments of ABAM who donated for the said event.
Even though our voices can’t compare to the UP Concert Chorus, we still sang
our hearts out. We knew that Christmas carols were made to be sung with smiles and
love. Nothing compares to the feeling of leaving KNL that day, knowing that a hopeless
fam- ily, an ill grandfather or lonely grandmother now, somehow, feel that Christmas
is a time to hope again and be joyful.
For others, Christmas caroling may be about spending time
with friends and feeling excited to the
paper money they received. But
for the ABAM family, Christmas
caroling will always be spending
time with each other and just giv-
ing more. Cheers to all ABAMers!
What is Maligaya in ABAMaligayang Pasko?
By Kristine Liberato 5
Carol of th
e Belles and Beaus
‘Tis the season to be jolly…falalala lala-
lala… ABAM lived up to this song as we celebrated ABAM Christmas Party and
Bingo Night last December 17, 2009. Both ABAMers and Trans gathered on this
night of good food, exciting performances and great prizes.
Hooray for each department as they showcased amazing talents that defi-
nitely awed the audience. HRD started the enjoyment as they rendered a heart-
warming version of Kapamilya’s “Star ng Pasko” followed by the enchanting SE
Chorale singing their original composition “5 Days of Christmas”. Young and wild,
the Trans made the chilly Christmas air sizzling hot by Partying in the USA with the
formula (RA)2 + RA + (AH)
2 + (ROMA)2 + MA + (GA)
2 + OH + (LA)2, not a bad ro-
mance though. For the finale, CA made the rest laugh all the way through a per-
formance of the witty and hilarious “Bubblegum Story” grabbing the “Best Per-
formance Award”.
High-pitched screams and drum-like heartbeats filled the room as each
letter-number combinations were revealed during the BINGO portion. Abamer
Erielle luckily managed to make a straight line before anyone else rewarding him
with 100.00 while Trans EJ A. successfully blocked out all the boxes in his card mak-
ing him 500.00 richer.
This night of fun and amusement was made possible, a lot of thanks to Fin
department.
And for the nth time, ABAM proved that Ang Buhay Ay Masaya.
Ano ito!? ABAM
ay
Christmas Part
y!
By Armina Bali
co
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This is how we do it!
Ang Buhay Ay Masaya. This mantra
was truly lived out last January 11 when the
members and transitionals of UP Association of
Business Administration Majors brought their
energetic and joyous spirits with them at Ninoy
Aquino Parks and Wildlife for the Team- Building
Session (TBS, dearly dubbed as Todo-Bonding
Session) of the Second Semester. The members
and transitionals, who were in white shirts,were
divided into four competitive teams namely;
Wild Amazoniuhs, Kerida, Harry’s Angels, and
Fast and Fourious.
The program
started with a prayer
from Tintin Espiritu, UP
ABAM President and
with welcoming remarks
from Diane Reyes, Hu- man
Resource and Development Vice President. Af-
terwards, each team presented their respective
cheers with pride and overflowing energy to
mark the beginning of the activity that was start-
ing to unfold.
With the air heating up literally and
figuratively, the first game set off with a blast!
Coined as “Feet On The Ground Game” , the
teams showed off their teamwork as they fought
for the best path of the game proper. When all
the teams received their instructions, everyone
proceeded to their stations to play and learn
from the games that were waiting for them.
Every time they finish a game, they were given a
material that will be needed for the last game.
Station One(All About ABAM), which
was facilitated by Marielle Baun(me), challenged
each team to rack their brains in answering trivia
about the organization and at the same time
taught them the importance of knowing ABAM
well. Under the supervision of Ron E, the players
enjoyed the Algorithm March in Station Two
which tested each person’s cooperation in the
group. Group Strategy is definitely something
unforgettable about Station Three (Water Pass).
With Miles Ramos as the station manager, the
teams tried their best to transfer as much water
as they can to the empty bottle using their
hands. On the other hand, ABAM members and
tansitionals’ creative juices were once again
poured out as they transformed paper clips into
some- thing big and won-
derful in Station
Four(Bigger and
Better) with the
oversight of Raena
Panganiban as the
station manager. Station Five in-
volved plastic bottles, blindfolds, and right
choices as one person guided and instructed
another as a partner to choose the right bottle
and earn positive points in a game facilitated by
Jo Joson and Roy Nacional. When the teams
advanced to the final station, they were equally
amused and excited because the game requires
ingenuity and creativity to be able to avoid the
egg from being broken after dropping it. The
teams were even able to come up with amusing
cheers before the egg drop, and the
game ended with actually no eggs
broken! What bet-
ter way it is to end
with a game where
everyone is in-
cluded, spelling UP
Association of Busi-
ness Administration
Majors with a twist.
Surely, anyone who
attended the event
will attest that it is
indeed a game to
remember.
