Yesterday, my son was playing games in the laptop and, unknown to me, was tinkering with the files in it. He always had a problem double left-clicking with the laptop’s touch pad, so he sometimes go with the right click. I was wondering, after he used the laptop, why there are multiple copies of files on the desktop. It turned out that was the least of my concerns. (more…)
Somebody noted that bribery, which he extended to corruption, started when we were kids. Our parents would often “bribe” us with a toy, money or something of value to us, for us to do something. Clean our room or the house, for instance. Or perhaps to study well in school. (more…)
Grandparents seem to have this habit of loving grandchildren more than the parents of those grandchildren (apo). That phrase “parents of those grandchildren” means us, of course. For many of us new parents, this is rather strange because our children are twice removed from our respective parents, and so our parents’ love and loyalty should be stronger towards us. Or so we thought. (more…)
There was once a time when it’s acceptable for a parent to impose discipline by hitting the child with a rod or stick. Some might still be using this form of punishment, but I suspect it’s just a figure of speech nowadays (but again, we can never be sure). It basically has this meaning: failure to instill discipline will spoil the child. (more…)
It happens every election season. It happened in 2007, even before that, and it will happen again during the 2010 local and national elections. The revenge of the jologs is getting closer by the day. (more…)
There’s no question that the GMA7 show Bubble Gang is one of the more popular comedy shows in prime time television. I myself enjoyed, and still enjoy (whenever I have the time), watching it. The demands of work, as well as the fact that I’m too tired to watch anything after a long, grueling weekend, prevented me from watching it for a long time now. (more…)
A name, according to the court, has two parts: (1) the given or proper name and (2) the surname or family name. The given or proper name is that which is given to the individual at birth or at baptism, to distinguish him from other individuals. The surname or family name is that which identifies the family to which he belongs and is continued from parent to child. (more…)
These questions went the rounds through some time ago, so you may have read it and discovered that you’re not as smart as you think. Just in case you haven’t answered these questions or would want to again discover that you’re not as smart as the last time, read on. Below are four ( 4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can’t take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK? Let’s find out just how clever you really are. Ready? (more…)
The frequency of “no” from the mouth of my son had been increasing for around two months now. Brush your teeth: No. It’s time to go to sleep: No. Let’s continue playing tomorrow: No. The only exception is when we ask him if he wants milk, to which he will nod his head with a smile. (more…)
This is just one of the photos that were passed around through email around 2 years ago. This appears to be a trigonometry quiz, with the kids being asked to look for “x” using the given values. Here’s the answer: (more…)
