Playing Games at School

Today, we spend part of the day practicing for the school Sport Fest which is at the end of the month.The kindergarten classes can not participate in most of the games because we are so young.
We will have our own games. We practiced a game today  where we stacked different colored cans in a pyramid [...]

A Week of Rain

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Wow! This was a disappointing week.
We had a tropical storm come through the northern Philippines and there was no school for me. Here in the Philippines, when there is a storm signal #1 kindergarten students are not allowed to attend school. I know it is a really good safety measure but it makes it [...]

School Report – Second Week

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Well, I completed my second week in school.
I, finally, have my seat mate and his name is Clark. I really didn’t want a girl for a seat mate so Mama talked to my teacher and she said it was okay for me to have a boy seat mate. Clark is very nice and we [...]

My First Week At School

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This was a great week!
This past Monday, I started school. I was a little scared but I had my Mama with me the whole time. When I entered the classroom, there were so many kids dressed, like me, in school uniforms.
The teacher placed us “girl-boy” in our seating placement. The class was shorten to [...]

Philippine Independence Day

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I am not in school today because my teacher said Friday, June 12th is Philippine Independence Day and it is a national holiday..
My teacher said that every year, millions of Filipinos from all over the world gather around and celebrate this important day.
She told our class that the Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on [...]

“Araw ng Kagitingan” – Day of Valor

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Tomorrow, is a special day in the Philippines.
“Araw ng Kagitingan” known in English as the Day of Valor is held on the 9th of April. The President  of the Philippines has it celebrated on Monday for a long holiday weekend but most people agreed that it should be held on the proper day.
So what [...]

Philippines A-Z: Noli de Castro

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Today, we close out the week with a  visit to the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines: Noli de Castro.
Manuel Leuterio de Castro, Jr. (born July 6, 1949), better known as Noli de Castro or “Kabayan”, is a politician and former broadcast journalist in the Philippines. De Castro was elected Senator in [...]

Philippines A-Z: Cebu

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As we move towards the end of the week, we make a quick  trip to Cebu – the Queen of the South.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
It was in the province of Cebu that Ferdinand Magellan first set foot in Philippine soil back in 1521. Even before the Spaniards came, trade with the Chinese already flourished in the [...]

Philippines A-Z: Sharon Cuneta

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Today, we look at the life of one of the most beloved entertainers in the Philippines: Sharon Cuneta.
Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan (born Sharon Gamboa Cuneta on January 6, 1966) is a popular Filipina actress, TV host, and singer. She is also known as The Mega Star of Philippine Showbiz having been a grand slam awardee, a [...]

Philippines A-Z: Chocolate Hills

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We linger another day in the beautiful province of Bohol so that we can start the letter “C” in our series Philippines A-Z.
We begin our letter “C” with the wonderful Chocolate Hills of Bohol.
The Chocolate Hills are probably Bohol’s most famous tourist attraction. They look like giant mole hills and remind us of the [...]

Philippines A-Z: Bohol

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I hope that all my friends had a great weekend.
We get our week started by a trip to the province of Bohol. Bohol is known best for their Chocolate Hills. But there is so much more to this beautiful province.
Another gem of the Visayas, Bohol’s historical significance extends way back to the blood compact [...]

Philippines A-Z: Baguio City

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We finish our week with a trip to my favorite city in the entire Philippines. Baguio City called the “City of Pines.”
OVERVIEW
The name Baguio conjures, for both the international and domestic traveler, a highland retreat in the Grand Cordillera in Northern Luzon, with pine trees, crisp cold breezes and low verdant knolls and hillocks. [...]

Philippines A-Z: Bulacan

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We take our travels to a beautiful province steeped in history. Our visit is to the Province of Bulacan.
Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It has three cities: Malolos City (the capital), Meycauayan City and San Jose del Monte City. Bulacan is located immediately north of Metro [...]

Philippines A-Z: Andres Bonifacio

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We have had many heroes in Philippine history but only a few great ones. Today, we look at the life of one of the great Filipino heroes: Andres Bonifacio.
Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897) , the founder and organizer of the Katipunan, was born in the Tondo district of Manila on November 30, 1863 to a Tagalog [...]

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