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THE Department of Science and Technology in Region 10 celebrated National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) last week with the theme, “Science for the People 2017,” at Limketkai Atrium, Cagayan de Oro.
There’s the answer to President Rody Duterte’s war on drugs. If the youth are too busy experimenting with new ideas as a source of their latest inventions and creations, then, they won’t have time to experiment with illegal drugs.
Yup, easy for us to say.
Once upon a time, I almost qualified for the Philippine Science High School but my PSHS journey ended after the second exam. Had I passed, imagine me inventing a robot that can solve the Rubik’s Cube.
That robot, by the way, was one of the inventions displayed by an exhibitor at the Atrium.
What I first saw at the exhibit, though, was—tsan tsan tsa ran—food! Peanut boat tarts, peanut crunch, peanut roll, cashew tarts, assorted veggie waffle thins, tostado, even toasted pastel. And all along I thought science and technology are about robots, computers and gadgets.
Science and technology have indeed helped develop new recipes, with 3D printing now making it possible for chefs to, say, produce a birthday cake that’s an exact replica of your face.
Cakes for bridal showers have always tended to be naughty, with a huge foot-long pink-ish body part on top of the icing, complete with thick kinky black hair. And this can now be replaced with an exact replica of that particular body part of the groom? Ooh la la.
We would still be in the Jurassic age if not for science and technology— living in caves, drawing on cave walls, and hiking for days to hunt for food and look for water.
But with earthquakes and hurricanes now destroying islands and countries, survivors there are most probably missing the things they took for granted before disaster struck. Science and technology, however, will continue to play a role in their rebuilding and rehabilitation.
Science and technology can also produce guns and ammunition, making it easier for a certain group of misguided individuals to lay siege to a city.
Like the way some people use religion to justify their sieges, science and technology also have their pros and cons.
Still, everything that we rely on now is the result of ideas and inventions—phones, computers, cars, drones, planes, even the mighty pen and the clear white paper.
One item that was prominently displayed at the NSTW was a rubber version of the “Game of Thrones” Iron Throne, the one made of the swords of Aegon the Conqueror’s defeated enemies. And then, there was a dragon hanging near the stage. How to connect these “Game of Thrones” items with the theme, “Science for the People 2017”—that’s the question. NSTW’s décor did confuse us no matter how hard we tried to understand its concept.
The episode where the dragon annihilated a procession of carriages and people happens to be the only one I’ve watched so far. I’m sure those “people” have a tribe name or something, so, please excuse my ignorance. “Game of Thrones” has remained a dream-on in my to-do list since spring cleaning is still my priority. TV will have to wait.
For now, I watch movies, and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” will make you thank the latest in technology for making all those exciting scenes possible. There have been several great films this year, with more coming soon at a theater near you. Better grab that chance while they’re shown in cinemas. Watching movies can be a most relaxing hobby for one in hibernation mode. Simply add popcorn and diet soda.
“Kingsman” has action scenes that would leave you breathless, much like “John Wick.” Or “Kill Bill.” But “Kingsman” is the funny kind.
In reality, action scenes can never be classified as funny in this age of sieges and extremists. But people do still watch action movies to make themselves believe that things can’t be that bad.
“Kingsman” has the American president waging a war on drugs, and this inspires the cynical and skeptical among us to suspect that the movie’s plot is based on Pinas.
If there’s a war on drugs, a drug cartel must be nearby, and Poppy Adams (Julianne Moore) is the drug lord of all drug lords in the film. Er, to be more specific, the drug lady.
Elton John is in the movie, too, as himself.
“Kingsman” has scenes that may remind you of a Quentin Tarantino film. If you’ve seen one action movie, you’ve seen them all? Not exactly.
How about this—if you’ve seen one trade fair, you’ve seen them all? Hmmm.
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