What I Can Say About MSU

I often heard parents agonizing about their children's tertiary education and I would often offer them the Mindanao State University-Main Campus, where I:

1. ENJOYED A QUALITY EDUCATION
   
2. enjoyed studying without paying any tuition fees. The highest amount I have paid I remember during enrollments was Php280.00. It covered everything already. Take note, it was for the entire semester already.
3. enjoyed staying in a girls dorm that receives from me Php100.00 only per semester.
4. experienced going to major classes even with only 4 students enrolled. I remember the time when all my classmates were absent, my teacher (Sir Henry Hong) still delivered what he had to deliver in the Symbolic Logic class even if I was the only one present.
   
5. experienced the fastest enrollment ever (beginning school year 2002-2003)
6. experienced so many opportunities to grow spiritually (with CG family), mentally (with CSSH family and the university's LitMus competitions), physically (from walking everyday around the very big campus), and financially (from selling sandals, umbrellas, blouses and t-shirts, pudding and sandwich inside the dormitory)
7. enjoyed from quality teachers (first class)
   
8. met friends from different cultures (kalagan, magui, surigaonon, tausug, etc)
   
9. lived with at least one muslim in the room (I stayed at PLH Dormitory) every semester
10. lived with different people every semester, so, when I graduated, I gained a lot of close friends already
11. enjoyed meals at Php300-400 per month
12. had no expensive books to buy; out teachers allowed us to reproduce their books
13. papers were available right outside the classrooms
14. experienced having make up classes at our teacher's house/pad
15. experienced joining a National-level competition
16. EXPERIENCED SURVIVING THE FUNNY WAY
17. EXPERIENCED UTMOST SPIRITUAL GROWTH... IT WAS IN MSU WHERE I HAD A LOT OF SOLITARY MOMENTS WITH GOD. I GRADUATED THEN WITH SO MANY DIARIES (NOTEBOOKS; WITH MY LETTERS TO GOD) TO BRING.

What else?

I know there were a lot, which I haven't recalled yet and I know that there are much more than these in MSU now.

Japan: Stores are Closed; Shelves are Empty of Food Only Liquor

From BBC Live:

1541: The BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo says stores are running out of supplies and don't know when fresh stock will arrive. A shopping mall near the BBC office has been closed and none of the restaurants are open, he says. Some stores say they are closing to save energy supplies, following a government appeal. Streets "quieter than normal, almost deserted".
-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698 -

I don't really know how Japan will cope with this unexpected crises. You see how a developed country can be so devastated. We don't really know what's ahead of us. I just thank God for sparing the Philippines. God has given the Philippines so many chances already. I hope and pray that Japan's tragedy will be enough to awaken the Filipinos. From what? From all sorts of evil ways.

Dream House

Every child dreams of having a decent house. Back when I was a little girl, my dream house was a house around a fruit farm; a house surrounded by beautiful flowers with plenty of farm animals and a swimming pool. We had a small fruit farm, but we didn’t have a house there. There was just a very small hut where we could rest or hide ourselves should it rain. We didn’t have a farm animal, while some neighbors had plenty. We were glad that a creek was just along our small farm. My siblings used to bathe themselves joyfully and I could still remember my younger brother being sucked by that haemophagic leech. Those blissful experiences influenced my childhood dream of a house. And, that dream is still my dream today, minus the swimming pool as I don’t find it practical yet.

On Hospital Uniforms

I stayed in the hospital for five times already, of course I don’t want for more. The first was in 1981 when I was born of which I don’t know how everything looked like; second was in 2007 when my mother attacked from hypertension; the third and fourth were last year – 2010 – when I delivered my baby and when we had him admitted a month after for a water-borne disease; and, the last one was January of this year, when my husband was confined for measles.

During my stay in 2007, things were really far-off to me except for those in scrubs and in white lab coats. Yet, I would wonder about the difference in colors of these hospital uniforms. Definitely, those in white scrubs were nurses, while those in white lab coats were doctors. ‘What about those pale green scrubs, light blue scrubs, pastel yellow scrubs, and animated scrubs,’ I wondered. As always, I don’t wanna die in wonder, so, I asked those people in scrubs; then I knew that those in pale green scrubs were machine operators, those in light blue scrubs were medical technologists, those in pastel yellow scrubs were physical therapists, while those in animated scrubs were nursing aides and caregivers.

Scrub color assignments differ though from one hospital to another. One good thing I like about the variety of hospital uniforms is that medical workers are easily recognized.

