REFLECTION

PROJECT

   

     I never knew how things could have gotten so fast. It feels like everytime I blink my eyes the days fade away quickly. So now here I am typing about my reflection for this third grading period. Yes, you read it right. We are now already in third grading period which only means that we still have one grading left before we end this school year. 

           Well I can say that this grading has been tough for me.Why? Because of one word, PROJECT. Our project for this grading is to make a whole website. Thinking about this project really made me sick, I don't even know how and when to start. It's kind of hard knowing I'll be the one to create the overall project because I believe it's my work as a leader of the group. I have some knowledges about this project but I don't think it's already enough.

        So what I did is  to have a research on internet and it works, it really helps me a lot and of course I can't do it without the help of my groupmates. I assigned them to work on the different parts of the website. Some of them did their parts but also some of them didn't. I guess that's the thing about having a team project, you can not just depend on your groupmates because you can't expect all of them to be cooperative. At the end of the day, I was glad because we make it. We passed it on time. It felt really good that after putting all your time, efforts and hard works on that project, it became successfully finished.  

             What I've learn during this whole thing is you can't please everyone to help you but at the end of the day there's always that one person who is willing to offer a hand for you and in every problem there's always a solution so instead of worrying about it, seek for solutions. And that's how I spend most of my time for this grading. It all revolves in a a project.

               

            Moving on, I will continue to apply what I've learn and I will always look forward for more exciting moments for the next grading period.

               

                   

             

                

NEW YEAR, NEW CHANCE

                   

                    It's been a traditional routine especially for us Filipinos to have our new year's resolution and that's because we wanted for a change. Of course, who doesn't like a change? As they said, the only thing that is permanent in this world is CHANGE so whether you like it or not you just have to adopt yourself with it and just enjoy the flow. I guess that's how our lives go on.

                      

               It is always good to start a year with a change, positive changes to be specific. So that's most of us usually do when new year comes. Listing our new year's resolutions, Swearing we will never repeat the same mistakes again, doing our best to become a better person and of course if the year is new then you should also be able to come up a new version of yourself. New Year, New Me! But the truth is, do we really put in actions those words that we said? Do we mean it when we said we're ready for a change? We keep saying that, this year I'm gonna change but it turns out that we're doing the same old things in our lives because that is what I observed mostly to myself.

                        Every start of the year I always say, I swear I'm gonna change. I swear I will not be mad if my parents can't give the things I want. I swear I'm not going into fight anymore. I swear I'll be nice. I swear........ blah blah blah, things like that. Then after a year I find myself swearing the same thing all over again. That's when I realized that it is easy to say but it's hard to walk with your talk. Do you ever experience that  no matter how much you wanted to change there is always blocking your way and that thing called temptation?Well I experience it and guess what? I'm not strong enough to fight it, that's why I never change. I just keep repeating the same mistakes and that's very disappointing.  

                               

                           So now, I'm not saying that I'll be able to fulfill all the things that I've been swearing repeatedly every new year but I will try it again and this time with full determination in the sincerest way that I could because I believe that New Year is not just for a change, it's also for a chance.

                             A chance to make everything's better. A chance to set things right. A chance for improvement, better luck, better life and of course another chance to explore the beauty of the world together with our love ones. A chance to become fiercer and braver so that for the next new years of your lives you'll be able to fight any kind of temptations and everything that will block you in your journey to a better change.

A Christmas without him..

Christmas lanterns are hanging, Christmas lights continue glowing and Santa Statues have been scattered everywhere. The Daddy and the older brother are both busy building Christmas tree while the mother and the baby sister are decorating it. Great, what a big happy family.

Children are going from home to home singing Christmas songs, they’re so happy as if they don’t have any problems. Stores are crowded because people are too busy looking for Christmas present and they’re all smiling. Kids can’t help their selves from getting excited hoping they’ll meet Santa Claus.

I can already feel cold air of Christmas yet I can’t feel its essence even though all around me seems to remind the spirit of Christmas.

How?...

How can celebrate Christmas if I’m not complete? If something is missing like a piece of puzzle that can never be found. I hate to spoil the happiness from their faces so I just pretend to be alright in front of them but the truth is the totally opposite. I’m not okay, I’m not even close of being alright because I miss him.

Staying in this cold dark room gave me enough time to reminisce those times when I’m with him. I wasn’t like this before, I was a happy girl until I lost him. I miss hearing his voice, I miss listening to his stories, I miss laughing with him. I miss everything about him. Too bad, no matter how much I wanted to have him this Christmas he will no longer come back and I bet his happy right now.

I wonder if he’s seeing  what I’m doing right now? Does he? Because sometimes I can feel his presence even if I can’t see him. Those decorations, foods and gifts are useless. I don’t need all those things. I need my grandpa with me. This is the first Christmas that I’ll be celebrating without him. God, I miss him so much but I know I can’t do about it anymore. So for him, I’ll enjoy this Christmas because I know we didn’t want me to be sad. Life must go on as they said but I’ll treasure forever every Christmas with him.

