wala masabi.
been busy these days.
haven't got time to post new works.
hopefully by nov. i could post some.

ANAK NG KWEKWEK! WEARABLE JUNK’S 1st Year Anniversary Party



MAY 22,2009
7PM
PABLO GALLERY, CUBAO EXPO (FORMER MARIKINA SHOE EXPO)


Harutan sa Junk Art ng 34 Artists:

ANGELA ANGELES
AUGGIE FONTANILLA
BEEJAY ESBER
BLESSEL CARLOS
KR NI CHUNG
CAMY FRANCISCO
CHUNG
CON CABRERA
DARREL BALESTEROS
DEX FERNANDEZ
EDRICK CARRASCO
GLENDA LAPID EGGFIASCO
JIGGER CRUZ JOMIKE TEJIDO
JOSEPH MANATA
JULUIS SEBASTIAN
KELVIN CO
MANIX ABRERA
MARK SALVATUS
MENEER MARCELO
MITCH LIM MITCH MAURICIO
NELZ YUMUL NEMO AGUILLA
PAOLO ROBLES FERRER
PAOLO RUIZ
PAU RAY
ZAPANTA
RICK MANZANO
ROMMEL CELESPARA
JOAN MEDRANO
WESLEY VALENZUELA
ZEUS BASCON

MAMANGHA SA AMAZING LIVE ART NG:

WEEWILLDOODLE
PILIPINAS STREET PLAN

KUMEMBOT SA TUGTUGAN NG:

TETHER
GORGORO
REICH ARREST
PUMPING PLUTO
UNITIIMA
CROSSEDFINGERS



Lahat ay imbitado Wag kayong mawawala! takits! ayos? apir!

ayun..hay salamat..kamusta?buhay kapa?ako buhay pa naman..
huhuhu..nakakaiyak naman tong envy..bwiset..sino kaya may kopya nito..meron lang ako yung split nila ng thursday..meron kabang envy?..parang kelan lang..taena..dipa rin ako gagradweyt..napapamahal ako sa buhay kolehiyo eh..kaw ba?
sabi ko nga (pampalakas ng loob) itinatakakwil ko na ang pormal na edukasyon..kasi may siyentipiko at demokratikong pananaw nako sa daigdig..yari nga lang ako sa magulang ko..tsk tsk..hirap..

Napakasarap talaga ng ganitong panahon. Bahagyang maulan na sinasaluhan ng malamig na hangin. Sasabayan mo pa ng paghigop ng mainit na kape at pagnguya ng medyo tostadong tinapay habang humeheadbang ka sa breakdowns ng between the buried and me. Relaxing ika nga. Di ko na rin kelangang magdilig ng halaman. Tiyak lunod na sa tubig ang mga uhaw na mustasa at iba pang halaman sa aming bakuran. Naaalala ko pa nung ako’y high school sa aming probinsya. Tuwang-tuwa ako pag may malakas na ulan kasi siguradong suspindido ang klase at mauuwi sa paglalaro sa baha ang pag-aaral sa apat na sulok ng silid-aralan.

Hulog nga talaga ng langit ang ulan. Ngunit pag minsan nakakasama na rin ito. Sa sitwasyon ngayon, tila signal number four na bagyo ang sunud-sunod na krisis pang-ekonomiya na kinakaharap ng ating bansa. Ang palagiang pagtataas ng presyo ng langis na nagdudulot ng sanga-sangang pagmamahal ng iba pang bilihin. Ang paglobo ng presyo ng bigas na pangunahing pagkain ng kalakhang bilang ng mga Pilipino. Ang nakakakuryenteng mahal na singil sa kuryente at tubig. Ang halos bawat semestreng pagtaas ng tuition sa mga unibersidad at mga dagdag-bayarin. Ang pabigat na dulot ng VAT sa mga produkto na pinapasan ng lahat. Iilan lamang ito sa mga kahirapang dinadanas ng bansa.

Sa ganitong kalagayan, para kang pinapainom ng mapait na kape, pinanguya ng sunog na tinapay, nauntog sa kakaheadbang o binaha ng hanggang bewang. Pilit na ipinapakain sa atin na maunlad ang ekonomiya ng bansa at nararamdaman ito ng bawat isa. Tila tayo’y pinagmamasid nang nakatakip ang mga mata. Minsan nga ay nagugulat na lang ako na ilang piso na lang ang laman ng aking bulsa. Nakonsumo na ng pamasahe at ng pangkain ang kalakhan ng allowance ko nang ‘di ko namamalayan. Wala naman akong magagawa kundi humingi ng karagdagang baon para matustusan ang iba pang bayarin at bilihin. Di ko man maramdaman ang hirap upang kumita ng pera ngunit alam ko na ramdam ito ng aking mga magulang at ng iba pang magulang. Ramdam ko ang hirap ng mga magsasakang naghahangad ng sariling lupang sakahan; ang hirap ng mga manggagawang sinasahuran ng mura sa kanilang lakas-paggawa; ang hirap ng mga kapwa estudyanteng pinagsasabay ang pagtatrabaho at pag-aaral; ang hirap ng mga migranteng naghahanap ng kapalaran sa ibang bansa; at ang hirap ng bawat Pilipino sa gabagyong krisis na kinakaharap ng ating lipunan.

