Win P50,000 pesos in the Rizal Sesquicentenary Literary Contest

To celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Jose Rizal, the University of the Philippines-College of Arts and Letters (UP-CAL) and MyRizal, in cooperation with the Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman, sponsor a nationwide essay writing contest for Filipino college students.
Contest Rules
The contest is open to Filipino college students (undergraduate) in the Philippines.

The contest has two categories: essay in Filipino and essay in English.

The essay should be original, unpublished (in print or online), and consists of 5,000 words.

Theme: ”The Relevance of Rizal Today" in English and "Ang Diwa ni Rizal sa Kasalukuyan" in Filipino.

Participants are limited to join in one category and the submission of one entry to the category of choice.

Entries must be written by a sole author. Collective authorship is not allowed.

The last day of submission is on 31 October 2011, 5pm. Mailed entries must be postmarked not later than 31 October 2011.

Entries must be submitted together with the properly filled up entry form. Entry forms are available at the Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Letters, 2nd Floor, Rizal Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

Entries must be submitted together with the endorsement letter of any of the following: teacher, adviser, department chair, college dean, or university president. The letter must recommend the entry and confirm the author as a currently enrolled student in the college/university.

The entries must be submitted or sent in four copies together with the filled up entry form and the endorsement letter to:

U.P. Jose Rizal Sesquicentenary Celebrations Steering Committee
Office of the Dean
College of Arts and Letters
Bulwagang Rizal
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City 1101

The author is responsible for ensuring that the submitted work is original, she/he is the sole author of said work, and it does not infringe on the rights of other authors.

The board of judges will evaluate the essays blindly, i.e., they will not know of the authors’ identities. UP-CAL will name the members of the board of judges.

The entries will be ranked based on the content, originality, style, composition, and organization.

Winners will be announced in time for the performance of the opera Noli me Tangere at the U.P. on November to December 2011. Winners will receive the following cash prize

First prize: P50,000.00

Second prize: P30,000.00
Third prize: P10,000.00

The copyright to the entries remains with the authors. However, UP-CAL and MyRizal have the right to their fair use like publication and teaching resource. No additional compensation will be awarded to the authors.

View the full poster for more details here. Entry forms are also available at the link provided.
Date and Time:

October 1, 2011 - 12:00am - October 31, 2011 - 12:00am

The Art of Evaluation

Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment Result

You're personality type is Extraversion, Intuition, Feeling, Perceiving (ENFP)
Summary

Warmly enthusiastic, high-spirited, ingenious, imaginative,. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Quick with a solution for any difficulty and ready to help anyone with a problem. Often rely on their ability to improvise instead of [preparing on advance. Can usually find compelling reasons for whatever they want.



Detailed Result


ENFPs direct their energy towards the outer world of actions and spoken words. They seek to develop new potential, explore new possibilities and create new situations that yield the expectation of something better. They often enjoy work that involves experimentation and variety.


What makes an ENFP tick?
The Dominant function is the perceptive one of iNtuition. Characteristics associated with this function include:


Likes looking at information from a global viewpoint, spotting patterns and relationships, that lead to an understanding of the key issues
Focuses more on possibilities for the future than the here-and-now
Enjoys change, challenge, and variety

The perceptive iNtuition function is extraverted. That is, iNtuition is used primarily to govern the outer world of actions and spoken words. The ENFP will therefore:

Try ideas out, to explore new possibilities and discover, by experience, which ones work
Change procedures to see if any improvement can be made, rather than just operate them
Be interested in evolutionary development, but with an eye on the strategy.
Be more interested in exploring ideas than bringing them to closure

The iNtuition function is primarily supported by introverted Feeling judgement, That is, Feeling judgement is used primarily to manage the inner world of thoughts and emotions. This will modify the way that the iNtuition is directed, by:

focusing the (outer world) iNtuition on ideas and possibilities that relate to people
inwardly appreciating the contributions of others, though not expressing it that often.
internally rejecting any options that clearly conflict with the ENFP's values - though the rejection might not be expressed or seen to others

The classic temperament of an ENFP is Apollonian, or Choleric, for whom a basic driving force is the search for meaning or purpose.


Contributions to the team of an ENFP

In a team environment, the ENFP can contribute by:

acting as a catalyst for change, and encouraging the team to change together
focusing on areas of agreement and building on others' proposals
where there are areas of disagreement, exploring a wide range of options to see if a point of agreement can be found.
contributing creative ideas, particularly those involving people
including others in the process of developing ideas and vision, and being very accepting of contributions, even of varying quality
generating team spirit though the ENFP's own energy and enthusiasm

The potential ways in which an ENFP can irritate others include:

losing sight of the main purpose of the discussion and going off at tangents
initiating too many projects, and not being able to deliver on all of them
talking too much
introducing too much change, and not leaving well-established, workable routines alone.
making errors of fact
wanting to pursue ideas without fully thinking through the consequences in, say, cost terms

