http://sirmartin.multiply.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:36:14 -0000 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 01:42:21 -0000 http://images.sirmartin.multiply.com/logo http://sirmartin.multiply.com 100 100 <a href="http://aksis.wordpress.com"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd95/sirmartz/aksissideposter.png" border="0"></a>Check it out by clicking the image.<br><br><br> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/35/ATTN_all_Pisay_students_Revamped_AKSIS_blog_now_up Sat, 5 Jul 2008 01:42:21 -0000 Add us quick! <a href="http://twozeroeleven.multiply.com/%20">http://twozeroeleven.multiply.com/ </a> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/34/Attn_Batch_2011_httptwozeroeleven.multiply.com Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:18:36 -0000 We're one month through. In <a href="http://martinperez.asia/2008/07/04/leadership-is-a-cause-not-an-effect/">Leadership is a cause, not an effect</a>, I write about my thoughts in the first month of what could be the best year of my life. <a href="http://martinperez.asia/2008/07/04/leadership-is-a-cause-not-an-effect/">Read on.</a> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/33/Thoughts_on_my_double_duty_as_Batch_and_AKSIS_adviser Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:40:40 -0000 Click <a href="http://sirmartin.wordpress.com">here</a> for news. Don't forget to play the song. http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/32/Waiting_for_new_episodes_of_Heroes Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:55:44 -0000 Classic made new, like an iPod. See it: <a href="http://sirmartin.wordpress.com%20">http://sirmartin.wordpress.com</a> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/31/My_dog_ate_my_Google. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:20:59 -0000 Right after briefing the class presidents during lunch time, I was informed that we may encounter some scheduling conflict on July 11. It took me some shuffling and hustling before we sorted everything out, but we're now set for July 10, Thursday. The section shifts (AM or PM) will remain the same.<br><br>If you have received my letter from your class president already, please change the date from July 11 to July 10. Thank you very much!<br><br>P.S. On Thursday, we will be joining the Freshmen. Be nice.<br> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/30/Attn_Batch_2011_ASTW_Visit_moved_from_July_11_to_July_10 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:08:50 -0000 For those who have been asking for their SS3 homework, here's my answer:<br><br>If you have two apples and two friends<br>Fair is giving one apple to each<br>Just is giving the apple in the first place<br><br>Why is that justice?<br>Because you have apples and they don't<br>And they are everything that you have got.<br><br>Bow.<br><br>Puwede ring shawarma kung ayaw mo ng apple. :)<br> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/29/What_is_fair_and_just Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:35:01 -0000 Students from 1st to 4th year, you may get them from <a href="http://socscidos.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/guidelines-for-sigaw-now-online/">here</a>. http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/28/To_all_Pisay_students_this_year_Download_the_guidelines_for_Sigaw Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:06:26 -0000 A student once commented that she couldn't imagine me as a high school student. I responded that perhaps I still am one, considering how I act in class sometimes. She laughed knowing that to be true.<br><br>But what she means, I suppose, is that I seem to have weathered the years too well to have been a high school student at all. Sir Martin cramming, falling in love, failing, getting heartbroken, taking a long test, staying up late for requirements -- that doesn't seem right. But it is. I used to be just Martin once, and I still am.<br><br>I was reminded of this fragile truth just this afternoon as I picked up some groceries at Waltermart, Makati. Right across the street is my old grade school, Don Bosco. I felt the urge to drop by and say hi to my old teachers until I was greeted by an oncoming deluge of sweaty and overeager grade schoolers who relentlessly filled up the driveways, gates, and hallways. I decided to drop by some other time. But as I bit on my steaming hot shawarma, I could see th... http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/27/High_School_Confidential Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:37:26 -0000 I realize that I'm not as liberal as people seem to think. For one, I am not a big believer in the free market; in my analysis, government should always play a role in the economy. Yes, the market should run free but the government has to manage it every now and then. Oh well. I think we call that neo-liberalism so I suppose I still am liberal in that sense. I think it's just that I am more liberal in some aspects than others, but when it all comes down to it, I am most liberal when it comes to...<br><br>Religion. My current spirituality is a product of 9/11. Long story short, I began seeing the world in shades of civilizations and I couldn't, for the life of me, comprehend why people who believe in the same values fight just because they believe in religions with different figures, symbols and colors. While in one extreme there emerged people who have forsaken religion because of all the evil it inspired, I have become someone who wants to save religion from itself -- I believe that beyond ... http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/26/Im_not_completely_liberal_unless_it_comes_to_this... