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 “A TON OF MEANING TO EXPRESS”

By
Francis Austin S. Diaz

100..99..98..97..96..95..94..93..92..91..90.. and so on and so forth

This was how we did our countdowns for Christmas and New Year.
Now, timers should then be reset; we are beginning the countdown again,
but, this time, it’s not for Christmas nor for New Year but for the most
awaited, most prestigious, and most emotional day of our high school life,
graduation.

With only a few months left before that day, here we are, giving our
last sentiments and perhaps our parting words to each other in the form of
this speech. Here it is that lies the partial story of IV-Galileo Batch 2010-
2011. It is in here that lies the feelings and emotions of each one of us
towards each other. Here we will hear words we could not even have had
imagined another saying.

Last January 10, 2011, during our Physics class, Mr. Sena asked us to
bring 7 yellow stars, 5 red stars, 3 blue stars and a special star. The seven
yellow stars are meant to be given to seven people whom you owe an
apology. The five red stars for those people whom you should thank. The
three blue stars for those people whom you should utter the words “I love
you” to. And the last star, the most special star is for the person who is/was
very special to you in each and every way imaginable.

Sorry. Thank you. I love you.

 Three sentences. Six words. A handful of reasons to say. A ton of
meaning to express.

SORRY. The sentence with the least number of words. Sorry as defined
by Webster (1913) as grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some
evil; feeling of regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction,
but formerly used to express deeper feeling. If we follow the definition, it is
something formerly used to express DEEPER feeling. It is intended for those
people to whom you have done something inevitably wrong. Perhaps it is
something about love, studies or friendship.

This word I say to all of you. Sorry. I really am. I regret all decisions I
made in the past that just made my present harder to cope up with. Sorry.
Words may just be words. But this, I seriously mean. Sorry for all the wrong
deeds I have done. Sorry.

THANK YOU. The sentence with two words. It is defined by Webster

(1913) as an expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a
sense of favor or kindness receieved. It is intended for those people to whom
have done something good for you.

This sentence I speak to all of you. Thank you. I am really really

thankful for the favor of letting me be a part of this class, of letting me be a
part of you. To all these thirty-four uniformed students in front of me, thank
you. I am deeply honoured to have all of you as my classmates in high
school, by far, the best years in my life.

I LOVE YOU. The sentence with the most number of words among the
three sentences. Love is defined by Webster (1913) as a feeling of strong
attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; a
strong liking or desire. It is intended for those people whom you look up on
to and say “You’re the best. I can’t afford to lose you.”. It is intended for
those people which in plain Filipino terms tinitingala mo. It is for those people
which you spend the whole time doing nothing and say “Ang saya naman.”.
Love is a very complicated word. Others may use the term very often,
because of the shallowness in meaning of the word to them. Others may use
the term very seldom, because of the deep respect for the word. Whatever
they say, I define love in my own terms.

THE SPECIAL STAR. This star should be given to all of you. You all have
made this chapter of my life all the more meaningful, all the more exciting,
all the more great. You all are very special people to me. Each and everyone
one of you.

Perhaps, this is to be viewed as parting. Perhaps, this is to be

understood as goodbyes. But these three sentences, these three is in line
with the best parting words one person can utter to another. Sorry. Thank
you. I love you. These three as I believe are the three most powerful
sentences in the english language today.

Sorry. Thank you. I love you.

Three sentences. Six words. A handful of reasons to say. A ton of

meaning to express.
 “WHAT IS FIRST?”

By

Menard A. Esto

Do you know that the first always matter? Like first place, first born,
first kiss and first time. Think of it very deeply. There’s no second chance
without first chance. There would be no 2 if there’s no 1. You can’t count 1-
10without one. And there’s no such thing as doing something in second time
if you had not done it yet for the first time.

Let me tell you a short story.

 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1.
It was said in the bible that God made the entire earth including the living
things in just seven days. In the seventh day, God rested. But before that
day, God created the first man. It was Adam. God created man so that there
would be someone that can take care of the creations of God. Then, God
have seen Adam lonely in the Garden of Eden. So God created Eve from the
flesh of Adam so that Adam will have a companion of taking care of the
earth. And there was the first woman. “Be fruitful and multiply”, God said.
And God also said that in the Garden of Eden, you can eat all the fruits
except the fruit of the Tree of Wisdom in the center of the Garden. But Eve
disobeyed God by following the temptation of the devil. And so, Adam did it
too. And then there was the first sin.

