HeARTworks

Kuha kasama si Mam Teresita "Tet" Maceda; Abril 2013, CAL Graduation rites Sa daluyong ng laksa-laksang salitang kasinungalingan Isang katotohanan ang magpapahupa ng lahat Pinagpasiyahan ko ngayong gabi, bago matapos ang araw, ang gawing muli ang apat na taon kong pinaggugulan ng buong atensyon sa Unibersidad at pinuspos ng labis na pagmamahal  – ang sumulat sa katutubo kong wika, ang wikang Filipino. Para sa araw na ito, sinubukan kong humabol sa burol ng isa sa aking mga pinakamamahal na propesor sa Depto ng Filipino at Panitikang Pilipino (DFPP), Propesor Emeritus Teresita Maceda na magiliw naming tinatawag na “Mam Tet”. Dahil sa alaala ng kanyang buhay nang gabing ito, maraming nanariwa sa aking alaala na kailangan kong maalala para muling makagalaw pausad. Sa paglisan niya, muli akong nabuhayan ng loob na maniwala. Taong 2012. Nalalapit na ang pagtatapos ko sa Unibersidad nang sa aming pag-uusap, binitiwan ni Mam Tet ang isang mensaheng hinding hindi...

Was able to do some lettering and cutting 😍 Which was timely for what I was about to realize We can celebrate our weaknesses too. *      Early this morning, I transferred the choco powder from the pack to the empty container by the cupboard where it is placed. I felt something wrong, but I continued anyway.So not all of the choco powder was transferred (lack of space).Quite confused,I just made my own choco drink from the remaining powder in the pack and moved on.        A few minutes later, my mom was so amused at how I managed to have everything fit in that small container.She showed me the container for the choco powder which was in the plate rack(my father washed it and had to dry it there).Woops.She asked me then,"anak, bakit ba lagi kang kalat?"That's when it hit me. I realized OO NGA BAKIT NGA BA AKO LAGING KALAT?@@ Why am I not efficient? not a fast-learner? keep making mistakes? And in line of my past rumination for the week *d...

Sketch circa 2011. One of my two fictional alter egos. BOLAK SONDAY | PAILALAM RI BOLAK (loveliest of flowers) from the Subanon epic "Guman of the Dumalinao" * "At once captured the maiden of Dliyag'n by seven men of Tomanong. The maiden of Dliyag'n quickly turned around holding her knife; neatly slashing all the men around where she stood, she rushed to fight. Upon her came kampilans.  Days and nights passed:  for a whole month a terrible battle continued, a battle was going on. Faded was the beauty of the maiden of maidens for bathed in blood she was. During one hot noon day she heard someone talking: "Oh what a brave maiden, even in battle she stands" ~ The gentleman replied: "Now oh maiden of maidens to the palace please go, even if I may not do well in your place I'll stand." The maiden said: "If in my stead you stand it must be a relative are you a kinsman?...

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Guess who this special person in my life is :)  (you'll soon find out!) Teaching the SpEd way had been a whole new world to me. Wait, before I proceed to the meat of my story about this, let me first give you an appetizer to begin with. I have been a schoolteacher for four years in the secondary level right after I graduated college. In my first two years of teaching, I handled high-school students in the progressive set-up—meaning, some of them are high-functioning special needs students in the mainstream program. That was my very first exposure to special needs learners and Special Education. My next 2 years of teaching experience was spent in an exclusive school for boys where my executive skills (time management, classroom management, and the like) were trained and tested. These are all where the skills I need to survive the SpEd classroom for practicum will be coming from. My special anaks (special, figuratively) :) And I'm there special na...

I wrote this letter to a paasa/pa-fall brother in the faith two years after I left the school where we're workmates.  Real names were changed for confidentiality, and to protect the minors involved in this magulong affair (the minor hearts and EQs of the nagpaasa and pinaasa). *** March 2018 Hi Sir Dudung,                        I am writing this letter to inform you of the things that you are not aware of. This letter has two parts namely confession and apology. Natakot ka sa pambungad ko ‘no? Joke lang. Feeling ko Letter of Notice e. Hahaha. No pressures. :P Just practicing Matthew 18:15. =) Long time no talk! J O eto seryoso na (quite). Napasulat lang ako ‘coz gusto ko lang magkuwento at may mga gusto akong sabihin sayo, nang di ka naaabala masyado. Bakit ko kailangan sabihin? Dahil gusto kong sabihin. Minsan di naman kailangan bigyan ng lohika...