A Glimpse of Baguio City

Seminar according to Wikipedia is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. This is the primary goal of a seminar, but the other side of it... well, most of the participants knows it... 

Halos 2:00 AM na ng makarating ako dito sakay ng Victory Liner Aircon-Bus from Pasay. Hindi ko naman masyadong inintindi na malamig sa Baguio kasi may mga nagsasabing hindi naman daw ganun kalamig. Nung bumaba na ako ng Bus tsaka ko naramdaman ang difference... Grabeh, mas malamig sa labas kaysa sa loob ng aircon ng bus... kelangan ng sweater. 

According to a Taxi Driver the temperature was about 13 degrees Celsius, but January has the lowest average temperature in the whole year.

Baguio city was designated the Summer Capital of the Philippines. It is also known as the City of Pines. 

The Association of Educators for Interrelated Research and Studies (AEIRS) with its main office at Parañaque City conducted the National Seminar-Workshop in Science Education with the theme, 'The Art of Teaching Science in the Classroom: A Key to Changes and Innovations in Science Education.' The venue was Baguio City!!! 

I won't be blogging much about the seminar... but I want to express my gratitude to our department head for giving me the opportunity to attend such 'national-seminar'. I would also want to express my sincerest congratulations to the two speakers from the Philippine Normal University (PNU) who had given us new insights & perspective in the field of science education.

ang istorya ng PISO...

News. 
[Thursday. 01.12.2011]


The Philippines set a new world record yesterday for the longest line of single-denominated coin, creating 73.02-kilometer line of 25 centavo coins, beating the current Guinnes World Record of 64.88 km held by a community in Fort Scott, Kansas in the year 2008. The previous record of 55.63 km had been set in Malaysia last 1995. At least 3 classrooms could be constructed from the proceeds of the initial 70-kilometer stretch of 25-centavo coins.




Kung PISO kaya?

PISO, Noon at Ngayon

Sa isang piso may apat na 25 centavos... may halaga pa kaya?




PISO, noon at ngayon...
dalawang dekada na akong mulat sa mundo...
ilang mukha na rin ng PISO ang inabutan ko...
maraming nagbago sa anyo at disenyo nito...
habang tumatagal kumukonti ang nabibili nito...


-------wow!-------


ang totoo nyan ayoko ng gumawa ng tula, wala naman kasi akong alam... baka anu lang ang masabi ng mga eksperto diyan... napagkatuwaan ko lang naman ang ilang piso na nakatago sa bahay, bakit ba ako meron nito? naalala ko pina-project pala to samen dati nung high school ako...


nakakatuwa... ilang PISO na rin pala ang dumaan sa kamay ko... nakakatakot din, matanda na pala ako, hindi ko alam kung nagkahalaga ba ang mga PISO na ito sa buhay ko... buti nalang hindi pa napapatalsik si J.Rizal sa PISO... sa panahon ngaun, andaming nagbabago... pati ugali ng kapitbahay, madalas magbago... ung kalabaw nga sa likod ng PISO napatalsik na... baka ilang panahon, dagang costa na ang nakalagay dyan, o kaya ung paboritong bulldog na alaga ng mayayaman ngayon...


kung hindi ako nagkakamali, PISO ang baon ko noong Grade I pa ako... palibhasa probinsiya... hindi ko naman kailangang magbayad ng pamasahe... hinahatid at sinusundo kasi ako ng lolo ko... [ang swit no?] ilang junk foods na rin ang nabibili nito... ang mga kaklase ko noon na medyo may kaya, limang piso ang baon nila...


kataka-taka... habang tumatagal... lumiliit ang PISO... umaangal na nga ang matatanda.. hindi na kasi nila makita... kasabay ng pagkawala ng halaga ng PISO... sinasalamin ba nito ang pamumuhay ng tao? habang tumatagal... nagiging walang kwenta...?




Sources:
abs-cbnnews.com/business/12/01/11/ph-sets-new-record-longest-line-coins
philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=63&articleId=754139