Kapisanan Ng Mga May "Tamaaa"

No one can ever take the artist in me.

Tama? Tamaaa.


Iba man ang naging dating ng aking mga larawan sa iyo, WALA AKONG PAKIALAM.


Subalit sa pagkakataong ito, magiging maingat na ako sa aking mga ibinabahagi. Ang ilan sa maseselang larawang ginawa at gagawin ko ay makikita na lamang ng pribado.


Salamat sa pag-aalala at pabilin.

Are you up for the game?

Just when you thought you know yourself well, comes "Kokology". What is "Kokology" and what makes it an interesting game?


According to Wikipedia, Kokology is the study of kokoro (Japanese: 心) which in aforementioned language means "mind" or "spirit". The series of Kokology books were created by Tadahiko Nagao and Isamu Saito,^[1] a professor at Rissho and Waseda Universities in Japan and an author of a number of bestselling books regarding psychology and relationships.
The main focus is the analysis of the deep psyche. Using theories from Freud and Jung. Kokology Questions typically are "guided" Day Dreams or Submodalities
The books present a series of psychological and hypotheticals^[2] that are designed to reveal one's hidden attitudes about sex, family, love, work, and other elements of one's life. It is essentially a game of self-discovery that can provide interesting, and often hilarious insight by answering questions to seemingly innocent topics.


Now, that's so much for a game. Though it was not designed for kids, it was surely designed for the young at heart.

Luna's Day Trip

After a year, Luna has finally come back! This time she decided to visit Manila instead of going back to Cebu. Once again, I became "Philippines Most Wanted Tourist Guide".


It was such a challenge to make a day trip as fun as possible. There are limited places you could see in Manila. Malls everywhere and that's it. I believe that malls should not be a tourist destination. Travelers surely have malls back home. Anyways, there's the ever famous Intramuros, where I told her to follow Rizal's footprints and take pictures of the calesa. Speaking of calesa, I had Luna try riding the calesa and go around Intramuros. I failed to bring her to Luneta since it was getting unbearably hot and we were both hungry so we went straight to Harbour Square where we had a sumptuous Filipino traditional lunch (Harbour Square is right across the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and is less than ten minutes away from Intramuros). I wanted Luna to try authentic Filipino dishes so I brought her to Dencio's Grill. She liked the food, especially the sago't gulaman. After lunch, we met Carmelle at the Mall of Asia. Luna has seen SM Cebu and was overwhelmed when she finally saw how huge this mall along Diosdado Macapagal highway was. I introduced Carmelle to Luna a few months ago when Luna and I started tweeting each other. It was, indeed, a good idea to bring Carmelle along since she loves K-Pop so much that she sounds Korean already. They endlessly talked about Korean male singers, actors, and many more over coffee and crepes at Cafe Breton. That meant more quiet hours for me. Heavy rain poured while we were having dessert so we opted to stay a little bit longer and take more photos.


It has become a tradition for me to bring guests to Bonifacio High Street. I love the place and I'm more than sure that my guests would feel the same way. As expected, Luna loved it. Brought her to my favorite bookstore, where we played "Kokology".

Kokology is the study of kokoro (Japanese: 心) which in aforementioned language means "mind" or "spirit". The series of Kokology books were created by Tadahiko Nagao and Isamu Saito,^[1] a professor at Rissho and Waseda Universities in Japan and an author of a number of bestselling books regarding psychology and relationships.

The main focus is the analysis of the deep psyche. Using theories from Freud and Jung. Kokology Questions typically are "guided" Day Dreams or Submodalities

The books present a series of psychological and hypotheticals^[2] that are designed to reveal one's hidden attitudes about sex, family, love, work, and other elements of one's life. It is essentially a game of self-discovery that can provide interesting, and often hilarious insight by answering questions to seemingly innocent topics.(www.wikipedia.org)

It was such an interesting game that our conversations went deeper and we all got the chance to know each other a little bit better (Might as well try this game with my other friends soon). Fresh from the very personal game we played, we struggled thinking where to have dinner. Eventually, we chose Chelsea Market and Cafe to have salad, pasta and the weird-looking pea soup. Over dinner, Luna kept on complaining about a terrible headache so we decided to head back to her hotel so she could take her meds. After an hour or two, we decided to bring her to Greenbelt. Dropped by Bizu to buy some French macarons and had beer at Nuvo, stayed there until the wee hours of the morning, talked about K-POP, and other girl stuff.


The next day, Carmelle and I picked Luna up at the hotel and had breakfast at UCC Park Cafe 6750. We endlessly took photos and talked about cosmetics, importance of wearing make-up, and photographyyyyyyyyy. Luna finally got the chance to explore the features of her newly bought camera and I was able to check out what mirrorless cameras can offer. Personally, if you are a digital SLR owner, buying a mirrorless camera would be like a downgrade, unless you buy one just for fun. The camera does everything for the photographer. It sets the aperture and shutter speed automatically, has a great picture resolution, and serves as a camcorder. Great for beginners who are into film making. Everything is effortless though that's why for serious photographers, this is a total bore. For Lumix (specify the model), the lens can't be zoomed in and out manually. No manual focus even. Nonetheless, it's worth the money.

