Pagtulog

Ang pagtulog ay sadayang mahalaga. Dahil dito, pipilitin kong makatulog ng 9:00 N.G. mamaya at makagising ng 5:00 N.U.

Tala: Hindi ako sigurado sa araw ng post na ito.

Nakalimutan

Nakalimutan ko yung Bio 115 notes ko sa bahay. Inihanda ko iyon bago umalis (ng bahay) at inilagay ko pa nga sa isang blue na Shopwise plastic (bag). Tumawag ako kay Papa (sa pamamagitan ng selpon).

Tala: Arbitrarya ang pagset ko ng oras ng post na ito.

Hindi natuloy

Hindi natuloy yung operasyon ni Mama kasi hindi pa naaasikaso yung papeles sa DSWD (may diskawnt yata ito). Ang kukupad kasi nila. Ang mas malalim na dahilan ay ang pagiging mukhang pera ng mga duktor doon sa NKTI. P45,000.00 yung operasyon pa lang. Dapat sana umabot ng P75,000.00 yung doctor's fee. Sa paglabas ni Mama, nakagasta kami ng mga P15,000.00. Nasa bahay na ngayon si Mama, nakauwi siya noong Martes, kasama ang aming mga kamag-anak na Kabitenyo, mga kamag-anak sa panig ng aking ina. Masakit ang kanyang tuhod. Masasabi kong nag-addyast kaming lahat para padaliin kahit na papaano ang kalagayan ng aking inang naghihirap at manaka-nakang napapahiyaw. Nakakapagod pero masarap din palang maglingkod sa isang magulang.

Bukas na

Sa wakas, nabisita ko na rin ang aking nanay sa NKTI, Room 2029. Bukas na po ooperahan ang aking ina sa kanyang gallbladder. "Nawa'y walang maging kumplikasyon ang iyong operasyon."

Ang bagal ng Friendster

Ang bagal ng Friendster. Nakakabagot mag-intay sa pagloload ng page. Ayoko na tuloy magFriendster.

Ooperahan si Mama

Sinabi sa akin ni Papa na tatanggalin na daw yung gallbladder ni Mama. Nagigilty ako dahil nakalimutan kong bisitahin si Mama sa araw na ito.

Inadmit si Mama

Inadmit si Mama kaninang umaga sa National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), isang ospital, kaninang umaga dahil sumakit ang kanyang gallblader. Pinili niya na maging solong pasyente sa loob ng isang kwarto kaya P1000 ang aming ibabayad kada araw para sa kwarto pa lang. Kukumbinsihin namin siyang dito na lang sa Maynila magtrabaho o tumigil na lang siya sa pagtatrabaho.

Converting a number to base 10

let a = the digit in the place value of interest

b = the base system used
c = the place value of the digit
d = the number of digit(s) between it and the decimal point
e = the number in base 10
then,
e = a*b^(c-1) or
e = a*b^d

Time schedule

I wasn't able to follow my scheduled tasks last week because of my incompetence and inability to cope with depression, stress, and sickness. (I had flu, coughing and sore throat.) I guess I have to make a daily assessment of how I followed my schedule. That being the case, I plan to rate my self with 1 to 5, 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.

How can I?

"How I feel that you're for real?" -- Joel Duque

Ang hirap huminga

"Ang hirap huminga dahil isang butas ng ilong ko lang ang gumagana." -- Joel Duque

What's Your True Color?

Joel, your true color is Brown!

You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart.

Joel is color brown.

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Joel, your true color is

Brown!

Wilfredo L. Barraquio

It is ironic that this will be posting about a person because of his death. (The first one being my grandfather who died last year.) My lecture professor in Microbiology died today. As far as I know, he died heart attack at the stairs of Pavilion 4 (Biology) of Palma Hall this morning while he was in a hurry for our 7:30 A.M. class. I never saw an instructor that matched his passion for Biology, especially for Microbiology. I hope that his soul shall rest in peace.

Note: His second picture here is gone because the destination file of the link was altered. I couldn't get it back anymore.

http://www.nib.upd.edu.ph/faculty.html

FACULTY MEMBERS

Wilfredo L. Barraquio, Professor; Ph.D., McGill University, Canada, 1989. Microbial physiology; microbial ecology.

http://www.nib.upd.edu.ph/faculty/wlb.html

Wilfredo L. Barraquio Professor Ph.D. Microbiology, McGill University, Canada, 1989

Subjects taught

Biology 120, Microbiology 217, Microbiology 221, Microbiology 241, Microbiology 261, Microbiology 265, Microbiology 287

