marco angulo was born in the year comet Halley last hovered the earthly skies, in the month named after a Roman emperor cir 40 BC, on the day equivalent to the sixth Sophie Germain prime. perhaps that is why his first love is astronomy. second is visual arts. third is music. never math. interested in things that are trivial yet fascinating. wants to learn at least three languages. most likely to become a high school math teacher, by chance and not by choice, but still unsure of what profession to take. devours books, but not enough to be a bibliophile. thirsty for music, regardless of genre or language.
left handed.
xientian.
iskolar.
pinoy.
"Entrust your works to the Lord, and your plans will succeed."
Proverbs 16:3
Say hello to Marco.
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We had our first group teaching demo yesterday, and it was a tiring one. For one thing, since we finished the lesson plan just the day before the demo day (all because of yours truly), we barely had time to prepare the teaching materials and have a rehearsal. Lesson learned, prepare early (Hopefully, this time we really do it right. Especially me). Another, I wasn’t able to have anything to eat before the demo, so I didn’t have much energy for the day.
We executed the lesson plan, and to me, it went quite better than I feared. Of course, it was expected that the students would be unruly to a certain degree, and that the class would eventually be disorganized and almost uncontrollable. But for 1-Agila, once you pique their interest, the class can still go on.
On the GLR/CT part, although Joshua and Ghia were all annoying and unnerving because of boasting about their knowing of the story already, Teacher Jenn was still able to deliver the story well to the rest of the unknowing students.
On the GOLD part (my part), I didn’t have difficulty explaining the grammar lesson, since most, if not all, of the students had learned Object pronouns prior that day. It is really a challenge to come up with new and unique activities for the class, because repeating activities to the same class may only make the students lose interest in the class and get bored. Luckily, though, the students still followed my instructions (incomplete though it was) and participated in the activity.
On the TS part, Teacher Jello was able to manage the class despite the many activities that she had to juggle. Only, it took quite a lot of time on the explicit teaching of the vocabulary for short i sound. It is unimaginable how much harder it must be doing the straight teaching on the TS part, because students kept on approaching us asking the same questions again and again, thus taking much time and energy.
Lessons learned: (1) Better time management. Perhaps we miscalculated the length of time it would take for each part of the lesson plan. (2) Don’t give in to everything the children say. My being a “jolly” teacher somehow comes as a hindrance to the proper flow of the lesson. Thou shall avoid replying to unnecessary opinions, and be firm with thy role and authority, i.e., the teacher. (3) Give clear ― crystal clear ― instructions. That’s the reason students ask a lot of questions (Or are they innately so?). (4) Don’t underestimate the students. Always assume they know more than what you think, but not to the point of overestimating them. Maintain activities challenging.
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 9/9/2010 3:37:56 pm. Anything at all?
Hehe, apparently, I wasn’t able to hand in my lesson plan on time yet again. Um, a lot of evil factors contributed to my failure to fulfill my duties as a student of the class. [Excuses, I know]
Right now, I am actually doing my 4-pronged approach lesson plan [insert smiley]. And here I am again, struggling to come up with interesting activities. It really makes me wonder where grade school teachers get their ideas to make a fun lesson for a day. Is it innate in them, having creative minds to make beautiful and effective teaching materials and lesson plans, or can that ability be learned, too?
Honestly, I won’t have problems making visual aids. The only problem I am likely to encounter is my sickness called procrastination. There are many times I am able to execute a good teaching demonstration/report when I only prepared the night before. But like what I mentioned last time, it fails me sometimes. I imagine myself being a grade school teacher, still cramming in making lesson plans and materials for next day’s class ― I don’t think that would be a pleasing scene. I have to change this bad habit soon. Now.
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 8/21/2010 12:08:36 pm. Anything at all?
We had our microteaching yesterday for a complete 4-pronged teaching reading approach, and it was a difficult one. One thing, preparation truly is of the utmost importance. Though we had the materials we needed for the demo, proper organization and rehearsal were things I did not have much. And I learned that it is not enough to simply know what you are to teach, but more importantly, you have to know how to teach what you are to teach: you have to know every single step in the flow of the lesson, no matter how trivial it may seem. The simple fact that I did not plan how to put the visual aids on the board created a big hindrance on the transitions between the parts of my lesson, and it wasted both my time and energy.
