What can you say about MALATE:dlsu's literary folio?

[Laryh]

Well, I don't know kung if there's new folio out.
I say, the older folios were better. No offense meant. In fairness naman sa bagong short stories and essay (plus poems)ng Malate writers, they're good, it just so happen na mas malalim yung mga folio before.

[Dark]

What do you mean by "mas malalim"? Ok naman yung mga works, from what I can see. But the prose, medyo...shallow yung mga themes. And the gallery..! For Christ's sakes, not the whole world is colored black and white. Ba't puro mga gothic and depressing yung mga works? Nakakadepress tuloy minsan basahin.

[¤ HoLYcRaP ¤]

hey! i'm from csb. pede hong malaman kung pano makakuha ng copy? kasi ho nakabasa ako ng malate lit. folio dati (matagal na, yung may "kahel") and i liked the content. :)

[Laryh]

Originally posted by ¤ HoLYcRaP ¤
hey! i'm from csb. pede hong malaman kung pano makakuha ng copy? kasi ho nakabasa ako ng malate lit. folio dati (matagal na, yung may "kahel") and i liked the content. :)

I'm from CSB din at nabasa ko na rin yung folio na may "kahel". Those were the older version... Have you read the one na nude guy and cover? Mas maganda siya. I have a copy of that, kaya lang somebody borrowed it tapos di na sinauli... Super sad! Kasi talagang magaganda yung mga stories 'don. Pati yung mga artwork... super galing!

Where to get the copy? I dunno. I got mine (the one with "kahel") from a friend there. And the rest, from my mother. She's from main kaya I have access :).

Try going there some time and see for yourself. Di ba yung newspaper nila may lugar... possible na sa may publications office lang 'yon. Goodluck!

[Laryh]

Originally posted by Dark
What do you mean by "mas malalim"? Ok naman yung mga works, from what I can see. But the prose, medyo...shallow yung mga themes. And the gallery..! For Christ's sakes, not the whole world is colored black and white. Ba't puro mga gothic and depressing yung mga works? Nakakadepress tuloy minsan basahin.

See... sa 'yo na rin nanggaling na "medyo" shallow yung ibang works. I say mas magaling yung batch nina Jemps Gallegos and Rex Buen. Pero may magandang parang script for play do'n by Wanggo Gallaga and Denise.. I forgot her surname. BTW, may bago na ba?

[Dark]

May bagong Malate na, the one that's colored black. Medyo maganda na yung Gallery, at least medyo equal yung gothic stuff sa medyo "happy" stuff. Did you guys read the special prose issue?

[burito]

Originally posted by Dark
May bagong Malate na, the one that's colored black. Medyo maganda na yung Gallery, at least medyo equal yung gothic stuff sa medyo "happy" stuff. Did you guys read the special prose issue?

ei where cn i get a copy of this?

[acidtrip]

may copies sa malate office,sa sps building, 3rd floor kasama ng malate ang palaridel at lasallian. di ko lang alam kung pwede kang humingi lang doon. pero i think one every term ang nilalabas nila, sa may end ng term. paglate ang issue, sa beginning ng next term, you can get the copies at the designated area for the student publications, yung little brown box sa tabi ng mga gate. Pagpasok mo ng south gate, yung first door to the right, nandoon ang isang brown thing you can get it there. The writer who wrote the play Eden tower yata ang title is Denise Alano and of course Wanggo Gallaga, but someone has to explain kung bakit naging maganda yon. di ko na gets. have you seen the new lit awards issue?, nandoon yung play na gusto ko, basta its the one with cupid, under fire yata ang title. you guys have to check it out. Also, i agree na medyo mababaw na nga ang theme ng mga prose, napaka-conventional. kung ano lang yung alam nila yun lang, as in love, loss of love, ekk ekk at kung ano-ano pa. Ang magaling lang naman yata doon yung bagong editor in chief, si Anna Luz Jacinto. if you can read filipino, you shouldn't miss her work, laging nananalo yan sa lit awards.

