tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39671705932514721002012-02-13T17:32:54.286+08:00My Daily Dose of Philippine ExperienceThe Brown Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466662504703531566noreply@blogger.comBlogger15071100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967170593251472100.post-75935579818381522392012-02-13T11:01:00.002+08:002012-02-13T17:32:54.352+08:00

To say that we Filipinos have conquered the world is an understatement. The Filipino diaspora is as real as the Israelite's diaspora. There are more than 100 million Filipinos of us on Earth, some are living a king's life, some a pauper's life and most are serving the country they live in. In the United States, we have Pinoys in the White House and other government agencies. we have Pinoys in

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Chess maybe as enigmatic as the concept the Holy Trinity in my religion called Catholicism but it is not what it seems. Chess is something you can study over time and learn the intricacies, in and out. Just like any endeavor here on Earth, one has to put in the necessary amount of effort, practice and study in order to master the game. There are 64 squares on a chessboard and according to John

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Valentine's day is happening Tuesday this week and in our school, students will be performing on stage for our school concert for the community. I will definitely watch this event and most likely take pictures from my bro's Canon 500. I really believe that all Western celebrations have become so commercialized that it turns off people like me from celebrating them. Still, I'd like to ask you

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After this bout, boxing organizations and promoters must never consider Argentina as a place to hold international boxing matches. Argentinians are backwards, barbaric and has a lot of learning to do when it comes to boxing and sports in general. Good thing our very own, Johreil Casimero held on and bravely fought amidst Lizarte's dirty tactics and the referee's unprofessional handling of the

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There is so much work for us Filipinos to promote the positive Filipino Identity and we have all the tools to achieve it. Technology and the Internet are the two most accessible tools for us to use in this endeavor. Promoting a positive Filipino identity starts with knowing the things or symbols representing the Filipinos. Francis Magalona did much of the promotion when he was alive. He did

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Will the position end in a draw whichever side to move? Or one side can pull-off a victory?

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One God, so many teachings. One world, so many religions. For us teachers, we bring with us our beliefs, morals and interests in the teaching-learning experience and because of this, we must be aware. Nowadays when freedom of religion is a right everyone must have a practice, it is inevitable to know other people's views and opinions, most especially their beliefs or non-belief in a Supreme Being

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Chito Miranda and the gang in New Zealand. Parokya ni Edgar (PNE) gave us the classics like Buloy, Tatlong Araw and Silver Toes. PNE have gone from an unknown, unheard of high school band from San Juan to a world touring Pinoy band known for their crazy live concerts. One caricature depicting PNE's mainman, Chito Miranda, was sent to me by Sheila of the Filipino Migrant News in New Zealand. In

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Technology in and around our lives, there is no turning back. Here is an ebook to help you keep up with the K-12 shift the Department of Education started. With this move, the way information is brought inside the classrooms will also change, for the better I hope. Teachers and students keeping up with the times. Enjoy the download! Keeping Up With K 12 the Virtualized Data Center (function()

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When your out of time and out of luck but wishes to impart something intangible that will last a lifetime, teach chess to children. Chess makes kids think and focus, it allows them to be the best they can be and chess provides them the opportunity to achieve self-esteem through discipline and determination. For you to do this, you must know the basics of the game: Beginner's Chess (function()

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On February 9, TechSoup Global is launching its first of a three part webinar series called Digital Storytelling: Capturing your Story on Camera. You may access more information about the seminar on digital production here.  TechSoup wants you to join their contest TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge so they are offering the webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the

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And the weekend tournaments just can be stopped. We have on on February 18, 2012, Saturday at 1 in the afternoon the Blitz Team Tournament, first edition for the first conference. Tournament format will be five round Swiss system, 10 minutes per game and this will be a 3-board team event with maximum 6 players per team. Team name must be carry the name of a town, a school, a club or a company

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After Sendong comes earthquake in Negros Oriental which killed a dozen people before noon today. Sadly, someone cried wolf thus we had this happening in Cebu:

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Going into its fourth week, the Wesley Chess Cafe' has successfully organized a weekly chess tournament. This afternoon I finally got the chance to get a copy of the results from Ice Landicho, WCC's resident tournament organizer-slash technical support-slash chess player-slash chessman! Congratulations to everyone who made the last three tournaments successful! So here are the results from the

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We have US National Master Dan Heisman talk about the three types of chess vision in his latest instructional video for ICC. Dan Heisman is the leading chess author and teacher for adult improvement in chess and developmental instruction for the developing players. Watch, listen and learn from the three-time winner of Best Instruction Award given by Chess Journalist Association of America:

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A game I'd rather forget. I had a good middlegame and then I let go of my pawns without any thought. I should have listened to Philidor and his thoughts about the pawns --"Pawns are the soul of chess."  