Just like
any other articles about such a com-
petitive event, I know the readers, especially
those who were not able to come to the event,
want to know what team championed the
games; but who cares? Each team cheered,
played, and laughed during the
event. All the teams are win-
ners. Everyone is happy, and
that is what matters most.
Ang Buhay Ay Masaya.:) 7
TBS 2010: Ang
Buhay
TBS 2010: Ang
Buhay
TBS 2010: Ang
Buhay
TBS 2010: Ang
Buhay
Ay Masaya
Ay Masaya
Ay Masaya
Ay Masaya
By Marielle
Baun
A taste of competitio
n
Last January 16, 2010, the Special Events
Department held the Corporate Courtship
101: Events and sponsors, guaranteed! , a
seminar on events management and spon-
sorship
marketing
that aims
to hone
the stu-
dents’
skills and prepare them for their respective
projects. The semi-
nar took place in P&G room and
was almost half a day. Stu-
dents from different organi-
zations were invited in the
said event. Though only a
number of them were able
to attend because the event
was on the exam week, it was a
very interactive activity. The
room was filled with students
who were eager to listen and to
learn from the distinguished
speakers.
The first speaker was an Ateneo
de Manila University student
who then transferred to Coven-
try University in England where
she received
her Diploma
in Higher
Education in
Culture,
Communication and Media. Currently, Ms.
Karen Sales is an Account Manager for
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. She
talked about events management in a very
detailed manner. She emphasized on the
preparation process of handling events. She
was a dynamic speaker and she easily got
the interest of the listeners
through her jolly way of
speaking.
“They need you as much as you need
them.” This was the first statement made
by the second speaker. Prof. Raymund
Acedera had quite a rapport with the audi-
ence. He is an independent marketing and
advertising professional. He’s also one of
the most exceptional faculty members of
the UP College of Business Administration,
who taught BA 177 the previous
years. His passion for his profession
was clearly seen by the way he
shared his knowledge and wisdom
on sponsorship marketing.
The last speaker who did the integra-
tion of both events management and
sponsorship marketing was the youngest
of them. At the age of 25, Mr. Mesh
Villanueva is already working 3 different
jobs. His jobs offer him the adequate
experience to talk about both of the
topics. He gave examples about the re-
cent events that he was able to manage.
He was able to share different problems
he experienced and provided possible
approaches to them. Everyone in
the room took down
notes and was all ears.
After the last speaker,
there was an invitation
for all listeners to ask about the topics. It
was indeed an exciting exchange of ideas
from the speakers and the listeners.
Students who came to the seminar went
back to their respective organizations ready
and excited to handle events. They are not
afraid of getting a no from companies. In-
stead, they are more confident and hopeful
this time. All because of the knowledge they
got from the seminar.
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CAN I GET A YES THIS TIME? By Darz Joguilon
Do I smell February?
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FEEDING PROGRAM (Directors: Marjorie Castro, Chamie Datoc, Meilyn Ip)
Whoa! Execore ‘09-‘10 has reached the
finish line. It’s time to pass on the leader-
ship baton to the next batch of officers,
Execore ‘10-‘11.
Here are the newest additions to the
ABAM walk of Fame:
President:
Chloe Matthea Ocampo
Internals Vice President:
Harry Bert Tajo
Externals Vice President:
Marck Humphrey Cura
Human Resources and Development Department Vice President:
Mary Jesselle Diaz
Finance Department Vice President:
Benson Buera
Community Affairs Department Vice President:
Grace Ann Lagman
Special Events Department Vice President:
John Albert Ramirez Congratulations to the new ABAM Execore!
Last January 18, the Community Af-
fairs Department successfully con-
ducted its feeding program entitled
Ray of Hope: Mission Nutrition as
part of the celebration of the week-
long celebration of ABAM’s on its
19th
year. The event was held at the
Balara Elementary School and was
initially planned to cater to 300 grade
school students only but we were
fortunate enough to provide food for
more than 300 students. The ABAM
family served a nutritious meal con-
sisting of pansit, bread and fruit
juice. The members and transitionals
worked hand in hand from coordinat-
ing, assisting, entertaining, serving
and even up to cleaning up after the
event.
THEY’VE GOT
THE EX FACTOR!
You’re the Eat!
Got the Ex-Factor?
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ABAM
Wee
kAB
AM W
eek
ABAM
Wee
kAB
AM W
eek
ABAM Week Day 1: On Fire: The UP
ABAM Metrowide ScavHunt
ABAM Week Day 3: January 19, 2010 RADIANCE: The Gallery Launch Gallery launch! ABAM SHOW-
TIME!
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ABAM Week Day 4: January 20, 2010 BRAVO GUSTO: The Grand Pakain
ABAM Week Day5: Open Tambayan
(Jan. 21, 2010)
ABAM week day 6: Jan. 22, 2010 GUIDING LIGHT: Thanksgiving Mass
ABAM Week Day7: Jan. 23, 2010 Afterglow – The ABAM Culminight
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would like to thank the
following sponsors:
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would like to thanks the
following sponsors:
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