Wika, atin kayang gamitin?

Every day of our lives, do we find time to give importance to our own LANGUAGE? Are we even aware that our language is degrading because of our own doings? We are making our own nation degrade! As the theme says, “Wika natin ang daang matuwid” and I seem to understand now why they say so…

Hindi naman lingid sa ating kaalaman na an gating wika ay isa sa mga sandata natin para tayo ay makabangon at mapaganda an gating bansa. Sa buwan ng Agosto ang Buwan ng Wika ng buong Pilipinas. Ito ang itinakdang oras upang tayo ay ang magkaisa at mapabuti ang ating wika.

Sa buwang ito, napapalago ang ating wika at kasabay nito ang pagiging mahusay natin sa iba’t ibang sangay ng ating sarili. Ang mga estudyante ngayon sa Ilocos Sur National High School ay nagtatagisan ng galing at ibabahagi na rin sa masa ang kanilang angking talino at galing. Mayroong mga iba’t ibang kompetisyon na maaaring salihan para mahasa ang sariling kakayahan.

Sumali ang Marconi at Maxwell sa Sabayang Pagbigkas ngunit nasawi. Kahit man ganito ang mga nangyari, alam naming sa sarili namin na mas magaling rin kami kaysa sa mga nanalo. Sumali rin ako sa indibidwal na paligsan ng Dagliang talumpati para maranasan ko naman ito. Sanay na kasi ako sa Ingles at gusto naman na ipakita na kahit papano ay mahal ko pa rin ang aking sariling wika at kaya ko pa rin itong gamitin. Kahit man nasawi, alam kong ginawa ko ang aking makakaya.

Then again, I must learn that this month is all about accepting what was really meant to be and for us to treasure it. In the near future, I will show the world that I am proud to be a Filipino and I am not ashamed to use my own language.

Face the World

For every day that passes, I seem to have learned somethings that I never expected I would. This Fourth Year of mine in Ilocos Sur National High School, I seem to have understood how life is more different than what I knew it would be. Who would ever expect that this year will be the most spectacular and somehow the most mysterious times of my life now that I am in high school.

            Can life be any more difficult and head cracking than this? Yes, absolutely. Life can be more horrible than what I see now and this is about time for me to face the world and be a person with distinct honor and privilege. Most of the time now, students at young age have gadgets and social networking accounts instead of books and papers to write on. How is that so? Generation change, life is change. At first I felt like the Generation has left me but now? I know that it hasn’t because if it did, I could not do what I am able to do now. Who ever thought that I’d adapt to this new world? Yes, I have adapted myself already and it is fine time for everyone to instead of complaining about change. Why do I speak of that now? Well, that’s what I’ve learn as of this First grading. Life is always about change and that people should learn to accept it.

The only things keeping me from adjusting myself is the people around me. The ones who do not want change to enter in our lives, if only they can accept the fact that this is the way life is, they would be able to live a better life and maybe a better life than me.

Though they have been the ones keeping me from becoming a better person than who I am now. I kept in my mind that it should not be and that one day, they’ll be able to agree to what I have decided on my life.

Moving on... All I can say now is that I am trying to be a better person whether or not people try to dismay me. After all, this is still my life and they can only give comments on what I do but cannot dictate what I should really do.

State of the Nation Address or Promises?

          The Fourth STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS or what we call the SONA by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III last July 22, 2013, Monday at 3:00 pm. This is a yearly report on what has happened the past years, his plans that he made and the plans that he wants to launch.

          The President says that he wants to finish all that he has started before his term ends. He stated in his speech that he focused on EDUCATION about the curriculum K-12 that it is very important and helpful to the new generation. Though more money would be used, they should first think about how better their future would be.

          He also spoke about adding the sitio, the 4Ps- Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program, although some say that he should disregard that program for it does not lessen the number of poverty in the Philippines. Thus, if you really think of it, he said that he does not aim to lessen poverty but he only intends to lessen the sufferings of the Filipinos by giving them support every month as a start to a better life.