[Laryh]

Originally posted by acidtrip
may copies sa malate office,sa sps building, 3rd floor kasama ng malate ang palaridel at lasallian. di ko lang alam kung pwede kang humingi lang doon. pero i think one every term ang nilalabas nila, sa may end ng term. paglate ang issue, sa beginning ng next term, you can get the copies at the designated area for the student publications, yung little brown box sa tabi ng mga gate. Pagpasok mo ng south gate, yung first door to the right, nandoon ang isang brown thing you can get it there. The writer who wrote the play Eden tower yata ang title is Denise Alano and of course Wanggo Gallaga, but someone has to explain kung bakit naging maganda yon. di ko na gets. have you seen the new lit awards issue?, nandoon yung play na gusto ko, basta its the one with cupid, under fire yata ang title. you guys have to check it out. Also, i agree na medyo mababaw na nga ang theme ng mga prose, napaka-conventional. kung ano lang yung alam nila yun lang, as in love, loss of love, ekk ekk at kung ano-ano pa. Ang magaling lang naman yata doon yung bagong editor in chief, si Anna Luz Jacinto. if you can read filipino, you shouldn't miss her work, laging nananalo yan sa lit awards.


I think I've read that "under fire" thingie! It's a great story. About cupid making Venus (ba yon?) fall in love with him basta something like that. Agree ako sa 'yo about the beauty of that story.
Wanggo Gallaga is their new... basta, may important position na rin siya. Yung mga works ni Wanggo is too deep for me to comprehend. Meron siyang magandang prose. Searching for a Lover ba 'yon? Basta, naghahanap siya ng lover who'll accept him blah blah. Anna Luz Jacinto? Yeah, I think she's new. Pero her works are the ones you should watch out for. Some of the people from malate considers her as the next Rex Buen. Right or wrong? Sana maglabas na sila ng bagong folio! Can't wait. Di pa ko nakakita ng lit folio dito sa CSB. I wonder why!!!

[portable_cd]

Meron na ba silang bagong folio?
Ano'ng title?
I mean, what's their theme this time?

[Laryh]

Meron ding lit folio ang CSB di ba?
How come wala yata akong nakikita... :confused:

[acidtrip]

si wanggo yung bagong coordinator ng spo. i agree na medyo mahirap nga maintindhan work niya. Si Anna Luz Jacinto (AJ)is really following Rex Buen's steps, like master Rex (that's what people call him) she also won many awards (imagine meron siya for short story and poetry) galing no? tapos ngayon nga, as i said, siya na ang eic from being last year's prose ed. it would really be a big loss for malate when she graduates (feeling ko kasi graduating na siya.
Also, since last year, wala ng theme ang malate. sa special ish na lang, for prose its singlehood and for poetry rengga. pero meron silang bagong ish, the one na merong lalaki sa cover na may nakasulat na malate sa kamay niya, mukhang photo na na-expose, pero di pa yata nagci-circulate. ill tell you guys when they start circulating copies so you can get one. also, maaari bang makahingi ng lit folio from csb?

hey dark, i have a feeling you're from malate. how did you know na may bago nang ish na black, wala pa akong kilalang meron noon, pero nasa baba na ng sps yung mga copies kaya alam ko na hindi pa naci-circulate. so,if you are from malate, what do you think about the editors this year? are they doing their jobs well? where can i get a copy of the prose issue you are talking about?

[Laryh]

Originally posted by acidtrip
also, maaari bang makahingi ng lit folio from csb?

Inform mo kami pag nagcirculate na yung new issue, ha(sa Main)! :bop:
About sa folio ng CSB... actually, di pa ako nakakakita ng folio ng CSB. I have a feeling na limited lang siya...
Pero don't worry, I'll inform you na lang:)

[Dark]

acidtrip: No, I'm not from Malate but I have some close friends there. I know na may new issue na colored black (the one na may guy sa front na black and grey yung color niya) kasi I saw some people sa SPS with it. About the special prose issue, yung Singlehood yun. I don't know if they circulated it already pero diba last term pa yun na-circulate? Anyway, I like the works there, especially yung "Waking to Desire" ni M. Policarpio. Sino nga ba 'tong M. Policarpio na 'to, ang weird ng pangalan, feeling ko pen name lang 'yun.

About the editors...I hang around Malate a lot kahit di ako taga Malate kasi nga yung friend ko sinasamahan ko there all the time. Ok lang sila...I can't really criticize since hindi naman ako taga-doon. BTW, ano yung special poetry issue, sabi niyo renga, right? Ano yun?

