So not cool!

Lately, I found out that Wendy is “friends” with her teachers in Facebook. As a parent, I think that this is so not cool!

Facebook is a social networking site, not just some document management software, wherein almost everything you post will be seen by everyone, at minimum your “friends.” So just imagine a student being able to see the beach photos of a teacher [in bikini!] or the inuman sessions of a teacher [kahit na-tag lang sya]. I do not even begin to imagine what Wendy would think [I don’t think she opens her teachers’ pages].

This may put some “human” element into teachers. But for me, when I was a student, I held a certain level of respect for my teachers, and not seeing everything [ie, that element of “mystery”] about their lives kinda added  to that respect. To me, they were all respectable, conservative people. And I wanted it to stay that way.

Call me old-fashioned,  but I don’t think teachers should be friends with their students in Facebook, not unless the school year is over.

Fire? What fire?

Can you find what’s wrong with this picture?

It says “In case of fire, break glass.” May I ask with what? With my hands, perhaps with my head [should I use apple bottom for protection]? Or maybe just this laptop I’m using right now? Oh come on!

Someone must have been sleeping on the job! The damn axe is inside the glass for goodness sake! What were they thinking?

Spokening dollar

The other day, my brother-in-law was telling us about a former office mate whose son was “English speaking” and did not know how to speak Tagalog.

Wendy asked, “Ay, hindi sya Pilipino?” [Oh, he’s not Filipino?]

When told that the child was indeed Pinoy [and living in the Philippines for that matter], Wendy said with all her might, “He’s Filipino. He should know how to speak in Filipino!“

I agree 100%. I [and so does Wendy] don’t get Pinoy kids in the Philippines who do not even know how to talk in Filipino. Yes, speaking in English seems sosyal, and we do need to learn how to speak in English. But totally not learning to speak in Filipino? Not cool!

It is our duty as parents to instill even a little Filipino pride in our children, even by just speaking Filipino (if we can teach them how to somersault or how to remove wrinkles when they grow old, then we can certainly teach them to speak in Filipino and be proud to be one!). We ARE Filipinos after all.

Itchy feet

I am itching to travel again. I know I have a “travel ban” (given by my boss because I’ve been away too much…hmm, might be the time to switch jobs and consider those healthcare medical jobs!), but that does not deter me from going around the Philippines. After all, 2 to 3 days is all you need to explore our beautiful country.

I have the time, but the problem is budget.

Donations anyone?

Dance to a healthier you!

My body is aching right now. After about two weeks of no exercise, I dance my heart out last night as a form of exercise…dance with dumbbells. And now, my feet and arms are aching!

These days, I do not follow a particular routine when exercising. I just turn on my laptop, play the music, and just dance on! (I can use my phone’ music, but I have to get iphone insurance first lest it breaks down from too much playing) In this way, I can move however I want. In addition, I really danced when I was young, and I find this form of exercise to be fun too!

Who wants to join me?

Lucky people

They shrieked, they gasped, they cried, they hugged—and that was before Oprah Winfrey’s studio audience got a trip to Australia. Winfrey kicked off her 25th and final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday with promised surprises.

After teasing the 300 audience members with a suggestion she might take them on a trip to New York, Philadelphia or Los Angeles, she said, “Maybe I should take you all with me to the other side of the world. We’re going to Australia! (source)

Oh what such lucky people! I thought that giving out i-pads or cars (or simply giving tips on how to lose weight quickly) were on the high end of the spectrum already! But Oprah out dos herself by giving everyone in her audinece a free trip to Australia!

I want to be in that show! Gosh!

US diary: part 5: Grand Canyon, AZ

One of the legs of our US trip I was more excited about was going to the Grand Canyon.

I was actually surprised to find out that most of those living in the United States have never been to Grand Canyon.

Well, we all know what the Grand Canyon is, and most of us have seen amazing pictures. But what more do we know about it?

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (1.83 km) (6000 feet). Nearly two billion years of the Earth’s geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to the point we see it at today. (source)

In short, it took billions of years for the Grand Canyon to form, and the culprit is the Colorado River. Amazing isn’t it (more amazing than knowing how to buy acne treatments -!)? In addition, the Grand Canyon is so big that it takes about five hours to go from the South Rim to the North Rim.

These amazing facts amazed me, and I so badly wanted to see the Grand Canyon!

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