(Hand)Writing Wednesday

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Thank you to The Bistro Group for Sponsoring my Double Celebration Giveaway!

A double celebration deserves two (2) winners. Congratulations to Vera O of VeraBear: where the moon shines and Leira B of Pagaspas Family Blog! I posted the Double Celebration Giveaway a week ago. 

Each will win Bistro GCs worth P2,500.00 each. 

 The Bistro Group Restos:

TGI Friday’s

Italianni’s

Fish & Co.

Flapjacks

Pig Out!

Krazy Garlik

The Stock Market

Bulgogi Brothers

Ma Maison

Village Tavern

Watami 

Modern Shanghai

To get updates on The Bistro Group, like their Facebook Page.

The winners can choose which Bistro resto they want to dine. Enjoy! :)

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(Hand)Writing Wednesday: Writing Letters to Grandparents

 

Cropped image from the article

A Letter to My Grandfather by Charles Barzun

I stumbled upon this article on The Chronicle of Higher Education. Mr. Barzun recalls how he felt that everyone expected him to describe his grandfather after the latter passed on. He struggled doing it. Instead, he found it easier to write to him, as they wont to do.

Here's Mr. Barzun's letter to his grandfather.  

I remember my grandfather on my father side, too. I have always been seen as lolo's girl. I spent most of my formative years with my grandparents, when my architect father was still trying to establish a career for himself. I could say that I was close to my grandparents; closer to my grandfather Filemon. During my high school days, there were occasions when I would write to him, and he would write back. This went on till I was in college. Too bad, I got distracted by all the activities and adventures of an earning single lady that I stopped writing to him. But then again, being out of school and able to spend for trips, I visited him more often. 

When I go home to my parents this Christmas or summer, I'd look for those letters. 

Did you write to your grandparents, too?

If you like reading articles of this kind, you can subscribe to The Chronicle.

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Alaxan and Basketball

Youth rise from 50 VisMin hopeful as basketball legends culminate Alaxan FR National Galing Mo! Camp

Camp (L-R) 1st Row: L-R Ronnie Magsanoc, Benjie Paras, Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry Codinera, and Johnny Abarrientos 2nd Row: Top 10 Winners of Alaxan FR Galing Mo Natonal Camp! L-R John Ballentes, Tyke Bano, Gabriel Dagangon. Dan Audris Lagbas, Carl Soreno, MVP Rhys Jefferson Flores, Rhodelle Nagac, Miguel Plata, Michael Kent Salado,  Josuel Macarines

Ten Filipinos lads uplift communities through basketball. 

A group of young, aspiring cagers from the Visayas and Mindanao made it to the Alaxan FR National Galing Mo! Basketball Camp at the Unilab gymnasium in Mandaluyong City and made their marks. 

John Ballentes and Tyke Bano of Iloilo; Carl Soreno and Josuel Macarines of Dumaguete; Gabriel Dagangon and Miguel Plata of Davao; and Dan Audris Lagbas, Rhodelle Nagac, Michael Kent Salado, and Rhys Jefferson Flores (MVP) of Cagayan De Oro bested 40 other representatives in the three-day basketball camp through their dazzling display of heart and athleticism.

For their stellar performance, they got out the camp with a P100,000 infrastructure project for their respective barangays plus a P20,000 cash incentive. Camp directors led by no less than basketball legends Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry Codiñera, Benjie Paras, Jojo Lastimosa, Johnny Abarrientos, and Ronnie Magsanoc chose them.

A tradition of hard work and dedication

This is not the first move of these basketball legends. They started their cause last year when they inaugurated the Courts of Inspiration. The Courts of Inspiration are basketball courts made by the local volunteers from partner villages in Iloilo, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Tacloban, and Cebu for the Visayas, and Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Butuan, Davao, and Saranggani for Mindanao. Their aim was to inspire communities to achieve greatness through hard work, after building a basketball court entirely on their own. The legends themselves even left handprints on special concrete markers within the structure, reminding people of what hard work and dedication can bring to a community that works together for a noble cause.

