Message from "Ging"
saw ur pics and read some of the aritcles like random thoughs and teaching experiences...fter reading teaching xperiences there's a desire from to go back to teaching again....i am even more proud now that you are part of enzo's learning experience....we need more hazels here in the philippines....i am so proud of you....you can even ask my colleagues....
Message from "Tim Scott"
whew!
that was really bloody.
nah, seriuosly, ive done 2 comments. i dont know if u need the other 1
since
ur only asking for "5 kapitulo", i jus fill lyk posting a comment.
BDW, ive also added ur site as a link in my site, so others wld know
too.
hope that helps.
Message from "Shin"
hay naku am sure matatapos mo yan sister..pagkakilala ko sa yo eh di ka titigil hanggat di mo natatapos inumpisahan mo! mamatay ka na lang sa saya pagdating ng tamang oras na published na ang libro mo at pag dumating ang araw na yan eh makikisaya ako sa yo hehhehehehe
Message from "Marjo"
i like the black & white photo... really, you amaze me... sana maging successful ang book mo... i will be one of your most proud friend kung nangyari yun... honestly, you inspire me... i have a lot of dreams like you, too.... but fear always come in the way... fear of failing & fear that others would just laugh at me & spit on my back & say "Sabi ko na nga ba't di niya kakayanin yan..." really, pinakahahangad ko din ang magkalibro balang araw... marami rin akong compositions but i usually keep them for myself to read lang... ngayon-ngayon nga lang ako nagkakaroon ng lakas ng loob maglabas ng compositions ko through friendster blog & my xanga site. anyway, just wanna thank you for the inspiration... praying for your success.... makulit ka nga... but i admire your determination... sana maging ganyan din ako ka-determinado...
Message from "Khix"
Hello. Nice site. Yahoooooooo!
Message from "She"
alam mo friend, i feel so guilty, siguro kse, pg nagOpen nko ng mail, andaming tao na nagUpdate ng Blog, post ng kung anuano... and honestly, i don't bother reading... ngayon ko lang naRealize, na importante pala 'to sa'yo, and im so sorry for ignoring... and siyempre promise, lagi ko na babasahin mga entries mo... nakakaiyak na isipin, na this is your way of reaching out, keeping in touch, and making us involved with your life, tapos dead ma lang ako... huhuhuh... nipapatay nko ng kunsensiya ko!!! hahaha! at this point in my life, this is the closest way i could be in NY, to read your "life" and connect lang di ba?!... pero someday i know... makakarating ako jn!! at siyempre pa, mas ready pa'ko sa girl scout kse binasa ko na ang Blog mo!!! naku! dramang lasheng na'to... love you sis... sulat lang ng sulat... may nagbabasa dito... nga pala... siyempre naintriga ako sa kapitulo: 18&19, values siyempre! 21, kse pinupulot ang dolyar pg nakarating na ng amerika!NOT!! 22-24, yoko magMukhang tanga!!! hahaha!
Message from "Bubwit"
Hi Hazel, I like the black and white photo. Pearlie
Message from JO: hi hazel.. been a while.. just got in the office.. just turned on my pc.. checked my emails.. friendster :-).. got to browse your site.. though i wasn't able to go through all the links and read all the messages.. saw the pictures (any pictures of the statue of liberty? the pictures could use labels or tooltips that show up when you hover the mouse on the pictures. just a thought :-)) i like the topic "Ang New York ay Isang Isla" and "New York Is an Island" ... amusing :-) funny .. a nice read ... more power and God bless.
Message from "Ging"
hi....i asked my colleagues to visit ur site...i know they will enjoy it as much as i did....before i chek my emails once or 2x a week..now i do it everyday and make it a point to visit ur site everday......take care
with ur determination and love for your craft i know u can do it teacher hazel.....i read the article..."doubt"...all i can say is thanks for reminding me to believe in my capabilities as a person......
Message from "Bluezoe4"
just realized how beautiful your poetry was. it was...orgasmic. Perhaps it is one of those days when we realize that true inspiration comes around and when it does, there's no stopping the passion. Besh, i'm so proud of you because you have fulfilled everything you were aspiring for. I wish you more things as you have shown this world how it is to be a true monolith of humanity. ang ganda nung b&w mo na picture. hottie!
Message from "Armi"
hello...congrats in advance.. alam ko magiging successful ang result ng pinaghirapan mo.. by the way i posted your messages sa yahoo group natin.. hope makatulong... take care.. God bless.. nga pla i like the black & white pics.. mwah!!
Message from a regular visitor: "Ging"
love this....new yawk tawk......how i love to see new yawk talk from a to z....
