Say Keso ;)

This is the basic question I have to ask during my travel to Trieste. I have to ask questions in a mix of my rusty spanish and college italian, hahaah. Hirap magbiyahe mag-isa. But thankfully, I arrived here after a very adventurous trip: delayed flights to Amsterdam and Venice; barely sleeping in Venice airport (because there are no more bus and train rides when I arrived almost midnight, so I have to wait ti 6 am); buying bus and train tickets, finding those small yellow boxes to punch my tickets, looking for the right bin stations and bus numbers.. It is hot here, but the view is all woth it. This is a view from our room yesterday before it rained...at 7 pm! Medyo di pa adjusted ang body clock ko because i'm already awake at 2 am here. Full sched and full meals. Lots of geeky students. One of the participants is also a librarian from Alexandria library in Egypt! Cool!!! No tv here in the room but there's one in the TV room downstairs, na laging walang tao :) Mukhang kelangan ko pang tanungin yung tv ng "parli inglese?" kase di ko siya ma-operate, hahaha. Kian is happy with the photos, :D

Friends, allow me to take this opportunity to share with you  how glad I am,  because finally, I'm done with my thesis (and my masters degree!). I made it to the Summer batch of 2008. (Unless me dark forces pa na pumigil, hhahaha). My UPSLIS friends would fully understand why this would mean a lot, hehehe. Sometimes in our struggle to finish our thesis/research we forgot that we're actually finishing a degree (wow, lalim, hehe). 3 of the total X graduate study years were spent for my thesis. Pero come to think of it, nasa "normal" situtation pa naman ako compared to other struggling graduate students of UP, hehhe. Ilang Christmas, Holy Week and holiday breaks ko kapiling ang aking paper. I have my share of "faults" for the delay, but for the rest na out of my control, dinaan ko na ang sa dasal. Maraming dasal!!! Nauna ko pa nga na ipresent ang paper ko sa South Africa kaysa sa thesis panel ko. At least I am relieved that I will not bring this to Italy when I leave on the 5th :)

Thank you, thank you sa lahat. (Ok parang nagiging acknowledgement page na ito sa thesis ko, hehe) This is the birthday gift that I prayed to receive this year. (Did I tell you that my birthday will be on the 4th of July? hahaha, tripping! Gifts are welcome already, hahahaha.)

(Photo sourced from www.sinfest.net)

Dear Fellow Alumni,

This is to inform you that the UP Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA) has decided to create a permanent official mailing list for all alumni of the UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS). This is in line with the plan of the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) to create a consortium of all UPAA chapters’ official mailing lists. Some of you may not be aware that there are a number of UPLSAA-related mailing lists that were created by the previous UPLSAA board/officers. So we believe that it is time to have just one official mailing list for UPLSAA.

In this light, may we invite you to support this project by joining our mailing list. If you have a Yahoo e-mail account, you may go directly to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uplsaa-mailinglist/ to join. Or you may send your name and e-mail address to uplsaa@yahoo.com so we could send you an invite. We are also seeking your support by posting this information to other library-related mailing lists that you are part of or forwarding this to fellow alumni you are in contact with.

Our aim here is to consolidate all of our alumni in one, official mailing list to facilitate better communication among our members. Let us use this venue solely to post and share UPSLIS and UPLSAA news, updates, and other library/professional related information and concerns. Thus, let us refrain from posting unrelated forwarded/spam messages.

We look forward to your continued support to UPSLIS and UPLSAA.

 
Sincerely,

 

UPLSAA Board 2008-09

Totally weirdness. I got accepted as speaker for the 21st International CODATA (International Council for Science: Committe on Data for Science and Technology) Conference. I already forgot what paper I submitted to them, hehe. CODATA happens to be the main source for my thesis; that's how I learned about this conference.

Weird, because just yesterday I decided to visit the conference site, just thingking if there are updates. Then last night I thought of going to Ukraine! I think inaantok na ako nun. Haha. Same scenario before I got the news that I am going to Italy.  Weird. So imagine how speechless I am when I saw their e-mail. Though I still haven't read what's inside (downloading).

So the question is: will I be in Ukraine this October? I hope CODATA will be generous.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting applications from libraries and organisations with a mandate to provide public access to information to apply for the Access to Learning Award (ATLA) 2009.   

The award recognizes excellence and innovation in public libraries and similar institutions in providing access to information through the use of computers and the Internet, at no cost to the user.   The recipient will receive a prize of US$1 million. 

