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Free SEAIR Tickets to Busuanga, Palawan

Who wants to go to Northern Palawan for free? Yes, free SEAIR tickets to Busuanga, Palawan. Anyone?

Hear ye, hear ye to all those who say “Buh! Its a scam!” To you I say,
“yes, it’s true!”

What could probably one  want to see in northern Palawan which is said to be very remote and at risk with ongoing economic exploitation and environmental degradation?

Northern Palawan is home to the most pristine natural habitats in the world. And for that alone would be enough reason to want to go there, whether its free or not. Who wouldn’t want to go there to be able to see El Nido and go diving or swimming in the clear blue waters? Or walk hand in hand along the beach with your loved one? Or maybe walk barefoot in the sand and bask in the glow of the sunset? Spend quality time with family or friends surrounded by natural wonders so unique and diverse?

Of course, flying there for free would be better 😀 And what could be even better is that its not one but SIX, yes, SIX SEAIR gift certificates to Busuanga will be given away to ONE lucky person. Not six persons but ONE person. How cool can that be?

This promo is courtesy of SEAIR Adventure Club and a dear friend Noemi who just celebrated her birthday last weekend. SEAIR is now using Dornier 328 aircraft flight services to Busuanga with travel time cut from 1 hour and minutes to only 35 minutes.

All you have to do is to write about why you would want to go to Busuanga via SEAIR of course, and have this post written by Friday, June 20, 2008, 8pm. Click here for more details.

Now if you didn’t get chosen, you can call these number: SEAIR Reservations at + 632 849-0100 or visit www.flyseair.com and inquire about the other flights that won’t take you there for free 😉

Out to Dinner

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It was Father’s day yesterday.

We just stayed in the whole day and had home cooked breakfast and lunch. We went to hear mass late in the afternoon. We also went out to dinner, kids’ choice and they chose this:

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Lessons From My Father

Weekly Question #4

What valuable lessons have you learned from your father?

I have learned a lot of valuable lessons from father who is an admirable man for me. These lessons I have used in my life many times over and these same lessons are what I try to teach my children.

  • BE PUNCTUAL. Papa worked as an employee of the Subic Naval Facility in Olongapo City. He has an acute sense of punctuality unlike the other people employed in Philippine companies especially in government offices. Why? His bosses are part of the United States Navy and there are no such things as late or tardy in their vocabulary.
  • BE COURTEOUS. My papa is a contradiction of sorts. He does not really fight back with words. As a matter of fact, we have an ongoing family issue with his siblings but being the eldest, he hasn’t spoken harsh to his younger siblings. Yet. When he got very sick and they didn’t even bother to see him, he just let them be but I know he is deeply hurt. If he likes you, he will regal you with stories about his work and his thoughts. If he doesn’t like you, he won’t even talk to you nor look at you even if you are within his vision.
  • As much as possible, TRY NOT TO REMIND OTHERS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THEM IN THE PAST. He financed a big part of his sister’s education. Now his sister is saying bad things about us. Did he ever tell her in the face what he has done while she was studying, religiously giving a part of his earnings for her expenses? No. But he is patiently trying to control his temper, that much we can see.
  • WORK HARD. Yes, he worked hard. Graveyard shift sometimes, for bigger pay. He traveled1.5 hours to work and another 1.5 hours going home, traveling daily just to go to work. His hard work paid off when he got promoted several times. His American bosses used to go to our home to ask him to accompany them to buy fresh fish from the fishermen.
  • COOK FOR THE FAMILY. He has been the official cook in the house, as long as I can remember. When he got very sick two years ago, we thought we will lose him but thank God he got well. But he has lost his enthusiasm to do this chore anymore.
  • BE YOURSELF. He has no pretensions. He doesn’t care if his relatives are laughing behind his back when they talk about him not attending their get-togethers. He doesn’t want to deal with them so he won’t face them with pretensions of wanting to be with them. Even if they talk bad about him.

There my friends, I introduce to you my father. And oh, if there’s one thing I don’t really admire about him is he spoils my children, especially my youngest daughter, Tania.

That was what he did for me too, bringing home Marvel and DC comics (what his bosses have discarded after reading, lol), red, crunchy apples, sweet oranges, candies in cans and chocolate bars. That was when some or many(?) children my age have not had the chance of getting these things. Circa 70s here in the Philippines.

Papa, thank you for everything. Hang in there. We love you and we respect you.

Happy Father’s Day.

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Kalayaan – Freedom

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Ang tema para sa linggong ito ay KALAYAAN. Meron na akong isinulat na ganito sa aking TeacherJulie.com blag, isang maikling pagbabalik-tanaw sa kasaysayan ng ating bansa. Kung maaari po lamang ay paki-click na lang ang link, maraming salamat po.

The theme for this week is KALAYAAN or FREEDOM. I have already written about this theme here in my TeacherJulie.com blog, a short hindsight about the history of our country. Please click this link that has a lot of photos and short snippets of history, thank you very much.

Para sa akin, ang kalayaan ay isang kaisipan. Isang sitwasyon na ang tao mismo ang siyang magde-desisyon mismo sa sarili niya kung siya ba ay tunay na malaya.

For me, freedom is a mindset. It is a situation where the person himself will decide if he is truly free.

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Napakaraming klase ng tanikala na humahadlang sa ating mga Pilipino upang makamit ang kalayaan: katiwalian, kahirapan, krimen, droga, at mga iba pang kamaliang nakapagpapababa ng tingin natin sa ating sarili, sa ating pagka-Filipino, sa ating bansa. Me dignidad pa ba tayo bilang isang bansa?

There are so many chains that deter us from achieving the freedom that we would like to attain: corruption, poverty, crime, drug abuse and other misdeeds that make us feel weak and inferior within ourselves, with being Filipinos, and inferior as a nation. Do we still have our dignity as a nation?


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Pati nga ang Araw ng Kalayaan, hindi na iginalang ng ating pamahalaan, ano pa ang aasahan nilang paggalang mula sa mga mamamayan? Ngayon po, Hunyo 12, ang ARAW NG KALAYAAN, hindi noong isang araw. Pati mga bata, nalilito tuloy.

The Independence Day commemoration was not respected by this government, so how would this country expect its citizens to respect this important day in out history? Today, June 12 is our INDEPENDENCE DAY, not the other day. Even the children are confused.

Pilipinas, saan tayo patutungo?

Overload

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We almost had a disaster Saturday night when the electric cables erupted here and there. People were panicking for that was no joke. We dont have our telephone lines yet. I am posting a photo of people out on the streets, pardon the dark photo.

Big thanks to Wenchie for calling the electric company who came to fix the wires, after several hours. Hmph. Houses could have been burned by then. Good thing firetrucks were on standby.

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