Tuesday, May 16, 2006

My NMAT Results

April 09, 2006

APTITUDE | STANDARD SCORE
Verbal | 634
Quantitative | 726
Inductive Reasoning | 726
Perceptual Acuity | 487
APT Composite | 695

SPECIAL AREA | STANDARD SCORE
Biology | 758
Physics | 800
Chemistry | 758
Social Science | 601
SA Composite | 767

GENERAL PERFORMANCE SCORE

STANDARD SCORE | PERCENTILE RANK
749 | 99

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Democracy in the Philippines

If you're talking about the ideal political structure for the Philippines, then democracy is definitely not the way to go. Being ideologically devastated by its conquerors, the islanders no longer have the former pride which their ancestors upheld. Reduced to living lives forced to them, Filipinos are among the most insecure peoples in the world. They were hit by many deadly blows and it’s just too much. Living in the country myself, I'd have to confess that loving the country is getting to be harder each day; I am becoming older. And the more I try to hide from the truth that we, Filipinos, will not have our sense of dignity back, the more it comes popping out of my days and wrecks havoc upon my life. So, some of you may be wondering why is Joel like that--dull-looking, silent, conserved, and apathetic? This is one of the reasons: the present state and health of our country and people.

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Nakakalusaw ng utak

Lumabas ako kaninang hapon, mga 1 P.M., para sa miting o general assembly ng PMHS. Ang init ng araw, lalung-lalo na noong papunta pa lamang ako sa UP. Dumating ako sa bahay at saka natulog. Pagkagising ko, ang sakit ng ulo ko. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Sige, matutulog ka ako.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Opinions

"Keep your opinions to yourself. That's what I learned today." -- Joel Duque