Comments on: From Zero to Webmaster http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/ Insider tips on visiting, living & doing business in Baguio City, Philippines Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:43:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lisa http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-22099 lisa Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:38:36 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-22099 Check your eyesight Lallaine -- there's no such claim that ALL Baguio universities have free admissions policies. As an alumna of the University of the Philippines, I of course know that UP Baguio has a strict admissions policy. SLU has entrance exams, except if you are a graduate of the SLU high schools. As for everyone else, you can check their individual websites to learn about their entrance requirements, as I am sure a lot of those aspiring to study here do, as they cannot rely on a blog for specific information. Now, that part you quoted "submission of high school documents ... tuition" is accurate. Some of them have a physical exam, but that does not really exclude anyone who can pay the tuition. Nothing in this site aims to mislead. In fact, if you read a little more of what I have been writing, you will notice that I precisely lament the fact that a lot of the schools with open admissions policies are enticing people to come up and study here when the education provided by a lot of them leaves a lot to be desired, and while they do not provide large enough campuses to accommodate all whom they accept. What will it benefit me or any resident to have droves of teenagers coming up to my city, without parental guidance mostly, who will add to the garbage, who will breed and whose children's education my taxes will subsidize? So why would anyone in his or her right mind accuse me of "misleading parents and students to go to my city?" Come on, a little more research before you criticize. And please be accurate before you comment in this manner. Otherwise folks may think you're not the sharpest cookie. :) Check your eyesight Lallaine — there’s no such claim that ALL Baguio universities have free admissions policies. As an alumna of the University of the Philippines, I of course know that UP Baguio has a strict admissions policy. SLU has entrance exams, except if you are a graduate of the SLU high schools. As for everyone else, you can check their individual websites to learn about their entrance requirements, as I am sure a lot of those aspiring to study here do, as they cannot rely on a blog for specific information.

Now, that part you quoted “submission of high school documents … tuition” is accurate. Some of them have a physical exam, but that does not really exclude anyone who can pay the tuition.

Nothing in this site aims to mislead.

In fact, if you read a little more of what I have been writing, you will notice that I precisely lament the fact that a lot of the schools with open admissions policies are enticing people to come up and study here when the education provided by a lot of them leaves a lot to be desired, and while they do not provide large enough campuses to accommodate all whom they accept.

What will it benefit me or any resident to have droves of teenagers coming up to my city, without parental guidance mostly, who will add to the garbage, who will breed and whose children’s education my taxes will subsidize?

So why would anyone in his or her right mind accuse me of “misleading parents and students to go to my city?”

Come on, a little more research before you criticize. And please be accurate before you comment in this manner. Otherwise folks may think you’re not the sharpest cookie.

:)

]]> By: lallaine http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-22076 lallaine Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:09:09 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-22076 HEY !! YOUR CLAIMING THAT ALL UNIVERSITIES IN BAGUIO HAVE FREE ADMISSIONS POLICY?? ( (meaning, no entrance exams required -- just submit high school or equivalency documents and pay the tuition). I copied & paste that directly from your deceiving site!! MISLEADING PARENTS & STUDENTS TO GO TO YOUR CITY... HEY !!
YOUR CLAIMING THAT ALL UNIVERSITIES IN BAGUIO HAVE FREE ADMISSIONS POLICY?? ( (meaning, no entrance exams required — just submit high school or equivalency documents and pay the tuition). I copied & paste that directly from your deceiving site!! MISLEADING PARENTS & STUDENTS TO GO TO YOUR CITY…

]]> By: lisa http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1566 lisa Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:25:30 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1566 Hi Danny, See you soon! Hi Danny,

See you soon!

]]> By: danny imson http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1564 danny imson Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:32:23 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1564 Hi ate Lisa! Good thing I saw your piano at the atenara website. Hope I can visit there and play. Im planning to go there on November 1st and 2nd and planning to have a hearty dinner at Atenara's..(feed me mama!).remember your place in Nevada?...i thought I lost it tho........Keep it up,thanks for promoting our beautiful city, i miss it so much..... :) I'll promote your website and atenara here in Manila. God Bless! Hi ate Lisa!
Good thing I saw your piano at the atenara website. Hope I can visit there and play. Im planning to go there on November 1st and 2nd and planning to have a hearty dinner at Atenara’s..(feed me mama!).remember your place in Nevada?…i thought I lost it tho……..Keep it up,thanks for promoting our beautiful city, i miss it so much….. :)
I’ll promote your website and atenara here in Manila. God Bless!

