Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard the phrase, “May regalo
para sa iyo!” many times! Usually it
comes in the dark after a quiet knock on my bedroom window. I’ll open it up to see Marlon or MakMak
reaching into his backpack for something they acquired earlier in the day to
give to me as a gift (or ‘regalo’). I
keep them all on my windowsill and I’m growing quite the collection. My first gift from Marlon was a red heart
sticker still on the plastic. That was
followed by a small, red, stuffed heart that says “I Miss You”, then a paper
heart chain (which I taped to my wall).
A few days later, Marlon gave me an old, green and black Nike lanyard
that has seen better days and a pencil in the same condition. MakMak followed that up with a plastic, gold
cherub pendant and a silver heart-with-an-arrow-through-it necklace
pendant. Ya know those spiraly, stretchy
things people put on their keyrings?
Marlon gave me a maroon one later that week (a lot of Filipino women use
them to tie their hair back). Last night
was the most recent gift giving occasion when Marlon presented me with a tiny
leftover piece of green chalk and a plastic, Sailor Moon foldable fan (which
looks like he found it along the street).
They must like me J
I’ve received great news! My Nana’s church will be taking up
an offering sometime in the near future to help me buy books for our
library! I will be doing some research
about the best place to buy books here in country and I plan to ask teachers if
they have any requests for specific books.
However, I’d also like to hear from you!
Are there any books that you use in your classroom, read to your kids,
or remember from childhood that you think would be good for my library?? Please leave me some comments on this post
with your suggestions (or you can email me)!
I’m thinking I should definitely try to acquire some Shel
Silverstein and Dr. Seuss… what else??
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