Shine Brighter 2013

DJ Earworm does this yearly mash-up of all the hits of 2012 and with this year, he titled this track as "shine brighter". As this year comes into a conclusion I would like to take this same inspiration in welcoming 2013. My goal now for 2013 is to shine brighter hopefully in all aspects of my life which is love, career, school, life in general and my spiritual life.

The year of the water snake will be in a few hours and instead of making my yearly resolutions list which i ended up not accomplishing, I would like to try a new approach this year, by saying thank you. 2012 has been such a wonderful roller coaster ride full of surprises and adventure. Words were said, paths were traveled  relationships were built and absolutely and most importantly many lessons were learned.  First of all I would like to thank the following for making me shine brighter during this past year and making 2012 indeed an amazing journey :)

To God, for always putting me where I grow best (not only physically) but holistically :)

To Dad, for being my adviser in love, career and life in general.

To Mommy, for being my number 1 fan kahit alam kong dehado na ako. for being a mother also to my pets at home most especially in times of dire need.

To JC, for being the president of my fans club, haha (alam ko naiinis ka na habang binabasa mo 'to!) pero, thanks for listening to all my stories and cesnya sa mga pangaral ko (you'll realize its importance in a few years) :)

To Catrina, my girlfriend for 3 years already and still counting, thanks for taking care of my errands, for the patience, concern, and for just being there for me all of the time. I love you! :)

To my direct relatives (Gomez'), for being a bright spot in our compound, considering what's happening right now.

To my JC friends (you know who you are!) for being my constant travel/gimik/food/kalokohan mates. I'll treasure these moments.

To my PSE friends (you also know who you are!) for always welcoming me every time I visit Ayala triangle, and making such visits indeed wonderful.

To my grad school friends for being my soft spot in rigorous academic exercises na ginagawa natin!

To my beswan for making me smile when i stumble upon your posts in fb :))

To my mentors in all aspects of my life (love, career, school, life in general, spiritual life) for believing in my potential, for giving me some of the best advices I've ever heard so far.

To my newly found friends in my new work thanks for welcoming me and letting me swim with confidence and with a life vest :) my work wouldn't be as enjoyable without you guys.

Now i'm off to some last minute preps for new year's eve celebration! see you 2013! :)

2012: Resolutions, Goals and Purpose

2011 will be over in a few hours so as I always do, let me run down on my resolutions and goals for the coming year of the water dragon (as they say in Feng Shui). Creating lists are not required for everyone, but a lot of people still do it to guide them throughout the year or just for fun :) . A new year's resolution list is similar to that of a child's Santa Clause wishlist, a Santa Clause wishlist maybe a kiddie version of a New Year's wishlist as aspirations, goals and wants change over time.

To start off, here's my new year's resolutions:

1. To attain financial wellness - i need to cut down on my unnecessary expenses, WHATEVER it is.
2. To live a healthier lifestyle - minimize or ultimately quit smoking this year as i am not getting any younger anymore.
3. Minimize tardiness - not only in work, but in other commitments, in meeting deadlines, in school work, and in the on-the-side work that i do.
4. Read more books - though this is not a problem for me, i think i should be more open to other genres as well as not only look but MAKE time for it.
5. Fix my desk at the office and room at home - studies show that a more organized and cleaner workplace can be more beneficial for the person.

On top of my new year's resolutions, I also have a separate list of goals for 2012:

1. Hopefully finish my degree :) - excited about having an M.S. after my surname in due time, but diligence and patience on passing through Comprehensive Examinations and Master's Thesis within the year is the key.
2. Learn a new language - a multilingual individual can go a long way, so as this has been always on my list each and every year, I need to do this asap so as to not lose the momentum.
3. Travel and discover the world - Malaysia and Indonesia is within reach in the next few months. More to come for the next few years.
4. Learn a new skill - would love to enroll in a writing or painting workshop or might go back to violin classes or learn something else. The possibilities are endless.
5. Meet new people - to establish great friendships and network which in due time will really pay off.

