Greetings Earthlings!
Last October 11, 2014 was the second Tedx talk by San Carlos University,
and if you guys aren't familiar about Ted, then I strongly suggest you to stop here,
and go check it out.
A Tedx with a touch of South, was its catchy line to hint the general public that the second Tedx talk
was going to be held at the University of San Carlos- Downtown Campus, Cebu City. Specifically at the Theodore buttenbruch Hall.
I got my tickets from a friend who studies at the University, which was very convenient for both of us
because she had direct connections to the organizers of the event.
I've
been watching Ted videos for about 2 years now, so when I heard about a
project like that coming up in Cebu, I was ecstatic.
The event lasted about 4-5 hours in total, they gave us a 15 minute break to energize us.
The first 2 hours of the event was a real drag, don't get me wrong, it was indeed full of education, and innovative ideas, but the videos were really lengthy, and it was one after another, which didn't really give the audience time to fully grasp, and take in all the ideas.
A quote from one of the videos shown:
"Don't let your kids play guns. It might just be play but it could also be practice" -Joanna Wheeler, TEDGlobal2014
After all the videos were done, it was time for the anticipated part - live speakers!
In order we had:
1) Stacy Alcantara
2) Koh Onozawa
3) Atty. Jeremy Bionat
4) Matthew Basabe
Quotes from the Speakers:
"We are more than just white sand beaches and dried mangoes"
"We need to recognize our people as more than just beauty queens and movie stars"
- Stacy Alcantara
"In the Philippines, families separate because of love"
"People buy why you do things, not what you do"
(this was in relation to his company Loudbasstard,
don't know what that is? Go check them out)
- Koh Onozawa
"Do not be dissuaded by a warrior smiling. They don't always have bad intentions"
- Atty. Jeremy Bionat
"Do you say yes to forgiveness? or 'No, my pride will prevail?"
"The man who wins is the man who thinks he can"
- Matthew Basabe
The TedxUSC shirt was brought to you by Warriors Turf, only for 249 php.
The event was empowering, and the audience was very interactive,
with only a few technical difficulties, the second Tedx talk from the University of San Carlos
was certainly not a disappointment!
xx Angel Chua
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