In defense of the Atenean community.
Atenista ako. Pero marunong akong mag-diretsong Tagalog. Atenista ako. Pero marunong akong makipagtulakan sa MRT at isiksik ang sarili ko sa kakarampot na espasyo sa jeep. Atenista ako. Pero hindi ako gumagasta ng libo-libo sa isang pares ng sapatos o sa isang jacket. Wala akong kotse, wala akong driver, at lalong-lalo nang wala akong Wii o X-box o Play Station para mag-Guitar Hero at Rock Band maghapon. Pero hindi ibig sabihin nitong hindi ako singtalino at sing-galing ng ibang Atenistang meron ng mga bagay na to. Hindi ibig sabihin nitong hindi ako bagay na mag-aral sa isang sikat na unibersidad. Hindi ibig sabihin nitong hindi ako Atenista.
Madalas nababansagang maarte kaming mga Atenista dahil sa pananalita namin. Pero matalino lang ang mga estudyante ng Ateneo. Ang kapaligiran, mga propesor, ang estilo ng pagtuturo at pamamalakad ay dinisenyo para manganak at magpalaki ng mga studyanteng hindi lang napipilitang mag-aral ng mabuti, kundi ginugusto talagang maging mahusay sa akademya. Walang masamang maging magaling mag-Ingles. Walang masamang maging gamay makipag-usap sa mga dayuhan. Walang masamang maging marunong makipag-debate at ipaglaban ang pinaniniwalaan mo.
Mareklamo daw kami. Bakit, sa La Salle ba, walang nagrereklamo sa lakas ng ulan? Sa UP ba, walang nagrereklamo sa init ng panahon? Sa Benilde ba, walang nagluluksa pag walang kuryente o mabagal ang wi-fi? Hindi kami naiiba sa inyo. Sa lahat ng mga ganito pa rin ang ideya tungkol sa mga Atenista, wala pa siguro kayong nakakausap na dormer ng Cervini, na galing Cotabato at nagsisikap mag-aral ng mabuti kahit nag-iisa at malayo sa pamilya. Wala pa kayong nakikilalang scholar na minsan kailangang umutang sa OAA para lang may pamasahe papasok. Sila? Nagrereklamo ba sila?
Elitista daw kami. Pero hindi lahat ng Atenista mayaman o feeling-mayaman. Hindi lahat kami “sheltered” katulad nang hindi lahat nang Lasalista negosyanteng Intsik at hindi lahat nang taga-UP aktibista at hindi lahat nang taga-UST ay mga siokoy na lumulusong sa baha. Hindi porke’t “elite” ang school namin “elitista” kami. Hindi porke’t may dalawang Figaro sa loob ng campus namin hindi na namin nasisikmura ang isaw at betamax. Hindi porke’t malinis ang mga banyo namin pinandidirihan na namin ang mga Aeta. Marunong naman kaming manood ng Eat Bulaga at Wowowee at nabalitaan din namin ang break-up nina Dingdong at Karylle. At hindi lang usong damit at UAAP ang inaatupag namin. May pakialam din kami sa mundo. Alam namin ang tungkol sa global recession at krisis sa stock market ng Amerika. Nanood kami ng SONA at naintindihan namin yon. Alam na alam namin ang banta ng global warming, kaya nga hindi na kami gumagamit ng styro. Alam naming importanteng iangat ang estado ng Pilipinas sa mundo, kaya nga kami may JTA. Alam namin ang kalagayan ng mga magsasaka sa Calatagan, kaya nga ginagawa namin lahat ng kaya namin para matulungan sila. At oo, alam naming maraming nagugutom sa mundo, kaya nga Atenista pa rin kami.
Wala pa akong isang buong taon sa Ateneo. Pero alam ko ang mga pinagsasasabi ko. Dahil sa loob ng pitong buwan sa Katipunan marami akong natutunan, nakilala, napuntahan at natulungan. Dahil nakita ko ang puso at talino ng mga taga-Ateneo. Dahil hindi ako maarte, hindi ako feeling mayaman, hindi ako mareklamo, at hindi ako elitista, pero hindi ipinagkait sakin ang pagiging Atenista.
