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Hello from Bora!
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:42 AM

The resort has WiFi! *** OK, just so you know that I'm not just blogging my days away, I actually did have to go out on the net for some research. I had to look up Maslow's Heirarchy of Human Needs. The site I found had a really good profile

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Leaving today
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:31 AM

The Writer's Retreat begins today. Wish me luck.

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Transparency of emotion
Monday, May 29, 2006 8:14 PM

I realized today that I'm much more transparent than I thought I was. I had a whole day of program defenses. Most were good. A few were nasty. The nasty ones, though, came in rapid succession. I think after a while, I was starting to growl and foam

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Taking responsibility for your education
Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:39 PM

For the past three years, DISCS has asked the guidance office to conduct exit interviews of the graduating batch. They then submit the report to us. The faculty and staff discuss the results and then see how we can answer some of the concerns. It is

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MS CodeShark Challenge
Saturday, May 27, 2006 7:16 AM

A Media Center Laptop and O2 XPHONEs are up for grabs! The CodeShark Challenge is a skill contest sponsored by Microsoft Corporation for students studying in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. The challenge is to create the next big wave

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Infractions
Friday, May 26, 2006 1:57 PM

As an administrator, you learn to develop a thick hide. You come to expect people to resent you or to say things behind your back. I've learned that I don't have to like people in order to work with them and they don't have to like me to work

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Da Vinci, at last!
Friday, May 26, 2006 10:48 AM

My husband and I tried to catch The Da Vinci Code last Wednesday. We arrived at the theater and, to our surprise, it wasn't showing anymore! As it turned out, some government agency (forgot which one) threatened to close down theaters showing the

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Visionaries vs Implementers; Substance vs tools
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:45 AM

Academia is full of visionaries. It is part of our jobs as faculty to think, to dream, to consider, to suggest. This is, for many, the fun part of the work. You can mouth off about what should be done without the

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Quad A
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:11 AM

The quadruple A battery continues to elude me. I think what surprises me about this is that, before, I was able to buy those batteries without a problem. I guess the demand was too small to bother with.

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The Da Vinci Code; Communication skills
Sunday, May 21, 2006 8:23 PM

My family and I were in a mall lining up to buy tickets for The Da Vinci Code. A minute or two after we fell in line, I saw: the movie was rated R18. My daughter is 11. She's read the book. And in that instance, I realized: she

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Making an exam
Saturday, May 20, 2006 7:43 PM

A person of the less-informed variety made a comment that a multiple choice exam is indicative of a lazy professor. It took a lot of self-control hold my tongue. Fortunately, I don't have to hold back on theSpoke. A multiple choice exam is easy to

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From ACM to The Apprentice
Friday, May 19, 2006 8:23 AM

Last summer's first-ever programming camp was a resounding success. It is now time to plan for next summer. What do we do for an encore? We will definitely offer the programming camp again. We would, however, like to offer something MIS-related

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The elusive quadruple A
Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:52 PM

The battery of my tablet's stylus finally ran out of power. My problem is I can't find the quadruple-A batteries it needs. I've sent search parties to every mall. Nothing. Any ideas?

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Possibilities
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 1:29 PM

One more song keeps ringing in my head is the Pilgrim's Theme written by Fr. Johnny Go. One of the lines says, "Each must go his way, but how can I decide which road shall I take and who will be my guide? " I find myself wondering exactly

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What will the future hold?
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:49 AM

In 1990, Sharon Gless of Cagney&Lacey fame starred in a TV series called The Trials of Rosie O'Neill. The theme of the show stuck with me and I still find myself singing the lyrics:Living in time and feeling every moment Do I walk into tomorrow

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Destination: Boracay!
Monday, May 15, 2006 11:31 AM

Did I ever mention the good news? I was accepted into the Office of Research and Publication's Writer's Retreat! We leave on May 30 for four nights and five days of powdery white sand, (bacteria-laden) crystal clear waters, and oh yes, creative

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The good weekend
Sunday, May 14, 2006 9:48 AM

Weekends are a time to rest, to regroup, to reflect. They are a time to regain balance and order after a flurry of rapidly-paced, distorienting events. During a good weekend, I have time for family--to hear mass, to bike, to watch a movie, to have

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What a day!
Friday, May 12, 2006 7:33 PM

One of the requirements of our CHED Center of Excellence application is a list of all computer-related books in the library, classified by subject to which they are relevant. The library provided the list, but I had to perform the classification. Note

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Inscrutable
Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:39 AM

Incredibly intelligent people are like God in that their ways are sometimes inscrutable. In recent weeks, I have had run-ins with one very intelligent person (VIP) whose reasons for doing this I just do not understand. Despite opposition from

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Grrr!!
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:40 PM

The day ended on a very sour note. I am so angry, irritated, exasperated. Argh!

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Cold
Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:55 AM

My daughter has a cold. My husband has a cold. Yesterday, I wasn't feeling so well. We all slept very, very early yesterday evening and feel a little better today. The summer schedule is so intense that there really isn't time

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DGF Food Writing Competition 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006 11:14 AM

The Manila Ladies Branch of the International Wine and Food Society (IWFS) welcomes the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. as sponsor and partner of The Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Award. And what an excellent opportunity to announce it at the

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Long weekend
Monday, May 08, 2006 5:28 AM

I wasn't able to do ANY work this weekend. We spent a lot of time with family, friends, and some business assosciates. The time with family and friends was a pleasure. The business assosciates, well, let's just say that was an investment

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First exam; Stress relief
Saturday, May 06, 2006 9:38 AM

Our CS 21B classes had their first exam yesterday. Gone are the days when we would ask students to write code during an exam. We now save those tasks for projects and exercises. What we did for this exam was we expected students to be

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A little help from our friends
Friday, May 05, 2006 8:42 AM

In the past four years, the department has had to undergo seven surveys: eight by PAASCU, two by CHED, one by DOST, and one by FAPE. While I do understand the need for external bodies to periodically examine the quality of the institution and

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Trying to catch up
Thursday, May 04, 2006 6:40 AM

I just realized today: My C# class is delayed! The other sections have moved past us (not that this is a race). The first departmental exam is scheduled for tomorrow and we're on track in the sense that we will cover everything that will be covered

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Bird updates; Treading water
Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:57 PM

Thanks for your concern about the parrot. We don't have any news about it. The owners were happy to have it back, despite the injuries it suffered. The revelation from this experience was that if you have any unusual animals in need

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Early morning crisis
Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:33 AM

A blue-naped parrot flew into our house yesterday night. Spotting the interloper, one of our chows attacked. Fortunately, we rescued the bird before it was injured. We put it up on a perch, in a spot that we thought the dogs could not

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How much help...
Monday, May 01, 2006 1:14 PM

If it was within your power to help someone in a meaningful way, would you do so? If so, when would you stop? If not, what would prevent you?

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