Summer time!

Hi again!

Summer is here and what better way to spend those days to keep those minds and body fit? Plus of course to avoid the "got-nothing-to-do" attitude? Summer Lessons!

When I was in grade school and secondary school, the family tradition is to go to the province during the Holy week and then our parents go back to Manila while us, their kids are left to spend the rest of April playing with our cousins who live there. Come May, it's my cousins turn to spend 2 weeks in our house in Sta. Ana Manila. I guess it makes perfect sense because it is the time when my cousins would buy their school pencils, papers and of course shoes.

My fondest memories of these summer breaks are those fishing (Laguna de Bay which by now is a big fish pond) fruit-bearing tree-climbing (aratiles, manggoes, sampaloc or tamarind, sinigwelas), playing catch, basketball, dama (chinese checkers), chess and other things we can do on a day time. At night time we play a lot of scare-me stories and hide and seek. These were the things that pretty much occupied my senses.

Back to present! We now have all the necessary means (speed of travel and communication) to simply while away an almost two month vacation. Video games, Internet, Malls and of course summer lessons.

Chess Lesson Schedule provided by WNM Mila Emperado:

Enrollment for the Checkmate summer chess clinics sponsored by MILO is now on going at the Metropolitan Chess Club (MCC) headquarter located at the Upper 2F of St. Francis Square (SFS) behind SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.

The chess clinics will officially start on Mar. 26-31 and will be conducted at the following venues and time slots, namely: San Beda College-Alabang- 8am-12nn; SFS- 2-6pm; Chowking-Anonas, Quezon City- 2-6pm; Jollibee-Harrison Plaza, Manila- 8am-12nn; Manila Central University, Kalookan City - 8am-12nn and Walter Mart- Makati City opposite Don Bosco- 2-6pm.

Each series consists of seven sessions and will be conducted daily. Classes in SFS are offered daily, MWF, TTHS or Sat-Sun sessions.

The early weekly offerings are scheduled on Mar. 12-17 and Mar. 19-24 and would be held at McDonald-Binondo Branch opposite Binondo church from 8am-12nn; Chowking-Anonas 2-6pm and at SFS 2-6pm.

Interested parties may also register at the venue site of their choice at least before the clinic starts. For other details, call the organizing MCC at 826-8560, 0916-852-1069 and 0916-6608-712.

Start them young!