Strengthening Filipino Values:Response to Challenges of Time

Challenges come without warning. It may come today, tomorrow or next year. We will never know when. We need shields, armors that may come handy anytime--our Filipino Values.

This past months, we experienced lot of hazardous events like Bagyo Ondoy and Pepeng, a natural phenomenon and just last week we heard about the Maguindanao Massacre. Most of us may ask, how can we survive these challenges? Our Filipino Values once strengthen can be our shield. Some lives were saved by the lives offered by the simple heroes at Manila and Northern Luzon when Bagyo Ondoy and Pepeng struck us unprepared. Hopeless citizens saw light at the eyes of people helping them. Bayanihan, one of our values. And now we're all hungry for justice for the lives of people taken by people fearing nobody, not even God. Our Filipino Values--unity,camaradere and love for each other will serve as our armors to surpass this new challenge.

An ordinary girl like me experiences challenges too. Last November, the whole IV-Maxwell was challenged to perform "The Congo" amazingly. The pressure was killing me. Sacrifices were made like going to school every Saturday for practice and spend more time memorizing rather than surfing the internet and watching the television. Some of us even end up fighting because of different beliefs and suggestions for the betterment of the congo but in the end, we united. Yesterday, December 3, 2009, we finally reap our fruits of labor. We delivered it successfully and won 2nd place. Amazing!

They say, life is not colorful without thrills--challenges. A no precaution war, so we must always have our armors. Invisible ones but strong, our Filipino Values. And let this challenges serve as lessonsfor us...and let us not be pulled down.

TWO GARDING PERIOD ENDED..TWO MORE GRADING PERIODS

Two grading periods had passed, two more and the school year will end.

Time really flies fastly.As I'm making this post I ask myself, "how many times have I entered the Computer Room 3 for the last 2 months?" It was then that I realized that for the second grading period we learn less at our school lessons while we gain experiences through school activities. Yet I discovered new things like how hard it is to make a simple html file and how confusing and challenging it is to make a good one.

Though lesser lesson was learned this grading period, at least I gain life lesson. It's like how amazing container tags can't work without their partner while a man needs a companion in life. And how a stand-alone tag tells us that sometimes we need to be alone for us to be independent in facing life's challenges.

Now as I end this post, I'll be hoping that as I'll make my post for the 3rd grading period reflections, 2 months from now, I'll be sharing you some more lessons I will learn in life and in school.

Pictures w/ YOU, My Paper and Pen

My dear teacher

In you I'll remember

All the pictures we'd taken

With you, my paper and pen

Everytime I'm wounded

You came and a tear you shed

Everytime I feel alone

I feel your touch that holds on

It's not just the lesson

I learn in my classroom

Nor the high scores

That diamonds in dad's core

It's the shared emotion

And every realization

The laughters and tears

Even the hidden fears

You're always there for me

Realities and happiness you make me see

Erases doubts and hesitation

My teacher, you're an inspiration

You understand my happiness

Wish I could be your gladness

My hero, you are to me

I won't forget you, you'll see

Filipino Language, Worth Knowing

Ilokano is to Ilocos Region, Pangasinense is to Pangasinan, Bisaya is to Cebu but these three languages have one common denominator that help us communicate as one country, Filipino Langauge.
Filipino Language was believe to be started at Baler, a place where the Spanish soldiers once stayed and hid. Until it spreads in the whole country and was known as the National Language of the Philippines. As an honor, every August we celebrated the "Buwan ng Wika". We acknowledge Manuel l. Quezon being the "Ama ng Wikang Filipino" or "Father of Filipino Language" and the benefits we got for using the language.
Though English is the International Language, we must acknowledge and use our own. We must be proud of it.Even some hollywood stars and known personalities know some Filipino words like "mahal ko kayo" and "salamat." We the Filipino are known for it. Be Out and Be Proud.

the 1st quarter of my last year in ISNHS**computer world

My four years stay at ISNHS gives me four additional years to learn more about Computers. But what's the difference this 1st quarter of my last year here?

I always surf and use the Internet, Blogs, jpeg...etc. But this time i learn deeper information about this terms I encounter at my computer monitor. How ARPANet slowly became Internet. How it is developed and beautified.How amazing it works.

I was challenged using "blogger". I have my own blog before because of friendsters blog but it was my first time to use blogger. I then focus myself on learning and adjusting to the terms and ways of blogger. Til I had been used to it.

If Internet is a " superhighway" because communication and information vehicles ran. Then Senior life is an "expressway" because many challenge and experience vehicles ran so move fast. c;

Be Well..Speak Well c;

Philippines is one of the most literate country in the world. We are one of the most Globally Competitive lineage.But we can't deny the fact that still most of us belong to the poverty level. That may be a reason of misunderstanding..or the misuse of our languages.


We have two main languages that we commonly use, Filipino and English. The literate,professionals usually use English for their communication while we, the ordinary ones use Filipino.


Filipino, a native language, is our National Language. As a Filipino, we have our responsibilities to our country and one is to love our language and to use it.

We try to learn hoe to speak English to be Globally Competitive and to gain more opportunities here and abroad. Using English, International language, give us different aura as they say. But we also need to take the situations. Why speak English if the people your talking with uses Filipino? Why use complicated words if you don't need to?

SIMPLE,KIND & PLEASING WORDS WOULD BE ENOUGH.

live a long and healthy lifE..

What is your usual snacks? Junkfoods and softdrinks are the perfect couple for it. Do we still think of salad when we hear, "snacks"?Tocino is delicious for our breakfast. But did you ever think how much preservatives are you taking in your body by just eating it?

"Health is Wealth." As days passed we're stating a countdown for our Departure on Earth,Arrival on Heaven/even Hell "DEATH". Economic Crisis may be a reason of eating foods that may lead us into a dead end, it may also be because of lots of money. Do you have any idea why CANCER is called "The Disease of Riches." Simply because they always eat foods that preserved like:bacon,tocino, hotdog, etc. This foods may satisfy their body's wants but not its needs.

When will we start choosing the RIGHT thing rather than the good thing? When will we eat NUTRITIOUS foods rather than the "yummy" one? Why not avoid death rather than looking for it?

Let's start now. Being brainy and healthy. Nutritious food can help us avoid diseases. A great lifestyle will prolong our life. Why not work rather than sitting there doing nothing. We are already helping,we are also avoiding our own graves.

Eat healthy and be happy! c;