1. Why do some people dream even though their dreams are impossible to attain?
2. Why do some people insist that they attain a particular goal even though its obvious that they cannot do it.
3. Why do some people are very proud of their achievements even though their achievements cannot make any difference in their life status?
4. Why do some people are planning in idealistic manner that often ends up to a failure?
5. Why do some people are very conventional to false dictation and norms of the society?
6. Why do some people are not considerate to other possibilities?
7. Why do some people are very meticulous in their choice and not aware of the limitations of their abilities?
8. Why do some people are considering simple things as big deal?
9. Why do some people are look for their worth even though they know that they are really worthless?
10. Why do some people tries to prove something for their self even though that it is impossible to prove it because there is nothing to prove?
11. Why do some people can not live on their own?
12. Why do some people can not decide of other plan even though their first plan has already failed and really impossible to achieve?
13. Why do some people are looking for the trend of others persons' failure in order to think that their failure is just normal?
14. Why do some people still insist to be included in the best circle even though that their qualifications are not sufficient to attain that status?
15. WHY DO SOME PEOPLE RATIONALIZE THEIR FAILURES IN ORDER TO MAKE THEMSELVES FEEL BETTER EVEN THOUGH IT'S VERY ILLOGICAL?
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Bored of playing your games in PSP? Try some retro games in your PSP!!!
,I'm already bored of playing the recently released games in PSP. When I'm surfing the net, I discovered that we can already play games for the older consoles like Gameboy, Nintendo and Playstation. These are my top picks:
Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) - One of the greatest RPGs in Playstation history and made RPG included in the mainstream video gaming. This series has the most number of sequels and prequels like Crisis Core, Advent Children and Many more!!!
Contra (Nintendo) - One of the pioneers on action shooting game. It has a very simple game play that everybody would enjoy.
Super Mario Wolrd (Super Nintendo) - One of the greatest Super Mario innovations. Yoshi is introduced in this game and a more complicated world awaits for adventure.
Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) - One of the greatest RPGs in Playstation history and made RPG included in the mainstream video gaming. This series has the most number of sequels and prequels like Crisis Core, Advent Children and Many more!!!
Contra (Nintendo) - One of the pioneers on action shooting game. It has a very simple game play that everybody would enjoy.
Super Mario Wolrd (Super Nintendo) - One of the greatest Super Mario innovations. Yoshi is introduced in this game and a more complicated world awaits for adventure.
Tetris (Gameboy) - One of the most popular games in our childhood. Many of us play this game even the "brickgame."
Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo) - The beginning of all Mario Brothers games!!! There's no doubt that almost everyone of us had played this classic game.
Super Mario Land (Gameboy) - A portable Super Mario game that everyone who owns a Gameboy loved to play.
Super Mario 3 (Nintendo) - A more complicated Super Mario game than the first. In here, Mario can now fly and explore a bigger world with lots of secrets. Some of us even mastered all the secrets of this game.
Pokemon Emerald (Gameboy Advance) - The most popular game in Gameboy Advance or even in the Gameboy history together with previous versions (Blue, Yellow, Red, Crystal, Silver, Gold, Sapphire and Ruby). This is a more complicated Pokemon game because of the addtion of many Pokemons. There are complicated evolution process and others are needed to be traded form other versions. (This game is also essential to complete in Pokedex in Pokemon Pearl/Diamond/Platinum in DS).
Chrono Trigger (Super Nintendo) - One of the greatest RPGs in video game history. It started the gamers love for RGP games. With long gameing time, many RPG gamers had enjoyed playing this game.
Legend of Zelda (Nintendo) - One of the greatest classic games ever. With its great soundtrack and interesting gameplay, No one will ever tell that is game does not belong to the hall of fame classic.
