patay.
Today, a close friend of mine expressed his disappointment on their batch yearbook, Altitude 2007.. as i read his review of the book, i am slowly disheartened.. as part of the ed.board, yes, at some point, i'm partly to blame.. there were many errors, inaccuracies, mistakes during the production of the book that we're only feeling the impact/magnitude of these lapses NOW that the book has been released to the 1200+ subscribers..
What fears me most is that I've only read the case of my friend, how about the response of other subscribers who suffered the same fate or worst, weren't even included in the book though they have paid for it and have satisfactorily submitted their write-up? What are we gonna do?
For the next batch, Altitude'08, this should be a lesson learned. I understand what Cody said on Altitude'07,
The essence of a yearbook is made from all the subscribers' compiled write-ups which in time form the very legacy of their batch.. this is what they paid for and what they wanted to reminisce over and over again as they aged... and sadly, we, the Altitude'07 Ed.Board missed that part.
I hope i'll get everything right this time on our batch, Altitude'08...
A REPOST from Wheatboi:
priestess16 wrote on Jun 23
i dunno what to say.. sorry may not be sufficient to pacify your disappointment Cody.. anyway, thanks for making me Sakura-like.. hahaha anyway, cguro the best person who can give an explanation of what really transpired regarding your write-ups is the eic itself, mark.. =)
wheatboi replied today at 12:14 AM
Les, uve grown. And really, nkita ko si Sakura seo (or maybe Im watching too much naruto shippuden, si Ces nagmukang 5th Hokage..)
i point my disappointments to the staff generally because, of course staff cla and the least they could do is to properly "intervene". may mga CP number naman diba?
one thing that irritate me is that ung day na kinukuha ko un yearbook. i came to get my yearbook and not to be "harrassed" by how i look, or by what i am doing.
im extremely vexed sa mga pingasasabi nya sakin, and Mark cant do things right by "himself". tama lang pala na di ko ina-nalyze un yearbook habang nandun ako. adik na kung adik, basta ang mali --- MALI.
Peace sakura :) (haha)
The yearbook is not just a bunch of pictures with quotes but is a piece of legacy, a remnant of the past which people pay so that one day they have something to look back to. Even if wala clang nagawa, wala clang medal na nakuha, hindi cla president ng SSC, they have no "political leadership" skills, or greatness that will "forever shine", or, whats that...? "fight the struggles of the color of every rainbow(? - i dont know, i just looked at page 187)" at least they are remembered by their personal testimonies. Ang ffake na nga ng gradpics, ang fake pa ng testi. I look at my picture and I cant see my pimples. Di na ako mukang adik pero isang tinapang sinampal at binilad sa araw. Mark is not the same person I knew before. You tell him that!
halodregs wrote on Jun 23:
They didn't put me in the god damned book. I paid for that shit man. I even remember having to submit our write-ups thrice. THRICE, MAN.
I was greeted by an absent mark and two old ladies who kept on giggling and reminiscing their frolicking with their husbands fred and barney. They were all, "hihi if u grad wated y r u in ur uneform still lol. oh w8 ur in batch 2007 that's sooo last yr lols11"
It took sir mark a good 7 hours to reply to my text message and tell me straight up that I wasn't in the book.
In spite of his hands being nailed to a 6 foot wooden plank, Jesus as well gives two thumbs in disappointment. In addition, pastor jon's anticipatory erection points a huge, flaccid one straight down.
PS. Is that the fucking ibong adarna on the cover? perhaps they should have crafted the book of stone, to more precisely describe its contents. That, of course according to your description, being shit.
What fears me most is that I've only read the case of my friend, how about the response of other subscribers who suffered the same fate or worst, weren't even included in the book though they have paid for it and have satisfactorily submitted their write-up? What are we gonna do?
For the next batch, Altitude'08, this should be a lesson learned. I understand what Cody said on Altitude'07,
".. the layout was great, almost everything is perfect, although like an empty nutshell, it has no meaning at all. And that makes it sink lower... "
"The yearbook is not just a bunch of pictures with quotes but is a piece of legacy, a remnant of the past which people pay so that one day they have something to look back to. Even if wala clang nagawa, wala clang medal na nakuha, hindi cla president ng SSC, they have no "political leadership" skills, or greatness that will "forever shine", or, whats that...? "fight the struggles of the color of every rainbow" (i dont know, i just looked at page 187)" at least they are remembered by their personal testimonies.."
The essence of a yearbook is made from all the subscribers' compiled write-ups which in time form the very legacy of their batch.. this is what they paid for and what they wanted to reminisce over and over again as they aged... and sadly, we, the Altitude'07 Ed.Board missed that part.
I hope i'll get everything right this time on our batch, Altitude'08...
A REPOST from Wheatboi:
I really wasnt expecting anything when they say "Yearbook". My testimonial from my Bes was the only testimonial I submitted. Like what is required, 300 or less words. And as I read it before I submit it, it wasnt much tho, just the thought of my bes effort to write it is enough.
