This is the video I made for the Hall of Fame Bar and Restaurant DANCE PARTY and GINEBRA INFINIT NIGHT Featuring DJ Alvin from BAGUIO last April 14, 2009. This was used as a video background amidst the spectacular disco lights and fantastic music.

The Hall of Fame Bar and Restaurant is located at the Orient Pacific Center, Perez Blvd. cor. Rizal St., Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines. Call 523-FAME for inquiries…

This is the video tribute I made for Dr. Francisco Sionil Jose. This video was used in the F. Sionil Jose exhibit in SM Rosales last March.

Six P.M. by Nick Joaquin in video (as interpreted by the SiRVis)

Six P.M.
Nick Joaquin

Trouvere at night, grammarian in the morning,
ruefully architecting syllables—
but in the afternoon my ivory tower falls.
I take a place in the bus among people returning
to love (domesticated) and the smell of onions burning
and women reaping the washlines as the Angelus tolls.

But I—where am I bound?
My garden, my four walls
and you project strange shores upon my yearning:
Atlantis? the Caribbeans? Or Cathay?
Conductor, do I get off at Sinai?
Apocalypse awaits me: urgent my sorrow
towards the undiscovered world that I
roam warm responding flesh for a while shall borrow:
conquistador tonight, clockpuncher tomorrow.

This is the 30 seconds video ad (no audio) for AQUAVENTURE REEF CLUB RESORT which I made last year…

ANGEL DOMINADOR C. VISTRO

Valedictorian 

Class of 2008 – 2009

Rizal Elementary School 

Baguio City

Read his Valedictory address…

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
Angel Dominador C. Vistro
30 March 2009
Romulo Hall, Teachers Camp, Baguio City

To our Confirmer and Filipino Supervisor Mrs. Zenaida G. De la Cruz, Esteemed Guest of Honor, Dr. Lowell A. Rebucal, Madame Principal Mrs. Felizarda Zamoramos, our beloved teachers, fellow graduates, friends, family members and guests, good afternoon.

We are gathered today for a very important occasion – the graduation of Rizal Elementary School's Class of 2008 – 2009. Please allow me this opportunity to look back into my experiences.

I transferred here in the school year 2006 – 2007 to be part of the Fourth Grade Class. I had not just simply moved to a new school but the entire family had just actually moved to Baguio City. Becoming part of the Rizal Elementary School was okay despite my not so smooth yet humble beginnings in the school.

{ad libbed} I thank the Lord God for the spiritual guidance He has given us. May He guide us even further, and give us blessings May He shower more of His grace on us. {ad libbed}

I thank my classmates for the warmth and friendship you have all extended to me. It was a pleasure to have spent the past three years with you because for once I felt that I belonged. I hope you all enjoyed the times we shared together. From here on, we go our separate ways but hopefully we shall still be schoolmates or even better, classmates in high school so that we may be able to build our bonds made here at Dr. Jose Rizal Elementary School.

I thank my teachers and the school officials for the patience and understanding they have given me. Looking back, I can be sure that I was not the easiest pupil to deal with. I talked with my seatmates, doodled on paper and even played while lessons were being given. It was more taxing to you, my teachers, that I would argue and insist that my answers were correct or my habit of using a different and confusing way of explaining myself and my answers to questions. I meant no disrespect to all of you and thankfully, you have the proverbial patience of Job.

I thank my parents and siblings, for their love and support. The chance to be able to rest and do what I want in order to relax whenever I did well was a treat that I looked forward to. As a result, I was always motivated to do my best at school.

More importantly, for this occasion, I would like to thank you for teaching me to love and enjoy reading. If you may, that is a lesson I would like to share with my fellow graduates. Reading is a building block for higher learning. It helps us gain more information and understand complex ideas. Reading helps us imagine foreign lands, appreciate history and create visions of the future.

We all know how to read but do we enjoy reading? From my experience, if I do not like the book that I read, I have difficulty keeping the information in my head. And yet, by reading it again and again, it becomes easier to recall and comprehend everything.