Awards

• Best Poster entitled "Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography Exhibits the Presence of Helicobacter pylori 23S rDNA Mutations in Gastric Biopsies". Philippine Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting, Baguio City, May 2003.
• Outstanding Microbiologist for 2002, Philippine Society of Microbiolgy.
• Best Paper, A semi-nested allele-specific PCR for rapid detection of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori, O.M. Tuazon, W.L. Barraquio, M.C.A. de Ungria and J. Versalovic, 31st Philippine Society for Microbiology (PSM) Annual Convention, Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City, 9-11 May 2002.
• Best Poster entitled "Diazotrophic Endophytes in Rice: Genetic Diversity, Identification and In Planta Colonization" by R. So, R.H. Oane, W.L. Barraquio, P.M. Reddy, and J.K. Ladha. 27th Annual Meeting of Philippine Society for Microbiology, Fort Ilocandia, Laoag City, May 10-12 2000.
• Best Paper entitled "Glucuronidase (gusA) Gene as Marker to Monitor the Fate of Pseudomonas solanacearum E.F. Smith in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)" by R.G. Monsalud, R.B. Aspiras, W.L. Barraquio, V.C. Cuevas, I.J. Manguiat, and M.P. Natural. Philippine Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Manila Hotel, May 7-8 1998.
• Best Poster entitled "Casual Bacterium of Novel Dermoulcerative Disease in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)" by R. Macion, F. Palisoc Jr, and W.L. Barraquio. Philippine Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting, Manila Peninsula, May 1996.

Recent Publications

• Barraquio, W.L., L. Revilla, and J.K. Ladha.1997. Isolation of endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria from wetland rice. Plant Soil 194:15-24.
• Barraquio, W.L. and M. Gonzalez. 1997. Molecular tools to study colonization by and taxonomy of endophytic and nitrogen-fixing Acetobacter diazotrophicus. Proceedings of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) 25th Symposium, Dec. 2-5, 1997, Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Q.C.
• Prayitno, J., J. Stefaniak, J. McIver, J.J. Weinman, F.B. Dazzo, J.K. Ladha, W.L. Barraquio, Y.G. Yanni, and B.G. Rolfe. 1998. The analysis of the interactions of nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from rice roots with rice seedlings. Australian J. Plant Physiol. 26: 521-535.
• Gonzalez, M. and W.L. Barraquio. 1998. Acetobacter diazotrophicus in Philippine sugarcane. Phil. Agric. Scientist 83: 173-181.
• James, E.K., P. Gyaneshwar, W.L. Barraquio, N. Mathan, anf J.K. Ladha. 2000. Endophytic diazotrophs associated with rice. In Ladha, J.K. and P.M. Reddy, Eds. Proceedings of the Third Working Group on Nitrogen Fixation Meeting, August 9-12, 1999. IRRI, Los Banos, Laguna.
• Barraquio, W.L., E.M. Segubre, M.A.S. Gonzalez, S.C. Verma, E.K. James, J.K. LAdha, and A.K. Tripathi.2000. Diazotrophic enterobacteria: what is their role in the rhizosphere of rice. In Ladha, J.K. and P.M. Reddy, Eds. Proceedings of the Third Working Group on Nitrogen Fixation Meeting, August 9-12, 1999. IRRI, Los Banos, Laguna.
• Barraquio, W.L., E.M. Segubre, L. Lolaka, M.A.S. Gonzalez, R. Flamiano, E. James, and J.K. Ladha. 1999. Diazotrophic enterobacteria in graminaceous plants: beneficial properties and possible role in the rhizosphere. Proceedings of the JSPS Large-scale Cooperative Research Program in the Field of Biotechnology, Research Group 3 'Sub-molecular Development and Utilization of Microbial Functions', Dec. 1-5, 1999. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
• Barraquio, W.L., R. So, and M.G. Santos. 2001. Diversity of Prokaryotes in the Soil. In Proceedings of the 1st Philippines Network of Microbial Culture Collections (PNMCC) Symposium on "Conserving our Microbial Resources", October 27 2001. STTSC Auditorium, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Membership in scientific organizations

• Life Member, Philippine Society for Microbiology
• Member (1986-89), Canadian Society of Microbiologists
• Member (1986-89), American Society for Microbiology
• Member (1987-89), National Geographic Society
• Assocciate Member (1993-present), National Research Council of the Philippines
• Secretary (1996-present), Center for Biomolecular Foundation, Inc.
• Fellow (May 16, 2001-present), Philippines Academy of Microbiology
• Life Member, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

Microbial polysaccharides, siderophores, nitrogen cycling, metal transport, plant-microbe interaction, environmental bitechnology, and molecular ecology

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Immediate Past President
Wilfredo L. Barraquio
(Willy)
Institute of Biology U.P. Diliman, 1101 Quezon City Office: 02 920-5301 local 6405 Fax: 02 920-5471 wbarraquio@yahoo.com wlb@laguna.net