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A blog about the stuff that keeps life interesting, meaningful, and fun.
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September 2006 - Posts
Milenyo
Friday, September 29, 2006 7:53 AM
First, let me say that I hope those of you who went through yesterday's typhoon are all right. I hope your families and homes are safe.
There's a description used for someone with no common sense: "S/he doesn't have the sense to come in out of
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Waste
Monday, September 25, 2006 8:41 AM
There was something I undertook that I made much harder, much more time consuming, and much more expensive than it needed to be. I undertook it to please a group of people. They turned out to be much easier to please and far less sophisticated than
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The right person
Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:17 AM
There is someone being considered for a job. I do not like the candidate. The candiate is a good person--certainly not evil or malicious. But I do not believe the candidate is a good fit for the role. I have argued that the candidate's
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Terror?
Friday, September 22, 2006 2:28 PM
For the first time this week, I was able to walk to the Celadon board to see who made it to this year's list of nominations. I was pleasantly surprised to find that, for the first time ever, I was nominated! The category? Akala namin Terror
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Gratia
Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:35 AM
Every year, Celadon hosts Gratia, which is a tribute to the faculty. In the shack called the Doghouse, located in Quad I, they have a blackboard with categories of awards--Crush ng Bayan-Male, Crush ng Bayan-Female, Mommy Figure, Celebrity Lookalike,
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Oh, no...
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:04 PM
I came from a potentially life-changing meeting today. We talked about all sorts of exciting possibilities that would eat up all of sem break and all of summer. It's tons of work but it's high-impact and high-visibility. At the end of it all,
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Ambivalence
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:33 AM
I have to meet with a group of people later this week. I'm not looking forward to the meeting because past experience with this group has not been very good. Years ago, the Department had one brief but positive encounter with these people.
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From the conference
Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:32 AM
A delegate from a private school spoke to me during the conference. She said that her school had X number of computers with Internet access and she was still complaining. Then, when she got to the conference, she heard from teachers from schools
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The Pamana Fund
Friday, September 08, 2006 9:26 AM
Dr. Pablo Manalastas, one of the esteemed members of our faculty, is retiring in 2007. In his honor, DISCS is setting up what we call The Pamana Fund. Pamana translates to inheritance. pmana was the email address of Doc Mana back in the day.
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Exciting times
Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:53 AM
There's a famous Chinese curse that goes, "May you live in interesting times." I must say, life gets more and more interesting as I live it. Does this make me cursed? I suppose in a sense it does because there's a tremendous potential for frustration.
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Poor taste?
Monday, September 04, 2006 9:34 PM
A former student of ours, a young man of 22, died recently. His body is in state in our college chapel. Outside the chapel is a podium with a guestbook for people to sign. Stuck to the podium is a campaign poster of a candidate for year representative.
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Senior syndrome
Saturday, September 02, 2006 8:30 AM
There's a malady that afflicts our graduating students. It's known as "senior syndrome." It refers to a general state of anxiety and depression, uncertainty about what comes after college and whether there is in fact life down from the hill.
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The selfish years
Friday, September 01, 2006 9:23 AM
My family and I watched The Devil Wears Prada last night. This is one of the few occasions when I enjoyed the movie more than the book. I think the character of Andrea was less whiney and more competent in the movie. The character of Miranda,
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