Rebel Mermaid - Paula Bernasor

22/08/2024

18/07/2024

“Nobody taught me. There were so many of us in the house, and even my Nanna didn’t know how to read. So I never learned to read. I was so bad at school that I acted like a clown just to avoid everything; then I got caught running around here with a pistol when I was thirteen. They sent me to Tryon Juvenile Detention Center, and that’s where I met Ms.Lakewood. She taught the computer class. Heavy-set Italian lady, about 4’ 10”.But attitude, huge. Aura, big. She was like the grandmother in a mob movie. You know how you’ve got all the bosses, but when the grandmother comes in—everyone shuts up? She was like that. But she was loving too. She had pictures on the wall of all her favorite students; she called them her babies. She even had a picture of Mike Tyson up there. He was one of her babies. One day we had this contest, on the computer. The winner got $50. And I was looking at the screen and getting so angry. I’m crying, because I couldn’t read. And that’s when thisSpanish kid called me Forrest Gump. He had the whole class laughing at me. MissLakewood was like: ‘What’s going on?’ She came over to me and said: ‘Fix your face. Fix your fu***ng face, I don’t want to see another tear.’ Then she said:‘Tomorrow, you better get ready.’ She started working with me for an hour-and-a-half, every night. She started me on Lion King. It was a preschool book, so I didn’t want to do it. But she made me. Every night she made me keep reading until I was able to read on my grade level. I started getting report cards with nothing less than 85. I was sending them home; my mom was getting hyped. I got my GED. I started reading so much. Today I can finish a five-hundred-page book in two days. If I smoke a blunt first, I swear to God I can picture the whole book like it’s a movie. Miss Lakewood passed away when I was eighteen. I heard about it while I was in prison. Some new guys came in; they’d been in Tryon too. They heard me talking about her and that’s when one of them told me. But he said: ‘Yo. I’m pretty sure she had your picture on the wall.’”

13/07/2024

10/06/2024

In this episode, we talked with Kiara Fontanilla, Venice Furio, and Cathrine Buccat Graversen about the development and highlights of Philippine women's foot...

05/06/2024

12/05/2024

Ich habe das Glück, zwei tolle Mütter zu haben!

Annette Grübnau, die gegen den Krebs kämpfte, während sie zwei Kinder großzog und ein millionenschweres Unternehmen aufbaute.

Ma Noemi Ramas, dein Durchhaltevermögen, dein Kampfgeist und dein gutes Herz sind unergründlich! Wir sehen uns diesen August in den USA!

Das sind nur einige der unzähligen Geschichten von Müttern, die trotz aller Herausforderungen das Patriarchat durchbrochen haben und weiterhin nicht nur in ihren jeweiligen Familien, sondern auch in ihren Gemeinden Liebe verströmen.

Alles Gute zum Muttertag!

10/04/2024

26/03/2024

KABUGAO, Apayao – One of the remaining sanctuaries of the endangered Philippine Eagle is Apayao Province and on March 16, one was rescued from the wilderness in Kabugao by a 38-year-old resident of the town who discovered the eagle ensnared in a trap and made the decision to safely capture the bir...

26/03/2024

Today's internet find!

The book was written with Filipino architecture students in mind. Although several books have already been written about Filipino architecture, they were not written for easy reading and comprehension by the students. This book is the first of two parts dealing with the study of Filipino architecture. It focuses on the architecture of the pre-Spanish and Spanish periods. The moulding of the Filipino youth is shared by the school. Here, the students are academically prepared not only to become professionals in their chosen careers but also to become useful citizens of their country. The teachings being imparted in the youth prepare them for adult life and eventually as members of Filipino society. Constituents of the academe in the field of Architecture have the solemn obligation to impart to them the importance of their architectural heritage.

This book will help them identify the Filipino architectural legacies.

The book was written in the Filipino architecture students in mind. Although several books have already been written about Filipino architecture, they were not...

18/03/2024

As how it should always be!

16/03/2024

13/03/2024

03/03/2024

Sharing my International Women's Day message I made especially for married women 😘

03/03/2024

On March 3, 1917, Januaria Constantino Keller better known by her stage name Carmen Rosales, was born in Pangasinan. She was a noted Filipina actress and World War II guerilla fighter. Her name was taken from her hometown of barrio Carmen, Rosales in Pangasinan.

22/02/2024

Spent my Valentine's birthday in London!