[Laryh]

Originally posted by Dark
acidtrip: No, I'm not from Malate but I have some close friends there. I know na may new issue na colored black (the one na may guy sa front na black and grey yung color niya) kasi I saw some people sa SPS with it. About the special prose issue, yung Singlehood yun. I don't know if they circulated it already pero diba last term pa yun na-circulate? Anyway, I like the works there, especially yung "Waking to Desire" ni M. Policarpio. Sino nga ba 'tong M. Policarpio na 'to, ang weird ng pangalan, feeling ko pen name lang 'yun.

About the editors...I hang around Malate a lot kahit di ako taga Malate kasi nga yung friend ko sinasamahan ko there all the time. Ok lang sila...I can't really criticize since hindi naman ako taga-doon. BTW, ano yung special poetry issue, sabi niyo renga, right? Ano yun?

So dalawang ish na ang na-miss ko!!!?:grrr: That can't be...:~( Well I guess it can be coz I am not from the main campus. Gusto kong magkaron ng copy ng Singlehood and the other one with a guy in front of the cover... please, please, please!!!!:inluv:

[IceAngel]

Laryh: From what I've heard nagcirculate na ang Malate ng issue na hinahanap mo, the one with the guy at the front. :) Maybe you can ask around, I'm sure there's a lot of it to go around.

[acidtrip]

yup, they started to circulate kahapon kaya lang sobrang bilis maubos. don't know if they have any other ish na di pa nakacirculate. go to the office na lang and ask, if they have extra copies i'm sure di naman sila matakaw.

i think m.policarpio is a pen name, kasi wala siya sa staff box sa ibang issues.

ang renga ay mga tula by many authors na iisa ang theme. magsstart ang isa tapos ico-continue ng iba. since special ish yon, around 25 pages.

[soloista]

if u want copies of the new malate issue, just go to the office at sps 304 and im sure that they'll give u naman. and fyi, wanggo galaga is one of the two spo coordinators. aj jacinto is not new, and she's the editor in chief of malate. and m. policarpio is a pen name nga.

[acidtrip]

huh?dalawa ang spo coordinator, di ba si wanggo lang at si christena pineda yung director? sino yung isa pang coordinator?

[soloista]

silang dalawa nga...

[acidtrip]

sorry po, kala ko kasi iba ang director sa coordinator. anyway, is chritina pineda the same christina pineda na former editor ng plaridel? what happened to sir lakan (garcia) , bakit hindi na siya ang director?

[Laryh]

Originally posted by acidtrip
yup, they started to circulate kahapon kaya lang sobrang bilis maubos. don't know if they have any other ish na di pa nakacirculate. go to the office na lang and ask, if they have extra copies i'm sure di naman sila matakaw.

i think m.policarpio is a pen name, kasi wala siya sa staff box sa ibang issues.

ang renga ay mga tula by many authors na iisa ang theme. magsstart ang isa tapos ico-continue ng iba. since special ish yon, around 25 pages.

What?!
I need to have a copy!!!
I am freaking out!
Wait... maganda ba yung contents niya?

[acidtrip]

i just checked sa malate office and they still have a few copies left, ask from them na lang. And yes, mas maganda nga ang content nitong issue na to, mas malalim na yung ibang prose na work, at sobrang galing ng mga poems. meron ding gallery for art and photo. yung renga ish, wala pa rin.

[Dark]

I like this new gallery. Hehehe. Mas colorful and more full of life and less depressing. Nakakatamad na kasi yung mga dark and gothic stuff, kasi naman black and white pa yung pagkaprint kaya lalo pang nagiging black.

I love the poetry, you're right, mas maganda yung poems dito. I like that short poem by A.J Jacinto, and that one by Ruby Olalo. Ewan ko pero kahit ang simple type ko sya. I really like that one by Michael Morco also, yung may "girl fishing for lost stars" at the end. Ang ganda, grabe. Yung prose, ok na rin pero I like the gallery and the poetry the most.

Oo nga, what happened to Sir Lakan, ang alam ko rin siya yung SPO director e.

[Laryh]

Hopeless na ang situation ko... I think I won't be able to get the ish... *sigh*

[acidtrip]

meron pa nga sa office. meron pa kong nakita sa baba ng sps.

[Laryh]

No need to feel sad na ako. Kasi, I already have their new ish! I'm so happy!!! Siyempre, mababasa ko na ulit yung works ni Wanggo! Feeling ko, maganda yung ish na nakuha ko! :D I mean, meaningful siya! Bumabalik na ang dating beauty ng Malate! Thank heavens!

[Dark]

Laryh: Why do you say that its a better issue? Curious lang. :)

By the way, congrats to all those who won in the recent DLSU lit and campus journalism awards nung SPO night!

