english,

Literary (Song): Stardust

8/22/2014 07:42:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

They say we are made of dust. Well, I’d like to say we came from stars.

Stardust
by Eros

I will give you a star, my dear
Not the sun or the moon
But a star, my dear

[refrain]
A star, a star, there’s nothing to fear
Once I give you my star, my dear

[chorus]
Stardust product, back again
We’ll meet again, fate decides when
I’ll be your star, until the end
Stardust product, stars again

I have fallen to earth for you
I will find you, it’s true
I’ve fallen for you

[refrain]
A star, a star, there’s nothing to fear
Once I give you my star, my dear

[chorus]
Stardust product, back again
We’ll meet again, fate decides when
I’ll be your star, until the end
Stardust product, stars again

I will shine through the night for you
I will be your star
Shining bright and true

[refrain]
A star, a star, there’s nothing to fear
Once I give you my star, my dear

[chorus]
Stardust product, back again
We’ll meet again, fate decides when
I’ll be your star, until the end
Stardust product, stars again

I will give you my all, my dear
Nothing more, nothing less
But, my all, my dear

[refrain]
A star, a star, there’s nothing to fear
Once I give you my star, my dear

[chorus]
Stardust product, back again
We’ll meet again, fate decides when
I’ll be your star, until the end
Stardust product, stars again

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i promise,

Literary (Submission): I Promise

8/21/2014 08:39:00 PM Media Center 1 Comments

NOTE: The poems in this series were written in English class by Grade 9 students and based on Christopher Marlowe's The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and Sir Walter Raleigh's The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd.


Nightshade to His Love


Come live with me and be my love
And we will reach for the stars above.
Whatever comes, whatever goes,
I’ll stick with you wherever the wind blows.

And I will be your valiant knight
To shield you from harm, plague, and spite.
Shining armor, I do not own,
But no hurt shall reach your bone.

For you I shall move sky and stone,
Sing melodies of glorious tones.
If these delights thy mind may move
Then always stay, stay my love.

Silver Rose's Reply to Nightshade

If all your promises were true,
Then I will stay and love you.
Will you follow me to the moon and back?
Surely your bravery will not lack.

I feel that you must not endure all these,
Just sit back and enjoy the summer breeze.
But then looks and fancy words don’t matter
As long as we’ll stay with one another.

My heart tells me to say “yes” and “always”
But is this the right way so I wouldn’t go astray?
But then these delights my mind might move
To come with you and be your love.

-----

Silver Rose to Her Love

Come live with me and always say “always”
And we will never have to doubt each other.
After all we’ve been together,
I will not leave you, not ever.

And I will love you
More than Snape loved Lily Potter.
You don’t have to be a knight in shining armor
Be yourself, that is all that matters.

For you I shall make each day memorable,
I swear upon the River Styx.
If these delights thy mind may move
Then even after all that happened, I’ll stay with you until the very end.

Nightshade’s Reply to Silver Rose

If all your promises were forever true,
Then I’d risk it all to be with you.
As Percy and Annabeth braved Tartarus’ depths,
We’ll face the world and all it begets.

I feel that what you have, to me you offer,
I cannot give, I cannot better.
But then again this is not for me,
Yet what you have said fills me with glee.

My heart tells me that your intentions are pure
But to someone else’s ail is your love a cure.
Then these delights my mind might move
To me your love, a just, a prove.

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conyo,

Literary (Submission): Confessions of a Conyo Girl / I'm in Love with a Conyo Girl

8/21/2014 08:28:00 PM Media Center 1 Comments



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faber castell 0.7,

Literary (Submission): Hatid

8/21/2014 08:22:00 PM Media Center 1 Comments


Umuulan noon nang malakas
At hinintay mong ito’y lumipas
Nang aking marinig na wala kang sundo
Isang pagkakataon ang biglang nabuo!

Nanginginig at di mapakali sa pagkakaupo
Di na maintindihan ang nararamdaman ko
Isip ay gulong-gulo’t litong-lito
Natotorpe na naman ako!

Ihahatid ba kita?
Na tayo lang dalawa?
Wala tayong ibang kasama?
Ikaw at ako lang wala nang iba?