One of Radioactive Sago Project’s albums is entitled, “… Ang Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin”. Vocalist Lourd de Veyra plugs, “Bilhin ninyo ang album namin, “… Ang Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Atenista Ka Pa Rin”. I’m not angry at Radioactive Sago. In fact I love Lourd de Veyra. I want him to write me a song. This is just a reaction.
reference: To my fellow parents: On the meaning of an Ateneo education by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, Ph.D. as published in The Ateneo Way SY 2009
IF YOU PLAN TO REPOST THIS, FEEL FREE! JUST REMEMBER TO CREDIT. :P
 | kapaow wrote on Jan 11, '09, edited on Jan 11, '09 Cole, I think the man was referring to Atenean socio-Economic aptitude to be rich kids in an expensive school in a world where the poor are starving. -_- The JEEP program actually confirms the stereotype. Opening line goes "Did you know that most of the Filipino population take the jeep to work and school?... this program is meant to put you in their shoes... blah blah blah..." It sucks but the reality is, maraming rich kids talaga sa ateneo. |
Comment deleted at the request of the author.  | wow.. haha amazing.. i'm speechless... i'm out of speech... totally.. |
| remember, pag hanapan na ng trabaho, lahat pantay pantay uli, start sa minimum wage... |
 | Ang ganda nito :) At tama ka, hindi lahat ng Atenista ay hatid-sundo ng driver at allergic sa isaw. ANG GANDA NITO. |
 | "indi lahat nang taga-UST ay mga siokoy na lumulusong sa baha. " tanganang yan hahaha shet |
 | there should be a lasalle version of this speech ;__; |
| where does the essay start? kasama ba yung "in defense..." line?
IM REPOSTING THIS! YIKEEE |
Comment deleted at the request of the author.  | may mga references ka na nakakatawa... haha. like how you chose dingdong and karylle's breakup... HAHA! |
 | Highfive Nicole!! what you said was just spot on :D |
 | i have GH3 in my house. You can always visit :)) |
| of course. "dong?" close kayo? :)) ikaw ata dahilan ng break-up eh. :))
of all breakups. naks, favorite nga. :))
i'm kidding. |
 | OMJAAAY LIKE I JUST FINISHED LIKE LIKE LIKE (1 million times) READING THIS! EMEHGAWD.
Haha! Joke lang, Nicole. I like what you wrote. You said it, girlfriend!
(Whoo tapos bibili na yan ng pang- Guitar Hero. ADIK KA!!)
Haha! |
| teddy wants to repost. can haz? |
 | Great essay. Inspired ka talaga. Hehe.
HOY RAYMUND, puro dada ka diyan. Sumasakit ulo ko sa mga comments mo. LOL. Hindi dahil Bracket A ka sa UP, ibig sabihing mayaman ka...
Junk TOFI? Hehe. |
 | Salamat. Nakatutuwang kahit nasa unang taon ka palang, ganyan na ang pagpapahalaga mo sa Ateneo education. |
 | wow nic props to you. :D
you said it all and you said it well.
you make me even more proud to be an atenean.
we're not just a shelf of books, we're real people.
ilang buwan pa lang ako sa ateneo, and dami ko na din natutunan.
ang pinaka-una kong isaw ay hinding hindi malilimutan. XD
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 | apir! to hell with generalizations and stereotypes! kudos!!! :> at hindi ko alam kung malulungkot ako o matutuwa kay Lourd de Veyra. :| --> ayan ganyan na lang. :)) |
 | Whoa. Wow. Nic, you wrote this? WOW :)) |
 | ang lalim. :))
i cant read that much tagalog. :))
nsa 2nd stanza plang ako. :))
pero i like ur point. :)
weel done nicole. :) |
 | very brave nicole. i salute you! |
 | hey dear. i read this kay kuya OMI! :D true. and sana lahat tayo totoong ATENISTA. |
 | good job! I don't know you personally but I share your sentiments =) and thank you |
 | magaling. kudos! ad majorem dei gloriam :D |
 | Hi, Nicole. I have to say that I salute you for creating this blog entry.
