an archer may not hit his target all the time,but 4 sure,an eagle may not always fly high!

Animo Dynasty

2005-12-12T20:30:00.000+08:00

“La Salle- the future begins here”, this is what the college brochure stated to entice us students into entering the portals of De La Salle University (DLSU). Now I am slowly realizing that this statement is not just an advertising line but a truth. Now I really see that my future begins in this university.
DLSU is one of the best universities in the Philippines if not the best. It has its own very rich University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) history with Ren-Ren Ritualo knocking down a triple during the dying seconds of the UAAP finals against University of Santo Tomas (UST) that gave way to DLSU’s four feat championship. JV Casio, also a green archer, knocked down a high-looping three point shot during the last seconds of play of last year’s UAAP finals against heavily favored Far Eastern University (FEU).

DLSU, the most technological advance university in the country is equipped with Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE). Its version 7 IVLE system is the most advance in the country. To top this, it has the most hassle-free online enrollment, where everything is computerized. I would often hear my Ateneo-enrolled brother complaining about his enrollment, but he would never hear me complain about mine. No need to wake up early during enrollment, and no need to line up. It’s that easy.

When Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) was still applying for a level 4 PAASCU accreditation, DLSU has already been enjoying its status. The university is also a recognized Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Center of Excellence in courses such as Engineering, Computer Studies, Science, Accounting, and in Business. This simply means that the CHED has full confidence and trust in the university thus it gives DLSU full autonomy in running the school. It gives the school free reign in choosing the courses it offers to select the teachers to teach it. It allows the school to set the standards without outside intervention.

I, myself, am a student of DLSU, and I am proud to be one. Before I entered in DLSU, I was brought up by my family to think that DLSU is a university for the rich and for the elite, a class I do not belong to. No one from my family studied in DLSU. My brother is now studying at Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). My mother is a graduate of UST, while my father is a graduate of University of East (UE). From my mother’s side, my aunts and uncles are either graduates of UST or the University of the Philippines (UP), and from my father’s side, one is either a graduate of UE or ADMU. Ateneo, my dream school, rejected my application; but DLSU accepted me as one of their few scholars, in fact a SFA scholar. I was left alone with no other choices. I was forced to study in DLSU. But now I begin to see God’s reason why.

Lasallians being dumb is only a misconception. During my first six months of study in DLSU, I had already proven DLSU to be a good university. Misconception dictates that DLSU is full of idiots and morons. I would say that all schools have their own idiots and morons. All schools also have their own geeks and nerds. All schools have their Isaac Newtons or Albert Einsteins. So what is one Juan Tamad compared to hundreds of Newtons who graduate from DLSU. There are many La Salle alumni who didn’t do well during their college years, but are extraordinary in the real world. The values they got form DLSU sure helped them a lot.

DLSU is known for accepting more students than the UP and ADMU, thus other universities laugh at it because it lowered its standard. I believe that it does accept more students during application period because it offers more courses. It also believes that grades are not the sole basis to which a student is to be judged. It believes that it can mold students to become good citizens through education. This is why it gives more students the chance to prove themselves . Also because of DLSU’s trimester system, it can accommodate more students.

Lastly, society dictates us that DLSU are only for the elite and Lasallians are slow-learners. I beg to disagree. La Salle is a university not only for the elite, but also for the people from different sectors. I know some scholars who are coming from the middle-class and some from the lower-classes. Lasallians are not slow-learners, rather they are fast learners. With our trimester system, everything is fast-paced. We learn things in as short as 14 weeks, minus two weeks for finals and midterm examinations. Compare that to five months of studying a single subject in other universities. And when our graduates took the professional board exam, the results are indeed superb as they not only pass the exam but excel in them. We produce quality graduates in less the amount of time that other schools produce their students; and that is what I call efficiency. It only proves that Lasallians are indeed fast-learners.

DLSU for me is a highly competitive school, 18 units seems a lot, but not all people can handle the pressure of a trimester system and high-caliber, demanding professors. You really need to be competitive and study hard in order to survive. Even though, DLSU accepts more students during application period, it is very difficult to stay in. You have to be studying in La Salle to know these things. Trust me; it is really hard when you are studying in DLSU-main.

Lasalle has its own identity. We must not look at one error and generalize it as a whole. Often times, we look at our green archer players as representatives of DLSU. They are not the only people enrolled in DLSU. Why look at them as representatives of DLSU? Yes, they are part of DLSU; but they are not DLSU. We may look at them as people who only plays college basketball and don’t study, but please… don’t generalize them. There are players who also do well in their respective courses. Some of them are even Dean’s Lister. I believe that La Salle isn’t all basketball, for there are basketball players who didn’t get their college diplomas. The latest controversy tells us that DLSU kicked out two players from its basketball team for faking PEPTCR test. That only proves us that DLSU has high standards academically.

I love DLSU not because of its UAAP trophies, not because of its high tech equipments, learning materials and air-conditioned room, not because of its IVLE, not because of the hassle-free online enrollment, not because of the E-purse, and not because of the models and celebrities that roam around the campus. These things are the first things we observed when we first entered La Salle, but they are not that important for me. They are good for nothing.

I love DLSU because it teaches me to become a Christian achiever for God and Country and to become a man for others. We are living in a fast-paced world where money is everything, but DLSU teaches me to still have time to reflect on God through its Saliksik and Lasallian Retreat (LASARET). It also molded me to become the person I am now. It made me realize the purpose and meaning of life. Maybe if I am not studying at DLSU, I would still be the old me.

To our INTPHIL teacher

2005-12-09T23:15:00.000+08:00

When children go off to school, you wonder what they'll learn.
You hope and pray that the troubles of the day, in the classroom are not a concern.
When a child always comes home inspired, and looking forward to each learning day.
You look to the teacher for answers, to why the child responds this way.
So teacher, to you we are grateful, for encouragement and love you have shown.
For teaching us to cherish our cultures, and respect those that aren't our own.
We thank you for being creative, for allowing your students to shine.
Through reading philosphical articles, you excited and strengthened our minds
We don't know if we will have another teacher quite like you.
But our memories of this term, will be revealed in all that we do.
And years from now with our success, this effort will redeem.
To a teacher that's the greatest gift, and our answered dream!

Source: unknown

City of God revisited

2005-12-07T22:33:00.000+08:00

It started when Rocket were already a teenager and was caught between Li’l Z gang and cops. He then narrated the story of the City of God.

The story started with the introduction of the “Tender Trio”, included are Clipper, Shaggy, and Goose. Chaos was no big deal in the City of God, it happens from time to time. The “Tender Trio” started to hold up a gas truck in front of their brothers only to get little amount of cash, during the operation, a cruel boy, thirsty for blood was there named Li’ L Dice, Li ‘l Dice decided to rob a motel together with the “Tender Trio”. He was assigned to shoot the glass incase the police arrived, The “Tender Trio” robbed all cash of the fuckers inside the motel and Li’ l Dice shot the glass so they assumed that police arrived so they escaped. Li’l Dice entered the motel and shot everyone in the room. The “Tender Trio” escaped the motel through a car and unfortunately hit a small cafeteria, Shorty then called the police to tell that the “Tender Trio” were hiding in the woods. The “Tender Trio” then separated their ways, Goose had an affair with Shorty’s wife so Shorty killed his wife, when the police arrested Shorty, they saw a member of the “Tender Trio” and killed him in front of his girlfriend. Goose was then killed by Li’l Dice because Goose is getting the share of Li’l Dice’s best friend Benny, which makes Li’l Dice angry and shot down Goose. One of the “Tender Trio” decided to repent and turns to God. That is the end of the story of the “Tender Trio”, but the story of Rocket and the City of God is far from over.

The story is narrated by Rocket, a boy who grew up in the “City of God”, he knows almost everything because he is the younger brother of Goose, one of the “Tender Trio”. Rocket’s dream and passion is to become a photographer. He then decided to involved himself to crime like his brother, but people he tries to victim seems to be “too good” for him to victim, an example is Knockout Ned and the lady in the store. Li’l Dice then grew up and he still is thirsty for power and fame, he was then known as Li’l Z. Li’l Z then killed every gang and possible competition in the City of God, except the gang of Carrot who is a good friend of his best friend Benny. He killed every competition in the City to attain peace in the City, to make the City more attractive to Rich tourist. Business in the city involves everybody, from children to adults, every person has their role in selling drugs, either one is the seller of the drug, or he is the look out for police. He wanted to avoid war or crimes happening in his territory to avoid police going to his area to avoid intervention of the police in his business. Rocket eventually grew up and he was then in love with a girl, during that time the girl had a boyfriend, but Rocket didn’t lose hope and eventually he win the heart of his girl he wanted to get laid. Rocket introduces the girl to Benny, but unfortunately because of the so called love and money, Benny got the girl from Rocket. Benny and his girl decided to leave the business and start a new life, so Benny decided to threw a party. Li’l Z was very jealous because he had everything he wants except for 1 thing, girls. He only have girl when he either uses force or he pays for it and now he doesn’t like that. He then invited a girl to the dance floor but later he was turn down by the girl. One of Carrot’s men misfired and kills Benny instead of killing Li’l Z, because of this, Lil’ Z wanted to revenged the death of his best friend. Li’l Z then raped the girl he liked and eventually turns him down in the dance floor in front of the girl’s boy friend, Knockout Ned. Ned then decided to take revenge on Li’l Z so he the join with the gang of Carrot. Li’l Z wanted to see himself in a picture but his gang doesn’t know how to use one, so they called up Rocket, a photographer to take some pictures. Rocket took some pictures of the gang and later was published in the papers, he thought he was dead meat, but later he found out that Li’l Z was very happy that his gang was on papers, he wanted to show their power and wealth. Carrot’s gang started to hold up banks, and started to collect big guns to prepare their selves for the main battle. Then the setting of the story went back from where it all began. Rocket was caught in between by Li’l Z gang and police, then Carrot’s gang appeared and the war started. Li’l Z was then caught by the police and the police got all his wealth so he need to start again from scratch, he then ordered the kids to start selling again, but the kids mutinied because Li’l Z was very cruel to the other kids. The kids used the guns given by Li’l Z to kill Li’l Z. Li’l Z is dead. Rocket took pictures of Li’l Z. The movie of City of God ended but the story of it will never end. The movie uses flash back settings, so it ended on where it all started.

Now for the reaction:

1st of all, the film is based on a true to life story, all violence and crime in the film is on a true to life basis, we might think that it is too exaggerate because kids in the film/ story holds guns and uses guns to kill people. Kids at a very young age started to sell drugs.
Chaos was no big deal in this film. Crime and violence in this film is not only for adult but for children as well. Everything that happens in the film happens because of poverty, poverty is 1 major reason why people do bad things, people sell drugs in order to buy food, people robbed each other to get what they wanted. After they stole something, they bought narcotics to ease their wants. It all happens because of poverty and we Filipinos are aware of that, but we are very blind that it doesn’t apply to very country. 1st when I watched the film. I don’t believe that there places that children uses guns to survive, students should be at school studying and not on streets playing with their gun. It is in our culture that teaches us that children should use their time studying and not loitering on streets. But their culture teaches and force the children to adapt to reality and its environment that school will not make them free from hunger instead money will free them from hunger. I cant believe that violence is very often in that place. If I were 1 of them, I would choose to die than to see blood shedding everywhere.

It is very ironic that the film is titled City of God, when I bought the DVD, I thought that it was very religious, and then when I watched the film, I was very curious on how this violent film will be connected to Christ, so I looked at the back of the DVD and read what it says. So I understand why people are lucky if they reached the age of 21, because of violence and killings happening everywhere.

Children in the film were thought how to use guns at the young age, and they were trained to have a heart of stone and they were thought the ideology that the strong shall live and the weak shall die, people in the film were not afraid of death, as if it was part of life to die. People killing people is not an issue in the film, the thirst for power and fame is very evident in the film, they kill human as if they were animals. People in the city of God do everything just to get what they want, Li’l Z killed every competition in the city to have what he want. He wants power and fame, and especially he wants to see blood. The film is a multi awarded film because of the morals it involves. It focuses more on reality and not fiction, the film is very nice but 1 thing that I hate to see but indeed true to life; violence. In the film, there are people/ characters dying every 5 minutes in the film. It is very annoying to see such film but indeed a reality. It happens in any part of the world but we are not just aware of it or I must say we are aware but we don’t take any actions from it. If that kind of violence happens in the Philippines, what will my parents do? Will I also hold a gun and shoot around people? Personally I can’t tell, it is maybe the environment or culture will teach me how to survive in this world. People hunt food in order to survive. People kills for power, killing is still used today in order to survive. Li’l Z use this ideology so that his business will continue, if he will not kill his competitors, someday it might be a threat for him also. Now, with the inventions of weapons of mass destruction, more people are more likely to die. If we use this technology to kill one another, then we can say that our mind and we are murderers as well.

Single parenthood or 2 parent household?

2005-12-07T22:26:00.000+08:00

There are very many differences in a single parent household from parenting in a two parent household. Some choose single parenting, other people choose the other way around. Each has its own pros and cons. It is in its own personal view to choose which better lifestyle is for them. There are no perfect relationships in this world, each has to choose whether to pursue the single parenting or continue the 2 parent household.

We are created by God different from each other, there are no perfect relationships in this world, and yet if people in the family don’t quarrel quite some time, the family is dead. We need to communicate and fight over things sometimes. The question is if I think that single-parent households do as a good job as 2 parent household? I think sometimes they really do as good things, and sometimes not. The situations really depend on the person if he/ she thinks can carry his/her family in his/her own ways. Personally, I prefer to have a 2 parent household, it is good to see my parents are there to support me in my life, with my career, yet it is still good that it is easier to make house rules and implement them in a single-parent household because there are no more arguments, however making rules is not easy, and it is good to have at least some adults for some consultations. In a family, there are always its strengths and weaknesses, even we prefer to have a 2 parent household, and there are some situations that a single parent household is better. It really depends on the situations. I will discuss the pros and cons of having a single parent household in the following paragraph.

In a single-parent household, children tend to have more responsibilities than children living in a 2 parent household; children run errands and do some house chores. Financial problems arise in a single-parent household because there is only 1 source of income and money. Parenting a baby is a no no for a single-parent household, because babies need 24 hours care and parents need some rest, they are not robots that can work 24 hours. Another problem arises when the children need to visit the other parent’s house every week. It is very impractical to choose between two parents. It is very impractical for the children to always accompany his/her parents always, he needs to enjoy life, and he needs companies like his age. He assumes that parents have friends too in a single parent household. For parents who are separated. It is very difficult to choose, they feel disloyal and confused. It is most important to keep children out of issues between parents. If parenting alone, it is good to have companion the same sex as your child, at least he understands what the child needs.

Parent in a single-parent household should think about that children are still children, whether you are on the north or at the south. Sharing the load of the parent shouldn’t take over. They need to play and be active in the community. They need to do the children’s games like playing, dreaming, running or simply being with friends. In visiting the other parent, children show excitement and the parent should be very considerate. Parent should allow time for their children to 'fit back into home' when they return. Some children take a few minutes, or hours, and some take days to adjust. They may feel sad about leaving the other parent and guilty about feeling this way. They may feel disloyal to you. Parent shouldn’t use their children to find their ex-partner doings. This way conflicts will be avoided.

