KENNETH PORIO | the blog

Hello. I am back! For the past few months I have been contemplating in going back to blogging in order for me to launch a new platform, a platform that will propel my career to greater heights. Right now, I have been doing my job as a technical assistant in a local shopping mall, but on the side doing some online work - translating documents for most part. But I want to go beyond that. Because of my previous job as a VA in a rather small SEO company, I want to re-explore those talents I missed to utilize, and give it a shot on earning on my own. I am thinking of launching a new blog that would help people encourage themselves pursuing a new venture, like getting on a new job with no previous experience, or moving to a new place, or meeting a new partner. It's about being successful without looking fake. How about that? See you very soon, guys! KENNETH

It's almost a month already since I started work, and I just realized today is my 22nd birthday . As of today, I'm working on editing 20 articles and write 2 e-mail blasts. I've tirelessly done writing numerous articles, that I already lose count of them. Indeed, my grammar and writing skills are put to a rigorous test right now. But it's indeed interesting for me. My boss has encouraged me to continue with my programming skills as he plans for me to administer web pages. My knowledge in web development (PHP, MySQL, Javascript, server administration) which I got from school is becoming to bear fruit. I've been truly happy with all the developments right now. Now that I've turned 22, I've wondered why a few people have greeted me over on Facebook or Twitter. Is it because I've left in the spotlight, or I've become too busy with myself that I don't have time to do much social media these days. I'm writing this blog during our lunch ...

This is Part 2 of a series of posts about the men behind the rise of the Azkals . Click here to go to Part 1. At that very moment, Simon McMenemy , the coach of that team which would soon leave the dark age of Philippine football, stood on that ground that was a potential haven for emerging talent. Together with team manager Dan Palami, he wanted his team to be the best they are with. Palami, that Waray  manager who came to action for a struggling team, made huge sacrifices for his wards. He spent his own money to subsidize the air fares of  majority of the players. He sponsored the meals of the players before and after every training session and every game. He sits down with the team at the sidelines during every game. He sometimes provides emotional support for those who miss their loved ones overseas. As I said previously, he takes care of these men like they were his children . With him on their sides, their morale just accelerated like ...

Hello, fellow Filipinos around the blogosphere! This week, millions of Filipinos mourned for one great Filipina. Last weekend, a dear leader, an icon of democracy, a legend of freedom, passed away on a Saturday morning, August 1, 2009 . Corazon Cojuangco Aquino , or Cory for most of her supporters and family members, died of cardio-respiratory arrest at 03:18h from a 1-year and 6-month battle from colon cancer .The whole Philippine nation and the whole world mourned for this leader who fought for democracy from a decade of dictatorial rule. A simple housewife, after the assassination of her husband Benigno Aquino Jr , soon rose up from her comfort zone and ran for presidency against authoritarian leader Ferdinand Marcos . After a turbulent Snap Elections in 1986, Marcos' closest allies turned their backs and led with Cory Aquino to a peaceful and non-violent People Power Revolution in February 25, 1986. Millions of Filipinos came to support Cory and her fight for the rise...

Hello there! I'm still contemplating on what I did in the past examinations: I passed the STAT1 First Long Exam but I scored somewhere on the modal score in the distribution of all scores of STAT1 students in this exam. I passed the CMSC21 First Long Exam and I was part of the Top 10. (Yey!) It's not that easy to trace program codes! I failed the CMSC57 First Long Exam and I am still trying to cope up to pass with the next examination involving Probability and Recurrence Relations I'm doing it hard to pass the MATH27 First Long Exam this Monday. Practice those derivatives and integrals of transcendental functions! I was just wondering if I did the right thing in drawing vectors in our PHYS3 Lab Exam... I was not quite satisfied with the MST6 Long Exam... I wonder if I pass... We just had our first On-the-Spot Programming exercise in our CMSC21 Lab. I was just getting there to type and compile all those codes to ensure I did it right. These were our exercises in...

This is a continuation of the My Seventeenth, My Stellar Life special. What present should I receive on my Birthday? I don't know. I don't want to know. I love surprises, though. Birthday Blessings Instead of counting candles, Or tallying the years, Contemplate your blessings, As your birthday nears. Consider special people Who love you, and who care, And others who’ve enriched your life Just by being there. Think about the memories Passing years can never mar, Experiences great and small That have made you who you are. Another year is a happy gift, So cut your cake, and say, "Instead of counting birthdays, I count blessings every day!" By Joanna Fuchs Source: http://www.poemsource.com/birthday-poems.html What blessings that I should have this year? This is a tag from Kuya Albert: (even when I'm not tagged...) Share 10 things that your readers don’t know about you. then at the end, you tag 10 other bloggers to keep the fun going. RULES: each blog...

What can be put on my 17th Birthday cake? (even if ever we won't have cake this year, let's just make it imaginary...) The usual "Happy Birthday Kenneth"? The usual "Greetings from: (family and friends) "? Blue-coloured icing? Yellow? Green? Maroon? In buttercream? In meringue? Seventeen tiny candles or candles numbered "17"? Candy flowers? Candy sprinkles? Candy-coated chocolate? Sponge cake? Chocolate cake? Layered cake? What more can be put on this birthday cake? Let's review what I have wished for last year : To survive UP life (and the BS Computer Science) in this first year (especially on the first semester). Meet MORE friends, not only in social networks, but with the PERSONAL network. To learn more of myself to improve it and to share what I have to others. I now really crave to teach Chinese to other people. :-) To experience a holistic kind of learning experience on my stay in UP and to keep the legacy that my Alma Mater, Colegio d...

This is the continuation of the School is Back...Back to School (Part 1). The Fresh New Look of the UP Min Admin Building After several months of tiling here, repairing there and painting everywhere, the new façade of the UP Mindanao Administration Building. From the dull-looking, grayish-and-rustic looking edifice that looks like a deserted factory, the Admin Building now really is a decent building for a constituent of the prestigious National University . I may be happy and glad that the UP Administrators had put up with this beautification of the campus. I wonder if they will do quick wonders to the Kanluran (CSM) Building in the future, too. Classes, Schedules and Teachers With a schedule that now includes Mondays... I can't believe if I'll be under enormous stress or not... Here is the list of what we have started for this semester: CMSC21 Lec: Sir Tecson gave us an overview on Programming Languages, and a quick review Variables and Data Types that we have learned in...

I'm going back to school, isn't that cool? But I feel I came to the top, Never felt like a fool. Another year, another life. A time for peace, a time for strife, but what's life without school, A place where life is truly rife*. * extremely abundant Dear friends, It's another time for school. It's officially time for school in the University of the Philippines Mindanao. I'm now a sophomore of the prestigious National University. Encountering the Freshmen The 10th of June was truly a day. A total of 160++ freshmen (a decrease of about 70%), upperclassmen, the administration, faculty and staff arrived and gathered at the Atrium for the Opening Program. I can't imagine how few the freshmen are this year, not to mention the crises the nation has gone into. However, it's just the fact that we still have incoming students; that makes this year more exciting than the previous year. But what excites me most is that I've come to finally meet the freshmen stu...