I am part of the generation that grew up with the Philippine Bilingual Education Policy Canadian ultram online without prescription, (BEP), found in Articles XIV Section 7 of the 1987 Consitution:

c. Filipino and English shall be used as media of instruction,
the use allocated to specific subjects in the curriculum as
indicated in Department Order No. 25, s. 1974.

d. The regional languages shall be used as auxiliary media of
instruction and as initial language for literacy where needed.

e. Filipino and English shall be taught as language subjects
in all levels to achieve the goals of bilingual competence.

f, canadian ultram online without prescription. Since competence in the use of both Filipino and English is
one of the goals of the Bilingual Education Policy, continuing
improvement in the teaching of both languages, their use as media
of instruction and the specification of their functions in
Philippines schooling shall be the responsibility of the whole
educational system.

Seems straightforward enough. However, there has been an acknowledged and constant decline in the English proficiency of Filipinos since the time this law was passed.

Recently, Ordering xanax bars, two bills are being reviewed in the House of Representatives regarding the MOI or medium of instruction used in our schools:

• HB 4701: English is the MOI in all subjects except for Grade 1.


• HB 3719: I tend to agree with Valenzuela Rep Magtanggol Gunigundo's argument for a multilingual education policy.

Here are my two cent's worth on language, education and bilingual policies:

First, a language policy is only as good as the people implementing it. If the teachers themselves are not able to speak either the mother language or the target language well, the students would end up learning a confusing mix of the two. Canadian ultram online without prescription, Also, teachers and school administrators must understand the rationale behind the language policy and exactly how it should be implemented. My classmates in MA shared that the private and public schools where they teach have their own interpretations of the BEP. Some are even sticking to an English-only policy in the campus, totally ignoring the 1987 ruling, in the belief that this will help their students speak the language better. Not. Why?

Because the language (or languages) spoken at home is also a factor, and thus affects how students will cope with a bilingual language policy and learn a second language. The majority of Filipinos do not consider Filipino or English as their mother tongue since they speak one of the over 200 regional languages in the country, canadian ultram online without prescription. Note that strictly speaking, Kapampangan, overnight soma online without prescription, Ilocano, Cebuano, Bisaya, etc are not dialects; they are languages because they are mutually incomprehensible. Most students do not even speak English or Filipino at home and they will often be teased as a show-off if they do use either language in everyday conversations.

Lastly, exposure to media is also very influential in determining whether the students will become successful bilinguals. Uh-oh. We all know that except for expensive cable programming, most TV shows use a confusing mix of Tagalog, English, and street lingo. Even children's cartoons are dubbed in Taglish. Discount soma no rx, Also, reading books (except for the Twilight and Harry Potter series) has become quite unpopular next to computer games.

In short, I don't think having an English-only policy  will solve the problem/s in the Philippine education system. Recommendations to follow... when I write my Master's thesis. =)

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It's still Christmas without:

1. Gift-giving

Before, I would give gifts to everyone and I mean everyone. That lasted until December 2006... why.

Honesty is the best policy. I hate shopping; it's stressful for me to battle the crowd, decide which clothing/picture frame/etc is better (they all look the same to me), and of course it pains me to compute if I have enough cash left (math, ugh), no rx ultram online. I find it hard to think of what gifts to give, and making lists of people to give gifts to is tricky because I'm afraid I might forget someone (horrors!).

I do want to give something that will be useful or touching, but I think most gifts end up being re-gifted or hidden away in closets because the receiver does not need it anyway. Personally, I only appreciate gifts that are useful (or edible). An automatic umbrella and a striped steno notebook were my favorite gifts for this year. No rx ultram online, None of those aromatic candle/decorative frou-frou/frilly stuff for me, thank you. Buy xanax no prescription, Also, being broke opened my eyes to how materialistic the season has become; a lot of people are forced to spend money even when they cannot afford it just to keep up appearances. So for 2008, only my godchildren (those who are accesible), immediate family and a few (mabibilang mo sa dalawang kamay) friends will receive a gift from me. Sponsored by my mom. Hay.