In living in a single-parent household, parent should know that in this type of home can be positive experience for kids who often have a close and special relationship with the parent, sometimes kids will envy their friends who are living in a 2 parent household, but each household has its own ups and downs. Children in a single parent household are often mature because of the extra responsibilities they have. Parent should be proud of their children’s achievements. Children should also spend time with his friends. He cannot be loner all the time. Children too attached with a parent seem to hard for them when they are ready to leave home. They feel guilty for leaving home. The parent should be considerate that his child is no longer a baby that he is ready to have his own family wherein he will be a father soon.

There is no perfect relationship in this world. It depends on the family which is more comfortable. Each family has his ups and downs; it is impractical to compare a single-parent household to a 2 parent household. We can say that two parent household is better because both parents are there, what if both parents are busy working with their business? It is no use. It is still better to have a single parent household wherein your parent full attention is with you. What is more important is that the children know where they come from and who their parents are. Children should love both parents without feeling the guilt and the parent should be happy with his life so that the children can see that the parent is happy. Parent shouldn’t be the block to the rode of their success instead parents should be their companion, their guide and the light to their success. We should always know that we are created differently by our Creator, it is not important on whether we have a single parent household, or 2 parents household. What is important is that we should be happy on what we have for it is God who gave those to love us. Everything happens for a reason. It is still good to have a single parent caring for you, than having no parent looking after you.

Religion in the Philippines

2005-12-07T22:15:00.000+08:00

Most Filipinos are Catholics, and it is true that Philippines is the only Asian Country who is Catholic. Most Filipinos are Catholics because the first thing the Spaniards do when they landed into our lands was to teach us their religion, and that religion is Catholicism. Most of our ancestors were pagans and were believer of Bathala. As the result, the Philippines was the third largest catholic nation in the world. Images of Jesus, Virgin Mary and the Santo Nino were almost everywhere, but with all these. Can we say that our religion is strong? In general, is it getting stronger or is it declining?

I think that the religion in general is declining; it is because we are on a fast paced world, and we want things to be fast. We want things to be instant. What people can claim as a strengthening of faith are usually just last ditch efforts. We just pray on the last resort. During the year, we are not that religious. We just pray only when we need something. Religions in the Philippines nowadays are declining because we don’t even know who we worship. There is vagueness in our religion. Take the example of Catholics, you ask a common man randomly in the streets and ask who the twelve apostles are, they will get the first 3 answers like Peter, James, John, and the next three answers you will get Tito, Vic and Joey. How can a common man know the first three answers and the last three will be the famous host of a famous television programs. It is because that religion especially Catholism is declining, people nowadays just prayed if they need something, they don’t reflect and don’t go to mass regularly. Another reason why I said that Religion in the Philippines is declining is because, people now today are confused of what their religion are telling them to do, some people are too confused that they go to other religion. People started to transfer to Born Again; Jesus is Lord, Temple of the child Jesus and many other sects. Now how can you say that the religion in the Philippines is not declining? Why is it that when it is Good Friday, many people volunteered to be crucified on the cross? Does it make them less sinful? I think that it is not a good example to get rid of our sins; I think that the best way is to sacrifice our time with our Lord, Another example is when the great tsunami killed hundred of thousands of people, people just started to pray, but did they pray before making their trip? I think some did, but mostly they tend to remember God only when they needed something. As time by, we can say that there are more options to choose on what religion a person will join, there is now Rizalism, Aglipayanism, faith healers. People are very confused that they worship Rizal for the belief that Rizal will save them not only from the Spaniards but also from their sins. People created new religions for they believe that the new religion will save them from eternal damnation, but the new religions invented by people are half cooked, or meaning the wholeness and the fullness of it is incomplete.

Ang Buhay ay Parang Isang Mesa sa Cafe

2005-12-05T20:12:00.000+08:00

Sa wakas tapos na ang JPRIZAL! Grabe talaga ang klaseng iyon puro Rizal na lamang ang pinag-uusapan, napakadugo talaga. Makaalis na nga at may Filipino pa ako. Ah oo nga, wala palang Filipino ngayon. Sa halip dapat pala kaming pumunta sa cafe para magmasid. Grabe naman, sa dami ba naman ng mga lugar na puwedeng puntahan sa café pa. Eh anu naman ang makikita ko roon? Sana sa Jollibee na lang ako, o kaya sa Starbucks. Makakain pa ako ng Chicken Joy habang nagmamasid. Pero wala naman ako magagawa. Sige na nga, 30 minuto lang naman.

Umalis si PJ sa klase na masama ang loob at nagtatakang “Bakit sa café?”
Tulad rin ng ibang kainan ang café ng Z2. Wala namang naiiba rito. Madalas gawing tambayan ito ng mga taong nagpapalipas ng oras. Karaniwan na ring dito nag-aaral ang mga pangkat-pangkat ng mga mag-aaral sa kadahilanang dito puwede silang mag-ingay samantlang sa library ay mapapagalitan sila. Kapag oras na ng kainan, madalas wala ka nang mauupuan dito sa dami ng tao. Gayun na lamang ang nangyayari sa araw-araw na ginawa ng Diyos. Wala naman ang nagbabago. Anu pa ba ang kuwenta na magsayang ako ng oras rito?

Anung oras na ba? Ganap ng ika-1:45 ng hapon, kakaunti na lamang ng tao sa café. Ano ang gagawin ko rito? Makabili nga ng Teazers. Ang tagal naman ng mga kagrupo ko. Makaupo na nga nang makapagsimula na. Sana nandito yung crush ko. Si “café girl”, iyon ang binigay kong palayaw kasi madalas ko siyang makita sa may café. Sayang wala siya, kung narito sana siya, siya na lang ang pagmamasdan ko. Para malaman ko na rin kung matakaw ba at bakit laging nasa cafe. Sayang talaga wala siya. Ah iyon na lang mesa sa harap ng Nescafe booth. Iyon lang naman ang may tao.

Nagsimula nang magmasid si PJ. Hindi niya alam na kabaligtaran pala ito ng iniisip niyang “boring” na cafe.

Mayroong limang tao noong una sa mesa. Dalawa rito ay babae at mga lalake naman ang natitira. Nag-aaral sila, Math ata ang inaaral nila. Siguro Alge101 ang inaaral, hawak kasing libro ay Introduction to College Algebra, baka nag Basic Math sila. Bumagsak siguro sa qualifying exams. Parang ako, hindi kasi nag-aral. Ang sipag naman nila, nag-aaral ng Math, siguro mayroong mahabang pagsusulit. Anu ba ito mag-aaral na lang ba sila? Hindi ko naman papakinabangan ang ginagawa nilang iyan. Hindi naman magandang isulat sa papel ko ang pag-aaral ng isang grupo. Gusto ng higit pa diyan. Gusto ko naman ng aksyon. Kapag may nag-away mas maganda sa papel hindi ba?

Nagmistulang isang manunulat sa pahayagan si PJ. Naghihintay na mayroong mangyaring interisante, lumalagablab kung baga. Sabi nga ng mga pahayagan “Ang masamang balita ay mabuting balita para sa amin.”

Mukhang matalino iyong babaeng naka-lila ha. Sa kanya nagtatanong ang lahat. Matagal pa ba silang mag-aaral? Sa wakas mukhang ginutom na sila. Ayun isa-isang nagtatayuan para bumili ng pagkain. Naunang nakabalik ang babaeng naka-lila. Bumili siya ng Waffle. Siguro hilig niya talaga ang kulay na iyon. Bumalik na rin ang kaibigan niyang babae, bumili lamang ng inumin. Nakalimutan ng babaeng naka-lila bumili ng inumin kaya tumayo at umalis. Habang bumibili siya ng kanyang inumin, tinikman naman ng kanyang kaibigan ang kanyang Waffle. Sa bagay “that’s what friends are for” hindi ba? Hindi kaya siya magtaka sa pagbalik niya kung bakit bawas na ang kanyang kinakain? Ayan na rin yung mga lalaki. Mas natagalan pero wala naman masyadong dala. Lumipas lamang ang ilang minuto, nagpaalam na yung matakaw na babae. Pinalitan naman agad siya ng isang lalaki. Hindi nanaman lumipas ang mahabang panahon nagsialisan na ang mga kalalakihan maliban sa isa. Ngayon dalawa na lamang sila nung babaeng naka-lila ang damit. Ayan na ang pinakahihintay kong bahagi. Ito na siguro ang parteng magandang sulatin. Anu kaya ang gagawin nila?

Habang hinihintay ang mga susunod na pangyayari, naabala si PJ at ang kanyang grupo nang mayroon isang magandang babae ang lumapit sa mesa nila upang maylagay ng isang anunsiyo sa porma ng isang maliit na taong niyebe. Agad na pinaglaruan ang maliit na taong-niyebe at doon na nabaling ang atensiyon ng grupo.

Ayan malapit nang magtapos ang ating 30 minuto. Sa wakas makakaalis na tayo rito. O anu yun, tama ba ang nakikita ko? Nag jack en poy na yung dalawa sa mesa. Siguro nainip na sa kahihintay ng oras.

Ana buhay ay parang isang mesa sa café. Sa simula mababagot ka dahil sa walang nangyayari. Pero maghintay ka lamang at siguradong mayroong mangyayaring hindi mo inaasahan. Parang mesa din sa cafe ang buhay natin. Kapansin-pansin na ang mga tao na gumagamit sa mesa ay iba-iba. Dumarating, umaalis, mayroong nagtatagal mayroon namang saglit lang. Para baga sa buhay natin, madami tayong nakikilala, mayroong nagiging kaibigan, mayroong hindi, mayroong hanggang kakilala nalang at meron naman ang nagiging bahagi na ng iyong buhay. Sa pagtatapos ng aming pagmamasid, sumagi sa isipan namin ito “Ngayon tayo ang nagmamasid at nanghuhusga, pero malay ba natin na meron din pala ang nagmamasid, nanghuhusga at nanglalait sa atin ngayon.”

Umalis si JF na nakangiti, marahil sa kadahilanang nakita niya na naglalaro ng jack en poy ang dalawang college students. Marahil rin siguro dahil napagisip-isip niya na ang buhay pala ay parang isang mesa sa café, parehong-pareho. Halos walang pinagkaiba.

MAKITA KANG MULI

2005-12-05T19:32:00.000+08:00

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Bawat sandali ng aking buhay Pagmamahal mo ang aking taglay San man mapadpad ng hangin Hindi magbabago aking pagtingin Pangako natin sa Maykapal

Na tayo lamang sa habang buhay Maghintay
Ipaglalaban ko ang ating pag-ibig Maghintay ka lamang, Ako’y darating Pagka’t sa isang taong mahal mo ng buong puso Lahat ay gagawin makita kang muli,Makita kang muli

Puso’y nagdurusa nangungulila
Iniisip ka ‘pag nag-iisaInaalala mga sandali
Nang tayo ay magkapiling
Ikaw ang gabay sa aking tuwina
Ang aking ilaw sa gabing mapanglaw
Tanging ikaw

Ipaglalaban ko ang ating pag-ibig
Maghintay ka lamang, ako’y darating
Pagka’t sa isang taong mahal mo ng buong puso
Lahat ay gagawin
Makita kang muli, makita kang muli
Makita kang muli

We all need a break!

2005-11-28T11:13:00.000+08:00

Last November 25, 2005, we had a whole day Saliksik (recollection) at the Agno house. My first thought about the recollection is that it wouldn’t be fruitful. First, the place was just there in Lasalle. Second, November28 is a holiday. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared it a special non-working holiday in commemoration of Araw ng mga Bayani. With this, it would seriously affect the participants’ will of sacrificing one of their gimmick times to go into a recollection. I was afraid that it wouldn’t be a good recollection because the participants wouldn’t have their hearts on it.

I was wrong. From the start of the recollection, I can already feel the presence of the Holy Spirit working. I was really surprised that we were even able to start on time. That is a WOW for me. Second, most participants really wanted having that retreat, and that became obvious in their attentiveness and cooperation during the retreat. The one thing I heard God telling me that day is that I worry too much. I realized that I should not dwell too much on my worries that it becomes the center of my focus. I think God was trying to tell me to trust Him and he wouldn’t let me down.

As with the title of my paper, I really needed a break so I am really a supporter of this recollection. I have been to many recollections, retreats, encounters before. I don’t really get tired of them. Though sometimes they talk of the same topics, I made it a point to treat them always as something new, an experience to be experienced all over again. This is true with this recollection. I got to learn and experience something new, which I would share in the latter part of this paper. The weeks before the recollection have been a series of hell weeks. I can really feel that I am physically and emotionally drained. What’s more I have been skipping my prayer times with God in favor of the much needed sleep. With that, I was also left spiritually drained. There even came a time that I couldn’t feel the presence of God working in my life. It is as if I, and only I who are living my life. So the timing of the retreat (right after those hell weeks) is just great. From that alone you can already see God working. Knowing that you needed Him very much during those times, He even initiated your meeting with Him, setting the time and venue.

What has been wonderful about this recollection are three things, Sir Fajardo, the confession, and the Eucharist. Kuya Fajardo was able to present God in a very lively way. This is a far cry from most other speakers who bore their participants to death. He was able to successfully bridge the gap between speaker and audience. Next is the confession. I experienced a new thing here. The Eucharist on the other hand was really fit to be a culmination event during the recollection. I offered the a line in the last prayer as my penance for my sins.

We should remember that Jesus prayed in the silence of the desert (Mark 1:13). It is in the whispers of the wind and not the noise of thunders did Elijah found God (1 Kings 19:11-14). I believe that it is the same with us. We need to get out of our everyday life, even for a short time to reorient ourselves and feel even more the presence of God. It is really good to have recollections once in a while where you simply forget all your worries and just feel the love of God.

PHOTOS: by hubert pacheco

The Mass: What is it really?

2005-11-28T11:02:00.000+08:00

I have been exposed to the Mass as early as three years of age. That is the result of having purely Catholic parents, something very uncommon in the Filipino-Chinese community. But I would not know what the Mass is then. I would simply go to the Church, and blow out every candle that was on the offering stand. At around six of age, I would go to Mass with my mother but as most kids were, was not attentive. I would keep on looking at my watch and see if it was already an hour. If it was I would be very restless until my parents would decide to go home. At around grade 2, after finishing my first Holy Communion, I started to behave well during the Mass, but that does not mean that I was listening attentively. In my grade school, and high school, we always have an anticipated Sunday Mass during Saturday afternoons. We won’t have classes for an hour. This way they could “force” students to attend the Mass, though encourage is a better word, but not in this situation. My mature outlook on the Mass only started when I am in high school. This is partly because my brother joined the Knights of the Altar Society (KAS), our school’s organization of young acolytes. He was very active with the organization, forcing me to do so, with that came my active participation of the Holy Eucharist. I would attend the chapel Masses every morning. That was the time I felt comfortable during the Mass. It is as if the Mass recharges me everyday. During my 4th year recollection, my favorite priest, Father Peterson Tieng of the Lorenzo Mission Institute gave a very comprehensive and complete lecture about the Mass. He explained every detail well and gave a lot of real-life examples to strengthen his point. It was only then that I realized the meaning and the origin of what I have been doing as an acolyte for the past years. But now, I am at my decline when it comes to the Mass. Because of my schedule, I am not able to attend any chapel Masses anymore. I needed to join a Catholic group that meets every Sunday just to keep me motivated to attend Mass every Sunday. This is such an irony, being an acolyte who should be dedicated in the celebration of the Eucharist.

