When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
-- Helen Keller
If you want to be happy, be
-- Leo Tolstoy
The friend in my adversity I shall cherish the most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
-- Ulysses Grant
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in an eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
-- MB Ray
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
In one of the darkest, lonliest and saddest time of my life...
I'm so depressed...
Ano bang magandang gawin para sumaya, pampawala ng stress at lungkot?
XD
Ano bang magandang gawin para sumaya, pampawala ng stress at lungkot?
XD
Thursday, March 26, 2009
When you are worn out, it is time to change things
May mga bagay talaga na kailangang palitan kapag di ka na masaya.
Example - peers. Siguro totoo nga na nagbabago ang mga tao habang lumilipas ang panahon. Mukhang di ko na nagugustuhan ang mga nangyayari.
Example - peers. Siguro totoo nga na nagbabago ang mga tao habang lumilipas ang panahon. Mukhang di ko na nagugustuhan ang mga nangyayari.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Another best _______ so far
I have experienced the best CS prof so far! I am very proud to be sir Mario’s student. Super cool, witty at galing niya magturo. Lahat nadadaan niya sa kwento. Eto some of his quotable quotes and stories sa last day of class namin kahapon:
• “Money can’t buy happiness, but it helps!”
• One way of proving time travel: At the time that you write a diary that goes ‘Pag naimbento ko ang time machine, babalik ako sa moment na sinusulat ko ito’, your future self comes walking into your door. (*question* E pano pag nagtatago, di lang nagpakita sayo..)
• Kung gagawa daw siya ng anime, tungkol ito sa ‘janitorial competition’. May dalawang characters na naglilinis ng classrooms nila sa school. Makikita ng isa mas malinis ang room ng isa tapos maiinggit ito. Magkakaroon ng labanan sa paglilinis. Tapos may ‘master expert’ na mag-iinspection ng nilinis nilang rooms. Sasabihin ng master na mas malinis daw yung sa bida kasi may isang patak ng pawis daw na naiwan sa room ng isa. May isa pa, tungkol naman sa tumbang preso. May mga techniques sa paghagis ng tsinelas. (HAHAHA!) tapos labanan sa tournament.
• Nagpapapanood din siya ng anime sa class. Pinanood namin kanina “Voices of a Distant Star.” Ang moral of the story – kahit gaano kaganda ang technology natin, mayroon pa ring propagation delay. Ang wala lang propagation delay ay ang network ng mga puso. Haha. Ang kulet talaga!
• Nakasulat sa shirt niya – ‘A mushroom a day keeps the koopas away’ na may picture ni Mario (sa Mario Bros) at mushroom.
----o+o----
Voices of a Distant Star notes
• Year 2047 – May mga tao nang nakatira sa Mars, at parang pagpunta lang sa ibang bansa ang pagbisita sa mga space stations sa ibang planeta (like Jupiter)
• Kayang magpadala ng SMS mula Jupiter hanggang Earth (with a propagation delay of one year).
• May long-distance relationship sa story, LONG-DISTANCE talaga, million light years! Na-apply dito ang twin paradox theorem sa physics (15 years old yung babae nung nasa Sirius-Beta system ang space station nila habang 24 years old na yung lalaki na naiwan sa Earth) na pina-explain ko pa kay kuya Atchong na na-gets ko na din sa wakas!
• Ang greatest lightning bolt sa solar system ay matatagpuan sa Jupiter. May lightning na nagaganap between the surface of one of its moons and the planet’s surface
• Narating ng space station na galing sa Earth ang Pluto after a year (sa current space missions, it wil take 9.5 years for one space shuttle from Earth to reach Pluto).
• Na-discover nila na ang Sirius-Beta system ay may planeta sa loob nito, na ang pangalan ay ‘Agartha’
Pinapanood din niya samin ang ‘The Kids with the Glasses’ at ‘Five Centimeters Per Second’ na (loosely?) may kinalaman din sa networking.
Before, I was always curious kung bakit gusto ng mga tao na maging prof si sir Mario. Alam ko na ngayon kung bakit. :D
• “Money can’t buy happiness, but it helps!”