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:19:54 -0000 I love my schedule this year. I don't know why I've been praising the afternoon shift for the past three years, though I can cite two faulty premises. First is that I'm a morning person who likes to either take my morning slow or spend it playing badminton or working out. Second is that I like to wake up when I can; after all, I've done the opposite for most my life.<br><br>Both are faulty because firstly, as a morning person I should do all my work then. In addition, I really wasn't able to commit myself to the gym because I would wake up tired after coming home late from an afternoon shift. Secondly, I really am an early riser. Getting myself to wake up in time for a 7:30 class is no problem. These days, I wake up at 4:30 to 5:00 and I don't feel that I've lost sleep at all. (I start sleeping by 9pm.)<br><br>I have more responsibilities and more work this year. But I also have more experience now. My morning shift has done wonders: I am usually done teaching by 10am and I can devote the rest of my d... http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Time_and_space Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:53:12 -0000 Over at my main blog, I will be writing an article on how to manage work and time, and achieve maximum results with minimum effort. In other words, I'll be writing about how to work more efficiently and effectively. For now, just some notes. I'll be refining these as I write the final piece.<br><br>I don't claim for any of these to be original. I've gathered these from all the advice and experience handed down to me. If anything, how they all fit together is something I discovered for myself. And a lot of this, I learned the hard way.<br><br>1. Set realistic goals and targets. Begin with the end in mind.<br>2. Preparation is key.<br>3. Be clear with your goals. Doing the best you can is not good enough.<br>4. Don't fool yourself into thinking that you're doing the right thing.<br>5. Set boundaries for yourself. Create spaces and times where no work should be done.<br>6. Set a "fun" goal. Find time for a hobby or a sport.<br>7. Reward yourself when you stick to your boundaries. Reward yourself more when you achieve your g... http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/24/Notes_for_Beyond_Multitasking_Tips_for_Managing_Your_Work_Flow Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:47:31 -0000 Check it out <a href="http://aksis.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/overview-of-sy200809/">here</a>! http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/23/AKSIS_unveiled_Heres_whats_coming_for_SY_200809 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:28:16 -0000 I have four hours to kill tomorrow. Great thing the mall is so near Pisay. What do you think I should watch?<br><br>Incredible Hulk (first day)<br>Kung Fu Panda (again!)<br><br>Hahaha. :P<br> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/22/Jolly_green_or_jolly_black_and_white Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:24:46 -0000 There is a change in me. I've been feeling it over the past weeks. It was unconscious at first, until I realized that I've been so conscious of so many things now that in sum, I am more focused, more alert than I have ever been.<br><br>Last year, I was the wu wei guy. I took things as they came, shifted like water, and allowed myself to embrace the moment when it came. Now, I've become the type to seize the moment. I no longer take no for an answer and always work my way to yes. Yes, we can.<br><br>Lately, I've been planning ahead a lot. I've been setting a lot of goals for myself and thus far, I've hit them all. My weight has improved. I am getting more work done. I don't feel stressed even when I exert extra effort. I have so many ideas and I am able to find ways to get them done. And quite frankly, I'm just enjoying myself a lot. I used to think that by planning ahead, I only set myself up for frustration later on. But that isn't good enough for me anymore. Nothing can be more frustrating than no... http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/21/Your_Focus_Determines_Your_Reality Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:11:18 -0000 Just a little something for everyone to think about.<br><br><p>This day, one hundred and ten years ago, a flag was raised out of a window at Kawit, Cavite to mark the birth of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s revolutionary government. Fast forward to today and we are all still here, waiting for our government to revolutionize our politics, our livelihood, our society, our future. Often I am asked, “What do we truly celebrate during Independence Day?” Underneath this question is the idea that after Spain we became dependent on the Americans, the Japanese, and now to all the foreigners to whom we send our overseas workers who labor and toil for a life away from their families. Therefore, we tend to ask now, “We may be independent, but are we free?”</p> There are so many ways to answer that question but for today, let me propose a solution by providing, first and foremost, a definition of terms. <a href="http://martinperez.asia/2008/06/12/for-tomorrow-an-independence-day-speech/">Continue reading.