Lecture-Seminar with Jesus Good Shepherd School-Imus

Last October 27, Wednesday, I shared an afternoon with the grade school teachers of Jesus Good Shepherd School to discuss and lecture on the introductory topic "Spotting and Addressing Learning Difficulty in the Regular Classroom Setting".

We started the lecture-seminar exactly 1 in the afternoon, got one long break of 20 minutes and anorher break for 5 minutes. We ended around 6 in the evening and I felt I can still share and impart thoughts and ideas about learning difficulties in the regular classroom.

Claire joined me the whole afternoon, assisting me with the presentation so I can focus on the discussion part while she deals with the technical issues of the presentation.

I would like to thank the teachers of the grade school department of The Jesus Good Shepherd School for a wonderful and learning experience you all shared with me, to Sister Ales Paz, the school principal who envisions a school atmosphere that provides an education that cares. Thanks to the guidance counsellor of JGSS too, Sister  Lolita J. Guibac.

And as promised, here is the presentation that you can review anytime you want:

JGSSNov2010 spotting.presentation

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Hanging Piece Tactic

 Here is a position that I have filed in my head and in my chess position collection. I played with the black pieces here against Dennis Patron, my neighbor who has scored much better in our head to head battles. After a couple of moves, the game was drawn via Threefold repetition. I had 5 minutes left on my clock while Dennis had 3. We played 30/g for this game. 

How should white continue here?

All Saint's Day 2010

It's the 30th of October and in the last two days, I've seen how villages and subdivisions transform into a ghost town.  Filipinos have tried so hard to celebrate occasions which we do not really have cultural connections to like trick or treating or halloween celebrations.

As far as I can remember, the last week of October for my childhood meant there wont be any school and I'll be spending my days by then with my cousins in the province. I get to play with melted candle wax when I visit the cemetery and turn it into anything and be scolded by adults.

November 1 is All Saint's Day and it should be observed correctly. It used to be called as AllHallows  or Hallowmas and it is observed in honor of all the saints, known and unknown.

November 2 is All Soul's Day to commemorate the faithful departed. Lucky are the faithful for they are remembered in prayers and by the Church.

The world we are in have been ultra-globalized and the Western culture has penetrated the lives of everyone. Celebrations we Filipinos do not really relate to are now observed and celebrated by the younger ones. Octoberfest and Halloween celebration is a Western idea which we Orientals are now sharing with them. Commercialism is one of the reason why this is happening and the Internet too.

So are you going on a trick or treating this weekend?

3rd MISAA Chess Tournament

The Manila International Schools Athletic Association (MISAA) had it's 3rd Chess Tournament last Friday. There were only two participating schools this time, Esteban International School and Beacon School. The match points were 11.5 to 4.5 in favor of Esteban IS.

The absence of the 1st and 2nd MISAA Chess Champions, Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS)made the event lopsided. I would have enjoyed watching the games between  the MGIS players and EIS.

Here is a copy of the two active chess games I played online:

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2010.10.21"] [White "514"] [Black "chess_kiko"]

[Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1628"] [BlackElo "1683"]

[TimeControl "20 5"] [Termination "chess_kiko won by resignation"]

1.e4 c5 2.d3 e6 3.Be2 Nc6 4.Nf3 Qc7 5.O-O Nf6 6.c3 Be7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Ng5 Bxg5 13.Bxg5 Ne7 14.Rc1 Qd7 15.a4 Ng6 16.Bb5 Qd5 17.Qe2 a6 18.Bc4 Qxd4 19.Be3 Qxe5 20.Rfd1 Nf4 21.Qg4 Ng6 22.Bd4 Qf5 23.Qe2 b5 24.Bb3 Bb7 25.Rc7 Bd5 26.Bxd5 exd5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Qxb5 Qg4 29.Qf1 Nf4 30.b4 Nxg2 31.Qxg2 Qxd1+ 32.Qf1 Qxd4 33.b5 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2010.10.21"] [White "chess_kiko"]

[Black "514"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1677"] [BlackElo "1629"]

[TimeControl "20 5"] [Termination "Game drawn by 50-move rule"]

