learning new communication tools

I suppose one is never too old to learn. When I first came to the Philippines, back in 1961, radios were scarce, phone lines hard to come by, and now everyone seems to have cellphones -- and I have had to learn how to text. Some of my friends happily text away while driving; I don't -- Manila traffic is challenging enough so I limit my texting while my driver 'drives.'

I'm not yet ready for u-tube but thought I's give blogging a try; it might offer a better way to keep friends and relatives informed about what is going on with us. I'm told you can even include pictures; as some here would say, "wowowee." Another interesting feature of a blog is that it allows a certain amount of interaction -- readers can post their comments or questions.

Last week [mid-October '07] I visited my old department [Department of Agricultural Information and Communication] at what used to be the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture -- it's now the College of Development Communication at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños. They asked me to come back to give a seminar or series of seminars. I'm considering it and certainly not because of the stipend. No, it should be a challenge and it will force me to update myself on recent developments in communication. The picture on top is well known to UPLB visitors -- centennial of the carabao.