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ARCHITECTURE / TRAVEL / LIFESTYLE<br />

BAGAC, BATAAN


2<br />

THE BLOCK


C O N T E N T S<br />

07<br />

START TO FINISH<br />

THE NEVER ENDING TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AND<br />

HARDSHIP THROUGH CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS.<br />

WHAT KEEPS THEM BOND TOGETHER?<br />

10<br />

TRIP TO ACUZAR<br />

BACKPACKING IN TIME. TODAY’S JOURNEY BRINGS<br />

BACK SPANISH COLONIAL TIME OF 18 TH CENTURY TO<br />

YOU. PRESERVED AND LOVED<br />

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MUST-HAVE ITEM<br />

RITUALS, TREASURES AND VALUABLES. WHAT ARE THE<br />

MUST-HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU BRING TO SCHOOL?<br />

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NIGHT 2018<br />

19 CONTESTANTS, 2 WINNERS, 1 NIGHT. WHO WILL BE<br />

THE MR. & MS. AR-ID-BE 2017?<br />

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COMFORT FOOD?<br />

BELIEVED TO BE A GREAT COPING MECHANISM FOR<br />

SOOTHING NEGATIVE FEELINGS.<br />

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HELL WEEK<br />

THAT TIME OF THE TERM WHERE YOU BREAK DOWN<br />

INFRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER. HOW TO SURVIVE HELL<br />

WEEK?<br />

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THE BLOCK<br />

Publisher / Editor-in-Chief<br />

Paolo Cuvin<br />

Managing Editor<br />

Ferdie Hilario<br />

Editorial Designer<br />

Nicole Manalang<br />

Photographers-at-Large<br />

Vannah Austria, Bianca Hequibal, Ferdie Hilario<br />

Micah Lorenzo, Isabelle Luna, Nicole Manalang<br />

Nicole Swain, Jearon Tandico, Eira Yangson<br />

Contributing Writers<br />

Vannah Austria, Paolo Cuvin<br />

Nicole Manalang, Eira Yangson<br />

Contact Us<br />

Sprak’n’lourdz Limited t/a <strong>The</strong> <strong>Block</strong><br />

Manila, Philippines<br />

contactus@blockmag.com<br />

<strong>Block</strong>Mag block_mag theblock_magazine<br />

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04<br />

LETTER<br />

the<br />

from<br />

EDITOR<br />

Still thinking about “wow! Hindi na pala to naging<br />

drawing lang?” approximately 2 months from now I<br />

spoke to Ferdie about creating a magazine with a<br />

concept of lifestyle and story about our block and he<br />

immediately responded “ayos lang naman’ so I<br />

already thought that this project will be very hassle on<br />

the first place. About midterm week I told Ferdie just<br />

to take photos on every event that we will attend to as<br />

it can be a start of building a concept that we can<br />

incorporate on the magazine. Before the 11 th week we<br />

already attended around 2 major event and many extra<br />

worth writing stories and right after that we already<br />

came up with the concept of making a magazine that<br />

will focus on the travel, art and lifestyle of our block<br />

and the rest is history.<br />

Ang totoo nga hindi naman talaga to yung first issue,<br />

issue <strong>00</strong> lang naman to parang dry run if maganda<br />

naman kakalabasan , trip ng mga blockmates namin<br />

why not produce more? It can help naman after we<br />

graduate eh parang year book pero naging year/s<br />

book.<br />

Paolo Cuvin / Editor-in Chief<br />

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THE BLOCK


Imagine Us<br />

text / Eira Yangson<br />

Friends are the ones that mark our lives deeply. True<br />

friendship is when you feel home whenever you’re with<br />

them. Not only the gift of friendship that our block has<br />

offered but also the love of second family. Who would’ve<br />

thought that after 2 years we’re still solid as ever? Back in day<br />

1, na lahat nagkakahiyaan pa, we can still remember higher<br />

batches telling us “Kayo kayo din magkakasama hanggang<br />

huli kahit magkahiwalay kayo”. First block never dies” and we<br />

feel blessed enough to say that up to this day, nandito padin<br />

kami.<br />

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Our friendship has been through ups and downs. Literal na<br />

