S&R Membership Shopping has now become synonymous with their New York Style Pizza. Members have always been familiar with their white walls and blue décor and a few years ago, they made their food more accessible to those who are not members at the grocery chain with their first branch in Cubao. Since then they have opened branches all over the Metro.

However, because of their popularity with the masses, their stores are usually jam-packed. The good news is that now we can have our favorite pizza delivered to our homes. With Honestbee’s food delivery app, there is no need to go to the nearest S&R branch or queue in long lines at their outlets for their sought-after food. Add your order to the cart, checkout, and wait for it to arrive at your doorstep.

S&R New York Style Pizza lives up to their name as they serve generous slices of pizza that don’t skimp on toppings. Their pizzas have got to be one of the most affordable in the market, which could be the reason behind their popularity. Not only that, you could get their other American classics such as fried chicken, french fries, clam chowder, and salads on Honestbee.

I’ve never heard anyone say anything negative about their food and I think that says something. There is just something addicting about their food that makes us keep coming back for more. Honestbee is the gift that keeps on giving and they continue to impress me with every addition to their food choices. Our next pizza party will surely be cheesier (pun intended).

You can visit and download the app at:
https://www.honestbee.ph/en/
https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/id1001581823?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.honestbee.consumer&hl=en

Heart balances Smart

Last year, an 11-year- old boy made headlines in the UK when he scored 162 in a MENSA IQ test. According to a number of news outlets, he outscored the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, and even Albert Einstein himself.

Such scores are indicative of a child’s capability to understand and learn advanced concepts; a measure of what we would call “genius”. However, being a genius is just half of the equation. Ideally, a high Intelligence Quotient (IQ) needs to be complemented with Emotional Intelligence, or as it’s more popularly known, Emotional Quotient (EQ).

“Academically speaking, the ability to retain and apply information can be tested and tracked through schoolwork, but grades are only one aspect of a student’s development,” noted Sandy Arellano, who has a Masters Degree in Education and is passionate about integrated learning. “Students need real life social skills that are adaptable and constructive, and will allow them to use their knowledge in a big-picture manner to benefit others,” she added.

EQ, in a nutshell, is a person’s ability to recognize their emotions, whether of others or their own, and how it affects themselves and others. Arellano, who is also the principal of the Montessori De San Juan school (MDS), further added that “combining IQ with EQ will create a very well-rounded individual. Character building must go hand-in- hand with intellectual growth.”

Individuals with high EQ are more sensitive to how others feel (either as individuals or within a group setting), better at regulating their behavior, and work better within a team. While these skills are undoubtedly useful in daily social interactions, they can also be used to improve critical thinking, systems thinking/learning, and public engagement skills.

Accordingly, schools like MDS offer EQ-centric short course such as personality development, etiquette, problem solving and decision making, and communications to students. Those who need more focused instruction, especially professionals, may also improve their EQ and systems thinking knowledge with courses on business writing, effective presentations, and basic leadership.



For more information on the EQ and Systems Learning courses in Montessori De San Juan, you may contact 725-6306 or 239-1102, or visit http://montessoridesanjuan.com.ph.

Understanding Cancer

Fuda Cancer Hospital

While we all don't ever want to get that Big C, fighting if off is now a little bit easier because of technology. It's no longer the end of the game. I guess that's one of my major take away after our conversation with Dr. Mu Feng, for him cancer is just another disease. Yes, it might be difficult to fully recover from it or remove it from your system but it is now easier to manage. Kumbaga, di na end of the world. May laban na!

Dr. Mu Feng - Vice President of Fuda Cancer Hospital

Fuda Cancer Hospital in Guangzhou, China is a specialty hospital that focuses on cancer treatment and management. While to hospital and all it's technology are based in China, they have consultation offices all over Asia. Here in the Philippines, it is on Centuria Medical Makati near Century City Mall.

They offer different types of technology in handling cancer aside from the usual radiation or chemotherapy.

Brachytheraphy

It is an iodine seeds implantation therapy. All of the information you need is on that picture above but in summary, this therapy uses small metal particles that is injected to the area where cancer is. Those small "seeds" would then produce short-ranged and low voltage radiation. Better because the radiation is focused on the area where cancer is.

We all know that the common issue with regular chemo is that it affects your entire body. It will kill cancer cells but would also kills some of your good cells causing hair loss and the likes. But with this, since focused ang radiation sa cancer cells mas effective sya at wala masyadong side effects. Plus the recovery is faster.

Fuda Cancer Hospital has a lot of expert doctors that ensures high quality of service. Based on their line up, di basta basta ang mga doctor dito. So you are sure that you will get the best treatment.

This treatment is best for pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, malignant glioma, breast cancer, cervial cancer, lymphoma, bone cancer, even brain cancer.

Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital is one of the best oncology hospital in China and is approved to do this kind of treatment. This is already being used in America as well. They have already completed nearly 10,000 cases of iodine seed implantation therapy and has been doing this for 10 years or so.

But in my 4th grade, when I would still keep on telling everyone that I'll be a doctor someday, my mum crushed my dream by saying "Ang mahal mag doktor anak! Tapos 10 years ka pa kelangan mag aral."

