To Be Or Not To Be A Plant, That Is The Question
It may sound cheesy, but love was the latest topic of discussion between me and my friend, Allan, early today in Google Chat.
It’s kind of fun disturbing him while he’s busy coding. But, I guess he actually lets me nag him with senseless questions. He calls it multi-tasking. I call it corporate boredom.
Let me share with you the conversation we had today. I’ll have to edit out some of the details, of course. And I have to translate some in English for the benefit of our non-Filipino speaking readers.
Me: An ex-bf chatted with me in YM today. After not hearing from him for 10 months.
Allan: And?
Me: He’s asking for another chance.
Allan: What?! You aren’t going to, won’t you?
Me: How I just hope that this guy that I like court me so that I don’t have to be confused by this.
Allan: Hay, the life of non-plants is complicated. Tsk, tsk.
(Note: In our circle’s lingo, plant is a person whose love life is non-existent and is not interested in having one. As in No Boyfriend/Girlfriend Since Birth.)
Me: But that makes life worthwhile and exciting!
Allan: Really? (A sarcastic smile here.) You must be a masochist. Hehehe.
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Random Things I Hate About China and How I Deal With Them
Isang taon na ko sa China! Parang kailan lang paiyak-iyak pa si misis ng madaling araw nung ihahatid nya ko sa Terminal 2 ng NAIA. Hindi ko na matandaan kung anong mga nangyari sa byahe ko nun, isang taon na kase ‘yun. Ang natatandaan ko nalang e ‘yung isang baklang steward e hindi ako binigyan ng second serving ng orange juice kase ubos na daw. Pero nung kumakain na sya sa likuran ko isang malaking pack pa ‘yung hawak nya. Hindi ko na din matandaan kung saang flight ako naubusan ng adobo, kung dun sa baklang steward o dun sa flight papuntang Shanghai. Basta naubusan ako ng adobo nun.
Free ticket lang ang ginamit ko nung papunta ko dito, bale binigay lang sakin nung bayaw ko ‘yung accumulated miles nya from KLM airlines na madalas nyang sakyan nung nagsa-Saudi pa sya. Affiliate ‘yun ng Nortwest Airlines kaya sa NW ako nakasakay. Bale connecting flight sya Manila to Narita, Japan then Narita to Shanghai(Pudong). Mahigit limang oras yata ang stop-over ko sa Narita kaya nalibot ko halos ‘yung buong Terminal 2. Libre lang kase ‘yung ticket, tax lang ang binayaran ko (na may kalakihan parin) kaya hindi ako pwedeng magreklamo. Nung boarding inspection sa NAIA tinanong pa ko nung pakiaalamerang crew kung bakit connecting flight ang kinuha ko, wala daw bang direct flight. Gusto kong sabihin, “Tanga ka pala e, kung binigyan nyo ba ko ng direct flight e di hindi ko na kakailanganin pang magsayang ng oras sa Narita.” Kaso mabait ako kaya hindi ko na’yun sinabi. May mga kung anu-ano pang tanong kung may nagpadala daw ba sakin ng kung ano, aba’y natural! Mga pabilin at pasalubong.
AOL Wika 2007 Entry : “Maraming Wika, Matatag na Bansa”
Original Entry Title: AOL Wika 2007 Entry : “Maraming Wika, Matatag na Bansa”
Original Post : http://adventuresofalionheart.blogspot.com/2007/08/aol-wika-2007-entry-maraming-wika.html
Marami na akong napuntahang lugar sa Pilipinas at marami na akong natutunan sa mga pag uugali at mga tradisyon ng mga Pilipino. Bilang isang adventurer, marami na rin akong nasubukan na mga bagay bagay na sa lugar lang na iyon mararanasan o makikita.
Bawat lugar sa Pilipinas ay may mga pagkakaiba. Bawat tao sa mga lugar na ito ay magkakaiba rin. Oo, Pilipino tayo! Marami tayong pinagkakaisahan pero hindi natin maiiwasan ang pagkakaiba sa pagkakaroon natin ng ibat ibang pananaw at paniniwala.
Ang mga lugar sa Pilipinas ay para ring mga wika. Iba’t ibang salita at gamit pero may mga pinagkakaparehas. Ang bawat salita ay may katumbas na sa ibang lenguahe.
Tagged: 8 Random facts
I was tagged a few days ago by jrocas to reveal 8 random facts about me. It took me a while before jumping on the bandwagon because it has been a hectic week and I thought 8 was far too many for the 5 minutes that I had to spare off from my busy schedule.
This one is different though as before you can even start, you have to read the list of rules so you can abide by them.
1. Ok so one random fact about me is that I have a bad habit of biting my nails. I started this out when I was very young. I think I replaced sucking my thumb with this awful habit. This is the main reason I do not grow my nails such that I am unable to wear nail polish. For someone who is ultimately kikay… well that is just so sad.
A way forward for the Cyber Ed Project
Cross-posted from my weblog.
HOW can we make the controversial Cyber Education Project (CEP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) more attuned to Philippine realities on the ground? I already discussed opposing views on the CEP, its upsides and downsides, and the institutional requirements to make it work. Let me outline how we can move it forward.
Its core should focus on high school. The technology is best suited to high school students. At that level, having the country’s top scientists, mathematicians and educators as resource persons will make sense. And by doing so, it will dramatically bring down the cost, probably in the neighborhood of its original P5-billion price tag.
It should go hand in hand with the Dynamic Learning Program (DLP). If the DLP can work in a small peripheral school like the Jagna, Bohol-based Central Visayas Institute of the Bernido couple, it can work in most other rural high school outside the 1st and 2nd-class cities of the country. But the DepEd must reengineer its policies around the DLP.
It should be made optional for the elementary level. As it stands, the CEP is the wrong response to the wrong problem. This has two dimensions:
Back up your blog automatically and daily
Have you been doing some back ups with your blog lately? If not, then I suggest you should. I have written a couple of articles regarding on why you should back up and also how to do it.
Back up you blog series
- Back up your blog often
- How to back up your blog – Introduction
- Back up your blog through Cpanel
- Back up your blog using wordpress admin panel
- Backing up your blogger blog
- Back up wordpress using a plug-in
- Restoring your back up from wordpress back up plug-in
However, if you want the easiest way to back up your blog, AUTOMATICALLY and DAILY, then you would be interested in
Saging Lang Ang May Puso Single
Whoever thought of doing this wonderful song/remix is truly amazing. The song was inspired from Mark Lapid’s movie, Apoy sa Dibdib ng Samar, which exudes utter stupidity and blunt disregard for the word entertainment. When Lapid’s infamous line started to circulate via text, my friends and I got engrossed with the idea of buying a (pirated) cd of his movie. I mean, c’mon, who wouldn’t want a copy of the biggest flop but funniest movie of the century?
This is the original clip from Lapid’s movie:
Lea Salonga, Nagmaasim sa ASAP!
Hindi tumalab ang Happee Smile ni Lea Salonga noong ginawan siya ng tribute ng ASAP sa ABS-CBN kamakailan. Nakita siya nang ilang beses na tila hindi natutuwa sa mga performance nina Sheryn Regis, Rachel Ann Go, at iba pang mga Champions, sa saliw ng kanyang mga di-malilimutang Broadway performance.