2, no rx ultram online. Christmas parties

I only attended one Christmas party this year: half during the Vesper Christmas (half because it was actually a houseblessing), and maybe tomorrow during our church's family day (half because it starts at 8:00 AM on a Saturday... so I'll probably get there a couple of hours late, hehe). Not going to other Christmas parties is perfectly okay with me since I get bored and stricken by ADHD when programs exceed 30 minutes. Makes me want to shout every time: Enough with the yakking and the silly games and the funny dance presentations already. Let's eat!

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I'll buy them when I need them, canadian soma no rx, not because I've been brainwashed by all the Christmas sales and ads everywhere. This goes especially for clothes. They won't fit me after two months into my closet anyway.

After rethinking Christmas traditions, a lot will still remain.

It's not CHRISTmas without:

1. Celebrating Christmas the Filipino way: from September to January, no rx ultram online.

2. Spending it with my family.

3. Christmas music and carolling/cantatas.

4. Food, food, glorious food. Purchase xanax overnight delivery, 5. Jesus Christ: the undeserved gift we received 2000 years ago.

I'm still sitting on the fence on whether Christmas should be celebrated on December 25. Read this article for more information on why Christ's birth on this date. I especially liked what a theologian said way back in 320 AD: "We hold this day holy, not like the pagans because of the birth of the sun, but because of him who made it."

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So here's my lifelong wish
My grown up christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up christmas list

As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree

Well heaven surely knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soul

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That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
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What is this illusion called the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth
(there'd be)

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That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up Christmas list

This is my grown up Christmas list

Here is a video of two of my friends with their "practice track" of this song:

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When. Where. How?

Just go to municipal and city offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to register so your names will be officially included in the voters' list. The year-long Comelec listing, started on December 2, 2008, would be until December 19 only for this year because of the holidays, but it will resume by January 2, 2009, Discount ultram online without prescription, until the close of the working hours by the end of next year, it was learned. (Source:  http://www.gov.ph/news/?i=23009)

Qualified voters... should present valid identification cards such as an employee’s ID, postal ID, student ID, or driver’s license or other government-issued ID. (Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20081209-176871/15000-new-voters-register-in-Metro)

For Makati residents like me, let's go to the COMELEC office, Makati 2nd District:

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Anyone knows how to transfer precinct? The last time I voted was in the 2004 elections in Las Pinas, so I'm not sure how to register as a Makati resident, cheap ultram. All I found in the Internet was this transfer form.

Young voters are urged to register, especially first timers (those who will be 18 years old by May 2010). Students have it easier, since the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and poll watchdogs Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) have organized various voter reistration and awareness drives in campuses nationwide, discount ultram online discount. All you need is your school ID and birth certificate.

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1. Re-post the picture/logo on your blog and please acknowledge where it came from. Kindly leave a comment on this post so I would know you’ve posted it.

2. Write down 5 things you are grateful for and the 5 bloggers you are tagging.

3. You may copy this or write your own quote regarding gratitude:

“In everything give thanks." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18

I AM GRATEFUL FOR:

1. Being a full time student. I tried working full time and studying part time for my MA last year.., order ultram bars. and I quietly went insane. Not to mention that I felt as if "di ko nalulubos pag-aaral ko." Thanks to a yearlong stint at the coal mines call center, I was able to save enough money to fund a semester of full time graduate school this year. When that ran out, my mom came out of early retirement to support me. The greatest legacy of my parents: my education. And I am thankful that I am finally over the guilt trip of being dependent on my parents again at the grand old age of 25. They are willing and able to give, so I should be willing, able and humble enough to receive. Order ultram bars, Of course, the parental units have bragging rights and I am now the unofficial maid at home, but that's expected. Subthanks: grace despite my laziness, procastination and cramming. And that I am an iskolar ng bayan. Go UP!

