To be or not to be?

"To be or not to be" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

To be, or not to be, that is the question:

A lot of choices in life,

But which is for better or for worse?

To be, or not to be, that is the question:

To be happy or not be?

But how do I control my emotions?

To be, or not to be, that is the question:

To trust or not to trust?

But how do I know when to trust someone?

To be, or not to be, that is the question:

To be real or to be fake?

But it's hard to fake someone you love.

To be, or not to be, that is the question:

To be the one to love or to be loved?

I'll just be the one to love.

Blog #06 

Comedy of Errors: Confusing

       

                                                    

       Last Wednesday, September 5, we started the discussion about the shortest play of William Shakespeare which is the Comedy of Errors. About the discussion of group 1, it was good and exciting at the first part knowing that there were 2 twins in the story. As they tell some facts and the making of the story, I got the feeling to be more eager on knowing the whole story.

       As we go on to the summary of the story, the introduction was good. There were twins with servants that were twins as well. As the summary continues, I got confused on the part where their servants got exchanged. The story became so confusing because of the two twins having their servants as twins like them. My attention became boring on the first part but it changed on the part where Adriana didn't knew that it was her husband's twin brother at her house.

       As a whole, the story of the Comedy of Errors for me is very nice and funny. I loved the ending part so much. Everyone became happy and the problems were solved at the end. For me, the ending part was good one rather than the Romeo and Juliet. The story was a bit funny and there are many lessons to be learned.

BLOG#05

Thanks NCAE!

                 


                   NCAE stands for National Career Assessment Examination. It is a type of examination where all third year students of our country should take up to guide them for the course they will  choose when they enter in college. It is necessary for a third year like me because it is just one more year and I will be entering a university or college. Choosing a course is really hard and very confusing, it takes long thinking to arrive on a good decision.  Should I go for it or not? Would this first step of mine would lead me to my success in the future? 

                 August 29 of the year 2012, it was the date of the NCAE. The day before the test, I was excused in class due to my fever. That night when I opened my facebook account, I chatted my classmate and asked her about our assignment then she told me that tomorrow is our NCAE. After some moments when I read her reply to my question, my mind was like "loading....loading...loading...."....REALLY? ARE YOU KIDDING?! I reacted somewhat like scared, happy, sad. It was mixed emotions I felt that night. NCAE is very important for me because this might be the answers to the questions of  those who will always ask me if what course am I going to take up in college.

            On the day of the exam, I was not prepared nor excited. I was just neutral about everything. The students were arranged alphabetically and specific number of student are in a room. Girls were separated from boys and proctors were from different schools. I remembered our National Achievement Test, it was almost the same but different type of examination. We waited for our proctor to arrive. The time to start the test is at 8:00 in the morning.The proctor arrived almost on time. She was beautiful and young but she never told us her name. She explained the rules and regulations then she discussed the parts of the test then she gave us the answer sheets and the booklets containing the questions we will answer. The answer sheet was very clean and she told us that we should take care of it properly. After saying that, my mind said "Oh, take care properly and avoid any bit of mess on it!" Then, we started the test. The first part of the test was about our gadgets, appliances at home and our parent's annual income. When we started the test and when I saw the first part I was happy because I really like the type of questions on the first part. Then, we continued taking up the test. It consists of Math, Science and Language. The last part of the test was the OIISS. That was the most boring part for me. There were 260 items and you will just react for the situation given. I really find it boring for it was too long and some of the situations are just having one idea. But thank God that I have finished the test.

               I'm glad that the DepEd and CHED decided to have this type of examination. I thank God that this type of examination was created.  I'm so excited on the results! May this help and guide me on taking the right part to college life. :)


BLOG # 04 

Sports

         

                                     

         Sport is all forms of competitive physical activity which, through casual or organized participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and provide entertainment to participants. But how is sports important to us ?

      Sports are very important. Not only to kids, but for adults as well. When you play sports, you meet so many people you probably wouldn't if you didn't play. It has physical,emotional, social and mental benefits. Sports also inculcate valuable qualities in young people. They learn how to cooperate with one another and to subordinate their selfish desires to the interests of the team. They learn to play the game, practicing fair play and showing generosity towards their opponents. In other words, they cultivate the quality of sportsmanship, which consists in playing a game according to its rules and accepting defeat with good temper. They are likely to follow the ideal of sportsman spirit in life also, showing honesty and uprightness in their dealings with others and never using unfair means to attain personal ends. Sports also keep us to be healthy and fit.It offers us a change from the monotony of daily life. It is a useful means of entertainment and physical activity. Sports and games help in character building. It also gives us energy and strength.

