March 2006
Summer project
Since the nature of my work (editor of a local newspaper) requires me to stay most of the time in front of the computer, I spend most hours of the day in my home office. Well, this is a win-win situation for me as I am able to do my job while at the same time move […]
‘Internetting’
by Louie Tacker Recently I have been contributing to this site and I have been reflecting how wonderful it is that just with the click of a few buttons I can be read half way around the world. What a wonderful invention the web is. Oh sure, there are many downfalls, spams, predators, and other not […]
Graduation ‘emoticons’
I have just read Simon’s Graduation Thoughts posted at http://blackboard.prepys.com and I got so amused and inspired by it that I thought of writing this piece too.
I find it unfortunate that my blog mate does not remember his college Alma Mater song, which makes me ponder - “where is your loyalty my boy?” Lol! (no […]
Tutorial and review centers
Like mushrooms, they are now sprouting everywhere.
Tutorial and review centers are screaming their names in posters, streamers and other forms of media in order to advertise themselves. Indeed, education has obviously taken a commercial twist.
The ever enterprising Filipino has again caught an eye on yet another profitable venture.
Seeing the need of many students with parents […]
‘Reluctant’ wedding sponsor
Yesterday, I stood as principal sponsor to a wedding. It was held at 8 a.m. at St. Thomas de Aquinas Parish Church in Mangaldan, Pangasinan.
Okay, so this was no big deal. It was just a wedding, and at my age and status, being a ‘ninang’ (godmother) is not at all a wonder - in […]
A day before….
A day before said occasion, I got a pedicure-manicure treatment. This time, instead of going to my ’suki’ (regular) manicurist, I went to my hairdresser’s salon.
I wanted to make a comparison, because I have been having my manicure with my ’suki’ for several years now, and I have noticed that my nails are getting […]
Summer time in the Philippines
It’s summer time and the living is easy….
Well, right now, it is - in my country.
Despite the heat, this is one time of the year I really love. The months of March, April and May – the peak of summer season here – never fail to give me that zest and tingle each morning I […]
Smart kids
“KIDS nowadays are totally different. They are smart, smarter than us when we were their age. They know what they want, and know how to get it.”
This was a comment I heard from the president of the Board of Trustees in one of the private schools in Dagupan City.
In a sense, the school board president […]
On Global Warming
by Louie Tacker
As a follow up to my last article entitled “Forest fires, natural calamities and balance of nature’, I would like to expand some on the whole issue of climate changes and the so called global warming.
We in America now enter our tornado season. A tornado, for those not familiar with the term, is […]
Day long brownout
From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, residents in the whole area of Dagupan City and I believe, some neighboring towns in the province, experienced a day long brownout. This, according to the electric company, was essential to keep up with their upgrading and maintenance work.
Okay, so the natural initial reaction would be - “Ohhh noooo!” And […]