Mother's Wants in a Teacher

As mother, I want the best for my kid. As he is growing, I want him to learn many things in school. I believe that with the help of the teachers, he can fully develop his skills while he is growing, as the same time learning. 

What I want in a teacher (and most parents do want too) is a kind of a teacher who has a deep knowledge on the subject matter. He must know more than what is given in the textbook. I believe that the more he is able to present the subject in a stimulating way if he is equipped and has a wide know-how of his lesson. 

Educators are the ones who find hidden laws of the growing mind and them shapes them. I want a teacher who understands the child's total growth and development. He must know the child's habits, interests, skills, abilities and of course, his knowledge. He must have the power to apply psychology to the learning situations in many ways. 

A teacher who knows the most effective methods and techniques are the ones I also want in a teacher. He must set up goals that will stimulate each child to make the ultimate use of his capabilities and potentialities. He must be able to adjust his methods to meet the child's individual differences. He ust have to select the best teaching method so that there will be retention manifested in the long-term memory of every child. He must plan his work carefully because he is the one responsible for rapid progress of every learner. 

Teacher's patience, sympathy and love for the children are very important for me as mother. The trust we, mothers give to the teachers relies us that the teacher must take care of our children as we, mothers do take care of them very much. In him, there should be love for childhood, a sympathy with its interest, a spirit that can enter heartily and sincerely into its joys and sorrows. He must place himself in the child's place, to see things as they really are. I do believe that children love people who are sympathetic and who can understand them. Teachers' love for children must be innate and not pretending nor fake.

Teachers are born, not made as what they said but a good teacher brings out everything in a child's development. 

I want my son, David will prosper and be happy in school. I want a teacher who could also help bring out the best in him.

Letter to Whitney Houston

I love Whitney Houston very much. Her sudden death shocked me that until now, I can't believe it. It is just like a tragic deam but when I woke up this morning, I was bombarded with Whitney Houston's death (news) scattering everywhere - on the TV, Internet, Radio and even from my friends. This leads me to believe that she is really gone from us. She is not anymore here with us. 

I just don't know why my favorite singers like Michael Jackson and now, Whitney Houston were taken so early. I deeply miss Michael's songs and now, I surely will miss most also Whitney Houston's powerful voice. Her songs change me the way I view life. I find hope after every struggle, I find courage despite many storms and that is what most of Whitney Houston's songs are all about. Because of my super-admiration and love of Whitney, I am writing this letter to her. 

Dear Whitney Houston, 

The moment I knew you and your songs, I was 6 years old then. My mother sings songs like "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" 'till now my all-time favorites "I Look to You" and "I Turn to You". When I joined singing contests, your songs are my inspiration. It has become my piece. I felt so sad and in tears every time i hear the bad news all over again aired on TV that you are totally gone and that I can't hear anymore your powerful and wonderful voice. You are Earth's greatest gift and God's beautiful gift to us. Your voice inspires me to be stronger, to have hope, to strive hard, to stand tall against all problems and trials in life. Even though you are struggling in deep trials, you take time to be whole again. That is the kind of strong spirit that I admire from you. You never give up helping yourself and still, that wonderful smiles are the ones motivate me to go on with life. 

You show to the world the best in you. Now, that I can't have the voice that touched billions of lives around the world, I am with them praying that may your soul will rest in peace. 

We love you. I am sure that I will be missing you deeply. But your song will leave forever in our hearts from generations to generation. 

Whitney Houston is dead?

Whitney Houston is dead?

Oh my! I could not believe it that she is gone. I go over the different news that was aired on TV and Radio Station to hear a bit of news that it is just a joke. I was recovered from my search and paused for many times and I asked myself, it is really true?

I don't want to hear the bad news. I don't want to hear them. But I was overly covered by the fact that she is really gone. 

Whitney Houston has been all-time favorite singer. I can't believe this. If there is just a way to regain her life because I don't want her to die because I am apt to her singing and all those songs that she will have to compose. I am looking into her. I love all her songs. She is an extraordinary and talented singer. I like her voice. Why is this so? I can't believe it. Until now, I am in the state of shock, totally shock.

I will miss her. I miss her now. I miss her forever. I can't have the Whitney Houston now. I love her songs. I am always looking what new of her. Oh my! 

After all her struggles, I know that she is coping and striving to regain her life back. But now she is gone. Oh my! Now, I am in tears and just listening to her songs. Oh my! I can't believe it.

The Capable Wife

All about life is in the Bible. I have read through the teachings of The Proverbs until I came upon the page that tells about "The Capable Wife". Everything in it truly describe the nature of a good and responsible wife. That is why, I am thinking of sharing this to you.

