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According to the researchers led by Ulf Gyllensten of the University of
Uppsula in Sweden, we are all descendants of a group of people that lived in
Africa about 170,000 years ago! That being said, we are related to each
other because we all descended from a single ancestral group. Scientists say
that the difference in the color of our skin is a natural adaptation to the
environment. Therefore, people from colder climates have little melanin while those that live in warmer areas have more melanin in their skin.
Of course, as we multiply through reproduction, we lose the DNA
that comes from the source. This is the reason why later on,
people become divided by ethnicity.I guess these shared ancestors are the reason why people have lookalikes
in other parts of the world. Whenever I watch foreign movies, my first
reaction is how some of the actors resemble our local ones. Therefore,
I made a list of the actors and actresses that have their local counterparts here in the Philippines.I became a fan of Ajay Devgn and Tabu when I watched their movie Drishyam.
Little did I knew that he is a very popular actor in India! Not only that, but he is also a film producer and film director. His face reminds me of
Raymond Bagatsing who is also a good actor. Coincidentally, the Bagatsings
have Indian blood so this must have also contributed to Raymond’s resemblance to Ajay.Emma Watson is a British actress who is still known for playing Hermione
Granger in the Harry Potter movies. Her signature shy smile reminds me
of young actress Maris Racal who started her showbiz career through
PBB (Pinoy Big Brother).A lot of Mark Herras’ fans claim that he is the George Clooney of the
Philippines. At first, I did not find the resemblance because George’s
features appear to be more masculine than Mark’s. I checked George’s
younger photos and I understood where the similarity was coming from.
Now, I agree that George Clooney, an American actor, looks like Mark Herras.Kris Aquino once said that Vic Sotto reminded her of American actor
Gregory Peck. I checked Gregory’s old photos and found the similarity.
They both have a pair of thick eyebrows and tantalizing eyes.Kate Winslet, an American actress, might have changed from being a sweet
young actress in the late 90s to a sophisticated lady in the present times
but watching her in the role of Rose in the Titanic reminded me of
actress-singer Jessa Zaragosa.Chloe Grace Moretz grew up right before our eyes. The American actress started her career at the age of 7 and is still active now. Her
appearance in 500 Days of Summer reminded me of Andi Eigenmann. Andi
got her first break in showbiz when she played the dual role of Agua and
Bendita. Born to a family of talented and beautiful actors and actresses,
she chooses to live a simple life in Siargao with her children and fiance’.Dr. Foster’s South Korean version is known as The World of the Married. Soon,
we’ll be having our version with the working title “The Broken Marriage
Vow.” We all know by now that the three lead characters will be played
by Jodi Sta. Maria as the wife, Zanjoe Marudo as the unfaithful husband, and Sue Ramirez as the mistress. But before the management confirmed Sue’s
role, fans were suggesting that the closest ones that look like Han So Hee
were either Kylie Padilla or Cassy Legaspi. Of course, that would not happen
because the two ladies are still under GMA’s contract.Children of the 80s knew how big of a teen star Lotlot De Leon was. Her being
the firstborn of Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon added interest in her
aside from the fact that she had her own mass appeal. I was watching
The Chronicles of Narnia and found that the actress that played Susan
has a strong resemblance to Lotlot. She is the British actress Anna Popplewell.There’s a story that some people in the California area mistook Sarah
Lahbati for the famous model Gigi Hadid. They should probably meet
each other just like what happened between Liz Taylor and Amalia Fuentes
ages ago.I have to admit that the only Thai actor that I am familiar with is
Mario Maurer. I watch some Thai horror movies but I just could not
remember the actors unless I google them. Suppakorn Chaiyo appeared
in one of my searches about Thai actors but very little information
is known about him. Anyway, he looks like Joem Bascon. Joem is a good
actor here.Ananya Panday of India and Sue Ramirez can pass as sisters. They say that
Sue’s lookalike is Alice Dixson but I think they will change their mind
once they see Ananya.I have been watching Mexican telenovelas since Thalia’s rise to fame
through Marimar. The golden girl is still as beautiful and sexy as ever!
You should see her recent birthday photos. Karla Estrada, Daniel Padilla’s
mother, is on the heavy side now. But 90s kids would attest that Karla
was slim during her teenage years. Google her old photos and you’ll see
her strong resemblance to Thalia. Another Mexican actress Eiza Gonzales
looks like Iza Calzado.Both of them have classic beauties.I was watching Fantasy Island when I noticed that one of the actresses
look like Janine Gutierrez. Lucy Hale is an American actress who was
also in the cast of the TV series Pretty Little Liars. Some of Janine’s
fans say that she looks like Mila Kunis but I think that she has a
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The most important gadget of an engineering student is his scientific calculator. If I remember it right, my first calculator in college was a simple programmable one. It survived Algebra, Trigonometry, Chemistry, Physics, Differential Calculus, and Integral Calculus. It broke down when I was in my 3rd year and I replaced it with a basic scientific calculator that survived Differential Equations, Statistics, Accounting, Production-Planning-Scheduling and Control, Methods Engineering, Thermodynamics, Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Operations Research 1, and Operations Research 2. I hope I did not miss anything!
