Ayokong masayang ang off ko, so babawi ako sa mga friends ko.

My day starts with Meann. Off to Makati … ate lunch with her at Alexa’s Deli.

After, went to I-manila to visit Pau and some of my old officemates.

Then run to Trinoma to meet with OJ, Larry, Aryan, Aldous, Norman and the newbie (sorry di ko matandaan name mo .. bangag na kasi ako sa antok) and watched 2012.

Sumugod kami ni Ponyang sa PUP para kunin yung kopya niya nang Transcript of Records.

Akalain mo 6 na taon na pala ang nakalipas….

Marami nang nagbago.

Nagkaroon na nang Mabini Shrine, yung dating tindahan ng “Kiss Balls.”

Naputol at lumiko na ang “Catwalk.”

Lumipat na ang Canteen na bilihin ng “Footlong” at nadagdagan na nang tindahan sa loob ng campus.

Nagkaroon na ng mga “Gazebo” malapit sa Lagoon.

Nadagdagan ng tambayan malapit sa “Ilog.”

Nawala na ang “Batong” tinatambayan namin.

At nailipat na rin ang “Flagpole” sa gitna ng Main Building.

Marami mang nagbago, pareho pa rin ang dami ng numero nang estudyanteng natutulungan nang nagiisang state University ng bansa para sa Masa.

I miss you PUP!!!

Breakfast to celebrate TM Tinah’s COP award.

Salamat kina Billy at Ms Kaye ….

Kapagod man ang work … im always looking forward for this last day of work Breakfast

Location:

Trellis, Market Market

ERIC – USIC
FRANCES – USIC
LEA – SULOA
MAE – AUDVAC
MIKE – USIC

Napagtripan kong pag-aralan yung Photoshop Elements 7 dito sa pc ko. And with the help of online “Youtube” tutorial *tsadan*

After

Before

Last night was JP’s post birthday celebration.  Kumain kami sa Mix of Flavors as per Brian’s advice.  Oks ang place they have a promo na buffet P389 per pax. Sulit kasi they have a wide selections of food. Meron Pinoy, Italian, Japanese at etc (siguro kaya Mix of Flavors ang pangalan … hehe).  Sa loob siya ng Harbour Square malapit sa CCP.  And downfall lang, mabaho yung lugar kasi tapat ng Manila Bay.

The other reason to celebrate is Brian’s promotion as Sales Coach. Yehey!!!! Congrats again Bri. Sabi ko na e, you’ll make it. Basta keep on praying and aspiring na kaya mo … diba?

Again salamat sa pag imbita. Nakakatuwa kasi kahit iba’t-ibang kompanya na kami work. Still isang text lang at pag may time nagkikita pa rin kami.

America is charging into the 8th month of Obama’s Presidency and the country is divided and shouting over the fence at each other.  Our elected officials have been sending out mixed messages about healthcare and engaging half of America by calling them derogatory names.  Townhalls have turned into shoutfests as the People attempt to share their frustration and concern over the direction of our country.

In the midst of the chaos, Obama decides to take a vacation.  For those of us suffering from Obama fatigue and over-exposure, we appreciated the break but the decision to take a vacation in the midst of this chaotic time is a bit puzzling.

Reid continues to threaten ramming the healthcare bill down our throats and Pelosi engages in a conversation with herself over the public option versus the inclusion of a trigger option.  Finally, her people took the microphone away and sent out a written statement…just to be clear.  Holder decides to pursue the CIA over torture, despite Obama’s reassurances months ago that they would not be looking back and Joe Biden is the front man to explain how the stimulus is working despite unemployment rising and only a small portion of the money being dispersed.  Green Czar Van Jones is revealed not only to be an avowed Communist but a 9/11 Truther leading many of us to wonder who has the privilege of whispering in the President’s ear.  We are told over and over that to dissent is not only un-American but racist as well.

Tension is the highest in the country that I ever remember in my life and into the midst of this, the President returns from vacation and announces genially that he will be making a speech to the children on 9/8 at school.  It was like throwing a hand grenade onto a bonfire.

My child is 12 years old and we are entering our second year of virtual school.  Virtual school means that we are provided a curriculum from the school district in conjunction with Nova University and my son attends school online.  I am able to assist and supplement and we have direct access to his teachers as well.  It is a great program and has worked well for my kiddo who was frequently bored in school.  I want to make my position clear personally on this speech – I will be watching it WITH my son.  We will then engage in a dialogue about the speech and the content and the controversy surrounding the speech.  This is how I have chosen to handle the situation.

Key to my personal decision is CHOICE.  This is my child and I get to choose how he is exposed to this speech and I get to be a part of the resulting dialogue.  For those parents who are deciding to keep their children home on 9/8, I concur completely.  I would do the same if he was at a brick and mortar school and then proceed to have him watch the speech at home, followed by a discussion.  The point is not that we are CRAZY for being mistrustful of the President’s speech and curriculum that is to follow, the point is that it is OUR CHOICE.

If the text was revealed ahead of time, this issue would go away.  Initially, the idea was sprung on everyone and was to include a pledge to assist the President.  NO WAY.  I find very little that this President represents that intersects with my own personal beliefs and the idea that I would allow my child to take any kind of pledge to HIM is….well, that is crazy.  The Department of Education hastily started backtracking and changing the attached curriculum but the damage was already done.

We have been treated to speeches from Obama about his civilian army, the idea of mandatory service, videos of children going through military like moves and chanting about Obama and we are expected to trust and embrace that this man is going to speak to our children unmonitored?  I don’t think so.  We have a right to make this choice for our children.  We have a RIGHT to CHOOSE to remove our children from the situation if we do not trust the information that will be given to them.

So, Lady Libertas has some suggestions for pleasant and educational ways to spend the days with your kiddos:

• Have a Constitution Picnic – make a special picnic and read aloud the Constitution and discuss how this impacts them
• Visit the library and take out books on the Founding Fathers to read at home
• Pick an historical site in your town and visit with the kids
• Talk with children about freedom and what it means to them
• Write some letters to our Troops and mail them

• I also suggest that parents review the speech and then allow children to watch it and talk about the content

Has this been blown out of proportion?  A bit BUT that is our prerogative, after all, our children and grandchildren are the reasons that many of us are out there fighting.

Have a lovely day and Lady Libertas will be happy to post ANY pictures from our Junior Patriots or stories of how you spent your day!

sometimes, life is better seen in black and white…  but in reality there’s always that gray area, right? ehhehhee… well, my friend, maning and i, went to Sta. Monica beach this weekend and chilled out by the bay with his family… here’s some pics i took in monotone…

Dupax at Sta. Monica Beach

Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.

Bill Watterson

And it so happens the mum too had a day off to do some flowers for a friend. Its good to wake up when its not dark(bye bye 6am) on a friday when the morning light floods into the house.

I woke up very, very happy this morning. Ice day! No work! A winter wonderland! Pot after pot of strong coffee!

There was some important mail to mail, so I had to brave the three steps across the  porch to the mailbox. This made me think about ice safety. (Warning!  Product plug coming!)

I bought a pair of ice cleats (mine were made by  Hi-Tech Fishing) at Fleet Farm before I moved to southern Illinois. Never regretted it. Days like this make me happy that I’m an honorary Boy Scout. Always prepared!

So, if you’re in southern Illinois today and have to leave the coziness of your house, strap on a pair of cleats. Especially if you’re the Federal Express dude bringing me the frakkin’ USB cable for my digital camera. Blogger needs her cable!

Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold!