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TMUSTERA Week-long Day

W h e n a d a y s e e m s l o n g e rt h a n 2 4 h r s , h o w w i l l y o ug o o n ?

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CDT 3/C DIZON, JESSIE JAMES U.

VIDEO GAMES,WHY NOT?CDT 3/C DIZON, JESSIE JAMES U.

WELCOME ABOARD

C D T 4 / C A D A O , V I LT O N J O H N

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NSA 3rd CLASS CADETSON BOARD KFO

Cdt .3 /C Barsagas, Ian Jay N .

Cdt .3/C Gumban, Merk Pr imo M.

A WRITERS MUST-HAVESCdt .3/C Gumban, Merk Pr imo M.

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GRATULASJONEN!

The NEWLY ACCEPTED PROBATIONARY CADETS!

To DMMA-NSA 1st BATCH! CLASS ANTARES!

The NEW GRADUATES: CLASS BETELGEUSE!

The HOMECOMING CADETS!

and EVERYONEfor surpassing the challenges of SY 2010 - 2011!


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My Simple HopeEVER SINCE I became the Editor-

in-Chief of the official publication

of the Corps of Scholar Cadets of the

DMMA College of Southern Philippines,

Ive been dying to do my best to pro-

vide you an effective publication that

our corps deserves. A publication that

will act as the voice of the cadets.

A publication open for everybody to be

a part of. Unfortunately, the dreams Ihad for the publication can never be ac-

commodated within just a year. My dreams

are long-term goals. Ambition that I hope

w i l l soon be made tangible by the next admin-

istrators of this voice I so wanted to provide for the

body.Over the coming months, Ihope that the succes-

sors of our slots will learn from the mistakes that

have been committed during our reign as the administra-

tors of The Muster. May they provide a louder voice forthe CSC. A voice that will defy challenges and initiate

good change. A voice that will not tremble in times when

truth is at stake. I dream not of a publication ruled by

some chosen few. I aspire for a paper that can be writ-

ten freely without dictate and standard bureaucracy. A

journal full of write-ups qualified because of its vigi-

lance and honesty and not because of its perfect con-

struction. My dream is the dream of my team. My editors,

my staffs and my contributors long for the best way to

equip The Muster not only withour works but with alsothe efforts of those other cadets who thirst in voic-

ing out their unbiased account of the life inside the

CSC circle. The Muster, to clarify everything, is not a

regulating body, but a humble institution dominated by

its constituents - the people I have known as my second

family, The Corps of Scholar Cadets.

Cdt. 1/C Pernites, Ralph L.Editor-in-Chief

L E T T E R F R O M T H E E D I T O R


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8/29

The New Year signi-

fies one thing for Fili-

pino students: the near-

ing culmination of an

academic year. Recogni-

tion and graduation usu-

ally occur near the last

week of March, and stu-

dents eagerly anticipate

the upcoming change. It

is the same for the Corps

of Scholar Cadets, but in

our unique way, it is also

different.

For the First Class

and Second Class Cadets,

the New Year means one

step closer to their grad-

uation and commencement,

respectively. It is time

for them to finally leave

the portals of the College

and throw their lots into

the game called life. We

wish you all the best for

your careers, and we hope

to see you soon as ship

officers.

Third Class men

will soon board ves-

sels as cadets, or ap-

prentice officers.

This means a year of

learning and applying

the basics of seafaring.

We hope you will try to

learn as much as you can.

We also believe you will

finally understand the

meaning of the past two

years you underwent here

in the Cadets Dormitory.

Finally, the Fourth

Class men will soon be

promoted. They will un-

derstand the meaning of

command responsibility as

they exercise their au-

thority as Third Class

Cadets. We hope that you

will take this chance to

develop your leadership

style, which you will need

as officers. We also hope

that you will teach your

incoming juniors well.


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The uncontrollable beats

of nervousness is natural once

you set your first step on thegrounds of the home of schol-

ars.Your first breath inside

will be full of enthusiasm.

You will surely feel the es-

sence of its thrill.

The excitement you feel

is just the curious part of

your mind. What is inside the

dormitory? Will I survive?

Doubts will always be there

because of the pressure and

the sharp cultural change .

These are normal for an incom-

ing cadet.

In the dormitory, we are

trained, disciplined and mold-

ed to be future marine offi-

cers. Punishments will always

be a part of the transforma-

tion. It is one of the ways

of carving to our minds the

mistakes we have done and that

we should correct it. Senior-

ity is one of the best feature

of being a scholar beacuse ithones the flexibilty and the

obedience in our minds.

