May 13, many signficant events =)

Today is MAY 13 in my home country, Philippines :)
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A day which has many significant events for me :)
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First of all, it's a special day for MY MOM AND ALL THE MOTHERS out there :) 'coz it is the MOTHERS' DAY for this year :D. Actually, I stayed up late for this special day for my mom :). I uploaded my personalized audio-visual presentation for her on Youtube and on Facebook during the midnight. Even if I just rush it two days before the big day, I really made it a point that she will enjoy and appreciate it, I really planned to upload it during midnight so that I won't get caught and busted by her because she is still using her Facebook account until evening of yesterday :). I also made a greeting photo for all my mom buddies in Facebook.

Second, it's a special day for me too. A day to start my countdown because  it's officially one month to go before that drastically change happen on the start of my college journey in the University of the Philippines Los Baños, my dream school :). Gosh, I really can't believe it. 30 DAYS. And what makes me a bit sad is that my days that I'm staying with my family in one house is running out because probably on or before the second week of June, I'll be staying with my housemates in our apartment in Los Baños. :(.  I admit it, it will be the first time that I'll be away from my family for four days a week, because from the moment that I was born, they're always with me. But facing on the brighter side, I will  still see them  on Friday evening until Monday afternoon when I get home every Friday :). Yey! I will still have about 3 3/4 days with them :). And, I will really grab this opportunity to become an independent young lass, I want to be more responsible of myself, my actions and my decisions, this will be a great chance for me to grow up and don't just be a coward and still dependent to my parents. I want to show to them that I can now manage my self because I'm not a baby anymore. :). Though I think, it won't be a smooth sail for me, I still think that gradually I can do it. With God, nothing is impossible. I admit, yeah, I really have many apprehensions in my head now, in fact it's too many to mention, but I'll give you some like, "Can I survive being alone?" "Can I survive being away from my family for four days every week?"  "Am I ready really for College life?" "Can I manage my things and be responsible for my basic needs?". Yeah, you read the latter statement right, I admit, I'm partly a lazy girl inside the house, though I can do chores at home, I rely those to our maid, at home, I don't do any chores. But at school, I'm the most industrious kiddo, I volunteer always. And this is somehow my last worry, "Can I wake up early in the morning all by myself?" Gosh, this is what I'm scared the most. I'm really a late sleeper, my system is always energized to do things during the night until midnight, weird isn't it? But I don't really wake up early. HAHA =)). My mom used to wake me up in the morning during the 10 years of my schooling. I can't be wakened up by just an alarm either in alarm clock or in the phone, my system is used to hear my mom's screaming just to wake me up and separate me from my bed. That's one of my biggest problems in life. LOL =)) seriously, what a big problem that I have. Haha =)). Enough said :D. I already spoiled many info about me :D

Lastly, it's my cousin's 7th birthday. :). Happy birthday Steven James P. Leosala! Be nice to your parents and younger bro :). Study harder huh? I bought a toy for him, I hope that he likes it :)

FIN :). I already narrated those significant events :). Sorry if it's too long :) 
 