May I repost this pala? :) |
 | thumbs up si Omi sau ah. repost! |
 | astig ka! thanks for echoing the voice of Ateneans like us who are victims of prejudices... bata ka pa lang, hinog na pagmamalay mo. Kudos! |
 | great job. :)
i'm a junior in Ateneo
and you've eloquently pretty much summed up
what i've been trying to say
these past three years. ;] |
 | this is beautiful! :D thank you. :)
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 | I'm friends with your contacts and they re-linked me to your post.
GOOD JOB on this, I was moved. :)
I'm reposting, BTW. (With credits, for sure. :p) |
 | Nice post. :) A total eye-opener. |
 | I'm friends with Lee. I've experience being stereotyped as a "typical Atenean" so im glad you wrote this. haha |
 | hi. im a junior at admu and i love how you defended our school.
youve pretty much debunked a lot of stereotypes about ateneo. good job!
ps: can i repost? thanks! |
 | Hello. Natutuwa ako at may mga taong tulad mo na sumusullat ng ganitong artikulo upang magbigay-liwanag sa mga taong iniisip pa rin na isang stereotype ang isang Atenista. Humihingi na rin ako ng permiso para mairepost ko ito sa aking blog. Maraming salamat. |
 | Yesh. All this talk of TOFI so that Raymund can drive his car for TWICE AS LONG. =)) |
| I love Karylle, but not the ads. Haha. Bitter much? |
| For a while naconfuse ako dahil sa reference sa dulo. :)) Tapos I realized you IM-ed me you wrote this kaya ako nandito. :))
But it's great, yes. :D Yayy anti-stereotypes. |
 | Proud ako na ramdam mo kung ano ang pagiging Atenista kahit iilang buwan ka pa lang sa Ateneo. Ang sarap maging Atenista dahil sa mga taong tulad mo.
Pwede i-repost? :) |
 | read this from a repost...
love the writing...
raw and honest...
the way 'real' writing should be...
=) |
 | i read this from a repost, and i totally agree with you! :D
-some-random-guy-who-read-this-from-another-blog-and-got-affected-by-it-thus-looked-for-the-original-source-to-show-my-appreciation-to-the-person-who-wrote-it. :D |
 | Nice one, Nicole. Your mom is particularly proud of this posting! I have a number of ex-Atenean friends and the fact that I chose to call them "friends" means just one thing: they're intelligent, funny, unpretentious and gracious. On the other hand, I also know of a number of ex-Ateneans who have a chip on their shoulder and think that they're God's gift to the organization they belong to. I don't think it's the fault of their school that they turned out that way though. Instead, I would pin the blame on the parents. Having been blessed to have lived and worked overseas and competed with the best and the brightest - including graduates of the world's top 10 universities - I have only one thing to say to the smattering of snobs and humbugs in Katipunan, Taft, Pasay Road, etc: Those who have nothing else to prove are those who are most humble! Or in the words of Shakespeare: "I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true - The empty vessel makes the greatest sound." |
| This comment has a thousand different meanings. Haha. |
| At heto naman, iisa lang. :)) |
 | walang kamatayang pag-ibig sa pamantasan ng ATENEO! I salute you! :) |
 | From a repost as well...great job. It's definitely what most of us who come from average families think. :) |
 | Galing!