However long our lists are, the very essence of it is that we have aspirations and dreams that make us live life in its fullest. It is with these dreams and aspirations where we get the ultimate source of that flame that lights a fire under our asses, the very purpose of how we want to live. Speaking of purpose, let me share with you a very good song from the 2004 Tony Awards' Best Musical Avenue Q, titled Purpose.

2 years and all the cheesy pick-up lines

Just want to share my facebook wall post for Cat & I's 2nd Anniversary:

It has been two years and we are still standing strong, happy and very much in love. We may not agree in a few things, but that's part of it. There are so many words i want to utter in my mouth right now but let me put it down into three simple words "I LOVE YOU". Let me get back to that day when i delivered my classic pickup line that swept you off your feet and started my intense appreciation for the what they say, kabaduyan ng mga pick-up lines. :))

Setting: Meeting Room while preparing some Christmas decors

Characters: Myself, johnlloydwannabe & Cat, johnlloydwannabewith

Me: Mayroon isang lugar na gusto ko talagang puntahan...
Cat: Saan? Sa Aman Pulo? (and some other places)
Me: Malapit lang yun, soobrang lapit lang! as in!
Cat: Saan nga?! Nasa Makati?
Me: Hinde
Cat: Saan!?
Me: SA PUSO MO! :)

The rest was history ika nga.

Happy Happy 2nd anniversary!! I LOVE YOU

Wishing that this wall post doesn't destruct you on your exam later today rather will give you INSPIRATION. :)

HAIRvironment

As a working professional in my mid-20s there have been a multitude of dillemas that I have experienced through the years. Besides the so called unofficial quarter life crisis I am supposed to be experiencing, there comes the multiple adaptations that I go through from everyday life shifting from being single to being in a relationship, from being a full-time student to being a working one, from transferring from one workplace to another, from meeting new people or just meeting people from my past, this world is such a whirlwind of whichever is under the sun.

Much from my very kathartic and long introduction, my point being is to introduce a truly amazing product that i started using just a few months ago to sort of address my unhealthy, hair-thinning/balding problem.

Presenting JĀSÖN, a 100% all-natural personal care brand from the US which is being locally distributed by Healthy Options, one of my favorite shops around. I am using their thin-to-thick hair care system. The product in all fairness has been addressing my hair problems. One, my white hairs suddenly disappeared after just a few months after using, second as weeks pass by, I see that my hair has been going back to that thickness it has been before (though gradually, more moths to come), there were time a few months back that I was really desperate in getting all my hair shaved so i could not see or feel that I am already losing hair at such a young age. Third, my hair became softer and more healthy looking as before. It looks like that I am doing a very manufactured-prime time TV-major multinational company-advertisement but the bottom line is that this particular product works.

Scanning through products out in the market, I can say that JĀSÖN's thin-to-thick hair care system is such a wonder. Not only this, but what truly made me admire the brand itself is that it doesn't need to have multimillion dollar advertising campaigns to sell its products, second it is very close to my heart since we have the same goal of being environmentally conscious of not using harmful chemicals in its ingredients thus protecting the environment in the long run.

At the end of the day its good to know that there are still companies/brands that are very conscious in meeting halfway in terms of satisfying both the customers, as well as the environment at the same time. Corporate greed is not in their line of thought. Just quality, life-changing, and lastly and importantly environmentally-conscious products.

Indeed, going back to the shower is more responsibly done :)

"I want to serve other people"

As i was fixing my things in my room i was surprised to stumble upon this old piece of paper from high school, i think an output from an activity during career counseling for those in senior year.

Looking at it further, it's both a realization and a reflection of my aspirations. I am so proud of myself that even at the age of 15 i was already having the very essence of my existence embedded in the tapestry of my neurons in making this world a better place to live in by putting into number 1 "I want to serve other people".My chosen fields of study it seems that i haven't indicated psychology or behavioral science on it but still, i am a son of the social sciences and will forever be forever grateful about it :)

On power dreams, I am quite surprised that i wanted to be a political leader because as of now and maybe in a long time I wouldn't want to be one, seeing how our political system works on our country, but why not if the likes of Nelson Mandela, Cory Aquino or even Mahatma Gandhi who were all icons of making this world a better place to live in and in my opinion reached the top of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs by being SELF-ACTUALIZED with what they have done for our world.

