The Ilustrado is a student of Political Science in University of the Philippines Manila. His dreams are bigger and more ambitious than yours. He sees himself as someone perfect, incorruptible and superior from other human beings.
If given the chance, he would like to be the second Fidel Castro, Michael Crichton or Karol Wojtyla. In the near future, the ilustrado will be a lawyer. But his real future is becoming the Holy Father of the Roman Catholic Church.
And oh, his name is Cleve Kevin Robert V. Arguelles. But you must always call him as Cleve. 
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2009, FBC, FBCP, Freshie, handog, Mr, Ms, training
HANDOG KO ANG PAGBABAGO 2009.
PINAKAMATAAS NA PAGPUPUGAY!
Sana ay successful ang FBCP ng paghaHANDOG sa inyo ng kasiyahan. Congratulations sa Best Block Biochemistry 11 and Biology 01. Biochem parin! Haha. 
Galing ng mga anak ko! 
All we need is support from you guys! So paano? Kita-kits next time! Grab the oppurtunity and be there! And of course, for doing our requested dance number! Congrats! Sana nainitindahan niyo. Habang tumatagal, narerealize ko ang naging resulta ng ating mga sigawan at walang humpay na pagsasanay. Haha. Ang galing NATIN! Ang galing NIYO! Congrats! Stars na kayo, Handog babies! And syempre, ako ang talent manager! Haha. 
Conference room, roofdeck at siyempre ang nangyari saOUR. NAGTITIWALA KAYO SA FBC kaya NAGTITIWALA AKO SA INYO! Ipagpatuloy natin ang pagHAHANDOG ng kasiyahan sa mga freshies! Miss ko na kayong lahat! We need to meet and play Egyptian Pokpok. Haha! Meeting on monday. Practice everyday. SANA. Haha. Thanks GUYS. You’re now part of the FBC family.
Sturdy pyramid. And like what i said, kayo na ang BUHAY ko! And it will be hard for me to give this position as an FBC to the next batch. Dahil mahal ko ang family na ito. At mahal ko ang maglinkod. Woo! BEST FBC EVER! BEST HANDOG EVER! Ano pa ba? STURDY! Padayon lang yan. At patuloy natin itong pagbubutihan. Right? 
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 1, 2, A(H1N1), Adamson, Economics 11, Humanities, Natural Science 2, Political Science 14, Social Science 2, Student assistant, Swine flu, UP Manila, Virus
My first week as a second year political science major in UP Manila and as a freshman (sorry for the gender insensitivity) block coordinator is so toxic. Surprisingly, most of the professors decided to start their lectures right away during our first day of meeting. And of course, i have to juggle my being as a student and as an FBC. But i’m not complaining, i have friends and it’s so fun to be with them.
016. Student Assistant
Weh. Nag-resign na ako as a student assistant of my department. Aww. I served the department for two months. I decided to quit being an SA because i’m not that good in managing my time. My free times would be used up for my FBC duties kaya hindi ko na talaga kaya.
Ate Julie: Mag-reresign ka na?
Cleve: Opo. Haha.
Ate Julie: Mag-aaral ka daw.
Cleve: Opo nga po.
Ate Julie: Ano ba gusto mo? Summa Cum Laude.
Cleve: Hindi naman po.
Ate Julie: E ano?
Cleve: Palitan po si Chancellor or si Sir K. Hahaha.
Ate Julie: Matagal-tagal na pag-aaral yan.
Ate Julie is the secretary of DSS. UP Manila’s present Chancellor is Dr. Ramon L. Arcadio. And the present chairperson of DSS is Prof. Bernard LM Karganilla or Sir K.
017. Economics 11
Economics 11 or Econ 11 is Introduction to Economics. Since first year high school, favorite ko na talaga ang Econ. When I was in grade school, I read econ news in newspapers. Kahit di ko pa naiintindihan yung ibang mga terms dun, nagbabasa pa rin ako. It gives me the sense of being able to know the totality of our nation’s economy. Kaya excited ako sa Econ11 namin.
