National Institute of Physics: The Llamas Science Hall at U.P.Diliman

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Sunday, January 15, 2006

National Institute of Physics: The Llamas Science Hall a.k.a. the Physics Pav

It's easy to get lost in a building that isn't sure of its numbering. And this is coming from a University unit that should be mathematics-centric. But I'm here to mitigate the unforeseen circumstances that a freshman can encounter. And this is to clarify, what's really on top of the now "old"Physics building, Pav 3.

I've already explained the classroom numbering system in the pavilions, however, the Physics Pav has some "special" provisions. First of all their upmost floor is the 2nd Floor, but apparently, it's the 2.25th Floor, which I will discuss later. It's established that it's Pav 3, so the 4-digit room codes must start with 3 right? Apparently, not all. The Physics Pav is shaped this way:

Okay, I'm an Econs major, not a wannabe Architect. Let's focus on the hall shaded green. The classrooms on this side has the starting number 4 (From L-R: Rm 4234 - 4228), but you cannot access it through Pav 4, or the Bio Pav. The staircase near the hall is the only access point, which is of course, only available via the main entrance of the Llamas Science Hall. As seen on the first photo, even the classroom number was painted wrong for Rm 4228.

A current gallery on the misleading hall.

If you go to the blue hall on my floor-plan from the staircase, it's paved with faculty rooms and lecture rooms. There are blackboards like this onethat serve as exam notice-boards. The rooms on this hall start at 3200 - 3220. Rm 3200 is the Theoretical Physics Group, 3201-3215 are classrooms. Rm 3204, with the door opened at 3206 is the Office of the Director of the National Institute of Physics. All the other even-numbered rooms are Faculty Lairs (although Rm 3210 is a Conference Room).


As mentioned, the "real" up-most floor is the red hall, elevated by four steps from the second floor. It overlooks AS Walk, and aside from theSupply and Property Office (Rms 3224 - 3226), Rms 3228-3236 (even only) are also, Faculty Lairs.

Posted by Mikko at 10 June 2010

Category: Random

Tags: up diliman

UP Diliman‘s Chemistry Pavilion (Chem Pav) is on fire. Oh noes!

There have been reports that the fire has also sprawled into the Llamas Hall (Physics Pavilion) and some parts of the main building of Palma Hall.

Advisory: Chancellor Cao declared all classes in PALMA HALL ONLY suspended today June 10, 2010. (Thursday) From Prof Eloi Hernandez. (http://twitter.com/gangbadoy/status/15790560413)

MEDIA ADVISORY

EVENT:

CANDLE-LIGHTING at

Leonard Shrine

(On the eve of All-Saints Day, supporters of the Justice for

Leonard Co Movement will light candles, offer flowers and

exhibit calls for justice and indignation on Kananga Killings that

happened almost a year ago, November 15, 2010 in Leyte)

DATE AND TIME:

October 31, 2011, Monday, 930AM

PLACE:

Leonard Shrine (where 1/3 of Leonard’s ashes are placed)

Dita Tree (near NSRI, Llamas Hall and Chem), Natural

Science Research Institute, UP Diliman

Coverage requested.

Photo opportunities are available.

REFERENCES:Ms. Feny Cosico, 0927.7069041

Mr. Niel Caidic, 0915.3053186

FRIDAY, AUGUST 05, 2005

The UPCAT 2006 Diary --Volume 1

Sa kung saan, 7:30 pm

Weh, 'di talaga ako makapaniwala.

Biruin mo, makalipas ang halos 11 taon nu'ng kumuha ako ng UPCAT sa Math Building Room 322 (hanep, naaalala pa... ^_^), sasabak ako uli sa UPCAT....

Pero hindi na bilang examinee...bilang examiner-proctor na!

Asteeg!

Excited na excited na nga ako eh, kasi unang beses ko pa lang magbabantay sa UPCAT sa tatlong taon kong pagtuturo rito sa UP Diliman. At sa ibang gusali pa ako nakadestino -- sa Llamas Hall ('yung lumang Physics Pavillion), PH 4230. Dapat naroon na ako ng mga ala-6 ng umaga para maiayos na naming magka-partner sa silid ang mga materyales na gagamitin sa pang-umagang sesyon ng UPCAT bukas.

Sa sobrang excited ko nga ay binabasa ko nang paulit-ulit 'yung manual (hm, dapat naman talaga para malaman ko ang gagawin ko) umaga pa lang ng araw na ito. Tapos, kahit alam ko na 'yungroom assignment ko, pumunta pa ako sa Office of Admissions para masilip ang listahan. (Nagkaroon pa ako ng dahilan para daanan du'n si Saira-chan ^_^). Heto ang mas asteeg: tiningnan ko pa 'yung room assignment ko kasama si Saira-chan! Parang estudyanteng mag-u-UPCAT ano? Wehehe ^_^;

Well, sana nga lang maging maayos ang aking pagganap sa tunkulin ko bilang examiner-proctor sa UPCAT bukas...Hindi kasi basta-basta 'yun kaya dapat gawin ko ang aking makakaya para mairaos ko ang pagganap ng iniatang na gawain sa akin ng aking pinakamamahal na Pamantasan...

At sana lang, maaga rin akong magising ^_^;

Coffee, beer or maybe fish balls @ pool side?

6 OCTOBER 2010

tags: Filipinnovation, Innovation

I miss the pool side.

Exact address: Llamas Science Hall, Palma Hall Pavilion 3, Quirino Ave, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101

Not only do I miss the poolside but I would like to propose a new tambayan in the new NIP building with free flowing coffee/tea or beer! If only beer is allowed in campus. This is probably the most concrete undertaking the DOST can do to increase innovation.

From personal experience, we got at least 4 or 5 thesis problems sorted out while ‘wasting time’ (as a professor would describe it, you’ll know who this is if you’re from NIP) at the poolside. While there is also doubt if indeed the sorting out helped, at least they got sorted. hahaha

This post sounds rather cliquish. But a friend of mine Mike Solis posted this in his facebook wall and since I touched on the subject of Filipinnovation previously, I would like to share this video by Steven Johnson, an American popular science author.  His views  on innovation are not cliquish in anyway.

The video from TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) uploaded this September,  is 17 minutes and 46 seconds long.  I assure you that that almost 18 minutes is quicker than you think.  He is a good story teller.

I’d summarized his talk into three points:

1.  There are no EUREKA moments in innovation as in science.  Eureka moments are just more palatable as people always want to put a face on an innovation or science than scrutinize the process or the idea.

2.  Innovation happens when people interact freely. But these are no ordinary people by the way.  High impact innovations are made by highly-skilled people interacting and where everybody contributes to the plate. Quacks with a solid background. Well, not really quacks.

3.  Great innovations happen not by a market-driven attitude but by curiosity.  Ideas are brewed, may take a long time to be ‘productive’, and its future use unknown.

Playful experts interacting about an unknown future use. Sounds familiar to me.

Now Kuya Loy, where is that Lambanog we had at poolside last December ’97?

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For the New York Time’s review of Steven Johnson’s Where Good Ideas Come From, click here.

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This post is a celebration of my 1st year in my highly-dynamic/greatly-innovative/full-of-interaction/caffeine-addicting/future-unknown-research job. Cheers to me!

POSTED BY GIBEY AT 7:30 PM