This is my future”

I was in cloud 9 when I heard my classmates’ statements. Everyone wants to be successful. I even heard some of them wanted to go abroad, hoping to find better opportunities. Others wanted to be in professional field or run a business. Some planned to have their own cars for the next 10 years. And most of all, when the right time comes, some of us wanted to find our better half and build a family of their own. 

 

Of course, I would like to share my own dream. I’ll start with the year 2017, I’ll do my best to be more mature and fierce, because I always want things to be cool and fun. I am 17 years old but I look like and act like a 12 years old little girl. That is why I need more time for myself. After a year, 2018, I just hope, my parents would let me enter in a relationship already. By that time, I’ll be 19 years old, actually, there is someone who’s waiting for me and we’re just waiting for the right time. We wanted to have the normal and legal relationship, which couples should have, not like other teenagers in this generation, what I call illegal relationship. We’re still praying for it actually. Then after that, 2019, I’ll be in the stage, standing in front of my batch mates, wearing a black toga and holding my diploma. This is for my parents and for my future. After a year, 2020, It’s payback time! I’ll work hard and have fun at the same time so I can have enough money to treat my parents. I’ll bring them in Bora bora, Paris, Korea and many more. Of course with the help of my siblings, they’ll have more money by that time because they’re older than me. After spending time with my parents, full time, in 2021-2023, I’ll be focusing on my goals and dreams which is to teach kids because I love spending time with kids. I want them to learn more and to help them with the best that I can. Second, I’ll focus on my talent, which is to play a violin. I was about to choose Music for my course but my dad told me to think about it first that’s why I met Arts. I know there is something inside me who wants to excel more in the field of arts, because I believe I can still do my passion, music, in arts. Lastly, is to focus on my main goal and that is have more projects such as museum, art or music events and many more. I told myself that I will combine these three in one museum, my artworks would be about kids, (paintings or photos) with music that I will compose and after that I’ll do my best to have more projects and clients. After that all fun experiences, in the year 2024, I just wish, my boyfriend would set a very romantic but cool and funny proposal surprise for me. Then we will be planning about our future in the year 2025, this is a serious matter, because I want to have our own house before we get married and for us to be able to use our skills in arts and woods, or whatever they call that. And in 2026, I’ll be no longer using my last name I got in my dad, because I’ll be having my future husband’s last name, and I hope that would be Bernal.

 

            Just like me, when we try hard to pursue or plans and aspire, we will meet our dreams mortal enemy: LIMITATIONS. Limitations tell us that we “cannot” and we “will not.” Each of us has limitations and they usually prevent us from believing ourselves. They pull us down until we give up standing and fighting for our dreams. Our limitations do not define who we are but they are a good measure of our heart. Are we brave enough to push our limits until we reach the boundaries of failure? Are we humble enough to accept every failure is a stepping stone for our success? I know that I am not that tall. This is my limitation but this is not who I am. I am more than my height and my faith is bigger than my limitation.

            Well, anyway as I end this, I want to leave this message to whoever would be reading this essay, “Let us make sure we are very much prepared to fulfill the plans and dreams that we carry in our hearts. After 10 years, I want each of us to be living and breathing our dreams.” Yet I want to post this challenge: let us be impatient with our dreams. Do not wait for ten years to finish before you act. Be your dream today!

 

Normal life of a Student

Every student has his or her own particular set of personal problems, there are also problems and upsets that face all students and especially, all college students. For instance, because of the newfound freedom of dorm life sans parental oversight, many new students stay up late, party and lose sleep or in alternative they will make their so called projects as an excuse to be free. Too much lost sleep can eventually lead to falling grades, stress, depression and even to death, many scientists have already proven this kind of issue. So it is best to try to notice minor mess-ups early on and catch them before it becomes a bigger issue.

The first common thing students is the cost of college is too expensive. However, expenses are not the only thing colleges students have to worry about, though. But do your best not to let this bum you out. With a tough economy, everyone worries about money. Read article about college students and money problems, as well as our article on how to make money while going to college. You can also see this kind of topics in other site in the internet such as Facebook or YouTube. Look at the money you have coming in every month and make a budget or make a list so you can check the things you are spending every day. 

Your parents did the best that they can to make sure you’re safe and healthy and staying healthy requires you to set ground rules for yourself. One of the biggest changes of coming to college is that your parents are no longer around to set parameters for you. Now you have to do it yourself because no one else will. If you want to stay up all hours, skip classes, drink alcoholic beverages, smoke cigarettes and have random sex, no one will stop you. If you choose to eat fatty fried foods and no vegetables or fruits, it’s allowed. If you don’t exercise, that’s okay with everyone around you. The big problem with this behavior is it will lead to bad health and bad habits. You’ll feel awful and probably look worse, so are you sure you want to ruin your beautiful face? It will affect your social life and eventually your academic standing as well. So think about it.

