Pseudo partying

For those who don’t know, I am an original Power Hour Kid. For those of you who really don’t know, we’re that group of college partyphiles who can throw parties so epic that we’ve hit the two thousand attendees mark. Twice. In the last 3 years.

Ever since my departure (hiatus?) from the party scene, it’s not very apparent anymore. But when the music is right, that alter ego still lives within me and on the dance floor. Once in awhile it’s fun to bring her out again, especially when you have exclusive access to the stage.

Fun. ;-)

Werque it. 

Give me more.

With fellow comm majors! I love partying with batch mates.

Preview to Crash Course! Excited.

Puh-party.

I just had to include this! Such a faker.

Karen and Iya --- boy have these girls "grown up" since freshmen year! Such schmexy ladies now.

Fellow PH kid.

Pseudo ILTGN reunion.

Ran into some '08ers from IS. Now those were my (our) glory days of partying and clubbing at 'bassy!

KIDS, these days!

CRASH COURSE 2011: Kids at 7th High

It was midnight. I asked the bartender for the last bottle standing, my liquid congratulations saved for a successful event. I clutched the infamous 151 in my hands and made my way through the crowd of dizzying dancers to my friends.

“Whew, I can finally relax” I shouted into my friend’s ear as she (or he, sorry that night was a blur) was dropping a move. The supply of alcohol was gone. The seniors were definitely drunk and everyone else was either dancing or jumping up and down (nowadays is there a difference?) that I couldn’t tell whether they were too.

You see, I was in charge of orchestrating the alcohol consumption that night, making sure that our supply lasted long enough for almost everyone to feel their share pumping in their veins and pulsating on the dance floor.

It felt like being fairy god mother, except that the job was to get everyone drunk by 12. But unlike the Cinderella story, the party didn’t end by midnight.

Party Peeves

Secretly annoyed

Have you ever noticed that there are certain questions that make up the typical lexicon in an exchange regarding going out? Personally, some of them really annoy me because they either beg for pointless, uncreative, impersonal answers or answers that you don’t want to give in the first place. But unfortunately they are imbedded by force of habit, necessity and social convention.

Based on my experience here’s my short list of party peeves that I feel generally cause people some unnecessary stress and pressure. I’m guilty for some of them myself but I think that typically everyone is.

They are ranked on a scale of 1 to annoying with 1 being acceptable and 5 being “DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO ASK ME THAT QUESTION.”

1. Person: Bra/Bro-friend

Question: What are you wearing?

Peeve:  ”I don’t know what I’m wearing yet and you asking me this question reminds me of my complete lack of outfit and puts pressure on me to come up with a kick ass one.”

(Then you see what your other friends are wearing and you’re like “crap, I should have worn heels OR yeah, I’m over dressed)

2. Person: The Hitchhiker

Question: Do you mind if I hitch a ride?

Peeve: “Yes, I do mind but I can’t help it if I’m such an awesome friend who spends his/her gas on you.”

Sometimes it sucks to be the designated driver in the barkada. You can’t drink as much which means you end up taking care of your drunk friends.

3. Person: The Parentals

Question: What time are you coming home?

Peeve: “Why can’t my parents understand the idea of spontaneity? I don’t know what time I’m coming home because sometimes I don’t know what I’ll end up doing or where I’ll end up doing it!”

4. Person: Weekend friends

Question: How’re you/ What have you been up to?

Peeve: “School sucks. What have YOU been up to?” /End conversation

Are we really expected to spill our life updates to almost complete strangers? This boring question begs for uncreative answers which I think are not good conversation starters between two people who probably won’t be able to hear the answer to begin with.

5. Person: Sheep

Question: Who’s going?

Peeve: “If everyone is concerned with whether or not everyone else is going then we wouldn’t end up going anywhere because everyone is waiting for everyone to say yes first.”

As the designated planner for my barkada, this is my number one peeve. Why does the list of attendees have to be the prerequisite? The desire to hang out with your friends should be reason enough.

I AM A WHORE

… a promo whore that is. Insert shameless plugging.

KIDS, ARE YOU READY? To let loose? To break rules? Let freedom reign!  The Association of Ateneo Communication Majors (ACOMM) presents CRASH COURSE 2011: KIDS on March 5, Saturday at 7^th High, Fort Bonifacio.

Witness the return of the biggest year-ender party where four schools come together to celebrate freedom – from school, work and all the stress in between. 

Life can be so unfair sometimes, forcing us kids to grow up before we’re ready to be grown. All work and no play makes even the youngest of us feel old. But ACOMM says take a drink (or two) from our fountain of youth and unleash your inner kid onto the dance floor.

It’s the crash course of our generation, where the lesson plan is liberation and the recklessness begins with you. This is your right to freedom. Let your youth intoxicate your veins and arouse the exuberance that will always be within you.

So take a moment and stop hitting those books! Drop them instead at CRASH COURSE 2011: KIDS. You don’t need to pay to party! Entrance is absolutely FREE!!! Just bring a children’s book that will be donated to World Vision.

Stop by KOSTKA extension and drop off your books to pre-enslist.

Gates open at 9PM.  There’s no curfew tonight!

Special thanks to our sponsors: Click the City, Magnolia, and 7th High

Visit our event page here.

SEE ME AFTER CLASS

Power Hour Academy

June 18, Friday. 2010

Bi-annually for the past 2 and a half years the kids of 1508 come together to scheme the best possible ways to get you drunk and dancing. Everything from the drinks to the music to the atmosphere are personalized for partyphiles own partying perfection. And this, we believe separates us from your typical inter-school party crew.

Personally, it was my favorite PowerHour mostly because my intoxicated inhibitions were free to roam without any real roadblocks. It’s easier to have fun when you don’t have any manholes to stay clear of. You’re less likely to run into any drama!

Three parties later and it’s satisfying to see that people are still putting their trust in us for an epic night! Thank you to the 500+ people who continually stick with us, hopefully until senior year!

I give an A+ to all these people below who came and saw the PowerHour faculty after class:

Oh Those Summer Nights

Summer days driftin’ away, to uh-oh those summer nights…

When the curfews don’t matter and every night is a weekend.

Drunken words are sober thoughts

Cheers Wednesday’s at Ponti. May 12.

Some things are definitely better left unsaid. And this night was no exception.