Aswang

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Opinion&p=49&type=2&sec=25&aid=2008102962

Sabado

Sa mga nakalipas na taon, may dalawang klase ako tuwing Sabado - umaga (9-12) at hapon (1-4).
May isang semestre pa ngang umabot hanggang gabi (4-7).
12 oras na kayod-kalabaw sa kabuuan. Totoo, mahirap kumita ng pera.
Hindi ako tumanggap ng klase tuwing Sabado ngayong darating na semestre - para maiba.
Pero tiyak na maninibago ako.
Samakatwid, tuwing Martes (8:30-2:30), Miyerkules (9-4) at Biyernes (8:30-2:30)
lamang ako magkakapaghasik ng lagim at kasamaan sa Faura.
Happy halloween nga pala!

Dream Job

• Mr. C. Fajardo (community doctor)
• Miss C. Rodriguez (librarian/teacher/DepEd secretary)
• Miss M. Solano (litigation lawyer/actress)
• Miss J. Ejercito (news reporter/documentarist)
• Mrs. M. Alcazaren (proprietor)
• Miss A.Gagarin (project manager/events organizer)
• Miss J. Bangit (reformist in the Internal Revenue Bureau)
• Mr. R. Go (professor)
• Miss L. Eguico (corporate lawyer)
• Mr. A. Murillo (New York Times editor-in-chief)
• Mr. J. dela Cruz (professor)
• Miss A. Catsao (legislative staff/legislator's chief of staff)
• Miss E. Buenaventura (archeologist)
• Miss Z. Reburiano (ambassador/graphic artist)
• Mr. N. Cruz (game reviewer)
• Miss. M. de Guzman (lawyer)

random thoughts

• It's quite expensive on the part of the government (read: taxpayers' money) to arrest, take custody, prosecute, try and convict high-profile criminals. Ninakawan na nga tayo, ginagastusan pa ng labis-labis mula sa kabang-bayan.
• Sen. Pimentel's federalism proposal is well-intentioned but its implementation is suspicious and unacceptable under GMA's presidency and the incumbent leadership of the interior and local government department.
• I wonder who's in charge of drafting (Bola)nte's script.

pa(MAHAL)aan

Isang kawani ng pamahalaan ang nagpahayag ng matinding pagkadismaya sa isa sa mga proyektong kontra-korapsyon ng kanilang opisina. Layunin ng proyektong sanayin ang mga opisyal ng ibang ahensya upang paigtingin ng pamahalaan ang laban sa katiwalian. Malaking pondo ang inilaan para sa proyektong ito pero hindi raw kakikitaan ng anumang malasakit, sigasig at interes ang mga nagpartisipa. Kung hindi raw natutulog ay nagtetext lang. Nanghihinayang siya sa pondo at panahon. Sa totoo lang, (sadyang) maaksaya ang pamahalaan.
Maaksaya dahil maraming bigong proyekto.
Maaksaya dahil mahilig sa hindi naman kailangang mga ritwal (laganap kahit sa pamantasan).
Maaksaya dahil di-episyente.
Maaksaya dahil maraming tiwali at walang pananagutan.

13 Keys to the White House

http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=20081030-169220

Plain Language

http://www.plainlanguage.gov/index.cfm

Irregular Migration

• "illegal, undocumented, or unauthorised migration" (Institute for Public Policy Research)
• "occurs outside the rules and procedures guiding the orderly international movement of people" (International Organization of Migration)

Migration and (Mal)development

"Hindi tunay na kaunlaran ang karanasan ng mga kababaihang Pilipino na pumupunta
sa ibang bayan. Kumikita nga ngunit nasasadlak naman sa pang-aabuso at pang-aapi."

-Prof. Joan Salvador
National Spokesperson, GABRIELA
Lecturer, UP Manila Department of Social Sciences

random thoughts

• Erap-for-president in 2010 will only divide the already divided opposition.
• Philippine politics is more exciting with Miriam's active and animated participation.
• A student's GWA doesn't reflect the totality of the his/her competence.
• According to a book author, ambition should be premised on ability.
• Civil society lawyer Harry Roque is correct when he said that Joc-Joc Bolante is "afraid of his own shadow."
• The public suspects that Joc-Joc "fertilized" Gloria 2004 presidential bid through the fertilizer fund.
• Poor vision is the leading case of disability in the Philippines.

