A Month at The Little Alaska of The Philippines, Sea Teacher Project Batch 7

The reason why I brought many foods there was just because I thought it was difficult to find halal food there. But then I was touched to see how care and hospitable are the Filipinos. Since the interview session, I told my coordinator that it is because I am a muslim, so I cannot eat something like pork, dog, drink anything contains alcohol etc. Of course it is easy to not eating pork, but how did I know that the utensils used to cook other foods are not used to cook pork? Because most of restaurants there serve pork as the menu. But then our coordinator and every one who invited us to eat together usually had to make sure first that all foods and the utensils that were used there to cook did not contain or contribute any pork. Even one of the host that invited us consulted with their muslim friend first about how to serve the dinner that muslim can eat. Everyone who invited us? Exactly. We had lot of sponsors that treated our lunch and dinner. Here are our hospitable...

Kuala Lumpur International Airport I should be arriving at Iloilo airport on January 14, but I was there on February 15 in the morning. There was something happened. It was actually the first time for me to go by plane, going abroad as well. Before leaving, I was so busy to prepare almost everything. Many foods, several clothes, anticipating excess baggage, etc. but I forgot one crucial thing. Whenever I connect my phone to internet, I was thinking that it will automatically adjust the time of the country where it is connected. But I was wrong. February 14 In the morning, I was just waiting at the waiting room of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before the boarding gate, charging my phone, then walked to the boarding gate one hour before my take off schedule, according to my phone time. Then I realized that the plane has just departed to manila. How could it be? I saw my phone and a board that showing the departure time, oh my Goodness! The time was different,...

Hello everyone, Maayong Aga! I am Hendi Nur Pratama, the student of 8 th semester, English Education - University of Lampung, Indonesia. It is a very good opportunity for me that I can be one of the participant of Sea Teacher project Batch 7. Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia is a project that aims to provide opportunity for pre-service student teachers from universities in Southeast Asia to have teaching experiences (practicum) in schools in other countries in Southeast Asia. Seameo placed me in Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College, Estancia, Iloilo province. My practicum school is NIPSC Laboratory Junior High School. This is my blog report about general information and academic administration of my practicum school, pedagogical contents, teaching plan, teaching practice, and my summary and suggestions. Here I will also include my personal experiences and to tell you how much I am grateful to be a part of NIPSC. So enjoy!