10 years from now.....

I am the one shaping my future. But I believed God has already planned the things that will happen to me in my life here on earth. HE knows everything about us, how will I come into being, when will I die and ofcourse, how will I die.

Because God is the only one who knows what will I be in the future I am so curious on what will I really be 10 years from now. I imagined myself with a certain profession 10 years from now. I imagined myself as a succesful nurse... maybe. A nurse because that is what my parents want for me and I also like taking this challenging profession. Actually, I had just took an entrance exam in the Cebu Normal University last December 2006. And this late January 2007 I got the result. Oh, thank God I passed. I was informed that I passed the exam via telephone call from CNU. I was very, very thankful to HIM. Honestly, I did not expect that I will pass the exam because I find it hard. Time is also a hindrance for me and that is why I was not able to finish some part of the test. I thought after passing the exam I will not have any problem anymore but alas! There is still an interview. I was told to wear a formal dress. I took the interview on a Wednesday. Because it is a Wednesday, I was forced to absent in the afternoon. I wore a formal dress thinking that I can not wear the school uniform. But in arriving I saw students from other school, just wearing their school uniform. How I wish I had just wore my school uniform because I am not really comfortable wearing a skirt. I think I look like a "manang" with what I wore that day. I was really nervous that time reminiscing on what question will be asked and if the person who will interview me is nice or whatsoever. During the interview I was asked to introduce myself and some things about me. At first I was nervous because the one who interviewed me looks like "isnabera" but I was wrong he was really nice and pleasant. He also asked me if my parents can support my schooling and ofcourse I answered him "yes" because my father is an office clerk at Dubai. He also asked me if what are my talents and what sports do I usually play. After that he stopped for a while and wrote something in a piece of paper. After writing, He handed me the paper and told me to to answer the 3 questions on the paper orally in 3 minutes. The questions were: Who sent you a card, when was that card sent, and why was that card special for you. I answered the question with all my heart even if I seem suffering of a nosebleed because I am not really good in speaking English. After the interview he handed me an answer sheet which he said to be answered only by our guidance counselor and to be placed inside a mailing envelope.

Honestly, I find the interview answerable and easy. I really had fun answering the questions being asked. I just hope that I can pass that interview so that I can study a nursing course at a respectable and known University so that 10 years from now I am already a nurse.

JS PROMENADES IMPORTANCE TO STUDENTS

I was an elementary student when I first heard about promenades. I learned about promenades because I used to watch teen shows like "Click" and "Tabing Ilog". After watching their shows regarding promenades the first thing that came out of my mind was: Is promenade relevant to students like me? My answer then was: Promenades are just a waste of time and money.

Promenades are waste of time because instead of studying, I would be very busy preparing for what to wear and how to make myself presentable and pretty for the coming event. I also need money for what I will wear and for the make up artist. I need money for a taxi ride. But I know that promenades also have something good to share to students.

Last year, February 17, 2006, was my first time to experience a real promenade. It was held in a known hotel in the Philippines, the Waterfront Hotel at Lahug, Cebu City. The venue was just a few distance away from my school, the University of the Philippines. Before that event our guidance counselor taught us different table etiquette. She also taught us how to behave properly in a formal occasion which I think I was not used to. Because of what I learned from her I realized that promenades really have a good effect on us students. During the promenade, I learned how to be a lady, a presentable lady with all the good character of a woman. I used the proper table etiquette which I learned like using different spoons and fork of different sizes. I also realized that promenades are also a perfect time to make new friends. I was able to communicate with my partner and with other year levels. This really made me happy because I am really fond in mingling with other people.

After the promenade, I realized that the money and the time I spent was really worth it. By this event, I did not only learned some social etiquette but I also learn how to make new friends and to enjoy their company. I realized that promenades are really relevant for students like me.

"THE LOOK"

THE LOOK

Strephon kissed me in the spring,
Robin in the fall,
But Colin only looked at me
And never kissed me at all

Strephon’s kiss was lost in jest,
Robin’s lost in play,
But the kiss in Colin’s eyes
Haunts me night and day.

