Saturday, June 26, 2010

Volunteers Needed

We have yet to identify the two students who will become Batch ‘78 scholars. I was already provided the partial list of Night High school enrollees. SDA administration continue to accept applications and full list of freshmen students will be provided to us as soon as they become available.

Partial list is also provided to you in the email I sent you earlier.

The next step would be to interview the top 5 for each gender based on their academic rating, study their complete profile, and then make the final determination of who among them will become recipients of the Night High School Scholarship award.

However, we need volunteers from our batch to become member of the committee and conduct the final screening process.

Anyone interested and have the time to spare?

If you would like to volunteer or have any concerns, ideas, suggestions, complaints and what not, please email me or Eva.

Friday, June 25, 2010

"Yosemite"

Best known for its many waterfalls, Yosemite National Park is one of the first wilderness parks in the United States. This is the place to go that is within driving distance (6 hours from downtown LA) if you want to find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, wildlife, and much more. It’s so huge that you’d think you are in another planet.



Perhaps the pictures and videos I took didn’t do justice to what Yosemite has to offer. You have to be at Yosemite to fully appreciate Yosemite Falls, considered the highest measured waterfall in North America at 2,425 feet, and in the top 10 in the world.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Graduate

Weeks before graduation day, rumors around school and from what I saw noted and inscribed in her school yearbook having voted “Most Likely to Succeed” in the entire graduating class of 2010, one would think my daughter will surely be awarded top honor (aka Valedictorian) of Class 2010.
Well, that’s what we initially thought!

Daughter received her middle school diploma (8th grade) recently amidst little annoyance and disappointment of her recent achievement.

Apparently, official school rules say you must have attended 3 full years of residency to be considered top honor of graduating class. Daughter only attended the last 2 years of middle school there.

Talk about technicalities that cost her THE top honor and the privilege of speaking over the entire class during the baccalaureate program. It would have been fun addressing the crowd knowing how daughter love to put humor and smile on everyone. She might even dance her way to the stage if her name gets called and announce “Hakuna Matata”.
Daughter still got called to the stage and awarded special honors all right! But nothing would have satisfied her and her mom even more, unless it’s the top award and she gets to address the crowd in a speech.

I on the other hand was just ecstatic of seeing her again on stage making a name for herself, knowing she’s doing her best at all times, sometimes sans the public recognition that she deserves.

I reminded her that when trying to reach the top, what is more important is that she is enjoying the climb.

Cheers to my “unica hija” and to all the other graduates!
Next stop: High school.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Araw ng Kalayaan at ng Pitong Katotohanan

PITONG katotohanan sa mundo:

UNA, mata mo lang ang hindi mo kayang sabunin.
PANGALAWA, hindi mo kayang bilangin ang buhok mo.
PANGATLO, hindi lahat ng ngipin mo ay abot ng dila mo.
PANG-APAT, su-subukan ng mga tanga ang PANGATLO.
PANG-LIMA, inisip mong abot pala ng dila mo lahat ng ngipin mo, nung sinubukan mo.
PANG-ANIM, napa-ngiti ka kasi nag-mukha kang tanga.
PANG-PITO, ipapa-pasa mo ito sa iba para maka-ganti ka.

O ngayon, happy ka na dahil hindi lang ikaw ang tanga? ;-)

Happy Independence Day, Philippines!