The Reading Homeschooler

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

WW- "Bobder " (Bob The Builder) after a day's work

Sunday, August 16, 2009

EO 712 ~ Jeepney Driver's Dream: single ticketing system

Okey po ako sa EO 712 focused on the single ticketing system and other needs of the transport sector. Mababawasan na rin ng konti ang hirap ng mga jeepney drayber.

Sana naman ay magkaroon din nito sa amin bayan at magkaisa ang SJJODA at MJJODA para idaing ito.
Maski hindi na matatawag na jeepney drayber ngayon ang asawa ko ay maaalala ko pa ang mga pasakit na dinanas niya at dinaranas pa rin ng mga jeepney drayber dito sa amin. Pakengkoy ko na lang itong ikwento para maiba naman.

Hirap kaya ang magpasada sa Manaoag-Dagupan route. Nariyan po ang mga buwaya - dalawang klase ito : drayber na sasalisi sa yo at kunduktor na aagaw ng pasahero mo. Nariyan din ang mga pasahero na ayaw sumakay sa jeepney mo - lalo na kung galing ka ng Manaoag patungong San Jacinto- kapag walang masyadong nakasakay sa jeepney mo. kaya kailangan ang mga "pain". Sabi ko nga noon sa asawa ko pagawa kami ng mga inflatable na mannequin na automatic para di na siya magsakay ng mga "pain"
Nandyan din ang mga kangaroo - ang mga iba-ibang klase ng kundoktor na mahilig mangupit. May magtatago na ng 10 piso bawat biyahe, kaya kung 10 biyahe, aba may 100 extra na siya! At di lang po yun, may nagli-libre pa ng mga pasahero kahit isang baranggay.

May mga jeepney operators din kaming nakilala na... naku po... grabe ang pagka-istrikto. Kaya di ka pwedeng umabsent - pag araw ng pasada mo, kahit naka-swero ka pa dapat bumiyahe ka kungdi ibibigay na yun sa iba at mawawala ka na sa listahan. Kaya nga po bilib din ako sa asawa ko kahit kelan di siya nag-absent, at tsaka... kelangan eh. Ngunit may masamang karanasan din kami sa isang jeepney operator, hindi tinulungan ang asawa ko nung... talaga nga naman!.... nahuli siya ng honorable POSO at na-impound ang jeepney ni sir dahil sa isang pagka- "kagat- labing" pangyayari na napagtripan ang asawa ko na hinuli na nga nung umaga for obstruction daw... tapos nahuli uli nung tanghali kasi panget siya... tapos nahuli uli nung alas-3 dahil masyado siyang masaya kasi andami niya pashero (uy, iisang POSO lang ang humuli sa kanya, ginawa siyang altanghap)
Kaya heto - ang mga POSO- Public Order and Safety Office(POSO) ng Dagupan City (traffic enforcers) sample lang po yang picture, matino pa yan

..... nagbigay ng parusa sa mga maralita at patuloy pa ring nagbibigay ng hinagpis sa mga jeepney drayber sa amin.

Mga POSO ang di namin talaga makakalimutan. Tulad ng nabanggit ko, may gutom sa mga panghuhuli, sabi-sabi nga ay may tinatarget silang quota sa isang araw, totoo ba? Oo, andami pong bawal at sinisikap din naming di gumawa ng violation. Pero matanong lang po, bakit po kapag na-recover na namin ang aming mga lisensya ay mahuhuli kami kaagad pagkalipas ng 1-3 araw? Masakit po yun. At may mga panibagong listahan pa sila sa tuwina... bawal ang tumawag ng pasahero kung hindi ikaw ang kundoktor na naka-ID (hmm) ....bawal ang manigarilyo (tama!)... bawal ang walang basurahan... huli ka kapag walang sticker with disabled passenger sign... bawal ang nakasimangot..... haay! Meron bang tagahuli ng mga abusadong POSO? ---ewan.

So, sa mga POSO ng Dagupan... heto ang FYI:

The Proper Conduct Of A Traffic Enforcer

Below are the guidelines regarding the official procedures and proper conduct for all traffic enforcers:

1. Instruct the driver to pull over to a safe part of the road
2. Inform driver not alight from the vehicle
3. The traffic officer IS REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY HIM/ HER SELF
4. The traffic officer is required to politely inform the driver of the violation commited in clear and understandable language without vulgarity or condescending words. (o, hayan, kaya bawal ang galit na galit at talsik-laway na pananalita ha)

5. The officer is required to fill out the TVR in less than 3 minutes near the hood or beside the driver within hearing distance of the passengers and full view of passing motorists
6. Officer is required to request driver to sign the TVR
7. If driver refuses to sign, the traffic officer is required to inform the driver that he/she can contest the violation at the adjudication board
8. If driver refuses to surrender his/her drivers license, the traffic officer is required to fill out the TVR with the following information:

- plate number
- type of vehicle
- place, time and date of apprehension

9. The traffic officer is required to furnish driver with the original copy of the TVR with the following instructions:

-Where to redeem the TVR
- when to redeem the TVR

Sana po ganun na nga kaayos ang sistema nang sa ganun ay makapag-maneho na rin ako ng jeepney.

