Bembem and Andrea

These pictures was taken in the reception of Jack Ryan "Ren Ren" baptism last Nov 18, 2007. Some of our relatives and friends are their, along with my college friends and Clydes riding buddies.


This is Andrea Dy my friend and RenRen's Ninang (the most youngest grand parent in the group at the age of 10)

From Left - Right (My 2nd cousin ,Me, Anne, Andre and Jamillah)

PHLC: Fieldtrip 10-22-07

Last Monday they went to Zoobic Safari (morning) and Anne Raquels Resort (afternoon) for their annual school fieldtrip. All of us enjoy the tour during the whole morning to Zoobic Safari while watching some animals that we cant usually see in the zoo nowadays in Metro Manila. One major attraction was the close encounter of tigers. Yes it is a wild tiger. We are insidethe vehicle because the tigers are scattered in their assgined area wherein they can freely roam around.
See our video. I use my sister's K800i cellphone to get this.



I also enjoy taking shots of some animals I find interesting. See below and enjoy.



This dear is not physically in his cage, they stay
in an area dedicated to them

Among those camels, this one is the most tame and less fur in his body

Actually this white water buffalo intrigues me, how come
he is not our traditional black carabao?

According to our tour guide, this monkey is inlove.This kind
monkey manifest a red butt when she is inlove.

Happy 7th Birthday Alyssa

Today is Alyssa's 7th Birthday. Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Rosemarie 7th Bday

Last Sunday Mar 11, 2006 we attended a birthday party of Rosemarie Liban, one of Alyssa's classmate in PHLC. They celebrated her 7th birthday at Jollibee Frisco. See pictures and videos below.

Late Posting: Rhia 7th Bday Feb 16

This photos are taken during the 7th Birthday of Rhia Joyce. (Please bear with me for not regularly updating this blog of Alyssa, actually im on my 8th mos of pregnancy and very busy at work. )

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PHLC Faculty Xmas Presentation

I know that this is too late to post.
Still I cant resist myself posting this due to very strong audience impact during their dance presentation and most kids are shouting for Teacher Kristy!!! Watch this.

Just a reminder to all with dial-up connection. This may take time to upload the video on your browser. Enjoy!!!!!!

PHLC: Christmas Party 06

Grade 1- Blue Presentation- Singing "Hark the Herald"

Children watching Jollibee Mascot and Santa Clause

Alyssa with her classmates

Alyssa with her classmates

PHLC: Fieldtrip Dec 3, 2006

Its been an exciting and very exhausting day last Sunday Dec 3, 2006. Our first stop : Pasig Rain Forest, actually this is more like a "Park and Mini Zoo" in one place, you could also compare it to a club house (minus the zoo) because they have facilities for all those who like to swim, play basketball and badminton, also you could held your birthdays and meetings there with complete facilities. (Sorry i dont have photos for those)

These are my sample pictures from Pasig Rain Forest:

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Our second pit stop : SM Mall of Asia
Shame on me because this is my first visit to the largest mall of the world (or in Asia?) Its near in Macapagal Highway so if you frequently in this area, you wouldn't miss SM Mall of Asia. Take a peek below this is my only picture in that area.


And before we proceed to Enchanted Kingdom we have our lunch in Petron Station in South Super Highway. Some had their lunch inside McDo and the other stay in their respective bus. Then after lunch we go straight to EK.... yahooooo... in the middle of the afternoon which is not the perfect time to make your rides. Anyway to those who are with their kids Im sure you not enjoy this, you rather make "habol" with your kiddo than enjoying the rides.

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For our complete pictures during the event click here --> My Pictures

7th B-Day of Jamillah Eswan

Celebrated last Sunday was 7th Birthday of Jamillah Eswan, former classmate of Alyssa in Nursery and Kinder in PHLC. Picture below was during 7 candles for Jamillah delivere and read by some of her schoolmate for PHLC. (Jamillah was the one who seated in the center while waiting for other to give the candles. Alyssa was beside JC and CJ Andrada from Grade-1 Red)



From my Archive: Alyssa with Jamillah and Margot during Linggo ng Wika school program last August.

Note: We regret to inform that we didn't attend the birthday party of Jasmine (Alyssa's Classmate in Grade 1 - Blue) that was held in Jollibee Frisco. And Alyssa mention that Gio (her clasmate) was also celebrating his birthday.

Picture Flaunting

Added photo from Last School event.

