ALS passers scholarship opportunities

Asia Pacific College offers big tuition discount for ALS passers

The Asia Pacific College (APC) of SM Foundation and IBM Philippines is opening the door for more Alternative Learning System (ALS) high school passers of the Department of Education to become its ADM (APC-Don Bosco-Manila Times College) senior high school scholars to be trained for the burgeoning Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.

The scholarship offers tuition fee discount to deserving ALS passers.

Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said the first batch of 11 ALS passers is now enrolled at APC for a special curriculum in Grade 11 and 12 of senior high school that will lead to a high-paying job in the BPO sector.

The scholars are taking up Services Management Program which includes specialization tracks in business communications, service culture, principles of systems thinking, fundamentals of business processes outsourcing and an internship program in BPO companies where they will be paid a minimum wage.  APC sought ALS passers from the list provided by DepEd to go through the pilot program for Grade 11 and Grade 12 under the K to 12 basic education reform program.

“We are grateful to APC for offering to model senior high school (ADM Higher School) in partnership with the Business Processing Association of the Philippines. This will give our ALS passers a chance to be trained in BPO Service Management while on scholarship" said Luistro.

BPAP has earlier signed an agreement with the consortium of APC, Don Bosco Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Centers, and The Manila Times College to pilot the senior high school program under K to 12 in a two-year certificate course called Higher School Program with a specialization in BPO Service Management. It is a ladderized course that will give students the chance to be hired in the BPO industry in two years or have the option to proceed to a degree course in IT at APC, Nursing at the Manila Times College, or Engineering at Don Bosco.

Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems Director Carol Guerrero said the scholars see the APC offer as a ticket out of poverty. According to Guerrero, “the first batch of scholars were chosen because they made good in the Accreditation and Equivalency Test and they have the aspiration to land jobs beyond what is now available to them such as messengers, photocopiers, baggers and barkers.”

Tata P. Medado, APC Corporate Communications Director, said that they chose the ALS passers because they want to explore alternative sources of potential BPO talents beyond those from traditional sources. “The BPO business is here for the long haul and we want to produce trained BPO talents with entry level skills,” according to Medado.

From: www.deped.gov.ph  http://www.sm-foundation.org/education.html 

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HOW TO GET A POSTAL I.D.

Postal I.D is one of the Valid I.D's that person acknowledge himself as a Filipino citizen.
Here's the step on how to get Postal I.D 


What you need:
1. 2pcs. 2x2 picture
2. NSO Birth Certificate (Xerox)
3. Cedula (It cost 5php only, and you will get it on baranggay or city hall)

Step 1:
Bring all the needed things for your postal application.

Step 2:
Go to the nearest Post Office 

Step 3:
Ask the secretary or the in charge in post office and they will give you a command on what you should do.

Step 4:
You will pay the I.D for about 230php or more (depends on your post office area)

Step 5:
You will fill up the forms and ask to get your finger print

Step 6:
Then, they will ask you to xerox the form

Step 7:
Wait for 5 minutes, and your I.D is ready


Tadaaah.. It's just a 30 minutes to have a POSTAL I.D. No sweat :)
And, You can use it for 3 years :))

Sample Postal I.D.

(I do not own this photo)

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Friendship Endearment

          Likas sa pilipino ang pagiging palakaibigan kaya naman pati ang mga katawagan di na lingid sa ating kaalamanan ay siya nga namang kaakibat ng relasyon (oopss.. wag mag-isip ng kung anu-ano) ang tinutukoy ko ay ang magkaka-ibigan este! magkakaibigan. Lalake sa lalake, babae sa babae, lalake sa babae, matanda sa bata, propesyunal o simpleng tao lang. Ang pagkakaroon ng bagong kaibigan ay parang pagkain ng ice cream, malamig sa simula pero pag nasanay ka mas masasarapan ka! Ang pagpapanatili naman ng luma at inaamag mong kaibigan ay parang tubig, ipinagpapalit mo man sa softdrinks pero aminin mo kaylangan mo yan!  Well anyway! Para di ka na mabaog sa sinusulat ko maaari ka nang dumiretso magbasa pababa. 

