Transforming Friendster: that's what friends are for...

Friendster ang pinakasikat na social networking site nung college ako. Sino ba naman ang makakalimot sa pagrerequest ng 'testi' (testimonials) sa mga friends mo... Pero ngaun, namamaalam na ang friendster. Panahon naman ngaun ng Facebook.

WHAT??? Starting May 31, 2011, Friendster will be shifting from social networking site to a social entertainment site which will focus on gaming and music. The accounts are unchanged and still existing. However, all the photos, messages, comments, testimonials, shoutouts, blogs, forums and groups that the users may have now will no longer be part of the account by May 31, 2011. (friendster.ehclients.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=201)

Konting pictures lang ang na-upload ko sa friendster, pero kung may isa ako sa pinanghihinayangan sa kanyang pamamaalam eh wala ng iba kundi ang 'testi'.


Ano bang mahalaga sa mga 'testi'? Sa totoo lang wala naman masyado, bukod kasi sa pagiging hindi naman nito masyadong makatotohanan, talaga namang hindi talaga makatotohanan... Ang ibig kong sabihin sa mga salitang 'hindi makatotohanan' ay ang pagiging bias, usually mabuti ang sinasabi, one-sided.  Kung meron mang nakakakilala sa sarili mo ng higit sa iba, walang iba kundi sarili mo rin. (bitterness?)


May iba-ibang motibo  siguro sa pagiging one-sided ng mga testi (hehehe, bitterness talaga). Depende sa source. Parang pagnag-research ka sa internet, hindi naman lahat ng makukuha mo reliable. Ang isa sa pinaka-sensible na tanong eh, bakit ganun ang testi nya sayo? Baka kasi ganun... ganire... at marami pang iba... (pinangatawanan talaga ang pagiging bitter). Siguro kaya pumatok sa ating mga Filipino ang testi ng Friendster ay dahil narin sa kultura natin, anong kultura? ewan ko...


Well, binasa ko ulit ang mga testi ko, pilit kong binubuo ang picture ng taong dini-describe ng mga ka-friendster ko, sino kaya yun? Baka naman ibang account tong napuntahan ko?


Sa mga kaibigan, kaklase, kamag-anak, kakilala, ka-batch, mga estudyante KO... wag nyo nalang pansinin ang mga sinabi ko sa taas... hehehe (sabay ganun), Emo lang ako, mawawala na kasi ang Friendster.


Eto ang ilan sa mga testi na nasa profile ko, pinili ko lang ung mga pinaka-luma, ung talagang mga testi, bago dumating ang panahon na naging comment nalang ang testi...

Joanne!   Mar 03 2005, 06:41 AM
hola! sir! S que usted ser buen
profesor algn da... No puedo incluso
creer que hay una persona como usted
en este universo grande, grande. Cmo
es grande! El Oh, bien, esta persona
es realmente divertido especialmente
cuando l derrama broma! Apenas
estallaremos en risa. l tambin hizo
nuestra discusin un cuidado del
goodluck y de la toma del pedacito que
excitaba...! hahaha! Graduacin Feliz
Avanzada! ;))

scherade   Dec 05 2004, 10:50 PM

jeff ***? simple pero rock...tahimik
pero wild...sobrang payatot!!!kaya
panget talaga pag nagsama kmi nyan kc
were both payat....
kulit pag nagspill na ng jokes...
astigin yan... talino khit d
halata..sobrang proud ako kc brethren ko sya
SSD s lahat ng 2long...
God Bless!
TESTI KOH....

mhietchievinz25   Jun 05 2004, 01:45 AM
jeffrey ***...artista noh?! ung
comedian sa "ok fine! watever!"..
hahaha...joke3x!..hahahaha...wel, jeff
is a nice guy... down to
earth!..humble to...what i like to
this guy is his way of correcting
wrong reasons during class...matalino
kc...very soft spoken kya pag kinorek
k nya, di m mfi2l ma offend...very
active to during class/lectures...
mgkpatid daw cla ng buudy ko, c
wilmer!..bkit kya?! hahaha...joke!..
ei, punta ko jan sa foundation day nyo
kya itreat nyo ko!...hahaha...d2 nlng,
tol...good luck sa lhat... god
bless!..blitaan mo nlng ao ng lovelyf
mo....cno nga pla un?!. starts w/ J
din ata....hahaha...love team nga
nmn...hahaha... bye....

divina gracia   May 18 2004, 11:57 PM
si jeff, masayang kasama at talagang
magaling, magaling mang-asar, (harhar)
tahimik kung minsan, masarap kausap kc
napakasensible nyang tao. ano pa ba? ah
matangkad,maraming alam at ewan d ko na
lam pa kc 3 wks ko lng cyang nakasama.
marami akong natutunan sa kanya (mang-
asar). jeff ok ka talaga!