Excited ako sa kung ano pa ang maaaring mangyari sa tatlo mo pang natitirang mga taon sa Ateneo. |
 | Hi, I don't really know you but I agree to everything that is written here. Siguro it's just one of the common mistakes of people; that is, when they put label to almost everything. It sucks (and it's bad) to be judged by people according to your school affiliation or for whatever reason. Pero there's really nothing that we can do about it. Fixed na kasi yung midset nila. We just have to prove them wrong. Oh well, you're getting there:) |
| And later comes the TOFI conclusion. Just wait for it. Sige lang. =)) |
 | Can I re-post this? This is really great - gives justice to all of us Ateneans. |
 | I LOVE THIS!!! Tama Ka super as in |
 | I'm overwhelmed! I can't reply to everyone one by one anymore ang dami! I'm glad I was able to reach out to a lot of people, even to those I don't know personally. (Including our very own Sanngu president, no less. I'm honored. *blush*)
Just spreading the Ateneo love, and the Ateneo truth. :D
TO EVERYONE WHO PLANS TO REPOST THIS:
Credit please. I received an email of my own blog entry and it was anonymous. Wala lang. It's a weird feeling. hahaha |
 | Hi! Nakita ko itong sinulat mo noong nirepost sa isang blog ng kaibigan. Atenista rin ako. Nagtapos ng AB Comm noong 2005, miyembro ng Matanglawin at naging punong tagalapat nito at APAT NA TAON NA ISKOLAR. Natutuwa ako sa sinulat mo bilang depensa sa mga Atenista. Tama ang maraming nasusulat dito: HINDI LAHAT NG TAO SA ATENEO MAYAMAN. Nakakasawa na nga rin iyong tuwi na lang na babanggitin na nag-aral sa Ateneo, ang tingin nila mayaman na agad. Hindi kami mayaman, malayo nga kami sa pagiging mayaman. Sumasakay ako ng bus at jeep. Kumakain ako ng isaw at kwek-kwek.
Gusto ko sanang hinging ang iyong pahintulot na i-repost sa blog ko ang sinulat mong ito. Maraming salamat! ^^;
BTW, Atenista pareho si Dingdong at Karylle. Hehe. Commtech si Karylle, '03 at naging kaklase ko sa Ph103 si Dingdong at ang then gf niyang si Antonette Taus noong 4th year ako. Hehe... Wala lang. Nakakaaliw lang kasi iyong reference. |
 | I just realized that there are a lot of "Ang Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Atenista Ka Pa Rin" blogs and links that were in my Inbox.
NICOLE, YOU'RE FAMOUS!
(I'm friends a celebrity now. Go Nico.)
:D |
 | hi. wala lang. medyo weird lang ang intro kasi parang nagbigay ka na rin ng comparison ng mayayaman at hindi na Atenista sa unang paragraph. Parang sa loob mismo ng Ateneo ay may great divide ng mayayaman aka apatetiko at hindi mayaman aka tumutulong sa kapwa. Pero sa tingin ko naman, bilang kasama sa isang komunidad, ang Ateneo, kahit na ang mayayamang Atenista ay mayroong paki o ginagawa para ibsan ang gutom at kahirapan sa mundo.
ayun lang. bilang ateneo community naman ang dinedefend mo :) |
 | read this from another site..:) nice writing..:) I'll repost..:) |
 | Agree!
But fact remains that majority of Ateneans do fit the "Atenista stereotype" mentioned above, hence the stereotyping. While it's true that not everyone in Ateneo is rich, etc. etc., it's the way everyone else sees us and we can't really do anything about it. So why take offense on something that you know isn't true?
BTW, "hindi lahat nang taga-UST ay mga siokoy na lumulusong sa baha" made me ROFLMAO.
Anyway good job!:D |
| OMG LOL 3 WEBPAGES WORTH OF COMMENTS.
PALAKPAKAN, SIKAT NA SI NIC SA ATENEO AHAHAHAHAHAHA. |
| lolololololololololololol
need i say moaaaar?
BLIND ITEM!!!! XD |
 | "hindi lahat nang taga-UST ay mga siokoy na lumulusong sa baha"
Hehehe. I love this part. My sis is from UST.
I'm from Miriam and not all of us do the "I'll make tusok-tusok the fishball" speak.
Great essay Nicole. |
| Thank you all again! hahaha
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 | Nicole,
I don't really know you, I just came across this blog when he reposted this on his Multiply site.
Let me start off by saying, great blog entry here. By the way, I hail from the school you guys despise so much during UAAP games. hehehe That's right, I am a La Sallian, and I have been since the day I learned to do my one plus ones. I am now working at 22 years old, and I've never been in any other school other than that one that proudly dons the green and white colors.