        Thus, sports have great value in life. Without sports it will be hard for us to be physically fit and healthy. 


BLOG#03

English or Tagalog?

      "Ako'y Pilipino... Tagalog ang wika ko."

     

      I am proud to be a Filipino. I am proud of my mother tongue. Even international news keep on informing us that the Philippines is already number 1 in Business Processing Outsourcing or as call center agents because of our English proficiency skills, it doesnt really mean that this is a measure of our love to foreign language.  For me it stands for Filipinos adaptability and versatility to anything that requires advancement.

    Yes, for so many years, it is the effect of colonialism on us since the Spanish era up to the Japanese world war time. And up to now, we keep on studying their language to adapt ourselves in their land for us to find a greener pasture that we can't see in our native country.  But still, our heart belongs to our mother land and still wants to speak our mother tongue.

    Look at other Asian nation, they did not take mastery of English language but they were able to prove success in their economy.  It is good we make ourselves learned and be proficient to foreign language but not to the point of loving it more than our own.  Immigrant kababayans from other country..keep the love of our own mother tounge alive in your children..be proud of our nation..be proud of we are Filipinos..and we speak Tagalog.

BLOG#02

Secretly Married~

      Once upon a time, there was a girl named Phoebe who had a tryst with a boy named Ken when they were still young. Because the still don't have enow knowledge of love, their immature minds thought of having a marriage which was just fake and secret.Their concept of having married is just from a movie the kids have watched; whereas, there were kids having a marriage but it is because their parents had an arranged marriage for them. But this two kids doesn't know what they are going to do about is sacred.  They even had an assemblage of their young friends;also, they tried to make a parfait for their fake reception. Their accommodation was just at Phoebe's backyard. Their parents did not what they are doing because they thought that they were just playing.

     As they grew up,they already had forgotten about their secret marriage. One day, Phoebe had a day off from her work as a fashion designer at Herlenmer's Daily Fashion Outfit. Because of ennui, she decided to go at the mall. When she was at the mall, she decided to look for clothe boutiques that would like to buy clothes from their company. After some hour of looking for customers, she decided to have a canape. While she was walking, she bumped a tall man because she was not looking at her way. When she saw the face of the man, a familiar look entered her mind. On the other side, the man just ignored her and continued to walk. "Oh, whoever is that girl.. she did not even say sorry to me!!! Ugh." Ken said. "Oh, whoever is that man... he really looks familiar to me.. Did I already saw him? Mmmmmm." Phoebe said while thinking very deep but continuing to walk.
     The next day, when Phoebe was about to go to her work she decided to use her babushka for her additional fashion wear and her coupe for a perfect car for her outfit that matches her pink babushka. Also, she decided to have a fish braid coiffure to have a really good-looking outfit. Phoebe is very auspicious in her work. In fact, she never wants to make a vacuous design because she wants to prove that she deserves the position at her company. She harangues seriously whenever she joins workshops and seminars. While Phoebe was at her work, she remembered the guy she met yesterday at the mall. She felt a resuscitation at the moment they bumped into each other. Phoebe's phone ringed. "Hello who is this?" she said. "Is this Phoebe Guidotti?" Ken said. "Yes. Who are you and what do you need?" she answered. "This is Ken Montereal. I own the company of Forever 21 and I would like to purchase your designs." he said. "Oh. I see. Let me know when are you available so that we can talk for our negotiation." Phoebe asked politely. "On Friday. 2 PM." he answered. "Okay. Thank you and goodbye." Phoebe said.
Phoebe was so glad that there's someone who admires her design. Her happiness that time was very rambunctious. "Oh! I almost forgot I have a meeting at the same day." Phoebe said. "Hey Lenka! Would you please be my assignee for my meeting on Friday? It's because that I have something to do on that day." Phoebe said to her assistant. "No problem Miss Phoebe." Lenka answered with a smile.
          Friday morning, Phoebe woke up so early. She is very excited to meet Mr. Ken. Also, they have decided to have Starbucks as their rendezvous. Phoebe prepared all her designs that she will show to Mr.Ken. She decided to prepare superfluous of designs because she thinks if she will give only enow designs, only some of them would be accepted. When Phoebe arrived at their meeting place, she was surprise to know that Ken is the one she bumped last time at the mall. They talked for an hour and when Phoebe showed her designs, Ken picked affluent of her designs. Phoebe was very glad. But before Phoebe have left she noticed Ken's necklace which is half of her necklace. Then there she remembered that Ken was the guy whom she had a secret marriage when she was young. And there they were very nostalgic about their story and it  became the good relationship of their friendship.

~THE END~

Phoebe~                                                 Ken~


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