haay! human na jud tawn!

haay salamat! humana jud tawn ning project sa blog! nag naning jud tawn mi aning tanan...karon magbisaya na jud ko kay intawn struggling kaau mag english noh! Ano ba! i mean admit it, lisud i-english permi noh1 lami na man gni kau mag bisaya...pero in fairness nakat-on ko sa vocabulary and mas na improve ako skills in writing..charot!

ipadayon japon ko ning blog noh! but this time, in bitaglish na kay lisud i-pure english noh! hello!?! hehehe...nywei, bsag mura na ni ug text kasabot man japon mu ani bah... mu college na jud ta mga pardz! mag au2x na lng jud tawn ta ani mga bai kay basin di na ta magkita...

hasula sah? d man gni ko katuo nga ang mga badlungon nga liwat nato kay maka haw-as na jud intawn sa kalisud sa UP!!! Grabe! d na jd matabang..maynta maka graduate ming tanan para wa nay labad sa ulo ang mga maestra sa UP! yehey! Concerned bya ta sa ila health d ba? lisura uie! mao gni d ta nahan mag klase...g mo? ako wa lageh! sabta na lang...

first informal blog ko ni mga pardz...ug hinaut pa untang naligaw mu niini...hapit na mga bai...konting tiis na lang..utong sah ta ani...gamay na lng jud tawn ang kuwang...

ang ato lang ani ba na di ta maglimtanay noh? kay dakul jud lagi! Unya di na unta tah magbinogo kay makalagot bya na ang mga bogo noh? hehehe....

ge mga pardz...sa sunod na pud nakong pag log in...labshoo mga bai!!!

KAC..adVeNtUrE oF a LiFeTiMe...(part 2)

This is the second part of my adventure and I will be glad to share it to you.

Waking up for the second day was not a hard task for me. I woke up very early because it has always been like that when I sleep in another place (aside from our house of course..). I then took a bath and ate my breakfast. My other companions were still not awake and as a result, they were annoyed with the wake up call. The wake up call was a song entitled "Buwad, Suka, Sili" by Budoy.

When our facilitators found out that we were already all awake and that everybody has already took their bath and ate their breakfast, they asked us to board the bus immediately so that we will arrive at our next stop early and be able to finish early. i was not so sure about our next stop but according to rumors, we will be going to Punta Engaño for our ropes course. I have never joined such activity before and so I was really excited to try it for the first time in my life. Even though how excited I was during those moments, I still did not have a fun trip because my sea sickness then visited me again. It prevented me from having fun while traveling to our destination. Punta Engaño is quite far from Liloan so it was so hard for me to have fun during those moments. I ended sleeping because my head really ached a lot during that trip.

When we were already there, I was so amazed with the things we were about to experience that day. I was also shocked by the wires, the cables and the towering posts in that place. I cannot imagine myself passing through all those wires and high telephone posts. I first thought that it would be impossible for me to try even one of those because I had a fear on heights but certainly when I saw that may of my classmates did it, it became a challenge for me.

Our group first took the high Y. It was such a tiring activity because we had to climb up a ladder first before hitting the wires. But of course before all of that, we also wore our harness and helmets for safety and protection purposes. i had to the activity with a pair because it requires a pair. I accomplished the first task despite the fact that I really had a difficult time finishing this task and that my knees were really shaking but I also found it rewarding in the end.

We then had our lunch because it was around noon when we finished. We then had our second activity which was the pamper pole. from the name itself, you will already know that it will involve the climbing of the pole but certainly I do not get why there was a pamper before the pole because I did not find it so pampering by the look of the 8 ft. pole itself. But later I did know why.

When it was already my turn to climb up the pole, I was really nervous. Though it was so hard at first, I already gained my strength because I was thinking of a reward in which I will get at the top. In ended that it was the easiest activity that I took of all the activities for that day.

I was not able to take the wall climbing because it was already so dark when we had our turn and it was a protocol to stop all activities when it already turned dark so what we did was to board the bus again and just start our trip back to Liloan. I was so tired so again I slept and when we arrived, I immediately went out of the bus to eat my dinner. I thought I could already rest after that but unfortunately, we still had another activities. I'm sorry not to remember those things but maybe I did not have fun not to remember those stuffs. After that forgettable activity, I took a bath and then went to sleep. Closing my eyes for that night was quite difficult because my mind was already occupied with a lot of things but despite that I still know the next day will be even more exciting and fun.

tHe pOeM cALLeD 1(a).....by ee cummings

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by: ee cummings

The poem written above was a poem written by the famous playwright E.E. Cummings. His full name is Edward Estlin Cummings and he was known to be a n American poet, painter, essayist and playwright. He has already written a lot of poems most of sonnets with 14 lines. He uses a different style of writing his own poems and he also has a different style in poetry.

