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We send our children to the best schools we can afford to give them the brightest possible future. But when a child struggles academically or socially, many schools automatically, as a matter of policy, attribute the poor performance to defects in that student’s intellect, study skills, upbringing or family life.

To be sure, there are times when those issues are justified, but it is interesting that the school will inevitably leave itself out of the equation.

Can a school contribute to a child’s failure?

Certainly the answer is yes.

For more details about this talk, you can visit School Watch Philippines, a new organization of concerned parents who tackle education issues that have always resurfaced but were never resolved.

Seminar to be held May 24, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Venue: Club Filipino
Cost: Free
Speaker: Jerome Castro
Reservation: 631-2262 to 67 or
RSVP:
GeiserMaclang
Alma Beunviaje/Joyce Pogoy
0917.534.4624/0917.523.4624

Buffet dinner, beers, Mario Kart, NBA Live, Smash Brothers, Porring swag and games from Level Up, free gamer mints from Alpha Mints, and a lot of screaming from Bomber Man (@&^#$%@#)!

That was it – a little experiment we did at Red Box Greenbelt 3, the official sponsor for Blog Bank publisher gatherings where instead of hooking up to the mic, we hooked up an RCA adaptor to the flatscreen to play Wii from 6 PM till midnight. Such are some of the crazy things we do with our publishers, and yeah gaming at what seems to be a karaoke place takes Red Box to a whole new level. It’s the living room we wish we had

Thanks to Mon Macutay and the rest of Level Up for joining us and giving away their games! Also many thanks to Anna Dimerin and Jared De Guzman of Alpha Mints for giving away those sexy sexy mints! Anna informed me that they will be running a contest for their mint brand and if you’re a blogger you’d know the value of offline link marketing. Imagine your URL printed on the next batch of mints sold everywhere!

Want to see your name on the next batch of Alpha Mints?

If you think you’re worth listening to, then email us your SHOUTOUTS at experiences at alphamints dot com. It may be anything – as long as it’s concise, witty, and of course, personal.

We are going to be printing the best 100 quotes on our next batch of packaging, along with two brand new variants which will be revealed in July. You may check out the website from time to time for developments.

Thanks Anna!

Also, a huge congratulations to the 8 publishers who received cheques this month. For those whose names were called but could not show, we will be contacting you and sending your cheques very soon.

Photos over here!!

We’re very sorry.

As you may know, we have an upcoming BlogBank event for our publishers and fellow bloggers this coming week. And because we were very much aware that many of our publishers somehow wanted some stats and details regarding the previously concluded campaigns, we planned to get the numbers out before our event so we could issue checks on the day we all party.

Our online reports and notifications tools were not yet ready so we had to do it manually. The combination of doing things manually and rushing them at the same time was vulnerable to errors, and sadly it happened.

We’ve heard from some of our publishers that they received the wrong reports listing the earnings of sites they do not actually own. We understand the various concerns regarding this, more importantly the privacy side of it. We deeply apologize and we assure you that this will not happen again. We will be re–sending the reports correctly as soon as everything is in place.

All statistical and financial data are in proper order, the problem basically resulted from the reports being sent to the wrong publishers — a very costly one at that.

We understand that these are inexcusable errors and we sincerely apologize to our community. As bloggers, we also understand how you feel about this situation. Please bear with us as we strive to be of better service to you. We are committed to providing better ways for you to get the most out of your blog, and will continue to do that for our local blogging community.

Feel free to leave comments if you have questions you’d like addressed, or you can personally approach Jayvee or Markku for any queries you may have.

When you hear the word “couture,” you think of designers; for “bouquet,” you think of flowers; and for “couture bouquet,” think Michi Calica.

Michi Calica, whose name in the fashion world is synonymous to chic bridal gowns and formal wear, created couture bouquets which are flower arrangements especially designed for Mother’s Day celebration.

It’s logical how brides-to-be would seek out advise from a renowned expert, not only for their gowns but every facet of their wedding. And today, in addition to the designer’s couture creations, Calica is also venturing into designing bouquets.
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