You might be surprised on how I actually view Computer Science. I must say I'm a really REALLY REEEAAALLY lazy student, and I try to grasp every opportunity to shine (naks!) in the course I'm in.
1. Tedious math is STUPID. Where the hell would I need Garwick's algorithm, mathematical and numerical methods for?
2. A computer scientist NEVER studies a day on his CS courses. Weird, right? I would have to say those subjects that didn't require reading and tedious solving gave me the highest grades ever. (CS 11 - 1.0, CS 12 - 1.75, CS 174 - 1.0). Sa akin lang, kung hindi ko siya kayang aralin, screw it. Last resort is kung kailangan ko ng 3.0, I don't have a choice. So, if you find me studying, snap me out of it. :))
3. Love your course. Place those hindrances out of your way. HAHA! Pride lang. :p
4. Computer scientist-ness is measured through MP's, not exams. RAWR!
5. I'd want to place another, pero I'll keep this to myself na lang (Hint: Hindi po ito tao).
There're just some things in UP CS that are not... uhmmm... fit for me? Haha.
Big opinion lang. LOL. For those offended, I can't do much with you. XD
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Throat Hurts
I don't feel well tonight, probably because my throat hurts and it's gotten worse.
Staying silent does help driving away the sore throat, but it doesn't help on something else.
Staying silent does help driving away the sore throat, but it doesn't help on something else.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
DS is Love
Nothing is more than a man with his beloved DS.
It plays audio and video na rin, which is totally cool! Ayoko kasi ng PSP. Hehe. :)
It plays audio and video na rin, which is totally cool! Ayoko kasi ng PSP. Hehe. :)
Friday, June 20, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Love To WRITE? Parser Needs You!
The UP Parser, the Official Student Publication of the Department of Computer Science, is in need of:
STAFF WRITERS
* Qualifications: Good command of English, and a passion for writing.
* Requirement: Write an article/piece, depending on which section you wish to be part of:
News – News article* about any CS event (e.g. Joomla! Day, CS4S, et cetera. You may opt to write about an imaginary event if you haven't been able to attend any CS event yet for this academic year)
Feature – Feature article* about yourself and/or CS student life
Literary – Poem with at least two stanzas, or the first episode of a short story
Technology – Review* of any gadget/technology
*At least 250 words
FEATURES EDITOR
* Qualifications: Creative writing skills, leadership skills, and commitment!
* Person who submits the best feature article (See above) will be chosen.
CARTOONISTS/ARTISTS
* Qualifications: Artistic talent and creativity (Humor is a plus)
* Requirement: Sample artwork (e.g. One panel of comics, or a drawing)
PHOTOGRAPHERS
* Qualifications: Technical knowledge of photography/digital photography
* Requirement: Sample photograph with title/caption
WEB ADMINISTRATORS
* Qualifications: Knowledge and experience with HTML, CSS and PHP with mySQL
* Requirement: URL to previous/current work
TO APPLY FOR A POSITION:
* Submit the requirement, together with your name and mobile number, to editor.in.chief@upparser.com on or before June 30, 2008.
* Please attach articles/literary pieces in TXT/RTF/DOC/DOCX/ODT/ODF/PDF format only (In other words, we can open it using Notepad/Wordpad/Microsoft Office/Open Office/Adobe Reader), and scanned artwork*/photographs in any universal image format such as JPEG or GIF (No esoteric image formats please!).
*If you are unable to scan your artwork, contact us (See contact information below) so that you can submit your artwork personally.
For questions/whatnot, please contact Beatrice at 09177010616.
The UP Parser is the College of Engineering's first and foremost department-based publication. Carrying the motto "Analyzing Life the CS Way", Parser aims to be the voice of the Department of Computer Science (DCS), a mediator between the department and student body, as well as an outlet for skilled programmer-journalists.
We don't just write programs. We write!
STAFF WRITERS
* Qualifications: Good command of English, and a passion for writing.
* Requirement: Write an article/piece, depending on which section you wish to be part of:
News – News article* about any CS event (e.g. Joomla! Day, CS4S, et cetera. You may opt to write about an imaginary event if you haven't been able to attend any CS event yet for this academic year)
Feature – Feature article* about yourself and/or CS student life
Literary – Poem with at least two stanzas, or the first episode of a short story
Technology – Review* of any gadget/technology
*At least 250 words
FEATURES EDITOR
* Qualifications: Creative writing skills, leadership skills, and commitment!
