My Socially Constructed Reality

18th AMIC Annual conference programme

LIVING IN THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT: Construction of Virtual Identities among Online Gamers

My kids love to have massage with this anti-stress massage oil . This has therapeutic smell -- enough to relieve stress. I bought it for 85 rupees. i-pill (Emergency Contraceptive Pill) I was curious; I just saw it in an advertisement while we were in a fast food; I knew this thing exists but never knew it is available in India; In my search at the Internet, I found out it was made available in India over the counter since 2007. Each packet contains only one pill. It costs 100 rupees.

Meet MJ and Charles , my roommates in New Delhi for 5 days Charles with the Filipino delegates to the AMIC conference: Ivy Alcantara (based in Singapore), Elaine Llarena (based in Malaysia), Ms Chi-chi Robles (past president of PACE and member of the Executive committee of AMIC), MJ and of course myself beside Charles my Korean student who made me really proud: Jung, Dea-woung ( Charles). It was his thesis that we submitted to the AMIC call for paper; it was accepted so we met in India to present the paper (Congrats Charles!) I'm with some of the Filipino delegates break time is coffee time! MJ and Charles Charles and I while we were rehearsing before the presentation started

Minister Tharoor with AMIC outgoing Secretary-General Indrajit Banerjee (left)

I had a four-day trip to New Delhi, India for an International Conference from July 13 till 16. It was my first time to leave my home country, the Philippines, to visit another part of Asia. As a first-timer travelling in another part of the world, I literally activated my five senses to accommodate all that I would see, hear, feel, taste, and smell. And here's what I sensed for one week… What I Saw The most remarkable thing I saw in Delhi was that almost all the cars and rickshaws have dents. I won't wonder why. The drivers at Delhi really drive so fast that a rickshaw ride was like a roller-coaster ride. Aside from the dents, they were really dirty. I've seen muddy cars roaming around the city. I couldn't imagine how the car owners can afford to buy cars, which are not really cheap, but cannot afford some time and water to clean their cars. It's none of my business, but well, I am just wondering, anyway. The buildings or most structures are dirty and old. The stre

Itinerary: Manila - Hong Kong - New Delhi JULY 12; 12:35 noon (Philippine time) I'm currently on board Cathay Pacific flight number CX 906 . This is my first time to get on board the plane. Ha ha. I was excited with the takeoff. It took the plane several minutes to get ready for takeoff. It felt good seeing the clouds "down there." Although the cabin crew told me to keep my camera, I still took a few photos of the clouds. Fascinating to see clouds -- different types of clouds right outside the window. Hmmm….ok, time for breakfast. I haven't eaten anything this day though I had coffee before I got on board. The cabin crew handed me a sandwich and I asked for coffee. Sandwich is good-- still hot and really fresh. And I'm so thankful there's coffee to complete my breakfast. This laptop is very helpful. I can type on my notes and entertain myself with my kind of music. I left the house at 6 am. By 8 am, I was already in the airport. My husband accompanied me t