Uncomplicated

9:41 AM

Perks and Discounts for Government Workers

In celebration of 116th anniversary of the Philippine civil service coinciding with the Civil Service Month, Civil Service Commission (CSC) will offer treats and discounts for government employees nationwide.

The SM Store and SM Appliance Center offer 10% and 5% discounts respectively on regular-priced items for a minimum purchase of two thousand pesos (P2,000). Promo runs from September 23 to 25, 2016 (Friday to Sunday) in all SM Stores and SM Appliance Centers all over the country.

If you're up with a family day out at Star City, the theme park offers its Ride-All-You-Can ticket for only P280 each (from its original price of P450) for government employees and three (3) of their family members. Promo period is September 2 to 4, 9 to 11, and 16 to 30, 2016.

Manila Ocean Park also offers discounted rates on its attraction packages: Corporate Signature package (P400) includes Oceanarium, Symphony Evening Show, Sharks and Rays Dry Encounter, Sea Lion Show, Jellies Exhibit, Trails to Antartica or World of Creepy Crawlies; Sea Breeze Express package (P600) adds Birds of Prey Kingdom, All-star Bird Show, Penguin Talk Show, Fish Spa, and Back of the House; Encounters also have discounted rates for Sharks and Rays Full Body Encounter (P499), Mermaid Experience (P299), Sea Lion Trainer (P699), and Aquanaut (P490). While selling period is only up to September 30, 2016, ticket validity is until December 15, 2016.

Likewise, public servants may avail of 20% discount on selected products and services in all branches of INKRITE Ink Refilling Station until September 30, 2016. A 20% discount is also available on selected products and services of Great Image until December 15, 2016.

Chopstop, Sisig Society, and Adobo Connection offer free iced tea for dine-in civil servants.

CSC reminds all civil servants to present their valid government ID or GSIS ID upon availing the said perks. For more details on the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary celebration, government employees are advised to check www.csc.gov.ph/pcsa2016

Source: http://www.csc.gov.ph

To my fellow government workers, Happy Civil Service Month!!!

11:25 AM

Gratitude

12:25 PM

Reminder to all Parents (Re-posted from Facebook)

REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS:

A School Principal in Singapore sent this letter to the parents before the exams..

Dear Parents,

The exams of your children are to start soon. I know you are all really anxious for your child to do well.

But, please do remember, amongst the students, who will be sitting for the exams, there is an artist, who doesn't need to understand Maths.

There is an entrepreneur, who doesn't care about History or English literature.

There's a musician, whose Chemistry marks won't matter.

There's a sportsperson, whose physical fitness is more important than Physics..like Schooling

If your child does get top marks, that's great! But, if he or she doesn't, please don't take away their self-confidence and dignity from them.

Tell them it's OK, it's just an exam! They are cut out for much bigger things in life.

Tell them, no matter what they score, you love them and will not judge them.

Please do this, and when you do, watch your children conquer the world. One exam or a low mark won't take away their dreams and talent.

And please, do not think that doctors and engineers are the only happy people in the world.

With Warm Regards,

The Principal."

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This letter has been circulating in Facebook. A college friend who is now a teacher by profession shared this on her wall. Upon reading the letter, I immediately hit the like button and wrote a comment. I said:

"Kudos to the principal. That's exactly my mantra at home (I am referring to the principal's requests). We're practicing this at home because my children are both visual learned and perhaps, artists in the making. Medals and awards are just some of the bonus or rewards for their being diligent throughout the school year. Preparing them for being things in life is all the more important, as mentioned by the principal"

Thus, ensuring that the children are confident and brave enough to face the real world is more important that perfect scores in academic subjects or straight A's in the student report card. It is also important to teach our children to remain humble and remind them to treat others with respect and kindness.

The letter of the principal is related with dolphin parenting, which balances the extremes of tiger and jellyfish parenting. More about this in my next post. Stay tuned!