What then is the Mass. The Holy Eucharist was instituted by Jesus Himself during the Last Supper.( Matthew 28: 26-30) In this verse, we see Jesus breaking the bread and sharing the wine with the words “Do this in memory of me.” This is spoken during the Breaking of the Bread in the Holy Mass. With this act, Jesus celebrated the first Eucharist. One thing I learned form the presider of the talk was that it is not right to say that Father X celebrated the Mass and Father Y concelebrated the Mass. It is because it is not only the priest who celebrates the Mass, but each one of us is with him celebrating the same Mass. The priest serves only as a presider and is not the only celebrant. I also remember the reading form the Apostles’ Creed stating that when we celebrate Mass, it is the celebration of the whole Church. By that it means that it is not only us living human beings that partake in the celebration, God is there, the angels are there, the saints are there, and our departed are also present. It is in the celebration of the Eucharist that we really gather to serve as the whole Catholic Church. The Eucharist is also the perfect and highest form of prayer. Perfect because it is already in itself a prayer of thanksgiving, contrition, petition and praise. It is the highest form of prayer because the whole Mass is dedicated to the Trinity. This is the reason why we stop the other forms of prayer when we are in the Mass. One touching thing the priest presider said last sunday is that he has been saying Mass for a very long time, sometimes as many as three Masses a day. He said that even though saying the Mass seems just a repetition, he never gets tired of it. He sees each Mass as a new experience where he can find the presence of God in his life. I hope that I would develop that kind of outlook towards the Mass in my life. I hope someday that I would see the each Mass as a new experience of God’s Grace. He made a very apt concluding statement, and that statement I will try to live out. My time wasn’t wasted after all.

ENGLICOM TEAM

2005-11-27T20:14:00.000+08:00

JERSEY # Player

1 Charlie Pua

2 Raymond He
3 Earvin Cai
4 Howard Choa
5 Marlon Reyes
6 Steve Chan
7 Benny Yao
8 Charles Ong
9 Stein Tan
10 Fico Mesina
11 Fred Uy
12 Reggie Chua
13 Masada Villa
14 Rainer Ong
15 Rommel Palanca
16 Allan Sy
17 Kenneth Ongson
18 PJ LeeHok
19 Mark Chua
20 Warner Co

say i love you 100 ways

2005-11-27T18:57:00.000+08:00

English - I love you

Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief

Albanian - Te dua

Arabic- Ana behibak (to male)

Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)

Armenian - Yes kez sirumen

Bambara - M'bi fe

Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo aashi

Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu

Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo

Bulgarian - Obicham te

Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah

Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a

Catalan - T'estimo

Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse

Chichewa - Ndimakukonda

Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)

Creol - Mi aime jou

Croatian - Volim te

Czech - Miluji te

Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig

Dutch - Ik hou van jou

Esperanto - Mi amas vin

Estonian - Ma armastan sind

Ethiopian - Afgreki'

Faroese - Eg elski teg

Farsi - Doset daram

Filipino - Mahal kita

Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua

French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore

Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort

Georgian - Mikvarhar

German - Ich liebe dich

Greek - S'agapo

Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo

Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw

Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia oi

Hebrew - Ani ohev otah (to female)

Hebrew - Ani ohev et otha (to male)

Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw

Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae

Hmong - Kuv hlub kojHopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta

Hungarian - SzeretlekIcelandic - Eg elska tig

Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw

Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu

Inuit - Negligevapse

Irish - Taim i' ngra leat

Italian - Ti amo

Japanese - Aishiteru

Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene

Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka

Kiswahili - Nakupenda

Konkani - Tu magel moga cho

Korean - Sarang Heyo

Latin - Te amo

Latvian - Es tevi miilu

Lebanese - Bahibak

Lithuanian - Tave myliu

Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu

Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu

Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni

Marathi - Me tula prem karto

Mohawk - Kanbhik

Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik

Nahuatl - Ni mits neki

Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni

Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg

Pandacan - Syota na kita!!

Pangasinan - Inaru Taka

Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo

Persian - Doo-set daaramPig

Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay

Polish - Kocham Ciebie

Portuguese - Eu te amo

Romanian - Te ubesk

Russian - Ya tebya liubliu

Scot Gaelic - Tha gradh agam ort

Serbian - Volim te

Setswana - Ke a go rata

Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing'I Love You')

Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan

Sioux - TechihhilaSlovak - Lu`bim ta

Slovenian - Ljubim te

Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo

Swahili - Ninapenda wewe

Swedish - Jag alskar dig

Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di

Tagalog - Mahal kita

Taiwanese - Wa ga ei l

iTahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe

Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen

Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu

Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)

Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)

Turkish - Seni Seviyorum

Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu

Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo

Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)

Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)

Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garuYiddish - Ikh hob dikh

Yoruba - Mo ni fe

Source: Forwarded through email

The De La Salle Case

2005-11-26T19:15:00.000+08:00

MY VIEWPOINT
By Ricardo V. Puno, Jr.
The Philippine Star
11/26/2005

A five-man fact-finding committee of the UAAP board has begun its own inquiry into the eligibility scandal affecting certain senior varsity basketball players of the De la Salle University. It will be recalled that early this month, a somewhat abbreviated 2-page report submitted by University officials was found woefully incomplete by the board.

In that report, former assistant team manager Manny "Suntok-Takbo" Salgado and team statistician Raul "Awoo" Lacson were pinpointed as the persons who helped player Mark Benitez secure a fake college eligibility certification from the Department of Education. The two have disputed that finding, but there is no indication yet whether the University will vary the ruling on that issue. In addition, several team officials, including team manager Terry Capistrano and coach Franz Pumaren, tendered their resignations which reportedly have been accepted by University president Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC.

Although the media frenzy over the affair has largely died down, the fallout is still rumbling throughout the league. The consensus is that no real closure was achieved and that the matter, and all it implies for college amateur sports in the country, remains open.

Many DLSU alumni are dissatisfied with the "sanctions" meted out so far. They feel the penalties, if they can be called that, have been half-hearted and limp-wristed. A number of sports icons and hall-of-famers in the school have called for stronger punishment and, more important, definitive statements from the school administration about what they plan to do to avoid repetition of this embarrassing episode.

In the meantime, a few more interesting facts have been disclosed to us by a very reliable source in regard to the Mark Benitez saga. I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of this story. The source has no reason to misrepresent or embellish the facts. The person told it only to put the story in some context. In that he has succeeded, but the impression one is left with is that in the ruthless quest for victory, the competition in the recruitment process for promising varsity players can become so cut-throat as to disregard if not openly violate ethical and legal boundaries.

I’m sure some will say this story is somewhat self-serving, considering the actors. I’ll tell it anyway. You be the judge.

It appears that even when Mark Benitez was in the UAAP junior basketball league, a number of schools had already marked him for possible "pirating" from his alma mater Jose Rizal University. Well over six feet, he was spotted as a possible power forward or center. His father, who has emerged as a key figure in this controversy, accompanied by a well-known recruiter of college players, brought Mark to the Ateneo University sometime in September 2001 to see then senior varsity coach Joe Lipa.

Benitez, with two other applicants, were later presented to Fr. Tito Caluag, head of alumni affairs and athletic coordinator, to discuss their possible entry into Ateneo. Benitez started reviewing for the Ateneo college entrance tests during the 2001 Christmas school break and in January of 2002, actually sat for the admission tests.

However, according to our source, in March of that year, Mark sent word that JRU would not be willing to let Mark go to another school. He was apparently told that he would fail his fourth year in high school. The source is unclear if this was a threat by the school, which would obviously be improper, or if Mark was simply told that his grades wouldn’t allow him to graduate from high school.

When informed in April of 2002 that Ateneo did not as a matter of policy accept the DepEd Philippine Educational Placement Test Certificate of Rating for admission into college, Benitez replied that he would begin practicing with the University of the East team. But later that same month, he was invited by DLSU varsity team managers and coaching staff to discuss his joining the senior basketball team. In that discussion, it was supposedly concluded that the only way Mark could get into De la Salle was if he obtained the PEPTCR certificate.

The problem was that it was already April and the PEP test was administered only in March and November of each year. The source claims that there was nevertheless an attempt to "insert" his name among the March 2002 examinees, but this was allegedly "put on hold" since the DepEd was investigating reports that the PEP certifications were being "sold" for P5,000. I know that this seems on the low side but my source insists that that was the going price.

In May, Benitez sent feelers to the Ateneo that he wasn’t happy with the DLSU "arrangements," particularly the fact that he was unable to join the team for the 2002 season. Then Ateneo coach Joel Banal did not object but referred the matter back to Fr. Caluag who, in a luncheon meeting with Mark, said the latter would have to stay in high school and finish his final year. Fr. Tito reiterated that Ateneo would not accept a PEP certification. That was Ateneo’s last formal contact with Benitez.

In June 2002, the Ateneo senior basketball team had a team-building exercise in Tagaytay for that year’s season. At lunch, they coincidentally saw the De la Salle team. Mark Benitez was among the La Salle players. In November 2002 Mark took the PEP test and the rest, as my source says, is history. In the 2003 season, Mark was a proud member of the DLSU senior varsity basketball team. T

The source wonders how Mark was able to take the November PEP test. At the time, it seems, there was a DepEd regulation that the test could only be taken if the student was older than 21 years, or if he had been out of school for at least two years. In 2002, Benitez was less than 21 and was still in fourth year high school at JRU.

One can, of course, infer a lot of shenanigans in what was left out of the source’s story. But we’ll leave the fleshing out of the tale, or its total debunking, to the UAAP investigators. It may well be that all this proves, yet again, is that some are smarter than others. But if you ask me, I really doubt it.

A very emotional, well deserved win!

2005-11-26T09:38:00.000+08:00

The game was once again a thriller for the Englicom team. Marlon"Scoring Machine" Reyes( 3rd ECE) and Fico Mesina once again starred for the team.The game was close from start to finish. Poliscy's 5"11 behemoth center was unstoppable from both ends,securing rebounds for his team, both offensively and defensively. As the behemoth center was pounding every englicom player assigned to him,Marlon wisely decided to enter pj leehok. pj leehok proved to be a good defender using his muscles to withstand and hold off the behemoth center off the paint

The third quarter was highlighted by pj leehok's ( 1st PSM-MMG)off the board pass to Marlon Reyes for two points on a fastbreak play.

The game went to overtime on a three point shot by Ongson.
In overtime, a player from poliscy sprained his knee.Since they just showed up 5 players,they have to continue the game in overtime with just 4 players,with 3mins and 42 seconds left in overtime.Marlon Reyes' defense secured the win for englicom as they improved to 2 wins and 1 loss record.

Next game is against ECES team,a formidable title contender,but with Marlon Reyes' spectacular plays,PJ leehok's hookshots and Fico's undeniable passes,who knows,Englicom might steal this one.Hope everyone cheer for englicom in the next game.

PHOTOS: by hubert pacheco

The Catholic Church reaches out in the Philippines to the Filipino-Chinese

2005-11-26T09:25:00.000+08:00

I. Why is the Roman Catholic Church an institution?

A. It is the single largest Christian body in the world.
1. It has close to one billion members.
2. It has members on most countries.

B. The word “Catholic” means universal.

C. It regards itself as the only legitimate inheritor of the commission of Jesus Christ.
1. It has an unbroken line of episcopal successions from Peter, the first pope.

D. It has a hierarchy on its own.
1. It is headed by a pope.
a. The current pope is Pope Benedict 16.
b. The pope is infallible (Meaning he is always right in matters of faith and doctrine.)
2. The cardinals, who are the head of the archdioceses, are directly under the pope.
3. The bishops fall under the archbishop and head dioceses.
4. The priests follow next and head individual churches.
5. Deacons are the candidates for priesthood and are still undergoing study and training.

E. It has its seat of governance in Vatican City, Rome, Italy.

II. How does Vatican reach out to the Philippines?

A. The pope has his special envoy called the Papal Nuncio.
1. The current Papal Nuncio is Franco.

B. The Philippines is divided into several archdioceses to reach out to the people.
1. The most prominent archdiocese in the Philippines is the Archdiocese of Manila
a. It is headed by His Eminence, Jaime Cardinal Sin.
b. It has involved itself in the Philippine Government.
b.1. It has intervened in EDSA I
b.2. It has intervened in EDSA 2

III. How does the Catholic Church in the Philippines reach out to the Filipino-Chinese?

A. In the 1990’s Cardinal Sin realized that the Filipino-Chinese needs a special ministry.

B. He established the Lorenzo Mission Institute in Makati.
1. It serves as a seminary and an order that caters the needs of the Filipino-Chinese.
2. It reaches out to the Filipino-Chinese by saying Masses using the Chinese language.
3. It wants to focus on “Inculturation”
a. Its goal is to incorporate Chinese tradition in the Catholic faith to appeal to the Filipino-Chinese.
a.1. They use the incense stick of the Chinese.
a.2. They pay tribute to ancestors by offering foods.

IV. The Immaculate Conception Parish serves as an example.

A. It is located in Damar Village in Quezon City.
1. The village has a predominant Filipino-Chinese population.
B. It holds regular Chinese Masses.
1. They use the Chinese language in the whole Mass.
C. The Parish Priest is Father Peterson Tieng.
1. He is a part of the Lorenzo Mission Institute.
2. He is a Filipino-Chinese.

Does the end justify the means?

2005-11-26T09:10:00.000+08:00

“Mr. President, look out the window, your people are fighting for you.” This is simply the best line in the movie titled Once Upon a Time in Mexico. This third installment in the Rodriguez’s trilogy is a far cry from its predecessors. Having an all-star cast is one, a huge budget is another, and lastly a good cinematography are just some of the factors that make this movie simply fly above the rest.

The plot largely centers on Antonio Banderas playing a gun-throttling mariachi. In this movie, he was hired by Sands to stop a coup d'etat sponsored by a drug lord to oust the Mexican president. Here El Mariachi found himself face-to-face with General Marquez, the very same person who killed his wife and daughter.

The movie has a very high visual rating. The special effects were great. It has to be so because this film was only other film that used the innovative special effects cameras of Star Wars Episode 2. The graphics is good, and despite a lot of gun scenes, it is good that we don’t get to see the overly used “bullet-time” of The Matrix. For gun enthusiast, this would be a good movie to watch. One would be able to see a wide variety of pistols, sub-machine guns, rifles and bazookas. One would also be able to study the different effects of bullets on the human body. One would also be able to see the tremendous firepower of the Magnum on the frail human anatomy. This film is overly exaggerated with El Mariachi killing hundreds of his enemy without sustaining a single scratch. With this violent aspect of the film, it got an R-18 rating on all continents, except of course Antarctica.

