TSK TSK TSK...

[Jay]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: TSK TSK TSK...He..., posted by Zebson on Jun 21, 2001

Hi Zeb,

Thanks for the prayers. I will post from Florida for the next couple of weeks. If I can acsess my home puter.

Almost lost the car in the rain here , but was lucky enough to get it home. I think if I had been out 30 more minutes we wouldn't have a working car now.We were very lucky.

I'll let everyone know whats up.

Jay

[Dave H2O]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: TSK TSK TSK...., posted by Jay on Jun 21, 2001

Hey Jay,

Don't worry about rain here. We are having a draught. Maybe you could bring us some rain. I want to wash my car and the gov't won't let us.

Your brother is in my prayers.

Dave H.

[Jay]

... in response to Re: X 7, posted by Dave H2O on Jun 21, 2001

Thanks Dave,

x7

Jay

[Ray]

... in response to Re: TSK TSK TSK...Hey Greg!, posted by shadow on Jun 21, 2001

n/t

[Carrisse]

... in response to TSK TSK TSK..., posted by greg on Jun 21, 2001

Greg:
Personally I feel that Philippines is only good for seeking a wife, vacationing and having a good time.

Carrisse:
Thank you but please don't view the PI as a breeding ground for excellent wives although this is flattering.  

Greg:
We want only the best for our Son..Many happenings in the Philippines have convinced us that the Philippines isn't good for our Son.

Carrisse:
No place in the world is for any child unless the child have the love of both the father and the mother.  It does not only take a village to raise a happy and well-balanced child, it starts with a happy and well-balanced family.

Greg:
We just want our only Son to have the best of everything, good health, schooling...a kick in his rear lol.

Carrisse:
Who says you can't get these things in the PI.  Have you heard of IS (International School) they have one of the best curriculums in the PI.  There's also Brent School in Baguio. UST and UP are both good colleges.  As far as good health, the Chinese General Hospital as well as the Philippines General Hospital are all good hospitals.  There are several good orthodontists and dentists. As far as kicking him in the rear--yeah try that here and find your neighbor telling you to CPS.  The Philippines is the only place in the world where I can swack my son's bottom in public for misbehaving, second only to our own home.

Greg:
If you take a good look, you will notice how the Philippines age a person especially their skin.

Carrisse:
Uh are you sure?  I'm almost 40 and modesty aside I can pass for a 25 year old.

Greg:
Many doctors there are unable to practice in the States, so why take a chance on him doing harm to your child?

Carrisse:
Where did you base this assumption?  Have you heard of the phrase "Brain drain" in the PI?  This phrase stems from the doctors and nurses being pirated by international hospitals to work for them.

Greg:
For those that think it's a good idea to leave your Son or daughter in the Philippines..Buy them a one-way flight ticket to R.P. asap..lol lol hehehehehee I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy's child hehehe.

Carrisse:
You know its one thing for foreigners to look down on ones country but this statement is really uncalled for.

Note: I just did a Stephen, my God!

[Jay]

... in response to Re: TSK TSK TSK..., posted by Carrisse on Jun 21, 2001

Hi carrisse,

I agree with your point's. However, two thing's; first, last time I checked, tuition for IS(International School) in Manila was $10,000 per semester for high school. That was back in 1980. I went there. Can't IMAGINE what it cost now. If I recall, Brent was even more, though I could be wrong on that. I also went to La Salle for a while, another very good school, but also expensive, though I don't know how much it cost back then.

Also, I may be wrong, but I never heard of the "brain drain" applying to doctor's from the Philippines, only nurses. A person who get's a medical degree even at UP cannot get a medical liscence in the U.S. w/o more schooling and passing a test. A friend of mine here, who has since moved back to the RP, (a doctor himself, graduated from UP or Ateneo, I'm not sure as he went to both) told me this a couple of years ago. He was around the top in his graduating classs,too.

I have two nephew's who just graduated and we will be sending them to college. They were honor student's in high school, but still had thier sites set to some local college (they recieved small scholorship's to one). I told them to check out UP or another higher standard's school. They were thrilled. I know some degree's are not 100% recognized from there (like medical), but most are, as compared to other, smaller, Universities in the RP.

I think the reason for this problem with most degree's not being equally recognised in the U.S. is because of the fact that the Filipino only has 10 yrs. of elementry and high school.For example, to join the U.S. military, a Filipino national must have a high school diploma + two yrs. of any college. That is so it equals 12 yrs. like in the U.S..

Personally, I think this is unnesecsary, since all Filipino HS graduates seem to know as much as any 12 yr. US graduate. They just pack 12 yrs. into 10.

Jay

[Carrisse]

... in response to Re: Re: TSK TSK TSK..., posted by Jay on Jun 21, 2001

One family friend even took part in the design of Apollo 11.

Here's an interesting footnote in the history of US schools:
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The following eighth-grade final exam from 1895 Salina, KS. USA was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

Eighth Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895

Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.
2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.
4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie,lay and run.
5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case.
6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per arce, the distance around which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.

U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607 1620 1800 1849 1865

Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences, cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.

Gives a whole new meaning to an early 20th-century person saying, "I only had an 8th grade education."
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My 8th grade nephew took his final exam last week and one of the questions was:

Train engineer John carried 50 cattles, 20 passengers and 80 crates of vegetables.  What is the name of the train engineer?

I just died laughing!

[Dave H2O]

... in response to My uncle and some relatives and family f..., posted by Carrisse on Jun 21, 2001

Carrisse,

I was part of the Brain Drain in the 70's. I drank so much, my brain cells got drained out and flushed down the toilet. Probably why I drink a lot of water today. I am trying to get them back. ;o))

The only answer I knew was the last one, from your nephew's exam. E. None of the above ;o)

Dave H.

[kevin]

... in response to Me too!, posted by Dave H2O on Jun 21, 2001

All this is pretty ironic as I think of what your son and you are going through.  Afterall, your son knows alot more than what the computer program gathered at that one time.  That should be regarded as simply one human-originated error rather than a knowledge deficit.

- Kevin

[Jeff S]

... in response to Me too!, posted by Dave H2O on Jun 21, 2001

You too?

But hey, only the weak ones died...

-- Jeff S.

[Dave H2O]

... in response to Wow, maaaaan..., posted by Jeff S on Jun 21, 2001

Jeff,

But on the other hand, it is kind of scary to think that the brain cells I have left are my good ones. 8o))

Dave H.

[Jeff S]

... in response to I hope so!  ROFLMAO!, posted by Dave H2O on Jun 21, 2001

Carisse just sent me your purple bubbles incantations. I especially like the ayatollah look. Reminds me of Danny Devito in "Jewel of the Nile" )
-- Jeff S.

[Dave H2O]

... in response to ROFLMAO!, posted by Jeff S on Jun 21, 2001

Hey Jeff,

My brother got a can of that "bald spot" spray paint when he retired. So he painted my bald spot and made my beard darker. I wanted to grow a ZZTop beard, but my baby won't let me. Then I found out, the only reason Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill can is they aren't married. I would rather be married to my baby. ;o))

Dave H.

[Jeff S]

... in response to Re: ROFLMAO!, posted by Dave H2O on Jun 21, 2001

I'll bet with that look you'd get your luggage well searched in any airport when passing customs.
-- Jeff S.

[Carrisse]

... in response to ROFLMAO!, posted by Jeff S on Jun 21, 2001

Dave, please don't sue me.