Barbie Dolls and Toy Cars

Back home, my niece requested another set of Barbie Doll. She specifically made mention this: no curly haired barbie:-). I asked why since both of us had wavy hair style. She said curly haired barbies are hard to fix and she requested more accessories too. Children have simple comforts to make them happy. This is hard to ignore right? :-)

My nephew and I shared the same interest------>CARS! I found this in BJ's Wholesale Club for only $15.00 for 50 pcs. It's truly a good deal! My nephew was so excited to see it on cam and he can't wait.
Well, my eldest nephew who is 10 years old loves books and Reader's Digest. I know, he is the type who loves to read Encyclopedia than coloring books, LOL. He loves to learn and I am so proud of him.

Happy Halloween

Don't scare yourself tonight my friends...BOO! Hehehe! This is a decoration in John and Garby's front door. It will gonna say something when someone is near him. Cool decor really! Here are some pictures of the other Halloween decorations.

BOO! LOL! Happy Halloween everyone! Last year, my Halloween celebration was a blast! I attended two parties in just few streets away from our place. I would say that my Halloween experience in Orlando was really exciting and fun.

I enjoyed taking pictures of the guests who are present in that party. These pictures were taken on Halloween night for "trick or treat" on the neighborhood.

The kids were with parents and they are in groups. I took pictures of the children who are having unique costumes. See how nice they are!

Their parents are watching few feet away. They even brought camera because when they saw other kids with nice cosumes, they ask them to take a picture with their kids.

NICE!

One of the girls says, "hey, what about me?" and so I took a click...LOL.
There were few teenagers who went for trick or treat but, these three are lovely.

Flipflops for Kids

There are public schools in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines that are located in a hinterland. Palalan Elementary School is not one of them because the city is just few minutes away. The community live in a peaceful and modest lifestyle, this area seems like remotely located though. Public school students should suppose to wear uniform but, most families in this area prioritize food on the table than the school needs of their children. It is NOT irresponsibility and I can understand that fully. As long as the children come to school on a regular basis, that matters most importantly.

The children in school in their casual attire and raising their new slippers (flipflops). There were 77 in 155 needs to be given a new pair of slippers. The principal, Mr. Joel Lariba look for some resources and the six people ( listed) responded to his request.

After flag ceremony, the principal had the chance to mingle with the students. Student with no uniform is normal but, seeing their slippers all worn out was heartbreaking. He shared this concern to me few weeks ago and I blog about it. Six people responded to the blog post. Look how simple gesture made the simple project come to reality.

Thank you once again to:

• Theresa Stuart
• Ronald Saunders
• Rose Buenconsejo
• Adi Adriyani
• Nancy Jho
• Yena Eras

For December project, it would be nice if we can feed them a HAPPY MEAL, right? 155 children plus 22 kindergarten= 177 students multiplied by a Happy Meal price. If you want to donate, just hit PALALAN ELEM. SCHOOL paypal button. Thanks a lot for reading.

My Amazing Nephews

When my nephews were still infants, I borrowed them for sleep over in my place. Usually, I will have them during Fridays after work and have them home on a Sunday after Church. My mother and I took care of them most weekends. The youngest is now 8 years old and the eldest is 9. I talk to them using Yahoo IM's and they have so much to share especially about school activities. The youngest belong to the Science Class and his grades are 90's and above. I wanted him to maintain or aim higher yet, he complain already, LOL. He asked me if I will be satisfied if he will only get a third honor but, I firmly said NO! I need a 95 above grades so; he can maintain in the science class up to 6th grade, LOL. He gave me a SIGH! Hahaha.

The eldest has no problem at all. He got an excellent grades and more focus than the youngest. He is very behaved yet, super hyper. He is an ADHD but, presently enrolled in a private school with normal and ordinary children his age. He can read before he reach the age of ONE. That is why, we realized he is different. He is so amazing to know the number names such an early age with out formal lesson. He watched TV though. He love to watch talk show and commentaries. Normally, kids love cartoons right? He seldom likes them. He likes encyclopedia and readers digest that is why he loves to visit my place because of my book collections. I missed them even if we talk most of the time.

Palalan Elem. School Projects Update

These two pictures was sent to me yesterday by Mr. Joel, the principal of Palalan Elementary School, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. These are the proofs that the money I sent the first time was put into place. That is why, my second donation will be scheduled on the 20th of this month and that will be for the flip flops of the children in this school. There are 157 children in the school but Mr. Joel will take pictures of those children that doesn't have flip flops. I can't afford with shoes yet, so flip flops are fine.I would personally like to thank MS. ROSE B. of Cebu City for the donors. I was totally blown away for the amount that you sent especially that it comes from the Philippines. Thank you so much. I was confused now though. Is the amount for the Palalan or Agusan? I posted two Paypal Logos (edited it today) at the top right corner to avoid confusion. I will just give your donation to Palalan Elem. School on June 20th. If there are available space for mural, it goes to that okay? OR, 50 pcs of flip flops for 50 kids, sounds great ha? Oh! I am so happy. May God bless you more.

The photo above is the unfinished mural that I sponsored. The painter is a student that is why its off and on. I am already excited on the next project. Rest assured that I will post the pictures of the outcomes.