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Science is best learned through actual experience and for teachers, it is a must that students are given the opportunity to experience the topics at hand. And if your class have Animal Adaptation for your topic, the field guide below by the Milwaukee ZOological Society will hopefully be of help: Field Guide to Animal Adaptation(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script");

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Now here is a seminar promoted by the Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines: Beyond Beads and Pegs, Developing a Comprehensive Fine Motor Skills Program by Anna Yap Tan Pascual, MRS, OTR, OTRP.

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Here is a crazy CCTV capture of a Chinese National running over his girlfriend and stabbing her to death. PNoy and his cabinet must be wondering now how to address this Chinese road rage incident. Will they be sending a letter of apology to the Chinese Government? Will they be sending a Diplomatic Group to explain to them that, with too much MSG in every Chinese food served in Binondo they've

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The 2012 1st Aniban I Chess Festival is happening on February 26, 2012, Sunday at 9 in the morning. Organized by Bacoor Chess Club Association, there will be two categories, Non-Master and Kiddies Under- 16. Tournament format is 7 Round Swiss System, time control of 25/g. Registration fee for Non-Master is PhP 250.00 and Php 200.00 for Kiddies section. For details, registration and submission

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Wesley Chess Cafe will have the 1st WCC Age Group Chess Challenge on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the fourth floor of Robinson's Place, Imus Cavite. There will be three categories, 14 and Under, 12 and Under and 10 and Under. Tournament format: Five Round, Swiss system 25/g or 25 minutes per player Registration is Php 100.00 Champion will bring home a chess board and a trophy, second

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Much has been said about the role of technology and the internet on education. Education as we know it, education as homeschoolers know it and education as non-schooled minds know it. Whichever kind of education you and me knows, technology and internet plays a role in education which you cannot go away with. According to Google Chromebooks Group Product Manager Rajen Sheth, "this year's

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A general assembly for chess arbiters: When : 9:00am, Saturday, February 18, 2012 Where : Audio-Visual Room, Bldg. A, DepEd-ULTRA, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City Who may Attend : FIDE Arbiters, CAAP Arbiters, NAPCA Arbiters & DepEd Arbiters Agenda : Creation of Arbiters Union of the Philippines Note : Please bring your original certificate and photocopy of being an Arbiter certified by an

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NON-MASTER 2050 & BELOW CHESS TOURNAMENT Date : Sunday, February 5, 2012 Venue : #296 M.A. Roxas cor. H. Roxas Sts., San Roque, Marikina City Eligibility : Open to all Untitled chess player whose NCFP Standard Rating shall not exceed 2050. Women titled chess player are welcome to participate. Format : Seven (7) Rounds Swiss System / 25 minutes per player. Prizes : Champion : P5,000.00 2nd

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FIDE is serious at getting the entire population of the planet to play chess and they are starting with the younger generation. The Chess in Schools Commission and FIDE Trainer's Commission have been working on this and they came up with a very original idea -- a chess website with resources for everyone. The membership has two options, premium and free registration. If you've got dough, you get

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Promoting the welfare of Persons with Special Needs need not be dramatic, plain and simple. Here's one infomercial that ought to be shown on prime time TV:

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Announcement from the National Chess Federation of the Philippines: “We are one family” There is only one chess federation recognized by the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE), Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) here in the country and that is the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP). In line with this, we encourage all chess

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Wesley Chess Cafe had its first ever Blitz Chess Tournament last January 21, 2012 and Kenneth Ryan Sumilie of Bacoor won in the finals against Samuel Senador. Here is our email from the brains behind the Cafe', Morpheus aka Sugardom: "25 chess players of all ages participated. We have turned away some guys who came in late. The competition was intense. There were several strong players, like