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Intramuros

• Entrance Fee (Fort Santiago) - P75 for Adults
• Calesa Ride (A tour around Intramuros) - w/o guide P250, with guide P300

Harbour Square

• Located right across CCP and is less than ten minutes away from Intramuros. Taxi fare: P65
• Lunch good for 3-4 people at Dencio's Grill ranges from P1000 to P2000.

Cafe Breton (Mall of Asia)

• Try their "Lost Paradise" crepe, which has rum in it and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
  I had Cafe Legoise or Lejoise. Darn it! I forgot how to spell it. Anyways, it's such a sweet treat for coffee lovers.
  

Market Market (The Fort, Global City, Taguig)


*Luna wanted to bring some dried mangoes back to Korea.

• Dried Mangoes - 3pcs. for P100 (small), 3pcs. for P200 (big)
  

Bonifacio High Street

• Played "Kokology" at Fully Booked. Bought the book for a discounted price due to the damaged cover, which I believe was not that damaged at all.
• Ate dinner at Chelsea Market and Cafe. Dinner good for 3 ranges from P1,900 up.
  

Greenbelt

• Bought some French macarons at Bizu.
• Had beer at Nuvo until 1:30 in the morning.

Sunday, October 17, 2010
UCC Park Cafe 6750


Carmelle and Luna had brunch while discussing "Make-up 101."

Epic Fail ng Google Translate

Titration(n) - a way of calculating how much of a substance has been dissolved (=mixed) in a solution by adding measured amounts of another substance that it reacts with until a chemical reaction takes place (www.macmillandictionary.com)


Ano nga ba ang katumbas na salita ng "titration" sa wikang Filipino? Ayon sa Google translate, ito raw ay nangangahulugang "pagsukat ng titi". Kung titingnan ito sa konstektong Filipino, paniguradong mali ang Google translate. Ngunit hindi naman natin masisi kung sino man ang nagbigay ng maling datos. Ang mahalagang malaman natin ay hindi lahat ng salitang banyaga ay may katumbas na salita sa wikang Filipino. Dito nagsimula ang panghihiram. Nararapat ding maintindihan ng tao ang kahulugan ng bawat salita bago isalin ito sa anumang wika.


Minarapat ko ring alamin kung paano isasalin ng Google translate ang salitang "penis" sa wikang Filipino at ito ang lumabas:




Tama! Ano sa tingin nyo ang naging pagkukulang ng naunang pagsasalin?

Two weeks and I think I'm gonna gain weight

Every pound I lost, I think I'm going to regain soon. Thanks to my new co-workers. We had pizza last week since Liza celebrated her birthday. Today, we had pizza again. This time, it's Jayson's birthday. I heard that somebody is celebrating next week. Whew! Prepare for PIZZA OVERLOAD.

Interactive Learning

What could make learning more interesting? Nowadays, many of us use the internet as a new source of information. Many public and private institutions make information sharing easily accessible to many by going online as well. So what good would it be to have stuff that would support and promote interactive learning?
I came across this article about C&E Foundation, Inc. (CEFI) granting five qualified schools P3M worth of educational systems. (http://ejournals.ph/edtechie/) CEFI was established by C&E Publishing, Inc., a local publisher in the Philippines which introduces innovative e-learning resources.

"C&E believes that through the use of technology and by advancing the ICT competency of Filipino teachers and students, academic excellence can be achieved. And the ICT4E grants are just the beginning of the long-term commitment of the company to push for 21st Century education in the country."

I have always dreamed of a better Philippines and I know that high quality education plays a major role in turning this dream into reality. I hope that more students would soon benefit from projects like this of CEFI. And for students, I urge you to continue exploring. There are lots of things yet to discover. Never let yourselves be left behind. Read. Read more. Feed your brain with sensible information and share them to everybody, especially, those unfortunate ones who can't afford to go to school. Remember, they need your help too.

Ibigay ang dapat ibigay!

Bwisit! Bwisit! Bwisit! Sinabihan mo pa ako tapos ikaw rin pala ang makalilimot!

Walang hiya sila! Palibhasa hindi na ako nagtatrabaho para sa kanila ay basta-basta na lang nilang kalilimutan ang obligasyon nila sakin. Hindi katanggap-tangap ang dahilan nilang nakalimutan nilang isama sa kompyutasyon ang nalalabi kong sweldo. Ito na lang ang natitirang obligasyon ng kanilang kumpanya sa akin bilang dating empleyado. Hindi ko sukat akalain na gagawin nila ang ganitong bagay sa akin. Sa aking pagkakaalala, hindi naman ako nagkulang sa kanila. Lahat ng kailangan kong gawin ay ginawa ko nang buong husay at walang halong kasinungalingan. Kahit sabihin pa nilang ibibigay nila sa ika-18 ang aking sahod, hindi pa rin katangap-tanggap na ipinagsawalang bahala nila ang bagay na ito. Tama nga ang desisyon kong lisanin ang kanilang kumpanya. Ngunit, panandalian lamang ang galit na ito. Sa paglipas ng araw, hindi ko rin masasabi sa kanila ang hinaing kong ito. Nakalulungkot.