          

Ito ang ilan sa karaniwang ginagamit na tawagan (Endearment) ng magkaibigan at ang kahulugan sa likod nito:

1. Best- ginagamit ito kapag kadalasan matagal na kayong magkaibigan o may bagay siyang lubhang naitulong sayo.

Aminin mo! Kaya nauso ang tawagang ito sa inyo ay dahil gusto mo  na mas makinabang pa (yes! best ibang level nga naman)

2. BFF- (Best Friend Forever) kadalasan mas ginagamit ito ng kababaihan, maaaring sa kapwa nila babae o sa mga kalalakihan. Itinataas nilaang antas ng nais nilang pagkakaibigang dalawa, nagpapakita ito ng (selfishness) yan yung tipong gusto niyang sabihin sa iba na ikaw lang at siya lang dapat ang bff mo (Gusto nito ng extra special attention)

3. Bessy- Para ito sa mga sweet (ehem! I mean Pa-SWEET). Ang tumatawag nito ay naiilang sa tawagang best kahit na ba dito hango yan. Yan yung mga pa bebe.

4. Bestfriend- Ginagamit naman ito kapag ang kaibigan ay nagpapahiwatig ng pagyayabang. Pagyayabang na gustong ipangalandakan na ikaw ang pinaka tatalik niyang kaibigan at pagyayabang na heto na ang narating niya! At animoy gustong sambitin. ikaw anu nang narating mo?

5. Friend- Ito naman ay para sa mga taong feeling close kasi may kaylangan siya sayo. 

6. Friendship- mga pasosyal at gustong maging sosyal.

7. Tol- Tawagan ito ng feeling straight. Kapag sa lalake ginagamit nila itong tawagan sa kapwa nila lalake para di sila mapaghalataan na sila ay Hindi straight (Samahan pa ng tonong pilit na tigas) 

8. Pare/Mare- Heto naman ay para sa looking forward na endearment. Nagbabadya na nais ka nilang kunin na ninang o ninong sa kanilang magiging anak. O looking forward para utangan ka.

9. Dre- Astig! Astig DAW kasi bago sa pandinig. kelan lang kasi to naimbento. Para ito sa mahilig makitrending at kunwari sawa na sa iba pang tawagan.

10. Par- Para sa mga tamad. Tamad buuing tawagin ang tawagang "Pare". Oh! wag na magisip ng kung anu yan ang ideya ng tinanong ko eh.

-- Ang mga nakalimbag sa itaas ay hindi nais putikan ang tawagan ng bawat magkakaibigan, ito ay hango sa maraming tao. Di mo maiaalis ang obserbasyong kanilang inuukol sa bawat sambit na lumabas sa iyong labi at sinamahan mo pa ng gawi, kaya lalong nagbibigay kahulugan anumang salita ang galing diyan sa bibig mo.

Paalala: Huwag magreklamo kung isa ka sa mga ito, Sadya talagang masakit ang Katotohanan.

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Love Desserts (Eat all you can Desserts)

RATING: 10/10

Taste- 10 (Delicious! It'll spoils your tummy especially for those who love sweets)
Service- 10 (They really very caring to customers. Thy love customers)
Price- 10 (Affordable I should say, For only P199 you can actually eat what you want)
Vicinity- 10 (Convenient, It is near SM North Edsa and Caloocan south)



How to get there???

If you are from Caloocan north, Fairview, Novaliches
 --- ride a jeep at Novaliches, Bayan heading to blumentritt, ask the driver to drop you at Del Monte Ave. then ride a jeep again heading to munoz and ask the driver to drop you Banawe. It can easily find out when you see a Z-Square building, it's just beside of it.

If you are from SM North ride a jeep from munoz to blumentritt and  you pass by Banawe. Ask the driver to drop there. 

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Ang aking malalang karamdaman

Masaya maging masaya.. binubuhay nito ang katawang pangtao. Yung tipong feeling mo kumpleto ka kapag masaya ka. Di ka na naghihintay ng kinabukasan para sa araw mong puno ng kaligayahan. Ganyan ang tao. Ganyan tayo. Natural sa atin ng may damdaming pagiging masayahin. Sa maliit at kapirasong bagay basta't pumukaw ng ating pansin, nasisiyahan tayo. para saan? para sa ating sarili. Sino bang nilalang ang ayaw maging masaya? Bukod sa masarap sa pakiramdam nakakalimot ng problema, nakakabuhay pa ng enerhiya sa katawan.

Ngunit, di maiaalis ang kalungkutan sa likod ng kasiyahan. Na kung gaano ka kasaya, sa likod ng mga ngiting ito, doble ang kalungkutan na nararamdaman mo. Lalo na kapag dumating ka sa puntong, may bagay na talagang magpapalungkot sayo.

