a project i'm thinking about... nothing final.
Nov 14, 2009
Nov 8, 2009
La Billetdoux
based on my class homework, a historical fiction-genre short story (also entitled "La Billetdoux"). yes, actors mentioned are real. movie and company, however, are not. :P
Oct 19, 2009
Opinions on Computer Education
(for Computer Year I) :D
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In this hustling, bustling time of ours (where reports are easily typed on Microsoft Word and “lecture” and “PowerPoint” are almost the same words), computers are practically part of everyone’s life. Most jobs today require computer literacy; and now, with the appearance of popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Multiply, among others, talk of computers and the Internet cannot be avoided.
Computer education is now a staple in almost every school nowadays. Students get to learn the basics about these convenient contraptions, from the insides to the outs and everything between this PC and that iPhone. I remember the good old days when lessons were scribbled onto Manila paper, taped up onto the wall and introduced to the class – whereas nowadays, lectures are simply typed in and saved into our decorative USBs, presented at the click of a button and accessed back and forth whenever and wherever we want to.
So – am I on the good side, or the bad side of computers and Com Ed? Well, of course, who wouldn’t love computers? I’m a self-confessed nerd, actually, no matter how “strictly old-fashioned” I may be.
In this day and age, computer education really should be taught in many schools. Aside from the bigger-than-before salaries programmers and graphic artists get these days, computers really do get our work done easier than sticking memos to the fridge or ticking away at typewriters. Still, people still shouldn’t rely on technology so much. Way back when cellphones were those big, boring chunks of plastic and metal, and color screens were nothing but dreams, people relied much more on their own memory.
My whole point, I guess, is that balance is (more or less) always the answer – knowing how to use both mind and tech in the right way finishes the job.
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My Side on Com Ed.
In this hustling, bustling time of ours (where reports are easily typed on Microsoft Word and “lecture” and “PowerPoint” are almost the same words), computers are practically part of everyone’s life. Most jobs today require computer literacy; and now, with the appearance of popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Multiply, among others, talk of computers and the Internet cannot be avoided.
Computer education is now a staple in almost every school nowadays. Students get to learn the basics about these convenient contraptions, from the insides to the outs and everything between this PC and that iPhone. I remember the good old days when lessons were scribbled onto Manila paper, taped up onto the wall and introduced to the class – whereas nowadays, lectures are simply typed in and saved into our decorative USBs, presented at the click of a button and accessed back and forth whenever and wherever we want to.
So – am I on the good side, or the bad side of computers and Com Ed? Well, of course, who wouldn’t love computers? I’m a self-confessed nerd, actually, no matter how “strictly old-fashioned” I may be.
In this day and age, computer education really should be taught in many schools. Aside from the bigger-than-before salaries programmers and graphic artists get these days, computers really do get our work done easier than sticking memos to the fridge or ticking away at typewriters. Still, people still shouldn’t rely on technology so much. Way back when cellphones were those big, boring chunks of plastic and metal, and color screens were nothing but dreams, people relied much more on their own memory.
My whole point, I guess, is that balance is (more or less) always the answer – knowing how to use both mind and tech in the right way finishes the job.
Sep 29, 2009
Sep 20, 2009
about
dear reader (:P),
a history of my bloggerific exploits follows as such: i came to blogger ages ago, and by ages i mean when i was seven. after many started and failed attempts (creating and leaving and recreating several hundred accounts) i finally settled for one.
then gave up again.
so here i am, back in blogger, after tried and failed attempts at other blog websites (namely wordpress and livejournal). i realized there are already too many people i know who use blogger mainly because it's free and it's awesome.
a little info concerning the blog:
yes, this is an art/rant/rave/thought blog of sorts by the author (see profile for more details).
the title, the eingelbildeltery of P.A.R., is derived from [what i'm told to be] the German/Deutsch translation of the word "imaginary", with the suffix "-[t]ery" (meaning "place where"). it was intended to be a sad little portmanteau following the footsteps of Terry Gilliam's "Imaginarium" (apologies, Mr Gilliam).
the reasons for me creating this blog is as follows:
* to have my thousandth online back-up of whatever art/thoughts i have in my computer/head (respectively)
* for people who have nothing else better to do (how i pity those people, including myself)
* to have an easier way to blog, having abandoned older attempts
in shorter words, this is my sketch blog. feel free to tune in. (i talk too much)
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