As fourth class ca-

dets, bear in mind that you

are trained to become a better

person and that everything you

are experiencing is just a part

of the hard transformation.

Leveling up to another

class may take long but al-

ways remind yourself of thefruit you will be reaping af-

ter your hardships as a lower

class. Let the wrong-doings of

your seniors be a guiding rule

on how to become an effective

leader. Be a role model to ev-

eryone. Dedicating your every

action to your family, to your

loved ones and to the Lord

will give you more inspira-

tions to do better.

Being a cadet is not

easy, may it be for a junior or

a senior cadet. But, hardships

are just like a furnace ready

to mold a scrappy metal into a

sharp sword ready for battle.

Show your talents, skills and

abilities. Always have deter-

mination. Be a helping hand.

Practice at home everything

you learn in the dormitory.

Be a righteous person, a wise

decision maker and, someday, a

good leader.

WELCOME ABOARD!

C D T 4 / C A D A O , V I LT O N J O H N

VELKOMMEN!

Wana be acnhored to theofficial DMMA-CSC publication?If YES then you are welcome tojoin the family! No standards!Just write whatever you wantthat is relevant to cadets l i vesand that is good to go.. .hoping tohear from you.. .

EIC


10/29

ideo Games,WHY NOT?

The Corps is a place where discipl ine is in-

st i l led through a t ra ining rout ine: a t ight schedule isfol lowed dai ly . Deviat ion f rom these act ivi t ies is in-

excusable . Sometimes such a s t r ic t regiment must be

balanced with ways to re l ieve s t ress , and one of these,

especial ly for senior cadets with laptop computers , i s

through playing video games.

Apar t f rom educat ional video games whosesole intent is to impar t knowledge, there are video

games whose main intent is to enter ta in the players .

They are named games because the player has to

abide with the set rules in order to achieve a cer-

ta in goal . In fol lowing these rules , p layers actual ly

develop ski l l se ts which are not mutual ly exclusive

of other act ivi t ies . Simply put , one can learn ski l ls


V H H - Very Har Har (Har most)A brunet te , a redhead, and a b londe had a l l en tered a SINGLE-

HANDED race but fa i led to make i t to the s ta r t ing l ine . The

brunet te los t her mast overboard dur ing a grue l ing qual i fy ing

passage and couldn t ge t i t repa i red in t ime. The redhead dec ided

the f lex ing of the hul l a round the kee lbol t s she d iscovered a t the

las t moment might lead to s t ruc tura l fa i lure when she was far a t

sea and beyond the range of easy rescue . The b londe couldn t

f ind crew.


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Take f i rs t-person shooter

(FPS) games l ike Cal l of Duty

as an example. Most cr i t icism of

video games fal l upon this genre,

as i t i s of ten the most violent ,

with depictions of , wel l , people

shooting people. However , this

makes the game fast paced, and

the ski l l development even fast-

er. Spatial awareness such as t he

abi l i ty to judge angles and dis-

tances is developed; this could

very wel l prevent col l is ion.

Real- t ime strategy (RTS)

games l ike Warcraft I I I and de-r ivatives l ike Defence of the An-

cients (DotA) are al l about cr i t i -

cal judgment. One must decide

whether to use one strategy or a

different one when deal ing with

opponents . Likewise, there are

many ways to tackle problems in

a ship, but off icers must decidewhich ways save the most t ime,

money, and effort.

Massively Multiplayer On-l ine

Role-Playing Games (MMOR-

PGs) are huge environments

where thousands of players gath-

er. I t i s not uncommon for differ-

ent players to have cer tain roles

such as healer , tank, archer , and

mage. Each role has to do i ts job

well so that the group can ac-

complish goals easi ly . Similar-

ly, persons on vessels have their

own specif ic role to play, and

must fulf i l their responsibi l i t ies

to ensure a harmonious working

relat ionship.

However , moderation

has to be observed when playing

video games. Time management

often suffers when the enjoy-

ment from video games is pr i -

or i t ized over s tudies. Perhaps

using the Dormitorys schedule

would help: use Free Time forthis activi ty , and nothing else.


12/29

NSA third class cadets onboard KFOCdt .3 /C Barsagas, Ian Jay N.

Cdt .3/C Gumban, Merk Primo M.

