Pilar Pinga Cruz

Learning for Success or Success for Learning (EDS 103 #4)

I have mentioned this idea a few times in my previous discussions. Our parents made us attend school, learn, and ultimately become professionals and be successful in life. They believed that getting a degree equates “success” in their definition. In grade and high school, my friends called me a “GC” or Grade Conscious. I wantedContinue reading “Learning for Success or Success for Learning (EDS 103 #4)”

Cramming is Real (EDS103 #3)

So I wasn’t able to plan my whole week to allocate time for all my school tasks accordingly. And now, I am still working on this e-Journal at 11 pm to ensure that I can submit it before midnight tonight. After reading the module, materials, and thoughts of other students, I can say that IContinue reading “Cramming is Real (EDS103 #3)”

CAN I? (EDS103 #2)

There was this particular air of excitement when I sent my application for the PTC program at the UPOU via LBC in the early part of 2020. Do you know that feeling that you feel goosebumps and your heart starts pounding like you are about to get the best news in your life? Maybe thisContinue reading “CAN I? (EDS103 #2)”

My New Journey to Distance Learning (EDS103 #1)

Having an inquisitive mind is innate to human beings. It is natural for the human brain to learn new things every day. However, people tend to think that we can only learn from schools and universities. But during the declaration of Enhanced Community Quarantine in the Philippines, I realized that there are much more beyondContinue reading “My New Journey to Distance Learning (EDS103 #1)”

Online Learning as Part of the New Normal

Online learning is helpful for kids and parents during this time of home quarantine

BSB, Dynamite D, and Hubby

I have always been an avid fan of Backstreet Boys since college. I was living in Florida when they released their first album “Backstreet Boys” with the two first singles We’ve Got It Goin’ On in 1995 and Get Down in 1996. No one will argue if I say that Nick Carter is just myContinue reading “BSB, Dynamite D, and Hubby”

EMBRACING THE PRESENT

November has just begun, but blessings have already started pouring down on me. I believe that this November is my luckiest month for 2019. Not only it is my birth month, but in less than two weeks, I have already received five blessings. November 4, 2019 Full-Day at Home: It was my first day ofContinue reading “EMBRACING THE PRESENT”

New Beginnings

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates. These past few days, people have been asking me why I would be quittingContinue reading “New Beginnings”

Who am I?

Hi everyone! Pilar Pinga Cruz here, or Nanay Ping would be better. This is my first blog site. In short, I am a newbie! I am a mother of two pretty kids and a happy wife, I may say. I have just shifted career, from being a full-time working girl to a full-time wifey andContinue reading “Who am I?”