Princess Sophia @ 1

My 2 kids just missed a magical birthday party of Princess Sophia last October 17 at Diamond Hotel’s Diamond Ballroom. Something came out and it saddens me not able to come to attend the party and see old friends too. Princess Sophia who just celebrated her 1st birthday is the daughter of a college friend Shiela. Anyways, here’s a slide for you Princess Sophia and you may consider it as a gift from your far away Tita Crissy.

1st Placer in a Declamation Contest

Just want to share my happiness with my son's winning. My son Justin had a program at school last September 9. Interested students can wear a costume from fairy tale characters, superheroes, etc. Also, there will be talent search for singing, dancing and declamation contest. Aside from the costume, Justin was one of the contestants in the declamation contest. His teacher picked him and gave “The Choo-Choo Train” as their declamation piece.

It’s gonna be his first time to join such a contest and I am not really so sure if he will do it on stage. Anyway I taught him the piece and the actions. After all the hard work it paid off when he won the 1st Place for the Declamation Contest.

Next time, it will be a bit easier for me to train him because he had experience already and the award gave him inspiration and boost his morale to do more.

MyUnjumble.com: A jumble word solver

My daughter had this take home activity sheet in her Language subject. It consists of 10 items and you need to deal with different approaches to make it a sentence. Items 1 – 9 are kind of easy but we got troubled with item no. 10.

Given:               10.   Nbur eth plan persap dan trepors fo eth spat.

Answer:                    Burn the plan papers and reports of the past.

We are puzzled with the jumbled words “persap” and “spat” to make everything with sense. Glad I met this website, http://www.myunjumble.com/default.asp. It is a jumble solver wherein when you type a jumbled word it will give you list of possible words it may represents.

Tricky Math

My daughter had these 2 questions from her Math Teacher Sir Toby. Kind of tricky if students will not carefully read the questions.

Question #1:

2 COINS TOTAL 30 CENTAVOS, 1 OF THEM IS NOT A 5 CENTAVOS.

Answer:

One 25 centavos and one 5 centavos. The other is not a 5 centavos but the other one is.

Question #2:

HOW MANY 2 PESO STAMPS ARE THERE IN A DOZEN?

Answer:

12

Proficiency Enhancement Program (PEP)

My daughter is part of her school’s Proficiency Enhancement Program (PEP) for Grade 4. In her level, there are 3 subjects for this program namely Math, English and Science. I am proud of her because she was included in all those 3 PEPs. I understand that it would mean a much advance topics and she really needs to give more time and deeper understanding.

Every Math, English and Science time, students that are members of the PEP will go in a different room to spend their advance learning. They are being required to have a clear book where they will place all the activities and materials that will be given.

So far my daughter is still adjusting to her schedule from half-day to whole day school time. It’s a bit hard considering the additions of the 3 programs. But like what I’ve always telling her study is just a matter of spending quality time. For students, there are little sacrifices they need to do like taking off from watching TV and playing if necessary to give more time in their studies. It is not always like that especially if a student will establish and practice a good study habit.

Poster Making

I sometimes find myself helping my kids, especially my daughter in Grade 4, decorating projects and school assignments. Considering the budget, I usually scout school supplies or any store where I can get cheap but fascinating decors.

When my daughter had her poster making homework, we both planned on how we will deal with the overall presentation. The poster has something to do with nutrition and so that’s what we showed in our drawings. She had her drawings in a bond paper and we decided to attach it in a small styro board since there’s no available small illustration board. I also got some decorative stuff that you see in the pictures that we put in the boarders. The decors are not pricey but catchy. It only costs us 20 pesos per pack but it comes with a handful of little glittering stones and 5 flowers. I bought the flower décor at National Bookstore and the glittering stone from Japan Home Center.

I was not able to take a picture of the finish product but I promise to post it after her teacher gives it back to us.

My first birthday without my father

This is my first birthday without my father. One of the saddest birthdays of my life without my father who died last June 10. I spent the day in the family business working on with the plans I made with my parents days before dad passed away. I hide the pain especially in front of mom. I cried at times when I’m alone. I go on with life trying to be strong and trying to focus on things to be done.

I must move on and I know that but life will never be complete because I lost a part of me. I am a chair with a broken leg still trying to stand amidst my father’s absence. Before his 40 days, once I smelled a candle and twice I smelled funeral flowers. I just wish that my father will from time to time make me feel his presence and still in his way guide me as I go on with life.

The pain of losing my father

It was morning of June 7 when I received a call from my husband saying that my father was rushed to the hospital. According to my sister’s SMS, our father is in serious condition. I just took a bath and flew right away to San Juan Hospital. When I arrived I saw my father lying in hospital bed with different patches on his body and he’s unconscious. I found myself whispering words to his ear telling him to fight for his grandchildren. He needed to undergo a citiscan to know what happened to him.

After his citiscan, we transferred him to St. Martin de Porres where my sister had contact with a resident doctor. After viewing the x-ray plate the bad news sounded like a big bang. The doctor said that our father’s brain stem blew up and he only had 48 hours the most. He died June 10 at 2am. 

Just a few days before he had stroke, we’re talking on some plans about our family business. The 3 (me, mom and dad) of us are still laughing while having that last moment with dad as we wait for my husband to fetch me. Last summer vacation also was the first time where my 2 kids spent their vacation in Manila. I remember my father telling me naughty things my youngest used to do when they’re all at home. He even had a happy celebration at home for his 64th birthday and then after 2 weeks his gone.

Up to now I felt the pain of losing my beloved father. I am not sure if time heals all wounds. I know for sure I can never get over with it until we meet each other again. That’s how I love my father.