New Year, New Me

January: A Brand New Start, A Better You

      New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this trans formative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change. Let our New Year's Resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. New year is consider to be the must important and wonderful holiday and the most celebrated days in the world, since that is the time for people to leave their haplessness in the back and get their fortune for the new year. The day is shaped by different customs and traditions. Each culture celebrates this holiday in its own unique way. The people start to prepare for the holiday at least one month in an advance. The preparation begins by buying presents and decorating houses. For the information of the body New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count is incremented.

   
    January is a good month. Is it not God great that He classified time in months and years so that somewhere in between our life journey, we get another month start anew? It signifies a brand new start or maybe another chance to do certain things.Oh it's new year again! As a usual practice, many of us make New Year resolutions. We make list of things that must be done in the coming year for our desire to evade and not to repeat our wrong-doings in the preceding years. "Nobody is Perfect." This is a famous English adage. each of us commits mistake and is prone to sin. Nobody is free from failures. This has always been our alibi. Usually, other people notice and comment on our mistakes. Sometimes, we have the capacity to identify our own mistakes or negative traits but we seem to become ignorant or we have that prevailing pride, so we refuse to correct our own selves. Maybe you can hardly understand and forgive the least faults committed against you by other people. As my New Year resolutions, I will promise to myself that I will study harder in order to achieve my goals and aspirations in life, I will be more patient and more understanding next year. That's me when 2015 comes!

ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS

Christmas And Me

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. It is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

     Christmas is the birth of Christ our Savior and Redeemer of our sins. It is the longest and happiest feast day of the year. It is the time of giving. It is the time for forgiveness. It is the spirit of sharing and giving to all friends and humanity.

     Usually when Christmas is fast approaching many people decorate their houses with lanterns and Christmas lights. Many people rejoice because they are thinking of the gifts that they are going to receive from their friends and relatives. Some people also take this chance to have a vacation in other places. It is also the time of family reunion especially if some members of the family is far from them.When this very special day is approaching everybody prepares food such as bibingka, suman and others. For me, Christmas is the spirit of receiving gifts from godparents. For them it is the time for wearing new clothes.

        For me Christmas has a deeper meaning. It means love. Love for our relatives and friends but most especially to our less fortunate brothers. This is the day when we bestow our forgiveness and love to our fellowmen. Christ was born only once. He grew up and became man, sacrificed himself on the cross, died and came back to life. This Christmas let us feel the joy of His rebirth and resurrection. Let us feel by Love by means of sharing with others.

     So now, for me Christmas is not all shopping, downing new clothes, preparing so many foods, giving expensive gifts. Above all Christmas means love-love for Jesus as reflected in our love for our fellowmen. And let us not do these only on Christmas day but all day of our lives.

I don't want a lot For Christmas; There is just one thing I need; i don't about the presents; Underneath the Christmas Tree. I just want you for my own; More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas Is YOU.

"Climate Change"

DESTRUCTION OF THE SCENIC MARVEL OF THE EARTH

"There are in nature neither rewards not punishments- there are consequences. Nature is but a name for an effect whose cause is God.

   

Weather is blue skies and puffy white clouds, torrential rains with gale force wind twisters;

flashes of lightning; or snow gently falling to the ground. The weather is the state of the atmosphere at any given time, it is experienced everywhere on earth, it varies considerably from place to place, day to day, and season   to season. The long term look at the weather in a place or region, the averaging of rainfall, the maximum and minimum temperatures is called climate. Climate in addition to the "averages" in the weather also   includes and frequencies of “extremes" in the weather. But the said climate is turned wild that is now Climate Change. Climate Change has long-since ceased to be a scientific curiosity, and is no longer just one of many environmental and regulatory concerns. It is a growing crisis with economic, health and safety, food production, security, and other      dimensions.   Climate change can be affected by natural factors, such as changes in volcanic activity, solar output, and the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. In terms of the Earth’s energy balance, these factors primarily influence the amount of incoming energy. Volcanic eruptions are episodic and have relatively short-term effects on climate. Changes in solar radiance have contributed to climate trends over the past century but since the Industrial Revolution, the effect of additions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere has been about ten times that of changes in the Sun’s output. Climate change can also be caused by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and the conversion of land for forestry and agriculture. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, these human influences on the climate system have increased substantially. In addition to other environmental impacts, these activities change the land surface and emit various substances to the atmosphere. These in turn can influence both the amount of incoming energy and the amount of outgoing energy and can have both warming and cooling effects on the climate.  The dominant product of fossil fuel combustion is carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. The overall effect of human activities since the Industrial Revolution has been a warming effect, driven primarily by emissions of carbon dioxide and enhanced by emissions of other greenhouse gases.

      

"Outpouring our Hearts and Minds through Literacy and English Proficiency"

READ IS TO LEAD

"Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers."

Cesar Chavez

     Humanity's highly developed ability to communicate verbally is our essence. Without our tremendous vocabulary, we'd perhaps be not much better off than gorillas and monkeys. Language is taken for granted since it is a basic characteristic. But, it is, for all its universality, among the most powerful of human tools. language informs, persuades, queries, expresses emotions, allows transmission of complex ideas and data, and its usage is often artful, whether prosaic or in verse. For me, we known Language from the time we enter in school.