Don't get me wrong. Si Mila kasi, she's an honest mum. That's probably why I grew up like this. We know what is happening in the family. Pag wala kaming pera, alam namin. My mum would tell us, "walang pera, hindi namin kaya yan". Although like every other good parents, my mama and papa did everything in their power to raise us well and give us proper education naman. I won't be where I am today if not because of them.

But truth still remains that we are a poor family, nakaka-sad lang how being poor became one of the reasons why I did not become a doctor. That, and then probably my fear of blood and anything bloody. But you get what I mean! Hahaha!

Anyway, bakit ba ako senti now? Kasi mga mumsh, I've been researching about schools and everything and I swear!! Nag iisip na ako kung anong magandang ibenta, liver or kidney! Ang mahal mapaaral!! Eto ah, I'm earning well already and the husband is working also but for me, I still find education super expensive. What more if we're not earning that much like a regular Filipino family. Kaya pala si Mila, maaga palang dinurog na ang pangarap ko because she knew they can't send me to med school. Eto nga lang 5 years na engineering naloka pa sya. Syempre nga naman, ang budget nya pang 4 year course lang! Eh nag extend ako ng 1 year so na delay ng 1 year ang pagtulong ko sa kanila at na-extend ng 1 year ang pa-baon, pa-project and everything. Buti nalang scholar ako nung college so no worries na sa tuition. Kasi feeling ko kung bayad tuition pa, iiyak na talaga sya.



So eto na nga, I saw that on my facebook timeline kasi yesterday and it was dated November 2016 pa! Almost  2 years already. So I was wondering what happened to this and I really wanna help promote this!

I remember my crushed dreams of being a doctor. And then I also learned that we are running out of doctors already. Yung iba pang doctor nagpapaka-nurse sa ibang bansa. Nakaka-sad because Filipinos are really super smart. We can be whoever we want to be. But it's always poverty who keeps us from reaching our dreams! So I'm really happy with this Medical Scholarship Bill by Sen. Angara! Support natin mga mumsh please!!!!



Click on that photo and let's share Senator Angara's post huh. Let's use social media to let our voices be heard. Our children need this! Yes, our! Kahit sabihin mo na right now you have the capability to send your children to med school, aba you are not sure of tomorrow! Maganda ng may ganitong batas para sure na sure tayo na if ever our kids wants to be a doctor, we won't crush their dreams of becoming one. Plus, we could at least help the country by making sure we have enough doctors for everyone.

Grabe talaga si Sen. Angara. I really like this man! I remember supporting him several years ago for his #TaxReformNow campaign that aims to lower our income tax. Ang tagal na kasi talagang pinapasan ng middle class ang bigat ng pagbabayad ng income tax. Nakakaloka! Now we are enjoying that lower income tax so may silbi ang pagpopost ko ng ganito noon!

OVERTAXED & UNDERSERVED. #TaxReformNow #blackpaydayfriday

A post shared by Celerhina Aubrey (@reigningstill) on Oct 30, 2015 at 2:35am PDT

I remember that he is also responsible for that law that adjusts the tax exemption for 13th month and other bonuses to 82K. Yung nag take effect 2015 ata! Grabe kasi talaga, every year, we would see our bonuses tapos iiyak ka nalang because of the tax. Masaya sana because the company is generous with our bonuses but jusko 1/3 halos nauuwi lang sa tax so ang pasko namin, tuyot parin. Normal na nga for us yung magpopost sa FB noon ng rant about taxes eh. Ako, I refuse to look at my payslip nalang because it literally broke my heart! So when that law about bonus tax exemption became a law, mas masaya na ang pasko namin!

Totoo naman that we need laws that we could feel diba? Yung ramdam mo ang effect. Yung ayan, mahahawakan mo, mafifeel mo na makakatulong talaga sayo! For years, I would always rant na bayad ako ng bayad ng tax pero di ko naman nakikita saan napupunta. I mean yeah, the government could list down all of the stuff they bought with the tax payer's money and I'm pretty sure it helped run the government but I want something tangible!! Yung dama ko!

At eto na nga yun! Mga batas na tutulong sa mga kabataan para makapagtapos! I still have a brother who's going to college next year so when I saw this tweet I'm really happy!! Woohoo! Free college education!

“Kung dati, ang pangarap ng bawat pamilya ay magkaron ng kahit isang college graduate. Ngayon, lahat na ng kanilang mga anak ay pwede na maging college graduate.” - @sonnyangara #FreeCollegeLaw pic.twitter.com/JASrGT0DJ2

— Shielo Mendoza (@shiemendoza) March 26, 2018

You know, my parents are old. And I have a family already so as much as I wanna help all out with my brother's finances, I'm pretty sure it'll be difficult. So malaking luwag for us na meron ng ganito! My brother could go to a state university and earn a degree! Nakakaiyak yung mga ganitong news eh. Super nakakatuwa. Lalo tuloy gumu-gwapo si Angara sa paningin ko! Hahahaha!