snippets

Monday, April 30, 2012

THE AVENGERS: THE HULK

"My favorite superhero now is The Hulk."

- Nicolas -

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

So, my student blows me a kiss, I catch it and blow one back...he falls to the ground and refuses to get back up....
Me: What happened? Are you ok? Please get up...
Student: I can't...
Me: Why not? Are you hurt?

Student: No!
Me: ...then please get up...
Student: I can't....because I FELL IN LOVE!
Snippet and photo courtesy of Grade 2 Teacher, W.R.S.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

TITANIC

2012

2010

2007

"Titanic" drawings by Nicolas Garcia, 9-years-old.

See Related Post: Art Dicaprio

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

POEM: CATCH THE WAVE

CATCH THE WAVE

Catch the many waves
Like waves of life and friendship.
Waves of thrills you should enjoy
And waves of happiness too.

Waves of lies are sometimes grim
But you should accept them.
Waves of friendship help you relax
And drive your pains away.

Waves of thrills can give you chills
But they can give you bliss.
Waves of happiness make you laugh
And make you sleep with ease.

Let these waves catch you...
Let these waves wash you away...

- Savion Garcia -

THE ADVENTURES of TINTIN

Nicolas as Tintin (for school's Literary Week)

Saturday, April 7, 2012

CHICKENICOLAS

"Bok-bok-bok-buh-kowk!"

(Chicken Farm, Cavinti, Laguna)

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

THE GAME of SHATO

"Shato" (shatong, chato, shatung) game with their godfather Boyette.

See Link: How To Play Shato

Sunday, April 1, 2012

HARRY POTTER Order of the Phoenix

"Time to watch the movie."

(Nicolas gets to see the movie only after reading the books.)

Saturday, March 31, 2012

EARTH HOUR 2012

Solar Light Bulbs by Nokero http://www.nokero.com/

See Photo Album: Earth Hour

Thursday, March 29, 2012

"THE SURPRISE of a FATHER'S LOVE"

Nick Kelsh (http://howtophotographyourlife.com/) wrote about

our lifelong photo project - "Hand-Savion".

Sid Garcia, a man I’ve never met, sent me these photographs recently. Twelve pictures taken over the last twelve years. It’s his hand with the hand of his young son.

I put this tip in spontaneously, prompted by a most thoughtful email I received a couple of days ago. It was from Sid Garcia—we’ve never met. It read:

MANUEL IS WITH US

Nicolas and Savion's cousin Manuel was born today.

"Manuel": derived from the Greek Emmanouēl,

which is derived from the Hebrew ‘immānūēl (God is with us).

In the Bible, Emmanuel is the name of the promised Messiah.

Friday, March 9, 2012

SON'S SACRIFICE

Was touched by my son, Raphael (One Really Cool Guy), this morning. He was willing to sacrifice his lunch money to pay for our McDonald's drive thru breakfast as his birthday treat. My father heart was caught in the middle, not knowing what to do -- will I let him sacrifice his lunch money and thus, let him to go hungry later, to affirm his sacrificial spirit of giving and receive his blessing? Or will I not allow that he go hungry as a good father should, and yet let him treat me for breakfast? Both are good directions for his heart. What should I do?...