me bad teacher

i felt so bad after leaving my fil1 class yesterday. i punished one student for not being prepared in delivering his talumpati.

i arrived in the classroom at 11:40.only half of my students were there. i understood. they are bio students and they always come from their college which is one-kilometer away. after checking the attendance, I waited fo the others to arrive. at 11:45, i finally decided to start their speech performance, one of their major requirements in class. i started calling names randomly.

after i heard two speeches, i called out Jeff for his turn. He said, "Ma'am , mamaya na,mamaya na, ma'am. Hindi pa po handa."

"Sinasabi mo yan sa akin, Jeff?" i asked him. He just gave me a shy smile.

But deep inside, I was pissed off. I gave them one week to prepare for their speeches, and here's a brat telling me he's not prepared?gosh...what a student!

i continued calling on other names. most of the time, i caught Jeffrey at the corner of my eye memorizing lines.

after everybody had delivered their speeches, i stood up and started telling them my comments. Jeffrey stopped me by telling,"Ma'am, ako po?"

"Jeffrey, tama na. sobra na."

and i saw the most dreaded expression a student can show me in class. i cannot explain it. it's not offensive in my part. it's an expression of being embarrassed. i hate to see embarrassed faces in front of me, much more if i cause the embarrassment. i hate seeing those because i know they are uncomfortable with the feeling. i hate those becasue im not used to embarrasing students in class.

i feel sorry for jeff. but i would feel "sorrier" for my self if i tolerated his actuation yesterday.

am i a bad teacher?

funny!this is true

Your True Birth Month Is October

SelfishDecisiveRomanticEmotionalConcernedDaydreamerSympatheticJust and fairLoves to chatBad temperedLoves outdoorsVery opinionatedStrong clairvoyanceAttractive and suaveEasily lose confidenceAlways making friendsDoes not lie or pretendTouchy and easily jealousInner and physical beautyTreats friends importantlySeldom helps unless askedEasily hurt but recovers easilySoft-spoken, loving and caringLoves those who love in returnSpendthrift and easily influencedDoes not care of what others thinkLoves to travel, the arts and literature

What's" Your True Birth Month?

another tiring encounter..

Boy (using his new number): Hows life rica? Whats new with you?
(no reply)
Boy : still up?
(no reply)

AFTER ONE WEEK....

Boy : Hows life rica? Whats new with you?
Me (pretending she doesnt know his new number) : Whos this?
Boy : _ _ _ _ _ _
Me : Regards mo ako nanay and tatay. hope they're doing fine.
Boy : Sure. Miss ka na nila.
Me : Miss them also. they're still in my prayers.
Boy : Nice to hear that. whats new with you?

(no reply)

AFTER 5 HOURS...

Me : bakit ngayon ka lang nagtxt? after 2 months...what for?

AFTER 3 HOURS...

Boy : Wala lang. masama ba?



Loser. Looooooooooooooooossssssssseeeeeeeeeeeer!

and a different love story begins...

i am soooo happy for my best friend, auje.

we started as phone pals in grade 6 then we became classmates in high
school. we met a cute guy in our freshman year. eventually, he got a crush on me and we exchanged love letters since then. my first love letter, as a matter of fact, was from him.auje became our bridge, literally. she sat between us in the classroom and was the "bridge" of our love notes. he and auje were of the same faith and became good friends as well. yeah, just good friends.

auje and i went to UPdil to pursue our beloved dreams. i'm into broadcast communciation, she's into geology. we never stopped communicating even if our respective colleges are kilometers apart. we always found time to catch each other's latest happenings on our love lives, academics, and extra curricular activities. isaw and barbecued gizzard strengthened our bond. auje is the bestest friend i ever have. i appreciate all her efforts to surprise me and send me cute gifts.

when i graduated, i left Manila right away. i left her also. feeling very lonely and abandoned by her "not-so-sweet" bestfriend (peace,auj..), auje sent me a message asking for the available math and physics subjects in UPmin. she planned to cross-register from UPdil. since i have been teaching in UPmin, she thought I knew the answers to her inquiry. i passed her on to reynan, our classmate in high school, who was also tkaing math and physics subjects in his architecture course.

little did i know that that "passing on" would create a wonderful love. at first, i would not believe becasue reynan is known of his uncertainties in dealing with girls while auje has a problem when it comes to commitments..but here they are, very ahppy with each other. technology and years of friendship have made the world smaller. look at their smiles, arent they genuine?

now, i am their bridge. i have been a witness of "their" story and i am sooooooo happy for them. God knows how thnakful i am to have witnessed a love story unravelling naturally.

cheers for both of you!:)

a miracle

i feel very happy nowadays. i must have been a vry good girl to Him.

who says having braces is fun?

my teeth suck now. the dentist tightened the braces again and i'm like it's my first time to have this mettalic mouth. i feel pain. i feel regrets. and i want to forget this feeling.

it's been a month since i last visited the dentist that's why he made major revisions on his masterpiece (parang revising an essay noh?hhehehe.writing teacher tlga ako!). usually, he just made minor adjustments like it's just the brace on one tooth or two. with that, i can only feel painless move of my teeth...but..but..but yesterday, he adjusted every tooth i have.argh!a payment of being a bad girl to him.

i want to sleep. i want to go home. this is not happiness anymore.

who says having braces is fun?

my son...my son...

when you were still in the womb, i shed pails of water. i didnt expect you're coming. you are unexpected. but when i saw your charming and angelic face, everone around you changed also. you are a blessing opong. you really are. you're the reason why i want to come home everyday. you're the reason why i always want to wake up becasue i can kiss your armpits and neck again.

you're 1 and half years old here in this photo. back then you already knew how to bathe without drowning yourself.


i always believe you are the sweetest among the four siblings. God made you so. you love sitting at our balcony enjoying the ants and mosquitoes around you. you always want to stay in our nipa hut in front of our house. you always want to stay outside our house.


many say you look like kuya rr. yeah i believe so too. i saw both you growing up and i must say you both look good to me.





"hello, banker?" you always say that every night. tatay mo ba siya?

now that you are 3 years old, i guess it's high time to tell the whole world about your person. i love you opong and i am proud of you.

who is your mother? who are your parents?do these facts matter?

do i look like oyur mother?do you wnat me to be your mother?hahahhaha.



happy birthday, opong!we all love you you!





happy birthday, opong!!!