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PHLC: United Nation - Oct 27

Last Oct 27 was the PHLC United Nation Celebration. Another first of the school since the expanded from pre-school to having grade 3 for elementary. Actually this years activity always gives me a surprise. Last August for their Linggo ng Wika was also smashing and really a big event, and of course this UN program seems the most grand and very well prepared. I could compare this to the Santa Cruzan Feast due to the muse and escorts custome and floats that very well created and prepared by those parents and relatives of the students that are participated.

See some pictures: (Actually i forgot to take a shot for my childs class representative - Spain)

Egypt

Columbia

Mexico England
USA
Germany

I want also to share this video of Mr. and Ms. Spain from Grade 1 Section Blue (Alyssa's class) the girl name is Patricia and her escort Jerwyn. They also won the Mr. and Ms. UN for Senior Division (Elementary)

Group Picture of Grade 1 Blue during the United Nation School Program

Honesty is Still The Best Policy

Another school incident that boils my brain. Here it goes: I hope teachers and staff from PHLC will read this.

July 28 (that was friday) my mother ask around the schools about an umbrella my daughter lost that day. Hoping that anyone from school or any student with good heart might found it and reported/give it to the faculty. But as expected it already gone and we already accepted that it will never be back. And since my mother was not always the one who fetch my kid to school regularly we're unable to ask other fetcher about the lost umbrella.

Come last Oct 6 Friday my mother saw the same umbrella to a young lady fetching a 2nd grader in the same school. So my mom ask about the umbrella and check the name and tel# we marked, she noticed that name of my daughter was erased and changed it to another name. But it is obvious there that the original name and our tel # is still readable if you inspect carefully. My mom explain to the girl that we lost the same design umbrella and point it out that it might be the one since the name is still readable there, but due to respect my mom told that maybe the girl should told the mother of the 2nd grader and hoping that on monday Oct 9 that they willingly give it back to us.

Now tuesday Oct 10, my mom saw that umbrella again. My mom approach an old lady (lola of the 2nd grader) and ask about the umbrella. After a short inquiry that end up to the faculty office, they seems they dont want to give it back to "US", even if some teachers there asking why that umbrella have our tel #. Still they insist they own that the umbrella, that the little girl's tita bought it along with the raincoat with same design. Now since they dont want to give it back, my mother says try to dial the number indicated there and ask, but still the other party dont seem to care about the word LOGIC and VIDENCE. Well, my mother let the teachers handle the case.

I dont want to be judgemental so I let you my readers to react and let this incident be our learning experience.

May I ask do you think it is possible to launch a school campaign that anyone who found a lost item in school and surrendered to school staff should be be given a commendation? It will teach students to be honest and be a good exmple to others.

Anyway, just another day being a mom. Sometimes I regret it when Im not the one who handles this for my child.

PHLC: Linggo ng Wika

Today is "Linggo ng Wika" celebration for all students in Perpetual Help Learning Center and definitely a must see event. This is the first time that all classes in their school should present and make a booth that represent a region which is pre-assigned per class. In Bembem's class Grade 1 section Blue, they showcased all popular food representing Region 3 (Central Luzon) and to my surprise all parents specially those SAHM (stay at home mom) are very much involved in this event. Although there are contribution for their baro't saya costume some parents volunteer to bring some food delicacies like palabok, biko, puto, chicharon, pulvoron and other finger foods. To complete the booth, they decorate it with some palayok, dayami and other materials that makes it Filipiniana style. See picture above.

The difference of this event from the past are all students participated in the celebration by presenting a group dance or group recitation of a poem (sabayang pagbigkas) wherein all students are in their own costume related to what region they are representing for Bembem's class they are representing Region 3 Central Luzon. And to make it excited the school awarded those group who have their best performance, best in booth, most behave group (i think this award helps a lot to make the event very organized without children loittering around).



And because of an organized presentation of Bembem's group they got the Best in Performance award!!!! I think we should congratulate also those mommy/daddy/tito/tita/grandma that are very active in participating in this successful event. And I'm also thankful (as in very thankful) that at once the school make this a non boring and very interactive activity for all not only for adults but also for kids. For more pictures click here

3rd Place in their Class

Recognition Day and Graduation Day are coming and Bembem is very excited about it. She wants to get another medal for this year, actually last year in her nursery class she got 3rd Place (there are Outstanding, 1st, 2nd and 3rd).

This year in her Kinder class my mother told me that my daughter got the 3rd Place again (but now they have 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th honor). Hoorrayyyy….. another medal for Bembem, this time their class have a higher bracket of grades than the other class, there are feedbacks that the 1st Honor in the other Kinder Class is almost the same bracket where Bembem also belongs. Since the school decided that they will give medals in every class that only means that the honorable places was intended only for each classes not the whole kinder grade.

