CHANGE STARTS WITHIN ME

Change. Change. Change.

                 "There is nothing permanent in life except change," said philosopher Heraclitus. Others have called change or variety as 'the spice of life'. So, changes (shuffle or reshuffle) in the government from time to time should come as no surprise to anyone, though changes in the political arena are often viewed with suspicion.

                   Change is in the very nature of being. Every new day is different from the previous day. Body metabolism is one such process as also growth of trees and revolving of planets. Tides come and go. Sometimes a whole river changes its course as was the case with itself.

                 The great insight of enlightened,  as the everything that is, will change and the changed will change further. Hence, one must neither get attached to joy (happiness) because that will pass away; nor get depressed with sorrow (suffering) because that too will pass away. Nothing is really permanent in this world.

KANNAWIDAN

What Does Kannawidan Means?

In every hometown, province or even the whole region has its own celebration promoting their different cultures and beliefs. As the month of January ends, the celebration starts to tremble! Cause the Kannawidan starts to shout out loud.

But what does Kannawidan means? It means a lot but it only takes one meaning for this word to all Ilocandia. The word means “nakaugalian” or imply in English, “have already worn out”. Meaning the different cultures that has been worn out by Ilocano’s.

In every festivities, there is hidden word which promotes its culture.

NEW YEAR NEW ME

Be Responsible and Be Lucky for 2014

When the clock strikes at 11:30, people start preparing the table for Media Noche. Children take their Toro tots and any material used to create noise. Adults try to light some explosions, fireworks or firecrackers and even pinch the gun into the sky. But what about me?

Some people say that they should have to list down their new year’s resolution and change their lies for the better. But for me, I go visit our church and thank god for what I had received on 2013. I asked guidance and not just for the sake of me, my family and friends but also for the unfortunate people. I do pity them. Lastly, I would promise that I would be a better person. For that war freaky girl, irresponsible child and student….. Would turn into a better person.

I would try my best lust to change. I’m going to wash out the bad memories before but never the lesson I’ve ever learn.

MY REFLECTION

One Cycle More

Last grading period, I burst out my performance for the better because I know I should pursue myself to get a higher grades than before. And now?

I think I have already did a great job thus third periodical grading period. But my lost was, I’m not attentive in class. I am more absent than for being present I my classes. Well, I admit it. But I am doing my part as a student and I think I did it not as well as my performance in last grading period.

And it has one cycle more to prove to myself that I can survive and I can get a higher grades as I wish.

Essence of Christmas

 

 As  It Gets Nearer and Nearer I Feel DEPRESSED!

          Gifts? Oh! When I was young I actually received many gifts but as I am getting older, I'll be the one to send gifts.
          Oh yeah! I really feel depressed this coming Christmas. I am not able to save money for this special day. I have nothing to give for my friends and for my loved ones as well. But, honestly we are celebrating this special day with our family. We are celebrating Jesus Christ, our savior's birthday. That's why on this day we should set aside our pain for our enemies and spread the happiness and love instead! Not only by giving them gifts but also for lending them a shoulder to lean on. Most especially for those typhoon victims. It doesn't matter if how much do we spend for buying foods, gifts, decorations, and anything.
          Let us just try to save for them. Spend the Christmas Vacation wisely!!!!

CLIMATE CHANGE

 

 It’s Just Only a WARNING Not Yet PUNISHMENT…

           

          Inhale... Exhale...  Inhale... Exhale… How do you feel so? Isn’t it refreshing? Yes, not so. It’s because of the warning of the nature. It’s the climate change. And remember, it’s just only a WARNING not yet PUNISHMENT…

           Enough everyone. Don’t you care about future? We must need to be attentive and stop doing nonsense things which is tolerating the world.  Of course, the world wouldn’t any stain revolving around it. Cause we are all careless persons. Even though it hurts, it’s the truth. If we continue doing senseless things which is about the destroying the green-blue earth.  Then be alert. Who knows the moment that we opened our eyes, a blackening earth will welcome us. So let us change the climate. There’s no small action if it’s for the betterment of everyone of us. Can you dare looking for the next generation on their sufferings? Can you stare at them? Of not, then stop! Feel the earth and act.

                We must help the world to survive not just only for WORDS but also in action.

ENGLISH MONTH

Let's Take A Journey

             Who does not want a journey? Well, everyone of us is thirst for a journey! And of course we should learn to communicate to others as we are having fun for beautiful places that we had taken or ever seen.

