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A blog about the stuff that keeps life interesting, meaningful, and fun.
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July 2006 - Posts
The next chair
Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:11 AM
I'm about half way through my second term as chair--that's about a year-and-a-half to go. It sounds like a lot of time but it's actually not very long at all. Next school year, I plan to begin turning over to whoever the next chair will be,
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Pathological
Sunday, July 23, 2006 6:04 AM
Emy Liwag, chair of psychology and yesterday's speaker, was telling us that the duration of feelings has significance. For example, if you are depressed for a day or even a week, that would be considered normal, but if you are depressed for six months,
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FAQ; Xiao Long
Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:41 AM
I was so impressed with Alfred's FAQ that I was inspired to write one of my own. These are not questions people ask me, but rather questions I end up asking. Please note that this is all very tongue-in-cheek.
What do you need?
Who else
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InTACT
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:00 PM
To Bernard: The magic number was arbitrary but the idea was to envision yourself 10 years from now. It could have been five years from now. It could have been 20 years from now. The point was that the timeline was not indefinite.
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Reality check
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 8:52 AM
I handle two classes of InTACT--The Introduction to Ateneo Culture and Tradition. This is a non-credit course designed to help freshmen cope with college life and the transition into adulthood.
One of the activities we ask them to undertake is
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Disdain
Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:49 AM
I last worked with her years ago and since then told myself I would not work with her again. Although she tried to be helpful, truth was, she was so dispensible. She wasn't particularly bright. She had a very shallow understanding of
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Difficult but necessary
Friday, July 14, 2006 8:28 PM
When I was in high school, our English Literature teacher had us read Ode. Intimations on Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth. I don't remember the analysis of the entire poem but I remember her saying that,
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Shoping advisory
Thursday, July 13, 2006 7:39 AM
Naturalizer, Florsheim, and Bossini are having a warehouse sale from July 14 to 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the RSI warehouse, 2295 Jannov Bldg. Pasong Tamo Extension. In past sales, discounts have been up to 70%. It's a good shopping opportunity
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Damage-control
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:06 AM
When irreparable harm has been caused, sometimes the only solution is damage-control. Damage-control does not reduce the harm wrought, but it does prevent future harm from occurring. It's a crappy job, one that's normally undertaken by someone
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Yesterday's post
Monday, July 10, 2006 12:00 PM
To respond to Bernard's question, yesterday's post was sparked by a conversation I had with someone who was having self-esteen problems. These were the things I could not and still cannot say. Yes, I enjoyed writing it.
In general, I enjoy
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Self-esteem problems
Sunday, July 09, 2006 9:16 AM
You should never overrate your significance in the big picture. Institutions do not rise or fall on the basis of a single individual. Institutions are much larger than any one of us. No one is indispensible. No single person is so great
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Student questions
Friday, July 07, 2006 6:31 PM
I'm more than happy to answer student questions, however I confess that I get annoyed when they forget their manners. I was answering one student's question when another just butted in without so much as an "Excuse me." I think this is terribly
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Weird
Thursday, July 06, 2006 9:27 PM
I have a friend who is very sweet to me by text and by email, but is almost cold in person. When we see each other, it's as if she deliberately avoids eye-contact. Once, she waved to the person next to me. When I also waved back, she averted
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Mother Teresa
Tuesday, July 04, 2006 2:00 PM
I've been reading about the life of Mother Teresa. One of the most amazing stories she told was of people's incredible generosity in the face of extreme want. She had taken some rice to a family that hadn't eaten for days. Upon receiving the
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Parental units
Monday, July 03, 2006 8:04 PM
I used to watch this series called Joan of Arcadia. Joan always referred to her parents as "the parental units." I found that term so funny. It sounded so ... object-oriented, as if you only interacted with your parents following certain protocols,
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So much to do...
Sunday, July 02, 2006 7:37 PM
You can tell that there's a teaching vs. practicing discussion raging in my head. I won't call it a debate because there's really no disagreement. I happen to agree that teachers need practice. I applaud AlfredTwo's teachers for leaving
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