Pendulum of the PAST

I just couldn't help but smile when I saw this in BonBon's Profile... Amazing.. Truly Amazing... Seeing myself after 15 years... lolz... Brings back all these funny little cute memories...

This picture was taken when I was still in Grade 1... i never could have imagine seeing this picture... Lmao...

Our section was Grade 1 - Locsin, our adviser was Miss Ledesma then, Mrs. Torreña now... My school- Don Bosco Technical Institute, one of the popular all-boys school here in Victorias City... I got lots and lots of fond memories of my little childhood there....

I would try this funny antic.. I would try to remember all my classmates in Grade 1... hehehe...

From Right to Left -->>

On top : Neil Bryan Generoso, Jerome Benigno, Basil John Verdeflor, ME ME ME, Lenart Bermejo, Jay-R Antisoda, Emmanuel Wongyan, JJ Cabalcar, Argie Batusbatusan,

Second Row: Bryan Mentor, Jpoy Braga, Soy2x Lorilla, Marlo Arquisola, JM Deocadez, Felix Barcelona, TJ Oñasa, -----, Harry Salazar

3rd Row : Bensan Valenciano, Lobaton, Philip Leonida, Jopet Ignalaga, ---- , Ms Ledesma, -----, JR Tolentino, Reynald Viezca, Reman Matapaja

Bottom Row : Miko Fuentes, Solo Moncada, Ryan Cequiña, Jastia, Artoo Valenciano, Johndil Galicia, Bon2x Otilano, Leo Ferraris, Fidel Castro..

Damn, I miss 3 classmates... Maybe I'm getting older by the minute... lmao.. To all my classmates before... See you when I see you..

Uncertainties...

I know I should be happy now... I know I should enjoy this period... I know I must be confident enough to handle this situation. I’ve been waiting for a long time for this... A very long time...

Yet, I’m uncertain... I have doubts... I doubt if I could even handle it entirely. 5 years in the making since that time that I had decided to pursue this career. Filled with confidence and proud of what I have learned, I told myself that I could do all those things I have thinking in those idle moments.

I’m writing this article in order for me to have a medium wherein I could excrete my self-doubt and my gradual whining and grinding of my teeth Please bring back to me my confidence, give me back the zeal I once had.

BANANAS - For Your Health

BANANAS
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas.? He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain.? Read on:

Never, put your
banana in the refrigerator!!!

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people
suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is
because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts
into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make
you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200
students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system..

Morning Sickness:

Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at wor k leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar le vels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also
neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, there by
reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals . It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor
away!"

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with
dry cloth. Amazing fruit !

Ninong Bokx

Baby Sofing.... These pictures were taken at Polpie's House during our get-together last Sunday.. Couldn't help but be amazed by this cute little baby.. It's simply amazing that our Verkzters have entered another phase of our lives and that we will have our own families... Hope i can have my own someday....

CSCI10 Course Outline

CSCI10 - Principles of Operating Systems

Course Overview

OPERATING SYSTEM STRUCTURES

• System Concepts
• Operating System Services
• System Calls
• System Programs
• System Structures
• Virtual Machines

PROCESSES

• Processes Scheduling
• CPU Processing
• Process Synchronization
• Deadlocks

STORAGE MANAGEMENT

• Memory Management
• Virtual Memory
• File-System Interface
• File-System Implementation
• Secondary Storage Structure

CSCI15 Course Outline

CSCI15 Software Engineering

Course Overview

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PLAN

• System Development
• Major Problems in System Development
• System Engineering
• System Architecture and Design

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

• System Development and Life Cycle Definition
• Software Development Life Cycle - A Brief Overview
• System Development Life Cycle Models

PROJECT DEFINITION

• Software Development Planning
• Resource and Schedule Estimates
• Organizing and Staffing

RISK, FEAR and JOY

“Everything happens for a reason. “

No matter what reason it may, whether we like it or not, everything will always be with a reason. Sometimes as I’m thinking, could the reasons of what is happening to me right now, be good enough to take the risk?