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In this day and age when electronic media has taken over the traditions of humanity, it a reprieve to know that there are people working towards the preservation of our culture and tradition. Diwa de Leon is one of those rare breed who chose to promote and fight for the Filipino Culture. Recently, he released his first ever solo album called Memories on Two Strings. It has 25 songs featuring his

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Here is a rare 5g I played over on Chesscube. With all the load I have for my teaching, coaching and personal life, chess and blogging has taken a backseat. So here it is, a draw with the white pieces for me. I liked the fact that I was able to separate his black King from his solitary center pawn on my 52nd move which gave me the window to draw the game. Watch the game below:  

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Below is a resource for anyone who wishes to promote the love for the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven. Happy 54th Anniversary to all the members of the Apostolate of the Queen of Heaven!!! ScribdX.DocWidget.BASE_URL = "http://www.scribd.com"; ScribdX.DocWidget.ASSETS_BASE_URL = "http://s6.scribdassets.com"; (new ScribdX.DocWidget({ type:"public_document_collections", resource_id:

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We've had recent queries about professional chess coaching services from our readers. One reader exchanged emails with me for her son's need to have a chess coach. So what I did I emailed our man and asked permission to promote him here and that's what we're doing now. Introducing, FIDE Instructor Norlito Bersamina. The man responsible for nurturing the gifts of his sons for the game of chess.

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Wesley Chess Cafe' will have their first-ever Blitz Tournament on January 21, 2012 Saturday. Tourney starts at 1 in the afternoon. Winner Take All entry fees, two-game knock-out format. Time control is 5 minutes with 3 seconds increment. Armageddon tie-break will be applied if needed. Entry fee is 100 pesos or 130 pesos if you want to have coffee to go with your registration. First to fourth

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Rest in Peace to Philippine National Master Mirabeau Maga. He died last December 26, 2011 at the age of 59. The Davao City native was a two-time Olympian and a former MILO Checkmate instructor died of a cardiac arrest at about 8 a.m. at the East Avenue Medical Center. On February 4, 2012 @ 1 in the afternoon, Grandmasters Eugene Torre and Wesley So will be giving a simultaneous exhibition at the

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Chess players with a passion for teaching and coaching, here's a chance to teach chess and be paid for it. This one will definitely be a good-paying job for chess coaches and trainers. An announcement I found at the FIDE Trainers Commission Website: FIDE-endorsed Asean Chess Academy is seeking experienced trainers who speak fluent English to train in east Asia. The trainers will be

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Here is an invitation from Dr. Celerino Tiongco,  Dean of College of Education and Human Development, University of Asia and the Pacific: We would like to invite your office to our upcoming seminars stated below on February 4, 2012 and February 18, 2012 at University of Asia and the Pacific. It will be a seminar series on Child Development and Education. The seminars—titled; a. Raising a

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What is the TOFIL Awards all about? The move to institutionalize public recognition of men and women over 41 years of age, whose achievement in their field of endeavors are worthy of emulation was conceived and implemented by Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate Philippines in 1988.  JCI Senate Philippines and Insular Life made it a point to give due recognition to these people.   

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Here are two games from my hour-long bullet games which I played at ChessCube. These were surprisingly quick ones which I enjoyed watching over and over again.    And here is another one:  

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This post a tad late but it's here anyways. The opening ceremony of newly-opened Wesley Chess Cafe' happened last Saturday, January 7, 2012 at four-thirty in the afternoon, fourth floor of Robinson's Place Imus Cavite. Notable chess personalities graced the opening including GM Wesley So, NCFP President Prospero Pichay Jr and newly-crowned 14 and Under Singapore Chess Champion FM Paulo Bersamina

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After all the celebrations, family reunions and gift-givings, the new year has unfolded and we now face the task of furthering our relationship with God, family members, loved ones and friends. This is also the best time to mend broken ties and be at peace with yourself and your foes. With all the challenges we all will be facing for the year 2012, let us find the time to rest and reflect. The

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An ad I saw on the fourth floor of The Robinson's Place-Imus: Wesley Chess Cafe' To Open  January 7, 2012 4:30 P.M. It would be interesting to see how this Cafe' will fare business-wise. In this day and age when the high cost of fuel raises every commodity's prices in the market, will there be a willing bloke to spend on chess and  coffee? I had a very nice discussion with my wife

