Monday, June 02, 2008

Educating Bea

No sacrifice was too great to forward our education and, fortunately, books and the tradition of study were not unknown in our family. - Sidney Altman

Today is the first day my daughter goes to school. She’s attending nursery in one of the international schools managed by Filipinos. It’s not cheap, her tuition fee plus “blah blah fees” are equivalent to enrolling your child to an exclusive nun-supervised kindergarten in Manila. I just hope they have the same standard of teaching.

I don’t know who is more excited, the child or the mother. My wife woke up around 5:30 while my daughter and I are still sleeping. Preparing everything her daughter needs, from her lunch to her extra clothes and towel. Teary-eyed pa when she was dressing up our daughter. Anak nang tupa, nursery lang e, melodramatic na itong misis ko. How much more kaya kung aakyat na yan to receive her college diploma. Baka mag lupasay na.

I have to adjust too. Since I have to bring my “mag-ina” to school and back, I have to wakeup earlier than I use to do, to avoid heavy traffic during school days. Doble-talo. Pagod ka na, butas pa ang bulsa. But I’ll do anything when it comes to my daughter’s education. Kahit ipang-utang ko pa, just to ensure my child’s future. Any responsible parent knows that.

Now I know the real meaning behind what my Mom used to say to us “Makakabawi na kami nang Daddy mo pag meron na kayong sariling anak”.

7 comments:

  1. Blogusvox,Start buying insurance and educational plan for you child education,maybe you are already aware how much you will spend by the time she reaches college( with this kind of inflation we have).But be extra careful in buying one.

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  2. ed v., yung CAP sa atin went "kaput". Na dali ang mga kapatid at in-laws ko. What I did is opened a TD account for my kid in her name and I put in the same amount you usually pay monthly for the educational plan. Mas malaki ang interest compared sa educational plan upon maturity, say, 10 years.

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  3. Very nice quote. We brought our kids into this world. They didn't ask to be born. Thus, it is our responsibility to make sure that they are raised and educated properly. I agree with you na as parents, we should be the ones shouldering the cost of their education. May iba kasing magulang diyan na pinababayaan na ang mga anak pag tumuntong na sa kolehiyo. Thus, nag-uumpisa pa lang ang mga anak sa buhay eh nakalubog na sa utang. That's sad.

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  4. Blogusvox,just what I said you have to be careful in buying one,What I bought for my son is educational savings fund, more or less similar to you TD account(that CAP from the very beginning was very suspicious and I never believe it even a bit.) I started the savings when he was still 2 or 3year-old and now he is 12 I've got only more or less 1year left and he is already secure on his college education good enough even if he opted to study in the US.

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  5. panaderos, I know what you just said is common in the US. Dahil when you reach 18, you're no longer your parents responsibility. I think they also graduate from senior high at that age. Any way may student loans naman sila. Study now pay later. What is not good is yung mga parents na anak nang anak without thinking for the future of their children. Yan yung mga "bahala na" mentality.

    ed v., oo nga. Maraming parents ang nang lumo dahil sa CAP na yan.

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  6. Malalaki din kasi ang mga student loans dito and it often takes a kid more than 10 or 15 years to settle them. Mahal na rin kasi masyado ang college tuition dito especially sa mga mahuhusay na private colleges. Thus, nakakaawa pa rin iyong mga bata na hinayaang kargahin mag-isa ang utang na iyon.

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  7. panaderos, kaya maraming Fil-Am send their kids to the Philippines to study nursing. They could easily afford the tuition fee even on top institution. All they have to do is pass the State Board Exam. That's what matter naman.

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