Wakeboards Up!

Just do it.

On Dec 31 2015 we went to Deca Wakeboard Park (http://www.clarkwakeboard.com ) in Angeles City. It was our first time so we were excited and a bit scared. We went there in the morning after breakfast so not so many people will be there.

There are two kind of wake boarding areas, the beginners and the experts zone. We were at the beginner stage. It was a straigth body water where one can just go around. The expert zone is such a big one where there are even a couple of ramps.

At first, we kept flopping but we kept practicing. We listened to the wake boarding guide until we made it to the end. My mom took videos of us as remembrance. 

It was fun.

The tricks for a good wake boarding are:

1. Toes up

2. Move your board right

3. Hold the handle tightly but don’t pull back.

4. Sit down during the wake boarding

5. Make a strong grip on the handle and push your heel into your board to move left or right.

The Force Awakens

I am a Star Wars fan because it is all about the battle between good and evil. And good always win.

Today, December 17 2015, my father and I went to Robinsons Galleria mall to watch Star Wars – The Force Awakens.

My favorite old character is Hans Solo because he once worked with Jabba the Hutt but he helped the rebels defeat the evil Galactic Empire. I also like Chewbacca because he just keeps talking in roars and helps Hans Solo in flying their ship. His nickname is Chewie. Finally, I like C-3PO because he could speak billions of languages. He is also a bit funny and always helps Princess Leia.

My favorite new character is Finn because he is once a Stormtrooper but he wants to change. He wanted to be a rebel one day. I also like BB-8 because he is a robot but a ball version of R2-D2 and both BB-8 and R2-D2 has same accessories such as grappling hook, taser and hologram. Finally, I like Rey because she is a scavenger in Jakku finding scraps, cleaning them or make new things to sell them to make money. But she joined the rebels and she slowly discovers the Force of the Jedi and uses Luke’s lightsaber to defeat the evil Sith lord Kylo Ren.

I enjoyed the movie because the rebels are trying to save the galaxy from the enemy’s deadly weapon.     

Lego Mini-Build

On Sunday, we went to the Lego Store with David and Tita Vicky. https://www.facebook.com/LEGO-Certified-Store-PH-906192569433172/

Today’s free Lego set is a scuba diver. It’s a simple set that’s why it was easy to build. You just need to register (first 50 kids). David, Aim and I built the divers and we brought them home.

Then we ate at JCo. We ordered burgers, Chocó shakes, hot Chocó and lots of donuts then we all went home.

(Daddy Rowin : The previous day, Zek also participated at the Lego Speed Building Challenge. He did not win but he did well with 5:40 minute completion time. He congratulated the winner although he felt bad. Good job, kuya Zek!)

Our Christmas Star Lantern

For this year, we made star lanterns for Christmas instead of our traditional holy manger. The stars show the symbol of God’s sign when and where Jesus was born on the first Christmas eve.

For this project, we needed barbeque sticks, glue, thread, colorful yarns, yellow spray paint and some shiny yuletide leaves and balls

We did the following steps:

1.     Form the sticks into a stars and tie it using a thread

2.     Paint it with bright yellow spray and wait for a few hours to dry

3.     Put colorful yarn on the edge of the stars and put the shiny yuletide leaves and balls.

Merry Christmas to all ! 

Butterfly Haven

Math Olympiad

On Sunday, we went to Ateneo School for the Eye Level math Olympiad. I felt nervous but a bit happy to participate.

When I entered the room, all the names of the schools including my CFA school was listed on the board. I went inside room 209 and I was seated at seat number 10 and my examinee number  is 27. The teacher named Mam Ivy gave us instructions before we started the test.

The test was about 40 math questions. I was surprised at how long the test was but I tried to answer them all. Afterwards, they took a photo of all students examinees and they gave us bags and certificates before leaving the class.

My mom picked me up and we went home.

Trick or Treat

My Hometown

Hello! Kumusta!

My name is Matt Ezekiel C. Santos. I am 11 years old and a Grade 6 student of Catholic Filipino Academy.

My hometown is Malolos City.

Malolos City is located 45 kilometers north of the capital City of Manila. It can be found in the big island of Luzon.

The most famous landmark here is the historical Barasoain Church where the Malolos Congress happened on Sept 15, 1898. The inauguration of the First Philippine Republic on Jan 23, 1899 also took place here as well as the oath-taking of General Emilo Aguinaldo as the President of the First Philippine Republic.

A few years back in 1998, then Pres. Joseph Estrada also took his oath of office at Barasoain Church.

So do you know how significant Barasoain Church is in regards to Philippine history? Well, back in 1969, it was imprinted on the reverse side of the demonetized ten peso bill.

Eventually, Barasoain church was declared a National Shrine on August 1, 1973.

Malolos City is also known for its Bulacan Sweets like Pastillas de Leche, Pastillias de Yema, Pastillas de Ube, Macapuno, Inipit, Ensaymada, Cassava, Puto, Kalamay and Suman. These are popular “pasalubongs” of people to their loved one every time they visit our town.

I like my hometown because my grandparents and relatives live there and I have lots of fun memories with them. It is also an exciting mixture of traditional, religious and modern living.

Thanks for watching.

Hope you learn something from me.

Paalam and God bless!

VW Child Safety Initiative

On September 13, we went to Shangri-La for Aim’s Volkswagen car safety lesson after I went biking on Health day, participated on the Sunday mass church and practicing for Kids Inn Choir.

We ate lunch before he played. First, the small kids listened and try to understand all the things they need to learn such as stop and warning signs, pedestrian lanes, stop light colors and more. Then our old teacher, Director Albert Suansing showed us the rules using a small map. There were two toy cars and he used them to take sample situation like a car going to stop before the stop light.

Then finally, the small kids drove around a small city map with traffic signs and a real stop light. They needed to go to three places like mall, houses, school and park to earn their license. In the end, we each got a play license ID and it’s a lot like the real license.

Then we ate dinner and went home.    

Kids at Work at Kidzania

On Wednesday, before I went to Kidzania, I went to Yamaha practice for my piano lesson.

Then, we went to Kidzania. It’s a city play to learn all things and any jobs. First, I went to the bank to get 50 kidzos (it’s the name of the play money).

I started looking for a job. I went to A1 driving school. I spent 15 kidzos and I got a driving license. Then I tried being a car salesman in Honda. I earned 8 kidzos after that. The next job was to be a pharmacist at Mercury Drug. The things I did there were stacking up medicines and listing them and I got 8 kidzos again. I also rode an airplane for the flight training but I spent 15 kidzos. I met 3 new friends name Nathan, Emmanuel and Elizabeth during these activities.

Next ,I went to the construction site to build bricks and earned 8 kidzos again. At the farm house, I put seeds under the sand, bury them, water them, dig them out to earn 8 kidzos. Next was the ABS-CBN Mobile where I looked and asked a customer if he/she wanted to rent a smart phone to get a free Kidzania apps. I earned 10 kidzos.

And finally at Goldilocks, we spent 15 kidzos for training how to decorate a cup cake. We decorated it by putting icings, football, basketball, volleyball decorations and more. We put it into its box.

Then we all left. There was even a souvenir store to buy when you exit.      

Below is my money report at Kidzania.

I learned that earning is better than spending or in order to spend, you first need to work and earn