BAB..UNG \m/

I always dreamed to have a boy best friend ever since. :). 'Coz for me, even if I have tons of close girl friends, having a boy best friend is still a different situation and experience :). Luckily, I found mine. I'm BAB and his UNG, but BAB..UNG was jut one of our many funny names for each other. :). On my next posts, I'll tell more of our story :). I can't explain why but I'm more normal or should I say, I'm at my true self, every time that I'm with him. Maybe, I don't have any pretensions because he accepts me for who I am, no offense to my girl best pals, but I'm more comfortable to be myself to him. And besides that, he makes me laugh always, there are no dull moments when he's beside me. I don't know but he's the only person who effortlessly makes me smile and laugh even with just simple things and more often, doing nothing :). He is also the only person who can make me cry because of laughing so hard, he gives me the feeling of being  overjoyed. As the saying goes, "Any one can make you  smile or cry, but it takes someone special to make you smile when you already have tears in your eyes."--that is him, for me ;).  We are very comfortable with each other :) We have that certain connection, that even with just a glance, we can understand each other.  We have a secret language with special codes that no one would ever be able to crack.We always have a blast every time that we're together, even if we are just two. Our energies combined together will form a riot :D. We crack jokes even if it's not funny at all. We tease each other but instead of getting mad, we laugh, laugh and laugh :D. We have a very good chemistry too, in fact, we are arts buddies, i'm the mind, he's the hands. We instantly get what each other wants and dislikes. We are also very open to each other, we know each others' weaknesses, our strengths, our flaws and accepts each other no matter what. We exchange stories, even those wackiest and a bit shameful to tell to other people even to our families, that's how comfortable we are. :D He is the sweetest when I cry. I still recall the time when I extremely cried because of that *not worthy* person, when I told him what had happened, he really tried to comfort me, he stayed and listened to my complaints and sobs, even if he's busy during that time because we're having a practice during that time. :). He begs for me when I'm mad. I still recall the day when I acted that I am mad at him after he cracked a joke at me. I just did that to see if he's really concern for me, if he will be affected and if he's willing to do any thing just  to win me back. And to my surprise, I was very shocked, his mood changed suddenly after just few minutes of me not talking to him and deceiving him that I'm angry. He suddenly turned silent and his happiness meter really went down, as in zero. I really felt alarmed, my conscience was killing me during that time. So, I finished my acting stint, I approached him, since our seats are just near. He's behind me on the left side. :) I told him that I'm not really mad at him and said sorry to him. His happiness meter began to boost up. :D. At first, he can't believe me that I'm not mad. But I convinced him, and he was then happy. I noticed that he was writing something on a piece of paper. I know that he does it every time that he's sad. I really insisted to look at what he wrote. At first, he was shy to let me look at it. But, when I scared him that I will really get mad if he wouldn't allow me to look at it. He lend to me that piece of paper, he covered his face with his hands, so that he won't see my reaction while reading what he had written. :). My heart really melted as I read in his note "... a friend that has been dear to me, yet, I mistreated her. Now, she's sick of it and the last thing that I want to do is to lose her. She was closest to me. Even through the failures, she was there to see the positive in me. It was really hard to lose a friend like that." Oh God, my tears would rolled down as I finished reading that. I really felt that I'm very important to him. I admit, even though I am a very friendly person, only few of my friends, values my importance because others see my efforts for them as just a usual thing. So, I really appreciate those who knows how to appreciate my  importance here on Earth because I admit that those appreciations really boost my moral as a person and inspires me to do better each day. :). He protects me. I don't know why but every time that I'm with him, I feel so secured even if it's just the two of us because he takes care for me. He is also like my dad, he doesn't want me to feel stressed, to feel down. He would always say to me to  "it's too much already, stop and relax for a while"  "don't forget to enjoy" :). When I called him one time, when I was sick and I have no appetite, he was deeply worried, he offered to buy foods for me, he also said to me to hung up the phone and eat first, he doesn't want me to get sick. He's really concerned for me :)  

I'm really grateful to God for granting me a boy best friend like him :). He is one of the best gifts that God had ever gave to me :).

POWER OF SMILE ;)

"A smile is a curve that sets things straight" \:D/

You can see this at the heading of my blog ;). This statement is one of my favorite quotes because I'm very very very fond of smiling. HAHA. Adjectives to describe me? Cheerful is one of the top choices. You can't afford to miss the word "cheerful" when you describe me. Jellou= cheerful and cheerful= Jellou, we are like twins. :) You can often catch a glimpse of me smiling even without no reason at all, crazy much huh? LOL! :). I am not crazy friends, it is just because I believe that life is short, so we should make the most out of it, we should enjoy life to the fullest. And, also, I believe that spreading good vibes every day is the best gift you could have ever give to anyone. :). So I smile most of the time. Really, it benefited me a lot, I became more optimistic and gained many friends since they noticed that I am very approachable, friendly and my aura is always welcoming. So weee! :)).  Life for me became really easier when I learned how to smile and appreciate the little things that I have around me :D

Human as I am, I also have those dull moments but actually, it is very rare to see me frowning or not smiling only  in a few situations like the one that I posted earlier. :) Every time I encounter hardships, I just read the Bible and later on being enlightened by His words, back to normal thingy ;). You can also try my tip and see if it works for you ;)

SPREAD THE POSITIVE VIBES guys :D

SMILE. SMILE. SMILE. ;) 

FREEDOM: FREE from world’s DOMination

FREEDOM:  FREE from world’s DOMination

                                 Photo taken by Sir Edison “Choi” Alcabasa at the UPLB Oblation

“Your freedom should rest on your hands, not on someone else.”