Looking at the list made me realize that there's still tons of work, patience and powerdeaming (as i may say) to do to reach the top of my own hierarchy of needs :)

Confirmation and 15 years

(JC with Tita Chari, JC's Confirmation Godmother)

Yesterday, JC had her confirmation in school. In all fairness to St. Paul-Pasig, they are organized in conducting such school events given the limited space in their venue and more than 300+ confirmants. Bishop Vergara of the Archdiocese of Pasig was the celebrant of the event, needless to say, I also had my confirmation when I was 12 years old here in our parish, but compared to my sister's, it was a little unorganized and uncomfortable since it was the yearly "kumpilang bayan" you expect almost all of the parishioners' children to participate, add the humid sunday midday church temperature, the long homily and the VERY unorganized picture-taking part of the program. Anyways, I would like to congratulate JC for being confirmed (pwede na siya ikasal), kidding aside you can see below a school project i did way back in grade school which contains a poem I composed for my sister. Obvious ba na I am truly proud of her? :)

Again, congratulations to my sister JC for being confirmed, may you continue being a responsible Catholic and spread the word of God, and YES, after mong mag-debut and ang Japan trip natin pwede ka na ikasal in... 15 years :)

Cyber Life Reengineering

Yes, you read the title right, reengineering. Such a powerful word, but really applies to my cyber life. After having lunch today, I managed to check on how my blog is and to a coincidence the last time i had an entry was the same month last year. Blogspot life was ZERO. I also checked on the blog of those I always follow and to my surprise, they have either cancelled, refurbished, transferred to another account or just like me, have not updated for ages.

I haven't blogged for quite some time and come to think of it, the last time i wrote something out of my cyber pen "nawalan ata ng tinta for some time" :)) was September of last year, what a coincidence really :) Then I was blogging about my 9th monthsary with girlfriend and the previous entry was about the UAAP cheerdance and this coming weekend I will also be in Araneta (hopeful about getting tickets) to watch the cheerdance with my girlfriend and our friends. A lot of things have happened to me in the past months I was not blogging, and to give you a rundown here are some of them:

I was able to complete my academic subjects for my master's degree, now i'm off to my practicum, comprehensive examinations, and my master's thesis, i'm giving myself up to October 2012 to finish my degree.

I also haven't featured my travels in and out of the country in the last few months and even those I had years ago. I may be so swamped with work that I totally forgot about injecting ink to my cyber pen or i am just plain busy juggling, work, school, business and personal life.

The emergence of the other popular social networking outlets like facebook and twitter also snatched my time away from blogspot. Gone were the days that friendster, myspace and multiply were the ultimate attention rivals of blogspot.

We also moved in our new yet unfinished house still in Taguig,

I am with my employer for more than a year now, and so far, no plans to resign.

Why Reengineering?

In the last few years and months that I was not blogging, Lots of ideas and things went into my mind which gave me this concepts in reengineering this blog

Whatever I blog must at least contribute to the ultimate goal of making this world a better place to live in? Sounds ambitious I know, but as they said everything starts small, like how plants came from seeds, chickens from eggs (still debatable though lol), the complex human beings from the primodial soup. etc. I can do it one step at a time.

Superhuman?

A certain realization that caught me off guard with what I have been experiencing for a few days is that, there comes a time in your life when for you it seems that everything is properly aligned, na kahit ganun, kahit papaano mayroon at mayroon pa ring pagkukulang. None is perfect in this world both living and non-living. But, since this is the present and this is what is available and generously served you have to deal with it. Beggars can't be choosers.

Masyado lang talaga akong ambisyoso kaya ganito. One should learn to prioritize. One should learn self- management, because there's no such thing as time management, because time is naturally unmanageable and slips very fast. We can't do multitude of things all at the same time or else quality would be sacrificed.

and oops I almost forgot I am not superman because I don't have the supernatural wonders that would make me more than who I really am. I am just simple, true and human.