Today is our graduation from elementary education and yet the ceremony is called Commencement Exercises. Today we begin high school life. Two months from now, we shall be students once more. We have had six years of elementary to help us prepare and now we have another two months of grace period for rest and recreation, and also for preparation.

Let us enjoy the summer break. Most of us will surely play and relax to our hearts delight. Hopefully, we would also learn that reading is a relaxing way of preparing for high school.

On this note, let me close by thanking all of you for your support. Thank you for the honor of being valedictorian. As Spiderman said, "with great power comes greater responsibilities." I wish to do you all proud and I will do my best as others surely will, too.

To my batchmates, "Summer vacation is here. Let us enjoy it! "

Have a great day everyone.

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Module Evaluation Instrument
Prepared by: Simon Francis Blaise R. Vistro

The Human Organization

The Chemical Basis of Life

Cell Structures and Their Functions

Tissues, Glands, and Membranes

Integumentary System

Skeletal System: Bones and Joints

Muscular System

Nervous System

Senses

Endocrine System

Blood

Heart

Blood Vessels and Circulation

The Lymphatic System and Immunity

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation

Urinary System and Fluid Balance

Reproductive System

Development, Heredity, and Aging

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Module Evaluation Instrument
Prepared by: Simon Francis Blaise R. Vistro

Development, Heredity, and Aging

1. All of these are factors that facilitate the fertilization process EXCEPT:
A) the swimming ability of the sperm cell
B) the presence of the oocyte in the uterus
C) oxytocin secreted by female pituitary
D) prostaglandins in male semen
E) capacitation of the sperm

2. Fertilization, the union of the sperm cell and the oocyte, produces a
A) haploid oocyte.
B) diploid oocyte.
C) haploid zygote.
D) diploid zygote.

3. The second meiotic division of the oocyte occurs
A) prior to ovulation.
B) immediately after ovulation.
C) just prior to fertilization.
D) after a sperm cell enters it.
E) after mitotic division starts.

4. The fluid-filled cavity in the blastocyst is called the
A) trophoblast.
B) blastocele.
C) inner cell mass.
D) chorion.
E) lacunae.

5. The trophoblast
A) forms the embryonic part of the placenta and other membranes.
B) cells digest the uterine tissues to allow implantation.
C) becomes the chorion.
D) is a single layer of cells around the blastocele.
E) All of these are correct.

6. Chorionic villi protrude into blood-filled cavities called _____ formed within the maternal endometrium.
A) blastocysts
B) blastoceles
C) lacunae
D) chorion
E) inner cell masses

7. Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall begins about _____ days after fertilization.
A) 2
B) 7
C) 14
D) 21
E) 28

8. The chorion (later placenta) secretes
A) HCG.
B) FSH.
C) LH.
D) TSH.
E) ADH.

9. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
A) causes the follicle to remain functional.
B) is secreted by the ovaries.
C) quantities in the blood increase throughout pregnancy.
D) is used as an indicator of pregnancy by most pregnancy tests.
E) has all of these properties.

10. The umbilical cord
A) is a connecting stalk between the embryo and the placenta.
B) has two umbilical arteries, which carry blood from the embryo to the mother.
C) has two umbilical veins, which carry blood from the placenta back to the embryo's liver.
D) Is both a connecting stalk between the embryo and the placenta and has two umbilical arteries, which carry blood from the embryo to the mother form correct statements.
E) Is both a connecting stalk between the embryo and the placenta and has two umbilical veins, which carry blood from the placenta back to the embryo's liver form correct statements.

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Module Evaluation Instrument
Prepared by: Simon Francis Blaise R. Vistro

Development, Heredity, and Aging

1. All of these are factors that facilitate the fertilization process EXCEPT:
A) the swimming ability of the sperm cell
B) the presence of the oocyte in the uterus
C) oxytocin secreted by female pituitary
D) prostaglandins in male semen
E) capacitation of the sperm

2. Fertilization, the union of the sperm cell and the oocyte, produces a
A) haploid oocyte.
B) diploid oocyte.
C) haploid zygote.
D) diploid zygote.