 

 

Unfortunately, freshmen college students are reporting high levels of stress. A 2010 study on more than 200,000 freshmen at four-year colleges, more students rated themselves as below average in emotional health than ever before. In 2012, the American College Health Association compiled an assessment of undergraduates and 30 percent reported that stress had caused a negative impact on their studies. There’s all kinds of stress in college life such as academic stress, financial stress, relationship stress and many more. But don’t let this problem pull you down. Instead do some alternative things so fight this kind of dilemma such as exercise, meditation, prayer and talking it out with friends can all help.

 

God’s plan for us is to make us ultimately happy. We have our own plans but if it is not happening then that’s not what God wants us to have. We should trust God, everything happens for a reason. We are having problems because God wants us to learn from it, you may not see it today but eventually you will realize it. Just be yourself and don’t let the problem pull you down.

 

Smoking kills”

Smoking is one of the worst things kids or adults can do to their bodies. Yet every single day about 3,900 kids between the ages 12 and 17 start smoking. But why do those who smoke ever begin? There's more than just one answer. Some kids may start smoking just because they're curious. Others may like the idea of doing something dangerous — something grownups don't want them to do. Still others might know lots of people who smoke and they might think it's a way to act or look like an adult. Fortunately, fewer people are starting smoking than a few years ago. Maybe that's because more and more people have learned that smoking and tobacco use can cause cancer and heart disease. But sometimes kids can't really think that far into the future to worry about an illness they might not get for many years.

 

 

 

These are some of the problems that might affect kids more quickly: bad breath, yellow teeth, smelly clothes, more colds and coughs, difficulty keeping up with friends when playing sports, empty wallet — cigarettes and tobacco products are very expensive. The nicotine and other poisonous chemicals in tobacco cause lots of diseases, like heart problems and some kinds of cancer. If you smoke, you hurt your lungs and heart each time you light up. It also can make it more difficult for blood to move around in the body, so smokers may feel tired and cranky. The longer you smoke, the worse the damage becomes. Using tobacco eats up a lot of money, too. A pack of cigarettes costs about 270php, on average. That means, even if you buy just one pack a week, you'll spend 1,872php in a year. Some people smoke a pack a day, which adds up to 7,560! That's a lot of computer games and clothes you could buy instead.

 

 

Usually, people don't like smoking or chewing tobacco at first. Your body is smart, and it knows when it's being poisoned. When people try smoking for the first time, they often cough a lot and feel pain or burning in their throat and lungs. This is your lungs' way of trying to protect you and tell you to keep them smoke free. Don’t assume that smoking will help you through the stress of exams. Medical evidence shows that smoking doesn’t actually calm you down. It’s simply the case that nicotine cravings between cigarettes make you feel stressed and anxious, so when you have one you feel temporarily calm. You’ll feel less stressed once you quit and no longer have cravings.

 

 

 

If you’re already a smoker, becoming a student could be the ideal time to quit. Going to university or college is a fresh start and a new way of life, and this is your chance to start your new life in a positive, healthy way. But If you think it will help, you could print out articles like this one to give to a friend who smokes. He or she may be interested in learning more about the dangers of smoking. But people don't like to hear that they're doing something wrong, so your pal also could be a little angry. If that happens, don't push it too much. In time, your friend may realize you are right.

 

Turn Left Turn Right

We were required to watch this movie, “Turn Left, Turn Right”. It’s about a man and a woman, meeting again after 13 years. You’d think that this is your traditional romantic movie, but it’s not. Turn Left, Turn Right would make you think about people being destined to each other. As how the movie put it, coincidence may sometimes not yet be ready to turn into fate. It would happen when the universe is ready for you to see each other again. Indeed, timing is everything.

 

 

Turn Left Turn Right is a sweet little movie based on the charming illustrated love story 'A Chance of Sunshine' by renowned Taiwanese author/artist, Jimmy Liao. The story, set in Taipei, revolves around John Liu (Takeshi Kaneshiro), an aspiring violinist who is flocked by women like bees to honey because of his handsome face. However, what he really wants is to meet someone special who appreciates his violin performance. Eve Choi (Gigi Leung) is a professional translator whose true passion is translating love poems, but for work she is stuck in translating cheesy novels and cheap thrillers which make her feel tense and frightened. Like millions living in a large city, John and Eve lead lives of solitude. Living in different units of the same apartment building and separated by one thin wall, the two have brushed shoulders in crowd hundreds times, but somehow their paths never really cross.

