My Processor's Point of View

Ang Dipolognon
The Rotary Club of Dipolog Weekly Bulletin
Issue No. 1, September 2, 2009

“The road less travelled…”

As we travel our life’s journey, we oftentimes encounter challenges. There is no easy way in this travel, but most of us usually take the road most travelled. A road well constructed, runs under many acacia trees that protects passers-by from heat of the sun. There are lots of fancy restaurants on its sides, lots of beautiful scenes as you travel along. Even sometimes there is a cart ready to serve you so that you may not enervate your feet through the course of the journey. Wow, how I wish my life’s journey was on this road.

There are always two roads in life and you can never travel them both at the same time. We need to choose between these roads. Ones you start your journey, there is no looking back. There is no rewind or reply. There’s no redo and undo. There is no “save as” and no restore point. There is no adobe Photoshop in our life’s journey.

I have travelled my life for almost 29 years already and I chose the road less travelled. On that road, I learn how to be humble, how to share, how to be contented of what is has to offer. I have learnt to get something out of those almost nothing. I hardly see trees that shade me from the heat of the sun. I never had a chance to ride a cart to keep my feet from getting weary. I have to write my goals in flat surfaces perhaps on stones, I never had a chance to use inks in drawing out my plans.

I tried to take a pause and compare both roads; I then realize that whatever road you have chosen, whatever road you have taken, in the end, everybody gets tired and in the next morning, everybody gets to see the sunrise. After all, this is the reason why we are here; to live the life HE has given us. It is up to us which road we take. The road most travelled? Or the road less travelled?

My Processor's Point of View

Ang Dipolognon
Rotary Club of Dipolog Weekly Bulletin
Issue No. 3, August 19, 2009

“Accidental vocation…”

Accidental: Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance.
Vocation: a special urge to a particular calling or career.

I put the definition on top for a reason: To fully understand my subtitle for this week’s issue. An Accidental Vocation, I chose these words to describe how and why I am working in an academe.

“I was never born to become a teacher…” this was my line since I stepped out from college. I always wanted to work in the IT industry but never in an academe. I never have the guts or patience in teaching. I always wanted to finish my work ahead of time; I never dwell in a situation for so long. I always want quality in my projects. I was never an excellent student; I was never an achiever in college. I do cheat; I do copy from my classmates during exams.

But in 2004 I started teaching. At first I always get confused every time students are having a hard time understanding our lessons, I always get disappointed every time students got low scores in my exams. I tried to ask myself, was it me? Or is it them?

I never realize I was walking alone on my own path, believing that I am having same students as my classmates in college. I was trying to set some standards which I thought they could reach, I was trying to push them, forgetting that they need help instead of a standard.

As time pass by, I loosened up. Instead of pushing students to the limit, I tried to become someone who’s willing to teach and accommodate. I became a friend and a listener to my students. I tried to experiment different techniques in teaching, making my approach performance-oriented, result-oriented instead of a classroom oriented. I tried to listen more to them instead of me talking more in them. I allow them to open up and communicate; I established an interactive classroom environment. What I discover best was, relating “technical specifications” to “real-life situations”, translating “complex discussions” to “simple, fun-related interactions”, Transforming “intricate lines-of-codes” to “straightforward lines-of-real-life-thoughts”. Things are already so knotty in IT, so why make things complicated?

Three years after, I started to see some success stories; my students are slowly getting recognition locally, recognized for their exemplary performance in their field of study.

My students are slowly getting recognition nationally, showing advance knowledge in their chosen field.

I have done my part, now it’s their turn. This is my accidental vocation: Teaching and transforming lives, I was never born to be a teacher, but I am one.

I never lived my life to the fullest, but I touch lives. Rotarians teach and touch lives. I think I am.

My Processor's Point of View

Ang Dipolognon
The Rotary Club of Dipolog Weekly Bulletin
Issue No. 2, August 12, 2009


“I am smiling because…”


Eight hours… Eight long hours… that’s how long I’ve seated in the sofa watching the burial of my beloved, our beloved… President Corazon Aquino. A Filipina by blood, a mother to her son and daughters, an icon to many, and the mother of Philippine democracy. I was just three years old then when her husband senator Ninoy was shot and died. I was only six then when the people power revolution erupted.

You maybe asking me this, what was your idea then? I can’t answer you if you want to hear my thoughts of her being the nations president, I can’t answer you if you want to hear how she fought the dictator. I can’t answer you if you want to hear how she put the pieces to together and built a country again. But one thing for sure, I can answer you if you want to hear, in my own thoughts, who is Cory.

I never thought of her as our then President. I never thought of her as the David who beat goliath many years ago. I never thought of her as the wife of a slain senator. I thought of her as a mother, a servant, an example, and an inspiration.

It takes something in oneself to become someone. It takes mountains to reach a paradise; it takes a country to bring a democracy. It takes a whole world for Cory to set us free.

I’m maybe young then, but after all I am thankful for what she did (according to many), I am thankful and grateful for her courage to stand and fight. I admire her for serving our country; I was overwhelmed with her for being responsible, strong and dedicated. Her unselfishness. Her passion to serve. She changes many Filipinos lives. “Bayan muna bago pamilya bago sarili…” I wonder how she managed to do all of this.

A question popped out from my mind, was she a Rotarian? I can see the “service above self” in her. Just like her, Rotarians care more with their community, they gave hope to the hopeless, and they gave food to the hungry and water to the thirsty. Rotarians fight for good health, Rotarians fight for better education, they put smiles in everyone’s face, and they touch, change lives and Rotarians make a difference.

I am smiling because I am a Filipino and I’m proud of it. I am smiling because I belong to the rotary and I find joy in it.

My Processor's Point of View

Anthony Harvey “Harvs” Dalmacio
And Dipolognon, A weekly bulletin published by the Rotary Club of Dipolog
August 5, 2009 Issue (1st release of "My processor's point of view")

My processors point of view: “I thought I can’t, but I did…”

Good Day! Fellow Rotarians; Today marks the first club meeting of the second month of rotary year 2009. One month had past and no one among us had notice how fast time passes by. It’s still fresh in my mind the induction of officers last June 20, the next thing I know it’s already august.

If we are going to look back on what had happen after one month, our club had already conducted three (3) outreach programs, Four (4) regular club meetings, one (1) fellowship and 1 assembly.

Wow! This is the only word that I can speak at this very moment. Just for one month we were able to touch many lives, we were able to put smiles on someone else’s faces. Rotarians can really make a difference.

I am only 8 months old here in rotary but my heart is already filled with overwhelming joy. In rotary, I see kindness, passion and dedication. “Service above self” Every sweat, every cent, every peso, every shot of the camera: a smile in a child’s face: PRICELESS.

Another month, another projects, another set of meetings, fellowships and assemblies, or I should say, another set of challenges. Challenges that can change lives, touch hearts, and at the end of the day, make us happy.
“If you want to receive, focus on giving. Give more of yourself to others, love more and be kind. Care about the success of others and help them. By doing this you open yourself up to receive all that you desire to be happy.” – Random acts of Kindness…

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