Also, only the night before the demo day did I make the visual aids, and I thought the whole night would be enough for me to do all what I needed to do. I trusted too much on my one-time luck (when I was able to finish all the visual aids in one and a half hours), but eventually I failed myself. I stayed up the entire night, but the only thing I was able to finish was the visual aids for the presentation part. What a shame. Cramming ― something that is deeply embedded in my system ― is not at all times trustworthy.
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 8/21/2010 12:07:23 pm. Anything at all?
(Entry #1) *sorry teach*
I didn’t realize that making lesson plans can be this painstakingly tedious. I am a math major, and making lesson plans only needed concentration on the content, materials, and the basic flow of the lesson. Visual aids need not necessarily be very colorful or artistic, and we are not exactly required to come up with tons of games for a single session. But despite the difficulty of squeezing my brains out to make engagement activities and grammar lesson for teaching reading, I rather enjoyed doing it, to my surprise. Particularly, making visual aids for children of the early grades is really tiring and fun, and discovering ways to preserve these materials (mounting them with a clear tape) is something I am still amazed about.
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 8/6/2010 11:05:22 am. Anything at all?
One week has lapsed. It’s been a week since I came back to the Philippines. Just last week, I was walking on the slippery sidewalks, tumbling over because of snow, and feeling the freezing weather. Just last week, I was watching the snow fall as I was waiting for the bus that went to school, imagining what God might be doing in the heavens. Just last week, I was with Daebeom and Jaehyeon, eating fried chicken while watching a movie, and went to bed late. Just last week, I went to the karaoke bar with my Filipino and non-Filipino friends to sing our favorite songs, then had chicken for midnight snack after. Just last week, I was at a loss as to what presents I had to buy for my family and friends. Just last week, me in Korea.
My whole stay in Korea was really fun. I could live as freely as I wished, without worrying about anything, that I never missed home even once. My life in Korea seemed so perfect, dreamlike.
The day I left Korea, my insides felt so heavy and uneasy, but I tried to hold back the tears and just prayed that someday I’d see Korea again. I just told myself that it wasn’t really goodbye. But it’s difficult to convince yourself that things will be fine, when the reality is right in front of you trying to tell you the opposite. What a cruel life it is. A week shall pass. And another one shall pass. That day that I’ll see my friends again, that day that I’ll be in Korea again, is coming nearer by the day. No worries. Why the sad face?
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 1/22/2010 3:21:57 pm. Anything at all?
Hi. Here I am right now, in my friends Daebeom and Jaehyeon's room again at the BTL Dormitory, spending the night again in their room, feeling very sad for the very simple reason that I'm leaving Korea in three friggin' days.
The last time I checked, I still had 200 something days, but look at the calendar now. It's 2010, and the second semester in UP is about to end, which means I need to finish my unfinished business in school before I receive a 5 for my every subject.
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Going back to the Philippines after almost a year of studying abroad as an exchange student, i.e., vacation, and leaving things undone means "Welcome home, infidel". After this long academic dormancy that I thought would last forever (I prioritized my being a tourist rather than my being a student), it finally hit me that it's about time for me to wake up and go back to the world I tried to run away from.
I remember myself skipping classes, even exams, and not submitting homework a few days before I departed for Korea, and thought to myself that things would turn out alright when I go back. I just simply gave up everything, focusing on that one shining treasure chest I had always been looking for, then standing right in front of me.
I savored every bit of the treasure inside the chest, consuming it to the satisfaction of my own dreams. I landed in Korea, and nothing else mattered but me seeing, feeling, experiencing everything that is Korea, my dreamland. I never felt homesick; I never felt sad that I was away from home. I was so overwhelmed by the illusion of eternal joy in this fantasy land that the idea of missing people who I was supposed to miss never even crossed my mind.
Korea. I never imagined I could come here, but here I am.
Korea. I can't imagine leaving here, but now I am.
What I'm most worried about before, and when, I leave Korea is the fact that I might feel so sad saying goodbye to the life that I had here for at least ten months, the life I loved, that I would fall into severe depression and lose the will to actually live on. Sounds extreme, but I can't ignore the probability.
Here in Korea, I didn't have to worry much about my grades; I didn't have to work and worry about money; I could go to places where and when I want to; I could buy things I never could have imagined; I even had the liberty to do the things I'm not supposed to do (but still didn't).
I am FREE here. So why give up this perfect life?
