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Im out of words. I just want to thankeberibadiii for making SPLAT possible.
Mabuhay ang SPEED!
Benjhoe Empedrado
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Hey speple!
An entire year has gone by and Ive
got nothing but gratitude and appre-ciation for each and every one of you
Serving SPEED has been the most
humbling experience.
I hope that YOU enjoy taking a look
back at the AMAZING things weve
done in this years second issue
of SPLAT. Thank you for everything
Together or apart, lets forge on andkeep making a difference to the dif-
ferent!:)
Betina Dominguez
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Splat 2012- 2013
Issue 2
Splat Staff
Editor-in-chief: Benjhoe Empedrado
Creatives Team Heads: Niqui Mateo; Mae Chua
Writers Pool Heads: Broman Mirasol, TrishGerobiese
Writers Pool: Ohne Lopez, Andy Siy,
Jen Gaisano, Izzu Villanueva, Jp del Rosario
Photographers: Pipoy Tanbonliong, Bien Cruz
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NewsWhat was up with SPeedermans
adventures this semester?
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Featuretwo articles by A FRESHIE
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SPEEDERMANS SECTIONSPEEDERMAN BRAVELY ANSWERS YOUR LETTERS!
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Ohne Lopez
Its a new chapter for SPEED when the
members gathered for the Second Se-
mester GA (with the theme of Once Upon
A Time) held last November 19, 2012 atCTC 102.
The event was hosted by G_r_ _d M_r_illa
and K_ _h S_lt_ dressed as a dashing
prince and a lovely princess in line with
the GAs fairy tale theme. They called on
An _ y _ _ y, SPEEDs president, for the
opening remarks. She welcomed eve-
ryone for a brand new semester, a new
beginning and another chance to spend
time with the kids in area and projects.
Afterwards, the speple got loud and hyper
for the ice breaker Rainbow Sarmiento
has prepared. Laughter and giggles rip-
pled through the crowd as everyone got to
know one another.
The rst three of the six projects were
presented next: The previous years
SPrummage was rebranded as Spree
(a project spearheaded by J_n G_is_n_),
a t-shirt selling to raise awareness of
SPEEDs advocacy. SpCaroling also
emerged to make our beloved areas
wishes come true by raising funds to buythe items on their wish list headed by
none other than T_n_ _ B_yh_n. Tonee
also presented J_ J_b_ _es project, No
SPEED Limit 2013 for the benet of the
Independent Living Learning Center.
Everyone took a break from the projectswhen C_rl_ C_b_ll_ and his team of FS
heads then led a very exciting group acti-
vity that left everyone giddy and dancing.
Three more projects were presented to
complete the array of enthusiasm felt
by the speple. T_is_ G_r_bi_se proudly
presented Sparkle: A Winter Wonderland,
SPEEDs agship project in partnership
with more than 15 organizations and
institutions outside and inside the At-
eneo. K_tr_n_ S_mb_ _ took the oor and
sparked another burst of thrill among the
speple when she announced the return
of Splendour, SPEEDs Special Prom in
partnership with UST-Guts, a night full
of love and magic! Lets not forget theApostolate Teams project, BAFTA, a great
way to bring someone special to meet
someone special!
The feeling of excitement for the months
ahead lled the atmosphere as everyone
bade their goodbyes with the promise
that the semesters gonna be
Spfantastically SpAwesome!
SpfantasticallySpAwesome!
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Every great movie deserves an equally
brilliant sequel. The same could besaid about Ateneo SPEEDs rst Forma-
tions General Assembly (FS GA) back
in August and its success was able to
pave the way for another great install-
ment- Sumayaw, Sumunod: Pagbabalik
Tanaw Sa Nakaraan.
The second Formations General
Assembly (FS GA 2) was once againorganized by VP for Formations Carlo
Caballa and his team of FS Heads.
The event was held last November
26, 2012 during the regular Monday
activity period of 4:30PM-6:00PM at
CTC 107.
FS GA 2 sported a retrospective theme
which actually encouraged the organi-
zations members to come in their best
retro outts.
