when equal IS NOT fair 091408 re-entry

you divide the electric bill by equal parts

so each of you (housemates) pays the same amount

regardless of the electric equipment used and the hours of usage.

bang! that's when 'equal' isn't fair!

you divide the day's allowance by equal parts

so each of you (siblings) gets the same amount

regardless of the fare and the physiological needs of each.

bang! that's when 'equal' isn't fair!

you give your students the same high grade (academic score)

so each of them gets to get good marks

regardless of their research output or efforts in class.

bang! that's when 'equal' isn't fair!

bang! bang! bang!

for the rainy days...

HE WANTED TO HAVE HIS OWN BANKBOOK
SO HE WOULD FORCE-SAVE FOR HIS BUSINESS PLAN
(JUNK SHOP and TOY STORE)
and FOR 'RAINY DAYS'...

SO HE ASKED THE TELLER HOW TO HAVE IT
AS I OBSERVE FROM AFAR
I COULD STILL REMEMBER HIS GRIN AS
HIS NAME WAS CALLED :)

AMAZING RACE STYLE, WE COMPLETED ALL REQUIREMENTS...
HE WAITED FOR A WHILE (OBVIOUSLY ADORING THE BANK'S XMAS TREE)

THEN HIS NAME WAS CALLED AGAIN...
HE FILLED UP SOME FORMS AND SIGNED HIS FIRST OFFICIAL SIGNATURE
(VERY VERY SERIOUS EH?)

VOILA! HAPPY WOWA!

oh well, class field work:zambales

it started out as a class requirement: to experience nature and understand its system as affected and affecting other systems. it started out as a map: to determine the sources and possible impacts of toxic waste to nature. it started out as a study tour: to see how people took care of animals that may have been harmed intentionally or unintentionally by human activities...took it with a bad heart coz those out-of-school-vicinity-trips is way too costly for scholars like me. imagine me computing for the relative cost of the trip in terms of my daily food supplies.

but how did it end up? it ended up with me being tired-yet-fulfilled, sad-yet-hopeful, broke-yet-happy... this is one class requirement/mapping/study tour i'd never forget.

game 4 blues

july 8, 2009. PBA finals, game 4. San Miguel vs Ginebra. awarding night for the MVP. from school we went there. used the mass transit to be there on time. (rush rush rush) whew! here's the cost (all in philippine peso- $1=48) : motor-bike to railway station= 25, train ticket=13, donut holes=45, game ticket=85, iced tea=40, popcorn=70, jeepney fare back to the dorm=15...that would be 293 in all. amp! and my team lost (despite the full-blast cheering, i needed ginger brew afterwards) --- by 2 points! how frustrating...