I would like to commend you for being really objective about this. I'm actually quite surprised because of the Ateneans I encounter are in forums or sites UAAP-related. Puro hate messages nababasa ko galing sa kanila, lalo na para sa mga La Salista. In fact, that's what I usually expect when an Atenean talks about himself or the school. Laging may kahalong panira sa amin. Natutuwa lang ako na makakita ng isang kagaya mo na napaka patas ng tingin sa lahat, at walang ka yabang-yabang. I may have hastily generalized, and this did prove me wrong.
Maybe people from both sides of our camps would throw a few banters here and there saying "La Salista, Christian achievers of God & country daw e nangdadaya!" or "Atenista, Men for Others daw e napaka unsportsmanlike, binastos yung kalabang natalo na sa bonfire!" tagging along the statement "Ganyan ba tinuturo sa mga eskwelahan niyo?" I just don't get it why people such statements, and for what? Just for the heck of it. Because they have this fetish of getting into fights? I don't know.
Let me also say this (and this may be the La Salle version some of you here are looking for, partially at least), hindi bobong mayaman ang mga La Salista. Biases aside, I am proud to say that the education in our institution is indeed world-class, not only because of the facilities and whatnot. I believe that a La Sallian education is as good as an Atenean education: one that entails class, and teaches its students to be great men and women to be of service for the country, for others, and for God. Yun naman yung common denominator e, aminin man natin o hindi. Hindi babansagan bilang dalawa sa pinaka tanyag na unibersidad sa Pilipinas ang mga eskwelahan natin kung hindi totoo ang mga layuning ito. Hindi naman magkakaroon ng Gerry Ablaza at Manny Pangilinan ng Globe at Smart kung hindi sila nahasa ng mabuti ng La Salle at Ateneo.
Like you, I do hope that the negative stereotypes would just dissolve out of the picture and that the majority could see the good in us. Dahil kasi sa crab mentality ng mga Pilipino at basketball kaya tuloy lumalabas yung mga masasama. Yes, maybe we are guilty of producing a bunch of "conyo", elistist people. But we are also proud to be producing people that exemplify the real meaning of being a La Sallian and Atenean, people who can greatly contribute to the enhancement of our society.
Again, kudos to a great essay!
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| now i finally understand!!! :-o
- Lee |
 | Came across your essay from a repost. Atenista rin ako at nagtapos ng Comtech noong nakaraang taon (2008).
This resonated a lot with me because I don't consider myself part of the rich kids in school (though my credentials might say otherwise -- I graduated from a snooty all-girls school and I speak perfect Sesame Street English) and I consider myself having a better world view and outlook compared to what the stereotype dictates us to be. There is a lot more than meets the eye and I don't think I can add more to what you've said.
Props to you and keep on writing. It was very powerful, witty, and insightful. |
 | i reposted it. this is just great. :D |
| i reposted it. i credited :p
this is great. *bows head* |
| Now that you've achieved super-stellar status, you must reply!
Record-breaker ba? Congratulations, even though if getting 100++ comments isn't your agenda. XD
We shall celebrate with a dinner! |
 | I saw your post circulating LJ. (Had to search for the original for some time because you weren't credited.)
Very eloquently put! I love how you challenge the stereotype with humor so it doesn't come off as Angry Asian Kid. |
 | Read this on LJ as well. I've reposted it and I will credit. I hope you don't mind.
Good job on fleshing out your thoughts on the issue with a little bit of humor here and there! ^_^ |
|  Nicole,
I don't really know you, I just came across this blog when he reposted this on his Multiply site.
Let me start off by saying, great blog entry here. By the way, I hail from the school you guys despise so much during UAAP games. hehehe That's right, I am a La Sallian, and I have been since the day I learned to do my one plus ones. I am now working at 22 years old, and I've never been in any other school other than that one that proudly dons the green and white colors.
