"You're making me wanna say 'hoy!' Hindi ko alam ang pangalan mo pero
'excuse ma'am/sir' ! Nag kita tayo sa kuarto. Nag kuha ka yong attencion ko
cuz you're making me wanna say 'hoy'!" - Ria and Tin.
JanaLynne Caldetera Umipig
External Vice President
Back to Basics: Year:3rd nicknames:twinkle, twinkie, buddah, janAss, puet Major:Theatre and Asian American Studies Double Home-Home:Honolulu, HI, Stockton, CA and Upland, CA
we gon party like it's your birthday:01-08-87 high school / mascot:Upland High School, Highlanders (ie. Husky Scottish-men with bagpipes) and also scottie dogs…. siblings:1 older Sister, Irene Joy, 2 little Brothers Shane Matthew and Hayden Michael (We all have 2 names!) favorite color:I like the earthy tones, you know…colors of the earth hobbies:Art!! Performing and Visual Expression! And Learning…. Yay! Put them together and what do you get EDUTAINMENT! And well as its been told "Edutainment is a legitimate weapon."
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba? Let me drop you a name: Wes Gabrillo. favorite Kaba memory:The past two years! =)
favorite filipino food:Halo-Halo, Turon and Cassava Cake..mmmm..
guilty pleasure:High School Musical… I know, I make myself sick.
any special talents?Tahitian and Hula (I can shake it.)
and/ors
fold or crumple:Crumple…
coke or pepsi: I like juice.
1/2 full or half empty: Half. (period)
2 truths and a lie: A.) When I was younger my head was so big they had to cut the head openings on my shirt to get it to fit through or my grandma would just sew my clothes.
B.) My two brothers are actually my cousins, but my brothers.
C.) I was a Fat Kid, and that is why my nickname was once Buddah.
favorite quote:
"My motivation is to get you to respond
I ain't tryin' to keep you here
I'm tryin' to get you beyond"- Kiwi
Maria Amanda Macaraeg Gamboa
Internal Vice President
Back to Basics: Year:2008 nicknames:Ria, Ri-Ri, Murry, Mahreezy Gambeezie, MamaMaria, Skeets Major:Biological Sciences Home-Home:Agoura Hills
we gon party like it's your birthday:Feb. 15, 1986 high school / mascot:Agoura High School Chargers siblings:One older brother! favorite color:Green hobbies:Traveling. Golfing. Spending time with my family. Watching movies. Laughing about everything & anything. Being really quirky and weirddd!! Enjoying life =).
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba? mm..there are many ways that i got involved with kaba. talk to me and we can have a conversation.....for forever. favorite Kaba memory:Too many here too. Probably first year skit.
favorite filipino food: Kare kare! Peanut butter oxtail mmmmmm!!
guilty pleasure:shopping and spending money on useless things!
any special talents?mm..i have hyperextended elbows.... i also like to abbreviate things...and add weird suffixes to words...
and/ors
fold or crumple:crumples
coke or pepsi: coke
1/2 full or half empty: half full
2 truths and a lie: - i've fed a monkey in a sacred monkey forest in Bali, Indonesia
- i've never been to the Philippines
- i've been roundhouse kicked in the face
favorite quote:
I have many, but here is the one I'm feeling right now:
We, the unwilling,led by the unknowing,are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much,for so long,with so little,we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. -- Mother Teresa
Roland Fernandez
Treasurer
...handling that paper
Back to Basics: Year:3rd year nicknames:ferret, rolo, do ("dough"), nubz Major:Criminology, Law, and Society Home-Home:Stockton, Ca nor cal but NOT the bay
we gon party like it's your birthday:November 16, 1987 high school / mascot:Amos Alonzo Stagg Delta Kings siblings:1 year older brother favorite color:silver and burgundy hobbies:working out, chillin, movies, ebay, imdb
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?i went to the tahoe trip my first year not knowing what to expect and i've been involved ever since favorite Kaba memory:my whole experience so far is a memory for me
favorite filipino food: lumpia, diniguan, tocino, all the works.
guilty pleasure:T-Pain and the veggie burrito at old tyme burrito back home, though those two have no relevance whatsoever
any special talents?being random?*&$&
and/ors
fold or crumple:origami. thats how i do
coke or pepsi: neither
1/2 full or half empty: half empty. i like to expect the worst so it won't be as bad
2 truths and a lie: i once went to a kings and spurs basketball game wearing a bulls jersey
i broke my right pinky in the 7th grade and to this day still isn't completely straight
i won the basketball musical chairs game my first year during midnight magic at the bren
favorite quotes:
"I never been a follower my modo is supreme
only time i ever follow is when i follow my dreams"
"What's the point in not conforming if it's gonna change you?"
