HOW TO LIVE A LIFE

Di ko maintindihan kung ano mararamdaman ko pagkatapos mabasa ang friendster account ni Cris Anthony Mendez na diumanoy pumanaw dahil sa hazing. What a short life yun lang ang naunang sumagi sa aking isip. I can’t imagine on how his parents will accept the death of their son. Mga naputol na pangarap because of such senseless and barbaric act. I can’t imagine na hindi man lang niya naibigay ang pinakakahahangad na UP diploma na sana’y naibigay na regalo sa kanyang mga magulang. He is a student leader and that means that his fellows really trust and look up to him. The responsibility they gave to him is a proof that he don’t deserve this kind of brutal act. I have read some comments in peyups.com saying na kasalanan din daw niya kung bakit nangyari yun. I can’t help myself to understand how these fellow students can say this things. Sana eh di muna logic at utak ang gamitin natin. Lagyan muna natin ng puso at konsensiya. Yeah I know that being oppositionist is such a great thing in UP culture but what the UP community need now is to share our part in condemning the act.
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Like any other students in UP, he is just an ordinary student na siguro ay nakasalamuha at minsan ay nakabangaang balikat sa araw araw ng aking pagtira at pagaaral sa loob ng UP campus. Di ko alam na minsan pla eh nakasabayan ko na siya kumain ng isaw o tapsilog sa Roddicks. Baka namn ay nagkatabi na kami sa Ikot jeep at sa pagsurf sa Internet sa shopping center. May posibilidad din na nakapagtanong na ako sa kanya pag ako ay naliligaw sa campus. UP is a great place to live and live life. It nourishes its community not just intellectually but the whole life itself. What is good about it is the diversity of culture and the open-mindedness of its people. Pero minsan nasagi sa aking isipan na baka sa sinasabing UP culture nangaling ang problemang ito. Di kaya dahil sa “culture” ay nagyari ang pangyayaring ito.?
--He died on a monday morning. I remember I also went home late and drunk that early morning as my journal says. I can't just imagine na may pinapatay na pla while walking around campus at 1am-2am in the morning.
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"Adjectives are not enough"

Yun ang self-description na kanyang inilagay sa kanyang friendster account. I don't know him personally but the I really felt sad when I heard the news about his death. How many lives na kailangan pang matapos bago maaksyunan ang napakatagal na problema ng fraternity hazings. Fraternities are not a bad thing for me. If you will ask me if I will be recruited, I will certainly think about it and there is a possibility that I'll join one. Brotherhood and camaraderie are really important values that every frat members must remember. You don't hurt your brother. You care for them. You help him to live a better and a happy life. YOU DO NOT KILL YOUR BROTHER!
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I hope that the UP administration will fully cooperate to the investigation. It’s not a good thing that the case will not be resolve as soon as possible. The UP community have nothing to celebrate next year for the well planned centennial celebration if this case will not be resolve this year. Also, the students must also have part in condemning this act of violence. We must make sure that this will be the last death cause by fraternity initiations. With the leadership of a fellow International Center resident and USC chair Shahana Abdulwahid, I hope she must lead the community in pressuring the administration and the community in ensuring the safety of the whole UP community.

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