After two years of break from the traditional face-to-face Christmas celebration because of the pandemic, the Adamson University, revived the in-person Paskong Adamsonian at the SV Facade on December 1.
This year’s Paskong Adamsonian— with the theme entitled “Sama-Sama Tayo sa Pagdiriwang at Pagmamalasakit Ngayong Pasko,” was co-produced by the Adamson University Student Government (AUSG) and Cultural Affairs Office (CAO).
In an interview, Vice President for External Affairs of AUSG, Jimmaira Almohasin, stated that the objective of this year’s event was to celebrate the season with klasmeyts after years of the pandemic.
“The main goal of the event was to celebrate the annual Paskong Adamsonian, in accordance with the theme, onsite with our fellow klasmeyts after the pandemic and to spread more hope, joy, fellowship, and love this season,” she said.
The collaboration of AUSG and CAO brought numerous performers on stage, showcasing students' talents from different organizations and main artists on the lineup.
Aside from the performances, one of the event's highlights was the Christmas tree lighting that lit up the entire venue.
Almohasin shared how their team organized the event with the ongoing pandemic.
“With a focus on the Covid virus, we are preoccupied with health guidelines on how to celebrate Paskong Adamsonian this year,” she said.
Along with the event's organization, she also said they encountered problems before and during the event.
“There were problems and or issues that our team encountered while organizing and executing the event– such as the ticket distribution and heavy rain during the program,” she stated.
Despite the difficulty they had gone through before and post-event, Almohasin acknowledged that they achieved their goals for the event when they saw that the students had fun.
“I believe we were able to achieve our goals as the event was a big step toward a return-to-normal-interval in Adamson University… we witnessed how our klasmeyts enjoyed the event,” Almohasin said.
COMMunity Afterthoughts:
Some communication students who could acquire tickets for the event recounted their experiences of the festivity.
For freshman Lianne Coliflores of AMC 101, the Paskong Adamsonian will be a night to remember.
“As this was my first time attending an event like this, I’d say it was a very enjoyable and memorable one that I will undoubtedly remember even years from now,” she said.
She described the students jamming to the music as the best part of the event.
“The best moments of the event occurred anytime the crowd became lively and responded to the music by jumping and screaming along with it,” Coliflores stated.
Furthermore, she recommended improving the performers' stage for the audience's convenience.
Buencey Malig of AMC 202 thought the lighting of the tree highlighted the beauty of the season.
“The best part of the event is the lighting of the Christmas tree— it reminded me how beautiful and magical Christmas is. It’s as if I was five years old and believing in Santa again,” she said.
As the event pushed through, even with the rainy weather, many students stayed with umbrellas popped up, one of which was Gael Ibanez of AMC 202.
According to Ibanez, the night's highlight was when Orange & Lemons, one of the main artists, was introduced.
“Everyone was waiting for them, and so the crowd got hyped up immediately even though it was a little late already,” she shared.
Despite being exhausted after the event, Kyle of AMC 302, who experienced Paskong Adamsonian for the second time, enjoyed the in-person event partying.
“The best part of the event was when the DJ played a bunch of songs, and it felt like being in a club with everybody dancing and singing,” Paghubasan said.
“It was exhausting, but nothing can compare [to] the memories and laughter we all shared with each other,” she added.
Contrary to the previous attendees, Britney Villegas of AMC 403 described her experience as a “not-so-worth remembering day” as she recounted her experience with the pre-registration for the tickets, which was the start of her long journey before she finally got one.
“The link was immediately closed before I was even aware of the pre-registration for the tickets,” she said.
Moreover, Villegas believed the pre-event was chaotic, for the AUSG did everything too fast.
“They’re trying to manage the audience capacity, but it just pushed them to be too zealous to get into the event,” she added.
Nevertheless, she commended the event's production for clearing the venue right away after the celebration.
Additionally, she suggested that the coming heads of the event would invite the sponsors to advertise their brands in person.
“It happened at the last 2019 in Serenata where we really enjoyed Oishi’s giving of snacks,” she stated.
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