The 2009 brochures (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), application form and further information are now available from
www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalDevelopment/GlobalLibraries/AccessLearningAward/

Please note: the closing date for the 2008 award is 31 October 2008.

If you, or any of your contacts, have any questions please contact ATLA at <atla@gatesfoundation.org>

ATLA Administrator
email: <atla@gatesfoundation.org>

To those who are attending: Please do arrive early so that we can start on time to allow our speaker ample time to do his presentation and for critique of sample photos. I'm sure it's going to be interesting!

Hope to see all!

May 17, 2008 9am-12noon at the Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila Campus, Loyola Heights, QC

Last year, it's in Durban, South Africa, along the Indian Ocean.
This year, Trieste, Italy, along the Adriatic Sea.
(Nice lang na hindi sila landlocked :) )

Sana payagan lang ako ng mga bosing to leave, kase dami akong workload :(

Might spend my birthday during flight, hehe. :D

Happy.

(Teka, back to reality muna: Planning meeting, workshops, find an assistant, picture book, thesis, learn Linux and a quick trip to the North)

The UP Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA) in coordination with the UP Library and Information Science Students Association (UPLISSA) invite you to the
Basic Digital Photography Workshop on May 17, 2008 9am-12noon at the Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila Campus, Loyola Heights, QC

This session will be facilitated by photographer, Mr. Nap Apolinario, Jr, PMP.

Learn the following:
•Understanding photography
•Basics of exposure
•Composition and taking better pictures
•Basic digital image manipulation
•Equipment

Just bring your digital camera (point and shoot or     dslr) and a minimal fee of P150 for alumni/non-students and P100 for students.

For inquiries, e-mail us at uplsaa@yahoo.com

Hope to see you!!!

Theme:
“The Roadmap of Philippine librarianship: a glimpse of the past and visions of the future”
May 2, 2008
5.30 pm
UP Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman

Link

Hola!

Some weeks ago, I posted a call for photos here which Nap shared with me. Apparently my photo was selected to be included in the opening exhibit of Enderun Colleges Gallery :) Weee! Hehe.

The Event will be held on April 18, 2008 (Friday) from 10:00 am - 11:00 pm at Enderun Colleges, 2nd floor, Wynsum Corporate Plaza Building. There would be a seminar by David Fabros - the official photographer of ABS-CBN from 10:00 am - 12:00 nn. The Gallery will then be opened after the talk.

The best photo will be determined by guest votes during the event.

If you're interested to attend, ticket price for the event will be Php 200 inclusive of food and drinks. Participants are free of charge.

Thanks to Nap for sharing this opportunity to me. (wahaha, achivement ba?)

It’s been lazy, sad and depressing. It’s one of those days that hits you hard and makes you curse life. Despite the ton of workload, here I am, staring blankly at my monitor. My library is a mess. I can't think of a title for the storybook. One of my thesis advisers doesn’t feel the urgency that I need to graduate. I’m (sort of) feeling tired of organizing events/activities for the
barkada. In a few weeks time, Emang will pass the torch to me as the new UPLSAA president, and I don’t know what to do for my term. We’re even short of possible candidates for the election.  

I miss some friends, former officemates… (speaking of former officemates, Ammiel dropped by to give me a nice present. We just had a brief talk because he’s not feeling well. I’m just glad to see him.)

Sigh.

I was shocked when Eric made an announcement  last Saturday that it will be our last class. I've been hearing that he's leaving before, hush hush pa lang. I've been attending his dance class for 2 (3?) years now. I can still recall how intimidating he looked when I first met him. But when he started to talk and dance, ay, BONGGA! We were all laughing when he once shared that he was a former member of San Beda HS basketball team. He's really tall and mestizo. He was a former member of Powerdance and he teaches pilates as well. I stopped attending the classes at Moro for some months last year because of my knee injury. But when my doctor told me na I can attend dance classes, I enrolled once again this January. "Nabuhay ka!", ang salubong sa akin when he saw me.  I love his classes because of the different dances that we do. His one hour class always, always is not enough, so we usually extend. Most of my classmates are mommies, and some of them call me bunso or  dalaga, because obviously, his saturday class is the "mommies class" :)

Good thing I was bringing my camera last saturday(weird!). So before anyone could react after his announcement, I was running to the locker room to get Kian, hehe.

I think some of us are holding our tears before the photo was taken. We'll surely miss him.

