Q and A’s
I really don’t fell like writing a decent entry after a rough week that I am having now. My vacation was ruined and Odd had to travel back to Bergen to see me instead. I will explain everything on my next post so please bear with me and hopefully things are back to normal. In addition, I would like to thank Anna, Renny and Empress Maruja for their kind words and support.
What They think 100 years Ago?
Paleo-future has an interesting yet true post about prediction. This is about the article of John Elfreth Watkins, Jr. , author of many detective and mystery novels who wrote a piece for the December issue of Ladies Home Journal speculating about what the world will be in the next hundred years.
This is really a strange article which is about the compiled speculations of conservative minds of America and wise men of institutions of science and learning published January 1, 1901 Milwaukee Herold und Seebote newspaper issue.
The real state of Philippine education
Crossposted from my weblog.
ONE of the more popular computing terms while I was in college 20 years ago was GIGO, shorthand for “Garbage In, Garbage Out.”
Not sure if it is still being used, I googled and found out that this aphorism “has fallen out of use as (computer) programs have become more sophisticated and now usually have checks built in to reject improper input.”
This once-popular term came to mind when I reflected some more on President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, especially the parts that concerned education. In my previous post, I tackled how a policy reversal on teacher hiring instituted by Education Secretary Jesli Lapus negates the president’s claim that her administration has been investing on better teachers.
This demonstrates that policies are equally powerful inputs into the learning process, very much like Ms. Arroyo’s penchant for the billions of pesos invested on “social safety nets” that include public education. But unlike modern computer programs, there are no such checks in place that would automatically reject garbage policies like what Lapus has instituted.
Pre-birthday Blues
I know, I know. I’ve been MIA the past few weeks. I mean, honestly, can you even call my recent posts “blog entries”? I don’t think so. Still, can’t help it. It’s me being the fickle-minded and depressed person that I always am. My friend thinks differently though. It’s the “pre-birthday blues,” he says. And it’s so obvious that some bloggers even begin to notice that Shari’s, well, gone poof.
Well, it’s not like my birthday’s just around the corner because it’s not. Or like I’m feeling the ever famous “quarter-life crisis” because I’m much too young for that (depends on how you look at it though…if I live to be only 80 years old, then 20 is the QLC, right?). I think what I’m feeling now doesn’t even have anything to do with the age or the event, y’know? If you’ve been a reader of this blog for quite some time now, then you’d notice the ever so often absences with this same old lame-o reason: I don’t feel like blogging.
Senator Trillanes to attend Senate Sessions
It’s just sad to see Joker and my once favorite Miriam Santiago be weighed down by becoming political mongrels of a sham president. I mean, these two senators have been recognized for their being outspoken and upright, for defending the Constitution and shaming the people that trample on it and it’s laws. What the hell could have made these two seasoned senators turn their backs on justice and become nothing more than mere puppets? They’ve lost their vigor and, not to mention, their sanity in joining the midget’s side. Too sad, really.
But what’s even more annoying is the fact that Escudero, Pangilinan and Peter Cayetano are said to have jumped over the administration’s fence as well. These young senators were given the people’s trust and confidence to bring down PGMA and forward her impeachment case. Gosh, even Manny Villar is rumored to have joined the pro-GMA group! No wonder the GO senators are grinding their teeth in rage.
But honestly, I do not see Legarda or Lacson as true oppositionists. If given enough time, I think these two have their own agendas to tend to when 2010 arrives. But for now, I guess they’re trying to join the people’s group, the supposed GO, to gain massive support. But really, can we trust them? I don’t. Whenever I see Legarda’s face on t.v., I can’t help but get annoyed by her smug and stiff expressions and seemingly insincere intentions. And when Lacson appears on t.v., I get the impression that if he’ll become president on 2010, the whole country will be under a cloud of pseudo martial law where everyone is tapped and monitored.
So I pose this question: do we have true oppotionists in the Senate? Or if there are, are they for the people?
10 Things I didn’t know about America and Americans
Postcolonial projections of paradise elsewhere. Read here!
Lay Fora on High Blood Pressure
In celebration of its 21st year, the St. Luke’s Heart Institute is holding a lay fora on hypertension dubbed Alta Presyon: Deal or No Deal on August 7, 2007 from 8 AM to 12 NN at the 14th Floor Auditorium 1 of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City. Read more here.
Ruel Tafalla Wins Ocean Category in Palm Beach Post Photo Contest
The Palm Beach Post 3rd Annual Focus on Nature Photography Contest received over 3,000 entries from amateur photographers in the USA and Ruel Tafalla, a Filipino, emerged as the 1st place winner in the Oceans Category.
More info on Ruel Tafalla Wins Ocean Category in Palm Beach Post Photo Contest at Shutter Box Philippines.
Librodo Librodo Parallel Visions
Librodo Librodo – Parallel Visions
Simultaneous Solo Art Exhibitions of Manny Librodo and Boboy Librodo at OWG Creative Centre.
More info on Librodo Librodo Parallel Visions at Shutter Box Philippines.
News Flash: Six New Plans for Harry Potter after Book 7 Revealed!
Does it have to end with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? I browsed through back issues of Time Magazine and look what I found: crazy novel ideas for Harry’s next adventures. I’ve posted all 6 “covers” for everyone to enjoy.
Want more laughs? Continue viewing the 5 other illustrations here