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 c6 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 b5 8.Bxd5 cxd5 9.Bxf4 Nc6 10.Nc3 Ba6 11.Nxd5 O-O 12.e6 fxe6 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Bg5 Qe8 15.c3 h6 16.Bh4 Qg6 17.Bg3 b4 18.Nh4 Qg5 19.Rxf8+ Rxf8 20.Nf3 Qg6 21.Bd6 Rf5 22.Qc2 Bb7 23.Qe2 Nd8 24.Nh4 Qh5 25.Qxh5 Rxh5 26.Ng6 bxc3 27.bxc3 Nf7 28.Bg3 Rg5 29.Nf4 Nd6 30.Rb1 Rb5 31.Rxb5 Nxb5 32.Ne2 Bd5 33.a4 Na3 34.Bd6 Nc4 35.Bg3 Bc6 36.Kf2 Bxa4 37.Nc1 Bc6 38.Bc7 a5 39.g3 a4 40.Ke2 Bd5 41.Kd3 g5 42.Kc2 Ne3+ 43.Kb2 Nc4+ 44.Kc2 Be4+ 45.Kd1 a3 46.Na2 Bb1 47.Nb4 a2 48.Nxa2 Bxa2 49.Kc2 Ne3+ 50.Kd3 Nd5 51.Ba5 Kf7 52.c4 Nf6 53.h3 d5 54.c5 Bc4+ 55.Ke3 g4 56.h4 h5 57.Bc7 Ne4 58.Be5 Nc3 59.Kf4 Kg6 60.c6 Ba6 61.c7 Nb5 62.Ke3 Kf5 63.Bf4 Nc3 64.Be5 Nd1+ 65.Kd2 Nf2 66.Ke3 Nd3 67.Bh8 e5 68.c8=Q+ Bxc8 69.Kxd3 e4+ 70.Ke3 Ke6 71.Bg7 Ba6 72.Bh8 Bb5 73.Bg7 Kf5 74.Be5 Bc4 75.Bf4 Bd3 76.Be5 Bc2 77.Bh8 Bd1 78.Bg7 Bf3 79.Bh6 Bg2 80.Bf4 Bh3 81.Kd2 Ke6 82.Kc3 Kd7 83.Kb4 Bf1 84.Kc5 Bc4 85.Be3 Ke6 86.Kb4 Kf5 87.Kc3 Kf6 88.Bf4 Be2 89.Kd2 Bf3 90.Ke3 Kf5 91.Be5 Bd1 92.Bf4 Bb3 93.Bg5 Bc4 94.Bf4 Ba6 95.Bg5 Bc8 96.Bf4 Ba6 97.Bg5 Bc4 98.Bf4 Ba6 99.Be5 Bc4 100.Bh8 Ba6 101.Be5 Bc4 102.Bf4 Ba6 103.Bg5 Bc4 104.Bf4 Bb3 105.Bg5 Bc4 106.Bf4 Bb3 107.Be5 Bc4 108.Bf4 Bb3 109.Kd2 Bc4 110.Kc3 Ba6 111.Kb4 Bc8 112.Kc5 Be6 113.Kd6 Bg8 114.Ke7 Be6 115.Kd6 Bg8 116.Kc5 Be6 117.Kb4 Bg8 118.Kc3 Be6 119.Kd2 Bg8 120.Ke3 Be6 121.Be5 Bc8 122.Bf4 Ba6 123.Bg5 Bc8 124.Bf4 Ba6 125.Bg5 Bc8 126.Bf4 Ba6 127.Bg5 Bc8 128.Bf4 Ba6 129.Be5 Bc8 130.Bf4 Ba6 131.Be5 Bc8 132.Bb8 Ba6 133.Bc7 Bc8 134.Bb8 Be6 135.Bc7 1/2-1/2



RP Baranggay Elections 2010

Baranggay and SK Elections  on Monday, Ocotber 25, 2010. It's a holiday so please go out and vote. Here in the baranggay I belong to, I was surprised to find names on the official list of candidates running for a seat in 0ne of the eight Kagawad slots.

Everyone wants a piece of the power (an illusion!).

Here is something I have not heard in awhile, from my days of punkhood, The Wuds' Bayan Bayanan:

 

Super Typhoon Juan Hits RP

As of today, 12:20 noontime, typhoon Juan has intensified into a "super typhoon" and has landed in the Province of Cagayan.


At 4:00 a.m. today, Typhoon "JUAN" was located based on satellite and surface data at 220 km East of Tuguegarao City (17.6°N 123.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 225 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 260 kph. It is forecast to move West Southwest at 19 kph.

PinoyHalo gives us the list of provinces affected and the expected wind velocity, check it out. PAGASA Public Weather Forecast gives us a 24 Hour news update too.