nagkakaintindihan kaming lahat ng nararamdaman because<br />

we experience the same problems specifically sa acads.<br />

Terms ends are usually the times na sobrang nagbabonding<br />

yung block. We end the term by renting a private resort, or<br />

we could value these small gatherings because it gives us the<br />

chance to bond and create a stronger relationship with each<br />

other.<br />

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TRIP TO ACUZAR<br />

Bagac, Bataan<br />

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Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar?<br />

text / Paolo Cuvin<br />

I<br />

f you’ve grown tired of beach and<br />

resort getaways but aren’t too eager<br />

on having staycations, then a trip to<br />

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac,<br />

Bataan is the perfect center place to<br />

visit. Owner Jose Acuzar started to<br />

rebuild Spanish colonial era mansions<br />

in Bagac, Bataan in 2<strong>00</strong>3 and in 2010<br />

the heritage park was opened to<br />

public. Spreads over 4<strong>00</strong> hectares, the<br />

place features over 27 Spanish<br />

colonial era buildings and each houses<br />

were chosen based on their historical,<br />

cultural and architectural value. Some<br />

of these mansions are replicas, but<br />

`<br />

most are originals collected from<br />

various provinces of the Philippines.<br />

<strong>The</strong> casas, the Spanish word for<br />

“houses” were often of the bahay na<br />

bato type, which is made of wood on<br />

the second floor and stone for its<br />

foundation. <strong>The</strong>se houses were<br />

carefully dismantled on site brick by<br />

brick, numbered and transported to<br />

the site, where they reassembled and<br />

restored. Most of the casas were<br />

named after the provinces or towns<br />

they originated from such as, Casa<br />

Escolta, Casa Binondo, Casas Binan,<br />

etc.<br />

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<strong>The</strong> trip started around 4:<strong>00</strong>am means<br />

