First of all, I’m really sorry for not being able to write a post about the insight of Mr. Oblepias yesterday, or even this morning, due to some internet problems. I’m just going to include my own reaction to Mr. Oblepias’ insight in this post.
And I would also like to say sorry to Mr. Oscar Mendoza, your video interview file got corrupted because of my memory card.
I spent some time today reading all of the comments, which made me think really hard. If you try to read them comprehensively, you’re going to end up actually seeing some friendly debate between me and my insighters.
I really believed that the PSHS scholar should be restricted to the Science & Technology sphere because I think in a way like this:
Sayang naman kasi kung masyadong nagpakahirap sa napakaraming Science, Technology at Math subjects, hindi naman gaano magagamit yung knowledge. Parang nagsayang na rin ng investment ng gobyerno.
But I just realized that the way I was thinking is completely insane.
I realized that at this time, the S&T Sphere is not what is helping out in our economics today. Maybe in the future, but it is not just by this time, maybe not even by 2020.
I realized that there are also a lot of applications of our lessons in other fields, like cinematography (light… PHYSICS), food service (CHEMISTRY) and animal rights advocacy (BIOLOGY).
Those examples which are named above are not actually the perfect examples, there are many more around us, and they are too plenty to name.
I realized that there is actually a need for the S&T sphere to be represented in Congress. Perhaps a group or party of PSHS scholars can do that.
And I realized that PSHS scholars are indeed the front liners. People expect us to be critical thinkers who can think of simple everyday innovations.
Two statements summarize everything that I learned from this project. The first is from Ma’am Dacanay, my Biology teacher, and the second is from Sir Martin, my SocSci teacher.
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU END UP DOING. IT’S HOW YOU DO IT – WITH CONVICTION, WITH PASSION, WITH SINCERITY.
IT DOESN’T MATTER TO ME WHAT’S UP HERE (points to head) BUT WHAT’S IN HERE (puts hand on chest)
Anyway, today is the seventh day of this project, and many of you will think that today is the last day. I promise, it will not be.
Starting tomorrow, though it may only be once a week, you will be seeing posts brought from day-to-day experiences which are related to the scientific and social sphere. These experiences can range from having a check-up to even buying some fish in the market.
I would like to thank everyone who supported Come Tomorrow in the past week. Please continue checking back for more posts, though they would no longer be as plenty as this. Thank you!
March 11, 2007 at 1:03 pm
hey! keep up the good work!
March 11, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Thanks!
Your project is also cool, that’s why it made its way to the personal favorites list!
Good luck and keep up the good work!
March 14, 2007 at 6:55 pm
hey.. great work
keep writing..
March 14, 2007 at 7:31 pm
thanks
March 15, 2007 at 7:02 pm
We once had a chat with UP President Emerlinda Roman. She said that the Philippine government does not prioritize the country’s S&T and R&D. In effect, the country’s developing SLOWER compared to other neighboring Asian countries who are prioritizing S&T and R&D (i.e. India, Singapore).
Oh well. That’s the Philippines for you.
So that’s where WE come in. ^_^
Good luck to the future scientists! I myself am shifting to a different science course. Hehe.
April 25, 2007 at 7:06 am
Hi. Stumbled across this while doing a search on Ma’am Yu-hico. These are interesting points you raised. I was from Pisay 2000, and I just graduated from UP. Not from an S&T course, but with a BA in journalism. Do I think my Pisay education went down the drain? Not really. A lot of my batchmates have shifted to non-S&T courses as well, because they believed they could make more of a difference *there* than in a laboratory. I’ll be working in an human-rights advocacy NGO soon myself.
June 14, 2009 at 8:23 pm
thanks for your insights!