Thirty-one NSA third class cadets

from DMMA College of Southern Philip-

pines together with 3/M Francisco Patuasic

Jr. and 2/M Alberto Capao-an represented

the school as they boarded the training

vessel Kapitan Felix Oca on October 20,

2010. NSA Cadets who belong to the rst

leg are composed of DMMA College of

Southern Philippines and University of

Cebu Lapulapu and Mandaue under the

supervision of their shipboard training of-

cer, Capt. Verina. The route scheduled for

the rst leg of NSA cadets traveled from

Cebu, Camiguin, Boracay and Palawan.

The training ship was owned by the

Associated Marine Ofcers and Seamans

Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) un-

der the management of MAAP-Kamaya

Point. The ship has an overall length of

about 114.55 m and 26 m wide. It has a

maximum capacity of carrying 247 people.

Recently, the KFO accommodated 28 crew

members and trained 180 cadets as per

shipboard training is concerned.

The NSA Cadets have been given

the opportunity to experience the actual

proceedings onboard a vessel. Different

responsibilities and tasks were given to the

cadets during the their shipboard training.

Both deck and engine cadets were eager

to gain knowledge of the most basic yet

important task assigned to them. Conse-

quently, they allocated their time and ef-

fort in nishing their respective simulated

training record books.

The deck cadets were able to steer

the ship, plan the voyage, and did watch

keeping on the bridge. Likewise, the en-

gine cadets were able to familiarize the

engine room, its machinery operation and

did engine watch keeping. These cadets

have been given the oppurtunity to put into

practice all the knowledge they acquired

from their schooling.

Basically, the primary purpose of

this shipboard training is to prepare these

cadets for their one year apprenticeship

so that they may serve their own compa-

nies very well. Furthermore, the shipboard

training proved that cadets from different

NSA afliated schools are competent and

skillful. The training and familiarization

has been part of the program that the NSA

project is providing to mold their cadets to

become responsible marine ofcers in the

future.

Aside from that, liberties were

granted to these cadets to at least experi-

ence the places where the vessel stayed

namely Cebu, Camiguin, Boracay and

Palawan. Furthermore, it has been a tradi-tion to conduct frolics among the cadets to

showcase their talents and skills in danc-

ing, singing, and role-playing doing it as

a tribute to the NSACoordinators for pro-

viding them vital information to maritime

education and training at KFO.


13/29

The best way to nd a good story is

always under your nose. Just keep an

open mind and eyes. Observe what

information the people around you need

the most.

A writers

MUST-HAVESBY CDT 3/C GUMBAN, M P

READ, READ AND READ SOME MORE.The best writers are also the best readers.You

can learn a lot with reading such as how writers

write and think.

LEARN TO ACCEPT CRITICISM.As human as we are, we cannot avoid

mistakes especially when writing.

Criticism is one way to learn on howto improve our writing. Never ever

backdown if one criticizes your work

harshly. Let criticism be your guide on

what mistakes to avoid later on.

KNOW THE THINGS AROUND YOU.

The role of a writer isnot to say what we allcan say, but what we areunable to say.

~Anas Nin

ACKNOWLEDGE WHO YOU NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE.In a world where anybody can steal other ideas, it is better to be a WRIT-

ER WITH INTEGRITY AND TRUTH. Acknowledge if you borrowed an

idea from a book or form other people.

WRITE, WRITE AND WRITE SOME MORE.Practice makes perfect. There is no short cut to be a good writer but to

simply never stop writing. Bring a notebook with you and if an idea or a

word intrigues or interest you write it down. In the end, you may be starting

a major article, story or even a novel.

BHH (Beri HAR HAR!!!)A naval officer fell overboard and was

rescued by a deckhand. The officer asked the sailor how he could

reward him. The best way, sir, replied the bluejacket, is to say

nothing about it . I f the other fello ws knew Id pulled you out,

theyd throw me in.


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aWEE K - L O N g dayBY CDT 1/C PERNITES, R.

Reveille, reveille, reveille

Up all idlers, smoking lamp is lit

Reveille, reveille, reveille

...An ear-piercing wake-up call from the quarter deck...

Well, this is better than the reveille during the early months

of my stay in our dorm as a cadet. Before, we had this custom-

ary mind-boggling whistle as a preamble to this call inside our

quarter and, I tell you, it is THE MOST ANNOYING THINGIVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE. Luckily, they installed a

PA few weeks after our probationary months as neophytes. And

so, it ended those months of ear wax-spilling wake up call mo-

ments.