To continue the advocacy, the same hoop icons returned to the partner communities early this year. This time around they did not only build more sports venues, but also to see how hard the youth have worked to improve their basketball skills on the Courts of Inspiration. After conducting basketball clinics, the legends handpicked the best players, who then flew to Manila to represent their communities in the national leg of the Alaxan FR Galing Mo Camp. 

The aim was to reward those who trained hard in the Courts of Inspiration to perfect their basketball skills.

Giving back to the community

The winners are now set to return the favor to the communities that hand-built their hometown basketball courts.

Rhys Jefferson Flores from Cagayan de Oro was named as  the Most Valuable Player of the Camp

“My friends and I plan to help promote the game of basketball further by improving the basketball courts back in our province,” said MVP Rhys Jefferson Flores, who bared his plan to add roofing and proper lighting to existing playing venues.

“What I learned from this experience is something that I will remember from this day forward: always give your 100% not just to improve your character but, more importantly, to help others make their lives better.”

Grassroots development

I like this project of Alaxan FR, Unilab and the PBA legends. The program gives gifted basketball players in the provinces a chance to show their craft. After all, not all of them can go to the big city or enroll in UAAP or NCAA member schools. 

Good work!

Till next year! :)

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Go out and VOTE!

Cast my vote at 12:25PM, Precinct #1082A Cluster #306

You still have four (4) hours to go out and cast your vote. 

By this time, you may have heard a lot about the election issues. Still, I urge you to vote. Go to your precinct and vote. For all you know, you are one of those who are lucky because your precincts are orderly including the PCOS machine.

Despite the issues and news of failed PCOS machines, I really wished this time, more thinking individuals went out and vote. 

I believe we can effect change if we go out there and exercise our rights. 

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A Double Celebration Deserves a Giveaway from The Bistro Group of Companies

#ThrowbackThursday ~ Ma & Me

A double celebration is coming up: Mother's Day and the Mama Is Working blog anniversary. 

I started this blog on a Mother's Day seven years ago. I felt it was a perfect occasion to start a mommy blog. I opened the doors of blogging, although I had started blogging already at Multiply then, with a story celebrating my mom. After all what I am today, how I am today as a mother, I got most of the inspiration and guidance from her. Till today, Baliling, as my brother and I fondly call her, has remained to be my only confidant. 

Since then, I had written about my discoveries as a mom, a wife, and a daughter. Most importantly, I started talking about how it is to be a working mom, juggling between family and career. I'd appreciate if you can browse the blog and look for those posts so that you will get to know me as a working mom, as a person.

I'll be writing more stories about parenting, motherhood, and womanhood for sure. I hope you will join me in my journey. 

And to celebrate, I'm giving away a treat (GCs) for the whole family to enjoy. It's so simple to get this treat, just follow the mechanics I've listed on Rafflecopter below. This my first giveaway done through the Rafflecopter, and I had fun putting this one up. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway will end on May 17, 2013. A week after my blog anniversary and Mother's day. This contest is open to everyone who has a Bistro resto in their area. The Bistro Group of Companies has just reached 50 restaurants nationwide, namely, TGI Friday’s, Italianni’s, Fish & Co., Flapjacks, Pig Out, Krazy Garlik, The Stock Market, Bulgogi Brothers, Ma Maison, Village Tavern, Smokin' Hot BBQ, Watami, and Modern Shanghai. 

Take your pick! ;)

Update:

Thank you to The Bistro Group for Sponsoring my Double Celebration Giveaway! 

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(Hand)Writing Wednesday

Talk of a full hump day! :D

Despite the evernote and other digital planners, I still prefer to write down my tasks for the day, and tick each one off. Makes me happy to see those ticks at the end of the day. :)

The last two days had been full for me, thus the absence of posts here. I have a lot to write about pa naman, especially about my Mother's Day and blog anniversary giveaway. Yes, I'm heeding your suggestions, guys. Join kayo ha? :D 

Here's hoping you have an easy Wednesday. 

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