Understanding Binary Numbers

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Remember when I told you that Number System is easy?

I now want to eat my words! Oh my gosh, last week, we had to interpret binary numbers! By the way, I came to a conclusion that I am not an Alien (see my post–Yikes! I am an Alien) because I do not really understand computers.

To tell you the truth, I had a hard time last week. I think it started with HUM 2– the class before IT 1. Maybe it was because HUM 2 drained my energy so much that I had hoped that there was no class in IT 1 unfortunately, there was. I tried so hard to focus on the lesson but I was so tired. I somehow regret enrolling early.

Back to the topic, so our instructor discussed the binary arithmetic and I found the lesson very hard. During the discussion, I believed that I got the lesson– well, I did get the discussion of SMR and Two’s complement but One’s complement fucked me up so much. One’s complement confused me so much that Two’s complement also became a confusion.

During the exercise, guess what? Carlo and I were the last partners to have passed the paper! We both did our everything to find the exact number but ours all had an overflow fortunately we got a passing mark!

Due to my desperation with the exercise, I studied the lesson last Thursday for 3 hours! I still did not get the One’s complement and with this, I went online and looked for answers. And I found them.

I was shocked to know that I understood 1’s complement even before I went online. I should have not doubted myself!

Self five Renee!

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Sorry I kept it short, last week killed me. And it seems like the next weeks will also kill me.

Question for the WEAK: Second Episode (TAGALOG)

Credits: Fry Design Ltd/Photographer’s Choice/Getty Images

‪#‎BalikbayanBox‬: Ano ang reaksiyon mo dito?

Hindi ako nagulat nang narinig ko ang balitang binubuksan ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang mga Balikbayan box na padala ng mga OFWs sa kanilang kamag-anak dito sa Pilipinas sapagkat matagal ko nang alam na ginagawa ito ng ibang empleyadong mataas man o hindi ang posisyon sa BOC. Ako nga ay nagulat sapagkat ngayon lang ito binigyan pansin ng mga Pilipino, akala ko ay alam ito ng marami. Paano ko ba ito nalaman? Simple lang naman– connections. Para mas maintindihan ng madla, dalawang kadugo ko ay abogado (isa sa kanila ay dating mayroong sobrang taas na posisyon sa gobyerno) at nagkaroon ako ng kaibigan na ang tatay ay dating may mataas na posisyon sa BOC ngunit umalis na siya roon– sila ang mga dating nagkukwento sakin tungkol sa mga pangyayari sa Pilipinas.

Credits: Cadbury UK

Ano nga ba ang unang reaksyon ko nang narinig ko ang tungkol dito?

Awa.

Wala akong kamag-anak na nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa kaya kahit kailan ay hindi ko naramdaman ang kaligayahan at lungkot na nadama ng mga Pilipinong may kamag-anak sa ibang bansa. Sobra akong naawa sa kanila, sa mga OFW at kanilang kamag-anak. Sobrang nagpapakahirap ang mga OFW sa ibang bansa, tinatatagan nila ang kanilang kalooban at nilulunok ang kahihiyan para lang maging masaya ang kanilang mga naiwan, hindi nila alam na ang kanilang pinadala ay una nang nagamit, napawisan, at nadumihan na ng iba. Nakakaawa talaga ang mga OFW, sila ang nagpapakahirap sa ibang bansa at ang nagligtas sa Pilipinas tapos sila pa rin ay inaapi ng sarili nilang bansa.

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Ano ang opinyon mo tungkol sa #‎BalikbayanBox ?

Yikes, I am an Alien!

credits:
Alien: artmani
CVM Logo: wikipedia
Background: wallconvert

Among my family, I have always been the Alien.

Alien can mean many things:

1.) Foreigner;

2.) A lover of foreign products;

3.) A person who speaks and write many languages or;

4.) A person who talks to the computer.

As I have mentioned before, I became (and still am) addicted to Asian dramas, as a result, I learned how to write and speak their languages. I can read and write Hanja (Japanese) and Hangul (Korean) characters while I can understand basic Mandarin, Cantonese, and Thai. So, whenever I am in feud with my siblings, I would write down my thoughts in Hangul for I am more fluent with this language and read them later on. I have to admit that I always feel well after reading my thoughts in a language that only I (among the family) can understand.

I believe that I am not an alien despite checking two of the list I mentioned but because the university wants the non-Computer Science students to die, we must learn to converse with the computer. KILL me now!

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, I learned how to communicate with computers using the number system. I have always despised the complication of computer programs even though I have always fixed the errors of our home personal computers and have always been the person in charge of photo editing (Photoshop) and video directing and editing (Sony Vegas, After Effects, CyberLink, and Nero).

I really despise the complication of computer programs. I hate using my brain whenever I am not in the mood. Can you imagine my despair after learning that the College of Veterinary Medicine requires its students to take Information Technology Literacy (IT 1)? I fear this subject so much.

