5.) Number

Number

          Number is an advantage but it is the oneness of a group that makes it a lot stronger. Long ago in Thessaly 300 brave warriors fought courageously against a hundred thousand Persians. How could they have done that even when the numbers don’t favour them? It is because they are united and they all stand for one reason. A group to be able to succeed doesn’t need a large population, what they need is unity and a great leader to instruct, guide and strengthen them.

        

          So last Feb. 05 2016, our block ECE 151 (an engineering block) joined the Chants and Cheers competition held in APC’s auditorium. We were given a span of three weeks to prepare for the said competition. When Ms Eliz told us about the competition she asked someone to lead the block, my block mates yelled my name but I think that I am still not good enough to lead our block in this competition. So I asked the help of Jem Yucoco and Nap Labuson. Practices gave us a hard time. We are never complete in our Saturday practices (I am guilty because I wasn’table to attend any of those). Our chance of practicing as a whole is during our PUBSPE1, GRAMCOMand EEPENG classes. But there are also times that some of our block mates is, if not late absent. I am one of the people with the least number of practices attend. Imagine I am absent in our last GRAMCOM practice (that practice is so crucial because it is our practice in the venue). Another problem regarding the practice, on the day of the competition we decide to rehearse our performance minutes before the competition itself and in that time one of our block mate is missing. Even though we are not complete in our practices it doesn’t mean that we are not complete. We are not together but we are one.

          We couldn’t have done anything in our chant if not for Jem and Nap. They are the true leaders of our block. They literally did everything for our presentation. The whole composition, the beats and the contents of our chants, they arranged it from the suggestions of our block mates. All I can say is that everyone in our block did their role so that the performance will be the best.

          When we are all seating and watching the performances of the other blocks in the auditorium. We are shocked by the performance of the other group, especially the CPE 151. Some of us is saying “tara guys uwi na tayo”. But all of that changed when we are already there in the stage. We went there and just gave our best, shouting and yelling the loudest we can. In the end we are announced as the champion of the competition. Every one of us is happy because that is the first achievement of our block (not to mention our place in the best block contest back in our engineering week celebration).

          We gained our achievement because of the people who helped us. And I want to thank them. To MR Nomer Yuzon thank you for giving us the time for you PUBSPE2 class so that we could practice. To the friends of Hannia for doing our props and giving us some tips. Lastly to Ma’am Nina thank you for guiding us. Because of her we don’t need a choreographer, who needs one when you got Ma’am Nina with you.

           A strong team knows that they are stronger than any problem but a much stronger team knows that with those problems they will become better.

          I would like to give credits and gratitude to Rampage for taking pictures of the Cheers and Chants competition. Without these precious moments won’t be captured. I am sorry for using your photos without your consent.