[Nights]

Yeah Laryh curious din ako, why do you think its more meaningful? And I feel like you've been reading Malate for a long time already. La lang. :)

[mysterious guy]

i think malate is ok. the stories are interesting. but most of them tackle deviant behaviors. hey, those stories are more often interesting, because you do not get to see or experience them very often. i am not really into poetry but i like the prose!

[thunderbolt13]

What do you guys really think of the new Malate issue? Please give your honest comments since this is the only way we will find out if we are doing a good job.

Any suggestions would be appreciated but any changes will still be processed by the new editorial board, but they will help out on our production.

As you can tell, I am a member of the Malate Literary Folio. I showed the other members of Malate this website and they were so delighted to know that people read our works. Because of this, we will hold some copies of any new issues in our office for you guys. Just come by and pick them up because we can't distribute in CSB.

Thanks.

[Nights]

mysteriousguy: i agree with you, that's why i often find the prose stories pretty generic since they follow a pattern over "which story could defy society the best". its hard to relate to such stories and i've often heard a lot of people (of course i won't state their names) say that malate is too "gen-x". not that i'm saying that anything "gen-x" is bad, but come on, if it wasn't for the traditional era, the revolt that caused the "gen-x" era to happen wouldn't occur. so i'm just saying there should be equal presentation. yikes. i hope i made sense here.

thunderbolt13: i'm glad to hear that malate will be checking this topic every now and then for feedback. i wanted this topic to have lots of responses (even though its not my topic) so i requested for the pex mods to move it to the academe forum, where its more appropriate. as for the new issue, all i can say is that i agree with dark, the gallery is showing more variety than its previous ones.

[Dark]

'Just got the renga issue and its amazing! Ang galing ng poets ng Malate, I have to say the poem is beautiful. I can totally relate with the images and the thought of love being torment, and poetry being both. I really love it. Congratulations to the editor of Malate, he did a great job!

[nuss]

Basta alam ko maraming magaganda sa MALATE! :lol:
I find their Special Ish... yung rengga... a good concept.

[Boytoy2000]

actually, dati nag-iipon lang ako ng mga folio.Last month, I decided to read them and i find the stories interesting, most of them with a melacholy touch. i'm planning to join Malate next school year. sana tanggapin ako.

[LASINGERO]

Malate Literary Folio is not that good at all in fact it would be better if its publication would be cutted off n replaced with something noteworthy, tsaka mas maganda siguro kung tigil na to mismo para makatipid sa misc. expenses dahil sa totoo lang *** namang nagbabasa nyan mangilan ilan lang! no offense sa mga nasagasaan i really believe lang na mas ok gng ganito!

[Boytoy2000]

Originally posted by LASINGERO
Malate Literary Folio is not that good at all in fact it would be better if its publication would be cutted off n replaced with something noteworthy, tsaka mas maganda siguro kung tigil na to mismo para makatipid sa misc. expenses dahil sa totoo lang *** namang nagbabasa nyan mangilan ilan lang! no offense sa mga nasagasaan i really believe lang na mas ok gng ganito!

LASING KA LANG!

[IceAngel]

Let me first say that I am not saying this just because I'm from Malate, and although I am not a fan of everything Malate has done except for the current poetry-related activities, I believe that removing Malate as a school publication is not necessary. If you stand true to your belief that no one reads Malate, then you are cancelling out the people in La Salle who enjoys to read and view poetry, prose, photography and art from their fellow budding student writers. And mind you, the percentage of these people is HUGE. Perhaps you are one of those ignorant and insensitive people who instead of acknowledging the effort and creativity of the people who work in Malate, choose to throw away their copies of the issue without even reading and browsing.

Malate is not just a venue for budding writers to be published. Malate holds workshops on writing and some of the people there offer unsolicited advice on your craft. Its a misconception that it is just a waste, compared to Plaridel and the Lasallian.

Its sad that so few Lasallians appreciate literature and art. I once had a conversation with Ms. Marjorie Evasco, and she is lamenting that the writers and artists of the Malate are poor compared to other literary publications of other well-known universities like the Heights of Ateneo. I agree that I and my fellow writers and artists from Malate sill have a long way to go, but how can we reach that very essence of what we want to be without the support of our fellow students? We can't survive with the support of the Literature Department only. No, it has to come from the vast majority of the students. Comments like what you just said, Lasingero, is a sad, sad thing.

