User:Alternativity

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Alternativity, I award you this Philippine Barnstar for your contributions on Filipino culture. --Lenticel (talk) 05:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
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For your contributions in creating, expanding, and rewriting various Philippine-mythology articles especially those that were requested by WikiProject Philippines. Thank you and please keep up the good work! -- Dragonbite 20:48, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
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Until October 2006, RE de Leon was a professor of Development Communication at the University of the Philippines, Los Baños. He has since left that post to be able to focus more on writing.

He received his Bachelor's Degree in Development Communication in 2000, and was the recipient of the Higino A. Ables Award for Best Undergraduate Research. He majored in Development Journalism and took additional units in Marketing, Economics, Social Forestry, and Management. In 2005, he received his Master's Degree in the same field, this time taking a minor in Information Science. His Master's Thesis focused on the health-related knowledge processes and flows in a Tagalog coastal village. Development communication is about using the art and science of communication to promote social development, and in a lot of ways that's what RE de Leon is all about.

Interested in ways of practicing Development Communication as an individual, RE De Leon is currently trying to understand what it would mean to be a "Development Blogger." He is hoping that a concept for organized "Development Blogging" might catch on, and he is currently working on A Wiki Model of Development Communication.

He is currently interested in mythology as the means by which a culture seeks to define itself, as a quide on the collective search for meaning, as a way people ask themselves the questions "who are we?" "what are we doing here?" and "where are we going?"

Three years ago, he founded the Philippine Order of Narnians, the Philippines' first community of CS Lewis enthusiasts. As a writer his strongest influences are CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, and inspirational writers John Eldredge and Philip Yancey.

He is currently working on a screenplay and a series of short novels set in 8th century Laguna, Philippines.

( I use this profile whenever I'm invited to speaking engagements, or whenever I submit any write-ups, and on my friendster profile.)


Contents

[edit] Major Contributions

[edit] Pages Created

[edit] Institutions and Personalities

The Philippine Order of Narnians (Start/B Class Article)

UPLB College of Development Communication (Start/B Class Article) NEW!

Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (Stub Class Article) NEW!

Nora C. Quebral (Who qualifies as an institution!) (Stub Class Article for Expansion Soon) NEW!

D. Lawrence Kincaid NEW!

Gen. Tiburcio de Leon NEW!

Alexander Flor NEW!

Risa Hontiveros NEW!

Pia Hontiveros NEW!

Virgilio Enriquez NEW!

[edit] Philippine folk literature

Philippine folk literature (Start/B Class Article)

Gods and Goddesses in Philippine Myth (Start/B Class Article)

Gat Pangil (Stub Class Article)

Bernardo Carpio (Start/B Class Article)

Maria Cacao (Stub Class Article) NEW!

Maria Sinukuan New!

[edit] Aspects of Early Philippine Culture

Catalonan (Stub Class Article)

Alipin (Stub Class Article)

Timawa (Stub Class Article)

Maginoo (Stub Class Article)

Bahag (Stub Class Article for Expansion Soon)

Umalohokan (Stub Class Article for Expansion Soon)

Pasma (Start/B Class Article)

Tigmamanukan (Start/B Class Article) NEW!

Rizal Without the Overcoat (Stub Class Article) NEW!

[edit] Authors, Artists and Creative Work

Bambi Harper (Stub Class Article)

F. Landa Jocano (Stub Class Article)

Melba Padilla Maggay (Stub Class Article)

Ambeth Ocampo (Stub Class Article)

William Henry Scott (historian) (Stub Class Article)

Karen Kunawicz (Start/B Class Article)

Perfecto de Castro (Stub Class Article) NEW!

Tony Fabella (Stub Class Article) NEW!

Cris Villonco NEW! <---- The gorgeous. hehe.

Oro, Plata, Mata NEW!

[edit] Geographical features in, near or around Laguna de Bay

[edit] Tributaries of Laguna de bay

Status thus far: 13 of 21 Major tributaries (Marikina River existed before I started, which is to say I've made articles for 12 of the Tributaries )

Remaining rivers:

  • Angono River
  • Balanak River
  • Cabuyao River
  • Tanay River
  • San Pedro River (Philippines)
  • Pila River
  • Pililla River
  • Prinsa river
  • Banca Banca River
  • Tirado River
  • Mabitac River
  • Dampalit River
  • Biñan River
  • Jalajala River
  • Napindan Channel
  • Manggahan Floodway

I'm getting seriously irritated by different sources having different numbers for the number of tributary watersheds - apparently the result of some watersheds occasionally being treated as one, and by sometimes including or excluding the Manggahan and Napindan watersheds. Its making me bloody furious. At any rate, I'm about to complete the list of River Tributaries with River monitoring stations. (meaning the ones with conservation info available from LLDA)

  1. Molawin River NEW! (Home sweet home. hehe.)
  2. Bay River NEW! (Article also covering the Calo and Maitem Rivers, which are the Bae River's sisters. Also made Calo River, and Maitim River redirects to Bay River)
  3. Mangangate River NEW!
  4. Tunasan River NEW!
  5. Pagsanjan River NEW!
  6. Morong River NEW!
  7. Santa Cruz River (Philippines) NEW!
  8. San Cristobal River NEW!
  9. San Juan River (Calamba) NEW!
  10. Sapang Baho River NEW!
  11. Pangil River NEW!
  12. Siniloan River NEW! Also now contains my first ever image! Ha! Proud of myself. :-D

Some Questions in my head:

  1. Is the Napindan Channel part of the Pasig river, or a separate body of water altogether?
  2. Which of the two is the Calamba river? The San Cristobal or the San Juan?