This statement of Sir Alcabasa on his blog completely summarizes the real essence of having FREEDOM on our hands and what we should do with our FREEDOM so that it would be used efficiently.

When we are still diaper denizens and belong to the knee-high crowd, our freedom is just limited. There are many rules bounded for us to follow: what we should eat, wear, do, and whom to talk. Why? It is brought by the fact that young as we are, we’re not yet ready to face the corresponding consequences of our actions that’s why they’re protecting us and giving us those restrictions. But now, that I'm officially about to enter in “the preparation for the real world” in College then I will later on experience the real world, the restrictions will one by one be eliminated, for as I grow up, I mature and become completely independent and be away from the shadows of my parents. Sounds difficult, right? No one will be put on the blame but only YOURSELF. You read it right. You, yourself and you.

But this isn’t just the sole issue here; RESPONSIBLE USE OF FREEDOM is also the talk of the town every time freedom is brought as the topic. Like in the mathematical equations, if you add something on the left side, you will add also on the right side. In responsible use of freedom, it should follow the line of Peter Parker in Spiderman The Movie: “With great power comes great responsibility.” It only means that our privilege to be free as a nation, freedom to live, freedom to acquire basic needs, freedom of expression and many more, has an equivalent duty to be fulfilled. For example, the freedom of speech, we’re free to speak up when we know that we’re right and if we see any anomalies but we should be careful, no, not just careful, but EXTRA CAREFUL not to hurt any reputation and credibility of other people. Another one is the freedom to acquire basic needs, we humans avail of those on our everyday living, but we should remember to WORK HARD for it and not to step up with other people’s dignity.  

There are many other ways on how to promote, implement and protect our freedom. We should keep in mind that RESPONSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF FREEDOM will make us more independent and not underdogs of other people.

As I end this, I want to share with you a quote to fonder on. Here it is:  

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” -Viktor E. Frankl

God-given talents: Why not show them off?

God-given talents: Why not show them off?

Are you afraid of showing off your God-given talents and abilities to other people? Afraid of criticisms? Of failures? Low self- esteem? Or are you just selfish so you just bore your talents in the ground so that you won’t need to share it with others thus no one can learn from you?

            These shouldn’t be your way of thinking. Why? Because God entrusted those talents and skills to you because He knows that you’re worthy of receiving it and He believes in your capability to enrich and empower them. Second, you will only deprived yourself of the chance to harness your talent, yes, you read it right, you are just making yourself a loser because you let the opportunities to pass through because you’re overpowered by your pride and attitude of being coward. If not now, when will it be? Maurice Chevalier said and I quote:  “If you will wait for that perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive.”  He’s correct, when will that perfect time be? When you are already vulnerable and no longer have the capability to show it? You should decide on these things by now, time flies really fast so make the most out of what you can. You shouldn’t be like the servant with one talent in the Parable of the Talents who just dug his talent into the ground. You should be the servants with the five and two talents who cultivated their talents and doubled it. Bear in mind that, “For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” Remember also that opportunity knocks only once, take it or regret it, that’s just the choices. Quitters and cowards don’t win. . That’s why whenever there are opportunities to improve, grab it!

           

So, practice day in and day out! With God plus talents and skills plus self-confidence plus perseverance, you can achieve S-U-C-C-E-S-S! Who knows, your talent would lead you the top of the ladder of success!

             

JaNEWary

JaNEWary

            “10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . . 7 . . . 6 . . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR!”   This is the traditional countdown for the celebration of New Year’s Eve during December 31^st; people are very busy, cooking for their Media Noche, arranging the fruits in the table, following those Feng Shui stuffs, last minute buying of fireworks and creating their NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS, while waiting for 12 midnight to strike.