Until

Dear Anonymous,

First of all I want to say sorry If I am already making you uncomfortable with my actions, I promise to stay discreet with my actions and your identity as well. I really hope the good times would be back where we could talk to each other out of the blue without you thinking that there's a motive or something. I asked you one time if you know me? I got a reply. I'll reply sana and come with you during the ride and talk about things I haven't told you pa.

I hope we could spend more time with each other, and will let you know of how everything is at this point in time. I know it would already be close to impossible to bring back the companionship and friendship we have before this...

I was always thinking of the time when we could go out and "hang-out" and that would such be a delight. I was also thinking of the time were we could sit down relax talk casually, and maybe stare at you all day, looking through your eyes, asking how you see mine. I also remember a time when we were talking about our preferences. You told me that I was looking for a greek goddess, and I told you that you were looking for a greek god that doesn' even exist, as for my part I would like to say that a greek goddess doesn't exist as well UNTIL I MET YOU. Each time we don't talk would both be pleasure and pain for me, pleasure in the sense that I still have time to construct and organize my thoughts, so if we talk I don't get lost I don't confuse you with words I say.

Corny man ako, pero damn! gugustuhin ko nang maging corny habambuhay kung totoo naman lahat ng sinasabi ko! As I always say, if you need someone to kick, to punch, to curse , tell your frustrations o ano pa man, dito lang ako always open to talk, I'm willing to open up my ears, my mind and most especially my heart to you.

take care and love you much!

Sherwin

broken sonnet

Dear Anonymous,

By now, I know you would already be reading some of my simple letters to you. I would just like you to know that I am still alive and kicking, yes, they say that love is cheesy in some ways but that makes it more interesting. Everytime i don't see you around it seems like that i am no longer comfortable. There's something missing, medyo corny pero totoo pala. I wouldn't mind if you're now looking on a different perspective, the more you don't realize my presence the more i can still see your other side. Sabi ko nga in my earlier shoutouts in facebook "Mabuti nang ganito tayo.... dahil mas napagmamsadan kita mula sa malayuan" yeah, I know it would sound stalkerish already, pero wala lang. you wouldn't mind naman? dahil di mo naman pansin talaga.

Just want to share something, I was in an fx the other day and a very special song played on the radio, wala lang. the plucking of the guitar and the way champ sings it. It seems na sobrang mahal lang niya yung tao. Well, I'm into too much hale and mymp songs since we talked. sabi ko nga sa'yo don't mind me. I'm just like this everytime...

By the way here's the lyrics of the song:

Broken Sonnet by Hale (Isa lang masasabi ko, the best pa rin ang first album ng hale!)

And now I concede on the night
of this fifteenth song
Of melancholy, of melancholy
And now I will admit in this fourth line
That I love you, that i love you

I don't care what they say
I don't care what they do

Cause tonight I leave my fears behind
Cause tonight I'll be right at your side

The clock on the TV says 8:39 p.m.
It's the same, it's the same
And in this next line I'll say it all over again
That I love you, that i love you

I don't care what they say
I don't care what they do

Cause tonight I leave my fears behind
Cause tonight I'll be right at your side
Lie down right next to me
Lie down right next to me
And I will never let go, will never let go

I leave my fears behind
Cause tonight I'll be right at your side
Lie down right next to me
Lie down right next to me
And i will never let go, never let go

But still I see the tears from your eyes
Maybe I'm just not the one for you

With high regards,
Sherwin

Love Letter

Dear Anonymous,

Thanks for appearing in my real world today. For sure it would be such a long one but just seeing you doing your own stuff would make such a big difference. I know maiinis ka na naman, pero okay lang at least alam mo nag-exist pala ako at the first place. There's so much stories I would like to tell you, unfortunately a lot of things happened in the past weeks kaya di kita masisisi. honga pala, i would be changing my number really soon from smart to globe so me and my friends could text regularly as well as you. I hope you don't forget to smile kahit at least once a day lang. I know it would help you release your tension. Remember that i'm just around the corner and you as well in the corner of my heart. Will write to you again tomorrow.

