the y of my x
gelo
hindi matutumbasan
ng marupok na kaha ang
naarok ng mga bisig.
Gayundin ang tunggalian ng
mapulang labi at sabik
sa sentimetrong pagsagot
ng bawat isa ng walang sagabal.
Kulang ang mga kamay
sa mga balat na naglapat.
Kulang ang pag-iisip upang
Malampasan ang naabot na
pinag-isang kaisipan.
Higit na matanda ang kasaysayan
ng wikang tago at pinaunlad ng pagnanais
dahil may mga bagay na kailanma’y ‘di kayang
ipaliwanag ng siyensya.
Kahit na ikaw pa ang ngayo’y
humahabi ng kasaysayan sa kanya.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Don’t water me.
gelo
Gusto ko ang pagdidilig.
Ang bawat patak ng tubig ay
hininga ng bawat isang dahon.
Ang tubig na tila ba ibinubuhos
nang kagustuhang bumubuhay sa mga
umaasang ugat.
Dahan-dahan at maingat na dumadaloy
sa mga iba’t ibang sanga patungo sa
hindi malaman.
Tatlong beses sa maghapon.
Pinapatid ng dilig ang mga
hikahos nang bulaklak dahil sa
panunuyo ng hari ng himpapawid.
Kung ikaw ang tubig,
at ako ang halaman
ayokong magpadilig.
Hahayaan ko na lamang
mamatay akong hindi makatikim
ng sinag. Mananatiling buto at
matatanggalan ng karapatang
maramdaman ang hangin at
mamunga ng mga prutas.
Hindi ko gustong sakupin mo ang
aking sistema. Ang kung anong meron ako.
Sa iba ka na lamang dumilig,
sa panahong iyon ako tutubo,
aasa sa sustansya ng lupa.
Gusto ko ang pagdidilig,
kung hindi ikaw ang tubig.
gelo
Gusto ko ang pagdidilig.
Ang bawat patak ng tubig ay
hininga ng bawat isang dahon.
Ang tubig na tila ba ibinubuhos
nang kagustuhang bumubuhay sa mga
umaasang ugat.
Dahan-dahan at maingat na dumadaloy
sa mga iba’t ibang sanga patungo sa
hindi malaman.
Tatlong beses sa maghapon.
Pinapatid ng dilig ang mga
hikahos nang bulaklak dahil sa
panunuyo ng hari ng himpapawid.
Kung ikaw ang tubig,
at ako ang halaman
ayokong magpadilig.
Hahayaan ko na lamang
mamatay akong hindi makatikim
ng sinag. Mananatiling buto at
matatanggalan ng karapatang
maramdaman ang hangin at
mamunga ng mga prutas.
Hindi ko gustong sakupin mo ang
aking sistema. Ang kung anong meron ako.
Sa iba ka na lamang dumilig,
sa panahong iyon ako tutubo,
aasa sa sustansya ng lupa.
Gusto ko ang pagdidilig,
kung hindi ikaw ang tubig.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
From Chalk to Planet
Teachers and students have come to the fulfillment of a dream first sketched by chalk- education that does not feed on dust and cannot be easily erased by a wipe.
With the advent of technology, students are bestowed with the opportunity to enjoy and make the most out of each learning encounters with the aid of up-to-date pieces of equipment and software. Gone are the days in which students are just seated upright patiently bearing with the lecture of their stiff-looking teacher standing in front of the class, writing on the board every bit of information. Computer aided instructions like the PowerPoint Presentation Program provide students with a lot more time to learn and discover. Playful font styles and graphic illustrations readily available via the internet of all colors and sizes are just some of the factors that break the monotonous old method of teaching through the PowerPoint Presentation which promote both auditory and visual motivations among students.
A snap and an effortless press open countless windows to learning. With this new perception, students will always look forward to attending instead of cutting classes.
Furthermore, teachers are reinforced and reminded of the responsibility of continuously seeking knowledge for their students through these technologies. No reasons for students not to learn and no chance for teachers not to be innovative in the execution of lessons. The internet plays as an open encyclopedia for all. Local and international references, bodies of research, journals, and every needed data are just one click away. No rooms for mistakes. Teachers are given a hand to become bibliographies away from their students in terms of the knowledge of the subject matter and students are offered with a challenge to cut the distance from their teachers and the world ahead through the unlimited access to information.
Teachers and students are awarded by the current technology to enhance whatever awareness they have with a fresh taste with a new twist.
As the cliché goes, the only thing constant in this world is change. Everything passes through an evolution from a mere idea to indelible wisdom of greater heights. The traditional method of teaching (the didactic method for most) without the aid of modern gadgets, still remains as a strong foundation of all of the methods we employ at present. Its contribution to the field of education cannot be denied, equaled and paid. What we take pleasure in today are results of this method.
A new day has come and to survive this day means coping with the new beginnings it entails. Although some would point out the disadvantages of technology to education, it is more than enough to stress the larger number of benefits to compensate the cons. In consonance with this overflowing intelligence is the superior responsibility of regulating and filtering all kinds of insights confidently resting on the shoulders of teachers which should not only be abstract concepts but real life applications. A manner of ceasing this day.
Teachers and students illustrated their dreams as stars far from reaching. Now, planets are given in just a click, click, click away- education that is powered by the world.
Teachers and students have come to the fulfillment of a dream first sketched by chalk- education that does not feed on dust and cannot be easily erased by a wipe.
With the advent of technology, students are bestowed with the opportunity to enjoy and make the most out of each learning encounters with the aid of up-to-date pieces of equipment and software. Gone are the days in which students are just seated upright patiently bearing with the lecture of their stiff-looking teacher standing in front of the class, writing on the board every bit of information. Computer aided instructions like the PowerPoint Presentation Program provide students with a lot more time to learn and discover. Playful font styles and graphic illustrations readily available via the internet of all colors and sizes are just some of the factors that break the monotonous old method of teaching through the PowerPoint Presentation which promote both auditory and visual motivations among students.
A snap and an effortless press open countless windows to learning. With this new perception, students will always look forward to attending instead of cutting classes.
Furthermore, teachers are reinforced and reminded of the responsibility of continuously seeking knowledge for their students through these technologies. No reasons for students not to learn and no chance for teachers not to be innovative in the execution of lessons. The internet plays as an open encyclopedia for all. Local and international references, bodies of research, journals, and every needed data are just one click away. No rooms for mistakes. Teachers are given a hand to become bibliographies away from their students in terms of the knowledge of the subject matter and students are offered with a challenge to cut the distance from their teachers and the world ahead through the unlimited access to information.
Teachers and students are awarded by the current technology to enhance whatever awareness they have with a fresh taste with a new twist.
As the cliché goes, the only thing constant in this world is change. Everything passes through an evolution from a mere idea to indelible wisdom of greater heights. The traditional method of teaching (the didactic method for most) without the aid of modern gadgets, still remains as a strong foundation of all of the methods we employ at present. Its contribution to the field of education cannot be denied, equaled and paid. What we take pleasure in today are results of this method.
A new day has come and to survive this day means coping with the new beginnings it entails. Although some would point out the disadvantages of technology to education, it is more than enough to stress the larger number of benefits to compensate the cons. In consonance with this overflowing intelligence is the superior responsibility of regulating and filtering all kinds of insights confidently resting on the shoulders of teachers which should not only be abstract concepts but real life applications. A manner of ceasing this day.
Teachers and students illustrated their dreams as stars far from reaching. Now, planets are given in just a click, click, click away- education that is powered by the world.
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