Stark from Earth @ LS @tonyfromls@qoto.org

The last period, the finals, a much matured classmate who is like me, finished a first degree already (I am from computer science while the classmate was from education major in mathematics) approached me and asked me how we can help the majority of the class that is failing the mathematics course (Calculus). I told him it is impossible for the finals because it will take a significant grade figure for each to pull their average to passing.

I still tried to help the classmates though but that was the last effort I did because the response is always the same. When I am helping them to learn, they are nowhere to be found in the group chat. When it is about giving the answers directly, everybody hurries to get it.

Stupidity at it's best.

The general perspective here in the Philippines that in order to survive university one needs to be an intelligent person is an outdated one.

The success in university is not about being an intelligent person although it helps, the key to success is to take studies seriously and not be lazy of learning.

One thing that stood out on my observation of most of the classmates, the youngers generations, they prioritize parties and get-togethers, they prioritize extra-curricular activities like leadership and playing with a musical band while their academic performance went downhill and then they fuckin complain of the simplest of academic problems 🤣

Checked on some classmates from the BSEE first semester from last year and saw that the second semester became so much challenging for them.

It is, because I am not there anymore. Not that I am having a narcissist outlook but just being honest. When I was with the class in the first semester, almost all are trying their best to get a hold of my answers to problem sets. They were not learning but riding on my efforts on all courses that I am there, from minor general education courses to STEM courses.

It's not a surprise they will be at "survival" on the second semester now that I am not there with them.

I'd say the K-12 education failed them to prepare for university.

Maybe my plans are screwed.

When I am in the time of planning to prepare and leave to join some war in a foreign land, this is also the time that opportunities are popping up from the opposite side.

A colleague is offering me his pickup truck which is a very good deal, then earlier I met another younger woman who is more caring of me, more sincere, more understanding, and hot than anyone I've met so far. A good amount of money is coming also from the engineering career front.

I mean why are these things that are stable is showing up amidst the time when I am preparing to leave for a growth on the profession of arms which is an unstable path. Why the crossroads? Am I being tested?

WTF 😆

In terms of the Theoretical Minimum, I have left Integral Calculus for the time being with enough of the understanding needed to move on with Susskind's book.

Started on Dynamics with Aristotle's Law of Motion.

Freelance scammers are Filipinos. The syndicates are Chinese.

Looks like there is also a political protection behind the scenes why these Chinese syndicates are able to continue the scamming operations.

The weak points for these scammers is that they leave their trails uncovered.

For instance the sim cards they are using are registered sims which requires the necessary identification process.

They also have photos.

Been playing with the scammers for about a month now.

Tried to understand how they operate as an adversary and their modus operandi nuances.

I was really shocked to realize that much of these scammers were mostly women and not men and are very good in manipulating individuals 😅

It also seems that the organizational structure is a mix of freelance scammers and syndicates. The individual freelancers takes more risk while the syndicate controlled is only taking calculated risk.

Got back home. A lot of disappoints with the travel.

Met with different people from colleagues to acquaintances and the general theme is that my time was wasted.

Consolation is setting foot back at the beach home is a relief 😅

OTW to a mountain city and in the meantime will get back to where I stopped in Susskind's The Theoretical Minimum.

Finished with my 21km in the usual race pace.

Weekend warrior starts now. Preparing for a run at this hour.

Then tomorrow before I go to a mountain city will do the gym workouts.

Forgot it is my anniversary at the company. A colleague reminded me during a meeting today 😅

Supposed to be doing the gym but upon arriving I was hungry and the nearby restaurant (2 of them) didn't have food without pork in it.

Had to go beyond the area to a nearby makeshift home cooked serving local canteen and ate from there.

Upon arriving, the gym smells chemical and was coming from the car shop below. Smells like paint thinner and had to cancel the gym workouts cuz of that.

Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

Back to Single Variable Calculus

Been meeting new lady acquaintances these past days. They all are very interesting personalities.

Itching waiting on the counter-intelligence training from the counter-terrorism explosives course training provider last time.

I can't compromise and opt for a different training provider because the one that I am anticipating is more comprehensive and is given in a short amount of time with simulations and real world assignments, in which the instructors are coming from actual intelligence agencies both from the military side (dealing with insurgencies from the communists rebels, Muslims rebels, terrorist groups, and external threats) and the from civilian side (dealing with criminal syndicates such as illegal drugs, human trafficking, black market weapons sales, and many more).

Still thinking about that BS degree in EE. I'm just getting bored probably and thinking of still continuing it even with ABET universities here in the Philippines, will still not be at par with the US nor Europe education.

The better choice still is study the MIT-OCW based custom made undergraduate EE program with strong physics in it and then take an online masters degree in EE and another online master degree in applied physics.

When searching for graduate studies program in Europe, most of the information I got is that if it's not totally free, there is a minimal amount of fee to be paid for EU citizens.

But last time after I took a friend with me to attend one of the STEM conferences and she is from Germany, she told me graduate studies in Europe is not free even for her that is a citizen.