Valentine's Day???

      

      February has long been celebrated as a month of romance...though for me, been living with my kids' father for 12 years but we've never celebrated Valentine's day, this month is not that special...

I'm a sweet, always-want-holding-hands-while-walking-down-session rd.-kind of person has been converted into a walk-by-yourself  'cause it's too much of a burden walking holding hands when it's crowded...Does that bother you?? I don't mind walking hand in hand with my 2 kids, I feel secure when I know that they are walking with me..well I guess that's different...





Chocolate? flowers? heart balloons? Teddy bear? 

I never got any for 12 years...I'm glad my kids make me Valentine's day card, (even if they were class projects, I'm still happy 'cause they were always for me ^^).

Petty things I guess, is there something wrong with that? Girls like me want some sugar!!

:( This month is the worst!! I don't know...I stopped expecting since year 1...

At least I know my kids love me :) That's more than enough.

My Collection of Quotes

"The more you loved someone, the less sense anything made." - Bella (New Moon)

"MADONNA ~ simply saying the word aloud makes me feel powerful."

"I'm tough, I'm ambitious and I know what I want...if that makes me a bitch ~ OK."

"I have better things to do than sit around a honky-tonk & drink beer." - J.D. Refferty

"Life's too short to play by someone else's rules." - Lucy (Dark Paradise)

"Life is measured not by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

"Couldn't you just laugh until you choke? I wish you would, so your face could match your eyes...Cold and   blue and lifeless."

"...one thing is for sure, you can always tell someone is hiding something when they avoid answering your questions..."

"I'm amazed anyone would think they can be anything less than completely honest with me and not get caught. Even if I don't call you on it, rest assured - I know."

"Why can someone turn your life upside down, say things that really hurt and then act as though nothing has happened?"

"Sometimes the pain doesn't come from knowing you were lied to, but rather knowing that you weren't worth the truth."

"How is it possible that someone can make you the happiest person in the world but is killing you in the inside and making you depressed all at the same time?"

"When I need you the most, you leave me along. When I say I've had a bad day, you leave. How am I supposed to believe you love me, when it's not really shown?"

"Time discovers truth and I have lots of time...therefore I will find out the truth...and then heads roll."

"It's all your fault! They maybe my actions, but they are reactions to what you have said or done to me."

"Never take anyone for granted...'cause one day you will wake up & realize you have lost a diamond 'cause you're too busy collecting stones."

"Sometimes it's better to be clueless about what's happening around you, than to know every bit of information that would silently kill you."

"One day you're gonna realize what you've done to us. I tried to warn you, but you didn't want to listen to me, now it's me who doesn't care anymore."

"Sometimes it helps to stop thinking so much and just let go a little." - Make it or Break it

"Making others feel bad doesn't make you a better person."

"Even if there's pain now...Everything would be alright, for as long as the world still turns, there will be night and day...can you hear me? There's a rainbow always after the rain." - excerpt from Rainbow song

"Letting go is the only way to move forward." - Lana Lang (Smallville)

"The ability to be happy is nothing other than the ability to come to terms with how things change."

"Do a man a favor and he'll start treating you like a slave." - Gabbe Givens (The Fallen)

"You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine." - Jason Mraz

"Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great." - Mark Twain

"Just because I don't do bad things doesn't mean I don't have bad thoughts." - Kristin Kreuk

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

"If I like it, I'll buy it; pure impulse shopping."

"The only thing I know about relationship is that, someone always winds up getting hurt." - Lex Luthor (smallville)

"If you have something to say about me, say it to my face...'cause I have this little pet peeve about people talking behind my back." - Lois Lane (Smallville)

"Please grab a shovel and start digging, I have nothing to hide." - Lex Luthor (Smallville)

"You can't just seat safely by the water and watch all the happy people splashing around, eventually you have to grow some fins and just dive." - Chloe (Smallville)\

"I trust what people say behind my back more than what they say in front of me." - Secret Garden

"Always unique, never ordinary."

''This mortal form has grown weak, I need sustenance!" - Thor

"In your darkest hour... I will be there."

"Life starts in heaven." - Me (6/2/2011)

"No pain comes to you without a purpose."

