AtheistaAtheistaAtheista was created to inform and remind people on the existence of Atheism in society and to also expose other individuals to the principles, beliefs and practices of one person who doesn't believe in the existence of a supreme being. Articles
The New Media: Bloggers As A Force
2008-02-23 18:05:00 When the Malu Fernandez erupted, it sent a strong and loud message that bloggers have established some degree of clout and critical mass when it came to getting the word out and breaking stories before traditional media could get them out to public consciousness. Though it was viewed as a victory for ... More About: Media , Force , Bloggers , New Media
Square Off Replay Schedules
2008-02-23 05:48:00 For those who want to catch the replay of the Octofinals match between UP Manila and Ateneo de Manila, refer to the schedule below. February 20 -Wednesday - 8:00 PM (LIVE) February 21- Thursday - 1:00 PM Feb23 -Saturday - 2:00 PM Feb 24 -Sunday - 1:00 AM — I went to a taping of Youth Voice ... More About: Square , Replay
I?m Going To Be On TV Tomorrow
2008-02-18 19:05:00 I know this is getting old, but I’m going to be on TV tomorrow - this time for ABS-CBN News Channel’s SQUARE OFF DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP: THE A.U.D.C. UP Manila will be squaring off with top seed Ateneo de Manila University for the right to an all-expense paid trip to the Asians Universities Debating Championship to ... More About: Tomorrow
Why Jumper Sucks
2008-02-15 10:57:00 By now, you probably know that Jumper totally failed to live up to the hype and just left most of those who watched in a total state of disgust and frustration. When you first see the trailer to Jumper, it’s hard not to be thrilled by it. The concept is not exactly fresh, but the ... More About: Sucks
Davao Photo
2008-02-12 16:00:00 I’m used to seeing the words Davao Photo on my Yahoo Messenger window courtesy of Alleba, so it’s quite a shock to see somebody else seemingly promoting a blog about photos of Davao. To my surprise, the link points to a different site. Featuring other people’s blogs on my own site has been ...
Did We Save A Life?: The Thalassemia Consult
2008-02-11 15:00:00 Thalassemia is definitely not one of the ball park disease that most people would be familiar with. That’s probably the reason why it’s so hard to accept for a mother with nothing much apart from the clothes on her back that her five year old daughter has something so alien and something she has never ... More About: Life , Save
Important Issues For the 2010 National Elections
2008-02-09 08:47:00 This is in response to Janette Toral’s tag. It’s quite noble to analyze the dynamics of an upcoming election despite already knowing how elections are usually played out in this country. It’s no big secret that those who decide the election are the misinformed masses who wouldn’t really care about issues. We would be lucky if these people would even give a token glance on issues before making up their minds on who to vote for. Politics is a simple game of persuasion wherein a box of liquor (during a supposed alcohol ban) and a few hundred pesos per voter could change the fates of candidates. Cynicism has its place in elections because society has not properly empowered the voters. To a certain extent, society doesn’t exactly promote healthy debates and arguments to occur due to the Filipino concept of pakikisama (compromising to get along) and conformity. Aside from the Charter Change issue, is there any other big concept out there that is contentio... More About: Elections , National , Issues
A Week Before Atheista.net Turns 1
2008-02-09 05:19:00 I find it very interesting that Atheista.net is just about to have its first year anniversary. In less than a year of its existence, I think this blog has featured articles that introduced a new perspective never before expressed with much gusto and magnitude to the growing Philippine Blog Community. A year’s worth of traveling, competing, debating, song-writing, vocal-cords-busting, TV whoring and saving lives (yes, this has become my favorite euphemism for med school) has been encapsulated and immortalized through this website - as long I have the money to pay for hosting! And that’s just the non-blogging relating things that I managed to squeeze into my schedule. I’m just amazed at what a year could do. Here’s to more years with Atheista. :p Viewed 266 times by 169 viewers More About: Week
