Reah Guevarra

A Language Barrier

reah — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:06:01 PDT

I was in a famous fastfood branch waiting for my cashier to serve the meal I ordered, when I overheard the old traveling Japanese man by the next cashier asking her “Is it OLD?”, referring to the coffee she was serving. His cashier, misunderstood OLD with COLD, and answered the Japanese, “HOT sir”. It [...]

The Freemason Filipinos

reah — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:38:37 PST

I learned about Freemasonry and Knights Templar from reading Dan Brown’s books. So, when I saw a show running in the History Channel about the Holy Grail, I sat and watched it. The show’s conclusion led me to re-dig more information about the Freemasons and find out who were the famous people known to be [...]

Use Images and Charts to Learn Descriptive Words

reah — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:33:00 PDT

Growing up, I had a limited English word list to describe emotions, actions, or even people in certain ways. During the past three years, however, I’ve been adding new adjectives to my list more actively than before. One of the ways I’ve been doing to learn new adjectives is using images and charts. Back when [...]

Use an English Visual Dictionary When Learning Nouns

reah — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:00:09 PDT

When learning new English nouns—the words that refer to people, places, things, or ideas—a visual dictionary will help you retain the words in your mind effectively. It’s just like when a child learns what the word apple means, a parent will show the child an apple or an image of an apple to help the child [...]

101 Ways to Improve Your English – For Non-native Speakers

reah — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:22:05 PDT

I am a non-native English speaker, and I always seek ways to improve my English whether in speaking or in writing. And less than two years ago my fluency efforts doubled when I moved to the US from the Philippines. If I want to make myself marketable in the US especially in my industry, I [...]

How to Delete a Gmail Account

reah — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:41:44 PDT

Here’s an old video,I created about two years ago, where I showed how to delete an unwanted Gmail account. I may have to update this video since there is a new interface. Take note that this is just the Gmail account, not deleting the whole Google account.

Did the tips help you pass the LET?

reah — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:54:07 PDT

The Licensure Exam for Teachers is going to be held soon. Just less than a month! Please come back here and share your experiences and feedback, especially if the tips and resources posted in this blog have helped you pass the exam. For reference, I listed below the links that were published specifically for LET [...]

Are these Facts or Fictions? | Halloween Tidbits

reah — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:22:48 PDT

Revision of an article that was first posted in the Junior Pharos (in MCU) circa 2002. Are you tired of doing things over and over again? And willing to try something new in life? Moreover, do you have the guts to meet “new friends”? Well, read further more! Why not leave that chair and take [...]

A Short Essay about Friends

reah — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:29:12 PDT

Gaining Gold Coins All of us need true friends to turn to. As we share our failures and triumphs with them, we experience warmth and joy. When I was in sixth grade, one of my teachers taught the class a song that goes “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the [...]

Pre-Spanish Education in the Philippines

reah — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:15:30 PDT

Below is a mind map to represent the education in the Philippines before the Spaniards arrived. Use this for your reviews or a quick way to understand education of the Philippines during the pre-Spanish period. Sources for this Mind Map: Wikipedia’s Education in the Philippines DepEd’s Historical Perspective of the Philippine Educational System