One-Week Workshop at DAP Tagaytay City Philippines

I will be staying for 1 week here at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City to attend a seminar-workshop on LRMDS. I found the venue to be nice and cozy. I hope that I will learn more from my stay here.

I would like to share with you some pictures:

On Her Way to the Top!

I would like to extend my warmest greetings to my daughter Helena Beatrice Asi and her group for winning the District III Read-A-Thon Contest at A. Mabini Elementary School at the Division of City Schools, Manila. BTW, she represented P. Gomez Elementary School.

Ang galing mo anak!

I Smurfed You!

Yahoo! I treated my wife and my kids to a movie delight at SM San Lazaro. I never had a chance to see a movie via 3D, but yesterday was a special one. I can hear the neverending giggling from Betty and Isaiah as they continued to watch the movie. Haaay...

Watched the Dead Poet Society the 2nd Time

I just finished watching the movie "Dead Poet Society" and I felt so good. The first time I watched it was during my post graduate education class at the Philippine Normal University. So beautiful!

Betty Kissed Me

I am so happy with my beautiful daughter as she kissed me after she (with her group mates) won a classroom contest. It reminded me of an old poem during my college days...

Betty kissed me when we met
Jumping from the chair she sat in
Time you thief who loved to get
Sweet into your list put that in
Say I'm weary, say I'm sad
Say that health and wealth had missed me
Say I'm growing old but add
Betty kissed me.

Movies and more Movies!

Watched Dangerous Minds, Did You Hear about the Morgans, and Prince of Persia The Sands of Time in succession. Absolutely nice movies to watch!

Got so lucky in my game today too.

Too Much Rain, Too Much Pain

I was caught by a flash flood at Tayuman cor Malabon Sts. this morning. Just after I planned not to be late again in going to the office.

I had to cross mini-rivers before I reach the Tayuman LRT station. Luckily, I reached IMCS at about 9:30 a.m. and had to hastily work on my assigned tasks.

Authorized official from the personnel services announced that office work will be suspended at 1:00 p.m. Whoa!

Lucky Us!

I with my wife, visited Casino Filipino, Pavilion Branch yesterday to witness the raffle draw being held every Tuesday. We have been lucky on winning games through raffle draws before so we thought combining forces would be great for us. You know what? In my college days at University of the East I won the 1st prize during our Foundation Day - a brand new refrigerator. Then, in my working days at DepEd Manila I won several prizes like electric fan, cash, and other items. A year ago, I won an iPod at SM San Lazaro (see my previous post). I will not mention other goods that I got 'coz its not so expensive. Two months ago, at P. Gomez Elementary School Cooperative Meeting I won a television set.

You think I'm lucky? Wait until you heard the story of my wife's winnings!

She also had multitude of jackpot prizes. Like myself, she had had various items in hand. The biggest one, and it surpassed all that I got, was during the Isetann, Recto Branch raffle draw in the year 2006. Hear ye and keep your eyes open! She won the P1,000,000.00 prize offered during the draw (but now all her earnings were exhausted). There were more minor prize winnings that happened after that.

We thought yesterday's visit at the Casino Filipino will bring us more victories since 5 winners will be drawn, however, our names were not called. But we will not rest, next month, we will try our luck again.

Having Problems Posting Pictures!

I have been encountering problems here at blogger.com for I can not post pictures of my adventures. Hopefully, I will be able to insert my photos next time if I am not so busy.

Birthday Galore with My Family @ Pranjetto Hills

Sorry guys! I've been out of reach for the last two days. It just happened that I intentionally turned off my phones and Facebook account just to focus on my family. Know what? For the past several months I've been away and last Friday evening July 15, I surprised my wife and my kids by begging them to prepare their things for we will be going somewhere to celebrate my birthday.

I wish I made them happy.

Pictures will be posted soon guys!

Revisiting Gems Conference and Training Center

After so many years, I returned to Gems Conference and Training Center, Antipolo City through the Capability Building of DepEd Employees on Social Dialogue (SD)and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) sponsored by DepEd, and the National Employees Union (NEU) with the collaboration of Danish Trade Union Council for International Development Corporation. I am still in awe as to how fast this edifice transformed into an A-class structure. Allow me to share this picture (others to follow):

Attendance to the Capacity Building of DepEd - CO Employees

I am scheduled to attend a Capability Building of DepEd Employees on Social Dialogue and Occupational Safety and Health at the Gems Conference and Training Center, Antipolo City. I will be as excited as the other participants for two reasons: firstly, I will be able to learn new things and secondly, I will be able to escape from deadly routines at the office (of course that's an exaggeration). I will be able to share the lessons that I will gain to my colleagues at the Department of Education and to my friends as well.

The challenge, at this moment, is that the attendees will be picked-up by a bus at 6:30 a.m., however, up to this moment no sight of the vehicle is visible. Tsk.tsk.tsk. Perhaps, its in the culture of the Filipinos to be late on the agreed time. I just couldn't imagine how I hastily woke up my daughter to prepare herself to school earlier than her usual schedule.

Well, I am just wishing that other things would turn out positively this day.

My New Schedule

I change my schedule this year:

Monday to Friday
5:20 a.m. Accompany my daughter Helena Beatrice to school (using a bicycle)
5:30 a.m Jog and stretch at the vicinity of SM San Lazaro
6:45 a.m. Take a bath, eat, and prepare things before going to office.
7:00 a.m. Travel time (to office)
8:30 a.m.
-7:00 p.m Office Hours (including OT if necessary)
7:30 p.m. Travel time (to residence)
9:00 p.m. Tutor my kids on their assignments etc.
10:00 p.m. Blog, internet surf, answer emails, play chess, and read books
12:00 a.m. Sleeping time