Thursday, November 8, 2007

El Fili

Bapor Tabo

    Maynila patungong Laguna

    Ilog Pasig


 

    Reverendos

    Isagani - makata

    Ben Zayb - manunulat

    Dona Victorina

    Basilio

    Simoun - Ibarra; mag-aalahas

    

Basilio - medisina - tulong ni Kapitan Tiago

    San Diego - libingan ng ina

    pagbabalatkayo ni Simoun - nahuli - balak patayin si Basilio

        higanti sa Kastila - umayaw - makatapos ng pag-aaral


 

Estudyante - Akademya ng Wikang Kastila

    Padre Irene at Don Custodio

    umayaw - prayle ang mamamahala; tagapangilak lamang ang mga estudyante

    

Simoun - maghihmagsik

    pinuntahan si Basilio

    paglusob sa kumbento

        Maria Clara - namatay ng hapon

    

Nabigo ang mga estudyante sa pagtatag ng Akademiya

    salu-salo - Panciteria Macanista de Buen Gusto

    talumpati - pagtuligsa sa mga prayle - namanmanan

    paskil sa mga pintuan - pagbintang, paghimagsik - idinakip

    

Nakalaya ang mga estudyante

    Huli - kasintahan ni Basilio

        nakiusap kay Padre Camorra

        namatay siya - pagkahulog sa bintana

        

Paulita - katipan ni Isagani

    nakipagtalusira

    sinamantala ni Simoun - makipagsundo

    pagkasal ni Juanito at Paulita

    Don Timoteo Pelaez - nakiisa sa negosyo

    

Nabili ang dating bahay ni Kapitan Tiago

    hinanda ni Simoun


 

Dalawang buwan

    nakalaya si Basilio sa pagkabilanggo

    umanib sa paghimagsik

    lampara - hugis granada; kasinlaki ng ulo ng tao

    regalo sa kasal

    20 minutos - manlalabo - pag itinaas, puputok

        pagsabog - pagsimula ng paghimagsik

    

Nagtalo ang loob ni Basilio

    namayani ang kabaitan

    nag-init - dalawang pari

    Isagani - kaibigan niya - pumasok

    sinabihan tungkol sa lampara


 

Inihagis sa ilog

    nasira ang balak ni Simoun

    

Nabatid si Simoun

    pinatugis

    Tumakas - bahay ni Padre Florentino

    baybayin ng Dagat Pacific

    uminom ng lason

    itinapat sa pari ang pangalan at pagkatao

    nangumpisal - namatay

    

    

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Engrish

Topic Sentence
usually the first sentence of the paragraph
overview of paragraph

Ways in Developing Paragraph
Comparison/Contrast - similarities/differences
Analogy - similarities
Cause and Effect - reasons why something happened
Definition - describes
Example/Illustration - specific proof

Verbals/Verbal Phrases
Verbal - verb that does not function as a verb
Prepositional - links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence
Appositive - additional information, two commas
Participial - function as adjectives
Gerund - functions as a noun
Infinitive - to + "verb"

Dangling Participles
ambiguous
participle should be near the subject
*participle*, subject...
subject, participle, ...
...subject,participle

Parallelism
Two or more sentences are expressed similarly

Coordinate
And, but, or, nor
Compared/Contrasted
equal in rank: as, like
Correlative
not only...but also; neither...nor; either...or; both...and

Pronoun Cases
Nominative Case: (I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who) - subject
Objective Case: (me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom) - direct or indirect object
Possessive Case: (my, mine, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs, your, yours, whose) - possession


LITERATURE

Aeneid
national epic
Roman sense of duty and responsibility
7 years - Trojan Exiles
Latium - Central Italy
Aeneas married Lavinia

Trojans and Latins integrated
Romulus - founded Rome

Muse of poetry
Juno - Carthage - bribed Aeolus
Aeolus - storm
Neptune - angry - stopped storm
Venus - Aeneas' mother - angry at persecution
Ascanius - son of Aeneas
Mercury - message to Carthage - kind welcome for Aeneas

Sychaeus - prince of Tyre
Pygmalion - ruled tyrannically
Dido - Queen - generous
Cupid - seeds of love
Dido falls madly in love with Aeneas

Hunting expedition
downpour - cavern as shelter
consummate their love - *cough*
when Jupiter learned this, he sent Mercury
duty to Troy
when Dido heard, tearful frenzy
Cursed Aeneas - suicide


Stratagem of the Wooden Horse (Fall of Troy)
Aeneas - Queen Dido
Grecian chiefs - Pallas' help
Wooden horse - fir - sacred to Athena
offering to gods for the Greeks' safe return
Hymoetes - advised bringing it inside the city
Capys - burn or throw it into the sea - bore through it
Laocoon - do not trust the horse; threw spear at horse - attacked by sea snakes
Sinon - displeased Greeks
Ilium - home of godly people
Greeks went out of horse's belly; Troy was no more

Icarus and Daedalus
Ovid - aristocratic
education appropriate to status
Metamorphoses - changes - collection of poems
King Minos - Crete
Minotaur - labyrinth
Daedalus - master builder
Prince Theseus - killed Minotaur
Wings - flights
Samos - Juno's sacred island
Calymne - honey
Icarus - excited - flew upwards - sun melted wax
dead - wings on the waves

