Now it can be told: Assuming that I get a visa and book a flight within this month, I will be leaving the Philippines next month (March) and will return after one year.

If you’ve attended our class last week, you already know the “juicy details,” particularly  where, why and with whom I’m going. You are now free to tell your classmates who were absent, as well as others who are interested to know.

As far as our class is concerned, this simply means that you have to religiously attend the remaining meetings in February. You already know the papers, projects and other requirements and their respective deadlines, so please submit them on time.

If you’re my thesis advisee (undergraduate or graduate level), please see me in the next few days so that we can evaluate the status of your thesis and make adjustments (if any) to your proposal or actual defense (for graduate students).

With regard to our schedule in March, we have no choice but to conduct our consultations via email or YM (unless of course you can afford the plane fare to visit me personally).

In any case, kindly visit this blog every now and then for other announcements, particularly those specific to your class.

Thank you for your attention and wish me luck!