CIT-U kicks off a “Waka Waka” Intramurals 2010

August 25, 2010: Cebu Institute of Technology – University commences its first Colors Day/Week Celebration as a University at CIT-U Quadrangle and as its 64th Colors Day with the theme, “CIT University: Gearing Towards Autonomy“. It said to be a Waka Waka Celebration due to dance song by Shakira during the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was used in their remix/dance piece by almost all colleges representatives for Pop Dance Competition.

Crowd Display during the affair

The program started with a motorcade from Tabunok to CIT-University. In the opening ceremony, Miss Intramurals 2010 and Pop Jazz Dance Contest highlighted the affair with a representative from the College of Engineering and Architecture emerged as the winner for Miss Intramurals 2010 and the following Colleges bagged the prizes for Pop Jazz contest.

College of Engineering and Architecture won the title

My very own choosen Queens of Pop Jazzz (lols)

1st : College of Computer Studies
2nd : College of Engineering and Architecture
3rd : College of Nursing

A picture session with the Miss CIT-U Intramurals 2010

Here is the calendar of activities:

I was able to capture a video on the dance presentation of the CCS but failed to post it yet due to quality problem. Congratulations to the winner and most especially to my college, CCS! Heap Heap Array!

Here are some of the shots for Pop Jazz Dance Competition:

…More Pictures HERE..

SINGAPORE: Ang Istorya Ng Taxi Driver

Literature of the World Subject pushes me to publish this short Singaporean story which has very hard to find an English version, thus I am picking up M.R. Avena Tagalog revision.

SINGAPORE: Ang Istorya Ng Taxi Driver
By Catherine Lim
Revised By: M.R. Avena

(1) Ayos, Ma’am. Sigurado-Darating kayo sa miting ng mas
Maaga sa t’yempo. Dito tayo dumaan, Ma’am. Konting
Trapik, konting bara ng mga kotse. Medya-ora lang,
Naro’n na tayo. Kaya h’wag kayong mag-alala, Ma’am

(2) Ano yon. Ma’am? Oho, oho. Ha, ha-dalawampung taon
Na ‘kong taxi driver, Ma’am. Panahon pa ng kopong-
Kopong. Di pa ganito ang Singapore-nanikip sa tao,
Bising-bisi. Noon mas tahimik, kokonti pa lang ang taxi
Drivers, at di-masyadong maraming kotse at bus

…Read More…

AUTHOR
Catherine Lim Poh Imm, writer of nine collections of short stories, five novels and a poetry book. She has won national and regional book prizes for her literary contributions. She is best known for her collection of short stories Little Ironies: Short Stories of Singapore and Or Else, The Lightning God and Other Stories.
Early career
Teacher, St. Andrew’s School, St. Patrick’s School
Teacher, Catholic Junior College
Project director, Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore, Ministry of Education
Administrator, Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore, Ministry of Education
Specialist lecturer in Socio-linguistics and Literature, SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (RELC)
Columnist, The Straits Times
Jan 1992 – : full-time professional writer

PLOT
A taxi driver rides with a female teacher passenger
He talks about the changes in Singapore
He talks about his family
He talks about his observations about youth and prostitution
He talks about his problem with his daughter
The passenger got off he taxi and the taxi driver went to Hotel Elory hurriedly

CHARACTERS
Taxi Driver
The passenger
Lay Choo

SETTING
Place – Singapore
Main setting – Inside the Taxi

THEME
Changes
Parenthood
Youth
Prostitution

•How young people of Singapore have grown to be bold and reckless; as compared to the youth’s
of the ‘old’ Singapore.
• Differences of the ‘old’ (taximan’s generation) and current (Lay Choo’s generation) Singapore
• How making a living in Singapore has overcome the need to stand up for our own beliefs and
make a stand to whatever opposes us

POINT OF VIEW
ı 1st person point of view

CONFLICT
Man vs. man
Man vs. society SYMBOL
Taxi drivers and vehicles
Hotel Elory, Tung Court, Orchid Mansions
Taxi
Money
Young people observed in the story

When you are tasked to do a reporting on this topic, please see below for Study Guide questions:

1. Identify the narrator of the story. What does he say about teenagers in Singapore? Do you find similarities between them and the Filipino teenagers?
2. Describe the taxi driver. Should he be blamed for his daughter’s prostitution activities?
3. What lessons on materialism that the story provides?
4. How can the government address the problem on prostitution especially among students?

CIT University is Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT)

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Update (07/15/2010) : Attached below is the new logo of CIT – University or CIT-University logo. This is not yet final. Inauguration will be held on July 21, 2010.

Update (07/08/2010) : Effective TODAY, Cebu Institute Technology is named CIT-University. From now on, CIT is still an acronym. CIT-U tops again!

Update: CIT executive officers, Department Heads and different representatives of School Organizations including CIT-SSG are on a meeting. Per Allan Llevares, CIT SSG President, announcement of CIT as CIT University is possibly done by this afternoon or before the day ends.

Disclaimer: This is for information purposes only. Details and Data included in the post were gathered from reliable sources and are revised for a well-presented manner of posting.