UPHSD: The Perpetualite Pledge

I am a Perpetualite
I love God above all things
I love my neighbor as myself
I love my country with my whole heart, my whole mind and my whole soul

I respect my school administrators, teachers, parents and classmates
I am honest and truthful
I am punctual

I am studious, innovative and resourceful
I am Kind, humble and helpful to others
I obey the rules and regulations of my school
I will be a true Perpetualite in thought, in word and in deed

Where to get affordable Drawing Tablets in the Philippines?

For those artists looking for drawing tablets, CD-R King, offers nice ones for only P1,000 - P4,000. 

It's a pretty good price for a starting tablet and it works fine for me. I've had the 12.1 Slim Tablet for a couple of years. It's really helpful if you're still saving up for the branded ones. Have fun ~ !

Taking A Step Towards Awesome Hairdom

Hi! Being born with naturally dark hair can be such a pain in the ass. You see all these pretty pictures online of rainbow-colored locks and think, Hey! I want that too. That's really beautiful.

But it takes a lot of work to get and maintain such pretty colors, apparently! And it's a bit hard to find out where to start when it's not a big trend in our little country. ;)

How do I dye my hair bright colors? How do I get really light and vibrant hair colors?

Determined, I've hunted down a few sites that should be of great use to you fellow dark-haired dreamers living in the Philippines. :D

We can do this!

First thing's first, BLEACHING.

When the subject of bleaching comes up, everyone repeats: It will damage your hair. But don't let that stop you from reaching your dreams of beautiful colorful hair. However, do prepare. You have to be invested in taking care of your hair afterwards and really being dedicated into maintaining it to get the color you want. It will take patience, money, and probably some tears but if you're doing what you want. Hey, just keep going!

It's not the end of your hair! There are treatments and conditioners and such you can apply and with proper care damage can be minimized. Hey, if worse comes to worst new hair will grow in its place. 

It is different if you have an allergic reaction to bleaching, however, please don't hurt yourself. Do inform your stylist about any discomfort, no pain no gain is not the slogan of bleaching.

MORE ABOUT BLEACHING

Now, we need to learn some things about dyeing with bright colors.

After several bleaching appointments, you've finally reached that pale banana blonde. Now it's time to learn how to go about getting that candy-colour you've been dying to sport.

And equally important! Where do we get these colorful hair dyes? The links below are re-sellers of popular and recommended foreign brands such as Manic Panic and Special Effects here in the Philippines!

Funky Streaks
Rainbow Head

I hope the above links would help you too!

Personally, I'm only at the bleaching stage. I've had my first hair bleaching last week, March 31st. I failed to properly look up the how's of bleaching and I do regret not knowing more about it. Now, I have really short hair, a pixie cut, and I managed to get it bleached for P500. I'm not sure if that's still a relatively cheap price for short hair but I didn't know the natural oils of our hair were important to protect our scalp from the burning sensation of bleaching. I let the stylists wash my hair and didn't speak up about the extreme discomfort. It hurt so much I thought I was going to cry but I'm a stubborn little potato so I didn't say a thing, thinking this could be normal - Well, I kind of knew it was too much pain but I really want this, okay?

My hair did lighten from it's natural black to a coppery brown and I'm honestly really happy about it. I don't feel any significant dryness, it's still soft to touch. Damage to the hair will vary for every person, I suppose I'm lucky this first time.

I need to wait a couple of months before bleaching it again so as not to severely damage my hair and this time I can be confident in the knowledge of how to properly go about it. Do not bear the pain. Do tell your stylist about any discomfort. Do not let them wash your hair before the bleaching process.

Do not go for a cheap option. If you're going to do this, have it done right by professionals in an establishment you can really trust. Treat yourself. ;D

How to pay via G-Cash

Important things to know when dealing with G-Cash.

How do I activate my G-Cash service?

To register, send REG [4-digit M-PIN]/[mother's maiden name]/first name]/[last name]/[complete address] to 2882.

OR

Dial *143# and select GCASH, then choose Register. Provide your personal information as prompted.

Make sure your details match your valid I.D.

To convert your cash to G-Cash:

After you’ve registered, you will need to load your mobile wallet. This is done via a cash-in transaction, which is the process of converting your cash to G-Cash at a Globe Center or at any other accredited G-Cash outlet. 

Choose the option that is most convenient for you.

