NO, IT’s not my wedding day. Yet.

Uhm, it’s of a lesser magnitude. Nonetheless, it’s something that keeps me up until the wee hours of the morning, trying to figure out how to tackle my little problem.

Students construct circuits using an Electricity Virtual Lab Java Simulation courtesy of Colorado University's PHET

The school principal is coming up with a weekly teacher development program. It’s designed to upgrade our teaching skills. I don’t know what got into our school head’s head that she picked me to be the first one to talk on “Integrating ICT in the Classroom“. She asked me to teach my co-teachers — who were once my teachers — on using the resources of the school, specifically, our ICT equipment.

I AM an advocate of the freedom of expression and I respect Rosanna Roces’ right to express her opinion. Whatever penalties the MTRCB imposed on her is beyond my concern and I am in no position to tell whether she (or the show) deserved the sanction given by the MTRCB.

Okay. Watch this video to hear it straight from her:

I am not insulted by the message that Ms. Roces is trying to put across. The words she chose is definitely not right for a morning show.

I WAS about to buy ice cream at a mini-mart in our public market yesterday afternoon when I noticed some streamers hanging on a store around the corner.

Written in red paint on empty rice sacks, they looked like one of those streamers that activists hang to express their grievances. The sight instantly caught my attention.

I looked closer to see what the streamers were all about. Alabel is not for Sale. Justice for the Market Vendors. I understood.

IF YOU watched the news last night, they again showed the usual predictions of Chinese astrologers for 2010. I could remember the astrologer saying that people who are born under the zodiac sign Aries, like me, are warned to be watchful as the coming year is foretold to be quite an unlucky one for us.

I am not really superstitious—spiritual, may be—and I believe that God is communicating to us in various ways but definitely not through horoscopes.

IN A country where leaders are into endless political bickering due to their personal ambitions the real social problems remain unseen and, therefore, not addressed.

Noralyn Obrial Ramos sent me emails on Facebook entitled, “Frustrating Facts About Regular Philippine Public High Schools” and “More Frustrating Facts About Regular Philippine Public High Schools“.

In the email–which she also posted on her blog– she blurted out her frustrations about the situation in Philippine public schools, where she has spent 16 years of her life as a teacher. She presented a cross-sectional view of the problems in the school.

MOURNFUL CHRISTMAS. That is how it would probably be for the families of the victims of the massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao that left 47 (as of this writing) innocent people dead.

I couldn’t imagine what kind of animals could rape and kill those innocent individuals, including a dozen of journalists.

This is probably the worst killing incident I’ve seen so far. Worse, the likeliness that justice will be served is very dim as the suspected mastermind, aside from being a powerful clan in ARMM, is a close ally of the President.  Not only are they allies, the President must be indebted to them, looking at the result of the 2004 election in the region.

RIGHT NOW, as I am writing this, throngs of locals  flock to the municipal plaza of Alabel, Sarangani Province to welcome the boxing champ.

Aside from the chance of meeting the famous boxing icon, most of the people here expect to receive, if not cash, giveaways from Pacman.

Last year, the Pacman team distributed bags to gradeschool pupils. He’s also sponsoring free embalming and free casket for indigenous Sarangans. His political ads are also being shown on local TV since last month. All these are proofs that his camp is more than ready for the political battle.