On the Theater
Marcus Tullius Cicero
politically ambitious - Rome's leading statesman; consul
Master Orator; Tireless writer

Venus Victrix - dedication
Marcus Marius
Satire - actors, wild animal hunts, elephant hunt



El Cid
battle with Moors
the Lord
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
Exile - gossip from jealous peers
Cathedral of Sta Maria
Faith in God
Castille - hometown
Monastery of San Pedro de Cardena
Abbot Don Sancho
Dona Jimena - prayed for El Cid; his wife
50 marks
2 daughters and wife - left to abbot
Repast laid out for him
Castile - 115 inquired on his whereabouts


Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
Florence - exiled to Ravenna
turmoil of 13th century
great love for Beatrice
Allegory of human soul and journey to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
Wretched souls
not hoped of death
debased lives
Great River
Charon - ferryman

Sonnet 307
Francesco Petrarch
Father of Italian Renaissance
Canzoniere - Laura
Bird flying
grieving for past - song
night, winter, day, summer
sad tune
comfort in bosom
weep together
death
talk about the past

Federigo's Falcon
Giovanni Boccaccio
Decameron
100 prose tales
Federigo Alberighi
bravest and most courageous man in Tuscany
fell in love with Monna Giovanna
one of the fairest and grandest women
jousted, tilted, entertained, scattered largess
spent beyond his means
Monna didn't care
Reduced to poverty
falcon and estate at Campi - left with him
Monna's husband died - widow
child fell sick - wanted Federigo's Falcon
Monna visited Federigo
hospitable
deemed falcon as a dish meat
He fell weeping
only food worthy of Monna
magnanimity of host
Man without wealth than wealth without a man
They married



ROME
Eternal City to which all roads lead
Order - keynote of Roman World
Greeks - pattern for literature and culture
Creative efforts went into government
Roman conquests - literature rich in history
Speeches - politics highest form of art
Praised Roman glories and Italian countryside

Aeneid - Glorify the State

obedience to the call of duty
no pleasure and delight
business first
virtue over pleasure, all that mattered was duty
barren and palin thoughts

lyric poems show lighter side of roman character


Dark Ages
476 - 1000
Rome was overran; weakened
barbaric tribes
period of gloom
Middle Ages
5th - 15th century
epic literature - beginning of civilized European Literature
oral - life and civilization of a heroic age
romance
prose
poetry
chivalry, courtly love, magic, religion
lyric poetry - Francois Villon
morality, mystery, miracle play

Renaissance
14th - 15th century
literary and artistic movements changed
classical art and literature
Italy, France, Germany, England, Europe
rebirth of human spirit
Jules Michener - "discovery of world and man"
Shift in values - religous to materialism
Humanism - philosophical movement
emphasis on humanities - languages,literature, mathematics, history, ethics

Italian Heritage
fundamental individualism
humanists
led by Leonardo Bruli
Practical lessons
love of country
vernacular
standard form
Dante and Petrarch
Spotlight on individual
Sonnet and Drama
Petrarch - Italian Sonnet
courtly poems
Decameron
Giovanni Boccaccio
realistic detail and diversity


The Pantheon, meaning "Temple of all the gods", is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome. It is the best preserved of all Roman buildings, and perhaps the best preserved building of its age in the world. It has been in continuous use throughout its history. Although the identity of the Pantheon's primary architect remains uncertain, it is largely credited to Trajan's architect Apollodorus of Damascus. Since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Christian church.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

SS Exam

Agriculture
Philippines - dominantly agricultural
climate and temperature - resources from Earth's bounty
Latin - "ager cultura" - cultivation of fields
production involving plant cultivation and raising animals (includes fisheries and forestry)
6000BC
foraging for food - move from place to place - nomads
Beginning of civilization - settlements
base for the development of societies
Provides:
food
raw materials
exports
employment
farming, fishing, mining
progressive agriculture can support other sectors
Half of Philippine land reserved for agriculture (30 million ha)
RICE AND CORN
no significant improvement in Philippine agricultural production
production falls - prices increase
Backward agriculture
plows, carabaos
modern agriculture - machinery and tractors
farming is still manual
Inadequate support services
Irrigation; farm to market roads
access to credit with minimal interest - USURY
subsidies
support for research
calamities
tenurial relations
flawed government programs
Globalization
GATT - general agreement on tariff and trade
WTO - world trade organization
FREE TRADE - borderless
removal of subsidies
QR - quantitative restrictions - all agricultural products
Marcos - Green Revolution
modernize agriculture
HYCs and HYVs - High Yielding Crops/Varieties
Masagana 99
Contract Growing arrangements
foreign companies pass work to small farmers
AFMA - Ramos
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act
foreign participation
GM Crops - genetically spliced
Monsanto - BT Corn
Landlessness - landowners
kasama system - 50 to 90 % of crops go to landowner
Land Reform
Magsaysay - land distribution
Marcos - Tenant Emancipation Act
Aquino - CARL
Farmers - poverty

