Saturday morning, my daughter had to go to school for her Intramurals. By lunchtime, she was home, feeling feverish. When I asked what happened, she told me her left ear was painful. Three months earlier, I took her to the nearest hospital because the same ear was experiencing some episodes of faint hearing and/or pain. […]
Archives for October 2011
A Salute To Teachers
One Saturday afternoon, I found all three of my children huddled in a corner. They were playing school, and my daughter was the teacher. When she was three, I asked her what she would want to become when she grew up. She said she wanted to become a teacher. “A good teacher is like a […]
10 Famous Steve Jobs Quotes
Aside from his business savvy, technical insight, wardrobe that included a black, long-sleeved mock turtleneck by St. Croix, Levi’s 501 blue jeans and New Balance 991 sneakers, the great Steve Jobs, former Apple CEO who passed away on October 5, 2011, is also famous for his quotes. Here are some of them: 1. My model […]
Budget 101: Learn To Say No
In just about any situation a person would find himself in, where he would have to decide between now and then, today and tomorrow, this and that, “I’m sorry” is probably not as hard as saying “no.” A one-syllable word, a two-letter utterance, but many people have a heck of a time saying “no.” And […]
Writer’s Block and the Game of Thrones
You probably had noticed I haven’t published any new posts last week. (Okay, so maybe I was the only one who noticed.) That was because I was seriously suffering from writer’s block. Yes, seriously! And even now, I have a feeling the ability to impart what I have in mind in a coherent enough fashion […]