Let me tell you another story.

I was a little bit of afraid when it was my first time. I can’t show my real
identity to the crowd because of intense feeling and because of thinking that
I may be ashamed of doing wrong. Walking through the area, I saw the door.
And I’ve been thinking for a while because it really was my first time. One
step closer makes me more nervous. As I enter the door, I walk towards the
chair and there I felt less nervous. I heard many people around me talking
and chattering about everything they like. What’s your name? How do you
do? Is it also your first time? Those are the questions running towards my
ears.

I know this feeling is very different to the usual thing that I felt every
day. Believe me or not. This is really my first time! My first time and my first
day of my high school life.

And that’s how I defined first in my life.Speech

 “HEROES OF OUR LIVES”
By

John T. Iligan

Many people say that you won’t amount to anything, you won’t make
it, and you won’t succeed, unless you’re on your own. But those people
forget the heroes standing behind them, the brave fighters and
peacemakers, who make life what it is. These people are our friends, who
add the vibrancy and color to this world that is otherwise a monotone black
and white. These people, no matter what is wrong and what they are doing,
support you every step of the way and hold you up when you’re falling.

Never forget these people watching you, guarding you through life’s
hardships. They will be your light, your happiness to guide you through this
never ending darkness. If soon forgotten, the marks, and sometimes even
the scars, these people cast on your heart will still exist, though their
reasoning may be lost. Everyone you meet every single person impacts you
in some way, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem at the time.
Then, there are those special people to touch your heart, who leave marks so
big or so deep on your soul, that you could never forget their mark no matter
how much you try. These people will hold the greatest impact on your life
and whose presence will stick with through all times. There marks aid to
characterize who you are and how your life will go.

These heroes will be able to tell you what’s wrong, even though you
may not know it yourself. The look in your eyes, they see through your lies,
even if they blind you. You can tell them you’re fine- straight face lie, and
they’ll see straight through it. You can’t fool them, can’t trick them, because
they know you are the same, well. Don’t even try it! It’s not worth the effort.
 They are your sunshine, your hope, your light. You can’t let them
extinguish or you’ll extinguish yourself. You need them to hold you together,
to hold your seams together while you’re breaking apart. They’ll hold you
when you break down and cry. They’ll share your pain, no matter rough it
may be or how much you hurt. These fighters just want to bring your pain to
a halt and make sure no matter what, you’ll be okay.

They will listen to your problems, and give advice when you can’t find
it in your own heart, even when the truth may not be what you want to hear.
They’ll do anything, no matter how silly and crude, just to make you smile
and sometimes laugh.

They know you aren’t perfect. They’ll accept you for who you are, even
if they disagree with who you are or what you do.

You can call them any time of the day, even if it is rain or shine, just to
have someone to talk to, and to cry to. They will take you out and treat you,
just to make sure you’re fed and well.

These heroes become your everything and consume what you thought
life was.
Please, remember these everyday heroes who have done so much for your
life. They are here for you, and they would even die for you, so how could
you even begin to toss them away? Something so simple that becomes to
complete something even greater, something that almost seems not human.
These kind creatures, uncaring about themselves and more forgiving than
even the earth itself, are what made life special and worth living. The earth
needs the sun to light up its surface, just as we need the friends and family
who are watching our backs. Please, I beg of you, don’t let this earthly
wonder slip you by. Embrace the ones you love, and who love you. Don’t let
that soft flame extinguish. Hold it and protect it from the coming storm. Who
knows when you’ll need these heroes later, or when they’ll need you, but no
matter what, don’t let the true miracles that have come into your life slip
away.

As SpongeBob SquarePants says, that “If you want to fly, all you need
is friendship!”. Think of it! There’s a hidden meaning behind of it that we’ll
make us smile and encourage ourselves to love our friends or maybe I should
tell, heroes of our lives!
 “THINGS MOMS ALWAYS SAY”

By
John Paul D. Lordan

“I just want you to have it better than I did.”

