http://deniceonline.com Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:20:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en June 15, 2010 marks the first day of classes amongst most private and public schools in the Philippines. In today’s hard times where a typical household is barely able to make ends meet, being able to send our children to school is a big privilege. Statistics on education by the ... http://deniceonline.com/katek-reaches-out-to-the-underprivileged-filipinos-in-davao/ A lot of significant people in my universe passed away on August 2009: Michael Jackson: His death has proven that I am not numbed by final exits of celebrities because I’m such a big fan of his. Farrah Fawcett: Yes, I have once followed her TV series “Charlie’s Angels.” Corazon Aquino: The ... http://deniceonline.com/august-2009/ Just when I thought I have been numbed by graduation moments whenever March comes, it soon became my son’s turn to march on the stage to get his “moving up” certificate having successfully made it to the next level from Junior Casa 1/GLLP 2 to Junior Casa 2. This is ... http://deniceonline.com/my-son-is-moving-up/ Being a bookworm that I am, it saddens me that the Books For Less outlet along Pearl Drive has closed shop recently. It used to be my favorite place to hang out with my son and niece. The place is within close proximity to the clinic of their pediatrician. So ... http://deniceonline.com/missing-books-for-less/ I read somewhere that the best time to take a break is when you don’t have the time to. So I guess I should’ve taken a break today eh… although I just came back from a two-week hibernation from the corporate world. The tons of papers “for my urgent attention” welcomed ... http://deniceonline.com/welcome-back/ The book “Lead, Don't Manage Your People” was formally launched on late afternoon of October 10 -11, 2008 at the Top Shelf in Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street in Manila. Its author Jim Black happens to be a former boss of my former colleague, Yolly. It was also the first time ... http://deniceonline.com/book-launching-at-the-top-shelf/ Bentley launched its slogan campaign that says “The best luxury of all is time. Savour each moment.” I figured this must be my sister Christabel’s mantra when it comes to traveling. A few weeks ago, her family and mine were together when we decided to go up to Baguio for ... http://deniceonline.com/vacation-mantra/ Today was a special day for my family because we attended the Gymboree Olympics held at the Grand Atrium of Shangri-La Plaza. This marks Gymboree’s 6th year in the Philippines. On the way there, Kyle seemed puzzled that we told him we’re going to attend Gymboree Olympics but our car ... http://deniceonline.com/gymboree-olympics/ “Life is like a box of chocolates. You’ll never know what you’re gonna get.” This is the famous line by the character Forrest Gump. I cannot help but think about this thought as I looked back at how things were during my time in high school. Come to ... http://deniceonline.com/box-of-chocolates/ As far as technological advancement is concerned, I should consider myself the most resistant to change. In college for instance, my paper submissions in class were typewritten instead of computerized despite the availability of computers in the school and amidst the popularity of the DOS in the 90s. Probably one ... http://deniceonline.com/wired-and-antiquated/