Prepare for electrical power outage, make sure you have an emergency bag where you have packed basic needs like food, clothing, ID's and important documents. Stay home as much as you can.

Keep safe everyone!

Lightning Thinking for Lightning Chess

Here is a game that made me smile but made my opponent curse afterwards. So who says chess is boring?

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2010.10.11"]
[White "AFWAN"] [Black "chess_kiko"] [Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1738"] [BlackElo "1697"] [TimeControl "1|0"]
[Termination "chess_kiko won by checkmate"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.e3 Ne7 6.Bd3 Ng6 7.O-O O-O 8.Bd2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Bb3 a5
11.Ne4 Na6 12.a3 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 Bb7 14.Bc2 a4 15.Qd3 Nc7 16.Nc5 Bc8 17.h4 Na6 18.Nxa6 Bxa6 19.h5 b4 20.Qe4 Bxf1  21.hxg6 Ba6 22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qxh7 Ke7 24.Qh5 Kd7 25.Bg6 Rh8 26.Qc5 Qe7 27.Rc1 Qxc5 28.Rxc5 Rh6 29.Be4 Rah8 30.Bxc6+ Ke7  31.g3 Rh1+ 32.Kg2 Bf1# 0-1

Supetran Wins 2nd Invitational Chess Tourney

Mr. Danilo Supetran of Treelane 2 Subdivision won the 2nd Southern City I-Tanzang Luma 4 Invitational Chess Tournament with a score of 4.5 out of 5 games. Tied on second to 4th places were Janro Hagong, Bagaipo Asi and Tristan Dandan with 3.5 points.

Carmela Galve of Las Pinas and MILO-Metropolitan Chess Club won the Top Lady award, Dennis Patron won the Top Senior, Jeric Noveloso won the Top Kiddie and John Esguerra won the Top Junior award.

We started the games around 8:45 in the morning, late but somehow we ended after 5 rounds around 2:30 in the afternoon.

By 3 pm the hall we used were cleared and cleaned giving me enough time to rest for the 5 pm Holy Mass.

Thank you to all who supported the event:

• Imus Chess Association President Asi Bagaipo
• Mr. and Mrs. Efren Bersamina for the morning snacks
• Dandan Family for the lunch
• Kagawad Milo Amoroso and Group for the cash prizes
• Mila Pancho for the venue
• Municipal Counselor Shernan Jaro for the Mabuhay Chessboards

Imus Chess Club was considered existent yesterday and come November or December there will be a 3rd Southern City I-Tanzang Luma IV Invitational Chess Tournament. I plan to write a program for Imus Chess Club and name it after someone who will gladly sponsor the endeavor.

But for now, le' me work for a living.

Congratulations to all!

2nd Southern City I-Tanzang Luma IV Invitational Chess Tournament

Another invitational chess tournament I have organized and will be directing tomorrow, October 10, 2010 in the multipurpose hall of the Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Chapel of Southern City I Subdivision, Tanzang Luma IV Imus.

Registration begins at 7:30 in the morning and the first round starts at 8. I will be assisted by Duncorr and JM, two 12 year olds volunteering for the task.

I was able to borrow 6 chess clocks from Mr. Asi Bagaipo, one of the founders of Imus Chess Association. Tournament sized wooden chessboards were borrowed from the Municipal Office through Counselor Shernan Jaro. Eureka chess sets will be used favorably though which were borrowed from the players themselves.

Half of the Juniors Chess Team of the University of Perpetual Help-Las Pinas are joining, Ms Carmela Galve of MILO Checkmate-Metropolitan Chess Club is joining too. The rest are the seniors of our subdivision and baranggay.

Cash prizes were provided by Kagawad Milo Amoroso.

Crossing my fingers now for a successful event tomorrow, it dawned on me that I am assigned to play the guitar with the children's choir for tomorrow's 5pm celebration of the Holy Eucharist.

Long day tomorrow.

John Lennon's 70th Birthday Today

Everybody knows John Lennon and everyone has heard one of the many songs he has written and sung. Google has a tribute to one of the modern world's cultural icon:



Happy birthday to you John!

World Teacher's Day 2010

Happy Teacher's Day to all of you!

I didn't get excited about it nor depressed, but here is one news that would definitely affect everyone in the Philippines:



And another one:



What's your take on this?

If you ask me, I would definitely go for the 12 year Basic Education Program in our country. I will tell you more about it next time.