Go to a Globe Business Center

You can go to any Globe Center and request to do a GCASH cash-in transaction. You will need to fill up a GCASH Service Form, and present any valid ID to complete your transaction. Cashing in at a Globe Center is FREE! The same process for a cash-out transaction.

Go to an accredited G-Cash outlet

G-Cash has over 1,800 accredited partners around the Philippines. These include SM Department & Metro Gaisano stores. Just like in a Globe Center, you will need to fill up a G-Cash Service Form and present a valid ID to complete your G-Cash cash-in transaction. You may be charged a transaction fee, which may vary per partner. 

For a list of cash-in outlets through your phone, just type INFO CILIST and send to 2882. Cash-in outlets are partners that accept peso to G-Cash conversions.

For a list of cash-out outlets through your phone, just type INFO COLIST and send to 2882. Cash-out outlets are partners that accept G-Cash to peso conversions.

If you’d like to find the G-Cash outlet nearest you, you can also text FIND GCASH and send to 7000.

Go to a Bancnet ATM

You can also convert the cash in your Bancnet account to G-Cash. To convert, you just need to go to any Bancnet ATM, select the option to do a fund transfer to Asia United Bank/G-Cash. You will then be asked to key-in the 11-digit number of the mobile number you wish to load. After the transaction is completed, you will receive a text confirmation. 

Remember! Bancnet currently only accepts cash to G-Cash conversions. You will be charged P25.00/transaction. 

Go to the BPI Express Mobile menu on your SIM

You can also reload your G-Cash wallet through the BPI Express Mobile menu on your SIM. 

To load your G-Cash wallet directly from your account, go to the BPI Express Mobile menu and choose G-Cash Transfer then choose the Bank to G-Cash option. You will be asked to enter your BPI Express Mobile 6-digit PIN and indicate the amount of cash you want to transfer to your G-Cash wallet.

To transfer G-Cash via text (P2P):

Just type AMOUNT<space>4-digit PIN and send it to 2882[10-digit number of your recipient].

If your recipient is 09064391618 for example, send it to 28829064391618.

Your G-Cash wallet has to have enough balance to do this transaction.


To send G-Cash via Cash-in Form:

Go to any Globe Business Center or Authorized G-Cash Outlet accepting Cash-in transactions.

Fill up a G-Cash Service Form which will require you to give your full name, address, and contact number, your recipient’s name, address, and mobile number as well as the amount that you would like to send. Make sure to present a valid I.D.

Pay the Cash-in fee to the frontliner. Frontliner will send the G-Cash to your beneficiary and give you an acknowledgement receipt for the transfer and an O.R. for the processing fee.

You do not need to have a G-Cash account nor be a Globe Subscriber to do this.

G-Cash Transaction Service Fees:

Cash-into Self	Free!
Cash-into Others	P20 for every P1000 and a fraction thereof
Cash-out	P20 for every P1000 and a fraction thereof
Send Money (P2P)	P10 for every P1000 and a fraction thereof
Buy Load	Free!
Register to GCASH	Free!
Inquire on Last Transaction	Free!
Balance Inquiry	Free!

Snow White and Sleeping Beauty Address Their Creator (Spoken Word Piece)

2011 Worcester Youth Poetry Slam Team performing at the annual Brave New Voices International Poetry Festival. Anna Meehan and Taylor Liljegren wrote and performed the piece, "Snow White and Sleeping Beauty Address Their Creator." This was a BNV Semi-Finals Bout, which took place at the Oakland Museum of CA, July 23rd, 2011. Filmed by Slam Coach Alex Charalambides.