Message from "Ging
just read poem for enzo.....thanks for that...reminded me his first day in school and how he prepared for that milestone in his life.....and we are thankful becasue u were the right person at the right time and at the right place....ur poetry and writings are a true mirror of how brilliant you are...
Message from Js. Pc
At talagang serryoso ka sa pagsusulat?that's very intelligent writing bespren.it speaks of your soul's literary ahems in a foreign land yet at some point while reading it, i still long for the familiar quaintness of being the jologs filipino that i am. wishing you luck on your book bespren.just say the word and i'll help you network it. ciao.
Message from "Aguinogom"
hi haze, naaliw naman ako sa email mo.. pero totoo yan, there's no place like home, especially if you think about balut, isaw, fishball, tokneneng at kung anu ano pa.. hhehehe.. ako rin i miss home sometimes pero pag naiisip ko ang chronic corruption at abject poverty sa ating bansa, nagdadalawang isip ako na bumalik for good.. sige send ka lang ng emails Message from "Shin" feel sad for the boy and all the other kids in the world who lost their loved one in the most horrific way. i think u can just be as accommodating as ever and assure him that there is someone (you) he can ran to...
Message from "miceldre" katuwa ang proud to be pinoy...im sure, maraming nakakarelate lalonfiltered=) Message from "Xaxa" i like the black and white photo, Hi chicher. Sorry if ngayon lang ako makakapagpost ng comment kasi I first read all your blogs and see all your latest pics kaya minsan ala nako time magpost ng comment. Enweys, since day 1 na mabasa ko ang “Ang New York ay Isang Isla” naging adik nako sa pagsubaybay sa mga susunod pa na ilalabas mo. Very interesting kasi and maraming matutunan ang mga masugid mong mambabasa and very entertaining pa. Don’t worry; I will support you til you finish your book. Ipapamalita ko rin sa mga friends ko ang website mo para ma visit naman nila. More power tich and goodluck!!!
Message from "Welsy"
haze natouch ako s broken glass ng random thoughts mo....gusto kong magcry kaya lng nahihiya ako na may makakita sa akin.wish ko rin mahanap ko ung "glue" ko. keep on writing..
Message from "Xaxa" lyk ko ang latest blog mo kase nakaka relate ako. hirap talagang sakyan ang ugali nila lalo na pag umpisa. kelangan talaga mahabang patience. at minsan napaka kunat pa sa pagbibigay ng sahod, aask ka ng increase pero dedma lang pero kung makapag utos parang ako si darna. hehehe!!! di sinasa alang alang na akoy tao at di makina. pero salamat sayo at lalo tumitibay ang loob ko na na ipaglaban ko ang karapatan ko sa aking amo.
Message from "Valerie" Hey...I came across your site through alumni.net. I used to go to school with you back in Baguio. I stopped when I was in Junior year (I think) and moved to New Jersey, where I eventually graduated. Anyway, I'm valerie or basang as what other people would call me. How are you? Message from jo teary-eyes... that's what i always get after reading your posts... sometimes tears of joy but sometimes tears of sorrow for the little boy & pagka-senti ko... pero ngayon, grabe... naiyak ako sa kakatawa... no wonder bakit mas pinagtuunan ng pansin ng hipag ko magbasa ng blogs mo kesa pagtyagaan ang blogs ko... hahahaha! can't wait to have a copy of your book... grabe! wow talaga... as in... i'm so proud of you... really proud... alam mo ba ipinagkalat ko din sa mga friends ko sa workplace ko about your book. pati mga classmates ko sa UP open univ., to my friends and relatives... my brother also posted in their company site yung ad mo na ubod ng kulit. & his company houses around 700 employees... kahit ilan lang pumatol sa kanila, hope it'll help. my sister in law visited your web site today, she said you're really good... nagpost yata siya ng comment. sabi pa nga niya, mas magaganda daw yung gawa mo kesa sa kin kasi pang-masa. masyado daw seryoso yung mga gawa ko. boring. hay naku! instead of patronizing me kasi sis in law niya ko, bigla bumwelta... hahahaha! this is a good sign... keep on writing... di na nga sina Jessica Zafra, Bob Ong at David Sedaris idol ko, e... Ikaw na... hahahaha! masyado na ba kong sumipsip... joke... but really, i'm so proud of you... sana when i start writing my own book too, i get to have such compliments like you're gaining now... naiinggit ba? goodluck! God bless!!! Message from "Arjo" hi hazel,my sis in law (marjo) asked me to visit your website. actually, it's not my cup of tea to read long stories, poems, blogs, etc. but when i read yours... my gosh! i fell in love of your work... it's my first time, really. anyway, congratulations and keep up the good work. Message from "Adrian" hi there hazel... thanks for this email. although i totally disagree with the content of this email.