Krystle Soriano Larioza
Events Coordinator
Back to Basics: Year:3rd nicknames:Black Sheep, The Darkness, Darkie, Co-Founder of DarKaba
(also see: "Pia Banez") Major:Sociology! woohoo! I love people =) Home-Home:SAN DIEGO! whaaaat?! Best carne asada fries in the nation, son!
we gon party like it's your birthday:September 29, 1987... still so far from the golden age =( high school / mascot:Rancho Bernardo High School... broncos siblings:1 older brother...he's 8 years older than me favorite color:maroon and brown hobbies:I recently bought a skim board but I have only used it once.
I plan on buying a sector 9 board soon so maybe you'll catch me
cruisin around campus. Most of all I like chillin with the realest
folks i know...my lovely sisters of DELTA PHI GAMMA and the bros and
fellow lil sisses of TDB =), and of course kaba heads... then there's
eating, going to the gym (to balance out my eating), writing,
photography, painting, anything artsy basically. I have that side of
me but I also have the side that just loves to go out & have a good
time. It's the simple things in life that make me smile, really. =)
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?I was pretty active in the Fil-Am
community back in SD and thought I wanted to take a "break" when I
came to college. Then I realized, winter quarter of 1st year, that
Kaba could help me out with more than just the social or even the
community aspects of life. The first program I went to was the retreat
for K.A.M.P. (Kaba Academic Mentoring Program). I felt really welcomed
by everyone so I just kept coming back =) favorite Kaba memory:i can't really say on here...haha... so instead i'll just say
trads suite for PCN 2006... ;)
favorite filipino food:I'm going to have to say... my mom's adobo.
LEMME HOLLA at that REAL QUICK
guilty pleasure:something that 20 and under kids are not allowed to
do, danity kane, rite aid ice cream, yogurtland, & ...boys =x
(colorguard..haha)
any special talents?I can sight read pretty well on piano. Other
than that, nothing exciting really. haha
and/ors
fold or crumple:fold
coke or pepsi: pepsi
1/2 full or half empty: half full, but it'll be empty quick because i
drink a lot. haha
2 truths and a lie: my last boyfriend was Filipino, I was Homecoming
Queen at my high school, and I have never seen High School Musical
favorite quotes:
umm sorry i kind of LOVE quotes so i have a lot...
"To die for the revolution is a one-shot deal; to live for the revolution means taking on the more difficult commitment of changing our day-to-day life patterns." - Maria Lourdes Santiago Nocedal, Delta Phi Gamma - Beta Class
"Peace to my Third World equivalent
Even if I can't fight beside you, I write what I can
To get our fam in other lands to understand your pain
Because your beef is mine and we're one of the same"
-- Blue Scholars - "Opening Salvo"
"You'll learn that you left black & white back in high school. It's shades of gray from here on out." - Greek (on ABC Family)
"Success is the unintended side effect resulting from the pursuit of something larger than yourself"
-Jack W. Thurston
"It is absolutely necessary to act. Inaction and withdrawal into oneself lead only to despair. The real danger is in passivity, in stopping the struggle, in giving up." - Alain Resnais
"Remember... Dreams come true." - DISNEYLAND!