“I want you to have nice things.”

Maybe you’ve heard these quotes from your moms, right? Well, if you’ll ask
me, I already did. It’s very funny to think about what your mother tells you. It
may be a compliment, a reprimand or just something unusual to your
hearing, but surely it tells about something. It has its true meaning.

Don’t talk when your mouth is full.

I’ve heard this very oftentimes. How about you? I’m sure you do. Imagine
talking excitingly about a topic to your friends and then once this quote is
said, you’re hanged up and immediately try to finish chewing the food inside
your mouth for you to continue. This may be a sort of embarrassment but,
you then realize it’s for your own good. A manner to be practiced and a good
etiquette to be observed.

Because I said so, that’s why. You’ll do as I say.

Perhaps you’ll hear these words once mom encountered desperate moments
because she reached the end of her rope. At this moment, I can picture out
frightened faces and limited moves. We all know that mom’s not playing
games anymore. She uttered these words for us, her children, to be
reminded of proper behavior.
Go ask your dad.

First thing that comes into my mind is to ask “Why? What for?” This often
occurs when I tend to ask something from my mother. It seems that she
can’t decide about it. Well, she told me to tell her about it but then she
refuses to make a decision and tells me to talk to my dad regarding the
matter. At that moment, a slim chance is what I expect for the grant of what
I asked. Hopes will be replaced by little disappointments but as what I’ve
said, a reason is behind.

This reason tells about what mothers are for. This tells why mothers keep
telling hose things to us. “Ok, I give up” An expression we want to justify. We
treat those things as a deafening sound to our ears that we don’t want to
keep on playing. But, I’ll ask you one thing, have you heard of:

I love you my son. I love you my daughter. Mom’s always here for you.

This is surely the best thing that you want your mom to say to you always,
isn’t it?
 “TODAY’S DREAM”

By

Christel Rajko C. Manansala

I have a dream of a community, designed with my classmates around

me. I have dreamed of people and nature in mind and heart.

On my dream, I have so many visions, visions that may come true in

real life. My first vision was about Francis, I saw him in a NBA basketball
team, and he was the center of the team because of his height that was
7’7”. Menard, who joined in Yakuza, a Japanese Mafia, he was the leader of
the group. John, who had a comedy show flight on television, and he became
a blockbuster king. John Paul, whom I saw on the street selling quail eggs,
had his own store on the front of Mateo’s gym. Lloyd, the master of
computer games, became a break-dancer. Mateo, who owned the Mateo’s
gym, became a model in different fashion shows. Denmark, who owned a
mental hospital beside John Paul’s store, became a professional psychologist.
Yves, became an agriculturist, major in Forestry has left the city and migrate
to the mountain ranges of Sierra Madre. Riva, became the heartthrob in the
Philippines, he also became a professional dentist. Sarno, had his stallion and
took care of many horses, and Edel, took a military training in PMA and now
a 4 star General soldier. The boy on my visions seems to be successful but
what about the girls?

The first girl I have seen on my vision was Alyssa; she was now a nun
in a parish near Allam’s Music shop. Marilee who owned the Allam’s music
shop sold many musical instruments. Dara, became a choreographer and a
fashion designer at the same time. Marianne had her commercial introducing
a new product of Glutathione. Victoria had her own billboard post in EDSA.
Jade Baul had her diet, and was married with Richard. Arianne became a
successful business woman, Jenelyn, was together with Alyssa in a parish
and sometimes she teaches Values Education in a public school. Sandra, I
didn’t have any visions of her. Helen, had her own variety store in front of
their original store. Bernaly, became a fashion designer. Noemi, became had
worked in Japan as entertainer. Abigail owned a pet shop, Jamaica who
migrated in Jamaica and had her family in that country. Jeremy was together
with Marianne introducing a new Glutathione product. Frauline was still
studying as a fine arts student in UP Diliman. Monique had her own funeral
services, Pauline, had her family together with Elpidio, she was very happy in
her new life. Myca, she was now a patient of Denmark, and Virtudazo, she
owned a piggery.

