Art and Earth Science by Grass
Aside from the Geology Tour that I organized for homeschoolers, a number of awesome things happened during our 2nd month of homeschooling. Below are some of the highlights of activities for the month of July: My youngest son enrolled in piano for his MAPEH. Although music is my second love, I can't teach its technical… Continue reading July 2019 Homeschooling Highlights
Video file of our 3-day ALC in Geology One of the best things about homeschooling is how easily the world can become your child's laboratory - every corner can be explored and studied at his or her pace, at his or her own time without the confining corners of a classroom. Last week, I became… Continue reading Alternative Learning Class (ALC) in Geology for Homeschooling Kids
(Posted at Mirakee) Sharing a short poem for my dad who passed away last April:
This short story was inspired by a true event that happened while I was working in Mindanao as Senior Geologist for a government agency. I originally posted this on my private blog with minor revisions now, mostly grammatical corrections. ---------------------------------------------------- I still remember vividly how the day started. I saw my wife preparing my lunch… Continue reading The Lone Survivor
(This poem was originally posted in my private blog in March 16, 2008.) like a bunch of flowers in a dark roomyour aura takes aways the gloom;overwhelming sadness to which I succumbshy away from your musical laughter; like a waterfall against a jagged blufftears spill on my anguished face;you come like sunshine on a summer's… Continue reading Meus Amicus, Meus Vir – A Poetry About Friendship
TOPSHOTS A body of a dead man is seen in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013 after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept over the Philippines. The typhoon that destroyed entire towns across the Philippines is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people, authorities said on November 10, which would make… Continue reading Teaching My Kids About How Science Should Be Used in the Service of People
Third time's a charm for me and my kids for this tour. We have visited the National Museum's Anthropology and Fine Arts twice before, when my kids were too young to appreciate the visit. Back then my main reason was personal because I didn't get the chance to visit the museum when I was in… Continue reading Our Manila Tour Leg 1 – National Museum and Intramuros
Setting up a classroom atmosphere in the house is not easy because of the constant distractions around such as neighbors or delivery guys knocking on your door, the bed, the TV, the phone ringing, etc. In order to set the classroom I feel, I do the following preparations like a clockwork: I turn on the… Continue reading 2nd Week Homeschooling Highlights
Whew! I didn't know homeschooling would be so hard! Boy am I glad that today is Saturday, and no school! To understand why I feel this way, below are the highlights of our first week of homeschooling: Monday:Since our homeschool provider has not emailed my kids' sylabus yet, and I was already excited to get… Continue reading I Survived Our First Week of Homeschooling
May 13, 2019 Main event: Election Day Photo above was taken at a famous budget-friendly Rizal beach in Buenavista, Gubat, Sorsogon. My brother, Joshua, the kids, hubby, and I went for a swim from 8 AM to 10 AM. This is a little to hit the beach but my husband and I had had to… Continue reading Summer Vacation in Sorsogon (May 13-16 2019)
The Fabulous Scientist 