Posts Tagged "University of the Philippines"

Given

Posted by ai on Oct 13, 2011 in eng 2, FEATURED, horrible news, UPLB naming MAHAL | 79 comments

When I learned about the brutal death of a former student in Eng 2, I cried. I remember her.

first sem in college

Posted by ai on Jul 8, 2009 in UNADULTERATED narci FILES | 12 comments

last sem studes

How do you find your first days in UP is my question for my students’ first writing exercise.

Many responded with homesick, culture shocked, lonely, adjusting, and nerve-wracking.

But some said exciting.

Then I remember my first days in LB

Life after UP

Posted by ai on Feb 5, 2009 in CLASSROOM TALK, UP kasi | 19 comments

Last Wednesday I assigned something “disturbing” to my English classes.

It was a 1996 article about a UP graduate (BS Agriculture Major in Plant Pathology to be specific), who ended as a maid in Hongkong after her short stint as a young scientist (since P4000 per month would not be sufficient for her, let alone her family, so she looked for a job abroad which then pays P12000 monthly).

Silence was all there was when I finished reading.

nostalgic at the uplb main library

Posted by ai on Jan 13, 2009 in CLASSROOM TALK, UP kasi, UPLB naming MAHAL | 9 comments

Pegaraw, that magical winged carabao, guards the University of the Philippines Los Baños Main Library and whatever majesty left of that building. What makes this library so special aside from its rich repository of agricultural resources?

elbi students

Posted by ai on Jan 3, 2009 in FEATURED, UP kasi, UPLB naming MAHAL | 31 comments

Here’s a toast and roast to UP students in Los Baños (the ones I’ve handled, at least) who are worth the stay for about four years now in the University of the Philippines:

1. Elbi students’ fashion sense is extreme. In one room, you could see the typical maong and shirt/blouse, as well as shorts and sleeveless, but sometimes there are also cardigans and ties, flats and stilettos, sarong and malong, animé costume and “SpeechCom costume” (smart casual or semi-formal), party dress, summer dress, and ‘cross-dress’.

2. Some nurse an attitude problem.