My Socially Constructed Reality

" i w i s h i c o u l d b e w i t h u, h o l d u r h a n d -- a t l e a s t o n e l i g h t k i s s..." Kayla : Do you know why the moon is lonely? Logan : No, why? Kayla : Well there is this lady named Quae Carcajou. She is from the spirit world and her love was Wolverine. There is this guy that was jealous of Wolverine so he told him that she loves the wild roses that can only be found on earth. ... but little that he knew that once he goes to earth he is out from the spirit world and can never go back. ...and he was her only love so he went to the earth to get some flowers for her... ...but he could never go back.... ...now the moon is so lonely, knowing the fact that he can never to uch her again ... ***************************** X-Men ORIGINS showcases the story of Wolverine. He might be strong physically, but his strength comes from within. Wolverine is a powerful character who gets motivated not by revenge but by love -- true love-- which ...

It's enrollment day today. It's only now that I got Stef's and Cha's cards in school. Here are their grades: STEFFI (Grade 5 / AY 2008-2009): English 96 Filipino 91 Mathematics 93.75 Science & Health 89.75 Christian Formation 92.75 Makabayan 92.25 *Civics 90 *Computer 92 *Musika, Sining at PE 88 *Character Education 96 AVERAGE: 92.58% CHARLES (Grade 1/ AY 2008-2009) English 95 Filipino 90.50 Mathematics 95 Christian Formation 91.75 Makabayan 91.75 *Civics 96 *Character Educ. 90 *Computer 90 AVERAGE: 92.80%

[sound track from the movie THE LAKE HOUSE] I'm very sure this never happened to me before i met you and now i'm sure this never happened before now i see this is the way it's supposed to be i met you and now i see this is the way it should be this is the way it should be for lovers they shouldn't go it alone it's not so good when you're on your own so come to me now we can be what we wanna be i love you and now i see this is the way it should be this is the way it should be this is the way it should be for lovers they shouldn't go it alone it's not so good when you're on your own i'm very sure this never happened to me before i met you and now i'm sure this never happened before (this never happened before) this never happened before (this never happened) this never happened before (this never happened before)

In the virtual world, the Bajan is one mode and eight levels away from the Asian. In the real world, he is twelve hours behind and miles away. Despite these, CMC finds its way to bring them together in real time. Joe Walther (1996) suggests that CMC can make two people experience more intimate relationship than they would through FTF. This is possible because of the four factors which Walther identified: (1) selective self-presentation ; (2) overattribution of similarity ; (3) communication on your own time ; and (4) self-fulfilling prophecy (Griffin, 2009). First of all, selective self-presentation is evident in their CMC. Naturally, they are forming impression about each other so they would normally choose which information about themselves they will reveal to each other. When the Bajan said, " I was a gangster, but I'm sure you wouldn't want to hear that, " it means that he was already aware that he must choose carefully which information about himself shoul...

I didn't know that this is a Filipino band. I like the songs thinking that they were foreign songs. It's great to know that there are Filipino bands that sound so good...

AUF granted Ph. D. in Journalism Honoris Causa to Emilio C. Yap III on May 1 for his being a media executive for several years at the second oldest newspaper in the Philippines -- the Manila Bulletin which was founded in 1900. Included in the photo are Emilio C. Yap III (second from left), CHED Chair Emmanuel Y. Angeles (fifth from left) and Filipino-Chinese business mogul Emilio T. Yap. The faculty and staff from AUF who witnessed the conferment ceremony are also at the photo.

Photo by REUTERS Manny Pacquiao , the world’s best pound-por-pound boxer, and now the most famous Filipino, has gone back home yesterday after winning in his latest bout against Ricky Hatton who was knocked down at round 2. As expected, he was on primetime broadcast news that night and on newspaper front pages the following day. With one focus, the media were able to create several stories: Manny comes home despite virus alert. Manny’s three kids awake the whole night awaiting his coming home. Manny is happy to see his kids again. Manny’s wife cries after seeing the interview with her children greeting her “Happy Mother’s Day.” Manny’s mother says Manny won’t be Manny if not for her. Manny goes to Quiapo church to thank God for his blessings. Manny donates dollars to the church. Manny likes to eat Nissin cup noodles when he travels. Manny is running for a political post in the coming 2010 election to help the poor. The news about Manny Pacquiao running for political post ...

Online games are very popular. Who would not have heard or played the SIMs or Second Life ? Or perhaps, who would have not been to the Iron Forge in the World of WarCraft or at the Arktuis Village in Shaiya ? These online games allow us to choose and design our own characters. And most of all, we are controlling these characters as the game progresses. In SIMS, we can choose the physical appearance (e.g. color of hair, eyes, skin, eye shadow, lipstick, height, clothes, etc.) and the traits (active, lazy, etc.) plus the job and interests . Here's how my SIMS character looked like. In this simulation game, we can create a pickpocket or a politician and become super rich. We may also become a person who loves to kiss a lot and have romance. Just like in real life, SIMs characters get tired, hungry, dirty, stinky, and sleepy. Most of all, they also die if not controlled properly. In online games like WoW or Shaiya, killing mobs or monsters is the name of the game. The ...

