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Archive for December, 2008

The Palengke Senator

Sen. Mar Roxas, known as the charismatic and maka-masa Mr. Palengke and known to be as one of the staunch supporters of the Anti-Gloria and Anti-Cha-cha movement, joined the rally yesterday to express their “righteous anger” against the revision of the Constitution through a Constituent Assembly.

“Putang ina! Patayin ang Gloria-forever Cha-cha na ito!”, screamed Sen. [...]

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The computer mouse just turned 40 years old earlier this week. And from the time it was first demonstrated by Douglas Engelbart in 1968, it evolved from the one-button device made of wood to the present day 2 to 3-button device that comes in different sizes, shapes, and colors.

Undeniably, the computer mouse helped us over [...]

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Plurk + Facebook =

I just migrated to Facebook after Friendster had a problem with missing friends. For now, I am sticking to Facebook. And just recently, my plurks can now be read by my facebook friends using the new API.

However if you don’t want your Facebook friends to read your plurks, you can always check “Don’t post [...]

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Why do I teach?

While I was in my class the other day, one of my students asked me, “Sir, why did you become a teacher?” I did not respond to her question for a couple of minutes. Instead, I just smiled at her and continued with my discussion.

The moment I stepped out from the classroom, I reflected on [...]

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Philippines Dictionary Project launched

What started out as an experimental program to a local public school in Negros Oriental, the idea of book loans suddenly grew into something bigger and better.
Ms. Nina Patawaran, a dedicated supporter of children’s literacy in the Philippines, together with Silliman University and with the support of the Department of Education, recently launched the Philippines [...]

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