Personal Growth
As with all types, the ENFP can achieve personal growth by developing all functions that are not fully developed, through actions such as:


being selective about starting projects, and producing plans to help identify which ones can be delivered
pausing and thinking, and recognising that others will accept the ENFP and his/her ideas more if given sufficient time to make their own contribution
being more accepting of existing routines that work well
investigating the facts, and documenting them, before interpreting what they mean
listing options and undertaking a formal process of evaluation against criteria, including a cost benefit analysis
changing his/her vision to fit more closely with what is possible
expressing the appreciation that is felt towards others

Recognising Stress
As stress increases, 'learned behaviour' tends to give way to the natural style, so the ENFP will behave more according to type when under greater stress. For example, in a crisis, the ENFP might:

involve people in brainstorming ideas
be democratic about choosing the solution to use
provide a lot of drive, but try to do too much
make errors of fact, or ignore routine matters that might nevertheless be essential

ENFP’s careers

Counsellor, Trainer, Designer, Writer/editor

OSA 2011 and some Sidetrips



THE CHEM SOC BOOTH. THE TRADITION LIVES ON. I REMEMBER THAT IN 2004 WHILE WE CONSTRUCTED OUR OWN, WE HAD TO FEEL THE SWEAT FLOWING AS WE HAMMER WITH OUR SEMI-CARPENTER MEMBERS OF THE ORG.



BREAKFAST AT SANS RIVAL

MERIENDA



COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS ORCHESTRA AT THE LUCE AUDITORIUM




OSA AWARDEES (L-R): MRS JACKSON IN THE FIELD OF NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MRS EDNA CALLEJAS MIJARES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CHEMISTRY




WITH DR. FABIAN DAYRIT, PRESIDENT OF THE INTEGRATED CHEMISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES




WITH DR. AGUSTIN PULIDO - FORMER SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT



WITH MISS SILLIMAN 2011 FROM THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. SHE MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST WINNER FROM THE COLLEGE EVER SINCE THE PAGEANT STARTED.



WITH DR. BEN MALAYANG III - SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. BACKGROUND IS THE FAMOUS SILLIMAN HALL, THE OLDEST STRUCTURE IN THE UNIVERSITY




THE SILLIMAN CHURCH AS BACKGROUND WITH THE HUNDRED YEAR-OLD ACACIA TREES



The Art of Performing

2011 Installation of Officers and Induction of New Members

Mr. Green

Snyder, Mr. Green’s new secretary, was always impressed by how his boss conducted things.

“You know, Mr. Green,” the secretary told his boss, “you’re such a cheerful man. I notice that even when things go wrong, you’re always smiling.”

“Well, the boss grinned, “that’s because, when things go wrong, I always have other people to blame.”

I joined San Miguel in May 2006, 5 days after my birthday. That was the time when three QA staff, Mr Dax, Bell, and Cathy availed of the early retirement program. Ms Adee, Mr Mike, and I filled in the vacated positions. Eventually the two is now Mr and Mrs Loquellano.

As I recall 5 years ago, Bell is the person with a contagious, child-like smile, who treated us pizza even if it’s not his birthday. He would sing warrior is a child while degassing fermenter samples. Cathy on the other hand gave me her sharp cd player. She was a good listener and a profound conversationalist. Moreover, Dax, became close to me because he talked a lot and I do listened a lot. And vice versa! He was the one who patiently trained me in the process section. He also brought me to a lot of KTV and there we practice our unexplored singing careers.

When Mr. Noy left us, it felt a little pain in our hearts because we all miss his antics and humor. He always has a way of lifting our spirit when things go wrong. He was also our adviser/consultant in many QA activities. There was a little emptiness when we grouped together and LCR was not around.

When Julienne said goodbye to us, I missed her outgoing nature. Her outspokenness and candor. Her loud voice. And her struggling diva moments in the lab.

This year, a very good friend, LRB, moved out to Manila. And she brought along a little piece of myself in her new destination. I had to keep still and gather the pieces again and get used to have one less of my close friends in Bacolod.

I am taking about people and goodbyes. I am reminiscing down memory lane. I am talking about human relationships.

John C. Maxwell defines leadership as influence. The object of that influence is people. People-oriented leaders are more interested in the interpersonal relationships in the team. They asked the following questions: 1. Do your employees consider you a great manager? 2. Do you refer to yourself as a people person? 3. Do you ask yourself, if I were them, will I be happy about my decision? Simply put, 4. Do you care about your people?

The richest people in the world; even the most successful in their career; even the most popular, amidst their greatest accomplishment in life, when they are old and grey, the thing that matters most is not what they have become but how they have made relationships with other people.

When I recalled the memories I shared with Mr Dax, Bell, Cathy, Mr Noy, and LRB, I did not really mind that Dax and Bell were topnothers in the Chemistry Board Exam and that Cathy and LRB studied in UP Diliman. The things that I remembered were the good and happy moments we spent together and their random acts of kindness. Because what matters most is how we have built relationships with people around us. It’s either you are good at heart or the other way around. Not the millions you have. Not the trophies in your cabinets. Not the titles attached to your name. Not the positions you have held. People will remember you with the following remarks, "Ay huo, ka.maayo na sya nga tawo!" He is generous. He is caring. He has a good heart.

When the day ends, the ultimate question to ponder is, “How would you like to be remembered as a boss? That when you are old and retiring, can you still manage to smile looking back on the years past?