Kamuntik ko na namang palagpasin
Ang pagkakataong minsan lang dumating sa akin
Ngunit salamat sa aking mga mapambuyong kaibigan
Na ako’y paulit-ulit na sinabihan at di sinukuan.

Nagmamadaling isinuot ang sapatos at sintas ay binuhol
At agad na ikaw ay hinabol.
Nanginginig pa ang kamay na humawak sa iyong payong
At sinamahan kang maglakad sa mahinang pagpatak ng ambon.

Sabi mo hindi naman kailangan
Pero akin pa ring ipinagpilitan
Makasama ka lang at makakwentuhan
Kahit hanggang sa sakayan lamang

Hindi pinalipas ang bawat sandali
Humingi ng tawad sa mga nagawang mali
At kinuwento ang lahat na pwedeng mapag-usapan
Masulit lang ang bawat metrong nilalakaran

Pinatawad mo naman ako
Kaya salamat dahil sobrang napasaya mo ako
Sulit na sulit ang araw ko
Nang dahil lamang sa paghatid sa‘yo

Maikli man ang oras na tayo’y magkasama
Sapat na ito at ako’y kuntento na
Hangad ko lang na sana’y ikaw ri’y naging masaya
At sa mga oras na iyo’y aking napaligaya!

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cayenne,

Literary (Submission): Of Fate and Second Chances

8/21/2014 08:17:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


It has been years since that day
When I confessed to you that I liked you
Fate gave me the chance I have long waited for
When you said that you liked me, too

Your precious words lit up my world
Like fireflies flashing lights in broad prairies
I don't know what to say, what to feel
But I do recognize the happiness it carries

Time passed by, we seldom talked
Colorful feelings faded to just a hue
Where was the joy I felt back then?
What happened? Were your words sincere and true?

I admit I foolishly left without a trace,
Unsure and confused, because you said you liked me
Yet you seem afraid to show what you truly feel
I hesitated, maybe I wasn't really ready

I was lost in desperation, blinded by the truth
Frantically, mistakenly searched for love
Followed never-ending pavements
But still couldn't find what I was looking for

Perhaps fate and destiny are telling me
That it can only be found in the past
Perhaps I should go back to where we were before,
Back to you, the girl I most adore

Honestly, I regret the chances I wasted
That left us both devastated
I deserve the price I have to pay
And I sincerely apologize for the mistakes I've done

A lot of suitors vied for your heart
Yet nobody could win it
I took a step, I made a move
Hoping I would be the one to get it

Fate handed me an opportunity
To ask you if we can start all over again
My heart skipped a beat when I heard you say
"My feelings are still the same."

So I promise to not waste this chance once more,
To make you smile like your worries are removed.
I will love you way better than I did before
This vow is something I will prove.

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dear seatmate,

Literary (Submission): Dear Seatmate...

8/21/2014 08:13:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

Tatlong taon na tayong magkaklase pero ‘di ko alam kung sadya ba to, tadhana, o ewan lang. Iniisip ko na lang- siguro may dahilan din ang lahat nang ito. Siguro kakampi ko lang talaga si kapalaran kasi parang kahit anong iwas ang gawin ko, natatagpuan ko pa rin ang sarili ko sa tabi mo. Hindi ko alam kung sadyang palabiro ang tadhana pero literal kong nakikita ang sarili ko na katabi ka.

Sa tatlong taong iyon, seatmate mo na ako nang pagkatagal-tagal na panahon pero di mo pa rin ako napapansin. Maliban doon, madalas pa kitang nagiging kagrupo. Bakit kahit anong gawin kong iwas talagang nagkukrus ang mga landas natin? Close na nga tayo. Naging maging kaibigan na nga tayo. Ito siguro ang dahilan kaya di ko magawang aminin sa’yo ang nararamdaman ko. May takot sa puso kong baka ipagtabuyan mo ko. O kaya maging awkward tayo kapag nalaman mo.

Tatlong taon na tayong magkasama. Pero ngayon ko lang aaminin sa sarili ko na masakit para sa’kin na makita kang nakatingin sa malayo, hinahanap yung makapagpapasaya sa’yo. Ngayon ko lang aaminin na nasasaktan ako sa katotohanan na nandito lang ako sa kabilang upuan at naghihintay ng pagkakataong masabi sa iyong “Kung puede lang maibalik ang dati...kung puede lang. Puede pa ba?” Gustong-gusto ko talagang aminin sa’yo ang mga salitang iyon. Kaso kapag nandiyan ka hindi ko na alam. Talagang umuurong ang dila ko. Hindi ko mabitiwan ang katanungan na iyon.