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FIRST DAY

Wednesday was the DAY. It was the accep-

tance day. It was unfortunately very hotand humid that time. Seeing the pre-heated

pavement where I know will be fronting my face for the

next hours scared the hell out of me. The oor looked

like a frying pan ready to cook us. I even thought I'd

have cancer just by looking at it. Whew! I was already

thinking that I was not gonna make it through the accep-tance. But, the fact that I was not the only one thinking

of failure helped me along the way. And the grand wel-

come started. The acceptance was a dozen of excercise.

But why does it seemed to be slow. Till the little hand

ticked to three.

I was already kind of a losing my sight.

... hearing whispers in my head...

...a smile into a painful grin...


16/29

Did I tell you that we all carried our

heavy bags from the gate to the dorm?

The exhaustion was excruciating.

Thank God...

Just when I was about to pass

out I heard somebody said STAND

UP. It really lifted my spirit. Those

words were like morphine to my ach-

ing body. The commander told us to

clean up and change. So, we did.

After those seemingly endless

hours, my parched lips tasted the

sweetest water ever - it was just tap

water in a small jug actually - whilesitting silently making sure we made

our best out of that minutes of rest.

DMMA really had a nice welcome for

us.

The rest was short but my mind

brought me somewhere at which a

second seemed to pass by like aneternity.

I looked at the others and asked my-

self.

Are they here for money? Might be.

For Fun? Could be.

For something new? I dont know.

But one thing was for sure. We all

share the same aim of not losing grip

of what we believe in.

We had a very tiring acceptance.

It was like the last thing I would have

done in my life if I was to do every-

thing in this world. But, it was really

memorable. Seeing the faces of my

batch mates colored with motivation

was overwhelming.

It was really nice that though I know

that not all of us chose this kind of

fate but the strong aura of motiva-

tion was there - present and true. Theatmosphere was a mixture of strength,

faith and hope.

The rest ended and they called us up

for the haircut. I was awakened from

my heavy thoughts but I still stayed

on my buttocks on the oor till I was

tapped by a mate to stand and fall inline as what the rest of the other guys

were doing

Watcing the others having the un-

familiar 4th class haircut was awful.

The rst ones who got their haircut

looked like jar heads. It made me

wanna go last in line. But, everybodywill have the haircut anyways so I ac-

cepted my fate and stayed

It was really nice that though I know that not all ofus chose this kind of fate but thestrong aura of

motivation was there - present and true.


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where I was in the line - the

4th in line. Time then was

short. It didnt take long to

reach my turn.

Looking back as Itook the hot seat.... Jiminy

Cricket .... I saw the previ-

ous cadets head bleeding

because the barber acci-

dentally shaved a pimple!

I should have taken the

last slot in stead. Wow!

The looked like it bleed-ing wont stop. Sitting on

the chair with the barber behind me

kinda felt like it was a scene from the

movie Sweeney Todd - The Barber

from Hell!

The barber started shaving my

hair with a razor. He razored my hairall the way. Then he started scraping

off the hair at the side to complete the

jarhead look. And, VOILA, nice hair

cut. Luckily, he did the GROOMING

so well without shaving off some parts

of my scalp. Whew, what a relief know-

ing that your skull still has its cover.

Having the jar head actually felt good.The hair cut was cool. Twas not at all

bad. It actually cooled my head up.

When everybody had their share of

being treated like sheep, we were told

to form, bring our stuff and proceed to

the dormitory

Inside the quarter, we were

briefed about what to do with our stuff

and about the protocol that we should

always follow. I wasnt actually lis-

tening that time. I was lethargic. After

minutes of brieng we started putting

our things in our locker according tohow our seniors were telling us until

...Yikes...

when my bladder felt like it was a

Molotov grenade. I went to the head

(comfort room) to release the pin and

I was lucky to have the chance to seethe sun say goodbye for that day. I

never saw the sunset that romantic.

That sunset reminded me that there is

an end for everything and that prom-

ise of a sunrise will always come to

make new beginnings but only differ-

ent for now - it is with the annoying

reveille.

What wont k i l l youmakes you st ronger


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C D T 1 / C P E R N I T E S , R A L P H L .MANILA: ARE

to eat in carenderias. Dont forget about

your health. Put it as your highest priority.

There are still a lot of tricks to savemoney from food. Budol ght is one op-

tion. I know a lot of cadets who are doing

budol ghts to save and I assure you that

it really help them save money. Usually

they share tinapa and pancit canton dur-

ing budol. Doing this always is like turn-

ing your body into gall bladder stone fac-

tory so do not do this often. You can treat

yourself once in a while by eating healthyhome cooked meals. Never comprise your

health just to save money.