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Much has been written and discussed about the year 2012. Doomsday prophets and soothsayers have a thing or two to say about the year as much as Year 2000 or more popularly known as Y2K. Before, it was Y2K that the whole world fantasized about. Now it is the year 2012 and all the environmental hazards we humans are facing are the products of our own making --human civilization. Here are some web

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Here is a checkmate I gave against a 2020 player on ChessCube. This one's pretty basic but would be hard to find for beginners in the game. Watch:

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Remember when my Jose Rizal Exposed? Today, most Filipinos remember the martyrdom of one of the major players in our nation's journey towards freedom from the Spaniards. The Spaniards main objective was to ruin and dominate the already intelligent civilization we had. From their abusive ways to the criminals sent in here, they found ways to rape the virgins of the land -- culturally,

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Here is a 15-minute game I played with my student just before the Christmas break. We were looking into the English and QGD openings but Shawn surprised me with a Polish Opening. He was handling the white pieces here:

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Here is something worth watching over the boring moments of of your holiday break.  Indigo Evolution is a movie documentary that tackles issues about Indigo Children/People. Filmmakers were: James Twyman (Producer / Director) is a singer/songwriter and the author of "Emissary of Love-The Psychic Children Speak" and "Messages from Thomas: Raising Psychic Children." James wrote and was the

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The end of 2011 is days away, I'd like to sum up the chess ratings for the Filipino chess players and our country's ranking-rating compared to all the FIDE-member countries. Let us start with the most recent November 2011 FIDE released rating. Philippine's Top Ten: 1. GM Wesley So 2659 2. GM Oliver Barbosa 2571 3. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr 2557 4. GM Mark Paragua 2522 5. GM Joseph Sanchez 2518 6

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Tired of the day I just had coupled with boredom brought about by the holidays, I thought of typing in movies to watch inside the search box of YouTube and I discovered a treasure for history fanatics like me:   More documentaries to come, thanks to OPENFLIX of YouTube.

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I checked our very own GM Eugene Torre's player profile at Chessmetrics website and what I found was interesting enough to share here. As Asia's first ever recipient of the world's highest title in chess, grandmaster, he has represented our country in the Olympiads twenty times, a record he shares with Lajos Portisch of Hungary. Highlights of his career: Best World Rank: # 43 (February 1987

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Here are two documents I found online, thanks to ChessHodina of Chess in Iowa website: Prairie Tactics Course(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

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When I was starting out, I enjoyed playing the English Opening and found it to be so flexible for white pieces with all the tactical possibilities it can offer. Le' me share JROBIChess video of his analysis of the opening:

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How many ways can a game of chess end? A chess game ends with: Checkmate Resignation Draw With a checkmate, one player wins and gets one full point. With a player's resignation, he losses and gives full point to is opponent. Now comes the draw which means, neither of the two player wins or losses but they half the point so they each get .5 or 1/2. Now here is an example of a drawn game

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The analysis by Nigel Short and Luke McShane from their Round 7 game in the recent London Chess Classic 2011 is truly one of the most hilarious video I've watched. For the learners of the English language, here's one good material. Check out the accent only these blokes can do best. For the King's Gambit players out there like me, enjoy the show.  

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These days we have all the reason to laugh at ourselves for being the Filipinos that we are, the Nation that we are and the fools that we have always been. Newspapers have always sold stories that reflects the sad state of the Philippines. Chief Justice Corona under fire, former President GMA in jail as well as former COMELEC Commissioner Benjamin Abalos. If, let's say Chief Justice Corona will

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Poetry night in my school, Monday, December 12. This will be my first and I hope it goes well not just for me but for everyone, mostly seventh graders who worked hard on their poems. I wish I could share their works here and be amazed at how good these middle school students are. I did a "sit-in" last week with these kids for their practice session and mighty glad I did. It was surprising to

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Well here is something not surprising for Philippine Chess: HON. RICARDO GARCIA CHAIRMAN PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION Dear Sir, Greetings! I was informed this morning by Coach Webber (Sec.Gen. of Philspada) that I was removed as Head Coach of Philippine Paragames Chess Team without citing any reason. A week ago,just right after I arrived from the 2011 SEA GAMES, I was even the one who

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Happy Feast Day of the Immaculate Concepcion to all of you! According to wikipedia: The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain (in Latin, macula or labes, the second of these two synonymous words being the one used in the formal definition) of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in

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I did some refresher for my bullet games and I found lucky breaks and "quicky" tactics that made my ChessCube rating roll like a roller coaster ride. You'll notice that I played a series of games against the handle name Salekg from with a flag handle of Kiribati. I think our score was 5-1 going in my favor. Frustrated, he launched into typing attack and sent me chat messages like cheater and all.

