"Your Gift of Giving. Our Tool for Nation Building" is DepEd's Theme for Graduation Exercises . . .
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Gift of Giving - Tool for Nation Building: This is our message to all the graduates for the SY 2011-2012. It is a timely challenge now that they are elementary graduates: four more years to finish high school and another four or five (or more) to finish a degree.
What is the anatomy of giving? It is a talent every person possesses. One can give by just being there - by just being who you are. Others say however, the more learned one becomes, the more you become capable of sharing- details of intricate data. Others say though that the simpler you present your points, the more understandable your point is. In my Commencement Speech come March 29, I dealt with this. You have two more weeks to wait before you get to see the speech printed right here in this blogspot.
Tool for Nation Building - This is everyone's duty of citizenship. This very moment we can begin by doing our chores at home, in school and in the various organizations we are part of.
Go the distance fellow human beings. Beloved Mentors/Teachers: Let us deliberate on this theme right in our class discussions. Good Luck!!!
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What are all these texts from 2363 about? Is this from Globe? from Smart? If not, who will tell us whether it is genuine or not? Is the DTI # really from DTI?
So Teacherteacher asks: Is this all a BLUFF? Is this a scam?
As a Teacher, am so worried what is happening with the communication channels? Is there abuse here just because it has access to Globe or Smart and other servers? Already just to go through the disturbance it causes the consumer makes me weak and apathetic my energy is already "pffft". What agency of government will protect us from all these business strategies?
Teaching sometimes becomes a weary, burdensome task but . . .
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As the day goes on in a teacher's life and the years become longer until many years seem to be the scenario, teaching becomes a weary and burdensome task but then . . .
But then like a vocation as teaching is, we the teachers of many years, seem to catch ourselves and with a long sigh, restore the zest that fuels us to go on.
Furthermore, the years that are becoming shorter remind us that the remaining years are the seeds of legacy every teacher wants to leave behind before retirement years take over.
So we catch our breath and with enough smile and strength look at the bright side of teaching experiences and believe things will become better the next day.
When a student greets me with a genuine smile of a greeting, the faith that the years have not been for naught . .
When a young girl tells me she learned many things and shows this in her exams, teaching becomes worth every challenge it brings.
When a young man looks me in the eye and reveals that he has not studied as much as he did in my subject and accepts the many things he has to be prepared to study, teachers become more indispensable as ever.
When the teachers themselves enjoy each other's company and laugh at all their challenges and remain focused on the vocation they have been called into, no wonder I am still here.
Thank you God for the "serenity to accept the things that I cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference . . ."
In the past, teachers are satisfied with classroom routine. Educational field trips may come their way but all expenses are theirs or if sponsored the destination is within the country, Philippines.Nowadays, it is not the case anymore. Teachers feel the need to see the world out there and this desire to broaden one's horizon should be strongly supported. In the past, my trips were self-financed and the family saw to it these ere special promotions. So Hongkong, Zhenzhen, Macau came to reality and this happened twice (at least Hongkong). the next destination was Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and to this day, the learning moments are indescribable. My world is bigger yet smaller when thought of as One World.
Now, my daughter is luckier because her Asian trips are now USA-colored. Yes, she is in Washington then after a week or so, visit other states. This rare learning scenarios are facilitated by United States Embassy under their International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP). We will have to allow Irene to see the big world out there for us and after a month, come back and teach us her learning insights.
Teachers should see the world out there but they should not miss another reality that the world is not out there but here and now where life is, where she or he is. . .
Commencement speakers, anyone? This teacher has been invited!
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Early this morning, a classmate of mine - way back high school and college days (Hello, Judith!) appeared in my place to deliver the good (bad?) news, I am invited to become the Commencement Speaker Malaybalay Central Elementary School, my Alma Mater on March 29. There are no details yet as to theme and other things to consider but already this teacher is honored and delighted for this emotional come back.
Commencement Speech and Speakers, anyone? What are the usual strategies to take note? The last time I was invited was way back 1995 when Bukidnon State College (now Bukidnon State University) invited me as Commencement Speaker of the Elementary School. 2012-1995 = 17 years later . . .
Once all the data are in, expect this blogspot to share the full length of my commencement speech. Any tip dear readers?
A new vocabulary for a new menu by One Happy Photography: Happy Eggs!
0 comments Posted by Malaybalay Blogger at 2:34 AMThere are many words we use everyday and one of them is happy. It is then with some candor and surprise that when my son, the proprietor of One Happy Story, a wedding photography outfit, called his new venture Happy Eggs, the name really made me smile.
Do you see this photo which was shared to friends before it opened? Now it is not just to serve tapsilog but bacon, bulad (dried fish), noodles, tinapa and many more. Visit 19-2nd Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines to taste the newest recipe: HAPPY EGGS!
Indeed, we go through life - busy all the time. Then we find ourselves not feeling well due to the many things that seem to engulf our day to day activities. No wonder life is a teacher's teacher. No one is exempted from learning so the wisdom for the title the experts give to University of Life.
