Thursday, July 9, 2009

Paalam, aming Mahal

Feeling ko kelangan ko xang gawan ng note.

ayun, namatay ang family pet namin. ang name niya ay Mahal, kasi ang mahal niya.

isa xang philippine cockatoo. sa mga di ma visualize, eto.

isa xang critically endangered species, at bawal xang gawing pet. hindi ko alam kung pano namin xa naaquire, pero sugatang sisiw xa nung una xang napunta sa amin. nung una, mailap xa, tapos mapili sa kinakain, palay lang ang kinakain nya.

inalagaan namin xa na parang isang normal na ibon, pero ang katala (cockatoo) pala ay marunong din magmimicry. so eventually, binabanggit na nya ang pangalan niya (mahal), tapos sumasayaw sayaw narin xa, parang nagootso otso , tapos kumakanta xa nang 'la la la' in the tune of Kylie Minogue's "Can't get you our of my head". Seryoso to. sayang di ko nabidyohan. isa pang binabanggit niyang name eh 'Robert!' na pasigaw, ginagaya nya sa nanay ko na laging sumisigaw pag hinahanap ang kapatid ko. marunong din xang magtiktilaok parang manok. mag miyaw na parang pusa. mag meeee na parang kambing. kumahol na parang aso. andami niyang kayang gawin na hindi namin tinuro (except dun sa sayaw/ la la la na ala kylie minogue)

pa-istar tong pet na ito. nung minsang tinali namin xa sa bakuran para makalipad-lipad sa puno, pinet namin yung mga baboy at kambing. naiingit ata, lumipad at nag-effort na makawala, tapos yun , nung napunta xa sa acacia, na-entangle. e ang taas ng puno. di xa makababa.

di namin maendure yung pain. mga 3 days xa sa puno ng acacia. naghire pa kami nang aakyat sa kanya. dun feeling ko nagsimula na xang maging malambing sa amin. pag pinapakawalan namin eh gustong gustong lumanding sa balikat namin na parang parrot nang pirata, tapos iruruffle yung buhok namin / kakagatin ang tenga tapos lilipat na naman sa isang family member.

nakakainis lang kung pano xa namatay. hindi napakain. namatay siya sa kainan niya, sabi nang nanay ko. tumulo luha ko, pati narin ang sa nanay ko. nakakamiss ang ingay niya, ang pagkagat nya sa daliri ko bilang paglalambing, ang pagpapapansin niya (sumasayaw/nag-iingay xa pag di xa pinapansin, pag pinansin mo naman tatahimik na)

namiss rin xa nang mga kapitbahay namin sa palawan, cavite at cebu (well travelled xa, nahirapan kaming ilipat lipat xa nang tirahan). marami xang batang napasaya at napaaliw.

Paalam mahal, sa wakas ay makalilipad ka na nang malaya. salamat sa limang taon. ang lifespan mo dapat at 20++ years. sayang talaga. sinama pa naman kita sa mga dreams ko. pagagawan sana kita nang sarili mong theme park para makalipad lipad ka. :)

o well, pag mayaman na ako, maghahanap talaga ako nito, kahit 400 nalang ang documented population nito. aalagaan ko xa nang bonggang bongga. mahirap kasing magbreed kasi inaaway nia yung mate niya, baka magpatayan sila. isa lang yung life partner niya dapat tapos tuwing mating lang sila nagkakasundo, tapos one egg per year lang. :(

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Next Level (after all that dillemas)

Just got enrolled, wla nang atrasan, MS EE na ako. Ginastusan ako nang gobyerno nang mga 13k para sa una kong sem

dilemma #1: Work vs. Studies - Studies! ang hirap bitawan nang offer sa sun, kasi hindi ko pa talaga alam if it was worth it....