The Capable Wife

Proverbs 31:10-31

10 How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels! 

11 Her husband puts his confidence in her, and he will never be poor.

12 As long as she lives, she does him good and never harm. 

13 She keeps herself busy making wool and linen cloth. 

14 She brings home food from out-of-the-way places, as merchant ships do.

15 She gets up before daylight to prepare food for her family and to tell her servant women what to do. 

16 She looks at land and buys it, and with money she has earned she plants a vineyard. 

17 She is a hard worker, strong and industrious.

18 She knows the value of everything she makes, and works late into the night. 

19 She spins her own thread and weaves her own cloth. 

20 She is generous to the poor and needy.

21 She doesn't worry when it snows, because her family has warm clothing. 

22 She makes bedspreads and wears clothes of fine purple linen.

23 Her husband is well known, one of the leading citizens.

24 She makes clothes and belts, and sells them to merchants.

25 She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future.

26 She speaks with gentle wison.

27 She is always busy and looks after her family's needs.

28 Her children show their appreciation, and her husband praises her. 

29 He says, "Many women are good wives, but you are the best of them all."

30 Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised. 

31 Give her credit for all she does. She deserves the respect of everyone.

What Mothers can do to help their children

The role of a Mother is very important in the child-learning process as education should start at home. 

Teaching the children the basin in reading, writing, speaking and listening are not just taught first in school, but this learning processes should be mastered first at home. And how has the sole obligation to do that? It is the Mother or in the absence of the Mother, the father or the guardian. 

In order to create a wonderful environment for learning, my mother (when I was a kid) taught and showed me things that unitl now I am not able to forget. And this I will also do for my baby. 

There are lots of things that I can never forget about my mother. 

I love my Mother because she listens to me and pays attention to my needs. Not a single incident she surpasses without attending my needs. She reads me various interesting stories before I sleep at night and whenever the time allows. In fact, we have countless books in the house. Those collections of fairytales, educational, factual, suspense, inpirational, funny, superheroes, adventrues and all other sorts of books are completely piled in the bookshelves. The best thing that my Mother told me when reading is to look for the meaning of the difficult words so that one can clearly understand what one reads and that one is capable to form meaning out from what one learns out from reading. Our children's encyclopedia and dictionaries are good helpers. The friendly revelations of the meaning are easily seen with pictures and the wise choice of words. 

Furthermore, I got the love of singing the moment my Mother introduced me about the Nursery Rhymes and my love of expressing through writing by the Children's Poem. Those times were the interesting memories I have with her too. All the days we sing, no matter if we are at the mall, in the playground or merely taking a walk. 

My mother also wants to encounter the fresh and invigorating creations of God. We do have picnics with families and friends. That is why too, I have the vibrant memories of distinguishing places and things in reality because she exposes me to that kind of environment. I can easily recognize objects and places because of that experience. 

My Mother also explains me the hard stuff, those issues on TV. She even discusses to me about the latest in news and why those things happen. She is just having her simple way of feeding me with the right information so that I will be aware with what is going on in the world. She lets me feel the events happening everyday. That is the main reason why I love to hear news each and every single day. 

I really like my Mother. She is like a superwoman who never gets tired of answering my questions. She is very patient. She wanted me to learn things which in the long run now, I am this now because of her. 

All the things that my Mother taught me pursues me to be like her to my baby as well. I am like this now, a solid foundation of wonderful things and positive upbringing because of her. 

Even though she is gone from us, her memory still remains. I am proud of her because she teaches me the real essence of life and the wonderful feeling to be fulfilled at my best all the time.

Reflection from Proverbs 19:21

No matter how we plan our life, there are twists and turns. We do what our minds and hearts' desires but no matter we plan all over again, God has His way of leading us to His planned path for us. 

I have read through the teaching of Proverbs until I pause for many times in this chapter, Proverbs 19:21. It says...

"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."

Everyday, I do plan - What will I do next?, What is the best thing to do?, How will I do this?, Does it bring good or bad to me?

These questions linger on my mind every now and then everytime I do decide to fix what I have planned and what will I plan. But along the way, there are surprises, unexpected situations, unbelievable scenarios, etc that trigger, disturb, misled or rather help, reflect, change, touch or inflict pain and happiness. 

This lead me thinking that no matter how I seriously plan for my life, God will lead me to the right shore, not thinking that it is the best for me until it really happens and that's the moment I have realized that it is the best. 

What we have right now are God's plans for us. Though He knows everything, we need to constantly pray to take us there to the path which we want, that God wants for us.

Pet Cats: Our Responsibilities

It has always been our wants to have a pet cat and now, we do have. Not just one, but two. 

Taking care of our tiny, little cats is like a 24-hour monitoring of whether they are hungry, disturbed or hurt. Their "meows" alarm us in many ways for we don't know what it indicates. 

