Job Well Done

My best friend has been living in the states for a very long time. He was a good comedy bar performer here and had been earning good amount of money before he decided to try his luck in the U.S. He tried different jobs from bagger, to bus boy and other blue collar jobs that he haven’t even tried doing here.

After all his sacrifices and persistence, he finally lands a job that he really wants to do. He was accepted as a new member of a group that performs in different bars. Though it was difficult for him cause they constantly moves from one place to another, he finds his new job refreshing because he earns bigger and at the same time his doing what he loves best, to make people laugh. He said that it is much harder to move from one place to another (thanks to New York Movers for making it much easier) than to make people laugh. I knew he was telling the truth even before, he always finds ways to make a joke out of nothing. He is truly a born comedian.

The most important thing why I think my friend is so successful. His not just persistent, but he always put his feet on the ground. He never forgets to look back where he was from, see it has been 8 years since he left, and this was my seventh email from him in 2 weeks.

My Future Business

We all know that organizing parties are very stressful and definitely hard. Some will just hire party coordinators so that there will be lesser work for them. But me, I really love organizing parties particularly children’s parties. In fact, I’m planning to have my own party rentals as a business and maybe a hobby.

Because of my great interest in this kind of field, my friends always ask for my help whenever they are planning to have parties. Just like what my high school friend did a week ago. She is planning to have a party for her daughter’s 7th birthday this coming August. Yes, it is a big responsibility for me but I still manage to enjoy it.

So to start with the preparations, first, we decided to choose some inflatable party rentals since most of their guests are kids. We thought that kids will surely love stuffs like that and they will definitely have a lot of fun. Then we started to plan the foods that will be served at the party. I suggested that it is best to separate the foods for the children from the adults and fortunately, she agreed.

As we go along with our preparations, she thought that she also wants to have water slide party rentals for her daughter’s birthday. I checked first the budget because we still need so many things for the party just like the invitations and the souvenirs.

Until now, we are not yet done preparing the party. We still need to process the reservation for the party’s venue and we still have to distribute the invitations. Well, I just hope that we can have a very nice party. Good luck on my part!!

Bothered

My mom read from a magazine that those kids with speech problem should consult a speech pathologist. I searched from wikipedia.org, what speech pathology is and this is what I gathered.

“Speech-language pathology is the study of disorders that affect a person's speech, language, cognition, voice disorders, swallowing disorders and the rehabilitative or corrective treatment of physical and/or cognitive deficits/disorders resulting in difficulty with communication and/or swallowing. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) or Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) address people's speech production, vocal production, swallowing difficulties and language needs through speech therapy in a variety of different contexts including schools, hospitals, and through private practice.”

My mom said that we should get a recommendation from my daugther’s pedia so we can consult a speech pathologist. Honestly I don’t see any problem with my daugther. She can very well express herself, she knows the alphabets, all the colors & shapes. She can even construct sentences composed of two to five words like:
“Mom, help me please.”
“Mom/Dad, where are you”
“Animals from the Ocean”
“This way”

and many others. The only problem is that she is “bulol” and when she gets excited or angry she tends to speak fast and she blabber that we can’t understand her. But my mom and my aunt said that by this age (my daugther is now 2.5 years old), she should be “matatas na” and not “bulol.” This is base on their experiences from us and from all my other cousins.

This makes me really concrened all of sudden. Should I be bothered about my daugther’s speech ability? Should I consult a speech pathologist for an opinion?

Your thougths please.