            Most of us have resolutions or at least points within ourselves that we want to improve or to change. But when you`ve come to reflect on your resolutions, it seems that you`re just listing those same resolutions almost every year. What could be the problem? Are your resolutions just very impossible to accomplish? Or are you just lacking in your strong will, determination and perseverance to fulfill your resolutions?s

            Your journey on fulfilling your resolutions won’t be an easy and smooth sail. There would be many temptations out there, there would also come a time that you want to give up because you’re tired. All you’ve to do is to stick on your resolution(s) and have that strong urge to complete it plus the most important of all, pray to God always, remember that nothing is impossible if God is beside you. With all these things, the start of this year wouldn’t just be an ordinary January for you but rather JaNEWary, a month to start a NEW and better you, to continue and enrich it for the upcoming days, weeks, months and years. It’s never too late to start a better life: months don’t dictate when will you start, but YOU do.  

Live Pure or Erup Evil?

“Live Pure or Erup Evil?”

Pure, what is this all about? 

            Being pure is connected with being clean, chaste and immaculate. But nowadays, people overlooks about how important it is because of many factors like peer pressure, fad, and the so-called love.

            Yeah, you read it right, according to the Live Pure symposium that I and other Vocare club members had attended, many people these days are tempted to do something beyond what is right just to prove their love, which is very wrong and will never be right because like what one of our speaker there in the symposium said and I quote, “If he/she loves you truly, he/she won’t demand that, he/she will wait for the right time when you and him/her tie the knot  with God”.

            But if you do something immoral, you will be on Erup Evil. What am I talking about? At first, my friends and I were just doodling, and then my friend spelled these words backwards. After that, we decoded a hidden meaning behind these words. We defined these as “erup” or eruption or falling down. If we became impure, we will fall down into the hands of the evil. So better yet, we LIVE PURE and not the other way around.  

Quo Vadis, Youth? (Nasaan ka na, Kabataan?)

Quo Vadis, Youth? (Nasaan ka na, Kabataan?)

            Hindi nakakapag-aral, batang kalye, maagang nag-aasawa, mga kriminal na kaagad kahit sa murang edad pa lamang, napipilitang magbenta ng laman, maagang nagtatrabaho.

            Ito ang mga kasuklam-suklam na realidad na kinakaharap ng marami sa mga kabataan natin ngayon.

            Paano kaya tayong mga kabataan magiging pag-asa ng bayan, kung nasasadlak tayo sa ganitong uri ng sitwasyon na kahit ang sarili natin ay hindi natin matulungan?

            Bagama’t hindi ganito ang nararanasan ng lahat ng kabataan ngayon dahil marami ring kabataan ngayon ang nakakaranas ng disente at mariwasang buhay. Marami ring mga nagsipagtapos na ng kolehiyo at nakapaghanap na ng trabaho. Marami rin sa mga kabataan ngayon ang sikat sa iba’t ibang larangan sa loob at labas ng ating bansa.

            Dapat magtulungan tayong lahat upang maitama ang madilim na landas na dinaraanan ng ilan sa mga kabataan ngayon. Kahit sa maliit na paraan katulad ng pag-alalay sa kanila sa pamamagitan ng pagboboluntaryo sa pagtuturo sa kanila ng mga asignatura at kagandahang-asal upang kahit nadapa sila sa umpisa ay makaaahon pa rin sila. At para naman sa mga kabataang maginhawa ang tinatamasang buhay at may oportunidad na mag-aral at makatapos ng pag-aaral, huwag nating sayangin ang pagkakataong iyon dahil maraming mga salat sa buhay na kabataan na nais makapag-aral at gagawin ang lahat makapag-aral lang, kaya dapat patunayan nating karapat-dapat rin tayo sa oportunidad na ibinigay ng Diyos sa atin. At kapag dumating na ang panahon na kahit papano’y maganda na ang buhay nating mga kabataan, taas noong masasabi nating mga kabataan, na  tayo, tayo pa rin ang pag-asa ng bayan. 

Four PLUS Two

Four PLUS Two

Costly, unsure of the quality and low-paying jobs after graduating high school, these are the points of people that are against the K-12 system. The K-12 system means that the government will add two more years in high school. Instead of entering college right after you finish 4th year, you still need to complete two more years after that. But the question is; will it be effective? 

                    One of the reasons of the government why they want to implement K-12 is because that they want the students who will finish that 6th year of High school will have a job. But that job is just to become a laborer like carpenter, electrician, etc. Those jobs can’t support the financial aspects of a family. It will just give false hopes to those who are thinking that it will be better if they will finish the 6th year of high school than to take their college degree. The point of the people that agrees with the K-12 system is that it is used by so many countries around the world, the quality of education would be improved and students will have the opportunity to be employed right after they graduate from Highschool. However, these reasons are still not that strong so that this procedure will get the approval of the population. Why?