Japanese Songs

Last December my Japanese boss gave me an Apple iPod classic. Since he's a Japanese, the iPod contains more than a hundred Japanese songs. Although I don't understand the language, I still like listening to many songs because of the soft beat, ballad, and classical styles. I researched the lyrics of some of the songs I like and I was happy because they have English translations online. Fortunately, those I like are of good meaning.

Wallets

Wallets. How much do you have?

I have quite a lot of small small wallets in my room. I did not really buy them. Not anyone of them. Everything was given by aunts, friends, sisters, church mates, and as mercury drug store giveaway. Last night after purchasing several items from mercury drug, the pharmacist handed me another mercury drug wallet. So, I have 3 mercury drug wallets now. I have always asked myself how should I use them, then I remember that every December my family is giving away goods and items to our relatives. So, let me just keep these mercury drug wallets until December.

Small Desk

When I first opened my small business enterprise, among the first furniture I bought was a desk for the cashier. I chose the one which has two drawers. The first drawer is for the cash, while the second is for the receipts and the book of accounts.

For now, this small desk is enough because we are yet starting. Eventually, we will buy the big one to accommodate and organize stuff like keys, chains, and padlocks while the store is open; tax and other government-required documents; some small belongings of my staff; and basic things like cutters, scissors, tapes, staplers and staple wires, clips, calculators, pens, and markers.

If...Now

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

If you wish to travel a long journey, take the first step now and move on.
If you want to reap, sow now.
If you want to receive, give now.
If you want to be blessed, bless someone now.
If you want to achieve something, start doing for it now.
If you want to draw a line, point the dot now.

Chairs and Comfort

Eversince I started working, office chairs matter to me as it gives comfort especially when I had to think, write, or move a lot. Depending on the type of work I’ll be doing, but when I need to move a lot, I prefer the Athens type office chair. With this, I can easily stretch my hand to reach for something or move the chair quickly as it is lighter compared to other office chairs.

There are days when I need to think and write a lot. In times like these, I prefer an ergonomic executive office chair where I can rest my arms and my back and think deeper. Working while sitting on an ergonomic office chair is very relaxing and comforting.

Refurbishing a Bathroom

Last year we had our bathroom refurbished to make it auspicious to persons with disabilities (or let me call them patients). We widen our bathroom first such that a patient and a caregiver can be accommodated at once. Then, we opted for a bristly floor tiles to be sure that when the floor gets wet it wouldn’t become slippery. We also added a handle bar where patients may anchor their hands on or even put their weights on to when taking steps. We preferred a handheld shower so that when caregivers assist their patients in taking showers, the caregivers may be able to control the water flow so as not to get wet, too. We thought as well of putting a concrete chair where patients can just sit on while enjoying showers, but we changed our minds thinking that it would just narrow down the space. Anyways, patients and caregivers may opt for a portable chair. Finally, we repainted our bathroom with bright colors and improved its ventilation to make it really comfortable.

PR 1

I'm so surprised today to see the PR 1 icon. I had been leaving this site unheeded; often d ismayed by daily results. I turned to wordpress and created a new account. As much as I could I'd want to focus on few things as I'd want to establish a niche blog. However, I haven't really found one single interest yet; one that I could really update new things every day that could be of help to many people.

Anyhow, I'd like to thank all my visitors for making kokijar PR 1. I hope this will sustain and even get better.

Professional Reference Sample

Just a sample. This might help others should they need one.

Nokia N8

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UPCAT 2011 Results

Below is the result of the University of the Philippines College Admission Test for the school year 2011-2012

http://upcat.up.edu.ph/results/

University of the Philippines UPCAT Results 2011 Online (For incoming freshmen of AY 2011-2012) MAIN SITE | MIRROR 1 | MIRROR 2 | MIRROR 3