FS Heads Inna Abrogena and Paula
Mallare hosted the FS GA 2. Both
ladies, along with the entire FS team,
started the event by showcasing theirSaturday Night Fever skills, swaying
and swinging to a rich mix of songs
from the past.
After the opening number, the event
proceeded to its main purpose: Imbib-
ing the organizations four core values
of open-mindedness, self-worth,
compassion, and initiative (OSCI) once
again on its members.
The method used to achieve this goal
was similar to that of the original FS
GA. The event capitalized on various
team building activities to instill the
aforementioned core values among
its members in a creative and fun way
while at the same time providing ample
opportunities for the members to bondand further get to know each other.
With the various activities accomplish-
ing its main goal, the event came to
a close with a processing session
conducted by Bro. Kim Buag.
Bro. Kim started his session by asking
the members to exchange shoes with
each other. His request was a way of
emphasizing on what it means to walk
a mile in someone elses shoe, which
was his own unique way of remind-
ing the members why they joined the
Ateneo Special Education Society
(SPEED) in the rst place.
As the event came to a close, the mul-
titude of participating members, which
trumped the rst FS GAs attendance,
left the event even more prepared and
capable of making a difference to the
different.
Sproovin & Groovin
Color me!
Broman Mirasol
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December 15, 2012, six days before the
end of the world, Ateneo SPEED hosts a
little carnival for the benet of some very
special people, it was that time of the
year again, it was Christmas.
Preparations started early, nothing
was too much for the VSPs arriving,
no expense was spared for the goal of
maximum enjoyment. After some heavy
lifting and dainty scatterings of balloons,
everything was ready. All that had
been left to do, was wait. Enter the tower-
ing gure, resembling none other than
the Christmas master himself, Santa
Claus.Fr. Daniel Sormani of the Society
of Jesus had graced the premises, he was
to conduct mass to start off the fair in the
best possible manner, and to remind eve-
ryone that God was with us. At last, the
jeepneys bearing the VSPs had arrived,
run by cheery red hatted manong driversand adorned with paper snowakes and
snowmen. Just the right way to welcome
our guests.
Welcome to Ateneo SPEEDs SPARKLE!
Lively hosts, amazing performances and
fun games awaited those who witnessed
the morning program. Santas elves were
hard at work at entertaining the kids on
that scorcher of a day.
Different organizations had set up,
everyone had been busy thinking and
preparing what they were to give to the
kids today. Booths were lined up housing
people from different specialties, from
physics majors to volunteers from the
ofces. Games and activities were just as
varied as the participants, there were
non-Newtonian uids, bowling and even
dancing!
The day ended with another program
featuring friends from ENTAblado, Les
Mix and so much more. Everyone ended
on a high note. It really was an amazing
project and cheers, congratulations
and kudos to all who helped out, props tothe project heads (Trishia Gerobiese and
Joni Aquino), and especially the com-
mittee members, who really made the
project possible!
Andy Siy
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SPOT THE 5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO PICTURES OF OUR KIDS FROM
SACRED HEART PERFORMING FOR SPARKLE!
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SPEED Spreespreading the aware-
ness through t-shirts
SPEED Spree is the newest fundrais-
erproject of SPEED. Not only is it a
fundraiser, but it is also an advocacy-
campaign for those with special needs.
SPEED Spree hits two birds with one
stone!
Sporever 21, Sparrow, SpGarments
these were the names suggested
before SPEED Spree was born.
It wasnt easy creating a new project
for SPEED. Before the team decidedto make SPEED Spree, we were sup-
posed to have the annual Sprummage
Sale, but due to an unfortunate event
(Remember Habagat?) the sale had to
be cancelled. Instead of looking at it as
the end of a project, the cancellation
was an opportunity to make something
new. As the saying goes, when one
door closes, another opens. and
this denitely opened a great oppor-
tunity for SPEED to have a new fund-raiser.
The team was given a chance to think
of a new way to raise funds for the
organization. Brainstorming wasnt that
easy, especially since the storm had
left us completely blank. But eventual-
ly, through internet memes and tumblr
posts, we found our fundraiser.After
days of squeezing those creative juices,
discovering taglines like Dont DIS my
ability and Different not less., and
Sonya Sisons designing skills SPEED
Spree got its rst two t-shirt designs!
