Friday, July 20, 2012

A Smorgasboard of Passions

My July has never been this busy. Compared to the busy months I've had before (Hello December and March.), I am loving every bit of July. I guess, teachers' lives, in general, have been designed to have that "heaven and hell week" feel. We never run out of things to be done. Or sometimes worry about.

Make our lesson plans. Prepare the visual aids. Search for educational songs and videos. Formulate questions for a test. Check piles of essays. Record the scores. Compose a jingle. Teach the jingle to students. Train students for a contest. Talk with/to the parents. Answer phone calls. Submit proposals. And the list goes on...

Yeah, I do those things. And that's far from my idea of a suicidal attempt. It's our (teachers') way of having fun (really)--the secret of our youthfulness (naks!). This is partly sarcasm.

Aside from the colorful teacher's hat, which I wear Mondays to Fridays, I try on different hats on weekends.

 UP Mountaineer's Hat
Application period: July - October

Exhausted Mountaineer
Power nap at Tarak Ridge, Mt. Mariveles
First Week of July
(photo credits to Sir Rey Maniego of <<Saktong Trip>>)
Good morning Mt. Mariveles!
(photo credits to Sir Rey Maniego of Sir Emj Villaresto)
Tarak Ridge Day Hikers
This is the first time that I was one of the hike organizers.
(photo credits to Sir Rey Maniego of <<Saktong Trip>>)
Kidlit Fan's Hat
July 14, Saturday
There were only two  non-InK members in the room.
I was the other one. The speakers talked about their AFCC experience.
Culture and Arts Advocate's Hat
July 14, Saturday
First The Spill event I have attended. Thanks CSI!
I learned a lot about museum education.
Environmentalist's Hat
July 14, Saturday
I pitched in in the giant mural painting along Q.Ave underpass.
I fin'lly met Mermaid Anna Oposa and her legion of marine animal friends.
Thanks Save Philippine Seas and Dolphins Love Freedom!
Teacher's Hat
July 17
NCBD is my favorite celebration of the school year.
This year we had storytelling activities in Cebuano, Bicolano and Ilocano.
At the end of the day, I'm back to my favorite hat-- my me-hat.



Don't I get tired doing these things on weekends? Weekends are supposed to be rest days, right? Uh-huh. No, I don't. For me, weekends are the best times to 



And when you follow the mantra above, you'll never get tired of doing those things. And this is called

                                                          

P.S.
Yeah, I do attend Sunday services. Gotta thank Him for these passions.

1 comment:

  1. Ikaw na Teach! These days I usually wear the house cleaner hat, and the reader hat. XD

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