* Person who submits the best feature article (See above) will be chosen.
CARTOONISTS/ARTISTS
* Qualifications: Artistic talent and creativity (Humor is a plus)
* Requirement: Sample artwork (e.g. One panel of comics, or a drawing)
PHOTOGRAPHERS
* Qualifications: Technical knowledge of photography/digital photography
* Requirement: Sample photograph with title/caption
WEB ADMINISTRATORS
* Qualifications: Knowledge and experience with HTML, CSS and PHP with mySQL
* Requirement: URL to previous/current work
TO APPLY FOR A POSITION:
* Submit the requirement, together with your name and mobile number, to editor.in.chief@upparser.com on or before June 30, 2008.
* Please attach articles/literary pieces in TXT/RTF/DOC/DOCX/ODT/ODF/PDF format only (In other words, we can open it using Notepad/Wordpad/Microsoft Office/Open Office/Adobe Reader), and scanned artwork*/photographs in any universal image format such as JPEG or GIF (No esoteric image formats please!).
*If you are unable to scan your artwork, contact us (See contact information below) so that you can submit your artwork personally.
For questions/whatnot, please contact Beatrice at 09177010616.
The UP Parser is the College of Engineering's first and foremost department-based publication. Carrying the motto "Analyzing Life the CS Way", Parser aims to be the voice of the Department of Computer Science (DCS), a mediator between the department and student body, as well as an outlet for skilled programmer-journalists.
We don't just write programs. We write!
Friday, June 13, 2008
DSL Is Teh Bomb!
Eh, umayos na yung DSL namin. RAWR! =))
I was pretty surprised when I was attempting to download an 8 MB file I while ago. Inisip ko, "Shet, mabagal na naman toh," until I was surprised to see 37 kilobytes per second flash before my very eyes.
Today, I declare I am officially a DSL kid. Waaaaaaaaa! Youtube's gonna be a blast! BLAST, I tell you!
I was pretty surprised when I was attempting to download an 8 MB file I while ago. Inisip ko, "Shet, mabagal na naman toh," until I was surprised to see 37 kilobytes per second flash before my very eyes.
Today, I declare I am officially a DSL kid. Waaaaaaaaa! Youtube's gonna be a blast! BLAST, I tell you!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
What's Scarier Than Fairies?
I once said I couldn't finish a level 90 or higher song in Drummania, when I actually did.
I, right now, am declaring that I could never finish the following song (with bass) in Full Combo. Yes, people -- I CANNOT go through this song with perfects, greats, and goods alone.
In fact, I haven't finished this song yet with bass (but with hands alone, I hardly could). This is one of the reasons why I still play this darn game -- to finish it, with style!
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Title: Model FT2 MIRACLE VERSION
Level: 98
I, right now, am declaring that I could never finish the following song (with bass) in Full Combo. Yes, people -- I CANNOT go through this song with perfects, greats, and goods alone.
In fact, I haven't finished this song yet with bass (but with hands alone, I hardly could). This is one of the reasons why I still play this darn game -- to finish it, with style!
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Title: Model FT2 MIRACLE VERSION
Level: 98
First Day Hotness
First day of school was one sweat-dripping day -- from the moment I arrived to the CS building, to riding a jeep home from Katipunan, finishing CS 129 (Gaming 101, if you're not familiar. Haha! Ask more for further details).
I have missed my first class (CS 133, 1 PM. Sorry naman, I woke up 12 NN). Sweat.
I have gone to my second and last class (CS 150). Air-conditioned. Heaven.
I walked to Eng'g and to the tambayan. Sweat.
I made tambay. Flood.
Rode a Katipunan jeep. Sweat.
Lost a DotA game against another group of people. Hot place. Sweat.
A jeep home. Sweat.
A trike home. Wind. Heaven.
Computer downstairs. Sweat.
Good thing father summoned two electric fans and had them set on three, the most soothing setting a fan could have.
Gawd, I'm sleeping upstairs. It's uber "air-con"-ly heaven up there.
I have missed my first class (CS 133, 1 PM. Sorry naman, I woke up 12 NN). Sweat.
I have gone to my second and last class (CS 150). Air-conditioned. Heaven.
I walked to Eng'g and to the tambayan. Sweat.
I made tambay. Flood.
