School Is Over!!!

Yeaaah!! I can finally rest and do all the stuff I've planned for this summer. There's no pressure, stress and all school-related stuff to worry about.

Because I'll be spending most of my time in front of my laptop, I might as well continue blogging for the sake of improving my English.

Now, I'll be talking about the highlights of my third term at Asia Pacific College.

The Float, and the Speech Choir

Our Last Working Day

For the first half of this term, nothing much happened except for the making of our groups float. This float is for the opening parade of the School of Multimedia Arts Week (SoMA Week). We spent two months planning and working on this float. It's concept is based on the movie called "Treasure Planet". Thus, it's a space pirate ship. This ship of ours was the smallest because we weren't informed that we can go beyond the limit, which is 6x6 feet. Despite that, we kept going and finished what we started. We didn't win but I'm sure that the crowd really liked our performance. It was that EPIC.

Me (with the awkward smile) and Louis

After our midterms, we had the Speech Choir for the finals of our PUBSPE2 class. We weren't able to practice it until after the float thing. I volunteered as one of the leaders and it was a pretty hard job. Honestly, I don't have that much experience with performances, but thankfully, most of my classmate do. So, I assigned those people to a task they're best at. With this, most of our block is working. I didn't really help a lot since I wasn't the one who conceptualize. Everything was from my classmates and I just put together they're ideas and make sure everyone's suggestion gets heard. Another difficulty I faced as the leader was making sure that everyone listens. It was really hard because most of my blockmates are playful and they get distracted easily by the gadgets around them.

During our practices, we had some help from our seniors. They were our critics. If it weren't for their comments and suggestions, we wouldn't have come up with a good performance. So... thank you to Ate Enne, Marvin and Addonie. We really appreciate your help! Also thanks to Louis. He's the one who conceptualize most parts of the performance.

In the end, we were the 2nd runner up (3rd place) in the competition.

Even if this kind of activities are stressful, I did enjoy it. I got to know more my blockmates and their strengths and weaknesses. We had a lot of bonding time and fun times during the practice.

I'm really glad to be a part of ABMA123
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18 - Summer Stuffs

My plans for the summer

Ice cream, beach, sun, and more ice cream!!!

Hey! It’s already summer here in the Philippines. Teenagers like me should be having fun, going to the province, or swimming by now, but here I am, doing my projects and home works. Classes are on-going. Professors are still waiting for our project for finals.

One word.

Boring,

I bet this is going to be my shortest vacation ever. By the time this term ended, I’ll have a month left to enjoy the summer, so I already planned what to do with it.

First, I’ll buy a book about ‘How to learn Spanish’. I’ve always wanted to learn a foreign language aside from English, that is. Besides, Spanish is a pretty cool language. It is much easier to learn than French. I just hope I can study it myself. I really can’t afford to enroll.

Second, I’ll download movies to watch. These past months, I haven’t updated myself on what are the latest movies. And probably, I’d watch some Korean or Japanese series. I really miss the days when I can just relax and not worry on failing.

Third, I’ll be going to this annual camp with my siblings. I’m really excited to go. It’s the only place where I can forget all the hassle in a city life. Plus, I’ll meet new friends. It’s going to be a four day camp, so I’ll be away from my parent for almost a week. Yey!

Fourth, I’ll be continuing my driving lessons with my dad or my brother. I can’t wait for it! Though, I bet, I’ll be really nervous and I’ll probably panic on the road. My dad is really strict about driving because he, himself, has been a driver half of his life. I’m a bit scared to make a mistake while he’s teaching me. God help me.

Lastly, I planned on losing some weight. Being a multimedia artist, I spend most of my time sitting and doing something on my laptop. Doing so, I probably gained some weight by now. I really don’t want to be bigger than I am now. Buying clothes would be more difficult and I don’t want that to happen.

So, that’s what I’m going to do with my summer. It’s not really that great ‘cause I’ll be staying at home. I’ll just lie around and maybe do some cleaning too. Well, I really can’t do anything else. I’m still a student and I don’t have money, but I still hope to have a fun summer.