Ako si Ako. bagamat kilala ko kung sino ako may mga bagay na talagang di ko kilala sa sarili ko. Ninais ko mang baguhin ang mayroon sa akin tila may enerhiyang pumipigil at inuudyukan akong gawin. Yun ay ang, maging Malungkot. Dumadating sa buhay ko na sobrang saya ko, sa kadahilanang may mga tao o bagay sa paligid ko na na-aappreciate ko. Makasama at makausap ang kaibigan, makatanggap ng tawag mula sa importanteng tao, makakuha ng mataas na marka, makatulong sa matandang tatawid, makakain sa agahan, makita ang sariling  piktyur sa facebook na kayraming likes. Ito lamang ang ilan sa mga simpleng bagay na nakapagpapasaya sa akin. Kung gaano man kasimple o kababaw ang aking kaligayahan ganun naman kalalim kung ako'y may kalungkutan. Di ko hilig magalit sa tao kahit na may nagawa itong di maganda sa akin, ilang minuto huhupa na ang inis ko pero ang kapalit nun pagdaragdag sa kalungkutan ko na minsan nang muli gumana ang isip ko para mainis sa iba. Mas naiinis ako sa sarili ko kaysa sa ibang tao. Ayoko na minsan pinagiisipan ko sila ng masama, ang balik nun sa akin "Ang sama sama ko" Minsan naisip ko baguhin kung ano meron ako. Pero hinahatak talaga ako paminsan minsan ng emosyon ko (hindi ugali) Isa sa natuklasan ko sa aking sarili na hindi pala ugali ko ang problema, kundi emosyon. Emosyon na pumapatay sa maganda kong aura at humihila sa aking ugali upang maging masama. Ang tao, hindi lang ako, madalas magpadala sa emosyon na kun ano meron sila kaya bandang huli kapag nakapagdesisyon silang di maganda, negatibo ang resulta. Hamunin ko man ang emosyon ko na huwag magpatalo, animo'y halimaw siya na ayaw magpadaig. Mahirap, mahirap para sa akin na makipagbuno sa aking emosyon. Oo, hindi ko ito nailalabas sa ibang tao. May shield ako. Di nila nakikita kung ano ang totoong nararamdaman ko. Ngunit, ng ako'y mag-isa hetong si emosyon lalagablab na parang supernova na apoy. Bulalakaw nga minsan kong itong tawagin, mabilis, matinis kung lumusong sa aking pagkatao. Napapaisip nga ako na baka sakit na nga ito, pero hindi, alam ko natural na ito sa pagkatao ko at akin ring nauunawaan na kung may kasayahan ay may kalakip na kalungkutan. Naiisip ko na lamang na solusyon ay yung, mabilis na palitan ang kalungkutan sa kasiyahan, bagamat di ko siya kayang ialis tanging itong paraan ang aking naiisip upang maibsan ang sakit na nararamdaman.

Isa itong malalang karamdaman na mahirap pagalingin pero kung mapapaikot mo sa iyong mga kamay ang kapalaran ng iyong emosyon maaaaring di na ito gumaling kundi maging magandang bahagi ng iyong buhay na minsan mong naranasan at natuto ka mula dito.

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Ped Xing

I live my life as it is. I mean; I eat, I drink, I walk, I go to school, talk with my friends, do some social networks stuff, scratching my head when something confuse me, My eyes blinking, I sleep, wake up, sleep, wake up and laugh.. Talk and laugh, tease and laugh, listen and laugh. Laugh until I didn't how I'm going to define what I am laughing for? Is this mouth used to laugh? or better said that laugh means I'm happy? Yeah. All people assume when someone's show they're teeth with a sounds of joyful voice they're laughing, laughing for happiness and enjoyment. But, behind of it sorrow still stood up after us and walk to our front just to remind us "I'll never leave you, I didn't stop bothering you" that's the common thing person's have, problem. We always whisper to ourselves not to think about it, often we used our defense maneuvers just not to affect with that universal issue. Problem that never leave us nor separate form us. It always comes after our name. However, people counteract that spontaneous thing. Hang out with friends, explore different places, lots of money spends to party, got drunk, smoked, road trip, food trip, movie marathon and sometimes other people do rest or sleep. Well, actually that's better, I can say there's nothing wrong about that but the question is, what will happen after? Those problems go away? Is they gonna leave you now? or they just jump out unto your mind until you just like having amnesia and nothing to remember? So, no correct answer among the said choices, right?. Admit it, it still in us. Sad thing is, it never solved! That's life and truth hurts, the mere fact acceptance is the only thing we need to have. And that I think I should possess. Honestly, I'm not in the part of self-actualization of what we so called the fulfillment of a person. I feel enjoyment, I laugh and I smile. Is it happiness? or am I on state of being happy? Anyway, even I'm not yet fulfill with my life because of financial incapability, career, family relationship, or social life I am Happy and feel so at ease.