[LASINGERO]

come on guys u know malate sucks! u dont need to have an all out survey to find out how many reads ur folio cause ill bet its in minimum numbers.

n i dont throw my copies cause kasi di naman ako kumukuha n most of the time like di konalang pinapansin. the last time i got one was when i was 1st year e gragraduate na ako! pero sometimes kaya i have the right to judge that most of the publish works sucks (most of the works are puro kaeklatan and kabaklaan!im not sexist pero talaga marami ganito ang theme) i read them when ever i go to our tambayan and found a copy.

sorry anyway if i offended anyone basta ill stand to my opinions. un lang.

[jopert]

I read malate when i was still in dlsu. It's a very good compilation. an eye opener to everyone interested. the problem is only a few are interested!:D

I say continue the publication of malate.

a touch of the real world.

[jopert]

I read malate when i was still in dlsu. It's a very good compilation. an eye opener to everyone interested. the problem is only a few are interested!:D

it would "suck" if you dont like reading.

I say continue the publication of malate.

a touch of the real world.

[IceAngel]

Lasingero: NO, I do not think Malate sucks. You are not offending me by your opinions, but by telling everyone that Malate sucks, like it is a fact when it is nothing but your opinion only, isoffending me. Feel free to stand by what you think, but please know the difference between an opinion and a fact.

I stand by my ground. I used to think Malate is not that great compared to other literary folios of other universities, but when I joined and got accepted, I realized the effort and talent that Malate really has that is not evident in the issues they usually release. In my opinion, Malate has room for improvement, but it does not suck.

I mentioned before that there are plenty of literature-affecionados who read Malate and appreciate what is laid out there. Please remember that you and the people you know who don't appreciate Malate as much as some people do is not the vast majority of the university. Please don't alienate those who bother to read and appreciate Malate by saying that no one reads it.

I'm not offended. Just setting things straight.

[twisted_hate]

Hello,

I write for the Benildean Lit Portfolio, Shades of Gray. When I read it, I was overly stunned by the presentation and the works. I am truly envious of your folio. Actually, I was wondering if I could write for Malate-but I guess that's no subsidy for me. Right now in CSB, we have a shortage of writers and our present staff is having a mass Writer's block. Please don't hate us.

[cretinous00]

i've a question: do malate and shades of grey receive letters and contributions through the net? i've always wanted to contribute to the collegian but i can't access their site.

[twisted_hate]

Originally posted by cretinous00
i've a question: do malate and shades of grey receive letters and contributions through the net? i've always wanted to contribute to the collegian but i can't access their site.

email me and I'll try to get your work posted-your in luck coz we've got a shortage.(open to all benildeans)

[zephyr101]

I am yet another member of Malate who has wandered into this forum, and I must say that I am saddened by your apparent lack of support for a struggling school publication that you pay for every term. For your information, and contrary to your beliefs, everyone in Malate gives their best with every issue. Of course, our best might not be good enough for you, and that is fine. We do not expect to please everybody, and we are certainly forcing no one to grab a copy of each new issue. However, if you are to be respected for your opinions, you should, if nothing else, be able to make a constructive critique of Malate's issues and refrain from taking refuge in trash-talking. Granted that Malate still has a long way to go compared to other literary folios--a fact that I wholly, if not enthusiastically, admit--the criticism it needs ought to come from discerning, reasonably intelligent readers who can tell us what they want to see. With all due respect, you are not, to say the least, held in any esteem by the members of Malate. We cannot and will not change for people who are obviously not making informed statements--didn't you say that the last time you read an issue was when you were in first year? Please think your statements over before deciding to stick by them. As of now, you do not appear to be arguing from a very strong position.

[twisted_hate]

Right on, fellow Writer.

It is kinda hard to publish a lit folio in a school fulla damn conyos.

[self1479]

i pick up the malate whenever it comes out but usually i'm disappointed. i love literature but i really can't stand it when writers or wannabe writers start thinking that they're some oppressed minority and overexaggerate their angst. for pete's sake. true they're an underappreciated bunch and definitely true that la salle is full of conyos but there's no need to cry about it and blame the atmosphere. if there's a good writer out there, you'll be acknowledged. in the mean time you can't go around crying that nobody understands your work.

[Adi]

hehehehe:D...Acidtrip, Dark and IceAngel, I think I know you...