I would like to commend you for being really objective about this. I'm actually quite surprised because of the Ateneans I encounter are in forums or sites UAAP-related. Puro hate messages nababasa ko galing sa kanila, lalo na para sa mga La Salista. In fact, that's what I usually expect when an Atenean talks about himself or the school. Laging may kahalong panira sa amin. Natutuwa lang ako na makakita ng isang kagaya mo na napaka patas ng tingin sa lahat, at walang ka yabang-yabang. I may have hastily generalized, and this did prove me wrong.
Maybe people from both sides of our camps would throw a few banters here and there saying "La Salista, Christian achievers of God & country daw e nangdadaya!" or "Atenista, Men for Others daw e napaka unsportsmanlike, binastos yung kalabang natalo na sa bonfire!" tagging along the statement "Ganyan ba tinuturo sa mga eskwelahan niyo?" I just don't get it why people such statements, and for what? Just for the heck of it. Because they have this fetish of getting into fights? I don't know.
Let me also say this (and this may be the La Salle version some of you here are looking for, partially at least), hindi bobong mayaman ang mga La Salista. Biases aside, I am proud to say that the education in our institution is indeed world-class, not only because of the facilities and whatnot. I believe that a La Sallian education is as good as an Atenean education: one that entails class, and teaches its students to be great men and women to be of service for the country, for others, and for God. Yun naman yung common denominator e, aminin man natin o hindi. Hindi babansagan bilang dalawa sa pinaka tanyag na unibersidad sa Pilipinas ang mga eskwelahan natin kung hindi totoo ang mga layuning ito. Hindi naman magkakaroon ng Gerry Ablaza at Manny Pangilinan ng Globe at Smart kung hindi sila nahasa ng mabuti ng La Salle at Ateneo.
Like you, I do hope that the negative stereotypes would just dissolve out of the picture and that the majority could see the good in us. Dahil kasi sa crab mentality ng mga Pilipino at basketball kaya tuloy lumalabas yung mga masasama. Yes, maybe we are guilty of producing a bunch of "conyo", elistist people. But we are also proud to be producing people that exemplify the real meaning of being a La Sallian and Atenean, people who can greatly contribute to the enhancement of our society.
Again, kudos to a great essay!
 Thank you! Your acknowledgment really means a lot to me. I'm glad I was able to disprove the misconception that UAAP and rivalry is all we Ateneans care about. What happened at the bonfire really disappointed me, but I'd also like to clarify that most of us don't despise La Salle. Almost all of my friends went on to La Salle for college, and that never affected our friendship. I have a lot of respect for Lasalistas. I agree that we all share a common goal, for the betterment of the nation and for the greater glory of God. :D |
 | Haha! Pati dito pala, Math is still applicable. haha! But I agree with your blog. We should really do away with stereotyping people. And more so, I would also like to say, it does not mean that if you are a rich kid, automatically you do not care about the world around you. No one has the choice to be rich when he was born. It is what one does to his riches that matters. As the movie of Spiderman says, "Great power comes great responsibility". The richer one is, the more responsibility one has:) |
 | hahaha Siokoy^^ i read your blog nbreak mo nga un pagkastereoptype ng mga tao about Ateneo.
pero majority nmn tlga mayaman dun diba? not speaking in general^^ |
 | The Atenean is perceived as such because there is indeed reason: majority of the atenean population is in or above the (though contentious) Filipino middle class. Indeed it can never be generalized that ALL Ateneans are richer than ordinary; nevertheless, people have the empirical privilege to ASSUME, when presented with a singular example from the rest, that an Atenean is a member of the elite class. This is so because it is more likely for one Atenean to be rich than for him to be poor. Of course, it can also be argued that there should have never been any assumption in the first place, but that deserves another entry.
So, it is not so much that the Atenean is NOT rich, but that NOT ALL Ateneans are rich. Either way, the people nevertheless have the right to consider any Atenean rich, since that is more likely.
