I HATE MATH

“I really do. I hate it. It's silly to hate an abstract concept, but it's given me so much grief over the course of my life that I can't help it. My hatred of math goes to absurd levels. I hate it the way Batman hates criminals with guns. I hate it the way Lex Luthor hates Superman. Hell, I hate it the way Bin Laden hates the West. I hate, hate, hate numbers.”

I hate numbers. Sa tagalog galit ako sa bilang. Hindi ko alam kung bakit basta ang alam ko since birth, badtrip na ako exponent, exponent na yan.

Naalala ko nung elementary ako pag math na, para na akong pusang binabalisawsaw. Alumpihit at di mapalagay, paano ba naman yung titser ko lang ata ng grade one yung approachable na naging titser ko sa math. At lahat na ng mga naging teacher ko after grade one e puro mga terorista. Kaya siguro di ako natuto kasi pag nakikita ko sila habang nalilito ako sa pag-solve imbis na magtanong ako e kinakagat ko na lang ang dulo ng lapis ko kaya madalas mawalan ako ng pambura sa dulo ng lapis e. Pano yung iba nalalaglag sa kakagat ko at yung iba nalulunok ko sa takot.

Sa totoo lang dahil mahina ang foundation ko sa math sa elementary e kaya pulpol pa rin ako pagdating sa high school. Actually, mas lalo akong nagkandaloko-loko sa high school. Naranasan ko ng tawagan si St. Peter at mag novena ng palihim pag math na. Hindi ko nga lam kung nakipag -deal na ako ke satanas na sana tanggalin niya na lang ang math sa kurikulum sa kanya na ang kaluluwa ko.

Pagdating ng college e medyo di pa rin ako nilubayan ng Math at gaya ng inaasahan mas lalo na namang humirap ang lintek at hindot na numbers na yan. Me mga algebraic expression pa, malay ko ba diyan. Hindi naman magagamit yan sa pagbili ng pansit canton kay Aling Panget o kaya sa pagbili ng Buttercream kay Aling Rupunzel (TEKA, aware ba sila na un ang pangalan nila?). In other words, hindi pa rin natapos ang aking kalbaryo sa pakikibaka sa walang katapusang pagtantos at pagtaya sa mga mala-devil na numbers. mabuti na lang at sa college tatlo lang silang lahat kasi yung pinili ko kors yung wala masyadong math. Kunsabagay ang sabi ko agad sa sarili ko kahit anong kors ang kukunin ko basta walang math.

Nakatapos din naman ang ilang semestre sa awa ng Diyos at awa ng mga kaklase ko na halos kikilan na ako sa dami ng mga assignments, quizzes at exams na pinangutangang loob ko sa kanila. Pero dahil grateful ako sa kanila, nagpakikil na lang ako. Kahit hingin pa nilang kapalit ang katawan ko. Ganun ako ka desperado.

Ang pagaaral ko ngayon ay di masyadong ginagambal ng mga numbers. Nanahimik naman siya pero paminsan-minsan nagmumulto pa rin.

Minsan nalulungkot ako kasi hindi ako naging magaling sa math. Pero minsan lang yun kasi feeling ko bakit mo naman pahihirapan kumpyutin ang isang bagay na wala naman kinalaman sa pag-ebak mo sa c.r. everyday. Di ba?


Anyway, dahil MasCom ang kinuha ko at ang language ay mortal enemy ng numbers dahil sila "predicate", "subject" at "subject-verb agreement" ay handang makipag-laban at makipagpatayan kina "acute at "right angle" na yan. Kaso bumigay din later on ang mga kapatid kong sina "tayutay" at "panaguri" pagdating ko sa panahon na di nila ako dapat iwan e iniwanan din ako.

Kaya naman habang ginagawa ko ito, e sobrang bugbog ko sa finals namin sa College Algebra. Hindot talaga si Cowdewo. Pinagtulungan akong bugbugin ng magkakapatid na algebraic expression, mga fractions, at kung sino sino pa. Hindi na sila naawa.

Hay.... numbers.. numbers... bakit ka pa kasi ginawa

- sinulat ko to gabe bago ang finals na College Algebra. Grabe talaga yang professor na yan, di naawa. turing ba naman samin ay engineering students. ok lang yan, naka DOS ako jan, lowest grade ko yan! pero kahit na ganun ako sa math, matino naman ako sa statistics.

“The Role Youth can play in Sustainable Development in the APEC economies”

Youth are the future of a country. Any idea of national development is just a myth without the active participation of youth in it. National development is like a relay race. The old generation passes on the baton to the waiting team. The young have dreams, passion, and hopes. They are impatient and dynamic. Their bubbling enthusiasm has to be regulated and utilized. Their surplus power has to be exploited for the welfare of the country. Proper guidance and direction can bring them in the forefront of development.