Taking into consideration the audio aspect of the film, it is simply superb. You can’t ask for anything more from a film that uses Dolby Digital for its sound. Whenever El Mariachi would be playing his guitar, one can simply feel the string vibrations emanating from the speakers of the cinema. During the massive gun fights in the film, the human heart can’t help but to alter its beating to the rhythm of the bullets flying into the Mexican landscape. The musical soundtrack of the film is also good with the revival of the all-time favorite Cucaracha. The actors simply seem to “dance” through the whole film just like a ballet production.

Now for the storyline, the film lacks a coherent story. At the middle of the story, one can’t simply ask who’s working for whom. The film was mainly created to impress and not to tell a good story. This film is like no others, for it trashes its lead actress into the sideline. That is surely a waste. Salma Hayek should have been given a more prominent role not just appearing in the flashback of El Mariachi’s past. It is just a waste to put a potential crowd-gatherer into the background. The film managed to remain fun in most of its 97 minutes. The film uses a lot of funny remarks to induce the light-hearted nature of the film. One example would be “Are you a MexiCan or a MexiCan’t.” Again, if you are going to watch this movie, watch it for everything except its story.

Another thing unique in the film is that Robert Rodriguez directs it. He is also the editor, production designer, composer, scriptwriter and cinematographer. That is what you can call multi-tasking and it only took him seven weeks to shoot. This is a Rodriguez film all the way. There should have been delegation in the job. This is to eliminate biases and to create a more coherent story. Maybe this is where cost cutting comes in an all-star cast film.

This film portrayed El Mariachi being a patriot of his country. He saved the president from the coup d’etat without even taking the pay in the end. Here the Mexicans were also portrayed being patriotic. Some of the citizens even took arms to fight a whole army under General Marquez. When the president asked who Banderas was, he simply replied “Son of Mexico.” At the end of the film, El Mariachi was shown wearing the Mexican flag around his body much like a sash and kissing it. Though the film lacks coherence, there is still some symbolism used. A boy helped Sands, being blind, defeat his enemy. This is like guidance in the darkness. It clearly showed that the youth would ultimately be the hope of any country. As for El Mariachi and his using of unlawful ways to bring back law and order. It would always be history that would tell if the end would justify the means or not, as a contradiction to Machiavelli’s “The end always justifies the means.”

If you happened to finish your finals week and simply would like some relaxation and laughter watch this film but if your looking for a good storyline, cross this film out of your choices. Once Upon a Time in Mexico merits a 6 out of 10 Lee Hok stars.

Sources: http://www.canoe.ca/JamMoviesReviewsO/onceupontimemexico-sun.html
http://www.apolloguide.com/mov_fullrev.asp
http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf

The Rizal-Sun Yat-Sen Tandem: Ideals for Today

2005-11-26T08:56:00.000+08:00

I had come to know about Rizal and Sun Yat-Sen almost at the same time, in grade school. Being enrolled in a Chinese school certainly has its advantages. It offers you the study of two cultures at once. Studying in Saint Jude Catholic School introduced me to not only Rizal but Sun Yat-Sen as well.

We all know that Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines. We have been taught of that since time immemorial. We are all very familiar with his life, his works and his deeds. Numerous movies had been made to depict his life, who can forget the award-winning movie of Marilou Diaz-Abaya. In high school we spend two years for his two great novels, the Noli and the Fili, one year for each. In college we still continue to study the life of Rizal, a more detailed one including his philosophy, morals, and who can forget the controversies regarding his life. But most important of all, we study his ideals, his goal and objective. We study them because we know that he is a great man and that his ideals, though a hundred-years old still apply to our modern society. A lot of people know that the solution to our problem lies with the ideals set by Rizal. So what are these ideals? Rizal’s ideals are broad which encompass a lot of things. But let us just focus on two, nationalism, and quest for freedom. We all know that Rizal is a nationalist. In his works, he valued the the use of Tagalog, (we don’t have a committee on the national language then and it wasn’t called Filipino then). One of his famous lines is dedicated solely on language, “Ang taong hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay mas masahol pa sa malansang isda”. He too is a scholarly man. Being a doctor, he likes the sciences and works hard in promoting them. He was a pacifist, he wanted change but in a peaceful way. But nonetheless he wanted change.

Sun Yat-Sen on the other hand is no different from Rizal. Sun Yat-Sen himself is a doctor, a physician. He is known as “the Father of the Republic”, “the Father of the Revolution” Kuo Fu as my Chinese teacher would like it to be. I came to know him in one of the stories we took up in Chinese. The story was about his childhood with the Manchu dynasty and his determination to uplift his country. He based his life’s work on three principles, nationalism, democracy, and equalization. As history will tell you, China then was not a republic. The government is centered on the huang ti having all the power. Those who do not hold office and are not with royal blood are called ping min and most certainly don’t control their lives. Sun Yat-Sen strived for equality much like what Rizal did. He stirred up the nationalistic spirit suppressed within the people. He led the famous shuang shi, Double Ten Revolution to strive for democracy.

Never even once did I compare Rizal and Sun Yat-Sen. This is the first time I saw their similarities. I had always viewed the Filipino and Chinese culture as separate and have no relation at all. I am quite surprised really that Rizal and Sun Yat-Sen have a lot in common, even their principles are people centered. It is good to commend the People who started the Jose Rizal- Sun Yat-Sen Society because they saw what no other people saw. They saw the likeness of two persons of different cultures and continue to serve by the principles they started.

We really need the ideals of two great persons now. It should not simply be left written on the pages of history books. Those principles need to be brought out and implemented. They do not only address the problems of the last century. We need the spirit of nationality more than ever especially right after our national elections. For sure the country would be in a state of unrest of undecision. We should start thinking more about the good of the country. Equality should also be addressed. Racial discrimination is a big hindrance in the prosperity of the Philippines. Let’s do away with the hua na, intsik things and use chinoy and pinoy instead. We should strive hard to maintain the freedom the both Rizal and Sun Yat-Sen fought for a century ago. We should promote the welfare of the youth for it is with them that the backbone of the country would lie in a few years time. I am sure that these principles are able to address the harsh reality we live in now, that we live in a dog-eat-dog world. Rizal and Sun Yat-Sen had already laid the foundations, all we need to do is build the walls so that a generation from now they would just simply add the furbishing.

Mang Jack 30+ years of service

2005-11-24T10:58:00.000+08:00

Jacinto Pascual a.k.a. Mang Jack, is the most senior of DLSU's discipline officers. You can say that he is an institution in the school. From what I understand, Mang Jack has long been contemplating retiring and settling down with his family especially after his son graduated from DLSU in the early 90's, but I guess you can't put a good man down so he's still there attending to the next generation of La Sallians.

From AnthonyServinio

Mang Jack is a legend in DLSU. Your stay in De Lasalle is incomplete if you don't know Mang Jack.

I believe that there would be a time wherein a building would name in memory of him.

Student1: where is your class?
Student2: MJ222
Student1: Where's that?
Student2: Mang Jack 222

GO MANG JACK!

Featured ORG in GA.NET

2005-11-23T20:54:00.000+08:00

“ENGLICOM is every La Sallian’s choice…” says its President Oscar Chuco. Yes, he’s right and no you’re wrong. ENGLICOM is not another exclusive organization for the students of COE. Ambiguous as it may seem, ENGLICOM is a socio-civic organization that is welcoming to all who bleed green! It is the only Chinese and Filipino organization that has been around the campus for 42 fortifying years. It is even older than the Council of Student Organizations (CSO) itself!

This unique fellowship aspires to bridge the gap between two immiscible yet complementary cultures of the Filipinos and Chinese.

But now, you are still wondering, why such name? Why not give a name that could easily denote the organization’s purpose? The reason solely lies on history. Before, only three colleges existed, the College of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Commerce. Thus, combining the first few letters of each college, the founders of this organization came up with ENG-LI-COM to express its unbounded commitment to serve!

So how do you bridge gaps between Filipinos and Chinese? Talking with their president gave me an insightful view. Emphasizing ENGLICOM as a socio-civic organization, Chuco stated its means of fulfilling its first function - its social function. He said it requires generation of several activities enriching for both cultures. True to this goal, this organization has reestablished traditions that have long enriched our way of life. Some of these activities include the Ati-Atihan gala and the Moon Cake Festival. Aside from preserving our elaborate traditions ceremoniously, this organization also uses our contemporary advancements as an approach. An example would be sponsoring the screening of movies like “The Family Stone” which strengthens both clan’s distinguishing and remarkable family values.

Secondarily, answering to ENGLICOM’s civic role is genuinely immersing. It demands sharing a common intent of uplifting one’s brethren. Engaging in the Gawad Kalinga 777 was one of their projects tendered for the underprivileged. Now, they are in apprehension of delivering more assistance and even pledging houses.

Furthermore, they are modest to assert the success of their orphanage in Tagaytay named Tahanang Vedruna. This was once located in Quezon City, but they have decided to transfer it to a more serene and hopeful place, away from the consuming city ambience. This institution provides the children with livelihood like the manufacture of goat cheese which will in time pave the way for their independence. Besides scholastic formation through tutorial sessions, equally important is that they teach these children the value of nationalism by the simple act of buying our own yields.

It can be easily inferred from the above account that ENGLICOM has achieved several milestones. One of these distinctions and the most recent was its being recognized by CSO as the best socio-civic organization for the year 2003.

But as a phenomenon to all noble deeds, their president confessed it is difficult to forge all these visions into a reality. Though should be viewed as an edge, bountiful beliefs and oversized population can also serve as an impediment, declared Chuco. Nevertheless, he granted it was worthwhile to see a smile amidst our country’s misfortunes. He even took these obstacles as providing greater fulfillment to a homely gesture of holding out a hand.

Having seen in him an astounding perception of his society made me assume of his unwavering determination since his first year in this organization. Yet he proved me otherwise, he shared his beginnings as a not-so-good Sports committee coordinator and his eventual growth as a more mature individual in his dispositions. He recalled how he was influenced by his superior co-officer to yearn for the welfare of all. Now, gaining the highest position, he wishes to be an inspiration as well to his subordinates.

With all these captivating achievements from humble beginnings, both of the president and the organization itself, one can be persuaded that ENGLICOM is truly every La Sallian’s choice.

SOURCE: http://greenarcher.yehey.com/?q=node/61

2005-11-22T23:26:00.000+08:00

il post my reactions to my previous posts not later than this week...hopefully...

ADVENT HOMILY

2005-11-22T23:22:00.000+08:00

Advent Season Homily
12 December 2004
National Shrine of the Divine Child
By Br. Provincial Dodo Fernandez

The setting is the year 1327 in a Benedictine monastery somewhere in the mountains of Italy. It is the middle ages and science and reason are only beginning to challenge superstition and tradition as the basis of man’s thought and beliefs. It is the height of the Inquisition and the Church is the only power. Monasteries are always known to be repositories of knowledge and this one houses a huge labyrinth library that is known throughout Christendom as a storehouse of the most sublime illuminated manuscripts.

But there is one particular book that the monks hunger to read and it is Aristotle’s second volume of Poetics. It is a book about laughter. But since it is considered as subversive the book has been laced with poison such as the monk reading it will get it into his system when he wet his finger to turn the page. Slowly, mysteriously and one by one, the monks who hunger for knowledge, joy and laughter die.

This is the premise and one of the themes of t Umberto Eco’s monumental, Byzantine 1980 novel The Name of the Rose.

It is a world where laughter is not allowed. A world where, to laugh is to be considered subversive. A world where the only expression of joy and happiness is a countenance that is deadpan and serious. It is a world where very little tolerance for anything other than what the authorities teach.

Today, 680 years after, thank God Gloria allows us to laugh. It is not a crime against the Arroyo government to laugh. It is not even a crime to laugh of the government.

But it seems there is very little to laugh about. Just yesterday, I read in the papers that based on Transparency International’s newly-released report, our police force is one of the world’s most corrupt. The other day as I was coming in from a trip and was passing customs, I happen to carry a luggage of the Superior General of the Agustinian Sisters. She didn’t tell me of course that she had bought hundreds of rosaries and so the customs asked me to open the bag and started asking me questions. I have never been questioned by customs people so I kind of got rattled. The main customs women upon seeing the rosaries exclaimed, “wow, how nice, can I have some?” It was of course very unprofessional but by agreeing to give her some, I probably added to the culture of corruption that is so rampant among our officials. But that is another story altogether.

With all our troubles, it is no wonder our Christmas season is the longest in the world. It is almost like an escapist novel as it allows us to forget our troubles even for just a few weeks a year. And I don’t think there is anything wrong with that.

For at least 6-8 weeks every year, we need to remember, that despite our troubles, there are still many good things around us. We need to laugh and be joyful, we need to choose to look at the good things in life, to choose to remember that we also have many things to be grateful for and be happy about.

We need to be reminded that there are many good things about us as a people. The great outpouring of help and support for the victims of the recent natural calamities is a concrete example of our goodness.

Friends, this is what advent and Christmas is all about - - - remembering the goodness of people, the love of family, the warmth of friends, the happiness, joy and laughter that life brings. So set aside your troubles this season (because it’ll come back anyway in January) and be reminded of the words of the Christmas carol that goes:

The Priesthood by a Converted Priest

2005-11-22T23:20:00.000+08:00

THE PRIESTHOOD
By Richard Bennett of Berean Beacon

Introduction

The Priesthood by a Converted Priest

A common thread that runs throughout the experiences of former priests is this: we had a great yearning to be different from those around us. We wanted to be more pure, nearer to God. We wanted to be free in conscience before God, and we sought the priesthood in which we thought we could administer salvation stage by stage to our fellow man.

The nobility and charm of the priesthood also drew us, as priests around us were signally honored with special privileges and dignity. Hearing confessions, forgiving sins, bringing Christ down upon the altar, the wonder of being "another Christ", all of these attracted us. In the words of Graham Greene's novel on the subject, we were drawn by "the power and the glory".

We did not question:

1. That there is an office of sacrificial priesthood in the New Testament.

2. That the priest's life revolves around the sacraments.

3. That we were fit subjects to be elevated to this honor. We had all worked hard at being "holy" so we took for granted that a right standing with God was something that we could merit.

1. The Office of the Priesthood
In the early 1970s we who gloried in being priests were shocked to read the word of one of our best Roman Catholic Scripture scholars, Raymond E. Brown:

When we move from the Old Testament to the New Testament, it is striking that while there are pagan priests and Jewish priests on the scene, no individual Christian is ever specifically identified as a priest. The Epistle to the Hebrews speaks of the high priesthood of Jesus by comparing his death and entry into heaven with the actions of the Jewish high priest who went into the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle once a year with a offering for himself and for the sins of his people (Hebrews 9:6-7).

But it is noteworthy that the author of Hebrews does not associate the priesthood of Jesus with the Eucharist or the Last Supper; neither does he suggest that other Christians are priests in the likeness of Jesus. In fact, the once-for-all atmosphere that surrounds the priesthood of Jesus in Hebrews 10:12-14, has been offered as an explanation of why there are no Christian priests in the New Testament period. [1]

Later in the same chapter Brown argues for a priesthood like that of the Levitical class in the Old Testament. He makes his case for the development of such a doctrine by means of tradition. Even those of us who knew very little of the Bible knew that the Pharisees counted tradition superior to the clear Word of God. Brown did more to demolish the conviction that we were indeed priests than to ease our troubled minds.