Kasama mo na ako nang matagal kaya siguro di ka na maniniwala sa mga pinagsasabi ko. Pero totoo yan. Alam kong may iba ka nang gusto ngayon. Naisip ko tuloy na di naman patas kung ipagsisiksikan ko pa ang sarili ko sa'yo. Ang masakit, minsan di ko pa rin maialis sa isipan ko kung anong saya ang kaya kong ibigay sa’yo kapag ako pinili mo. Nitong huli, naisip kong bigyan ka ng munting handog bago tayo mag-UPCAT. Hanggang plano na lang ako dahil nung nasa harap na kita hanggang titig na lang ako. Wala na akong nagawa. Nakikita ko ang sarili ko bilang stalker mo. Minsan kasi chinecheck ko pa ang twitter mo para lang tignan kung okay ka. Kung masaya ka. Kung may problema ka. O, kung ano nang nangyayari sa’yo. Hindi ko na rin maintindihan ang sarili ko dahil ang dami ko nang screenshots ng mga tweets mo e :p.

Tatlong taon na kitang kasama pero hanggang ngayon, di ko kayang ipagtapat sa’yo. Nauutal ako kapag nasa harap na kita. Di ko alam kung bakit hindi ko masabi sa’yo ‘yung tunay kong nararamdaman.

Huling taon na kitang makakasama. Hanggang asar na nga lang siguro ako sa’yo. Umaasang sa pang-aasar ko’y mararamdaman mo ang tunay kong damdamin. Umaasang may aasar din sa’kin sa’yo para lang kiligin ako. Nanghihinayang ako. Nalalaman ko kasi sa sarili ko na ikaw ang gusto ko. Na bagay raw tayo sabi ng lahat :D. Para mapansin mo ako pati ang ibang may gusto sa’yo tinutulungan ko na. Iniisip ko kasi at least baka sila mas may chance kaysa sa’kin. Aamin din naman ako sa’yo. Sa prom? O sa grad ball? Kung masawi man ako’t tanggihan mo tapos na ang lahat.

Hindi ko alam kung magkakagusto ka pa ulit sa akin. Tanggap ko na yung lugar ko sa puso mo- isang malapit na kaibigan na lang. At kahit pa siguro mag-effort akong iparamdam sa’yo na higit pa dun ‘yung tingin ko sa’yo.. baka ma-misinterpret mo lang bilang isang act of friendship.
Susulitin ko na lang siguro itong huling taong katabi kita... huling taong seatmate mo ako. Itong huling taong kasama kita..

Love,
Seatmate

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c-tec,

Literary (Submission): Slowly Fading

8/21/2014 08:06:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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literary,

Literary (Submission): Rollercoaster

8/21/2014 08:03:00 PM Media Center 1 Comments


Go back to the place where we met
To that quiet bus stop by the oak bench
You noticed the auburn scarf wrapped around my neck
I remember
It was winter
When the bus arrived, we sat beside each other
You were going to a music studio
I was going to a book store
The week after that
I saw you again
This time, you were going to a bakery
And I was going to a CD store
I kept seeing you week after week
Life is a rollercoaster
It has its ups and downs
Eventually we hung out a lot
And we soon dated
Then got married
Bought a house
We didn't have kids
We just didn't want to
We were so happy
We didn't need anything or anyone else
We had each other
But life is a rollercoaster
There are ups and downs
We had bills to pay
And you always had to come home late
That was hard
But we pushed through
There was one time where it just went down
I saw the news on TV
There was an accident on your usual route going home
I called and called but there wasn't any answer
I waited and lost sleep waiting for you to get home
Two days later I get a call from your sister
I dropped my phone in shock
I attended your funeral
I delivered a eulogy
My face was the biggest waterfall at your burial
My handkerchief was doused with tears
It took me three hours to get home
Because I couldn't stop crying
I lay down on our bed
I hugged a pillow instead of you
It has come to me that you're gone
I'll never hear your voice
I'll never see you smile
I'll never be able to hug you
I'll never be able to hold your hand
I'll never be able to sing to your acoustic guitar
Because
Because you're not here anymore
You're gone and I can't change that
Life is a rollercoaster
It has its ups and downs.

