Kimmy Schemy

Archive for May, 2010

Mia* and her boyfriend are medical students. They came to the center one afternoon inquiring about the review in Test of English as Foreign Language, better known as the TOEFL.

We did not do anything special on mother’s day. Going to the mall was not an option because we were anticipating a large crowd. So, we just stayed at home and did the usual stuff we do, make fun with each other, lol!

And here’s what I got on mother’s day…

Not much, but ENOUGH to make a mother smile! Thank you BALONG!

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Jiro* is not the smartest kid in his class. He is just an average eleven-year old boy trying to figure things out. But what makes him special is that.. he is diligent, patient and very efficient for his age.

It was some time in February, 1987 and I was in Grade 6. I was among the top students in my class and the proclaimed winner of the recently held TAGISAN NG TALINO (equivalent to Quiz Bee these days) in our district.

I was full of AIR in my HEAD.

So full that I called my cousin, ‘tanga’ (stupid) when she did not understand what I was trying to explain. My exact words were, ‘napakatanga mo naman!’ (you are so stupid) which was heard by my mother, who was incidentally passing by. She waited until my cousin was out of earshot then she said to me..

‘Remember this always. No matter how good you are in what you do, there is someone out there who is better than you. So, don’t ever look down on other people…’ (tandaan mo to palagi, kung magaling ka man, meron pang ibang magaling at mas magagaling pa kaysa sayo, kaya wag na wag kang magmamaliit ng kapwa mo).

And I want to THANK my mother for such a valuable lesson on humility.. I know there are so many things I should thank her for, and there are so many ways I can repay her for all the things she did for me and for my own family. But I do not know of any way I can teach her a lesson, ANY LESSON, the way she taught me that day..

‘MA, I may not be as successful as other people expected me to be, but I know you NEVER STOP BELIEVING IN ME..’

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Only when I was about to create my post for this week’s theme that I realized I haven’t watched a lot of films with numbers in the the title so I can’t remember any thing except for 50 First Dates, which incidentally, happens to be one of my favorite movies..

Starring the versatile Adam Sandler and one of my favorite actresses, equally versatile, the beautiful Drew Barrymore, 50 First Dates is a story about a lovely young lady who had a vehicular accident which resulted to her having short-term memory loss.

I found the film funny and romantic and I never get tired of watching it over and over again…

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