Archive for August, 2008
Do you love country music (the likes of Shania Twain’s songs)? If yes, then we’re on the same boat because I really find listening to country music relaxing. A study on music also claimed that it is perhaps best form of stress management in many societies. But what is country music and how did it [...]
August 14th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment | 4 Comments
The current Olympic medal count is not good for the Philippine Olympic Team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Results show that Filipino Olympians have been eliminated one by one in the past few days of the competition. This leaves the Philippines’ only chances to win a medal in taekwondo-jins Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go, and [...]
August 14th, 2008 | Posted in Sports | 10 Comments
Beijing 2008 Olympics Medal Count Update: The 2008 Beijing Olympics proves to be very favorable to the Chinese team as it rakes number of olympic gold medal in the XXIV Summer Olympics. The homecourt advantage in China is really helping the Chinese Team reap golds in the Olympics. An update on the Olympic medal count [...]
August 14th, 2008 | Posted in Sports | 6 Comments
Nursing Education Update: Nursing Education the Philippines will never be the same again. Nursing, as a course in college, may no longer be as attractive as before starting this school year. In my post “New Philippine Nursing Curriculum and Opposing Views”, the Philippine Nursing Curriculum has dramatically changed since the Commission on Higher Education’s issuance [...]
August 12th, 2008 | Posted in Nursing Research | 20 Comments
Many of you must have attended a seminar, training or conference. In applying for a job, your resume’s “Trainings/Seminars/Conferences Attended” section is one area of focus of most HRD Managers/Officers. This is because trainings, seminars and conferences aim to provide you with supplemental learning which you typically cannot learn inside a classroom.
August 12th, 2008 | Posted in Education Research | 1 Comment
My personal take on the events surrounding the ARMM elections based on the facts and figures in my last post “Poll Watch: ARMM Elections Update and Results” are the following: The ARMM elections were successful (considering the region’s violent election history). As to the machines used in the automated election system, the number of machines [...]
August 12th, 2008 | Posted in Society | 5 Comments
The automated ARMM election results, which included Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Maguindanao, are expected to come out on August 12 or 13. The automated ARMM elections in the said areas are over and as promised, I will update readers on the automated ARMM election results in relation to my previous article “Is [...]
August 12th, 2008 | Posted in Society | 2 Comments
The following is an update on my post “The Philippine Olympic Team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics“. I was not able to include in that article the names of Filipino athletes who are participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics and their events because of the unavailability of data.
August 11th, 2008 | Posted in Sports | 9 Comments
Get the latest 2008 Olympic medal count in the ongoing Beijing 2008 Olympics using your mobile phones by going to the following website: www.google.com/m/summergames. I know how it feels to be updated on the medal count of the Beijing 2008 Olympics and this is everyone’s chance to get those needed updates. Talk about mobile technology, [...]
August 10th, 2008 | Posted in Sports | 3 Comments
Honey does not get spoiled. Research shows that honey excavated from Egyptian tombs buried for thousands of years are still edible and free of harmful bacteria. What makes honey a healthy (and expensive) food? Bee Pollen. Honey bees and their larvae feed on bee pollens. They are the pollens collected by honey bees when they [...]
August 9th, 2008 | Posted in Nursing Research | 7 Comments
Can you imagine a world where fruits and vegetables co-exist with humans and act like them? Well, watch the sproutwells video below and see what that world could be if that happens. Please share this video if you like it. If I were to be a vegetable, I would like to be a mushroom. Why? [...]
August 9th, 2008 | Posted in Family | 2 Comments
The opening of the Beijing 2008 Olympics was scheduled on August 8, 2008 or 080808 or 888 (acceptable). Oh, I’m sorry but that is a few hours from now, right? Well, here’s a few superstitious beliefs associated with 888 and other significant numbers in numerology.
August 8th, 2008 | Posted in Personal Thoughts | 4 Comments