Lester Earl Aceret de los Reyes
Alumni Undergraduate Liaison
Back to Basics: Year:3rd year nicknames:Lest0r (with a zero), Tor, Fessy, Pahoho, either the Care Keeper or Bear of Ambrose Forest Major:Biological Sciences and a minor in Cognitive Science Home-Home:Lahaina, HAWAII, born and raised...yeah brah!
we gon party like it's your birthday:October 7, 1987 high school / mascot:Lahainaluna High School and we were known as the Lunas, which were plantation supervisors. But our "so called" mascot is a burning torch but I don't know if we have an actual mascot siblings:3 years younger sister and 5 years younger brother favorite color:blue and black hobbies:playing video games, watching TV, humming and trying to figure out the lyrics to songs, Wikipedia
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?It's a long story that started during welcome week of my first year. I was looking for Filipino clubs on campus and I came across Kaba's booth. One of the board members then called me over and we talked about the 5 aspects. Then I became involved with KAMP and my mentor was the same guy who talked to me at the booth. favorite Kaba memory:End of the Year Banquet 2006 and 2007
favorite filipino food:adobo, banana lumpia and bibingka
guilty pleasure:Guitar Hero, "More Than a Feeling" from the first and "Carry On Wayward Son" from the second, sometimes I catch myself singing and "rocking out" whenever I play these songs.
any special talents?I can remember stuff that happened from a long time ago, but I can't remember what happened the day before so it's a give-take kind of thing.
and/ors
fold or crumple:Fold
coke or pepsi: Neither
1/2 full or half empty: Half full because it seems that there's more, iono
2 truths and a lie: - I was sent to the principal's office on the last day of high school regarding graduation.
- I was a member of my high school's canoe paddling and football teams.
- I did taekwondo during middle and high school.
favorite quotes:
"The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same."
- Blue Scholars from "No Rest for the Weary"
"Away on distant lands, I'll always keep one foot on sand."
Antonio Caminong Jr.
Community Advocacy Coordinator
... holla at it
Back to Basics: Year:3rd year nicknames:Delicious, Diesel, Walk it out, Donkey, a toe nail, Major:Psychology and Social behavior Home-Home:San Francisco California, aint no game like frisco game
we gon party like it's your birthday:february 5, 1987 high school / mascot:Lowell Cardinals or nerds siblings:sister favorite color:gray like old people's hair or green the color of beautiful trees hobbies:comedy, basketball, kickin it and chillin..doing my thang thang
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?ran for community, and here i am fresh as a daisy favorite Kaba memory:Sweet lester
favorite filipino food: Turon, chicken adobo, ube inside pan de sal
guilty pleasure:myself.
any special talents?i do stand up
and/ors
fold or crumple:crumple it up so you can throw it away
coke or pepsi: 151
1/2 full or half empty: no more i drank it
2 truths and a lie: the song "the light" from common was written by me for my girlfriend
i can make the westside sign with my toes
i did the "wow you're hand is really small" with joy bisco from the debut
favorite quotes:
"everything we eat has cheese on it, everything we do has cheese on it... im cheesy too cheesy, u're just not cheesy for dreezy"
"how do u feel about that"
" I believe they killed a prince named Tupac Amaru Shakur at 25 because a King
named Martin led a boycott at 26."
"sweet lester"
Laurene Joy Domdom Doble
Peer Academic Mentor Coordinator
Back to Basics: Year:3rd nicknames:LJ, Dobbler, Jdobes, "Laurene", Joy Joy, L-Joy. By the end of the year, I can almost guarantee that I will come up with a nickname for you, too. Major:Business Economics...with a specialization in International Issues and a minor in Management. I want to travel the world and understand international development for the betterment of struggling communities...and still be able to pay off student loans. Home-Home:Rancho Bernardo, CA for the first 10 years of my life. Las Vegas, NV for the 10 years following. My first clubbing experience happened when I was living in Irvine, CA...go figure.
we gon party like it's your birthday:December 20th, 1986. Yay December babies and the year of the tiger! high school / mascot:Palo Verde High School. Go Panthers!!! Never went to a football game, but we won State Championship! Yay?! siblings:Two of them named Chris and Mindy a.k.a. Kuya and Ate. I'm the youngest. favorite color:Cerulean. Prettiest blue in the box. hobbies:Playing the piano; reading; painting & drawing; working out; cloud and star-gazing; watching Food Network, trying to cook, and then eating the food; movie nights at home; appreciating nature.
