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I have been teaching in the School of Business and Information Technology, La Consolacion College, Bacolod City for a little more than three (3) years now.  Truth is, I had no idea that I was going to be a teacher/professor, but here I am now.  Even though our department is rather small compared to the other departments in LCC, I am still proud of it.  As a dedicated professor (ahem), I made some ads for our department, courtesy of our business, DJ Media ( https://www.facebook.com/DJMediaPH ) .  Photos are by Hernan Mervyn Veñegas of hm veñegas MediaArts ( https://www.facebook.com/hm.venegas ) .  Models are Victoria Grace Dejilla, Gladys Ruth Atas, Alyssa Santillan, and John Xander Maravilla.

One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Genesis 32:26, which says: "Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Image from http://crossandcutlass.blogspot.com/2010/09/wrestling-with-god.html For some, this might be considered as the most selfish verse in the Bible.  This is an exchange between Jacob and God (or the Son of God, or an Angel of God) while they were wrestling at the time when Jacob feared for his life and the lives of his wives and children. It is as if Jacob was "coercing" God to bless him, OR ELSE.  But the truth is far from that. Given my present circumstances, I believe that I know exactly how Jacob felt at that time.  I have no job security (thus, no financial security).  I am plagued with health issues.  Yes, I have family and friends who comfort, encourage, and pray for me.  But it seems as if everything they tell me are words I have heard before, a...

Image from http://digitaljournal.com/article/255930 I am married but we do not have any kids.  I know that the fact that we don't have any kids will be people's measuring stick as to whether or not I am knowledgeable enough to write about corporal punishment towards children.  But I was also a child once, and I believe that this makes me eligible enough to write about corporal punishment. MY PARENTS' EXAMPLE I cannot understand why people equate corporal punishment to physical abuse.  This is absolutely not true in our family.  As far as I can remember, my parents started spanking me when I was 6 or 7 years old and stopped when I was 10 years old.  They used a belt to spank me. If a belt was not readily available, my parents used their hands. In addition, there is an equivalent number of "hits" depending upon my infraction.  For small matters, like touching or playing with things I am not supposed to touch and eventually, breaking them, that...

My husband (Daniel) and I started a small business a few months ago.  It isn't a formal business. It's more of a "sideline" (as Filipinos would call it). We have no office or personnel.  All we have is a Facebook page.  All of our clients are friends we know.  This "business" that we have actually started as a hobby.  For several years now, we have been designing logos, certificates, backdrops, tarpaulins, give-aways and what-nots for several friends.  All the work we did was for free.  But, naturally, people notice work/service that is done with a heart.  A lot more people are asking us to design stuff for their birthdays and such other special occasions, and so, we decided to make it into a small business.  We only ask for a minimal amount for our service, and we employ the services of third parties for the printing since we do not have equipment (yet).  Thankfully, we never ran out of clients.  I had two clients last week, and m...

For most professionals, the Professional Regulations Commission office is part of their existence.  Every three years, you have to go there and have your license/s renewed.  My husband is both an architect and a master plumber, so he has his share of PRC blues.  We were there a few days ago (I have already mentioned this in my previous blog).  Daniel renewed his license while I had my subjects evaluated for LET qualifications. You have to be at the PRC office very early in the morning so that you will not be caught up in the very long lines.  Since we live in Bacolod City, we need to ride a ferry boat to go to Iloilo City.  We usually take the 6 o'clock trip and we would arrive at Iloilo City at around 7:30AM.  PRC's processes are more organized compared before.  If you are only going there for a license renewal, you don't have to join the long line of new licensees.  The line for those who will only renew is much shorter.  The rene...

Daniel and I recently went to the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) at Iloilo City.  Daniel was there to renew his architectural license, and I was there to have my subjects evaluated.  I am planning to take the LET (Licensure Examination for Teachers) and I need to know what should I major in.  I only have two options: Math or TLE. If I major in Math, I'll be a total Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi. Aw! Iced Coffee, sans rival, and free Internet at CoffeeBreak across PRC, Iloilo City Anyway, Daniel and I decided to have a coffee break at around 10AM.  We were looking for nearby coffee shops and we saw a CoffeeBreak shop just right across PRC.  The place looks nice and cozy.  It has around 5 to 7 tables inside, plus 3 tables outside.  We chose a corner table, and ordered iced coffee and sans rival.  It's just funny because the waiter pronounced sans rival as SANS rival.  The "s" in the word sans is actually not pronounced. ...

My last blog was about the American TV series that my family and I followed when I was still young.  There was MacGyver, The A-Team, and Knight Rider.  As I grow older, of course, the TV series shown on TV changed.  I was rather sad when MacGyver ended, but thankfully, other TV series took its place.   Image from imdb.com One of my favorite TV series was DARK JUSTICE (1991-1993). I bet most of you even haven't heard of this one.  This TV series is about a judge who becomes a vigilante by night because he lost faith in the justice system. His wife and daughter were murdered by a car bomb that was supposed to be for him, and the culprit evaded imprisonment due to a technicality.  I think this is the TV series that inspired me to become a lawyer "someday" (not in this lifetime, I hope).  It's tagline was "Justice may be blind but it can see in the dark." That might sound cheesy now but back in the early 90s, it really sounds cool. I can still rem...