My next target lesson: AIKIDO! hehehe

Got this from my good friend Joyce Reyes. Sigh. Whole day :(

April 4 and 5, 2008

To register and

for more info please call 631.1231 locals 222 & 228

 

The  Ortigas Foundation Library is located at the 2/F Ortigas Building,

Ortigas Avenue corner Meralco, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

Dr. Anglo is leaving and asked me if he can bring some of his books for the library. I said yes, of course. More than a hundred books arrived and he helped me sort them. The books are a combination of titles on various topics: environmental science, science fiction, philosophy, humor, even sewing for dummies.

It’s always been like this. Almost always, I can expect books (and files!) from our research staff whenever they leave. Same thing happens when someone arrives from a conference or training. They always bring something for me. The real problems come after. Sorting, where to place them, disposing, etc. I laughed when Doc Anglo gave up after a few minutes of helping me sort the books. “Ay, ikaw nang bahala. Ang hirap pala!” He’ll pick a book, drop it, then picks it again. Separation anxiety? Hehe.

Marami na rin nilang umalis. And it seems that I couldn’t really get used to it. Every time I sign their clearance forms, I couldn’t help but imagine what is it like when it is my time to leave. Of course, I know I won’t probably leave my childrens' books behind. I’d probably leave my copy of ISAD(G) and Collecting museum pieces. :)

No, I’m not leaving. Not that I know.

Any one interested with Archimedes’ revenge: the joys and perils of mathematics?

Got this from Nap :)

Kodakan sa Enderun is Recodatio’s first photo gallery which is open to all amateur photographers who are interested in showcasing their talents. This gallery is a fund raising event for Enderun’s Yearbook Committee.

 

There is no joining fee for this photo gallery, however the participants must print their own photos once approved (size 8r). The photo should be passed on or before March 26 at Enderun Colleges.

 

Mechanics for Submission

 

1.)   Participants should fill in the registration form that’s attached to this e-mail.

2.)   Then e-mail your photos and the registration form to recordation.enderun@yahoo.com

3.)   Very minimal editing to the photos is allowed.

4.)   If the photo is approved you will be contacted through e-mail and phone.

5.)   Participants are the ones who will print their photos once approved. Photo size should be 8r.

6.)   Photos should be submitted to Enderun on or before March 26, 2007 at the Business Center, 19^th Floor, Wynsum Corporate Plaza, 21 F. Ortigas Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

7.)   One person can pass several photos.

UNESCO’s Earth Sciences Programme is running a photo contest on the theme of The Changing Face of the Earth, to raise awareness among youth of the state of the planet. There are several cameras and 40 book prizes to be won. Entries close on 30 June 2008.

Contestants may enter in one of the two following categories:

• 15-20 year olds and 
• contestants aged 21 years and over.

Each contestant is invited to submit a single colour photo depicting her or his personal testimony to the Earth’s rapidly changing landscape in a positive or negative way. The photo should illustrate one of the ten themes from the International Year of Planet Earth (see list below). Photos may portray rural or urban scenes and should depict changes to the landscape caused by natural phenomena or resulting from human intervention.

The Prizes

Each of the winning contestants in each category will receive a copy of two UNESCO books in English or French, depending on their preference: Explaining the Earth and The Changing Face of the Earth.

Explaining the Earth depicts our planet’s place in the Universe and in our Solar System, the Earth’s structure, plate tectonics, the role of the atmosphere and hydrosphere, the formation of reliefs, the ice ages and natural hazards.

The Changing Face of the Earth traces continental shift since the Pangaea, a single supercontinent, began breaking up 250 million yeas ago, via 10 maps.

In addition, the best entries in each category will win a camera. The names of the winning contestants will be announced in the October 2008 issue of A World of Science and on UNESCO’s science portal.

Choose one of the following ten themes for your photo

• Soil – Earth's living skin, Planet Earth in our hands
• Groundwater – towards sustainable use
• Hazards – minimizing risk, maximizing awards
• Earth and health – building a safer environment
• Climate change – the ‘stone tape’
• Resource issues – towards sustainable use
• Megacities – going deeper, building safer
• Deep Earth – from crust to core
• Ocean – abyss of time
• Earth and life – the origins of diversity

How to enter

If sending in your entry electronically, please complete the form then send this with a high resolution photo (300 dpi, 700 KB minimum) bearing your name as an image file to: photocontest@unesco.org

If sending in your entry by post, please complete the form then send your photo to: Changing Face of the Earth Photo Contest, Editor, A World of Science,
UNESCO,1 rue Miollis, Paris 75732 Cedex 15, France.

