Archive | December, 2009

2010 New Year’s Resolution, Unrealistic?

by on 30. Dec, 2009 in Experience

Almost every New Year we endure a ritual of making promises to ourselves of things we ought to do and not to do. At the same time, unknowingly, we aspire to be a newly coveted person adored by at least ourselves. However, I know in my case, if I was going to be rated on [...]

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One Big Happy Christmas

by on 25. Dec, 2009 in Experience

“Call me when Christmas conquers the air.” The cold breeze was penetrating my skin when my family and I arrived at the Church to celebrate the Christmas Eve Mass. The Church of San Guillermo serves as a living witness to my childhood in my hometown, and that makes it so special to me, aside from [...]

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Science and Prometheus Bound

by on 10. Dec, 2009 in Work

Science and Prometheus Bound is a paper in partial fulfillment of requirements in Geology 11. This is my reaction to a film entitled Prometheus Bound, which is originally a Ancient Greek tragedy based on the myth of Prometheus, a Titan who was punished by Zeus for giving fire to the human race. For the past [...]

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Hit Me Globalization

by on 05. Dec, 2009 in Work

When I was taking Sociology 10 in UP Diliman, my teacher asked me two questions about Globalization. It was really odd for me to answer such question since I “do” Social Science for academics reasons only. How do the various dimensions of globalization affect your life? The dimensions of globalizations have affected me both intra [...]

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