• One way of proving time travel: At the time that you write a diary that goes ‘Pag naimbento ko ang time machine, babalik ako sa moment na sinusulat ko ito’, your future self comes walking into your door. (*question* E pano pag nagtatago, di lang nagpakita sayo..)
• Kung gagawa daw siya ng anime, tungkol ito sa ‘janitorial competition’. May dalawang characters na naglilinis ng classrooms nila sa school. Makikita ng isa mas malinis ang room ng isa tapos maiinggit ito. Magkakaroon ng labanan sa paglilinis. Tapos may ‘master expert’ na mag-iinspection ng nilinis nilang rooms. Sasabihin ng master na mas malinis daw yung sa bida kasi may isang patak ng pawis daw na naiwan sa room ng isa. May isa pa, tungkol naman sa tumbang preso. May mga techniques sa paghagis ng tsinelas. (HAHAHA!) tapos labanan sa tournament.
• Nagpapapanood din siya ng anime sa class. Pinanood namin kanina “Voices of a Distant Star.” Ang moral of the story – kahit gaano kaganda ang technology natin, mayroon pa ring propagation delay. Ang wala lang propagation delay ay ang network ng mga puso. Haha. Ang kulet talaga!
• Nakasulat sa shirt niya – ‘A mushroom a day keeps the koopas away’ na may picture ni Mario (sa Mario Bros) at mushroom.
----o+o----
Voices of a Distant Star notes
• Year 2047 – May mga tao nang nakatira sa Mars, at parang pagpunta lang sa ibang bansa ang pagbisita sa mga space stations sa ibang planeta (like Jupiter)
• Kayang magpadala ng SMS mula Jupiter hanggang Earth (with a propagation delay of one year).
• May long-distance relationship sa story, LONG-DISTANCE talaga, million light years! Na-apply dito ang twin paradox theorem sa physics (15 years old yung babae nung nasa Sirius-Beta system ang space station nila habang 24 years old na yung lalaki na naiwan sa Earth) na pina-explain ko pa kay kuya Atchong na na-gets ko na din sa wakas!
• Ang greatest lightning bolt sa solar system ay matatagpuan sa Jupiter. May lightning na nagaganap between the surface of one of its moons and the planet’s surface
• Narating ng space station na galing sa Earth ang Pluto after a year (sa current space missions, it wil take 9.5 years for one space shuttle from Earth to reach Pluto).
• Na-discover nila na ang Sirius-Beta system ay may planeta sa loob nito, na ang pangalan ay ‘Agartha’
Pinapanood din niya samin ang ‘The Kids with the Glasses’ at ‘Five Centimeters Per Second’ na (loosely?) may kinalaman din sa networking.
Before, I was always curious kung bakit gusto ng mga tao na maging prof si sir Mario. Alam ko na ngayon kung bakit. :D
100 Hours of Astronomy
The 100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project is a worldwide event consisting of a wide range of public outreach activities, live science center, research observatory webcasts and sidewalk astronomy events.One of the key goals of 100 Hours of Astronomy is to have as many people as possible look through a telescope as Galileo did for the first time 400 years ago. 100 Hours of Astronomy will take place from 2-5 April when the Moon goes from first quarter to gibbous, good phases for early evening observing. Saturn will be the other highlight of early evening observing events.UP Astronomical Society
UP NISMED
April 3-4, 2009, 6-10PM
PSHS Astronomical Society
Agham Road (Front of Pisay Gate)
April 2 & 3, 2009, 6-9pm
See you there!
>> Kung may binoculars kayo, dalhin niyo din. :)
Monday, March 16, 2009
The hardest tongue twister of all
... according to Guiness is:
The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick
>> haha nakakabulol nga...
The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick
>> haha nakakabulol nga...
BONDING: Pampawala ng stress!!