        Then, he even talked about the increase of 0.06% of the SSS but then many disagreed to what he proposed because they say that the SSS can find other ways to increase their funds and money to help other people without increasing their pays to them. (This was taken from http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/07/22/13/english-version-president-aquinos-sona-2013-full-text)

          PNoy says 4.3-M foreign tourists visited the Philippines in 2012, a record-high and a 21.4% increase from 2010. Domestic travelers reached 37.5-M in 2012, breaching the original 2016 target of 35.5-M. He says he’s confident the country will achieve its new target of 56-M domestic tourists this year.

          He cites his problems in the Bureau of Immigration, the National Irrigation Administration, (NIA) and Bureau of Customs. That's why he fired the chiefs of immigration and NIA. Now he did this because he said that if they really wanted to do their jobs, they could have proven it.

         On my opinion about the SONA of our President, I just wish that he would really do his job because he only has one chance on that seat to prove to us that we never made a mistake to choose him as the leader of our country to help raise the Philippines up and to help the people stand on their own by becoming a good influence to us.

         It is the State of the Nation Address, as much as possible he should not make it as the State of the Nation's Broken Promises. We all want a better country. Who doesn't?

        "Kayo ang boss ko" he said and he should keep his word. Show us that there is still a chance for people to have high hopes, for those who's voices are unspoken.

HUNGER and MALNUTRITION? This must STOP!!

          Starvation and malnutrition? These are already very common to our community and somehow it is very hard to put to a halt.Why? Well, if we really look at it, the whole nation, in every part of it, there will be people suffering from these sicknesses.

          If only from the very first time, people have already, especially the politics, been trying to stop these problems, our generation now should not be suffering anymore. But why and who are they to blame? Why am I even blaming them if I can be one of the sources of the start of something new?

          People are now suffering, not only the ones that are affected but also the people surrounding them. Because of the lack of knowledge and enthusiasm of people, this cancer of the nation cannot be easily solved. They are almost not trying anymore but they need to make efforts NOW before it is too LATE.

          I have just been thinking and I somehow realized that we do not need to wait for the government to make a move. Why you may ask? Because if you really think of it, it will already be too late. It is just a matter of cognizance in the nutrition facts of our food. If our awareness are spread widely, we can prevent hunger and malnutrition to spread and occur.

          The parents should also do something at the very moment they bear they babies and when they are born, they should have taught their children to eat green and every nutritious food so that they will be used to eating them. Thus, if we all try to do this, it will be easier and faster to solve the problems.

          The government is not to blame, people should think if they are really doing their jobs or not, not every time will the government help us. We must learn to help ourselves for we are the start of something new and better. We are what we eat so we must know how to eat healthily and do what me must.

         We should d it before it is too late. PREVENT it from happening before it is too late because PREVENTION is better than CURE.

A letter for the President for the betterment of our Country

June 25, 2013

Dear Mr. President,

        A wonderful day to you sir! I hope when you are reading this, you are in good health.

        Well sir, I just hope that you'll have the time to read my simple letter to you even with your busy schedule. I made this to tell you the things that are happening in our economy which is now degrading. I observe that there seems to be too much trash in our country because of improper waste disposal of our fellow Filipinos. Due to this problem, people are now more prone to diseases than before. If you could just contribute to the problem solving of the situation. Your people would dearly appreciate what you are doing for the betterment of our country.

        People are even seen scattered all around and that should not be, how can we lend money to other countries yet we can't even help the Filipinos in need? Isn't that a bit of an irony sir? For me, you together with your politicians should prioritize us, your people to help lift up our country. Thus, your men are somehow doing the opposite, before you try to handle the whole nation, I suggest that you should start with your men first. If you fix your problems with those people, then it will be easier for you to be a better leaser than you are now.

        But to be honest sir, I salute the way you lead. I am only suggesting of what you should do. I am not dictating nor correcting you sir. Children are your nations future right? So I am standing up now for my fellow children or teens to make a say on what happens. We help contribute to the nation’s future, so our opinions matter too. Right sir?

        That's all I have to say to you sir. Thank you for reading my letter.

Sincerely yours,

DARLENE