First feature… (drumroll please)

My first feature for the second part of Chronicles, my educational journey in FEU – East Asia College is no less than the man behind the first notification that comes out of my FB Account, Estudyante’s main man, Engr. Alexie Erese Ballon.

 

Often called as: Sir Alex

Had him as my professor during: IOS Laboratory, 2nd Term, 2010-2011.

Initial impression: Strict, does not know how to crack jokes… I even told myself, goodluck, I hope I can pass this subject.

The Story Behind:

It was my Third Year, 2nd Term when we have him as our IOS Lab teacher, the subject matter was pretty much different from the one that was thought in its lecture counterpart, the IOS Laboratory was Linux, which was taught by our professor, Sir Alex every Wednesdays. It was a pretty tight schedule for S31 then, having to go on straight laboratory classes during Wednesdays (IOS Laboratory, Cisco Laboratory and the Business Process Laboratory until 8 pm) but I do admit, amongst all the subjects, this was our priority. The class (S31) was most often, relatively serious when there is an exam, IOS Lab was study at its best for me, as I thought I could fail that subject, but Linux turned out pretty interesting, especially how Sir Alex prepared those exercises from Lab 1 to 8 and even the midterm and final exams.

During his spare – time, we could talk to him about Virtual Machines, I think we talked to him about that as we were preparing for our next project after the Alumni Tracer failed, however we had a hard-time implementing VM. He’s also part of the roster of professors teaching CCNA subjects, yes, to cut the story short, despite having the initial impression, I do respect this man with utmost sincerity.

Most Memorable Line:

(Ilang beses na kasi nag-pacheck nung exams, mali mali kaya – 20, Ito ang sinabi niya sa akin na markado na sa utak ko) 

CS ka ba? pagproprogram lang eh…

I didn’t took this as an insult to me being a student, rather I took it as a way to seek improvement in every thing I do not just as a student but in real life as well.

I’m a member of the Estudyante ni Engr. Alexie E. Ballon group, even if I only had him  for a term as a professor, seeing how he has touched the lives of the other students makes him one of the people I look up to.

Current Impression: One of the best professors I’ve ever met.

This is the first feature preview  of Chronicles, a compilation of stories about teachers, this time, those I’ve met during my stay in FEU – East Asia College. This is the author’s own point of view and she respects the view of others as well.