Principal's Advice On Parents

General PTA Meeting last June was headed and presided by none other than the school principal. He discussed the most important things to prioritize in terms of the children's welfare and growth in education. Some topics were time, discipline, breaktime activities, growing number of enrolees, guidance of parents when they reach their homes and restriction on students on their whereabouts.

Attendees were all officers who was elected in respective classes and grades. Principal put emphasis on the cooperation and support of the parents on the teachers' effort to lead the children into valuing education for a brighter future.

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PTA Meeting 2008-2009

I attended the first Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting for this new school year. Meeting was done all at the same time with all grade levels so I had difficulty with going up and down the building to attend both grade IV and V level. I had Joshua with me and after 20 minutes I decided to let my kids’ service take them home ahead of me as I can’t concentrate on the meeting.

Meeting was always like the previous years, the only difference now was teachers are not accepting payment for anything. I was elected again for the 5^th time since Ruth was in grade I and this time for Vice President. I presided the meeting because the elected President was too shy to speak in front of the parents and to lead the meeting. I’m glad that friend Janet arrived and helped me. Janet, me and some friends were consistent officers for five years and have worked through school projects as partners. Jannet was a little bit late this time the reason why she was elected only as secretary and not the President.

Agenda of the meeting were uniform, books, grading system, discipline, time and some other important matters. Meeting was ended quickly to give way for general PTA meeting which will be headed by the principal. Glad to meet Mrs. Eder Escoto again after some years, she’s my teacher when I was in grade V and now on her last few years of teaching she’ll be handling my daughter Ruth. I admire the old teachers’ techniques in teaching just like my Mom who was also a teacher in this school for several years before she retired from work.

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Junior Boss' Birthday

It’s my boss’ birthday, Sir Bobby turned one year older again. He ordered food at our usual favorite stores, pancit canton and bihon, lechon manok, barbeque, salad and many others. Sir Bob our senior boss was here already before lunch. One thing I’m thinking though – birthday celebrant don’t seem to age rapidly. He still looks as young as years ago. Now I believe chinky-eyed persons just like my bes JennyL looks younger than deep-set eyes people. Just a thought though!

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Personal Effectiveness and Team Building Seminar

One of the seminars that has made me understand and realized the inner person in my officemates was our seminar in Personal Effectiveness and Team Building. In my previous seminars I never had a chance to fully concentrate on being a seminar participant because as an Administrative Officer in our company I’m the one in-charge of preparing and ensuring that all things are ready for the company seminars being held. In this particular training I had an opportunity to really participate and know deeply the purpose of that seminar. Purpose is for us to realize each other’s worth and how each member of the team is important to the group.

It’s really a nice and overwhelming experience as we go through the activities which enable us to work as partners and teams. There’s an activity which necessitate us to sacrifice ourselves for the benefit of others. It encouraged us to let go of ourselves and in the process realizing each other’s abilities, disabilities, weakness and strengths. It was truly a memorable experience and I thanked the trainor for a job well done.

Here are some pics to remember:

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Working Essentials!

To start my work I have to make sure that I have all these things beside me, personal computer, good internet connection, gateway equipment, mobile phone, calculator, printer, pen, notebook and planner. Everyday upon reaching my cubicle I would place my essential things in front of me. I need all of these to complete my work including my mobile phone which is necessary all throughout the day when my boss communicates to me when he’s out of the office. He even calls other employees through my phone even if they also have phones with them. Without any one of these things I couldn’t work comfortably well. Just sharing!

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Lunch Meeting At Sushiya

We had our lunch meeting today in Sushiya which is just around the corner, near our office actually. You can walk going there. It’s one of the favorite restaurant of some of my officemates, those who love eating healthy and diet foods. Osang love Tofu Furai and usually order it a lunch.

Now after my boss’ travel in Taiwan with Joey, Win and Sir Bobby he invited us all managers and me to have lunch in Sushiya. Our group ordered special dimsum and because I’m not so much a lover of Japanese food I just ordered what I know is just right for me, I chose Calamares for my main dish. Since I’m fond of cooking and assessing food I find its taste quite simple not superb J.

Meeting was mainly for some updates and some business opportunities for small telecommunications company like us in other parts of Asia. My boss joked about my resignation and wanted me to change my mind.

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Renn’s Snack

Renn visited us today in the office and he ordered 2 large boxes of pizza for us. He’s been with us since 2004 and just left us for other employment last January this year. We missed him as we’re only few here in the office so one officemate who resigned is a lost to us. Until now he has no replacement, they can’t find someone like him who can do great programming and design graphics at the same time. Well you know he’s a multi-talented person as this is not really his college course, he’s a Math major. Upon pizza’s delivery we feasted on his blowout for us, no not because it’s his birthday but because he has landed two good jobs with great pay. Not just bright but also lucky Renn!

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Shoes For My Little Lady

I’ve asked Ruth to go with me to buy her school shoes. Need to get her something that would suit her as I’ve noticed that she’s grown fast and former shoes seems like a little unfit for her age. My hubby’s sister in Trent, G.B. used to send them school shoes but now the styles and sizes only fits Gen because Ruth’s feet has grown to my size and she wants a style for young ladies. Ruth picked a very simple style only less the usual girlish designs and prints. She’s becoming a young lady now.

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Billboards Disaster

This is what I saw after the typhoon - a giant billboard that crashed on the roof, a very frightening sight! I was relieved when I saw that the billboard crashed on top of the car repair shop and not on one of the houses there. It's in the side of the Pasig River in Rosario, Pasig City where I passed everyday when going to work.

I had this disapproving mind over the growing number of billboards. I think it should be placed only on highways or on places away from the residential areas because it's a big hazard to people and a great disaster on storm and typhoon.

In case you don't know advertisers pays big amount of money for these billboards to be placed on top of buildings or houses the reason why people exchange their safety. With the recent economic crisis befalling our country people tend to think of their stomach rather than the risk they're facing when they let businessmen advertise their products through billboards.

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Josh' Interest On Our National Hero

I was asked by my kids what’s the occasion today early in the morning as they saw some celebration being shown on morning news shows. I’ve been puzzled by their inquiries and peeked at the show they’re watching. Uhm ok so it’s the birthday of our national hero, Jose Rizal. As my little son is always curious about so many things he was interested who is this person that was celebrating his birthday without cake. You know Josh will not sing you a happy birthday song if there’s no cake on the table lol! Birthdays for him are always associated with blowing candles on cake, little kids’ requirements.

Anyway as he’s very keen on his questioning me I told him some of what I’ve learned in my high school subjects like the books that he authored the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo which ignited the revolutionary heart of the Filipinos to rebel against the Spaniards, well that’s so heavy for a kid but Josh was really interested with big eyes staring at me! Sometimes I thought that he’s not only 4 years old when he talk and act like that, very matured for his age.

I told him that his Ate Ruth and Gen have been in Rizal’s house in Calamba last year (as seen from pictures above) and he got so excited that I promised him that I’ll bring him there next time, maybe on a field trip just like my daughters. I’ve shown him pictures of Rizal’s house when we were there and he thanked me for all the information I’ve told him. He then told the story to whomever he came to talk to that day.

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