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.

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.