Industry and Labor
Agriculture, industry, services
industry - production beyond subsistence level
- level of integration of economic sectors
market - distribution
Industrial sector
mining, manufacturing, construction, utilities
30% of production
capacity to process and transform raw materials to create products
advance country's economy
Stages
Primary Products
Intermediate
Finished Products - consumer or capital goods
Utilization of agricultural products by manufacturing - forward and backward integration
Industrialized - less natural resources; high production of intermediate, capital, and consumer goods
Non-industrialized - rich in resources; low technology
Mining - extractive; Mining Act;
Manufacturing - largest share; create new products; downward trend
Construction - infrastructures;
Utilities - basic services
Characteristics
Petty production
medium-large scale
labor creates value of things
Potential labor force - 15-65 year olds
Labor force - seeking work, employed
labor force participation rate = total/potential
wage and salary workers - receive payment for work; private or public firms; government
own-account workers - self-employed; own businesses
unpaid family workers - assist relatives/parents
Underemployed - looking for additional source of living
visible - less than 40 hours a week
undertimed
invisible - more than 40 hours a week
cannot be seen
LFS - labor force survey
NSCB - national statistical coordination board
Problems:
Job scarcity - lack of jobs; unemployment
brain drain
Underemployment
Job Insecurity
LOC - labor-only contracting
agency supplies company with workers
contractualization
job sharing - 2 or 3 share 1 job
time/piece rating - paid according to hours/number of pieces
task system - particular quantity to be produced
Low wages
stagflation - unemployment, decrease of production, increase in prices

Services and the Informal Sector
Production, distribution, consumption
Wholesale and retail trade - distribution of goods
Transportation, communication, storage - warehouses, airlines, phone companies, etc
Finance, insurance, real estate, businesses - create money
financial intermediaries
banking - lending, payment, etc
insurance - sale of plans for future use; pre-need - eventualities
real estate - buying and selling land
Community, social, personal services - barbers, household help, etc
does NOT create new products by itself
Simon Kuznets
pre-industrial - agriculture
post-industrial - services
Portfolio investments - thrive on speculation
stocks and bonds
unproductive - no new products; does not create jobs; no transfer of technology in production
"low risk borrowers"
Call Centers - "sunshine industry"
Informal Sector
underground economy
unregistered with government
no taxes
statistical discrepancy in the GNP
half the labor force
severe poverty; lack of livelihood
INTENSE EXPLOITATION
Kalakalan 20
SSS

National Income
production indicators
Gross National Product
Gross Domestic Product
Economic activities - circular flow
national income - forms of value
nominal - current market prices
real - given base year
Price Index: year/base year x 100 gle
Money GNP= Price x Quantity
Real GNP=(MGNP/PI) X 100

Gross National Product - total value created by Filipinos
measure of country's output of final goods
with OFWs
Measuring:
EXPENDITURE APPROACH
C + I + G + (X-M) + NFIA
Consumption - final expenditures
Investments - addition to stock of capital goods (Gross Domestic Capital Formation)
Government - disbursements: projects and programs
Exports - Imports = Net income from international trade
Net Factor Income Abroad = transactions with rest of world (Investment incomes, earnings)
Income Approach - distributive shares approach
Wages+Profits+Rent+GovtIncome+(Export-Import)
Industrial
Agricultural+Industrial+Services
Gross Domestic Product
total production within geographical boundaries
foreign corporations
no OFWs
GDP = GNP-NFIA
Comparison of GNP and GDP
economic growth
GNP Per capita
level of industrialization
investments
NEDA - National Economic DEvelopment Authority

Monday, October 22, 2007

CL Pointers


Dissensions Within the Church
Diocletian - Divided Empire - East and West
Constantine - West - persecution ceased

Orthodox Church - Eastern
Right opinion
use of symbols/icons
Nicene Creed - presentation of chief doctrines
Western Church - Latin
Eastern Church - Greek
Justinian - strengthen Byzantine empire; unite Churches (failed)

Islam - submission
597 - Mohammed
"No God but Allah and Mohammed is His Prophet"
Abraham and Ishmael
Jesus - Great Prophet
Koran - Muslim Bible
Arabs - Firm root

Charles Martel - king of Franks - defeated Muslims
Pepin - Son of Charles Martel
strengthen Christianity in France
political power - Christian responsibility
Charlemagne - his son
crowned emperor
after his death, empire crumbled

Protestants
Martin Luther
Renaissance - rebirth
the just shall live by faith
indulgences - payment for forgiveness of sins
95 theses

Anglicans
Wiliam Tyndale - translated Bible to English
Henry VIII - divorce Catherine of Aragon - founded Anglican church

Presbyterians
John Calvin
Predestination
free from pope

Puritans
Queen Elizabeth
power of Bible
no need for Church or clergy
strict and narrow religion

Congregationalists - govern own church; worship as they please
Society of Friends/Quakers - "Light"
Methodists - method of living; lay preachers

Heresy - denial of Catholic truth
Apostasy - repudiation of faith
Schism - withdrawal of submission to Pope

prejudice - better than another
discrimination - against minority

ecumenism - promoting and restoring unity among Christians
partners in dialog; cooperation with Christian Churches, ecclesiastical communities
sin - dissension - unity affected (hatred, bickering, jealousy, envy, etc)


Mystical Body of Christ

vine - symbol of people of God (Church)
faith - man commits himself to God
submission of intellect and will
without faith, there is no justification
Faith - believing in God
(Catholic) Christian Faith - God reveals Christ (through Catholic church)
head - understanding the truth ( doctrine of faith)
hands - faithful obedience to God's will (commitment)
heart - filial trusting in the Lord (worship)

know, love and follow Christ to retell his story to ourselves
bear fruit - love as Jesus loved


