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March 2007 - Posts

American Idol
Saturday, March 31, 2007 6:12 AM

This is the first year I've watched American Idol. I was never a fan before, but this year, I got hooked. I began by watching the auditions, and then I just never stopped. So what is the deal with Sanjaya? I mean, is the American public voting

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Grade school computer camps
Friday, March 30, 2007 12:17 PM

I met with Mrs. Oracion yesterday. We decided on not one but two computer camps for the grade school: one for primary school and one for middle school. The primary school camp will use Scratch (thank you, Alfred!). The middle school

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Theme song
Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:42 AM

Years ago, I was a big Ally McBeal fan. One of the ideas that I found both cute and true was the notion of having a theme song. In a study done by Dr. Emy Liwag among our grade school and high school students, she found that our boys turn

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Appreciation
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:45 AM

Appreciation ceremonies are part and parcel of working in any organization. They are important for morale. Recognition in public fora give people much needed pats on the back and an additional energy boost when motivation wanes. For myself,

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Summer camp; Your life flashing before you
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 7:02 AM

To Aids: I was wondering about that myself. Will check today. Aside from blood and gore, there's gravity-defying anatomy, so... Although kids these days are pretty sophisticated. We tested the AJWCC games with the grade school

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Update on the summer camps
Monday, March 26, 2007 3:04 PM

The summer camp plans are starting to take form. The ASPC has about 15 participants signed up. This is half of last years, which annoys me, but oh well. The APIO letters have been sent out. I'm hoping people will join. And as for the kiddie,

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More from despair.com
Saturday, March 24, 2007 9:34 AM

I love this site.

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Passion
Friday, March 23, 2007 5:20 PM

Is it enough to say that you are passionate about something for it to be true? I think not. Passion should translate to action. Emotions that do not move people to action, feelings unexpressed in some tangible form can't really be all

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APIO website is up!
Friday, March 23, 2007 8:21 AM

If you need more details of the APIO, please check our site!

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Watching too much TV
Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:21 AM

You know you're watching too much TV when you can compare just about everything that happens in your life with something that happened on the tube. I love TV. Always have. Long before the dawn of BitTorrent, a cousin of mine in the US

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Graduation webcast, again!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:02 PM

It's that time of the year again! Ateneo's grade school, high school, and Loyola Schools graduations are scheduled on these dates and times: March 22, 5 p.m. – Grade School March 30, 4 p.m. – School of Humanities, School of Social Sciences

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Grade school workshop; Word vomit
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:16 AM

Thanks to Punzki and to Alfred for their suggestions. Alfred, I have been considering Scratch ever since you told me about it. I was having problems downloading it initially, and then I got busy, so I put it on the back burner. Yesterday,

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Grade school computer camp
Monday, March 19, 2007 8:15 AM

We've been asked to conceptualize a summer computer camp for grade school students. This is a tough one. It has to be something fun. At the same time, it shouldn't just be fluff. It should be something that exercises their creative

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Crispy pata online?
Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:24 AM

I have some close relatives who live in North Carolina. During special occasions, I order gifts for them, normally through Amazon.com. Before I do, though, I always search for Filipino food online. I look for restaurants or specialty

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Summer fun
Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:56 AM

It's an exciting time to be part of DISCS! Look at what we have lined up for summer: April 9 to 20 - Ateneo Summer Programming Camp 2007. Organization for this event is headed by Richard Locsin. This is good preparation for the succeeding events.

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Getting the wrong people off the bus
Friday, March 16, 2007 11:33 AM

I have been re-reading From Good to Great. One of the concepts in the book was getting the right people on the bus and getting the wrong people off the bus before deciding where to take the bus. The idea of getting the right people off the bus

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APIO; Rodrerico?
Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:25 AM

To Punzki: the APIO is like the ACM ICPC, but for high schools. That's the simplest description. *** I just got a letter addressed to Ma. Mercedes RODERICO. Whoever gave my name must have had a cold.

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APIO
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:52 AM

We're hosting the APIO this summer. Lord help us.

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End-of-year report
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:31 AM

At the end of every school year, I write a letter to the alumni recapping the year's major events. I've drafted the letter and am just waiting for some additional data. It's pretty impressive overall. In a nutshell: COE status Hosting

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Losing by default
Monday, March 12, 2007 8:16 AM

My heart goes out to Wil Li (1CS), Andrea Levinge (1CS), JR Reyes (2CS), and their coach, Jal de Vera. They went to DLSU last Saturday to participate in the Interschool Quiz Bee. Unfortunately, they arrived five minutes late and were disqualified

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DISCS PRO
Sunday, March 11, 2007 6:30 PM

The Department of Information Systems and Computer Science warmly congratulates the winners of the first DISCS Programming Open: Champion: Liza Vila (3CS) 2nd Place: Richard Locsin (3CS) 3rd Place: Byron Wang (3CS) A five-hour contest,

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Drama queen
Friday, March 09, 2007 9:52 AM

I've had a few people tell me that they've read my blog and have been affected by it in some way. First of all, thank you for reading it. I'm truly honored. Second, don't take everything I say in the blog too seriously. Blogging

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Party; Moving on; Connections with the big picture
Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:21 AM

Re: joining the party. I don't see why not. I'll keep you posted on the details. *** OK, so you can't win 'em all. I tried for something. I didn't get it. I'm disappointed, but it's ok. I knew I wasn't ready, but

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Celebration time!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:22 AM

Yes, it's time to celebrate! Erin, Justin, Krizia, and Kate are planning a graduation party for the batch. It will probably be in one of the bars in Makati. This is our way of saying goodbye to the batch, of celebrating our COE status,

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DISCS is now a COE!
Tuesday, March 06, 2007 7:48 AM

I can't believe I didn't blog about this: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) named the Ateneo a Center of Excellence (COE) for Information Technology! By definition, COE status is awarded to "higher education institutions (HEIs) both public

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Pabaon
Monday, March 05, 2007 8:52 AM

Last Saturday, we attended the Pabaon for the seniors. Baon refers to anything you carry to answer a forthcoming need--food, clothes, pocket money. Pabaon is something that you give someone else to answer that person's a forthcoming need.

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Congratulations to Queen, Neill, Steph, and Gretch!
Saturday, March 03, 2007 5:28 PM

Yesterday was a good day for DISCS! Queen Alandy Dy was named one of three P&G Student Excellence Awardees! So my post a couple of days ago was premature but accurate. Neill Li singlehandedly whooped the competition in the UE Java Programming

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Letting go
Friday, March 02, 2007 7:52 AM

It's easy to say no to things that you don't want. It's harder to say no to things that you want. It's hardest of all to say no to things that you want, knowing that they will be given to someone you consider undeserving. But you can't have everything

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Correction
Thursday, March 01, 2007 8:40 AM

Sorry, Queen is among the top 10 finalists. She's not an official awardee yet. The awardees will be announced tomorrow night.

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