Our world is already provided with richer sources of knowledge lays with “lexicon” to understand every meaning toward enlightenment. There were good books that have been written, which some have read by people to where the writers relay the messages and where they’re rely on to. Read on…

Sa Mahal Kong Kapatid,Congratulations! You made it! I’m sure your mind is filled with memories and reflective thoughts as you close a chapter of your life.

Graduation is not only the end of a chapter. More importantly, it symbolizes the first step in your next journey. And as you begin your next adventure, I would like to share with you these two poems and six pictures that have guided me in this game we call “Life.”

Click here to read the two poems and see the six pictures…

For Filipinos, a great food combination would be dinuguan and puto, green mangoes and bagoong, etc. These are some of the delectable dishes that one could not resist. Just like any combo meal, there’s also the so-called perfect match for fire extinguishers and it is none other than the smoke alarm or smoke detector. It is not enough to have insurance for your house and car alike, fire is a serious hazard that is preventable if various safety measures are observed. A woman and a boy were burnt to death recently in their respective apartments, the former in Paranaque City and the latter in North Cotabato. Such accidents could have been avoided if these homeowners considered buying themselves the “perfect combo” in fire safety. Fire extinguishers buy you time to escape from the dangers of fire, while a smoke alarm serves its function by providing early warning for a possible fatal danger. Both gadgets are invented to protect you and your family. (more…)

Last semester, I was able to attend a seminar on reproductive rights hosted by UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP-CIDS). The discussion, although insightful, wasn’t novel. It basically talked about the still un-adressed population problem here in the Philippines.

As I’ve said, the topic wasn’t anything new. I’ve been hearing and reading of it ever since my elementary years. I could recall my elementary science teachers telling us about the growing population, together with other problems such as pollution. Now that I’m in my second degree course in College, I find it surprising (or rather, appalling) that nothing has been done about it.

WHAT?! (Sheesh…) [CONTINUE READING]

The ASEAN Charter, the talk of the year. The new Constitution that is greater than our respective National Constitutions. ASEAN on the road to becoming a supra-”nation” if you will. But for us ordinary citizens, like me, what are the interesting parts?

Read on to know what interests me with the ASEAN Charter, now that the final “signed” version has been released officially….

Malu Fernandez, the Manila Standard Today lifestyle writer who earned the ire of the Philippine blogging crowd with her elitist comments against OFWs, is at it again. This time, she’s turned the tables on bloggers and calls them slackers and lonely people. Continue reading the whole post…

Several days ago, a young boy by the name of Joshua Almario came up to me. I was sitting at that time in a cottage outside Molave Residence Hall, in UP Diliman. At that time, I was doing some note-taking for my subject in Obligations and Contracts. It was around lunch time. I was waiting for my girlfriend. When he seated right across me, he asked what I was studying. Dumbfounded, I hesitated telling him what subject. Obligations and contracts? That’s something I didn’t even know when I was his age. Then again, I didn’t want to underestimate him. So, I told him the subject. Thereafter, a conversation flowed. [CONTINUE READING]

Does this mean we were not salvages before the Spanish came? Funny. My Swiss husband said that in school they learned that Magellan was killed by salvages. Correction then. Make that salvages who can read and write! The Spanish even noted when they “discovered” the Philippines that “there is scarcely anybody who cannot read or write in letters proper to the island Manila.” (Pedro Chirino in 1602; source: A page for Philippine Prehistory). This script is called baybayin. Unfortunately, no baybayin documents have survived from before the spanish era (Paul Morrow). Through the years, a lot of fakes have surfaced and have been proven as hoaxes. Hopefully, a few artifacts are standing scrutiny and are now starting to give us a glimpse of the thoughts of prehispanic Filipinos. I have compiled web articles about these artifacts. Read more…

Discover Photography Workshop II

by

Borj Meneses

Parc Cruz

Deo  Patalinhog

 Las Brisas Hotel, Antipolo City

April 26-27, 2008

More info on Discover Photography Workshop II at Shutter Box Philippines.

The author’s thoughts on the irony of student activism at state-owned universities.

http://gaijinpinoy.blogspot.com/2008/02/state-sponsored-students-or-scholars-ng.html

I’m a believer of the saying “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”. Nowadays, being beautiful and sexy is the next best thing to a woman. I admit. I’m hypocrite if I’d say that I don’t pay attention with the way I look. I also beautify myself for my own satisfaction of me and not to please the criticizing eyes of most people just to attract a better judgment of me. Read on…

Can we use blogging software like WordPress to write textbooks? We all know schoolchildren barely have any access to proper educational materials and using digital media can help correct this problem. Continue reading the whole post…

The UA&P Knowledge Channel Blog aims to help provide quality education to kids in the rural areas. Check out the site for further details. We also encourage comments and interaction from our weekly posts from various topics under the sun. Please help spread the word. It would also be very helpful if you would like to link to us http://kchanneluap.blogspot.com Thanks everyone.

The first Real Estate Licensure Examination for 2008 will be held on May 27 in the following venues: Bacolod City, Baguio City, Cebu City, Davao City, Iloilo City, Legaspi City, Lipa City, Quezon City, and Tarlac City.

For more information about seminars and reviews, read the full post at Pinoy Seminars: Real Estate Seminars and Review.

The process of maturity of our youths is what makes his individual self to have a personal realization and reflections of his society and environment, which somehow drives a person to become either rebel to the kind of paradigm that is now existing or leaving the old personal formation behind to become a new form person that makes him somehow against the flow of the mainstream. Logically, personality formation somehow contributes to every cultural generation’s flaw and contributes to supposing prosperity for continues reigning of its existence in the Filipino people and youths’ mentality if his perceptions and outlook are not well guided by the fundamental goodness in every parent that today seldom arouse. Please continue…

The expression “going bananas” is from the effects of bananas on the brain that will boost up our energies into something we never expected, which affects our mood. It cools both the physical and emotional temperature to make us relax on climax. Do you know that that exotic banana gives you more than you think of its pleasantness? That is why banana is brilliant for having a “sex a-peel”, which a term I only plagiarized to spice up an attention. Read on:

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Negoskwela will conduct seminars “Comprehensive Balloon Making and Design” and “Basic Meat Processing” on February 19 to 20 at 67 Marcos Highway (former Chaparral Compound), Baguio City. Also, check out their latest schedule here in Manila. Read more at Pinoy Seminars: Negoskwela goes to Baguio.

Bo Sanchez and Rudy Torres, will conduct a seminar entitled “Truly Rich Super Direct Marketing Program” on February 8 and 9. Bo, of course, is the famous lay preacher, while Rudy Torres is a markeing guru who is said to have grossed P9M just by marketing one product in 9 months.

Also, Bo Sanchez together with Jomar Hilario will also conduct another seminar entitled “Truly Rich Hands-on Internet Marketing Workshop” on February 15 and 16.

Read more at Pinoy Seminars: Bo with Rudy Torres and Jomar Hilario.

Some free trainings that might particularly interest photographers would probably be Your Photos & Web on January 25, 2008 and the Photoshop training on January 30, 2008.

You can avail of the FREE training by registering online at www.powermaccenter.com, by email training@powermaccenter.com, by phone (729-7087) or by registering in person at Power Mac Center, Greenbelt 3.

Check out other upcoming photography seminars and photography workshops at Shutter Box Philippines.