A New People: A Witnessing Community

Apostles - believers
shared belongings
sold property
Went to the temple everyday, praised God.
Jesus - author of salvation; source of unity
Church - humanity can rediscover unity and salvation
qahal
ekkelesia
people of God called together
faith-conviction - God is ever-present source and ground for the Church - mystery and sacrament
sense of belonging and participation
community - signifies life of sharing and fellowship
breaking of bread - common daily meals and Eucharist
people of God - God's Kingdom on Earth
good news of salvation
limitless and salvific
Jesus dwells in each of them
witness - shows Christian way of life through actions, thoughts, and words


The Church: God's Kingdom on Earth

Lake of Galilee
Simon(Peter); Andrew
James & John - sons of Zebedee
Jesus - sent by God
Church - means and goal of God's plan
(Christian) ministry - serving (God's people)
doing something | for God's kingdom | in public | on behalf of Christian Community | empowered by faith | diversity of ministerial activities
evangelization and salvation
prophetic work of teaching
SANCTIFYING
12 apostles -foundation
visible society
Mass
Sacraments
Divine Office
congragation - group of Catholic members of a parish
contemplation - concentrating on God - effective prayer
encyclical - letter from the Pope
solidarity - unit or communion of interest

Enumeration:

Distinctions of the Church, According to Vatican II
saving force
sacrament
mystery
mission
communion
community
Chief Marks of the Catholic Church
Apostolicity
Catholicity
Holiness
Unity
Sorrowful Mysteries
Agony in the Garden
Scourging at the Pillar
Crowning of Thorns
Carrying of the Cross
Crucifixion

Different Roles in the Church
member of mandated organization
member and good follower of a church organization
organizer of social action activities
organizer of Basic Christian Community
facilitator in community sharing
leader in pro-life movement

Ways of becoming active members of a witnessing community
Uphold Christian Dignity
Participate in activities with God's people
Be a leaven in your community
Have special concern for the poor and needy among the members of the community

Hail Holy Queen


Saints


St. Peter Baptist
Spanish missionary - Manila & Laguna Area
Custos - superior of all Franciscans
Our Lady of Montecelli
Japan - friendly relations - spread Christianity
envy and jealousy - sentenced to death

Blessed Jeanne Jugan
French
"trotting sisters"
hospital
Little Sisters of the Poor
"I do it for You, my Jesus"

St. John of the Cross
Spanish
12 years old - serving the poor
Carmelites
"Be O Lord my Master fr you are my Model and Pattern"

St. John Chrysostom
practice what he preached
sins of the rich
"golden-mouthed"
See of Constantinople
exiled
"Glory to God for all things"

Bookkeeping Exam

Special Journal

    journals used by businesses

    numerous transactions

    similar types of transactions

    

Transaction:

    Sales Transaction            Sales Journal

    Purchase Transaction        Purchase Journal

    Receipt of Cash                Cash Receipt Journal

    Payment of Cash            Cash Payment Journal/Disbursement Journal

    

Advantages

    Less space

    Less time to journalize

    Less time to post

    Division of Work

    Details Minimized

    Computerization is feasible

    

Sales Journal

    record sales of merchandise

    sales book

    source document: sales invoice

    

Cash Receipts Journal

    record cash receipts

    on account; cash sales

    source document: official receipt

    examples: collection of charge, cash sales, miscellaneous

    

Purchase Journal

    record all purchases of merchandise ON ACCOUNT

    pre-numbered purchase order

    

Cash Payment Journal

    record all cash disbursements from all types of transactions

    source documents: cash voucher and check

    examples: payment of expenses, cash purchases, payments to creditor, withdrawals


 

Sales Journal

Date        SI #        Accounts Debited        PR        Accts Receivable        Sales


 

Cash Receipts Journal

Date        OR #        Accounts Credited        PR        Sundry Amount        Accounts Receivable        Cash Sales        Sales Discount        Cash


 

Purchase Journal

Date        PO #        Accounts Credited        PR        Purchases                    Accts Payable


 

Cash Receipts Journal

Date        Check #        Accounts Debited        PR        Sundry Amount        Accounts Payable        Cash Purchase        Purchase Discount        Cash


 


 

Subsidiary Ledger

    large number of customers

    accounts with similar nature

        Accounts Receivable Ledger - customer accounts

        Accounts Payable Ledger - creditor accounts

    

General Ledger

    balance sheet

    income statement

    

Controlling Account

    summarizes subsidiary ledger

    maintained in general ledger


 

    

Income Statement

    service business: revenue and expense sections

    merchandising: revenue, cost of good sold, expense sections

    

        Gross Sales - total contract price of all merchandise sold

        Sales Returns and Allowances - merchandise sold but returned

        Sales Discounts - discount

        Net Sales - Total Sales - (sales returns & allowances + sales discount)

