Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Totem Thoughts

Something about movies which make me give things a second look. So I looked really well.
Inception made me set my 2DD's for this 2012. I started to wonder whether in fact I am capable of doing all these or just settle with where I am now. It's safer this way to not even bother.

Something about dreams which make you create models in your mind. Imagine applying a sense of architecture in your dreams! Dreaming dreamswhile awake and how even these haunt you while asleep.
And the challenge of choosing which ones to turn into realities. If only we just live our lives settling with the dream and not the reality of making it happen?

So I chose to keep realities I'd like to hold on to and realities I need to say goodbye to in order to give time and space for making other dreams to come true.

Twelve years ago, I dreamt of settling down and travelling to India.
I did both already.

The school and UPOU were never part of the dream but just happened for other reasons. So much of these will stay in the years to come for some bodies.

Still,  I'd like to go to India once again for other  reasons... AND only with pure and fond thoughts to carry with me, plus a wish or two to come true.

Should I bring a totem with me then?

Totem 2Go

I never was thinking lucid
a sleeper mostly
I stayed in  every bit of it
then it  started to kick in
the totem stopped
this dream had to be mine
I never meant it to be yours
shared it just the same
how you skillfully extracted
some known secret projection
this time the totem had to go
so I could finally jump
turn to something beautiful
you know I'd love to see it so







Monday, January 9, 2012

2DD 2012

My attempts to manage ME+projects+that thingie called PhDie:


Jan-UPOU: review concept of 'learner presence' construct
      -UPOU: paper submission ICODEL
      -ME Want: go for M4TA
      -Builders: concept of Tagisan ng Talino 

Feb-ME Want: CO12 Online
        UPOU: ICODEL
        ME Want: Book Grant Proposal

      
April 
&
May- Builders: FLIP Online Summer Classes
                         SS Scope and Sequence/Coverage 
          


1st  Sem- ME MUST: Library Time for Thesis Topic Proposal
                  ME MUST: Finish WizIQ Paper



2nd Sem-ME MUST: Fellowship
                 OR MUST: MDE



  


Saturday, December 17, 2011

TREEWalk w/ PNPCSI Powerhouses

At 42 (and soon 2b 43), I still learn something new everyday :)  Thanks to Patrick, Ronald and Anthony=2ndliner powerhouses of Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society Inc.  I look at these fellow UP facs/UP grads in awe for who they are now= the carriers of  knowledge on Phil Native Plants from their original host Leonard Co. This is the 3rd time we've had them as resource persons for UPOU's CWTS Ecology Track.   I arrange for resource persons to come in and deepen our knowledge of ecology +environment, forest conservation and advocacy in the Philippines.

This time however, knowledge is now sticky to my memory as we did an actual Treewalk at UP Diliman. Starting from Unive Ave Checkpoint, I now enumerate all the native trees  in their Fil-Eng names which I'd like to remember them for, to include their location in UP Diliman:

A. Checkpoint mini garden:
1.Tanao=anahaw like palm tree
2. Phil Date Palm Tree=used by folks from Batanes--combed into head and body coverings as protection from the weather
3. Manila Palm= Bungang Tsina
4. Balakbak

B University Ave
5. Ylang-ylang
6. Talisay
7. Pili

C. Quezon Hall to Lagoon Area
8. Narra
9.  Nananangis na Bayawak
10. Balite=Phil Fig tree

D. Lagoon Area to Faculty Center
11.  Malugay (hindi malunggay)
12. Antipolo
13. Anahaw

E. FC to College of Science--Chem
14. Kamagong=mabolo
15. Utot ni Judas

F. FC to MSci
16. Dao
17. Lubi-lubi/Niyog-niyogan


G. College of Science
18.Dagat Kamagong
19. Philippine Mahogany
20. Molave
21. Niyog


Other  Ideas to Remember:
-fiscus
-interactions among dipterocarpo + flying mammals in SE Asia
-3.5k=species of Philippine Trees
-we are the first when it comes to endemicity

Now, I my jogging-running moments at UP Area have new found meaning as I will try to remember all these endemic Philippine Trees. What a joy!

Future plans:
-have the CWTS students become Tree Walk guides to educate children=younger generation about Philippine Trees;
-co-create educational materials on Philippine trees for schools
-spread the word about PNPCSI