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After waiting for almost a week, Chesscube finally fixed whatever glitch they may have had with Facebook. I could not log in with my Facebook account at Chesscube and I sorta' lost my patience and decided to play at FICS the other day but the cubits from Chesscube ain't got any match. And then I tried logging in again... there it was, plus 25 cubits I got for coming back and another after I

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Here is a cute photo taken by A. Buhain, a sixth grader from the school where I teach. She paid us a visit and took some snaps for her after school activity, Story Snaps. I'm posting it raw so most likely you have a thing or two to say about the finishing touches but there is a story in it. I call this The Bishop's Bosses. What about you? Can you think of a good title or quote for this photo?

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Today is the 148th birthday of Filipino nationalist and revolutionary Andres Bonifacio. Gat Andres Bonifacio's natal day is a national holiday in the Philippines and because of this, we all are in a rest mode. As a student, much of the writings we read about him was he came from a poor family and with the death of his parents, he had to take the on the lead role to provide for his siblings. He

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I wanted to use Rene O. Villanueva's Alamat ng Parol for my class readings in Filipino for the eight graders this week but I think it is "too heavy" for them. I was on my third paragraph when I decided, upon evaluation, that the material was indeed too much for their Filipino language skills. But instead of ditching the story, I thought of sharing the whole work here. Alamat ng Parol is part of

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Here is the result of the Basham Rapid Chess Tournament held in Alphaland Mall, Makati City. Thanks to our friends from CAAP for the result. BASHAM RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT (Non-Master Division) Organizer(s) : Basham Sports & Games Shop Tournament Director : National Arbiter ALEX DINOY Chiefarbiter : National Arbiter ALFREDO CHAY Arbiter : NA MILO SAMANIEGO, NA GATZ V. LUZ Town : Alphaland

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Here is a song that best describes a Pinoy out of luck or to be specific, out of money. Dough as they say, keeps the flow moving in this world. Thanks to Holden Caufield for everlasting thoughts on dough! Yano's self-titled 1994 studio album is an eternal insecurity for Eraserheads' frontman Ely Buendia and I believe this is one of the reasons why. Epic!

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I've been away from blogging for awhile and the last post I made was about this Alien Abduction film by Pixar called Lifted. The last time I blogged was before Manny Pacquiao escaped with a win against Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez. So I guess it is safe to say I've been resting away from blogging and my 8-5 teaching is taking my time most of the, err, time. So in a glance, let me try to

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Alien abduction in films and literature abound and in fact, if you'll do a Google search, you would have thousands of sites that write about experiences of alien abduction. I found a Pixar Shorts that gives a glimpse of how an alien abduction can go wrong, minus the detection of earthlings like us. Here is Pixar Shorts called Lifted:

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Here is a game I played awhile ago over at Chess Cube. I played white and was surprised to win this way. A sudden finish in the opening stage of the game that had a bet of 50 cubits and a time control of 1 minute per player. A very sharp cross-pin produced after I promoted my a-pawn into her majesty, the queen. Watch the game below:

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The World Welterweight Championship between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will settle any doubts as to who really is the better fighter. Marquez camp has, for the last seven years, believed he has beaten the world's best pound for pound Pacquiao twice while Pacquiao's camp insists they were robbed in 2004. It is time for both warriors to settle this and the world is waiting for the

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Philippine literature is as rich as our history and our very own version of the story of creation is as brilliant as the Pearl of the Orient:

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Three famous endgames in chess I found in the website called Chess Videos TV and they are from the games of: Capablanca-Tartakower in 1924 Kasparov-Anand in 2003 Zilber-Tal 1958  You can click on the links for you to play the interactive chess endgame practice and find out if you can win against the masters.

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I found this chess puzzle on the Sunday edition of Philippine Star. I can't seem to remember the name of the National Master who writes for the newspaper but I do remember the position from my head: White to move and gives a checkmate on the 6th, how would you continue with white?

