Most Unforgettable Memories

We people, have our own paths in life. Everyday is a new adventure. Every day, we keep struggling and fighting for what we believe is right and we never get tired of standing all over again. Each one of us has different experiences and memories that we cherish. Good or bad, these experiences that we had can improve us and make a better person in the future all we have to do is to learn from it and take everything positively.

As for me, a fifteen-year-old student in third year high school, I had a lot of experiences. But I honestly cannot remember most of them. All I remember were the things that made me laugh, cry and the things that really had a great impact on me. Well, most people say that the third year level is the most difficult level in high school. Maybe it's because new adjustments on new lessons such as Chemistry, Analytic Geometry and Physics which frustrate most students. It took me a couple of months to adjust with these changes. It was really hard for me to get used to it because I had my new section, new set of people to make friends with and most of all, I got separated with my best friend who used to guide me all the way especially to the subjects I'm having difficulties with such as Mathematics.

It really is a big change. But I do have a lot of memories with it. Honestly, I had a lot of 'first times' during my third year in high school. This was the first time for me to do such thing as blogging, jazz chant and conventional speech choir which I enjoyed very well. To have an overwhelming role as Juliet of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which I'm dreaming since I were 7.

With all the memories I had, I consider one of them as the most precious of all. It was when we need to make different letters and give them to the person we are intend to dedicate it to. I grab this opportunity to open up my feelings and express it to the people I love the most. We have this love letter thing. At first I am hesitating if I really would give it to him or not. I don't want to be dishonest so I decided to give it to him. It was really a shame on me especially when he knew I was the one who sent the letter. Whenever I passed in front of him, all of his friends were looking at me and I thought they were laughing about me. But I was wrong. It's just that he replied to my letter. Although I know from the start he doesn't feel the same way too, I was really glad that he replied and he appreciated it and I wasn't expecting for that. And I was really overwhelmed that the first person to notice my potential in writing is the most special person to me. So, I'm encouraged and inspired to improve more in writing and I'm really looking forward on writing a book in the future. A dream that I abandoned a long time ago.

O FATHER IN HEAVEN, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME PARENTS

Dear Father in Heaven,

I don't know how to thank you for giving me parents. Thank you for letting me have them while they are still alive. I know there are lots of children who doesn't have parents beside them. Parents that will give them a warm embrace when they cry. I know some, doesn't even met their parents yet. Thank you for letting me meet my parents and be with them as I grow up.

Almighty God, I want to say that I am so sorry for taking my parents for granted. I know often times, I don't let them feel loved but like crap instead. I am so sorry. I know the word sorry isn't enough for all the things that I have done. If I could only bring back the time that I had wasted arguing with them and hurting them, I really would. I know I am a fool for treating them like that. For treating your precious gift to me like trash.

I love my parents so much. Its just that I don't know how to express love to them. I don't even know how to show it. Please help me O Lord to make beautiful memories while my parents are still on my side. Thank you for letting me have them. For without them, I won't be able to see how wonderful the world is. Thank you for giving me parents that served as my crutches when I can't stand alone. For giving me a warm embrace and a shoulder to lean on when I cry. For giving me love that I cannot find somewhere else or to anyone else. Please bless them and give them good health so that I could be with them for 30 more years. I want them to be proud of me and see me succeed for them to say "Look at her now, and the life she has. We've raised her well."

I promise to you Lord once I finished my studies and succeed. I am the one who will take care of them like they did when I was still a baby. I will love them every single day. I won't let a single minute to be wasted and let a day pass without saying I love them so much.

