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Rekindle the Inner Spirit
Dr. Albert Schweitzer said: “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people...
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Are you done shopping for your Christmas gifts to your loved ones? I hope you take time to consider this wonderful idea for your shopping list. One of the things we really think about are gifts for our...
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Teach for the Philippines Applications are Ongoing
UBS Optimus Foundation partnered with Teach for the Philippines with CHF 1 million or approximately Php43,000,000 grant. If you are a highly motivated, highly creative and has a heart for changing the...
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PWD Thanksgiving Celebration at Manila Zoo
Yesterday, December 1, 2012, PWD Thanksgiving Celebration was held at the Manila Zoo. Manila Mayor Fred Lim was the guest of honor. He said in his speech the City Hall of Manila employs around 200...
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Being a Part of a Support System
I am happy for a former student who has completed a college degree and passed the board exams for that degree. The three students I have mentioned in this post are thriving. Though I have not been a...
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Should I Feel Old?
Should I feel old? A few of my former students are now in college. One is taking up culinary arts, the others are in various fields: two of them in Fine Arts, one in Multimedia Arts (I think we is...
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Katamino
Ever heard of Katamino? I admit I wouldn’t know what that is if I won’t Google the term. I bought Katamino a few months back. This is definitely not easy to accomplish even if it looks like it is easy....
View ArticleVirtual Connection
If there is one thing very positive about Facebook, it keeps us connected to people we have met in the past. As a teacher, Facebook made it easier for me to “keep track” of my former students. One way...
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Brigada Eskwela 2013
Brigada Eskwela 2013 has started last Monday. This is a joint effort by the Department of Education, the families of the students enrolled in all the public schools in the Philippines as well as the...
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Wise Spending in Time for Opening of Classes
We are thankful for weekend sale at the mall. Yesterday, we attempted to go to a nearby mall having a biennial sale but tough luck, all roads were leading to that particular place and we didn’t...
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Busy Summer Vacation
How was your children’s summer vacation? My children definitely had a wonderful time bonding with their cousins for more than a month when they stayed with their grandmother (my MIL) down south. They...
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Teach Your Child Crafts
Teach your child crafts and develop his/her imagination and creativity. Teaching the “arts” with children is not about giving them crayons and photos to color “within the lines”. Teaching children...
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Electrolux Time Manager: Wash Loads of Fun Plus GIVEAWAY
Wash Loads of Fun with Electrolux Time Manager Washing Machine Being the primary person in charge of the household chores, it is not unusual for me to feel tired at the end of the day. The kitchen...
View ArticleHow to Start Blogging
I often get asked how to build a blog. In uncertain ways, I try to explain how to build one using the free sites such as that of Google’s or WordPress, which I use with my hosted blogs. If online, this...
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Jolly Cow Fresh Milk: My Dream Job in a Glass of Fresh Milk
Jolly Cow Fresh Milk has recently launched “My Dream Job in a Glass” . My kids are milk-drinkers and to be honest, Jolly Cow is one of the 2 or 3 milk brands that we buy when we go grocery shopping....
View ArticleADHD and Hand Movements
One of the key factors in observing children we think may or may not have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder would be hand movements: finger tapping, hand tapping on surfaces that may produce...
View ArticleTeach Your Child Music
Teach your child music. Of course, you can’t teach your child everything about music. The appreciation of music for one is something you can pass on to your child. Teaching your child music also...
View ArticleOut of the Box Christmas Ideas
Hah! I know this is too late but way too early for this year’s Christmas but still… The truth is, I forgot to share this last year, an article about “Out of the Box Christmas Ideas” The suggested ”a...
View ArticleHow to Unspoil Your Divalette
I once had a student who proudly declared that he is “spoiled”. By that he means that he gets his own way, gets what he wants and when he wants it. I calmly handed him a dictionary and asked him to...
View ArticleHow to Unspoil Your Divalette Part 2
How to Unspoil Your Spoiled Brat Divalette/Devilette part 1 was shared here. For the full article, please READ HERE. Now for part two, I raised a few suggestions that might help parents out there, when...
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