Rode a Katipunan jeep. Sweat.
Lost a DotA game against another group of people. Hot place. Sweat.
A jeep home. Sweat.
A trike home. Wind. Heaven.
Computer downstairs. Sweat.
Good thing father summoned two electric fans and had them set on three, the most soothing setting a fan could have.
Gawd, I'm sleeping upstairs. It's uber "air-con"-ly heaven up there.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Enrollment Blues: Senior 1
After four grueling days of enrollment, these are the subjects I got:
CS 133 (Automata Theory & Computability). This subjects concentrates mostly on strings, and the sequence of states. It's quite simple really, though this is my second take (I dropped my first take, sorry naman...). And now (a year after), I'm taking the same subject under the same teacher. The best of luck to me. (Weight: 3.0 units)
CS 135 (Algorithm Design & Analysis). This one focuses on algorithms, complexity of algorithms, and more. Haha! I'm not sure. What I am sure of it it's a continuation of CS 32 (Data Structures & Algorithm). I'm supposed to be taking this a year ago, but due to a failed prerequisite... (Weight: 3.0 units)
CS 150 (Programming Languages). I'm darn excited about this one. Here, we're learning a bunch of programming languages and we're gonna do lots. Basta, feeling ko magiging cool 'to. Ma'am Chris pa, o. I'm supposed to be taking this last year, too, but due to a failed prerequisite... (Weight: 3.0 units)
CS 196 (Seminar). In the entire Computer Science curriculum, the previous seniors say this is way ma-trabaho for a one-unit subject. What I know is we'll learn CS ethics here, pero there's a CS 197 counterpart for it, so, I'm confused. (Weight: 1.0 unit)
CS 197 (Computer Science Education). I have no idea what we're learning here, pero what the hell. I needed 3 more units so I could reach the minimum. (Weight: 3.0 units)
Total: 16.0 units.
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Last sem was definitely the hellest sem ever. I had 15 units enlisted, and 6 units are far from passing. Initially, I had 2 incompletes (CS 130 - Mathematical Methods, CS 197 - Special Topics: LISP). I ended up failing after having to finish my CS 130 completion exam. Though, my teacher opted to give me a 4.0 instead, but I wouldn't be allowed to remove it. So, I would have to take it again (or get ES 21 instead, pero getting one is effingly insane). As for CS 197, bahala na (unless I learn how to Prolog in LISP and debug sir's code).
I'm pretty excited about this semester, especially with 150 and 180. This will be my official first semester as a junior (I'm a year delayed, if you don't know). Can't wait for my first week. :p
CS 133 (Automata Theory & Computability). This subjects concentrates mostly on strings, and the sequence of states. It's quite simple really, though this is my second take (I dropped my first take, sorry naman...). And now (a year after), I'm taking the same subject under the same teacher. The best of luck to me. (Weight: 3.0 units)
CS 135 (Algorithm Design & Analysis). This one focuses on algorithms, complexity of algorithms, and more. Haha! I'm not sure. What I am sure of it it's a continuation of CS 32 (Data Structures & Algorithm). I'm supposed to be taking this a year ago, but due to a failed prerequisite... (Weight: 3.0 units)
CS 150 (Programming Languages). I'm darn excited about this one. Here, we're learning a bunch of programming languages and we're gonna do lots. Basta, feeling ko magiging cool 'to. Ma'am Chris pa, o. I'm supposed to be taking this last year, too, but due to a failed prerequisite... (Weight: 3.0 units)
CS 196 (Seminar). In the entire Computer Science curriculum, the previous seniors say this is way ma-trabaho for a one-unit subject. What I know is we'll learn CS ethics here, pero there's a CS 197 counterpart for it, so, I'm confused. (Weight: 1.0 unit)
CS 197 (Computer Science Education). I have no idea what we're learning here, pero what the hell. I needed 3 more units so I could reach the minimum. (Weight: 3.0 units)
Total: 16.0 units.
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Last sem was definitely the hellest sem ever. I had 15 units enlisted, and 6 units are far from passing. Initially, I had 2 incompletes (CS 130 - Mathematical Methods, CS 197 - Special Topics: LISP). I ended up failing after having to finish my CS 130 completion exam. Though, my teacher opted to give me a 4.0 instead, but I wouldn't be allowed to remove it. So, I would have to take it again (or get ES 21 instead, pero getting one is effingly insane). As for CS 197, bahala na (unless I learn how to Prolog in LISP and debug sir's code).
