one of my fave phrases in the entire planet: according to...(makes professors wary!)

   

"According to" is a potent sentence opener/ answer introduction. Back in college, this phrase was my weapon. Without fail. Every time I used AT or according to when I answered or felt eloquent or just trying to barbecue the teacher's compusure, they raised their hackles instantaneously. As if my "according to" replies were ghosts in Balete Drive!

the phrase implies that a student really did his wok, i mean work: example, discussion of clines. I would say---"According to Longman dictionary, cline is..." or discussion of biology--"according to (name of the author or a URL) some species of the west are..." I could see the ashen veneer of the professor.

can I enlist my daughter, summer reading camp, "para walay laag!" (no idle time) ? what a reading summer! what a summer!

The principal did her talk. She wore a black and red ensemble. Hair, loose. Holding a mike: Welcome...(summer reading camp) is not like we will cook here like the camp of soldiers. No need to pay, unlike other summer classes that parents should pay, this reading camp is for free. "Libre ni!" (This is free)...

BUT PRIOR TO THAT...

Rowena guided the first year students on their line formation while Curva (as in curvaceous) ordered them to make five lines.

"Parents. please stay beside your child."

Deana conducted the national anthem; Sara the prayer before Deana's task.

Curva asked the freshmen about their morning. The response was weak: " The energy is high!" she breathed sarcastically.