an early morning drive after a wellrested<br />

evening around the midterm<br />

week. Especially this is one of the<br />

events that the students wanted to<br />

participate as they see this trip to be a<br />

midterm break from their classes and<br />

also to be an educating one, after<br />

which the trip takes around 5 hours to<br />

reach Bagac, Bataan, once one is<br />

inside Las Casas the means of<br />

transport radically transforms, and<br />

the timeless experience is amplified<br />

on both feet and wheels.<br />

<strong>The</strong> replica of Balanga Cathedral is the<br />

first stop inside the park, the<br />

Cathedral is one of the churches in<br />

Bataan that adds a new addition to<br />

the spreading property of Las casas as<br />

the church is still currently on<br />

construction. Extensively after a<br />

hearing the God’s word, the students<br />

head up for their late lunch having<br />

their first taste of the unique and<br />

delicate Filipino cuisines also adding a<br />

rich heritage atmosphere on the<br />

place.<br />

some casas which normally are not<br />

open to the public. <strong>The</strong> guides share<br />

valuable insights about the origin,<br />

forgotten history and often shocking<br />

controversies surrounding each casa.<br />

Ceiling designs goes on throughout<br />

the houses and even the joints where<br />

the post and ceiling meet are not<br />

forgotten. Carved from wood are<br />

decorative brackets in the same<br />

Filipino Art Nouveau Style. But<br />

whether it’s over decorated or not, as<br />

it has been said that this houses are<br />

very unique to each other and this<br />

detail to design is not exclusive to the<br />

houses.<br />

To fully appreciate the old mansions<br />

it’s essential to join the walking tour,<br />

around 3pm the heritage tour starts<br />

and takes about 1.5 hours to 2 hours<br />

and led by guides who can tell the<br />

story of each casa by heart. During the<br />

tour, visitors are allowed to enter<br />

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Explore the Heritage<br />

text / Paolo Cuvin<br />

Right after the heritage tour the<br />

participants are eager to see their<br />

rooms as the place have different<br />

designs and style on every hotel<br />

rooms. <strong>The</strong> hotel room of Las Casas is<br />

a one of a kind piece of discovery, the<br />

rooms where located on a casa like<br />

design that compliments the heritage<br />

design of the places. <strong>The</strong>re are rooms<br />

that are located on a bahay na bato<br />

type structure, dormitory-like, oldfashioned<br />

hotel atmosphere and<br />

many more. Each rooms compliments<br />

the guest with basic hotel<br />

complimentary from towels to bottled<br />

water.<br />

<strong>The</strong> beachfront development called<br />

Estero de Binondo is an undertaking<br />

which is a waterway where small<br />

boats can go through to transport<br />

guests lies between two rows of<br />

Manila-inspired buildings. <strong>The</strong><br />

beachfront is remarkably beautiful as<br />

to enjoy the sunset and sunrise view<br />

and each turn of view creates a new<br />

scenery of old time.<br />

Touring Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar<br />

takes you back to 18 th Century<br />

Philippines. A period both fascinating<br />

and complicated, marked by extreme<br />

class systems, distorted religious<br />

ideologies, and a social awakening<br />

that led to the birth of a new and<br />

independent nation.<br />

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Must- Have Item<br />

WHAT ARE THE MUST-HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU BRING TO SCHOOL?<br />

Nicole<br />

swain<br />

“Glasses di ako makakadrive at<br />

basa at gawa plates kung wala.<br />

Panyo (handkerchief) just in case<br />

yung powder ko kasi maarte ako<br />

hahaha”<br />

WHAT ARE THE MUST-HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU BRING TO SCHOOL?<br />

Wrist watch, rosary bracelet, cross necklace at<br />

panyo, hindi kumpleto araw ko kapag wala sila.<br />

Kulang na kulang ako kapag wala akong hawak<br />

na panyo, pag walang panyo, tissue, pero dapat<br />

may panyo hehe<br />

bianca<br />

hequibal<br />

a<br />

swain<br />

swain<br />

q<br />

Water bottle na syempre may water (sige na,<br />

okay na kahit wala), nakakatamad bumaba sa<br />

canteen para bumili ng tubig, mas okay magrefill<br />

para may excuse din lumabas ng room hehe.<br />

Uhaw? Uhaw.<br />

Cellphone, siyempre full charged. Samahan ko<br />

na ng maganda kong earphones para<br />

soundtrip. O ha combo. Isipin mo sa one hour &<br />

30 minutes (or mahigit pa) na break then wala<br />

kang phone??? Ano? Sagot. Uuwi nalang ako.<br />

Pamaypay (handfan), bakit? panghampas sa<br />

katabi ko. ‘Di biro lang. Mainit eh, lalo na kapag<br />

walang bakante sa lib at nasa sw lang.<br />

Payong (umbrella), kahit na si Trishia or si<br />

Vannah pa pinapalabas ko ng payong nila kahit<br />

meron ako sa bag, (oo na sorry), natamad kasi<br />

ako hehe lol la wenta. Bakit? Dahil mainit rin,<br />

kahit malapit lang ako sa mapua.<br />

Earphones - habang naghihintay ng kasama, i listen<br />

to my jams, Money - pambili ng pagkain/stuff,<br />

wet/dry wipes - for emergencies lol.<br />

micah<br />

swain<br />

lorenzo


ferdie<br />

hilario<br />

Tissue hahahaha (you know me well if you know<br />

that I always bring one) for hygienic purposes.<br />

Laptop- I use it during my vacant time. I use it<br />

either for school stuffs or for past time activities<br />

(watching movies, series or browsing in my social<br />

media apps<br />

Bottle - pag nauuhaw, refill nalang , Umbrella - umulan man o<br />

umaraw magagamit haha,<br />

Pencil/ ballpen – panulat, Tissue - daming gamit nyan hahaha<br />

jearon<br />

tandico<br />

Scale, ruler/triangle, cutter, techpen, correction tape, magic tape,<br />

pencil, charger, metric tape,<br />

We arki peeps need these things every day, we wouldn't really<br />

know but stay put lang dapat yan sa bag mo di mo alam kailan<br />

kakailanganin<br />

andrea<br />

bravo<br />

Panyo, lip balm, powder, wet wipes, comb (eto ung mga ka<br />

echosan ko bilang babae, nakasanayan ko ng dalhin ung mga<br />

ganito in case of emergency na dumating c crush joke para hindi<br />

masyadong halatang ngarag or may ng hingi ng wipes for u know<br />

hahahaha)<br />

trishia<br />

magbanua<br />

Trishia Magbanua


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NIGHT 2018<br />

World Trade Exchange, Binondo, Manila<br />

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Neon lights & teens of the night<br />