And they are simply must haves! Not
only for SPEED members, but for every-one who shares SPEEDs advocacy.
SPEEDspreading the awar
Jen Gaisano
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Spreeness through t-shirts
Design your own shirt!
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You forgot your
turnpoint straw.
(Go back 3
steps)
A dreamNoSPe
A dreamdoesnt
become reality
through magic; it
takes sweat,
determination and
hard work
These were one of the famouswords of Colin Powell. The NSL
was a great success but it once
was a dream a dream thought
only by the project heads. And it
would never have been a reality
without the sweat, determination
and hard work of the whole team.
And come race day, e
reservoir to sweat on
their role perfectly. Th
they cheered runners
route marshals cheerparticipated that they
shals made sure the
goal. Kaya yan step b
a time. And, the mars
jeepney drivers cursi
make sure the runne
Hard work is when one puts
everything he has on something.
NSL in total is hard work. It
comprised of rigorous execution,
careful planning, and gallons
of sweat. It was a project that
required everybody to perform at
100%.
Determination is when one
chooses not to give up despite
the difculty of the situation.
When the team was setting up
countless pro-blems occurred.
Hours before the race, theroute inside campus wasnt
nished. Apparently, there
was a mistake in placing the
cones along Ateneo they
didnt have a string that would
completely separate the two
lanes. And with time running
down, part of the team didnt
bother getting dinner in orderto nish this task in time for
the race. But did our team
give up? NO! They pushed
their selves over the limit.
They work without catching
a breath even letting go of
the idea of sleep just to catch
up with the time. Some never
took a bath.
Go back to
start.
start here
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to realitydLimitSweat is the usual response of the bodywhen it undergoes heavy work. For NSL to
become a reality, every part of the team
had to donate galloons of this. From the
month of November to the month of Febru-
ary, our team has been putting all effort
shouting and energizing the registration
booth, putting up tarps along campus, and
dancing with every bit of their heart during
the ash mobs.
ybody gathered their last
st time in order to perform
water marshals made sure
opping by to get a drink. The
showing every runner whon do it. The turn point mar-
ners where nearing their
ep lang one checkpoint at
s along the road brave the
hem for the trafc just to
re safe.
Nothing,
Just go
back 2
steps
layover
(Go back 3 steps)
end
Almost there!
(Go back 3 steps)
These3 characteristics
tell the story of NSL a story
of victory not only of turning the dream
of NSL into a reality but a story of victory
the team will take years after the event. A
story that teach every member of the team
that dreams can become a reality when
one is really dedicated on his work that
the passion of helping others and the
sense of camaraderie can fuel enough a
ame to exceed the mental and
physical limit of the body.
However the sweats given out
during the promotions and regis-
tration werent enough. The day
before the race, they made sure
that every drop would be put into
good use. They sweat not because
of the weather but because they
poured out every bit of strength in
carrying heavy barricadses. They
walk through the whole Ateneo
route placing down the cones. Theycarried ladders and went to great
heights in hanging banners. They
used every muscle in setting up
tents. And they did so much more.
the ash mobs.
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Izzu Villanueva
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Up up up in the air!Try to nd in this word search the words in bold that are in the article!
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Tie? Check. Hair and make up? Check.
Dancing shoes? Check. Awesome night?
CHECK. While other people were trooping
to Pampanga, we had a hot air balloon
festival of our own, a better and a more
special one at that.
Growing bigger each year,Splendour,SPEEDs annual special prom night, was
held last February 23, 2013 at The Grand
Terrace (Commonwealth Ave.) with the
theme A Walk in the Clouds and walk
they did as they enjoyed a magical night
lled with good food, great company, fun
music, and wonderful people.
Held in partnership with the Guild of
ThomasianSpeducators (UST-GuTS),
almost 200 kids from partner areas of
both orgs were in attendance as they
were dressed to the nines in their pretty
dresses and carefully pressed polos,
clearly impressing their dates for the
night. Of course, they were able to strut
their stuff as they walked down therunway for the fashion show, showcasing
not only how good they looked that night
but also highlighting the bond they have
formed with their dates.