March 16, 2009
Nakakawala talaga ng stress kapag kasama mo ang mga kaibigan. Nakakatuwa dahil hindi dahil sa acads ang pagkikita-kita naming magkakapatid (ako, si Kring at Jako) kasama ang aming nanay na si Sherry ngayong araw na ito. Di tulad ng karaniwang senaryong nagpo-program ng machine problems, sabay-sabay naman kami ngayong nagsimba sa Holy Sacrifice church. Bihira lang talaga ako magsimba. Nakakatuwa lang na sila ang kasama ko sa unang simba ko ngayong taon. Napaka-unlikely lang. Buti di kami nasunog ni Jako. :D Di ko na nga masyadong maalala yung flow ng misa. Buti na lang nagsasabi sila ng ‘please be sitted’ at ‘please kneel’. Hehe. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Roman Catholic. Matagal lang talaga yung huling simba ko kaya medyo kinailangan ng refreshing of memory.
Ang saya lang makasama ang mga kapatid ko nang di inaalala ang MPs at mga databases and software projects (awts) na kailangang tapusin. Nanood nga din kami ng Special A. :D Nakaka-adik!
After nun, astropeeps (Mards, Ipe, Bea, Mafi, Atheio, Kiel) naman ang kasama ko sa gabi. Break muna sa pagtingala sa kalangitan, dahil ang ginawa namin nun ay manood ng violin recital sa College of Music. Ang galing nila tumugtog! Parang nabuhay sa harapan ko ang anime character ng La Corda D’ Oro na si Kahoko. Naging bitter lang kami lahat dun (dahil lahat kami ay *ehem* musically-inclined or nagpapakaganun) kaya na-commit namin ang 7 deadly sins. :D Siguro ganun na din kagaling ang high school classmate ko na nag-aaral din ngayon sa Music. Looking forward din sa kaniyang recital. Eleven years nang tumutugtog ng violin yung nag-recital kaya naman pala flawless ang performance. T.T Naiinspire na naman ako. Kelangan talaga pag gusto mong matutong tumugtog ng isang instrumento, at di lang tumugtog, maging MAHUSAY tumugtog ng isang instrumento, kailangang pagtuunan ito ng panahon saka constant ang pag-practice. Hay. Sabi nga namin, ibubuhos na lamang namin sa mga magiging anak namin ang frustration na ito. Maganda kasi na habang bata pa ay natututo na silang tumugtog. J
Ang saya lang talaga makapag-unwind with friends. Bukas, sabak ulit sa labanan.
Btw, mards happy birthday!
**ang sarap ng libreng yellow cab! :D~~
Nakakawala talaga ng stress kapag kasama mo ang mga kaibigan. Nakakatuwa dahil hindi dahil sa acads ang pagkikita-kita naming magkakapatid (ako, si Kring at Jako) kasama ang aming nanay na si Sherry ngayong araw na ito. Di tulad ng karaniwang senaryong nagpo-program ng machine problems, sabay-sabay naman kami ngayong nagsimba sa Holy Sacrifice church. Bihira lang talaga ako magsimba. Nakakatuwa lang na sila ang kasama ko sa unang simba ko ngayong taon. Napaka-unlikely lang. Buti di kami nasunog ni Jako. :D Di ko na nga masyadong maalala yung flow ng misa. Buti na lang nagsasabi sila ng ‘please be sitted’ at ‘please kneel’. Hehe. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Roman Catholic. Matagal lang talaga yung huling simba ko kaya medyo kinailangan ng refreshing of memory.
Ang saya lang makasama ang mga kapatid ko nang di inaalala ang MPs at mga databases and software projects (awts) na kailangang tapusin. Nanood nga din kami ng Special A. :D Nakaka-adik!
