Category Archives: Me

Construction Work

Summer is the peak season for construction. I can’t imagine myself supervising or overseeing even a minor construction/remodeling projects, much less a major one. I don’t think I have the energy to learn about different Tubing Benders, paint rollers, door handles, kinds of woods, or even decide on what shade of paint I want to see on walls.

The minor repairs I need to have done in my little work space haven’t even begun yet and as of now, it feels like I am losing whatever enthusiasm I had at the start of the year when I was making plans about it.

With Holy Week happening a few days from now, I think I really need to start planning about this because I would really need to jump start my plans.

I’m on Pinterest

Lately I’ve been noticing posts about Pinterest. It was just the other day that I got interested and decided to see what the fuss was all about.

Boy, oh, boy! What have I been missing! It is a wonderful virtual world. I am specifically drawn to the practical DIY, colorful crafts, photography boards, yummy recipes,  ideas on home designs, gardening tips and even steel buildings. I am immensely enjoying myself looking at the photos and reading the articles. I’m afraid I won’t have much time to do all those things because I am glued to the visual delights.

It’s like the best of what the blogs/websites have to offer in an easy to find place, no need to blog hop or anything like it.

Follow me: http://pinterest.com/teachrjulie/

I still have a lot of boxes/spaces to fill in my boards 😀

Dead Spot

Yes, there is still such a thing called “dead spots” when it comes to having no mobile phone signals. In a student’s house, their smaller dining room where we have our reading lessons, there is absolutely no signal. My mobile phone’s battery drains so fast I have to turn it off. But if I take just a few steps away from that room, everything goes back to normal.They should really install boosters there like a wilson booster so I can use my mobile phone to connect online for some additional and interesting lessons.

And no, this house is not in a far-flung area, this is in a posh, gated village where the owner of one of the telcos probably lives because they own half the land in this city.

There are two foreign embassies nearby so I wonder if it’s possible that they have something to do with the dead spot? Hmmm….

Celebrating Christmas

I am guilty of not writing a Christmas post. Been very busy with house chores.

I remember a song I’ve always loved as a child: “When Christmas time is over and presents are away, don’t be sad… Keep Christmas with you all through the year…”

People put so much emphasis on the gifting (yes, let’s admit we rather like being given new tech toys, that new bag, north face jackets and even beauty products) and celebrating Christmas without really understanding why this is being celebrated in the first place.

Did you indulge too much during this Christmas? How have you celebrated Christmas?

Education is a Right

“Education is something I can give an all-out support for all of you.” I always tell that to my children. Then I tell them that education or rather, a degree is something that is truly theirs to keep and put to good use.

This topic on education brings a sentimental tug to my heart not only because we work hard to provide them the best education we can afford but also because it feels that being educated in good schools seems like a privilege, rather than a right. Yes, this is how I feel especially when I see reports of crowded classrooms, teachers, books and classrooms shortage and a host of other school-related problems that cause students to just drop out of school rather than be encouraged to stay and learn.

I dream of one day seeing school-aged Filipino children learning new things and having opportunities to experience what life has to offer. I envision older students whose families can’t afford to send them to universities elsewhere be virtually enrolled through online college degrees programs.

I can dream, can I?