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The question of identity is one of the perennial issues in the history of philosophy. According to Plato, what I am is essentially an immaterial soul. Locke on the other hand, maintains that a person is defined by her self-reflective consciousness consists of a substance (body and soul) and relational memory. If we follow the biological criterion, I am is simply a living organism, a human animal the essence of which is being rational…
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Nang mabasa ko po ang liham ni Kapitana, wala akong nagawa kundi ilista ang kayang request sa ilalim ng heading na “papers to write” sa aking kwaderno, ibig sabihin, seryosong assignment, kailangang bigyan ng pansin at panahon dahil sa dalawang rason: una, mahirap sya (ang who are you at describe yourself ay hindi kasing-simple ng ating inaakala, read above); ikalawa: hindi ito ilalathala sa Journal of Philosophy, pero mababasa ng mga taga-barrio (iilan lang ang nagbabasa ng JoP, samantalang ang readers ng Barrio Siete, parami ng parami, naks!).
Kaya naman heto, isinantabi ko muna ang The Political Philosophy of Needs para subukang ipakilala ang aking sarili.
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Nerd. Not your typical nerd (what’s a typical nerd anyway?), but still a nerd. I started school at 5 and finished college at 19. Also started teaching college students (dun sa may Sunken Garden) at 19 kung kaya akala ng mga estudyante , wala yung prof. sa first day of class at S.A. (student assistant) lang ang nag-check ng attendance at nagbigay ng classcards. Meron pang nagtanong kung kilala ko ba at mabait daw ba ang prof. Grrr!
Nung nag-grade 1 ako, hindi pa talaga ako dapat mag-grade 1. Pero nagwala ako at sabi ko sa nanay at tatay ko kung balik-kinder na naman ako, hindi na ako papasok sa school ever (ito ang tinatawag na argumentum ad baculum). Kaya naman during the interview, sabi ko sa teacher, seven na ako kahit hindi. Towards the end of the school year, she discovered the truth (sorry, I lied) at sobrang nagalit sya gusto nya akong wag ipasa for grade 2. Buti na lang, hindi pwedeng ibagsak ang first honors, hehe.
Pilosopiya: A good student doesn’t lie; only the best one does.
Professional Student. Kaya naman heto, estudyante pa rin hanggang ngayon. Yung mga kaibigan ko, nagmove-on na, meaning nag-kaanak at nag-asawa (often in that order, hehe), ako libro pa rin ang katabi sa pagtulog. Kape pa rin ang nanalaytay sa aking mga ugat at hindi pagba-budget ang pinu-problema ko kundi pano patunayang mali ang teorya ng Nobel prize-winner na si Amartya Sen (goodluck sakin). Wag nyong itanong kung bakit masokista ako dahil hindi ko rin alam.
Pilosopiya: A company ID is not always better than a student card. The former gives you responsibilities, the latter gives you discounts.
Feeling jetsetter. Gayunpaman, no regrets ako sa aking mga naging desisyon sa buhay. Pinangarap ko dating maging piloto, pero hindi kaya ng budget kaya sabi ko sa sarili, magiging pasahero na lang ako ng eroplano. Gusto kong libutin ang mundo. Nakatira na ako sa limang bansa at nakapasyal sa mahigit tatlumpo. Malayo pa ang aking lalakbayin. Sana nga lang may makilala akong piloto, para may libreng travel. Or better yet, boylet na may sariling eroplano (libreng mangarap, buti na lang!).
Pilosopiya: For everything else, there’s the rich husband (that pays the Mastercard).
Sawi sa pag-ibig. Oh well, minsan. Pero impressive ang “koleksyon” ko, hehe. Europeans, tapos graduates ng Harvard, Cambridge at Oxford. I wouldn’t settle for anything less. Syempre ‘no, a high quality good only deserves an equal or even higher quality good. Before anything else, sabi nga ng Kapitana, show your credentials muna.
