tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post114805349572445121..comments2023-07-28T17:10:45.098+08:00Comments on away from canberra: canberra and other exitswendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02250114729281994740noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1149429783420151812006-06-04T22:03:00.000+08:002006-06-04T22:03:00.000+08:00hi again jay! after studying in cambridge and toky...hi again jay! after studying in cambridge and tokyo, and being fortunate enough to receive fellowships all over the world, i was greatly disappointed with some australian academics. i can compare quality supervision with my experiences before coming here. i have been fortunate to find the best supervisors at RSPAS. otherwise i would have gone back to the UK or japan. i realized that ANU has globally competitive departments. but there are mediocre faculty members and mediocre departments too. these teachers and departments should go.wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250114729281994740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1149414086047631382006-06-04T17:41:00.000+08:002006-06-04T17:41:00.000+08:00HEy me again.. Well i agree with you totally on t...HEy me again..<BR/> Well i agree with you totally on the underlying racism in general.. lately i ahve been coping it because my last few gf's happen to be all east asian appearance!<BR/><BR/>But in term of academic, it is more to do with the western research culture i believe,a t least in science. All the journals are dominated by white authours and instituitions.<BR/><BR/>Hopefuly this will change as more and more non-western instituition gain high-visibilitiy research output.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273904346787402577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1149005038498926832006-05-31T00:03:00.000+08:002006-05-31T00:03:00.000+08:00say hi morato for me if you can. that's my coffee ...say hi morato for me if you can. that's my coffee avenue. say hi to UP from commonwealth when you pass by.wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250114729281994740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1149003846619459182006-05-30T23:44:00.000+08:002006-05-30T23:44:00.000+08:00I miss home -- the warmth and the smiles of the pe...I miss home -- the warmth and the smiles of the people, the hospitality. I miss Starbucks Commonwealth Avenue. I'm going home one weekend in June, just staying overnight but it's all worth it.Coffee Fairy v1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15532813372704568336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1148400577636908922006-05-24T00:09:00.000+08:002006-05-24T00:09:00.000+08:00thanks for dropping by lance. ill be returning to ...thanks for dropping by lance. ill be returning to diliman by june 2007. will be teaching creative writing (non fiction, poetry), philippine lit in english, literary history and/or japanese literature within the next school year. keep in touch. w.wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250114729281994740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1148399021182477312006-05-23T23:43:00.000+08:002006-05-23T23:43:00.000+08:00I've had a great time reading your blog, Mr. Capil...I've had a great time reading your blog, Mr. Capili. <BR/><BR/>I agree. We shouldn't be overly dependent on OFW remittances.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I hope you do well in your schooling. I hope to take one of your classes when you get back in UP.<BR/><BR/>More power to you.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>LanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1148360937200198872006-05-23T13:08:00.000+08:002006-05-23T13:08:00.000+08:00i felt the same way too lampel. especially when i ...i felt the same way too lampel. especially when i was younger. but realizing how lucky i have been to get these grants and scholarships and to have my teaching job in diliman where i can help transform the lives of students. i realized that there is meaning and purpose for all of us. especially filipinos who have been more fortunate in more ways than one. philippines is home. in spite of. we can go anywhere in the world but we will always be filipinos. no amount of dyeing, concealing, surgery or whatever can change that. i guess i am crazy to idealize these things. but we need to love our country because it's the only home we've got. even those pinoys who lived overseas, many of them continue to help their families, schools, communities back home. being filipino can be done in many ways. i am just totally against anyone who consistently/completely denies his/her being filipino after years of staying outside the philippines. i miss having coffee in morato right now. the philippines will always be home. not japan, not england, not america, and certainly not australia.wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250114729281994740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1148345859428325712006-05-23T08:57:00.000+08:002006-05-23T08:57:00.000+08:00i think that to be able to effectively face up to ...i think that to be able to effectively face up to people anywhere in the world, one has to have an appreciation of where one is coming from, even if it's from our country, and even if there isn't too much good news to be heard from here lately. i think the strength of character to love one's own country, despite, is worthy of respect, and that no amount of hairdye or contrived foreign accents can hide one's feeling of inferiority which really began early at home but is conveniently, if wrongly attributed to one's skin color or nationality.<BR/><BR/>true, there were times when i was not proud to be a filipino, but by no means am i ever going to conceal the fact because that is who i am.poppycockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716566315828185319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1148105718364658832006-05-20T14:15:00.000+08:002006-05-20T14:15:00.000+08:00anne! couldnt be back in manila until april 2007 b...anne! couldnt be back in manila until april 2007 because im on my final year. get in touch with tito romy and tita norma. they live just a block away from our house in manila. my mom and dad would be pleased to see you and your family. stay cool.wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250114729281994740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618759.post-1148070870171599342006-05-20T04:34:00.000+08:002006-05-20T04:34:00.000+08:00patay gutom...did you know that through your blog ...<I>patay gutom</I>...did you know that through your blog i'm contextually (re?)learning tagalog?<BR/><BR/>which is important because, <I>i'm going to the philippines next month!</I><BR/><BR/>it's my inay's birthday (paternal grandmother), and it's become a big deal for the family. i won't be there for too terribly long though (12 days - 6/28-7/9), and i'll be in batangas for most of the time.<BR/><BR/>i haven't been to the philippines since i was 12, so i'm really excited. what are the chances you'll take a summer break back home?<BR/><BR/> - Annewild goslinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597166135305411009noreply@blogger.com