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Another long weekend for us after last weekend's observance of the Christian world of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. On Novermber 7, 2011, Monday, the world of Islam will be observing their day of sacrifice which is also known as Eid al Adha. For everyone's information, let me share the email sent to us by our World Religion teacher we will call N.Y.:  "Eid al Adha is also known as the

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They say you have to learn the classics to appreciate the modern and present day fad. In music, visual arts and in chess, the classics will always be revered by the purists and the trainers as something students must be well-versed. So here are the sixty-four chess classics you and me can learn and enjoy from, thanks to the creator of Chess Course Yahoo Group, James Holwell, for making these

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Here is something which Dr. Jose Rizal inked hundred plus years ago, the story of the cunning monkey and the wise turtle:

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There are a thousand and one way to unite a country, promote and preserve its identity but one of the best  and effective way of doing it is the SOFIA way. Read on if you want to be a part of the silent revolution. The Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (SOFIA) joins the film archiving community in commemorating the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage October 27 has been adopted

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Learning chess the way the film creators see it:

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Hello there! It has been weeks since our last post and I think the trending for our blog will stay that way for awhile. One post in two weeks or a bi-monthly notes from me. So far my existence have been filled by thoughts of Teaching Filipino among middle school students who share one commonality, they happen to live here in the Philippines but has English as their mother tongue. I teach

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Steve Jobs died yesterday, October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 and left behind patents and inventions the world has used, continue to use and hopefully will be able to use in the future. To Steve, thank you for your creative ideas and risk-taking behaviors. Because of your courage to fail, you triumphed and gave us all these gizmos and gadgets that made the popular culture what it is now,

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I spent my World Teachers Day celebration at work, and that means I was doing the thing I love doing -- teach children, shape the future and touch lives. In the afternoon, we had our monthly professional development for teachers from one in the afternoon until four. Our topic was bullying and our facilitators were the school guidance counselors. We started the afternoon with the Make A

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I miss working as a learning support teacher, I really do. After working as a learning support teacher from year 2000-2010, I thought I thought I had it, I thought I wanted to teach in the regular classroom and have the experience. I thought I would love it, I thought I would enjoy it. It is tiring! It is exhausting! As a regular ed teacher, I have to prepare so much for so little time.

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The life story of the great and insane Robert "Bobby" Fischer as seen by Frank Brady. The book about the great American hero who defeated the Soviet Union during the cold war over the 64-squared chess board which meant so much to the American people then but now spat on by everyone in the land of milk and honey. I never thought I'll find one copy online but here it is for everyone to read and

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Here is a document I stumbled upon at ChessBase which you guys might like to read. As always, if you envision chess to be a good learning tool for everyone, it is important that we read academic papers dealing with the game. Chess has been studied greatly by psychologists, developmental theorists and learning process scholars. Computer scientists had their "field day" in the 80's leading up to

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A new chess website that has the looks and content of a winner for everyone. WhyChess.Org quietly put up it's website and slowly filled it with content everyone would love to have on their blogs and websites. Check it out at whychess.org Before I go, here are some of the videos that can be found there: Continued:  The next video might cause some stir in the chess world:   For more of

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I played 1 minute games this afternoon right after recording my student's grade for their podcast and instructional videos. It has been a very busy two weeks for me, not to mention the two typhoons we have had (and currently have) Pedring and Quiel. Adding stress to my existence is the fact that I am substitute teaching for a subject I really thought would be peanuts but turns out to be a tough

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Ateneo de Manila wins their 4th straight basketball championship in the 74th University Athletic Association of the Philippines with a dominating second half play from Monfort, Ravena, Salva and Slaughter. It was a finals sweep by the Ateneans against the Morayta-based Far Eastern University Tamarraws. The scores were 82-64 for the first game and 82-69 for the second game. Clearly, this shows us

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The workshop-seminar-conference season is on! In the last five posts I've made here, there were two announcements from organizers for special education conferences and seminars. The first one was the AD/HD Society Workshop and the second one was the Conference on School Culture.   And now, I just received from the mail (yes, we still have the mail that we used to know, the one delivered by the

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Well what do you know? Four years into the program, Smart Gilas Basketball team is reaping the fruits of their hardwork. Winning all the games in the second round of FIBA Asia Championship 2011, we are in a position to play in the medal round. We beat the basketball teams of Jordan, Japan and Syria and we are in the quarterfinals round. Coach Ronnie Magsanoc and Mico Halili were the

