I had a friend who’s fond of travelling. And just a month ago, he sent me a digital picture of his recent “Visayan Voyage”. He said it was in Pan de Azucar (Sugar-Loaf), one of the most challenging mountaineering destination in the Philippines. It was indeed a breathtaking scene, the way I look at the picture. The island peak whose presence dominates the waters where three islands face each other: Cebu, Negros and Panay. I got so jealous that it made me swore to my self to have that voyage the next time I get to go home to see that sugar-loaf shaped peak surging from the sea.

If we are not able to make our child say and believe “I can do it”, chances are that he or she will actually do it. Some call this positive thinking. Some call it self-fulfilling prophecy. Still others call it ego boosters. But no matter how you call it, it leads to the same thing: self-confidence. Based from experience, I have tips on how to boost your child’s confidence, they are as follows:
• Teach your child how to have a positive image.
• Teach your child the value of teaching a younger child..
• Teach your child the value of holding family meetings.
• Teach your child how to follows rules, routines, and transistions.
These steps would really help a lot in developing your child’s confidence. Every children needs loads of it!

Pizza has long been a Filipino favorite, and the pizza phenomenon definitely exploded with the advent of delivery services. Many brands now abound, but most have one mission, to bring the ultimate Italian experience hot and fast to their customer’s doorstep. However, one pizza place in the Philippines goes one step further by giving their pizzas a “pinoy” flair. Their pizza’s are topped with filipino signsture dishes which gives the Italian staple a Filipino flavor. It’s really a must-try!

“Taxes are the lifeblood of the nation”– this is the most common reason why a state or a nation collect taxes when we study taxation. I don’t know if I could remember it right, but that’s the first lesson in taxation that we tackled in college. Here in the US, the collection of taxes are strictly implemented. And that’s fine because I trust that the government would use it for the benefit of every citizen. It’s just so sad that there are 3rd world countries who collect taxes yet, the taxes are not used for the benefit of the people, hence, the taxes collected are corrupted by the states officials. I just hope and pray that these unethical practices would be corrected in the near future.