I USED to know her as the Queen of Mean. But after meeting her Tuesday night, I have affirmed that she really isn’t mean. In fact, she is among the nicest girls to spend an evening with.

I have known Cors online, about three years ago. She once commented on a blog post in my old blog. She used to blog, too. Exchange of comments ensued and we’ve become friends in different social networks.

I BROWSED the files from my old cellphone’s memory card the other night and had great fun reminiscing memories that each photo brings back. It’s a wonder how happy memories make you teary-eyed, while sad ones elicit a smile.

I had a good laugh after realizing what these three pictures have in common:

Same Face

Sir Nerpy is very like Kaiser and vice versa. They are alike in many ways that students can’t help but notice. Looking and dressing alike is one amusing fact. Kaiser’s impersonation of Sir Nerpy is icing on the cake. Seeing them together in almost the same shirt color and wearing a mailman’s bag in a similar fashion is worth taking a pic.

EARLIER TODAY, I had a conversation with a college friend who now works as a florist in Jeddah. We talked about work and he said that he envies me for choosing teaching as a career. We took up the same course in college but he ended up in another field.

Image from aclworld.wordpress.com

A few minutes ago, Aethen asked me to view his wall post. He wrote something about taking roads. It said:

HOW WOULD you react when people correct you when you make a mistake, like mispronouncing a word or committing a grammatical error when you speak? Would you be offended? Me? I would just laugh and be thankful; it’s better to be a fool for five minutes than be a fool forever.

A signage along National Highway, GenSan

Let me share some insights I have learned from being a stickler for perfection.

Lesson #1: Do it only to close friends.

I FIND my professor at the Graduate School funny. There’s just something about her that keeps me uneasy each time we meet in the classroom. I can’t imagine how I am able to endure three hours with her every weekend.

Here is what she is like:

1. She has a fake American accent. I think she’s just trying to sound smart and  to impress us with how she enunciates the words when she speaks, but she just tries too hard and it just doesn’t work. Every time she opens her mouth, I would have to hold on to my seat, else I might fall, and I would have to bite my tongue to keep from laughing.

A FEW moments ago, I had a brief conversation with one of our  graduates who is now a college freshman. Apparently, he said something that made me want to write this blog post.

Let me begin by saying, this kid was one of  those students who had helped even out the pavement to the guidance office. Not that he’s a troublemaker, teachers just keep an eye on students. Had he been enrolled in a bigger school, where his erratic behavior would have escaped the teachers’ attention, he should have been a hopeless case.

IN CELEBRATION of GandaEverSoMuch.com’s first blogoversary in August, blogger Orman Manansala is giving away prizes every week to lucky participants.

His first contest is the This-Is-Not-Just-For-Bloggers Contest, which, as the name suggests, is not a blog writing contest. It is open for those who have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, and other social networking site.

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