Tuesday, February 26, 2013

It's A Hard Life


Life is hard, it really is. Some might not completely trust me with this, but I could feel it and I am with it and I'm experiencing it myself. I don't need to be visible and show my tears of agony proving that I am right but the pain of life's hardship is within crushing me deeply. People might have seen me smiling and laughing, yet, down inside is I'm battered and crying quietly.

February is ending quickly just as the usual months that passed by normally & it seems that nothing happens in my life as I expected it to. I just pray for the strength to endure difficulties, however, seemingly God is closing His ears on me. Been tired of waiting and hoping when there's no seems to hope for.
I have no proper job for 8 months now and my old folks keeps on their knees wishing that I could make it one or so before it's long due. 
So exhausted of anticipating much of my applications that I sent abroad through online,yet, none one has to care of telling me if I'd the chance of getting the slot or not.
I'm still a bit busy and earning a little but all of which are just ample for my personal needs. Long before this update, I just had celebrated my birthday on the Valentine's day, and still I did it normally just as it were from my previous ones. It was a lonely one I had because - like what I said, I don't have a proper job till now. I couldn't make any formal nor have it myself done in style. Yet, thanks to friends for the greetings and Mike O. for the cake.
That reminds me of my birthday celebration in Warsaw, friends back there were the ones who prepared something for me since I kept it hid.


Tuesday, February 05, 2013

What's The English Of...

English is a global language, we can't argue with that. Lucky I, that I was born in a speaking country, yet, it's not really our first language nor claiming ourselves as native speakers of English but then, it's our official and also a medium of instructions daily & everywhere.
As an experienced ESL teacher locally and abroad, to be proficient and fluent in all aspects is a must or else it's gonna be an abysmal embarrassment for life, especially to those Filipinos who claim and teach English abroad.
What's driven me to post this, is that at times when a foreign visitor would come to the Philippines and certainly ask about our things around in English out of their curiosities & appreciating our environments. Lo, I have thought of sharing what I've learned about when I was asked the English of "Banaba" tree, (Queen's Flower/Pride of India)
Well, here are the lists that I knew some in English which practically you could see in the Philippines and even in some parts of Southeast Asia. Thanks to Stuart for the help..really.
This may help somehow to those who are eager to learn the English translations of Philippine plants, I mean just the common plants that you could see around your backyard.

Balimbing - Star Fruit



Kamias - Pickle Tree 



Seniguelas - Spanish Plum


Alugbati - Vine Spinach


Saluyot - Jute Leaves


Kulitis - Amaranth / Chinese Spinach


Amor Seco - Love Grass


Atis - Sugar Apple


Baguio Beans - French beans / String Beans


Lato - Sea Grape  / Sea Caviar


Anahaw - Footstool Palm


Mabolo - Velvet Apple / Butter Apple



Okra - Lady's Finger / Okra


Santol - Sour Apple / Cotton Fruit


Sitaw - Yard Long Beans


Tisa - Yellow Sapote


Acacia - Rain Tree


Acacia (wild) - Soap Pod


Acacia Crassicarpa - Red Wattle / Thick-Podded Salwood


Atsuete - Lipstick Plant


Adelfa - South Sea Rose


Wild Tobacco

Sword Gave


Ash Colored Fleabane



Agoho - Whistling Tree / Iron Wood


Marigold


Ringworm Bush



Artillery Plant


Asparagus Fern / Ornamental Asparagus



Emerald Fern


Headache Tree


Orchid Tree / Butterfly flower


Climbing Dayflower


Custard Apple


Chinese Wormwood


Breadfruit tree



Wild Bitter Melon


Bullrush


Arrowroot / Obedient Plant


Cherry Tree


Mountain Arnica


Cassia flower / Mimosa Bush / Needle Bush


American Evergreen / Arrow Leaf / Arrowhead Vine


Asoka Tree / Sorrow-less Tree 

Disclaimer: All photos were taken from Google Images and Stuart.

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