Senior citizens can vouch too of the new twist of challenge they face upon reaching 60. The various physical pains that seem to just click here and there can really make you agree that after 50, the remaining years are life icing on the cake. While we do not want to sound morbid about it, gradually we have to get used to it. If we have to be ready about this, the spiritual aspect of our lives should take utmost importance. this is my next move too. Expect more blogs about this.In the meantime, let us let this point sink . . .
Corona Defense Team holds Press Conference to announce a "bombshell"
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In Club Filipino (Greenhills, San Juan, MetroManila Philippines) is still holding a press conference as I write this blog. The "bombshell" of a news: A reliable source tells the Defense Team that Executive Secretary Ochoa is calling as many Senator-Judges to defy the order of the Supreme Court to give Temporary Restraining Order" to open the dollar accounts of the Chief Justice. What teaching moment can we get from this fresh twist? That no less than our President is not interested to give due process and whatever and whoever is concerned, this piece of information is very dangerous and we pray that Pinoy should do something fast before things get out of hand. Remember, the Filipinos are worth dying for, whether they are in favor of the Administration or not. Another teaching moment: Usually one prepares for a hearing but the more you view the Impeachment Trial, the more you observe that the Prosecution team shows how unprepared they are. Perhaps in the bigger scheme of things, they know there is a plan B like "phone the senator-judges" and use their affiliation to the utmost and make sure they impeach the Chief Justice.
President Pinoy, we respect your Office. High hopes have been given to your new administration. However, we cannot help but comment on the way you can be very harsh with your comments. Imagine, say unsavory remarks to someone who is with you in the same gathering? You are a President now. You are the President of every Filipino, whether this Filipino voted for you or not.
The Filipinos can only take so much. In the world of twitter and blog, a joint force can be done to oust you, why not? If not in the real sense, at least in the hearts of Filipinos who have only respect to Ninoy and Cory, your parents. Cory never ran after the murderers of your father even if she could have done so.
"Hinay hinay" lang Presidente . . . (Slow down President . . .)
P.S. One of the Defense team members shared: 100 Million pesos per senator might be released to do just this - to defy the TRO given by the Supreme Court not to allow the opening of the dollar accounts of the Chief Justice.
Let us pray that all this talk from the Defense Team will be made clearer tomorrow when the Impeachment Trial resume . Let us pray for Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to "walk his talk" and take the initiative to clarify this "bombshell".
P.S. One of the Defense team members shared: 100 Million pesos per senator might be released to do just this - to defy the TRO given by the Supreme Court not to allow the opening of the dollar accounts of the Chief Justice.
Let us pray that all this talk from the Defense Team will be made clearer tomorrow when the Impeachment Trial resume . Let us pray for Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to "walk his talk" and take the initiative to clarify this "bombshell".
Death is a teaching moment that mothers should tell their children about. . .
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There was one time when I attended a vigil in one rural area. the father was inside the coffin. It was without preparation of how to react that overcame me for one of the little boys approached the coffin and within hesitation knocked the glass and told the father: "Why are you still inside there when it is already morning? Join us". How would you react if you were there? To this day I could not recall how I managed to go through the scenario and remained sane. Months later the mother visited us and stayed for some nights with us. Would you believe a rare bird circled our house and went around the room where the mother, then turned widow stayed. the following day she went home and decided not to transfer in the big city.
The aforementioned scene led me to suggest to mothers to tell their children about death. When my husband died, the children were already in the elementary, high school and college so it was not so difficult to accept death. How about those in very early years, 3-7 years old - how do we prepare them? Please share how you did it for I would not know from experience. . .
However, death is very meaningful if dealt with in the context of faith. It must be difficult if we just talk of death as the end of one's existence. Seen in the eyes of a believer, death is a gateway to a life which has no end.
Volunteer's woe: "Why in the world am I doing volunteer work?"
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Volunteerism seems very alive these days. In the forefront are mothers who leave their children almost every Saturday to help the less fortunate brothers and sisters - usually typhoon victims whose pleas for help go to deaf ears. Then there are single ladies who go with these mothers and use their own money to pay their meals after distributing the relief goods but they go home with smiles on their faces because they have helped especially those they have never met all their lives. But then . . .
There are days when other so-called volunteers join them and instead of lightening the load of hands needed to fill up the gap, these so0called volunteers come with "airs" with such feeling that they make the people around them feel inferior or furious why they have to come at all. So some volunteers, in the hope of maintaining sanity shout: "Why in the world am I doing volunteer work?"
This piece is written then to ventilate this side of volunteer work that has to be accepted with patience and faith that the ones concerned will wake up in time and realize that life is short and anyone can become the volunteer or the victim anytime soon. God forbid!
Let us join hands then in praying over these misguided "messiahs" and with God's timely intervention, the good will triumph as always!
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