Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I have very vivid memories of staying in the basement of our old apartment. I would stand in front of a white board and gaze out into a row of empty chairs and pretend to be a teacher. I wrote on the board … Continue reading Grateful
Movers and Shakers
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo As a teacher, I welcome differences of opinion and questions from my students especially in the classroom. It is, after all, a sign that they are thinking. With my students, the questions and dissenting opinions have always come very respectfully. On the rare … Continue reading Movers and Shakers
The Happiest Place on Earth
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I got a chance to visit Disney World with my sisters, brothers-in-law, nephew and nieces a few months ago and I had a blast. The last time I had visited had been more than ten years earlier and I was still a teenager. … Continue reading The Happiest Place on Earth
Perspective
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo Not a day goes by that I don't use my computer. Yet, even then, I don't really notice how dirty the screen gets until it is almost unbearable. That's when I take out my trusty little cloth, which according to the manufacturer is … Continue reading Perspective
Gone Fishing
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I went fishing last week. Fortunately, I was with a great group of friends and so I had fun. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch anything. That part, was not fun. In the movies and in books, fishing is usually a scene that goes by … Continue reading Gone Fishing
The Birds of the Air
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo There are birds that live underneath the awning that covers my bedroom windows. They’ve lived there as long as I can remember. They make sharp trilling noises in the morning when it’s sunny. And they make low muted mutterings when it’s raining. At … Continue reading The Birds of the Air
Soap Operas
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo Inasmuch as I would like to believe (and I would like everyone who reads this column to also believe) that I have a very cultured and highbrow taste in arts and literature, I must admit that I really do enjoy a good telenovela/soap … Continue reading Soap Operas
Favors
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I don't usually like begging for favors, especially ones that inconvenience people who are not close to me. I don't mind granting them, just begging for them. "Maikogon" they call it in Bisaya. I'm not even sure if that's how it's spelled. But … Continue reading Favors
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