dilemma # 2: Scholarship/Pagtuturo/MS Conundrum - Aftr all the options, ERDT ang pinili ko, dahil sa mga consequences that time. mukhang isasantabi ko nalang muna ang pagtuturo, pero nais ko xang ipursue sa takdang panahon, after MS dahil nga sa ERDT. pero mukhang dalawa lang kami ni JC ang maiiwan sa WCEL, kasi ang mga batchmates ko eh nasa kani kanilang mga faculty room (oo, viter-bi pa ko, hehe, pero makikita ko rin ang advantages nang walang teaching load kasabay sa MS, pero hindi ko pa alam sa ngayon)

Aabangan ko ang careeer ni terence, sana matanggap xa sa la salle. :) go terence!

dilemma #3: Thesis/Program of Study: kung sa undergrad eh tayo tayo lang ang nagpaplanoo nang buhay natin, sa MS no, merong program of studies, pag-uusapan nyo nang adviser mo ang mga kukunin mo. sobrang nahirapan akong gumawa nito. puro revisions ayon sa kagustuhan ng adviser, yun tipong "wag mung kunin yan, masyadong madali yan" at "Hindi ka naman pang-DSP diba?". Tapos yung thesis. sa thesis ako natatakot. he he. mag-isa nalang ako. hindi naman sa hindi ko kaya mag-isa, hindi ko lang alam ang aking haharapin. at thesis proposal mode na ako next sem, after nang napakahaggard na board exam sem.

Game!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Aboard SuperFerry 19




Mas gusto ko talaga mag travel by sea, para ka lang kasing nagcruise, tsaka ramdam mo ang perang ibinayad mo di tulad sa plane.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Lessons in Life

1.) Huwag mageentertain nang tawag kapag bagong gising
 - isang araw sa cebu, ginising ako nang nanay ko, tawag daw sa cellphone ko...wow part time job oppotunity daw! 15-20k! oo naman si ako, ni hindi ko man lang tinanong yung company (in fairness to me natanong ko naman kung sino yung tumawag, atenean daw xa tapos nirefer daw ako ni laurice...)

2.) Mag research bago makipagmeet
- ginawa ko to 2 hours before nang scheduled "meet the company" sa ortigas. since di ko nga nakuha yung company name. ginoogle ko nalang yung nuber na tumawag sakin. lo and behold! isang entry ang lumabas, blog pa. nilahad nito ang same calling style ni mr. atenean, pero si kuya blogger, nagconclude naman na scam. ni walang ibedenxa o sabi ni ganito, at in fairness to mr. blogger, di rin nya nabanggit ang company name. so dead end na ang reasearch ko.

segue: nakasabay ko si gino t. sa jeep papuntang mrt at sa mrt mismo, nasa may quezon ave. na nya narealize na magkatabi kami. haberday nga pala gino t.

3.) maging skeptical. very skeptical
- di nandun na ako, napansin ko, mga college students at fresh grad ang kasama ko, mga 20 kaming nakacorporate attire, pagkakita ko nang venue, biglang na LSS ako sa "we're gonna knock on your door..." in matching corporate attire and vaccuum cleaner in hand. eeskapo na sana nang biglang "hi, philip right?". ok wala nang atrasan...na overhear ko na UP ateneo at piling piling others yung mga nandun (pero dalawa lang kaming UP, di pa nakapag-usap)...ang speakers naman ay dentist na millionaire na. UP grad daw xa. tapos yung isa millionare na din. Ateneo grad naman. ang nasa isip ko wow ang diploma ay para sa MLM (multilevel marketing). tapos may video. grabe lang sa analysis at references at third-party recommendations, in fairness papasa sa 198. mukhang papasa sa scrutiny. pero may gusto akong i-raise na point pero wala kasi akong back-up. parang "unravenable". puro ateneo grads yung nandun, ala daw yung mga taga UP. in the end, sinabi ko na im not interested, kasi naging skeptic ako, kahit ininiislogan nila ang qoute ni mark twain , yung mas madidisapoint ka sa mga bagay na hindi mo ginawa kesa sa mga ginawa mo...

