first day

back to school.. that's what i'm particularly busy at nowadays. ok that was an exaggeration... yesterday's only my first day in class. my subjects? taking up two... production management and gender and management. yesterday's class was gender and management. nice huh?

well my professor, she likes to go by the name caster, practically spent all three hours of the class orienting us about the subject, what to expect, her methodologies, the class schedule, and how it's ok to have coffee during class. cool lady i tell you.

anyway, the basic principle she stressed last night was about us developing and improving our gender lenses... to see the world in a more gender-sensitive manner. but more on that later.

anyway, i had the most perfect way start off my semester.. i was 33 minutes late for my class. made a grand entrance while everyone was seated and settled, listening to caster of course. as penalty, i was the first one to introduce myself to the group. i was thinking.. c'mon.. get real.. what is this, kindergarten??!!! it was all cool though. the weirdest response i got after my introduction... someone asked if i was married.

oh well, going back to my self introduction.. y'know i just had to make an impact.. so.. i flat-out told the class that i believe there is no such thing as gender equality, and i don't know if taking this class can either prove or disprove this belief of mine. of course i said it just to create a stir up... and believe me guys, that really got them going. every introduction that came after me had their own personal statement in it.. things like:
:: i believe in women empowerment,
:: the philippines has long oppressed women's rights and welfare,
:: we are all victims of a patriarchal culture,
:: women can no longer accept double standards in society

ladies and gentlemen, i believe we have a long, tumultuous semester before us. but as proof that i am open minded, and i have learned some things last night from caster and from some of my classmates... from now on.. i will call gene hackman... gene hackperson. hey, i'm trying to develop my gender lenses here.

i'm out.