text<br />

/ Vannah Austria, Paolo Cuvin<br />

Woke up in the morning and my mind is still troubled with<br />

the materials to buy for a scale model, and maybe others are also<br />

worried on how to finish their plates within the next few days, and<br />

others on some quiz or exam coming up. <strong>The</strong>n suddenly a swoosh<br />

of excitement made me cave in to its whispers and reminded me of<br />

something “fun” and “exciting” tonight. Thoughts and worries<br />

about plates, scale models, school works, and everything stressful<br />

began to pop like a bubble and I started to pack my stuff.<br />

Our block began to prepare into groups. Some went<br />

in one’s house, others in one’s dormitory. Grabbing our outfits, we<br />

went into the bathroom one after the other. Hair straightener,<br />

lipsticks, lip tints, and others are handed out to achieve the best look<br />

for tonight. And with our jackets on and stuff prepared, we are ready<br />

to go. <strong>The</strong>se welcomed us the moment the elevator opened its doors<br />

upon reaching 36 th floor of the World Trade Exchange in Binondo,<br />

Manila. Neon lights of the abbreviation “Aridbe” decorated the<br />

stage where the candidates of the Mr. & Ms. ArIdBe are going to<br />

ramp their way to achieving the crown and the title.<br />

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<strong>The</strong> atmosphere is indeed very Riverdale.<br />

<strong>The</strong> cheering students of Architecture, Interior<br />

Design, and Industrial Design are in their<br />

Riverdale outfits and the dimmed room was made<br />

alive by the playful spotlights and the flickering<br />

neon lights.<br />

At dinner, people lined up before the<br />

buffet table to get their food & sat w/ their friends.<br />

Laughter & fun conversations filled the room as<br />

we dined. Later on, a loud roars the hall as the<br />

candidates’ ramps their way to the stage to<br />

announce the top 5 finalist for Mr. & Mrs.<br />

ARIDBE. <strong>The</strong> finalist are: Tope Delos Reyes,<br />

Franz Santos, Maro Bana, MC Cerezo, Gus Opay,<br />

Sam Coloso, Justine De Leon, Hiyas Pastor, Erica<br />

Kwan and Bricia Paragas. After announcing the<br />

finalist the contestants prepare themselves for the<br />

Q&A portion. Finally the Mr. & Mrs. ARIDBE<br />

are Mr. Gus Opay & Mrs. Bricia Paragas.<br />

After the celebration of announcing the<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Winners the event ended with an after<br />

party that celebrated by the guest bands: Autotelic,<br />

Luncheon &Up for Byes. <strong>The</strong> Students were wild<br />

as they unleashed their inner stress through the<br />

party, jumping into the pool, dragging & pulling<br />

their friends. It is really a very solid night indeed.<br />

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Comfort Food?<br />

BELIEVED TO BE A GREAT COPING MECHANISM FOR SOOTHING<br />

NEGATIVE FEELINGS.<br />

WHAT ARE THE MUST-HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU BRING TO SCHOOL?<br />

“Sundae with fries, hindi dahil sa food...<br />

Marami lang talaga ako good memories<br />

pag yon kinakain ko, tapos gusto ko lang<br />

ma alala ulit yon and makalimutan yung<br />

stress.”<br />

OLLIRIE<br />

RESURRECCION<br />

“Chicken huhu the best!”<br />

yvez<br />

bertiz<br />

“Pizzaaaaaaaa. Pizza is pizza everyone loves<br />

it + mayonnaise + cheese + ketchup + onions<br />

+ gravy. 2 slices are good but the whole box<br />

is better!”<br />

paolo<br />

cuvin<br />

isabelle<br />

luna<br />

“Coffee kasi pampagising na rin<br />

and basta hinahanap hanap mo<br />

nalang siya pag stress na stress<br />

na hahaha and yung chocolates<br />

kasi idk na :(( hahahaha”