4.) if all else fails, damage control

- di ko kasi majudge kung scam, hirap talaga ako jan, pero nung paalis na kasi, magrefer naman daw ako nang taong baka interested, eh ang haba nang listahan, sabi ko di ko mapupuno, binalak kong maglagay nang fake names at numbers, pero baka maging disaster, so pinili ko nalang ang mga taong nasa abraoad na may cell number pa, ang mga nasa palawan, ang sure na sure akong hindi interesado/busy...

grabe lang. :(

 

Monday, May 4, 2009

UP College of Engineering Recognition Rites 2009




April 24, 2009 (Friday)

Epic fail dahil magalaw ang kamay ko. :)


98th General Commencement Exercises - UP Diliman




ang araw na sobrang init...

mas natuwa ako sa univ kasi kewntuhan lang kami nang kwentuhan

Monday, April 27, 2009

How I Spent my first day as a College Graduate

obviously not bumming around.

I, together with some WCEL RFID peeps, went with Doc M to San Miguel Packaging Plant in Pandacan, Manila.

Mission: to see how we can help them.

For 198ers, sabi nga ni Doc M, kung hindi immediate need ang research project ninyo, mapapaisip ka nang "Sino naman ang gagamit nito?", "To what end?", "Para san tong pag improve/pag explore ng RFID applications"

Ang tanong naman ng San Mig sa amin, "RFID has been around for more than 10 years now, why has it not been implemented on a wide-scale basis here in the Philippines?"

This is where we come in.

San Mig and hopefully, the UP team, is brewing up something: to develop an RFID framework for tracking San Mig's pallets on a nationwide and archipelagic basis.

Win - Win situation: they get improved chain supply management system, we get a chance to apply the skills we learned in the industry.

Ang sarap ng feeling na at long last, may mapag-aaplayan ka na ng skills mo na natutunan mo sa 198.

We visited their plant, talked to San Mig personnel, heard what their problem is, and met halfway to see how we can help them through RFID.

Doc M introduced us - one by one - proud na proud sa mga dinala nyang tauhan, tulad ng incoming faculty na sina Iris at Sieg. prinesent nya rin ang current and past researches ng lab on RFID. angsarap din nang feeling na binibida ng adviser mo sa audience yung research project mo. Nagpresent na kami sa San Mig before, pero iba kasi pag si Doc M ang nagpresent, napapatango nalang ang taga san mig.

grabe ang planta ng pallets (pallets - yung pinapatunan ng cases ng beer, etc, yung finoforklift, in fairness, kumikitang kabuhayan ang san mig sa pagpaparent dito tsaka mahal ang isang pallet kaya gusto nilang i-track kung nasaan lahat), parang unsafe for workers. ang saya pag marami ang nag-iisip kanina kung anong flavor ng RFID ang gagamitin at kung san ilalagay ang tag sa pallet, pano babasahin, etc.

nakabalik kami ng EEE ng mga 5. tapos umuulan, tapos wala akong kasabay sa venue ng gradbash, tapos tinopak ng pagka anti social == di na pumunta ng grad bash.

marami naman akong natutunan sa aking unang araw bilang graduate. :)
 

Sunday, April 26, 2009

After the Sablay turning

Ani blockmate rouelli, we have a nation to change! 

let's get it on! go best batch of engg (for the first 99 years!)

Habang nasa bus

pauwi sa cavite galing ng engg recog, nagkausap kami ni mama.dinescribe ang aming family financial crisis. bottomline: hindi na nila ako kayang i-support sa ms desires ko (for that moment, nagsisi akot binitawan ko ang sun). nang sinabi ko na dapat pinilit nalang nila akong magtrabaho, ang sabi nila, ayaw nilang makialam sa buhay ko. di daw nila ipagkakait na impluwenxahan nila ang isa sa mga mabibigat na desisyong aking gagawin sa buhay.

wala nang atrasan. ms is the way to go. but i need that scholarship. help me god.

bagong twist. ang maging lecturer. pero kelangang mag-apply sa iba pang iskolarship.hindi ako mabubuhay (ata) sa sweldo ng lecturer (kung pagbabasehan ang sweldong nabanggit ni michael ignacio). eh hindi libre ang ms ng lecturer. :(

