AN ABSURD RIGHT TO PLAGIARIZE!

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15, 2010 FILIPINOS ARE LICENSED TO PLAGIARIZE!

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/columns/columns/view/20101021-298952/License-to-plagiarize

This is a “right” not bestowed anywhere else in the world. And it is like a slap in the face to all Filipino writers. A mediocre way of telling Filipinos is stupid not to be able to put our own thoughts in our own words.

Plagiarism is not a CRIME but is disapproved more in the grounds of MORAL offense. Although it is not mentioned in any current statute of law, either criminal or civil, in academia it is considered as an academic dishonesty or academic fraud and is subject to academic reproach. In journalism, plagiarism is considered a breach of journalistic ethics and could face disciplinary measure like suspension to termination of employment. In short, we are simply asked: if you did not write it yourself then please do give some credit to the ORIGINAL AUTHOR!!!

Then how come, when an ASSOCIATE JUSTICE committed this “cheating at its best”, fellow colleague in the Justice department choose to absolve this ASSOCIATE JUSTICE simply because there was NO MALICIOUS INTENT? When in fact this ASSOCIATE JUSTICE blatantly lifted 22 distinct passages from foreign sources without even giving credits to its original maker! And you call yourselves “JUSTICES”? And what’s with the ASSOCIATE JUSTICES’ lame excuse that his computer was not equipped with software that would warn him that he was actually plagiarizing. Sorry, but I haven’t heard of that software (techies help me on this!) but shouldn’t he as a professional, who finished a degree in law or whatever that qualified him to be an ASSOCIATE JUSTICE of the Supreme Court should be aware of what he was doing? He is the one researching! He (or his assistant whomever) was merely tapping some keys, commanding the computer! He was the one with the mind that is actually working and yet blames it on the programmable device!

Ignorantia juris non excusat - “ignorance of the law excuses no one”

In fact he is not ignorant! he simply excused himself!

I can’t state facts here since I am not a licensed person of the law. I am merely someone, who has the passion for writing, concern on what this incompetent decision would bring to the writers league and most especially to students like me who has been required to submit reaction papers, case studies, theses and the likes since education was probably established. I really find this verdict absurd because I know for a fact that in law school plagiarism is highly discouraged and is considered as an ethical violation. So now I’m starting to wonder where this ASSOCIATE JUSTICE got his law degree. Certainly I won’t be enrolling there when I decided to get my own law degree.

sleepless... but trusting

Oh my… can’t sleep…

The CPA (Certified Public Accountant) Exam result was released today. Thank God a lot of my batch mates passed! And my good friend Cess Cortez made it too! I am very happy for them. Really happy!

I’m still having all these squeaky feeling inside my stomach every time I open my student portal checking if the grades have been released. It is not! So I’ll still have to endure this until tomorrow probably. Oh God! Oh God! Please let it be good…

These past few days the words that my mom told me when I tried to tell her about my doubts on my grades this semester is starting to dawn on me.

MOM: Alam mo ang mahirap sayo? iniisip mo na babagsak ka. Di ka naniniwala sa kakayahan mo. Kung bagsak, e di bagsak! Kung pasado, pasado! (You know what’s wrong with you? You are thinking that you are failing. You don’t believe on what you are capable of. If you fail then fail. If you pass then pass!)

Simple words that made me start to think deeper…

#2 ( Shock to the System)

Derek: I heard about Cristina. Is she alright?
Meredith: No, she’s not alright. No one’s alright. And that idiot is clearing everyone for surgery like they’re fine - and they’re not fine.
Derek: Stop. Stop, I need to talk to you.
Meredith: Just leave it alone, Derek. It was one night in jail. You drive too fast. Just forget about it.
Derek: I don’t wanna talk about that. Don’t worry about that.
Meredith: Don’t worry about it? All I do was worry. All the time. I spend every minute of every day worrying. That I’m gonna get a phone call that you wrapped your car around a pole. That’s why I left you in jail. So just for a little while, I would know that you’re not dying. Like you were dying on that table. That’s what I think about, every time you pull out of the driveway.
Derek: I’m right here. I’m okay. We’re okay.
Meredith: I was pregnant… that day. I was pregnant and I lost it.
Derek:You didn’t say anything. I could’ve helped you.
Meredith: If you wanna help me, your driving is something you can control. Just do that. Just do that.

#1 (7x04 Can’t Fight Biology)

Derek: Hey.

Meredith: Hi.

Derek: Hi. Oh.

Meredith: Hi.

Derek: Hi. (Meredith laughs) What?

Meredith: Uhm. I am getting tested for the Alzheimer’s gene.

Derek: Oh. No.

Meredith: I should know. We should know.

Derek: No.

waiting and believing

The final exams in my integrated accounting review classes ended yesterday. finally I could say

"FINALLY!"

This last semester (which is actually an extended semester!) was so full of pressure, stress, depression and everything else in between! Probably because of my delayed college graduation which I regretted so much. There where a lot of what if's, I wish and I hopes' which summed up to it's done, it's finished and there's nothing I can do about it anymore but do better this time...

The last 2 months of this semester was full of sleepless nights. Papers, exams, reports, exams, requirements, exams... Just imagine that we were only given one week after the pre-final exam to prepare for the final exam! plus, plus, plus all the reports and papers that where due the week after the pre-finals.

I'm really not confident about my exams. Just being honest about that. But I am so confident with my God that could do all things, give all things and provide all things for those who believe in Him. I've experienced it before so why not now? Call me an optimistic but I think that is how real faith works. Believing that it is the CONFIDENT ASSURANCE that what we hope for is going to happen. It is THE EVIDENCE of things we cannot yet see.

So here I am. Sleepless again. Yes I'm worrying! (I just can't help not to!) or probably because my body clock is set to be awake at this hour of the night... but whatever reason I have, which I could not point out as well, I'm waiting... five more sleepless night and the grades would come out. THE LAST JUDGEMENT!

I AM STILL LOOKING FORWARD ON NOVEMBER 30, 2010... I WILL GRADUATE!!! =D

HOPE -the word itself will suffice.

We push ourselves because we have to, not because we like it. The relentless climb, the pain and anguish of taking it to the next level; nobody takes pictures of that. Nobody wants to remember. We just want to remember the view from the top, the breathtaking moment at the edge of the world. That’s what keeps us climbing, and it’s worth the pain. That’s the crazy part, it’s worth anything. — Grey’s Anatomy