Delikadesa: Do You Understand What it Means to Have Delikadesa?

We Filipinos are known for our sincere and hospitable nature. We are also known to be superstitious as well as having close knit family ties. The latter may come to be a positive thing or may also be taken as a negative phenomenon.

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Banana Cue

In MOGCHS, a student will never go hungry. Imagine, even if one will only have P 5.00 he or she can still eat this really yummy Banana Cue. One of my students told me that he can eat this food for lunch, dinner and snacks, all in one day-- Well, price actually varies with size and where you buy your banana cue. If you only have P 5.00 sometimes you get this for P 3.00 and P 2.00 for your drink.. whew. Thank God there is still a way for my students to survive.. 

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Campus Violence

Last night, after my class, I saw a student, first year high school at that, crying and she was being interviewed, cajoled and pepped on by her peers. I had the notion to stop and ask what the matter was when I heard her say "gisumbag ko sa tiyan" (punched on my tummy). A wee moment for me to learn that she was a victim of a campus gang that hates CAT (Citizen's Army Training) in general, and most of all, CAT officers and aspirants. She was then taken by a CAT officer and so her friends tagged along.. Being a CAT aspirant, she wanted to defend a certain CAT officer that the said gang wanted to harm. So last Friday, as her tortured state begun, a gang member asked her who they will punish, officer or aspirant. And because she answered aspirant, she was the one they knocked down. They saw her again last night, and so they hit her again. She said the gang declared that they will not stop hitting her as that was what she wanted. She was helpless and vulnerable as she walked alone on those two occasions. I didn't know what happened after that or what action the CAT officers of MOGCHS would do about that. I was a CAT officer myself when I was in high school, but we never had scenarios like that. I guess that is the biggest difference if you are studying at a private school that has a small community. MOGCHS is such a big community, people almost do not know each other here. Now I understand why during the time I was teaching at MOGCHS, all I witnessed are police patrol cars whenever there's some problem on campus, and why, during the junior's night, it was a must for police visibility at the venue, Xavier Sports and Country Club. At that time, what I had in mind  was that, the kids were so pitiful with such loud cry of mistrust. I guess it's all for everyone's protection. The girl may have just been punched, but for how long? Sooner or later such action could get worse and perhaps the worst scenario would be, that someone could get killed. So sad that it should happen to a promising high school student..

Campus violence is what we usually hear about and see on television in countries where violence is rampant. It is also often depicted in prime-time shows abroad, which are also aired through Studio 23 if one does not have cable television. So what's the deal with those gang wars and campus politics? COMPETITION. Competition gone sour. I wonder how it could ever be resolved.. 

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Takoyaki in MOGCHS

Takoyaki is now sold in MOGCHS. It's called Takoyami.

For P 10.00, you already have a warm and filling treat. It's made of vegetables, batter and some cheese. Plus Takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise. You can not miss it as you walk along the campus. 

To see how it was done, a step by step process will be found at More Food Adventures...

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The Last Lecture before his Death

I found a similar yet incomplete copy of this video at Facebook and since I felt this was a good share-piece, I had to look for the video that is complete. So I arrived at these.

This one is at OPRAH: a bit shortened...

And of course, this: the exact lecture at Carnegie Mellon... quite long..


This is the last lecture prepared by Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008). He actually gave this last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before 500-packed McConomy Auditorium. "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" is the thought of this lecture as Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.

Do leave a comment and tell me what you think about the lecture... What lessons apply to you at this present moment..

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