Current Status Update 3 (because my career is an open book)

declined the sun cellular job offer. 'rejected' is the more appropriate word. nauna ang HR sa paggamit ng term. umoo lang ako.

tinawagan ng Shell, pinalagay ko nalang ang resume ko sa pool. :)

currently working on the requirements for masters and scholarships. hindi alam kung pano sisimulan ang CV at narrative

may hit sa nbi. papatayin ko tlaga si philip aguila martinez.

ang pinakahihintay kong email. teaching demo sa tuesday.kung kelan inclined na talaga akong mag ERDT (hindi pwede ERDT kung lecturer eh)

 

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Cats

natawa ako nung nabalita sa tv yung UP cat killer, pero ngayong nabasa ko ang blog nya, at yes, kilala ko pala xa, seryoso pala itong usapin.

labag sa batas ang ginawa nya, pero nakapanghihinayang ring sirain ang kinsbukasan niya kung xa ay makukulong....

ang kelangan nya ay tamang paggabay at unawa

biktima xa ng cyberbullying....

Friday, April 17, 2009

Current Status Update 2

Tumawag na ang sun cellular. monday daw ang job offer ng 9 am. monday din ang start ng training thingy for doc m at 9 am (at every morning thereof). Sinabi ko kung pwedeng tuesday nalang yung job offer, tatawag nalang daw sila ulit...

di ko na talaga alam. :(

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Current Status

nag enrol ako sa edge together with WCEL gang + Jang. chinika ni mam yu. parang naengganyo magfultime review nalang

status: 70% masters + review , 20% sun, 10% full time review 

:)

Monday, April 6, 2009

Magpapapaalam na sa iyo ang aking kwarto


yung mga ABCD na ginamit sa datengg game (winner sa pambobola). di ko pa nagamit yung prize, GC ng chokiss (na gagamitin with the date)

habang nagliligpit ng gamit sa dorm, naisipan kong mag emo moment at kunan ng litrato ang mga naipon kong gamit na sumisimbolo sa highlights ng aking UP Life for the past two sems...

URC




URC pics

Sunday, April 5, 2009

buti pa klasmeyt ko nasa commecial na....

ng globe, haha, yung nagsalita na "singganda ng puerto princesa ang signal ng globe"...

wala lang

feeling ko sa future may television/movie/theater career din ako haha

Saturday, April 4, 2009

may grades na sa 198

kebs kung 1.5

ang mahalaga tapos na

mataas naman yun diba? considering na di kami nagpapasa ng pps o nagpapasa pero a.) walang pirma o b.) nakay doc m, stagnant

hay....

Monday, March 23, 2009

WCEL 7 Final Presentation Pics




that 25 minutes that summarizes your 5 year journey in EEE.

thanks issa badissa for capturing

other WCEL mems included...

ang weird kasi most of the time "trace" lang ako, napaka maaksyon ng mga nangyari....

Friday, March 6, 2009

UP ERG REFLECTIONS - the Jacket

mag eemo lang ako

i'll try to recall my wondrous memories with ERG (hahakot pa sa baul ng konting pics).

konting kwento kwento lang...

Part One: The Jacket

it was at the freshmen convocation when i first met these people donned in blue jackets. I then thought that the commotion outside the theatre was some sort of a rally, with some people shouting number-letter combinations with matching placards. following the others, a 'kuya' led me to the place for G7 freshies. they then introduced themselves as our blockhandleERGs, our 'kuyas' and 'ates' that will help us in our 'journey to hell'. The first ERG member who talked to me was ate marjo, she was very bubbly and cool in her ERG jacket. She then led us to EEE, walking (as compared to the other orgs who rented jeeps for their freshies. :) ), a blockmate sligthly slipped in a manhole along velasquez, which then became a light moment since it was quite similar to the tricky staircases of our 'Hogwarts' . At the tambayan, there were other people in ERG jackets that welcomed us, they gave us souvenirs - ERG logos with a real 1/4 W  70 ohm resistor (for the upcoming ERG 70). At the back of the souvenir was messages of good luck ( mine was from ate Joc, saying 'Enjoy your stay in EEE! (smiley included)). deeper that afternoon, we then introduced ourselves to them, and got introduced to kuya jeiel and kuya emans, fellow palawenos. That fun activity cemented my decision to be one of them. not only because of the happiness i experienced from their company,not only because i feel one of them (like that of a family), but because of their cool jackets.