After nun, astropeeps (Mards, Ipe, Bea, Mafi, Atheio, Kiel) naman ang kasama ko sa gabi. Break muna sa pagtingala sa kalangitan, dahil ang ginawa namin nun ay manood ng violin recital sa College of Music. Ang galing nila tumugtog! Parang nabuhay sa harapan ko ang anime character ng La Corda D’ Oro na si Kahoko. Naging bitter lang kami lahat dun (dahil lahat kami ay *ehem* musically-inclined or nagpapakaganun) kaya na-commit namin ang 7 deadly sins. :D Siguro ganun na din kagaling ang high school classmate ko na nag-aaral din ngayon sa Music. Looking forward din sa kaniyang recital. Eleven years nang tumutugtog ng violin yung nag-recital kaya naman pala flawless ang performance. T.T Naiinspire na naman ako. Kelangan talaga pag gusto mong matutong tumugtog ng isang instrumento, at di lang tumugtog, maging MAHUSAY tumugtog ng isang instrumento, kailangang pagtuunan ito ng panahon saka constant ang pag-practice. Hay. Sabi nga namin, ibubuhos na lamang namin sa mga magiging anak namin ang frustration na ito. Maganda kasi na habang bata pa ay natututo na silang tumugtog. J
Ang saya lang talaga makapag-unwind with friends. Bukas, sabak ulit sa labanan.
Btw, mards happy birthday!
**ang sarap ng libreng yellow cab! :D~~
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
My best (so far) astro experience
It was one of my excellent astronomical experiences in UP Astrosoc. It was my first astrocamp, which was held at the Quezon City High School. The night sky was at its best - no trace of any clouds. Venus was the first attraction of the night and we had to observe it first thing when the program started because it was already setting. Several lines of very enthusiastic students waited for their turn in getting a peek of Venus at its crescent phase at the telescope. Some students thought it was like the moon. It was my first time to see the crescent phase of Venus with a very good resolution, thanks to Kiel's telescope (finderscope palang, telescope na ng astro! astig talaga). The waxing gibbous moon was the next attraction, with its visible craters. Kiel's telescope had another lens (nakalimutan ko yung tawag), which doubles the magnification power of the first lens. I have never seen the moon so big (malaki talaga, parang astroimages lang ni ate erika). I never got tired looking at it and I think the students did so too because they kept coming back to the telescope. Another first encounter was seeing Saturn! (sobrang saya nun). During the peak hours of the morning, we continued observing Saturn. Through Kiel's scope's double powered magnification, we were able to see two of Saturn's moons. They were moving so fast. Saturn's rings were on edge-on position so we were not able to see the rings clearly. I was also very pleased because (finally) I was able to fulfill my duty as an Observation and Instrumentation Cluster member. I was able to point the telescope to Saturn when the teachers requested to see it. I also learned the right ways of assembling the tripod and aligning the telescope.
I was also able to see the whole of the Scorpius constellation and I was amazed of the wide area that it occupies in the sky. It had a long tail ending in a J-shape. When the rocket-making activity failed to push through because the air pump malfunctioned unexpectedly, the students just watched "The Day the Earth Stood Still". While most of the students were asleep, Atheio decided to search for M objects using Kiel's scope. Using the Stellarium as guide, we targeted for M22 at the constellation Scorpius. Unexpectedly, we stumbled upon M6 (Butterfly Cluster). We announced this to the students who were still awake and they enthusiastically lined up at the scope to get a glimpse of it. A few minutes before sunrise, Jupiter became visible to our sky. Using the second lens of Kiel’s scope, we were able to see the bands on Jupiter’s atmosphere and 7 of its moons. Mars and Mercury were just a few degrees below Jupiter but we were not able to observe it because the rays of the rising sun had already obscured them.
During the awarding (giving of certificates), the students were still very enthusiastic (ang tibay nila, mga walang tulog yan ah) in doing the astro clap (Clap! Clap! Clap! Jupiter! Comet! Clap!) and the Lakbay-Langit cheer (Lakbay-Langit! Tuklasin ang kalawakan *nambonggang-bongga!*). As the students passed us on their way at home, I could see on their faces that they really enjoyed the camp. Most of them were saying thank you and goodbye to us. One of them even took a picture with Tatang (oi celebrity daw oh haha). Even their teacher was very happy to have us. They were hoping for another astrocamp next year. If it was possible, they want to have it yearly.