You can download these emulators for PSP in this site:
http://www.pspiso.com/showthread.php?t=171256
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Father of Filipino Philosophy
Dr. Florentino T. Timbreza
- Recognized as the Father of Filipino Philosophy
- 1st Filipino to author the 1st book on Filipino Philosophy (Pilosopiyang Filipino)
- Co-author of the 1st and only Encyclopedia of Philosophy in the Philippines (Ensayklopidiya ng Pilosopiya)
- 1st Filipino to present and defend a dissertation paper in Filipino for a doctorate degree in Philosophy
- 1st Filipino author to translate the Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu in Filipino language (Ang Tao Te Ching ni Lao Tzu sa Filipino)
- Philosophy Professor, De La Salle University Manila
"I look forward to the day when Filipino Philosophy shall be taught in many classrooms all over the country."
source: http://firstfilipino.blogspot.com/2007/12/florentino-timbreza.html
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Mind of a lawyer VS. Effort of a law student
The ideal mind of the lawyer is the mind that easily understands and masters all the provisions of all laws and knows how to apply it in all circumstances. It is very logical and philosophical that can argue in every point of view of the cases and provisions. It does not make any logical errors when it comes to law. It is very critical in evidences and may reverse disadvantageous cases.
The ideal effort of law student is briefly defined as reading, reading, reading and reading a lot of cases, and memorizing, memorizing, memorizing and memorizing all the provisions of laws. Another thing is patience. The 80 percent of time should be allocated in reading and memorizing.
A lawyer can survive just with the "mind of the lawyer" while a law student should have both the "mind of a lawyer" and the "effort of a law student." But, a person cannot be a lawyer if s/he did not became a law student.
For a law student, the "mind of a lawyer" and the "effort of a law student" are essential and one reason is the current law curriculum and teaching style. I'll give this example when one time I was called in the recitation and asked about the details of a case which I missed to read. Even though I'm confident that I know all the provisions of the laws needed of the topic, I failed the recitation for just missing to read that one case.
On the other hand, the mind of a lawyer is important because even though a law student memorizes all the provisions of law and the details of the cases assigned, without it, that student still can't apply those that s/he memorized to more complicated and challenging case. All s/he knows is just the one verbally written on the books and the cases.
The mind of a lawyer can be obtained in born or practice. But of course, to obtain it by practice is not an easy task while those who obtained it in born are just lucky. I don't know exact formula on how to obtain it by practice.
In the case of the effort of a law student, all people have the opportunity of doing it. The only indicator of this is the laziness and the industriousness of a person. Some people find it easy and most find it hard. It needs dedication and motivation.
The ideal effort of law student is briefly defined as reading, reading, reading and reading a lot of cases, and memorizing, memorizing, memorizing and memorizing all the provisions of laws. Another thing is patience. The 80 percent of time should be allocated in reading and memorizing.
A lawyer can survive just with the "mind of the lawyer" while a law student should have both the "mind of a lawyer" and the "effort of a law student." But, a person cannot be a lawyer if s/he did not became a law student.
For a law student, the "mind of a lawyer" and the "effort of a law student" are essential and one reason is the current law curriculum and teaching style. I'll give this example when one time I was called in the recitation and asked about the details of a case which I missed to read. Even though I'm confident that I know all the provisions of the laws needed of the topic, I failed the recitation for just missing to read that one case.
On the other hand, the mind of a lawyer is important because even though a law student memorizes all the provisions of law and the details of the cases assigned, without it, that student still can't apply those that s/he memorized to more complicated and challenging case. All s/he knows is just the one verbally written on the books and the cases.
The mind of a lawyer can be obtained in born or practice. But of course, to obtain it by practice is not an easy task while those who obtained it in born are just lucky. I don't know exact formula on how to obtain it by practice.
In the case of the effort of a law student, all people have the opportunity of doing it. The only indicator of this is the laziness and the industriousness of a person. Some people find it easy and most find it hard. It needs dedication and motivation.
My Law School Sched
Monday
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Law and Values
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Criminal Law 1
Tuesday
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Political Law
Wednesday
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Statutory Construction
Thursday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
Friday
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Legal Research
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Criminal Law 1
Saturday
10:00 am - 12:00 am: Political Law
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Law and Values
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Criminal Law 1
Tuesday
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Political Law
Wednesday
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Statutory Construction
Thursday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Persons and Family Relations
Friday
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Legal Research
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Criminal Law 1
Saturday
10:00 am - 12:00 am: Political Law
REDEMPTION
As told on one of my previous blogs, I failed a recitation because of missing to read one case. But fortunately, in my PERSONS class, I was called again by the professor and stood up for almost two hours. In my last recitation, I was told to seat down because of not reading a case and that means failure. And there is rumors that that professor only call a student once a semester in a recitation and I assume that I would fail that subject already because of that. As said earlier, I was standing for almost two hours in class while the professor asked me several consecutive questions. But luckily, I knew all the provisions of law he was talking about, that's why I managed to answer all the questions correctly but with some minor mistakes on the use of words but generally, that was excellent. By the way, the questions asked are some various provisions of marriage which are quite easy for me to understand. Situations like these may boost the morale of the student and redeem his pride from the grave failure that he experienced.