Part 1 of OOTDs

I arrived in London with another coat which I donated to an organisation giving clothes to the homeless in London. The new coat and poncho are actually auction pieces I've won from the Cancer Research UK. It is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer. Thanks to their research, more people are surviving cancer than ever before.

Nothing better than being fashionable and helping a great cause!

Check out their stuff: https://www.ebay.de/str/ukcancerresearch

16/01/2024

Just do it!

01/01/2024

NaOl laag laag using taxpayers money...

Drawing lang gihapon ang 20 per kilo pero iya panglaag sige increase.

A budget amounting to P1.408 billion has been allocated for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s domestic and international travels in the coming year, based on the Republic Act No. 11975 or General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2024.

This is a 58% increase from the P893.87 million travel funds requested by the Office of the President in 2023.

Babaon muli sa utang 😆
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/27/2321715/marcos-gets-increased-travel-funds-2024?fbclid=IwAR2N_Bj-3_onlflx-r99gcx45d61_NVPgBvmu04a__S8xRQ_twvwRnEeNgU

The budget allocation for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.' travels increased by 58%, higher than the P893.87 million requested by the Office of the President for 2023.

18/12/2023

18/12/2023

Photos from our short visit to Bratislava!

This beauty on the Danube was charming and quaint on its own.

The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Jews and Slovaks.

The city received its contemporary name on 16 March 1919. It was mostly known in English as "Pressburg" (from its German name, Preßburg), since after 1526, it was dominated mostly by the Habsburg monarchy and the city had a relevant ethnic German population.

The city's modern name is credited to Pavol Jozef Šafárik's misinterpretation of Braslav as Bratislav in his analysis of medieval sources, which led him to invent the term Břetislaw, which later became Bratislav.

16/12/2023

Being Hungry at Hungary is never a problem!

Just visiting one of the most popular Christmas market at Vörösmarty tér will definitely solve that! There are tons of dishes to choose from and of course one should not miss trying out Lángos, gulyás and the Hungarian grilled sausage while in Budapest.

Figured I should also post all the photos from all of my travels this year before the year ends. Still missing a few countries. 😆

What is your favourite Hungarian dish? 👇🏽

23/10/2023

28/09/2023

We need the country to prioritise people!

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18/09/2023

✅ 3.374 Nutztiere starben 2021 nachweislich durch den Wolf oder wurden durch den Wolf verletzt.
✅ Rund 230.000 Wildtiere sterben jedes Jahr auf deutschen Straßen.

18/09/2023

Reflecting soaring demand for fans to cheer on the CommBank Matildas, more football fans will now have the opportunity to do so this October as Football Australia and the Western Australian Government announced that Match Day 2 of the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024™ Asian Quali...

30/07/2023

Sulong at Abante Filipinas! 🇵🇭 💗

Maraming salamat sa tyaga, puso at karangalan na dinala nyo para sa bansa!

The Philippines will forever be one of the stories of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 🇵🇭👏

Alen Stajcic's side, featuring seven A-Leagues representatives made their way into the tournament for the first time off the back of a 20-month, 39-game journey.

They knocked off hosts New Zealand in their own backyard.

They had thousands in support wherever they played.

They had tens of millions back home pushing them all the way.

It doesn't matter that they haven't qualified for the knockout stages. They've inspired millions of Filipino female footballers back home.

Which is a far greater victory ♥️

📰: https://bit.ly/458g0ou

23/06/2023

While they wait for good pet parents, can you help us provide them a good place to lay on?

We couldn't afford to purchase elevated mattings thus we provided them crates for them to stay up top during rainy days as they really love staying up top with their own personal spaces.

For those who want to help, please donate their unused elevated mattings or crates, or anything that can provide elevation, who would want them laying down on gravel rocks, dba? 🥹

You can also donate thru our e-wallets so we can purchase or improvise elevated tarima. P20, P50 or any amount will do:

For cash donations:
𝘎𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘩: 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘰
09464680043

𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘰: 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘴
004910357737

𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘢: 𝘌𝘩𝘴𝘢 𝘑𝘰𝘺 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰
09284245640
(Please send us a screenshot of your transfer for tracing and accounting purposes)

In-kind Donations:
Drop off locations:
–Admin office, DepEd Ormoc City Division
–City Dogpound located at Brgy. Cagbuhangin, Ormoc City.

18/06/2023

Have you tried this pepper?