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Teacher Wants a Netbook

This Christmas, Teacher really, really wishes she gets a netbook. Or an iPad. Teeheeeheee

I know that I already have a laptop, but for the past few months, my laptop has become, errr….a portable desktop? Haha. It no longer works without it’s charger because I think I accidentally killed my battery, thus it no longer carries any juice at all. According to the Mac store, I used up all the charge cycles already. They blamed it on the fact that I very rarely recalibrated the battery and that I was not very consistent in draining it or what not.

So, while I still super duper love my Mac, I still want a netbook for the holidays….I need the portability!!! Haha. The question is, what are the best netbooks to choose from???

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Term End Thank You’s!!!

It’s hard to believe how quickly the term has gone…it seems like only yesterday when I wrote my thank you post for the first trimester but here I am again, sitting and reflecting about what I am thankful for this term.

Admittedly, given the fact that this isn’t a very good day for me, and that this term has been, um…extremely challenging to say the least. After such a heart-warming and fulfilling term, this one came as a sudden surprise, but more in the personal level rather than professional, mainly because of the fact that my schedule was not so great this term mainly because it meant I wouldn’t get to see my friends in the department too often. Plus of course the fact that there were some people and things missing as well in the department (ktnxbai ). On the professional side, however, this term started quite well I still am trying to find the silver lining to the term.

So here goes….

Thank you that the LCD projectors now have virtual remotes (even though I still don’t like where it’s set up because it is sooo hard to manipulate. plus let’s not forget the lighting in some of my classrooms is not all that great so it’s either I’m plunged in darkness or stuck in brightness because all the lights are connected to one switch only).

Thank you that it wasn’t too rainy and stormy throughout the term so I didn’t have to worry too much about the weather.

Thank you that my “Miss Ria’s Exams bring Natural Disasters” curse broke!!! Haha. Yes….my exams have happened at the same time as earthquakes, sudden rainstorms and freak floods.

Thank you to my thesis mentees for, well, finding a way to make research interesting. Then again, when we talk about shopping, how can you go wrong, right?

Thank you for that little corner in the Andrew Library which made my Wednesdays bearable because otherwise, it would have been very, very lonely to make the trek back to the department in between classes.

Thank you to the random people who kept me sane and grounded throughout the term by sharing their bits of advice, positivity and love whether in person, online or through text.

Thank you to my Persef2 classes, the Bio majors and the errr….what was that again? Management? Marketing??? (haha) for making classes fun all the time.

Thank you to my Persef1 classes for….um….well….challenging me beyond belief. Yes, I ranted a lot about you guys, wrote several blog posts because of you, but I would like to hold on to the notion that no matter what, things happen for a reason.

but most of all THANK YOU to my Clinpsy students who made teaching a joy for me this term, even though I think I did talk a weeeeee bit too much about myself this term hahaha. Remember: what we talked about stays inside those four walls, okay?? haha. Oh, but of course you MUST take what you learned about Clinical Psych outside of our classroom. But seriously, THANK YOU for a wonderful term. I learned so much through you, with you and because of you

Miss Ria

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Drawing the Line at “Playing Dress Up”

Let's Play Dress Up!

The other day, Bubba and I took a little trip to Bonifacio High Street. While we were walking around, we came across this little girl dressed in a short frilly skirt, a tank top with spaghetti straps, and heels. YES HEELS. She was about three or four years old. HEELS! errr….

In my school, I have come across several of those heels already and every time I see them, it kinda freaks me out. I mean, I know as a child I liked putting on my mom’s high heels and dressing in them but I never imagined having them in my size. When my kids wear their heels to school, I send home notes that I don’t want to see them because one, it’s inappropriate for class activities and two, it’s such a hazard I tell ya! It’s bad enough I have to deal with shoelaces and buttons that the kids can’t manage, but this?!? Oh geee.

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Balls and Proms and All Those Happy High School Days

I never had a prom in High School. Or a ball for that matter. Back in our time, our school was still very strict about male/female dances and thought it best to forgo such activities. We did have our own little parties in friends’ homes, but for the most part, we never got the chance to go shopping for those prom dresses or ball gowns. Errr…we did have debutante dresses and bridesmaid dresses but that wasn’t the same, right? Hehe. In the past year, however, I’ve had to accompany my brothers to get something for them to wear. It was so cute seeing my little kids all grown up (um…let me put it in context: my brothers’  batch were first graders when I first started teaching in their school ) and all dressed up Talk about happy high school memories.

My favorite high school memory didn’t really involve the school so much, but the people I grew up with in that school. What about you, what are your happy high school memories?

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More Things I’ll Miss Next Year

Today I came to the realization that there are only 8 more days before Christmas break. Woot! While a big, big part of me admits I am sooooo looking forward to the break (I really need a vacation I tell ya. My sanity depends on it!!!), a little part of me is already missing the little things like random comments that make me laugh and think…as well as brilliant moments of watching children bloom….hugs for no reason…but but but….I think this takes the cake (yes, pun intended!)

It may sound a wee bit shallow but….

I am so gonna miss the cutie cakes and cupcakes that come to school for birthday parties teeeheeeheee. You can’t help but smile when you see them, right??? It’s not really the eating part I’ll miss (oh, but yes…some of our celebrations are so festive and full of so much yummy food I don’t think even the most powerful appetite suppressants can stop you from giving in to temptation!!!), but the fact that these are just do darned cute, right? And to be honest, once, I got so inspired by a cupcake tree one of the mommies made, it ended up a blog post. But that’s a whole other story 

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