Enrollment na!

The month of May means (for most parents) time for enrollment.

I just enrolled my kids in school this morning. Before it was me being enrolled by my mother, now it's me doing the enrollment stuff... From answering and updating forms to paying at the cashier to the buying of books and uniform. Geez! I remember last year, it took me about 30mins max to enroll my 2 kids, now i have been at the school for almost 2 hours for 3 kids! The reason is that the school has been upgrading to computerized enrollment (per the Registrar). The nun (kids go to a Catholic school) told us (parents enrolling our kids) to bear with them because its only now that they are encoding the details for the students enrolled in their school. Ganon? What's the use of the form that they have sent out (it's like a pre-registration) before the school year ends??? Hassle! I was thinking that i'll be able to go to work today kahit na and hour or two na late (reasonable naman yung pagiging late ko e) but because i stayed for about 2 hours sa school no work for me today.

A thought entered my mind. I have an uncle (father's side) who keeps on depending on his siblings for his childrens' tuition and other fees for school. A parasite for me. I don't like him. Whenever he calls or suddenly show up at the house, it means that he needs something from my dad. Tuition fee, school activities, allowance for his family, and so on and so forth. Sometimes i wonder, will he remember us even if he don't need anything? Yung parang mangangamusta lang siya. I guess that will never happen. He is like a leech! Hanggang kayang pumiga, pipigain nya financially yung tao. Blame it on my father, his other siblings who gives support. They say, hindi nila matiis yung mga bata. But in fairness to my cousins, they do indeed excel in school. So parang sulit din yung binibigay sa kanila.

Sometimes I ask myself, how come I never ask my parents to shoulder my kid's school fees? They pay or give financial support for my cousin's education, how come I never ask them for their own grandchildren education? Nah, it's not me. As they say, "hanggang kaya ko, igagapang ko and edukasyon ng aking mga anak" . I don't want to be dependent sa parents ko. And I think that dapat pag-ipunan at paghandaan and tuition fee at iba pang mga gastusin sa paaralan ng mga bata.

Why do I Blog

I've been tagged by Des

Why do I blog? Here are some of the reasons.

1. It helps me express myself better.…. With this it helps me feel better, stronger, at peace, at ease. Sharing a problem or an issue can help alleviate the grumpy feeling you have.

2. It’s nice to share an opinion or your point of view, in the form of comments. You could weigh things before you decide on something.

3. For information. On travel, on life, on medicines, on child upbringing… etc. When you look at the pictures taken by your friends, it’s like nakapunta ka na din dun sa lugar.

4. You get to meet wonderful people.

5. This is my diary, calendar of events…

Bowling

Bowling is really not my sport. Not my forte. But when you work and bowling is one of company events for the year, you have no choice but to learn how to play. The first time I played for the tournament, i can be given the "Canal Queen Award"... Practice makes perfect as they say.

A month from now will be the beginning of the Annual Bowling Tournament of the company. Yaiks! This is one of the events that everybody is waiting from start to finish..

The reason?

First, the game starts at 4pm every Friday... Meaning every Friday for 2 months everybody in the office will just sit, relax and wait for the time to leave for the tournament venue (no kidding, literal talaga na wala kaming ginagawa pag bowling day). And we are paid for the whole day!

Second reason is that all players will recieve Php100.00... for allowance.

Saan ka pa diba? No deduction for the day because you leave the office around 3-3:30... then you get to have an allowance. For the awards, you get a trophy or medal PLUS cash. That is why everybody is doing their best to win and be on the top 3 (i hope i will be included again just like last year)...

Can't wait for bowling to start...

Currently reading

I bought this book yesterday.

"Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the lost time when you thought they would be bere forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one wish you had back..."

I will surely enjoy reading this...

What will you do?

Story.

This morning, I sat beside a man (who has in his hands a passport and mobile phone) in an FX while I was on my way to work. He asked me how much is the fare hanggang sa Quezon Ave MRT station. I told him Php30.00. Silence. I got off along Edsa-Quezon Ave. He got off too. He asked me again “may masasakyan ba papuntang Quiapo dito?” I told him yes. I crossed the street, he also crossed the street. Pumara ako ng FX uli at sumakay. Sumakay din siya doon at magkaharap kami sa may likuran nun FX… Stalker???? Nawawala ba siya???.... As I was about to pay for my fare, he got money from his pocket and also paid for his fare and told me “huwag ka nang magbayad, heto na lang.” I looked at him and told him “Ay, huwag na po. Thank you na lang.” He insists but I stand firm with my decision not to let him pay for my fare.

I am not in favor for a stranger paying anything for me. Am I bad if I my mind is thinking that if I agree to let him pay for my fare he might ask for something from me? Or is it just his gesture of thanking me for answering his questions?

If you’re in my shoes, what will you do? Will you accept or not?

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In another story, last night while I am on my way home, a girl asked the lady beside me if she could use her mobile phone to send a message to her friend because naubusan na siya ng load. The lady beside me was hesitant at first. But later on allowed the other girl to send a text message to her friend. The message is (being said out loud by the other girl) “Paloadan mo naman ako kasi naubusan na ako ng load. Nakigamit lang ako ng cell”.

Will you let strangers use your phone?