17 - Benefits from my Hobby

"What is your hobby? Why do you like it?"

Hobbies are something we do whenever we find ourselves idle. It can also be something that we do when we want to get our minds off of things that are making us stressed. Maybe, it’s also what we do when we just had a gloomy day.  So, whenever I am idle, stressed, or feeling gloomy, I’d lock myself in one of our bedrooms and play games in my PSP.

I’m not really sure if playing counts as a hobby, but still it’s one of the things I do in my spare time. Playing games never fail to make me entertained during boring times at home and even at school. Also, I do it to relieve stress. Instead of punching stuffs, I’ll just play Tekken or Naruto, and I would take it out on whoever my opponent is.  It’s pretty violent, but it doesn’t hurt anyone. It’s just my PSP.

One more thing, playing games does wonders to decision-making skills. At least, that’s what my guy classmates during high school said so. Well, everyday people make a lot of on-the-spot decisions and that goes the same with games. It’s possible that playing games really helps me, and maybe that’s one reason I like this hobby.

Playing games is not that bad at all. It doesn't really affect my studies very much. Plus, it kind of became my little escape from this stressful life. 

16 - A Non-fiction Narrative Essay

The Risk Worth Taking

Having a lot of friends is not my cup of coffee, nor is socializing with people. I was your resident introvert girl, the girl who was afraid of talking to people because people are difficult to understand and they seem scary. For me, getting attached to people is a risk I wouldn't take.  This has changed when I got to high school, the place where I started to understand what the quote “No man is an island” meant. Having friends, getting to know them and making memories with them is a risk worth taking.

Back to my high school days, during my freshman years, I never thought that helping my classmates in their assignment would make me win a friend. Her name is Vera. She was an inch taller than me and she has a fair white skin. When we sit side by side, I look like the coffee and she was the milk.  We became good friends. She made me listen to the music and songs she likes, which I also have taken a liking to. Unknowingly, as the months passed by, we became the best of friends.

On our second year, we've been placed in different sections. Different time schedules got in the way. Thus, we spent lunch times with a different set of friends. This experience was new, being away from Vera was pretty hard for me. I thought our friendship had sunk, but thanks to Facebook, we managed to keep in touch.

For the third year, distance didn't keep us away from being closer than we were. Nature tested this when Vera transferred to a different school. I told myself to be strong; because this was the time she needed me the most. I spared some time and spend the weekends at her house. Doing so, I got to know her well and our friendship has gotten stronger.

Our fourth year was the worst. It seemed that nature was bent on keeping us apart. On the 18th of July 2012, Vera’s family had to fly to Canada. I skipped school on that day, just so I can be with her till her last seconds in the Philippines. Nature was really against our friendship. I wasn't able to go with her to the airport. I missed that last chance to spend time with her. It was heartbreaking and nerve-wrecking. I cried the whole afternoon and the nights after.

Now, it’s not only distance but also different time zones are in between of our friendship. We send birthday gifts and holiday greetings over the internet, but there were times when finding time to chat is difficult. Despite this, it doesn't change the fact that she is my best friend and she will always be.

From this experience, I learned to trust people, and that having a friend like her is worth taking the risk for. Being attached to people is not that bad after all. Sure, I was hurt in the way but it’s just made me stronger than I was. It made me believe that ‘No man is an island’.

15 - Forever Scarred

"Describe an unforgettable experience."

Scarred. Yes, that's me. I've been scarred and it might stay as it is forever.

Probably, you're thinking that this is gonna be one of those emo kids' stories. Stories where they ramble about their sorry lives and where they rant all the problems they're going through. Guess what? It's not. 

By scar, I literally meant the mark left on the skin after a wound. Yes, those kind of scar. You see, I was a clumsy kid during my childhood, as a result, I've a couple scars here and there. Some are memorable and there's some I don't even remember when and where I've gotten them. So here are my stories behind some of my scars.