take care and God bless!
Sherwin

White Marble Flooring

Here's the aftermath of ondoy's very fierce rainfall last saturday:

This is suppose to be our living room's white marble flooring, now it's underwater and those white boxes in the upper right part of the pic are kitchen cabinets removed to be used as sort of "scaffoldings" for our more precious stuff, and yes, we now use a hose to get potable water for laundry, washing dishes etc. Thanks God I'm still way LUCKIER compared to others who experienced WORST harshness from Ondoy! Let us all pray as a nation that we will survive this catastrophe, pero bilang pinoy yakang-yaka natin 'to we're already tested in these types of situations. I still hope that everyone would still be optimistic cause as we always say, there will ALWAYS be sunshine after the rain, literally. =) Good night everyone!

Really Hard Item #2

It's really hard when you get to that situation where people accuse you of something that you really are not or something you didn't do. It's really hard that people do misinterpret you in countless ways. It's really hard for you to understand because all odds are against you and every action you do will be perceived improperly. Why do people still push forth things that are way too impossible to achieve or in a better view, difficult to fathom...




...Sometimes, just like some things in life there's no need for an explanation.

On Humility, Users & Frustrations Item #1

I really hate people who are users, i mean users in their own understanding, nakakainis talaga...I mean everyone's living in a utilitarian world but to some extent we have to manage these people because as everything, every single entity, non-living or living should have a saturation point.

Humility is a measure of breeding. I certainly believe that these is applied to everyone else, that's why up to this constantly changing era, there is still a great barrier between educated or not, rich or poor and for me properly educated and raised and IMproperly educated and raised.

Have anyone been frustrated in their present engagement or relationship. I cannot speak of this because me myself is not involved in a relationship at this point. I don't care how people treat you or how they perceived you. What I really care about is that why are you doing these behind your loveone's back. I think you are just bitter and have regrets with all the "present" that you have. Bakit di ka pa rin tumitigil. We were supposed to be closer as friends but with what you did, everything failed. You had been a great barrier and i think will always be as soon as I am here and you are still frustrated. You think you're great! well, that's what you ONLY think, and i definitely beg to differ in a million ways.

50 days and another stage of my life comes. I want to be antisocial, I want to hate everyone because i believe its very healthy. Everyone wouldn't like it. I know. but like everything else we shouldn't be fixated and be stagnant. Everything else develops rapidly.

countenhear

1,2,3 I was counting lizards on our ceiling
I hear noises from outside
Noises that will be part earth’s horizon
Off as my light went out…everything was hidden on darkness

3,4,5 I was counting advertisements on tv
I hear dogs barking, and cats meowing
The sofa was soft as I was lying
Watching shows that networks do for living

6,7,8 I was counting text messages on my mobile
I hear my keypads being pushed as if they were spelling out
every letter i put in.
The bed was ready to be laid on but i still refuse.

9 and 10 I was counting how many hours have passed and I still think of you
I hear the alarm waking me up and saying a bright morning
but every day that passes, 1-10 would still be 1-10 if only you were right here with me...

....then every number wouldn't be the same

bro/ken hearted

she was my world were all the things are in their right places
she was the one who puts glimmer in my eyes,
she was the panacea for a lifelong of unbearable venom
she was the missing piece in my life's puzzle

one day i realized that such move can be risky
risky that it can break us apart,
apart where hatred and pain are sandwiched by life's destiny
destiny, yes destiny that is not for us, but for her to someone else

if ever i knew that things would happen this way
then, i should've waited longer, where everything else were ripe
ripe, where it can be picked and be enjoyed by two
the two whom equality of love and comfort will be a commitment

every woman i see, i see her in their faces
a face that i know will remain up to my deathbed
remain not only because of love but more of pain and disappointment
pain and disappointment that will remain as scars in my mind

now i see she's in cloud 9, in someone else's hands
dynamites keep on exploding up in my mind down to my heart
the reason for living is not anymore important
important, because time is too short, and the venom is engulfing my whole body

maybe there is a reason , yes it's a reason why we both didn't became as one
the reason i do not know...maybe were just two opposite poles that do not collide
or there is something in me that doesn't satisfy her, or is there really more to life
more to life that she looks for, that more to life that she found with someone else,
and not with me.