     In our present society, English used widely. It has become the most popular language of communication between countries and in many fields of human endeavor. So it is important that we learn to use our International Language English. As the National Readers Month celebration theme "Outpouring our Hearts and Minds through Literacy and English Proficiency" it says that we should give our best to achieve Literacy which means, allowing us to express our thoughts and to make sense. it is an essential aspect of our everyday lives, the ability to read and write and Proficiency means the state of expertness. In short to be such a clever person through the language English.

     The only effective way of improving our English language is to use it as often as possible. In school, the only time when English is used is during English lessons. That certainly is not enough. So wherever possible we should use it with friends and teachers who will or can speak with us. Reading books, magazines and newspapers are good ways of improving our language speaking. On the whole they are grammatically correct. we may speak incorrect English and get away with it. Not so with printed words, they have to be correct, Through reading, we learn how to use correct English in writing and speaking, though at times we speak the broken one that many of us do. Watching television and listening to the radio are two more ways improving our speaking. English as it is spoken by English, Americans, Malaysians, and others are distinctly different. So we just continue to use it, that is hear, read, speak and write. Some of us only hear and read it but I will not be like those. I will try, pour my best to love and achieve fluency in English Language.

Equal Rights Equal Oppurtunity

Dispassionate Virtuous and Chance

“An earthly kingdom exists without in equality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers and some subjects “

     All people are equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes difference – says the famous writer “Voltaire”. I am interrogating myself what is this “Equal Rights Equal Opportunity IS? According to my research EQUAL defines as the same in number, degree, quality or rank, while on the other hand  RIGHT defines as morally good and opportunities means a good chance for advancement and progress. In short this is a stipulation  that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences except when particular distinction can be explicitly justified. It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while investments in education, infrastructure and scientific and technological research increase it creating more jobs and new wealth for all of us.

    One example of Equal Right Equal Opportunity is the GENDER EQUALITY among women. At the olden times discrimination towards women or girls or what is known as gender based discrimination is one of the most persuasive human rights violations. It severely limits the ability of women and the communities they live to protect and promote their health, life and others.

    Gender based discrimination is irrevocably connected to negative health outcomes for as women's. It's associated by poor health outcomes are often compounded by other forms of inequality related to socio - economic status ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or geographical location. While  these challenges are imposing, and often encoded in normalized way of  living, Women's Organizations renews commitments to denounce violation in human rights and to challenge unequal systems, structures and practices that perpetuate health inequalities across the world. Gender Equality starts the global equalization of rights and opportunities.

"The obstacles that stand in the way of better future for women are not primarily technical or medical in nature. They are also in social and political, and the two go together through the help of Equal Right Equal Opportunities  across the world."

All Truly Great Truths Are Conceived While Walking

" Life can only be understood backwards; but it most be lived forwards"

- Soren Kierkegaard-

Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. it can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Life is full of challenges that we may face with our strong personality and confidence. In secondary our life is not too easy to handle and maintain, there are learning discoveries and there are also mistakes and problems in order to get it.

Based on my experience in entering my high school life I have gained friends that can comfort me a lot. They serves as my mother either or my father at school. They also gave me advice's that I can apply in my everyday life. So, I thanks them a lot of their kindness and care to me.

In fact this happy life of friendships, still the bad things did not give us exemption. Our friendships did not last because of wrong speculations to me and on them but sill the forgiveness reigns in our hearts so we are all decided to be friends but not such the moment we are all best of friends.

"Friends are the family you Choose"

INTRAMURAL

"Written on the Walls"

Intramural: "Nourishing people to be physically fit, socially exposed, emotionally upgrade and mentally upright.  

       Intramural is the perfect time to highlight camaraderie, sportsmanship and vast talent. It is a fun, recreational, social and competitive on campus sports activity. It is also a great way to meet new people, reconnect with friends, and continue playing the sports you have grown to love and to develop. Intramural emphasize group spirit and enjoyment of sports. Through sports participation this seeks to promote wellness, to  encourage the wise of leisure time, to improve self-esteem, to stimulate other interests, and to provide students the opportunity to achieve individual ad team goals.

     Last Sept. 16-18 2014 the Ilocos Sur National High School held the opening ceremonies of the intramural at the school campus. I remember seeing everyone perked up, muses wearing the best sports attire end people with joy on their faces. Te ceremony began with the parade of athletes. 

     

Every year, one of the most eagerly anticipated activities during intramural is the Horror both, marriage both and movie both were students get amaze of. If we say Intramural I always bare in mind about sports, athletes, cheerers and the winners. As a high school student and belongs to the senior team I love intramural a lot because this is the only time that we will notice the different sports and enjoy it the way we do.

" I want to get the word out to people about Intramurals. not just the players who are semester-in and semester-out, but to the people who don,t think Intramurals is for them, but they're willing to give it a shot."

-Jon Philips-