Vibo   May 13 2004, 00:03 AM

HETO ANG ISA SA MGA MAKUKULIT SA KLASE!
SI JEFF! KAPAG SINUMPONG HAY NAKO,
SAKIT NG ULO! NAKAKATUWA SYANG KASAMA!
DI NGA HALATA SA KANYA NA MAGALING SA
KLASE E. HOY! MAGALING YATA ITONG SI
JEFF KUNG COMMON REASONING ANG PAG-
UUSAPAN! DI KO TO MAKAKALIMUTAN KASI
HYPER TONG TAONG TO! AND KAPATID KO SA
PANGANGATAWAN! HEHEHE! JOKE LANG YUN!
ABA! KAHIT GANITO KAMI, DI KAMI BASTA-
BASTA NATITINAG! WELL, MEMORABLE TALAGA
SA AKIN ANG SUMMER PHYSICS TRAINING
DITO SA U.P. DAHIL NAKILALA KO SYA!
NUNG UNA KALA KO SUPLADO KASI DI
NAMAMANSIN! YUN PALA SAKSAKAN NG
KAKULITAN! PAOLO SANTOS NGA TAWAG KO SA
KANYA E! BASTA JEFF, KEEP IT UP AND WAG
KANG MAGBABAGO! SANA DI MO AKO
MAKALIMUTAN!

PrincesS   Jan 23 2004, 03:48 AM
C jeffrey ***.... hmmmmm........isa
lang masasabi ko....MATALINO YAN!!!
grabeh.... kung puwede lang nakawin
utak nyan... ginawa ko na...tahimik yan
nung una kong makita... one year after
being classmate ko, umingay na.. as in
yung magulo na rin.. nakikikuwela...
good lider din yan.... lider ng taga
ibang planeta... machaga rin yan.....
matangkad, maputi... ano p b? miss ko
na nga yan, eh... azurian kase... miss
ko na nag mga 4-2 dati.....love ko
yan..... friends kami, eh... ehe ehe
ehe .... 'tol... aral k lang buti,
aasenso k rin... :)

Serenity   Jan 14 2004, 04:51 PM

well, jeff is a good friend of mine!
medyo may pagkaserious itong taong ito
but inside, may kalokohan din nman kung
minsan!He is really responsible kaya
nman marami sa classmates nmin ang
gusto syang makagrupo!d best din yan
wen it comes to decision making,
talented talaga! kaya lang hwag mo yang
pipikunin kung ayaw mong mgdissappear
into nowhere!d ba jeff?(peace tayo ha!)

bipolar bear   Jan 13 2004, 11:25 PM
jeffrey ***...it may not be the name
above every name but definitely the
name you can depend on. i first met him
sa i.d.,as an ordinary kabataan ng
sucat. fake ang pagka-intsik nyan. pero
yung katangian ng mga intsik (mapera
pero kuripot..) yun ang nakuha nya.
don't mistook him for a human walking
stick..kahit na parang #1 ang body
figure nyan,healthy yan
physically,mentally and spititually!
maaasahan sa mga activities ng bread
soc kahit na di ko madalas makita sa
posadas.okang sense of humor nyan,
bigla na lang babanat ng mga punch
lines tapos tatawa na lang kayo. minsan
nga, kahit walang banggitin yang punch
line, tignanmu lang mukha nyan matatawa
ka na eh.anu pa ba, mahinhin yan (pero
di daw sha hapi). oi bro, anu yung
nalalaman kong may sakit kang 2:5 huh?

eiohj   Dec 16 2003, 06:04 AM

jepai as i fondly call
him...hehehe...all i can say is... you
have to measure him by diameter..ksi
thats whats TANgible..and if you are to
measure his goodness...well sobrang
laki eh..tapos kapag naiinis
yan...hindi yan papasok sa
klase..hehehe...tatahitahimik at akala
nya hindi halata pero
yun....heheheh...cant say more coz need
i say more?

why marry a school teacher?

What's wrong about marrying a school teacher? Getting married is one of the most crucial decision to make in your life - and I have nothing to say about it, I'm not married... hehehe... How would you consider marrying a school teacher?....... well, I think this video has the answer...

 

Video Source:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZnHMh_8rTo (Retrieved 25 May 2011) 
Original Source: BBC Worldwide

plus 7 for effective teaching

[Don't be mislead about the title. This blog has nothing to do about effective teaching.]

Meron nalang halos 2 linggo, pasukan na. Kahit ilang taon kana sa pagtuturo, iba pa rin talaga ang pakiramdam ng First Day of Class. Andami mong naiisip...

Nilista ko ang ilang mga bagay na sa tingin ko mahalaga sa propesyon ko pero pwede namang wala. Kahit hindi ko sabay-sabay na nabili, nagamit ko naman ang mga ito... pero gaya ng sabi ko, pwede ring wala.