My professor in Econ11 is Prof. Mariam Tuvera, a graduate of MSc in Economic History in London School of Economics. Haha. Two shots! Nung gradeshooler ako, gusto ko talaga mag-college sa LSE. Hahahah! Akala ko dati ganun lang kadali ang mag-college abroad eh. Kaya sobrang natuwa ako! LSE is now called the London School of Economics and Political Science. Naks!
Our first two meetings is typical but na-enjoy ko talaga ang first two na ito dahil nakaka-jive ko ang class at si Ma’am Tuvera sa mga discussions. Looking forward sa aming trip sa Stock Exchange in Ortigas.
018. Physical Education 2 – Philippine Games
Ayan. My PE is PhilGames. Exciting! Haha. I never had the chance to play in the streets when I was a kid kaya excited ako! Pero huwag niyo ako maliitin dahil i know the mechanisms of filipino games like patintero, langit-lupa and taguan. Haha.
Non-block ako dito kaya I’m somewhat silent (?). Talaga? Sana makilala ko silang lahat especially that one of my classmate here is my neighbor. Haha. I didn’t know that he is a student in UPM. I didn’t know he’s existing too. Haha.
Ma’am Dioquino is funny and entertaining. Mukha siyang kalaro talaga. Yun naman talaga ang sabi niya. We have to treat her as a kalaro.
019. Humanities 1
Humanities 1 is Literature, Society and the Individual. Poems are boring. Gawwd. Katakot. Haha. But fictions are heaven! May it be a novel, a short story or a novella, i like fictions! Plays or Dramas are under consideration. It will depend if it’s Shakespearean or Greek. Greek play=boring! We’ll be studying poetry, fictions and plays. I don’t have a problem with reading naman, i just find some works really boring. Haha. 
Pero dahil may Nick Joaquin sa reading list … Okay na ako! More!
My professor here is a literature major, Prof. Rex Lago Paras. He’s witty and i enjoy his comments. Haha. He’s young pa kasi kaya walang generation gap. Okay, sana lang hindi ako antukin sa poetry part, medyo mahina ako dun. Haha.
020. Natural Science 2
Natural Science 2 or NatSci 2 is Foundations of Natural Science II. It is a two-part course comprise of biology and geology. Unfortunately, geology ang nauna. I perform better kapag biology! Sayyaang! Haha.
I had an Earth Science subject when I was in first year. Haha. The whole subject is devoted to geology kaya may background naman ako. Right, Ashley? Haha.
Prof. Tabin II is my instructor here. Makulit. Haha. Let’s see if i will be able to perform well in this course.
021. Humanities 2
Humanities 2 or Hum2 is all about Art, Man and Society. In particular, Hum2’s focus is the visual arts. We’ll be doing reviews, crtique papers and trips. I don’t like visual arts. Kaya nga wala akong talent sa visual arts eh. Haha. May humanities subject naman ako nung fourth year HS pero art history lang yun. Sana art history lang ‘to. Haha. Natatakot ako.
I can’t draw or paint. Haha. Pero I appreciate the visual arts naman. All those paintings and sculptures in the Vatican, I want to own them! Intimidated nga lang ako sa mga IntarMed student there since the course is restricted to IntarMed students. Haha.
I don’t know who my prof here is. Hindi siya nagpakilala eh. And oh, RH 303 ang classroom namin. Napaka-conducive naman niya at ang ganda ng viewing facilities. Sana lahat ng rooms ganun. Kahit may 250 pesos for every subject para ma-improve ang rooms. Haha.
022. Political Science 14
PolSci 14 is all about Philippine Government and Politics. This is my second major subject as a polsci major. Haha. And obviously, gusto ko ang lahat ng mga polsci subjects! Super excited ako sa PS 14 kasi paniniwala ko na ito talaga ang core major namin dahil it’s all about Philippine politics. Masaya eh!