Now I see that what Brown stated in the section quoted is biblically and absolutely true. Other than the royal priesthood, which applies to all true believers in Christ, there is no office of priesthood in the New Testament. Rather, as Hebrews states so clearly of the Old Testament priests, "And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:23-25) "Unchangeable priesthood" means just that in the Greek: aparabatos means "untransferable". The reason it cannot be transferred to men is that its essence is Christ's own, ..who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens" (verse 26).

2. The Priest's Life Revolves around the Sacraments
The second presupposition was that the Roman Catholic sacraments gave, as our catechism books said, "outward signs of inward grace". Our mindset, in the words of Canon 840, was that the sacraments "...contribute in the highest degree to the establishment, strengthening and manifestation of ecclesiastical communion". [2] In fact, the sacraments themselves were for us the center of salvation and of sanctification.

For example, regarding confession to a priest, Canon 960 declared that it was "the only ordinary way by which the faithful person who is aware of serious sin is reconciled with God". Rather than proclaiming the finished work of Christ Jesus as the answer to the problem of our sinful nature and personal sin record, our lives revolved around these physical signs. Some of us were shocked to read in Dollinger (the most respected Roman Catholic historian) that the sacrament of penance (confession) was unknown in the West for 1,100 years and never known in the East.

Dollinger said, "So again with Penance. What is given as the essential form of the sacrament was unknown in the Western Church for eleven hundred years, and never known in the Greek." [3] How could this be? The bishops were declared to be high priests "first and foremost" (Canon 835). Were not we as priests also declared to be dispensers of the sacramental system? In the light of God's Word, this was magic rather than the gospel message.

The New Testament has two signs as instituted by the Lord; yet rather than the two signs, center stage in the Bible is the proclaimed message. But for us the sacraments themselves were of major importance. Every day began with Mass. Our doubts regarding the physical sacraments as central to our life with God began from experience. Many of us, priests for many years, had baptized countless infants, and had said the words, "I absolve you," over countless heads. We had anointed many aged, sick and accident victims with the words, "May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up."

Year after year we saw the children we had baptized as infants grow up as pagan as the pagans on the mission field. The myriads of people over whose heads we had pronounced absolution came up off their knees as much sinners after our words as before them. When the sick and the aged were neither saved nor "raised up", it was then that some of us dared to check the Bible. Here we discovered: "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63).

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The verses in Ephesians shocked us most of all. Our standard definitions of sacraments defined them as "works", as in the famous Canon 8 of the Council of Trent: "If anyone says that by the sacraments of the New Law grace is not conferred ex opere operato [from the work worked], but that faith alone in the divine promise is sufficient to obtain grace, let him be anathema." [4]

It was difficult even to begin to doubt the sacraments. Much of our time was absorbed by these and other physical signs. During Lent or Holy Week, for example, we had to make arrangements for procuring and putting in order the newly blessed oils, the Pascal candle, the Pascal fire, the palms, the ashes from last year's palms, the processional cross, the thurible with its charcoals and incense, the purple, red and white vestments, and so on. How could any of us dare to hear the Lord's principle stated so clearly in John 6:63: "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing."

But hear the words we did, as these testimonies bear witness. The Father drew us, showing us our own worthlessness and the sufficiency of his Word. As Jesus said to the Father, "Thy word is truth".(John 17:17).

3. Unfit Subjects for Honor
The last presupposition was the most deeply rooted within us. As a child, before ever wanting to become a priest, I had labored at being "holy". During Lent I would "offer up" candy and sweet drinks to be a better Catholic. I visited nine churches in one day praying alternately "Our Father" six times, "Hail Mary" six times and "Glory Be" six times in each church. Some of us played at being holy by giving white peppermints to our friends when they would kneel down, as if we were the priest giving communion.

As priests, most of us were very enthusiastic about Vatican Council II. When the documents were published, some of us preached from them. One of the most popular documents was "The Church in the Modern World". But when the excitement had calmed, those of us who studied it saw the same message we had lived and preached. Paragraph. 14 states, "...Nevertheless man has been wounded by sin... When he is drawn to think about his real self he turns to those deep recesses of his being where God who probes the heart awaits him, and where he himself decides his own destiny in the sight of God." Paragraph. 17 continues, "Since human freedom has been weakened by sin it is only by the help of God's grace that man can give his actions their full and proper relationship to God." [5]

This type of modern teaching seemed very much like the old message. The old message was also contained in Vatican Council II documents in a less popular document, No. 6, Indulgentiarum Doctrina, Paragraph. 6 which states: From the most ancient times in the Church good works were also offered to God for the salvation of sinners, particularly the works which human weakness finds hard...

Indeed, the prayers and good works of holy people were regarded as of such great value that it could be asserted that the penitent was washed, cleansed and redeemed with the help of the entire Christian people." [6]

All these teachings were endorsed by messages at Lourdes and at Fatima. That many souls go to hell because there is no one to pray and to do penance for them was part of our third and biggest presupposition. Grace was, of course, presupposed; but it is you who by means of your suffering and good works merit salvation for yourself and for others.

This is the net in which all of us who lived the works gospel so intensely were most deeply entangled by Roman Catholicism. This two-fold presupposition; that we were somehow holy and right before a holy God because we had prayed and suffered, and that we would continue as holy and righteous men to practise our religion, became our biggest undoing.

Mankind's Condition Before The Holy God Christ Jesus describes man's nature. "That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man" (Mark 7:20-23). See also Jeremiah 17:9: "The heart is deceitful above all things; and desperately wicked; who can know it?

Both Old and New Testaments tell us that we are spiritually dead to God. Adam's sin brought death (Genesis 2:17). Ezekiel states, "The soul that sinneth, it shall die" (Ezekiel 18:20) and Romans 6:23 says, "The wages of sin is death." We are not simply "wounded" as Roman Catholics believe. We are spiritually dead.

The Biblical Message of Salvation We find the remedy for this situation in both Old and New Testaments. The prophet Isaiah declares: "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all". Peter and John tell us: "ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from our fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot". "And he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (I Peter 1:18-19, I John 2:2)

The Bible clearly states that salvation was Christ's work and his alone: ". . .by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Hebrews 1:3).

Romans 3:26 says that God is "just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus". One is saved by God's work. Salvation is God's majestic, finished work. Woven through these testimonies is the same scarlet thread of God's sovereign grace. Before him, each person is dead in sin. By grace one is saved, through faith.

What the Bible has to say about priesthood becomes crystal clear in these personal testimonies of men who experienced both the false and the true priesthood (the priesthood of every believer in the once for all sacrifice of Christ Jesus).

The best summary of what happened to these men in the Roman Catholic priesthood is found in the words of Paul in II Corinthians 4:1-2: "Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God."

HARRY POTTER SATANIC?

2005-11-22T23:05:00.000+08:00

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FROM CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
FOR JANUARY 3, 2002© Copyright 2002
Domus Enterprises

Rome's Chief Exorcist Warns Parents Against Harry Potter

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 02 (LSN.ca/CWNews.com) - In early December, the Diocese ofRome's official exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, warned parents against theHarry Potter book series.The priest, who is also the president of the International Association ofExorcists, said Satan is behind the works. In an interview with the ItalianANSA news agency, Father Amorth said, "Behind Harry Potter hides thesignature of the king of the darkness, the devil."

The exorcist, with his decades of experience in directly combating evil,explained that J.K. Rowling's books contain innumerable positive referencesto magic, "the satanic art." He noted that the books attempt to make a falsedistinction between black and white magic, when in fact, the distinction"does not exist, because magic is always a turn to the devil."

In the interview which was published in papers across Europe, Father Amorthalso criticized the disordered morality presented in Rowling's works, notingthat they suggest that rules can be contravened and lying is justified whenthey work to one's benefit.

Of note, the North American coverage of Father Amorth's warnings about Potter significantly downplayed the warnings. The New York Times coveragewhich was carried in many other media outlets left out most of theinformation in the European coverage which is quoted above. It only quotedFather Amorth as saying, "If children can see the movie with their parents,it's not all bad." The Times report also fails to mention that the movieversion has significantly cleaned up Harry's image, making it lesstroublesome than the books.

ENGLICOM WINS

2005-11-17T22:50:00.000+08:00

MARLON REYES, SCORING MACHINE!

Howard" Harry Potter" Choa saves the day!

This game indeed proved that marlon reyes(3rd-ECE) has a mean game. proving to be unstoppable anywhere on the floor,reyes practically schooled his defenders,from his ankle-breaking dribbling maneouvers to his 3pts rifling. just as good as his offense was his defense. he forced several turnovers from his opponents,pressing and playing hard-nosed defense to the ballhandlers. he ended the game with 26 points in 20 minutes of play.the game was almost sure for the englicom team until a player from FOCUS 2005 scored 3 straight 3pointers which broke the lead to 3pts from a high of 18pts.Howard ( harry potter)Choa ( 2nd MMG) the smallest man on the court grabs the biggest rebound of the game while pj leehok( 1st PSM-MMG) scored a crucial layup that gave the englicom team the much needed points to seal the victory.
pj leehok, a nonfactor that night in scoring, grabs 8 monstrous boards to end the game 66-63.

FINAL SCORE: 66( ENGLICOM)-63( FOCUS 2005)

Making simple things COMPLICATED

2005-11-06T13:44:00.000+08:00

LINE AB= LINE BC

UNBELIEVABLE?

STUDY your MATH lessons or

Simply MEASURE it with a RULER

2005-11-06T13:36:00.000+08:00

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

TRIGRID

2005-11-06T13:29:00.000+08:00

Something to think about

Are you UP for the challenge?

2005-11-06T13:19:00.000+08:00

Please Join

ENGLICOM's TABLE TENNIS Tournament

It will be FUN!!

where : 7th floor sports complex

when : November 12, 2005, 8am -12nn

Registration Fee: Member P29.00
Non-Member P49.00

**limited slots

sign up sheets will be available on ENGLICOM's bulletin board..

bring your own ping pong racket ( kung wala kayo, pwede humeram sa sports complex)

ping pong balls will be provided

kaya....

SALI NA!!!

EGG HEAD SHELDON

2005-11-06T12:41:00.000+08:00

SHELDON: IN AN EGGSHELL

Sheldon the Egg is Englicom’s beloved mascot. Notice the green cap and arrows? Yeah, we love our alma mater!

Here are some facts about Sheldon the egg.

· Sheldon is based on the character Sheldon from the “Garfield and Friends” comic strip. That Sheldon is also an egg with feet!

· Why is Sheldon faceless? This is because we wanted it to symbolize Englicom’s ideal of equality. Physical appearances do not matter.

· Sheldon’s feet are meant to
symbolize that we
can move forward even though
we can’t see what the
future holds.

· There is a section in the Englicom logbook about ways to kill Sheldon. Poor egg! It’s actually kind of funny, though, because nobody takes it seriously.

Please Meet ENGLICOM's very own STAR

2005-11-06T11:18:00.000+08:00

CHARLIE PUA -ENGLICOM's AVP - SOCIALS at CHALK MAGAZINE
Schools (Other):
DLSU-Mla

Occupation:
LOVER Boy

Affiliations:
ENGLICOM, BMS

Hobbies and Interests:
singing, dancing, acting, socio-civics, advocating issues

Nobody can say that Charlie’s
not running out of time.

Favorite Books:
God's Little Devotional Book for Women, God's Little Devotional Book for Leaders, The Little Prince, The Tao of Pooh, The God of Small Things, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Tuesday's With Morrie, The Alchemist, anthologies of poems.. these are just some of the books that i love =) PLUS!!

About Me:
Charlie pua. from College of Business and Economics . basketball division head. lsal basketball sports manager. insomniac. anemic. psychotic barely sleeps. (around 4 hrs of sleep per day) laughs uncontrollably (=p) loves God the most. lives for God. loves family and friends. wishes to own a videoke machine someday. can easily relate to a guy. optimistic. passionate. loves philosophies and literature. appreciates art also ;D eats a lot (f i have time). I'll end here. I cant think of anything else. =p hehe

A MUST READ!!!

2005-11-06T01:09:00.000+08:00

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.He asks one of his new Christian students to stand and.....

Professor: You are a Christian, aren't you, son?

Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So you believe in God?

Student: Absolutely, sir.

Prof: Is God good?

Student: Sure.

Prof: Is God all-powerful?

Student: Yes.

Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to healhim.Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't.How is this God good then? Hmm?

(Student is silent.)

Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.

Prof: Is Satan good?

Student: No.Prof: Where does Satan come from?

Student: From...God...

Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything.Correct?

Student: Yes.

Prof: So who created evil?

(Student does not answer.)

Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?

Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So, who created them?

(Student has no answer.)

Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observetheworld around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God?Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?

Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student: Yes.

Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Prof: Yes.

Student: And is there such a thing as cold?

Prof: Yes.

(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat,megaheat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing asdarkness?

Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?

Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness,isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it we re you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?

Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?

Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir,science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, buth as never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes,of course, I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)

Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class is in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen theProfessor's brain?

(The class breaks out into laughter.)

Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain,felt it, touched or smelt it?.....No one appears to have done so. So,according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect,sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it sir. The link between man & god is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.

st. thomas aquinas "summa theologica"

2005-11-06T01:04:00.001+08:00

(i got these things from my religion teacher, she had given us these articles) from the internet

#1 order and harmony (argument from design)- The argument starts with the major premise that where there is design, there must be a designer. The minor premise is the existence of design throughout the universe. The conclusion is that there must be a universal designer.Is it possible that design happens by chance without a designer? There is perhaps one chance in a trillion that an "S.O.S." on the sand of a deserted island, could be written in the sand by the wind. But who would use a one-in-a-trillion explanation?But doesn't evolution explain everything without a divine Designer? Just the opposite; evolution is a beautiful example of design, a great clue to God. There is very good scientific evidence for the evolving, ordered appearance of species, from simple to complex. But there is no scientific proof of natural selection as the mechanism of evolution, Natural selection "explains" the emergence of higher forms without intelligent design by the survival-of-the-fittest principle. But this is sheer theory. There is no evidence that abstract, theoretical thinking or altruistic love make it easier for man to survive. How did they evolve then? Furthermore, could the design that obviously now exists in man and in the human brain come from something with less or no design? Such an explanation violates the principle of causality, which states that you can't get more in the effect than you had in the cause. If there is intelligence in the effect (man), there must be intelligence in the cause. But a universe ruled by blind chance has no intelligence. Therefore there must be a cause for human intelligence that transcends the universe: a mind behind the physical universe. (Most great scientists have believed in such a mind, by the way, even those who did not accept any revealed religion.)

