tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:59:56 +0000Welcome fellow agricultural engineer. This site contains the experiences, views, and opinions of just another agricultural engineer, nobody special. Whatever is posted in this site does not necessarily reflect the personality, character, or attitude of the writer. Everyone of us has each own views and opinions which changes as we grow and learn. I hope that this will contribute to the betterment of our profession. Thank you for visiting this site.http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)Blogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-6149986484896520153Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:49:00 +00002010-03-30T23:58:06.732-07:00Earth HourEnergy SavingIt was my first time to participate in this activity since it started in 2007 in Sidney Australia. It was a good thing the Barangay Officials went around to remind everybody of the event, not everyone participated though, or should I say, not everyone cared enough. Well, lots of people still do not know what is happening around even if it is already happening in front of their eyes. So how much http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2010/03/earth-hour-philippines-2010-how-much.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-3428254682372753508Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:34:00 +00002010-03-30T20:13:34.165-07:00house and lotReal estateagentspropertiestownhouseJust reserved my first real property about a month ago. It took about 2 years, a dozen of agents and brokers, and a lot of learning before finally landing on that decision. It was a really tough ride with a variety of agents from the start to finish. In the end, I researched things myself and finally got what I wanted. Here is a list of what I learned: 1. Choose your agent well. Many agents http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2010/03/real-estate-why-buyers-tend-to-shy-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-6733349473252110451Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:49:00 +00002010-03-25T01:49:59.172-07:00wardrobe malfuntionbikinianne curtisWardrobe malfunction - ano yon? :) Well, the story goes.... Anne was performing on-stage in Boracay on a sexy bikini when she accidentally exposed one of her breasts... the result? Of course!!! photos and videos suddenly flooded the net the way Ondoy flooded the entire metropolitan... What should Anne's camp do? Nothing! Why? Simply because there is virtually nothing that could be done about ithttp://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2010/03/anne-curtis-wardrobe-malfunction-damage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-667528378050594023Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:51:00 +00002010-03-25T17:59:29.546-07:00philippinesmanilaearthquakeThey say it was 6.1 but how come I did not feel anything? I'm in the 17th floor!!! Oh, I was having my lunch break during that time so I was probably in the fast food, on my way back to the office, or in the elevator. Nevertheless, if it was 6.1, I should have felt the quake in any of these places. Wait!... can you feel a 6.1 earthquake when you are in an elevator? Hmmm... Googled the news http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2010/03/earthquake-in-manila.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-5661615348006085925Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:41:00 +00002010-03-25T00:53:14.605-07:00blogbloggingI was browsing through my old e-mail accounts and found out I still have this blog that I left out about 2 years ago. I skimmed through the blog posts and couldn't help smiling how young I was when I started this blog. Not so much younger in age, since it was only 2 years ago... but young in terms of maturity.... I felt I am already 10 years older when it was actually only 2 years ago. The first http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-old-blog-my-old-self.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-2355223585461072323Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:47:00 +00002008-08-28T17:17:46.314-07:00engineering curriculumagricultural engineering marketLast weekend, presidents, CEOs, and GMs from the top 20 semiconductor companies (including Hitachi, Intel, Texas Instruments, etc.) in the Philippines visited the chancellor of UPLB and proposed that the engineering curriculum be modified according to the needs of the market. The semiconductor industry represent more than 50% of the Philippines' export income, have more than 40,000 employees of http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2008/08/market-driven-engineering-curriculum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-8171448301486455737Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:14:00 +00002008-04-17T16:34:16.795-07:00rice pricerice crisisrice crisis solutionsriceRice crisis again? Now everybody is blaming the farmers for not planting rice, the government for not supporting the farmers, the Chinese-Filipino palay buyers and millers for manipulating the farm-gate prices, or the rice traders who have been either caught or suspected hoarding rice. Now this is where the problem originates. We are now currently in crisis and people are either blaming each http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2008/04/rice-crisis-in-philippines-temporary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-9067178879067365321Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:25:00 +00002008-03-30T07:35:10.807-07:00Hey guys! I just found this out. Although I think I am already a little too late because it is already the end of the month. But I am proud to announce that JobsDB's Featured Employee for the month of March (2008) is one of us, an Agricultural Engineer! Cheers!Here is the link to that post: Featured Employee of the Month. He may not be practicing agricultural engineering but it only shows how http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2008/03/jobsdbs-employee-of-month-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-4762788158940207120Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:39:00 +00002008-03-29T07:43:26.856-07:00BAR EXAM 20071,289 Pass 2007 Bar Exams; Atenean leads list. A total of 1,289 out of the 5,626 examinees from 109 law schools nationwide passed the 2007 Bar examinations held on September 2, 9, 16, and 23 last year at the De La SalleList of top 10 bar passers1. Mercedita Ona (Ateneo de Manila University)2. Juanita Ong (University of the Philippines)3. Ivanah Maanak (Ateneo de Manila University)4. Jenny Aclan (http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2008/03/2007-bar-exam-results.