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english,

Literary (Submission): This Unknown Something is Nothing

8/21/2014 08:00:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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lapis,

Literary (Submission): Mongol No. 2 / Lapis Problems

8/21/2014 07:54:00 PM Media Center 1 Comments



Huling klase na para sa araw na iyon
Naalala ko ang isang kaibigan
Na sa araw ng Sabado
Sa isang pagsubok makikipagsagupaan

Ang nasabing pagsubok
Ay sukatan ng talino
UPCAT!
Nakapananakit ng ulo

Sa tulong ng mga kaibigan
May maihahandog ng munting regalo
Lapis na magdadala ng swerte
Nang sa UPCAT ay di mailto

Isang munting lapis
Na alay para sa kanya
Ay galing sa puso
Kahit gamit na

Matagal tagal ding hinanap
Sa wakas nagpakita ka rin
Sa balak na pagkausap
Di malaman ang gagawin

Akoy labis na kinakabahan
Sa pagbigay ng lapis
Nanginginig ang buong katawan
Kaya nagbabalak ng pagalis

Sumagi sa aking isipan
Ako ba’y isang duwag?
Sayang naman.
Sa pagkakataong iyon dumating ang liwanag

Sa kanyang pagpasok at pagupo
Ay agad akong tumayo
Lumapit ng may ngiti
Hello po ang aking bati

Inialay ko na ang munting regalo
Nang walang pagaalinlangan
Sinabi ko
Good luck! Alam kong kaya mo yan.


UPCAT na nga pala!
Dalawang araw na lang
Pero ang lapis ko ngayon
Iisa pa lang

Pa'no kung masira
Ang nag-iisang lapis ko?
Pano na 'yan?
Mukhang babagsak pa yata ako.

UPCAT na nga pala!
Hala! Bukas na 'yon!
Iisang lapis pa rin
Ang hawak ko ngayon

Dumating siya
Kasama ang barkada
Nag-abot ng lapis
May kasamang note pa

UPCAT na nga pala!
Ako'y nanginginig sa kaba
Pero bakit pa?
Ngayong lapis ko ay dalawa na

Alin ang uunahin
Sa dalawang ibinigay?
Ang unang iniabot
O ang kahapon lang inialay?

Inilabas ang lapis
Na ibinigay kahapon lang
Ang isa nama'y
Mamaya na lamang

Talagang wala ng oras
Para magpalit pa ng lapis
Hindi kakayanin
Kahit ano pang pagpipilit.

Sana'y di magalit
Ang nagbigay ng una
At magbigay naman ng swerte
Ang lapis ng ikalawa.

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english,

Literary (Submission): To Know

8/21/2014 07:43:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments



Here in the present, I know
That you are a special person to me.
I know that I become better
Every time you are near.

In the past, I did not know
That I would think of you as more than a friend.
I just knew that as your buddy
I would be there ‘til the end.

In the future, I will know
That soon I would have to let you go.
I would just have to face the facts
That I am just your friend, nothing more.

Ever since I have known
I became all sad and blue.
I am happy you found someone new
but I have decided to remain true to you.


For Lost Boy
from Wendy

In the past, you thought
I would be just a friend.

At present, you think
That I make you better.

May your future be happy
Even without me.

It will be brighter
You will find someone even better.
I am sorry, we cannot be together
But I will be your friend forever.

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feeling natalie,

Literary (Submission): Sabi-sabi/Pakisabi

8/21/2014 07:35:00 PM Media Center 4 Comments




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2x9,

Para sa Akinse, Mula sa 2x9

8/14/2014 08:40:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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akinse,

Para sa Akinse, Mula sa Xtraordi19

8/14/2014 08:38:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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akinse,

Para sa Akinse, Mula sa Intwensity

8/14/2014 08:36:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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feature,

Feature: Mga Kailangang Gawin Upang Makapasa ng UPCAT

8/14/2014 08:29:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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stonefield,

Literary: Bravery

8/14/2014 08:26:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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cet,

Literary: Dear CET Taker

8/14/2014 08:22:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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future,

Literary: Dear Future Me

8/14/2014 08:18:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

Dear Future Me,

Three years from now, it will be your turn. It will be you opening that test booklet and sitting in a room full of other students. Pressure will be in the air and all of you will feel it. But I hope that you’re not going to be like them.