]]> By: lisa http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1402 lisa Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:35:38 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1402 Resty, thanks so much! I hope you realize that your comments are what fuel this blog. Jun, New Year's is one of the best times to enjoy Baguio. Fun but not that noisy, plus the weather should be perfect then and strawberries at their lowest price. Thanks so much for your nice feedback, guys! :) Resty, thanks so much! I hope you realize that your comments are what fuel this blog.

Jun, New Year’s is one of the best times to enjoy Baguio. Fun but not that noisy, plus the weather should be perfect then and strawberries at their lowest price.

Thanks so much for your nice feedback, guys!

:)

]]> By: Jun Nenada http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1401 Jun Nenada Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:12:58 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1401 Hi Lisa! It's been such a long time since I visited Baguio. I think... the last time was 1993. I actually don't have any plans of going back to Baguio since it felt like I've been there and done that before. But upon chancing your Go Baguio web site and reading your blog, I had this yearning to experience Baguio again. I'm now actually gathering and proding my friends for us to spend our new year holiday in Baguio. Thanks Lisa for this wonderful site! Hi Lisa! It’s been such a long time since I visited Baguio. I think… the last time was 1993. I actually don’t have any plans of going back to Baguio since it felt like I’ve been there and done that before. But upon chancing your Go Baguio web site and reading your blog, I had this yearning to experience Baguio again. I’m now actually gathering and proding my friends for us to spend our new year holiday in Baguio. Thanks Lisa for this wonderful site!

]]> By: resty http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1311 resty Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:38:46 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1311 hi lisa, yes, your site is very much appreciated, thanks. hi lisa, yes, your site is very much appreciated, thanks.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1310 Lisa Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:42:44 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1310 Hi Mike, You're so right. What's this their obsession with the 'new' when Baguio was just so perfect? How dare these people think they've been doing a good job? We as a people permit politicians to get kickbacks from government projects -- it's no secret in this country that the key to economic prosperity is via political office -- our new rich! But it's clear they have no love for beautiful Baguio, just by looking at their structures and policies. We have to do something! Hi Mike,

You’re so right. What’s this their obsession with the ‘new’ when Baguio was just so perfect? How dare these people think they’ve been doing a good job? We as a people permit politicians to get kickbacks from government projects — it’s no secret in this country that the key to economic prosperity is via political office — our new rich! But it’s clear they have no love for beautiful Baguio, just by looking at their structures and policies. We have to do something!

]]> By: mike arvisu http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1003 mike arvisu Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:54:07 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-1003 You've done a great job Lisa. I've been reading your articles for the past hour or so. There is a sense of nostalgia mixed with sadness. Sad, not that Baguio will never be the same, but that the people who took charge made a bigger mess than when they took over and that we watched helplessly as they imposed their squatter mentality in this prime city . Preservation is out of the question in the same way as our youth gives way to old age. All we can work for is to age gracefully. Sadly Baguio is growing into an ugly old creature. City officials should travel to Europe and see what aging gracefully means. Both people and places get better as they get older...like wine and antiques. In the Philippines, in general...cities and people don't age...they get rotten. You’ve done a great job Lisa. I’ve been reading your articles for the past hour or so. There is a sense of nostalgia mixed with sadness. Sad, not that Baguio will never be the same, but that the people who took charge made a bigger mess than when they took over and that we watched helplessly as they imposed their squatter mentality in this prime city . Preservation is out of the question in the same way as our youth gives way to old age. All we can work for is to age gracefully. Sadly Baguio is growing into an ugly old creature. City officials should travel to Europe and see what aging gracefully means. Both people and places get better as they get older…like wine and antiques. In the Philippines, in general…cities and people don’t age…they get rotten.

]]> By: lisa http://www.i-baguio.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-427 lisa Sat, 05 May 2007 13:18:37 +0000 http://baguio.filipinisms.com/from-zero-to-webmaster/#comment-427 Hi Cynthia, When I moved this blog from Typepad to WordPress, I copied all comments there and made them part of the articles instead of reproducing them as comments. Am glad you enjoy this site, Visit Baguio soon! :) Hi Cynthia,

When I moved this blog from Typepad to WordPress, I copied all comments there and made them part of the articles instead of reproducing them as comments. Am glad you enjoy this site, Visit Baguio soon!

:)

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