tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post7888237659970235906..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Children, Teach Your ParentsPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-89981631179544404372007-06-13T21:02:00.000+10:002007-06-13T21:02:00.000+10:00Hey, I googled "Bohol" and it gave me your blog......Hey, I googled "Bohol" and it gave me your blog...and I'm glad I just didn't browse. You have very interesting comments about Bohol and I love it. I'm going there with my girlfriend next month so I need to know what to expect to see there.<BR/><BR/>But what really made my day was your blog on your daughter's graduation from kindergarten. That's hilarious and I love it.<BR/><BR/>Please keep Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-35247522336064852252007-06-12T11:59:00.000+10:002007-06-12T11:59:00.000+10:00Agreed! I've never heard of anyone putting so much...Agreed! I've never heard of anyone putting so much emphasis on graduation from kindergarten. Now, if it was graduation from high school THAT is another story all together.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-53882094461266942572007-06-12T11:45:00.000+10:002007-06-12T11:45:00.000+10:00That took me back... A few days before the graduat...That took me back... <BR/>A few days before the graduation I had moved with my family to Switzerland, so I would have been out of the country... it stirred a huge hooplah with my teacher, my school vs my mother! It was inconceivable ... they wanted us to push back the day of our flight and move. My parents are pretty Western. Thank god for it too.KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-70067477592195229542007-04-12T02:02:00.000+10:002007-04-12T02:02:00.000+10:00Dang Wat, you made my point. Shame on you! Actuall...Dang Wat, you made my point. Shame on you! Actually, the real point of the no camera regulation is to prevent a zillion inconsiderate people from jumping in the way of "rule following" onlookers, like me.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-71584628401586673742007-04-11T21:55:00.000+10:002007-04-11T21:55:00.000+10:00I remember attending the graduation of a niece fro...I remember attending the graduation of a niece from grade school. I brought a camera along. But they said strictly no cameras; only the professional photographer can take photos. I smelled business venture. I took out my camera and clicked away. Hah!Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-55293193336479011812007-04-07T12:31:00.000+10:002007-04-07T12:31:00.000+10:00You're in Canada so maybe your son's graduation WI...You're in Canada so maybe your son's graduation WILL be "special," but you still might find yourself a little disappointed. My daughter's graduation from Filipino kindergarten was more involved and lasted more than twice as long as my own high school graduation. My sixth grade graduation in 68 in Texas was no more than a school assembly with no parents there at all. Lets face it, North Americans PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-61611522495185365622007-04-07T09:24:00.000+10:002007-04-07T09:24:00.000+10:00He he he. Great observations phil.I, on the other...He he he. Great observations phil.<BR/><BR/>I, on the other hand, was quite disappointed when my oldest son didn't have a graduation ceremony when he finished kindergarten. I was then working at a garment factory that makes graduation cap and gowns and I borrowed one and brought him to Wal-Mart and had his picture taken with the cap and gown. :)<BR/><BR/>When he graduated from 6th grade, I wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-81308524820132805312007-04-04T06:11:00.000+10:002007-04-04T06:11:00.000+10:00I guess the good part about living in the U.S. is ...I guess the good part about living in the U.S. is that I won't be attending any kindergarten graduation ceremonies. But I still have to celebrate my daughters birthday every month for the first year and my wife is already buying things for her first birthday party still two full months away!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-63593677614001670072007-04-03T23:31:00.000+10:002007-04-03T23:31:00.000+10:00Hello pidro. Glad you aren't taking offense to my ...Hello pidro. Glad you aren't taking offense to my outsider observations. Writing about them is therapeutic. ...and happy reading to you...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-10767067790395804612007-04-03T23:29:00.000+10:002007-04-03T23:29:00.000+10:00No choice but to take it all in stride Amadeo. Sti...No choice but to take it all in stride Amadeo. Still, i prefer the mostly harmless "idio's" here compared to the "ghetto behavior" that the US now seems to be embracing.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-52394667045634926662007-04-03T16:39:00.000+10:002007-04-03T16:39:00.000+10:00just by accident (without broken arms) that i happ...just by accident (without broken arms) that i happened to read your blog :) your stories were quite interesting. it made me laugh and reflect. i'm bookmarking it!<BR/><BR/>yes, it's really difficult to understand pinoy ways- very conflicting, unexplainable, sometimes irrational and illogical. but you know, these are part of being a pinoy. <BR/><BR/>happy writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-59899406582148382062007-04-02T11:57:00.000+10:002007-04-02T11:57:00.000+10:00Hi, Phil:Nice one. I see that you are beginning t...Hi, Phil:<BR/><BR/>Nice one. I see that you are beginning to take some of the local “idiosyncrasies” in stride.<BR/><BR/>HeHeHe.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.com