#2 uncaused cause (argument from first cause)- The argument is basically very simple, natural, intuitive, and commonsensical. We have to become complex and clever in order to doubt or dispute it. It is based on an instinct of mind that we all share: the instinct that says everything needs an explanation. Nothing just is without a reason why it is. Everything that is has some adequate or sufficient reason why it is.We use this theory every day, in common sense and in science as well as in philosophy and theology. If we saw a rabbit suddenly appear on an empty table, we would not blandly say, "Hi, rabbit. You came from nowhere, didn't you?" No, we would look for a cause, assuming there has to be one. Did the rabbit fall from the ceiling? Did a magician put it there when we weren't looking? If there seems to be no physical cause, we look for a psychological cause: perhaps someone hypnotized us. As a last resort, we look for a supernatural cause, a miracle. But there must be some cause. We never deny the Principle of Sufficient Reason itself. No one believes the Pop Theory: that things just pop into existence for no reason at all. Perhaps we will never find the cause, but there must be a cause for everything that comes into existence. the whole universe is a vast, interlocking chain of things that come into existence. Each of these things must therefore have a cause. My parents caused me, my grandparents caused them, et cetera. But it is not that simple. I would not be here without billions of causes, from the Big Bang through the cooling of the galaxies and the evolution of the protein molecule to the marriages of my ancestors. The universe is a vast and complex chain of causes. But does the universe as a whole have a cause? Is there a first cause, an uncaused cause, a transcendent cause of the whole chain of causes? If not, then there is an infinite regress of causes, with no first link in the great cosmic chain. If so, then there is an eternal, necessary, independent, self-explanatory being with nothing above it, before it, or supporting it. It would have to explain itself as well as everything else, for if it needed something else as its explanation, its reason, its cause, then it would not be the first and uncaused cause. Such a being would have to be God, of course. If we can prove there is such a first cause, we will have proved there is a God. If there is no first cause, then the universe is like a great chain with many links; each link is held up by the link above it, but the whole chain is held up by nothing.Suppose I tell you there is a book that explains everything you want explained. You want that book very much. You ask me whether I have it. I say no, I have to get it from my wife. Does she have it? No, she has to get it from a neighbor. Does he have it? No, he has to get it from his teacher, who has to get it. . . et cetera, etcetera, ad infinitum. No one actually has the book. In that case, you will never get it. However long or short the chain of book borrowers may be, you will get the book only if someone actually has it and does not have to borrow it. Well, existence is like that book. Existence is handed down the chain of causes, from cause to effect. If there is no first cause, no being who is eternal and self-sufficient, no being who has existence by his own nature and does not have to borrow it from someone else, then the gift of existence can never be passed down the chain to others, and no one will ever get it. But we did get it. We exist. We got the gift of existence from our causes, down the chain, and so did every actual being in the universe, from atoms to archangels. Therefore there must be a first cause of existence, a God. Each of the four ways makes the same point for four different kinds of cause: first, cause of motion (the chain of movers must have a first mover because nothing can move itself. [Moving here refers to any kind of change, not just change of place.] If the whole chain of moving things had no first mover, it could not now be moving, as it is. If there were an infinite regress of movers with no first mover, no motion could ever begin, and if it never began, it could not go on and exist now. But it does go on, it does exist now. Therefore it began, and therefore there is a first mover.); second, cause of a beginning to existence (He argues that if there were no first efficient cause, or cause of the universe's coming into being, then there could be no second causes because second causes [i.e., caused causes] are dependent on [i.e., caused by] a first cause [i.e., an uncaused cause]. But there are second causes all around us. Therefore there must be a first cause.); third, cause of present existence (if everything could die, then, given infinite time, everything would eventually die. But in that case nothing could start up again. We would have universal death, for a being that has ceased to exist cannot cause itself or anything else to begin to exist again. And if there is no God, then there must have been infinite time, the universe must have been here always, with no beginning, no first cause. But this universal death has not happened; things do exist! Therefore there must be a necessary being that cannot not be, cannot possibly cease to be. That is a description of God); and fourth, cause of goodness or value (there must also be a first cause of perfection or goodness or value. We rank things as more or less perfect or good or valuable. Unless this ranking is false and meaningless, unless souls don't really have any more perfection than slugs, there must be a real standard of perfection to make such a hierarchy possible, for a thing is ranked higher on the hierarchy of perfection only insofar as it is closer to the standard, the ideal, the most perfect. Unless there is a most-perfect being to be that real standard of perfection, all our value judgments are meaningless and impossible. Such a most-perfect being, or real ideal standard of perfection, is another description of God.)The common point is that if there were no first cause, there could be no second causes, and there are second causes (moved movers, caused causers, dependent and mortal beings, and less-than-wholly-perfect beings). Therefore there must be a first cause of motion, beginning, existence, and perfection.

#3 argument from conscience- The simple, intuitive point of the argument from conscience is that everyone in the world knows, deep down, that he is absolutely obligated to be and do good, and this absolute obligation could come only from God. Thus everyone knows God, however obscurely, by this moral intuition, which we usually call conscience. Conscience is the voice of God in the soul. Before beginning, we should define and clarify the key term conscience. The modern meaning tends to indicate a mere feeling that I did something wrong or am about to do something wrong. The traditional meaning in Catholic theology is the knowledge of what is right and wrong: intellect applied to morality. The meaning of conscience in the argument is knowledge and not just a feeling; but it is intuitive knowledge rather than rational or analytical knowledge, and it is first of all the knowledge that I must always do right and never wrong, the knowledge of my absolute obligation to goodness, all goodness: justice and charity and virtue and holiness; only in the second place is it the knowledge of which things are right and which things are wrong. This second-place knowledge is a knowledge of moral facts, while the first-place knowledge is a knowledge of my personal moral obligation, a knowledge of the moral law itself and its binding authority over my life. That knowledge forms the basis for the argument from conscience. The data, conscience, is like a bag of gold buried in my backyard. If someone tells me it is there and that this proves some rich man buried it, I must first dig and find the treasure before I can infer anything more about the cause of the treasure s existence. Before conscience can prove God to anyone, that person must admit the presence of the treasure of conscience in the backyard of his soul. Nearly everyone will admit the premise, though. They will often explain it differently, interpret it differently, insist it has nothing to do with God. But that is exactly what the argument tries to show: that once you admit the premise of the authority of conscience, you must admit the conclusion of God. How does that work? Nearly everyone will admit not only the existence of conscience but also its authority. In this age of rebellion against and doubt about nearly every authority, in this age in which the very word authority has changed from a word of respect to a word of scorn, one authority remains: an individual's conscience. Almost no one will say that one ought to sin against one's conscience, disobey one s conscience. Disobey the church, the state, parents, authority figures, but do not disobey your conscience. Thus people usually admit, though not usually in these words, the absolute moral authority and binding obligation of conscience.So one of the two premises of the argument is established: conscience has an absolute authority over me. The second premise is that the only possible source of absolute authority is an absolutely perfect will, a divine being. The conclusion follows that such a being exists. How would someone disagree with the second premise? By finding an alternative basis for conscience besides God.To sum up the argument most simply and essentially, conscience has absolute, exceptionless, binding moral authority over us, demanding unqualified obedience. But only a perfectly good, righteous divine will has this authority and a right to absolute, exceptionless obedience. Therefore conscience is the voice of the will of God. Of course, we do not always hear that voice aright. Our consciences can err. That is why the first obligation we have, in conscience, is to form our conscience by seeking the truth, especially the truth about whether this God has revealed to us clear moral maps (Scripture and Church). If so, whenever our conscience seems to tell us to disobey those maps, it is not working properly, and we can know that by conscience itself if only we remember that conscience is more than just immediate feeling. If our immediate feelings were the voice of God, we would have to be polytheists or else God would have to be schizophrenic.

#4 argument from histrory- This argument is both stronger and weaker than the other arguments for the existence of God. It is stronger because its data (its evidence) are some facts of history, things that have happened on this planet, rather than principles or ideas. People are more convinced by facts than by principles. But it is weaker because the historical data amount only to strong clues, not to deductive proofs.we could argue from the meaningfulness of history itself. History, both human and prehuman, has a storyline. It is not just random. A story points to a storyteller. the premise is the justice revealed in history rather than the obligation imposed by individual conscience. The historical books of the Old Testament constitute an extended argument for the existence of God based on the history of the Jewish people. The argument is implicit, not explicit, of course; the Bible is not a book of philosophical arguments. It is not so much an argument as an invitation to look and see the hand of God in history. Whenever God's laws are followed, the people prosper. When they are violated, the people perish. History shows that moral laws are as inescapable as physical laws. Just as you can flout gravity only temporarily before you fall, so you can flout the moral laws of God only temporarily before you fall. Great tyrants like Adolf Hitler flourish for a day, like the mayfly, and perish. Great saints experience apparent failure, and emerge into triumph and joy. The same is true of nations as well as individuals. The lesson is scorned not because it is unknown or obscure but because itso well known; it is what our mothers and nurses told us as children. And however "square" it may be, it is true. History proves you can't cut the corners of the moral square. In geometry, you can't square the circle, and in history you can't circle the square. Now is this moral design (which the East calls karma) mere chance or the product of a wise moral will, a lawgiver? But no human lawgiver invented history itself. The only adequate cause for such an effect is God.Our own individual histories usually have some similar bits of incredible timing. Insightful and unprejudiced examination of these "coincidences" will bring us at least to the suspicion, if not to the conviction, that an unseen divine hand is at work here. The writers of the Bible often shortcut the argument and simply ascribe such natural events to God. Indeed, another passage in Exodus says simply that God parted the sea. This may not be miracle; God may have worked here, as he continues to work, through the second causes of natural agents. But it is God who works, and the hand of the Worker is visible through the work, if we only look. The argument is not a logical compulsion but an invitation to look, like Christ's "come and see."

#5 argument from desire- Every natural, innate desire in us corresponds to some real object that can satisfy that desire. But there exists in us a desire which nothing in time, nothing on earth, no creature can satisfy. Therefore there must exist something more than time, earth and creatures, which can satisfy this desire. This something is what people call "God" and "life with God forever."The first premise implies a distinction of desires into two kinds: innate and externally conditioned, or natural and artificial. We naturally desire things like food, drink, sex, sleep, knowledge, friendship and beauty; and we naturally shun things like starvation, loneliness, ignorance and ugliness. We also desire (but not innately or naturally) things like sports cars, political office, flying through the air like Superman, the land of Oz and a Red Sox world championship.Now there are differences between these two kinds of desires. We do not, for example, for the most part, recognize corresponding states of deprivation for the second, the artificial, desires, as we do for the first. There is no word like "Ozlessness" parallel to "sleeplessness." But more importantly, the natural desires come from within, from our nature, while the artificial ones come from without, from society, advertising or fiction. This second difference is the reason for a third difference: the natural desires are found in all of us, but the artificial ones vary from person to person.The existence of the artificial desires does not necessarily mean that the desired objects exist. Some do; some don't. Sports cars do; Oz does not. But the existence of natural desires does, in every discoverable case, mean that the objects desired exist. No one has ever found one case of an innate desire for a nonexistent object. The second premise requires only honest introspection. If someone deflies it and says, "I am perfectly happy playing with mud pies, or sports cars, or money, or sex, or power," we can only ask, "Are you, really?" But we can only appeal, we cannot compel. And we can refer such a person to the nearly universal testimony of human history in all its great literature. Even the atheist Jean-Paul Sartre admitted that "there comes a time when one asks, even of Shakespeare, even of Beethoven, 'Is that all there is?'"The conclusion of the argument is not that everything the Bible tells us about God and life with God is really so. What it proves is an unknown X, but an unknown whose direction, so to speak, is known. This X is more: more beauty, more desirability, more awesomeness, more joy. This X is to great beauty as, for example, great beauty is to small beauty or to a mixture of beauty and ugliness. And the same is true of other perfections. But the "more" is infinitely more, for we are not satisfied with the finite and partial. Thus the analogy (X is to great beauty as great beauty is to small beauty) is not proportionate. Twenty is to ten as ten is to five, but infinity is not to twenty as twenty is to ten. The argument points down an infinite corridor in a definite direction. Its conclusion is not "God" as already conceived or defined, but a moving and mysterious X which pulls us to itself and pulls all our images and concepts out of themselves. In other words, the only concept of God in this argument is the concept of that which transcends concepts, something "no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived" (1 Cor 2:9). In other words, this is the real God. Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for these desires exists. A baby feels hunger; well, there is such a thing as food. A duckling wants to swim; well, there is such a thing as water. Men feel sexual desire; well, there is such a thing as sex. If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.

existence of GOD?

2005-11-06T01:04:00.000+08:00

(i got these things from my religion teacher, she had given us these articles) from the internet

Why is God not with us right now?

2005-11-06T00:41:00.000+08:00

"Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God." "

Let us put ourselves in the holy presence of God."

WHICH IS RIGHT and which one is wrong?

Where is God? Is he really there? Is He real or just an illusion of mankind? Is He one of the blunders of mankind or is man, one of the blunders of God? He created man in his own likeness, and yet we commit sins. God is everywhere. We may not see him, but believe me, He is there. God is always there. He is there when we needed Him most; he is with us through our faith in him. God’s power and purity is too much for us so that he gave his only son to save us from our sins. Different religions have different God, but one thing is the same, that they gave some one to save mankind from total devastation. The Christian God gave the Christians Jesus Christ, Allah gave the Moslems, Mohammed, Yahweh gave the Jews, Moses and the patriarchs, God gave the Mormons, Joseph Smith, God gave the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Felix Manalo.

God is with us physically. Don’t believe? Look around you, from the most complex thing that you can see to the simplest. There can only be one great designer of these things, and that is God and seeing his creations remind us that he is really indeed a powerful God. God has his kingdom in heaven so that he could watch us closely, he sends his angels to make sure that we are safe.

God is beyond nature, and couldn’t be explained by simple logic. We should not limit his existence or absence by what we are capable to think and see. I have experience and seem his works on me, those miracles in my life. I will not be the same person again if without those miracles. That’s a proof! Nora Aunor once said “ Walang Himala!”. Shut up Nora, Maybe time will tell. All of our questions will be answered. No one knows. Sooner or later the truth will be known. Meanwhile, JUST BELIEVE! and Keep The FAITH!!! ANIMO LASALLE!!!

CWTS project proposal

2005-11-06T00:07:00.000+08:00

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Project Site

The project area is a place called Sitio Karahome in Barangay San Isidro, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan. It is located high up in the mountains, and is best accessed by jeep. The roads are muddy, steep and narrow, making them unsuitable for buses. The lands used to belong to the Dumagat tribe, but they allowed the current occupants to build houses there. Many of the people came from provinces in the Visayas like Samar, and many of them lived in Metro Manila before relocating. Around 1987, the occupants were forced to leave, their land taken over by rich landowners. It wasn’t until around 1998 that the lands were returned to them. It is difficult to get an accurate number of the residents, especially because their houses are somewhat scattered about, but there are probably around 100-200 of them. Most families have an average of four children, and some have as many as six or seven. These children make up about 70-80% of the population. Most of the parents are in their late 20’s or early 30’s, and there are few people who are past their middle 40’s.

Agriculture is their main source of livelihood, rice being their main product. Many of the inhabitants also take on odd jobs whenever the opportunity arises, though this does not account for much of their earnings. A few inhabitants raise animals, but for their own food. They do not have the resources to raise animals commercially. Many of them also grow plants like papayas, bananas and kamoteng kahoy which they bring to Manila to sell. Most inhabitants have at least an elementary education. All the children study at least up to Grade 6 because there is an elementary school nearby. However, not all the children study in high school because of the great distance. The populace manage to acquire everyday needs like rags and soap and the like from the local sari-sari store, but things like clothes, utensils, furniture and medicine are scarce.