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?I started going to meetings Fall Quarter of my freshman year, but I only got involved after taking a trip to Historical Filipinotown in Los Angeles. For the first time, I was challenged to learn more about the Philippines--its culture, politics, history, and the issues of being a Filipino-American student. Participating in PCN also helped reel me in, of course. favorite Kaba memory:Jumping into the ARC swimming pool at the 2007 End of the Year Banquet.
favorite filipino food: Pork sinigang. Comfort food right there.
guilty pleasure:Brownies with ice cream.
any special talents? Writing upside down at a rate that'll impress you.
and/ors
fold or crumple:Fold
coke or pepsi: Coke...or Royal Tru Orange...or just room temperature water.
1/2 full or half empty: Half full...this implies that I'm optimistic, right? Well what if you were stuck in a box being filled with water? Being an optimist, I'd say that it was half empty. In conclusion, this isn't a very good question, or it just displays that I tend to over-analyze things...OKAY...next question...
2 truths and a lie: I accidentally jumped into a manhole; I have a porcelain tooth; I strongly dislike musicals.
favorite quote:"Empty lots and empty minds are alike in that they tend to accumulate the most garbage."
Giselle Joyce B. Corella
Cultural Co-Coordinator
Back to Basics: Year:3rd year nicknames:Studio Art and Social Ecology double ( minor in Urban and Regional Planning by beginning of next year hopefully) Major:Business Economics...with a specialization in International Issues and a minor in Management. I want to travel the world and understand international development for the betterment of struggling communities...and still be able to pay off student loans. Home-Home:EAGLE ROCK!
we gon party like it's your birthday:January 3, 1987 high school / mascot:Eagle Rock High School, of course EAGLES siblings:1 older brother The Rod Lester, 1 older sister Ma.Raissa...yes weird names I know...and yes the youngest is always the best! hobbies:watching Indie Films...good movies in general, painting (yEaH Studio Art!), exploring the city of Los Angeles, and eating ethnic food
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?PCN! (yEah SKIT!) favorite Kaba memory:SKIT 07 and jumping in the pool for Kaba Board 07-08
favorite filipino food: Sinigang (did I spell that right?), Adobo, Sisig, all types of Lechon...man I have too many
guilty pleasure:I FREAKIN' LOVE STUDYING in QUAINT LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS while sipping my favorite coffee...(Swork in Eagle Rock and Highland Perk....visit me!)...o00 and plucking hairs from boys cause they cry
any special talents? hmmm I poo quite regularly...I know many who are often constipated....yes?
and/ors
fold or crumple:fold paper, crumple toilet paper
coke or pepsi: COKE
1/2 full or half empty: half full....yippee
2 truths and a lie: I can rap in Tagalog when I'm...yeah
My friend made a song for me and sang it on my 18th Birthday
I can put my fist in my mouth
favorite quote: "Being GROWN UP isn't half as fun as GROWING UP"
The Ataris
Jeremiah Konrad Torrado Bautista
PCN Co-Coordinator
Back to Basics: Year:3rd year nicknames:MyMy, Jer, J-Kon, Squirrel of Ambrose Forest Major:Informatics, Minor in Digital Arts Home-Home:Chula Vista, where heroes are born
we gon party like it's your birthday:April 2nd, 1987 high school / mascot:Eastlake High School (EHS), we are the Titans, remember us siblings:2 brothers Jay and Jereille, 1 sister Jemianne. favorite color:blue-grey hobbies:using song lyrics in conversation and seeing if people notice, learning more and more about computers and making sure society doesn't over rely on them, soccer, singing when the moment is right, and cooking--it up, meaning food; delicious.
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?I didn't dorm, and still wanted on on-campus environment that wasn't at the Computer favorite Kaba memory:Kordilyera, Semi '06 and '07, seeing all the high school friends at friendship games.
favorite filipino food:sinigang, sisig, dinuguan, straight up barbecue, bibingka, turon, kamatis/okra/kamote/gabi/sitaw anything else at that bahay kubo that is kahit munti, pancit palabok, ukoy, and that "filipino fruit salad".
guilty pleasure:guilty as charged, and also taking socks off at the end of a hard day, boy is that rewarding. And massages/back scratches!
any special talents?I can understand you... and help you out!
and/ors
fold or crumple:more I roll it around 4 fingers first, then I crumple that sucker
coke or pepsi: Coke
1/2 full or half empty: no such thing
2 truths and a lie: -I was named after the weeping prophet, who was thrown into a well .
