Alex @ February 17, 2008 | | Money, Personal, Work | Comments (0)
Like many bloggers, I was really excited when Paypal finally had a withdraw option for Philippine banks. With a slightly higher exchange rate than Xoom and without the sending fee, it proved to be really attractive. I was supposed to get some dough from my problogging efforts two weeks ago. I usually get it via Xoom (which worked perfectly fine) but since I wanted to get a bit more extra through the exchange rate, I elected to wait until I get my monthly statement to verify my account before I had the money sent.
I finally got my account verified and I was sent the money. Charge it to first time transactions but the fellow sent me funds via credit card. One thing I just knew then was that, personal accounts has a limit on receiving funds via credit card and that there’s a charge. Since I was desperate for money, I decided to accept the funds despite the 5.4%-ish percent deduction.
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Tags: Paypal, Rant
Alex @ February 16, 2008 | | Education | Comments (0)
The Intensive English Program of the Department of English and Comparative Literature will be offering short courses this summer. The classes offered will run from April 5 to May 31, 2008 every Saturday.
Class 1
Intensive Grammar and Vocabulary Review
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Class 2
Introduction to Oral Discourse: Refining Your Oral Interaction Skills
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Class 3
Technical and Academic Writing
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Tuition Fee costs P3,500.00
For further information, please inquire from Dr. Ma. Corazon A. Castro, Dr. Ma. Milagros Laurel, or Ms. Annie Ilagan at 926-3496, 981-8500 voip 2119 or e-mail at decl.kal@up.edu.ph, decl.kal@gmail.com.
Tags: Intensive English
Alex @ February 16, 2008 | | News | Comments (1)
For the past few days now, there’s at least one road mishap along Commonwealth Avenue. Since I live in the area, there’s no way to get to other places if not through Commonwealth. And since I drive down that road, I do get scared at times.
We might just have to thank Bayani Fernando with all the rotonda schemes he has put into place. Not only do a lot of motorists get their grim end smashing against those invisible barricades but that also meant there are no pile-ups or choke points. The only time I ever get to slow down is when I have to take those scary U-turn slots or when it’s 7AM at the Tandang Sora flyover. Speed junkies would probably like the idea but since you share the road with a thousand other drives with no idea of defensive driving, it’s like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in a six-shooter.
And what’s more irritating would be seeing banners of the president proclaiming that they’re making roads safer (at least I don’t see those banners now). There’s even this one billboard somewhere near Diliman school that says “Look up, young man! -God” (in black background and white text, no less) seems like a warning that if you avert your eyes from the road, God’s going to take you. It’s really crazy since you have the billboard does make you avert your eyes. Then you slam into a jeepney or bus or probably some crazy pedestrian who’s too lazy to use one of those pedestrian foot bridges.
I have to admit that the past week’s string of accidents has started to scare me a bit.
Tags: Commonwealth Avenue, driving, News
Alex @ February 9, 2008 | | Education, News, Politics and Society, Sex and Relationships | Comments (4)
It has been quite a long while since I’ve blog hopped blogs of fellow Filipino bloggers. Interesting bits here and there but Basapa never disappoints with up-to-date commentaries on relevant social issues. Here’s something about sex education in Quezon City.
Save for a few weeks vacation when I was a kid, I lived in Quezon City all my life. All of my schools are located in Quezon City. My past two jobs were also based in QC. Unless I’d find some place more suitable for me to start a family, I’m staying put. There’s a lot to hate about the city but hey, it’s my hometown.
So what do I care about sex education in QC? Frankly, not much. But apparently, it’s such a big fuss. Especially since the Catholic Church.
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Tags: Education, Politics and Society, Religion, Sexuality
Alex @ February 9, 2008 | | Personal, Politics and Society, Work | Comments (1)
It’s February and it’s crunch time for university seniors. Dating and partying takes a back seat. Everyone’s rushing his or her thesis. Laboring day after day, night after night to gather and analyze data. Writing page after page of stuff that one would probably just leave behind after everything has been said and done. And to what result? A diploma. For what? The real world. Yes, the real world where, despite your 14 years of education would turn you to a bum.
Yes. The journey through all those years of toil memorizing stuff like Avogadro’s constant and writing position papers end in a dead end. Just because we live in a country where there aren’t any real jobs to speak of and all the opportunities lie in being answering machines for other people and being shipped off to some distant land to wipe other people’s butts. Definitely not the type of work that your bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Management trained you for.
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Tags: Education, Politics and Society, Rant, Teaching, Work
