:: Absolute Insanity ::

Well, I have been very busy these past weeks working with our thesis. It has been very stressful, with all the sleepless nights, endless worries and unending revisions and additions on our system. It was like a fragmented loop of unease and despair where you always feel like giving up and you feel like you are a zombie with a spirit floating in the air… Oh hell I swear I do not want any of that to happen again, ever again..hehehe.

Truth be told, it was really a nightmare and I am very grateful that I’m finally getting out of it. Just imagine countless sleepless nights, some misunderstandings with your groupmates, dynamic schedules and all the pressures we have endured. I can really say now that earning a Bachelor’s Degree is not easy!

Well, I just thought I’d share my experience. We almost had one of our panels replaced (thank God it did not happen) because he had some errands he needed to attend but since he committed that he will be present, our instructor and the other two panels agreed to start the defense whether or not the other one will arrive. The agreement was that if the two panels reached the same verdict, then it will be the final verdict, otherwise it will depend on the last one panel. Fortunately, he arrived just about 30 minutes after we started off. But before we started, there was a brownout and our panels left the room! Charlemagne Panes, one of my team members screamed like a girl (hahaha) and it was so dark and it lasted for few minutes. We really thought the defense will be postponed but thank God the power kicked back on and our panels went back to the room. So we immediately started the session, I presented the powerpoint slides and performed a demo of our system. After that, we were bombarded with all the questions and challenges that tested our knowledge and awareness regarding our document and system. When they examined the system, I was really shocked when an error occurred and the panels were very kin to it. I humbly asked them to give us time to debug but they had an indirect answer, so I asked again and politely requested to show them a previous working version of that particular module, and they let me. But, they were very particular to make sure that it should work, otherwise, we should expect the worst. I tested that version few hours ago and I was 90% confident that it will work, and it really did! Yehey! hehehe. So they continued interrogating each one of us until finally they got satisfied. We were told to leave the room for a while as they deliberated. After few minutes, we were told to go back inside and as I entered the room, one of our panelists smiled at me and says “Ok na…” and there I really felt happy but I still wanted to hear it from the Chairperson. So we made it! Accepted with minor revision. We really felt glorious and very happy with the result! Thank you very much Lord for lifting up our burdens and giving us the blessing. Please see the Acknowledgment page in our documentation for the credits xD.

Frankly speaking, I kind of enjoyed our final defense compared to our Proposal Defense. I don’t know but I had a good feeling and it was like I was in a very good mood and condition to present, and so were the panels. I hope all the 4th year UIC BSIT4 and CS4 will make it through and march on the graduation day!

Fight with all your might! Good luck and God Bless to us all!

Proponents: Jay Edward Dayday, Mohammad Masulot, Charlemagne Panes, Jan Benedict Pilapil

Defended last February 16, 2010 at Dark Room 308 Third Floor Main Campus, University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) at 5:30pm.

Philippines is once again facing another challenge that will change the course of history as the election is fast approaching. A new system of voting is to be implemented in this coming election, yet million of registered and qualified voters are not computer literate and has little or no background or knowledge in using and even worse operating it. It has been perceived as the answer to eliminate the discrepancies from counting of votes to the proclamation of the victors. But, doom may be hand on hand with this glory.
Many speculations continue to arise as the government tries to instill into us that cheating is impossible with this method. However, many Filipinos are afraid and hesitant with this system. I, myself is not hundred percent confident of its efficiency and freedom from malicious interventions from the politicians. As I have read from a writer’s article on the web, I agree with his idea that implementing this system would not be as effectve as the government says. As an Information Technology student, I am aware of the securities measures that they might equip with the machines and all the other devices that will be used, but I believe in the notion that he who controls the technology, controls the votes. I believe that the new system is still vulnerable for cheating. And because it is computerized the whole process will be fastened, but so as cheating. Sticking to the manual voting system would very inconvenient because of several reasons, but it is harder and more risky to manipulate in contrary to the new one. I think that the intention for the transition of the voting system is for betterment, but I know that those dirty politicians will manipulate and deceive the Filipinos at all cost and the automation is not a hindrance for them, even an opportunity.

What’s great with social networking media, such as facebook and yahoo messenger, is that they allow people from different races and places to establish communication and interaction. More importantly, people who may be related in blood but do not know that they are, are given the chance to seek the truth, discover their identity andbuild bonds…

It just feels great that by engaging in such activity, you find people who may be your relative, and help them put together the pieces of themselves that have been denied from them

If I could turn back time, I would see to it that I’ll start to the point where I was just a kid crazy over watching Jetman, Fiveman, Power Rangers and the like with matching snaku and regent cake  commercial. Oh God I could still remember how I would go berserk or plea to my father not to change the channel. It’s real funny and when I come to think of those memories, I just laugh and it makes me feel like I want to live those days again. Well, what can I say, childhood is absolutely where I want to spend eternity, just playing games and enjoying life as if nothing else matters. Bad days and hurt feelings are simply wiped away with a lollipop. Hahahahaha xD

These past days kept reminding me of how wonderful it is to live in childhood stage. I know I sound strange, but its really true, I bet it crossed your mind several times… Yet, We gotta face reality, go on with our lives and live it the best way we can. We have a lot of growing up to do and we gotta do it on our own…

Politics here is but a messy contest
Where people in it brags their bestest
Yet we all know it is just a test
Of who’s the wisest and who’s the richest.

Politicians fake a smile in their face
And strike a pose with a catchy phrase
It’s such a shame and a big disgrace
That the tricky one holds the aces

Televisions showing different faces
Radios broadcasting different voices
They swear to solve the country’s crisis
To try and win the vote of masses

Stare your rivals with a sinister eye
Sugarcoat yourself with a plausible lie
The Filipino people exclaims in sigh
The throne is yours, don’t dare be shy!

Many get killed during the process
But few are those who were served with justice
Is it really fair to take it like this?
Or is it just the way it is?

P.S. I made this poem for our Life And Works of Rizal Subject