TRANSITION POINT OF MY LIFE

Everyone has gone through different experiences in their lives. These experiences could be the incidents that happened in someone else’s life or in our own. Some people learned lessons from them and some people changed their lives. Like them, I also went through an experience that served as a transition point of my life and has shaped me to who I am today.

Ever since I was a child, I have always been dependent on my parents. I wasn't able to do hardly anything on my own because I didn't have any trust and confidence in my abilities. I was also afraid to fail and commit mistakes but these all changed when I took the entrance exam in Cavite National Science High School.

I never thought that it would be a critical turning point of my life. I was a first year student that time and I was so excited about meeting new teachers and friends.  But after a brief moment of happiness, I was immediately put to the test. We were given a lot of homeworks, projects, and the subjects we encountered were hard. It was a culture shock for me because in elementary school, we were treated like children but here, we were treated like adults. It was really difficult for me to adjust and it almost made me cry but I didn't give up. I took all of these experiences positively and I told myself that I would do my best to accomplish all the given tasks.

This way of thinking made me determined to improve in my studies. Little by little, I became independent and I was able to make decisions for myself.  I gained trust and confidence in my abilities and I also learned how to manage my time in various situations. I realized that I shouldn't be afraid of committing mistakes because success is only achieved when one learns from his or her mistakes.

As a human being, we face various types of situations in life and learn different lessons from them and grow. All of these situations are experiences for us and it is our job to take as much benefit from every experience as we can. Every occasion, no matter how insignificant it may appear, provides us with an opportunity to discover something new and change ourselves for the better.

TO BE OR NOT TO BE.....

          “To be, or not to be" is an opening phrase in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and is probably the most famous line from all literary pieces. This line was spoken by Hamlet on his entry to Act 3 Scene 1, where he questions the meaning of life and whether or not it is meaningful to stay alive when life contains so many obstacles and hardships.

           Just like Hamlet, I also asked myself about life and death. Is it meaningless or is it worthwhile? What if I choose death because I am dissatisfied of my life and the problems it brings? Is death really an undiscovered country from which no traveller returns? All these questions came into my mind when I was 7 years old. I was a grade 1 student at that time and I was always admitted to the hospital because of tonsillitis, an inflammation of the tonsils that is caused by viral or bacterial infection. Initially,we didn't pay much attention to it because we thought it was just simple infection that can be treated by antibiotics. But as time went by, it became worse from once or twice a year, which is the normal episode of having that illness, to once or twice every quarter.

           I experienced having a lot of sore throat, difficulty of swallowing, fever, and chills. It was a very difficult situation for me because every now and then , I was admitted to the hospital, disrupting my normal life at school. Our pediatrician warned us that having this frequent swelling of the tonsils may lead complications to my heart and makes me a candidate for tonsillectomy, a procedure that surgically removes the tonsils. It was a long discussion between my parents because there is no assurance that my life will not be in danger if I undergo the operation. But since the illness got worse and my parents didn't want me to have a heart complication, they decided to gamble.

           I was under a lot of pain and I had a lot of problems in coping up with my schoolwork. This is the time that I asked myself: "What did I do to deserve this? Is life really this harsh? What should I do to go through with this?". My mind was filled with fear and doubts and I even thought that I should just die that time to end all my suffering but my parents told me to be brave and persevere. They told me that I can win this fight and that they will be there to support me. Their words gave me the courage to move forward and fight.

          On the day of the operation, I was really nervous. I didn't know what I should do. My mother stayed with me inside the operating room until I fell asleep. When I woke up, I wasn't able to speak and my parents told me that not being able to speak is normal. They also told me that the operation was a success. I felt so relieved and happy that my suffering has ended.

          After this experience, I realized that life is full of moments of joy, pleasure, success and comfort punctuated by misery, defeat, failures and problems. We shouldn't waste our lives just because there are many obstacles in front of us. Instead, we should face them with courage because these adversities make us strong.Thus, enjoy life but also be prepared to bear the pricks of pain because it is not just a beautiful bed of roses; thorns are also a part of it.    

IN SUCH A SHORT TIME

In such a short time I learned a lot
From all the lessons my teacher had brought
I also had a lot of fun
From all the activities that we had done

Verbals function differently

As a Gerund, it ends in I-N-G

Preceded by to, Infinitive

As Participle, used as adjective

Oh Idiomatic Expressions,

Their meanings are full of confusion!

I need to leave no stone unturned

To understand all the idioms I learned

Sweet Romeo and Juliet

Hid their love from Capulet

Their story finished so unwell,
They killed themselves and sadness fell.

LITTLE PIECES OF KNOWLEDGE

       
             Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be explained in various ways. In my case, I gathered different images related to ICT and made them into a collage. The figure I created is two people shaking their hands while coming out of the laptops. I made this figure because I believe that ICT helps us the greatest in the fields of communication and education through the use of technology. Even though two people are thousand miles apart, they can still talk to each other by using the internet and also because of the internet, students like me will be able to gain new knowledge and improve my skills in computer technology.

           The role of ICT in the education sector plays an important role in the process of empowering technology into  educational activities. It also helps us finish our work faster, promotes equal opportunities to obtain education and information, promotes the use of technology, and helps us communicate with others easily.   

           Because of ICT, I believe that our young generation will get more and more information and knowledge by browsing in the internet and they will greatly improve in the fields of communication and technology.