        Cost of Good Sold - actual cost of merchandise

        Gross Profit on Sales - net sales - CGS

        Operating Expenses - selling & general

        Selling - direct or indirect with selling

        General - general operation

        Net Profit from Operations - Gross Profit - operating expenses

        Other Income/Expenses - other sources

        Net Income - Final Figure

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

english

Eng Long Test

LW 7, 8
Research Paper

Dark Ages
476 - 1000
Rome was overran; weakened
barbaric tribes
period of gloom
Middle Ages
5th - 15th century
epic literature - beginning of civilized European Literature
oral - life and civilization of a heroic age
romance
prose
poetry
chivalry, courtly love, magic, religion
lyric poetry - Francois Villon

Renaissance
14th - 15th century
literary and artistic movements changed
classical art and literature
Italy, France, Germany, England, Europe
rebirth of human spirit
Jules Michener - "discovery of world and man"
Shift in values - religous to materialism
Humanism - philosophical movement
emphasis on humanities - languages,literature, mathematics, history, ethics

El Cid
battle with Moors
the Lord
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
Exile - gossip from jealous peers
Cathedral of Sta Maria
Faith in God
Castille - hometown
Monastery of San Pedro de Cardena
Abbot Don Sancho
Dona Jimena - prayed for El Cid; his wife
50 marks
2 daughters and wife - left to abbot
Repast laid out for him
Castile - 115 inquired on his whereabouts


Divine Comedy
Dante Aleghieri
Florence - exiled to Ravenna
turmoil of 13th century
great love for Beatrice
Allegory of human soul and journey to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
Wretched souls
not hoped of death
debased lives
Great River
Charon - ferryman

Sonnet 307
Francesco Petrarch
Father of Italian Renaissance
Canzoniere - Laura
Bird flying
grieving for past - song
night, winter, day, summer
sad tune
comfort in bosom
weep together
death
talk about the past

Federigo's Falcon
Giovanni Boccaccio
Decameron
100 prose tales
Federigo Alberighi
bravest and most courageous man in Tuscany
fell in love with Monna Giovanna
one of the fairest and grandest women
jousted, tilted, entertained, scattered largess
spent beyond his means
Monna didn't care
Reduced to poverty
falcon and estate at Campi - left with him
Monna's husband died - widow
child fell sick - wanted Federigo's Falcon
Monna visited Federigo
hospitable
deemed falcon as a dish meat
He fell weeping
only food worthy of Monna
magnanimity of host
Man without wealth than wealth without a man
They married


Paragraph Development

example - gives examples

cause and effect - A cause and effect paragraph or essay examines or analyzes the reasons and consequences of something.

definition - The definition paragraph is a definition sentence which has been expanded into a paragraph. The definition sentence becomes the topic sentence. Each category is expanded into major supporting sentences, and minor supporting sentences are added.

analogy - This paragraph develops an idea by means of a comparison with a similar idea.

comparison and contrast - similarities and differences


Parallel Structures
-Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or."

Words and Phrases
-gerund and infinitive

Clauses
-A parallel structure that begins with clauses must keep on with clauses. Changing to another pattern or changing the voice of the verb (from active to passive or vice versa) will break the parallelism.

Lists after a colon
-Be sure to keep all the elements in a list in the same form.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Ligaw Liham

Sorry for the effed grammar. Mom made it eh. And I'm too busy to copyread


 


 

Characters

Karen – main character. Ronnie's wife

Ronnie – Karen's husband who worked in Saigon, Vietnam

Jingjing – Karen and Ronnie's daughter

Nor – crushed on Karen

Mando - mailman

Tatang – Nor's grandfather

Norma – had a son working in Manila

Tiyang – Tatang's sister; public school teacher

Nora – Nor and Mando's mother

Doris – querida of the mayor

Mayor

Setting: Small barrio surrounded by sugar cane plantations and mountains


 

The story revolves around the main characters, Karen, whose husband Ronnie went to Saigon to work, who has a daughter named Jingjing

The post office was closed temporarily by the mayor without knowledge of the people. Mando is the caretaker and mailman of the place He hides inside the office so that nobody will be able to get the letters. All the incoming letters are just kept and piled up inside.

Nor, Karen's neighbor, had a crush on the latter. He observes that Karen is always sad because she hasn't received any letters from her husband. She kept on going to the post office to check if she had any letters. Nor also took care of Tatang, his grandfather who fondly read newspapers.

Nor is sometimes requested by his tatang to go to his sister, which Nor calls Tiyang, who is a public school teacher to ask for money.

Nor goes to the post office to visit his brother Mando from time to time

The people in the barrio are all worried because they haven't received any letters from their loved ones for a long time

Since Nor wanted Karen to be happy, Mando suggested that Nor read the letters written by Ronnie which were kept in the post office and try to practice copying the handwriting. Every time Karen mails a letter for Ronnie, Nor answers them instead.

Nor was very happy and so was Karen as they kept on exchanging letters. But one day, the mayor's "Kalaguy" squealed to the media that the letters weren't delivered to the people

Karen later learned when she went to the post office wherein people were complaining about not receiving any mail. Thus Karen realized that the letters she received were not from her husband but from Nor. Karen informed Nor's mother about the incident

In the end, Karen received her letter from his husband informing her that he would be going home soon after 2 years. The other people who were previously worried got their letters as well.

Nor realized what he did and became ashamed of himself.