hazel, i used to think like you, i was very sensitive to pronounciation, i use to correct and remind people of the "proper" way of saying it these and that. i cannot blame you if you act like this dahil na rin siguro sa work mo as a teacher, you're well desired to check everyone out and tell them the proper pronounciation.
these desire and eagerness of mine changed as i finished my masters degree for languages in heidelberg, same school where rizal went. i finally discovered that there is no actually proper or standard way of speaking english and many more languages. specially english, it is a dynamic language. the word "bird" can be pronounced in different ways, different accents depending on which region you are in great britain where english has originated.
in short, hazel, don't give a damn to how people pronounce there english, as long as you understand them, yon naman ang dapat eh--- it boils down to the roots... wag naman nating gawin ang english as a status symbol, the better your english, the richer you are, or it makes you on the top notch of the higher society. wag hazel, masyadong plastic ang dating.
finally, opinion ko lang, if you want people to adopt your own standard way of speaking english specially in your region, dapat, umpisahan mo sa classroom, sa mga little kids, kasi magiging foundation yan nila, pero wag mong ipagdikdikan sa amin na yan ang tamang pag pronounce ng english niyo, kasi dito sa amin... mali yan. kaya if i were you... leave other people's english alone!
***** Author's Response to this**** Dear avid readers, When I wrote that piece on Milk is not "melk". I posted a Warning sign that if you are sensitive about pronunciation, dont read the whole thing. Well a person felt it was a personal attack. I even admitted that I am guilty of these errors. Here is his message which I will post too, hey its still a comment. It means my site is getting followers. I did not write the piece to insult our people. I Am proud of my being filipino.Its just that ive seen a lot children of my neighbors who do not have friends in school who do not recite, afraid to talk with anyone who speaks english because they are aware of their errors. I start within the classroom. And I think you will agree that your classmates were laughed at when they recite in class and misprounounce words. Please spare these children, functional english is okey but IF WE STEP it up, it will be better, for their own good. Better english does not guarantee wealth, but IT IS the fact that other people UNDERSTAND YOU that is more important especially in foreign land. How come Koreans, Pakistanis and other races go to our country for education not just because of the cheaper tuition fee, but to LEARN ENGLISH. Why can't we remove that "within region" mentality. If we do not remove this type of thinking, our country will go nowhere. Good day! Message from "Manzano" nice.. i better get a copy for our chimi-ah-ah peace **** Author's note*** Comment is a comment, just do not agree with the term for our househelpers. :( Message from "Jon" testing...hi! Ganda ng site ka2gulat lalo na ung content thumbs up! Kaw ba talaga yan hehe :D
Message from "Karen" hi teach! congratulations! anyways, brinodcast ko na sa lahat ng friends ko itong website mo. i read the comment of that "adrain" guy...about that english thing..."where did that cone from?" i love reading all the stuff you right...cheers to you for another accomplishment! keep in touch...
Message from "Tim Scott" woah!the diclaimer maybe wasnt enuf. that was rili samting. i mean, 4
me its even anoying, after reading that comment, i said, wat the... but that
his personal opinion anyway, but hell, i have my own too.
im no master nor doctor of any field and i agree that there are no
universal way (am i being too absolute?) to pronounce words, but there
are proper ways to pronounce a word. as he had said, "...can be pronounced
in different ways, different accents depending on which region you are..."
w/c means that there is a distinct way on how to pronounce words on a
particular area, w/c will also give us 2 basic reason why do we have to know
proper pronounciation of words: 1.) 4 us not to be the laughing stuff of
everybody, do you wanna be the center of attention jus bec u haven't said the word properly? in short, it is to blend in. 2.) simply and mainly to be
UNDERSTOOD.
let us ask our selves, "how do you know that there are different ways
on how to say a word on different region?" as the comment says, "the word
"bird" can be pronounced in different ways, different accents depending on
which region you are in great britain..." that is bec they have or that is
the proper way of saying words on that particular region, so as New York
and any other place that we may please. Bottomline, there rili is a "proper
way" on how to pronounce words =-p.
(there's more where it came from, if u please. hehehe)
ps
its up to you if u want to post if, its fine w/ me. *Response to this Comment from the Author*
I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH YOU- Hazel
Message from "Randy"
I had a terrible migraine after reading the articles in the site. It is my fault that I was too lazy to read the article the moment it is posted. New York as the center of all the articles are good. It gives an insight to what New York is and is not. I am not into poems that much for the simple reason that i am indolent and i hate thinking to get to the crux of the matter. A compilation of essays and poems revolving around random thoughts. I am looking forward to the book.
