Father’s Day what it means to you

In my time in the Philippines  as a teenager in 1960’s and 1970’s there is NO SUCH thing as celebration of FATHER’S DAY. It was only after the 70’s that FATHER’s DAY celebration was adopted in the Philippines …

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“Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.^[3][4]In addition to Father's Day, International Men's Day is celebrated in many countries on November 19 for men and boys who are fathers.

Father’s Day, in the Philippines this holiday changed was only celebrated due to American influence which had been adopted as a law in the US congress . Since its very popular  so its being followed on the third sunday of June.

What is Father’s Day for me and what it means to you ?;  I think of my father and what he had contributed to my being a person, now an adult person, married and me as a father. I accepted my father for what he is and what he had provided me until i had my own family. He is a good provider for my needs and the family that is how he shows love for the family.  But he had limitations which i hardly accepted before. He is not showy of his affection with his family up to the extent of not having communications with his children. This limitations was not also his fault, its the kind of upbringing and influence he had with his parents and society as a whole. The limitations had intrique me and pushed me to look for answers outside of the family.

Fathering for me means  doing the responsibility of taking care of your childrens needs not only with finances and material things. There is also that need of having good communication, good rapport and understanding and unity amongs the family. A message sent to me by my best friend befits what father is;

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“PAG  TATAY KA, walang LOG OUT, walang PAUSE, walang STOP, walang DAY OFF, walang SAHOD , mas lalong di pwede  ang MAG RESIGN . pwede kang MAMILI NG ASAWA di ka pwedeng  MAMILI NG ANAK , dahil ang pagiging AMA, HABANG BUHAY NG KONTRATA “
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In Fathering there is NO LOG OUT, NO PAUSE, NO DAY OFF, NO SALARY , you cannot resign, YOU CAN CHOOSE ANOTHER WIFE but YOU COULD NOT CHOOSE your CHILDREN and Fathering is a contract a lifetime one.


Fathering is not only the individuals concern as a father because society as well as economy and government has a big role in  fathering or parents upbringing for a better family and society. How can a poor family with less resources have a good father.  He could have the best intentions, the effort, the strenght , the spirit of being a father but when he does not have the means like lifetime job  On every  Father’s Day , he is always praised  for his dedication , his role being on the pedestal and just that but not seeing and recognizing or the will to correct the limitations and the support mechanisms (society, economy and government) can do. Father’s Day becomes an ordinary day and a fun day , its a business day. Its a different Father’s Day for everybody and different for every family.

Education needed for higher income

When i came to Canada i was only thinking that i will surely earn dollars for the needs of my family, having attended a short course in caregiving i assumed that it would be  enough to support whatever expenses for myself and my family in the Philippines.

But when i finished my contract with an employer and had to work for another employer i came to accept that caregiving career is not what i really want after all. I came to realize that earnings on these profession would not be sufficient if you will live with your own house and family. Caregiving jobs would only give you the minimum earnings for a month which is only about $1,500 more or less. If you would pressure yourself to earn more , you should have two jobs. Or elevating your status from a caregiver to Personal Support Worker you need to study and a permit is needed for you to acquire your studies.

Its real , education is needed for higher income here in Canada and probably in other countries like United States.

But given that you still have to work for your everyday expenses and have to budget your time, the question now is how could you study and at the same time work. I consulted my nephew about the matter of studying at the same time working and he recommended to me about online education. For me its unusual or i may say its new to me about  studying online because i had not experienced this kind of studies. The kind of education that i know was going to universities, enrolling and getting the college course that you prefer.

I thought it over and surf and found out   http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ it provides you with references on many aspects of education somewhat a search engine for your educational needs. I was made aware that studying  online would not be expensive  because you wont be using a classroom, you wont be paying for transportation, you dont have to buy books or reference materials  and you can even apply for a loan.

What i need to decide , on the list of online courses  is what will i  choose. Will i have to upgrade my status to a personal support worker course or take online degree on computer sciences which is related on my  BSREE degree.

Whatever, the goal now is pursue on a higher income and achieve more progress.