“Number one comfort food are<br />

cookies. Because i believe<br />

everybody needs a cookie and you<br />

can’t be sad when you’re eating a<br />

cookie. Ahahahahah”<br />

eira<br />

yangson<br />

“CHICKEN SKIN SA<br />

SIZZLING HOUSE!!!!”<br />

“Definitely Cookies n’ Cream<br />

Ice cream, kasi nakakapag<br />

relax yung pag kumakain ng<br />

ice cream haha di ko rin alam<br />

bakit.”<br />

vannah<br />

austria<br />

marko<br />

delgado<br />

“Comfort food— chocolate<br />

specifically dark chocolate. Since it is<br />

believed to reduce stress. And it also<br />

gives you an energy or a pump when<br />

you’re feeling down”<br />

nicole<br />

manalang<br />

g


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Hell Week<br />

text<br />

/ Paolo Cuvin<br />

Every semester composes of exactly 11 weeks<br />

and each of those weeks creates new beginnings<br />

and endings, but the real ending starts at 10 th<br />

week. This is the start of so called “hell week”,<br />

one week, all-nighters, exams, final paper, group<br />

projects and major plates. Not every student has<br />

had to experience this, but it is very common to<br />

an architecture student. Hell is not for the<br />

average person, it will break down your spirit<br />

and your motivation but will a little perseverance<br />

and helpful tips can take down every hell week<br />

the mapua tries to throw to their way. <strong>The</strong>se<br />

were the times that either you drink so much<br />

coffee that the amount of caffeine you are<br />

consuming should be made illegal or you were<br />

just avoiding your duties and procrastinate after.<br />

Thinking about what to prioritize first between<br />

individual work and group projects, as to be<br />

lately inform that the deadline of these plates<br />

were extended to a later date and realize the<br />

times you can review for an exam that you<br />

missed to study during those hectic time. Your<br />

free time is your best friend if ever you had one<br />

but knowing that your free time will be either<br />

your nap time or your food to gather persona,<br />

after that tiring work you have done with your<br />

projects you will later realize that you haven’t<br />

eaten your dinner yet as most of the students<br />

tends to skip dinner and eat brunch as it will only<br />

consume less time for being a practical student.<br />

<strong>The</strong> most important part of hell week is how you<br />

will manage your time from your academic<br />

examinations to your major plates, excluding<br />

some special projects like scale model, papers,<br />

and some extracurricular activities.<br />

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One of the main feature of this term’s “hellweek’<br />

is the scale model projects, from building<br />

technology types of space framing to renovation<br />

of manila city hall to CBD project it eats up a lot<br />

of the students time from buying materials,<br />

conceptualization to building the model itself.<br />

Building technology cluster conducted to make<br />

different type of space framing structures<br />

models. <strong>The</strong>se models can educate the students<br />

on how different advance structures were built<br />

from miniature detail. For design cluster one of<br />

their major plates is the renovation of manila city<br />

hall, making it modernize with implementing<br />

some green design.<br />

Many of the students tend to struggle on the<br />

design phase as well as the building the entire<br />

model itself as the structure is approximately<br />

2<strong>00</strong> meters long and 80 meters wide so making<br />

the details of the structure is very difficult inside<br />

and out. Throughout these model making days<br />

the important thing is always the non-stop<br />

learning of new things and making new<br />

memories out of it.<br />

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HOW TOTAKE OUT HELL FROM<br />

