REFLECTIONS – A Painting & Photography Exhibit
Group Exhibit featuring: Jose Barja, Grandier Bella, Jes Evangelista, Lucy Fernando,
Kara Iñigo and Dennis Rito present photos and paintings in “Reflections,” which opens on
August 10, 2007, 6 p.m., at Granos de Café, 39 Timog Avenue, Quezon City (front of
Zirkoh).
As the title of the show suggests, the works represent each artists’ personal interpretation of different subjects through two mediums, the camera and the brush.
Exhibit runs until September 10,2007.
For information, email at: reflections_exhibit@yahoo.com or text/ call: 09154814388 /
09209071303.
The Importance of Being Able to Communicate
I stumbled upon this entry by Kathy Bagarinao, a Filipino scientist based in Japan. She answers a very important question:
Q: What subjects or skills did you find useful in your scientific pursuit?
Communication skills – both written and oral – are highly important. I can’t overemphasize this enough. A good scientist needs to be able to communicate his or her results to others, or a particular audience. If you can’t do this properly, then your effort is wasted. How else will they know of your results? If you can’t write, then consider a different career. There’s lots of writing required in science, and half of the time you will spend writing research proposals, technical papers, reports, books, and other materials. One also needs to develop good public speaking skills, to confidently stand before an audience and present results in a concise and logical manner.I remember something that happened when I attended a conference not too long ago. There was a guy who at the beginning of his presentation began to stutter, and every time he tried to say a word he sounded as if he would choke on it. Finally he hyperventilated in front of a shocked audience. He just couldn’t go on. Clearly embarrassed, he had no choice but to get down from the stage and let his colleague finish the presentation for him. This case clearly illustrates the need for scientists to learn how to speak in front of an audience in a prepared and confident manner.
Need I say more? Actually I just wanted to say one more thing about communication skills:
Let us know your Real Age… Mine is 19 1/2
I’ve seen this stuff at ArsGeek which is said to give you your real age. The test consist of 34 different questions about your health history, habbit, routine and others. I tried and took the test and it turns out that I am acting 17.5 years younger than my biological age (I’m now 27 years old by the way). The result also includes the LIFE EXPECTANCY and according to this test I will live up to 81.5 years.. 
Thanks to Poodwaddle.com for sharing this age counter. Please click the image to take the age exam ..
Baguio Strawberry Ube
Top 5 Girls of Gaming
Throughout the years, we’ve come to admire the female characters in video games. One of my fondest memories of course was rescuing a certain “Princess Peach” from the evil clutches of King Koopa while I took on the role of an Italian plumber with his cousin Luigi.
Soon after, scores of games would feature memorable heroines which would later become definitive icons in this digital age.
After giving it much forethought, I decided to just list down the gmtristan.com “Top 5 most influential female video game characters”
