TGIS
This morning, hunbun and I made the ultimate sacrifice. We woke up really early on a Saturday to volunteer to tutor public school kids. When we got to Kaingin Dos, we were surprised that there were a lot of kids. Good thing there were four tutors (me, hunbun, Jem, and Dianne) to handle this big a class. I’m more used to holding a study session for small groups. I feel the one-on-one atmosphere is more conducive to learning. But that’s not an option this time. I’m forced to use the board-and-chalk method. *sigh* We reviewed them on their basic mathematic and spelling skills. Sadly, they still have not mastered their multiplication table. And it’s really hard to hold their focus. Their attention span lasts no longer than 5 minutes. 
Even if my throat is a little soar from speaking loudly, it’s worth it. There’s something rewarding about helping others. It makes me feel good inside. 
Afterwards, the four of us had lunch at World Topps. (Yummy mushroom soup and Salpisilog! *mmm*) Dianne and I wanted to watch A Cinderella Story. So we kept on convincing hunbun to drive us to Eastwood. Of course, he gave in to my persuasive powers. 
We were so underdressed because all of us were wearing really casual white shirts and jeans and rubber shoes. That’s the required outfit for tutors. Oh well, who’s going to notice?
In the parking lot, hunbun followed a couple to their car hoping that they were leaving. They did enter the car and guess what, they started making out. *lol* They were liplocking inside an untinted car at noon! We found that so amusing. 
Good thing they eventually left and we found a parking space. We immediately headed for the cinemas, but A Cinderella Story was not showing anymore. So we opted to watch the next best thing: Stepford Wives. Dianne and I found the trailers intriguing anyway. Oh, it’s our first time to watch a movie in Eastwood Cinemas. It’s really nice because of the reclinable chairs and removable arm rests. Hunbun and I had an instant love seat. 
I like the uniqueness of the movie, even if it involves a little robotics. I want to live in Stepford, the houses are gorgeous, the families are blissful, the neighbors are nice, and the dresses are to die for. Who does not want perfection right? For that, I wouldn’t mind being a Stepford wife. 
But the men there are geeky and don’t have any self-confidence at all. They’re all envious of their high-paying powerful wives. I guess there’s no such thing as a perfect life. And the woman who made the whole Stepford thing happen seems a little delusional, insane. *hehe*
Oh, I downloaded Mozilla Firefox. Some of my skins don’t look as good there. I’ll probably tweak them a little so they’re more browser friendly. Any suggestions how to change my CSS a little? And I’m plugging Hazel because she’s a sweetie!
erised commented on:
August 22, 2004 at 4:36 pm
wow.. that’s so fulfilling ano?
and I hate chalk and board method too since I’m allergic with chalk. ahahaha…
aline commented on:
August 22, 2004 at 4:36 pm
I have mozilla firefox and it’s great! It has become my main browser
I think a new version will be out in September.
miiru commented on:
August 22, 2004 at 5:23 pm
i am never a fan of hillary duff but i seemed to be interested in watching somehow…
hazel commented on:
August 22, 2004 at 6:43 pm
Wow.. that’s such a wonderful thing to do on a hot saturday.. let alone a weekend where you could do anything other than that.. lol.. pero ang bait nyo naman.. teaching kids like those isn’t easy at all.. na-experience ko na yan eh.. school activity nung grade school is to teach kids from public school.. sobrang gulo, dba?? WOrld topps=sarap.. ;-) Stepford wives? Ganda ba? hmmm.. yeah, cute ng cinema sa eastwood kaya nga mahal eh.. ;( but it’s worth it naman eh.. look.. sino kaya pinaplug nya?? haha,, THANKS DIN!!! MWAH!! ;-)
jaycee commented on:
August 22, 2004 at 8:46 pm
woo yung site ko tignan mo sa mozilla! di rin maganda ang pagkalabas…arghhh!!! lam ko daming errors nitong site ko
the best cguro IE.. sayang hndi nyo napanood yung cinderella story.. lam mo ba hndi ko masyado gus2 si hillary duff.. pero pwamis maganda yung movie 
Aaron commented on:
August 22, 2004 at 9:56 pm
Ei bloppin from miiru’s. Nice site?
Trinnah commented on:
August 23, 2004 at 1:51 am
HAHAHA. They were making out in the car? LOL. They could have just done that while they were in the movie theater or something. Crazy kids. I’m glad that they left and you found your parking space though. A Cinderella Story would have a cute movie for you to watch, but Stepword Wives is also equally entertaining. I enjoyed watching that movie. Well, take care! P.S. You’re a tutor! How sweet to the little kids.
KEL commented on:
August 23, 2004 at 3:21 am
wow what a very thoughtful thing to do to help out like that
.. the thing about that couple in the car`s funny, must`ve been really surprising that instead of leaving they started doing that instead.. but at least you got the parking spot & enjoyed your movies. anyway, have a good day today & hopefully you got the e-mail from a few days ago with the buttons for you. godbless. later dayz 
mama sangre commented on:
August 23, 2004 at 2:44 pm
hi thanks for the message on my tagboard.
that’s good (teaching underprivileged kids), i volunteer for a non-profit org here in the UK for abused kids. we should always try to share the love.
KD commented on:
August 23, 2004 at 7:57 pm
it does feel good when you help others, especially kids, right?
however, it’s really true that most kids from public schools nowadays are having a hard time learning. 
that’s sad.
queenz commented on:
August 24, 2004 at 1:44 pm
hey.. thanks for dropin’ by my site… you have a cute site as well… very neat… i like the way it can change layouts
carme commented on:
August 24, 2004 at 9:59 pm
cinderella story was nice! ü hehe! chad is such a hottie! ü
Nathaniel commented on:
August 25, 2004 at 4:10 pm
Yeah Stepford Wives was a good movie! Not a blockbuster though hehe! Anyway, I had a great time with Boo! We even bought a new wallet for her which for me is a great investment! As for Kaingin, well, I guess teaching is ok. I spent a lot of time helping out the students get their pictures though! Well, one incident was a little weird though. We bought a mineral water from the people there and the bottle cap was a little loose. We felt that it was refilled only. So we used it to wash our hands! Haha!
Anyway, the day turned out well even if I wasn’t that well dressed! Like Bunch said, we just wore white shirts and jeans. I’m just glad she was able to buy new pants! yehey! 
Let’s shop again next time love! 