I know you. Don’t think about the others. Don’t think whether you’re going to pass or not. Stop it the moment you do. Breathe in, breathe out. Calm your nerves. Only think of the exam itself. Make sure you’ve said your prayers to the Divine Being you believe in.

I trust you. I know full well of your strengths and weaknesses. And I know you can pass that test. But if you don’t, know that I won’t hate you. I’ll understand. Please don’t be hard on yourself.

I love and support you. And know that your family does, too. UPCAT isn’t everything. It’s just a small part of your life. Don’t dwell on it too much.

Lots of Love,
Me

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legend of upcat,

Literary: The Legend of UPCAT

8/14/2014 08:10:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


Once upon a time, there was a god named Oblation. He was very kind and smart. He likes studying so he created a sanctuary called the University of the Philippines. It eventually became known as UP.

UP is a place where intelligent and hardworking mortals with meager resources enjoy studying in state of the art facilities. It is where they are taught to be the best and the brightest by the best and the brightest. The students lived in peace while taking up lessons that sharpened their minds and encouraged their spirit.

After some time, however, the students became lazy, rowdy, and irresponsible. Their behavior angered the god. Oblation thought that some of the students were not worthy of entering the sanctuary so he devised a system to filter the cream of the crop.

Thus, he created the UPCAT--a great inter-dimensional rift that tests the skills of a person who wants to enter UP.


/ by: Travis Argayosa, Krista Caligan, Kathleen Gabriel, Mary Sanchez, and Jasper Navoa of 10-Lauan 2015

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battlefield,

Literary (Submission): I Promise

8/08/2014 09:08:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

NOTE: The poems in this series were written in English class by Grade 9 students and based on Christopher Marlowe's The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and Sir Walter Raleigh's The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd.


Faber Castell 0.7 to His Love


Come live with me and be my other half
And we will reach the mountain top,
Together we will live and laugh.

And I will offer you all my time and effort,
I will give all the best for you.

For you I shall be loyal,
I shall be your only one.
If these delights thy mind may move
Then answer me, “Yes,”
And be my other half.

Battlefield’s Reply to Faber Castell 0.7

If all your promises were pure
Then I would give my honest answer.

I feel that your love is sincere
And that your love is kind, that’s clear.
But then again, the world is big
Our lives have just begun.

My heart tells me to wait some more
Find ourselves first, just to be sure
Then these delights my mind might move
To answer when we meet again.




-----






Battlefield to Her Love

Come live with me and be my love
And we will catch the stars above
With hearts as free as flying doves
And watch the glorious sunset.

And I will brighten up your day
With every heartfelt word I’ll say
Transcending time with each embrace
Say “Love you” with a smiling face

For you I shall be a better person
Because you are my inspiration
If these delights thy mind may move
Then come with me and take this chance.

Faber Castell 0.7’s Reply to Battlefield

If all your promises were true
Then I will share moments
And be with you

I feel that you’re honest to me
But then you should not fail me
Because I trust in you

My heart tells me that I should follow you
And believe in you
Then these delights my mind might move
To also love you.




Illustrations by Kathlyn Hebron.

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filipino,

Literary (Submission): 7 Senyales na Mahal ka Niya

8/08/2014 09:05:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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english,

Literary: Stoned Death

8/08/2014 08:59:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

This is my sanctuary, my fortress of solitude. No one can ever touch me, nor hurt me. I am unbreakable. I am unfeeling. I am a stone.

At least that’s what I thought.

But then these little things started cracking me, and I started to crumble. I turned into clay at their touch, melted into the mud when they hurt me. But why? Why had I changed, when I needed it least?

And why is it, out of all the things that could have changed me, love?

To be honest, the first time I met you... I pitied you. You were so... Weak. Fragile. Innocent. Naive. Stupid, really. Like... Like a child without care nor worry.

You’d whine and laugh and cry, and just bug me to pieces. So annoying yet, I have to say, you just grew on me. You just did. Like the younger sibling I never had.

But. Damn. That face. That smile. That... Everything. It managed to change without me noticing. And now. You’re not just a little kid. You’re a part of me. Like... My other half.

