An Audition for Kenneth

When Kenneth was filling up the UPCAT form, he wanted to take up either Music or Fine Arts. Unfortunately he didn't pass the exam. Now he's got an audition for college. He has to pass the audition first, before taking the entrance exam. This is for St. Scholastica's College Manila, BS Music. I hope he makes it.

Though I don't know much about music, and guitars, I do know that Kenneth practices the guitar an hour or two a day. He downloads tabs, and instructions from the internet, and practices on his own. I'm not sure about technique, and I don't know if he plays chords, but I do know that he tries hard at it and he has the discipline to study music. It would be a stretch for him to study music as it is taught in that school, St. Scho being famous more for classical bent, and Kenneth (being Kenneth) only plays rock music at the moment. But he does appreciate good guitar playing, specially those with technical mastery. I guess above a certain level, a player would know how tough it is to play a piece once he hears it.

I say good luck. And I hope he passes.

--andoy
27 February 2008

Blanking Thoughts

Took a leave of absence for today. I needed to get some application forms for college admissions tests for Kenneth. Did some calls first and then the rounds. It was a no-stress kind of exercise.

Kenneth wants to go to Music or Fine Arts, then third choice is Computer Science. Some schools have a more friendly admissions staff than others, and I was able to gather some information, like what's the difference between the Computer Science course with their Information Technology course. One University's staff answered that their CS course is language-heavy (meaning that the CS is taught with computer languages in mind) whereas their IT course is web-dependent. Which leaves the next question as a clincher: Where in the picture is Java? The other school answered that their CS is more on the traditional theoretical based whereas the IT course is on evolving or new technology, including the web. I have no idea if these people have ever been in the wild or the real world of IT. But at least they have a stand. They know what answer to give.

A slow day in the wild. hehehe

--andoy
27 February 2008

andoyc.multiply.com

I finally got around to using my Multiply account.  I've had it for a while now, but not had the time to do anything, post or customize and hadn't visited it.  Just so happens that the pictures from the "Babang Luksa" exhibit were also posted there (not the pictures exhibited but pictures taken during the exhibit).

Turns out that it has the capability to do cross-posting from my blogs to Multiply and vice-versa.  Though I have no plans of doing that, I did post some blog entries from Blogger.com.  I only mirrored some entries not all of them.  Will keep the blogs unique from one another, though, by not posting the same entries between sites.  I think I might also do mirror posts of pictures and videos.  As well as post original music or audio files.  Then again, maybe not.  Thinking about posting a video of Kenneth on the guitar.  Will have to plan that so he can rehearse.

 

Should be interesting.

--andoy

6 February 2008