The Pascal Triangle

I'm currently attending a seminar in Mathematics sponsored by MTG Philippines in cooperation with Chiu Chang Mathematics Foundation, DOST-SEI and Phoenix Publishing House and is participated by colleagues in the academe from Indonesia, Thailand,Malaysia and Philippines. We had a speaker early this morning and we were discussing about Combinatorics, an area of Mathematics that is closely related to Probability and Statistic, and I was surprised when he discussed to us the beauty of the Pascal's Triangle. At first, I just thought that the triangle was only used in Algebra to make expansion of polynomials easily, but lo! There he was, discussing about the number of ways to arrange blah blah... in short, problems on permutation and combination and he used the Pascal triangle. It was an easy job as long as you understand the concept. Not only that, he even introduce different easier ways to solve problems on Conbinatorics. Dr. Andy Liu, a college professor from Canada, was our speaker. A brilliant mind and full of wisdom man. Not only that, Febonacci numbers, Pythagorean theorem, the squares and a lot more can be found on the said triangle. Though I have had an idea about it, but the practice on how to use the said triangle was never realized except today.... I just hope I won't forget everything when I go back.

The best thing I could do is read my notes and put it into practice. Wish I could use these stuffs on my research. hahaha... well, lesson learned: There's more to what I thought was just a triangle!

tomorrow, we will ba talking more about problem solving... more on division algorithm and proving by counter example.... hehehe

Manila

Amidst the hustle and bustle of life
I paused and stand in the crowded site
Where people's shouts and whispers are mixed
With jeepney's honks in a busy street

I couldn't help but reminisce
A lot of things now I have missed
Of friendships and the way we laughed
Of passions and the way of love

I've left you once because of fear
Now I've come back just to be near
But things are different now I can see
It won't be the same like it used to be

Empty spaces now are filled
Open wounds have long been healed
Stones rises high to the sky
And season changes by and by

I walk along the boulevard
And watch the sun sets while I stand
The only thing left for me to do
Before I leave Manila, my beau.

Between The Lines

you gently came in
just when I thought I was nothing
when all I want to do is wander
as I watch my world slowly crumble

when I thought I'd be happy
just by being alone
but you proved me wrong
by showing I can be
more than my own

between the lines
can you read me?
between the lines
that's where I'll be

when the world had shut its doors on me
and I lay on the side in misery
you came
you came, and sat beside me
and I'm glad

between the lines
can you read me?
between the lines
that's where I'll be

can you read me?
please do
'coz that's where I will be
between the lines.

The Promise of April

Now the loss of power to create a thing of beauty is engulfing me. I didn’t realize that a loss of a loved one could paralyze me from doing something that I love to do, the art. I haven’t written something on my blog except just a few minutes ago. But the end of April is a promising week. I started writing but mostly unfinished and I don’t want to publish it.

24th
I was asked to make bookmarks for the faculty dev and “whoala!” I made nice pieces of different designs which my boss liked much. I admit I copied the pics from the web but I think I do have the eyes in appreciating something that is beautiful from what is not. So the credit goes to me and the owner of the pics. (Thank you guys! And please don’t sue me for piracy). I made three batches and here's the first batch:


25th
I woke up late, as usual. Grab my phone and sent a birthday message to my friend. Lunch was great, roasted pepperoni chicken and fruit and vegetable salad. The salad was so good... just homemade though... hahaha... we tried to copy Kenny Rogers’ salad but the dressing... ugh. Then we watched “Slumdog Millionaire” and whew... I enjoyed it a lot. Very nice movie, no wonder it won 9 “golden globe”? And later that night, me and my friends had dinner at Café Uma beside L’Fisher hotel in celebration of Billy’s birthday. So he blew his cake their and the food was really great! I had a “Mixed Platter”, that is grilled chicken, pork and sussage. We planned to have some few drinks but we ran out of budget so we went home right after, which is about 11 o’clock already. Today I am inspired!

I’ll be in Manila on the 28th until 2nd of May. Hopefully, I can visit my cousins again in Antipolo (I had a great time with them the last time I visited them!), then... I’m waiting for a big surprise!!! The promise of April... hahaha... I dunno... it can be good or bad... im crossing my fingers...

The Piscean

Im’ writing a poem
about you
for you
but I couldn’t finish it

so much thoughts
so much words
so much emotions
and I could not encapsulate it

you are so much to own
yet I don’t want to lose

you’re far but near
you’re this and that
and yes,
the right kind of wrong

histrionic
eccentric
but easy to love
such are the words

now I’m afraid,
afraid of falling
when I know
that you’re something I could not hold on to
no, not even forever.

New Beginnings

I have not written anything lately. I don't know why, I guess I'm not as inspired as I was before. I feel like if I write something it would be the same old boring rhymes. (which in fact is true for me)

The past month was a busy one and that maybe is the reason why I only have an entry for the month or being busy is my way of trying to get things out of my mind? I really don't know...

But I'm gonna have a fresh start. New look, new beginning. And hopefully, new way of writing. As Winston Churchill says and I quote: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning".

There are always things in life that we can never hold on to forever. Mostly, they are passing. They belong to a past that shapes our future. If it didn't happen, if it's the other way around, what would we be now?

If the things in the past bring good memories, be thankful. If not, it is still worth keeping. Our past teaches us what to do presently in order to brighten our future. Seize each moment. Beginnings always come to an end, but in every ending comes a new beginning...

Loneliness

Like a bolt of lightning that crashes
Like a chain of thunder humming
Your word pierces and smashes
Inside a numbed heart, fumbling.

The dice have been thrown
I’m left on my own
The words have been said
Memories are left to mend.

You said it plainly like it was nothing
I smiled back as if you’re jesting
Then you left,
And inside me sadness slowly crept
What have I done?
Did I do something wrong?
These questions hovered
As I looked for answers.

Now, I’m alone again
trapped in the abyss of my storming emotions
left with questions that seems to have no solutions
which I have to face
on my own.

The dice have been thrown
I’m left on my own
The words have been said
Memories are left to mend.