 


 

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Pinoy Long Test Part 1

Huling Sayaw
Angel B Cardenas

Marso 24, 1994
Bebot - bunsong anak, kaisa-isang babe, kamukha ng kanyang ina, paborito ng bayan
Sampaloc - reception
telebisyon, mini component, mini ref
Bebot at Paolo - mag-asawa
Buddy - pinsan
Elmer - pamangkin, matandang binata
Emma - kaibigan ni Bebot
alas-otso - spotlight, sayaw
ikakasal sa buong pamilya
pagyakap - tanda ng pagtanggap
mabuting lalaki, mahal ang anak, tanggap ang pamilya
Dancing Partner - naalala sa pagsayaw
makakasabay sa tugtog at tiyempo ng sayaw
sasayad ang paa sa lupa

Kasal
Tugtog
Regalo


Ang Inang Anak
Thu Van
Isinalin ni BS Medina Jr. Ingles - Lewis Galantiere

Dumaraing
Pasanin
Pagkukunwari
Mapawi
Traydor
GInahasa
Pinutol
Bangkay
Pinagsuspetsahan
Naglilibot

Lalake - Ba
lupa - punongkahoy at tubo
dalawampung milya mula norte ng Saigon
"Munting Hai!"
Babae
"Ang Mga Orakulo Ni Buddha, Ang Dakilang Panginoon"
7/10 patay, 2/3 patay - katahimikan muli
Gawin ang mundo muli sa umpisa - Buddha
Pitong araw, pitong gabi - sayaw ng Dragon at mga Bulaklak
Mababait lamang ang papayagang tumira sa mundo
South Vietnam
"Tayo si Satanas" - gumawa ng giyera
boses bata
Tumalon, Lumipad
Sawa na sa giyera - bomba
Truong Court
Pakasalan si nanay
Cau Hai - namatay na hindi pa niya oras
bumabalik at hinihiram ang katawan ng kanyang ina
Viet Minh - baryo
Bumagyo
napatay daw ang anak ng babaeng bahay ng kaluluwa
13 taon nag-aral, tatlkong kwarto ang bahay, mga baka, at ukang ektarta ng tubuhan
Pinatay ang asawa niya - traydor sa Viet Minh
3 buwan - nanganak
baryong pang-estratehiya
Wala pang tatlong taon, pinatay na anak niya
Ginahasa siya
Nasyonalista, Viet
anim na magkakapatid - patay sa isang atake - giyera laban sa Pranses
Ina napatay ng Pranses - pinaulanan ng bala
Nagtago sa kawayan
bangkay ng tiya
tatlong daang piastre
partisano - walang hiya
15 yr old - napatay sa babuyan
Binh Duong - 18 taong kapatid - kinulong
13 taong gulang noong nasiraan ng ulo ang tatay niya
araw - kabute at labong
Ginulpi ng mga pranses ang tatay niya
15 -nagahasa, tagapagdala ng bigas
Mekong Delta - napatay ang isang kapatid
Ben Cat
bat doc ky tu
Patay ng dalawang beses - pinatay, tinamaan ng kidlat galing sa Diyos
mapagpakumbaba - hinalikan ang paa
hinalikan ang paghihirap
20 taon - giyera

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Not too late

sung by: jonas, cedric, chad, ryan

written by: jonas, cedric, chad, ryan, jules

song recorded and edited by: jules


this world, today
misused, takes away
so long, its late
who were we to decimate

just one chance for our sake
to conserve and save our fate

cause you know, you know, you know

that we need it, we need to make it stay
it's not that easy
to repair or recreate
i keep dreaming, it will be here forevermore
keep seeing it will be here just like before

so far away, so far away, too far, too long
so far away, so far away, too far, too long
cause you know, you know, you know

that we wanted, we wanted it to stay
cause we'll need it, we'll need to walk our way

that we need you, we need to make you stay
you're not that easy
to repair or recreate
i keep dreaming, you'll will be here forevermore
keep seeing you'll be here just like before

believe in, you'll will be here forevermore
keep seeing you'll be here just like before

believe in, you'll will be here forevermore
keep seeing you'll be here just like before

Friday, August 17, 2007

Self Awareness- Self Concept (C.A.T.)

Self concept refers to conscious or unconscious perceptions and feelings about ourselves, with regard to our worth as persons.

Self concept begins during our early development, how we are told who we are and what worth we have. In the process, we acquire a picture of ourselves and we begin to qualify our experiences according to this view we have of ourselves.

The beginning of healthy relationships lies within the self. Knowing and loving yourself enables you to reach out positively to others. Thus, the foundation of respect for others is self- respect.

we may begin by assessing our present self- concept level. Basically, there are three dimensions of self- concept.

a. Self image- refers to all perceptions & feelings about our worth with regards to physical and social appearance. Physical appearance includes our genetic inheritance and our physical attribute such as height, build, weight, and others.
Social appearance include our roles, names, and titles.

b. Self- confidence- refers to all our perceptions and feeling about our worth with regards to our capabilities. The ability to do things, to achieve and to develop more competencies.

c. Self- esteem- refers to all perceptions & feelings about our worth with regard to lovability. This relates to our basic ability to love and be loved.

A person is said to have a low or negative self- concept when he sees himself to have no worth, while a person is said to have high or positive self- concept when he sees himself to have value or worth.