Here's my way how I does it:

#1 I hear and I forget-->
     I usually started conversation with a circle of friends or acquaintances and gossip always be part of it but I stand for my principle "I hear and I forget" in that way I will never tempt to share with others and not bothering myself about what I hear. Simply just it comes to my right ear and come out to the left one and vise versa. So I keep my friends as my friends and forgot what they said.

#2 I see and I believe-->
     Yeah. I hear that but still reality would be best. That's the power of Action speaks louder than words. When I see I see and I believe what I saw. But, I should not tell to anybody what is my outcome to what I see. I just keep it to my own.

#3 I feel and I understand-->
      I got confused when I hear something that I saw at the same thing. So, I used my Empathy technique to measure how they feel that way or what they think about that. And, if I still didn't get it. I do it. I feel it and at last. Now I understand.

#4 Accept and don't regret-->
     Yes, definitely yes! Accept the fact and don't feel regret about what happen or what would be the consequences. It only may happen once and never go back the tick tack of the clock before it happens but at least I did. I stand with all my proud and dignity that what I decided to do is what I must did! No regrets No pain. More acceptance More freedom. It's just how you handle the situation after it. Besides this present era is hard to drive our lives and yet the future era will be more harder than it have before. Survival of the fittest. If you want something that you never had you must do something that you've never done, and that is,  Changes.

and lastly,

#5 Appreciates
     For me, that's the most important thing to a human being. If you have the capability of doing so that acceptance but your not appreciating what have you've done because it humiliates you or it's not the thing that should be proud of, your more than to a person with no arms and legs but still can drive safely on they're  way home, a poor man who don't have family to lean on and alone with all he live with his life, a blind person who never see that is the color of sky, a girl who has been diagnosed with leukemia and an hour left with her life and chair that doesn't feel and knows how life is. In simple thing that you have to appreciates. do it. When a vendor smiles at you in the morning and greets you good morning, replied a smile or better a say a greetings  too. Your parents tap your back and whisper to your ear how they loves you, A inspirational post you saw anywhere, an old shoes you wear almost a year, a small house but a home, a rocks that keeps the bridge strong, a high-land place that never flood, a blue sky, a water in a glass, letter from someone, a piece of advice, a compliment, a reprimands, a shout, a silence, everything that God's made for us. Everything taht we should appreciate even the smallest value that we had.

That's life. That is how happy I am living my life for. My purpose, My happiness. Every little thing up to the biggest.

I hear, I see, I feel, I accept and I Appreciates.
I forget, I believe, I understand, I don't regret and I Appreciates.

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How to get NBI in Robinson, Novaliches

If you are nearby Caloocan North, Bulacan or even Quezon City here is

NBI branch right beside your home :)

NBI is located at Robinson, Novaliches Quezon City (Robinson front of SM Fairview)

3/F Lingkod Pinoy area..

Here are the Steps:

1st: If you want to easily process, Be there and wait at around 4am and I'm for sure you're in with the first 50 NBI Applicants. (You just fall in line outside the mall, Don't worry you have of companions there*those applicants)

2nd: Get a number and go back then around 10am or before on that. (It's inside of MALL so there are certain Mall hours that you need to abide, Robinson Mall opens 10am onwards)

3rd: If you get at the 3rd Floor. Ask the guard for your assistance and questions.

4rth: Get an application form and indicate the needed information. (If your purpose is for jobs, write Local Employment)

5th: Pay now at the payment section for your NBI Clearance.

6th: Your next step is you will check the information you've written on your NBI application at the Database.

7th: You'll have your picture and biometric fingerprints.

8th: If you don't have HIT, you will have your NBI Clearance at the same time.

       If you have HIT, you will be gone back then after 2 weeks.

:)

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