Helping Parents Succeed
J turned her head.
She heard a reply, “Don’t copy my answers.”
J was not looking for answers. She wanted something else. She wanted to ask her classmate something.
Her classmate (let’s call her Serena for convenience’s sake) who is sitting behind her was too quick to jump into conclusion that J was trying to “steal” her answers.
When this happened, it’s not exam time. Just on a normal school day.
For the record, this situation happens more than once. [Read more…]
We entrusted food companies to produce foods and hopefully safeguard our health.
But more often than not, they have failed us… miserably.
In the latest event, Trader Joe’s has recalled its peanut butt-er jam.
And according to the CDC, it’s said that the tainted peanut butt-er is linked to Salmonella poisoning that caused 30 people ill in 19 states in the US.
Incidents like this make us sick as these companies have breached the trust we have given to them.
Sad but true, this is not a US only issue, it affects every country.
To prevent this from happening, here’s what you can do. [Read more…]
As I grow older, I like to remove things from my life instead of accumulating them.
Cooking included.
I try to make it as simple as possible. To make me look good, I’ll call it simplicity cooking.
But in actual fact, I am just being plain lazy:
I just want to cook up a healthy meal in the shortest time possible.
Especially lunch on school days.
While I was trying to do so, I broke some of the pre-conceived notions. [Read more…]
If you pay attention, you’d have noticed I haven’t been writing lately.
If you suspect I am lazy, you’re partially right.
Another excuse I give myself is I don’t know what to write. A writer’s curse: running out of topics.
Another side of the story is we went to my hometown over the last weekend. I usually don’t have time to write when I am back home with my folks and brothers and in-laws. I rather spend time catching up and hunting for food.
Don’t get me wrong. I am NOT writing to tell you WHY I am not writing. [Read more…]
I don’t do it for recognition.
I don’t do it for awards.
I don’t do it for approvals.
I don’t do it for a statue after I die.
I do it because that is the RIGHT thing to do – things that my unpretentious self wants to do. [Read more…]