During the whole camp. I never felt tired (bakit ba ganun, pag nago-observe di ako dinadalaw ng antok). When I got home, I even had to force myself to sleep because I still need to attend another astro activity tonight. Speaking of that activity, the apps night of batch *** (wah nakalimutan ko pangalan, basta yung tagalong ng corpuscular rays) was very fun. They showcased very creative performances and dance numbers. It was a very hilarious night. Sila na pala ang pangalawang batch na tagalog ang pangalan (una kami, ang batch Sinagtala!)
I was able to experience the astro and society part of the org in two nights. Galing! I’m happy to be back after a break of almost two months. The sky itself is telling me not to give up my astro dreams.
Thank you UP Astrosoc for another wonderful experience!
Ad astra per aspera!
-+ooo+-
Dahil din sa mga karanasang ito (lalo na sa astrocamp), nalaman ko kung gaano kadakila ang adhikain ng organisasyong ito. UP Astrosoc is a non-profit org and we do not ask for payment when we do astrocamps and other activities. Kumukuha ng pondo ang org mula sa sponsorship at fund-raising activities.
Napahanga din ako ng lubos sa mga kapwa miyembro ko na napakadedikado sa kanilang mga responsibilidad sa org pero at the same time hindi napapabayaan ang acads at ang spiritual life. Nakaka-inspire. Marami akong natututunan.
I love astro more!!!
Lalalalala....
I was also able to see the whole of the Scorpius constellation and I was amazed of the wide area that it occupies in the sky. It had a long tail ending in a J-shape. When the rocket-making activity failed to push through because the air pump malfunctioned unexpectedly, the students just watched "The Day the Earth Stood Still". While most of the students were asleep, Atheio decided to search for M objects using Kiel's scope. Using the Stellarium as guide, we targeted for M22 at the constellation Scorpius. Unexpectedly, we stumbled upon M6 (Butterfly Cluster). We announced this to the students who were still awake and they enthusiastically lined up at the scope to get a glimpse of it. A few minutes before sunrise, Jupiter became visible to our sky. Using the second lens of Kiel’s scope, we were able to see the bands on Jupiter’s atmosphere and 7 of its moons. Mars and Mercury were just a few degrees below Jupiter but we were not able to observe it because the rays of the rising sun had already obscured them.
During the awarding (giving of certificates), the students were still very enthusiastic (ang tibay nila, mga walang tulog yan ah) in doing the astro clap (Clap! Clap! Clap! Jupiter! Comet! Clap!) and the Lakbay-Langit cheer (Lakbay-Langit! Tuklasin ang kalawakan *nambonggang-bongga!*). As the students passed us on their way at home, I could see on their faces that they really enjoyed the camp. Most of them were saying thank you and goodbye to us. One of them even took a picture with Tatang (oi celebrity daw oh haha). Even their teacher was very happy to have us. They were hoping for another astrocamp next year. If it was possible, they want to have it yearly.
During the whole camp. I never felt tired (bakit ba ganun, pag nago-observe di ako dinadalaw ng antok). When I got home, I even had to force myself to sleep because I still need to attend another astro activity tonight. Speaking of that activity, the apps night of batch *** (wah nakalimutan ko pangalan, basta yung tagalong ng corpuscular rays) was very fun. They showcased very creative performances and dance numbers. It was a very hilarious night. Sila na pala ang pangalawang batch na tagalog ang pangalan (una kami, ang batch Sinagtala!)
I was able to experience the astro and society part of the org in two nights. Galing! I’m happy to be back after a break of almost two months. The sky itself is telling me not to give up my astro dreams.
Thank you UP Astrosoc for another wonderful experience!
Ad astra per aspera!
-+ooo+-
Dahil din sa mga karanasang ito (lalo na sa astrocamp), nalaman ko kung gaano kadakila ang adhikain ng organisasyong ito. UP Astrosoc is a non-profit org and we do not ask for payment when we do astrocamps and other activities. Kumukuha ng pondo ang org mula sa sponsorship at fund-raising activities.
Napahanga din ako ng lubos sa mga kapwa miyembro ko na napakadedikado sa kanilang mga responsibilidad sa org pero at the same time hindi napapabayaan ang acads at ang spiritual life. Nakaka-inspire. Marami akong natututunan.
I love astro more!!!
Lalalalala....
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