CFO Seminar and Emigrant Sticker: How I finally got mine
After nearly 12 years of marriage, the birth of my son, and more roundtrip journeys between Manila and Chennai than I care to count, the CFO Seminar requirement caught up with me at long...
Political campaign poster: An Araling Panlipunan/Social Studies project
With only two days before we cast our votes in the 2016 Philippine presidential elections, I am sharing with you an Araling Panlipunan (AP/Social Studies) project that Motito submitted as part of his...
A no-occasion staycation in Tagaytay City: Our Tagaytay trip
Standing on a ridge that rises 2,080 feet above sea level, Tagaytay City enjoys an invigorating climate, a thriving local food culture, and multiple vantage points to marvel at the scenic Taal lake and...
Manila Science Entrance Exam Results 2016: Manila Science High School exam results 2016
The results of the Manila Science Admission Test (MSAT) 2016 are out today, April 11, 2016! After almost three months of nerve-wracking anticipation, students who took the exams, as well as their anxious parents,...
A DIY Singapore stopover? Just do it!
Perhaps no place in Southeast Asia takes tourism promotion more seriously than Singapore. As a top-notch destination for business, leisure, education and healthcare, Singapore practically ropes them in: tourist arrivals exceeded expectations at 15.2...
Our Kuala Lumpur stopover holidays: Kuala Lumpur stopover highlights
My son and I travel to India at least once a year to spend time with my husband, who prefers to work there, and my father-in-law. In the ten years that we’ve been traveling...
A third grader’s book report
I remember my first book report. I was in Fourth Grade, and it was about the Nancy Drew mystery, “The Clue in the Crossword Cipher.” In our reports, we had to write a plot...
A dino-mite time at Dinosaurs Island in Clark, Angeles City Pampanga
Forgive me for sounding like I’m perpetuating gender stereotypes, but I’m going to assume that boys tend to have two obsessions when they’re young: cars and predators. With my son, it was cars and...
Mayon Volcano and other hot stuff: Legazpi City, Albay travel
Framed by the dull, beige airplane window, my first glimpse of the majestic Mayon Volcano, basking in her mighty glory against the clear blue sky, left me misty-eyed. My mind had flashed to a...
Reading assessment: Testing your child’s instructional reading level
Is your child reading at grade level? If your child happens to attend a school that conducts periodic reading assessments, then you may already know at which level he or she is reading. Knowing...