Spiritual Medicine

We've been to Tagaytay to spend our Holy Thursday & Good Friday away from Manila. (pictures comming soon on multiply) Actually, biglaan lang naman ang lakad. We were supposed to have a retreat pero ayun di na rin naayos ni Daddy, kaya ayun nag church na kami last night.

It has also been quite a while since I blogged about Lent. Pero this year had been very special for me since I never felt this energized about my faith. Quite some times, I really felt that i need to put my spirit to that "spiritual hospital" that i just created for myself. My spirit had been bruised for some time. I need to conduct a "spiritual first-aid" for myself.

That Spiritual first-aid is having the eagerness and urge to go to confession. Nothing equals the feeling of undergoing confession and telling all the things you were sorry for. It has been my habit to go to confession once a week in the Greenbelt church (Ston Nino de Paz). I've been doing this for some months already and I am encouraging everyone to actually do it. I tell you, the feeling is different. Come on! it's like 15-20 minutes to confess and it would give you speedy results.



It's better than spa and any form of exercise to release stress.



It's a good form of communication with that someone we called God.



It's better than C2 and green tea to detoxify your dirty inside.



Lastly, It's a better help for Jesus in the cross, at least the sins he needs to carry would be lesser.



I'm encouraging everyone to go to confession not only this time of lent, but everytime you need one and you need to communicate with God. Please visit your nearby parish to have a spiritual dose of medicine to your brusied spirit.



Have a meaningful weekend everyone! (Btw, the pic was taken during my flight back to Manila last February)

Beyond what is required.

I'll be straight to the point. I would be taking up my Master's Degree any time in a few months. yay. I'm super excited with this new development in my life and career, kahit mag-uumpisa pa lang naman.

Well this is pretty much an achievement on my part, since I'm known as a person who wants to finish thing so fast. Like, when I was in college, I have familiar lines like: I want to end this! gusto ko na grumaduate!..enough of the paper works, the case papers, the suuper long reading materials and handouts. hahahaha then ironically mag-aaral nanaman ako ulit.. tsk..tsk..

Course to take:

I am geared on taking a Master's Degree in Psychology (quite similar to my BA Behavioral Science Background), with concentration/major on Industrial/Organizational Psychology. as if i have a choice?!

From Tigers to _____

Well' that's unsure at this time pero I left myself with two choices, The acronyms of the first one is ***U and the other one is ***U hahaha. well, if you know me pretty much, you would have an idea which great schools these are. Pero, Ok na ako dun sa isa. Napasa ko na lahat. Magcoconfirm na lang and enroll and start na naman ng pagiging estudyante ko. I'm still waiting for the other one. still hoping and praying.

In relevance with my goal of finishing my master's degree in psychology in 2-3 years time, here's a copy of a being proposed Psychology Bill (A bill on professionalizing psychology like other professions e.g. Medicine, Architecture, Engineering, Education etc.) written by Psychologist Dr. Allan Bernardo (also one of the prominent faculty from one school of my choice, ***U)

The PAP Board approved the Proposed PSYCH BILL last May 2, 2008. It will be presented to the PAP body during the 45th Annual Convention in Davao City on August 14-16, 2008. Dr. Allan B.I. Bernardo, current PAP President, also answered frequently asked questions about the PSYCH BILL here.

Here are excerpts from the Proposed Philippine Psychology and Psychometrics Act of 2008.
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOMETRICS
A PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST shall be authorized to engage in the professional practice of psychology consisting of the delivery of psychological services:

(1) psychological interventions such as psychological counseling, psychotherapy, psychosocial support, coaching, psychological debriefing, group processes, etcetera;

(2) psychological assessment or the gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation, accomplished through a variety of tools; and,

(3) psychological programs or the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of psychological treatment programs and other psychological intervention programs for individuals and/or groups.