Fortunately (and unexpectedly), I enjoyed our exercise about the Number Systems for it has Basic Mathematics in it which I have always loved. Actually, during the discussion of our lesson, I cannot wait for what will the instructor say next. I was so engrossed with the lesson that I forgot to take down notes! So, I will elaborate what happened to me after the discussion– during the exercise.

I was confident that I will ace and finish the exercise quickly for I know that even though I did not write a read-worthy notes, I listened carefully to the instructor. I was wrong, very wrong. Conversion is actually easy but what confused me the most is the conversion of Decimal to  Binary, Octal, or Hexadecimal. I would often forget the right way to write the number. For whole numbers, I must get the listed remainders upward while for fractional numbers, I must get the listed remainders downward. What I kept on doing was getting the listed remainders for whole numbers downward! So, on my paper, I had many erasures that I have to rewrite everything on another paper, THRICE! The good news is I got a perfect score but the bad news is I forgot to answer the bonus point which is actually still okay.

After the exercise, I shared (or should I boasted?) my experience to my family. They were all amazed with what happened to me that my mom told me to shift to Computer Science. I may have learned the number systems but I still do not like computers, they are too complicated for my liking but guess what? I am now an alien.

that’s what they told me.

Question for the WEAK: First Episode

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When the trailer for the sequel of One More Chance was released, the Filipinos around the world rejoiced. Even those who have not watched the first installation are also curious and excited. Well, who would not be curious with what happened to Popoy and Basha?

I am one of the few people who has not watched One More Chance.  I have not watched it because I know how inflicting the movie is, so I planned to only watch it after I have my heart broken (NBSB Alert).  Although I almost watched it on Thursday, August 20, 2015 after seeing my (former) instructor with his girlfriend, I braced myself not to watch the movie because of a pointless crush on an instructor.

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Moving on (pun intended), the reason why I mentioned One More Chance is because we were required by our instructor to react to the trailer.

So how did it go?

IT HURT!  I was expecting the trailer to be full of adventures not a fight! Honestly, I still believe in happy ever afters and forever. To see the reality through Popoy and Basha, it really hurt. I got scared with what could happen to my future– my marital life. I know Popoy and Basha started out with an amazing relationship then they had an extremely painful break up then they got back together again (Thank you trailer for the spoiler *note the sarcasm please*). The trailer had me wondering, should I be like Popoy who accepted and forgave his partner because of his strong love for her or should I be my (present) self who cannot accept her partner because our bond has already been broken and deep inside myself, I know that there is something wrong even though everything seems right?

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What about you? Care to share your story? 

Thank you for wasting your time on reading my material, FISTBUMP!

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“Question for the WEAK” is originally “Question for the Week” but my blog is feeling  cool so I changed Week to Weak B) (I am the weak one here T_T).

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Greetings to the World of Blogging!

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I have always loved writing. 
When we were four, my sister and I would write letters to our mom and we would correct our grammatical errors. The person with the least errors (who was often I) would get praises from our mom.

Then, I lost my love for writing.

In elementary school, I came with the conclusion that Mathematics is more important than English/Filipino/Writing because my teacher would just put a check and stamp excellent on my essays rather than grading them.

THINK OUT OF THE BOX

That is what my parents taught me. I remember always thinking out of the box when it comes to projects, intermission numbers, essays, and crafts but one day, this Filipino teacher (whom I really loved) harshly criticized my idea. With what happened, I became scared of rejection that was why I would only recite when I was sure of my answers.

Another Rejection.

My mom bought a house, therefore, I transferred in another school. I personally chose this school because I thought it was an Italian school similar to my old school. I was wrong. The language we speak inside the school was strictly English only. The school I was in before this school has three languages: Italian, English, and Tagalog. I was heartbroken but I immediately moved on. Months later, I was bullied. The reason why I got bullied was I rejected the ‘King’ of that school. Months before the bullying, the teacher required us to write our everyday lives in a diary. My diary was full of lies. I would write that I had an amazing day in class but the truth was that I cannot wait for the classes to end. I hated writing because I have always had hated lying.

I got addicted to Asian Dramas!

My saving grace was Asian dramas. I would watch a 16-episode drama with one hour per episode in one sitting and go to class the next day. I have always been an achiever but I have to admit that my grades declined because of my addiction BUT I gained back confidence and love for writing. YAY!

Why am I in WordPress?

I love writing. I have written many stories, the first story I have written has atleast 3,000 reads and is actually found on the internet but my other written works are stored in my laptop and personal computer. I stopped writing because I got busy. The reason why I am writing now is because of a special project. My instructor required the class to write a blog about our thoughts and experiences during our exercises. To tell you the truth, I was extremely excited at first because I know that my skills are already rusty and I really need to sharpen it BUT I remember that I have HUMANITIES 2: ART, MAN AND SOCIETY also known as the subject that gophers down the students’ time, I immediately wished the ground to open up and eat me.

I hope you like my introduction 🙂

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