The RISK

Risk - jeopardy, peril, hazard, menace, threat

Only by taking risk could man truly feel the savor of victory, only by taking risk could man truly appreciate defeat. It is then by risk that I will venture in this life I’m living.

I’ve totally and absently confronted risk face-to-face. My mind would tell me that the risk is too great, that maybe the fruits of the risk are not really worth that much. I have doubts, I really do, I’m not as valiant as the person that I hope I’m projecting to be. The risk I engaged long before was really larger than life. The risk that I’m taking right now could totally destroy my whole being.

But only by taking the risk, I will be contented, only by taking the risk I will have the peace of mind, and only by taking the risk that I hope I will never regret in the future that I have done nothing and become fearful of the consequences of that risk. The risk of caring, loving and devoting all that I’ve to a very special being.

The FEAR

Fear - dread, anxiety, horror, distress, fright, panic, alarm, trepidation, apprehension


It is by understanding the risk that I will know its consequences, then by knowing the consequences I will feel fear.

What is in this fear? The fear that the risk I will take will bring me consequences that I can’t entirely fathom. The fear that the risk I will take will eventually be not worth it.

The fear that maybe what is happening is not really what it seems to be. The fear that maybe everything I ever felt, seen, touched and knew were all just a mirage of false hopes.

Then when there is fear, that will only be the time that I will lose confidence in myself and lose the heart to continue to take on the risk. For fear is the ghost that my mind will create and will slowly eat me from the inside. Slowly. Gradually. Until I will succumb to the fear, until I will have nothing left but regrets.

The JOY

Joy - delight, pleasure, enjoyment, bliss, ecstasy, elation


Now, this is what I’m really after for. The joy and the happiness that I will feel when taking the risk will only be enough to close my eyes to reality and allow me to face no matter what consequences will lay down my path. I know the risk, I fear the consequence, yet here I am, taking the risk, facing the consequences. For what? For simply looking for that little joy in my heart, that would be enough.

I know the risk is too much. I’m not sure what will be the outcome of this; I’m not even ever sure why this has happened in the first place. I’m also not sure if there will be a happy ending.

But one thing is sure, for a long period of time, I’ve never really been this happy. Simpleton.. Of course, for I never understand life neither comprehends love. But by feeling love, I’m happy for now. It was the risk I took before, there are still fears but be strong young man, for the joy is overwhelming.

My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!

Poppa’s Birthday

The 25th Day of October 2008
Poppa’s Birthday

My old man is already 60 years of age, seems old enough for my age huh... He is in his retirement age and ready to take his pension and could take his well-earned rest after a long grueling and sacrificial life. But I know, he is a stubborn bull that will continue to work harder to make sure our family will still have enough for ourselves. That is my poppa...

He was 38 years of age when they gave birth to me, seems a little late but understandable. He is the type of person who will do anything; just anything to make sure his family will have enough food for the table even if he will only have a single slice of the fish. He is the type of dad that will make sure you will graduate in your studies even if he will work crawling every single day to pay for the expenses. So that is the reason why he married late in his life, when most of his bro and sis have had there children already and living there own lives, he was still a bachelor.

That is the reason of the age difference. Amazing it may seem but it is one of the reasons why my Poppa for me is the greatest DAD of them all. Although he is not the talkie type of a father, but he taught my lessons of life by showing me every single moment and actions really do speak louder than words. He set the examples of how I’m going to run my future family.

Well, the party was of course a very enjoyable one where most of the clan was there. But the greatest gift he received was the “reunification” of our family. For more than a year of separation, we spent the day together for the first time under a single roof. Although he wasn’t saying anything, I know he is happy. I know he was longing for that moment to arrive.

So, to end this article, just wanna say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear Poppa... I know right now all your dreams for us have just been realized, we’ve graduated. That is the fruit of your labors. So, just wanna say to the GREATEST DAD of ALL TIME, thank you for all the time, hard work and lessons that you have been teaching me all this time, and I salute you!! I’m really proud of having a Poppa like you. I know we don’t have a choice in choosing our father, but if God gave me the choice, I’m still going to choose you. That is how much I loved you as a father.