A PSYCHOMETRICIAN shall be authorized to do any of the following, provided, that such shall at all times be conducted under the supervision of a licensed professional psychologist:

(1) administering and scoring of objective personality tests, structured personality tests, pen and-paper intelligence, achievement and interest tests, excluding projective tests and other higher level forms of psychological tests;

(2) interpreting results of the same and preparing a written report on these results; and,

(3) conducting preparatory intake interviews of clients for psychological intervention sessions.


LICENSURE EXAMS REQUIRED

All applicants for registration to practice psychology and psychometrics shall be required to pass a licensure examination for psychologists and psychometricians.

QUALIFICATIONS TO TAKE THE LICENSURE EXAM FOR PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Applicant:
(a) is a Filipino citizen, a permanent resident, or a citizen of a foreign state/ country which extends reciprocity to the Philippines relative to the practice of the profession;

(b) holds at least a Master’s degree in Psychology and has obtained sufficient credits for the subjects covered in the examination;

(c) has undergone a minimum of 500 hours of supervised practicum/internship/ clinical experience under the auspices of a licensed psychologist or other licensed mental health professional;

(d) is of good moral character; and,

(e) has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.

QUALIFICATIONS TO TAKE THE LICENSURE EXAM FOR PSYCHOMETRICIANS

Applicant:

(a) is a Filipino citizen, a permanent resident, or a citizen of a foreign state/ country which extends reciprocity to the Philippines relative to the practice of the profession;

(b) holds at least a Bachelor?s degree in Psychology and has obtained sufficient credits for the subjects covered in the examination;

(c) is of good moral character; and,

(d) has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.

EXAM SUBJECTS FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS

The licensure exam shall cover the following:
(a) Advanced Theories of Personality
(b) Advanced Abnormal Psychology
(c) Advanced Psychological Assessment
(d) Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy

EXAM SUBJECTS FOR PSYCHOMETRICIANS
The licensure exam shall cover the following:
(a) Theories of Personality
(b) Abnormal Psychology
(c) Industrial Psychology
(d) Psychological Assessment

REGISTRATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS
A person must apply for registration with the Professional Regulatory Board for Psychology and Psychometrics within three (3) years after its creation, by submitting proof of having fulfilled the requirements under (1), (2), or (3) below, before the effectivity of this Act:

(1) Obtained a doctoral degree in Psychology and had accumulated 3 years of work experience in the practice of psychology in the Philippines;

(2) Obtained a master’s degree in Psychology and accumulated a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the practice of psychology in the Philippines;

(3) Government psychologists or government employees who hold plantilla positions as psychologists presently employed in various government agencies, who have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, accumulated a minimum of 10 years of work experience in the practice of psychology as a government psychologist, and who have obtained continuing professional education in various psychology-related functions.

REGISTRATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION FOR PSYCHOMETICIANS
A person must apply for registration with the Professional Regulatory Board for Psychology and Psychometrics within three (3) years after its creation, by submitting proof of having obtained a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and having accumulated a minimum of 2 years full time work experience in the practice of psychometrics in the Philippines, before the effectivity of this Act.

Source: http://papnews.wordpress.com/ Posted July 18, 2008 by papnews

Resurrection

I've been out of touch not only from this blog but from my spirituality as well for a few months due to so many things that happened. Basta, kwento ko na lang next time. I need to meet Mr. Sandman na. Good night everyone!

My Christmas Wishlist!

Its that time of the year when everyone is happy, everyone is preparing for that one special day, all the lights and sounds, the catchy beats, the cool surrounding air, the colorful packages and gifts, the feast. And for the second time i'm making my wishlist. Christmas is not only for kids but for me also.

1. Ipod Touch - every music lovers oxygen tank, and singers' lifeblood
2. As I Am Album of Alicia Keys - the 9-time Grammy winning R&B superstar's 3rd studio album
3. A "pogi" planner - since i don't have the resources and the coffeeholism needed i can't afford that one of starbucks'
4. A wi-fi router - so that wireless heaven could be made possible at home
5. Any spiderman collectible - an addition to my growing collection.

So for those who would read this, better check your pockets and be ready christmas will be very soon.