After 2 years of waiting, the vaunted ALTITUDE 2007 was soon realeased. It was dated to be june 19, but was moved to 21. As soon as I got there, I got the sight of the green-eyed monster Mark, the former Hokage Ces, the Sakura-like matured Leslie, a very noisy and boisterous gay guy, a CI who hasnt been looking at the mirror lately, and some others and a pile of yearbook. As usual, mark has been making a wretch out of my med course and if not les or whoever is there that could get me wrong when I say this... of course, to be discussed in another blog. So I took the yearbook and left. It says... OPEN IN 3 DAYS. Sira daw ung velcro patch. As I opened it at home, to my utter disappointment and dismay, it wasnt the year book the I WASNT expecting. It was EVEN THE WORSE of what I WASNT EXPECTING. Totally, our testimonials were replaced by "general" comments. For example...
page 153
Bernard Bayog
"to say he loves life and laughter would be an understatement. The jovial person he is, Brian's never too busy to squeez in laughing, conversing, and throw pucnhlines with HER friends, sometimes under extreme pressur. But when its time to get serious, he gets the job done"
For all I know, even in times, Bernard NEVER gets serious and gets job done. Maling Mali!!! This type of testimonials could compliment ANYBODY, without signs of uniqueness eh!!
p.155
Ralph Wilson Bello
"Clear blue waters and fine whitesand reminds me of ralph. Always in game for extremes. Ready to climb the highest mountains of trias and reach the summit of success."
As for me, the simple testimonial of mine was never printed. This is one of the worst day ever after waiting for 2 years. Great job guys!!
It continues up to 584 pages of Bullshit.
My classmates keep on messaging me about the wrongness of the Yearbook. Hello, di ako staffer jan, I gave them the list. Turn to page 33 of the little Altitude booklet. THey have their numbers at the back, call them and feel free na "pagsabihan" sila about your problems.
Sum it up
I give ONE STAR for the staff's "EFFORTS" *with emphasis on the quotation marks * Great job on the writings! How fluent!
I give another STAR for "new from the pubishing house" smell, I love the smell of new books, the layout was great, almost everything is perfect, although like an empty nutshell, it has no meaning at all. And that makes it sink lower. you fail.
Two thumbs WAAYYYYYYYYYYY down.
YOU FAIL!!!
priestess16 wrote on Jun 23
i dunno what to say.. sorry may not be sufficient to pacify your disappointment Cody.. anyway, thanks for making me Sakura-like.. hahaha anyway, cguro the best person who can give an explanation of what really transpired regarding your write-ups is the eic itself, mark.. =)
wheatboi replied today at 12:14 AM
Les, uve grown. And really, nkita ko si Sakura seo (or maybe Im watching too much naruto shippuden, si Ces nagmukang 5th Hokage..)
i point my disappointments to the staff generally because, of course staff cla and the least they could do is to properly "intervene". may mga CP number naman diba?
one thing that irritate me is that ung day na kinukuha ko un yearbook. i came to get my yearbook and not to be "harrassed" by how i look, or by what i am doing.
im extremely vexed sa mga pingasasabi nya sakin, and Mark cant do things right by "himself". tama lang pala na di ko ina-nalyze un yearbook habang nandun ako. adik na kung adik, basta ang mali --- MALI.
Peace sakura :) (haha)
The yearbook is not just a bunch of pictures with quotes but is a piece of legacy, a remnant of the past which people pay so that one day they have something to look back to. Even if wala clang nagawa, wala clang medal na nakuha, hindi cla president ng SSC, they have no "political leadership" skills, or greatness that will "forever shine", or, whats that...? "fight the struggles of the color of every rainbow(? - i dont know, i just looked at page 187)" at least they are remembered by their personal testimonies. Ang ffake na nga ng gradpics, ang fake pa ng testi. I look at my picture and I cant see my pimples. Di na ako mukang adik pero isang tinapang sinampal at binilad sa araw. Mark is not the same person I knew before. You tell him that!
halodregs wrote on Jun 23:
They didn't put me in the god damned book. I paid for that shit man. I even remember having to submit our write-ups thrice. THRICE, MAN.
I was greeted by an absent mark and two old ladies who kept on giggling and reminiscing their frolicking with their husbands fred and barney. They were all, "hihi if u grad wated y r u in ur uneform still lol. oh w8 ur in batch 2007 that's sooo last yr lols11"
It took sir mark a good 7 hours to reply to my text message and tell me straight up that I wasn't in the book.
In spite of his hands being nailed to a 6 foot wooden plank, Jesus as well gives two thumbs in disappointment. In addition, pastor jon's anticipatory erection points a huge, flaccid one straight down.
PS. Is that the fucking ibong adarna on the cover? perhaps they should have crafted the book of stone, to more precisely describe its contents. That, of course according to your description, being shit.
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