On Learning Tagalog Better

Posted on April 27, 2012 by arcee

Between English and Tagalog (Philippines’ national laguange), it’s the former that she’s more fluent at. How did it happen? From day one, I would talk to her in English most of the time, and since there were no educational TV shows in Tagalog for toddlers, I invested on English DVD’s also. No one was obliged to talk to her in English though, so she was also used to hearing Tagalog.

Since last year, and she’s already six years old, was the time when she started to be talkative already and when I tested her if she can tell me a story in English, she did and still does it so spontaneously. Of course, I am happy about it, but since she will already have a Filipino subject in school next year, I want to make sure she’ll also be good at speaking in Tagalog. She’s now taking summer classes in Reading, specifically in Filipino or Tagalog and she is trying her best to use the said language more often, and it makes me so proud. Though she speaks a bit slow and with few grammar lapses, I am still happy that she’s been trying hard these days.
Here are a couple of her few attempts:
While she was having lunch:

“Momma, nalaglag ako ng kanin sa floor(sahig).”
(Momma, the food dropped me on the floor) LOL

While riding in one of Fun Ranch’s kiddie rides:

“Mama’, pwede pong i-stop mo na, malapit na ako ma-su’ka! “
(Sir, can you please stop this, I’m about to throw up)
Here, the grammar was okay, but the way she stressed the last word was wrong.

In both statements, these were spoken very slowly. I don’t forget to correct her and she’s accepting of those. However , the wanting to practice it is already an achievement for us. You won’t believe, but she is just as proud when she’s able to speak the language in a straight sentence. She would say with a smile, “Momma, that was Tagalog!” And I am always so ready for a high-five whenever she say this. To help her master the language, I’ve been buying her Tagalog books already, and she enjoys reading them already, unlike before. I just can’t wait the day when she starts to be fluent both in English and Tagalog. Way to go, Rem!!!

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Glass Beads: Dainty Elegant Beads For Your Jewelry

Posted on April 23, 2012 by arcee

Glass beads look very elegant and they are preferred by lots of people because they come with an unmistakable shine in them. Glass beads are usually made from recycled bottoms of glass bottles thus making them very cheap alternatives over expensive gemstone beads. On the other hand, you can also buy glass beads that are made by molten glass. The characteristics of these beads are that they are cut by hand so each piece is not identical with the others. Although this may be the case, this adds personality and uniqueness to each bead. On the other hand, the shade of each bead also varies because of the different density of the glass. Having said this, you ought to sort the glass beads first according to their size, shape and color before you use them to make any jewelry like necklaces and bracelets. Another characteristic of these beads is that they tend to be heavy so you should use minimal pieces of these beads as much as possible to avoid straining your ears, neck and wrists. When you use these beads, you can use spacer beads or thicker stringing materials as the holes of glass beads can be large as well as rough. Using spacer beads or thick threading materials can prevent damage on these glass beads. The holes on glass beads tend to be sharp so avoid using delicate stringing materials like silk ribbon as they can be easily cut along the edges on the hole. You can also use knots to hold the beads in place and this will prevent wear and tear on your threading materials.

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Indoor Summer Activities

Posted on April 20, 2012 by arcee

Though we need sunshine for natural vitamin D source that our body needs, I am so watchful of just how much we should allow ourselves to get exposed on it. I’m sure you’ve noticed how hot it is from 9:00am till about 4:00pm these days as it is summer. During that period of time, indoor activities come in especially with the kids.

Here are a few things that Rem (sometimes with me) gets busy with:

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A board game so as not to get bored is just perfect. She asked me to buy the Scrabble when we went to Toy Kingdom, at the SM Megamall. She used to call this, checkered game, now word game. We’re not playing this the way adults know, but the way she knows howSmile. We divide the number of tiles/letter into two and we put the words we know at the same time. The best thing about this is, she’s learning new words from me.

 

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She also has this 200-piece Jigsaw Puzzle. The first time she did this, it took her almost 2-hours, but from the third time onwards, she’s done in 30-minutes. I think she’ll ask for new ones again sooner.

 

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Arts and Crafts will always be present. Here, it is an empty ice cream container which she pasted with paper cut-outs painted in red…

 

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    There is enough time for cooking. She’s trying to make cheese pizza hereSmile

I also realized that this is the perfect time to teach Rem how to do some household chores. Whenever she doesn’t have school, she’s the one who fixes our bed, it had been a practice already since last year.  Look at the photo below, she volunteered here to see the table for dinner…It’s complete with tissue and our names, too, for our seat assignment. For this, I wanna thank Special Agent Oso (Disney Show), she learned it from him herSmile.  

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What are you indoor activities when the summer heat is on? I hope I gave you ideas on how to make it a boring-free one.

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Thinking of Summer Activities

Posted on April 17, 2012 by arcee

I always consider summer as one of the busiest seasons of the year. Rem is attending again summer classes in Reading (in Pilipino) and swimming once she’s done with the former. And of course, a lot of activities in betweenWinking smile.

How about you, what are you up to this summer? If you’re still thinking of something more to do, I’ll give you an idea. How about if you participate in Philippine Science Centrum’s activities, too. The details are below:

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To be part of these events would surely make it a memorable experience for our kids. Have a fun-filled summer, everyone!

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It’s Another Easter Sunday Fun

Posted on April 13, 2012 by arcee

Dora The Explorer TV show had been featuring about Easter celebration since the first week of this month, and it really made Rem so excited to be part of another Easter Sunday celebration. This year is her third time already to join in an Easter event. She always looks forward to one.

This time had been made extra special because we were with our friends (parents and their kids) during this event. On the past years, they were at the Eastwood grounds and at the Robinson’s Galleria. This year, I opted to go somewhere closer to our place, the Jollibee Riverbanks, Marikina City. Thanks to my dear friend Olga for having informed me about the said event and having registered Rem for it. I know that there will be more years of Easter Egg Hunting for Rem, but I would love to do it again with our friends. See you again next year, Gene, Olga and the kids!

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