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Perhaps this life in Korea isn't perfect as I think it is. That sucks. And at the same time, that's good. Because that means there's still more for me to look forward to in Korea. I guess that'll help me make saying farewell to my second homeland easier.
Goodbye Korea.
I'll see you again. I promise.
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 1/12/2010 12:31:21 am. Anything at all?
I just need a place where I can vent out my anger. Ironically, after making a note on Facebook about what I'm ranting about, I feel even heavier and infuriated now.
I'm talking about my roommate, and what he did two nights ago. Refer to my Facebook note for the whole story. It's really just sgrthrhdghfhjyniiuetbewtsdfs~! Perhaps Juver was right, that maybe I'm feeling this way because I feel humiliated in front of my friend. But I think it's not that. Rather, I feel angry because it was not me but my friend who was humiliated.
All this time, I never really felt completely at ease with him, my roommate. There's this subtle annoying thing about him that I cannot tell what. But I've been trying to live with it. Damn, he's my roommate, as if I had a choice.
That's why I really miss my first roommate, who, though we could barely understand each other due to my poor Korean and his poor pronunciation, I had a good connection with. Rawr, this is really frustrating.
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 12/8/2009 9:25:05 pm. Anything at all?
i'm in the computer room, bored, and can't think of anything fun to do. I have a class tomorrow at 12, so I can stay in bed all morning.
I've been staying here in Korea for two months now, and so far my life has been both good and bad.
The good part is the leisure and the freedom I am enjoying here in this different world. I was never able to go out on a trip on a weekly basis back in the Philippines, simply because I didn't have the money. Now, with the schorlaship granted to me, I can be anywhere in Korea I want to be.
The bad part is the leisure and the freedom I am enjoying in this different world. I have sunk to this state of lethargy and indifference, as if the rest of my [real] world is walled out by a cloud of seeming everlasting happiness. I'm taking pleasure in this great opportunity given to me, but with what I'm doing with it, I seem to be the least deserving person to receive it.
Everyday, I get more bored about my life here.
And I thought it was my dream to be here? But it is, and I'm very thankful that I'm here. But how could I have let myself grow into someone unproductive and useless? All afternoon I just stay in my room sleeping or re-reading a book. If not, I find myself sitting in front of the computer, updating my blogs, uploading photos, checking on my friends' lives.
I wake up; I have breakfast (seldom, since I wake up late); I go back to my room; I have lunch; I go back to my room; I have dinner; I go back to my room. I sleep at 12 or 1 am. That's how my life here goes.
I could be spending time with my friends? Or studying Korean? Or walking around the school, discovering new places? Or making new friends in places I go to? Or going to church? Or looking for interesting books in the library? Or spending time with God?
Why did all these things just come to me now? How could I have let my first two months here come to waste?
And I thank you God for this wonderful realization. Please strengthen me to overpower sloth. Please.
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 5/4/2009 12:05:29 am. Anything at all?
It's been ten years since I last posted a blog entry here. Oh well.
I can't think of anything to type here today, so I guess I'll just post one when I'm in the mood. :-)
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 12/8/2008 12:46:01 am. Anything at all?
1. Ano ang student number mo? Gusto mo ba ito?
03-15469. Me choice ba ko kung ayaw ko?
2. Magbigay ka ng tatlong course sa UP Diliman na hindi mo talaga alam kung ano ang pinag-aaralan nila. Pwedeng magbigay ng rason kung bakit.
Geodetic Engineering, Lib Sci, at isa pang engg course...di ko sila alam siguro dahil hindi ako interesado sa kanila...
3. Meron ka bang araw na wala kang break? Anung technique ang ginagawa mo para makakain ka?
Wala yata. Madalas lang, natatapat ang subjects ko sa lunch time, keya naglulunch ako before/after ng class.
4. Alam mo ba kung saan ang Teletubby Land? [Yung totoo, bawal bumase sa pinagkuhanan ng survey na ito]
Matanda nako sa UP. pero hindi ko alam...may alam akong Teletubby land, pero hindi sa UP..
5. Nakakita ka na ba ng nagpi-PDA? Sa AS? As in sa AS Entrance? In Broad Daylight? In front of many people? Ikaw ba yung gumagawa nun?
Wala pa. Nakapikit kasi ako pag naggaganun ako. Joke. Thankfully wala pa talaga.