PAGE NAME RANGE 1 ABAD, CESAR JR GALAMGAM – ABLAN, MA ALISSA KATRINA PANDAN 2 ABLANG, MARIA GABRIELLE SEVILLA – ADAN, VERONICA GRACE GOMEZ 3 ADAY, JOSE EDGARDO NATHANIEL TRAYA – AGUILAR, CHARMAINE GUMPAL 4 AGUILAR, DOROTHY GAIL DUMRIQUE – ALBINA, STEPHANIE SHANE FUENTES 5 ALBINO, CARLA JANE LINCOD – ALINGASA, HOMMER MACUJA 6 ALINSASAGUIN, REGINE PERFAS – ALZAGA, MA REGINA JANINA BERTILLO 7 ALZATE, CLAUDETTE MAE CUADRAZAL – ANCLA, ALYSSA FAYE GABAN 8 ANCOG, MA MIKHAILA LOGRONO – ANISLAG, BIANCA IRIS MINTALAR 9 ANJAO, VALYN JOY LAGTAPON – AQUINO, MARY JOYCE LACAMBRA 10 AQUINO, MARY ROSE CUEVA – AREOLA, CHARIS FAITH TALAVERA 11 AREOLA, FREILICH EZEKIEL QUEROL – ASTILLERO, JONNIE GERARDO 12 ASTILLERO, TRIXIA RAFAELA – AZUCENA, PAOLO ALLAN AMPERE 13 AZUL, NADINE BAMBAO – BALBA, ZAFARULLAH DELA CRUZ 14 BALBEDINA, JORRIEL BERJA – BANARES, CHRISTINE NICOLE ABADA 15 BANARES, JOHN RENALD MANCAY – BARRIETA, KONSTANTIN RIOJA 16 BARRIGA, KIRSTEN HANNAH GICA – BAUSA, DANICA MARIE CARDANO 17 BAUTISTA, AIMEE DRESA ROSAL – BELEN, GHALE ANNE NICHOL ALEGRE 18 BELEN, MAE KHRYSTELLE MANALO – BERNAL, JAMES ALDRIAN CABANGON 19 BERNAL, KEVIN LLOYD HALLASGO – BOCALA, JAYCE ANN VIERNES 20 BOCANEGRA, ANN SUARING – BOTIAL, MIKAELA POALA SAGUN 21 BOTIGAN, EXCEL BALICAO – BUEZA, LORENZO MARI SEVERINO 22 BUEZON, JOHN PAUL ATCHASO – CABAL, MARY ANGELIQUE LAGASCA 23 CABALAG, LADY LEANNE VIDA – CABUGATAN, HAROUN DIABO 24 CABUGATAN, JONAIMA ANTAO – CALANOGA, CHRISSIE JOY CORALDE 25 CALANZA, ROMULUS JACOB ABAD – CAMPOS, DALE CAMILLE BASA 26 CAMPOS, JANINE RILLERA – CAPIO, JANINE MAGAT 27 CAPISTRANO, ANGELINO CRUZ – CARPIO, RAY PAULO MORILLO 28 CARPON, MONESA ARGUELLES – CASTRO, CYRA GERINA ROCELA 29 CASTRO, DAWN MARIE PAVILLAR – CENTENO, ANDRE NUYDA 30 CENTENO, FRANZ MARTIN CASTRO – CHUA, CHRISTIAN CASINO 31 CHUA, CHRISTINE JOY SABALA – CO, KRISTINE CASSANDRA TAN 32 CO, KYRA GISELLE TAN – CONSUNJI, LOVINA MARIE GRANADOS 33 CONTAOI, ALLAN BOLANTE – COZ, MA CARMELLA SABBAN 34 CRAMALES, CHARMINE JUMAWID – CUATON, GINBERT PERMEJO 35 CUBALES, LIMARYSIAD LAPAZ – DAEZ, MARIA BEATRICE BANZON 36 DAFROSA, CARMELA HANDUGAN – DATA, MARIA LIYAN ASTORGA 37 DATANAGAN, JAYDEE – DE GUZMAN, IAN JOSEPH AMISTOSO 38 DE GUZMAN, INA RIANA NIKITA ALBERTO – DE MESA, PAUL JOSHUA MONTENEGRO 39 DE OCAMPO, ALYSSA JOSE SANTOS – DELA CRUZ, ADA CHRISTINE MIRANDA 40 DELA CRUZ, ALECS LORAINE – DELA VEGA, DANA THERESE UYBARRETA 41 DELA VEGA, KATHERINE LOUISE CARABLE – DEVELOS, KRISTEL ANN DIONZON 42 DEVERA, YERIM KIM – DION, CARL FRONDA 43 DIONALDO, LEANNA NEPOMUCENO – DOMDOM, JASTINE ESPEDIDO 44 DOMETITA, ANDRE\' MACARANAS – DULFO, DIANNE VIRMIEL DALA 45 