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-3503207262403936809Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:47:00 +00002008-07-17T21:26:43.874-07:00agricultural educationagricultural workersWhen I was in college, there were older people who teased me for taking an agricultural course. They said I was studying in UP just to "daru" (plow the fields using a carabao). Some of them even told me that I am wasting my time taking agricultural course from UP and that I should have taken Law or Medicine to make the most out of the rare chance of entering this prestigious university. Some of http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2008/01/agricultural-workers-dilemma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-8587560967790991708Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:08:00 +00002008-01-15T21:51:46.250-08:00I seem to have ignored 2 anonymous yet very cool comments on one of my previous posts: "Agricultural Engineering Board Exam 2007". I am very sorry about that. In fact, I very well appreciate comments that I am reposting it here so it would be a lot easier for every body to read it. Here it goes:2 CommentsClose this window Jump to comment form Anonymous said... Eto lang ang masasabi ko...Comparedhttp://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2008/01/comments-on-my-previous-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-2596873108804186870Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:01:00 +00002010-03-23T22:26:08.419-07:00agricultural engineeremploymentengineeringagricultureagricultural engineeringAbout 3 months ago, I was playing with some of the features available in this blog. I created a poll asking this question: "What are the chances of an agricultural engineer in getting a reasonable job in the Philippines?." I got about 35 responses. Five percent answered very good, 8% answered good, 8% were neutral, 25% answered bad, and, as expected, 51% answered very bad. Not a good news for http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2008/01/chances-of-getting-reasonable-job-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-1276760078830865017Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:42:00 +00002007-09-17T13:55:13.052-07:00UPLBagricultural engineering board examXavier University"The tables have turned", so announced Cherie Fae P. Ancheta and Gerald A. Tarampi of Xavier University. Perhaps this is the first time in the history of Philippine Agricultural Engineering that UP Los Baños, should I say, is toppled from the top place. Xavier University has grabbed the top place with 92% passing rate (12 of 13) from UP Los Baños with 88% (35 out of 40).Most Agricultural http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2007/09/tables-have-turned-so-announced-cherie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-7498035617730566908Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:40:00 +00002007-09-14T18:16:45.988-07:00agricultural engineerstoriesThis story was told by one speaker during the 2003 Oath Taking of new agricultural engineers. Unfortunately I forgot the name of that speaker.A soap manufacturing company was having problem regarding empty soap boxes that were dispatched out of the facility. The empty boxes that passed through the manufacturing line occured frequently that it alarmed the company management. They then invited http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2007/08/which-box-is-empty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-3372477433516297651Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:15:00 +00002007-09-14T17:16:15.102-07:00agricultural engineerjob huntemploymenteducationengineeringjob searchcareeragricultural engineeringI once heard this story during a lecture of a great agricultural engineer who obviously was my idol way back in college. Here it goes:During a convention, an engineer and a scientist, who actually was a mathematician, were a having a small talk along the corridor. They then a noticed a beautiful lady on the opposite side of the corridor. Being the typical gentlemen that most engineers are, the http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2007/08/scientist-and-engineer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-765715862434393821Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:27:00 +00002007-08-17T20:36:41.519-07:00agricultural engineeragriculturaljob huntemploymenteducationengineeringacademejob searchcareeragricultureagricultural engineeringOkay, this so-called "BS Agricultural Engineering" course has ruined many engineering dreams, or at least, hinders career growth. Now what?A few days ago I received an e-mail from one of the few readers of this blog. It says 'enough for the negative publicity about agricultural engineering'. What is important now is to know what to do. Hundreds of high school graduates will then be lured into http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2007/08/lets-walk-talk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-8392679354041789835Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:59:00 +00002007-08-17T20:31:29.339-07:00agriculturaljob huntemploymenteducationengineeringacademejob searchcareeragricultureI am beginning to view agricultural engineering as a career trap; five years for the good ones, 6 on the average, while up to 10 years for the most devoted ones. :). Most students who took/are taking this degree are usually those who want to help this so-called agricultural country, improve the lives of our ever-poorest farmers, and are usually been exposed to the countryside environment at leasthttp://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2007/08/5-years-into-career-trap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-4998790658992232804Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:06:00 +00002007-08-24T15:49:32.289-07:00agriculturaljob huntemploymenteducationengineeringacademejob searchcareeragricultureBased on my own experience, no. Based on other agricultural engineers' experiences, still no. It really does not matter if you have passed the board exam or not. I only know three ways you can go after finishing your agricultural engineering degree. First, which is the most common, work as an employee (probably not as an engineer). Second, start your own business or till your father's farm. http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2007/07/does-it-matter-if-you-are-licensed-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451880071537209004.post-1280766914194910977Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:19:00 +00002007-08-17T20:02:36.648-07:00agriculturaljob huntemploymenteducationengineeringacademejob searchcareeragricultureEver since I entered the employment world, I really find my license as an Agricultural Engineer a hindrance towards landing a good job. Agricultural companies are not hiring agricultural engineers, they are hiring agriculturists. If ever they need engineers for their agricultural structures, they seek the help of civil engineers. For agricultural processing, they seek the services of chemical, http://agri-eng.blogspot.com/2007/07/getting-through-challenges-of-being.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Apprentice X)1