And then one day. I just realized it. That...

I love you.

And I was so... Scared. Knowing that you could see right through me, all of me, even those dark, hidden, places where no one has ever been before. Knowing that you could easily break me, I, the stone, the unbreakable... I don’t even know any more. You’ve changed me, and I can’t tell whether it’s good or bad.

I couldn’t stand it. Being so vulnerable. I couldn’t have... I couldn’t have you. I can’t feel... Not like you do. I can’t be what you need. I can only be a stone.

So I have to leave. This stone is so close to breaking. But I can’t! I have to be what I have always been. I have to be myself again, find myself again.

STONES DON’T HAVE OTHER HALVES! STONES DON’T FEAR! STONES DON’T LOVE! STONES DON’T FEEL! STONES DO NOT BREAK!

I’m sorry.

This is my sanctuary, my fortress of solitude. No one can ever touch me, nor hurt me. I am unbreakable. I am unfeeling. I am a stone.

/ by Stonefield and Thanatos

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filipino,

Literary: Para Kay A

8/08/2014 08:49:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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arrozcaldo,

Literary: Who Am I?

8/08/2014 08:44:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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filipino,

Literary: Loom band

8/08/2014 08:39:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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english,

Literary: Once Upon A Time

8/08/2014 08:33:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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camaraderie,

Literary: Camaraderie

8/08/2014 08:30:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments


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filipino,

Literary: Patawad

8/08/2014 08:25:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

PATAWAD

Hindi sapat ang "sorry" upang ako'y patawarin
Ngunit kahit ganun ay gagawin ko pa rin
Wala ring saysay ang pagbigay ko ng rason
Dahil nangyari na ang nangyari noon

Ang hiling ko lamang ay inyong pakinggan
Ang aking mensaheng may kabuluhan naman
Kung sa aking pag-alis ay kayo'y nainis
Pasensya na ngunit hindi ko iyon ninais

Hindi ko rin talaga alam kung bakit ko nagawa 'yun
Pero feeling ko lang na kinailangan kong tumakas dun
Paano ba naman kasi
Ang uwian ng alaga ko ay 4:30

Adrenaline rush o gut feel
Kung ano man yun, hindi ko napigil
Baka sinapian ako ng espirito
O sadyang bangag lang ako

Alam kong mali ang aking ginawa
Kahit saang anggulo mo tingnan
Ako ang may kasalanan

Kaya sana hindi ito mabalewala
At tatanggapin ko kung ayaw niyong maniwala
Pero ito ang sasabihin ko at ito ang totoo:
Mahal ko kayo, walang halong biro.

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feature,

Feature: YOLO pa ba?

8/08/2014 08:12:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

Palagi ka bang nangangamba kapag binabalik na sa’yo ang resulta ng iyong quiz sa Geom? Yung tipong di ka mapakali dahil malamang ay sabit ka lang. O ang mas malala, bagsak ka. Pero dahil karamihan naman sa klase niyo ay alanganin gaya mo, okay lang. YOLO naman e.

Madalas marinig ang YOLO sa mga estudyante ng UPIS. Ilang halimbawa ay “Hindi ako nag-review sa Unit Test sa PA. YOLO!” at “Hindi ko pa napapasa Formal Theme ko sa English. Bahala na. YOLO.” Pero ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng YOLO?

You only live once. O kung mas sosyal ka at gusto mong maiba, maari itong maihalintulad sa Carpe diem o seize the day. Ang kasabihang ito ay madalas ginagamit ng tao bilang isang palatandaang dapat ang buhay mo’y araw-araw at oras-oras na ginagamit sa makabuluhang bagay. At kapag ika’y tumanda na at nagbalik-tanaw, magkakaroon ka ng fulfillment sa sarili mo dahil alam mong nasulit mo ang iyong buhay. Yan ang tunay na YOLO.

Ngunit bakit parang iba ang kahulugan nito, lalo na sa mga teenager. Marami ang naniniwala na ang YOLO ay isang lehitimong excuse upang gumawa ng kung ano-anong kalokohan. Madalas itong napapansin tuwing nagpaparty ang mga tao imbes na tinatapos ang kanilang projects. O di kaya ay pumupunta o gumagala sa ibang lugar upang malayo sa responsibilidad. O di kaya ay ang hindi pagseseryoso sa pag-aaral, gaya ng ginagawa ng ilan. Ginagamit nila ang YOLO para hindi sila ma-guilty sa ginagawa nila. Ngunit sulit ba talaga?