-I've been in a couple fist-fights, and I've disarmed a man.
-I payed the Roman Centurion in a Lenten play, and sang a solo to Jesus.
favorite quotes:
"Don't think, just feel." -Bruce Lee
"Everyone is disabled" -Informatics Lecture
"Qualify yourself, and you will never be discounted." -Conrado Sr.
Eric Michael Tiangco Barias
sports coordinator
Back to Basics: Year:4th nicknames: E, chibimaru, chibs, chibber, chibby…and any other
variation. Major:Biological Sciences. I'm into patient health and stuff. Home-Home:Born in Chicago, IL. Raised in Chino Hills, CA
we gon party like it's your birthday:February 3, 1986 high school / mascot:Damien High School. Go Spartans! siblings:1 younger sister, Tessa. 1 older brother, Matt. Yeah…I'm
the middle child.. favorite color:those simple colors. Black and white. hobbies:Playing basketball, working out, trying to learn how to play
the guitar, thinking about life, playing video games, reading song
lyrics, making water drip noises in class, pointing out funny things
about people (so watch out), making humming noises around people
which makes them think someone is calling them, being a superhero at
night.
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?I watched PCN when I was a 2nd
year and thought, "hmm, I want to be involved next year." So yeah, I
got involved through a friend during Fall qtr of my 3rd year and look
where I am now! favorite Kaba memory:Being on PCN's tinikling team. Good memories.
favorite filipino food:I don't have just one. Palabok, Dinuguan, and
Halo-halo. Those sure make my day.
guilty pleasure:now and then I sing and dance to boy band songs.
any special talents?I could do some grounded acrobatic stuff like cart
wheels, Chinese get-ups, and rolling flips…until I get hurt that is.
and/ors
fold or crumple:Fold
coke or pepsi: Coke
1/2 full or half empty: Half empty. Yeah I know I could be a
pessimist at times. Well…someone has to bring others back to reality
now and then.
2 truths and a lie: I met Snoop Dogg in a video game store, I went
bungee jumping in Las Vegas, I won $100 off a scratcher before.
favorite quote:"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not
trying." – Michael Jordan
Katrina Marie Castro Dikitanan
co-historian
Back to Basics: Year:3rd nicknames: trina, limewire, best buy, da filipina... Major:switching to studio art, double minoring in in4matx and digital art. Home-Home:Born in Tucson, AZ. Raised in Alameda, CA.
we gon party like it's your birthday:June 1, 1987 high school / mascot:Encinal High School. goooo JETS! yes. there was a jet parked in our front lot.. siblings:1 younger sister, adrienne, she's 13 and my polar opposite. favorite color:earthy tones. and ocean blue. =] hobbies:skateboarding, music of all sorts, teaching myself to play guitar, playing piano, urban art, island culture, tahitian dancing, martial arts, taking pictures, designing with my computer..
Q and A: how did you get involved in Kaba?so, the summer before first year, i was on myspace, and i made a friend on kaba board, she persuaded me to come out, i found my niche in [histolicity], and well, here i am. favorite Kaba memory:late night delirium music-video, slideshow-making.
favorite filipino food:i don't have just one. adobo, sinigang, sisig, turon. mmm.
guilty pleasure:s club 7. nuff said. and boy bands. when i was a kid i used to be all excited to meet groups like onevo1ce and jasmine trias. dancing in my room when no one's looking. i'm also guilty of taking emo pictures for suree.
any special talents?i can rotate my hands in two different directions. i can fit my fist in my mouth. if i had to, i can probably flip over five people, given a running start...and ah yes. i can moonwalk.
and/ors
fold or crumple:Fold
coke or pepsi: Coke
1/2 full or half empty: Half empty. does that mean i'm a pessimist?
2 truths and a lie: i'm scuba certified. i have a black belt in aikido. i have a permanent scar on my back from when i was born 6 weeks premature.