Both inferiority and superiority complexes are symptoms of poor self concept. A person with superiority complex tries very hard to exhibit his worth to others by overstressing his strength. In truth, he is not really sure of his worth. On the other hand, a person with an inferiority complex suffers from extreme feelings or negative self- worth that he is unable to recognize his strength and thus, overstresses his weaknesses.

Our self concept is the result of past experiences as well as feedback from important people in our lives. Our relationship with our parents is an external entity that lays the groundwork for us as we grow. Later, we internalize that love and thus create our own self love. As we mature, self- love becomes predicated on conditions and standards are often skewed or distorted.

Our self- concept plays a significant role in our lives since it serves both as a mirror and a filter. It serves as a mirror because it reflects to us a picture of ourselves, which in turn affects us either positively or negatively. At the same time, our self concept filters our experiences so that we can interpret them according to the existing perceptions of ourselves. If a person for example gives me a gift out affection, yet I do not believe I am lovable, I could interpret the gesture as a person's need to get favors from me. In a way, reality is distorted as a result of the filtering process which my self- concept is responsible for. That s why it is necessary for us to develop a healthier self- concept.

Basics of C.A.T.

Citizenship Advancement Training
Dep. Ed. Order No. 55
Series of 2005

3 Programs:
- Military Orientation
- Community Service
- Law Enforcement

SOP' s

1. Salute- Most important form of military respect- Recognition- 30 paces
- Saluting- 6 paces
- Reporting- 3 paces

2. Initiative- What to do when time requires
- Ability to produce something out of nothing
- To find ways and means

3. Punctuality- Always or being on time

4. Leadership- Authority; service; respect; role- model; influencing others for good

5. Obey before you complain

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Wordlist 3

allure - appeal
woo - to court
smitten - infatuated strongly and suddenly
dulcinea - sweetheart
congenial - compatible
dalliance - amorous, flirtatious
sentient - sensitive
myrtle - symbol of love
fervent - passionate
blandishment - flattery

fidelity - constancy
enamoured - filled with love
tryst - secret meeting
uxorious - exceedingly devoted
coquette - flirtatious
concord - harmony
indelible - permanent
lothario - seducer
pine- yearn
oscular - kissing

anarchy - lawlesness, no government
networking - development and maintenance of personal contacts
biodegradable - decomposing
symbiosis - close association between unlike organisms
ecumenical - universal
clone - duplicate
feminism - women's rights
supply-side economics - economic tax cuts
black hole - collapsed star
bluestocking - intellectual woman

populist - promoter of ordinary people's interests
geopolitical - interralationship of geography and politics
relativity - relationship of time, space, energy
dystopia - wretched, miserable place
karma - fate
byzantine - complex
ergonomics - study of workplace, eliminate discomfort
jihad - islamic holy war
philistine - uncultured
ecology - balance of nature

peruse - read thoroughly
diatribe - criticism
tawny - yellow
cavort - prance about
illicit - unlawful
divination - occult foresight
gargoyle - grotesque carved figure
colossal- gigantic

moor - secure with cables or lines
peevish - cross, complaining
incantation - magic spell
brandish - wave about
fortnight - two-week period
chivvy - chase or run after
askance - sceptical
palpable - obvious

Thursday, June 28, 2007

CAT OFFICERS

LT. COL SAMSON, LOU DOMINIQUE L. - CORPS COMMANDER
MAJ. HAGAD, MA. JOSEPHINE M. - S1 ADJUTANT
MAJ. GEVA, MARY NICOLE ANGELA S. - S2 INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
MAJ. FLORES, KRIZELLE JOY P. - S3 TRAINING OFFICER
MAJ. HOJILLA, NIECO CECILIO D. - S4 SUPPLY OFFICER
MAJ. YUSAY, CAMILLE THERESE C. - S5 FIELD OFFICER

CAPT. DE LA CRUZ, PELAGIO JR. F. - ALPHA COY COMMANDER
CAPT. JALANDO-ON, JANINE G. - BRAVO COY COMMANDER

1ST LT. KATALBAS, FIDEL JACOB I. - 1ST PLATOON ALPHA LEADER
2ND LT. DE LA PEÑA, JASPER T. - 1ST PLATOON ALPHA ASSISTANT LEADER
2ND LT. YAMBOT, CEDRIC JHEROME D. - 2ND PLATOON ALPHA LEADER
2ND LT. DANIEL, GLEN L. - 2ND PLATOON ALPHA ASSISTANT LEADER
2ND LT. CORTES, JONATHAN JAMES L. III - 3RD PLATOON ALPHA LEADER
2ND LT. D'SOUZA, LYLE MARTIN T. - 3RD PLATOON ALPHA ASSISTANT LEADER
2ND LT. CERASPE, KRYSTLE JUNE M. - 1ST PLATOON BRAVO LEADER
2ND LT. JIMENEZ, ALTHEA KRISTINE M. - 1ST PLATOON BRAVO ASSISTANT LEADER
2ND LT. LAS, CHARA SEMERA A. - 2ND PLATOON BRAVO LEADER
2ND LT. DELES, ALAINA CLARISSE - 2ND PLATOON BRAVO ASSISTANT LEADER
2ND LT. DELA PAZ, LOURDES BEATRIZ - 3RD PLATOON BRAVO LEADER
2ND LT. CHUA, MA. ANA FELIZ V. - 3RD PLATOON BRAVO ASSISTANT LEADER