Three hours straight. Agh. Madugo.
And my professor for this course is Prof. Carl Ramota, head of the Political Science program. Iisa lang ang naririnig ko kapag Ramota ang subjects, TOXIC! Haha. Hi Sir! Our first meeting proves the theory that any Ramota subject is toxic. Hahahaha. He gave us a quiz about current events. Lucky for me, medyo alam ko naman ang mga nangyayari. I got a decent score. When i say decent, i mean passing naman. Haha! And we have to pass a topic proposal on our next meeting! Gah. Toxic nga.
But i’m sure na marami akong matutunan sa course na ito. Suupperr! Sir Ramota is a good mentor … wala pang generation gap, i think.
Prof. Ramota is a graduate of PolSci program in UP Manila. I think he got his Masters from UP Diliman. I don’t know which program. (Either PolSci or Public Ad) Haha. And he’s a former EIC of Manila Collegian too. Toxic na talaga.
023. Social Science 2
Social Science 2 or SocSci Dos is Socio, Political and Economic Thought. It’s all about the ideas of selected 14 Western Thinkers! Haha. Syempre, gusto ko rin ang course na ito dahil it’s super related sa aking degree program. Its actually recommended for us to take up SocSci Dos as one of our GE courses in SSP.
Three hours straight rin. Nakakahilo.
My instructor here is Prof. Jalton Taguibao. He’s my professor for the second time. Haha. He’s the bassist of Sugarfree. And syempre, jive na talaga ako kay Sir Jal. Haha. He’s class is actually more enjoyable now. At ang ganda talaga ng mga ideas ni Sir Jal. He will show you some obvious examples na hindi mo na-realize na ganun pala ang relevance niya. Good observant!
(Presented in no particular order)
024. Raven, an Adamson student
Okay. Haha. Raven is my younger brother. Haha. He is a Computer Science major in Adamson University. Syempre, inaaway ko palagi. Haha. May superiority.
Classes are suspended in Adamson because of a confirmed case of A(H1N1) Virus . The student was from the College of Science which is Raven’s college. And unexpectedly, Raven’s experiencing all the symptoms of the virus.
We brought him to the nearest referal hospital, the San Lazaro Medical Center. And guess what? Nagkita silang lahat mag-classmates dun. Lahat sila parehas ang nararamdaman. What can you say?
Filed under: Academics, Campus Life, Manila Science, University of the Philippines | Tags: 7pm, abs-cbn, BAA, Binay, Class, Development, Economics, Estrada, FBC, FBCs, First, Forum, high, June 5, June 8, Lacson, Leadership, Legarda, Lei, manila, school, School of, science, Start of, Studies, up, Year
010. Leadership Forum
Were you able to watch ABS-CBN’s First Leadership Forum last Sunday or last May 11? If not, then here’s your second chance. I mean, our second chance. Let’s all watch the Second Round of the Leadership Forum on June 5, 7pm at the University of the Philippines School of Economics Auditorium.
It’s a battle between Estrada, Lacson, Legarda and Binay. The event is open to the public but seating arrangement is on a first come-first served basis.
Sino sasama? Pupunta talaga ako.
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011. MaSci
My younger brother, Arvin Arguelles is now a MaScian. Yess! HAHA. And I’m a bit nostalgic. He told me his first ever MaSci experience and i quickly recalled mine. Grabe. Miss ko MaSci.
“As we gather, may Your spirit work within us …”
And a new subject for first years? Consumer’s Mathematics. Ano kaya ‘to? Math na naman. Gah.
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012. Back to School
June 8 is the official start of classes in UP Manila. (Inangkin ko ang date.) HAHA. And I do think this also applies for all college students. Or may exceptions? Well, I’m really excited. Excited because
.. it’s the first day of “kuwentuhan”
.. of Economics 11. Econ, here I come!
.. I will see my BioChem Anaks again!
