by Jovie Cabais | Oct 6, 2013 | Tech Updates
Kumon (K of C) center chief instructor, Dr. Elva Evasco-Auza, led the awarding ceremonies of its students who were included in the Advanced Student Honor Roll (ASHR) for May 2013 and August 2013 on October 4, 2013 at 3PM at the K of C Recreation Center. The awardees were given medals corresponding to how advanced they are for their grade level or age. Bronze awardees are six months ahead of their school level, while silver awardees are two years ahead while gold awardees are at least three years ahead. The center had awardees for both the Math and Reading programs. The reading program was recently introduced in center and already produced advanced students. level (May 2013 and August 2013) to Jeorgieann Suaffield (center) who is currently 5 years ahead of her school level in Mathematics. Jorgieanne’s father is on the right. The center had recently moved into a bigger room at the K of C Recreation Center so the blessing of the center was also done on the same day. Also, the Auza family celebrated in advance of a few days, the birthday Dr. Auza’s oldest son, Jeremiah....
by Jovie Cabais | Oct 6, 2013 | Tech Updates
Once upon a time, the telegram service was one of the most high-tech telecommunication services you can get. Imagine being able to send messages hundreds of kilometers away across many islands in just a few days when there was no Internet, no mobile phones and in many areas, no telephone. But with the current technologies available nowadays, messages, not only text but pictures and even videos can be sent in seconds across the globe. Obviously, the telegram service has become obsolete and the government has decided to shut it down. So, the last telegram message was sent across the Philippines to mark its end on September 20, 2013. here are many anecdotes associated with the telegram service, especially that the cost depended on the number of words sent. Frequent users have devised methods of putting together some words as one word so that the cost could be lesser. Or creating cryptic acronyms so that a long sentence becomes just one word. Do you have a story about the telegram service? Make sure to remember it. Maybe write it down somewhere. We can’t make anymore of them, at least in the Philippines. ...