Sincerely Yours,
Cher

Jesus I Want to be With You, My Savior, My Friend

If I am to meet one person right now, or to meet one person before the end of the world. I would proudly choose Jesus. It has been a long time since Jesus was born. He grew as a very noble man. He is a very intelligent man and the best teacher. He explained difficult and complicated things in an easy way which everyone would understand. Jesus taught the people wherever he can find them. We can learn many things from other people but we can learn the most important things from Jesus, the Great Teacher. We can read Jesus' words through the Bible. Every time we heard those words from the Bible, we are like talking to him. The reason why Jesus became a Great Teacher is because God taught him, his Father. Jesus loves us very much. He wants to help us learn about God. He also loves children. The children love talking with him, sharing stories with him, so as Jesus. Sometimes, I wish I lived during those times, that I am one of the children who are sharing stories with him, laughing with him, and learning the most important things with him. I wish I am that child who used to talk with Jesus personally, and see him personally. Those children are really lucky to have him beside them, who can touch him, who can hug him. I really wish I was one of them. But the thing is, Jesus is now in Heaven with God, so the only way I could be with him and talk to him is through prayers and by reading the Bible. 

My father told me that whenever we are talking about him, or about the Bible, he is with us, listening to our conversation. We just have to seek for his presence. I really love God and Jesus. Jesus saves us. He describes himself as a door.  In using such a simple item to describe himself, Jesus makes it clear that he is accessible to all people. He is not unobtainable, set apart in the heavens and untouchable. He came to earth so that he could be near to us, to be touched by us, and to be known by us. Through him, we gain entrance into the eternal kingdom of our God. As you worship the Lord today, rejoice that he is the God who came near to us. We shouldn't keep him at arm's-length! We need to draw close to Jesus today. He longs to be close to us. That is why I want to meet Jesus, to see him, to be with him. That is why I can proudly say that I LOVE JESUS VERY MUCH.

Stations for Violations

Cavite National Science High School, a well-known school in Cavite for having a high disciplinary measure among its students. They do have their strict policies and rules that are to be observed and to be followed by the students.  Each violation has its own consequences to face. The students should therefore think before they act. The teachers do not tolerate such behaviors by the students.

Every violation has its corresponding stations where the students are to be disciplined and to be taught of the  lessons they should learn to every mistake they have done. First of all, this school strictly does not allow the students to be late in school. They should be at school before 6:30 am. Well, to be honest, most students cannot come to school  this early due to some location matters. But this isn't a valid reason for the students to come to school late. So the late comers are gathered at the school gate to have their own flag ceremony afterwards and they are asked to make some letters to write down the reasons why they were late. I know, that some students do not take this seriously because, I used to be one of them. Each student is only given three offenses for being late. Once they exceed, their parents are to be called in the office to let them know about this matter. 

The second station, the classroom. This place is where each student is being mold to become a good model for everyone. This is the place where the teachers are in-charge to take responsibilities among their students. They are the one who teaches them how to act like young ladies and men. The proper behavior. The proper etiquette. The class advisers took most of the responsibilities among their students because they are the one who talk about serious matters with the student who is having some troubles in school.

The third station is the school faculty. This is the place where the student, teachers, and the student's parents are having some a little bit of a serious kind of conversation. Well, most cases were, the student fought with the other student, or the student is caught because of cheating or stealing, things like that. 

The fourth station is the Guidance Office/ the Principal's Office. In this station, this is where the students who are caught from stealing, cheating, fighting with other students, and students who have serious behavioral problems that seems the teacher cannot do anything about it are disciplined. Well, this station seems to be similar with the violations with the other stations but this station deals with very serious matters. This is where the students are sent to class suspension and sometimes even worse. The student is required for transfer or in other words expelled.

IS TEXTING RUINING YOUR ENGLISH FLUENCY?

There are many ways to communicate with other people from different places of the world. And nowadays, one of the leading communicating devices is cellphone. Most people use phone calls and text messages. But, do all people use texting wisely? 

Well, teenagers of this generation are all fond of using cellphone. They spend most of their time with texting. You can even see teenagers texting while walking, eating, laying on bed and even on school during class hours. It seemingly obvious that text messaging is for people's benefits but together with these conveniences is its negative effects on people. Most people do not use texting the way it should be. They do not use correct punctuation marks, spelling, and not even paying attention to proper grammar rules. Nowadays, there are lots of jejemon coming from nowhere. They even use numbers on their words which made those words difficult to read especially for the old people and for people who use correct spelling and grammar. These people don't even know how these methods of text messaging of theirs affect their English fluency. We can simply observe it from the way they talk and the way they compose essays or paragraphs in school. It affects their language proficiency because they use 'jeje words' or 'jeje sentences' in communicating with other people especially to their 'co-jejemon'. They will eventually forget how to spell the correct words. They might have low scores in spellings too.

