Monday, June 13, 2005

antonio's in tagaytay

tin just came back from a trip to manila, and guess what? she's got photos of antonio's in tagaytay. the resto looks breezy, and the food sumptuous. sounds like a good place for a stop-over on the way to the batangas beaches, or on the way back after a tagaytay sight-seeing. estimated at around P600-1000 a head (P250 for kids), it sounds steep for an average pinoy meal, but for bakasyonistas like us, that sounds just reasonable.

Antonio's is open on Tuesdays for dinner only and on Wednesdays to Sundays for lunch (11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.) and dinner (5:30-9:30 p.m.). Strictly by reservation only. Call +63 917 899-2866 or +63 917 819-1022.

here's the Inquirer feature on antonio's: Food Paradise in Tagaytay

Thursday, June 2, 2005

choosing a kindergarten

when choosing a kiga, you’ll also have to decide beforehand what learning principles you abide by. most of the kiga here in germany are heavy on the learn-by-play principle. actually, it’s really mostly play at this stage anyway. that’s why i wrote teachers with quotation marks. they don’t really teach lessons per se. children are not even expected to know their alphabets before they enter the first grade. however, there are still specialized kigas employing the montessori and waldorf methods of learning. admittedly, i haven’t done a lot of research on these, but i think it doesn’t differ/matter much at this point, unless you’re set on putting your child in montessori/waldorf in primary school. which we are not. bu that doesn't make choosing the right kiga any simpler for us.