Pilosopiya: Basta ang importante at the end of the day, pareho lang kayong nag-enjoy. Haha.
Bookworm. Kebs na kahit walang boys, basta maraming books. I like to read. Totoong libro ang katabi ko sa pagtulog. At home ako sa libraries at bookstores. Hindi ako mahilig gumimik, ni manood ng TV. Libro talaga ang luho ko. Ang laki na ng kontribusyon ko sa kayamanan ng Amazon. Kahit de-lata ako at noodles buong linggo, basta bibili ako ng libro. Hindi ko matanggihan ang kanilang tukso.
Pilosopiya: No brainer. Books are better than boys. Books last; boys don’t. (Gusto ko sanang sabihing books are expensive, boys are cheap, pero alam ko marami ang kokontra. Pero hayan, sinabi ko na rin, haha.)
Wait, there’s more. The self can never be described adequately as it continues to unfold. I’m a work in progress. Pero kung trip mo pa, heto ang further reading.
Ang alam ng nanay at tatay ko ay subsob ako sa pag-aaral dito sa Europa. Kung kilala nyo ako at kilala nyo sila, wag kayong magsumbong ha. Lalong wag banggitin ang mga boylets – baka bigla akong pauwiin sa Pinas, hehe.
And lastly, to state the obvious: Not all philosophers students of philosophy are always philosophical. 
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Hello Lalaine! Ang taray at magna cum laude ka pala, panalo!
I totally agree with you that books are expensive. Kahit mahal, at least mamahalin ka rin dahil they share the knowledge na nakasulat sa kanila, priceless!
Boys are cheap…..
well…they really are. bwahahaha!
Naisip ko kasi si Kapitana, nagsu-supply ng cellphone, refrigerator, etc. sa mga boylet nya, hehehe.
But true, books are expensive, yet priceless.
HAHAHAHA! I enjoyed reading what you wrote an I adore you gurl! Hahaha! I thought this should actually be filed under COMICS or COMEDY hahaha! You certainly deserve a place sa mga Comedy Clubs hehehe!
Mahirap maging laging seryoso, baka mabaliw ako, hahaha.
Many thanks, Reynz. I adore you, too!
naks dun ako nainggit sa magna na nga e UP pa, ako magna din… magnanakaw ng oras para tumambay dito hahaha.
naku napakaraming mga gold at hiyas na nandito sa barrio— anung sinabi nung mga pasikaterot pasikatera sa kabilang ibayo?
eto ang tinatawag na mga may utak, mga hindi peke, mga tunay na hiyas at di puwit ng baso naiintindihan nyo mga Fanget na Voys sa kabilang bangir?
Hi, Lee. Maraming salamat sa komento. Hindi ako special kid, nadaan lang sa effort.
Hello Lalaine! Kainggit naman Magna ka =(
I admire your for your strong determination, bata ka pa pero marami ka ng naachieve, very proud sigurado ang mga parents mo sa iyo, i was once an international students as well so nakakarelate ako sa story mo, beauty and brains ka talaga at yan ang asset mo, kaya malaki ang market value
Market value – I like this term. Thanks, An2nette.
Hi, Rob. Oo nga, pero believe it or not, halos wala akong social life nung college. No regrets though. I’m having a blast these days kahit acads pa rin ang sentro ng buhay ko.
Same here. I had to juggle between work and school.
galing a. ngayon lang ako nakabasa ng ganitong style of pagkkwento, unique! pede gayahin? haha
abangan ko pa mga ipopost mo mam lalaine.
Hindi copyrighted yung style, so go ahead, Dencios.
What? Who? Am I just the shadow of reality? or I am a conscious being but born brainless that can be manipulated through the machinery of those who control the flow of information.
Who am I? What is my identity? What is the paradigm?
Wow! Glad to know you Maam Lalaine M. Like all the other writers here in Barrio Siete, nag-eenjoy po ako sa pagbasa ng iyong entry. Tingnan mo para na rin akong filosoper.
