rock on UP! rock on!

At long last tapos na rin ang paghihintay! The true winners were crowned! Hindi na naulit (although muntik muntikan na) yung dayaang nangyari nung 2005!!! And I was there. I was in Araneta when it happened. Ang masasabi ko lang...

UP PEP deserves the Championship.

UP Rock On!

Syempre hindi ako papahuli sa reviews...

DLSU Pep

• astig yung green afro wig turned pompoms
• sabi nga nung iba, La Salle lang yung may right to use the Papaya song since Edu is an alumnus
• sayang yung routine kasi dun pa sila pumalpak sa mga simpleng tosses, pyramids and tumbles
• they should review their spelling hehe...pangit kasi na pati spelling ng sarili mong school eh mali although baka dahil sa pressure na din sa time
• astig sana yung props nung green banner na nilatag sa sahig kaso distorted yung logo...sayang talaga
• my verdict: 8th place

UP Pep Squad

• need I elaborate more?! hehe...truly deserving
• entrance pa lang astig na... "matatapang, matatalino, walang takot kahit kanino", "hinding hindi magpapahuli", "ganyan kaming mga taga UP"
• the rock theme was really consistent...costume, attitude, sounds, overall performance... UP ROCKS!
• astig yung scorpion king...sayang lang sa likod sya nilagay kaya hindi napansin ng ibang audience pero astig talaga. I'm sure next year bubuhatin na rin yung mga guys ng ibang schools. UP truly sets the trend!!!
• kinilabutan ako sa oblation routine. Made me even prouder of being an Isko!
• tama yung nabasa ko sa isang article sa Inquirer last September 12, message to their supporters: "we want to show our supporters a routine that should lay to rest any doubts as to who the winner should be."
• medyo questionable lang yung lapit ng score ng UST sa UP considering na below Gawi level yung performance nila. sabi nga ni Hajji Alejandro...Nakapagtataka
• my verdict: Champion

FEU Cheering Squad

• fantastic routine matched with near-flawless performance
• astig na pyramid na ginaya daw sa Gawi na pyramid nung 90's. eh sino bang hindi nanggagaya nowadays?!
• sabi nila, parang taga El Shaddai daw yung crowd with matching wave ng panyo. sabi ko naman...Vilmanians lang yan!
• all in all, sa FEU talaga ako kinabahan. Though I know and I believe that UP Pep has won it already, but history shows us that no one can be 100% sure in the UAAP Cheerdance lalo na kung may mga marurumi maglaro. "bato bato sa langit ang tamaan taga Espanya!"
• my verdict: 2nd place

NU Pep Squad

• all I can say is that NU has the biggest heart amongst the UAAP teams. Rationale: NU may be minute in comparison to the rest of the squads, few support coming from their alumni and from their school, but still they perform with all their might
• NU truly has nothing to lose but everything to gain, that makes their performance enjoyable in my opinion. They don't care about the competition. All that matters is that they may be able to show their school pride through dancing.
• I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. From the article that I've read in Inquirer, they were prepared prior to the competition not until they were told that HS students were not allowed to represent the school. Too bad for the 7 HS students who have already practised the routines, and worse for the squad which has no time to look for replacements. That explains why there were only 17 of them dancing in Araneta.
• my verdict: 7th place

to be continued...