New 7 Wonders of Nature: Vote For Tubbataha
2008-02-07 12:19:00 After pissing off Egyptians in a ploy to update the list of the seven man-made wonders of the world, New7Wonders Foundation is at it again. The voting for the New 7 Wonders Of Nature is now underway with the 77 nominees from all over the world duking it out for the 21 slots reserved for the finalists. Only sites with an official committee to support the nomination were allowed to continue and by the looks of things, it’s quite easy to see that it will be a very contentious and divisive race to the top. The Philippines is represented by the biologically diverse enchilada of the Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea. The prohibitive location and price of Tubbataha has made it quite a novel destination for the everyday traveler, but for the serious divers, naturalists and underwater photographers, the reef has long been a treasure trove of stunning discoveries and unforgettable experiences. Due to the remoteness of the reef itself and to further protect the underwater environment, divi... More About: Vote
Something To Watch Before Your Next Meal
2008-02-01 04:59:00 Thank you to Piws for the video. Viewed 412 times by 193 viewers More About: Watch , Meal
Nominations For Gawad Ng Dekano
2008-01-29 21:15:00 Every year, the Office of the Dean for the College of Medicine awards the best and brightest in the fields of academics, leadership, sports and extra-curricular activities. Debate veterans like Yves Saint James Aquino, Adrian Paul Rabe, Chrysanthus Herrera, Aloysius Domingo and yours truly are no strangers to this distinction having been awarded this honor ...
A Patient?s Patience
2008-01-29 20:40:00 My block just started our rotation under the Department of Pediatrics. To further enhance our learning and better our chances in understanding what a patient goes through, we were instructed to play the part of the bantays (people who accompany the sick patients at the out-patient clinic). For this activity, we gave our white uniforms ... More About: Patience , Patient
ABS-CBN?s Square Off Championship To Return Next Month
2008-01-27 09:01:00 Faiqah Dialanan of the ABS-CBN News Network forwarded this message to UP Manila a few days ago in behalf of Square Off consultant Patricia Evangelista. To the University of the Philippines-Manila, Greetings! The ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) has always believed in the value of critical thought and free speech, especially emanating from the Filipino youth. In this regard, we ... More About: Championship , Return , Month , Mont
The TriNoMa Bloggers Food Tour: The Honor Roll
2008-01-15 19:35:00 I know a lot has been said about certain food establishments that participated during the much anticipated and much ballyhooed TriNoMa Blogger Food Tour . Though I agree that certain people could’ve been nicer to bloggers, I somehow feel bad about potentially harming the reputation of a restaurant because of one lousy employee. Having been brought ... More About: Roll , Bloggers , Honor
You?ve Seen The Video, Now It?s Time For Pictures!
2008-01-13 10:05:00 I’ve already posted the video of Implement Project’s TRP performance so if you haven’t seen it yet, head over to the link to check it out. It was such a rush performing in front of a packed auditorium. I can’t explain the euphoria. It also helped that we totally rocked this one out. We ... More About: Video , Pictures , Time
Bloggers Action Week: Remembering EDSA 2
2008-01-12 04:48:00 On the weekend of Jan. 19-20, we remember People Power 2. Do you remember watching the rallies and the impeachment trial that was like a telenovela? Did you receive and forward jokes and the ?Go 2 Edsa ? message to all the people in your phonebook? Did you come to Edsa Shrine (or the public plazas ... More About: Action , Bloggers , Week , Remembering
I Love Debating, But We All Know I Make A Better Rockstar
2008-01-12 04:27:00 This my band Implement Project during last night’s TRP. We performed the song Utopian Chains. Enjoy Viewed 307 times by 204 viewers More About: Love , Make , Rockstar
The Best Thing That Happened During The Worlds
2008-01-10 21:26:00 I know I’ve already talked about how bad the 28th Worlds Universities Debate Championship was as far the Pinoys were concerned, but if there was one positive thing that came out of it, it’s certainly this one. Aside from debating, there is also a public speaking competition that runs parallel with the rounds. During the ... More About: Thing