            Hmmm. As we all know, ENGLISH Languages have been the universal language. And we also know that we, the Filipinoes are placed as the third placer for being the most intelligent nationalities all over the world! Imagine?? For many Overseas Filipino Workers in all over the world, we are also spreading the goodness of being a Filipino Citizen! We can communicate to others because we are all good in speaking. So, as we are facing the world, we do not lost or I mean easily fool by anyone else! Because we are good, intelligent and wise! Haaay!! What a beatiful journey and we dont even lost I men FOOL! :D

            So, would you dare to join me??? Ha! Ha! Ha!

EQUALITY

'Cause GOD made us all EQUAL

           We are born with nothing. Naked and mindless but love worthy. Everything was fine unless there's something to do with or of being irresponsibility of their guidance.
            It said to be that everything was made to be perfect. But how is it that there are some who discriminates someone because of being imperfect or they're not compatible with them. It leads also into BULLYING. And I think, this is the reason for our country's FAILURE. Let say for example, an applicant has a connection to the manager for where he's applying for. He was hired even though he doesn't deserved for that position while some are rejected but they deserve better. Now, where is the EQUALITY? Everyone of us has the opportunity to live well as others do. But in some cases it's not. IT"s got to be so unfair for everyone. We should open our mind. If we don't want to see the reality, there will come time that someday that even the ruler of our own country can't even rule himself as well.
            So, let there be equal rights and equal opportunities for everyone or else.....

MY REFLECTION

I DID A GREAT JOB!

           Aim higher and higher. Let us fly for a better future. And I begun my first grading period unsatisfied with my grades.....

          On the first battle, it shows that I was lose. Why? Because of unsatisfying grades of mine. "UNSATISFIED" meant not yet contented of. Meaning I'm not okay with my grades. But  "UNSATISFIED" not always mean like that. It can also be like you have lack of time to burst out your best. Yeah! I did an unsatisfying performance on the first grading period. But this time, I've already change. If before I am weak, now...it's not anymore because I do believe on myself that this time I would be able to stretch out my wings and fly as high as I could!

          And I can say that this time I'm near to satisfaction..I swear.

MY TEACHER MY HERO

BECAUSE OF YOU, I LEARNED HOW TO APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF LIFE

Life is very beautiful. Isn't it? but before I does not know how to appreciate the beauty of it. Because for all I know, life is all about facing circumstances and that't it. But because of you, I learned how to appreciate the beauty of life.

"I give up! I don't wanna these things to be happen! I don't want to live in these world! I don't want anymore!". Shouting, crying and having that some kind of rebellious act. That's how I feel that time. But because of my teacher, my dull life was lighten up. My teacher tried to understand me and she asked me if what's going on within me. Then after that she advised to lean on God 'cause only god could save me and help me. And finally, I was okay. .At first, I thought that teachers are just to teach us how to read and write but I doubt. Teachers are also our friends! A friend to be lean upon whenever you feel so alone.

Everything's happen for a reason. And I believe that teachers inspire a hope, instill imagination and lighten up our world for a better future.

MY MODERN HERO

AS WHAT YOU HAVE SAID: "CALL MY NAME AND I'LL BE THERE"

                        When we are all young, we also wished  to have our hero just like on the television. And as I wish, it came into my life. And guess whose that!

                         I remember when I was just a five year-old kid. "I must have a Hero so that whenever I'll be scolded to my mother, I would always be saved!", I said. Hahaha! it's too funny. And as what I wished, it was granted automatically.

                         He's the kind of person whose you're comfortable to be live with. He's always taking me to Jollibee every weekend after we had our mass. He's the reason on why I am saved to death after a big dilemma came into my life. Yes, I can say that I am very glad to have him. Maybe, if he's not around that time... I am already decayed into the cemetery and I'm not already her today. That's why I am very thankful to God because He trusted me to gave a person like him. He's my HERO. And now, I would also offer my life to him.  And I'm hoping to God that He would able to give him more life to live with. And I hope that someday if he would going to leave me, he would always be there for me.

                          That's my modern hero. Who is he?

SCIENCE MONTH CELEBRATION

Wash the Pain and Wear Your Biggest Smile

                  Look around us. Aren't our surrounding's seems to be different compared to 19th centuries? the world is being destroyed! Would you want to wait that it would turn the world into more critical?  

