Written on Saturday, 3 of December, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Since in our country, the only apparent season that exists would be the rainy season, it’s logical for me to find leather shoes that I can buy because if there’s one thing I hate the most– it’s when my feet get wet.
Apparently my feet shouldn’t be the only things that I should be worried about. While I was happily wading around under the rain because I wore comfy leather shoes, I wasn’t aware of the fact that the papers inside my bag got drenched because the bag was made of cotton.
So yes, now I’m looking for decent leather backpacks that I can use. I don’t think I’m ever going back to cotton bags again, after all of the things that event put me through. It was hell trying to gather all of the readings from my courses and copying notes from my classmates for an entire week.
Never again, I tell you.
Category: education
Written on Friday, 4 of March, 2011 at 9:45 am
When we were children, grandma used to take us to church and force us to participate in Sunday school. Back then I was not very fond of singing praise songs in school. Especially in front of the class. I remember that I always cried before we leave home. However, there was a point when I finally loved going there although I do not remember what changed my mind.
Time flies so fast. Years passed and here I am, finally teaching in Sunday school. Actually I was forced to be a substitute for my sister because she is in her last month of pregnancy. I have a class of 20 and they seem to like me a lot. I never see anyone crying because I always make them do fun things. On Sunday for instance, I am planning to have an activity to make happy Easter gifts. Children love gifts and I bet they’ll love this activity.
Hmm… I wonder what grandma will say to me if she finds out. I have not told her yet because I wanted to surprise her. I am planning to take class pictures and show all of them to her when I go visit them on Holy week.
Category: education
Written on Saturday, 10 of July, 2010 at 7:51 am
At one point in our lives we have all gone through SATs. It’s just one phase that we all have to go through.
Most children these days are quite grade conscious, at least the ones that I know of. Thinking about what their SAT scores might be worry them to death.
I recommended them to take a sat prep course. This way they’ll get to enhance their logical and grammatical skills with the help of the best instructors. I know of a few companies that have helped most of the children of my friends get good SAT grades, so I recommended it to them.
Do you guys know of any companies whose SAT results are of a higher percentile than average? Kindly post them here and link us to references so we could check them out ourselves. Any help sent to our direction would be greatly appreciated.
Category: education
Written on Saturday, 15 of May, 2010 at 9:14 pm
When I was in college, handouts were commonly used. You had to go to photocopy services to get the handouts that your professor left. It takes a lot of time and effort… and make you sweat profusely, as well!
In the middle of my college years, I started missing textbooks. We used them a lot during our high school years, and I didn’t mind carrying those heavy books to school.
1) The pages weren’t so easy to tear apart.
2) It’s not too hard to find when in a pile of mess.
Sure, handouts are easy to carry around and they don’t make your bag heavy, but they’re also very damage prone, which ends up in disaster most of the time.
Ack, these are the moments where I wish I was in high school again.
Category: education
Written on Wednesday, 21 of April, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Last March 5, I enrolled in three different SEM coaching courses. One of which involves how to take advantage of affiliate marketing program. Personally, I have been exposed to affiliate programs such as CJ and AvantLink since those are the major source of income of a network of websites I have been maintaining since I graduated college.
However, I never had the time to fully utilize those because of the hassle of inserting the products from a feed into the websites’ CMS. Then again, nowadays, there ARE pretty good commissions that you can get – provided you’re great in marketing and promotions of course. I’m very lucky because one of the SEM coaching courses I enrolled in teaches how to do email marketing and promote your website. Now if I could just apply everything I learn as soon as I finish those short coaching programs, I’ll definitely be rolling in cash in no time.
Category: education,seo & sem
Written on Saturday, 6 of March, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I have been planning to upgrade myself for the longest time now, but I’ve been setting it aside; mainly because I’m on a tight budget right now. However, when I found out that my existing position in my current company is the highest I can climb in the corporate ladder (unless I move to another company), I decided that it’s high time I invest on leveling up.
My friend Mark was able to find a site offering online bachelor degree and short courses. At the moment though, I just need the short project management course with certification. It’s a bit pricey though so I was really happy when I found out that I can use my credit card to enroll there! *whew!* Thank God for credit cards. And thank you, Mark, for helping me with my financial statements, which made my leveling up possible! ^_^
Category: education,my discovery
Written on Friday, 15 of January, 2010 at 8:43 pm
For two years I had been working as a web designer for the same company. I worked on at least three websites a month so I think you could already imagine how geeky I am. The thing is, I think I forgot about the other things I have learned in college. Subjects like Cisco networking, Basic Electronics and Geometry are just some of the things I already forgot. It just proves that the mind also needs exercise. It only remembers the things important to daily activities. Come to think of it, if this goes on, I might end up an expert web designer without knowledge on other important things.
My supervisor always suggests that I learn other things which are not related to work. Things like martial arts, yoga, baking, or even sports. I am not really into that stuff but I would also want to try software programming and SEO. But studying can be a big hassle for employed people so I decided to take an online degree. With this I can study in the most convenient time for me.
Learning is a continuous process and we should not keep our mind stagnant. Again, the brain needs exercise too so to keep the good ideas flowing; we must try to study different things other than our work.
Category: education
Written on Monday, 14 of December, 2009 at 12:19 am
As I’ve mentioned in my previous post, my sister Anne is getting married next year. She’ll be moving to New York or New Jersey once she’s married and would like to work asap. The only problem is she’s not yet done with her school but would still like to finish her degree. I’m pretty optimistic about her finishing her studies though, because nowadays, you can find and enroll in a high-quality online university.
An example of this is the Western Governors Online University or WGU – a non-profit and Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities accredited university. Not only can you study anytime and anywhere (as long as you have an Internet connection of course), you need not worry about the high cost. This is because compared to other known online universities, at WGU, you pay for the time, not the credit hours, since they charge tuition at a flat rate every six months. Also, compared to others, the tuition for their bachelors degree online is just typically half the cost!
Imagine that, a high-quality education with flexible schedule that’s almost half the normal price! Anyway, after reviewing the school more, my sister Anne confirmed that she will definitely sign up for it next year.
Category: education,tips and tricks
Written on Saturday, 24 of November, 2007 at 9:24 pm
I haven’t seen my cousin John Roger for so long and was amazed to see his transformation during our family reunion. When asked, “What’s his secret”, he just smiled and said, “I owe this to http://www.gibbsnorwalk.edu/. His smart reply prompted me to visit the site and found out that John Roger graduated from this college with the course Computer Network Operations.
As I go over the site, I’m impressed with this college. Unlike other colleges and schools, they have smaller class sizes to have focused attention. More so, they have professional instructors who are very competent, highly skilled and are truly experts in their fields. We are all aware of the importance of quality instructors in the field of education. Now, John Roger is a happy secured young man and it is because of his secret revealed.
Category: education
Written on Thursday, 22 of November, 2007 at 10:40 am
My sister Anne is a graduating student of Fine Arts major in Advertising at the State University. Recently, I learned Anne is planning to pursue further studies at Collins College. With this information, I immediately searched the internet to find out about the college and the courses being offered.
As a result of my research, I realized Anne is in the right direction pursuing further studies at Collins College. The College is presently offering courses that will enhance the talents and skills of Anne such as visual communication, animation, game design and graphic design.
Today, Anne is already working on her papers in preparation for pursuing further studies
Category: education