Like any otherprom, special awards
were given to the kidsProm King and
Queen of the Night and Hottest Balloon
of the Night. The night ended with more
dancing, with everyone taking over the
dance oor and busting their moves,
clearly having a good time with theirdates and even with their fellow volun-
teers.
Prom is one of the most anticipated
events in ones high school life and to
have spent it with the kids clearly made
Splendour a very memorable one. Not
only did theSpeple get to interact with
the kids outside of area for a change but
it also highlighted the fact that spend-
ing time with them will always be a very
enjoyable one. The stars of the night
were the kids and they clearly took the
spotlight with their bigsmiles, warming
the hearts of everyone.
If it were this fun to be up in the air, Iwould want to be in cloud nine fast.
Trish Gerobiese
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First Time With a Smile
Help! Its recweek and JP the reshie is trying to fnd his way to SPEED!
Jp del Rosario
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Sumalikang org masayang experience
yon,was what my older brother Michael
told me during the rst week of my entry
to college. Sure, why not? Tingnan ko
na lang were the words that came outof my mouth, while putting on a smile
of course, to all the upperclassmen and
seniors that had encouraged me with
more or less the exact same statement.
There were a lot of things in my head that
time and worrying about which organiza-
tions to go into was at the least of my
concerns. Strangely enough, I had found
myself the following night to be brows-ing through the whole online pamphlet
of COA. It did seem that I couldnt resist
myself from being attracted to organiza-
tional matters like a moth to a brilliant
ame. So during the Recruitment Week,
I looked for this particular organiza-
tion, Ateneo SPEED, as I really became
interested in their cause upon reading
the brief description of the group in the
pamphlet.
My beginnings are not exactly that good
to know. Back in high school, there have
always been cases of prejudice against
the mentally-handicapped or special peo-
ple in particular. They were a source of
jokes and mockery by almost everyone,including me. It was a very mean thing
to do as some other people have opened
up that they take it personally as there
are special people in their own lives that
they love and protect from injustices like
what Ive mentioned. I couldnt remove
this from my mind as I have done bad
and stained all the more how society
sees them. So, in this light I have tried towork my way in being repentant for the
immorality I have contributed to.
I was actually surprised that handling
and being with these kids turned out
to be a very stressful and tiring mat-
ter! It was my rst time in doing arts
and crafts modules, mini-cooking, andplaying in general with these kids. They
were always somehow in the extremity of
personalities; either very jolly and hyper-
active, or very quiet and unresponsive.
But, in every case of being present there,
after doing each activity assigned for the
day, they would never forget to smile.
Smile and be jolly that SPEED is coming
in for a visit; smile and wave their good-byes while looking forward to another
meeting the following week. It warms my
heart that they become happier by some-
one being present there to be of witness
to their own work and accomplishments.
The colleagues I got to be with also in
SPEED made my year with the organiza-
tion a bright and fun one. I remember
that during my birthday, my area head
Julia said we were to meet at the Sproom
(SPEED Room) for a quick talk about
our next visit. It was just actually a front
to Spambush and surprise me for my
special day. I really felt that I was appreci-
ated as there were even cupcakes and a
candle from my Splover (a SPEED ofcer)Junfel.
It was my rst time in joining an or-
ganization, in interacting extensively with
special people, and also working with
all kinds of people most especially my
seniors. SPEED truly gave my rst year as
a freshman and a member of it, a very
enjoyable, exciting and heart-warmingone.
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With graduation around the corner, Id
like to imagine myself not only graduating
with my masters degree and the dozens
of prestigious awards Ive achieved, but
also as a speple. This is the only achieve-
ment that I think trumps my most humbleaward and all of my other recognitions for
that matter.
Seriously though, the magic of SPEED
entering my college life was incredibly un-
expected. Its like snow in a hot day or a
sea of people, out of nowhere, running in
a highway. I think we can all relate to this.
No one in the world can forecast those
scenarios. It just amazes me how far Ive
grown from the lowly quiet freshman to
me now, this well-endowed graduation
person.
With all the projects, events and area
insertion, there are denitely struggles.
