My Journey
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Algebraic Structure
2011 midterm exam in Algebraic Structures main 1. If \(S = \left\{ \begin{bmatrix} a & 0 & b \\ 0 & c & d \\ 0 & 0 & a \end{bmatrix} \;\middle|\; a,b,c,d \in \mathbb{R} \right\}\), show that S is a subring of \(M_3(\mathbb{R})\), a 3 by 3 matrix over \(\mathbb{R}\). Solution: Clearly, \(S \subseteq…
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Beyond the Recording: 4 Surprising Truths About Building Your Own AI Notetaker
SuperDataScience GitHub Repository My Huggingface Space AI Notetaker We’ve all been there: staring at a digital recording of a critical board meeting or a complex lecture, knowing that the “information debt” we just accrued will likely never be paid. We hit record with the best intentions, but the reality of transcribing and distilling those minutes…
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From Checkout Lines to Code Lines: How a Simple Web App is Reimagining the Grocery Experience
My Streamlit App My GitHub Repository 1. Introduction: The Vision of Frictionless Shopping For decades, the grocery experience has been tethered to the manual synchronization of eye and hand: a clerk or shopper identifies an item, hunts for a barcode, and ensures the scanner registers the price. This process is inherently friction-heavy and vulnerable to…
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PSE Stock Dashboard
After months of dedicated work and countless hours invested, this web-based Streamlit application is a PSE stock dashboard designed to predict the next day’s price movement. At its core, the app leverages a tree-based machine learning model trained on an extensive set of features, including opening, high, low, and closing prices, trading volume, sentiment scores (positive, negative,…
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Topology
2011 midterm exam in Topology main 1. Suppose \(A \subseteq B\) and B is finite, show that A is also finite. Solution: B is finite implies that there is a natural number \(n\) such that there exists a one-to-one correspondence between the points of B and the numbers {1, 2, 3, …, n}. This further…
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Lessons in Effort and Hustle
This was Hoop Kids league last December 2025. As a parent, just proud of the defensive intensity he brought to the game — probably the most effort I’ve seen from him from the defensive end. Battled through screens, absorbed contact, and navigated under picks. Not the result we wanted, missed a couple of crucial baskets,…
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Celebrating Vincent’s Basketball Journey
Credit to Bernadette Rosell for the videos We’re excited to share some highlights from Vincent’s recent games, including his performances in the CESAFI 12U tournament, which wrapped up last February. Watching his growth on and off the court has been an incredible experience, and we are deeply grateful for the unwavering support and guidance of his…
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The Great Adventure Bible: A Journey Through Salvation History
Credits to Rain Raven for the gift The Great Adventure Bible is a Catholic study Bible uniquely designed to help readers grasp the overarching narrative of Scripture—revealing how all the books come together as a single, unified story of salvation. It is closely linked to the popular podcast The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz, and is based on…
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Embracing Unique Paths
Credits to Bernadette Rosell for the videos I never had the benefit of formal basketball training—my game was built on raw instinct and an unyielding will to win. I often tell my son that he’s already ahead of where I was at his age. He’s received structured coaching, attended numerous camps, competed in many tournaments, and learned from very good coaches from a young…
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Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Growth
The second semester of the academic year 2024-2025 has come to an intense and demanding close. It’s been a whirlwind of activity—a week and month filled with relentless schedules. Each day brought a new challenge, requiring hours of preparation for exams, quizzes, and final projects across three equally demanding subjects. Survival felt uncertain at times,…