Kathleen Medina, Tim de la Paz, Jayvie Dizon, Renzelle Palma, Paul Genesis Gatus, Dea-woung Jung, Manuel Domingo Jr., and Camille Perkins PG, Kath, Gladys Melgarejo, Jeremy Kris Cortez, Karen de la Cruz, Charles The adviser and the graduates of 2009

Millions of people have been talking about Susan Boyle-- an ordinary 47-year-old virgin who caught the attention of the judges and the crowd at Britain's Got Talent. Absolutely, Susan's got talent. But what's more amazing is not her singing prowess but the discrimination that the Brit showed before Susan sang "I dreamed a dream." It also showed how ageist Simon Cowell is for reacting negatively when Susan said she's 47 years old. The faces of the audience, and the way they looked at each other as they raised their eyebrows showed nothing but discrimination. Susan Boyle has shown to the whole world how the Brit define talent. She has proven that talent does not come only from young and good-looking people.

Congratulations to Stef and Charles for being among the top students in class for AY 2008-2009! Recognition ceremony was held on March 26. (This is a late post :-)

Rina Jimenez-David is right -- that CELEBRITIES HAVE RIGHTS, TOO . I've been following the news about what happened to Ted Failon since the day his wife was reported to have taken her own life -- a news that was given different angles by the police as reported by the media. The media would obviously do everything to report every detail of the story because this news has many news elements. Prominence is number one. Ted Failon has been a famous Filipino broadcaster who frequently scrutinizes the "ways of the police." It is with no surprise that the media would not leave any detail unreported because the police surely don't want to leave any detail unreported. Oo nga naman, it's the police's chance to get back to a broadcaster hitting them on air. Aside from prominence, other elements that make Trina's death newsworthy include conflict (allegedly, Ted and Trina had a fight about something that led to her death), crime (obviously, the media are rep...

Natapos na naman ang isa pang academic year. Sampung taon na pala mula nang magsimula akong magturo sa kolehiyo. Nakakatuwang isipin na kaya ko palang magturo. Alam kong nahirapan ako noong una. Lahat kasi ng expectations na dala ko mula sa kolehiyong pinagtapusan ko ay wala dito kung saan ako nagtuturo. Sa sampung taong lumipas, marami na rin akong natutunan. Marami na ring mga estudyanteng natulungan. Marami-rami na rin ang naniniwala na kaya ko palang magturo habang marami din akong iba pang ginagampanan tulad ng pagiging ina, asawa, vice chair, manunulat, atbp. Sa ngayon, alam kong masaya na rin ako pero nakakalungkot lang isipin na ang mga nagpapasaya sa akin ay umaalis din. Sinasabi ko na nga ba, hindi dapat nag-i-invest ng emosyon sa kahit ano at kahit kanino. Noong isang taon, nagtapos ang mga taong naging malapit sa akin. Ngayon naman, may mga aalis na naman. Bakit ganito ang buhay ng guro? Magtuturo, mapapalapit ang loob, tapos magtatapos ang estudyante. Kasabay ng...

These photos were taken by Kevin (Kim, Dong-wook) when we were in Baguio City. We went to UP Baguio (my alma mater), Mines View Park, Burnham Park, Convention Center and of course at SM. I really had nice time with Charles and Kevin on April 2. SM Baguio looks so nice here... It's a grand mall in the mountain province :-) I didn't know Charles took this photo. We were at Mines View Park here. Kevin is on the background looking at the camera :-) This is OBLE's rear view -- ha-ha-ha! Kevin and Charles wore the native costume of the Igorot for picture taking. They paid P10.00 each for wearing such. (lol) I was looking at the view at Mines View Park. Another candid photo? OBLE in another angle :-) A shot of one of the tambayans in UP Baguio. This is a shot of the official publication of UP Baguio -- (I forgot the name) lol A painting by a Fine Arts student at UP Baguio.

"Why is there something rather than nothing?" --Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz REFERENCE: Adolf Grünbaum. (2008, June). Why Is There a Universe at All, Rather than Just Nothing? (Part 1). Free Inquiry, 28 (4), 32. Retrieved April 16, 2009, from Academic Research Library database. (Document ID: 1496326571).

A duo with -kamikaze- MMORPG. Online games. Virtual world. SHAIYA. The past holy week signaled the beginning and end of my battle in the virtual world. I started playing an MMORPG for a week -- trying to level up my character named SexySteffi in an online game known to players as SHAIYA . It wasn't as sophisticated as Wow but most things are basically the same. The best parts would be killing monsters to level up and killing darkies to get higher ranks. Another good thing about online games like SHAIYA is the opportunity to talk to people or gamers from different parts of the world. I've met gamers from Columbia, Chile, Texas, Australia, Canada, etc. Gamers really come from different walks of life. Some are young, some old, some married, some single, some just fooling around, some serious about leveling up. As a priest, SexySteffi is in demand in the game :-) Some players would always invite her to a party so that they could conquer the monsters without getting killed a...