Block bidding
FOPC talk. After all the efforts, we in CAST finished with a little more than 2,000 points ahead of our competing film org. We hated the tensions this silly “rivalry” brought up but nonetheless we were motivated to compete, and we did. And we won. We assured ourselves that we will eventually get the film block, kasi we were ahead of who we thought was our only competitor.
Then came block-bidding day. I was having bad thoughts that maybe our competitor talked with other orgs who were ahead of us to get the film block before we do, but I shrugged those off because I knew we were on our way to end years-old hostilities to start with more diplomatic relationships. They just won’t do that, I thought. I have been talking with some members of the other org already and I’ve been saying that we don’t have any more reason para ipagpatuloy pa ang rivalry/hostility kasi kung anuman ang napag-awayan noon, wala na kaming kinalaman doon. Ayaw man naming isipin, pero hindi namin maiwasang isipin sa CAST na maaring may sabwatang naganap o may koneksyon ito sa kung ano ang nangyari kahapon (read below).
We were just so disappointedly surprised that CommResSoc, a Communication Research organization, suddenly got the film block. This is not a question of whether or not their bid was legitimate, because it was. Pero respeto/delikadesa naman ‘di ba? That’s what’s keeping say for example CAST, from bidding for one of the two Architechture blocks kasi alam naming meron nang dalawang orgs na kukuha ng mga ‘yon (Task Force Arki and Arki Forum). And in the first place, alam naming hindi namin masasagot ang mga tanong ng mga Archi freshies tungkol sa course nila dahil hindi namin sila ka-course. Hindi naman lingid sa kaalaman ng marami na meron nang dalawang film orgs na “nag-aagawan” sa “exlusive rights” para i-facilitate ang kaisa-isang film block. Wala dapat rason ang ibang org na makisangkot pa sa “gulo”.
Sa MCO naman, we got one of the Broadcast Communication blocks. We were planning to get a Speech Communication block too pero CommResSoc got ahead of us again and bid for it ahead of us. Hindi naman ako galit. Nakaka-inis lang kasi ang alam ko nga, last year, MCO didn’t get the sole Communication Research block even if it could, out of respect for CommResSoc because it knew na ibi-bid nila ‘yung Comm Res block.
Anyway, in the end ang nangyari, the Journ blocks went to the Film orgs, the Film block went to a CommRes org, and a Broadcast block went to a Journ org. It is kind of ridiculous talaga.
Fine, so this is not about enticing freshmen to join our respective oranizations. To the blocks we will handle, we will take care of you nonetheless, rest assured. I guess we’ll just set this is as an example of the type of org politics you might encounter once you’re in UP.
[POST-SCRIPT. June 3, 2005] To avoid further misunderstandings or hostilities, let me just say that this was just an intial reaction right after block bidding day, and things have already been talked out and tensions have subsided days after this entry was published. So, I hope nobody uses this to spark new controversies/inter-org quarrels. Peace!
pagalingan na lang! kaya yan
alam naman natin magaling tayo.
nako. hanggang ngayon masama pa rin ang loob ko, siyempre. sobrang pinagninilay-nilayan ko pa rin ang mga pangyayari sa loob ng cs audi…naisip kong ang dami palang orgs na nasagasaan ng kabila.
pardon me to say these things, these are just my opinion.
comressoc. oo, sila ang sumagasa sa atin. pero, in the end, i think sila rin ang kawawa. they, as a whole, would not benifit anything from the film block, and i’m certain they know that. pinakinabangan lang sila, see, pinaghirapan ng comressoc mems ang pagsali dito sa fopc - take note: SILANG MGA MEMS. yes, maaaring, merong isa o dalawa sa knila ang mem na rin ng kbila. pero ang tanong, tumulong kaya sila sa pagbabagsak, kung sobrang busy nila sa pakikipagkompetisyon sa atin?
ujp-up. alam naman nating lahat noong mga panahong iyon na iisa na lang journ block ang natitira, kinuha pa nila.
broad guild. dhil walang choice ang ujp (dahil nga nakuha na ng kabila ang natitirang journ block) kundi kunin ang natitirang broad block, wala na tuloy natira sa broad guild. e di ba kaya nga natin hindi iyon binid dahil para na iyon sa broad guild? dahil nirerespeto natin ang broad guild.
cast. tayo ang sobrang nilang sinagasaan. respetuhin naman sana tayo ng mga taong iyon. sa pagkakatanda ko, wla tayong ginawang masama sa kanila. we played fair. we co-existed in the same room and we paid nothing but respect to them. we didn’t even bother to ask how were they doing, we just worked hard (not like what they did to us, harapan pa!). nanahimik tayo all the while. tapos ganito ang igaganti nila? tapos mandadamay pa ng iba. wag naman ganon.
Ang gulo naman ng pagbid ng freshies block! Di ko akalaing ganoon. Pero it’s ridiculous to think that freshies block eh hawak ng isang (academic) org na hindi naman ka-course ng mga blocks na yun. Eh paano nila matutulungan yung mga estudyante? Wala lang.
Weeee!!! Haha sorry for the sudden uprising of enthusiasm, pero natuwa lang ako… haha… I’m in Block K-6, what block is your org handling? Haha I’m a bit happy na at least may kakilala akong block handler ko… hopefully your org will handle our block! ^_^
Thanks for the post-script, Victor. I just hope the tensions really have subsided already.
I wanted to let it pass but I feel like defending our side. Jo, whoever you are, the next time you make a comment, make sure you know what really happened. It’s just so obvious that you know zip about the situation. I don’t want people being misled.
I don’t owe you an explanation, at all. But if you’re really craving for it, let me know.
Bottom line: Wala kaming sinagasaan.
victor, this is not for you.
TO KRIZ
kriz, YES. THE TENSION IS ALREADY OVER. i now understand everything. I’m not asking for an explanation or anything.
i realized na, if we were in your shoes, we could have done it also.
i’m sorry if i have offended anyone in any way.
hope everything is/will be fine na with your and my org na…let’s quit this rivalry (i do know, though, that that’s quite impossible)…hindi tayo ang may gawa nito…mga ninuno pa natin…
To Jo
hindi tayo ang may gawa nito…mga ninuno pa natin…
i beg to disagree. pwede naman walang may gawa nyan diba? kung hindi gawa yan ng circumstances, dahil tayo ang 2 film orgs sa UP kaya ayan, may “rivalry” kyeme. =)
wag nyo na lang pansinin yang rivalry kyeme na yan, mawawala din yan
i know what you mean… my orgmates were quite disappointed din with the org na nakakuha ng landscape architecture block… weird lang kasi 7 nga lang yung freshie dun and hindi well-known ang landscape arch so gusto sana namin kami na maghandle para maging at home naman sila sa arki pero hindi!!! may kumuhang org na totally unrelated… hehe wala share ko lang.
btw, i’m from Arki Forum 