Kung gusto mo talagang masulit ang iyong buhay, simulan mo ngayon sa iyong pag-aaral. Seryosong pag-aaral. ‘Wag kang magpadala sa kung ano-anong distractions na makakahadlang sa iyong focus. Unti-unti mong dagdagan ang oras ng pag-aaral sa bahay. Patunayan mong karapat-dapat ka sa slot na nakuha mo at ipinagkaloob sa’yo. H’wag mo ring kalimutang lumabas sa iyong comfort zone paminsan-minsan. Mag-set ng goals at deadlines para sa mga ito. Paligiran ang iyong sarili ng mga taong minamahal ka at gumawa ng maraming memories kasama sila. At higit sa lahat, i-enjoy ang rollercoaster ride ng buhay na ito. Tandaan, you only get to live it once. / ni Wren Breva

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filipino,

Mga mag-aaral at guro nakiindak sa Zumba with the Swimmers

8/08/2014 08:05:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

Ginananap ang fundraising event ng UPIS Swimming Team na “Zumba with the Swimmers” noong Hulyo 25, 2014 sa UP CSWCD.
Photo credit: Juneau Villanueva

Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataong naisagawa ang ganitong uri ng fundraising event. Nakilahok sa Zumba ang ilan sa mga guro at staff ng UPIS, mga estudyante, at maging ang UP College Swim Team. Nagkaroon din ng raffle kung saan maaaring Manalo ng neon shirt at iba pa.

Gagamitin ang perang nakuha upang makatulong sa gastusin sa darating na UAAP sa Trace College, Los Banos sa Setyembre 18-22.

Dahil sa pagkakaroon ng magandang feedback mula sa lahat ng sumali, nagpaplano muli ang Swimming Team na magkaroon ng Zumba Party na gaganapin naman sa huling linggo ng Agosto. / ni Juneau Villanueva

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christine bailon,

Japanese Teen Ambassadors, bumisita sa UPIS

8/08/2014 08:02:00 PM Media Center 0 Comments

Ang mga Japanese Teen Ambassadors kasama ang mga
piling mag-aaral at guro ng UPIS. (c) Christine Bailon
Dalawampung estudyante mula sa Japan ang bumisita sa UPIS noong Huwebes, Agosto 1, 2014.

Bilang bahagi ng Teenage Ambassador's Program, bumisita ang mga estudysnte mula Japan sa UPIS. Pumasok sila sa klase ng isang buong araw kasama ang kanilang counterpart na estudyante. Layunin ng gawaing ito na makilala ang kulturang Pilipino at makapag-obserba kaugnay ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas, partikular sa UPIS..

Ayon sa ilang mga estudyanteng Hapon. "... the class was lively and cheerful... students are very friendly..." Binanggit din nilang nasiyahan sila sa mga estudyante ng UPIS.

Kabilang sa mga Japanese Teenage Ambassadors na bumisita sa UPIS ay ang mga sumusunod: Kotaro Hanzawa, Kazuma Murata, Kazusa Sakurai, Yuro Seino, Yu Takakashi, Kenta Hiwatashi, Ryusei Saito, Ryogo Sato, Kaisyu Suzuki, Suzuhiro Yamamoto, Momoka Abe, Natsuki Ikushima, Yui Miyamoto, Motoko Tsuchiya, Nodoka Yamauchi, Yuna Abe, Miki Kudo, Rei Shikoda, Rio Tsuchiya, at Natsuki Yusa.

Ang mga nasabing estudyante ay galing sa Sendai Nika High School, isang sekundaryang paaralan sa Hilagang Japan.

Bukod sa UPIS, pumunta rin sila sa Intramuros, National Museum, Huspicio de San Jose, at sa De La Salle University.

Dumating sila sa Pilipinas mula Japan noong Hulyo 28 hanggang ika-4 ng Agosto.

Sa Setyembre 29 hanggang October 6, 2014, bibisita naman ang UPIS Teenage Ambassadors sa Sendai Nika High School sa Japan. / ni Christine Bailon

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