Days before my vacation I prepared a “to do list”. I need to do 12 things! On my first day here in Manila, I started on my “to do list”. Here are some techniques I applied in doing my transactions. 1. Follow instructions. If the instructions aren’t clear […]
I love these flowers! They’ve been with us for how many years now. The first time I posted pictures of my flowers on fb, my friends all wanted to have one. I tried propagating for them but wasn’t successful. My high school mates at The Magsingal Institute (TMI) […]
Just arrived from the Lourdes Grotto Sunday market. We left very early at 5am. We wanted to buy stuff while there are not many people yet. I saw the young coconut. But didn’t buy one because it’s not peeled off and we don’t have a bolo to do […]
Aside from the many beautiful places to enjoy here. There are also many positive qualities that Filipinos possess. Wherever we are, these make us shine. 1. Being approachable. People don’t think twice in approaching to ask for help. Even if the Filipinos don’t know the answer to a […]
I longed to come back. I missed my girls much. I missed my family. There are stuff though I didn’t miss. The top 3 on my list: 1. Traffic. We used to travel from Manila to our house in Bulacan for only 1 hour. Yesterday it took us […]
I got these from Faye and Zoe upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines. I was so happy seeing my daughters again. I have been overseas for nearly three years. Thanks my girls. I love you much!
We had no exposure like this when I was in college! It’s very humbling to personally witness how active these senior high school students are. It’s amazing to see their creativity. It is a project for their subject Organizational Management. They have applied to good use their know-how […]
It was fun attending the “Field Demonstration” of Basic Education Department of the university. It’s the culmination of their week-long celebration of the University Foundation. Different grade levels have dance presentations based on their idol performers. The Grade 7 students danced to the music of the American singer-songwriter […]
I see familiar faces every time I go to the university where I taught for 22 years. I entered the Cardinal Santos gate, there was the smiling and very respectful guard. I went out at the Basic Education Department gate, I saw the familiar face of “manong” (respectful […]
Today I visited an old friend at the university, my Ate Ganda. I heard that lately she was hospitalized due to the recurrence of an ailment. She is very brave about it. I always admire her for such courage. She’s always cool. She’s not pressured by any problem. […]