[edit] Mountains, Islands, etc.

Mount Sembrano NEW!

[edit] Others

Tampo (Start/B Class Article) NEW!

[edit] Complete Rewrites

Maria Makiling Development Communication (well, almost)

[edit] Pages Significantly Worked Upon

Tikbalang

Tiyanak

Philippine Mythology

Agoo, La Union

[edit] Pages in Development

Philippine Myths

Philippine Legends

Philippine Folktales

Salawikain

Bugtong

Philippine Epics


[edit] Pages I am somewhat interested in contributing to

Bangungot

Paddy Field

Nilad

Bay, Laguna

Laguna de Bay

[edit] I am profoundly disturbed by the poor quality of

Development communication (but I'm not sure how to fix it) -- the field has grown beyond the article's description by now. But I dont have a great grasp of all the different schools of thought yet.

[edit] I hope to create or contribute to

[edit] Philippine Weapons

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[edit] Interest in WikiPedia

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I am not sure if my case is unique, but I am a rather unusual Wikipedian in that I will readily admit to having an ulterior motive, although I assure the reader that motive will not adversely influence the quality of my postings. (Although my new-ness to Wikipedia might...)

You see, my first extensive use of Wikipedia as a reference came about because of I was doing research for what I call my Ma-Yi Project - a series of short novels set in 8th century Laguna.

Since I've been having trouble finding somewhere to properly visualize all the data I need, I've come up with the idea of making details of the research publicly available on Wikipedia. That way, not only do I get to organize my readings, everybody benefits from the research I turn up.

Since my novel project is not published yet, I won't be referring to its plotline or characters at all (which would not be appropriate anyway). I will basically be using wikipedia to create a picture of the world my character and plot will develop in - the real world of the Philippines, circa 8th century.

This benefits the community by making the material available, and benefits me because now I won't be alone in my research!

I suspect other novelists working stories based on real-life settings (fictional or not) will find the approach useful. :-)

[edit] The Ma-Yi Project

"Ma-Yi" is what the ancient Chinese called the people they traded with in what is now Mindoro. It is one of the first proper names given to the people who would eventually become modern-day Filipinos. [1]

I took up the name Ma-Yi back when I thought it possible that Ma-Yi could actually be modern day Pasig. But my readings have since convinced me that it was, indeed, what became modern Day mindoro. I have since reset my novel in Pila (in modern Laguna Province), which is also said to have already existed at around the time. But I have chosen to retain the "Ma-Yi Project" phrase, mostly as a matter of habit.

I have created a subpage, /Ma-Yi for the project, where I can record and organize my research, so that I can eventually add the findings to the appropriate wiki entry. I must request patience, however, as the task is quite tedious.

[edit] Material from the research already transferred to wikis

tikbalang Bernardo Carpio Mariang Makiling Balete Gat Philippine Mythology

[edit] People who have seen this project have, as a result contributed to:

Sus philippensis (User:Lenticel) Nilad (User:Lenticel)


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[edit] Other Topics of Interest

[edit] The Philippine Order of Narnians

I authored the entry for the Philippine Order of Narnians, the Philippines' only organized community of CS Lewis enthusiasts, and a member of the New Worlds Alliance.

[edit] Agoo, La Union

Since I am currently based in Agoo, La Union, I might as well add to the entry...

I found an extensive history of Agoo at [2] which can serve as a reference.


[edit] Useful Writing Motiff Links

monomyth

bildungsroman

====Seven Basic Plots==== (I hope to make an entry for this soon!)
Google Answers: Seven Basic Plots
Dutton: Seven Basic Plots
The Straight Dope: Seven Basic Plots
Grand Fun - the Lucas Plot Formulae!

====Types of openings==== (Still looking for a way to make a workable article for this)
[3]

====Types of endings==== (Still looking for a way to make a workable article for this)
[4]


[edit] Curriculum Vitae

Date of Birth: 27 September 1979 Place of Birth: Nationality: Filipino


[edit] Work

September 2005 to Present Author/Novelist, "Ma-yi:Paggising" First of a trilogy of speculative fiction novels set in the towns of Pila and Vahi (Bae) during the 8th century, reimagining a number of Filipino myths and legends

September 2005 to Present Assistant Manager JRY Mart Agoo, La Union

September 2005 to November 2006 Assistant Professor Department of Science Communication College of Development Communication University of the Philippines Los Baños

November 2000 to September 2005 Assistant Professor Department of Science Communication College of Development Communication University of the Philippines Los Baños