The challenges were not always easy,but thankfully all have been passed with
the use valiant efforts and faith. Looking
back at all the blood, sweat and tears,
every drop was worth giving. Id even like
to extend my gratitude to SPEED for tak-
ing much of myself because in return, it
lled me up with something more.
The fruit of all these struggles are the re-
lationships, values and change that it had
helped me create. SPEED is where Ive
felt the strongest bonds, not only with the
speple, but also with the kids. A sense
of belonging was made and the smilesand laughter resonates in my mind. It
has thought me to see the potential in
everyone, the inner beauty that denes
humanity.
I think this awesomeness of SPEED that
makes it more than just an organiza-
tion is all rooted to the advocacy. We
are not really addressing a problem.
Persons-with-disabilities are not problems
because them being really intrinsically
who they are is perfectly okay. If youve
interacted with them for some time, you
should know that they are also special
and they deserve the blessings that
everyone ought to enjoy. Knowing this
should incite us to be more loving, a lovethat could transcend in all aspects of life
and goes beyond PWDs and be felt for
all of humanity. This is the life-changing
perspective that SPEED granted me.
Because I was inadvertently changed by
my experiences in SPEED, SPEED would
be a treasured record that could to be
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played at any time in my mind. Its music
would sooth and inspires me when fac-
ing the challenges of the real world. If
the sound is bad from where I would bestanding, I could always visit the projects,
area or even Speederman in Facebook to
help me remember the rhythm.
I cannot imagine my life or Ateneo or even
our kids without SPEED, so I bid you to
make this family continue growing. There
is no saying what SPEED would be liketen years from now, when I probably have
a career and my own family. What are
limits?
Find the right way downthe hill for this
graduating senior
Anonymous Senior
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Speedermans Corner
Try to connect the
dots to complete the
outline of
SPEederman!
Your most heartfelt letters answered by yours truly!
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Dear Speederman,
Love na love ko yung SPEED
pero parang minsan ang
hirap na mag-balance ng
acads and iba pang org
work. Super fun mag-areaand ang sarap asikasuhin ng
mga project and event com-
mittee tasks pero nadedelay
na ako sa sarili kong dead-
lines, paano na?
Stressballs na to the max ha,
StressedSpeple0121
Dear Speederman,
Love na love ko yung kids!
But sometimes I think they
dont love me back?
Unrequited ba talaga?
From the bottom of mybroken heart,
ForeverSawi
Dear StressedSpeple0121,
I LOVE your intiative to all things SPEED!
But academics are just as, if not more
important. Balance is key. Dont bite off
more than you can chew! (Kahit masarap
siya. Nomnomnom) Quality over quantityDont hesitate to ask for help when you
need it! Youve got a whole bunch of
speple backing you up Daan ka lang sa
MVP 214 and humingi ng tulong sa mga
sproom peeps. Pagod? Tulog ka muna
sa SpSofa! Basta dont run yourself dry.
Remember to rest then get up and get
working again and take things one step at
a time
I got your back!
Your Friendly Neighborhood Speederman
Dear ForeverSawi,
Dont be disheartened! Its all about a
change in perspective. Everybody gives and
receives loves in their own ways so be open
to it! Open your mind and your heart to
the differnt kinds of love different kinds of
people are able to give. And dont take it sopersonally if people dont react the way you
want them to. Sometimes, people take a
while to warm up, but patience and persis-
tence go a long way! So chin up and know
that you are loved. I love you! And SPEED
loves you
Mwahmwahtsuptsup,
Speederman
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Miss SPEED ka ba?Hindi, bakit?
Haeuhauehaue!
Kasi ang malapit na
mag-alarm!
BOOOM! Ang galing mo
talaga boy SPICK-up!
The Adventures of Boy Spick-Up!by Benzayb
COMICS
Caption this!
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HEY SPEPLE!Lets get EVALUATING! :) Just head over tohttp://bit.ly/SpEvals and evaluate ALL the projects you attended.
OR do you prefer an ofine version of the evals? Then download our
excel version at http://bit.ly/SpEvalsDownload !
Make sure you ll out the forms by MARCH 26, 2013 (TUESDAY).
Thank you! :)
Tools you need for NSL board game!
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