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Back when I was in elementary in my Alma Mater, Colegio de San Ignacio, my first Chinese teacher, Mrs. Teresita Te, known as Siu Eng Siensi, gave me a Chinese name since I was just a new student there. Without knowing what does it mean, I was given by this name... All I knew before that these two Chinese characters pronounced "ho peng" in Fukienese (or the Min dialect, spoken in Fujian Province in Mainland China). All I did was just practice its stroke order - writing it in the proper way (the stroke order is displayed in the animated order of these two characters). It was Grade 4, that we were now introduced to Mandarin, the standard language of China, that I learned the Mandarin pronunciation of my Chinese name "hé píng". At that time, I mastered myself the art of the Chinese language...reading, writing, reciting, etc. It was then Grade 6, when I enhanced my Chinese learning through our Chinese Consultant, Mrs. Nancy Ong, known as Theng-theng Siensi. I was enhance...

Here is a excerpt of my forecast for the Year of the Earth Rat, 2008, which will start in the 7th of February from Astrology.com: Birth Data: Kenneth Birth Date: June 29, 1991 Birth Hour: 20 Signs: Year - Metal Sheep Month - Wood Horse Day - Metal Horse Introduction After two Fire years, life may seem calmer during this Earth year. That could be deceptive, however, as the Rat never stops moving -- especially when it comes to mental activity. Unfortunately, Earth has a destructive relationship with the Rat's fixed element, Water. This is not disastrous, but it does mean you should not rely too much on luck this year. On the other hand, the combination of Earth and Rat means this is extremely positive year for achieving results. The Rat tends to take a lot of risks, while Earth is associated with practicality and stability. This creates balance and can lead to good profits, increased productivity and all other accomplishments. Additionally, under Earth's influence there could be...

Hello, friends! More and more are discovering my blog here . In addition, look at the visitors statistics on my blog through sitemeter.com (this does not include visitors on my Multiply). Countries where my visitors came from: Operating system used: Web browser used: Now, here are the stats of my feed subscribers for the past 5 months (courtesy of Feedburner.com): Mikko Gonzalo might be curious on my stats here. He had received bugs in Feedburner that indicated him that there are 0 feed subscribers in his blog. I want more help from Ate Tiara and Ate Tina on how to monetize this blog, because I'm not yet fit for a PayPal or Google Adsense account due to some reasons. I'll just wait for the perfect time. I hope you could subscribe to A Stellar Life through feed or through e-mail. This will help me boost up more. Happy reading! KENNETH

University of the Philippines Mindanao Foundation, Inc. presents IBA'T IBANG MUKHA NG PAG-IBIG A Centennial Valentine Concert Featuring UP's Finest Classical Artists RAMON ACOYMO - Tenor AILEEN ESPINOSA-CURA - Soprano EDNA MARCIL MARTINEZ - Viola NITA ABROGAR-QUINTO - Pianist With a special participation of Teatro Lambigit of the UP Mindanao Kombuyahan February 14, 2008 07:00 p.m. Grand Regal Hotel J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City For the benefit of UPMFI Faculty Development & Student Scholarship Programs. Ticket Prices: PhP 300.00 PhP 500.00 For details, contact the UPMFI, School of Management Building, F. Inigo Street, Davao City

Dear friends, Another bunch of updates here at A Stellar Life. OK, now here's an update from the UPCAT results. I have found another UPCAT passer from Colegio de San Ignacio. He holds student number 2008-57483, and qualified for the BS Architecture program of the Mindanao campus. He is... Leo Angelo O. Gaerlan ! Again, in my last post, the first passer I found was Junah Catmin C. Mindanao (2008-57484). Alright, here now are the list of present and hopefully, future students of UP Mindanao from Colegio de San Ignacio per Batch: Batch 2005: Boji Bote (BA Communication Arts) Paeng Pulgar (BS Architecture, shifted to BA Communication Arts) Batch 2006: Hazel Gamas (BA Communication Arts) Blanche Agunod (BS Architecture) Hans Toreno (BS Food Technology) Batch 2007: Roneo Vermont (BS Applied Mathematics, shifted to BA Communication Arts) Edmund Gemelo, Jr. (BS Applied Mathematics) Jan Inez Raya (BA Communication Arts) Richard Von Lao (BS Agribusiness Economics) John Maverick Moradilla (...