.. i just love being in school. Naks nomon!
.. of PolSci 14.
I’m excited. It’s the whole UP-PolSci experience that I am missing.
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013. Farewell
To all (PolSci ‘08) those who will transfer and shift, goodbye and I wish you all goodluck to your new field! Galingan niyo! Especially you, Lei, the only US in Tuks. HAHA. Be on the top, BAA-girl!
SM: Dien, Rich, Gelo, Karla and Lance.
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014. FBCs
Congratulations! But are we really doing well? I’m thinking otherwise. HAHA. Joke lang! Sturdier than Ever, that’s all I can say. I’m so happy that I’m now a part of this family. Friendly friends, handa kayoo.
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015. Thought
It would be better if all students of UP will be required to study one Development Studies course.
I’d like to say bye to our maid, Ate Len! Hahaa. She’s gone home na. You are a help here sa house! The original plan is we (Okay, not we, but my father and mother) will finance her college education in the City College of Manila as a Hotel and Resturant Management student this coming academic year. But her mom called her and asked her to go back to their province (Apayao) and puruse her studies there nalang. We really don’t know why.
Anyway, goodluck and we all hope you’ll be able to graduate!
And oh, we’re looking for a new one. Someone that is still studying daw para in a form of educational assistance. Hahaa. Gah. Who’s willing to clean our house? And make me breakfast every morning?
Bye, ate Len! (AKA Ikalawang Ilaw ng Tahanan) Nakkks!
Filed under: Academics, Point of View | Tags: cleve, arguelles, manila, up, of, Philippines, college, Student, DLSU, House, Economic, Congress, assistant, DSS, FBC, FBCP, OSA, BioChemistry, PDE, CS, Scholar, Dean's, Lister, Fourth, Way, Charter, Change, Representatives, 737, 1109, Resoulution, Provision, of Law
006. Student Assistant
I’m currently a Student Assistant in the best department in UP Manila, Department of Social Science. (Hahahaaa! ) Its not that hard naman though ang haba ng working hours. This is for summer lang naman, hopefully. I have to answer the telephone every now and then (which is so fun!), to distribute/release class cards to those who are so masipag to get them, to deliver outgoing files to their right places, to inform professors of something or sometimes everything, to supervise/manage the reservation of DSS’ equipments and of course, to do anything that they want me to do. I applied for the student assistanship because I will be in school rin naman for most of the summer dahil FBC na ako.
007. FBC
Yeapp. I’m a Freshman Block Coordinator na. I’ll be handling the BioChemistry block (WTF!) and i’ll also help them adjust to college life (Awww). I will also help them finish their Physical and Dental Examination and their Enrolment. In short, I’ll be with them most of their freshman days. Hahahaha! What a punishment for them! Hahaha. XD
008. CS
I’m so happy that I finally achieved something after my elementary days. Hahaa. This is a surprise for me because I got 4.0 in my Math 11. Luckily, I’ve passed the removal exams. At parang hindi pa ako masaya, ginawa pa akong CS. To all those na non-UP students, CS stands for College Scholar which is the same as the Dean’s Lister in other Universities. Am i over-celebrating?
009. The Effing ‘Fourth Way’
Eff. Talagang walang kinabukasan ang Pilipinas sa set of legislators natin ngayon sa House of Representatives. WTF! House Resolution 737 and 1109 are craps. I understand a handful of things naman. Hahaaa. Changing the economic provision to benefit the foreigners is not a good idea, its like selling the Philippines to other countries. Soon it will be Philippines run by the Japanese or the Americans. (The Republic of the Philippines by the Government of Japan/America) Hahaaa. XD As if hindi pa bad idea ang pag-change sa economic provision, gumawa pa kayo ng FOUTH WAY. Eff! Bicameral ang Congress natin. Elementary pa lang, alam na yan.
010. DLSU College of Law
Let’s see after five years. Maganda naman ang roster of faculty.