What my first scar looks like

The first one is small circle, located just under my left knee. It is a bit tinier than a five cents. It has been there ever since I was born and it is a mark that symbolizes gifts and many talents.... Or so I thought. (*insert humor there). I was kidding! My mom and grandma says that I got the scar a 'pigsa' or a boil in english. The story wasn't cool but still the scar is. Not everyone can have an almost perfect circle scar right?

Another scar is located behind my right leg. It's about three and a half long gash. I'm not really proud of this scar (But hey! who would be proud of a scar?), because it reminds me of how clumsy I was during elementary. It happened when I was cleaning the blackboard. I stood in a chair to clean up the parts of the blackboard that I can't reach. And when I was done, I jumped down. I didn't remember that the chair was broken and has sharp edges, and so, it scraped my right leg. And that's how I got my not-so-cool scar.

There are still some scars I didn't write about. It's probably I can't remember how I got it or I don't really have an idea as to how I got it. Even so, I think that my scars are reminders of some of my most unforgettable events in the past. That in the past, I somehow did something wrong. This little things reminds of what I should not do anymore.

14 - Harmless Wishes

"If you had three wishes, what would they be?"

Trillions of money, a house, and an endless source of food, that’s what most people, would wish for. Or maybe, they'll wish for world peace, love and maybe more wishes. I, myself, would also wish for these things too. Life can be much easier. But, if I’ll get the chance to have three wishes from a genie, I wouldn’t be that selfish to wish these things for myself. Instead, I’ll wish for things an idealist would wish for, things that will be helpful and beneficial to the whole world. 

First, I’ll wish for the ozone layer to be repaired. If that will happen then maybe it’ll be less hot in the Philippines and in other countries too. Plus, global warming can be prevented too. Scientist would stop worrying because there will be no meltdown happening again in the Arctic region.  Yes, I know that this wish might ­be pretty useless since the world is still polluted and people won’t stop polluting it. But, this will be avoided by my second wish.

 To make all chemicals and elements recyclable and environment-friendly is my second wish. It’ll be awesome if plastic is not harmful and can be disposed of easily, and if chlorofluorocarbon is not poisonous and humans can breathe it like how they do with oxygen. Also, smoke from cars wouldn’t be bad for our health. Yes, at this point, I have turned our world into a fantasy land.

Lastly, I’ll wish that every person isn’t messed up as they are now, and that includes me. I’d wish that they’ll learn to love and accept others, that they’ll be able to learn how to forgive, and that they’ll be kind.  Then, maybe people would be less messed up and they’ll be fewer murders, and other crimes in the television and newspaper.

I don’t know what kind of world my wishes would turn out. But hey, this is why dreaming is free right?

13 - Meeting the Renaissance Man

"Who is the person from history that you would most like to meet and talk to?

Why? What would you like to ask?"

If I could go back in time and be in another place, I'd probably go to the Renaissance period and be in Europe. This is the time when countries started exploring the sea. The time where a lot of discoveries are made in different fields and areas like science and arts. But, the reason I'd really like to go to this period is because of a certain man named Leonardo da Vinci

As an artist myself, it would really be an honor to meet and talk to one of the Renaissance Men, da Vinci. It will be cool to see him as he work on his famous Mona Lisa or The Last Supper. Also, I might get my hands on his famous notebook and take a look at it. That would be really awesome!

If I could talk to him, I'd ask him a lot of things, but it'll be mostly about his paintings and the conspiracies created about them. It's really interesting as to what da Vinci would say if he hears that people of my generation are speculating that his works are related to aliens. Also, I really want to know why Mona Lisa, his painting, is so famous. Maybe, there's really a deep meaning into it. It's really hard not to think that there isn't, because you'll never know the train of thoughts of someone like him, who's a genius, as well as a person with many talents.

Also, I'd like to find out how da Vinci learned so much stuff throughout his life. Nowadays, not everyone has the time to learn things, probably, because there's a lot of things that's makes one busy in our generation. I would be a dream come true to experience what life was like during the age of discoveries.

To meet da Vinci, is a dream come true. Who wouldn't want to meet the mysterious man of many talents?