For the one asking if M. Policarpio is a pen name, yes I think it is. I actually think it is Michael Morco(current poetry editor)'s pen name. But of course I'm not sure, so don't take my word for it:) Anyway, I happen to like his works:) And to Lasinggero (hope I got your name right:)), I don't think Malate sucks. It needs some improvements, yes, but it is still a good literary folio. I've read some of the works in there, and they're okay, some are even exceptional:) I like the art as well although I think it would have looked better if the whole thing was in color:)

IceAngel, you're right, there are a lot of people in the University who happen to appreciate literature and art a lot and would have been disappointed if Malate was taken out of circulation (tama ba'ng English ko?), but we really can't blame Lasinggero if he thinks otherwise...there is a lot of work that should still be done to make Malate more readable (for the lack of a better word). I commend the staffers of Malate for their hard word, but I think you ought to work much harder so that more people will come to appreciate what Malate has to offer. To the last Malate PExer who posted (sorry if I can't remember your name, dami kasi numbers)I would like to give some of my constructive criticisms hehehehe Hope you don't get offended, but I think one of the reasons why not much people even bother to read Malate is because it doesn't look that presentable. For one thing, it is printed in textbook paper. Not so much people would bother to read anything printed in textbook paper basically because it reminds people of work, school work to be precise (think of your upcoming exam-- ten whole chapters in one night?!?! Who's your teacher kidding?!?!), and that is not a good thing, especially if you cater to people who would want to relax (admit it, most people read literature to relax their minds and feed their souls, like Zen:))... And the cover, perhaps you ought to make it livelier, by that I mean less gloomy, add some color. I know this may be asking too much considering your "limited" budget (I think Malate receives the least budget compared to the other publications), but kagaya nga ng sinabi sa 'min ni Ms. Marj, Malate could stand up to the admi and come out with only one issue, instead of the usual 3 each year, but an issue that is really of good quality, as in talagang pinag-isipan at pinaghirapan, thoroughly edited, lahat na ng kayang ibuhos for that one year... Wala lang, think about it:)

[twisted_hate]

Originally posted by self1479
i pick up the malate whenever it comes out but usually i'm disappointed. i love literature but i really can't stand it when writers or wannabe writers start thinking that they're some oppressed minority and overexaggerate their angst. for pete's sake. true they're an underappreciated bunch and definitely true that la salle is full of conyos but there's no need to cry about it and blame the atmosphere. if there's a good writer out there, you'll be acknowledged. in the mean time you can't go around crying that nobody understands your work.

Was that a reply or an insult? I don't go crying "Hu Hu Hu... we the poets must be heard!" . Was I crying in my last post? Was I?

[maadz]

the student publications coordinators are wanggo gallaga and joel orellana. the director is kristine pineda and yes, she was the editor-in-chief of plaridel back in 1996.

sa lasingerong lasing:
HOY! fyi, compared with plaridel and lasallian, malate ang pinakamabilis maubos at pinakakinukuha ng mga tao. you just don't know how to appreciate literature. to begin with, wrong grammar ka pa.

[LASINGERO]

hoy maadz *** akong pki kng wrong grammar ako sa english ko dahil first of all pinoy ako! siguraduhing mo sa buong buhay mo di ka magakakamali sa english mo kasi kng hindi hypokrito ka.

bakit porket ba madale maubos ok na? di mo lang alam *** iba gnagawang pamunas ng **** un! :)

bsta for me trying hard masydo tong publication na to and as always it s u c k s b i g t i m e ... n totoo bang most malate writers ay adik at mga bakla???

[jopert]

its better to give specific reasons why you hate malate rather than use harsh words without any basis.

they're adiks and baklas?!

hehe, narrow minded stereotype. No wonder you don't appreciate malate.

[LASINGERO]

i have friends who have friends from malate n through chitchat n small talk they were able to mention some happenings there, although im not saying all...pero marami raw mga weed smokers n mga gay ****. alam nyo **** what im talking about, come on! dont be pretentious!

[jopert]

Originally posted by LASINGERO
i have friends who have friends from malate n through chitchat n small talk they were able to mention some happenings there, although im not saying all...pero marami raw mga weed smokers n mga gay ****. alam nyo **** what im talking about, come on! dont be pretentious!


nde mo ba naririneg sarili mo?!

"I have friends who have friends from malate"

ilang tao na ang dinaanan ng story bago dumating sayo?!

"pero marami RAW mga ..."

so chismoso ren ala ang mga lasingero?!

