Spotlight: Mama Claire

ALUMNI EDITION

Full Name: CLAIRE MUNGCAL MACALE
Nickname: Mama Claire
High School: Saint Louis School Center Girls' High
Hometown: Capas, Tarlac and Angeles City
Aguman Batch: Palumpun 1996B
Degree: BS Applied Physics (Materials Science)
Present Location: Pasig City
Present Occupation: Call Quality Rep keng Call Center
Favorite GE subject: PI 100 kasi ali kami lulub, hehe!
Favorite non-Aguman tambayan: Liquid Crystals Lab king Physics, halos karin na ku matudtud ampo makatuknang. Mumunta naku mu dorm para mandilu ampo kumang gamit.

*In the photo is Mama Claire with son Ramses, playfully lying down at the UP Sunken Garden. Aburi-buri na karin! Hehe!

I was convinced to join UP Aguman because: ala ku kasi friends a Capampangan kasi medagul ku Baguio.
My favorite Aguman memory is: ing pamag-tambay pane. Mehawa ku keng pagiging voyeur da ri Glenn, Edong ampong Beyts at syempre -- Final Rites day! Harhar! Payback time!
My favorite UP memory is: shucks, madakal! Favorite? Endless experiment keng Physics. Adyang 2 hours kami mu tudtud everyday okay pa rin. Fulfilling kasi lalu na mepublish reng works mi internationally.
The best thing about being an AguPip is: misasaup saup andyang ali na college.
Anyang resident ku pa, lagi dang bubusit kanaku ing: egana-ganang kulut - Alanis, Marimar, hehe!
Back in college, the worst rule I had broken was: mag-BROODWARS king Phyics Lab. As in puyatan.
The difference between college life and the real world is: king UP, madakal ka pwede gawan na alang pumansin keka. In the real world, minsan andyang ali da dapat pakialaman deng aliwa, pakialaman da. Hehehe! Miss ku academic freedom ken! Minta ku Cheerdance Competition king Araneta. Hayyy, makamiss!
The best thing about my work is: Call center pay, day time schedule. yipeee!

If I had more free time, I would: finish my son's scrapbook. Egana gana tickets keng zoo ampo keng games ipunan ku oneng ala ku time ilage keng scrap book.
Patse alang makalawe: matudtud ku with matching open mouth, siguro with tulo laway.
The best thing about motherhood is: you're the most beautiful woman in your child's eyes. Andyang ali ku magsukle, hahaha! Ampo alang dull moment, mainipin ku anyang ala ku anak. Pero ngeni, dakal kami agagawa at aiisip. I feel complete.
The luckiest celebrity is: Angelina Jolie. Aside from having Brad Pitt, she's so rich and generous na pwede ya magshare kareng aliwa.
I want to be as famous as: Gary Oldman, actually, ali ya 'that famous’ pero he's good at his art. Buri ku makanita 'low profile' famous. Ali mu dahil keng name pero uling magaling ka keng chosen field mu.
Mikakaswelu ku patse: bonding kami with my son, without thinking na atin kung obra the next day, andyang atsu kami mu bale. Ampo nung mamangan kung salmon sashimi!
A lesson I recently learned is: to be positive always. Marakal bage na ali na magbayu, pero as they say, you can change your attitude about it. Nung positive thinker and happy ka, it will show and pwede mulang ayawa reng tau keng paligid mu.
I think in my past life, I was most probably a: what else, a Pharaoh’s mom! Hahaha!

Message to the residents: Hope to meet you all!
Message to fellow alumni: Musta? Reunion tamu uli, mag-attend naku pramis, hahaha!