               Thrown garbage everywhere. Water pollution in any bodies of water. Grey skies. Strange  fire-like breezes of wind. bald mountains . Damn people! that's what happening around. Every human has it's own habit that makes our world so messy. I thought i'm living in a peaceful, clean and wonderful world. A world that is not worth living with. this is another world. A world that is full with educated people but with rotten characters! Come on! don't just sit and watch those rumors. Let us be one. we must have to move before the world ends. if only God is living here with us, He would probably punish us. God created a beautiful world. Let us correct our bad habits and allow our next generation to feel the presence if the world. A world that is less-pollution. That's what science clubbers think of. To revive, relieve and revitalize the world's illness.

                   Don't just sit back! Come with us and be refresh. How? Just educate one of us to cure the illness of mother earth. 

BUWAN NG WIKA

USE OUR LANGUAGE BE A FILIPINO

                Many of us are wondering. Why did we reached our freedom? What is really the reason? Is it really the guns, bombs and weapons or what? Or our own language?
               Kalayaan! Malaya na nga ba tayo sa talong daa't tatlumpo't tatlong taong pananakop ng mga dayuhang mapangahas sa ating bansabg Pilipinas. Ngunit ngayon, napapaisip ako.....Bakit nga ba nakamit natin ang kalayaan ng ating bayan? Dahil nga ba sa mga armas? O dahil ito sa pagkakaintindihan ng bawat isa? Pagkakaintindihang nagdulot ng malawakang pagkakaisa upang ipaglaban ang kalayaan ng bansa? Oo, tama nga. Ating nakamit ito ng dahil sa pagkakaisa ng lahat. Nagkakaintindihan tayo sapagkat iisa ang ating wika. Wikang siyang naging armas upang mapatalsik ang mga sunod-sunod na dayuhan. Dahil dito, naguumapaw ang ating kagalakan na hanggang ngayon ay hyindi parin natin malimot-limot ang kadakilaan ng mga Pilipinong sumabak sa giyera. maraming dugo nag siyang dumanak. Maraming kababayan natin ang namatay at nabigo. Ngunit dahil sa ating angking kagalingan, naisip ng lahat na gamitin ang sarili nating wika upang tayo'y makaahon sa pananakop nila.
                Now we already know the whole reason, truth and cause of our FREEDOM. So, let us be one. Use our language and be a Filipino. Because being a Filipino, we must have to take a risk for being a Filipino citizenship.

MY REACTION TO PRESIDENT AQUINO'S SONA

NUTRITION MONTH

Be A Healthy Person; Have a Lot of Healthy Friends 

           Foods. When we speak about foods, the first thing that would sink in into our mind is "delicious" foods. But, does our delicious foods that we're eating everyday were healthy?

            To be a healthy person is the most wonderful blessing of God! before we were born, God already given us a healthy body but because of our carelessness; the blessing of God is gone. Why? Because we're just only eating junk foods, unhealthy foods and many more that is not good our health. eating healthy foods contributes a good looking body. That's why, we should eat green leafy vegetables and fruits so we should have to balance our food that's why, we should need also to eat meat, eggs and sweet foods. A daily exercise contributes a lot to be a healthy person that's why we need also to take a daily exercise.

            A healthy person have a lot of healthy friends. So, if you want to have a lot of friends, you don't need to be a popular person but to be a HEALTHY PERSON!

           

WAKE UP PHILIPINES! WAKE UP!

June 25, 2013

Honorable Benigno Simeon Aquino

President of the Philippines

Malacañang Palace, Manila

Dear Mr. President,

         Greetings!
         I wrote this letter because I'm so curious about the Overseas Filipino Workers or the OFW's that are being abused by their boss. I just want to ask some questions and suggestion regarding this matter.
         First, how long would it take to resolve the case about the "sex for flight" issue. Some says that we, the Filipinoes were born with respectful values, industrious and have patience. Since before I was born, my eyes were opened at the moment that our country is already suffering from poverty. As the matter of fact, some of the Fipinoes wre forced to work abroad just to support the needs of their families. And I've heard that that those OFW's were already suffering from abusement called the "sex for flight". So, I want to ask if how long would it take to resove this case because I sincerely pity them. Seond, do the OFW's have thier pensions? OFW's for me, were considered as HERO. Why? As what I've said a while ago, they were trying to sacrifice to work abroad and some of them were sufferingabusement there just to support their family. Lastly, I want to end this ketter with my suggestion. Why should you built a vcompany and allow those OFW's to work there instead of letting them to work hard in abroad? Based on my study, I found out that OFW's are more industrious and have the determination to work than some of the government empoyees.
         That's all. Thank you for reading this letter. Have a good day and God bless you always Mr. President!

Respectfuly yours, 

Monique Tubera