I think all that matters in Christmas is your family. Being with them is the greatest give you can ever receive in Christmas and that’s the essence of it.

"SAY NO TO CLIMATE CHANGE"

       Look around you, isn’t beautiful? Full of tall trees, colorful flowers, green grasses, fresh air and clean surroundings but that was before. It has a big difference now. Everywhere you go there’s garbage, when you look around there are only few trees, dying grasses and flowers and the air that you’re breathing is not fresh anymore. All of these happened after, it is the result of all what we’re doing right now. This is exactly the opposite of before and who suffered for this? Of course, us.

       I know you’re aware of the sudden changes of our weather nowadays. When you go outside especially during noontime it’s very hot, that the heat coming from the sun is unusual it feels like your skin is already burning and that’s the main reason why we can’t even stand to stay longer outside. Before, if we are already in ber months (September-October) we already feel the breeze of the air or sometimes what we called the Christmas air but now we’re only starting to feel the coldness in the month of November. On the news, there are people who died because of two much heat and too much cold. It is very alarming for us about this climate change. It not just destroys our planet but also our health. So what can we do in order to prevent this climate change?

 

       There are so many ways to prevent climate change. Instead of scattering our garbage anywhere, why don’t we use our creativity so that our garbage can turn into something useful? We can use the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle). Plant trees especially in our backyards. Don’t burn plastics because the smoke that it will reproduce can contribute to make the ozone layer thin and the ozone layer is the one who’s protecting us from the sun. Avoid air pollution, if possible do not use vehicles often. Maintain cleanliness in our surroundings. These are just simple things that we can do but contribute a huge help to prevent climate change.

      Let us work hand in hand in order to prevent the climate change. Remember that a broom cannot work if it’s only one, so we need each other. Action starts within you. Love our mother earth and say no to climate change.

English is like a water

         Reading, it is one of the most important ways for us to learn. They said if you read you can travel through your imagination. You can extend your knowledge by meeting those unfamiliar words and while reading you’re already developing yourself to become an effective speaker and writer and most important is for every story, for every title and for every page of a book there is a hidden message and lessons for us to apply in our lives.

           

           We all know that most of the books that we usually read use an English language because it is our universal language. Writers prefer to use this language because they wanted to be understood by everybody. They wanted to connect with their readers using the English language because they believe that it is the most effective language to use. Through this language most of their readers will properly understood whatever they want their readers to interpret what is being told on the story and feel what the real emotions that the writers want to express on their stories. Learning language, specifically English is never been easy but it’s not the reason for us to stop learning on this language. In the beginning, of course you’ll say it is hard but when the times pass by and you’ll realize that speaking and learning English is not as hard as you think. We can learn anything if we want. Learning is a choice, it is not based on how hard or easy a lesson is. If we know how to speak English we will be able to express ourselves without having anyone to judge us because we know that they can easily understand us. We will not be afraid to talk to the foreigners anymore because we are confident that whenever we wanted to start a conversation with them they’ll understand us and there will no longer a miss understanding between us and in the future you might use this in your job because some companies, corporation or any other organization prefer to use English language. It is indeed a very powerful language that we should treasure forever.

          

     

English language is like water. It is very useful in different ways. So let’s continue in using, learning and spreading it because this is the captain of all languages.

EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Discrimination's over

Have you ever heard the word equality? How about the Yin Yang which symbolizes balance? That everything has an opposite side. If there’s a man, there’s a woman. If there’s water there’s also a fire.  Everything must be equal in this world.

          During these days from what I’ve observed discrimination always happen for some instances and it feels like it’s already hard for us to clear the minds of others about their belief that only rich and powerful people have rights. We all know that it’s not true then why we’re feeling like we are nothing compared to them? When it comes to hospital treatment, who do you think they will assist first? Of course the one who have money. When it comes to a job interview, who will be accepted? Of course the one who studied in the high standard school most especially to the well-known schools. When it comes to jail, who gets the VIP treatment? Of course those powerful people.  See, we all know each and every one of us have a right but why these situations still happen? One thing is for sure, most of us are afraid to fight for our right that’s why they are giving us the wrong and not fair treatment. They can easily treat us the way they wanted to. We’re all human beings created by God and in his eyes we are all equal. Remember that in heaven, there are no poor and rich people there, we will be treated fairly and accurately. There will no longer a gap there between the rich and the poor. So we should put in our minds that if they have a right we also have it. We’re not different from them.

          We all deserve to have an equal rights and equal opportunities. So let the discrimination be over. Let us erase in our minds that if you’re just an ordinary person you have no right. That’s not true because everybody has given a right so we should treat each other fairly.