Beyond Indulgence

  
   For us Filipinos, Adobo is a popular delicacy. This popularity gives us our own unique identity.This dish has an enchanting flavor that tickles our taste buds, so we cannot just resist its savor. Just like the prominent Adobo, Education defines our character in the society we belong. It is something that we will never take for granted because we all know the value of being an educated one. Adobo is always present on our menu, so as Education is one of the things that we most prioritize in our life.

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       Moreover, cooking Adobo is like Teaching. You must know how to prepare your heart, mind and soul to become a good educator, just like knowing how to prepare the basic ingredients of the dish. In cooking a delish Adobo, you need the common ingredients.  Likewise, a good teacher must have: a pinch of wit, a spoonful of knowledge, a cup of patience and sacrifice, and a big bowl of love. Adobo can be twisted by adding other ingredient to make it more satisfying. It only proves that we, Filipinos do not hesitate to make our food more exciting and special. In the same way, teaching with a variety of strategies and techniques make learning effective and enjoyable. Therefore in teaching, we should not also be afraid to try all the good ways to achieve the best.

        Cooking undergoes procedures.We have to saute, to boil, and to simmer the ingredients. In teaching, motivating our students first is like stirring their minds before immersing them in the lesson or activities. We should let the students take their time in coping up with the lesson before going to another one.  Next, boiling the dish makes the flavor bite in, thus throwing thought provoking questions make the brain of the learners boil for they are able to think deeply, critically and intensively. Lastly, simmering is a preparation, and it is where we put the pepper and bay leaves for a never to forget aroma. Pepper and bay leaves are like students' daily life experiences; taking those experiences into consideration make long lasting learning that enables them to prepare and to face whatever life may bring.

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          Education and Adobo are both food- a food for a hungry mind and for a hungry stomach. Sharing your Adobo dish with your family or friends makes eating happy and satisfying, so as educating others is fulfilling and gratifying. Together with this, I am sure that there are many who are craving not just for something to eat, but also for something to learn, that is why aside from having enough rice for an extra after a plate, we should have enough knowledge and skills needed. After all the effort and patience, you can enjoy now the soothing taste of your Adobo. Just as in Education and Teaching, our hardships and sacrifices will be rewarded. That will be our investments to make the fruit of success even sweeter than what we expect. That is the flavor beyond indulgence.

Endless Journey

Endless Journey

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A captain crossed an ocean to look for a new island

A traveler walked a mile on a hot, desert sand

Seemed as the wind took them to a long, endless journey

No one knew where it leads.

The Captain felt empty and out of purpose

Like the unfathomable ranges of the sea,

The traveler's heart was consumed by feebleness,
Their hopes vanished like clouds above the hopeful sky.

Fate moved along their path

They met each other's eyes

The traveler was speechless 

Like an innocent, by gaze, was mesmerized.

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The captain saw the tears coming down from the traveler's eyes

A mirror of his blear peregrination;

A chance of being lucky to find a dependable shoulder

A chance of being lucky to find a self-fulfilling expedition.

The captain wiped the traveler's tears away

Disappeared, like silver dust in the wind.

Together, they took the long endless journey

Now, they both know where it leads.

"Like the captain, the teacher looks for her true purpose after going through a long journey of preparation, while just like a traveler, a student feels lost, hoping to be found by a teacher who is willing to be a shoulder, to be a hope and willing to be with him to go through an endless journey of LEARNING."

Key Ingredients to be a Super TEACHER :)

All you need are:


A spoonful of  KNOWLEDGE,

                       A cup of PATIENCE,

                               A bowl of SACRIFICE,

                                             A pinch of HAPPINESS.

   and to complete,

                    Season it with lots and lots of LOVE!

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TOP ways to SUCCESS:

1. T- TRUST yourself. Never put yourself down. Show what you've got! Don't let your weakness swallow you. Remember, before others trust you, you should start to trust yourself first! in the end, you will taste the sweet success.

2. O- be OPTIMISTIC. Think positive ever single moment. Encourage yourself by saying "I can do this". Take a deep breath, and focus yourself on the brighter side of the event. Don't give yourself a chance to be a pessimist! As the saying goes, give your best and God will do the rest.

3. P- PRAY. Save the best for the last. This is the most important key for you to open the door of success.You can do nothing without God who is always the source of our strength and wisdom that help us to succeed. Your faith will uplift you! Never forget to pray because nothing is impossible to Him. So, if you succeed, pray,pray, pray!

God Bless Everyone !

:)micahalea