2. My new part time job. I just got my appointment as a graduate assistant this week at UP Diliman. This is an answered prayer because I have been looking for a job that would not conflict with my acads; super-flexible and super brain-rest sana, order ultram bars. The funny thing is there was no vacancy in the department; I just noticed that my professors were hard to pin down for consultations, so I asked, "wala po ba kayong GA?" Voila, I got the job (after a month of chasing papers).  My main task is to make my professors lives easier. Job description includes making technology work (DVD, virus scan, publisher, etc), answering questions, looking for people, excavating papers, and being a JOAT. The pay is almost enough, I get much needed mentoring in education, and I have a spacious dusty tambayan - the whole EDL department office. All I need now is to get my first salary and everything will be perfect...

3. Being a grafted branch onto the living vine. I made the decision to accept in Christ in 2002, and it has been one overwhelming thing after another since then. Order ultram bars, I am gradually being certain of why and what I am here for. I am blessed to have the opportunity to grow, minister to and serve with fellow branches in the vine. I have the reassurance that what i am doing and being now is of eternal consequence. I am especially thankful for 2008, when I was able to go back to the basics and worship at His feet.  And that, flaws and all, Purchase soma online cheap, I am loved.

4. Relationships that remain... inspite of my hecticness, a schedule that is crazy-frenetic-ever-full, and the changes that come with time and distance, order ultram bars. I thank God for all of my mentors, prayer triads, accountability partners, dorm mates, choir mates, orgmates, esbi mates, kcmates, campmates, sgmates, cgmates, ates, kuyas, disciples, anaks, apos, groupmates, classmates, etc etc etc.... I am a people person, and I find joy whenever I can connect with them. Be it unplanned dates, getogs, counseling, bonding, overnights, being co-counselors/coordinators in a camp, bible study, videoke session, food trip, massage line, makeover, coffee-date, swimming, toploading, jamming, choir practices, theater rehearsals, watching a musical play, etc, order ultram online cheap, etc. Of course, I am also grateful that this year I get to spend more time with my family. And for the surprise newest addition to our clan (aka little munster/niece).

5. For the simple joys of life. Coffee, Repertory's A Christmas Carol, massages, audiobooks, mp3s, warm hugs, hot rice, free food, a smiley moon, sunset gazing, cold mornings, walking on grass, metal box moments, QT, booksales, unlimited internet, new blog template, shared jokes, singing in harmony, camps, spiritual retreats, words of appreciation, library references that are on-shelf, shawls, cerelac, kisses (the chocolate kind), stars, coinbanks, going to lipa and eating batchoy, hamdesal with egg, someone dropping by the EDL office, aha. moments, Christmas cantatas, etc etc.

Indeed, I am so blessed. Generic phentermine bars, And so I tag: Pepay, Darlene, Joni, Carmi and Chuza

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It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word

I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

 

Heard it again just a few minutes ago, sang by friends I met 500 kms and 5 years distant...when we were challenged to keep the faith and heed the call. Timely, because I 've been thinking of two things these past weeks: calling and friendship.

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before

 

Things have changed a lot in the past half decade. No prescription xanax online no prescription, Yet I still have the familiar feeling of being at a crossroads.... especially about my calling. Just when I have come to accept it, another question or doubt pops up, no rx ultram. Making a choice just means that you have to make more decisions, it seems.

 

All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war

Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye 

 

What keeps me sane is the knowledge that I am not alone in my confusion. And the assurance that I am involved in something that would last for eternity. 

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget

 

I am learning that passion cannot be taught or forced. All you can do is try to awaken it in others by sharing your own.

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye 

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes 

 

I have learned that memories are among my most valued possessions, purchase soma from canada. That people come and go for a reason... thus I  have learned the art of letting go gracefully, then picking up where we left off years later.  

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye 

 

The end of November 2008 was a long weekend of :

• 
  
   reconnecting with people who helped me find the Way


• remembering a camp and a culture that changed my life,


• and reigniting my passion for the King. 

last weekend....this happened

 

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yes, they all crashed at my place

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