                   The people against K-12 have reasons and the first is: No money for tuition fee payments. Poor families were related on this issue. Most of the students studies on public schools. Here is the problem. How are they supposed to pay extra payments, and where are they going to get extra money for their everyday “baon”?

                  What our country needs is to make our economy up. But how can it be done or resolved if we are lacking with the numbers of students who will finish their college degree, students that can be called “professionals” like teachers, doctors, architects, engineers, etc.

                  Look at the other side. If no one will enter college, who will be the next teachers of the next generation of students, the next doctors of those who are sick, engineers of buildings that need to be built? WHO? And how about those students who want to take a college degree? It’s just another expense that needs to be paid, another time need to study and the chance of having a well-compensated job in the early stage will be lost.

                 What is the use of adding 2 more years when our parents, grandparents or even teachers graduated gain enough knowledge to survive the real world? Spending more for the tuition fees and allowances? We cannot say that the previous generation has low-quality education because we even ask for help from them most of the times.

                 

                  It is the responsibility of the government to know the correct solutions to the problems that out country are facing right know. Instead of having the K-12 system, why not complete the classrooms first in all schools; raise the salary of our teachers so that they won’t go abroad. Produce more jobs for college graduates than decreasing their number and then maybe, we can try and see if we even need the implementation of a new routine.

Teens’ Concern: Am I accepted here?

Teens’ Concern: Am I accepted here?

           
"Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo isisiksik ang sarili mo kung wala nang pwesto para sayo. Eh meron namang hagdan, ayaw mo lng pansinin." -Bob Ong 

           

              This quotation means that we want to find somehow sense of belonging in a group or in a specific people that sometimes, we didn’t notice that we already meet those people who we can really consider as true friends but we just took them for granted because you want other circle of friends or other people.

            From my first hand experience, I can attest that most of the time, I want to feel that I belong, so as much as possible, I don’t want to feel alone because at times, I know it’s funny but I admit that I tend to be paranoid and be scared of being alone without any valid reason at all. So to avoid these scenarios, I shaped myself to become a friendly and an approachable person.

            I know that many of you, boys or girls, young or young at hearts, also experienced the scenario that you don’t want to be alone or is still experiencing that.

            The teenagers nowadays want to find that sense of belonging either from their circle of friends or from their own family because they fear that they will be bullied and will be out of place. All of us feel secured, accepted, loved and cared, every time that we feel that we belong. That’s why the tendency is for us, to do whatever it takes just to fit in, even if it’s not the right thing to do and that is what you call peer pressure.

            For me, there’s nothing wrong to befriend everybody, but we should always bear in mind, that true friends assist us to the right path not to the other way around. We should be able to analyze if those who you considered as friends, are worthy to be called one. Also, you should keep in mind that true friends are those who accept you for who and what you are, you shouldn’t change yourself or do something who’s not you, just to become accepted. As much as possible, don’t choose those “friends” who just benefit from you, meaning the ones who only considered you as a friend because they can use you or your ability, but after they get what they want, you’ll be left all alone.

            Why am I emphasizing these points? It’s for all of us, including myself, not to force ourselves just to attain the feeling that we belong. We should remember that God has gifts for us, including those people who we can treasure as true friends forever. Before concluding this, I hope that you learn something from this and live out what you’ve learned in the real world.

Helping others ;)

May 3 today ;)


