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Congrats, Prof. Khrysta Rara! 2011 Golden Dove Awards Finalist!

     Congrats to Prof. Khrysta Rara! Finalist, 2011 Golden Dove Awards for Science and Technology Program for her show in DZUP, “Kwentuhang Pets, Atbp”!!    The awarding ceremonies are set on Oct. 26, 2011, 7pm, Star Theatre.  Big, big thanks, big hugs,  to the DZUP station and program managers, to the faculty of the U.P. Broadcast Department, especially to Prof. Rose Feliciano, Prof. Mel Estonillo, and Prof. Jane Vinculado, and many others…     (photo from department file)

     Prof. Khrysta Rara, the  winning host-executive producer of the show has opened our eyes to  issues  concerning domesticated animals like the government policy of “tambuchogassing” of dogs which has since been stopped by authorities, the need to spay and neuter pets and stray animals to control their populations, the illegal dog meat trade, pet adoptions, the training of dogs used in security  operations as well as the rescue of animals during natural disasters.

     The show also featured  environmental concerns like biodiversity and wildlife conservation. An episode each was devoted to the illegal wildlife trade, the Wildlife Conservation Act, the importance of preserving caves as habitat, the dolphin slaughters in Japan and importation of these animals by Philippine firms, Philippine land and marine mammals, as well as the conservation efforts to save the endangered endemic species like the tamaraw, Philippine eagle, pawikan, reticulated python, the dugong and others.

 Guests featured in the program include  singer/ songwriter and environmentalist Joey Ayala, ANC news anchor Pia Hontiveros, GMA7 Senior Reporter Joseph Morong, environmentalist and “Running Priest” Fr. Robert Reyes, DENR Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) Director Dr. Mundita Lim, CSSP Dean and Phil. Daily Inquirer columnist Dr. Michael Tan, UP Veterinary Hospital Director Dr. Karlo Gicana and many more experts and enthusiasts in the fields of wildlife conservation and animal protection.

      Congrats, again, Khrysta!

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Unedited, raw footage, police station, with criminal suspects (2nd set)

Working the police station, unedited, raw, no cuts (no cut-to-cut), no establishing shots, no transitions, no dissolve, no fade-in fade out, no graphics, no captions, no music: just “Life in a Day” July 24, 2010, one-and-half minutes of raw footage of two hours with criminal suspects, cops, Kamuning Police Station, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Journalism 101 students, produced by blog admin.

It’s really just a jagged clip. Since we were at the police station, i said i might as well shoot a one-minuter, and used the video cam function of my digicam (the camera is not feature-film quality, i know, but it was what was in my pocket when i impulsively filmed where i was standing, what the heck).

Happy viewing!

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Balance. Alignment

When there’s a wiggle, do not ignore . when going straight, the wheel should be steady. if it flicks out of your hand or fingers (even slightly) or   jerks to the left or right then back, even lightly but suddenly, it means you’re not balanced.

(first three photos shot yesterday, while getting my balance).

If you don’t get your balance, you could spin when going too fast.

(in journalism, you should be balanced — present all sides, don’t spin it — Gosh, i’m punning again, going to town with this aren’t i. … out of town — oh, no… punning now incorrigible)


But not quite as smart as this art piece (see  photo below), this art work is a pun — it consists of some kind of metal parts that look like they’ve been welded or screwed together piece by piece. (Goodyear Servitek), shot while getting my alignment. Being exhibited in an “alignment” shop —  witty.

Next photo, balancing pose, “bound” tree pose (a variation of the tree pose), shot after a run, posted cropped Dec.9. This is supposed to look like a perfect vertical line when viewed from the side . For that to happen, the leg that’s bound should form a perfect zero-degree angle , horizontally, (a flat plane)

with your torso and hip — IT’S NOT HAPPENING HERE!!! It looks like a question mark. My seated bent poses look like mathematical symbols, my balancing poses look like punctuation marks (and not the exclamation kind) but ones like these%@&.

The balancing poses make your ankles, legs, and core, strong. ( — i think… that’s how it feels to me, i’m not an expert).

Get your balance and alignment this New Year!