"Time doesn't change the past...it just makes it easier to get to tomorrow."

Learn to live with the missing pieces."

"Whatever happens - it happens for a good reason, you may not realize it immediately, but you will know over time. Trust God's decision for you."

"Just because you're hurt doesn't mean you're broken." - Dolphin Tale

"To move on is to leave my baby behind, to go on is to take my baby with me."

         These are my collections of quotes. Some I got from movie lines, novels, some I just came across from reading online, others I got from facebook posts ;) A few I made for my self, depends on my present feeling that time.
        I write down quotes when I'm down. I try to express my self through them. When I'm sad, lonely, angry, or when I feel tough. And some quotes posted here are just good to my ear ^__^v
 

My experience as an English Teacher ;))

Year 2004 when I started teaching English. I started at an Academy for Korean students who were sent here in Baguio City Philippines by their parents to learn English... and golf. The salary was not bad, actually it was better than working as a regular teacher in a regular school, don't get me wrong, the salary was probably higher in a Korean Academy because it's a private institute.
Teachers received their salary in a weekly basis, and if you want you can have it every 10 days, which means bigger amount ;) I was so happy when I got my first salary =D as in YEY!!! I worked 8 hours /day, I had 4 students, I taught 1 student for 2 hours. And I also had a group class, consisted of 4 grade schoolers. (Group class meant additional cash ^^ KACHING!) so that was how I was able to buy an expensive (that time) nokia cellphone. It was easy to save money, so we were also able to buy a brand new computer! another YEY!! I worked at the Academy for 8 months. That was a bit short 'cause I found out that I can receive higher salary when I work privately.

Private means I go to my students' place to teach them English. It was great, no financial pressure, I could bring my kids out almost every weekend, I could buy them new things :))
So private class lasted for almost 3 years. It finally became difficult for me to get students.
In 2007, I applied as a phone English Teacher at a private institute.
The salary was not that big, it was o-k. But there were issues between employees and employers, and I was the employee who openly complained :/ and the other employees?  They were bunch of kiss-ass-yes ma'am-yes sir ~.~ and I didn't like that. So after a few months, I was out of there. woah! What a relief! Jobless?? well...Yes...but just for a few days ;) thank goodness I have my own computer and I have (not bad) internet connection.

So I started searching for students online. I made a skype account (thank you skype) I sent messages to random Korean and Japanese pips, and I didn't wait long. From then on, I've been teaching online at the comfort of my home ^__^ My first students were business men, and not just Korean, I had a Russian student (who paid the highest ^^) . That was the start of my booming Private Online Class! (I'm exaggerating) I'm so glad I met students who liked me as their teacher, because of their recommendations I was never out of students. I've had Korean, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, and even Indian (really from India) students...

Tattoo is an Art

I like getting myself inked ^__^ I got my first tattoo when I was 13 years old...Yes, I was pretty young then and I wasn't thinking (lol) it was just a very small rose done by my brother on my upper right arm...And because I wasn't thinking, I had it covered many times :/ and the 5th tat was done by a real tattoo artist (thank goodness). I have other tattoos on different parts of my body, and the picture here is just one of them, and I'm not done 'cause there's more to come.
My motto is almost the same with pringles " once you pop, you can't stop " . Now that I'm thinking before I get inked, I also research and read on different articles about tats for girls and places where to get tat, which part is painful and which part is not.
For the girls, I think the best parts to get your tattoo is on the nape, lower back, ankle, shoulder blade or belly button. For some, if they have an ugly scar, they have it covered with a really cool tattoo and that's a good idea. Well, you can actually place it anywhere you want, as long as it makes you happy. Just remember that your tattoo will be with you for the rest of your life.
Having a tattoo is cool but remember that there are always disadvantages of inking various parts of your body.
If you have decided to get a tattoo on a visible part of your body, it might be difficult to get a well paying job. I know that physical appearance is still important for some companies. And have you noticed the look on the elders' faces? Well, I get that a lot. Lucky for me, most of them admired my tattoos. I feel way too cool whenever I go to the beach and just show off my tattoos. Girls and boys just can't help but look.