May 2000 to November 2000 Research Assistant Harnessing Communication to Promote the Fifth Country Program for Children Communication Project Jointly Undertaken by The College of Development Communicaion, UPLB, and by UNICEF

[edit] Education

2005 Master of Science in Development Communication Graduate School University of the Philippines Los Baños

2000 Bachelor of Science in Development Communication College of Development Communication University of the Philippines Los Baños

received the Higino A. Ables Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Development Communication

1996 High School Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University College of Education Laboratory High School (Science Curriculum)

[edit] Organizations

  • Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society for Agriculture
  • Knowledge Management Association of the Philippines (KMAP)
  • Philippine Association of Communication Editors (PACE)
  • Graduate Students Association of DevCom (GradSA DevCom)
  • UPLB Alumni Association (UPLBAA)
  • College of Development Communication Alumni Association

[edit] Reference Collection

Intended to facilitate adding references to wikis.

[edit] Ma-yi related

[edit] Books

  • Bacani, Teodoro (1986). Mary and the Filipino. Makati: St Paul Publications. 


  • Eugenio, Damiana (2007). Philippine Folk Literature: An Anthology, 2nd, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 498. ISBN 978-971-542-536-0. 
  • Eugenio, Damiana (2002). Philippine Folk Literature: The Legends. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 490. ISBN 971-542-357-4. 
  • Eugenio, Damiana (2001). Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths, Second Edition, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 490. ISBN 971-542-291-8. 



  • (2004) The Diorama Experience. Makati: Ayala Museum. 


  • Joaqiun, Nick (1988). Culture and History. Pasig City: Anvil Publishing, Inc., 411. ISBN 971-27-1300-8. 




  • Maramba, Asuncion David (2006). Early Philippine Literature: From Ancient Times to 1940, Revised Edition, Manila: Anvil Publishing, Inc.. ISBN 971-27-1655-4. 



  • Odal, Grace P. (199). Inang Tubig: Ang Diwa ng Ba'i sa Kalinangang Bayan. 


  • Richardson, Don (1984). Eternity in their Hearts:Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World, Revised Edition, Ventura, California: Regal Books. ISBN 0-8307-0925-8. 



[edit] Taken from Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake

  • Harper, Bambi, “Our Ancestors by the Lake”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Odal-Devora, Grace P., “"Bae" or "Bai": The Lady of the Lake”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Logarta, Llita T., “Colonial Churches of Rizal and Laguna: Noble Monuments of the Past”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Logarta, Llita T., “The Realm of Spirits”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Sheniak, David & Feleo, Anita, “Rizal and Laguna: Lakeside Sister Provinces (Coastal Towns of Rizal and Metro Manila)”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Caballero, Roberto C., “Laguna de Bay: Mantra for Profit from a Glorious Past”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Santos, Vicente Roman S., “__________”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Santos-Borja, Lennie, “__________”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .
  • Ocampo, Ambeth, “Rizal and Mariang Makiling”, in Alejandro, Reyndaldo Gamboa, Laguna de Bay: The Living Lake, Uniliever Philippines, 2002, ISBN 7192272149 .


[edit] Taken from Treasures of Pila. Pila Historical Society Foundation Inc.

  • Ongpin Valdes, Cynthia, “Pila in Ancient Times”, Treasures of Pila, Pila Historical Society Foundation Inc. .
  • Santiago, Luciano, “Pila: The Noble Town”, Treasures of Pila, Pila Historical Society Foundation Inc. .


[edit] Newspaper Articles or Columns


[edit] Cited by Other Authors

  • Utley, Francis Lee, “What is Folklore”, in Coffin, III, Tristram, American Folklore, Voice of America Forum Lectures, 2002, pp. 14 


  • Gardner, Fletcher, “Philippine (Tagalog) Superstitions”, Superstitions Journal of American Folklore 19 (April-June): 191-204 


  • Del Rosario (1975). "Adelina" (MA Thesis). Isang Pag-aaral ng mga kuwentong bayan ng Oriental Mindoro. . University of the Philippines


[edit] Websites

  • Laput, Ernesto J.. Buhay Sa Nayon (HTML). Pinas: Munting Kasaysayan ng Pira-pirasong Bayan. elaput.com. Retrieved on August 2, 2007.

[edit] Working on It

  • Forbes, Henry (Oct., 1885). "A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago. A Narrative of Travel and Exploration from 1878 to 1883.". The American Naturalist 19 (10): 975-977. . (I. turcosa)
  • Meyer, A.B., “The Tagals Tigmamanukan”, in Blumentritt, Ferdinand, Dictionario Mitologica de Pilipinas, pp. 34, 118 .(I. Cyanogastra)
  • Garcia, Mauro (Ed.) (1979), Readings in Philippine Prehistory, Manila 1979: Filipiniana Book Guild, Inc. . (Irenidae)

[edit] Non-Ma-yi related

  • Quebral, Nora C., “Development Communication”, in Jamias, Juan F., Readings in Development Communication, Department of Development Communication, 1975 .


[edit] References

(for this page, that is) http://www.elaput.org/nunochao.htm

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