A mom's view on love of language

Maricel Laxa's For Love of Language

What a perfect timing! I read this article today. This is a good example on how parents should teach and mold their children to be good citizens, that is to love and to respect their country, culture and their native language...not just a practical thing to do so that you can make "utos" to your katulong, to text your driver and to say "pabili po" to your local tindera, but as part of our being Filipinos!

Kudos to Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan.

On Admu Student's essay on Filipino language

Admu student's essay on Filipino language

Napapanahon ang essay na ito sa pagdiriwang natin ng Buwan ng Wika. Sinasalamin lamang nito kung paano tinuturing ng mga nasa alta sosyedad ang ating wika. Palibhasa nagmula sya sa pamilyang mayaman at nakapag-aral sa mga ekslusibong paaralan at unibersidad ay tinitingnan nya na ang wikang Filipino ay isang inferior na wika kumpara sa English.

Hindi ba mas nakakahiya na Pinoy ka pero hirap ka magsalita at hindi ka magkapagsulat at makapagbasa sa katutubo mong wika. Bagamat mas mabuti na mayroon tayong ikalawang lenggwahe, yun ay ang English, hindi dapat ipagmalaki na Pilipino ka pero ang "mother tongue" mo ay English. At sinong may sabi sa 'yo na kailangan mo lang ang wikang Filipino para maintindihan ka ng kasambahay, driver at tindera? Sa pagkakasulat nya iniaangat nya ang kanyang sarili bilang hiwalay at superior sa mga kababayan nating ito.

Higit sa lahat hindi usapin ng pratikalidad ang paggamit ng wika ng sarili mong bansa! Sa totoo lang nakakaawa ka Gng. James Soriano dahil hindi mo alam ang maging isang tunay na Pilipino!

How to Block Your Stolen iPhone?

It's been a week since the hapless night when Ariane's phones were stolen. I googled the internet about stolen iPhones. I learned that these phones have features wherein files can be remotely deleted and you can trace it's location. These can be done if you open the "Find My iPhone" application.

Unfortunately, Ariane didn't know this. So I called her service provider. They told me that even though Apple has these features, here in Phil., Globe in particular, is not providing such services. But in some countries, according to the net, some local service providers can do the tracing and deletion of files.

I was told to go instead to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and to report the incident to the police.

So for you people whose iPhones were stolen, this is what you should do:

1. bring the proof of purchase (Official Receipt)
2. bring the phone's box and look for the serial number and IMEI (International Mobile Equipment identity)sticker. IMEI can only be known through this sticker which is attached in the box.
3. bring your valid ID card
4. fill up the NTC Request Form for Blocking Stolen Phone

NTC staff advised me to call after two weeks for updates.

This will not bring you back your phone but at least the thief will not be able to sell or use it even if he/she change the sim card.

On Bert & Ernie

I was born in the late 60's. Although at first, we don't have television, I remembered watching some shows in our neighbor's house. Our favorite series were, Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-O, Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman and Charlie's Angels. These were prime time series, the only time our neighbor allowed us to view with them.

Early 70's my parents got us a black and white one. There I watched Sesame Street which of course aired in the morning. Some of our sandos or tops were printed with the shows characters. Those were the cheap ones bought from the market. Some notebook covers also have these characters. These items introduced me to Ernie, Bert, Big Bird, Count, Cookie Monster and Elmo with colors.

When I read the petition from gay community to marry Bert & Ernie, I felt somewhat uneasy. You see I watched them as real friends, best friends, and to put malice on that closeness is somehow disturbing.

If I'm to decide, I'll let these popular characters live together as best friends even with their differences and bickering. Let's leave it that way please!

My Prayer

Ariane's cellphones were stolen yesterday. A super bad fellow (or fellows???), took it from her bag while she's walking on an overpass. We called the numbers and a male voice answered...the nerve... he even maximized the use of the free load. Ang kapal din naman!!!

Of course we are very angry but on my part, I don't want to hold on to this negative feeling. I just want to think that he may be in dire need. So I pray to The Great Divine to get this man's soul (bahala na Sya kung san nya ilalagay), so that he will not experience any sorrow...and so that he will not inflict any harm and danger to others anymore. Amen!

"the reminder of one of her stolen phones" :-(

What's In a Name?

Andrei came home last week asking me to help him in his assignment. It's in their Christian Living subject. They need to write something about some words which are associated with the 10 Commandments and sins.

What caught me was the word "sloth". I know its an animal but I never had this association. So I searched the internet and there, it is a nocturnal mammal of Central and South America. It sleeps up to 18 hours and they are really slow moving. This is why they are named sloth, as in lazy, indolent, but actually they are not. Reason for this behavior is that their main food source are leaves which are not nutritious, gives little energy and hard to digest. To adapt, they move very little.

I don't know, but I felt sad with the association. Same with the naming of Tazmanian Devil of Australia.

Sloth

Taz

My Choice for the Week

I'll just share my choice of my FB photo quotes last week. Hope you'll like it too!

A Not So Regular Weekend

Busy day for me. Andrei's first quarterly exam starts Wednesday and we reviewed the whole day. My only break was cooking the rooster which I intended to be our pet but ended up as a meal. Apparently, my husband really planned to have it as our weekend "ulam".

Vina preparing the "chicken meal" while Andrei observes closely .

Chicken Tinola

Chicken Adobo sa Gata

In the afternoon I had a big time headache. I need a breather. And what could it be?... Facebook and a nap. I woke up refreshed and energized to go for a movie with my daughter. I'm glad it's not a serious indie film. I can't handle another headache. Not for now please.

Andrei answering his reviewer.


We came home relaxed...then I saw my hubby watching Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, for the nth time...and who says she can't have another headache? LOL :D

Warm Day

After being so elusive for almost 3 weeks, the sun shines today. It's a great relief. We we're able to dry clothes which were washed last Saturday. Even our love birds got so bored that they chewed the tarpaulin cover of their cage. Things that are so happy on this monsoon season are the weeds and grasses. They really grow fast with rain.

Another good thing was we find time to play outside with dogs. And we also welcome a temporary addition to our list of pets, a rooster. Our friend gave it for "tinola" but we want to keep it. Hopefully, hubby will allow and then I'll buy a hen.

My FB Photo Quotes (last week)

I am enjoying my photo quotes pet project which I started two weeks ago. My FB friends liked it too. Could I make a career out of it? LOL :)

Here's another batch.

St.Joseph Cathedral, Wafujing, Beijing, China
(This Catholic church is located in one of Beijing's shopping districts.)

Buddies, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
(resting monks in the moat dike of Angkor's grandest temple)

Guest, Lipa Royale Estates
(In an early morning walk, I saw this moth resting on a leaf. Maybe it was tired after sipping nectar from the weed's flower.)

Setting Sun, Tambaron, Bulalacao, Or.Mindoro
(I was fascinated by the setting sun's reflection in the water during our visit last 2010.)

Lovers, Notre Dame Church, HCMC, Vietnam