          But as the movie tagline says, even two parallel lines will meet one day!

 

          So one day at a fountain in the park, they finally bump into each other... and it's love at first sight! Just like a pair of long-lost lovers, John and Eve spend a beautiful afternoon together. Unfortunately, a sudden shower cuts the encounter short. They exchange phone numbers and quickly run home. Yet fate plays a cruel joke on them, the rain has soaked through their precious scrap of paper and the phone numbers are hopelessly smudged. You will be in constant anticipation as to whether the couple will ever be reunited as you watched them having one missed encounter after another, while meddling acquaintances and pure bad luck conspire to keep the would-be-lovers apart.

The movie is not perfect, but I for one, love the use of colours in this movie. I love the opening scene which showed a mob of people with a barrage of black umbrellas, save a green one held by John and a red one by Eve. I also adore Eve's outfits, a mish mash of colours from the sweaters to the scarves and the skirts she wears.

 

Love at First Sight by Wislawa Szymborska -source: Hugo Schwyzer

They’re both convinced that a sudden passion joined them.
Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful still.

Since they’d never met before, they’re sure
that there’d been nothing between them.
But what’s the word from the streets, staircases, hallways -
perhaps they’ve passed by each other a million times?

I want to ask them if they don’t remember -
a moment face to face in some revolving door?
perhaps a “sorry” muttered in a crowd?
a curt “wrong number” caught in the receiver?
but I know the answer.
No, they don’t remember.

They’d be amazed to hear
that Chance has been toying with them now for years.

Not quite ready yet
to become their Destiny,
it pushed them close, drove them apart,
it barred their path,
stifling a laugh, and then leaped aside.

There were signs and signals,
even if they couldn’t read them yet.
Perhaps three years ago or just last Tuesday

a certain leaf fluttered
from one shoulder to another?
Something was dropped and then picked up.
Who knows, maybe the ball that vanished into childhood’s thicket?

There were doorknobs and doorbells
where one touch had covered another beforehand.

Suitcases checked and standing side by side.
One night, perhaps, the same dream grown hazy by morning.

Every beginning is only a sequel, after all,
and the book of events is always open halfway through ♥

 

 

Follow your passion

One actor came from a theatrical family, Jon Santos, went to our school, Asia Pacific College, to talk about Following your passion, he did follow his passion. He finds himself as companion in a theatrical journey that will, aptly enough, explore themes of compassion, tolerance, and respect for people whose sexual, cultural and personal inclinations may be radically different from ours. In contrast, Santos’ parents wanted him to be a doctor. He could have availed of a government scholarship that would have led him to study medicine or science, until he found out that his parents would have to foot the bill in his later years. Santos eventually shifted to economics with a career track either in education, finance or banking. When he was in high school, he said that he didn’t notice that he was already doing his thing for his future and that is to impersonate a person, it started when he was copying his teacher and his classmates was enjoying it. He was the clown in their class until someone came, which he didn’t mention in his speech, that changed everything.

He gave us ten tips about this topic following your passion. First is to listen, there is a voice that is telling you about what to do and don’t. It’s can be positive such as telling you that you’re in the right path or negative to help you out go back so you can start again like shifting, this might sound negative but it will help you for your future. Second, all learning will enrich you, that is so true, some would think it will not because they are lazy but no, it will really enrich you. For example, in the field of music, everybody loves music. It is great entertainment, that helps you both relax and focus. But did you know that music can also greatly help you learn a new language? And not only by immersing you in a culture and a tradition: Music genuinely helps your brain to process all this new information quicker and better. Here are five reasons why music is a great tool for learning a new language. So for the third, he said, but learning what you love will make you the richest man in the world. It’s more fun and easy to work in the future if you are doing what your heart really want. Would like to work on somethings you don’t like or used to? Fourth, Knowledge is everything, knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything. Fifth, win the war before you fight, sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war. If you believe strongly in something, fight for it. In time things will fall in place. Sixth, Adjust, adopt, evolve. Eight, always be grateful, when you’re thankful for what you have, you are always rewarded with more. Try to stay positive and things will get better. Ninth, you are never alone in journey, you’ll always be with you pilgrims. Always remember the robot see the enemy, it is always us. And lastly, love yourself and the let go of yourself. If you don’t follow your passion, you’ll end paying the price. He also added that we must choose the right friends, a good friend is a lamp on a table. Unfriending is okay.

Happiness is when you get something, Joy is when you give something. Strive to be happy and always remember that every second is an open door, all success is a gift.