-Sara Teasdale-

Each one of us has his or her own way of loving people. For some people, they show their love to someone by giving that someone gifts of any kind as long as it makes them happy. Others just spend time with their love ones so that they may express to them how important they are. Aside from these different styles of loving people, the most common style of expressing their love is through kissing. We cannot deny the fact that kissing is the easiest way to express your love to someone. But would it be nice if you will show your love to someone in another way? Would it be great to express your love to someone far different from the way other people do it?


In the poem, one can see that there are three men who are deeply in love with a girl. These three men are all hoping for the girl to love them in return. In order for the girl to love them in return, they decided to express their love for her. Strephon was the first to express his love for her since it was said that he did it in the spring. Robin was the second since fall comes after spring. Colin was the last to kiss but his kiss is not like the common kisses that we see everyday. He used his eyes in kissing, which not very normal to people. Even though his kiss was the weirdest, it was the one that struck the girl really hard. The kisses that Strephon and Robin gave were all lost in jest and in play. It never brought any significance to the girl. It was as if nothing has happened. What does this imply? Does this mean that the girl likes Colin more?
Well, we are not so sure about that. But what is important is that we get to know the reason why the girl was haunted by Colin’s actions. If I were to interpret the poem, I believe that the reason behind such reaction is the uniqueness of what Colin did. He did not kiss the girl the way the other men did. Colin’s action also shows that his love was a respectful kind of love. He showed to the girl that it is not only in kissing that true love can be seen. He showed that love is also shown in the meaning of the actions and not just mere actions only.


Going back to the uniqueness part, as what I have said, it is not the normal type. But being not normal does not mean that loving itself is not normal. Majority of the people who are in love are crazy. Not crazy medically, but somehow psychologically. They are crazy in such a way that they do the weirdest stuffs just to make their love ones happy. As shown in the poem, Colin was indeed crazy, crazy for the girl because who in the world would kiss the girl through his eyes? If there would be one, would you agree that he is crazy?


In the respectful part, it is pretty obvious that his kiss was not the physical type. It is not the type wherein lips are used. What does this imply? It was said in the poem that the girl was haunted by Colin’s action. Therefore, Colin’s action had a significant effect on the girl. If it had a significant effect on the girl, then it would imply that in order to express your love for a person, one does not need physical contact such as kissing. All the person has to do is just mean his actions and love accordingly, even if it is crazy for some people.

The Problem With Men or Women is that......

I remember the day when our Health teacher asked us who are better, men or women. Actually, I do not know which of the two sexes is better because each plays a different and important role in our society. Men as practiced are the one responsible in supporting his family. In other words he should find job fit for him and a job with enough salary. But women nowadays can also do this things. But one thing a man can not do is... to give birth. But they also contributes on giving birth to another individual. Now let us go to the exact side of this post. What is really the problem of men or women? I know it is difficult to answer especially if you did not have any chance to interact with the opposite sex. But for me it is just easy. I can even name more than one problem of each sexes. I know some of the problems of the two sexes because I am close to both sexes. I will just mention one problem with men or women, problems which I think the most important to tackle.


One important problem with men is that they know how to hide what they really feel. Even though it is already obvious that they are carrying something heavy inside, they can still manage to hide it and keep it just with themselves. They can be "plastic" if they want to. Because they know how to hide their feeling they seldom cry. That is one thing I do not like about them, they seldom cry. It is really unfair to us women. Some say that a man is not man if he cries. So what if a man cries. What is wrong with it? There are many ways in showing our feelings but the easiest thing to do is cry and tell your friends what you really feel. But I understand that men are really to hideous of their feelings. But I am glad that not all men are hideous. I have boy friends who are always ready to tell what they really feel.


Let us now go to the problem with women. I will just mention one problem with them. If the problem of men is that they are too hideous to show or say what they feel, A women in the other hand is to showy in showing what they feel. They are not cautious in telling somebody what they feel. They end up very frank and therefore hurting somebody. They end up hurting somebody because they are not afraid to say what they feel about certain things especially on what they see.
In other words girls are over reacting in even just a simple matter. I am not saying that I do not have this characteristic. I admit I am one of the girls who are too frank. I had even experience quarreling someone because of my frankness. But what can I do, this is the real me and I think I can not change this anymore. Same as the boys who find it hard to show their feelings to anyone or anybody else.