Envy
I enjoyed doing things with my students. Their non- condescending mind-set gave me a break from prejudice and unfair judgment from the cruel world. My students gave me a new sense of confidence in what I do. And I loved to hear their laughter – so unpretentious.
But there were also times that I become impatient of [...]
Take Everything to Heart
Both my parents died of heart related diseases. It was devastating. Knowing that it runs in the family, we, their children have to live a healthier life style.
Both my parents died about 10 years ago. During that time, we know nothing about heart ailment. We only take what the doctors told us and accept it. [...]
Enculturation
My students enjoyed a lot of out of the classroom activities that I introduced to them. I taught Social Studies and I know that this subject is boring if we will stick to the textbook. I hate Social Studies when I was a student. I fell asleep during the class because the teacher just discussed [...]
Kindness Online
Kindness is beyond sympathy. Sympathy is more than understanding other people’s need. Understanding is deeper than knowing what other people feel. And compassion is not just having empathy for other people’s sufferings.
Having to suffer from sickness or diseases are consequences that people need to deal with either with compassion or remorse. For a person who [...]
One Aspect of Travel
One of the things I hate about traveling is the packing aspect. I hate packing. I get stressed out when I am packing. I don’t have the talent in packing.
When I pack my things for travel, I always end up packing things that I don’t need. And those that I need, I always left it [...]