6. Naranasan mo na bang dumaan sa Beta Way? Kahit madilim na?
Dumadaan ako dun minsan, pero hindi sa gabi...
7. Alam mo ba na may 4th Floor ang FC?
Hindi. and i don't really care. First floor palang, nakakawalang gana nang pumasok. ^^
8. Within the UP Campus, ano na ang pinakamalayo mong nalakad?
di ko na alam. madalas din ako maglakad around UP, at lahat malalayo...
9. Meal? [Geog1 + Comm3]
Dayen: "di ko gets." Ako din, diko gets. ;-)
10. Sa tingin mo, bakit concealed ang profs sa Math?
Kasi pangit sila. Hehe, joke. Kasi me mga bwesit na kupal.
11. Nakakuha ka na ba ng Math prof na out-of-this-world?
Diko alam kung mako-consider na "out-of-this-world" yung naging prof ko sa 53. Anyway, weird sya.
12. Natatakot ka ba sa tumutunog na kuryente sa tabi ng EEE building?
Nung una. nasanay nalang. Pero katakot lalo na pag umuulan...
13. Ilang individual libraries na ang napuntahan mo within Up Diliman? Isa-isahin.
Educ, CHK, NIDMED, Science, Pop Inst, Archi...
14. Nakanood ka na ba ng Oblation Run? At namukhaan na isa doon ay kaklase mo?
Sa Diliman hindi pa. Sa LB palang yung nakita ko...
15. Nakakita ka na ba ng Atenean na nakatambay sa UP Campus? At naki-sit in sa klase niyo?
Oo. Issue ba yun? ;-)
16. Nakakita ka na ba ng artista na nag-aaral sa UP? Saan?
si Tita Glow (nung Lantern Parade, tapat ng Malcolm) Paula Peralejo (sa AS), at yung isang host sa Studio 23 (sa SC). Ewan ko pangalan.
17. Sa tingin mo, ano ang pinakamahirap na subject sa UP?
EdArt 175. Puro papel.
18. Alam mo ba na tumutunog ang Carillon?
Oo. Ang lakas nga e. Grabe.
19. Nakapasok ka na ba sa College of Music? Kwento mo naman.
Hindi pa. Nadadaanan ko lang. Bakit, me parteh ba dun?
20. Nagpapic ka na kay Oble? Kung oo, confident ka ba na gagraduate ka?
Hindi pa. At hindi ko alam na may sumpa thing pala yun...buti nalang...^^
21. May College Shirt ka ba? Anu design?
Ang weird, wala ako mi isa...
22. Naranasan mo na bang mag 1 vs 100 sa CRS?
Oh yes. Lalo na sa PE.
23. Naglalaro ka ba ng Guess the Course/Spot that Freshie kapag wala kang magawa habang tumatambay sa AS? Isinasabay mo ba ang Girl/Boy Hunting sa larong ito?
Nilalaro ko yun everywhere. ;-)
24. Nangungulekta ka ba ng Kule? Ano ang favorite section mo dito?
Naiipon siya sa bahay, pero hindi para kolektahin. Gusto ko lang yung komiks, kaso wala na si Leni bedspacer...
25. Sino ang pinakastriktong guard sa UP na nakilala mo? Yung hindi mo talaga matakasan na wala kang ID?
Yung sa Main Lib. ^^
26. Nakukulangan ka pa ba sa ruta ng Ikot at Toki Jeep? Anung gusto mong ibahin sa ruta nito?
Hindi kulang, haggard lang kapag nagmamadali ka, iikot pa talaga siya...
27. Natatakot ka ba sa mga tingin ng mga nangangampanya tuwing Elections? Bakit?
mas natatakot ako sa bibig nila. daming lumalabas eh. ^^
28. May bura ka na ba sa Form 5 mo? Anu yon?
Marami na. 2 sems ago yata yung isa. na-enlist ko yung NatSci1, akala ko NatSci2, e tapos nako nun sa NatSci1...
29. Nagkaprof ka na ba na laging wala sa klase tapos tinadtad kayo ng make-up classes sa end ng sem? Sino?
Buti wala pa. Asar naman yun.
30. Alam mo ba kung saan ginagawa ang Blue Book? Gusto mo bang magventure sa business na ito?
I haven't the slightest idea...pero magandang business yan, kaso seasonal lang...^^
Mac-mac was possessed by an evil spirit on 4/5/2008 11:59:04 pm. Anything at all?
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