• Publication Date: 17-10-2007

• © UNESCO/NOPD Isidro Magana - Floods in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina, September 2005

Got this from the blog of Carlos Celdran. Tara, join na, hehe. Mula sa isang taong uhaw sa totoong bakasyon (wishing!) hehe:

HEY EVERYONE! LET'S ROCK!
JOIN MY RAFFLE & WIN AN OVERNIGHT TRIP
FOR TWO (2)* TO THE
HISTORIC ISLAND OF CORREGIDOR! **

It's easy.  ANYONE CAN JOIN.

Just send me an email with your name, your phone number (land or cell), and your blog address. Along with those details, include three (3) - or more - good reasons why you and your companion(s) should win this contest. This could be in any format. Poem, prose, drawing, photograph, film clip. The more creative your entry, the better.  I will then print it out and put it in a hat for a raffle (just to make it fair for everyone).

Looking forward to getting your emails.  

Ang harsh ng title 'no? hahhha. But this made my day. I saw a copy of this book in my brother's room. Wala nang paalam paalam, kinuha ko na lang! Asteeg! I wasn't aware na may 3rd book na pala (anong klase ba akong fan!...:)

Like Pugad Baboy, i love the style and humor of Kikomachine. Buti na lang nasa Inquirer pa sila. Aliw pa dahil patterned ito sa buhay Peyups (UP). Ang dorm life, isaw, mga profs, university fair, ang mga angst at issues. Ang pagkaka-profound, kunwari deep, corny naman! Hahaha. Mamahalin mo talaga sila. At syempre ang mga expressions na nakuha ko na rin. Wohooo, Rak en Rol! :)



Heto at makitawa na rin tulad ko. Eksena sa Lib. Mala-GenRef at SocSci, hheehe.

Eksena sa klase:
At sa bahay:
Eksenang ewan:

These made me smile in this one heck of a shit day :) Ganito ba pag feb. 29 :(
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    Ang buhay ay parang bato, it's hard.

      Better late than pregnant.

      Behind the clouds are the other clouds.

      It's better to cheat than to repeat!

      Do unto others ... then run!!!

      Kapag puno na ang salop, kumuha na ng ibang salop.

      Magbiro ka na sa lasing, magbiro ka na sa bagong gising, huwag lang sa
      lasing na bagong gising.

      When all else fails, follow instructions.

      Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, lumaki sa ibang bansa.

      To err is human, to errs is humans.

      Ang taong nagigipit ... sa bumbay kumakapit

      Pag may usok ... may nag-iihaw

      Ang taong naglalakad nang matulin ... may utang.

      No guts, no glory... no ID, no entry.

      Birds of the same feather that prays together ... stays together.

      Kapag may sinuksok at walang madukot, may nandukot.

      Walang matigas na tinapay sa gutom na tao.

      Ang taong di marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan .... ay may
      stiff neck.

      Birds of the same feather make a good feather duster.

      Kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga. Kapag may taga, may tahi.

      Huli man daw at magaling, undertime pa rin.

      Ang naglalakad ng matulin, late na sa appointment

      Matalino man ang matsing, matsing pa rin.

      Better late than later.

      Aanhin ang palasyo kung ang nakatira ay kuwago, mabuti pa ang bahay kubo,
      sa paligid puno ng linga.

      Kapag maikli ang kumot, tumangkad ka na!

      No man is an island because time is gold.

      Hindi lahat ng kumikinang ay ginto ... muta lang yan.

      Kapag ang puno mabunga ... mataba ang lupa!

      When it rains ... it floods.

      Pagkahaba haba man ng prusisyon ... mauubusan din ng kandila.

      Ang buhay ay parang gulong, minsan nasa ibabaw, minsan nasa vulcanizing
      shop.

      Batu-bato sa langit, ang tamaan ... sapul.

      Try and try until you succeed... or else try another.

      Ako ang nagsaing ... iba ang kumain. Diet ako eh.

      Huwag magbilang ng manok kung alaga mo ay itik.

      Kapag maiksi na ang kumot, bumili ka na ng bago.

      If you can't beat them, shoot them. (Nalundasan)

      An apple a day is too expensive.

      An apple a day makes seven apples a week. (really expensive)