It is really undeniable that he is a really prolific poet and writer. But what does this poem entitled 1(a) all about? Is it really just about loneliness or it has something more beyond that? Is it just about a leaf? Or is it merely a symbolism to symbolize something else?

I know that many people really have different interpretations in a poem. And I myself have different interpretations on this poem too. So, I would like to enumerate some of my insights about this unusual poem by ee cummings.

Personally, I really think that the poem itself already talks about loneliness. In my own interpretation, the poem is about a leaf. The leaf at the start of te poem is still connected to the tree. At that time, the leaf was still one with the tree and they still exist as one(meaning they are still together; not separated). But then as the months or days have passed by, that leaf already started to die and wither which made it fall slowly to the ground. The word "one" in the poem may also symbolize the loneliness of the leaf as it falls in the air effortlessly. And then, as that leaf falls to the ground, it becomes one to the other things being brought by gravity to the ground. I do not mean to put emphasis on the subject physics here by mentioning the word gravity. But precisely we know that everything falls to the ground. Even humans, I mean when we jump we don't continue to rise in air. We go back to the ground and that is because of the thing called gravity. But let's not talk more about that because I myself get bored discussing about these "alien' things. (hehehe...)

So, now we go to my second interpretation in this poem by ee cummings. The leaf may also symbolize death. The word loneliness symbolize life in other ways. We all know that people have different types of personalities. There are people who are sad, happy or even lonely which in this case is applicable to the poem. The person in this poem lived a lonely life. And as he was dying or in the poem falling, he still died with loneliness that he has been keeping in his heart through all his existence in the world.

I have also searched about meanings of this poem by EE Cummings because honestly, I really had a hard time looking for the real definition of this poem because it is really unusual and basically difficult to understand and comprehend. According to an internet website http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/eecummings/241/comments

it also said that the meaning of the poem simply meant a leaf falling in loneliness. This interpretation is simple but it may also mean a lot, right?

But you know, whatever the real interpretation of this poem really means, I think it is still good that at least we have come up an interpretation of our own. We may not be the EE Cummings who wrote the real poem entitled 1(a) but at least we have also become EE Cummings of our own.

KAC..adVeNtUrE oF a LiFeTiMe...(part 1)

KAC or Kool Adventure Camp is a project of RAFI or Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. which encourages young people to be involved in physical activities to be able to learn and react with things in life that somehow we can not really explain nor define. It also serves as a life- changing camp for some people and it has really touched a lot of people's lives in many ways. It is a 3 day camp packed with fun- filled activities and a lot more of surprises that one would not really expect.

My summer during the past years were really boring and I do not even learn new things from those stuffs that I usually do in summer. I only watch tv, then sleep, eat then watch tv again, do some house hold chores and do the same routine all over again. Its really boring and sad to say it does not help me grow as a person.

But summer last year was different. UP High School opened its doors to RAFI and it paved way for the students to know the KAC and the activities it offers to its campers. At first, I was really skeptical about KAC because I think it will just be boring like the stuffs I usually do in summer. But when we had the orientation at school about KAC, I became really excited about it. I started to be really excited about the activities we were going to have most especially about the ropes course. I never have been involved with activities like that so listening to ate Sky who was then the person who oriented us made me really feel glad about joining KAC.

April 21 was the day of our departure from school. Me and my classmates and several younger school mates who also embraced this rare opportunity gathered at the school campus and rode on a van towards our destination. I was really clueless to where we were heading to and so after minutes of traveling, I eventually knew where we were headed for- David Livingstone Academy in Liloan. It was quite far from our place so I was not really familiar with the place. It was a new environment to me because it was a school atop a hill. The road to the school was really bumpy but it was okay.

At last at about 9:30 in the morning we arrived at the venue. We were then welcomed by unfamiliar faces who were then the volunteers and facilitators. I was shy at first because I do not know how to react wtih these people but when they started to greet me with their gorgeous smiles and warm hellos I was able to breathe. We were then given our ID's and pouches which will be used during the entire period of the camp. I was shocked to know that we are not the only people who will be attending the camp. I was surprised to see other unfamiliar faces who were also there to experience an adventure like never before.

The first day was full of self introduction and also group activities. We were grouped randomly and my tribe was named "Nagsilaob na Tribu". We really had a fun time during our group activities. Even though it was tiring it was still worth it because I also knew a lot of things on how to mingle and interact with your group mates. We even had the cookie machine activity in which we had to move a group mate from the starting person to the last person through the movement of our arms. It was tiring but it was rewarding. After that activity, we also had a meeting about our plans for the morning activity. We were not really told exactly about the activity we were going to have earlier the next day but felt the excitement as I closed my eyes to end the first day of the camp.

tO haVe oR nOt tO hAvE...