The community was happy, and of course the community will not be
happy without me, Kelly, I was very successful, I had my family together with
Jevie, and I became a billionaire. A speech was really good with a happy
ending.
 “LOVE IN MY LIFE”

By

Denmark C.Moralita

A pleasant afternoon to everyone especially to our beautiful English IV

teacher Mrs. Porto. It’s great that I am here in front of you speaking and
telling this speech to all of you. I wish all of you are fine and well today.

LOVE….LOVE…LOVE…Love is a special word for everyone. The word

“love” can have a variety of related but distinct meaning of different
contexts. It’s very funny and also good to hear those words from different
languages like the phrase “Wo ai ni” which means I love you that carries with
it a very specific sense of responsibility, commitment and loyalty. It is not
only a word but this is a strong feeling and affection to someone and also for
everyone. You can actually feel it for everybody. It’s quite interesting to think
that even people from different parts of the globe may fall in love with each
other no matter how long and how far they are. That’s what we call the
power of love. I believe in the saying that love conquers all. No matter how
you always say that you didn’t love a person but the real thing and what you
know to yourself is that you love that person, you will get struck with cupid
because your heart tells it so.

First off all that I loved is our Almighty God. God has always been there
for me and I thanks God for giving me my parents that will guide me on my
way to my future life and success. For my life I had love so many people. Of
course my parents were also the one that I loved in to my life. They are there
since I was born and until now the love that I felt never last. No parents
would want his/her child to live a life with troubles and problems that is why I
loved my parents so much. My friends made me love them by sharing our
thoughts and likes for the things we always do. They made my life good and
some of my memorable moments are with my friends who were there for me
in happiness and in loneliness.

There came a time on my life that I fell in love with someone. It was
back then when I was on my second year of high school. We got closer to be
friends because since first year, she was my friend. My classmates had just
linked us but I did not expect that from that closeness of friendship, I would
fell in love with her. At first she gave me a letter and I thought that it was
only a friendly letter, I mean like a greeting card only, but I was shocked
after reading that. It was written in the letter that she likes me and I don’t
know what to say or what to react. It took a few days for me to think of what
will I tell her but one day, one of my classmates told me that she was waiting
for my answer. The next morning, I called her and asked if she can talked to
me about what she has given me a few days ago. And because I did not
know the whole truth about what I really feel about her, I said “I’m sorry, but
I don’t have any feelings for you. Maybe we can have but right now, I don’t
know.” I saw her reaction on what I said. I feel like she was upset after I said
that. I can’t understand but I felt that I hurt her so I talked to some of my
classmates about that matter. They told me if it was the real thing that I felt.
I said I don’t know but whenever I saw her laughing with the other guys, I
wish I was the one she was laughing with and whenever she helps John on
doing something, I wish I was the one she was helping for. Maybe I am
jealous or whatever and so I tell her that I also like her the day after. She
became now my inspiration in life, the one that made me happy and loved
me of who I am. I love the her.
 Now that I am now graduating, I always take the opportunity to be with
my classmates that had been a part of my life since we were on our first day
on high school. I loved them because they made almost all the memories in
my life. So I am thankful that I met them and they became a friend of mine
that I can rely on whenever I need help. They were there in happiness and in
loneliness, even if we had so many problems to face on, we can pass it
because of the love we had for each other. Ever since in my school life I had
never felt the happiness I had with my classmate now in high school. I’ll
remember those memories, those hopes and dreams and the history we
made together. There will be love always between us that keep us tight to
fight for the challenges and the adventures especially now that we will be
apart. In every thing that I do I always think of the friendship we had that is
why I passed all the hard times in my life. I love them because I know that
they will be there always for me and I’ll treasure them for all of my life
because friends are there for you always than that of the people who will be
there only in times of happiness. It all starts with friendship and in the end it
will always stay as friendship forever in my heart. I wish they will remember
me also on the good things that I did for them and on the memories we had
shared.

Before I ended this speech, I would like to thank you all for all that I
had come up and the experience that I had and done in my whole high
school life. I will forever cherish the days we had together and so you are. My
dear teacher and friends, I would like to end this afternoon remembering this
wonderful day. You have given me the courage which gives me liveliness
throughout my life and I’ll bring it wherever destiny leads me. Truly, I am
enchanted to meet all of you. Once again thank you very much and good day
to everyone.
 “HOW TO OVERCOME BOREDOM”
(IV-Galileo’s Way)
By
Yves B. Pumarada

I would like to share to you the tips on how IV-Galileo overcomes the
attack of boredom.