*Rough transcript by Alexis Manyrath 

Snow White
Sleeping Beauty
Both

Mr. Disney!
Before your pen found me I was just an uncracked wish bone, 
a body in the woods dragged up by a man who didn't mean to wake me.
Before your edit, I was just an abandoned cadaver of a princess,
with a becoming silence that screamed consent. 
See, in your haste to create a message for young girls to be
patient and pretty, you left out the whole story. 
It's a grim tale about how my skin under the glass of my casket had thawed to a grey spring;
how it took more than true love's kiss to wake this sleeping beauty;
how a man can love a corpse of a girl –
and this isn't about the apple lodged in my lungs,
the splinter pulsing in my fingertip.
We just wanted to ask,
do we really look most beautiful with our mouths shut? 
Dressed up like dolls, on display for any man to see – and do! – as he pleases.
In the forest, in castles, in death beds; but deathbeds have flowers,
and flowers are beautiful,
and we all want beautiful things.
He just wanted a beautiful thing 
with skin as white as snow
and a briar rose face.
It's amazing what your artists have done for my complexion. 
I look as stunning as I did before the spinning wheel.
The apple incident.
Funny how the little things come back to bite you and isn't it strange,
how our titles give away exactly what we look like but you struggle to remember our names? 
I highly doubt my prince gave some formal introduction.
I highly doubt he checked for a pulse –
but I mean he fought a dragon!
And she was just lying there, asking for it. 
And that's as good as a yes, As good as a marriage, 
As good as waking up with his children crawling in your bed
We are the ones who slept through our sexual awakenings.
Every morning, is a wound scraped open.
He scraped me open, Walt.
No one hates the sunrise like I do. 
Every morning is a flip-book sketch of how I laid in his arms, 
dumb as a coffin as he carried me over the threshold.
(???) – as the lucky woodsman found himself a girl who just can't say no 
and I'd like to ask him, 
was there ever a moment of hesitation? 
Was the white of my skin just a hint of the bones that lay beneath it? 
It's a strange thing, mister Disney, 
how the details get lost in translation, 
how easy it is to forget the little things,
how we can turn perverts into princes,
and princesses into pornography,
how in all your changes you still manage to make little girls want nothing else
than our happily ever after.

Redefine It (Spoken Word Piece)

by L. A. Rance

Girl number one:

Stands tall; confidence in each step she takes.

Her skin moulds against her ribs.

You can cut diamonds with her cheekbones;

Drink from the dip her collarbones make.

You can wrap a hand around her wrist
And watch it disappear inside your hold.

She turns sideways and frowns.

Looks into the mirror, 
Notes how big the rest of the room seems to be 
When her body takes up so little space.

“You’re so thin.” A voice whispers.

“No, she is beautiful.” Another one replies.

Girl number two:

Holds her head up high.

Her cheeks are round and stretch wider with her smiles.

Her skin is soft and forms gentle slopes;

She fills in all the right places, fills in all the wrong places;

She fills them all so well – they just become places.

She looks into the mirror and frowns.

She knows just because you can’t see
The outline of her bones doesn’t mean they’re not there.

She only needs to press a little harder.

“You’re so fat.” A voice whispers.

“No, she is beautiful.” Another one replies.

Girl number three:

Carries herself with the comfort of one who is at ease.

She is a mixture of gorgeous genes and perfect symmetry.

She’s all long limbs and smooth skin.

Her teeth white, her hair soft, her eyes bright.

It doesn’t matter what she wears, it will frame her figure flawlessly.

She looks into the mirror, and smiles.

“Oh she’s so beautiful.”

“Oh please, she’s just beautiful.”

Sometimes, you are the first girl.

Sometimes, you are the second; sometimes, you are the third –

Sometimes, you are all three.

But all the time you are never good enough.

“Am I pretty?”

“Oh you are kind.”

“Am I pretty?”

“Oh you are smart!”

“Am I pretty?”

“Sure you are; but, beauty fades and you’re kinda lacking here.”

Why can’t we be both?

Why must beauty be in the form of shackles,
Wrapped around our wrists;

Its chain thick and heavy, circling our necks,
And pressing against our chests –

Entering flesh and sliding between bones
Until it pierces through our hearts and comes back out
To stab another person where it hurts the most.

Every day we let society add another weight
To the suffocating chain they call beauty and drag us down. 
They plant filthy insecurities inside the minds of little girls –

Teach them, that if you’re holding a purse, 
You must not pick up a book
Except to place it atop your head.

That if you wish to wield a sword against life you are manly
And you cannot possibly want to braid flowers in your hair
And be treated like a lady.

That if you hold another person’s hand first
Before you even think of yourself –

You are weak. You are soft. You are feminine.

As if being a woman makes you any less capable of everything else.

Those little girls will disappoint you.

They will be smart, kind, strong and beautiful.

They will refuse to fit inside your boxes.

They will not fill the moulds you cram them into.

We want the choice.

We want the freedom to be whosoever we choose to be.

We want to be seen as human beings.

Human beings who can be diverse.

Human beings who have the right to feel.

Human beings who deserve to be respected.

Do not let beauty determine who you are.

Beauty is a word.

Words are not supposed to dictate people.

Instead, challenge beauty.

Redefine it.

Tell beauty it cannot hold you back.

Tell beauty it cannot tell you who you are.