My classmates have always been asking me for advices for their love problems. Sometimes I do not know how to answer their questions because I myself have not experienced such things. Hearing such hurtful events such as break ups from my friends eventually led me to conclude that having a boyfriend is such a head ache and I even promised myself not to have one- not until I graduate from high school, of course.

Fortunately, I do not have a boyfriend and I never really had. I had some crushes and things that you call flings but those were not really serious. I have just been open to things like that but no one ever courted me. Maybe they were just afraid or maybe they are just torpe. But whatever the reason is, I thank them because at least I did not break my promise which is not to have a boyfriend in high school.

When I ask my friends about the feeling of having a relationship with someone, they usually say "It's a nice feeling..". Well yeah, it may be NICE at FIRST but love is not always nice. It will eventually led you to heart aches. I do not want to be hurt that is because being hurt is the last thing a person would like to feel, right? I do not like to be hurt also because I do not know how to deal with it and I am afraid I might not control my emotions and I might do something I do not usually do.

Most of my friends have already their boyfriends and girlfriends. But even though, I do not really get jealous. Maybe because I do not want to be hurt or simply because I am not ready for a relationship. Having a relationship requires a lot of patience and understanding. It also demands a lot from both parties who are in the relationship. It is not enough to have a relationship. It is also good to have a steady and serious relationship but that requires a lot of TRUST and more patience and understanding. I know all these things because it is from what I have observed from my classmates and deep inside me, I know that I am still not ready for that.

I really do not have a lot of standards in choosing the person I would like to love eventually. I just want him to be simple, down to earth, honest, gentleman and respectful to my parents as much as possible. I also want him to love me as who I am and accept me as the real me. I don't want pretensions. I just want him to be his real self and to show his real self. I don't want him to be boastful, I just want him to be humble with what he has and share what he knows. Respecting my parents is an important thing for me. Certainly because, it is when I will know if he also truly respects me. If he respects my parents then no doubt respecting me will not really be a difficult task at all.

I also disagree with regards to hiding one's relationship. Why will you hide you relationship? Are you afraid that people will know the real thing between you and your special someone? For me, it is really a no, no to hide a relationship. It is because I guess you should tell your parents and the people around you how proud you are and how happy you are with the person you love. You should not hide your relationship just for the sake of not being scolded and being separated by your parents. I think when your parents will know that you have a relationship, they will really accept it and support you for it. If they do not agree with you, then I guess you just have to separate first and find out later if you really are meant to be. True love waits, right? And so I guess it's the time to prove it yourself if it really works. Even though it hurts, you must accept it. It's not for your parents' good but for your good. It is a way to show how they truly love you.

Now, I am willing to wait 'til that right person comes along. Even though it may not come really soon, but definitely I know he's somewhere out there waiting, like me. And I am willing to wait even if it takes forever.

gRaDuAtiOn: a hApPy eNdiNg oR nOt?

We can not really deny it. Graduation is really near and we can even count down the days before that big day. Many people consider graduation as an important highlight in a student's life. We'll for me, graduation really is an important high light in my life and I have always been looking forward to it.

When I was still young, I have always dreamed of graduating from elementary and high school and eventually study for college. I know graduating from elementary is something that everyone has to be glorious and joyful about. Honestly, I really did not have a wonderful time during my elementary years because it was full of sad events and I do not want to remember it anymore.

As I was entering high school, I can still remember how excited I am about high school life. Many of my cousins and relatives have told me that high school life is really the best. It is a stage in one's life where you experience how to be hurt, how to laugh unstoppably and how to share bonding moments with people you consider special.

During the first day of classes back in first year, I was late for class so instantly I already became shy. I don't know where I was to sit. Unfortunately, the seat at the center, in front of the teacher's table was the only vacant chair left. That left me with no choice and that chair became my chair for 1o months during my first year. I came to love that chair because it is where the fan is located and many people stay at the platform ( a place where the teacher's table is located; an elevated place purposely made for discussion purposes) for cooling down. Because of that I learned to make friends with the people in the classroom and it has been a rendezvous for forming new friendships. Ever since then, I have always been seated at the center seat, in front of the teacher's table. Amazing isn't it?

I did not make a lot of close friends in my first year but during my second year, I started to open up and really show the real me. (hehehe..) It was then I knew my best friend Kimberly. We always get along and she has always been my company since then. I never regretted meeting such a wonderful person like her.

Our junior year was a tough one. It was a year wherein we really have to help one another because it was also considered as the isolation year. We had to depend on ourselves. Luckily, I was in Sison. It was a noisy but happy section. We always crack jokes even though it is corny. The cornier the joke, the more we react. It was such a nice feeling because we became really bonded and close. All of us were nice to be with and I was greatly comfortable with my classmates that's why I did not have a hard time adjusting.

