August 7: Cafe and pagpapanggap na gumawa ng thesis
It's been a while since nagsulat ako dito because I took a vacation to refresh my mind. Pahinga then laban ulit sabi nga nila. Two weeks before the pasukan ay plano ko na i-maximize ang aking time para naman magkaroon ako ng progress sa aking thesis. With that, I contacted people that may help me and endorse me sa mga government offices since I need local ordinance and resolution documents para I can track the political progress (in term of policies, rules, and etc.) of our town.
But before all of that, nag-cafe muna ako kasi gusto ko mag-romanticize ng thesis era by studying at a local cafe haha.
A rough draft of my thesis. Like super duper draft lang siya so don't trust that write up. Plus, my matcha latte 4/10. Masarap naman yung ibang drinks like the Ube latte (8/10).
9/10 CR ng Mapandan Town Center. Maganda, malinis, at may tissue.
I decided to message Mayor's Secretary since I am confident that they might know where can I access documents that I can't find in our municipal library. Then, I messaged some friends and colleagues para more chances of winning. After waiting for a few minutes, Ma'am Marie replied naman and endorsed me (after a day) sa Vice Mayor's Office since as far as I know ay sila ang nagke-keep ng record.
August 8: Reflections and pagod all day
I got an endorsement na sa Vice Mayor's Office to access the files. I was so excited like I can't believe na may naiwan pang record ang mga namuno before sa aming town. I'm thankful rin sa mga nag-preserve kasi helpful ito bilang references.
The first record na aking nahawakan would be the Ordinance and Resolution from 1967 to 1982. Arawi la ed thesis timeline ko pero sarag to nin nagamit parad future research da ray estudyante ya kaparak.
The second record naman na binigay sa akin ay ang Ordinance and Resolution from 1917 to 1960s. The record was interesting because somehow I had a glimpse of the situation of Mapandan during that time period. Daiset labat may record ed 1917 to 1920s pero importante pa rin ta walan sensyay naibaga tod history ya Mapandan.
Local ordinances and resolution records and the Centennial Celebration of Mapandan ads.
The last book naman na binigay sa akin ay ang Centennial Celebration ads ng Mapandan. Nag-iisang copy yung ads sa munisipyo so I can consider it na rare document ito. Yung mga details na kailangan ko for my thesis ay nasa ads na like the history of Mapandan from 1887 to 2002 and the history of its barangays. Thankful for the Mapandan National High School teachers and student-researchers kasi sila yung nagsulat at nag-compile ng mga data for the Centennial Celebration.
Pinakain rin nila ako ng kanilang merienda. Goods naman ang lugaw with egg and Sprite after mag-picture ng mga documents.
When I accessed the records ay mas lalo akong naguluhan sa kung paano ko gagawin ang thesis ko. I'm glad na may mga existing records na like may nahawakan at nakita na ako na alam kong makakatulong sa akin. Ayon na nga, I've been busy for the past three days and clouded rin thoughts ko whether itutuloy ko pa ba o hindi na? Paano ko sisimulan ang mayroon nang nakasulat? Will I be able to pull off my historical research? *nagbuntong hininga*
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I didn't take my midyear class this A.Y because I need to focus on my thesis' initial data gathering. Like I have to visit various libraries of municipalities/cities to find sources that will support my study. If next sem ko pa kasi gagawin ay mahirap siyang gawin physically (like akyat-baba sa Baguio-Pangasinan and makapapunaw so petang ed byahe) and financially (mahal na pamasahe).
Anyway, I returned the souvenirs that I borrowed sa Mapandan Municipal Library after six months. Long overdue na yung pagbalik ko since hindi ako masyadong umuuwi ng Pangasinan last semester. Last January 2 ang aking last visit sa library and luckily I found three souvenirs -- two fiesta ads and one CTK ads.
Here's my Instagram post about my visit last January 2, 2024.
I'm somehow disappointed sa situation ng aming municipal library. As far as I remember, maayos naman ang library before like conducive naman siya for students but I think napabayaan na ito.
Here's the current situation of Mapandan Municipal Library as of July 08, 2024, the day na nabalik ko ang mga souvenirs.
Yung mga books ay hindi napupunasan at hindi categorized. Mga shelves ay hindi nagagamit kasi puno rin ng mga alikabok.
May mga magagandang books like the Pangasinan Grammar (red orange books) but hindi maintained properly.
So much books na hindi nagagamit and naalagaan.
On the brighter side, I found some rare gems such as the souvenirs and advertisements of fiestas and Christ the King. However, this doesn't mean na mag-settle sa less. The last update on the construction of municipal library was on June 20, 2023 based sa post ng Mapandan for Every Juan but until now ay wala pang update of the possible "new" library.
For reference, click the link: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=268706872341498&id=100076065620970&rdid=ItDATFeU8yi382dS
Ads: Mapandan Fiesta (2004 and 2010) and CTK (2006)
Every Mapandanian students and researchers deserves a clean, organized, and comfortable municipal library. Sana magkaroon ng action ang LGU Mapandan sa problemang ito.
I created this blog for the purpose of documenting my thesis era. My thesis will focus on the local history of my hometown, Mapandan, Pangasinan.
I have two purpose on this blog:
To make this blog a diary. Katon walay "junk" ya word para makapansulat ak ya non-academic related stuff aka thesis thoughts dumping. So, expect an English, Tagalog, and Pangasinan thoughts brain dump.
To make this blog an archive of Mapandan, Pangasinan sources and references. I'll be posting here the sources that you can browse sa internet and libraries. Even though this a blog, I'll try to make it more relatable sa mga nagbabasa (if meron) kasi minsan may mga history jargons na makapataktakot ya basaen san intindiin.
My undergraduate thesis is a pioneering work so please be kind to me since I am still learning how to conduct and write a historical study.
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