Her (M’ Jess) telling us about the upcoming review on her Board Exams didn’t really hit until I saw former-flame in the HR Room. Who would have even thought that of all people, former flame would be replacing her. It was a concoction of different feelings at first. In a quick snap, everything seemed to have flashed back from the past and I almost became indifferent. But since it’s been a thing of the distant past, I decided to put it everything in a hindsight and act as mature as I was expected.
By the way, Best Bud J kicked that qualifying exam of theirs by landing on the 10th but what is more astounding is how her girlfriend, L did the same thing, only landing at the 3rd. Talk about Girl Power.
I got my part time work slot back again and I started five hours ago.
But when I got home, I don’t know what occurred in me. I suddenly felt so lonely.
I remember how everyone would greet and yell at me even if I get home at 10pm.
I remember how people at the streets will coerce me to drink even if I get home at 11pm.
I remember how my mom will offer me to reheat the food even if I get home at midnight.
I miss everyone back home. Damn. Go cry an emo tear for me.
The way things are turning around, I’m beginning to realize that Math may not be really my cup of tea after all. As much as I want to imbibe the numbers in me, it just doesn’t work. There’s no chemistry. It’s like Padme and Anakin in the Star War prequels where their mutual love confessions were gutless and unadorned of vitality.
If only there’s a pill that can shift your brain’s core interest, I might already be finished with my number theory exercises.
It is noteworthy and amusing to point out that the time and date on digital clocks gave a combined sequential numerical reading of 12:34:56 7/8/9* today. This historical moment which lasted for a fleeting second happens only once a century, or maybe twice, if you don’t use the military time format. As trivial as it is, I actually do something on occasions like this. However, it didn’t even occur to me that this one was coming until I just heard about it while I was half-asleep and half awake watching Sunrise this morning. Nonetheless, I must confess that I managed to forget everything about it after waking up.
As for the “12:34:56 7/8/9″ pattern, I think a pattern such as “12:34:56 7/8/90″ would have been better, but that means another nine decades of waiting.
So how did you mark this monumental occasion? If you missed your chance, there is this another equally interesting, creative and visually stunning pattern, 11:11:11 11/11/11, happening in a couple of years time.
The comic video below shows how the guys from Dallas, United States celebrated this one-second moment, literally.
*Australian Official Date Format (day/month/year).
I can’t even stand still for a regular one hour mass but these four (4) honor guards manage to do that for eight straight hours unshaken of rain, hunger, and that “urge” to pee during the slow, emotional, family-led procession that escorted former President Corazon Aquino to her final resting place at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Parañaque.
According to Col. Lt. Edgard Arevalo, spokesman for the Philippine Navy (PN), in a Philippine Star article, ” They were handpicked from the among the best our honor guards. They can withstand hours and even a day without doing something but stand in attention. It’s part of their training. We call it discipline.”
Sub-Issue 3: The System. Cab felt that he, together with the 22 National Artists were bypassed and that the selection of nominees have been debased. According to him, it seemed that anyone now can just lobby for anyone else as well and eventually become a National Artist. The prestige that the title once had is now gone, according to him. He continued on by saying that their opinions as artists do not mean anything anymore in the selection process. He even said that with the way the government keeps on introducing new and newer fields of art, Cab said he would not wonder if hairdressers would be the next ones to be given the titles as National Artists.
Six prominent National Artists – Ben Cabrera, Bien Lumbera, Rio Alma, F. Sionil Jose, Arturo Luz, Salvador Bernal – are inviting fellow Filipinos and supporters to join in the wake of the Death of the National Artist Awards. The event will express their outrage over this year’s controversial proclamation of National Artist titles.
The event will be on August 7, 2009, 2:00-6:00 in the afternoon at the CCP Ramp, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Philippines.
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UPDATES: There will be a motorcade and march (depending on the weather) to the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The program will then have a symbolic necrological service with different numbers from musician and singers interlarded. Bituin Escalante, will open the program with the singing of National Anthem followed by the reading of eulogies of some National Artists. Messages will also be delivered by National Artists Salvador Bernal (Theater Design) and Ben Cab (Painting). Also slated to provide a commentary on the issue, entitled “National Artist na Ako! – Have Mercy on Us!” is Juana Change. Finally, the program will end with a funeral.
And the Issues. There are two major contentious issues that are plaguing this proclamation. One, is the accusation that GMA or someone from the government has politically intervened and inserted four names in this year’s rosters of winners. The second issue attacks the credibility of Caparas (Visual Arts and Film) and the delicadeza of Guidote-Alvarez (Theater).
First Issue: Politically Motivated. Let us start discussing this first one.
Ben Cab, in his statement at SPOT.PH, felt bad and thought of this year’s selection process have been debased and said that he, together with his fellows, heard that a very influential person helped manipulate the results. He never mentioned GMA so we are not sure of whom he is referring to as the “very influential person”. However, Leo Martinez, Director General of the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), in his official statement, believed that Caparas’ inclusion in the list was an act of blatant accomodation.
Cecile Guidote-Alvarez. If credentials were of the basis, then as far as my objective assessment is concern, which I know is isn’t as strong as the others, I think I can see the reason why there isn’t that much of an attack on her credibility, but that’s another story. What she is being accused of however, is her lacking “delicadeza” and her being in a position of conflict of interest.
My thinking cap suddenly lighted and suddenly wondered if there exists a Bookmarks Filter in the market today? What I mean with a “Filter” is akin to that of e-mail applications. For instance, you could create folders in, let’s say Firefox Bookmarks Manager, and then add filter rules such that when you bookmark an item and that item fits an existing rule, it then automatically gets organized.
All of the existing bookmark managers I have used do not actually solve that additional cognitive load of organizing your bookmarks. All of them still, relies on the user entering tags or manually choosing which folder/group does the eventual bookmark gets included.
Six prominent National Artists – Ben Cabrera, Bien Lumbera, Rio Alma, F. Sionil Jose, Arturo Luz, Salvador Bernal – are inviting fellow Filipinos and supporters to join in the wake of the Death of the National Artist Awards. The event will express their outrage over this year’s controversial proclamation of National Artist titles.
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