On balimbing (no, not the politicians)

"Urgently advise your father to slow down on balimbing.
Balimbing in great amounts could be toxic to the kidneys.
Water is the best drink. If he wants teas, he should take these once in a while.
Again variety and moderation are the key to good nutrition."

an e-mail reply from

Prof. Isidro C. Sia, MD, MSc, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology
College of Medicine
University of the Philippines Manila

Salin

Tanong (Ponsaran) - Ano po ang inyong opinyon sa mga saling-salita tulad ng madlakasan para sa democracy, kitaninag para sa translucent, o kitagos para sa transparent?

Sagot (Dean Virgilio Almario) - Walang masama sa mag-imbento. Pero parang mahirap nang palitan ang demokrasya. Maliban kung ang likha ay may ibig ipahiwatig na demokrasyang Filipino. Ang mga Bikolano ay may silag para sa transparent. Maganda ang kitaninag para sa translucent. Pero baka may luma nang salita ang mga Tagalog o ang ibang wikang katutubo.

Capacity vs. Capability Building

• Capacity building would obviously be much broader than capability building with the latter almost restricted to focusing on individuals.
• Capacity building - and better still capacity development - focuses its analysis on improvement at various levels - from the policy, to organizational, institutional, structural (including intergovernmental), and individual and behavioral levels.
  
  an e-mail reply from
  
  Dean Alex A. Brillantes Jr, PhD
  NCPAG UP Diliman

Enrolment advisers

• Prof. R. Simbulan (Program Head)
• Prof. M. Tuvera
• Prof. C. Arcilla
• Prof. J. Ponsaran

Ponsaran's tentative academic load (2nd semester, 2008-2009)

• DS 100 (Development Theories)
• DS 112 (Third World Studies)
• DS 121 (Poverty and Underdevelopment)
• DS 125 (International Relations)
• DS 126 (Politico-Administrative Institutions and Behavior)
• NSTP (Public Policy)

Transactional politics

Gloria should realize that the all-out support she enjoys from her political allies, i.e. local executives, congressmen, cabinet appointees, state security forces, etc., is only momentary. It all emanates from the patronage* that goes along with the position she occupies.
Nothing is permanent, only transactional. Malupit humatol ang kasaysayan.

_____________________
*granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support (wordnet.princeton.edu)

A forwarded text joke

Sa isang simbahan...

Killer: Father, mangungumpisal po ako.
Father: Ano ba ang kasalanan mo?
Killer: Pumatay po ako ng 20 tao?
Father: Ha? Bakit?
Killer: Kasi po naniniwala sila sa Diyos, kayo po ba naniniwala rin?
Father: Dati...pero ngayon e trip-trip na lang...

Kakaibang chess

Kakaiba at kawili-wili ang ibinahaging istilo sa akin ni Dr. Jose Fadul, eksperto sa Kursong Rizal, Agham Panlipunan at Pedagogy. Ito ay ang paggamit ng chess bilang istratehiya sa pagtuturo ng Agham Pampulitika at Sosyolohiya. May mga modipikasyon siyang ginawa tulad ng larong puro pawns laman (Marxist games), larong walang bishop (Atheist game), larong walang king at queen (Republican game), at iba pa upang mas maunawaan ng mga mag-aaral ang ibig sabihin ng mga konsepto sa pag-aaral ng pulitika at lipunan.

Quotes

• "Who said you need to have ice cream to have a happy birthday?" - Prof. R. David
  
  
• "Mahirap kapag apat ang anak." - research staff
  
  
• "Ang kagandahan ay lumilipas.
  Pero kung pangit na talaga lalo pang papangit sa paglipas ng panahon." - D
  
  
• "You may not compel a person to work for a company involuntarily -
  that would amount to involuntary servitude." - Atty. Soriano
  
  
• "Financial oligarchs are bloodsuckers." - Nono Aunor

Consumerism

Me: Where do you work now?

X: I'm with a multinational consumer company.
Yes, we promote false needs for products that are not really necessary.