And now my senior year. It is a year where friendship and bonding is really treasured the most. We cannot deny the fact that we now have projects that are really difficult to deal with. Despite that we also have to deal with the physical and emotional stress. We certainly have not reached the boundaries yet of high school but certainly meeting these people whom I consider friends had been a wonderful highlight in my life. I will never regret meeting them. I will always consider the memories we have spent together and forgetting them might be the biggest mistake that I will make.

Graduation is really coming so fast that we so not even notice the passing of days. Graduation may be a happy event in one's life but certainly, I cannot promise that I will not cry during the graduation day. It may be the culminating activity for all the hardships we have experienced during our high school days but it also means that we have to part our ways and just live our lives separately. It might be another stepping stone for one's life but it also means that we will not be together anymore which means we will not be able to share the same crazy things we usually do in the classroom and in school. We might not also share the same things we usually do and the moments we usually share with our close friends. It will be such a sad happening if ever that time comes.

But I know that we promised within ourselves that to forget our batch mates and the memories we had will be a crime and it would be unforgivable. To forget those memories is like missing half of your life not meeting the people who are so wonderful and so, so in everything. Describing our batch will take days but I'd like to describe our batch as- crazy yet wonderful.

Our batch is a batch of many personalities. We usually contradict each other's views and opinions but we are just showing how we love each other. Many people might judge us in many ways but before they judge us, see to it that they will know us first. They might regret the rest of their lives not meeting batch 2007 of UP High School in Cebu. Go seniors!

rEaCtiOn oN tHe gLoBaL wArMiNg iSsUeS oF tHe wOrLd...

Last March 8, 2007, the whole UP High School student Body and Faculty went to the Conference Hall to witness a film showing. It was entitled: An Inconvenient Truth. It is a film by Al Gore and it presents Global Warming and its effects to the counties in the world.

At first, I thought that like the other film showings we had, it would be boring. But then, when the film was already rolling, I was touched and was moved by the happenings in other countries and also to the other parts of the planet. As a person, I realized how man destroyed nature especially our world.

If we can remember, during our elementary years, we were already taught about global warming and environmental issues. Of course we always say that we'll help the country and we'll help the world. But the truth is, we are just helping our world to be destroyed immediately. I our world will be destroyed, where are we going to live? Isn't earth supposed to be the only planet in the solar system habitable for life?

In the film, I really understood the meaning of Global Warming. In a classroom setting, global warming will be discussed according to the writings in a book and it usually means- the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation(wikipedia.com). If this issue is discussed in a classroom, you would not understand it fully. But in the film, it was clearly shown there the effects of global warming in the countries in Europe and Asia especially in the polar regions.

Nowadays, Philippines is now experiencing storms and calamities that are really affecting the lives of many Filipinos. It has already affected the livelihood and the lives of many people in many ways. These happenings are just a result of a phenomenon known as global warming. It affects the climate that is why Philippines is one of the country experiencing a climatic change. Sad to say, Philippines is not the only country experiencing this problem. Many countries are also affected by this phenomenon. Africa for example is a country located near the equator. As we all know, Africa experiences rain only after many years and they usually expect it months after the drought. But now, some parts in Africa and equatorial countries do not receive rain. This event is really disastrous because it kills their crops and livelihood, kills their animals and most especially causes starvation to the youth there. It is such a painful truth in which we have to accept and unfortunately we have to blame ourselves as one of the reasons why Africa and other countries experience this kind of misfortunes.

The film also presented a lot of facts about the current situation of the polar ice caps. The ice caps in the North and South poles are now slowly melting away because of the constant increase in temperature caused by the global warming in the atmosphere. Global Warming not only causes the melting of the polar ice caps but is also the cause of different calamities which countries across the globe are now experiencing. Lots of misfortunes now happen not only in our country but also to the rest of the world and this is obviously because of our negligence and lack of concern for the environment.

Many statistics were also shown in the film and it was also shown there how temperature increased from the time of the ice age up to the present. Research and studies show that within the next 5 years or so, temperature in the earth's surface will continue to rise if we do not change our ways and just try to let nature heal its self.

Because of the film, it made me realize how bad I am because I am also one of the 8 billion plus people in the world who helps in degrading the world and its atmosphere. It made me also realize that nature has provided us everything we need- food, shelter etc. but in order for us to continue living and enjoy this wonderful gifts we also have to conserve and protect them from being damaged and destroyed. We have to help conserve our environment because in return we also use the things which we acquire from nature. For us to help nature, let us also help discipline ourselves because I know that if we start within ourselves, we can eventually make a chain that can make other people follow. We might say that we can't make a difference because we might be nobody in the community but we must always pay it forward. As many people say, Great things start from small beginnings. So we must always say that there is no impossible thing to be done if we just start within ourselves. I know someday this vision of ours, to save the world will eventually succeed if all of us will cooperate and try to achieve a common goal.