Wood, earth and stones. -Thoreau

The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are the standing army, and the militia, jailers, constables, posse comitatus, etc. In most cases there is no free exercise whatever of the judgment or of the moral sense; but they put themselves on a level with wood and earth and stones; and wooden men can perhaps be manufactured that will serve the purpose as well. Such command no more respect than men of straw or a lump of dirt. They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs. Yet such as these even are commonly esteemed good citizens. Others, as most legislators, politicians, lawyers, ministers, and office-holders, serve the state chiefly with their heads; and, as they rarely make any moral distinctions, they are as likely to serve the devil, without intending it, as God. A very few, as heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers in the great sense, and men, serve the state with their consciences also, and so necessarily resist it for the most part; and they are commonly treated as enemies by it. -Henry David Thoreau

My point of view (in here also includes the people in society)

1) People tend to be dictated like what Thoreau said in "The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines". The ones in the military that follows orders is an example. Maybe another is a boss and employer relationship when the employed follows what the boss says because he/she needs to.

2)There are some that only care about themselves. Think what will benefit them and not the many. Here comes greed, corruption that is why more people are in poverty.

3)And there is the people who fight for what they believe is right. People who cares about the society because they know that what is happening to their community isn't right. They stand up for what they believe in and mostly becomes the enemy of the public.

I'd rather be Green!

Minsan lang ang 100 years!

I'm really excited for June 16! 2 more days to go! And La Sallian presence here in the Philippines will mark its 100th year! Awesome right? Few only reaches that feat. I have to tell you, I'm really having fun now at Canlubang. When I joined the Leadership Training last weekend, it was God's perfect time for me to realize that I'm luck to be a Canlubanger! That time it was all sinking in to me. How awesome the school is! I'm blessed that I was able to attend that. How I just wish others would also experience it!

As we celebrate our 100th year, may all La Sallian bear in their hearts that we are ONE LA SALLE. We may have different names, but our goal is one!

The Art of Tutting

Egyptian hieroglyphs were a formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that contained a combination of logographic and alphabetic elements. Egyptians used cursive hieroglyphs for religious literature on papyrus and wood. Less formal variations of the script, called hieratic and demotic, are technically not hieroglyphs.

A hieroglyph used as a logogram defines the object of which it is an image.

In dancing Tutting is

• is a contemporary abstract interpretive street dance style modeled after Egyptian hieroglyphics. Tutting is performed with attention to the musics' rhythm by altering the position of the body and limbs in a synchronized, robotic manner.
• is a style of dance that consists of making geometric positions and movements. Its style mostly deals with 90 degree angles.
• is said to have originated from the Egyptian culture because the dance mimics the way an Egyptian would walk and move.

I'm really not sure who did tutting in dancing or created the style and when it arrived. But as what I've seen Tutting has been evolving through time. As what I watch from other dance crews. The creativity and imagination and putting it and incorporating it with dance.

Here is a video of Moon and Hok doing Tutting.



SOURCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutting ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs#Uniliteral_signs; http://www.urbanhint.com/tutting/

Live it up! 6-3-11

It's already the 2nd week of the 1st term and I'm already occupied with so many things to do! It either school work, or having meetings here and there, leadership trainings for student leaders and officers. But what I'm excited is to be part (La Salle Canlubang) of dancing to the The Lasallian Centennial Dance Anthem "Live it Up!"

Minsan lang ang 100 years.

So why not be active with school activities and try the best to let this year be different among the rest. Not just this year is the 100 years of La Sallian presence.

I'm really excited for the centennial celebration even though I still don't know what we'll be doing.

BOTTOM LINE is whether you're from DLS-CSB, La Salle Dasma (to name a few) or La Salle Canlubang. We're all LA SALLE SCHOOLS. AND WE'RE ONE.

ANIMO!

How you express yourself is art.

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine.

I see art everywhere. Natural art through nature, art as fashion on how they'll express themselves, art through singing, and also through dancing. As a dancer I can say that dancing is an art. Dancing for me relieves me from my stress as a college student. Sometimes when I'm depressed its dancing I look forward too. Inline with the definition I chose, dancing (art) makes me realize that as I look forward to dancing its because I'm stressed and that there is problem. with dancing little by little somehow I forget the stress and just have fun. Like in the quote, "makes us aware of their existence (problems)" With the problems and stress I can come up with step and choreographies to my dance. It helps me become more relieved.

"Who/What determines whether a work/product/object is a work of art? Or, who determines whether a person is an artist?"

For me whatever you put effort on with inspiration and that has a final product is art. Being an artist is what society labels you. And having this National Artist award is just a recognition for what you've contributed to your art. I think it depends on how serious you'll be on your art, it can be that you study your art more like the people in universities or do what you do (like painting, performing arts, literature etc.) more as a hobby.

Like what Carlo Caparas is pointing out, he's an artist. Maybe also by profession but he's works has a huge impact on television, film, and on literature. As what CCP and NCCA are saying that he wasn't included in the cut off, my say there is just interrogate representatives from Malacañang and not him. It's not his fault that former President appointed him, but she's the one to be asked why he's included.

I can be an artist without me knowing it. You could be an artist. It's just a label. Anyone can be artistic it's just how you'll present it and how people would understand what you're trying to say.