</a><br> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/20/For_Tomorrow_my_Independence_Day_speech Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:30:23 -0000 I lost my iPod today. I know there are bigger more pressing issues than that but this just... stings. It stings because: (a) it's the first device I've ever lost in 25 years, (b) I lost it in the gym's locker room and there is a large chance it was swiped by somebody else since I've never lost anything at the gym (and there was someone seated on the bench I was on), and (c) music is so important to me that not having a pocket full of my favorite songs is just... suffocating. Anyway, I flipped the gym over in search for it and sought the help of the guards but... alas, none found. We asked the guy I suspected but of course he said he didn't see one and we had no grounds to search him. Oh well. iPod. iSad. T_T<br> http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/19/Loss_however_shallow_but_expensive Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:33:24 -0000 The course outline was revised a bit after we determined some of the major activities for the year. In this new version, you can also see a tentative schedule of all our activities and requirements. Check it out <a href="http://socscidos.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/updated-syllabus-and-course-outline/">here</a>. http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/18/For_my_SS2_students_Updated_syllabus_socscidos Mon, 9 Jun 2008 05:47:08 -0000 <p>You can now read my latest article at <a href="http://www.filipinovoices.com/"><strong>Filipino Voices</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.filipinovoices.com/schola-brevis"><em>Schola Brevis</em></a>. Here is an excerpt:</p> <blockquote><p>School begins tomorrow; the more fortunate can afford a nine-day countdown. Soon, the news will report on even more shortages and excesses: too few classrooms, too many students. Then cue the pundits who decry politics and the academics who argue demographics. Finally, there will be the all too familiar picture of that education minister with his tail between his legs, chided by his queen for not doing enough, well enough. Often, this is the picture painted in the broadsheets and flashed on our screens. But for all they’re worth, they fail to describe the real problems to which Gian Dapul’s math teacher once said, “there is always a solution” to.</p> <p>I have been invited to write here in Filipino Voices for quite some time now. I am in awe of my colleagues’ abilities to write on and on about the issues that matter to them and thus, I told Nick, I would hold off until the school year starts. As an educa... http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/17 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:33:28 -0000 My students from Camia, Jasmin, Ilang-Ilang and Rosal may start going through my course policies and syllabus available at <a href="http://socscidos.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/file-ss2-course-policies-and-syllabus/">socscidos</a>. Thank you! :) http://sirmartin.multiply.com/journal/item/16/To_2011_My_SS2_course_policies_and_syllabus Sat, 31 May 2008 10:04:43 -0000 Nalbandian vs. Federer Madrid '07 Finals For the last installment, an incredible 5-set with tie-break thriller. I'd like to see more Federer and Nabaldian matches, hopefully one set with a Grand Slam up for http://sirmartin.multiply.com/video/item/4/Why_isnt_Nalbandian_the_World_No._1_Part_three Mon, 19 May 2008 22:20:55 -0000 Nalbandian vs Federer Paris '07 Third Round The effectiveness of his groundstrokes are best seen in this match against World No. 1 Roger Federer. With some focus, I'm sure Nalbandian can do much better than the No. 7 he is currently http://sirmartin.multiply.com/video/item/3/Why_isnt_Nalbandian_the_World_No._1_Part_two Mon, 19 May 2008 21:55:50 -0000 Nalbandian vs Nadal Paris '07 Finals I like this guy's aggressive baseline style and his quickness to reach the net when necessary. Nadal didn't even stand a chance. Watch that duel that begins 3:00 where Nadal's top spin forehand is no match for Nalbandian's devastating http://sirmartin.multiply.com/video/item/2/Why_isnt_Nalbandian_the_World_No._1_Part_one Mon, 19 May 2008 21:50:49 -0000 There is something liberating about reading biographies. It feels similar to reading travelogues. In both, I look for the sense of scale and proportion that the writers experience throughout their journeys. Scale is that overwhelming feeling we get when we're in over our heads. It's standing in the middle of an open field at night. It's standing in front of a crowd waiting to hear what you have to say. Proportion is our ability to grasp that scale. It is what can make that open field into a field of dreams, or transform that standing room only crowd into a standing ovation. What I perceive as a weakness is the inability to see that scale, or worse, to fail to grasp it. It is keeping our eyes shut to remain in the comforting glare of darkness, or restraining our arms from reaching out towards where we are supposed to be. That being said, I have my moments of weakness too. I'll talk more about them soon. For now, there is this song. "Gone Away" by http://sirmartin.multiply.com/music/item/19/Scale_and_Proportion Mon, 19 May 2008 12:15:25 -0000 These are the songs I expected from Chris Daughtry when I first heard him sing Hemorrhage in AI5. I hope his second album goes more in this direction; not the pop drivel we were all fed in the first. Chris's vocals in "The Past" are awesome. The best I've heard from him. As for "By the Way", he says he just co-wrote the song. But if I'm hearing it right, that's him doing back-up http://sirmartin.multiply.com/music/item/16/Now_THIS_is_Daughtry Sat, 17 May 2008 09:10:31 -0000 http://sirmartin.multiply.com/photos/album/18/AKSIS_Sitio_Target_Immersion_07 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:02:41 -0000