31 August 2010

Convenience

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Posted by Aimee No comments



We just had our International Industrial Engineering Conference last week. The event was held at Parklane Cebu International Hotel. There were
, I think, hundreds of participants. Since our school was the host, it was decided that all fourth year and fifth year Industrial Engineering students should attend. Plus, there other participants outside the university. You can only imagine how great the number of people who attended it. Well, it was International, so it was a little prestigious.
Good thing the organizers made use of the crowd control equipment/facilities to help monitor the traffic of people, especially during the registration and meal time, of course. Belt stanchions were of great help.

In our school, especially on the main campus, they use those colorful velvet ropes on the entrances. There were no proper gates there, unlike in our campus in Talamban, so they need more of those crowd control equipment. I don't know of those barricades, though. I'm not always there, so I cannot tell. I usually go there during Intramurals week or if the need arises. It's too far from where I am currently staying. So much for inconvenience, I guess.

27 August 2010

"My Short Essay about the Philippines"

Friday, August 27, 2010 Posted by Aimee , , , , , No comments
by Jaeyoun Kim

Filipinos always complain about the corruption in the Philippines. Do you really think the corruption is the problem of the Philippines? I do not think so. I strongly believe that the problem is the lack of love for the Philippines.

Let me first talk about my country, Korea. It might help you understand my point. After the Korean War, South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Koreans had to start from scratch because the entire country was destroyed completely after the Korean War, and we had no natural resources.

Koreans used to talk about the Philippines, for Filipinos were very rich in Asia . We envy Filipinos. Koreans really wanted to be well off like Filipinos. Many Koreans diedof famine. My father's brother also died because of famine. Korean government was awfully corrupt and is still very corrupt beyond your imagination, but Korea was able to develop dramatically because Koreans really did their best for the common good with their heart burning with patriotism.

Koreans did not work just for themselves but also for their neighborhood and country. Education inspired young men with the spirit of patriotism.

40 years ago, President Park took over the government to reform Korea. He tried to borrow money from other countries, but it was not possible to get a loan and attract a foreign investment because the economic situation of South Korea was so bad. Korea had only three factories. So, President Park sent many mine workers and nurses to
Germany so that they could send money to Korea to build a factory. They had to go through a horrible experience.

In 1964, President Park visited Germany to borrow money. Hundred of Koreans in Germany came to the airport to welcome him and cried there as they saw President Park . They asked to him, "President, when can we be well off?" That was the only question everyone asked to him. President Park cried with them and promised them that Korea would be well off if everyone works hard for Korea, and the President of Germany got the strong impression on them and lent money to Korea. So,President Park was able to build many factories in Korea. He always asked Koreans to love their country from their heart.

Many Korean scientists and engineers in the USA came back to Korea to help develop the country because they wanted their country to be well off. Though they received very small salary, they did their best for Korea. They always hoped that their children would live in a well off country.

My parents always brought me to the places where poor and physically handicapped people live. They wanted me to understand their life and help them. I also worked for a Catholic church when I was in the army.The only thing I learned from the Catholic Church was that we have to love our neighbor. And I have loved my neighbor. Have you cried for the Philippines? I have cried for my country several times. I also cried for the Philippines because of so many poor people. I have been to the New Bilibid prison. What made me sad in the prison were the prisoners who do not have any love for their country. They go to mass and work for the Church. They pray everyday. However, they do not love the Philippines. I talked to two prisoners at the maximum security compound, and both of them said that they would leave the Philippines right after they are released from the prison. They said that they
would start a new life in other countries and never come back to the Philippines.

Many Koreans have a great love for Korea so that we were able to share our wealth with our neighbor. The owners of factories and companies distributed their profits to their employees fairly so that employees could buy what they needed and save money for the future and their children.

When I was in Korea, I had a very strong faith and wanted to be a priest. However, when I came to the Philippines, I completely lost my faith.I was very confused when I saw many unbelievable situations in the Philippines. Street kids always make me sad, and I see them everyday. The Philippines is the only Catholic country in Asia , but there are too many poor people here. People go to church every Sunday to pray, but nothing has been changed.

My parents came to the Philippines last week and saw this situation.They told me that Korea was much poorer than the present Philippines when they were young. They are so sorry that there so many beggars and street kids. When we went to Pagsanjan, I forced my parents to take a boat because it would be fun. However, they were not happy after taking the boat. They said that they would not take the boat again because they sympathized with the boatmen, for the boatmen were very poor and had a small frame. Most of people just took a boat and enjoyed it. But my parents did not enjoy it because of love for them.

My mother who has been working for a Catholic church since I was very young told me that if we just go to mass without changing ourselves,we are not Catholic indeed. Faith should come with action. She added that I have to love Filipinos and do good things for them because all of us are the same and have received a great love from God. I want Filipinos to love their neighbor and country as much as they love God so that the Philippines will be well off.

I am sure that love is the keyword which Filipinos should remember. We cannot change the sinful structure at once. It should start from the person. Love must start in everybody in a small scale and have to grow.

A lot of things happen if we open up to love. Let's put away our prejudices and look at our worries with new eyes. I discover that every person is worthy to beloved. Trust in love, because it makes changes possible. Love changes you and me. It changes people, contexts and relationships.It changes the world. Please love your neighbor and country.

Jesus Christ said that whatever we do to others, we do to Him. In the Philippines, there is God for people who are abused and abandoned. There is God who is crying for love. If you have a child, teach them how to love the Philippines. Teach them why they have to love their neighbor and country. You already know that God also will be
very happy if you love others.

That's all I really want to ask you Filipinos.

23 August 2010

Like. Like. Like.

Monday, August 23, 2010 Posted by Aimee No comments
What's up with my times-three post titles? ;) Ha ha!

Black+White Studio is holding a contest coined as
Black + White Studios SHOOT Yourself Photo CONTEST. As usual, the participant with the most number of LIKEs will be proclaimed as the winner and he/she will get a free photo shoot from Black+White Studio and will be included in their “Shoot Me Campaign” ;)

Well, my friend here joined the contest and she needs your votes, guys. She deserves to win because she is amazing like that. The photo attached here is her entry.

All you have to do is:

First, you have to go to Black+White Studio Fanpage and click the LIKE button. Here is the link to make it easier (
Black+White Studio Fanpage).
After Like-ing the page, click this link (
My Photo Entry \”Lovers of Freedom\”) for you to be routed directly her photo entry. All you have to do is LIKE it and you will be showered by gratitude after that.

Please help me re-blog. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS <3


18 August 2010

Down. Down. Down.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Posted by Aimee , No comments
I am pissed off greatly. My other blog, aimeenvincible.net, has been down for 2 days already. Gahd! Two days, I don't have access to it and it's depressing. It says internal server error. Yeah, yeah. I know that. Maybe my site hasn't propagated yet, because there was this server transfer.

I just hope it will be up again by...tomorrow? or even tonight. I miss my blog.