Bembem make a V Card

This is an actual Valentine card that Bembem gaved me last night. For the whole story click here.

Proud Mama to Bembem

Alyssa Otero: First Place on General Knowledge Quiz

This is my Mom breaking news just after lunch today, actually my daughter request me to accompany her on school because she will be competing to the other kinder students in their school, she was assign to compete under General Knowledge topic. Unfortunately I have to miss this and I request my mother to be there in school and according to her the quiz was held inside a room so all guardians/fetchers should have to wait outside.  

Prior to this I post some urgent needed help about this to the ever reliant smartparenting mailing list because I don’t have any idea what topic do I have to review with my daughter. Even last Sunday we didn’t have an actual review after Teacher Maricel drop us a call just to remind us the time they require us to be there.

But here it is and my daughter called me I my office and told me she won!!!!  And she remind me to bring ‘pasalubong’, Dunkin Donut actually.

I’m not a typical full time mom that always have time to teach my child everyday, that’s why I’m very thankful that even thought I’m not 100% dedicated in my child, she’s more than an average kid in her school. And also my mom helps us  lot in teaching her only ‘apo’, I feel her excitement when my daughter participate in this kind of activity.  

3rd Grading Exam

This week is the 3rd Grading period of Bembem and today is her Math and Science exam, and according to her she thinks she only had few errors. But after the exam, her teacher advised us that my daughter will join some students to participate in a quiz, particularly in General Knowledge quiz this coming Monday. And I have only 2 days to have a review with my daughter and considering that tomorrow I will also have my last day of our MS Access Training wherein we have a case study on the spot exam.

This will only on Saturday morning, but I’m still worried if we still have enough time to have a review. Oh my, this is so toxic!!!!!!

Anyway I’m glad that Bembem had this opportunity at least she’s not that behind in terms of academic activity. I hope that she still have interest in this when she’s in elementary, I preferred her to be active in this kind of activity. Meanwhile I have to check some educational site or materials that I can use for our review.

Teacher Encounter

Yesterday when Bembem arrived from school, my mother noticed that they issue already test permit for 2nd Grading Period and it means that it includes the test pointers and schedule of test according to batch (per student). They look for that 1 sheet of xerox copy of test pointer but to no avail their teachers forgot to give my child their test pointer. So I called the teacher to report that we don't have the test pointer and test proper will be tomorrow (w/c is today actually). Of course the teacher say that they already given each student 1 copy of the test pointer, but I insist that there is no attachment in Bembem's Daily Companion book and we need to know what batch my daughter belong also what subject to review that evening. It seems they insisting that they do their job (by updating each student daily companion) but what I reiterate to them was I'm not blaming them I just want to report to them that we don't have any copy of that test pointers and we have to get a copy because we have only that evening to review for that test.

This is not the first time I encounter their teacher. Our first was when they record that Bembem was absent last June 23 and July 11, which is impossible because even if it rains heavily we make sure that there is no classes by calling directly to the school and also asking Bembem's classmate thru phone. My hubby told me to make a complaint directly to the principal but it is 2nd grading exam so all teachers are busy, what I'm thinking is to make a letter of complaint addressed to the principal or the directress. Well see if there is more to come this next week maybe I'll let it pass.

Bembems School ID Confiscated

Bembem’s School ID Confiscated, and me Worried     

My mother told me last night that my daughters ID was confiscated by their teacher. This is because some student has sticker on their ID, and I remember that I once tear off some sticker in my daughters ID 3 weeks ago and then again she put some sticker again! Although I didn’t notice another sticker this time I’m  just worried for my daughter. She and her classmates thinks and act like a elementary kids (actually she’s in kinder) with sets of friends and do what their friends does, sometimes I notice that she is asking for things that her classmates have like Barbie or Dora the Explorer umbrella, or scented eraser, cute pencil case or even Disney character socks!

Well kids today falls for peer pressure and its our responsibility as parent to guide them and empahasize what are the things are important in life. Sometimes I fear that my daughter will become a brat, since she is the only child in the family, or maybe its my fault that she brought up that way, or maybe it is because that she had no siblings. Oh my, if I can easily buy a baby sister/brother in a store like what Bembem is asking for. But of course I can’t, anyway next year is our plan to have another child and Bembem will going to be 6 yrs old next year and that will be their age gap if I conceive next year. I hope we will not encounter problem because I worry that after taking contraceptive on so many years this will give us problem if I decided to have another child.

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