So..itutuloy ko na lang ang kwentong jeepney...

Nandyan din ang mga mamaw- as in, mga kaluluwang nagpaparamdam sa mga jeepney drayber at pasahero. Ulitin ko uli ito sa Halloween...Story 1:

Kauumpisa pa lang magmaneho ng asawa ko. Unang araw pa lang, sa parte ng Guibel, San Jacinto patungong Dagupan... tanghali... ay may pasaherong nagsabi ng "PARA!" kaya huminto ang mister ko, kaso nagtinginan lang ang mga tao. Pinaandar nya uli, katapos ng ilang segundo, may pasaherong nagsabi uli ng "PARA!" kaya huminto uli siya pero sabi ng mga pasahero wala naman daw pumapara. Kaya nagtaka ang mister ko, di na lang umimik at tuloy ang maneho. Pagdating sa may maliit na tulay ay mayroon na namang, "PARA!" at huminto ang sasakyan at tumingin ang mister ko sa likuran kung sino ang bababa... wala. Nakupo naman, kinilabutan ang mga pasahero! At nang umandar muli, biglang naputol ang axle ng sasakyan... Hanubayan!

Story 2: Ito, "tindig-balahibo story" kasi naramdaman ko rin.Gabi na noon at last trip na. Umaambon-ambon pa. Papuntang sa highway pa rin ng San Jacinto bago ang Crossing ng Sta.Maria. Mga tatlong pasahero na lang ang sakay namin. Nakisakay ako noon "joyride" lang kasama ng isang kaibigan. Sa loob kami nakaupo, likod lang ng drayber samantalang ang mga pasahero ay sa pinaka-dulo nakaupo. Nasa harapan noon ang kundoktor kasama ng asawa kong nagmamaneho.... Malapit na kami sa next stop kaya tanong ng asawa ko: " May bababa ng crossing?" Narinig namin isang matandang lalake: "Meron.." Okay. So pagdating namin sa crossing hinto kami. Ayy nakupo, walang bumaba! ... Tanong uli ng asawa ko sa mga pasahero: "di ba may bababa sa crossing?" Tinginan kami lahat. Wala sabi nung tatlong pasahero, taga-Manaoag daw sila. Kami naman ngayon ng friend ko at ng kunduktor ang nagtanungan," di ba may matandang sumagot na 'Meron'? eh...Sino yun?" Nandilat mga mata ng kundoktor, drayber at kaibigan ko. Sumagot pa sila: "...parang nakaupo lang sa tabi natin yung tao nung sumagot ah.." Tindig-balahibo kami pareho!!!

Sunod ko namang ilalahad ang kwento sa mga booking. Sila po ang mga taong bantay sa kalye (appointed nino, di ko alam) at taga-tawag ng pasahero may kundoktor ka man o wala. Ang masaklap, pagkatapos nilang tumawag at makapagpasakay, hihingi sila sa drayber/kundoktor ng 5-10 piso. Wow, dat's hebi! May mga booking din na abuso, makapagtawag lang ng 1 o 2 pasahero mareklamo pa sa 5 pisong iaabot mo..... Minsan kamo ang hirap ng pasada pero tiis lang kami, at nung last trip for the day AY OKAY, tumama kami puno ang jeepney! Pero pagstop-over namin sa sakayan/babaan sa may Cindy's Mangaldan, may grupo ng mga booking doon na nag-aabang. Nagbaba lang kami ng dalawang pasahero, pagkat lahat na ay patungong San Jacinto at Manaoag. May sumakay na dalawa na di naman tinawag ng mga booking. Kaya inakala naming di na kami magbibigay. Pero humingi ng tong. At nagreklamo nung 5-piso lang. Kaya sabi ni mister, sa kundoktor ka na lang kumuha. Pero di rin nagbigay yung kundoktor namin kaya balik siya sa amin. Sabi namin uli, sa kundoktor ka kumuha wala kami barya. Nagalit yung lider at hinampas ng dos-por-dos yung gilid ng aming humble jeepney. What to do ... suggest?

Ito ay kwento ko hango sa tunay na karanasan namin sa pasada, part siya ng buhay namin noon...at kwento ko ngayon.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Blogthings - My 1950s name

Thanks to Ria of It's My Party (and I'll Cry If I Want To) who always remembers to tag me with these quizzes. As promised, here is the answer...

Your 1950s Name is: Thelma Frances

What's buzzin, cuzzin?

What's Your 1950s Name?

With this I'm tagging all my friends on my blogroll, so feel free to grab it! :)

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Wordless Wednesday - Francis M -inspired basketball ring

That's a Francis M-inspired basketball ring set-up by my nephew Matt at our backyard. "Three stars and the sun"

Wanna know something funny? They attached it to a breadfruit tree and the basketball ring's been going up day by day, farther from their reach. Kasi they forgot that they stuck it to a live tree!