Here's from another bunch of e-mails that Ate Hazel Gamas sent to me. It is a "Very Interesting Visual Test". Below is an animation of a "dancing lady". Click it and tickle your mind. If you saw this lady turning in clockwise you used your right brain. If you saw it the other way, you used your left brain. Some people do see both ways, but most people see it only one way. If you try to see it the other way and if you do see, your IQ is above 160 which is almost a GENIUS . THIS IS NOT A JOKE. BOTH DIRECTIONS CAN BE SEEN. You'll see... :-) KENNETH

Dear friends, It's another great week in UP Mindanao. It's been quite a while since I'm out in the blogosphere. :-) Congratulations to our Listers in UP Mindanao from Colegio de San Ignacio in the First Semester, AY 2007-2008: Honor Roll (Name, Course, GWA (Graded Weighted Average)) Jade Hazel Divino Gamas - BA Communication Arts - 1.92 Edmund Dableo Gemelo, Jr. - BS Applied Mathematics - 1.94 Again, congratulations, Iskolars-slash-Ignatians! :-D You don't want to believe this, but we have found one passer (as of today) in the 2008 University of the Philippines College Admission Test or UPCAT from CDSI. :-( She holds the student number: 2008-57484 , and she qualified for the BA Communication Arts program of the Mindanao campus. She is... JUNAH CATMIN C. MINDANAO I hope she could confirm her enrollment this year. I hope she could. CONGRATULATIONS, though. ;-) So, this is all for now, folks. KENNETH

if a was just a mere thing and b was only an illusion and not b implies c and c is not a and while d only if c or e is a constant number or f was passé only if g is gravity then h is just a mere thing but i is my personality and j took Vitamin C or k is a constant or l look at me and let m be the slope of my only function and n was nothing then o is not taking Vitamin C and i is the slope of my only function. if p then q but not r only if s and t if and only if u or v then w, x, y, z zzzzzzz... KENNETH

Dear friends, It's another two days here in UP Mindanao . It's back to school again last January 3, in line with the public elementary and high schools in the country. (UP is also a public school... kuno ...) I wonder why this "hang-over" during the long Christmas season got unto us Filipinos every after the end. (And Epiphany or the so-called "Three Kings", the official end of the long Christmas season here, is yet to be this Sunday, January 6!) Most of the kids didn't attend school that day, maybe not of this case in UPMin... (*sigh*) Anyway, this is what happened during the first 3-1/2 days of the New Year: We went to Panabo and Carmen , our parents' home towns to pay a visit to our relatives - our grandparents, our uncles and aunts and our cousins. (I missed them so much.) We had a salu-salo , talked to our cousins and had fun making a home video of us in with my paternal grandparents. :-) My paternal uncle , his wife and one of my cousins (...

Hello there, friends! It's the year 2008 and let's see what's in store for Cancerians, Goats and Life Number Ones this first month of the year 2008. Cancer Your horoscope for January 2007 Cooperation will be important on January 1. Plan your time carefully over the next few days, and ignore the urge to escape. On the weekend of January 5, plan a short trip to keep you mentally stimulated but be careful when driving. Extra work and responsibility on January 7 and 8 will consume your time and energy but will be a chance to shine. Think about the future on January 10 and 11, being realistic. On the weekend of January 12 hide away from the world and escape. Meet your obligations and the rest of the time relax. Don't get pushed around on January 14 and 15. Act strong and confident, even if you are insecure. On January 16 and 17 work hard and be proud of your accomplishments. Don't waste too much time in endless discussions at the end of the week. Get in touch with friend...