WE HAD a little fun a few minutes past midnight last weekend at the flea market in GenSan’s Paskuhan Festival. All six of us, physics majors, decided to have a Christmas challenge where in 20 minutes?we had to buy gifts that only cost?20 pesos. The gift had to have a special meaning?to the recipient.

It was 12:08 on my watch when we started looking around and thinking what meanigful item I should buy. Luckily, there was a stall that sells items at only ten pesos but I found nothing interesting.

ANOTHER BAD news:

Marcie loses her wallet
Primary suspect: fellow LET passer

STILL PISSED?off with PRC, we decided to take our lunch after the chaos called Oathtaking Cermonies of Professional Teachers?last Saturday.

Just before we ordered, we realized that Marcie’s bag was missing. Not so long after, my friend and fellow physics major decided that she had left at the venue, so off she went with Ian.

She was crying when she answered my call, “I saw my bag but my wallet is missing.” She added that the bag was already open when she found it still perched on the chair she occupied several hours ago.

BAD NEWS first:

PRC spoils my day

FOR THE nth time now, the staff of the (un)Professional Regulatory Board Regulation Commision pissed me off. This time, it happened during the Oathtaking Ceremonies pulled off for new professional teachers at the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.

For entrants into the world of work, the day of making a promise to abide by the laws and to do?their duties well must be inspiring and worth remembering. But in our case, it is one dreadful experience.

The process of filing for a license, which was held at a public school in General Santos City, was very chaotic:

MY FILIPINO blog, Batang Kalye has now a new layout!

I also have a new post, which discusses the value of a person. I wrote it two days after reading a comment on my tagboard there. It was not written in defense of myself but as my insight on how we view our fellowmen. It’s my Christmas gift for the world.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

HAD I been born in a different circumstance, I would have been a monk.

My experiences in life have taught me that happiness comes to one who?has learned to control his desires, or, in a deeper sense, practice self-abnegation.

I have thought about it as many times as I have been in?very long?queues. Imagine, if you lose control of yourself while waiting for your turn, would you be able to get what you want?? That might just be simple logic but it has a significant impact in the lives of every man.

Unsurprisingly, different world religions are teaching principles of disciplining oneself.

ALL THREE entries of Alabel National Science High School bagged the championship in the recently concluded 2007 Regional Intel Philippines Science Fair.

Me (in white polo) with my students (from L-R) Jasper, Eula, Eilaine, Liezel,
Charles, Robert, Lianne, & Myreal.

In the Life Sciences category Robert Ramos’ study on the removal and recovery of Copper ions?from wastewater got the first place in the individual contest while Charles Fermin Galarrita, Eula Grace?Abella, and Liezel Anne Decripito’s study on the?antimicrobial, and antiurolithiatic property of Nut Grass tuber extract?bagged the first place in the team competition.

WE ARE hosting the 2007 Intel Philippines Regional Science Fair, which will formally begin tomorrow December 7 to 8.

We are expecting around 50 participants to present their research studies tomorrow.? We have two teams competing in the Applied Science and Life Science category. Robert, whose tarp I designed, competes in the Applied Science Category.

The theme this year is, “Soaring High in Academic Excellence Through Science Researches.”