Not against Ateneans here; I came from Ateneo High School myself and have nothing against Jesuit education. |
 | darkon7 wrote on Jan 15, '09, edited on Jan 15, '09 Wow! i don't know what more i can say!... All of those comments are hard to follow! I am so sorry that i only got to read this now! THIS IS AWESOME!!! Its amazing that you've been getting so much feedback, and even from my school! I really cant mention anything more that hasn't already been said by someone who has already posted a comment. I'm so proud of you! i always believed in you and now you see why! I hope that now after all this positive feedback you believe me when i say that you are a GREAT writer! and you will be so powerful someday, people will read and believe almost anything you write and so use your gift wisely! all for the glory of God! Keep it up Nicole!!! |
| Majority of Ateneans are rich, probably because mataas yung tuition namin. But I think people should acknowledge that a large part of the student population is composed of scholars as well.
I'm not saying that the scholars are "good" people compared to those who can afford the Ateneo tuition, merely that the few Ateneans who have represented the school as an "elitist" school shouldn't be considered as the majority. A lot of Ateneans are down-to-earth, pero dahil may iilan na naging "maarte" at "elitista", ang ideya na ng mga tao ay lahat ng Atenista ganito.
Rich people aren't bad! :)) |
 | cvacasas wrote on Jan 16, '09, edited on Jan 16, '09 Majority of Ateneans are rich, probably because mataas yung tuition namin. But I think people should acknowledge that a large part of the student population is composed of scholars as well.
I'm not saying that the scholars are "good" people compared to those who can afford the Ateneo tuition, merely that the few Ateneans who have represented the school as an "elitist" school shouldn't be considered as the majority. A lot of Ateneans are down-to-earth, pero dahil may iilan na naging "maarte" at "elitista", ang ideya na ng mga tao ay lahat ng Atenista ganito.
Rich people aren't bad! :)) Hey Nicole!
I only got to read your blog now. Hats of to you, men! You are absolutely right!
Nowadays, people describe Ateneans as "rich, snobby, English-sprekening kids" or, as you said, "elitistas". Of course, we can't deny the fact that there are people like this in our school (like the super arte and shameful "Atenista" who wrote a foul blog about an immersion trip. argh). People who define Atenistas this way are WRONG. Of course, it's not wrong or bad to be rich. There are many people who are rich but very simple, down-to-earth, and humble. It is the people who think so highly of themselves that ruin the real meaning of what it means to be an Atenista.
If you ask me, I would define a real Atenista as this: (siyempre, someone who studies/studied in Ateneo) Someone who is honored to be in one of the excellent universities in the country (besides La Salle, UST, UP, FEU, UAAP, ADU among others) and uses that "honor" and quality education to help the community. Someone who may be rich but sets that aside and doesn't let that define his/her being an Atenista.
GREAT JOB, Nicole! This should seriously be published. :) |
 | We all have to deal with stereotypes. It isn't totally right. BUT, it's what makes Ateneo fucking illustrious, UP kick-ass (even if it's turning to a conio haven. damn you, ToFI! damn you!), La Salle bitchin', Miriam sexy, and UST old school.
Of course, there will always be people who want and will defy that stereotype. But for everybody else, Ateneo will still be a haven for oh-so-hot collegiate boys/athletes, Ateneo will always be a homogenous enclave for stuck-up, snobbish, I'm-from-Ateneo-which-automatically-makes-me-smart-AND-cool-AND-goodlooking-AND-nutfucking-rich-or-at-least-part-of-that-circle-so-shut-up-get-jealous-and-die-because-the-social-triangle-will-not-turnover-anytime-soon-bitches-----but-you're-still-welcome-to-be-a-loyal-customer-to-our-brand-when-we-graduate-wahaha trust fund babies—NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY and even with Ateneo's generous scholarships. Blame it on the rest of your schoolmates who perpetuate the stereotype. Medyo may karamihan sila. :)
Pardon my abuse for the "-".
Another point, it is not enough be aware of the issues. You have to do something about it. That's why you should urge your Student Council to attend NUSP meetings. Better yet, host the whole shebang. Everybody will win. Ateneo will prove they are not stuck-up because the rest will be in awe of Ateneo's good-looks while exchanging shots of gin and tequila with us, mere Php14-800/unit folk. Yeaaay!
