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Sweeter the second time?
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 3:12 PM

We had our ACM post-mortem yesterday. We talked about the good and bad aspects of the experience (mostly bad). We talked about the good and bad feedback from the coaches (mostly bad). At the end of the discussion, we took a vote: Should

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So what would you say...?; Mama's party
Sunday, November 27, 2005 5:14 PM

Christine Nunag, one of last year's Doreen Food Writing finalists, is a writer for a couple of local food magazines. She sent email to me and our other finalists: Her editor is looking for writers. Can she pass on our email addresses. So what would

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Party for my mom
Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:00 AM

My mom is celebrating her 75th birthday tomorrow. In her honor, I am hosting a party in my house. I am expecting over 50 friends and relatives to come. I don't host parties very often so to me this is a major event. I'm happy to do

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Thanks; "Cowboy"
Thursday, November 24, 2005 1:01 PM

Thanks, everyone for all your encouragement and compliments. *** There's an expression we sometimes use to describe people. We say that he or she is "cowboy." It essentially means that the person can easily adapt, even to the most

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Still in the gray
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:03 AM

I attended the awarding ceremony of the Doreen Fernandez Food Writing Competition last night. I didn't win. I was a finalist, but that was about it. I confess I'm not feeling emotionally intelligent right now. Mostly, I'm disappointed.

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Knowledge <> Ability to teach
Monday, November 21, 2005 8:35 AM

I interviewed a prospective teacher. I asked him, "What makes you think you can teach?" He said, "Well, because I'm the only one who knows XYZ subject." I didn't think this was a good response. Knowing something does not make you able

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Shoppers of theSpoke, unite!
Sunday, November 20, 2005 11:27 AM

For theSpoke shoppers out there, please be informed that the local franchiser of Naturalizer, Bossini, and Florsheim is having a warehouse sale on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of November (Friday to Sunday), starting 9 a.m. at the Jannov Bldg., 2295

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Pretty girl; In school on a Saturday afternoon...
Saturday, November 19, 2005 2:04 PM

Who's that pretty girl! *** It's 2 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon and I'm still in school. It's amazing the amount of work that never seems to end. New stuff. Continuations of old stuff. Old stuff long thought dead and then suddenly

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More 7 updates; Harry Potter 4
Friday, November 18, 2005 7:34 AM

I am happy to say that 7 is walking almost normally already. She still has a slight limp, but it doesn't stop her from roughhousing with her siblings. She used to just lie apart from the others. Now she's interacting with them.

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I am soooo embarrassed!!!
Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:02 PM

There's a statistic that says that, the more educated you are, the lower your IQ. Well, ladies and gentlemen of theSpoke, I am living proof of this. My office, F210, is inside another office F209. To get into F210, you have to enter F209

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I missed teaching!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:21 AM

I didn't realize how much I missed teaching until I started my class yesterday. I got to share all the pictures that I had taken of strange, unusal, and perplexing designs of everyday things. It was a lot of fun for me. I hope it was

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Puppy shots
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:15 AM

Some updated puppy pics: Puppy #4 Puppy #7

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7 updates; Introductions
Monday, November 14, 2005 6:43 PM

7 visited the vet today. The x-ray revealed that nothing was broken. She is suffering from muscular trauma, which leads us to suspect that the mother stepped on her at some point, though we will never know for sure. She's on painkillers and

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Puppy problem
Sunday, November 13, 2005 1:59 PM

One of our puppies, codenamed "7" because she was the 7th to be born, is having difficulty walking. I noticed last night that she was dragging her hind legs. I thought she was just sleepy. This morning, though, she was still having trouble

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A day spent with peers; Meeting wth former students
Saturday, November 12, 2005 6:20 PM

I generally resist the idea of spending time outside of normal school hours on school-related events. However, when I must participate, I invariably enjoy the company of my peers. Today was one such day. Ateneo has insituted a series

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Congratulations to Epok Quimpo!; Duh
Friday, November 11, 2005 6:27 PM

I learned yesterday that Christopher "Epok" Quimpo (#5, if I'm not mistaken, among our Blue Eagles) successfully completed his Master's in Information Technology last October. I hope that he decides to march this coming March. Last year, Gec

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Post-script to my last entry
Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:50 AM

Thanks, everyone, for your feedback to my last blog entry and thanks to Alfred for the flip side of what I was saying--yes, while we might not be looking for praise for ourseves, we should never miss opportunities to praise other people. I forgot to

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The right reasons
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:25 PM

I've heard people--myself included--bristle at ingratitude. The complaint follows a standard formula: it starts off with a litany of everything they've done for so-and-so and concludes that so-and-so is ungrateful or unappreciative. One of the

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Redecorating
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:11 PM

To LJ: Hahaha! No, that entry had nothing to do with any other entry. I just had to vent about certain people in general. :D *** My husband redecorated my office a bit. We brought in some new furniture, some art work. I don't have

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Self-absorption
Monday, November 07, 2005 7:32 PM

It used to be that some people irritated me for no apparent reason. They don't do or say anything nasty to me, but I just get a vibe I don't like. I couldn't define it. I just knew it was there. Recently, I've been able to put my finger

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Talk by Dr. Zue; Moving back in
Saturday, November 05, 2005 8:17 AM

The talk by Dr. Zue may not proceed as originally announced. There have been some scheduling conflicts. I will post more when his schedule is finalized. *** I resumed my post on November 1. Because of the holidays, I was not able to

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Talk by Dr. Victor Zue of MIT
Friday, November 04, 2005 6:30 AM

On Monday, 7 November, 3:30 p.m., the Ateneo has the priviledge of hosting a talk by Dr. Victor Zue of MIT. This talk is open to all our students and faculty. If you're on campus, please attend. Introduction to CSAIL and Project OxygenProf.

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Weird
Thursday, November 03, 2005 6:17 PM

Now and then, I meet someone who starts off the conversation with a long litany of their qualifications. I don't mean, or "I'm with so-and-so insitution," I mean, "I invented the Internet"-types of introduction. This immediately sets my alarm

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Doc Mana for Outstanding Senior Teacher
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:42 PM

The Ateneo Student Parents Association conducts an an annual search for outstanding junior, senior, and part-time teacher. No one from DISCS has ever won. Reena Estuar, our acting chair during the first sem, suggested we nominate Doc Mana

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