LOCATION ORIENTATION

I think Im lost! is the oft-repeated

line uttered in this jungle. Either you do

it with profuse beads of sweat or tears,

the best way to nding your way out of

this labyrinth is by asking security guard-

srather than strangers. Though sometimes,

you just have to trust your gut feeling.

Feeling uncertain about many

things before going to your re-

spective ofces in Manila? Ive

been through that stage of my

provincial ignorance the rst time I set

foot in that ever-noble city of Manila. I

did a lot of things worth throwing myself

into the annals of anonymity only to save

myself from such death-causing embar-

rassment. So here here are some of my

tips for you cadets about to

AIRFARE

Most companies require you to re-

port in Manila using your own money forthe airfare. Dont worry about that be-

cause the company will refund everything

you spent for the fare (Ticket price and the

Terminal fee) so dont lose the copies of

those receipts, okay? Another reminder,

start saving at least 3-5,000 for the plane

ticket in case your company hails you to

report in Manila so that you will be ready

to go.

BOARD AND LODGING

Whew! Being in Manila is EXPEN-

SIVE and COSTLY. Food and accommo-

dation will be one of your greatest prob-

lems. But some companies like KGJS and

Wallem provide dormitories for their ca-

dets. Some even provide free meals. The

best thing to do is to ask your respectiveagencies if they will be providing you free

board and lodging in Manila.

In Davao, it is cheaper to eat in car-

enderias than in fastfoods but in Manila

its the other way around. I suggest you

feed yourself with 39ers, or if your bud-

get allows it, 49ers. Not all places in the

capital offers expensive carenderia food

like in Sampaloc. But please, observe the

food you eat in Manila when you decide


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YOU READY?

Did anyone know that Army is ac-

tually an acronym, ya i t s tands for:

A int

Ready for theMarines

Yet . . . Very HAR HAR!

When riding taxis, tell the driver the

exact location. Filipinos in general give di-

rections by using landmarks, so what you

learn in geography about those coordinateswont help at all. And say it in an almost

bossy way, like you knew every nook and

cranny of Tondo. Drop that Bisdak accent,

unless you want a joy ride around Manila!

Have a map of Manila with trafc and

train routes. Knowing the train stations

and the jeepney routes will take around

3-days to a week and the best thing to do

during those days is to familiarize themseriously because most of the cadets ex-

penditures go to those never-ending jour-

neys that will pass up for scenes in LOST.

COMMUNICATION

You should declare your personal

phone number to your respective crew-

ing ofcers. Keep your numbers - never-

change - and always have an eye on your

phone, not only because of snatchers, but

because your crewing agent might give

you a ring for some important matter.

AMERICAN VISA

US Visa is one of the most impor-

tant things that you should have. Most of

the companies prefer their seamen to have

an American Visa; most of the vessels

nowadays have trade routes that include

entry in the United States. So, having one

is necessary.

As cadets, we are free of charge

when we apply for a US Visa. It is not a

joke. If ever you do not pass your rst try

some companies will still shoulder thesecond try and some until the third try

but if you happen to be in a company that

does not support second, third etc. then

you will be a $100 poorer. So do your best

in your rst try in getting the visa.

Getting the visa is just a breeze.

The process involves interview, document

check and then you now have an Ameri-can Visa if ever you pass the requirements

of the consul. Just be yourself during the

interview. Study some pointers. Usually,

manning companies will never send us to

battle without any preparation. They usu-

ally give us a brieng about what to do,

what to answer, and what not to answer.

A list of sample interview questions will

also be provided by our crewing agents.

To sum it up

Life is full of challenges but, re-

member, life is what we make it. Never

let the odds in Manila pull you down. In

stead, pull the odds down. So, keep your

heads up high and conquer Manila...


20/29

AS THE SAYING GOES, coming together is

a way to begin a good relationship through a

fun-lled day with games that will give more

meaning to teamwork the DBP 2nd batch ca-

dets of DMMA College of Southern Philippines

team building activity conducted by Mr. LloydLuna at DCSP covered court, January 2011.

The Activity through different exer-

cises brought out from their every team the vir-

tues of determination, unity and perseverance.

Each cadet reected insights and lessons after

every activity as a way of opening oneself to the

group and be accepted.

The team building which was

a way to start the journey to the realworld focused on the goodness that the

cadets should see and not the bad things

to be able to appreciate and accept each

other more.

The whole activity ended with

a high note where everyone is geared

up for the battle ahead and established a

mindset of working together to succeed.