Salamat!
Good to know, Darbs. I’m Lalaine S. by the way.
Opps, sowee Lalaine S. my bad due to over caffeinated na brain plus 2 hrs. na sleep and then hide and seek na pag comment sa malditang bisor ang dahilan = palusot effect. hehehe.
@lalaine,
I DISAGREE YOUR HONOR!!! hahahahaha! BOYS ARE BETTERMOST than books! hahaha
Sabi ko na ba, you have something to say about this. Hahaha!
MADAME: *raise hands* Question:
Aren’t we all philosophers in our own right?
Eggsakli! They called it Philosophy of Men/Women/Gays/Lesbians!
Well yeah, you can say that.
The key is having a sense of wonder. And knowing thyself. And living an examined life.
Question:
Yes. We are all filosopers in our own right – pilosopical man o pilosopo. basta may may rason, rasyonal, makatarungan, nagbigay aral…
What about a key where, “imagination is much more important than knowledge – Albert Einstein”
Or why not just settled with…
Lalaine, I enjoyed reading all your travel art and went to your website. I can relate to that since I also went abroad on my own and still in school doing my masters in Engineering. I still have to defend but I hope I can finish this year. I also am a bookworm and the funny thing is I just talked to our secretary and she was recommending Pillars of the Earth and I go to your website and lo and behold you gave it 10/10 rating. I definitely will go to chapters. Good luck to your thesis writng!!! We need more people like you who can be a good role model for young Filipino girls.
Thanks, and good luck on your studies, too, Rosa.
Yeah, it’s a good book. Really worth the long read.
Lalaine, nasa London kami in July. May Filipino restaurant ba diyan na maganda?
Lalaine,
Kung ikaw siguro ang classmeyt ko nung college, nako!BFF tayo! Hahaha. Astig ka gurl! Wish ko lang na naging Magna or Summa (sumakabilang bakod ng skul bwehehe) ako like you. Kaso pasaway ako eh. Lalo na sa math. Hahah.
Wish ko lang din na naharbat ko ang utak ni Ms. Cat (sus, sinasamba ko ang utak ng pusang yun. amen!) para nagamet ko sa math!!!!! Hahah.
Nonetheless, I share with you the same passion for books. I bet ang bedroom mo e mistulang library na din. Haha.
Good luck sa endeavors mo, whatever they are. Welcome sa Barrio Siete!
walastek pare matagal ko ng pinagpaplanuhan yan kung pano ko nanakawin half of cat brain and half of rheynas brain.
Salamat, Silver.
Tama ka, kung may malakas na lindol (wag naman sana), matatabunan ako ng libro.
Hahah.
Taz puro hard bound pa noh? Aruroy yun. haha.
Intellectually gifted ka nga Lalaine sa hanay ni Plato,Descartes, Locke, darbs hehehe (apir igsoon).Di ko lang alam kung sino sa mga filosopirs ang may great sense of humor. Siguro si Nietszche, ano?
Likewise sa apir igsoon:
Additional list: Al Camus, Em Kant, Ed Burke, Hegel, Karl Marx, dili kalimtan si Aquinas ug si Augustine and Dfish. hehehe (balos apir igsoon).
Do you have a filosper you can relate with?
I am much more inclined nitong si Kierkegaard.
If Sense of humor = Nietszche; the answer is… bwahahaha!
hi lalaine, hope to read more from you.
“impressive ang “koleksyon” ko
ang taray! hahaha.nice read lainey, you deserve a standing ovation haha
nice story you got here
Nice story Laine! Welcome to Barrio Siete.
Mahirap tarukin ang ibang parte, pero kahit hindi man ako masyadong pholosophical, este, philosophical, welkam to the club, Lalaine!
Thanks for the warm welcome, mga ka-barrio.
I like you na agad.. kase parehas kayo ng friend ko na kebs ang boys basta may books
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