WATTA SPORT

One day... as I was sitting on my bed, laptop on my lap...... thinking of what can I do for this day, to make me feel relieve of what the whole day brings.

Me: Aigoo... It was so tiring...

Cousin: Yes! I know right... But Do you want to try another game? Janice said that there were a lot of sports that she can recommend us.

Me: Really!? Oh I want to try it? Shall we go now?

Cousin: Sure off course.

...Janice's House...

Me: Hey Janice, my cousin told me that you knew a lot of sports, can you recommend us one?

Janice: Sure, why not! Do you know Badminton? It was one of my favorite sport. My father said that it was his favorite as well. It is such a wonderful game.

Cousin: Really? Can we try it? I want to learn how t play that. I used to play that before but I forgot it already

Me: Heheheh... Me too... I want to try

Janice: So let's go now

...In the field...

Me: Wow! Nice view...

Cousin: let us start playing

Janice: Okay! here is the first rule. If your score is an even number, you should be on the right side and if it's an odd number, you should be on the left. Get it?

Me & Cousin: YES!!!

Janice: Another, while you are playing be sure to shoot the ball on the right box. okay? So let us start

Me: Okay....

Cousin: Yeah

...After playing...

Me: Ohhh, it was so fun... Don't you know that my mother once told me that I should not try playing it before?

Janice: Oh? Really? Why?

Me: Because she told me that playing such a ball games would hurt me and can cause a lot of injuries to my body.

Cousin: That is why, you are so pail and you are so weak!!!

Janice: Yes! I think so...

Me: Yeah, so now, I know that I should exercise more.. Thanks guys

Janice & Cousin: Your Welcome


...END...

Aeneas/Creusa vs. Hector/Andromache

      

     In the story of Aeneid by Virgil, one of the most famous part was about Aeneas and his wife Creusa. Creusa begs to Aeneas to stay because she is worrying to their son. Creusa is really a good mother because she is worrying to her husband and to her son. She begs Aeneas to stay by her side and her sons side because she believes that it is better if Aeneas will just stay with them rather than sacrificing his life in the war.

     On the other hand, there was the same scene between Hector and Andromache. She pleads to Hector to stay by her side with her and with their son as well. The only difference of their story to Aeneas' was that, Andromache figured out what will happen to her husband so she immediately stopped him but her husband did not listen so he died in the end.

   
     After reading the story, I realized how painful it is to a woman, being left away by their husbands who are warriors because they can't tell whether if their beloved will still go home safe and alive. Another, I learned how a woman, loves their partner and how they care about their health and safety.

WHAT DOES AENEID MEAN TO ME?

In my own thinking and perspective, I can define Aeneid as a story of Aeneas who fought for his purpose in life even though there were a lot of struggles that came upon him. He fought bravely for the sake of his countrymen and fought for what he think is right. For me, the theme was so good and we can get a lot of inspiring lessons from this.

While reading the story, I realized how each of the characters in the story fought for their desires. Like in our real life, we usually fight for our own desires and always listen to ourselves, not thinking sometimes whether it can hurt someone or not. Like the theme of Aeneid, there were really girls that were ready to sacrifice their lives just to fight for their desires as well.

In conclusion, Aeneid was a little bit the same in our real world because there were wars that are happening in our places now. It was really the same because the people were brave and they don’t want to lose on their journeys. I can simply say that the theme of Aeneid was really applicable in our world and it has a lot of similarities.

How does it feel?

In the story of Aeneid by Virgil, as Aeneas of Troy tells about the story about the fall of his city, I really felt sympathy not on him only but for all of his fellow countrymen in his city. This was one of the most heart-breaking scene occurred in the story. It was about telling a story on how your own land or your own city fell down by the hands of others not by the natural calamities.

As I realized what this part of the story means, I really felt bad and pity them. Comparing it to our real life, we usually want, if ever, that something would happen to us and to the place where we are, we would really want our lost to be because of natural calamities not from the other people who wants to rule us. We would never want to be ruled by anybody and be thrown away in our own land or worst, we would never want to see our land being destroyed by someone.

For every challenge, we should always accept that there will be a time that we are on top and times that we are at the bottom. At those times that we are at the top of achieving what we wanted to be, we should know how to control our feelings and know each of everyone’s limitations. For the times that we are at the bottom, we usually feels down but it’s normal as long as we can still handle ourselves. For those times, we should know how to accept those downfalls and know how to make a way in order to rise again even though there were a lot of walls blocking us. We should still look forward. Even if there were millions of reasons of giving up and losing that simple goal, we should at least or we should still find one reason on how to stay positive and fight those circumstances.

As Aeneas finally reached Rome, I prove that my perspective in life about positivism and action is true. It is because, despite of many challenges that happened to them, they still fought and pursue the duties given to them – to find Rome and lead it. As a conclusion, I can say that I felt pity on them but it changed as they try to rise again and show that they were really brave enough than the other cities because they were together and helped each other not for their own sake but for all of them.

“MONA LISA’S ENIGMATIC SMILE”

Every one of us knows Mona Lisa; she’s one of the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci. He’s a great painter who painted Mona Lisa having undefinable smile. Her smile became a question because it explains a lot of emotions. Since before, it’s a question who’s Mona Lisa and why did Leonardo da Vinci chose to paint it and named it as Mona Lisa but several sources said that it is from the wealthy man named Francesco del Giocondo’s wife who is Lisa. He called his wife “my lady” who also means “Mona”.