[IceAngel]

*sigh* And I thought the focus of the discussion here is on the quality of the folio itself, not the people in it. Tsk tsk.

[uptowngirl]

Sheesh! Guys, please stick to the topic. If this continues, I'm locking this thread.

[zephyr101]

Given that Lasingero apparently does not wish to explain himself in acceptable terms, either because he is not willing or capable of doing so, and rather prefers to engage in character assasination and general trash-talking, I strongly suggest that everyone simply ignore his output from now on. It is obvious that no one--Malate member or otherwise--will glean anything useful from his posts, prolific--and profane--though they may be. It is the hollow drum that makes the most noise, after all. It would do all of us well to stick to the topic and turn blind eyes to the rantings of an intellectually challenged, insecure individual.

[IceAngel]

zephyr101: Are you or anyone else from Malate considering Adi's suggestions to improve Malate? I think she has very good ideas, sana naman marinig ng mga taga-Malate so it can help them.

[LASINGERO]

ok ok call me whatever u want, malate still sucks! n im not insecure im just being practical... i believe na dapat i segregate o gawing optional nalang ang subscription sa malate kasi "i believe" na mas maraming "walang paki" kaysa sa mga patrons ng malate, tsaka para makatipid sa tuition PERFECT WASTE OF MONEY kasi e!

...RIP...

[jopert]

sorry ms uptowngirl.

got a little carried away there.

[self1479]

twisted_hate, there's something kinda ironic in yer reply don't you think?

look, i'm not trying to cause trouble but apparently we got a bunch of sensitive people here. i wasn't even replying to your post but to the general atmosphere of this whole discussion. no need to get snippy, especially when its you malate folks who are looking for "constructive criticism". if there's a perception about people who are involved in malate, so what? there are obviously perceptions too from the people in malate regarding people who aren't. that if they don't enjoy or appreciate the issue, then hey they must be illiterate ignoramuses. as much as i disagree with the majority of lasingero's comments (no offense) to disregard his comments because you find them unproductive or baseless is a little elitist don't you think? especially coming from people who are supposed to champion the bastion of expression in all forms. there's nothing sadder than clickish writers. peace.

[knowles]

nabasa ko yung Malate, sa tingin ko sobrang ok siya...

tuwing kelan ba nagkakaroon ng Malate sa dlsu?

[IceAngel]

self1479: If you are referring to all of us from Malate who are calling those who don't appreciate an issue illiterate ignoramuses, I just want to clear up that that was not my intention. I agree more than anything that there are a lot more improvements that can be done in Malate, but it bothers me that Lasingero cannot come up with specific ideas to help improve Malate. I do not hang around Malate a lot and although I agree that a lot of the people in Malate have questionable personalities and identities, that does not concern their writing, and it does not concern the quality of the issues. I am not saying that Lasingero is an illiterate ignoramus for not being able to appreciate an issue, but if he is so adamant on defending his belief that Malate, on a general consensus, SUCKS, then why can he not give a reason why? Why does he simply point out problems that seems to be dependable on just one person? If he wants to focus on saying that Malate, on a general consensus, SUCKS, he should focus on Malate, not the people behind it. If he focuses on the people of Malate to decide if an issue sucks or not, then the reason why this thread was created is lost.

Malate is a literary folio, not a club in where the people residing in it are the ones being judged and criticized. If Lasingero wishes to criticize Malate, criticize the works, and back up what you say. Yun lang.

[LASINGERO]

malate sucks because it sucks. i admit that im not an avid fan of literature, but i have my background on literature (im not talking about LITERA subjects here!). another thing is that, its very unfortunate na hindi ako nakahiram ng issue/s so that i can point out the things that make malate sucks, kasi ayaw patalo ng mga malatepeeps na talagang they r good for nothin, tsaka personally i think di mo na kailangan ng empirical basis to judge a literary work if it suck or not, sa tingin ko personal judgement e pwede na, although im not saying na un lang ang basis...pero alam nyo talaga DLSU would be a better place kng wala kayo kasi talaga u SUCK e! thrash material! and a perfect waste of money!

[lasallite]

You know what, in all my years in La Salle never akong nagbasa ng masinsinan ng Malate.

Wala siyang attraction sakin and well....Malate folk strike me as kinda weird (no offense to my MLF folio friends....).