June 12, 2011 Phil. Independence

 
June 12, 2011 is a  significant day for the Philippines because its the Philippine Independence Day Celebration.  To  date it is the 113  year of Philippine Independence given by the Americans to the Philippines in June 12, 1898 at  Kawit Cavite during the time of  Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo who was declared the first President of the Revolutionary Government at that time. The freedom won  was against  Spains colonization of the Philippines which had been fought by the Filipinos for hundred of years only to be colonized again by the Americans. The reign of the Americans was also opposed by many revolutionaries and the era of filipino –american war erupted.  Then the Japanese colonization and also fought by the Filipinos  until full independence was again declared on July 4, 1946 with the promulgation of  the Philippines on its new Republic with President Quezon as the the President again given by the Americans. .

But what is the significance of the present June 12 , 2011 independence day on the present administration of President Noynoy Aquino?

The Philippines which had fought longer periods of colonization until today is still not fully independent in the sense that it does not have or still a developing country with its industry heavy dependent on foreign materials and technology.  The kind of government that it had acquired or pattern from the Americans is always characterize by corruption after corruption ever since the Republic was established.

The present government is striving to get rid of corruption but will corruption be erased in the filipino government when from the simple barangay government to the highest level of governance there exist a culture of corruption.

What is real independence , is it not a country with non dependence, their is justice and progress.  What kind of progress when majority of the people are still living in poverty, when justice is only for the few people and when the economy is not improving and thousands of workers migrate to other countries to improve their living.

True independence is still  a dream and the fight for true progress is not over . May god help us and may the filipinos unite to achieve genuine independence.

Spring and summer construction work

Nice weather spring and summer , the best season i like. Yes spring and summer best time for construction work.  Not like in the Philippines everytime is always time for construction whether its inside and outside houses and buildings except when its rainy season.

Here in Canada, my sister is planning to have some renovations on her house . She plans to replace wornout drywalls, repair of doors, paintings, and install wood  laminated floorings.  She will not get professionals because its expensive so , he would only get me and my brother in law to do the job.

Preparations are needed to start the work. I told him that since there is a family leaving in the basement, the work should be scheduled by phases, and one important thing is crowd control. It is hard to work in a place if there are other people roaming around. It is also needed to divide the area where to work and the family living in the area to do their daily routine. So  we also have to used stanchions  or dividing line or post  to separate the working area with the passing space for people to walk on. 

There must also a place for the raw materials to be used so as not  to be mixed with  worn items taken out from walls and floorings. A barricades or a tent had be used to for the purchased item not to mix with torn items and protect it from sunlight or rain outside of the house. A big garbage bin is necessary for the waste materials to be thrown out of the construction..

She acknowledge these recommendations are important for the success of the project but also one important aspect are the designs and the kind of materials she will be buying and of course the tools needed in the small construction.  We hope to finished the job this summer.

Special treatment in the Philippine Penitentiary

   This man is Ex- Gov. Antonio Leviste  of Batangas who was sentenced and   jailed at the National Penitentiary in  Muntinlupa  for murder but was caught by the National Bureau of Investigation three days ago. He was apprehended by  the NBI from a tip that  he is living a free life and not in  his cell , living his sentenced.

So why he was able to do this , i supposed there are “special  treatment  in the
Philippine Penintentiary” , if there was none then he could not do this . He was able to went out of his cell and the compound of the National Bilibid Prison without a permit and even without a guard.

What does it mean when prisoners  like Antonio Leviste can go out of his living cell? It means  Justice in the national penitentiary  where hard earned criminals are jailed are not  equal.  So if this guy an ex-governor and has money  could play with justice ,   it is not hard to think that there are  more affluent  criminals who could also be given a  special treatment in the Philippine Penitentiary. And corruption of  government of public officials is the National Penitentiary is again matters.

Now with the present government of Pres. Noynoy Aquino his sense of respect for law and justice is again at stake because his appointee Ernesto Diokno head of the National Bilibid Prison had the command and responsibility for this case.