Until now, I am still wondering for who’s the real Mona Lisa. Many stories said that Mona Lisa is a princess but whoever she is, all that I know is that, the Mona Lisa painting became very popular because of its mysterious smile. There were a lot of emotions in Mona Lisa’s smile and six of those were written on a book, those were; happiness, not surprised at all, angry, fearful, disgusted and neutral. Because there were a lot of emotions given, I became more confused on what’s the real meaning of that smile.

As a conclusion, I realized that a good painting was not just based on the color and on how it is drew. It is about on how it is formed and on how capable a painting explains a story in our lives. Like Mona Lisa’s painting, it became popular because of the way it was painted – it was really enigmatic.

“ME AND MY HISTORICAL FRIEND”

All of us idolize someone…

It can be a group… solo… pair and historical persons…

One of my most favorite historical person was Dr. Jose Rizal…

He was our National Hero and he was one of the people who fought for our freedom. He sacrificed all just to gain our library and up to his last breath, he still thought of his own country especially, his countrymen.

If I could just bring the past back and if I could just see him in my dreams… I want to spend some time with him and asked a lot of things to him. If ever that I could see him and spend time with him I think we are going to talk a lot of things. First, I will ask him; what was the first thing that went in your mind to have that kind of self-confidence and that kind of strength to fight. That even though there were a lot of Spaniards and even they were more powerful, he still fought no matter what it takes… I am so curious because he’s one of my inspirations in my life. At times when I’m down… he’s one of the people that gave me strength because like me, he was once a child, a learner, a teenager and an adult. He knows a lot and he have a lot of experiences that I know, that it will really… and will definitely encourage me.

Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal… A model of all… The person who end our sufferings and the person who’s always by our side no matter what criticisms he received. I wish I had a chance to see him but at least, knowing his history and contributions was enough. Another thing that I wanted to know from him was, did his history and contributions was enough. Another thing that I wanted to know from him was, did failure stop you? Or… Have you think of giving up or losing hope because the Spaniards were very powerful at that time and the Filipinos were afraid… I think he will say NO… because like what he did… he fought and died for freedom… In the near future I want to be like him. A Filipino citizen who will give name to our country and be a citizen with strong pride and dignity.

TRUTH REALLY HURTS”

...A Student...

They commit a lot of sins... A lot of sinful doings... they don’t know and even don’t care that what they are doing were wrong. Nowadays, teenagers were passive. They don’t have time listening for your explanations... they’ll just do what they wanted to do... the following were the common things; students have done in their lives.

MOST COMMON... CHEATING...

It was the first day of school, all were awkward. The rooms were really silent. All of the students were silent and even not talking nor answering during the recitations because they were very shy and conscious with their new classmates and new surroundings. But as time goes by... the compatibility to each other was developed.it was the day where true friendships were formed... Alliances...The people you can go with...and the people that can’t resist you...that’s the start of the main problem...as we go closer to somebody, as the shyness fades...we are abusing it...we are using it in an abusive way...during quizzes and exams...there were a lot of cheaters...dependents...parasites...they can’t answer and they can’t decide with their own. Meaning...They were not trusting their selves...so the tendency of their friends were to give them the answers because they were his or her friends...and they don’t want him or her to get mad at them...but...the bad thing and the consequences were really bad... What’s the use of copying and getting a high grade if you know deep inside you that you do not understand what you are copying? It’s better if you copy and at the same time, you learn...but what if, it’s the other thing??? What will happen to you?? What will be your future then??? And if your caught...we’re DEAD...because of copying and allowing your friend to copy, both of you...will suffer...It was really hard to resist a friend but if you are a true friend, you should know how to help him or her...don’t let them copy...teach them...so that both of you learns...

ANOTHER...CRAMMING

At first day of classes, all of us were very active; always participating in the recitations and always doing our home works at HOME...because it’s the first day of classes, we should show off our talents. But as most students do...we were just showing off what we’ve got at first... but as when time goes by...we start to be irresponsible and lazy. Instead of doing our assignments at home, we were going to do it at school. It was a bad attitude that anyone of the students were doing now. We cram everything...and as a result...we can’t finish and we can’t comply on time...sometimes...because of too much works to be done...were just leaving it...and waiting it to fade...to be left away...how sad right? But that’s the reality...we always cram things because were too irresponsible and lazy.

ANOTHER THING...IRRESPONSIBILITY AND LAZINESS

We were lazy and irresponsible in many ways. We were given tasks that we should put ourselves in but we were not doing it...Because we are irresponsible...we were lazy to do the things that we should do...Like, in school we were given a place where in, we are in-charged in it in keeping that place clean at all times. But because of irresponsibility, we were not complying with it. For us, it’s better to be scolded by our adviser rather than cleaning that small area.

...Truth really hurts...but it’s better to know it first...to know the consequences behind those...As an educated citizen...we should know the right from wrong...Do the right ones...And avoid doing the wrong ones...for us t live peacefully and out of suffering from our sins during our High School life. It was the happiest life that we will experience in our existence but the worst as well. There were a lot of trials, a lot of struggles and a lot of influential doings from the people surrounding us...

...For this...we should always think not once, not tice but as many times as we could...Because it’s better to be careful and to be fair to everyone rather than getting something that you don’t deserve to have...Achieve our goals in the right way...and use our knowledge in the right way as well... So that, when it’s our turn to say goodbye... we will never regret everything because you know that during your existence...you explore the world and fight for your future fairly… “-“