http://watdawat.com One man's adventures in parenting five crazy children, while educating ninety more Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:16:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo by moonbattery Warning: Some materials here may not be suitable for your senses. Please read with caution. Growing up in the United States after taking a shit, I wiped my ass, like everyone else, with a toilet paper, preferably 3-ply. This all changed when I met my wife and ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/13/how-to-clean-your-arse-a-revelation/ Photo by mlhanas I had mentioned before on my previous post that at work I’m an expert at telling positive lies in place of negative truths. As an school administrator, I not only have to nurture our students’ feelings, but I have to do it for their parents as ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/12/my-achilles-heel/ The title is in Filipino and it means "Goodbye, until next time." I will finally go to the Philippines today. I've been postponing my flight for the past couple of days now. Partly because of scheduling conflict and flight availability. If I get a seat today, I will be absent from my blog ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/09/paalam-na-hangang-sa-muli/  photo by atheist.org The Ninth Commandment says that "Thou shalt not bear false witness." Sir Walter Scott was quoted saying, "What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." We teach our children not to lie and we abhor politicians, even though it's expected, who deceive us. "I did not ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/08/a-tangled-web/  courtesy of despair  "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse," Shakespeare. In Shakespeare's Richard III the title character, King Richard, in desperation after his horse was slain in battle, begged for a horse so that he can escape from his enemies. He then uttered the famous line written above. Have you been ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/07/what-would-you-sacrifice/ photo by Waller Library  Hey America, my land, my country, tomorrow is your birthday and like every American I will celebrate it with food and fireworks and I will sing God Bless America with my right hand on my left chest and I will get choked up and thank the God Almighty ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/03/13-questions-for-america/   photo by unit 5 There are approximately 400,000,000 people in America and I'm definite that every single one has their own definition of what America is. Like everything else in America, her meaning is illusive because by nature, America is an idea that when implemented, she materializes in different forms. If ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/02/what-is-america/  by answers.com  In honor of America's Independence, this week I'm going to post topics that relate to the American experience. Yesterday was my first post of this theme. I wrote about the issue of American Identity. Today, I will focus on American Patriotism. So what does it mean to be patriotic? Of course ... http://watdawat.com/2008/07/01/are-you-patriotic/  photo by Star Bulletin  When you grow up in a society where mainstream society doesn't represent or look like you, you will question your own identity. Such was my case. Growing up I always wondered what and how it would be like to be White and not Filipino. While I didn't hate ... http://watdawat.com/2008/06/30/american-identity/                                                                                                                    I learned something valuable at Hahvhad. During one of our group work, we were asked to categorize ourselves according to our working style.  Here are the categories: North: You’re a let’s do it type of person. You like to jump right in and start doing the work,  or if you come ... http://watdawat.com/2008/06/28/compass-points/