Done with the shopping? Now let’s move on to gift-wrapping! There are people who just take gift-wrapping for granted. Gift wraps would just be teared, crumpled, and trashed upon opening the gift anyway, so why bother? But there are also people who are meticulous with wrapping gifts. For who would not want beautifully wrapped presents…
It is already the end of November and Christmas is nearly here! Are you ready for this big festive season? I, myself is a bit prepared for I had done some shopping tasks in advance so I could avoid the holiday rush. But before, I was a mall rat doing eleventh-hour shopping in already crowded…
They say “Black is beautiful”. But being born one, I never agree with that. Since childhood, I long to be white for I always shed tears because of the other kids calling me names (see 29 Years and Counting). So, I sneaked into using my mother’s bleaching soap. I rubbed it very forcefully on my skin…
Science comes from the Latin word scientia meaning “knowledge”. It is an accumulated and systematized body of learning that explains, interprets, and understands our day to day experience in the natural world. Hep hep hep. Don’t leave this page yet. I won’t be lecturing about science now. I am just recalling a few of my…
At the launch of Pinoy Biggest Loser, I thought to myself, “My God, they’re so fat. They can’t be thin.” All of the contestants were obese. It would be very hard for them to get rid off those extra fat deposits in their bodies. But the camp began with its extraneous physical activities and strict…
Halloween is the shortened term for All Hallows’ Evening (hallows refer to saints and gods). It is celebrated every 31st of October of each year to celebrate the night before All Saints’ Day. In olden times, Halloween incorporated traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honoring the dead. In modern times, Halloween is celebrated through…
Photo from Web It was August 2005 when a new TV show was launched in ABS-CBN Channel 2. It was an interesting TV show for the cast were not celebrities but ordinary people. It was an intriguing one for they had to live in one house for 100 days wherein all their moves were being…
At the heart of Ozamiz City, there was the humble home of Engr. Tercero “Tersing” Decena Bala and Mrs. Mercedes “Cheding” Tumamak Bala who were blessed with seven children namely, Ur, Al, Jade, Ray, Jude, Lena, and Paul. They were living comfortably for the couple had stable jobs. Tercero, being a mechanical engineer was working…
As a little girl, I used to play with my dolls, sit on my father’s lap, and sleep in my mother’s arms. But now that I am turning 18, I couldn’t do everything that I had “used to” anymore. This is another phase in my life which calls for maturity…. Surely, problems and trials await…
Becoming a teacher was the least mental imagery I ever had in my entire being. I never wanted to become one because I never wanted to be like my old maid teacher aunt. She always complains about her job. She complains about her students, her paper works, her lesson plan, her principal, and everything! She…