HELL WEEK<br />

IT AINT EASY TO MAKE YOUR HELL WEEK TO AN ORDINARY WEEK BUT THESE NEXT TIPS<br />

CAN LESSEN YOUR STRESS AND HELPS YOU TO TAKE HEAD ON HELL WEEK:<br />

1.<br />

STUDY IMPORTANT PARTS! THE<br />

BASIC PRACTICE OF PROCASTINATION. IT’S<br />

REALLY IMPORTANT TO FIND SOMEWHERE<br />

YOU FEEL THAT YOU STUDY BEST. WHETHER<br />

IT BE AT A COFFEE SHOP, DISCUSSION ROOM<br />

OF THE LIBRARY, YOUR DORM,<br />

GYMNASIUM, ETC., MAKE SURE YOU<br />

ALWAYS FEEL COMFORTABLE AND CAN<br />

TRULY FOCUS ON THE MATERIAL YOU ARE<br />

STUDYING YET STUDY AS A GROUP TO GAIN<br />

MORE KNOWLEDGE AND INCREASE YOUR<br />

DECLARATIVE MEMORY.<br />

2.<br />

BE INTERNATIONAL WITH<br />

YOUR TIME. AFTER BLOCKING<br />

OUT SPECIFIC STUDY TIMES,<br />

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RESERVE SPACE FOR STUDY BREAKS,<br />

MEALS, SHOWERS, AND FRIENDS. TAKE<br />

TIME TO LIVE AND ENJOY THE LITTLE<br />

BREAKS. THIS SCHEDULE IS MEANT TO<br />

AID YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AND TIME<br />

MANAGEMENT, SO WHEN YOU ARE<br />

HAVING A STUDY SESSION, MAKE SURE<br />

YOU ARE ACTUALLY DEVOTING THAT<br />

TIME YOUR STUDIES<br />

PARTICIPATE IN GROUP<br />

3.<br />

STUDY SESSIONS. IT IS OFTEN<br />

VERY HELPFUL TO STUD WITH<br />

FELLOW BLOCKMATES. TAKE<br />

SOME TIME TO STUDY THE MATERIAL<br />

ON YOUR OWN AND THE GET TOGETHER<br />

WITH SOME CLASSMATES TO REVIEW.<br />

START EARLY. IT’S NEVER TOO<br />

4.<br />

EARLY TO START PREPAREING<br />

ESPECIALLY IN YOUR MAJORS<br />

PLATES AS IT DEVOTES MORE<br />

TIME AND FOCUS THAN OTHER CLASSES.<br />

STARTING EARLY CREATES<br />

OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN MORE TIME<br />

TO FLOURISH YOUR WORK OR TO DO<br />

OTHER PROJECTS<br />

CELEBRATE YOUR CONQUESTS.<br />

5.<br />

IT’S OKAY TO TAKE BREATHER<br />

AND REWARD YOURSELF FOR<br />

YOUR HARDWORK. GO GRAB YOUR<br />

COMFORT FOOD WITH A FRIEND OR<br />

TAKE A WALK AROUND AND<br />

ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE MAKING<br />

PROGRESS.<br />

MOTIVATION. MOTIVATION IS<br />

6.<br />

THE KEY ON SUCCEDING ON<br />

YOUR HELL WEEK, ALWAYS<br />

FOCUS ON THE TASK WITH THE<br />

GOAL IN MIND. MOTIVATION IS NOT<br />

ONLY FOR YOURSELF BUT ALSO TO<br />

MOTIVATE YOUR BLOCKMATES AND<br />

YOUR GROUPMATES AS WHEN THEY<br />

ACKNOWLEDGE YOU ARE KEEP<br />

PERSEVERING TO FINISH YOUR TASK<br />

THEY WILL EVENTUALLY KEEP PUSHING<br />

THEMSELVES TO FINISH THE PROJECT<br />

WITH QUALITY AND ON TIME.<br />

RELAX! HELL WEEK CAN BE VERY<br />

7.<br />

FRUITFUL TO CREATE NEW<br />

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES AND<br />

LESSONS IF YOU ARE PREPARED<br />

TO MANAGE IT PROPERLY AND FOCUS<br />

TO FINISH THE TASK. TAKE A DEEP<br />

BREATH AND MEET THE CHALLENGES<br />

ONE AT A TIME, IT’S NOT AS DIFFICULT<br />

AS IT FIRST APPEARS.<br />

+9999999999999+++++++<br />

+++++++++++++++++++++<br />

+++++++++++++++++++<br />

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