Jump to content

mario

[03] MEMBER
  • Posts

    29
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by mario

  1. from the atenista.net forums:

     

    april 2006 ECE board - ateneo de manila 3/7 42.8%, UP 9/9 100%

     

    november 2005 ECE board - ateneo de manila 57%, UP 95%

     

    november 2003 ECE (ateneo's first board year) - ateneo de manila 18/20 90%, DLSU 46/74 62%, UP 18/18 100%

     

     

    Ahh, in terms of real numbers, ADMU's performance is not that bad.

     

    Only four failed but the problem is, there were only seven of them who took the exam.

     

    Indeed, they need to increase their percentages but I would not be so harsh in judging them.

     

    At least, not this time. :)

  2. My advice:

     

    1) Be very polite when calling to complain. I'm sure, you are not the first complainant that they've encountered.

     

    2) Ask for the name, position and direct line of the person that you are reporting the complaint to. In addition, ask when can they possibly work on the problem. After getting a commitment, tell him/her that you will be calling again should the problem persists.

     

    3) When conducting follow ups, ask for the same person and gently inform him/her that you are calling to inform them that the problem still exists.

     

    By doing the above, you are quietly informing the person you are talking to, that you remember his/her name and should the problem persists, you will use him/her as a reference when you report the problem to the higher ups in the company.

     

    Cheers!

  3. Hindi naman masama ang mangarap: :)

     

    Harvard School of Economics for my masters and/or

    Wharton for my MBA

     

    Looking back, I should have determined earlier, what I wanted for college. If I had the wit that I have now, I would have fought for Harvard as my undergraduate campus. :D

  4. There's Kendo at the YMCA Makati

     

    Correct: check the lineage of the club. There are those who call their art "This and That" pero, imbento lang pala. Ive been to an AIkido Club that i think is not is not directly related to the Hombo in Tokyo but the students have all directly come from Galarpe Sensei, the originator of Aikido in the Philippines.

     

    A lot of you guys are in AIkido so you might be interested in this: Galarpe Sensie (i forgot his first name) trained in Guam under the masters. He was fortunate enough to have been with O Sensie (in Tokyo) and his son in law in Guam (forgot his name). The son -in-Law founded the breakaway branch of aikido (the one that poropagates Zen).

     

    Anyway, Galarpe Sensie was sent by the Hombu to the Philippines and his first students are Gavilleno (owner of the Cubao Dojo), Omar Kamar (Quiapo) and 3 others ( i think Romy Talag is one of them). Now, Galarpe Sensei anonimously visits the country, at least once a year. I am not much of an aikido practicioner but i have been fortunate to have driven him around and converse with him.

     

    Even more, i have felt his arm locks (while we were chatting at greenhills). We were standing in a corner with many people passing by, while waiting for his wife who was shopping with two aikido sensei's.

     

    That awesome guy is so successful in life and yet, very humble. He continous to operate a gym in Guam (his son is the head instructor) and he told me that once, a japanese instructor went up to him and asked for his qualifications. He showed the jap his original certificate (signed by the O Sensei) and the jap nodded and silently walked away.

     

    Im not much of a Martial Artist but if i can get a gym of my own, i hope to invite him to form a new group and visit (to teach special classes) it at least twice a year. While he's away, i intend to ask his disciples to continue.

     

    That's all for now.

     

    Arigato Guzaimashita!

×
×
  • Create New...