B. Implementing Group

The project will be implemented by Section A65 of the NSTP=CWTS class facilitated by Mr. Al Obre.

II. RATIONALE

A. Context of Project
We are conducting this project as part of our NSTP-CWTS class, and we are working under COSCA. The goal of our project is to provide affordable medicines and medical supplies to the inhabitants of the community. Our strategies include:
· Finding an affordable supplier of the more commonly used medicines, especially those that do not require prescriptions.
· Provide the community with common medical supplies like thermometers, alcohol, bandages and the like.
· Transport enough medicines and supplies to the community to last for an extended period of time.
· Provide instructions to the community on how to diagnose illnesses and how to use and ration the supplies.
· If possible, provide adequate training to the community members in basic first aid.

B. Need for the Project
During our exposure to the community, we found out that only the most general medicines were readily available. There is a doctor who visits the community, but she only comes once a month. The doctor’s clinic is also a great distance away, making it difficult to travel there whenever the need arises. Sometimes they also do not know what illnesses their children have, so they do not know how to treat them. Our project aims to address this need by making medicines for a wider range of illnesses available and by teaching them how to treat common illnesses and injuries without need of a doctor.

We also noticed that the people in the community are thrifty in rationing their food, so they would probably be careful when taking medicines too. This increases the chance that the medicines will last longer. They are also good at learning skills like woodwork and fishing, so it should not be difficult to teach them basic first aid. The difficulty will be in finding suitable instructors for that.

III. OBJECTIVES

The Project hopes to be mutually beneficial to the community and to us as students of De La Salle University. Hence,

1. Towards the development of the community, the project hopes to:
a. Provide affordable medical supplies which will address a variety of their basic needs
b. Enable them to handle common illnesses and injuries without relying on outside aid
c. Help maintain the health of the community, especially the children

2. For our own self-development, we are implementing this project to:
a. Develop our planning and organizational skills
b. Learn to anticipate the needs of others
c. Develop compassion and understanding of our fellow man

I. FACTORS AFFECTING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
AS STUDENTS

Strengths
Enthusiasm
Cooperation within the class
Ability to empathize and communicate with the community

Weaknesses
Lack of seriousness
Tardiness
Lack of experience with the type of project

IN THE COMMUNITY

Opportunities
Trust between the inhabitants
Willingness of the inhabitants to cooperate
Inhabitants’ desire to improve their lives

Threats
Lack of education
Distance of the community
Preoccupation with earning enough money for basic needs

V. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Students of NSTP-CWTS section A65
Our responsibility is to plan this project and to anticipate all the needs that should be addressed. We are also committed to carrying out this project to the best of our ability.
B. Class facilitator (Mr. Al Obre)
Mr. Obre’s role is to guide us in the planning of our project and to make sure we understand its importance.
C. Interpeoples Exchange (IPEX)
IPEX’s role is to introduce us to the community and to assist us in communicating with and understanding the needs of the community.

I. PROJECT SCHEMES

A. General Mechanisms

Kinds of Medicine
Vitamin supplements, cough medicines, medicines for flu, diarrhea, headaches, sore throat, sore eyes and other common ailments

Kinds of Medical Supplies
Thermometers, alcohol, bandages, ointments, eyedroppers

Storage
The supplies can be stored in or beside the community school. It is a centralized place which the whole community has access to.

Purchasing of Supplies
Affordable supplies can be purchased at Mercury drug store, though we will canvass for better bargains.

Age Group
Teenagers and parents

Subject Matter
Basic first aid and diagnosis of common illnesses; proper dosages and application of medicines

Selection of Participants
Willing volunteers

Ratio of Tutor/Tutee
One tutor for every five people

Does God really exist?

2005-10-17T21:33:00.000+08:00

I will start my reaction paper on asking a question. Does God really exist? I believe that we don’t need to convince each other that God indeed exists, because the only person that can convince our self is our own spirit. We should open our mind and heart and believe in Him. But the big problem is what if our spirit does not accept God? Who will now makes us believe that God really indeed exists. I am a Catholic since birth, I studied religion almost for 10 years and the biggest fear of my life has come. A person will ask me if I believe in God. So why should believe in something that I cannot see nor feel?

According to Blaise Pascal, “it is the heart which perceives God and not the reason that is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason." If humans are imperfect and God is perfect, how can perfection begets imperfection? There is a famous saying that no one is perfect, is God included in that saying or is He a special case? Nothing imperfect can come from a perfect being. In a passage in Matthew 7:17, “Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit”. If we believe that this are all true, that a perfect God created this perfect world and perfect universe, then everything is perfect, but the fact is humans are imperfect! So to say that God is not perfect or imperfect at all, but perfection is one of the characteristics of God. Humans are not directly from God, the 1st human in a catholic bible was Adam who is created through dust, and from his ribs came out the 1st female. God created the universe perfectly, but what make it imperfect is humans like us. Because of us, it was put into imperfection. It is our faith that convinces us that God really exist. In one of the stories in the bible, the doubting Thomas in particular, Jesus told Thomas, his apostle, "you only believe because you saw me and you were able to put your fingers through the hole in my hands, but blessed are those who believe in me though they do not see me." We never see God, never touch His hands, nor feel Him.

I’ve read this argument on a forum. It is about an atheist telling that If God is Omniscient then is he is all-knowing, God gave man the freedom of choice, If God is all knowing then He would know what a man would choose and if He knows that beforehand then there is no freedom of choice, if He knows that what a man would actually choose to act/think then there is no real choice after all. God does know what we will choose, does not force us into that choice which we choose ourselves. That is freedom of choice. He may know what we will choose but doesn’t tell us, thus giving us options to choose from. We are the ones who make our decisions, not God. it is still our decision.

I believe in God, for he has created everything in this world. Just look around us, these things are all created by God, we humans just use them to create another thing. No ordinary man can create these wonderful stuffs, and that means that there is God. LaSallians believe by saying “keep the faith”, while Ateneo believe in God by saying, “we believe”.

I believe that there is no need to prove that God really exists, because proving is only done when one is in doubt or uncertain. I can say that I cannot give evidence that God really exists, but I can say that God is almighty. We should not question God for it is against His will to question him.

I know its over

2005-09-20T19:40:00.000+08:00

I am wondering at this very minute if you are thinking of me, if like me, you are wondering what is taking us so long to find each other. Many times I thought I finally found you only to be disillusioned by the fact that my wait has not yet ended. I get up each morning hoping, dreaming, longing to meet you.

I am imagining the way we will meet. would it be as romantic as the ones I have seen in movies? . Or is it possible that I have known you all my life but we have yet to realize that we are meant for each other? Oh how I wish you were here right now because you are the only one who has the answers to all my questions.

Sometimes I ask myself if I have ever really known "love". I do not have the answer to that question either but I believe that, more often than not, we will never really know what love is until we find that right person .... and since I have not found you yet, then maybe I do not really know what love is!

You just don't know how often I dream of finally knowing what it feels like to be in your arms. Even at this very moment I am imagining how you will simply sweep me off my feet! Perhaps I will be drawn to you by your smile, or your eyes, or maybe even how you manage to make me laugh through your silly little ways!

I don't really know for sure but I am praying that God will help me recognize you when the right time comes. I think of all the pain that I have gone through in the past and of how much I have cried since the day I began my search. I just want you to know that I find my strength in clinging onto my vision of the beautiful life ahead of me --- the life I shall spend with you. Somehow, In my mind and in my heart I know that you are worth all that pain and sacrifice.

After all, the tears have become a part of my life and I believe that they are slowly washing away my flaws so that I would become perfect. not perfect in its truest sense, but perfect --- for YOU! I wonder if you've gone through so much pain as well. I wonder if you've been hurt so many times along the journey. But my dearest one, please don't ever give up because I am right here... patiently waiting for you! I assure you that when we finally find each other I will slowly heal those wounds by my love.

At night, I would look out my window and stare at the beautiful sky, hoping that somehow you are also looking up and wondering about me. I utter a silent prayer and send all my cries to the heavens above thinking that in time they would reach you. And when I feel impatient, I just close my eyes and believe that you are on your way and that you are longing to see me as well. It is funny but when I finally fall asleep, it is still you that I think of, for you are always in my dreams. It seems that, for now, that is the only place where I can hold on to you, long enough to tell you how much I love you. In my dreams you would kiss away my fears and wrap me with your arms of love. And this, all the more, makes me want to wake up and face the new day ahead with the hope that soon enough, you will no longer be a dream but a reality and once again I am assured that you are worth the wait.

And when that time comes, everything will fall into its place, just as I had imagined, just as I had thought and dreamed, just as I had believed it would be! By then, I would simply look back and smile at all that I have gone through, in spite of the pain and amidst the simple joys of life --- and I would be very thankful because they all led me to you!

In the meantime, take care of yourself for me. Hold on to our dream and don't even think of letting go. Believe in your heart that we will find each other no matter what happens. God has planned the course and it is up to us to follow the directions. Don't worry, don't be afraid of getting lost, God saw to it that all the roads, no matter which one you choose to follow, lead to me....

Very far...

2005-09-20T19:32:00.000+08:00

I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter any more, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer , learning from each other and growing in love. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever.

Anything Can Happen in Life... I miss my batchmates

2005-09-20T19:25:00.000+08:00

As I stood at my graduation in March I saw faces of people that have educated me, first loves, first kisses, childhood friends, and family. I saw guest speakers who were brought to inspire us, and teachers who are continuing to encourage us. Graduation was a day of many mixed emotions. For those of us giving speeches; we were nervous, for some it was just plain ecstasy, others experienced relief as they stood wearing their cap and gowns for they thought they would never make it. One feeling that every member of my graduating class felt was a bit of emptiness, for members of our class did not make it to graduation either because of the choices they had made in life along they way, or because they were no longer with us.

I remember the looks on people’s faces, the empty chair my classmate and friend would have occupied. I saw childhood memories, as well as memories from the week before. I remember the DNA model,that I had once been so proud to make. I remember the stage, where the stairs shook when you walked on them, and the microphone that echoed. Now this is all just a picture of the past.

As we stood at the top waiting for the music to begin a feeling of relaxation came over me. I had made it! I had reached on of my biggest life goals, and knew I would continue to reach more. I thought about my friends and what they were thinking. I reminisced with those around me about nights we had spent together, parties we had attended, friends we had gained and lost, teachers we had come to rely on, and memories that we would carry with us long after the day had ended. We realized we had come a long way and that anything can happen in life.

Today, I look back on graduation with fond memories. I remember how I felt, and I remember looking out and seeing my friends and family. I also remember the teachers who had inspired me for 13 years. Graduation is a day almost everyone goes through, however only a few individuals can look back on their last day of high school and say they were the one to touch a class full of anxious teenagers, ready to get past speeches and gowns with silly hats, and move on to a new chapter in their lives. At my high school graduation old doors closed, and new ones opened, leaving for me an endless account of memories, and new opportunities to make more.

does UP really suck?..

2005-09-19T19:25:00.000+08:00

some subjects suck..
the budget sucks..
the facilities suck..
people always on the streets..
students getting killed..
hazing..
robbery..
just plain killing..
UP having the biggest budget cut..
UP having classrooms that suck..
UP having teachers that supposedly suck..

point number one:*there are no boring subjects, only boring teachers.

point number two:*if its coz up has a low budget, well its the govt's fault.besides, despite the inadequacy of amenitiesand facilities, UP still produces competitive graduates who are not only intellectuals, but concerned as well. another thing, despite the low budget, the university still manages to provide the basic needs of the students.

point number three:*it is dangerous to study in UP .i wont deny that,but hello?!is there a single safe place in the philippines? besides, i believe its a good thing that students are trained how to live in reality. i dont think people from other institutions are as streetsmart as those from UP.

point number four:*UP students do spend a lot of time rallying. why?because majority of UP students come from the lowest sector of society. i dont think other institutions teach you how to fight for your rights.moreover, even those who are nor poor take part i n these activities because they are given the chance to know and feel what/how the marginalized are feeling,and doing something about it. not just plain knowing and feeling and then forgetting about it in a snap.

point number five:*the university of the philippines should be serving the majority of the filipino youth, giving them quality education at a low cost. it is only in UP that the students are allowed to enter regardless of race,financial capacity, religious and political beliefs.

point number six:*in UP, the students are taught to think critically,giving them the chance to choose whether the society is beneficial to the majority or not. How else would you know that tweety bird's original color was pink and it was changed to yellow sinceit is too scandalizing to have a symbolism of the male genitalia colored pink. and diana tuna. for some people, it only depicts a canned food.but think about these, diana-babae, tuna-laman. it represents white slavery!.and ok, this i dont really agree to, but still, santa claus as a phallic symbol and a symbolism of caucasian domination and slavery itself. have you ever asked why santa, a symbol of christmas and love, has small people for slaves?? In UP, we are taught not only to think about what is given, but much more what lies unsaid. we are taught to question, not to be ananarchy, but to improve the situation of ourcountry.

point number seven:*in UP, we are taught that a better world ispossible. if and when we want it to be possible.

so..does UP still suck?

Games are won on the court, and not in a boardroom

2005-09-18T23:49:00.000+08:00

During a war, everyone fights their hearts out for something great, honor, pride and of course their own lives. Once you win, you feel very much accomplished, its like a feeling you have never experienced before, true joy.

A few weeks ago there was a very contreversial decision during the DLSU vs UE game. Right after we won it during overtime, 86-83, UE protested saying we did not call a legitimate timeout. The UAAP board, ofcourse biased voted in favor of UE. This was a cause for great disturbance within the UAAP, sprots writers were again the decision, and over-all, the La Salle community was very disappointed as we were robbed, our soldiers fought hard and galently and won it, fair and square later to be given to another team, who play sub-par compared to us. And, the UAAP Board was given a second chance to redeem themselves... and once again, they falter. by deciding that the game will have a rematch, a second chance, a second time. That was very questionable, again. La Salle took it instead of a loss but demanded justice. The question whether we were able to call a timeout was not answered which really frustrated us. And thats the start of it all.

We poured our hearts out, the next 2 battles between the Falcons and the Eagles, beating them convincingly. And now, UE again. It was a close game, La Salle couldnt go far since UE would always catch up, and the closest they got, 52-50. Joseph Yeo hit a three from the right corner to get us up, this was the start of something great. Pound for pound, the Archers fought, they wanted to proove something, they played their hearts out. Then, Jun Jun Cabatu hit a three pointer plus a foul to get us up. That changed the flow of the game. Yeo hit more layups and they played team basketball, in the end, DLSU prooved to UE, that games are won on the court, not in the boardroom, via a 79-66 blow out against the Red Warriors.

Personally, I think they should change their monicker, afterall, no warrior shies away from defeat, rather accepts it gracefully. And justice always prevails, we have to proove a single win twice.

What im trying to say is that life is not always second chances. There are no commitees deciding on the outcome of wars, there are no second chances. Life should be live to the fullest, and you can never take back things you have done before. You may be given a second chance, but it isnt always the same as the first time. You need to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat, never shy away from it and find some excuses, find someone or something to blame for defeat. Because, in every game, there is always a winner, and a loser.