Back in the day, I could lend anything from notebooks to books except my calculator. My calculator was the most precious thing inside my bag aside from my wallet. The problem with me was unlike most students, I needed to get familiar with something before I become good at using it. There was one instance when a classmate borrowed my calculator and forgot to return it after his class. Therefore, I was forced to borrow a calculator and nearly failed my quiz because it took me time to know the functions.
My most difficult Math subject was Differential Equations. (Hello, L’Hopital’s Rule!). Given how basic my scientific calculator was, it was a challenge solving these long and difficult equations. I had two classmates who had a high-end Casio programmable scientific calculator that could solve equations and show graphs. The first one was my seatmate named Winona and she was generous in lending me her calculator to confirm if my solution was correct. One time, Sir Nacino (our instructor) noticed her super-advanced calculator and called her attention that he does not allow that in class. The other one was a classmate and a neighbor named Jackie. Jackie and I used to do our Differential Equations homework at her house. The struggle for us was finding the correct solution because we already knew the answer since her calculator could compute for that. There was a time when we had to finish a 50-item assignment because he was on leave. Jackie and I started doing it on Saturday afternoon and finished it the following day.
Some instructors allowed us to write down the formulas on the index card while others obliged us to memorize them. Thus, for some cunning students, they took advantage of their calculator’s back portion where they could insert their “kodigo” or cheat sheet on its slot.
I am not sure if schools give suggestions now about the model and capability of a scientific calculator. If you have the means to buy one, do so. Investing in a good calculator would make your college life easier because, in the university, one is on his own. But my stand on this is to make sure that you know how to compute it manually. The calculator or computer would just serve as your guide to keep you on the right track. -
“Sa silong ng langit
doon sa Puerto Rivas.
Ay may isang talang
nagniningnging.
Maximino delos Reyes
ang kanyang pangalan.
Nagbigay ng ningning
sa buong Bataan.”I am not sure if I got the lyrics right.
My late father used to sing it during his frisky moments.
I think he found the lyrics catchy.
On a serious note, I believe he was just too proud of his “kababaryo.”(And by the way, is there really such a jingle?)
The Maximino Delos Reyes that I was aware of was the
“Maximino Delos Reyes Memorial School” in Puerto Rivas,
Balanga, Bataan. Before 1957, it was known as Puerto Rivas
Elementary School. The school was renamed to honor the man who
donated the land. Actually, the land where the public cemetery
lies was also his donation.Maximino Delos Reyes’ name has a recall because of the school.
Unfortunately, much information is not known about this gentleman.
Born and raised in Puerto Rivas, Balanga, Bataan in 1887, his
short yet successful career started when he wrote moro-moro
and zarzuela.If Francisco Baltazar was the pride of
Bulacan, Maximino Delos Reyes was his counterpart in Bataan.
He also worked in La Independencia as a press censor.
His popularity earned him a post as Bataan governor for 4 years
and he dedicated another 6 years of his life for public service.
After retiring from politics, he focused on his lumber business.Maximino died in 1928 at only 40 years old. He left behind Rosita
and their four children Aurora, Eliseo, Mario and Gloria.
The most well-known among them was the late Gloria Delos Reyes-Talastas,
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I used to say that being an IE (as in BSIE) was my choice but being an IE (the job) was not my plan.
When I was in 4th-year high school, I wanted to either be an accountant or a Chemical Engineer. It all changed when my aunt’s BFF’s brother explained to me what being an Industrial Engineer was all about. It did not end there because a month later, it was my friend’s father who convinced me to try Industrial Engineering. So during the freshman enrollment, there I was falling in line under “BSIE 1.”
Two months before graduation, I joined the campus job fair in the hope of landing a job as a Quality Control Engineer. A week after the graduation, I went to the final interview, and to my surprise, the offer was an IE job instead of a QA! The disappointment was short-lived because I learned to love my job afterwards.
I learned that being an IE is not all about Motion and Time study. An IE must know the principles of Productivity, Efficiency, Quality and Human Factors by heart. When the system is working good given these principles, there will be profit because of lesser costs.
I learned that being an IE means spending at least 60% of your time in the shop floor. You need to see the problems. Do not rely on the data given to you. Always challenge the data, even the ones that you, yourself have prepared.
I learned that it was hard to convince that the work and time standards that you set were good. Some would even question how you conducted the motion and time study. Do not get intimidated by angry subjects and process owners because it is our job to set the correct work and time standard. Do not get influenced by fake productivity or even fake unproductivity. When you are confident about your data and as well as the number of samples you took, the margin of error would be small and insignificant to affect the time standard. This is also the reason why I encourage you to spend more time in the shop floor because you can see any obvious production variations that happened within the shift. Do not be too bookish, either. The purpose of shop floor immersion is for you to get familiar with the individual capabilities of the machines or manpower. Listen to the workers’ feedback and make an objective and thorough analysis to avoid suggesting a wrong solution. Make a realistic timeline of your study and avoid falling into the trap of focusing on the “favorite problem” of the process, work station or manpower.
There are available tools that can help you analyze better and faster like the software for statistical process control, lay-outing, simulation, and even motion and time study. But of course, you need to be familiar with the different formulas so that you can validate if the software is giving you the correct answer or you can check if you set the correct parameters.
Attached is the most common IE formulas for our common reference.
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