2ND LT. SALDAJENO, JOSE GONZALO K. - COLOR OFFICER
2ND LT. HOFILEÑA, FRITZ STEVEN S - MEDICS
2ND LT. ESPAÑOLA, ELAIZA - MEDICS
2ND LT. GARINGANAO, JUSTIN JAMES V. - MP
2ND LT. BAYAWA, ANTHONY ISIDRO IV - MP

Monday, June 25, 2007

Ekenomics Notes 1

Economics

"oikonomus" - management of the household; greek etymology
-work, expenses, allowances, budget
-solutions to the problems we encounter
-the way a country manages its affairs
-people's needs are met
-citizen's welfare
-identify causes and solutions to problems

a. Economics is ALLOCATION
-allocation of society's limited resources and wealth
-unlimited wants and needs
-how to obtain the most from these resources for the benefit of society
-study of the most effective means for society to maximize the use of it's limited resources
-satisfy the increasing needs and wants of citizens
-efficiency and optimization of benefits

b. Study of how people organize production and distribution of activities
-interactions among people in creating and utilizing wealth
-special emphasis on how wealth is distributed in society
-need to discover ways of expanding and multiplying resources
-progress of society
-finance, banking, capital, investment, trade, and others

c. Science of Choice
-study of how people and societies choose to use the imited resources that have alternative uses
-create different products
-distribute for present or future consumption
-analysis of costs and benefits of improving the pattern of allocation of these resources

Definitions revolve around interaction between people and environment in order to get the most benefit

"Economics is a science that studies the laws concerning the production and allocation of society's material needs. There are four areas of economics - production, exchange, distribution, and consumption

-How we live and make a living
-utilization of things for survival
-assurance for continuance of species

Economics is a livelihood issue
-What products will be made and at what quantity?
-Who will make these products?
-How will be these be made?
-How will the products be distributed or allocated?

Production
-relations in ownership of the means of production (Land, Labor, Capital)
-role of individuals in production process
-distribution of results
*forces of prodution - human labor, machinery, technology, and fruits of labor

WHY STUDY ECONOMICS?
-identify and learn different concepts, theories, principles, and policies that prevail
-contribute and take part in the development of the country and people

Economics as a social science
-scientific method in analysis
-systematic studies on society based on facts
-statement of problem, hypothesizing, gathering, analysis, and ordering data, and answering the problem
-dynamic subjects - people and society

Other sciences
-Math
-History
-Geography
-Sociology
-Political Science
-Philosophy
-Theology

There is no single way of viewing, analyzing, and examining things.
"A view is possible only from a standpoint"

TWO DIVISIONS
-Neoclassical
-Scientific Political

NEOCLASSICAL
-neo: new, classical:old
-"invisible hand"

Adam Smith
- Father of Modern Economics;
-"The Wealth of Nations" - book
-people's desires to profit or benefit from activities in society results to the common good, even if this were not their original intention
-concept of "market"
-laissez faire thought justifying capitalist liberty in business engagments with minimal government interference
-no natural order of things
-government - law and order, administration of justice, defense of society

David Ricardo
-no government intervention
-free trade
- "Principles of Economy and Taxation"
-labor theory of value - labor creates value
-distribution of wealth in a capitalist system
-division of income or product
-what one social class gets lessens the potential gains of another class

Economics was elevated as a distinct and separate social science through Smith and Ricardo
-"Classical Political Economy"
-capitalism is the most developed economic system achieved by societies

"Great Depression" - period of economic turmoil in US and Europe in the late 1920s to 1930s

Progress in technology
-competition among capitalists
-overproduction
-economy nosedived, prices soared, workers were laid off, poverty worsened
-"stagflation"

John Maynard Keynes
-"General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money"
-governments play a direct and active role in the economy
-boost and lessen consumption and demand, depending on economic slump or growth
-maintain full employment for economic stability
-implement projects that create jobs
-"protectionism" - government protection of local industries and businesses through subsidies and support services

Neoliberalism
- role of government was only to maintain social order
-full play of the "Invisible Hand"

Prices are determined by forces of demand and supply
-supply>demand - high prices
-demand>supply - low prices
-equilibrium price - balance of supply and demand

Promotion of three policies
-LIBERALIZATION
-DEREGULATION
-PRIVATIZATION



SCIENTIFIC POLITICAL
-Karl Marx and Frederick Engel
-people and production
-before thinking of anything else, people need to survive and eke a living
-evolution of societies
-identifying roles producion relations and interaction of people with each other and their environment
-production relations facilitate further development of the forces of production
-if production hampers development of productive forces, contradictions will heighten
-leading to new system for new relations

Societies advance due to unending contradictions between relations and forces of production
-Changes are continuing processes since contradiction is always present

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
-primitive communal - shared labor
-private ownership
-feudal
-capitalism



SUMMARY

Economics is a science that studies the laws concerning production and allocation of society's material needs.
Four Areas - production, exchange, distribution, and consumption
Two views - neoclassical and scientific political
Neoclassical - free trade, limited government interference, "invisible hand"; Capitalism is the highest, most developed, and final stage in economic development
Scientific Political - status and power of individuals depends on how they relate with each other in production. Capitalism is only a stage in economic development

First Post

Now this is where all notes will be going. 4th year is t3h sux.

Economics to be posted later