I'm pretty excited about this semester, especially with 150 and 180. This will be my official first semester as a junior (I'm a year delayed, if you don't know). Can't wait for my first week. :p
Triple Treat
I woke up 1PM yesterday, having three commitments to go to. I was really groggy when I woke up, pero I had to get my butt out of bed and on to the places I'm going to. Had a short lunch, quick watch of my brother playing DotA, and off I go.
(1) CURSOR Summer Ender / Induction. The venue's at 36 Mahabagin, U.P. Village, where never-have-been-inducted members are put to the test. Haha! The said event included swimming, merienda, and a fun game of swimming+Charades. Hehe! I arrived at 3:30 PM though, then left at 5:30. But I had fun. :)
(2) Danielle's Debut/Birthday Celebration. I, Mac and Danielle, Ken, Roy and Edge rushed to La Maison to eat dinner (which was soooooper delicious, by the way). We ordered a barkada meal which included pork steak, beef steak, dressed chicken, and more. I couldn't really describe it further because I was busy eating them. Haha. After, we rushed to Timezone and played Tekken, Drummania, and went Videoke-ing. Ken's quite an opponent at Tekken. Lufet.
(3) GH+Bucks Adventures. With my usual barkada (JM, Kuya Luis, and Renz), we ate at Peri Peri Chicken at Greenhills, and had a peri peri good time (Wahehe!). To get to Greenhills, I had to walk from Ortigas Station (MRT) to Greenhills, reminiscing my grade school days passing by LSGH (awww...). After which, we drove our way to The Fort and made our way to Starbucks, above Fully Booked (Renzie's treat, again). I saw Rap, too, who I haven't seen for quite a while! And we had our usual extraordinary talks about our lives, and our lovelives. Haha! Kuya and JM drove me home after.
It was quite a day. But even though I was tired, I couldn't help but use the computer. I slept 4:30am -- bugbog na bugbog, and my eyelids effin' heavy.
(1) CURSOR Summer Ender / Induction. The venue's at 36 Mahabagin, U.P. Village, where never-have-been-inducted members are put to the test. Haha! The said event included swimming, merienda, and a fun game of swimming+Charades. Hehe! I arrived at 3:30 PM though, then left at 5:30. But I had fun. :)
(2) Danielle's Debut/Birthday Celebration. I, Mac and Danielle, Ken, Roy and Edge rushed to La Maison to eat dinner (which was soooooper delicious, by the way). We ordered a barkada meal which included pork steak, beef steak, dressed chicken, and more. I couldn't really describe it further because I was busy eating them. Haha. After, we rushed to Timezone and played Tekken, Drummania, and went Videoke-ing. Ken's quite an opponent at Tekken. Lufet.
(3) GH+Bucks Adventures. With my usual barkada (JM, Kuya Luis, and Renz), we ate at Peri Peri Chicken at Greenhills, and had a peri peri good time (Wahehe!). To get to Greenhills, I had to walk from Ortigas Station (MRT) to Greenhills, reminiscing my grade school days passing by LSGH (awww...). After which, we drove our way to The Fort and made our way to Starbucks, above Fully Booked (Renzie's treat, again). I saw Rap, too, who I haven't seen for quite a while! And we had our usual extraordinary talks about our lives, and our lovelives. Haha! Kuya and JM drove me home after.
It was quite a day. But even though I was tired, I couldn't help but use the computer. I slept 4:30am -- bugbog na bugbog, and my eyelids effin' heavy.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Let's Migrate
Once upon a time, Paolo created a Blogger account which has the domain the reader is viewing right now.
Then came WordPress. Paolo decided to migrate there and continue his blogging adventures there. Until he kinda got sick of WordPress. I think the reason why is he didn't have more choices of page layout and design there.
Paolo re-posts all his WordPress posts here. He continues his pursuit of expressing his inner most thoughts via this blog.
And he lived happily and is cute as he still is.
Then came WordPress. Paolo decided to migrate there and continue his blogging adventures there. Until he kinda got sick of WordPress. I think the reason why is he didn't have more choices of page layout and design there.
Paolo re-posts all his WordPress posts here. He continues his pursuit of expressing his inner most thoughts via this blog.
And he lived happily and is cute as he still is.
Monday, June 2, 2008
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