Watch Implement Project Tomorrow Night at St. Paul Manila
2008-01-10 08:25:00 Barely a week after returning from the Worlds, and just days after the start of school of 2008, I’m once again reminded how great it is to do whatever you feel like doing. My band Implement Project will be playing at the UP Colege of Medicine’s Tao Rin Pala. It’s going to be an insanely ... More About: Watch , Night , Paul , Manila
The Preliminary Rounds: In Pictures
2008-01-08 16:54:00 Aside from preparing by reading up on the latest developments in international affairs and current events, packing for the Worlds ranks as one of the most tedious steps to be done before the competition itself. The ten day-long tournament is packed with debate-related activities and almost nightly socials that would require a considerable amount of ... More About: Pictures , Rounds
Assumption Worlds Round 3: This House would not allow local governments to
2008-01-08 08:52:00 Chair: Tom Robertson (Sydney) Panel: Fareez Bin Zahr (Malaysia), Jeff Fox (Duke) WHAT WAS IN MY HEAD I know I’ve raised the issue of racist adjudication regarding the Worlds , but I never said that all Caucasians were bigoted and biased against non-native speakers of the English Language. That being said, I think there’s no doubt that Tom Robertson ... More About: House , Local , Round , Governments
Assumption Worlds Round 2: This House Believes That Taiwan should declare i
2008-01-07 15:32:00 Chair: Eoin Kilkenny (Independent) Panelists: Yeah Hyun Kim (EiDis), Yash Divadkar (SMU) WHAT WAS IN MY HEAD Without a shadow of a doubt, this has to be the most poorly adjudicated round that my team was in. I agree with all the decisions that adjudicators have subjected my team save for this round. The major problem here ... More About: House , Taiwan , Worlds , Round , Clar
Assumption Worlds Round 1: This House Would Allow Torture
2008-01-07 12:42:00 Here’s a quick rundown on the mechanics of the World Universities Debate Championship: Each team will be randomly assigned to a room and a position (either opening government, opening opposition, closing government or closing opposition). The winner of the round gets three points, the team that comes in second gets two, third place is worth a ... More About: House , Worlds , Torture , Round , Allo
People I Met At The Assumption Worlds
2008-01-06 17:13:00 The Assumption Worlds was truly a global competition. There were over a thousand debaters, adjudicators, public speakers and observers from the 188 participating institutions from all over the world. The Philippines was well-represented with a strong contingent of 20 teams and over a dozen adjudicators from nine competing debate varsities. Since this is a global ... More About: People
Pinoy Meets Worlds
2008-01-06 10:38:00 Pardon the tacky title, I just couldn’t resist. All the debaters and adjudicators from the Philippines are now back in the country after taking Cebu Pacific 5J932 earlier this morning. The tabs from the tournament are now available and this is how the Filipinos fared in the 28th Worlds Universities Debate Championship hosted by ... More About: Pinoy
No Pinoys In The Break Rounds
2008-01-01 21:11:00 It is with great sadness that I announce that no Filipino team managed to finish within the top 32 spots in this year’s Worlds Universities Debate Championship. To add insult to injury, no Asian team broke as well. The break rounds will be essentially a Caucasian-dominated field. I know it’s unspeakable and often hush-hush, but racism has always been an issue in the Worlds. This Worlds will go down as one of the most poorly adjudicated tournaments in a long time. – To be fair to my teams adjudicators, I really believed that we were adjudicated fairly in all but one round. For the other teams though, it was a totally different story. Viewed 608 times by 309 viewers More About: Break , Rounds
World Universities Debate Championship - Day 1
More articles from this author:2007-12-27 18:16:00 One day into the tournament and it’s clear that Assumption Univers ity will do everything to ensure an excellent World s tournament for everyone in attendance. Debate s won’t start until the December 29 (Day 3), but the event definitely started with a bang with a nice ice breaker party in the King’s Court - the amphitheater ... More About: Championship , Champ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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