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Hi there! Word association game: tradition, mores, norms, culture, school, students, alumni, roots, wings, winning, losing, victory, defeat, looking back, continuation. What am I trying to say here? An NCAA Juniors Basketball coach who lost a championship game some years ago against the almost one hundred year old Ateneo de Manila University once said to me: "We were winning in the last

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Our Philippine Basketball Team, Smart Gilas, won two games out of three in the first round of FIBA ASia Championships 2011. Although our cagers are down to only ten players due to eligibility issues of Fil-Ams Lutz and Lassiter, we won by 40 points against the United Arab Emirates and led by 42 at the end of the game against Bahrain. We had a15 point loss to powerhouse China though but this loss

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The AD/HD Society of the Philippines will have their 2nd Regional Conference at the end of the month and it is happening in the province of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Here is the society's invitation/announcement: AD/HD SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES 2nd REGIONAL CONFERENCE Organized by:ADHD Society Of The PhilippinesOn:        Septemebr 30, 2011Time :    08:00 AM-05:00

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The World Chess Cup 2011 is now on its finals round, a match between two Russians. My wish to see Hungarian chess player Judith Polgar reaching this final round and actually winning the world cup didn't happen. Considered as the strongest woman chess player of all time, Judith Polgar is one of the three children of Laszlo Polgar who taught and trained his kids to play competitive chess. Laslzlo 

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Live streaming of the games, availability of grandmaster commentary, PGN files for downloads, round by round account of almost every detail of the tournament posted on the official website and so much more. These are the words we can use to describe the World Chess Cup 2011. From the audience' point of view, it is perfect, the best so far and I haven't said anything about the games yet. Exciting

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Good Sunday to all of you! Our posts regarding our beloved Filipino Language,  Sassa Mendoza and here, ignited some reactions from our readers and sent me comments which I'd rather not post here for fear of censorship from the MTRCB (joke!). I discovered the blog A Man in Manila by Migs Bassig and he gave Mr. James Soriano  the real meaning of love. An ass for an ass makes this world a better

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Sixty-fourth seed GM Wesley So of the Philippines bows out of contention after losing in the second tiebreaks match against top seed Sergei Karjakin of Russia in the World Chess Cup 2011 at Khanty-Mansysk, Russia. After winning over fellow Asian campaigner Liren Ding of China in the first round with a score of 2.5-1.5, Wesley So fans were hopeful he would be able to pull a victory against

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Remember my post about the Filipino Language and how I told you that it was taking much of my time now as its student and teacher? Well, I spent my 4-day, long weekend working on: three journals, a test covering numbers, dates, directions, all about the Philippines and transcribing Travis Kraft's YouTube Video on Adobong Manok ---all in the name of Filipino as a Second Language classes for

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Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs is jobless as of Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at least from one of the comments I found in one of the online forums. But with his resignation, he was elected as chairman of Apple's board of directors. Steve Jobs is another example of a "drop-out-did-changed-the-world" story whose net worth is about $ 8.3 billion as of 2011. He went to Reed College but after one

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The education of of today is geared towards process over product. In chess, it is the thinking process that a trainer or coach must establish in his players before asking them to work on other advanced topic or lessons. It is the same thing teachers must work on with their students when it comes to writing skills. Process-oriented tasks help a lot in the development of the student's writing

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The Milo Little Olympics NCR Leg opens this weekend at the Marikina Sports Park, Marikina City.  The olympics has twelve events: athletics, football, swimming, volleyball, badminton, chess, gymnastics, lawn tennis, table tennis, taekwondo and scrabble. The National Milo Little Olympics is happening in Lingayen, Pangasinan on November this year. Grassroots development has always been a key

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The chess tournament in the 87th season of the NCAA is in full swing and is in its 9th round of the first round of the double elimination. I had the time to chat with college chess coach whom I worked with in the 84th season and was dumbfounded to hear stories about some players. The whole world believes that chess is a game of wits and intelligence but let me share this stupid secret: chess

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The Professional Regulation Commission said 1,605 out of 2,131 examinees passed the Physician (Complete, Finals and Finals with Prelims) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao this August 2011. Roll of Successful Examinees in the PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAMINATION held on AUGUST 2011 and released on AUGUST 17, 2011: 1 ABAD, ALBERTO SEÑAL2

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