Sarap sa feeling ng araw na ito ;). Pano kasi nakatulong ako dun sa parang ampon namin. Share ko lang. Sya ay incoming 2nd yr hs student sa Aplaya National High School :). Sya ay dating estudyante nung lola ko nung grade 3 sya, mahal na mahal niya ang lola ko. Nanggaling sya sa medyo kapos naa pamilya. Tuwing weekends, nasa amin sya, pinapakain at pinagpapahinga sa bahay, voluntary sya na tumutulong sa mga gawaing bahay :). Pag may pasok sya, every weekends tinuturuan ko sya sa mga lessons nila, tinutulungan ko rin sya sa mga projects, hws nya. :). Binibigyan ko, ni kuya, ni mommy at daddy at ni lola siya ng baon every week ;). Deserving sya kasi kahit mahirap sila, eto, nagsumikap sya, 2nd honor siya last school year. Di ba? Pinapatunayan lang nya na basta gusto mo ang isang bagay, di hadlang ang kahirapan para makamit ang iyong inaasam na tagumpay. :). Kaya ayun, lubos lubos yung pagkaproud ko at ng pamilya ko sa kanya, nung recognition nya, I pledged na ako na sasagot ng uniforms nya for the next school year, naaawa kasi ako sa kanya, isang set lang yung uniform nya at maliit na at medyo sira na e, tapos pag kakasuot laba kaagad, imbes na ipapampapahinga nya yung time na yon after dismissal, e naglalaba sya.Tuwing Linggo nga lang nakakatikim ng plantsa yung uniform nya e, kasi magastos sa kuryente yun. Samantalang ako nung napasok ako, ang sarap ng buhay ko, may 7 na daily uniform ako at  3 set ng P.E. uniforms. Kahit araw araw iba uniform ko, kayang-kaya. Tapos di pa ako yung naglalaba at namimilantsa ng damit ko. Tapos kinulit ko si kuya, sabi ko, sagutin na nya yung school supplies, di naman ako nabigo, umoo naman siya kaagad.

E di sinamahan na namin siyang bumili ng uniforms. Habang nagsusukat siya ng damit, I saw smiles on her face, tuwang tuwa siya, nahihiya nga siya sa amin e, pero sabi ko, sige, okay lang yan. :). Maliit naa tulong lang naman iyon, pero proud ako sa sarili ko kasi sarili kong pera yung ipinambili niya, galing yun sa ipon ko. :). Ang sarap talaga sa feeling ng nakakatulong. :). Ako kasi yung tao na mapagbigay, pag may pera ako, manlilibre ako sa family ko, kakain kami sa labas, o kaya pag friends kasama ko, nanlilibre rin ako. Nagdodonate rin ako nun sa CCD collection :). Basta nakakatulong, go ako, kahit dun maubos pera ko. Actually nga, pag for family or friends or needy, go kaaagad ako, without a doubt, nagbibigay ako. Pero ang nakakatuwa at random trivia sa akin, bago ako makabili ng personal stuffs like clothes, napakatagal sobra bago ko bilhin. Kase mapaparanoid ako at tatanungin ko yung sarili ko na, what if  ipangkain na lang namin ito sa labas? E di mas marami kaming sasaya dun. Haha =). Ganun ako e, mas inuuna ko yung iba kesa sa sarili ko. :). Back to kwento, ayun, binili na rin namin siya ng school supplies, kinompleto na namin yung basic requirements nya sa school. Binili ko rin siya ng scientific calculator, nagulat nga ako, kasi first time nya na magkaroon ng ganun, e to think na sa 2nd yr, mag iistart na yung mga paggamit ng calculator. E  di naging happy siya :). Tapos binili namin siya ng new school shoes, rubber shoes  at slippers, nagtitiyaga kasi sya dun sa medyo sira niyang mga sapin sa paa. Nakita ko talaga yung tuwa sa kanyang mga mata, yung sobrang tuwa na parang kung ikukumpara mo ay tuwang nararanasan ng bata na binigyan ng candy ng kanyang magulang. Ganun. :).First time niya kasing makabili ng isang set yung complete na uniforms at school supplies. Aaminin ko nung gs at hs ako, sobra akong excited lagi kasi bago lahat ng gagamitin ko for the next school year, minsan nagpapasobra pa ako ng mga binibili at minsan nagpapabili ako ng school stuffs na di naman masyado kelangan gawa ng nagandahan lang ako. ANG SAYA TALAGANG MAKATULONG SA KAPWA :D   

UPLB NF BSCS ;)

May 2-  at UP :D


Wee. Enrollment ko na today. Woo. Finally, magiging official na Iska na ako. Napakarami kong inasikasong forms na requirement for enrollment.Talaga ngang totoo ang sinasabi nila na "Mahirap talang makapasok ng UP". Bukod sa UPCAT, sobrang dami talaga ng requirements bago ka maakapasok, sandamakmak na requests ang ginawa namin sa school, sa BIR. Whew. Pero it is really worth it. Dahil alam ko ito na ang start ng aking journey para sa aking bright future. :)


Nung nakuha ko na yung class sched ko at nakapagbayad na kami ng school fees. WOO! Finally, Official na official na ako. Iska na ako ;). Natuwa ako kase ang luwag ng sched ko, the best. Yung iba kong classmates, medyo hectic. \m/. Lalo pa akong natuwa nung Pre-College Orientation, ang saya nung mga activities, sobra silang welcoming at di naman naging boring kahit yung mga talks. Nafeel ko na na THIS IS IT!