Taking up law school is not a joke. Talking it up just to try law school is a very stupid decision. It's either you take it because you REALLY WANT TO BE A LAWYER or don't take Law School. Taking up law without the STRONG ASPIRATION to be a lawyer is a sure failure not necessarily in subjects and in bar exam but in LIFE. In law school, failure is always in front of you. There is no way to evade it and the only solution to get rid of it is to destroy it!!!
Last and the most crucial point, now that I am in law school, I realized na wala akong karapatang IPAGMALAKI kung ano mang ang mga nakamit sa sa aking undergraudate. Walang-wala talaga ang experience ko sa undergraduate if I have to compare it with law school. Yes, I get in in to the dean's list in most of the terms and I have a relatively high CGPA but still those achievements are just a big junk of joke comparing it to my situation today. Other law students can also affirm that. I don't say that undergraduate is senseless because there are people who have good and fulfilled undergraduate experience. In my situation, Law school is the real start of College academic life. Undergraduate is a state of NO CHALLENGE for me because of the following reasons:
1. I can get a grade of 3.5-4.0 on other subjects without merely studying at all. Meaning, not taking down notes and not buying or reading the books required.
2. Even I cut almost all the meeting in a particular class, I can still get a high grade.
3. The tasks are very easy compared to law school.
4. Pressure in law school is 10x or even 20x of the pressure I felt in my undergraduate experience.
5. With my achievements right now, I have no ability to get a descent job that I want.
6. Most (but NOT ALL) of the professors in my undergraduate experience are:
a. Karamihan ay NANGHUHULA lang ng grades
b. Favoritism factor
c. Masyadong silang mabait at madali yung pinapagawa
d. Ang alam lang ay kunin ang sweldo kapag end of month
e. Baka humaba pa kapag tinuloy ko pa
Even if may grades are relatively high, eh kung ganyan naman, wala din.
Anong nang pwede kong maipagmalaki para sa sarili ko? wala pa, di ba?
Taking up law school is not a joke. Talking it up just to try law school is a very stupid decision. It's either you take it because you REALLY WANT TO BE A LAWYER or don't take Law School. Taking up law without the STRONG ASPIRATION to be a lawyer is a sure failure not necessarily in subjects and in bar exam but in LIFE. In law school, failure is always in front of you. There is no way to evade it and the only solution to get rid of it is to destroy it!!!
Last and the most crucial point, now that I am in law school, I realized na wala akong karapatang IPAGMALAKI kung ano mang ang mga nakamit sa sa aking undergraudate. Walang-wala talaga ang experience ko sa undergraduate if I have to compare it with law school. Yes, I get in in to the dean's list in most of the terms and I have a relatively high CGPA but still those achievements are just a big junk of joke comparing it to my situation today. Other law students can also affirm that. I don't say that undergraduate is senseless because there are people who have good and fulfilled undergraduate experience. In my situation, Law school is the real start of College academic life. Undergraduate is a state of NO CHALLENGE for me because of the following reasons:
1. I can get a grade of 3.5-4.0 on other subjects without merely studying at all. Meaning, not taking down notes and not buying or reading the books required.
2. Even I cut almost all the meeting in a particular class, I can still get a high grade.
3. The tasks are very easy compared to law school.
4. Pressure in law school is 10x or even 20x of the pressure I felt in my undergraduate experience.
5. With my achievements right now, I have no ability to get a descent job that I want.
6. Most (but NOT ALL) of the professors in my undergraduate experience are:
a. Karamihan ay NANGHUHULA lang ng grades
b. Favoritism factor
c. Masyadong silang mabait at madali yung pinapagawa
d. Ang alam lang ay kunin ang sweldo kapag end of month
e. Baka humaba pa kapag tinuloy ko pa
Even if may grades are relatively high, eh kung ganyan naman, wala din.
Anong nang pwede kong maipagmalaki para sa sarili ko? wala pa, di ba?
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