Mag-aral maigi. Kung titigil ka sa pag-aaral, manghihinayang ka pagtanda mo dahil hindi mo naranasan ang kakaibang ligayang dulot ng mga araw na walang pasok o suspendido ang klase o absent ang teacher. (Haaay, sarap!).

-Bob Ong

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Got this in my mailbox today. Apparently it is an article sent by Dr. Arsenio Martin of Fort Arthur, Texas.

Enjoy reading.

THE DIFFERENCE

The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country:

This can be shown by countries like India& Egypt, that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor.

On the other hand, Canada , Australia & New Zealand , that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich.

The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.

Japanhas a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.
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According to Ted Chiang, “Hell is the absence of God”.

According to me, Hell is the conscious denial of God’s presence. For God is everywhere, and without Him there will be no Hell.

Man’s own personal Hell on earth, however, is one’s existence denied by a loved one.

Jesus was put on the cross. Yet, He never denied anybody.

The point is, Hell is man-made.

Dennison Uy
02/03/2008

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Drink
But only with the right company.

Smoke
But only the good stuff.

Gamble
But only what you can afford to loose.

Dive. Plunge. Risk.

But always, always, always
Remember to quit while you still can.

– Dennison Uy
January 2008

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There is something good about being confident in one’s knowledge.
But I pity the know-it-all who, blinded by his own conviction, has lost respect for a fellow’s differences.

The moment the self is placed on a pedestal,
the moment one ceases to listen,
the moment arrogance is valued over respect,
Knowledge becomes worthless.

For the value of knowledge is always relative.
It is never absolute.

Dennison Uy
01/31/2008

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I never strive to be better than anybody but myself.
There will always be someone out there better than me,
But against myself I will always be the best.

Dennison Uy
December 26, 2007

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After four years of silence Readiohead has finally released their 7th album, In Rainbows, as a name-your-price download on their website.

In terms of digital income, we’ve made more money out of this record than out of all the other Radiohead albums put together, forever — in terms of anything on the Net. And that’s nuts. It’s partly due to the fact that EMI wasn’t giving us any money for digital sales. All the contracts signed in a certain era have none of that stuff.

– Thom Yorke, Radiohead frontman
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Wo shi wo de gong zuo.

I am my own work.

Dennison Uy
November 2007

A follow-up to The Perfect Job: A Philosophical Discourse

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The perfect job for me is one where I get compensated for anything that I choose to do consciously in my own time.

This means getting compensated for writing an essay on my idea of a perfect job, for taking a hike or climbing a mountain, or for cooking my own food tonight. Wouldn’t it be great if someone out there were willing to give you something in return for being who you are, for simply existing and doing the things you love to do? If I do as much as learn a new sport or gain a new skill, I would be compensated.

But what would the compensation be, and how much? Would it be something tangible, like food or money, or would it be something abstract, like love or fame? How much?

Well, that’s is the problem.

Would getting too little result in unhappiness? Will excessive compensation mean boredom?

That brings us to the issue of employment. The perfect job can only belong to the perfect employer. Now who is this person? Is it a person at all? Is it life? Is it time? Is it be-ing? Is it life? Is it God?

Is it me?

Now that would be a huge problem now wouldn’t it? Because I cannot employ me.

Or can I?

Now that, I believe, is the question.

Dennison Uy
November 2007

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I have had a couple of clients that are like this:

You spend a lot of time working on a system design, a project study, a site map, and a wireframe. You lovingly package your work and present it to them, looking for positive or even negative feedback — something that at least acknowledges your work and skill, or at least something that shows them that they care about THEIR project, only to be met with a singular “OK”.
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