I like this post...very much.

LaSalle proves to us that games are won on the hardcourt, and not in a boardroom.

An open letter to the UAAP Board

2005-09-18T23:39:00.000+08:00

TO: The UAAP Board

Sirs:As the managing body of the UAAP, you are, or you should be, in the unique position of promoting constructive varsity sports events for the development of our student athletes. This is specially reflected in this year's UAAP theme, See Our Athletes Rise (SOAR) Higher.

Here at La Salle, we too, believe in the idea of developing some of our more athletically-gifted students by engaging them in friendly competitions; by having them represent the school in activities such as UAAP basketball. Part of developing these young athletes is motivating them to give their best in every game, and to play for school pride. As such, and I'm sure you'll agree, all we really ask of our players is that, in every game, they leave it all on the floor.

Now it is time for you, the board, to do the same, and leave it all on the floor.

You can do this by rewarding the efforts of our players during the games, and leaving it at that. That game against UE last Thursday, we won that in the hot and steamy confines of the BEG court. Is it fair that you take that away from us now? Are we under the mistaken impression that basketball games are now won in the boardroom and not on the hardcourt?

In the first round, we protested UE's win over us on the merits of 2 missed goal-tending calls against us. As much as we felt mistreated when you denied our claims, we had to accept your decision, because we are of the belief that, when you decided, you had in mind the good of all concerned. I'm citing that case because you said something important in turning down or protest; you said that both alleged goal-tending instances were judgement calls and that there was ample time for La Salle to recover from those non-calls during the game anyway. Sirs, do those same points not apply in this case also? You yourself said that the table officials should not have granted us the timeout, but they did. Maybe they were of the judgement that JV Casio touched the ball because nobody could hear that a timeout was being called in the very noisy confines of the BEG. In any case, the timeout had already been awarded, and it is a moot point to even delve on that beacuse the players still played out the remainder of the game, including overtime. Which brings us to the 2nd point- a mistake may have been made, but UE had enough time to recover. 5 minutes (in OT) and 1.8 seconds (in regulation), in fact. Going by your logic when you turned us down in the first round; whatever errors were made in handling that timeout situation did not cost UE the game outright, Sirs; their undoing was the way they kept turning the ball over in overtime. What cost them the game was what they did or did not do on the court, as it should be.

If it was indeed a mistake by the table officials to award us a timeout, please do not punish us for it. Taking away what we worked hard for is not the way to rectify it. We played hard to win a ballgame, with whatever avenues were made available to us, by the officials and by circumstance, at that point. We seized our opportunities on the court, timeouts included, in an honest effort to earn a victory. Isn't that what competition is all about, Sirs? Isn't exploring every opportunity to do well and win part of the game, and expected of true competitors?

You must be consistent and fair, Sirs. You ruled against us in the 1st round, so you must rule in our favor this time around. We've already put the first round behind us, it is now up to you to undo the mistake made by the technical committe in reversing the outcome of our 2nd round game against UE. You built up false hopes within us when you failed to act in a prompt and timely manner on an issue that had undeniable primacy during that game, and it is too late now to ponder what should've been, and more so, deny the game results of their validity. When you failed to decide during the game right away, you forfeited your chance to alter the outcome, Sirs; to reverse the game results now, after-the-fact and in the boardroom, is simply unacceptable. That game was decided at about 6:30 pm last Thursday, with 00:00 on the overtime clock and La Salle up 86-83 over UE. There should be no way to change history now.

Now, however, you have a small, but distinct, window of opportunity here to do what is fair and just for both parties, and I hope, for our sake, and for the sake of the league and those who support it, that you find it within you to do the right thing.

Sirs, we are not, by any means, asking for that which is unreasonable. While we La Sallians fervently wish that you would give back what is rightfully ours, we understand the difficulty of your position. Thus, if you really can not give us what we earned on the basketball court, then at least do not deny us the opportunity to try for it again, in the proper venue and forum.

All we're asking for is a fighting chance. Allow us our due process, but please do not deny our efforts. Give us a rematch and allow us to compete for a victory fair and square, if you must; do not decide for us that we lost that game, because that is not how it went, and everyone knows it. We put a good effort on the court that day, and if you honestly feel that it was not enough for us to win, then give us the chance to prove you wrong, instead of simply giving away our hard-earned win to the other team. If, ultimately, game outcomes are in the hands of the board and game officials and not in the hands of teams and players, then what are we all playing for?

In the name of all that is good and just in sports, allow us to compete with our dignities intact. We La Sallians will keep our heads held high, Sirs, no matter what; but we would rather do it with the knowledge that you stood up for us when we were in the right.

Sirs, I am, on behalf of the La Salle community, imploring you to let our team exercise our right to win or lose on the court, in the true field of battle, and nowhere else.

IT IS THE ONLY HONORABLE THING TO DO.

by swingman

Winning Letter of the Week

2005-09-18T23:31:00.000+08:00

I've been visiting GA.net for quite sometime now and i've been liking what i'm seeing here. the articles here are up-to-date especially about lasallian sports. i've been wondering why the LSAL or la salle athletic league hasn't been given space or notice here. this league produced some players w/c are now in the varsity team. this league serves as an instrument for players to show their crops and talents and for scouts to see promising players. although some may say the competition here is quite questionable, the mere fact that some varsity players were discovered here is suffice to say that this league has a say. please give recognition for the players who excelled in their chosen sport and the organizers esp. genevieve carlos of the 57th eng who worked hard in making this league. possible and a success which also serves as a breeding ground for promising players.

PS:>Genevieve Carlos is the batch representative of the 57th eng. She's taking up Chemical Engineering and is in her 4th yr. Although her schedule is quite hectic considering the thesis she's making now, she still finds time to indulge in worthwhile activities in school. She's currently the project head for the 57th eng engnight party and also one of the heads in the BABAERO league of the COE. She's been engage in LSAL for two years now

Magic!

2005-09-18T23:22:00.000+08:00

While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.
Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.

Your foot will change direction and there's nothing you can do about it.

ryan's dance

2005-09-18T22:47:00.000+08:00

ryan araña is gettin jiggy with it!!

archer

2005-09-18T12:18:00.000+08:00

cute doll

"Finding the right person is very hard and very wrong"...

2005-09-18T11:20:00.000+08:00

"Finding the right person is very hard and very wrong"...

It is best to be the right person for the one you love and start from there...you'll always end up disappointed when you set standards and define a "right person" for you...and don't rush things coz somewhere somehow God is preparing somebody for you." Don't be in a hurry to get into a relationship because you can never find love if you insist that you are already into it. Try to find time to really understand your real feelings, to know who you really are, and what you really want in a relationship. You're right, there's no such thing as a perfect relationship, but there's a compatible partnership that goes along with it. If you already knew that you're too big to fit into a small sized t-shirt, don't give it a try. You'll probably break it and pay for the damages you have made. If you knew and felt that the relationship will not last, don't go deeper into it. You'll just suffer the consequences and live like hell for the rest of your life. It's really hard to say goodbye though, but you can't make it any better by just pretending you still have the same feelings. Try to let go and give yourself a chance to live life to the fullest. Give yourself a chance to grow and give your heart a much needed attention. Then you will find that you have made the right decision and you made it all by yourself. We call it love when we can't leave someone and see them crying as we try to let go. We are wrong, it's just pity. We call it love when we're too attached and think that losing the one we love will somehow make us weak and unable to face the storms of life. We misunderstood, its just that we're too much dependent to them. We call it love when we give our whole life to them, the wholeness of us and imagined that if they leave, no one would accept us and our past. We are mistaken, its just insecurity. But no matter what the definition is, the truth still remains that love isn't something you can buy or beg. It is real and existing. You can't touch it but you can feel it in your heart. You can't find it, but it will knock before you when you least expect it to come. It can make you the happiest soul in heaven, but don't forget that it can also make you the most miserable person in the whole galaxy...

10 Mistakes

MISTAKE #1: BeingToo Much Of A “Nice Guy”

Have you ever noticed that the really attractive women never seem to be attracted "nice" guys? Of course you have.Just like me, I'm sure you've had attractive female friends that always seemed to date "jerks"... but for some reason they were never romantically interested in YOU.What's going on here? It's actually very simple...Women don't base their choices of men on how "nice" a guy is. They choose the men they do because they feel a powerful GUT LEVEL ATTRACTION for them.And guess what?Being nice doesn't make a woman FEEL that powerful ATTRACTION.And being NICE doesn't make a woman CHOOSE you.I realize that this doesn't make a lot of logical sense, and it's hard to ACCEPT... but GET OVER IT.Until you accept this FACT and begin to act on it, you'll NEVER have the success with women that you want.

MISTAKE #2: Trying To“Convince" Her To Like You

What do most guys do when they meet a woman that they REALLY like... but she's just not interested?Right! They try to "convince" the woman to feel differently. Well, I have news for you... YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE HOW A WOMAN "FEELS" WHEN IT COMES TO ATTRACTION!Never, ever, EVER.You cannot CONVINCE a woman to feel differently about you with "logic and reasoning".Think about it. If a woman doesn't "feel it" for you, how in the world do you expect to change that FEELING by being "reasonable" with her?But we all do it.When a woman just isn't interested, we beg, plead, chase, and do our best to change her mind. Bad idea. One that will never work.

MISTAKE #3: Looking To Her For Approval Or Permission

In our desire to please women (which we mistakenly think will make them like us), us guys are always doing things to get a woman's "approval" or "permission".Another HORRIBLE idea.Women are NEVER attracted to the types of men who kiss up to them... EVER.Don't get me wrong here.You don't have to treat women BADLY for them to like you.But if you think that treating a woman well means "always getting her approval and permission for things", think again.You will never succeed by looking for approval. Women actually get ANNOYED at men who seek their approval.Doubt me? Just ask any attractive woman if Wussy guys who chase her around and want her approval annoy her...

MISTAKE #4: Trying To “Buy” Her Affection With Food And Gifts

How many times have you taken a woman out to a nice dinner, bought her gifts and flowers, and had her REJECT you for someone who didn't treat her even HALF as well as you did?If you're like me, then you've had it happen a LOT.Well guess what? It's only NATURAL when this happens...That's right, I said NATURAL.When you do these things, you send a clear message:"I don't think you'll like me for who I am, so I'm going to try to buy your attention and affection".Your good intentions usually come across to women as over-compensation for insecurity, and weak attempts at manipulation. That's right, I said that women see this as MANIPULATION.

MISTAKE #5: Sharing “How You Feel” Too Early InThe Relationship With Her

Another huge and unfortunate mistake that most men make with women is sharing how they "feel" too early on.Attractive women are rare.And they get a LOT of attention from men. Most men don't realize this, but attractive women are being approached in one way or another ALL THE TIME by men.An attractive woman is often approached several times a DAY by men who are interested. This translate into dozens of times per week, and often HUNDREDS of times per month. And guess what?Attractive women have usually dated a LOT of men. That's right. They have EXPERIENCE.They know what to expect.And one thing that turns an attractive women off and sends her running away faster than just about anything is a guy who starts saying "You know, I really, REALLY like you" after one or two dates.This signals to the woman that you're just like all the other guys who fall for her too fast... and can't control themselves.Don't do it. Lean back. Relax.There's a much better way...

MISTAKE #6: Not “Getting” How Attraction Works For Women

Women are VERY different from men when it comes to ATTRACTION.You need to accept this fact, and deal with it.When a man sees a beautiful, young, sexy woman, he INSTANTLY feels a sexual attraction.But does the same apply for women?Do women feel sexual attraction to men based mostly on looks? Or is something else going on?Well, after studying this topic for over five full years now, I can tell you that women usually have their "attraction mechanisms" triggered by things OTHER than looks.Have you ever noticed that you see a lot more average and unattractive men with beautiful women than the other way around?Think about it.Women are more attracted to certain qualities in men... and they're attracted to the way a man makes them FEEL than they are to looks alone. If you know how to use your body language and communication correctly, you can make women feel the same kind of powerful sexual attraction to you that YOU feel when you see a hot, sexy young woman.But it's not an accident. You have to LEARN how to do this.And ANY guy can learn how...

MISTAKE #7: Thinking That ItTakes Money And Looks

One of the most common mistakes that guys make is giving up before they've even gotten started... because they think that attractive women are only interested in men who have looks and money... or guys who are a certain height... or guys who are a certain age.And sure, there are some women who are only interested in these things.But MOST women are far more interested in a man's personality than his wallet or his looks.There are personality traits that attract women like a magnet...And if you learn what they are and how to use them, YOU can be one of these guys.YOU DO NOT have to "settle" for a woman just because you aren't rich, tall, or handsome.Let me say this again: If you know how to use your body language and communication correctly, you can make women feel the same kind of powerful sexual attraction to you that YOU feel when you see a hot, sexy young woman.

MISTAKE #8: Giving AwayAll Of Your Power To Women

Earlier I mentioned that it's a mistake to look to a woman for approval or permission.Well, another similar tactic that a lot of guys use is GIVING AWAY THEIR POWER to women.Said differently, guys try to get women to like them by doing whatever the woman wants.Another bad idea...Women are NEVER attracted to men that they can walk all over... Women aren't attracted to Wussies!

MISTAKE #9: Not KnowingEXACTLY What To Do In EachType Of Situation With Women

Now I'm going to blow your mind...A woman ALWAYS knows what you're thinking.Women are approximately TEN TIMES better than men at reading body language. That's ten TIMES.I know, it might be hard to believe. But for example, if you're out on a date with a woman, and you want to kiss her, she knows it.And if you don't know exactly what to do and exactly HOW to kiss her, and you just sit there looking at her and getting nervous, she won't help!And this goes for ALL aspects of women and dating...Approaching a woman, getting her number, asking her out, kissing her, getting physical... everything. If you don't know what to do in each situation, you will probably screw it up... and LOSE EVERYTHING.And you KNOW it.It is VITALLY important that you know EXACTLY how to go from one step to the next with a woman... from the first meeting, all the way to the bedroom.

MISTAKE #10: Not Getting HELP

This is the biggest mistake of all.This is the mistake that keeps most men from EVER having the kind of success with women that they truly want.

from the Love Guru

Why I chose DLSU-Manila?

2005-09-17T23:01:00.000+08:00

Why I chose DLSU-Manila?
(1) one of the best private school

(2) DLSU-M has high tech and enough equipments, learning materials and processesa.

a. you don't need to share microscopes...

b. with interactive and online learning materials, such as the IVLE (here in the philippines, only La Salle has this)

c. molecular bio laboratory (just waiting for the reagents and DLSU, now, can offer the course)

d. online enrolment, online adjustment, online dropping... and more other onlines (no need of falling in-line)

e. ow... did I mention the E-Purse?

(3) DLSU-M had, has and will always have a rich history

a. 4 peat...

b. 5 peat...

c. FIRST to have a magna carta for studentsd.

d.3/10 TOSP...e. and the list goes on...

(4) Tri-sem? Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Marketing Management in 4 years and 2 terms....

(5) International school? DLSU has a lot of connections outside of the country, which is important for researches and other advancements

(6) Level IV school.

(7) Full Scholarship