APEC economies and the international community as a whole have the strong interest in seeing a quick and enduring restoration of our financial stability and healthy and sustainable growth. The youth are the next generation of leaders of APEC economies. They should pursue such studies which will train them to contribute for the progress of the country. Through proper education and skill-building, the achievement of sustaining the development can be facilitated.

By getting involved in community and international governmental and non-governmental organizations that promote unilateral cooperation and sharing of information and technology, youth can play on important role in economic sustainability that will span a lifetime. This involvement promotes positive citizenship among youth by encouraging them to be more engage in their own communities. It will also enhance their economic, cultural, educational, social, and cultural opportunities to promote constructive social relations among them and to provide them with connections outside their communities to break the intergeneration cycle of poverty. The youth must be active not only in developing themselves for the future but also to help other people in the best way they can.

The youth will be best qualified to ensure sustainable future. By taking assertive action, youth can effectively sculpture the way humanity relates to economy and national development; by modifying people’s perception of human growth and economic sustainability. Youth can discuss relevant issues before considering the most logic action to take direction toward the resolution of those particular issues and present it to the people. Through the sharing of ideas and strengthening of international relationships, youth will play an important correspondent role in sustaining economic-secure cities.

Just like a seed that needs enough watering and sunlight everyday, a nation also needs such things for its development from the leaders and especially, from the youth, who will become the future leaders of the country. APEC economies, without the revolutionary minds and talents of the youth, will never achieve its sustainable or even the apex of development.

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LFS against US Intervention in RP

US Embassy, Manila – members of League of the Filipino Students (LFS), a belligerent youth group, held a remonstration rally in the front of the US Embassy in Manila last September 11, 2009 to demand for an end of the intercession of US in the Philippines and as the part of commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the radical youth group.


“The presence of US troops in the Philippines undermines the supposed sovereignty and independence of the country, even more so if that presence is permanent,” said Terry Ridon, secretary general of the LFS.


“The continued implementation of the Visiting Forces of Agreement (VFA) and other unequal treaties with the US has taken away the victories of decade’s worth of Filipino struggle against US intervention such as the dismantling of US Bases in 1991,” added Ridon.


The RP – US Visiting Force Agreement is a two-pronged union between the two states which has been made effective on May 27, 1999. VFA are principally completed between a country and a foreign nation having military forces visiting in that country.


“The people’s battle cry in the anti – base struggle was down with the US Imperialism and that remains appropriate, if not even more so today,” said Ridon.
“After a decade since it was ratified, we ask what the people has gotten out of the VFA. The supposed aid that is being given by the US troops in Mindanao service nothing but a smokescreen to their intervention in the country. It is nothing if it costs our freedom,” added Ridon.


The protesters said that they shall not stop rallying in the US Embassy unless they see an end to foreign intervention in the country. The group also pointed out US as the “root of the crisis”.


And Ridon stated on LFS website, “We know that the US shall never grant genuine independence to the Philippines and Arroyo’s government shall always remain subservient to the demands of her foreign master. The task of asserting independence therefore falls on the people and we shall never waver in our militance and struggle for genuine independence”.

LPCRTODA starts fare hike

LPCRTODA President Rene Silva executed the fare increase of trycycle from 12 peseos to 14 pesos due to the consecutively increse in crude oil,the said fare increase will be implemented on Aug. 19, Monday.

Silva said that the fare hike is due to the present oil price hike. “Eh sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis, nagdisisyon ang toda na taasan ang presyo ng pamasahe mula sa dose (12) pesos magiging katorse(14) pesos na. Nagcome up kame sa ganto kasi nahihirapan na ang mga drayber eh. Ang pagtaas ng pamasahe ay mararanasan mula ngayon," added Silva.

Sammy Beliver, one of LPCRTODA's drivers, the breadwinner in the family said that this is an advantage for him. “Ok lang samin ang pagtaas ng pamasahe. Kami kasi lugi eh. Naghahanapbuhay lang naman kame. Wala naman sa kamay namin ang pagtaas ng langis eh. Kaya ngayong tataas na pamasahe, ok na kasi masmalake na ang kikitain namin,” said Beliver.

However, the regular passengers said that this is not fair for them. “Syempre hindi yun ok sakin kasi nababawasan yung baon ko eh sapat lang naman yun para sa mga ginagastos ko araw araw papuntang school."

Last week, oil companies hiked the prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene products, citing the increasing oil prices in the world market.