Teachers, teachers, teachers

I just came from a 2 day trip to Baguio City to play party-host for the JEDI Night at the Philippine Society of IT Educators National Convention (PSITE). This is the second time that Sun Microsystems and the UP Java Research & Development Center team hosted dinner to honor educators who joined the JEDI program. The event is free to all – free as in “free beer”, but there was no beer since we were not allowed to bring in alcoholic drinks.

Hotel hopping in Baguio City

Two and a half days of being offline surely gave me connectile dysfunction symptoms. I went to Baguio for a major Java event and stayed at the Pines View Hotel, where the event was held.

I was in room 505, whilst my friend, JP, was in room 405. The room was clean but cramped. I thought that I got the crappy room since the door has louvers, just like your bathroom door, which failed to dampen the noise coming from the corridors. I thought of changing rooms but the hotel was fully booked due to the event and also due to the fact that it is the month of Panagbenga (Flower festival). I resigned and just thought that I’ll stay there for only two nights anyawy. Later, I found out that JP’s room has the same type of door! Argh! If you are staying there, avoid these rooms! (here’s a view from the 5th floor lobby)

BSSE: Importance of Industry Experience

Fellow ex-co-faculty member/staff/friend, Alan, is skeptical about the intent of having the proposed BSSE students undergo a 1-year internship in industry. He has the notion that students are expected to learn about proper software engineering from these companies.