1. LAPIS (Mechanical Pencil)

College pa ako ginagamit ko na to, kaya memorable saken ang lapis na to. Mas ginagamit ko ang lapis kasi ayoko ng maraming bura at ayoko gumamit ng liquid paper.
[The only constant in this world is CHANGE.]

 

2. PLANNER
Pang-pitong taon ko na ngayon ang paggamit ng planner. Nararamdaman ko rin kasi na kahit hindi pa lagpas sa kalendaryo ang edad ko dumadami narin ang nakakalimutan ko.
[Bright ideas comes at a very unexpected moments. -Prof. A.V.O.]




3. CHALK HOLDER
Una kong nagamit to nung nag-intern (student-teacher) ako. Nakita ko to sa Math Teacher namen nung 2nd-year high school palang ako. Curios lang ako at that time... naisip ko kasi na: 'siguro cool gamitin yan, ang ganda kasi ng sulat ni Ma'am.' Nagamit ko rin ito nung nag-demo teaching ako sa isang Private Elementary School na nirekomenda ng isang kaibigan na pasukan ko. Guess what, after ng demo teaching ko, wala silang ibang tinanong kundi kung saan ko daw nabili yung ginamit kong chalk holder.
[Always leave a mark...]

4. POINTER
Hindi ko na maalala kung kelan ito iniregalo saken pero nagamit ko to nung first year of teaching ko. May laser pointer, may antenna at may ballpen... 3-in-1 na pointer, mas may class kaysa meter stick. Meron nito sa 168 Mall sa Divi.
[When you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. -W. Churchill ]

5. COMPUTER
Second year of teaching ko lang ng makabili ako ng sariling computer sa bahay. Napakaraming gamit nito sa teacher - lesson planning, computation of grades, research work, preparation of teaching materials... etc.
[Necessity is the mother of....... computer]

6. PORTABLE AMPLIFIER (with lapel)
Una ko tong nakita sa mga lecturer sa UP-NISMED. Nagamit ko to simula nung 3rd year of teaching ko, after ko na ma-realize na sobrang nakakapagod pala ang magturo ng dere-deretso at recess lang ang pahinga. Kahit walang outlet sa klasrum, pwede mo parin to magamit kasi rechargeable naman. Minsan kahit ganu kalakas ang boses mo, kung medyo maingay na at malaki ang klase, nasasapawan ang boses mo. Pwedeng mabili to sa Quiapo.
[Better heard, than presumed to be heard... ]

7. DIGICAM
Totoong wala namang yumayaman sa pagtuturo, pero napakayaman naten sa mga good memories at experiences, it is important to capture that particular moments. There are things that cannot be fully described by words however eloquent you are... but picture does.
[Picture paints a thousand words...]


As what I've mentioned above, you can teach even without these accessories. You can also be equally effective even without these materials. But as time goes and as you mature in the teaching arena you gain some 'add-ons' that you consider important to your teaching profession. Being effective is always dependent to you as a teacher, these are just (as I call it) 'add-ons' that may enhance in one way or another your way of teaching.

Goodluck and God Bless to all of us for S.Y. 2011-2012!


Image Source:
demo.templateplazza.net thru Google Images, Retrieved 23 May 2011. (Computer Image)

CO2 Greenhouse Effect, proven wrong?

I've been doing a tremendous self-study and research regarding my presentation on Physics 502 when I've encountered a paper contradicting our prior knowledge regarding Global Warming. What if up to this time we are pointing to something which is not really the culprit? What if our prior beliefs were just been politically motivated? What if the theory of Greenhouse Effect is not scientifically correct?

Physicist Dr. Gerhard Gerlich, of the Institute of Mathematical Physics at the Technical University Carolo-Wilhelmina in Braunschweig in Germany, and Dr. Ralf D. Tscheuschner co-authored a paper entitled, "Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics"  published in the International Journal of Modern Physics state the following statements in the Abstract of their paper:

(a) there are no common physical laws between the warming phenomenon in glass houses and the fictitious atmospheric greenhouse effects;
(b) there are no calculations to determine an average surface temperature of a planet;
(c) the frequently mentioned difference of 33 C is a meaningless number calculated wrongly;
(d) the formulas of cavity radiation are used inappropriately;
(e) the assumption of a radiative balance is unphysical;
(f) thermal conductivity and friction must not be set to zero, the atmospheric greenhouse conjecture is falsified.

From the Conclusions: “The derivation of statements on the CO2 induced anthropogenic global warming out of the computer simulations lies outside any science.”

Confusing...

Whether the theory of Greenhouse Effect is true or not... the fact still remains that there's a GLOBAL WARMING happening as observed in our environment. But it is also a fact that in order for us to deal with the problem, we should know the real cause of it.


Sources:
G. Gerlich, R. D. Tscheuschner (2009) Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics. International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 23, No. 3 (30 January 2009), 275-364 (World Scientific Publishing Co.)

Image Source:
noaanews.noaa.gov (thru Google Image)

Tags: co2, greenhouse, global warming

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