* I have recently watched the two most recent episodes of my favorite TV show about science/cooking/pop culture/history, “Good Eats”. It’s a pity that after 14 successful seasons, it must come to an end just as all good things do.
I’ve learned more from this show than my Chemistry, Biology, Physics, T.L.E. and Social Studies classes. Thank you, Alton Brown!
* It’s another (and second to the last, I hope) Second Semester for me in my college education. Hopefully, after three more semesters, I can be qualified to teach. Of course, Alton Brown is one of my pedagogical role models.
* I just went back from Iloilo yesterday afternoon after attending the COPRE (College Press Conference and Awards) 2011 – Region VI together with the other selected members of Tolentine Star. Nong Luigi and I joined the English Editorial Writing Category… and won 1st and 2nd place respectively. It’s apparently my first time to win a campus journalism award. Mazel tov to our publication as well for winning Best Feature Page (3rd Place), Best Magazine Design and Best Magazine (both 2nd Place), and some other awards I forgot. Woohoo!
Good times indeed.
* WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE COPRE: Perhaps due to the tension and stress of the writing contest, I stumbled TWICE at the conference hall. A lot of people saw this but I am thankful that it only happened at the back. I suppose “break a leg” does mean something good. Ah, life has its occasional stumbles of glory indeed.
* The College of Education debate team (in which I was one of the researchers) won in our intercollegiate debate last Wednesday against the Engineering. Kudos to the high school as well, for staving off the College of Business and Accountancy.
* I recently saw CGMA on the news. Her health’s been in a kind of (a little bit) risky state. She tried to fly off to some foreign country to avail of “medical attention” overseas with the consent of the Supreme Court… and got blocked by the Department of Justice.
“Are you sure you’re only going overseas for the medical attention, Ate Glo?
Or are you just trying to elude yourself from prosecution? Hmm…”
* I might not be in the same political spectrum as this guy but I’m beginning to love the social commentary of Palanca awardee, host/journalist, activist and Radioactive Sago Project vocalist Lourd De Veyra in his aptly named “Word of the Lourd” segment in TV5. His social commentary and poetic style is a recent influence in my writing and campus journalism.
His “Wala naman tayong magagawa” may be disagreeable
but I find him fun, educational, and socially critical to watch.
* I also look up to Ambeth Ocampo of “Looking Back” fame in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I’ve read his “Bonifacio’s Bolo” before and my sister recently bought me his books “Looking Back”, “Dirty Dancing – Looking Back 2″ and “Death by Garrote – Looking Back 3″. I so love his take on [Philippine] history using a novel, conversational and fun perspective unlike those of history books back in elementary and high school.
Ambeth Ocampo, the Alton Brown/Beakman/Bill Nye
on Philippine History. Cool!
Well, those are all the updates I can come up with for now. Good luck, godspeed, God bless!