Below are my children CottonCandy reaching for the ball, Jbean aiming for a shoot, watching on the side are Cupcake and Andrei (Matt's son, or in short, my apo, hehe)

Friday, May 22, 2009

School enrolment last May 18

I'm writing this entry to give attention to a huge task that needs improvement and assistance in our school system, and maybe we (the PTCA members) ought to think of involving the parents, officers and members. Please don't get me wrong, I love this school because my boys are safe there and most teachers know us personally - that is also the reason why I'm not naming it. I merely want to share my observation and a few ideas I brainstormed with other parents about when we were there. It's really important for me to get my reader's say on the matter, please leave a comment or any suggestion. It will be appreciated... then maybe I can present them perhaps at the closing of this school year.

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My family woke up early today to get ahead in enrolment and to avoid the long wait or the long queue at SJNHS (it's a public school near our town).

What was perplexing is that the incoming freshmen (us) were asked to queue up at the
Multi-purpose Building for submission of form 138 and birth certificate. 3 minutes later, change of plan, we were sent to the Guidance Office instead.

Yet from there, a minute later, we were sent back to where we came from. Oi, imagine that - we queued up then broke, then queued up and broke. My son and I went from being #5 to #18 to #33. The line was slow, that my hubby and I had to change places. See me at my plainest below (promise!).

Jellybean took the picture, but er.. I just kept my joking mood while waiting... and having idle chat with the other "nanays".

My worst jokes? "The teacher-in-charge comes back every commercial break, she's an avid follower of the show "Ruffa and Ai" Then later again, I say "Looks like this line is for buying movie tickets to a Sarah Geronimo movie!" corny, right?

A-ha, later on a fight ALMOST ensued between two parents over who's in charge - the teachers or parents. A parent near the submission desk told most of us to just leave our children's credentials on the table and the faculty will look into that. (Sort of she was giving out the wrong information) The other parents, one after the other, wondered why some were submitting their papers ahead. Then the faculty in charge had to clarify to those within earshot that she didn't give that direction - we, in turn, passed on the message (And the papers too!) Imagine the time wasted just for that. Ayayay!

Anyway,my friends, you probably got the details when you kept updated with me via twitter. Even the more eternal ordeal when we went to the next building for our 2 other boys' enrolment.

Shocking, eh? Well, pasensiya! ;-)

You just have to smile and retain your cool as some parents and students try to bypass the system, daring even to create 2 more lines nearest the desk, without the approval of the faculty.

So here's, hehe......Super Christine to the rescue! I called on the guard to maintain order. Then some of us parents helped watch the submission desk and see that no one edges their way to the short-cut. Even my hubby watched there, people must've thought he was the newly appointed security guard because of his demeanor. It took us 'til quarter past 1 to get done there.

One thing is sure, the faculty members are short-staffed this time. I personally think having PTCA officers should have helped or at least had some parents volunteer to help. And if they would, they sure can count me in.. at least for the first 2 days :)

As we were waiting for hours in line, I can't help but think of other solutions to this or think of lessons to be learned. A-ha, (1) Google "how to organize an efficient enrolment system"! (2) How about using card number system perhaps? (3)Or having enrollees stay two feet away and wait in line like what we do when transacting in a bank? And having a megaphone handy especially in places where you expect a huge crowd and you can hardly hear above it the noise? (4)How about having the parents submit enrolment credentials and payment inside an envelope (which will be duly-checked first) and giving them a number with a scheduled date to pick-up?

I hope, sana, that teachers can also look for a better place for parents/enrollees to line up for their credentials. Please better test your plan at noon when the sun is at its hottest to see how comfortable enough it will be for us.

I admit, I have no clue how the school enrolment system can work better, but I'd like to give a few untested suggestions and if given a chance, I hope to suggest it in a meeting. I believe my idea will be used better when leaders/officers will hear it. My ideas are just that and I strongly believe that two or more heads are better than mine.

My idea is, at this age of technology and advancement, it is a waste of time employing a disorganized method of enrolment. Keeping a journal of the past events make the next one better.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Just joined "Ako Mismo"

To date, there are 100,527 total pledges on the wall of commitments.

I heard of this organization from the commercial breaks during Pacquiao's boxing match with Hatton. It's slogan is Ako Mismo, Ang Kikilos, Para Sa Bayan Ko.

AKO MISMO is a movement to energize and rejuvenate young Filipinos and move them to action.

As an advocacy, it is anchored on the following fundamental beliefs:
1) There is an inherent desire in every Filipino to effect positive change in the country. This is a tremendous force for change.
2) Social Change is possible when individuals commit to a concrete actionable behavior that results to positive change
3) The power of the collective force of individuals who believe in making a difference will be the driving force for a sustainable transformation of Philippine society.

To fellow Pinoys, if you haven't joined yet, I encourage you to do so and post your pledge. You'll see how, in every pledge you made, you find a change in you.