Me and My Dirty Mind ...
Welcome to My Dirty Mind!
This photograph was taken in March 2010 during the graduation of my first cousin Venusa from Lumen Christi Catechetical Center, Stella Maris College. To her left is the Reverend Joey Evangelista, M.J., one of my classmates in the Ph.D. program of Loyola School of Theology.
Invest in the Future of the Philippines : Send a Future Teacher to College!
Lumen Christi Catechetical Center (LCCC) is the College Department of Stella Maris College administered by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) [http://www.fmmphils.com/index.html]. It equips young women with the necessary skills to be basic education teachers who witness to a simple lifestyle according to the witness of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi.
You can support a student with a semestral investment of only PhP 7,000.00, or an annual investment of only PhP 21,000.00, or a total of only PhP 56,000.00 for eight semesters.
Contact them at (+632) 912 4085.
Lumen Christi Catechetical Center (LCCC) is the College Department of Stella Maris College administered by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) [http://www.fmmphils.com/index.html]. It equips young women with the necessary skills to be basic education teachers who witness to a simple lifestyle according to the witness of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi.
You can support a student with a semestral investment of only PhP 7,000.00, or an annual investment of only PhP 21,000.00, or a total of only PhP 56,000.00 for eight semesters.
Contact them at (+632) 912 4085.
The Bible : Online Resources Guide
Instructional Management 212 (Information Technology and Media Education) : A PORTFOLIO
Ecological Footprint : Measure your individual impact on the environment!
A Guide to Responding to the Ecological Footprint Quiz
Select language. If you choose English, click the United States flag.
"What country do you live in?" You can choose the Philippines from the dropdown menu or by clicking its location on the map.
"What measurement system would you like to use?" Choose Metric.
"How many people live in your household?" Including yourself, how many people live with you in the same residence? Click the button of the appropriate number.
"What is your annual household income in US dollars?" How much money do all the people who live with you in the same residence earn in one year? Go to the OANDA currency converter [http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/] to convert from Philippine pesos [PHP] to US dollars [USD]. Click the button of the appropriate amount.
It is not required to place your e-mail address, unless you want to receive alerts from the sponsors.
Click "Next".
"What best describes the climate zone you live in?" Choose "Tropical and wet" [default for Philippines].
"What is the size of your home?" Click the button of the appropriate description.
"What energy sources do you use in your home?" Check electricity and liquefied petroleum gas. If you do not use wood [charcoal], uncheck it. Uncheck "heating oil", since it is not used in the Philippines, which has not winter season.
Leave Item #8 as it is.
For number of kilometers traveled every year, you can calculate an estimate using the distance calculator map in polyline mode at http://mapsof.net/distance-calculator/philippines. Just make sure you zoom in the map sufficiently. Include your tricycle and motorcycle trips in the automobile category. You can have a rough annual estimate by multiplying your weekly distance by 52 weeks.
"What country do you live in?" You can choose the Philippines from the dropdown menu or by clicking its location on the map.
"What measurement system would you like to use?" Choose Metric.
"How many people live in your household?" Including yourself, how many people live with you in the same residence? Click the button of the appropriate number.
"What is your annual household income in US dollars?" How much money do all the people who live with you in the same residence earn in one year? Go to the OANDA currency converter [http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/] to convert from Philippine pesos [PHP] to US dollars [USD]. Click the button of the appropriate amount.
It is not required to place your e-mail address, unless you want to receive alerts from the sponsors.
Click "Next".
"What best describes the climate zone you live in?" Choose "Tropical and wet" [default for Philippines].
"What is the size of your home?" Click the button of the appropriate description.
"What energy sources do you use in your home?" Check electricity and liquefied petroleum gas. If you do not use wood [charcoal], uncheck it. Uncheck "heating oil", since it is not used in the Philippines, which has not winter season.
Leave Item #8 as it is.
For number of kilometers traveled every year, you can calculate an estimate using the distance calculator map in polyline mode at http://mapsof.net/distance-calculator/philippines. Just make sure you zoom in the map sufficiently. Include your tricycle and motorcycle trips in the automobile category. You can have a rough annual estimate by multiplying your weekly distance by 52 weeks.
Biblical Stewardship of Wealth
According to Ken Wilson in his book God First, part of fulfilling the great commandment to love God with all of one's strength is honoring God through the proper stewardship of one's time and of one's wealth.
Acquiring financial literacy is one way of honoring God by properly managing one's share in God's blessing of wealth.
Below are some useful links that can improve one's financial literacy.
Acquiring financial literacy is one way of honoring God by properly managing one's share in God's blessing of wealth.
Below are some useful links that can improve one's financial literacy.
http://moneysense.com.ph/magazine/ [by MoneySense Online]
http://personalfinance.ph/index.html [by Efren Ll. Cruz, RFP]
http://www.randelltiongson.com/ [by J. Randell Tiongson, RFP]
http://chinkeetan.com/ [by Ferdinand "Chinkee" Tan]
https://ssl29.chi.us.securedata.net/abcapitalonline.com/riskprof1.htm [ABCapital Online's Investment Matchmaker]
http://personalfinance.ph/index.html [by Efren Ll. Cruz, RFP]
http://www.randelltiongson.com/ [by J. Randell Tiongson, RFP]
http://chinkeetan.com/ [by Ferdinand "Chinkee" Tan]
https://ssl29.chi.us.securedata.net/abcapitalonline.com/riskprof1.htm [ABCapital Online's Investment Matchmaker]
Stressed? Some Useful Links :
In the Miriam College Mini Forest Park with writer John Iremil Teodoro and sociologist-magician Al Leonidas during the ceremonial opening of the Buwan ng Wika 2010.
The One with the Dirty Mind
Christian B. Manaloto, Ph.D. cand., is a tenured professor in Theology of the Higher Education Unit of Miriam College [http://www.mc.edu.ph] in Quezon City, Philippines.
An aspiring Renaissance man, he helps prepare case histories for those applying for Catholic marriage annulments on the side and has recently begun an additional career as a personal financial planner.
His curriculum vitae is available online at http://cmanaloto.blogspot.com.
An aspiring Renaissance man, he helps prepare case histories for those applying for Catholic marriage annulments on the side and has recently begun an additional career as a personal financial planner.
His curriculum vitae is available online at http://cmanaloto.blogspot.com.
| cbm-cv.doc |
Photographs and Memories
(c) 2010. Christian B. Cardinal Manaloto.
