Clary Diary

My kids are just as fond of books as I am. They grew up choosing books over toys, choosing National Bookstore or Booksale over Toy Kingdom. My eldest even saves his daily baon to be able to buy his favorite book or kids’ magazines because I also teach them to be responsible when it comes to spending and saving money. As early as one year old, I encourage my kids to read because as a reader myself, I want them to spend more time reading a book than watching TV while inside the house because I learned that being too addicted to the television increases hyperactivity for kids. There are times when I see ourselves sitting in every corner of the house holding books. I have my own collections of different fiction and non-fiction books. The kids have their own collections of books, too and one of them is the Geronimo Stilton series of adventures. Php285.00 each at National Bookstore

We have five mobile phones in the house, two for me, two for my husband and one for my son. It is usually placed above the computer table or above the refrigerator. It looks cluttered and often misplaced. There is one instance when I turned on the silent mode of my mobile phone then my youngest son (who is a special child and couldn't speak yet) played with it. I kept looking for it for hours and calling it hoping that I can see the light even if it’s not ringing. Eventually, I found it outside, just in front of our door. Whew! After that, I never leave my mobile phone in a place where he can reach and play with it again because by that time he can’t talk much and couldn’t tell me where it exactly is. By the way, we’re having speech therapy sessions and I can say that he’s doing well and can talk in three words phrase.

He is a loving person He is thoughtful He is caring He is funny He is dependable He is protective He is faithful He is sensitive to our feelings He loves to surprise us He likes giving gifts He is witty He is lovable He is childlike in a very funny way He likes to play with the kids He makes me coffee every morning He cooks for us when he has time

My eldest son, Kenzach, is a First Year High School student, now called as Grade 7 under the new program of Department of Education which is called K to 12 whereas the Kinder plus 2 additional years in basic education is now being implemented. He graduated as a Salutatorian in his previous school, Merit Winners Academy with an average of 90.60%. We never joined a scholarship before, so when my friend told me about the MOB Foundation 2003, Inc. which is looking for incoming First Year High School student who has an average of 85 above, we didn’t hesitate to join. My son took the exam and interview and he passed! God knows how truly I am proud of him when we heard the news.