THE CHORAL GROUP CSC Cherubs

proudly represented the Corps of Scholar

Cadets as they serenade the whole campus

of DCSP delivering grace-lled yule-

tide songs in the yearly celebration ofChristmas extravaganza last December

14, 2010. They sung OPM Christmas

songs entitled, Kumukutikutitap, Mag-

alay ng Panalangin, Himig ng Pasko,

Talang Patnubay, Tuloy na tuloy

pa rin ang pask, and Pasko na Na-

man that proclaimed them as the sec-

ond placer receiving an amount of Php3,000.00. The CSC Choir is composed

of talented fourth class cadets under the

supervision of Cdt. 3/C Stephen Perni-

tes and Cdt. 3/C Gincarlo Rosario.

In spite of the hectic schedules and

training that these scholar cadets undergo,

they were able to maximize their time and

effort in showing off their capabilities in

extra-curricular activities.Thus, the annual celebration of

extravaganza at DCSP commemorates

the spirit of Christmas season in this

institution providing its students ex-

citement, fun and thrill as they enjoy

and actively participate in various ac-

tivities prepared by the student council

such as tug-of-war, catch the dragons

tail, christmas tree and parol-making

contest, singing and dancing competi-

tion and the Search for the Look of the

Year.

CSC Cherubs serenades DCSPC D T 3 / C B A R S A G A S , I A N J A Y

These cadets consider that sharing what they have this Christmas season

will provide them more blessings and

continuous guidance from the Lord as

they struggle and surpass the challeng-

es they encounter within the corners of

CSC dormitory.

A n o t h e r w y t o s p e l l T e m w o r k A

Coming together is a beginning.

Keeping together is a progress.Working together is a success.

Henry Ford.

CDT 3/C GUMBAN, MERK PRIMO

A ship is alway s referred

to as she because i t costs

somuch to keep one in paint

and powder.

-- Chester Nimitz


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SINCE ITS FOUNDATION the se-ries of Asia Pacific Conference be-

came a well established medium for

showcasing the manning and trainingissues and updates in the world. In-

deed, i t is the number one maritime

manpower event in the country.

This 11th Asia and Pacific

Conference wasww considered to be

one of the best in the recent y ears, i t

was held in Hotel Sofitel Philippine

Plaza on November 17 and 18, 2010

with its theme: Year of the Seafar-

er 2010 and beyond: Whats next to

Maritime Power. Over 250 leading

maritime agencies and training pro-

fessionals all over the world graced

the conference.

The conference featuredvarious influential personalities in

the industry including: Chairman of

the event, Lawrie Campbell, CEO

Manpower, V. ships, Sypros Pole mis

the President of International Cham-

ber of Shipping and International

Shipping Fede ration, M r. John Wood

the Wallem Ship management Ltd.

Fleet manager. Arthur Bowring, the

Hong Kong Shipowners Association

Man aging Director, Filipino Asso-

ciation for Mariners Employment

11th Asia Pacific Manning and Training ConferenceC D T 3 / C G U M B A N , M E R K P R I M O

President Ericson M. Marquez

and Filiino Shipowners Associa-

tion Chairman Carlos Salinas.

The Conference focused onhow to alleviate piracy, at which

Filipinoseafarers are the frequent

victims. Also, another highlight of

the event was the exclusive Fili-

pino crew update in which regula-

tors and manning executives from

the Philippines discussed the new

Administrations strategies

for the maritime manning

sector. A debate about how

to enhance job satisfaction

and career progression was

conducted by the seafarers

and senior managers along

the way.

The event also featured

a first for the conference,

The Manning and Training

Cadet Forum wherein Fili-pino cadets from different

sponsoring Agencies were invited ;

they related their experiences and

ambitions for life at sea. Mr. Stein

Eriksen, Managing Director, Nor-

wegian Training Center Manila of

Norwegian Maritime Foundation

of the Philippines presented sta-

tistics about the present situationof maritime schools and their per-

formance in the country. Accord-

ing to his data only 1 out of 10

maritime students can make it to

the OIC level, a problem the in-

dustry is facing and trying to alle-

viate by strengthening the cadet-

ship programs in the Philippines.

With this , they can have valuable

insights on how the industry can

promote itself to younger genera-

tion.


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BY 3/C BETE, JACQUES ELEAZER

The Purpose Driven Life pro-

claims itself to be more thena book; it is a guide to a 40-

day spiritual journey that will enable

you to discover the answer to lifes

more important question What on

earth am I here for? Rick Warrens

book is a runaway bestseller, having

already sold over 16 millions cop-

ies, making it one of the best-sellingChristian books at all time. Dr. War-

rens goal is a passionate reformation

by restoring responsibility in people,

credibility in churches, and civil-

ity in culture. Hes been often named

Americas most inuential spiritual

leader and Americas pastor. He

is a highly qualied for writing thisbook because he is a pastor, a global

strategist, a theologian and a philan-

thropist.