DULFO, RODRIGO III RIVERA – EDHAO, MICHELLE LAGUDAS 46 EDJAWAN, GABRIEL SANAGUSTIN – ENOK, NORHANAH ACOB 47 ENOMOTO, HIDEO PALACAY – ESPANOLA, JAY ANN JORDAN 48 ESPANOLA, LUIS MIGUEL ARAGON – ESTRADA, JILLIANE BACOLOR 49 ESTRADA, JOANNE MARIE SUANQUE – FALLENA, MARY BONETH TALADTAD 50 FALLER, KRIS BERNADETTE PADILLA – FERNANDEZ, ROBERTO EMMANUEL MENDOZA 51 FERNANDEZ, STACKY JOHN CARAVANA – FLORES, JOYCE ANN MARIE TUGADE 52 FLORES, KATE ROSELLE CARRILLO – FRIAS, JOHN DAVE NISPEROS 53 FRIAS, KIM PATRICK PA-AS – GALANTO, ALYSSA VERAS 54 GALAO, DANIELLE DIANNE AGOOT – GARCIA, CHRISTELLE ANNE CUENCO 55 GARCIA, CHRISTINE RAMOS – GATDULA, CARLO DUMO 56 GATDULA, KARL ANDREW AGUILON – GILE, ROBB PRIETO 57 GILHANG, JOSHUA MACAPAGAL – GONZALES, DONA JOY JARATA 58 GONZALES, GENEVA NENIA DEQUITO – GUANZON, JOHN CARLO POLINTAN 59 GUARDAPEZ, GLENNY RAE APACIBLE – GUTIERREZ, CHRISTINE MORTEL 60 GUTIERREZ, CLAIRE BALATUCAN – HERNANDEZ, YRYKA ELEVADO 61 HERNANDO, HANDRICH JOHN PAUL ZURBITO – IBISATE, GEORLAN AMOYLEN 62 IBISATE, IRIS MAE MABALE – IP, KEVIN ONG 63 IQUIN, JULIAN JR GAUIRAN – JAO, JOHN PATRICK SY 64 JAO, JOVEE NICOLE ANG – JOO, MINHYUNG 65 JORDA, LEANNE ABIGAIL CEJUELA – KATIPUNAN, APOLINARIO JAVIER 66 KAU, MARYJANE ALMIRA COLE – LAFORTEZA, GIFE REEVEN KAZTER GALAN 67 LAGADO, NICOLE ANNE ROA – LAPICEROS, HARIET LIAN CABARLES 68 LAPID, DARLEENE DUCLAYAN – LEAL, ADRIAN JAVIER 69 LEAL, GENESIS IJAY RONQUILLO – LIBRANZA, ALEXANDER KEN PAULO 70 LIBRERO, KIMBERLY RIVERA – LINTAO, RYAN CRISTIAN VERGARA 71 LIPARDO, KARINA ANGELA GALLEGO – LOPEZ, STEPHANIE NIETO 72 LOPEZ, VIRNADETTE LUCIELO – LUSANTA, AARON PAUL DY 73 LUSTESTICA, VANESSA LYN DESTACAMENTO – MACUJA, JORHIZ ANNE AROJADO 74 MADAMBA, CHRISTINE JOY CARISMA – MAGSALIN, MA TERESA INTERIOR 75 MAGSANOC, SAMARA CASEY DE MESA – MALONG, ANGELO PAOLO MANO 76 MALONZO, DINDO KARL MARI ASIS – MANGAO, MARK GIL LASIC 77 MANGAOANG, JOHN SALVADOR USTARE – MARABULAS, CLAYTON BABOR 78 MARAGINOT, LAKANDULA NAVARRO – MARTINEZ, BIANCA LOUISE SY 79 MARTINEZ, DANIEL BRACERO – MAYUGA, ARIEL BAUTISTA 80 MAYUGA, KATRINA YSABEL PANUELOS – MENDOZA, MANUEL JR VACARO 81 MENDOZA, MARIA JESUS MAGDALENA SOLIS – MINA, SOPHIA VICTORIA ESTA 82 MINA, TAMARYN TAULE – MONTANEZ, JUL PAULINE SUICO 83 MONTE, ARVIN DELOS SANTOS – MOSQUERA, JEFFERSON LAO 84 MOSTACHO, CHRISTINA PAULINE REYES – NAQUILA, SHARMAINE VICENTE 85 NARANJO, KRIEVSON JB ABELENDE – NG, BEATRICE SIY 86 NG, EARL CHRISTIANSON CHUA – NUNEZ, EDZCEL RENZOBER SUBA 87 NUNEZ, EMERSON RUPISAN – OLASO, RISANICA ESCOL 88 OLAVARIO, ROSELLE ERICA REYES – OPENIANO, POL JED EYA 89 OPERARIO, ALLAN PAUL ORBETA – OSABEL, LOVEIL ROSERY