I encourage you all to support the public schools in your community back home. These are my suggestions: Backpacks, pad of papers, pencils, erasers, sharpener, crayons, umbrella and raincoat. Those would delight them.

Making A Difference

Early dawn, around 2 AM, I chatted with my friend who is already a Principal in Palalan Elementary School, Soutwest District of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. He showed me the pictures of his school's project this month, it is a Mural Painting. This is the second school that I, in my little means shared my blessings. The other school is Agusan Elementary School, both in the same city. Well, this school is different because this is located in the hinterland. The parents to most of the 157 pupils in this baranggay are farmers in a parcel of land good for their family's survival.They painted the wall fence surrounding the school area to make it pleasant to see. That is only a minor part of making the school as a place of cleanliness and most of all for learning. This project would last at least three years until the paint will fade. So, the money I sent to support this kind of project was worth it. I do not publicized my name on the wall though. To see the pictures and the realization of the project was enough for me.
The message on the Mural was written in Filipino to show patriotism in the country. I know how hard it is for the Department of Education to supply all the demands of each school for the entire nation that is why, in my own way, I support the Principal in their cause of making a little improvements of their school premises.

Joel, the name of the principal told me how it ached him seeing children come to school without shoes....not even flipflops. So, I made a promise to do something about that at the end of this month. After the mural, children this time. I know what he said were all true because we were once assigned in the farthest school in my city where we have to walk on foot the 8 kms just to arrived the school zone. This school is better than what we have been to. Anyway, the pictures below are just few kids in first grade. As a principal, he can not impose the parents to buy uniforms because they have limited income and that is the scenario of the students in public schools. Children eager to learn without the comfort of material things. How precious is that? That is why I am so blessed that I saw the real issues of our society because I learned to be compassionate with others. It humbles me to be reminded of such event of my life and at the same time, I am aching inside. That is their classrooms at the back, at least those are concrete already and not a NIPA HUT ( made up of a coconut leaves, bamboo and wood). Yes, they come to school in this attire and would you believed it if I say, this is their best clothes already? Look at their feet, did you see a kid wearing shoes? Not one! They all wear slippers or flipflops.These are the kids TV time. It is called "SineEskwela", Department of Education project which enable the children learn something what they see on TV. The lesson was created with objectives , subject matter, motivation and it is also inter-active. It is not just TV Watching. Check the video in {here} as Lea Salonga explained it. They were outside and under the tree, having a class because during this time, there is no vacant classroom. Sad right?

(About the attire of the teacher at the left side, I have to say, this is not her usual attire when she comes to school. Teachers are compulsory to wear uniforms everyday and fully groomed. )Check this topic that I wrote in NOSTALGIC. Thank you for reading friends.

Kidz Game

Have you tried playing online games lately? I have an exciting day today playing a variety of games in MEGA Brands Kids Zone. I know, it is for the kids but I had so much fun. This site has many games to choose from such as: Neo Shifters, Magnex, Struxx, Legends King Arthur, Plasmaverse, Dragons, Pyrates and Pirates of the Caribbean. I started playing in the Legends King Arthur and it was so exciting specially the Battle Action Bridge where in I get the chance to play the evil or the knight. I tried both and at first I lose but, eventually I won twice. The game is fun and the rule is easy to follow. You will really enjoy it. My favorite is Magnext Virtual and I stayed the whole time in iCoaster Madness. Oh I love this game because you can choose among the four kinds of music as a background when you play. Fantastic tunes and it adds the thrill during the game. Then as the ball starts to roll, there will be missing parts of the coaster and to get points, you have to choose which part was missing. There are four parts of the coaster to choose from. Selecting the right parts would earn points and eventually you will win the game. I am recommending these types of games to your kids because they are not only fun, thrilling and exciting games to play but educational as well. By choosing the missing parts of the coaster required critical thinking, alertness and analysis on visual differences. If you have kids at home, let them play this game as a good educational tool for learning and entertainment. My nephew would love this Website because he love cars and this site has speed racing game too. I can not wait to tell him about this online game. This site is safe and secure so, check this out and let your kids try the games they offer. Have fun playing.

Success Story-Kids

The first photo is my nephew Farryl who is very intellectual like him and somewhat like him, autistic...we really dont know yet coz my nephew was never diagnosed as such. We, the family doubt that he is. At the age of 1year old, he likes encyclopedia, readers digest, atlas and old navigational books. He is 7 years old now and speaks fast of which we asks him many times what he was saying. He talks and understand English more than our own language. He can read words before he knew the sounds of the alphabet , even before he went to formal schooling.....not simple words...he reads hard to spell words.
The thing is, the parents (my brother) is an ordinary employee and my sis-in-law stays at home to take care of the 3 kids. We really wanted Farryl to be diagnosed by a well respected doctor and help us send him to school intended for his kind to live normal in life. I read a lot of people who had autism lives a normal life because they were being trained and attended in the right school.

I believe that my nephew has skills and we wanted to pull out from him but we are struggling to learn how to help him professionally. When I saw David sang in America's Got Talent and learned that he is autistic, I remember Farryl. I cried, I admire David that he got parents more blessed in life...and admire them for loving David that way. Our Farryl loves singing too....and fascinated with talk show...hahaha...yap....amazing.

Farryl is one reason that I strive to be successful. I know my opportunity is just up for grasp and so will his. See David's video in Youtube....video bar in this page.