Message from "Pinats"
Ang galing mo talaga! yung mga tiga kamag-ank ko sa Bagiuo pinabili ko ng newspaper.My other U.P. Professor friends saw your work...they are waiting for your book ...they saw your website...bigayan mo daw ng discount at sana hindi dollars.
Message from "Shin"
wow! congratulations my friend! i join u in ur jubilation! by the way, did u include in ur book a section for teachers' guidance especially when applying abroad? agencies, tests, preparations and all that? ung pinagdaanan mo d2 with eworld before u finally got there i think should be shared para naman mabgyan ng patnubay ung iba... well ur dream is about to become a reality sister...in concrete form na talaga! mabuhay ka fren!!!! Message from "welsy"
i grabed a copy of the midland...ok un! waiting for more! Message from "rbinandan" ang galing ng pagkaka feature mo ng iyong life there as a teacher. Find it very interesting and amusing to read. Being the same as an OFW i appreciate your personal experiences being shared in your blog topics. more power and keep on writing, hopefully you'll end up rich with your books going places in bookstores. I do admire your patriotism and courage. Being a true pinay helping others through your experiences will keep them understand all aspects of working abroad and be ready to face all kinds of trials and tribulations. You are one such hard to crack but its worth it.
Okidoki…will do that for you…hayaan mo at marami ka pang fans na darating….watch out!!!!
Message from "ganda"
Hello ate,,, The time na tinext mo ako eh,, I'm really wondering kung bakit mu ako pinapabili ng newspaper.... Ano kaya gimik ng sister ko... Wow that sunday I bought a newspaper, then harshly ko tinignan ang back page at mukha mo ang lumitaw sa akin... wooww as in talaga ang nasabi ko sister... hindi ako makapaniwala na ang ate ko ay may ad sa midland at talagang mukha mu pa hehehe... i am so proud of you sis... no doubt gifted ka nga sa intelectual as in... im very very proud of you talaga... dont you worry tinext ko na lahat ng mga friends natin dito na may ads ka doon at kumuha ng isang copy,... I actuallly have mine also... ako pa mawawalan ng copy... hindi ako papayag.... dinala ko nga sa school eh para i advertise din sa mga ka co-teachers ko... wow... kaw nga si ate hazel.. Bongggaaa ka atsi.... so are you planning to go home here in the philippines... hindi ko pa nabasa lahat ng nasa site mu pero dont worry dahil number one fans mu ako dito sa baguio... Di ka na talaga mareach... Daig mu pa mga tao dito hehehehehe.... Until next time... By the way are you the one calling me kaninang morning... I was not able to answer it kasi narurush ako papaunta na skul at super late na ako hehehehe.. Ako eto maganda pa rin gaya mu.... Until next sister.. Love you and mwaaahhh... Ayyyyy wait dapat my sarili akong kopya kapag napublish mo na ang book mu ha hehehehe.... mwaaahhh mwaaahh... miss you and reagrds to alll. Message from "jonathansureta"
Teaching is not only a profession but a career in life. Ang galing mo, kabayan!
Message from "Vilmore"
Hi hazel,im from Baguio...Im currently working here in Binan Laguna,I saw your ad in MIDLAND COurier,kinda interested how you survive all of those trials.My wife told me about your website and she's intriuge on how to get there(NYC).Eversince we got married,she always tells me that NYC is her gratest dream.Hazel,it was nice reading your blog....Ingat ka dian, and GOD BLESS
Message from "honey"
Very nice read... Keep it up.
Message from "Khix"
Hello!!! Miss you so much but browsing to your website makes me close to you. Hope to see you soon, personally. I love reading all your articles here in your site. Thaks for sharing your experience with us. Love you!!
Message from "Jet"
Ang galing-galing! Laging my ngiti sa aking labi habang at pagkatapos kong basahin ang mga isinulat mo sa site! I'll grab your book for sure!!!
Messag: my_bea
sensible and funny... cute mga banat mo, ha. in fairness, you're not jut encouraging but also inspiring... encouraged akong magsulat din and inspired akong makarating din jan sa big apple... sana pag makarating ako jan, you'll keep an eye on me... ginawa bang yaya... sa tagal ko na kasing guidance counselor, di na lang pananalita ko ang malumanay kundi pati na rin mga galaw ko... push me up some more hazel.. GO! GO! GO!
i'm secretly adoring freud, too... so i'm hoping that you bought something from that shop and discuss in detail in your book or in your book on sex to come (haven't released the first one but i'm already looking forward for your next book that's quite interesting... nyahahaha!) how the thing works. kaya tapusin mo na yang book mo so i can already have a copy... complimentary copy ha...
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