We can see that the author is set-

ting his sights high, he is going to

attempt to answer the greatest ques-

tion we can face that of our meaning and purpose. He promises that

at the end of the journey you will

know Gods purpose for your life

and will understand the big picture

how all the pieces of your life t

together. If you are a believer or a

none-believer of Christ, therefore,

you are the two distinct audiences

aimed by the author. He shows that heis writing for unbelievers by inviting

them to pray a short prayer, - Jesus,

I believe in you and I receive you.

He then welcomes them to the fam-

ily of God and, for the believers, to

be strengthening more their faith with

God. The book is self-help, that we

are to study the Bible so we can ap-ply what we learn to our lives with

the ultimate aim for conforming our-

selves to the image of Christ. It stands

to reason that a person cannot apply

to his life something he does not un-

derstand.

We discover that mean-ing and purpose only whenwe make God the refer-ence point of our lives.Using biblical stories and letting

the Bible speak for itself, Dr. War-ren clearly explains Gods ve pur-

pose for each of us; Purpose #1:We

were planned for Gods pleasure, so

our rst purpose is to offer real wor-

ship; Purpose #2:We were formed for

Gods Family, so our next purpose

is to enjoy real fellowship; Purpose

#3:We were created to become likeChrist, our purpose is to learn real fel-

lowship; Purpose #4:We were shaped

40 days to start a new


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Dr. Warren un-

doubtedly be-lieves that this

is the purpose

of every person.

The author obvi-

ously loves the

church and views

the local church

as a beautifulinstitution. I be-

lieve, Rick War-

ren is a godly

man who truly

wants to reach the

world for Christ.

Im sug-gesting to all be-

lievers and, espe-

cially to the unbelievers of Christ to

read the book of Dr. Rick Warrens

The Purpose Driven Life because it

is a manifesto for Christian living in

the 21st century, a lifestyle based on

eternal purposes, not cultural values.

It will answer our questions with re-

gards to our Christian faith purpose

What on earth am I here for?

for serving

God, so, our

purpose is to

practice real

ministry; Pur-

pose #5: We

were made for

a mis sion, and

the last pur-

pose is to live

out real evan-

gelism.

This self-

help book ad-

dresses the

i n d i v i d u a l s

through 40 dai-

ly devotional

readings. Its not

a hard read and you will be tempted to

go straight to next chapter. Resist! Re-

read the current chapter, review the

reference, and reect on the message.

As aw creature of God, our purpose

in this world is to worship God, fel-

lowship with his family, become like

Christ, serve God and evangelize the

lost.

Rick Warren, Copyright 2002. Purpose Driven

Ministries,Quezon City, Philippines : The Purpose Driven

Life. Printed in thePhilippines (2004) with permission by thePurpose Driven Publishing, U.S.A. ISBN 1-4174-0289-x. 356

pages


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CADETS 1-ON-1: FINANCE AND ALLOTMENTCDT 1/C PERNITES, RALPH L.

M

ost of the company

scholar cadets that I

know, including my-

self , thought that the earningsfrom the apprent iceship year

is , wel l , too big that spending

too much is not going to ea t up

your bank balances. Life rea l ly

is a bad teacher. I t gives you

the tes t before the lesson. This

I know very wel l . The money

from the year of sea service

was actual ly not a sa lary but

an honorarium. An honorarium

which is intended to be spent

most ly on school fees , s tudy

materia ls and scholarly ex-

pendi tures upon re turning to

the col lege for the las t year

of academics as per required

by CHED to earn a bachelors

degree for BSMT and MarE.

Fortunately, some sponsoring

companies give a complete

3-year ter t iary academic sup-

port gra t is . But , scholar ca-

dets should a lways put in their

heads the fac t tha t complete

gra t is for the academic years

does not mean f reedom from

school expendi tures and that

caut ion in spending your hard

earned money is s t i l l a must .

On the other hand, some ca-dets are not company assis ted

for the las t academic year so

pract ic ing s t r ic t f rugal i ty is

a must . For those cadets who

are expected to pay for the las t

year required, these are some

of the things that you should

consider:

- Tuit ion fee;

- D o r m i t o r y a c c o m m o d a t i o n

fee;

- Food a l lowance;

-Apprent iceship regis t ra t ion

sum;

- Savings for the Licensure

examinat ion; and- other fees re la ted.

