A PRAYER FOR STORM VICTIMS

Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth,

You who have been our voice in stunned silence since birth,
You who have served as our hope in times of our fears,
You who have tend the grief in our eyes filled with tears.

We recognize our faults, we're conscious of our sins,
Be merciful, O God for all that we have been.
Forgive us for ignoring the things that you made,
We hope and pray that you will always be our aid.

Lord God, thank you for all that you have blessed us with,
Thank you for your love and sacrifices forthwith,
Thank you for helping us go through difficult times
And thank you for guiding all of us all the time.

We hope and pray for the safety of your children
Who have endured the storm and experienced the pain.
Please help them to ease their burdens and their sorrows
And give them the hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Please grant them fortitude and help when they need it
And Lord please strengthen their faith in times that seem fit.
Guide us for trials that come every now and then.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

GANITO KA RIN BA MAG-ENGLISH?

ENTERTAINMENT

Ganito Ka Rin Ba Mag-English?

(To whoever gets to understand this letter, CONGRATULATIONS!)

The following is a letter found at a certain bar in Manila and has been preserved in its original unedited form. Enjoy reading and you may try direct translation in Tagalog, Pls. read with feelings……

October 1996,

To Marije

I am not surprise or wonder why Dennis leave you why? What reason can you think about but you’re very fat body. I thought before that Dennis only use me to his toy but sooner and later I’m realize that he really can’t not beared or stomached to be with you anymore because at first, Dennis say he could not stand you’re habit of making pakialam all his walks (lakad) and always calling to their house what he got home or this or that.

And then he say he get ashame to me either in school or in his family and then asking you to exercise you’re very very, very fat body. But you hate it. Thought you’re the most preetiest girls he knows about. What do you think you are “ BeautifulGirl” of Jose Mari Chan?

Even you are beautiful face (to your think) you do not have the right to called me whatsoever or else difference name one time or the other for the real purposed to insults my personality because I’m never call you names either in the front of Dennis or in the backs of Dennis, but if you start already to calling me different name, I don’t have any other choice but to call you other different name to. Like you are a PIG, FAT, OBESSED, OVERWIGHT, AND UGLY SHAPE girl. Shame to you’re body that is to a BUDING.

You can’t not blame Dennis for exchanging you to me because I am the more sexier that you when you look to us in the mirror. I’m repeat again that you are like Lozada when she is a girl.

Love,

The sexiest Girl of D.M.

P.S.

You say that I’m the bad breathe but who is Dennis want to kissed. Me or you? And the final is me. There you go

         I had a hard time in understanding this letter because it is full of grammatical errors. I had to read it 4 times before I could understand the message that the writer wants to convey. What I understand is that Marije is Dennis' previous lover and the writer is the new one. The writer wants to tell Marije that the reason why Dennis left her was because of her fat body and the writer also compared herself to Marije to prove her point.

This is my revised form of the letter:

ENTERTAINMENT

Ganito Ka Rin Ba Mag-English?

(To whoever gets to understand this letter, CONGRATULATIONS!)

The following is a letter found at a certain bar in Manila and has been preserved in its original unedited form. Enjoy reading and you may try direct translation in Tagalog, Pls. read with feelings……

October 1996,

To Marije

I am not wondering about why Dennis left you. Why? What reason can you think of except your fat body? Before, I thought that Dennis was only using me as his toy but later on, I realized that he can’t bear to be with you anymore. This is because Dennis couldn’t stand your habit of meddling with his social life and your habit of calling his house to ask what time he will come home.

Dennis said that he is ashamed of you in both his school and his family. He also asked you to exercise your fat body but you didn’t want to. Do you think that you’re the prettiest girl he knows? Who do you think you are, the “Beautiful Girl” of Jose Mari Chan?

Even if you think that you have the most beautiful face, you don’t have the right to call me in a different name for the purpose of insulting me because I never called you in a different name in front of Dennis or behind Dennis’ back. But if you start calling me in a different name, I don’t have any other choice but to call you names such as PIG, FAT, OBESE, OVERWEIGHT, and A GIRL WITH AN UGLY SHAPE. Shame on your body that looks like a building.

You can’t blame Dennis for replacing you with me because I am sexier than you when you look at us in a mirror. Again, you are like Lozada when she is a girl.

Love,

The sexiest Girl of D.M.

P.S.

You say that I have bad breathe but who does Dennis want to kiss, you or me? The answer is me. There you go. 

IT'S MORE FUN IN BLOGGING!

               As we all know, a blog is defined as a discussion site that is published on the World Wide Web and contains discrete entries or posts that are displayed in chronological order. People use these blog to express their thoughts and their feelings. To be honest, I didn't know how to use a blog before and I didn't even know what a blog is. I never tried to make one because I didn't like the thought of posting my insights on the internet but I never would've thought that this will all change after coming to Cavite National Science High School.

              Ever since I came to Cavite National Science High School, we were always required to write various topics in our informal theme notebooks such as school celebrations, field trips and many more. We can write them in a form of an essay, a poem, or even a drawing. But when I became a third year student, I was really shocked because we didn't have an informal theme notebook. This was when I found out that third years use blogs as their informal themes. I was really nervous about it at first but after reading a few blogs of previous third year students, I thought that blogging can actually be fun and interesting.

              When I started making my blog, my impression about blogging totally changed. It was actually fun and it helped me improve my computer skills. I was able to express my feelings and insights in an interesting way and it provided me with an opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking skills and to employ language and writing principles that demonstrate comprehension. 

               For me, I prefer blogs more than informal theme notebooks because unlike informal theme notebooks, I can add designs and pictures in my blog. It also helps me express myself more and it is suitable for children of my age. Another reason is because more people will be able to read my compositions and they will be able to engage with me by commenting on my blog posts. By sharing my insights on a topic, I can inspire others to make a change in their life or look at a problem from another perspective.