The best things of taking care of the cat are the experiences that we can learn everyday. Just like pampering then when they extremely "meows" over and over again, to the top of their lungs. Thie shows us the instant responsibility to attend to their needs. I pat them slowly and I let my touch of love feel them. When they are hungry, I prepare food for them so that they will be nourished. I also give them water to drink. When coldness scatters the whole atmosphere of the house, I cover them with their blankets so that they will be protected. Most important, I give them the freedom to roam around the house's space. Never to forget their hygiene, I take them to bath. 

As we marvel to travel with lots of good times with our tiny, cute, little cats, of course, part of the training is discipline. We don't let them tolerate themselves to stay on the table eating the food. They have their safe houses where they could cuddedly enjoy each other's company. 

Taking care of our cats teaches us responsibility and empathy. Responsibility, that we attend to their needs all the times. Empathy, that we feel their needs every time they show manifestations of emotions that we immediately grasp what it reveals to us. 

Pets are like humans. They need love and care. 

Bed bug infested the blood.

My eyes bulged in shock as I have seen grouped bed bug in our entire bed. For how many days, my husband and I laid on that bed. We are unaware that we are trapped with those unwanted parasites. That is why, we experienced more itchiness. We scratched every now and then. There were those times that we just ignore those scratches and itchiness. Now, I have known the killers - bed bugs. Probably, they enjoyably suck our blood. No wonder, they look "healthy" all the time. I hate bed bugs. Thanks that there is the best solution to torture them. Now, we are comfortably have a goodnight sleep. We should be more conscious now. Redness and itchiness should not be neglected. We don't know before that those unhealthy redness feeling that we both feel comes from the bites of the parasites - bed bugs. 

Bed Bug

I woke up feeling itchy. I scratched my lower back and the portion of my hands. It was full of redness. "What makes my body itchy?" This question lingers on my mind. It was totally itchy and my body turned painful as I scratched all over again. 

I searched through and go over the pillows and blanket, thinking parasites infested my body. Shocked to see the bed bugs hide on the small spaces of the bed's linings. Whew! They are many. They are alert. I was like in the goosebumps. I was totally alarmed. I jumped out of the bed and pulled the blankets, pillows and the cover instantly. Oh my! They are numerously scattering all in the cover blanket. I immediately get water suds with soap and I poured it over the portion in the bed where they are grouped. Yuck! So irritating! I washed the blankets and all those sheets that has been used in the bedding. I hate bed bugs. I hate them. Now, I get really red skin. I never had a good day today. Bed bugs ruin my day. 

The Problem in Traveling: Where to ask for help.

Planning to have a trip for months or two indeed sounds exciting. But accompanied with this feeling is the dominant worry of where to stay for the days and nights as one is an alien to the setting. 

This is what I have felt as I plan to travel in Florida. I don't know the place as much as I don't have contacts on the said place. 

It is really a big problem of not being able to know a place. But I don't want to be an alien forever. I need to explore and extend heights out from various portals. I don't want to be static. I want to be flexible. But how could I be flexible if I don't even know the best place to stay? 

Just as life gives lessons, I was awakened to the real sense of the meaning of real traveling. I browse through sources of pamphlets, brochures, newspapers, travel catalogues and even travel books. I have received all sorts of travel information. It was totally fast. In order to extend more my research, I press keyboards and explore the net. The gigantic, solicited details bumped my interest until I have gotten the most concrete accommodations. 

Nowadays, it is not complicated to know the wonderful services guiding us in the right direction of real business in accommodating reservations. 

My problems were solved and I am pursuing my Florida plan!

Of being an American-Filipino Citizen

Tomorrow, I will be healing to Florida with my friend. That trip destines my citizenship as am American-Filipino to take an oarth in the US Embasssy. Tomorrow doesn't mean that I will leave my being Filipino. That is why, I decided to have dual citizenship because in my blood runs the dominant part of me being a Filipino living permanently here in the United States of America. 

I take full decision to take the two nationalities in my person and I don't have doubts about that. No matter where I go, no matter what I do, the Filipino in me flourish and the American in me prosper. 

Staying here in the US for about 6 years now motivates me to be hopeful in all ways, that time is gold and there are more opportunities I can do in here. It is in this country that I found my love, my family, my work, my career, my life, the realizations of all my dreams. Upon my many years of stay, I taste the sweet greener pasture. I conquer life's bitter challenges. I excel in my skills. I deeply understand that the fulfillment of dreams can also be found at the available resources which are abundantly present here. I learn to value time, money and work. Rooted in myself lies the values of love, hospitality, determination, God-fearing, caring, generosity, trust and faith which clearly tested and manifested in here. I learn to live life in wider perspective but with limitations. I view that there are more to life as there are lots that I can give. This country defines my existence. This nation lands my foot of excellence and with hope. This place transports my curiosity that beauty is boundless and never ceasing. This prairie (Texas) defines my self. The Filipino in me are challenged more each day as I take this place as my permanent home. I am that enthusiast to take in full measure the arms of wider opportunities. In this country, I find the real me. And tomorrow is the realizations of all my dreams. There is no limit. There are no regrets. There are no retreats. 