LEONES 90 OSABEL, RAYMUND JOSEPH NUNEZ – PADUA, SIWARD ENOCH ADRIANO 91 PADUL, MIELYN JURADO – PALO, MARIA IRINA ROMERO 92 PALOMA, DIANA MAE ALCAZAR – PARALLON, ARCHILLES RENDIEL LEGASPI 93 PARANAL, KATRINA MAY FILARMEO – PATINO, REGINE VIAJE 94 PATIO, WRAKLE SANCHEZ – PERALTA, CARL CHESTER NONES 95 PERALTA, CATHERINE FELICIA MARIE ABELLA – PILAPIL, DAINELA YVE FAJARDO 96 PILAPIL, MYCAH CANUA – POLICINA, JULPHA CLARISSE POLICARPIO 97 POLIDARIO, YASMIN JANE QUILILAN – PULMONES, MARIEL JADE PREXY TANTENGCO 98 PULMONES, SZARLYNE JANE SARENAS – QUINTO, MARIZ DELADIA 99 QUINTO, MAUREEN TRINIDAD – RAMOS, AERHOLL SON REMPILLO 100 RAMOS, ANGELA LORRAINE SANTOS – REBANGCOS, JUVHAN TINGA 101 REBATO, PATRICK LEO FUENTEBELLA – REVESENCIO, FRANCIS IBARDOLASA 102 REVILLA, DENISSA MARIE PAMINTUAN – RICA, CHARLES IAN GALANG 103 RICAFORT, FRANCES PAULIN MARASIGAN – ROBLES, INNA KARISSA RITUMALTA 104 ROBLES, JEFFREY – RONAN, LEANZA MAE CADAG 105 RONCAL, SHAI ELDRIK MICO – RUPISAN, CARLOS ANTONIO NIEVA 106 RUSIANA, EUNICE RAPHAELA ORDIALES – SALAZAR, CARL RAYMUND PAGUNSAN 107 SALAZAR, CHEZA TUDTUD – SAMBO, JENELLE GUILLERMO 108 SAMBO, NAOMI IRYS CALINGASAN – SANICO, APRIL ANGELI FERNANDEZ 109 SANIDAD, JEREMIAH GABATINO – SANTOS, LYNELLE RUTH MARTINEZ 110 SANTOS, MA JESSICA CHRISTINE SALAMAT – SE, ANGELO LACSON 111 SE, GABRIEL LACSON – SEVILLA, JOHN MARVIN BAUA 112 SEVILLA, MA PATRICIA DAWN SANTOS – SIOCO, JOHN PETER BAGARES 113 SIOJO, ANN JERICA OCLARIT – SORIANO, JOSE QUINTIN GABRIEL HERNANDO 114 SORIANO, KRISTINE BERNADETTE FRANCISCO – SUMATRA, MARYLEX GUELOS 115 SUMAYA, SHARMAINE GECOLEA – TABORADA, JASAFE RINON ONG 116 TABUCAO, JULIUS CESAR OLARTE – TAN, AL JOSEF RAI ANIBAN 117 TAN, ALEXANDRA MONICA YU – TANHUI, KIMBERLY KANG 118 TANJANGCO, MA ALEXANDRA FELICE DELFIN – TENORIO, NOELLE JOSUE 119 TENORIO, PATRICIA DOMINIQUE DELA CRUZ – TIU, EUNEACE ANTONIO 120 TIU, IAN JIM DOLLETE – TORRECAMPO, CHRISTINNE EUPHROSYNE CHE BUENSUCE 121 TORRECAMPO, ROSELLE JOYCE MOYA – TULIN, EA KRISTINE CLARISSE BAUTISTA 122 TULIO, MONICA NATHANIELLE BEA TINSAY – URGENA, GLESSA DARLING HERMANO 123 URI, BRYNNE BERIEL BRION – VALENCIA, DYLAN REY LIBRODO 124 VALENCIA, ISABEL-MARIE BRIONES – VELASCO, BENEDIC JUSTINE USMAN 125 VELASCO, CHARLES ROMERO – VICTORIO, JUDITH MERARI BUADA 126 VIDAL, ADRIAN RAMOS – VILLANUEVA, REGINE REMOLANO 127 VILLANUEVA, ROI VINCENT CALAGOS – VITA, CHRISTOPHER JADE QUINTANILLA 128 VITAL, LUIGI MARIUS – YAP, REGINA MARIE CALLADO 129 YAP, REGINALD JASON KEH – ZAFRA, JESSMAE SAMARITA 130 ZAFRA, MARY SHADDELINE LABITAG – ZURBITO, KRISTOFFER WILLIAM ESPARRAGO [ UPCAT Online | University of the Philippines ]