[self1479]

iceangel, i appreciate you keeping a levelhead and clear perspective on things. but i have to agree with lasingero that in the end it comes down to personal judgement. its true his reasons are inadequate but what can you do if its your gut feel? what do malate people really want anyway? for all his comments, at least lasingero is reading the malate right? at least, whats being written is enough (or not enough) to warrant a violent reaction. would you want a guy like lasingero to be liking the malate?

[IceAngel]

now that we've established the fact that malate is not a perfect folio and needs improvement, i'd like to ask the people who read malate:

What can be done to Malate so it could be better?

I agree completely with Self (I'm sorry, I forgot the last numbers of your name) that it depends solely on the reader if Malate is not a good folio or not, but I think arguing on who is right or who is wrong would put the discussion back to its downward spiral that it was a few days back. Right now we're looking for criticism and suggestions. Please hold back from the judgements since we've had enough of that, how about some suggestions? Maybe it can help clear the air and bring the discussion back to its intended reactions.

I've read Adi's reply, she has a very good point. I myself think that Malate being printed on textbook paper is not good for its readers. Especially for those who don't appreciate literature that much.

[sadirmata]

hi! anybody of you know erick f. abad? he was once with the malate, i think in 1996 to 1998? please tell where's he now or what he's doing... thanks!

[twisted_hate]

It's been a while.

May I just say that it is a good thing to let our free and creative minds be heard?

[Laryh]

Hey... I didn't know that this thread's still alive... I haven't visited this for ages...

Malate has a new issue right? The orange one... and I haven't read it yet... I don't wanna be rude but it doesn't appeal me anymore... I dunno why... but let's just wait til I read the whole issue...

So far I have the other copies/issues... the white one, the black one, the violet one (posporo)... but I really want to have a copy of the first malate issue I ever laid my eyes on.. the one with the naked guy in front. It's all about "manhood"... gays and all... geez... it's the best issue for me...

[Laryh]

Hey... I didn't know that this thread's still alive... I haven't visited this for ages...

Malate has a new issue right? The orange one... and I haven't read it yet... I don't wanna be rude but it doesn't appeal me anymore... I dunno why... but let's just wait til I read the whole issue...

So far I have the other copies/issues... the white one, the black one, the violet one (posporo)... but I really want to have a copy of the first malate issue I ever laid my eyes on.. the one with the naked guy in front. It's all about "manhood"... gays and all... geez... it's the best issue for me...

[VinceValentine]

Hello!

I don't know if anyone reads this thread anymore, since the last post was around three months ago.

Still, just want you people to know that there is a new folio out. It's the second issue for this year I think. It will start circulating tomorrow, and I heard that there was an official launching for this issue yesterday.

[VinceValentine]

oops! sorry bout the mixed up words. kinda lost today.

[xerox_boy]

just an update... the Malate office moved to the 5th floor of the SPS along with all the other student publications. The old office became a conference room daw. The cover of the new issue is blue and has a naked woman on it.

[VinceValentine]

just keeping this thread alive.

there's a new issue again. it's rather extremely delayed, i might add. anyway, for those still interested, just look for some copies around the campus. :)

[guess_who]

Nais pong malaman ng isang walang alam kung maaari ho
bang magbigay sa inyo ng mga sariling kasulatan / akda /
kwento / larawang guhit upang inyong iimprinta kahalo ng
gawa ng ibang myembro ng inyong organisasyon.

(tama ho ba ang paniniwalang mga myembro lamang ang
maaaring magsalin ng kontribusyon sa Malate?)

Salamat.

[VinceValentine]

Originally posted by guess_who
Nais pong malaman ng isang walang alam kung maaari ho
bang magbigay sa inyo ng mga sariling kasulatan / akda /
kwento / larawang guhit upang inyong iimprinta kahalo ng
gawa ng ibang myembro ng inyong organisasyon.

(tama ho ba ang paniniwalang mga myembro lamang ang
maaaring magsalin ng kontribusyon sa Malate?)

Salamat.

nope. in fact, each malate issue (i think) has works from 1 or 2 writers who are not members. it's just that members are given priority. if you want to contribute, i think you should try and contact one of the members of the editorial board, although i'm not really sure how. you might want to try the e-mail (i'm typing this at the top of my head, not really sure if it's correct) malatelitfolio@yahoo.com or malateinfo@yahoo.com (the second one is written in the new issues) or call them 524-4611 local 701.

good luck! :)

[guess_who]

ok, thanks.