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If you happen to be in Makati, and you are looking for a world class performance that can take your mind off things then TIU theater is the place for you. TIU theater is providing varying shows from Rap Musical plays like Bakata, to Classical Musical productions that serenade guests and takes them to memory lane of their favorite Disney Classical music. Last April 23, 2016, we took the time to visit TIU theater, they are providing free shows for the public, and they are able to do this with the help of major sponsorship from companies like UNIQLO and other frequent sponsors who believe in the culture and the arts. Good Ode Classics: Songs from Disney are featuring new talents, despite being a free show it is still carefully planned out and prepared for. The show started with the Star Wars Main theme music, this was played by Earl Reyes, a guitarist and one of the regular casts of Good Old Classics show at TIU theater. After this, the show presented Adriana Avecil

About the Foundation: Creative Image Foundation was founded by Toshihiko Uriu. He first worked as a cameraman for television in 1988, but was tasked to document the Food for the Hungry International. He did a documentary film based on the life of the garbage collectors in Smokey Mountain and Payatas. After realizing the desperate living conditions in this area, he decided to form a foundation that could help the children of Payatas and Smokey Mountain reach their full potential.  Creative Image Foundation has a set goal and vision; it was created to generate funds in order to support creative projects for Payatas and Smokey Mountain. But more than just the concept of dole out, he aimed for something more. Uriu wanted to focus on educating children how to maximize their full potential.  The focus of Creative Image Foundation is to hone the artistic talents of children. The project has started to commence for the first theater play p

Since the 90s, there has been a steady increase of Filipino teachers going to Thailand to look for a teaching job.  This trend is not new, all over the world Filipinos are providing service to different parts of the world. I was fortunate enough to have experienced this reality in 2013, when I applied for a teaching job in Thailand.  I stayed there for 7 months and provided private tutorials inside the homes of Thai students, as well as public schools.  I am a licensed teacher in the Philippines, but have decided to test the waters outside the country--  Before you become a certified English teacher in Thailand, you need to undergo a series of workshops and training and in one of the seminars. I met a one of a kind teacher named Garry Everette Capili.  By instinct, I felt that he was something else, he was fully present in the seminar, and it was obvious from the way he moved and the way he dressed himself that he was prepared for the job.

Since the 90s, there has been a steady increase of Filipino teachers going to Thailand to look for a teaching job.  This trend is not new, all over the world Filipinos are providing service to different parts of the world. I was fortunate enough to have experienced this reality in 2013, when I applied for a teaching job in Thailand.  I stayed there for 7 months and provided private tutorials inside the homes of Thai students, as well as public schools.  I am a licensed teacher in the Philippines, but have decided to test the waters outside the country--  Before you become a certified English teacher in Thailand, you need to undergo a series of workshops and training and in one of the seminars. I met a one of a kind teacher named Garry Everette Capili.  By instinct, I felt that he was something else, he was fully present in the seminar, and it was obvious from the way he moved and the way he dressed himself that he was prepared for the job.