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The key to a healthy body is sweat! I have not been sweating for months because of the winter season. Now that it is summer, I am beginning to feel it! ... especially here in Socorro, NM! credit We drove today for 3 hours from Gallup because I will be attending a course in Physics! The whole family joined me since we were given free housing for the week. But, my, my, my! it is sooooo hot!!! It is now 10:40pm and still I am sweating.. and all I am doing is browsing the internet and Facebook! Major why? they are using swamp coolers in the university , and I think the pump installed in our apartment is broken! Great! Everyone's asleep though, because we all took a bath and felt refreshed. Thanks to the fan and the opened windows! It's 5 days of "I-don't-know-what-is-in-store-for-me-in-the-course" I did not even teach this school year and definitely not Physics! Oh well, excitement is in the air! Lol! So, for the next 5 days, I'...

credit Prior to the opportunity of being interviewed by an employer here in the US... I have been dreaming often of driving.. and the fear that comes with it! I have never driven anything in my life, except bicycles and bump cars when I was young.. I was never car-literate too! No idea about the styles, brands of car, what's in and new, much more auto parts! My father would often tell me he would teach me how to drive once I get to have my car already.. well, given that.. I knew it means not in the near future hehe.. BUT since we were told that we will be needing an international license here, he taught me how to drive(manual)! and the first time.. yes, you guessed it right! - I broke his car! in just 15 minutes of being in his car it broke! hehe Thanks to the patience of my brother Dondon he was the one who continued teaching me so after like 6 hours all in all for like 5 days I get to run the car around the subdivision on my own for 30 minutes h...

  Tuesday night was like Pacquiao (the world boxing champion) night!  Filipino friends shared potluck and gathered to watch Jessica Sanchez and Philip Philips compete for the final showdown in American Idol Season 11. We loved Jessica's songs, and even if the third song written for her wasn't loved by the judges- we still, of course, no doubt, voted for her! - via online and phone call! - too many times! Philip may have rendered a beautiful "Home" song, but still, to a Filipino's heart - it is still Jessica! If Filipinos unite, Filipinos can make wonders and miracles! I believe that. WGWG may have all the white fans and may have been given a winning song this season, but we, Filipinos are keeping the faith. We want Jessica to win! Today, the answer will be revealed. Let's keep our fingers crossed! :) ------------------------ Over and done with. The WGWG won as usual "American" idol, not Asian- American idol. Lol! -day 152

Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART     You see people not as they are but as you are.  Your experience of the world is actually you experiencing yourself.     If you don't like what you are seeing,  blaming the mirror doesn't help. In a nutshell: In fixing your life: WORKING ON YOURSELF WORKS,  AND TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD DOESN'T. Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART http://pinoyteacherstories.com/2012/02/part-of-plan.html Check out PART OF THE PLAN   post at PINOY TEACHER'S STORIES   blog site. Thanks for reading! :) NAMASTE. -day 66- 

Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART  To love people you don't have to kiss everyone you meet.  It is judging less.  It is allowing them to wear what they want, live how they want and be who they are without our criticism. Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART http://pinoyteacherstories.blogspot.com Check out my Pictures Pictures!   post at PINOY TEACHER'S STORIES   blog site. Thanks for reading! :) NAMASTE. -day 52-

Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART Peace of mind comes from concentrating on what you have, not what's missing.  When you accept your life, you see how everything in it serves you. In a nutshell: If you are serious about peace of mind, at some stage you'll need a sense of gratitude. And here's the crunch - if you want to be grateful, you wake up, grateful. If you say: "When my life gets better, then I'll be grateful", you never will be! Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART http://pinoyteacherstories.blogspot.com Check out my FIRST TIMERS   post at PINOY TEACHER'S STORIES   blog site. Thanks for reading! :) NAMASTE. -day 45-

The Little Prince “All men have stars,” he answered, “but they are not the same things for different people.  For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides.  For others they are no more than little lights in the sky.  For others, who are scholars, they are problems.  For many businessmen they are wealth.  But all these stars are silent.  You – you alone – will have the stars as no one else has them –  because in one of the stars, I shall be living. In one of them, I shall be laughing.”  - The Little Prince http://pinoyteacherstories.blogspot.com Check out "The Land of Milk and Honey" in Pinoy Teacher's Stories blog site. Thanks for reading! :) NAMASTE. -day 36-

Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART In a nutshell: We are not here to be punished.  We are here to be educated. Every event has the potential to transform us, and disasters have the greatest potential to change our thinking. ACT AS IF EVERY EVENT HAS A PURPOSE,  AND YOUR LIFE WILL HAVE A PURPOSE.  Figure out why you needed an experience, conquer it, and you won’t need it again. Andrew Matthew's FOLLOW YOUR HEART http://pinoyteacherstories.com Check out my AIRPORT BLUES story at PINOY TEACHER'S STORIES blog site. Thanks for reading! :) NAMASTE. -day 29-

http://pinoyteacherstories.com Today, for some unknown inspiration I've created another blog site for FILIPINO TEACHERS! Welcome to PINOY TEACHER'S STORIES! Prior to coming here in the USA in September,2007. I was really very curious! First and foremost, it was my first time to ever leave the Philippines! I didn't even have an idea as to what "another country" looks like! I was that naive! So, I had too many questions! From: "What will happen to me in schools? What will the students say? How do they look like? Will they understand me? What about the teachers, are they nice? What about the system?" To: "Will I survive???" My only prior knowledge then were School-related Hollywood movies ! And, hmmm, it was not heaven at all! Thus, I surfed the net and did my research. I was hoping to find a STORY of a real Filipino Teacher in America, who shares her thoughts, her experiences, insights and learning. I was hoping to find a website that would allo...