And please, don't worry too much. Even if most of y'all have money and shit, doesn't mean we all hate you for it. We just think it sometimes makes some of your schoolmates superficial and, because there is no other succinct way to put it, mayabang. |
 | ganon lang po siguro talaga ang buhay ano? may kanya kanya tayong issues sa mundo. parang ako, issue ko pagiging reaksyonaryo. pasenxa na kung balwarte niyo to. o balwarte ng kahit sino gaya ng gusto niyong iparamdam.
siguro kahit naman ilang beses tayo magblog tungkol sa pagyakap sa kulturang pangmasa, hindi natin ito tuluyang maaangkin kahit anong gawin natin kung tayo ay wala sa posisyon nila. Tsaka di naman natin kasalanang pinanganak tayong mayaman diba?
may tatsulok na kasi talaga. kahit kunin pa yung derivative ng potential, yung ganoong posisyon na talaga ng tatsulok ang pinaka-stable. kaya magblog man tayo ng magblog tungkol sa mga issue natin, ganun pa rin talaga ang buhay, sa tuktok ka kung sa tuktok, sa ilalim kung sa ilalim.
kung nais ninyo itong ipublish, kung sakaling may espasyo pang matira sa inyong paglalathalaan, kung pwede lang po sanang pakisingit na rin yung panawagan kong sana itigil na ang pamamaslang pampulitika sa cordillera. Yun po eh kung may espasyo pa. kung wala na, ok lang naman. sa kalsada ko na lang siguro ipupublish, balita ko kasi mura lang yun. libre pa ata, kaso nakakatakot kasi nakakamatay daw. hindi man sasakyan ang sasagasa sakin, mga dambuhalang tao naman. kilala niyo ba yung mga dambuhala? pakisabi naman sa kanila tama na oh. ang sakit sakit na.
hindi ako nang-aaway, ang kaaway ko kasi kahirapan at mga dambuhala. nakakapagod kasing maging mahirap eh. walang pambili ng skinny jeans sa bayo, yung blue.
ayun, wag ka na magdalamhati kaibigan, maging malugod na lamang tayo sa mga positibong bagay sa mundo.:) tamo ako, kahit ganito ako karealsyonaryo, maganda pa rin pilikmata ko sabi ng mama ko..:)
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 | ah ateneans! where would we be without thee? probably still eating pandesal and kape :D |
 | najen wrote on Jan 17, '09 I love this. I love how you wrote in Filipino so that it would sink in that we Ateneans can communicate well in any language we put our mind to. :) |
| teheula wrote on Jan 17, '09, edited on Jan 17, '09 This is circulating in LJ??? Wow. Haha.
Thanks! I'm really not Angry Asian Kid. I'm Asian Kid. But I'm not angry. Yup, marami ring Pilipino sa LJ! (It did launch 9 years before Multiply.) Exactly! Just like Angry Asian Man isn't really angry... (or is he?) ;) This is one blog post I am happy is being recirculated. |
 | hi, i reposted this in my blog :) |
 | I salute you for defending the Ateneans...
I reposted this too,, so my friends could see and read it. Thank you. |
 | shit mehn, nasobrang late ako sa pagkakita ng blog mo. can credit your blog? |
 | Oh God you HAVE to help me write my Filipino essays! :))
Hindi ako negosyanteng Intsik! HAHAHA. |
 | CLAP CLAP CLAP! AS part of the Ateneo Community, I'M PROUD NA ATENISTA KA DIN!
I'm Jude. From AdZU! :)
sana proud din kayo sa amin! :)
-trisu- |
| ahw naman. but i think it's okaei lang naman. i believe open naman ang mga minds nating mga atenistas. diba? well, i hope we can be good friends na din and maybe someday, we will meet diba?
Jude btw.
-trisu- |
 | Galing! Nung ballroom finals nga namin last Saturdy sabi ng waitress, anong discount? Eh baon niyo araw-araw P400. Napatingin lang kami lahat sa kanya.
Got this link from my En101 teacher. Great job talaga! :) |
 | i'll repost!! thank you :) |
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