DAKILANG MANGGAGAGAWA \m/

May 1- LABOR DAY


Nagising ako ng maaga today. Nabulabog ako. Naingayan. Nagising ako dahil sa ingay ng jackhammer dahil inaayos yung kanal na daluyan ng tubig sa street namin... Aarrrg. To think na yesterday, may sakit ako, ang sama ng pakiramdam ko, babawi sana ako ng tulog pero ayun.Maba-badtrip na sana ako, kaso naisip ko, wait, anung date today? Oh, MAY 1. ARAW NG MGA MANGGAGAWA. Araw ito para pahalagahan sila, walang pasok dapat sila ngayon, pero ayun, nagtitiyaga sila na magtrabaho kase pag di sila nagtrabaho, wala silang maipantutustos sa pamilya nila, walang makakain ang pamilya nila na umaaasa sa kakarampot nilang kita. Di sila kagaya ng mga white collar employee na nasa office at tuloy ang kita kahit holiday. Tinanong ko yung mama, "Ma, magkano po ang sweldo nyo?" "Bale pumapatak ho ng P250 kada araw, kaso ibabawas ko pa po yung pang-tanghalian at pang miryenda ko." Napaisip ako "Grabe, nakakaawa yung mama, buong araw syang nasa tapat ng sikat ng araw, nagjajack hammer, na nakakangalay at nakakasakit ng kamay sa buong kalye naman, tapos pumapatak na P200 na lang ang maiuuwi nya sa pamilya nya. Grabe. Kulang pa yun, di yon sapat na kabayaran para sa pagod niya." Binigyan ng pamilya namin yung dalawang mama ng libreng tanghalian, miryenda at tubig. Naawa kami at naantig sa kadakilaan nila e.Nakakataba ng puso kasi sobra silang natuwa dahil buo nilang maiuuwi ang P250 nilang sahod dahil sinagot na namin ang pagkain nila.


 At some point, naguilty rin ako kasi medyo may pagka-gastadora ako, bili ako ng bili, kain ako ng kain, o kaya naman pang load ko lang yung ganung halaga for one week. Tapos pag nakain naman ako sa fast food, pag solo lang ako, P100 na ata minimum ko. Tapos kapag may lakad naman ako P500 ata minimum kong dala at pambaon ko nung high school ako, P200 na minimum na dala ko per day. Hindi naman sa ginagastos ko lang sa walang katuturan yung pera ko, di ko naman inuubos yon, yung iba idinodonate ko rin para sa ating brothers and sisters of the poor. Pero grabe no? Dun sa ginagastos kong pera, makakabuhay at makakaraos na ang isang pamilya. Saludo ako sa lahat ng mga manggagagawa, mula sa white collar employees lalong lalo na sa blue collar. Kung tutuusin mas mahirap ang ginagawa ng mga blue collar employees, no offense sa white collar, kasi yung blue collar employees ay pisikal na lakas ang laging ginagamit tapos wala silang kita pag di sila nagbanat ng buto at wala rin silang mga pribilehiyo at benepisyong matatanggap. Sila rin yung gumagawa ng mga trabaho na di natin magawa dahil nakakapagod, kadiri, mabaho ang paligid na pagtatrabahuhan. Kung wala sila, paano na kaya ang buhay natin? MABUHAY kayong mga MANGGAGAWA!  Kayo ay di lang isang pangkaraniwang manggagagawa, kayo ay DAKILA sa kanya kanya niyong larangan. Pinapatunayan nyo na kahit mahirap kumita ng pera, basta may pagsusumikap at diskarte sa buhay, makakaraos rin at di na natin kelangan na umasa lagi sa pamahalaan para umunlad tayo dahil tayo mismo ay may magagawa.