puzzled.gif “What do you want?”, “What do you really want!?” I’ve been asked that question too many times when I was applying at different companies in Makati (Business Capital of the Philippines) . I had just resigned as College Instructor (in my hometown, 4 hours away) then because I wanted to see the world “outside of school”, and found myself at a lost as to what to do next!  The transition from being a teacher to someone else was a BIG QUESTION MARK for me then.  I applied as Customer Representative, Administrative Assistant, Bank Teller, Training Assistant and all the while I was just acting! I was not even sure if what I was applying for was what I really wanted!  Maybe I was that transparent that the employer was confused too, point blank she said, “You have very good credentials and you are applying as Administrative Assistant? Is that really what you want?” And, at that moment, I just had to tell the truth. “I do not know.” I left the building puzzled, al...

For the last 2 days I have been engrossed in learning new stuffs! I’ve always considered myself as a lifelong learner, I just need to learn, learn and learn still. To not remain stagnant, to continuously challenge myself to reach new heights, explore new grounds and simply embrace change. I remember one post I’ve written entitled CHANGE stories and would like to share it with you…                       http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2011/04/1_it_is_not_the.shtml “An investment in life is an investment in change… When you are changing all the time, you’ve got to continue to keep adjusting to change, which means that you are going to be constantly  facing new obstacles.  That’s the joy of living.  And once you are involved in the process of becoming,  there is no stopping.  You’re doomed! You’re gone!  But what a fantastic journey...

To God be the Glory and Praise! The day I was given notice of non-renewal as Sped Teacher in HS, 4 months ago, I wrote this and held on to it! ” I believe that something GREAT will happen in my life soon!” I just believed it would happen, I don’t know what is or how to get there, I just believed with all my heart and soul that something GREAT will happen in my life! Friends would speculate about my job status then, but I chose not to focus on it, and just looked at possibilities! My family and I would attend gatherings and summer celebrations bringing no baggage, no fear, no negativity. I had chosen to enjoy the food, mingled with friends with no thought of what just transpired in my teaching status. I chose not to think about it, not to ponder on the loss, and just thought that GOD is simply too big for anything! True enough, plans my husband and I talked about, we just made it happen – job fairs, online applications, telephone inquiries and interviews. I didn’t stop, I just did what ...

“Why do you want to leave Louisiana?”, the principal asked me 6 months ago, “…because I’m in love with the mountains of New Mexico!” that’s true but honestly it was more of "because I’m looking for a stable job".. every year in my old district I was always in the surplus list! PLUS, I heard from friends that they are sponsoring green card visas in the district! – but of course, I did not tell him that in the interview! So I was hired, fell so much in love with the place, my school, my students, my co-workers, our apartment, everything about where I am I love! I started to dream again, made future plans, connected with my passion, made friends, enjoyed the simple life and then the BIG NEWS! “..the district is also faced with budget challenges.. 7 million dollars cut from the 2011-2012 operational budget.. regular attrition.. LAST IN – FIRST OUT.” The phone rang yesterday, I felt my blood rushed out of my face as I walked in the principal’s office. All the principals were there...

I am continuously challenged by Math even in elementary days .. our Math teacher would force us to memorize the multiplication table (she would “drill” us and made us stand if we couldn’t tell the correct answer to her flash cards!),then high school math to college math. (Nope, I did not major in Math.. I remember I failed BS Mathematics entrance exam in college, hehe) Math is hard because I need to think!… BUT I would always convince myself that if I only knew the process, the technique in solving it, I would be able to get the correct answer.. just a matter of time, practice and simple belief.. Well, that belief has not left me.. because until now, I would still convince myself I am good in Math.. that in time (up to the one minute challenge) I would be able to get the correct answer! In my wanting to put my belief in reality, I accepted the summer job to teach Math to Middle School students in New Orleans! AND believing I could make use of this skill to greater good.. I courageousl...

I've just taken Middle School Mathematics Praxis 0069. Whew!!! IF I pass.. it means there is a miracle!!! hehehe

Still thinking of a better blogger name.. Stories of my life.. is that good? or should I simply put as Random thoughts? or Que Sera sera.. ummm.. no one will read this blog anyway.. this will be like a diary for my own eyes only hehehe so whatever right? right! I have Friendster blog and Wordpress blogs .. but this one, I would like to simply be a place where I can just write my thoughts.. no one knows about this page.. so there is no need for me to be responsible in what I am writing? hehe is that good reasoning or what? hahaha But the good thing about this is I can just put my thoughts here.. more like an outlet to set aside creative energies or simply stress! To be a journal, a scratch paper, a draft.. a published blog that no one knows about... nice huh? Now I start... It's 11:19pm now so I guess, I have to stop after starting, hehe Time to sleep.. big day tomorrow! Night night!