Year: 2010
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Master Silence
Only whenever a letter is silent, or usually so, do we form Spelling/Pronunciation rules. We cannot spell by rules –there are just too many exceptions. I’ll tell you why we’ve got to forgive our English teachers for torturing us of pop spelling quizzes back then. B keeps quiet before t, or after m, on the…
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Catch the Big Fish!
Edward Bloom told his son stories of the life he desired to live. Soon, the son grew old enough to know that none of these tales were true. Even when Edward was dying, he would never talk of the facts of his life, purely fancy, & fascinating stories. Would the son ever draw the factual recount of his dad’s life? If so,…
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First, First, First Filipinos
I hate history. We, who live in the past, cannot move ahead. Yet one professor in Phil History I clearly remember for her similarity to Korina Sanchez (hi, Ms. Tantengco!) in looks, in speech..and in notoriety flunking even prospective dean’s listers – made me put up with PNU’s dusty, jurassic, and sleep-inducing library. Prehistory was assigned to me. First year…
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Season’s Switch
Cool breeze greeted my cheeks with its soft kiss as I opened the main door of the flat. Summer waned, winter has slowly crept in. “The best months are to come”, I heard myself say. Most cab drivers knew that many Filipinos are working in the UAE. One of them even happily said he preferred Pinay gfs…
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Fossilized
Do you wonder why she keeps saying “he” for “she”? And instead of saying “have finished”, she insists “have finish” no matter how many times you have told her to use the past participle after have/has? How about the ill usage of the past tense of verb after the word “did” as in “Did you…
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Crushed No More
Sing gleeful nonsense melodies, Intuitive rhymes and symphonies, Beguile boredom, go seize the blues, Shut ears of doom, turn them on tunes. Appalled are you of toilsome tasks? Beset by all the boss’ commands? Is work fraught with haste and hassles? Hum off the hustle and bustle! Could there be worse than crushed spirits? Of…
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Escape with Stevenson
Who won’t seriously fall in love with Stevenson? No writer has excited me as much as he did with his eerie tale of the Treasure Island. His choice and blending of words lifted me away awhile from my mundane life as I explore the perils and pleasures of pirates’ adventures. Jim was a perfect pick…
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Top 10 Challenges of Online English Teaching
Are you ready for the challenges of teaching English online? Or do you presently strive to successfully teach English online? Perhaps knowing the foes and woes of holding virtual English classes will help us deliver the best counterblows. Below listed some your fellow Online English Teacher learns and shares. 1. Personality Mismatch “Jeong” is a…
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Children’s Books Forever!
Eight earsplitting knocks and the book master unlocked, Opening the doors at us, she came out quite shocked, “Why you kids walkin’along the damp streets this dark?” Brimming with smiles, eyes oozing with hope, we then spoke, “Let us see, oh please, those castles, those chocolate houses! Can’t wait to meet those geenies that grant…
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Why B Silent?
“All my life, without a douBt I’ll give you, All my life..” If not for the B, he must have been the heartthrob of the singing contest. Yes, he’s tall, handsome, and quite young with a deep voice YET with a loud B before his T. T, an unvoiced consonant, forces B to lose its voice. Simply, T silenced B. Say…