ALL of these i f not taken se-

r iously wil l sum up into a ma-

jor headache not only to you

but also to your family. But,

problems f rom these fees can

be avoide d. You just n eed good

financia l management . For ca-

F o r c a d e t s o n t h e s t a g e t o b o a r d i n g t h e i r r e -

s p e c t i v e v e s s e l a s s i g n m e n t s , y o u s h o u l d , i n

t h e f i r s t p l a c e , a l l o c a t e y o u r a l l o t m e n t a c -

c o r d i n g t o y o u r p r i o r i t i e s


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12 [80% Monthly Salary - (Computed expendi tures**/12)] =

Extra Savings

80% Monthly Salary - (Extra S avings/12) =PAN

80% Monthly Salary

PAN - % from the 80% allotment intended to be saved monthly for CE. Allotment #2

CE**- the sum of tuit ion, school fees, dorm fees, batch ring, review allowance

et al approximately PHP100,000.oo (dependent to your needs).

dets on the s tage to boarding

their respect ive vessel ass ign-

ments , you should, in the f i rs t

place , a l locate your money ac-

cording to your priori t ies . Aseaman, apprent ice or

not , i s required to have

two a l lot tees ( rec ipient

of the 80 percent f rom

your monthly wage) .

The two receiving ac-

counts in the Phi l ip-

pines can be anyone of your choice - parents ,

yourself , a f r iend,

whoever you want!

H o w t o s l i c e t h e p i z z a !The 80% sum from yourmonthly wage wil l be wired to

the a l lot tees as per the Phi l ip-

pine law requirement . Make

sure that one of these a l lot tee

accounts is sole ly intended to

saving money for the next aca-demic year.

You may b e success -

ful in accumulat ing

the money needed but

saving i t for long is a

greater success

Practically, i t is recommend-

ed to derive the percentage of

this account f rom the 80% us-

ing this formula:

This formula has been a good

help to some - not many are f i -

nancially educated. Now, I am

sharing i t wi th you guys for

you to have a use of i t and not

end up hungry during the ra iny

days.

So, keep a l l of these things in-

s ide your head and put every-

thing in ac t ion. Keep a pocket-

ful of wisdom and, this , I know

it wil l be more than enough.


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Dont Quit-Anonymous-

W h e n t h i n g s g o w r o n g , a s t h e y s o m e t i m e s w i l l ,

W h e n t h e r o a d y o u r e t r u d g i n g s e e m s a l l u p h i l l ,

W h e n t h e f u n d s a r e l o w a n d t h e d e b t s a r e h i g h ,

A n d y o u w a n t t o s m i l e , b u t y o u h a v e t o s i g h ,

W h e n c a r e i s p r e s s i n g y o u d o w n a b i t ,

R e s t , i f y o u m u s t , b u t d o n t y o u q u i t .

L i f e i s q u e e r w i t h i t s t w i s t s a n d t u r n s ,

A s e v e r y o n e o f u s s o m e t i m e s l e a r n s ,

A n d m a n y a f a i l u r e t u r n s a b o u t ,

W h e n h e m i g h t h a v e w o n h a d h e s t u c k i t o u t ;

D o n t g i v e u p t h o u g h t h e p a c e s e e m s s l o w - -

Y o u m a y s u c c e e d w i t h a n o t h e r b l o w .

O f t e n t h e g o a l i s n e a r e r t h a n ,

I t s e e m s t o a f a i n t a n d f a l t e r i n g m a n ,

O f t e n t h e s t r u g g l e r h a s g i v e n u p ,

W h e n h e m i g h t h a v e c a p t u r e d t h e v i c t o r s c u p ,

A n d h e l e a r n e d t o o l a t e w h e n t h e n i g h t s l i p p e d d o w n ,

H o w c l o s e h e w a s t o t h e g o l d e n c r o w n .

S u c c e s s i s f a i l u r e t u r n e d i n s i d e o u t - -

T h e s i l v e r t i n t o f t h e c l o u d s o f d o u b t ,

A n d y o u n e v e r c a n t e l l h o w c l o s e y o u a r e ,

I t m a y b e n e a r w h e n i t s e e m s s o f a r ,

S o s t i c k t o t h e f i g h t w h e n y o u r e h a r d e s t h i t - -

I t s w h e n t h i n g s s e e m w o r s t t h a t y o u m u s t n o t q u i t .

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