Archive for March, 2008
Upgraded to WP 2.5 — S.D.T.A.G.W.
I UPGRADED this blog to WordPress 2.5 last night unaware that there exists a plugin that would have made the process a breeze instead of grueling.
Some Damn Thing Always Goes Wrong. That is what is meant by that acronym in my title. I borrowed that from Michael Crichton in his novel, Congo, which I will be reviewing in my book review blog sometime soon. That statement was used by one of the characters (Travis), referring to to the seemingly inevitable occurence of technical glitches.
What happened to me last night made me also think the same way. I followed the steps suggested in the WP forum but something went wrong. Although my blog can stillbe viewed, the admin area couldn’t not be accessed anymore. Since I was only working in an Internet Cafe, I did not have the luxury of time to diagnose what was I doing wrong. So, I had to reinstall WP (and the necessary database, of course) in my cpanel and I replaced some files with those I have modified. I then imported the WP XML file I downloaded earlier.
I felt marvelous upon knowing that it worked. However the widgets in my sidebar were all gone. I fogot to consider that. On the lighter side, I have known one disdvantage of the widget-ready themes compared to those which you tweak the sidebar code. In cases similar to this, at least.
About WP 2.5…well, it’s good on the eyes. However, editing the widgets is a difficult task because I couldn’t see the rest of the panel. I only see the right vertical half of it. Maybe, this problem is isolated in IE; I haven’t tried it with Firefox yet. There are lots of changes and it might take some time (an hour, maybe, haha) before I would get accustomed to this new workspace.
God bless!
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Another Alabel National Science High School Alumnus shines
IT FEELS so great that another alumnnus of Alabel National Science High School brought pride and honor to the school for graduating Magna Cum Laude from Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.
Angelo D. Gamat, a classmate in high school, was NDDU’s class valedictorian for SY 2007-2008. He took up BS Accountancy, a five-year course, so he graduated a year after I did.
Last year, in the same university, another classmate of mine, John Theodore Lawrence M. Palenzuela also graduated Magna Cum Laude. He took up AB Political Science and now teaches at NDDU.
Hurrah to my classmates who did very well in college! Congratulations also to all ANSHS alumni/ae who graduated this March.
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My Message for My Students
YESTERDAY WAS the graduation exercises of my students at Alabel National Science High School. I felt an outrageous mix of emotions yesterday. It was one of the most emotion-packed days of my life for a variety reasons.
Although I have been with these kids for only about six months but I felt some pain about their leaving the premises of the school. They had been very good students and I am very happy that I have influenced them in one way or another. They, in turn, have touched my life at one point.
Their graduation is especially significant for me because they were my first students. I told them during the last lesson I gave them that I am thankful for they have been lab rats.
Here is a portion of the message I sent to them through our e-group:
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Launching My Book Review Blog
ALTHOUGH I don’t have my own computer and internet connection (yet), I am very eager to add yet another blog to maintain.
I have just realized that I should try to do some niche blogging concentrating on books and reading in general. It will contain book reviews, updates about books I’ve read recently, my own short stories, and, hopefully, my own novels.
It’s called Journeys to the Soul, the old title of my personal blog. That signifies my view of reading as a sojourn into the depths of the soul of the author, the characters, and my own. It is on another blog platform so that I can learn something new and so that I can make a comparison as to which platform I am comfortable with.
As of this writing, I have only one book review yet, which is about Maeve Binchy’s Circle of Friends. Coming up is Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King.
May this journey be as wonderful or better than the ones I’ve had before.
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Thank You’s
I’VE BEEN gone for a while for a lot of reasons. I’m glad because I spent most of time with my family and on some other things I love doing other than blogging. But since I am online now, lemme take this opportunity to thank everyone who greeted me on my birth day.
Here are some of the messages sent to me via text:
Lotie, close friend in college (23:54:47) – Happy Birthday iel! Wla na gd q iban pa nga i-wish pa cmu kundi tani makita mo na gd ang gnapangita mo. Tandaan mo gd pirmi nga ari lang q sa palibot. [I don't have other wishes except that you find whatever you seek. Remember that I'm just here, always.]
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