Philippine BEC (Basic Education Curriculum)

I found it online that might help the educators out there esp. in the Philippines.

Memory tricks for the brain...

Can't remember where you put your glasses? Blanked on your new colleague's name? "Forgetting these types of things is a sign of how busy we are," says Zaldy S. Tan, MD, director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "When we're not paying good attention, the memories we form aren't very robust, and we have a problem retrieving the information later."

1. Pay attention. When you're introduced to someone, really listen to the person's name. Then, to get a better grasp, picture the spelling. Ask, "Is that Kathy with a K or a C?" Make a remark about the name to help lock it in ("Oh, Carpenter -- that was my childhood best friend's last name"), and use the name a few times during the conversation and when you say goodbye.

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a timetable..

I will have to rekindle my sense of focus again for the school year is soon to start. Everything will be on the go this time. I need a timetable to have all my works done without finding myself in a RUSH. I was used to doing things at a last minute--working under pressure, that's it! But it shouldn't be that way. I have to have an organize set up over things like from making lesson planning to dealing with students who have behavioral problems.

Ahhh..have to take a deep breath for now..and chillax! I will have them all well prepared under my timetable. I hope so. :)

The paradox of our Time

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but
shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more,
but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and
smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees
but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more
problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little,
drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too
little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our
possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and
hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to
life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but
have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer
space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air,
but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold
more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less
and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small
character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of
two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one
night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer,
to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the
stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time
when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going
to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to
you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your
side.

Remember to give a warm hug to the one next to you because that is the only
treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember,
to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all
mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep
inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday
that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak
and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

by George Carlin

Noah's Ark discovery

On Tuesday, a group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers boasted that they had found the iconic religious boat on Mount Ararat (where the Bible says the ark came to rest after the great flood).

"It's not 100% that it is Noah's Ark, but we think it is 99.9% that this is it," Yeung Wing-cheung, a Hong Kong documentary filmmaker and member of the group, told AFP.

"There's a tremendous amount of solid evidence that the structure found on Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey, is the legendary Ark of Noah," said Dutch Ark researcher Gerrit Aalten" , head of NoahsArkSearch.com, at the press conference to announce the discovery.

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i wonder..

i wonder just what is really behind politics that makes many of us crave to be in
and even spend millions in order to win...

perhaps this is what greediness for power actually all about.

let's pray for a peaceful and honest 2010 election...

so help us GOD.

Get into sports!

I love sports! I especially love sports events wherein my friends and I work as a team. I remember when I was a kid, I never wanted to end my day without being able to play with my playmates and even with my brothers and sisters. We also used to play ball games. What we did then was to win the game as a team that truly enhanced our relationships as family and best buddies. And even when we have now grown to be matured individuals, still we never stop to indulge ourselves into sports, being another form of exercise.

But of course, engaging into sports will not be complete without having the best get-ups available in stores. Next week, we will be having our sportsfest with my other co-workers. I now think of how to avail sports wear for baseball and softball. Some of my colleagues also search for a more affordable football accessories and the best soccer kit and uniform . We also look for some items such as volleyball set and cheerleading uniforms since we will be performing and giving our best as a team.

In a situation where everybody now seems too busy for the preparation, I feel the need to look for these sports' items online. I no longer have enough time to rush to the stores along downtown area to look for one. And so I prefer ShopWiki.com as a great help for all the items that I need. If you too are as busy as I am, then try this latest craze for sports wear online!

Jesus is our star..

May we be wishing on the same bright star!
Happy Birthday Jesus!

Merry Christmas to all!

one day before Christmas..

2 vessels collide, 27 missing..

MANILA, Philippines – Search-and-rescue teams combed the waters of Manila Bay on Thursday for at least 27 people missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat, the coast guard said.

Forty-six passengers and crew of the wooden-hulled ferry MV Catalyn B were plucked from the water and brought to the coast guard's Manila headquarters, said coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo. The coast guard has alerted all vessels in the area to look for those still missing, he said.

A woman passenger was seen being carried on a stretcher, while others were led to a clinic for a medical examination.

The 44-foot- (13-meter-) long vessel, which was carrying 73 people on a journey from Manila to southwest Mindoro Island, sank shortly after the accident, Balilo said. The ferry had a capacity to carry 126 people.

All 22 crewmen on the other vessel involved in the collision, were safe and their fishing boat did not sink, said Melvin Viola of the coast guard's operation center.

The cause of the collision off Cavite province's Limbones island was not clear. No weather disturbances were reported in the area. The collision came at a time when millions of Filipinos were heading to their home provinces ahead of Christmas Eve.

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