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December 2004 - Posts

Break
Sunday, December 26, 2004 10:58 PM
I will be out of town and away from Internet access for a few days.  See you all during the new year.  Enjoy the rest of the holidays, everyone!
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Holiday feasting
Saturday, December 25, 2004 10:03 PM
There were several amazing dishes that I got to eat this Christmas.  My godmother made shrimps stuffed with pork and mushrooms.  My mom gave me a slice of a luscious, creamy lasagne.  My sister made a portobello mushoom salad
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Christmas thanks
Saturday, December 25, 2004 12:24 AM
Over the past few Christmas seasons, I have found myself thinking about relationships.  I have been grateful for those that have remained so constant and I have mourned for those friends who seem to have drifted away. This year, I find myself in
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My day to chill
Friday, December 24, 2004 3:20 AM
Even during weekends and vacations, I normally find myself working.  This is partly because I have a touch of workaholism (just a touch; I know other people who are worse) and partly because there's simply so much to do.Today, though, and for the
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Argh...
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:36 PM
I spoke to HP yesterday.  It's the motherboard that has a problem. Argh!  They ordered the part.  It'll be available by January.  I asked the service person how much it would cost.  She didn't know.  I asked whether, in their
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Where's Stanley?
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:14 PM
Does anyone know how I can get in touch with Stanley?  We're collaborating on a project and I can't seem to get in touch.  He's not answering email, he's never on YM, he doesn't answer SMS... He blogs, though.
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Reformat
Monday, December 20, 2004 11:00 PM
I spoke to HP yesterday.  They have to reformat my hard disk.  I backed up all my files before I sent the computer off and they are going to reinstall the OS, so there's minimal data loss (a few days worth of emails; my outlook files) and minimal
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Moving up
Monday, December 20, 2004 9:16 AM
Sheryl Lim just informed me that she'll be going to work for HP in mid-January.  This means she will have to give up her role as my assistant for the grade school project.  I am happy for her and sad for me.  She is a gem of a person and
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AEN Award Presentations
Saturday, December 18, 2004 12:50 AM
This update on the AEN Award Presentations goes out especially to Dru.The two Ateneo presentations went very well.  OK, this is a biased opinion but to my mind, their presentations were among the best.  Why?  Both presenters could speak
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Going home!
Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:20 PM
Going home today! Can't wait!
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AEN Award
Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:04 AM
Yesterday, I attended the Asia Elearning Network (AEN) Award Committee meeting.  It was a closed-door session with only 12 attendees from Japan,  Korea, Singpore, China, and the Philippines.  Thailand was supposed to attend as well but
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Health
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:46 PM
The friend of mine who underwent the surgery has malignant lymphoma. Who would have thought that breast cancer would have been the lesser evil!  We're waiting for more details regarding the stage of the illness.  I just found out this morning
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Amazing race?
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:31 AM
I made it to Singapore!  I picked up my ticket at 5 AM this morning at the airline ticketing office at the airport--something straight out of The Amazing Race.  What was funny was that three of my companions had tickets that said that the flight
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Health, Student Presentations
Monday, December 13, 2004 4:26 AM
No word yet about my friend.  Sigh...This is my last day at the Ateneo for this calendar year.  Assuming my airline ticket arrives, I'll be in Singapore from tomorrow until Friday for the Asia Elearning Network Conference.  In the meantime,
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Health
Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:14 AM
A good friend of mine is undergoing an operation tomorrow for suspected breast cancer.  Previous test results said that there is an 80% probability that she is positive.  However, only a biopsy wll say for sure.  When she goes under tomorrow,
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World finals, yesterday's snack, faux pas, and tablet PC blues
Friday, December 10, 2004 11:34 PM
Res Cogitans is in the world finals!  Congratulations to Mark, Miguel, and Allan!  We are very proud of you!Yesterday's light refreshments with the parents and donors went well.  The parents were bursting at the seams with pride. 
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Snake oil
Friday, December 10, 2004 1:05 AM
I attend many meetings and receive many letters offering partnerships of various sorts.  It's difficult to sift through them to separate the substance from the snake oil.  How do you tell the two apart?
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Honorable dismissal?
Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:53 AM
According to our secretary, Lisa, Jino and Cliff of the Shanghai teams asked her whether they were still scheduled to graduate.  When I saw Jino and Mike, I kidded them, "Your honorable dismissals are on my desk."Of course it was a joke.Tomorrow,
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Shanghai team; Cebu trip
Tuesday, December 07, 2004 1:31 PM
The Shanghai team is back.  Although they didn't win any balloons, we are still proud of what they were able to accomplish.  Thanks, guys, for all your hard work and time.  And thank you to Fanny for being their guardian angel.I just came
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ACM; Something cute; Something good
Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:39 AM
ACM update:  Shanghai scores are posted real-time on http://202.120.61.225/Something cute:  In 2001, a travel guide for parents that I wrote was published.  It was entitled Inside Manila With Kids. It has been out of print for some time
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Shanghai team
Friday, December 03, 2004 10:07 PM
We received email from Cliff and Jon saying that they are in Shanghai, safe and sound.  Fanny is staying with them in the dorm (in her own room, Jon stresses).Doc Mana says that the results may be posted on http://acm.sjtu.edu.cn. We don't know,
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Travel
Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:41 PM
Ateneo 3, composed of Jino Noel, Mike Gonzalez, Topher Rigor, and Cliff Lim and coached by Jon Fernandez, are Shanghai-bound as I type this.  There was a lot of back and forth yesterday about whether they should proceed or not, with the storm and
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Singapore, part 3
Thursday, December 02, 2004 1:15 AM
I just received the invitation to go to Singapore.  It's an honor, of course, but I am a bit dismayed because I am missing my last two classes this calendar year. 
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Singapore
Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:37 AM
Looks like I'll be going, too. :PThere was a slot available for one of the local conference organizers.  It was offered to me yesterday because I was head of the organizing committee.  I was hoping the slot would be given to someone else. 
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