3. The second meiotic division of the oocyte occurs
A) prior to ovulation.
B) immediately after ovulation.
C) just prior to fertilization.
D) after a sperm cell enters it.
E) after mitotic division starts.

4. The fluid-filled cavity in the blastocyst is called the
A) trophoblast.
B) blastocele.
C) inner cell mass.
D) chorion.
E) lacunae.

5. The trophoblast
A) forms the embryonic part of the placenta and other membranes.
B) cells digest the uterine tissues to allow implantation.
C) becomes the chorion.
D) is a single layer of cells around the blastocele.
E) All of these are correct.

6. Chorionic villi protrude into blood-filled cavities called _____ formed within the maternal endometrium.
A) blastocysts
B) blastoceles
C) lacunae
D) chorion
E) inner cell masses

7. Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall begins about _____ days after fertilization.
A) 2
B) 7
C) 14
D) 21
E) 28

8. The chorion (later placenta) secretes
A) HCG.
B) FSH.
C) LH.
D) TSH.
E) ADH.

9. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
A) causes the follicle to remain functional.
B) is secreted by the ovaries.
C) quantities in the blood increase throughout pregnancy.
D) is used as an indicator of pregnancy by most pregnancy tests.
E) has all of these properties.

10. The umbilical cord
A) is a connecting stalk between the embryo and the placenta.
B) has two umbilical arteries, which carry blood from the embryo to the mother.
C) has two umbilical veins, which carry blood from the placenta back to the embryo's liver.
D) Is both a connecting stalk between the embryo and the placenta and has two umbilical arteries, which carry blood from the embryo to the mother form correct statements.
E) Is both a connecting stalk between the embryo and the placenta and has two umbilical veins, which carry blood from the placenta back to the embryo's liver form correct statements.

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Module Evaluation Instrument
Prepared by: Simon Francis Blaise R. Vistro

Reproductive System

1. The process that produces sex cells in both males and females is a special type of cell division called
A) mitosis.
B) meiosis
C) fertilization.
D) duplication.
E) transportation.

2. In humans, all of the cells of the body, except for the sex cells, contain
A) 23 chromosomes.
B) 35 chromosomes.
C) 46 chromosomes.
D) 69 chromosomes.
E) 92 chromosomes.

3. The testes are located in the scrotum, outside the body cavity because
A) they are closer to the penis than they would be in the body cavity.
B) they originally develop in the scrotum.
C) they must be at a lower temperature than the body cavity to produce functional sperm.
D) there is no room in the body cavity.
E) All of these are correct.

4. In the scrotum,
A) cold temperatures cause the cremaster muscle to contract.
B) cold temperatures cause the dartos muscle to contract.
C) warm temperatures cause the testes to descend away from the body.
D) if the testes become too warm or too cold, normal sperm will not develop.
E) All of these are correct statements.

5. The lobules of the testis contain
A) seminiferous tubules.
B) interstitial cells.
C) the ductus deferens.
D) the cremaster muscle.
E) both seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells.

6. Given these structures:
1) efferent ductule
2) epididymis
3) rete testis
4) seminiferous tubule
Arrange these structures in the correct order of a sperm cell would traveling through them as the sperm moves from where it was produced to the outside of the body.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 1, 4, 2, 3
C) 2, 4, 3, 1
D) 4, 3, 1, 2
E) 3, 4, 1, 2

7. Sertoli cells
A) are large cells found in the seminiferous tubules.
B) include interstitial cells.
C) produce spermatogonia.
D) undergo meiosis.
E) have all of these properties.

8. Each primary spermatocyte
A) divides to become two secondary spermatocytes.
B) undergoes two divisions to produce four spermatids.
C) has its chromosome number reduced by half during meiotic divisions.
D) is produced by mitotic division of a spermatogonium.
E) has all of these properties.

9. Each spermatid develops next into
A) a secondary spermatocyte.
B) a sperm cell.
C) a primary spermatocyte.
D) a spermatogonium.
E) a sertoli cell.

10. Sperm cells normally mature and become able to swim while in the
A) epididymis.
B) rete testis.
C) efferent ductules.
D) ductus deferens.
E) seminal vesicles.