One, go outside the room, roam around the school and when you hear
the word “MYCA!”, you must stop whatever your position may be, even if the
whole Dasmariñas National High School is looking at you. If you hear the
word “GALAW”, you can now continue what you are doing and act as if
nothing happened. It is best when you are wearing a costume after a
performance like jingle making.

Two, when you really have nothing to do, form a group. Then give each
member a codename like Agent Clinkz (Yves), Agent Pugna (Menard), Agent
Leoric (Francis), Agent Undying (Lloyd), Agent Azwraith (Riva), Agent Meepo
(Mateo), Agent Jah’rakal (Kelly), Agent Akasha (Mons), Agent Mortred (Rica),
Agent Lina (Alyssa), Agent Aleria (Riann), Agent Lanaya (Edel), Agent
Broodmother (Jade), Agent Rylai (Pauline), Agent Krobelus (Berns), Agent
Raigor (Sarno), Agent Mirana (Maika), Agent Silkwood (Dara), Agent Aiushtha
(Myca). Then, welcome each members of group through text.

Three, if your subject teacher is late or absent, you must take the
opportunity to visit other rooms and request for some coins also called as
“PAKALOG”. Then, after you collected enough money, go straight to the
canteen and buy your snack. Remember to say ‘thank you’ to those who
helped you.
 Four, celebrate the birthday of Ma’am Porto, you must have cake and
ice. After eating, grab as many ices as you can and throw it to your
classmates or put it inside their uniform. If there is no ice left, get some cake
icing, then place it to each other’s face even Ma’am Porto’s. Joke. But I think
she will love that because it let her feels that she is younger. Make sure you
have an extra t-shirt before doing this.

Five, grab the guitar, play a song, then let the others do the singing. I
know you’ll also enjoy that moment because you know you’re not the only
one doing that thing, IV- Galileo will sing together with you.

All the things mentioned above are just tips on how IV-Galileo survived
boring moments inside the classroom. Even though each has a different
character, these tips also helped us to bond with each other and united us as
one team for our one goal: Supremacy.

These are the secrets on how we enjoyed our high school life though
we’ve had a lot of things to do. Also through this tips, boredom will never hit
us again because, from now on, we’re all alive, alert, awake and enthusiastic.
Whoo!

Thank you and Long live Galileo Supremacy!

