SOUL SISTERS

My other half.

We are bestfriends. We do the same thing at the same time . We share insights, share thoughts and share foods (of course!). We act like were sisters. Probably not biologically but by soul. We cut class, eat in the comfort rooms, we climb the fence, we rape the camera and we chat 24 hours a day (yeah 24 hours, we do sleep but we also chat in our dreams).

She is Ma. Fe Cecilia Rosario Bona or you may call her Bona. I'm not satisfied with her pet name so I gave her some like Bong, Beckx (yeah we been through Jeje days), Faye, Soledad, MaPepe, Bonabells, Negneg, Cecilio and Cecil for formality. She's twenty years old but act like 14. She has long black hair which I always play. I pull it, braid it, comb it and tie it. She's an authentic Filipina with a morena beauty.

She lives in Antipolo and I reside in Marikina, but we manage to be togther 6 times a week. We talk about everything. About the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the yellow polka dot bikini. We never get tired of talking it became more of a hobby. We often caught ourselves talking about cockroches, termites and other parasites which has nothing to do with us we just talk about it.

We love eating! We eat 3 to 4 cups of  rice in Mang Inasal. We never get tired of zipping McFloat. We   love to devour siomai. But this is the problem, she eats spaghetti and I don't, she doesn't use sauces in foods but I do, she use ketchup as condiments and I cursed it. But there  is one sauce that we both love.. GRAVY!

One time we are surfing the net for our project, we accidentally saw a website which features TAMPONS. We got curious about the term Tampon and the tagline of the website which is "Am I still a Virgin if I use tampon?." And so we Google it, Wikipedia respond instantly. after reading the article we discovered that tampon is a absorbent material used as a feminine hygienic product. It is inserted in the vagina to absorb the menstruation.


We also enjoy shopping like all the other girls in the world (what do you think of us not normal?). We love shopping, WINDOW SHOPPING! We search for blouse, dress and shoes. We often irritate the saleslady. Especially when she looked like a clown due to her excessive make up. Out of ten dresses we choose we only buy one of it.

We may be not sisters in blood, but I can say we are sisters in soul. We have likes, dislikes, common interest and individual differences but we accept and love each other like true sisters.

Me and Bona

DEAL FOR MEASLES

Measles 

There is a measles out break in some parts of our county. Measles is caused by the measles virus. This is highly contagious and can be spread by coughing and sneezing or by being close or having close contact with the person who is sick. You are at risk to have measles when:

A child is vaccinated against measles

•  you have HIV or AIDS
• You have close contact with places or persons infected
• you are malnourished
• you are pregnant
• you lack in Vitamin A

The symptoms are :

• 4 days fever
• Cough and conjunctivitis
• rashes

Department of Health (DOH) seemed like they are not ready for this. The vaccines were only distributed when there are already children dying because of measles. The awareness of the citizens are not sustained. they stick in the old traditions that children with measles should bath in warm water with kamias leaves or bath in the sea. This is practiced most especially in remote areas where there are no doctors are available. I suggest that DOH with the help of LGU's should launch a campaign against it so that there will be no casualties because of measles virus.

PANCAKE OVERLOAD

My very own pancakes!

I'm so desperate to eat pancakes again. Since Magic is not around, what I'm gonna do is to make my very own pancake. I've got to prepare the following:

A finish product pancake

1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

3 1/2 tsps Baking Powder 

1 tsp Salt

1 tbs Granulated Sugar

1 1/4 cups Milk 

1 Egg

3 tbs Butter, Melted 

Pancake batter

Then the making of the batter:

Get a large bowl. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.Make sure that all dry ingredients are in the bowl already.Mix it using the whisk. Pour milk, egg and butter. Mix well until all the dry ingredients are dissolved. Heat the pan over medium heat and put small amount of oil. Put 1/4 cup of the batter in the pan and cook until the other side is already color brown then flip. Wait for 2 minutes.

Serve pancakes hot. Put some butter on top and glaze with maple syrup. Devour your pancakes! 

TIPS IN MAKING A SPEECH

Steps in making a Speech

A draft by a 11 year old child for her speech

Speech is almost like an essay but it is uttered and there is no penalty for spelling and punctuation errors. You have to bear in mind some tips on how to make a speech. Here are some steps to help you come up with a speech:
1. Assess how much time tour speech will take. Make sure that it fit in the given grace period. If you don't have a time limit, try to keep it short yet informative.
2. Know your audience. Research about them. Choose a topic that will catch their attention.
3. Use a joke, anecdote or an interesting fact in your introduction to grab the audience's attention and to motivate them to listen.
4. Select important information and stress them in your speech. 
5. Choose only three to six points and arrange them according to relevance and importance.
6. Start with the most important point, then to the least important point.
7. You may add facts, quotations and other supporting material to justify your speech.
8. Make a link with your introduction and conclusion.
9. The conclusion should summarize all of your points and states your purpose.
10. Leave the audience with a hanging question or state your purpose for them to have a lasting impression.

This steps won't success if the writer didn't put some heart in what they do.

CRAVING..

My pancakes!

Pancake by Benok 

Last Tuesday, I was craving for a pancake so I ask my boyfriend to buy some. Unfortunately, he didn't found pancakes around. So he bought a pancake mixture in the grocery. I was so happy then. As soon as he arrived, he prepares everything he will be needing in cooking my pancakes. He grabs a huge bowl and a whisk. He opened the box and put the powder in the bowl. 

Later on, he put some water and mixed it with the whisk. When is dissolved in water, he heated the non stick pan with little oil. 


He asked me to do the honor of cooking the first pancake. Sadly, it was a fail. It didn't shape like a pancake nor look like one. I'm so disappointed with what I did. Luckily, my prince charming is always there. He hold my hand and help me put the pancake mixture in the pan. The second pancake is a perfect one, it was circle. Then he cooked the remaining pancakes. 

After 15 minutes, he finished cooking my pancakes. He served it in a plate. Glaze the pancakes with maple syrup and butter on top. It looked very delicious! The appearance is the same as the taste. 

It's really nice to do something you love with someone you love (cooking). And it's flattering to have a boyfriend who spoil you a little. Thank you for the pancakes. I promise to make my own pancakes soon so you won't have to buy the ready made :)

MY FAVORITE BOOK

The Wednesday surprise

Book cover of The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” 
― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!









Eve Bunting catches readers through her heart felt story about family, love, and the beautiful gift of literacy.The Wednesday Surprise is a sweet family story.

Every Wednesday Anna’s grandmother comes to the house to watch her while her mother works late at the office, Sam is practicing basketball at the Y and her father is out on the road for work. Anna and her grandmother spend the evenings reading stories together and planning a special surprise for her father’s birthday. Her father’s birthday finally arrives and it is time for Anna and her grandmother to reveal their special secret. As the family gathers around Grandma begins to read the book entitled "Popcorn". Mom and Dad and Sam are all astonished. Anna and her grandmother are happy because their Wednesday surprise is successful. Grandma cannot read because she did not attend school. Her children always told her to go to school and she goes to Anna. Anna taught her grandmother how to read. Anna's age is not a hindrance for her to share knowledge and teach Grandma.

The plot twist and sweet messages conveyed in this book make it a wonderful story worth sharing with children of all ages.

The mother is introducing a book to her daughter

Reading is a pleasure. To be able to read is considered a gift. Thank your Mom and your teacher who taught you how to read.