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Thought I’d share this picture which was taken during the Bb. Liberal Arts 1991 beauty pageant. Iris Alfelor, one of the most sought after MASP speech instructor during that era, won the much coveted title.

The faces you see in the picture belongs to (from left to right): Alorna, the English Department’s SA from 1989-1992 (?); Kathy, daughter of Prof. Lucy Diano (former chairperson of the English Department); Weng Inocencio-Kim, now the proud owner of Kerrimo, that snack stand you see in SV; Yours truly, aka The Deity (I looked so innocent noh?); Iris, the alluring Cebuana who used to capture freshmen’s heart with her exotic beauty and husky voice; Christian, the English Department’s Ozanam Playhouse official make-up artist; Malen, the demure MASP who got the young engineering dudes tailing her all the time; Cynia, also an outstanding MASP, presently connected in one of America’s top airlines; Carlo, nowadays a businessman making a name in Cebu; and Arthur, the self-proclaimed MASP gigolo during our batch. The last I heard about Art is that he’s teaching in Lyceum.

With the exception of Rowena, Cynia and Carlo, who remained dear friends to this date, I have no idea where some of the former MASP’s are these days, especially those that I worked and played with from 1988-1990. All I know now is that they have a special place in my memory.

I still can’t believe it’s been that long ago…

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Sometime in 2000, I started a little website called “Inkblot.” Blogging wasn’t yet the “in” thing back then, so I had to do everything (design, HTML coding) by hand. It was an arduous process, that’s why I “updated” it only once every quarter. And the content was no biggie: I read some of the stuff I did then, I cringe. It all seems so juvenile from where I currently stand.
Anyway, Freeservers “killed” the site after I unwittingly hotlinked some images from my blog sometime in November 2004. But for anyone who’s curious, the Inkblot’s old issues and “evolution” can still be seen in the Wayback Machine.

Tags: Adamson University, Adamson Chronicle, Inkblot

JB has blogged 101 posts

This happened just last year in Poso, Indonesia. The real root of the massacre is not yet clear. It could be because of religious differences or of politically related problem(s). Whatever the reason is, this shows how people can be so insane for the sake of their personal interests.

But let us not be too judgmental. Maybe they have their own motives behind this. But killing other people? It all varies on the different convictions of different people.. a pogrom of Christians, is this their answer?

I know that this is not related to Adamson University or even to our own lives, but seeing this video made me think, while we are enjoying our life here, there are people out there suffering from real physical harm.

Tags: poso massacre, Adamson University, Adamsonian

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These are some excerpts from Jose Rizal’s letter to his sister Trining during the former’s stay in Heidelberg:

“The German woman is serious, studious, and diligent, and as their clothes do not have plenty of color, and generally they have only three or four, they do not pay much attention to their clothes nor to jewels.´´

“They go everywhere walking so nimbly or faster than men, carrying their books, their baskets, without minding anyone and only their own business. ´´

“…because German women are active and somewhat masculine. They are not afraid of men. They are more concerned with the substance than with appearances. ´´

Let me say that I truly admire a woman who is capable of independence. I might write again my observations in this European country I am in, but let us not tackle about that.. I want to write about women. Women who are called Bitches when they express themselves, when they compete with men, and when they beat men.

I do not think that it is about subduing men or competing with men. I think that it is about self sustenance and liberation to be able to learn, to practice one’s craft, to simply map her own purpose. This might sound like from the Women’s Lib, a reality which we thought already happening. If that is the case, then stop calling me a Bitch.

I might point out the women in my Heimat (fatherland). And the women here where I am staying. It is still customary that a Filipina stays at home, attends to the kids and waits for her husband’s salary, and in between, she will watch noontime shows and telenovelas as her endowed entertainment. Thanks to the so called Women’s Rights, women attend schools and even universities, even being able to pursue Engineering, Law or Medicine. Yet, in between, she will succumb to a man, put on expensive make up and clothes, watch t.v., wait for the man, and daydream. Because, in such education, women are isolated to learn only the theories and praxis of the discipline they choose. Outside the degree and the career, they still need to have those multiple facial creams and they need to stay at home, because she is a wife and a worker (careerwoman). She will still have that fragile emotions and she will still be conscious at what others may say, she will still be conforming and will not have her own disposition over matters.

Where I am staying right now, to which, I might also suggest (but not necessarily impose) to the women in my Heimat, women are considered strong. Rizal has the accurate definition of them which is valid up to now. Women don’t waste time, they, in fact make the most of their time. Women read, a common household bookshelf here is filled with books, no matter if she is the Mechanical Engineer of a metal company or the cashier of a bakery, she collects books of her own interest be it about geography or Ernest Hemingway or marine life. Women indulge themselves into sports, some women even drive to cliffs to cycle, or even climb mountains. During their free time, they study new sports, at 40, they attend arnis lessons or rowing lessons. Women go to museums, opera and cultural festivals, mostly affordable and not expensive during festivals as they are being upholded by the government as well. Women express themselves, they have their opinions and not afraid to be heard out. Women think, they use logic and techniques for convenience, even from cooking, to driving, to mostly anything. They don’ linger long moments in front of the mirror because they want to be punctual. They don’t say, “Pwede na ito´´, they execute things to the best way they can and they expect efficiency also.

Being a woman is not about being a bitch to men, but being a bitch because a woman satisfies herself. And that satisfaction comes from the things we try to discover as humans here on earth who appreciate beauty and art, who use rationality bestowed upon us, who develop ideas and skills for the betterment of our own selves and who have goals to be fulfilled.

Tags: women

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the place

the people

the memories

nostalgia…

some things never change..

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Leonor Watling’s that stunning girl in Pedro Almovodar’s 2002 film Talk To Her, where almost throughout the movie you’d see her in a coma in varying degrees of nudity. Well, she’d also dance and walk on streets and live a normal life, but the point is, Pedro Almodovar tells the bulk of her story by making her to almost do nothing, and by letting her “admirer” Benigno eat his own tragedy. Below is the trailer of the film.

Leonor has a band called Marlango, and as far as I know it, they’ve released two albums. I liked the first eponymous one more than the second, Automatic Imperfection.

Below are two songs from the first album that I really dig, the first is called “Madness” and the second is “Once Upon A Time.” The third one is a song called “Pequeno Vals,” this time from the second album.

Liking the rest of the band’s songs is probably an acquired taste; they kind of grow on you. I guess there’s nothing like a naked girl in a coma to make you want to know more about her.

Tags: Leonor Watling, Pedro Almodovar

JB has blogged 101 posts

I believe one of China Daily’s gallant “copy-and-pasters” made a little mistake in copying and pasting this report from Reuters. The report was about Sinag, the solar-powered car designed and built by students from De La Salle University.

The original title must have been “Indonesian drives self-designed solar-powered car,” (see image above) which has been indexed by Google and still appears on searches. As my sister would say, “Hello?”

China Daily must have realized its mistake, so hastily deletes “Indonesian,” but strangely leaves it at that and doesn’t bother replacing it with “Strange, clever brown monkeys”…. Alright, “Filipinos.” So the current title (”Drives self-designed solar-powered car”) lacks a doer and serves as the smoking gun.

I wonder why China Daily continues doing this thing. I’ve probably caught them committing something like this three times in the past six months. Maybe they should hire me.

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For engineering students who need some sense of humor. Best appreciated if you’d click on the image.

Tags: Linux, Bill Gates

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