Happiness I found in here, the start of my real life.

Hypertherm: For Metalwork

The sole need in order to make the quality cuts in terms of metalwork and welding stuff comes in the form of standard and of high-serviceable kind of materials. 

It is obviously a fact that most of the people who are in the business of welding and machineries invest to give the best out from their work through using the hypertherm which provides them an avenue in making the perfect cuts of metals that suit to the needed area of their welding works. 

Metals need its perfect shape and lines in order to be of fit to the desired alignment for its function. People don't want to compromise coming up with a "mess thing" in cutting metals. That is why, their dependent use of hypertherm eludes the total happiness they can get out from its contribution to the field of metal world. 

Buildings and whatever kinds of establishments erected because of the presence of metals and the ultimate share hypertherm give to its perfect structures. 

Indeed, without hypertherm, how is the world would look like? 

Baby's Things

Taking care of babies require super extra efforts - food, shelter, cloting and of course, love. 

I never thought that enough is really enough for my David until I have realized that it is insufficiently not enough as baby cries for more milk, more food, as my baby clamors for more diapers and extra clothing. 

Being a mother drives me to be like a superwoman. Oftentimes, I ask, "How do I make that?"

Coupled with love and care, my husband and I always tend to David's needs. It is a tasking job but all is worth the effort. 

Everyday, David needs:

1. Milk

Aside from breastfeeding, being at 11-month old now, I prepare David with powdered milk mixed with hot plus lukewarm water. This is good for his appetite. Not too warn nore too cold is best for him so that he will not hurt in extreme hotness in drinking them. Baby's milk gives him more nutrients for his growth and development. 

2. Clothing

David has varied kinds of clothes for all ocassions. His clothes are all cotton type. They are not hard because David's skin are so delicate. 

3. Food

David eats cereals now as he is teething. He knows how to turn food into pieces, grinding them with his teeth. 

4. Toys

In order to activate his full motor, cognitive, affective, mental and social development, I surrounded him with friendly toys. He enjoys playing with them. I meticulously select David's toys which are big. It is the kind of toys which are appopriate for his age. 

5. Toilettres

I bought shampoo and soaps for babies. David's skin is so delicate and tiny. It is best to give him gentle and mild soap and shampoo. It will not damage his healthy hair and skin. Moreover, David's towel are made out of cotton. It protects his skin from rashes. 

6. Diapers

I always supply the stocks with many diapers for David consumes 12 pieces in a day. I don't want to use the traditional cloth diaper because it will leave skin rashes and much odor to my baby's delicate skin. 

All these baby's stuff are important for babies growth and health. No matter I spend more cash for them, the fact I love David and I won't let anything happen to him, I work hard in order to supply him with the essential needs he aptly and everyday use. It is never easy to find ways to look for money I am used to meeting his everyday finances now. It has been part of usual stuff.

Photograph

I cleaned the house this early morning. I cleaned the living room, kitchen, the bedroom and the comfort room. Vacuuming the carpet and sofas, wiping the tables and walls, arranging the clothes, organizing the things to its proper places are some of the household tasks that I did. I have got into discovering the photographs of me when I was still young as I pile the books in the cabinet, getting those albums. I look over the different poses and my young face. I recall those days of wonderful memories in my childhood. Mama and Papa are there with my 3 sisters. We are so happy playing at the backyard. We took a swim at the pool as we travel from places.

I remember my mother sent me to school and she prepared food for us while my father is working in the office. Those smiles, togetherness, company and love dominates our entire home. And now, in my own family, I want to share that kind of growth to my husband and baby, David. 

Pictures recall parts of the past that no matter it passes through ages, the memories are still there worth reminiscing. And it is all in our photographs.

Better Milk: Every Mother's Wants

Giving their children the best milk has been the ultimate wants of all Mothers. With its nutritional value of containing the needed nutrients for their child's health and growth, the best milk continuously satisfies the picky and meticulous mothers. Now, Mothers unceasingly want more in milk as much as I want too for my baby. 

Nutrients present in milk upholds better mind and body functioning to satisfy Mother's milk craving for their children. 

To drink better milk is perfect whether you want it to enjoy it for your children, share it with families and friends or to yourself too. 

So go ahead. Spoil yourself drinking the best milk!