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UPDATES

I haven't blogged for quite a while but it doesn't mean I ran out of things to blog about.

Here are some updates.

1. My sister went to the UK with her husband last April 11. We miss each other but thanks to YM and blogs -- we get to update each other of what's going on. Plus, with the web cam and YM, we get to see her almost every day. She's adjusting to temperature because when she left the Phils., the temp was around 38 C compared with the temp in UK right now which is
2 degrees Celsius.

2. It's summer break. I only have 7 students of Speech and Oral Communication. I'm currently focusing on my researches and on other stuff. This week will be the graduation ceremony of graduating students from the CAS. This, perhaps, would be the last time that I would see Myk and his batchmates. :-(

3. I started writing (part time) for an online company. I had my first paper delivered to the customer on March 14. I got good feedback and bonus (in dollars) from my first client so I continued writing. However, I still haven't got my payout till now. I'm waiting for my aunt who has USD bank account because payments are sent through banks only, not through any other money transfer companies like Western Union or Xoom. I still have to see whether I would get paid. I 'll talk about this on a separate blog entry.

4. My mom is all alone, except for Viv's cats and Ate Elena, in the house since Viv and James have left for the UK. Good thing, perhaps, my mom doesn't feel she's all alone because of technology -- YM and web cam. We get to see her online every day. In fact, we (Viv in the UK, mom at Manuela, and Kuya in Pasig City) get to have conference online so we are able to update each other on what's going on. Thanks to technology-- my mom won't feel so alone :-)

5. Dani is already 15-month-old by now. She's starting to speak and she learns new things every day. She had cough and slight fever last week. Thank God she's a lot better now. Malikot na naman!

6. Steffi and Charles won't be attending any workshops this summer. I guess, I just want them to stay home the whole summer so they could get prepare for the next academic year. Charles will be in grade 1 by then and Steffi in grade 4. By the way, Steffi finished grade three with honor (3rd) and Charles finished Prep also as the 3rd honor!


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