Kabaliktaran ang mga ito sa ibinibida ng Pangulong ramdam diumano ang kaunlaran. Tama ngang hindi mapagtatakpan ng mabulaklak na mga salita ang tunay na nararamdaman ng mayoryang Pilipino. Hindi na karapat-dapat na umayon na lang sa ganitong sistema. Hindi na siguro uubra ngayon ang palagiang parelax-relax. Dapat nang kumilos at makialam sa mga usaping sosyo-politikal at talakayin ang solusyon tungo sa pagbabago. Pagkat makatwiran ang lumaban upang makamit ang magandang bukas. Sama-sama tayong kumilos at sama-sama din tayong magtatagumpay.


eto ang aking pangatlong kolum sa The Catalyst para sa july issue..

Chalk + Talk = Physics?
The weak condition of science and math education in the country is a reflection of the underdevelopment of our economy and the skewed priorities of government.

BY REYNALDO V. LUNA
Prometheus Bound/Manila Times
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 19, June 15-21, 2008

The economic growth of a country requires the development of skilled science and technology practitioners to serve the needs of a thriving domestic industry However, without a local industrial base, there will be no impetus to have an adequate number of technologically-skilled manpower.

The weak condition of science and math education in the country is a reflection of the underdevelopment of our economy and the skewed priorities of government. The training of graduates in science and technology should be towards the development of a local core of experts and not towards the continuing labor export. Adequate support should be provided to educational institutions, especially the state colleges and universities.

A case in point is the BS Physics program, which I recently finished, at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). Ten years ago, I was offered to take up the course, with only a few freshmen enrollees and even fewer graduating students from the course. More than seven out of 10 freshmen Physics students did not choose this course willingly. Most took it because there were no more slots in other colleges or were advised by the school registrar. Our learning was through "chalk and talk" discussions with very little exposure to hands-on physics.

During our first and second years, we were able to use the remaining instruments like Vernier calipers, micrometers, beam balances and stopwatches; and standard experimental setups like the force table for studying vectors.

But as one advances to the third and fourth years, more and more experiments on higher Physics subjects are left to "chalk and talk" discussions as no equipment was available. The students move on even without exposure and familiarity with standard physics laboratory equipment. In my own field, acoustics, there were no oscilloscopes for experiments that are vital in visualizing sound waves.

Advanced experimental physics courses become a gedanken or thought (imagined) experiment. One discusses the concepts and the procedure; and the instructor just provides the data for the students to analyze since no setup could be used.

Although students had been paying laboratory fees, there are no computers for our numerical analysis subject. Programs on paper cannot be tested to compile since there is no space to type it in. Some students are able to test theirs on their home computers but those without one found it hard to grasp computer programming and were uncertain if their program will run correctly. Even the professors use the computers and projectors at their expense to be able to teach the class.
Before 2006, there was only one professor who handled nine subjects for Physics majors. This led to uneven focus on some of these subjects, undermining the understanding of the students regarding those subjects. New faculty were hired to bring new ideas and expose students to new physics researches but they eventually left the college because there were better job offers outside PUP.

Yet some alumni are bringing hope to PUP. Those who finished their Masters degree are returning to teach. They become thesis advisers and coordinators. They teach advanced courses and help widen the horizon and perspectives of the physics students with seminars and trainings to develop scientific skills.

Despite obsolete and outdated facilities and materials, students find other ways to gain knowledge and expertise by attending conferences, trainings and congresses. Student theses are being compiled and exhibited on cabinets to highlight a tedious and painstaking period of research. PUP physics students continue to bring pride and honor to the university in contests, winning the Champion and First-Runner Up slots in the 2008 Technological University of the Philippines Luzon-Wide Physics Contest.

The state of the physics program in PUP is a direct result of how the government has misprioritized education. Even with the recent incentives for students to enter science and mathematics, the corresponding support structures in universities, such as laboratories, teachers and classrooms, still need to be augmented. The BS Physics in PUP needs better physics laboratories, more qualified instructors and research collaboration with well-established institutions to reach its goal of becoming part of a recognized center of excellence in physics in the country.

The situation is not one to deter the PUP student. With our strong tradition of upholding our right to education, we actively participate in actions to promote quality and free education. We continue to strive and make science meaningful both to ourselves and to others. Manila Times/posted by Bulatlat


Mr. Reynold V. Luna, a new physicist member of AGHAM, teaches Physics in PUP and is taking up MS Physics at UP Diliman. He is the 2008 PUP class valedictorian and graduated magna cum laude in May.