How to stretch the borders of one’s place under the sun. Henry L. Yu, M.D. counts the ways.

1. Listen to some old music and recapture the memories of your dreams.
2. Stay in the mall sitting down and watch people pass by.
3. Go window-shopping.
4. Sleep late at night watching TV.
5. Wear summer colors and feel the freshness of the season.
6. Talk to your kids about life and living.
7. Brisk walk for a mile or two.
8. Watch the sunset in the boulevard.
9. Water the plants.
10. Go gardening or fishing.
11. Invent and discover new recipes.
12. Join a summer workshop.
13. Go out to the beach or pool for a swim.
14. Read books and learn something.
15. Go biking, hiking, or mountain climbing.
16. Wake up late and have a hearty and leisure breakfast.
17. Clean your room and assort things in your cabinet.

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1 Mon
Merry Goes Mandaue
A five-cock derby kicks off the Mantawi Festival at the Galleria de Mandaue, 2 pm. To follow in the evening is the Talents Night of the Miss Mandaue 2006 candidates at the Mandaue Heritage Garden, 8 p.m.

2 Tue
Stop and Listen
Promenaders take their time to bask in the bliss of harmony as the Mandaue School for the Arts go rhapsodic in the Concert at the Park at the Mandaue Heritage Garden, 8 p.m.

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By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez

Eight schools in Central Visayas have tied up with industries to ensure a higher hiring rate for their students, especially in industrial, business process outsourcing and tourism establishments in Cebu’s economic drivers.

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) 7 Director Ernesto Beltran said schools like the Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (Cite) and Banilad Center for Professional Development have hiring rates of almost a 100 percent due to the Dual Training System (DTS).

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By Linette Ramos

When government and private sector first tried to market Cebu as the information technology (IT) hub of Asia in 2001, some sectors were caught unprepared.

IT companies scrambled for professionals in software development and programming, engineering and other IT-enabled services.

Schools responded by producing a great number of IT graduates to meet the demand. But inadequately trained students and teachers and an unsatisfactory curriculum in IT courses meant that the industry did not get the skills it needed.

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By Nerissa Arcega

I’ve been in love for quiet sometime
And it’s hard for me to forget it
He’s been a part of my life
I know he’s been special to me
I’ve loved him since I was a kid
And that feeling kept hunting me
That feeling is coming back
And I don’t know what to do
Cause living in the past hurts me

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