and that was the start of my ERG adventure. :) 

it is ironic that i still dont have the reason why i joined ERG in the first place - the cool jaket.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

198 Testing




mas mabilis kasing mag - upload ng pics sa multiply. for doc m purposes ito. ;)

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

CarEEEr Talk 09

Start:     Feb 16, '09 08:00a
End:     Feb 16, '09 5:00p
Location:     VLC, EEE building, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Free Career Symphosium and Job Fair for EE/ECE/CoE Students

GET LICENCED! IP and Board Exam Seminar

Start:     Feb 21, '09 1:00p
End:     Feb 21, '09 5:00p
Location:     VLC, EEE Building, UP Diliman
IP and Board Exam Seminar

Monday, February 2, 2009

Makikigaya lang....

1. smoked
2. consumed alcohol
3. slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex
4. slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex
5. kissed someone of the same sex
6. had sex
7. had someone in your room other than family
8. watched porn
9. bought porn
10. done drugs
Total: 6

1. taken painkillers
2. taken someone else's prescription medicine
3. lied to your parents
4. lied to a friend
5. snuck out of the house
6. done something illegal
7. cut yourself
8. hurt someone
9. wished someone to die
10. seen someone die
Total: 4

1. missed curfew
2. stayed out all night
3. eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself
4. been to a therapist
5. been to rehab
6. dyed your hair
7. received a ticket
8. been in an accident
9. been to a club
10. been to a bar
Total: 4

1. been to a wild party
2. been to a Mardi Gras parade
3. drank more than four beers in a night
4. had a spring break in Florida
5. sniffed anything
6. wore black nail polish 
7. wore arm bands
8. wore t-shirts with band names
9. listened to rap 
10. owned a 50 Cent CD
Total: 1

1. dressed gothic
2. dressed prep
3. dressed punk 
4. dressed grunge
5. stole something
6. been too drunk not to remember anything
7. blacked out
8. fainted
9. had a crush on a neighbor
Total: 2

1. snuck into someone else's room
2. had a crush on your friend 
3. been to a concert
4. dry-humped someone
5. been called a slut 
6. called someone a slut
7. installed speakers in your car
8. broken a mirror 
9. showered at someone of the opposites sex's house 
10. brushed your teeth with someone else's toothbrush
Total: 3

1. consider/considered Ludacris your favorite rapper
2. seen an R-rated movie in theater
3. cruised the mall 
4. cut classes
5. had surgery
6. had an injury 
7. gone to court
8. walked out of a restaurant without paying/tipping
9. caught something on fire 
10. lied about your age
Total: 3

1. owned/rented an apartment
2. broke the law in the police's presence
3. made out with someone who had a gf/bf
4. got in trouble with the police
5. talked to a stranger 
6. hugged a stranger
7. kissed a stranger
8. rode in the car with a stranger
9. been harassed 
10. been verbally harassed
Total: 1

1. met face-to-face with someone you met online
2. stayed online for 5 hours straight 
3. talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight
4. watched TV for 5 hours straight 
5. been to a fair 
6. been called a bad influence
7. drink and drive
8. prank-called and text someone
9. laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex
10. cheated on a test
Total: 5

 

Grand Total = 29. sabit pero at least hindi bad..

If you have less than 10: I'm an uber goody goody.
If you have more than 10: I'm still a goody goody.
If you have more than 20: I'm average.
If you have more than 30: I'm a bad person.
If you have more than 40: I'm a very bad influence. 
If you have more than 50: I'm a horrible person.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Status

Hay...

mag -eemo lang saglit

ayun, katatapos lang ng halfway, humuhugot sa hangit ng mga maisasagot sa hangin, yey!

kelan kaya matatapos to? :(