RE: Superior Spider-Man Part 4 (Or "New-Look Superior Spider-Man Upped the Ante!")

I will always hate the “Superior” theme – awesome as it had turn out to be – since the essence of Spider-Man is NOT like that.  However, I’ve established in the past that Superior Spider-Man is an ironic, remarkable experience.  Because, at the same time of hating it, I’m also enjoying the awesomeness it has brought.  Hating and enjoying… they surprisingly mix well in this circumstance.  As a Spidey fan, I just can’t help it....

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RE: Superior Spider-Man Part 3 (Or "Enjoying It, but I'm Madder Than Before!")

Dan Slott – the author of this abomination Superior Spider-Man – promised Spidey fans that Superior Spider-Man #9 would provoke more hating than the despicable Amazing Spider-Man #700.   And he was right.  I was shaking in rage after reading it.  Uh, I have calmed down now, enough to be able to write about it.  It’s just a comic book anyway.  Insignificant in the general scheme of fate and the cosmos.  But the disgust...

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Tetsuya Kuroko: Template of a Worship Leader

“I am a supporting actor, a shadow. But a shadow will become darker if the light is stronger and it will make the white of the light stand out.” - Tetsuya KurokoIn my lecture on worship, I analogized Tetsuya Kuroko (the titular character of the basketball anime Kuroko No Basuke) as how a worship leader should be. His quote (see above) powerfully and poetically nailed the proper attitude and outlook of a genuine and effective worship leader. ...

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Top 10 Movies of 2013 That I’ve Seen So Far

Just like last year, I am now listing my picks for the ten best movies released in the first half of the year that I have been able to watch (while at year end, I will be listing those that I would have watched during the second half – regardless of being released in the first or second half). Yes, there could be several first-half movies that I might have liked if I had been able to watch them.  There’s the Great Gatsby, which I refused...

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RE: Assessment FOR Learning

This is the first ever reaction paper I've written for my CCT classes.  I also get to read this in front of the class.In “Assessment Through the Student’s Eyes”, Rick Stiggins stresses the better philosophy of using “Assessment for Learning.”  He states the value of utilizing the assessment process in encouraging students to go for “winning streaks” instead of merely using it for categorizing them into “winners” or “losers.”  The old-fashioned assessment philosophy is satisfied already with just ranking and labeling students according...

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