Reflection

     I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due. Yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge…

    

     We are crossing to the finals of our secondary level. We are marching towards the fourth grading period. We have already accomplished the requirements given to us. We have already taken difficult quizzes and periodical exams. We have been scolded by our teacher for being naughty. We have been in distress and misfortunes. But we’ve been also through heaven-sent moments. All of these experiences are worth it. All of the memories of our four years in this school won’t vanish.

     Fourth grading period can be either difficult or easy. Yet we must do our best and best and best to make our grades in the best level! Our periodical exam will be earlier so, we must review. There are many lessons to be discussed like (-_-)  ZzZzzZZz…

     Now let’s cherish the remaining days. Let’s enjoy while we are still together. Let’s tear down hate in our hearts. Don’t allow your heart to become SMALL and BITTER, rather, you must SHARE IT.

My Dream, My Future

     “Live Your Values, Pursue Your Dreams, And Follow Your Passions”.

     This really implies the true ways we must do to have the best future life we could possibly have. Do you pay attention in how fast time goes by? Before we realize, time has passed by and all the dreams we had for our future have not yet come true. The reason is because our dreams are just dreams and haven’t yet become goals. Life is no Nintendo game. You live only once. Therefore, we must fulfill those precious one called Dream during the rest of our short Life.

     As for me, I have my own dreams too. If you ask me this in my childhood, I would say, “I want to be a nurse… I want to be an architect… and so on…”. But if you ask me now, I will tell you I have three major dreams. First, I want to graduate in this school with the Best grades ever! So, my parents can be proud of me. Second, I want my life to be colorful and beatific. Enjoying life doesn't waste money; we should use many to do some significant things. For instance, we can contribute our money to help the poor and homeless children, we can travel to somewhere to see the nature scene, we can buy book or collect your interested things to enrich our life, and we also can have time to play with your family. Third, I want to become a doctor so that I can help my love ones to cure their sicknesses. In the future I may have new dreams, but the first goal I have to achieve is getting my diploma. This is one of the keys to accomplish my other goals and dreams. After becoming a professional, I want to start a family, one caring husband and maybe three children and have one beautiful cozy home to raise my kids and grow old with the people I love the most.

Change: It Starts With Me

Change: It Starts With Me

     The problems of our country are many and of incredible magnitude. These problems are not of recent origin instead, they stemmed from many years of neglect and indifference. Will we able to redeem from the slaughter house of chaos?

     I will never consider defeat and I will remove from my vocabulary such words and phrases as quit, cannot, unable, impossible, hopeless and retreat, for they are the words of fools. I will toil and I will endure to bring change to our beloved country. I will persist until I succeed because change starts within me.

     I will plant the seed of tomorrow’s success and my harvest will be full. Each misfortune I encounter, I will carry in it the tomorrow’s good luck. I will build my castle one brick at a time for I know that the small attempts, repeated will complete any undertaking.

     We are all responsible for the good of our country. We must sacrifice and do our parts. We must push change and reform. Let us campaign the change our country needs and let us bring justice to the innocents. We must perform and pray. 

KANNAWIDAN

     

     Showcasing the pride and guts of Ilocanos pertaining to heritage conservation and culture preservation. Coming in the midst of Ilocanos are the festivities which will surely allure our hearts to encompass the true essence of being a proud individual. It gives us a glimpse of how was the life before and how shall we face it today.
     Sur never fails to continue its outstanding ventures to enjoin the people together and applaud its magnanimous culture amidst the modern trends we have in this generation. Expect the enjoyment, the thrill and the excitement of this year’s Kannawidan Ylocos Festival: bringing the best to the Ilocano people which will start on January 29, 2015.
     Kannawidan are Spiritual thanksgiving activities such as the Concelebrated Mass at the St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral and the scenic procession of all the Municipal patrons around the heritage city of Vigan, a feast of food with the Kinnammet: the traditional boodle fight and the viewing of the magnificent dancing fountain and with the sky’s beauty towards the Rimat ti Tangatang through a fireworks display. Talents of the Ilocanos will also have its peak in its night as the Siglat Ylocandia conducts its annual grand finals. Alongside with its formal commencement is the merriment of the DepEd Day and the bright life of a fashion show giving prominence to the Kadaanan a pagan-anay or the clothing of the past. 
     Spend the last days of our kannawidan with a Motorshow that will thrill your nerves out. Add up the heat of the sun, the newly and freshest water sports scheme: the SUN SOAKED which highlights sorts of sports competitions such as surfing, dragon boat racing, Frisbee and other games which will take place in Cabugao Beach Resort in an ealier date this January. There you have it folks, why settle for less if we could give you the best.

New Year New Me

     New Year is the time when many people around the world make promises to make changes in life for the better however, many of the promises made by people are rarely completed. I plan to lose weight and improve my social life. 

     I will make that commitment and go into a positive attitude in taking a diet. We all know that losing weight can be quite a challenge. In fact, for some, it can be downright tough. It takes time, practice and support to change lifetime habits. But I alone am the one who has the power to lose unwanted pounds. Losing weight is not just about diets. It's about the whole new me and the possibility of creating a new life for me.

     I will improve my social life through: getting the right hobby that can allow me to meet people more easily and could even quickly get me into a new social group, getting fun with my roommates and friends, be more approachable (I’m approachable but more), and? Argh! I just want to be like somebody else that has a face like a dictionary. I mean not to extend the limit. I don’t want to be so shy. Help me guys as I help myself.    

     Pin this! I can do it. We can do our new year resolutions.

Reflection

     Another blank space in our lives was crammed with new experiences that enhanced our understandings and skills.

     HTML Tags. Our focus in the third grading period. Memorizing and typing anaconda-like codes is not an easy task. Even with just a little mistake, your work will go boom panes!

          We are almost done with the third grading period. The final grading period arrives. I hope our grades will be higher :-D We have been in happy moments and misunderstandings. Reminiscing these memories is great. We feel downcast because we are near to the end.

     The final grading, what will it be? I hope it won’t be a cold-blooded period so that we won’t be hard up. We must do our best to extend our grades upper in a great distance.

Essence Of Christmas

     *For to us a child is born, to us a son is given—Isaiah 9: 6

     We are in that special season once again, a season of joy, of peace, of great tidings. A season when we celebrate the birth of Christ the King, the redeemer of mankind. Jesus is the reason for the season. The cold breeze came and wrapped the beautiful city of Vigan. Our jackets are now ready for us to wear them. Christmas lights are dancing in their own rhythms. Christmas lanterns are twinkling brightly. Christmas trees are standing pretty. But there ain't no signs of Christmas caroling yet.

    Christmas is about love. Caring about another over yourself, spending the time to do the little things to make the holiday special for loved ones. Christmas is not all about merry making. We must also spare time to reflect on the essence of the period which is the love of God for humanity. This  love is summed up in the popular bible verse John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave us his only begotten son, that whosoever believe  in him will not perish but have eternal life.”When we ponder on God’s love for us, we too are encouraged to share love with others, to embrace peace and be our brother’s keeper. When we are imbued with this love of God, we will be always willing to give a helping hand to those in need, to give succor and comfort to the vulnerable ones among others.LOVE unites us. LOVE clears the air.
     let’s try not to forget about the child, born on a winter night so cold, whose bed was made only of hay & animal food. our lord Jesus Christ, who taught us all what is real, & unconditional love is. As we celebrate the birth of our savior, let’s be human & kind enough to remember & show some love to all those who are not fortunate enough to be actively involved in the celebration of the birth of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.