Cheers and chants

An integral part of any pep rally, ball game or cheerleading practice is wrapped up in the cheers, chants and songs that are used. This activity is mostly done in universities. One example is my recent college school, Asia Pacific College. We had our Cheer and Chants competition and it was held on February 05, 2016 in the Auditorium. We gave so much effort and time for it, and as well as the other competitors. We had so much fun because we had the chance to know more about ourselves and to our batch mates.

 

A chant is much shorter than a cheer. A chant tends to be two to four lines repeated over and over. A chant is quick and makes a point. Remember too that chants tend to be easy to remember, so encourage the audience to get involved as well. You can do this by having one cheerleader motion them to join in, with cards or by placing a few students in the stands to encourage other fans to chant along. Cheers tend to be longer than your typical one or two-line chant. Cheers serve a specific purpose as fillers that get the crowd revved up. For example, you'll often see longer cheers before a game starts or at halftime and quarter breaks. The words and movements that go along with cheers tend to be more complicated and longer and you'll also often see a pyramid or other stunts during cheers. There are many ready-made cheers to which you can put your own motions and movements or add your own twists, or you can make up your own. Again, the best time to use a cheer is during longer breaks, such as halftime and quarter breaks or before a game starts.

 

A good cheerer needs to be smiling even when your team is losing 45-7 to your biggest rival. No matter how hard a stunt or a cheer is, you've gotta keep the grin intact. You gotta have pipes on ya if you're gonna be a great cheerleader. We're talking a clear, loud voice. You've also gotta be able to maintain that loud voice while performing routines. Kinda like Usher belting it out while still bustin' a move. It's not as easy as you think. Practice the moves and the words together - a lot - because sometimes your voice might slip if you're concentrating on the moves of a cheer. Also, lie on your stomach and belt out the cheers while concentrating on your gut. This will help you learn to yell from your stomach, rather than your throat. Your vocal chords will thank you later. A good cheerleader's moves are always tight and rigid. When you clap, your arms should be in front of your face (about lip or nose height) and should not go past your shoulders on the release. Have a buddy put his or her hands on your shoulders and learn to clap in the space in between. Eventually, you'll have that snappy, tight cheerleader clap.

 

The Cpe 151 won and got the Highest award which is the Champion. But not because of that reason we will give up and let our feelings pull us down. Instead, we celebrated for all the hard work we’ve done for that subject. And we’re all glad with that kind of experience here in our school. The most important thing is that we enjoyed had fun with things we’ve done.

José Garcia Villa

            

 

 

Although José Garcia Villa (1914–1997) is largely known as a Filipino poet, he spent 67 years of his life in the United States. His work has been praised as innovative and talented. A contributor to the Dictionary of Oriental Literature observed of Villa that "His craftsmanship and skill remains unchallenged among Filipino poets."

          

 

Born in Manila, Philippines, on August 5, 1914, Villa was the son of Simeon Villa, a doctor who was Army chief-of-staff during the Philippine revolution against Spain, as well as personal physician to revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo; his mother was Guia Garcia, a wealthy landowner. Villa attended the University of the Philippines in 1929. He first studied medicine, and then switched to law, but he was always interested in writing, and as a law student he wrote short stories and poetry. Some of his writing, notably a series of erotic verse titled "Man Poems," was so controversial that the authorities at the University of the Philippines expelled him. In that same year, however, Villa won a prize from the Philippines Free Press for the best short story of the year.

Villa moved to the United States in 1930, seeking a more congenial and liberal literary scene. Although he remained a Philippine citizen, he spent the rest of his life in the United States, only rarely returning to his home country. He enrolled in the University of New Mexico, earning a B.A. degree in 1933. While at the University of New Mexico, he founded a literary magazine, titled Clay, which published the work of several young American writers who later became famous. Villa attended Columbia University for graduate study in 1942.

Villa began writing short stories while he was still an undergraduate at the University of New Mexico. He published these and his poems in American literary magazines to almost immediate praise. He received far more publicity than his seemingly obscure origins would bring, largely because of the work of critic Edward J. O'Brien, who saw in Villa an incredible talent. In 1932 O'Brien dedicated his edited collection Best American Short Stories of 1932 to Villa. Villa also won the Shelley Memorial and Rockefeller awards, received a Guggenheim fellowship for writing, and was given membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Although he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, he did not win, as his work was considered too experimental.

On 12 June 1973, Villa was named National Artist in Literature.

Villa died on February 5, 1997, at the age of 88.

 

Sources:
http://nationalartists.panitikan.com.ph/jgvilla.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Garcia_Villa