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The Headless Chicken has left the building...
Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:01 PM

I've officially moved to blogger. Goodbye to theSpoke. Thank you for three great years.

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What's with theSpoke?
Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:52 AM

I'm starting to seriously think of moving my blog somewhere else. I've held on to theSpoke for sentimental reasons--this was my first introduction to blogging and I've enjoyed every minute. It's done wonders for my mental health, definitely.

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Laws of attraction or finding focus?
Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:30 AM

I bought a book entitled The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. It's not the sort of book I normally buy but I was intrigued. I was expecting something similar to Flow by Csikszentmihalyi but instead it was a motivational / life coaching book. Having

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Saying no
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:46 AM

To Alfred: Yes, I heard about "no" once... Gotta start practicing that.

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Chasing deadlines
Monday, May 07, 2007 9:03 AM

If I'm on leave, why do I have deadlines? These deadlines represent everything I had agreed to do outside of my usual Ateneo work. It also represents work I had picked up from my dealings in the UK. April and May are a break from normal

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Cyrano de Bergerac
Sunday, May 06, 2007 4:07 PM

One of my favorite plays is Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. It was the story of a man with an abnormally long nose. He was in love with a young woman, Roxanne, who was, in turn, in love with a handsome young man, Christian.

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"Be nice"
Saturday, May 05, 2007 3:11 PM

A colleague of mine in the UK is working on a project called "Be Nice." It principally looks at the role of politeness and polite language in learning. Do learners learn better if feedback is polite? Does harsh feedback achieve better

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Congratulations to Team Pi!
Friday, May 04, 2007 10:08 AM

Team Pi with members Paolo Tioseco (5CS), Salvador Reyes, Jr. (3CS), Wilhansen Li (2CS) and Roderick Tan (2CS) won second place in MS Philippines Imagine Cup Software Design Competition! Congratulations to the team for their efforts! Congratulations

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Still jetlagging; Game development camp updates
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:07 AM

I admit the jetlag is not as bad as when I come from the US. It's just inconvenient. It took me until about 1 am to sleep last night. I know this is normal for some people, but it's not for me. I sleep early and get up early, largely

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A piece of sky
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:20 PM

In 1983 the movie Yentl, Barbra Streisand plays a girl, Yentl, pretending to be a boy in order to be able to get an education. I've always loved the music of that movie, most particularly the final song, entitled A Piece of Sky. In it,

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