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Congress of Teachers and Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) at ng All-UP Academic Union (AUPAU)
UP NAMING MAHAL:
A FORUM ON THE RADICAL
CENTENNIAL OF UP
Lecture Series No. 2
Tema:
Ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas at ang Pambansang Demokrasyang Pakikibaka
Bulwagang Rizal, Faculty Center,
Lunes, July 7, 2008. 1-5 ng hapon
MGA TAGAPAGSALITA
Lanie Abad
Jerrie Abella
Arnold Alamon
Dante Ambrosio
Mykel Andrada
RC Asa
Jonabelle Asis
Joey Baquiran
Joi Barrios
Buboy Cabrera
Silay Lumbera
Alaysa Escandor
Vlad Gonzalez
Kenneth Guda
Bomen Guillermo
Boni Ilagan
Bien Lumbera
Jpaul Manzanilla
Elmer OrdoƱez
Mong Palatino
Roselle Pineda
Noni Queano
Ilang-ilang Quijano
Sarah Raymundo
Norma Respicio
Nato Reyes
Terry Ridon
Rommel Rodriguez
Joan Salvador
Judy Taguiwalo
Ganni Tapang
Tess Vistro
UP ANG GALING MO, IALAY SA BAYAN!
Mahilig akong kumain ng gulay. Kasama na dito ang malunggay na naaalala kong pinipitas lang sa mga kapitbahay na may tanim nito. Epektibo daw ito sa mga nanay na buntis dahil mas mapaparami ang gatas nila para sa iluluwal na sanggol. Yung iba, pinapatuyo ang mga dahon nito at ginagawang tsaa. Pero ngayon, may iba na itong drama. Noong isang araw, habang nagbabasa ng dyaryo, nalaman kong may apat na dayuhang mag-aaral mula sa MIT ang nandito ngayon sa Pilipinas. Pag-aaralan nila ang malunggay dahil maaari daw itong gamitin para makakuha ng biofuel. Hindi na bago ang ganitong mga pangyayari sa ating bansa. Marami tayong mga likas-yaman na pinagdidiskitahan para pakinabangan ng iilan. Pero ang gusto talaga nila, bukod sa madaling tumubo ang malunggay sa ating bansa, maraming tayong malawak na lupaing pagtatamnan nito, may cheap labor force ang bansa at malapit tayo sa mga bansa sa asya na magsisilbing market sakaling magkaroon na ng mga pabrika para sa malunggay biofuel.
Ika-33 kaarawan ko na sa Pebrero 1, 2008. Timing na nandito ako ngayon sa library at may kinuha si Dette na libro tungkol sa mga bdays. Sinipi ko ang ilang tala sa mga aquarians at gayundin, mga tala sa mga ipinanganak sa araw na ito. Kakaiba, parang bang totoo. Ka-birthday ko pala si Langston Hughes (playwright-poet-novelist). E anu ngayon?"Joy is essential to the Aquarius personality. Often Aquarians baffled and bewildered by rejection, since they approach life with a basically open attitude. They can be for more accepting than others, and consequently assume that others will accept them as well, which is often not the case. Furthermore, they like things to go easily. A wish for happiness and understanding pervades everything they do, but if confronted with conflict or stressful demands they can fly off the handle, go on the attack with lightning speed or simply choose to disappear.
Aquarians are promoters of high ideals, valuing scientific and universal truths highly. They strive to maintain objectivity and for this reason are sometimes accused of coolness or lack of emotion. Because they can skate with ease across the surface of life, sizing up situations and reacting speedily, some find Aquarians too superficial in their approach. Paradoxically Aquarians are often irresistibly attracted to those profound, darker aspects of other that seem to figure less prominently in their own personality.
February 1 people are first and foremost distinguished by their strong earthly but mental nature. Not content with abstract speculations, those born on this day must impress their ideas on the minds of those around them. Headstrong, willful, courageous, they know when they are right and will not give one inch. As their mental preparations for most circumstances is thorough, and they a facile, improvisatory flair, they are able to avoid compromising situations and side step any issues which would rather not discuss. Thus they can make formidable opponents. A February 1 person is characteristically energetic and youthful, but often petulant like a child as well.
Emotional problems can plague February 1 people, particularly in their younger years. Their feelings are often scattered, impulsive and uncontrollable, and thus lead them to trouble repeatedly. More highly evolved February 1 individuals eventually integrate their many-sided talents into a well-functioning, polished persona-but this takes time. Of the qualities mentioned, in their personality hierarchy, the mental usually comes first, the sensuous second and the emotional third. The fourth important area (too often neglected), that of intuition, should be cultivated and relied on more as it can be the important cementing bond which pulls it all together for these talented but tumultuous individuals."
from The Secret Language of Birthdays