Sem Breeeeaaaaaaak!

I don't know how worthy my my sem break was or if it was really worthy. As far as I remember, all I did during this short vacation of ours was sleep, eat, and watch television. Honestly, I almost spent the whole day with sleeping, lying on bed and imagining things that cannot happen. Most of the time, I kept on thinking... thinking... thinking.. and thinking... I always think of what kind of person I want to be and the kind of life I want to live but usually it's about some random stuffs and stupid things I have done and thoughts that made me happy. But all of a sudden I realized how lonely I really am. This turns happy thoughts into sad ones. 

And oh! I almost forgot, I also spent 2 days of this break with my church-mates during the youth camp. This was really my first time to join a camp that is not related to school activities and besides, I hate going on a camp. But I really enjoyed it. It was nice to meet such great people like them who really love God wholeheartedly. It was really a different experience to have praise and worship with them while having fun at the same time. Although I'm a bit of an anti- social person, I do overcome it because everyone is very nice and kind.

A Bite From My Bitterest Chocolate

“Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.” ~Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

Magical, surreal, puzzling- these were exactly what I felt during the first time I fell in love. It was a chapter in my life that I would say I will never ever forget. It was the sweetest chocolate that I have ever tasted and the bitterest medicine that I was forced to take.

I was only 13 then, my first year in high school. Amongst all of the new faces I was seeing, he stood out in the crowd. My heart then started pounding- so fast and so loud that it played a sweet melody to me and it was as if it was just me and him in the crowd. That was when I realized that there are other people and I started becoming conscious. I cannot even stare at him but I would never last a minute without even glancing at him. His stare makes me restless yet every time he does, I was in cloud nine!

Just like the usual teenager, I felt that it would last forever. I never wanted us to be apart. He promised he would stay, that he would never leave me, and of course, I believed him. We exchanged a lot of messages- sweet nothings that made me felt treasured, accepted, and most of all LOVED.

I was so busy being in loved that I already forgot that not all love stories end in happy ending. Unfortunately, my first love story ended that way. We started realizing our differences and we started noticing each other’s negative side. I spent weeks of crying myself to sleep and hoping that all the magic that I felt when we were starting would be back once my tears drained. It was so painful. I felt so shattered.

And the reason why I would love a man is because I don't want to be alone. I am afraid to be alone and I cannot stand alone. I may look tough but honestly, I am weak. I cry a lot every night. And when my first love had left me, it feels like I cannot love anymore, I could never find someone like him anymore like he was the last man on earth. But then I realized I deserve someone better. Someone who won't leave me and make me cry. And because my first love had caused me too much pain, and made me cry a lot of tears for 3 months, I set my standards too high. My ideal man would be, someone who is religious, knows how to play any instrument but I prefer that instrument would be piano or guitar. And when it comes to his looks I like someone with thick eyebrows just like Adam Lamberg (Gordo) of Lizzie McGuire because I find it really attractive and I don't know why. I want someone who has pointed nose and beautiful eyes. I also want someone who is tall and knows how to play basketball. I want someone who loves to play with children, read Bible a lot, and someone who is fun to be with and I can get comfortable with. Someone who can keep the promise Forever and Always. Someone who won't break my heart and will always tell me he loves me. Someone who can understand me. Someone who will always find a way to make time for me. Someone who won't like other girls' facebook photos. Someone who can accept the real me. And I want the old-style courtship. I hate it when someone courts me through texts or chat. I am looking for someone who will get the approval of my parents first about courting me.

As time passes, my wounded heart started to heal. There may still be scars from that painful experience but on the positive side, those scars reminds me that at my age it would be best if I focus on my sties first. I am not closing my doors or whatever; it’s just that it would be best for me to know my help priorities. It will make me more mature and it will help me be ready for Mr. Right, at the perfect time!