An Extraordinary Saturday

July 19, 2008...

I actually had different plans for today. Although the changes in plans really made me sad, this day didn't turn out as bad as I thought it would be.

• 6:30 - 7:30am - I prepared lazily for "work", it's our Personnel Development Day in school and a guest speaker was invited to talk to us about "Teaching as a Vocation"
• 7:53 - I arrived in school... Passed by the faculty room to get a notebook as my props.. hehe..:p
• 8:00 - 8:45 - we waited for the guest speaker to arrive..
• 8:50 - 11:00 - Dr. Onofre Pagsanghan - Mr. Pagski - spoke before us, OB Montessori Employees..
• I thought at first that I will just sleep once the talk starts cause that usually happens to me (or that happens when I really lack sleep)
• When Mr. Pagski arrived and seeing how old he looks like (he is already 81 years old), the more I said to myself and whispered to my seatmate (Ms. Dotimas) that I might just be really sleeping during the talk... BUT I WAS WRONG!
• Mr. Pagski is great in capturing his audience that I listened to him intently and reacted together with the majority of the audience to everything he said. I didn't bother to check my phone (when in fact right now I'm such a text "addict") and didn't mind the "call of nature" cause I don't want to miss anything he says
• He shared with us how he got his name "Pagski" from his American teacher who cannot pronounce his real surname.
• He also shared how him and Mr. Max Soliven were good friends during their 3rd and 4th year in high school.
• He was so nostalgic about his years as a student in Ateneo and how his teachers (Jesuit teachers at that) influenced him so much to what and who he is right now.
• And now that he is a teacher himself for 57 years, he shared how he feeds both the mind and heart of his "boys" (his students in Ateneo High School)
• His talk actually focused on this quote: "LOVE your CALLING with PASSION. It is the MEANING of LIFE" - Rodin
• After his talk, I said to myself, I want to grow old like him... I want to be the best teacher I can be for my students.. feeding not just the mind but also the heart.
  
• 11:30 - 12:15pm - on the way home, mox accompanied me while walking in Annapolis, ride the mrt, and walk home (But wait, i went back in school cause I forgot the free movie tickets given by Enzo)
• 12:15 - 12:30 - Changed clothes.. A kinda semi-formal one because we are going to watch a show in the evening
• 12:30 - 1:15 - Lunch
• 1:15 - 2:00 - Accompanied Pato to her doctor
• 2:00 - 5:30 - Mega Mall
• Concorde - checked for the price of sunshade for silverina
• VIdeo City - Pato checked for the Last King of Scotland
• Astroplus - Pato bought Matilda for Aileen
• Toy Kingdom - Pato looked for a gift for Hans but there's none of the animal she likes for him
• Pato bought me smores from this stall that sells chocolate coated apple.. we can't remember the name of the stall..
• Stopped by in Puzzle Dazzle and looked at the Precious Moments Puzzle.. I saw this puzzle and got dazzled by it coz I drew it and the drawing is in one of my notebooks.. I hope next time that I have money it is still there so I can buy it.
• Bench - Pato shopped for her shirts. I tried on a skirt, it's nice but didn't like it that much.
• Cyberzone, Planet Silver and the Bead Shop - Pato looked for the necklace she wants to give to ducky.. but it's not available anymore
• Pizza Hut - we ordered Regular Bacon Cheeseburger and had it upgraded to cheesy pops (that i eventually got tired of eating so I had mine wrapped after), Carbonara (it kinda lacks sauce), Caribbean Smoothies and Dessert Sampler.

• 5:30-5:50 - walked to church - St. Francis
• 6:00 - 7:00 - Mass by Fr. Jess Gueco
• 7:00 - 7:30 - Car on our Way to BDO Auditorium in Makati
• Julianne was with us and she kept me awake in the car (I was so sleepy but really can't sleep)
  
• 7:30 - 8:10 - Waiting for the show to start
• 8:10 - 9:30 - When I Have Sung My Songs featuring Karlene Denolo (soprano), Philippine Madrigal Singers Alumni, Entwined Voices abd Jesper Mercado (piano)
• The show was great especially the Madrigal Singers Alumni. It's like you are listening from a high-tech audio player. And they sing sitting down!
  
• 9:30 - 10:45 - Dinner at Metroclub in Rockwell. I had chicken barbeque, Iced tea and a scoop of strawberry ice cream.
• While there, the TV was on at Star Movies and Night at the Museum was showing. Julianne stopped me from eating and held my head to make sure that I watch her favorite scene. Mommy told us to keep eating or else we will be left behind if we finish eating last.
• After eating, Julianne got cold that she sat on my lap and hugged me. And when I stood, she hugged me by waist.
  
• 10:45 - 11:10 - Car on the way home. Julianne fell asleep on my side and I also kinda fell asleep too but we were already near the village so I tried to fight it.
• 11:10 - 12:00 - Home at last and rested for awhile before I took a bath.
• 12:00 - 1:00 - Tried to write this blog but was too sleepy already.