 “PROSPECTS OF THE SUPREMES”
By
Edelmiro O. Solis
Good day everyone. Before I start this speech I would like to give my
fullest gratitude to our voluptuous goddess of beauty Madam Belinda Porto
for the great time that she exerted teaching us and providing our needs in
making speech.
How could such a sad word as ‘goodbye” start with the word ‘good’?
Life isn’t easy right? We are all survivors.
According to Mrs. Luzviminda Bago, back then 2009, “Sa dami dami ng
sperm na lumabas, isa lang ang magmimeet sa egg cell at makabubuo ng
supling, kayo yun. Champion kayo”.
It’s a simple statement but means a lot for me.
It was quite hot afternoon; I was feeling dizzy and start yawning. It
feels like my body needs rest because I am busy managing my files for the
past week when my Blackberry phone rang.
It was a phone call from my dear classmate Francis Austin Diaz telling
me that he, and Monique Tizon were going to Boracay to attend their
seminar as part of their jobs as accountant. They are working with the same
bank. Francis told me that he bought ticket at Jenelyn De Lara’s Ticketing
office at Ninoy Aquino International Airport where Bernaly Jaudian works as
flight attendant. He also told me that he saw our friend Lloyd Renzol
Manimtim as their pilot. Then we bid goodbyes and good lucks to each other.
The next day, when I woke up, I started my morning routine by tuning
in to the daily morning news while eating my breakfast. It was the premiere
telecast of the new morning show and I was surprised that it was hosted by
my high school best friend Sandra Hilado together with her hubby Mj Philip
Naguit. They are having an interview with the Asian Sensation Jade Baul as
she takes the Polish National Opera in Warsaw considering that theater as
the largest in the world. Jade Baul was rumored to have her marriage with
her long time boyfriend Richard dela Peña. Then I switched the channel to
watch out for Ms. Marianne Baladjay who will represent our country to the
prestigious Ms. Universe but I was late and she was crowned as the new title
holder. She was rumored to follow Venus Raj’s career as GMA Kapuso station
revealed that they have an offer to Marianne to play the role of Machete.
I opened my email account and received a message from Helen
Imperial. She was inviting us to witness the opening of her anime cosplay
studio besides Pamela Detal’s high class restobar at Bacolod. I also read
daily updates regarding fashion and showbiz in the internet. I saw Noemi
Lape as the leading international supermodel and Jade Arianne Cerrada as
the new owner of the publishing company of leading chap magazines. Then I
dressed up and decided to go to my work.
I rode on the jeepney. I pass my fare to the person beside me and it
was Menard Esto. I don’t know why he’s crying until he told me that he is
unmarried and still waiting for my friend Riann. He also told me that he is
now a great repairman.
Then I left the jeepney and decided to go to a nearby department store
to buy something to eat before going to work. While I’m walking along
pathways, I saw billboards of Blessy Lubag for the fashion boutique
Gabuliiemuch. Her business boomed so fast for the past years.
Then I entered the mall and find a fast food chain to buy something to
eat. As I passed along the bookstore, my eyes were captivated by a
magazine. I saw Pauline Tañedo and Yves Pumarada on the cover. They’re
the hottest loveteam today. I grab one copy and bought it. Then, I scan on
the pages and I’m happy to see Alyssa Agra as the editor in chief. She has
also articles about cooking in just 10 minutes. There are also beauty tips
from Myca Valencia – Magpayo and fashion tips from FHM’s hottest cover girl
Dara Aquino. I have fun reading. Suddenly, a bunch of people hurried in. I
wonder why and I was surprised to see Frauline Tadle’s book signing. She
just launched a new book entitled “Justice Leagues’ Lucas Clyne: A Story that
will never ever end”. Aside from her bestselling book “Julian Jiore Ruanto:An
Endless Love”.
While walking in the mall, my focus was lost hearing one familiar song.
I hurriedly went to second floor and saw a newly created music bar. It’s
Singing Prowess. I went inside and saw my dramatica co-officer and a good
friend of mine – Rica Angelo Gito managing the cd stalls of the best selling
album by John Paul Lordan entitled Lordan sings Viray with his carrier single
Baklaismo. It was his 18th album and Rica told me that John Paul made it to
the Grammy Awards in Hollywood for the Best Solo Performer. Rica gave me
one copy and told me that our classmate Marilee has its debut album too. It’s
entitled Lucky I’m Inlove with my Vesfriend ranked number 3 at the
bestselling album of the year.
I was about to leave the store but one poster caught my attention. It
was a comedy bar named Bebedol celebrating its 5th year anniversary,
obviously it was founded by my good friend slash thesis mate Jamaica
Mercado. Rica told me that the buildings there were created by Engineer
Denmark Moralita and Engineer Jerome Riva.
I went down the second floor and went through the outside world of
the mall. I rode on a bus. I was about to sleep but my eyes can’t believe that
Abigail Malabanan is on the television plugging for her first movie entitled
Bananay and Jeanne Maika Virtudazo plugging her social site named
“Personified”.
 When I was on my work as a European Languages Professor at De La
Salle University Dasmariñas. I saw all of my co-professors watching Face to
Face in the faculty. It’s funny to see Ma. Victoria Balatucan and Nazareno
Mateo having their quarrel in the show. Jerome Sarno is the resident
psychologist there and Jeremy Moralidad is the newest spiritual adviser of
the show.
I didn’t waste my time in the show because I have lots to do. I get my
laptop and check my e-mails. My eyes were get too big seeing an article. Sgt.
Kelly Manansala saves Aclan, Antique and Capiz’ Mayors. I check my e-mail
now. John Iligan send me a message. Asking me if I am alright. I just replied I
am fine and doing well. By the way John Iligan is a head nurse in Canada
right now. Then my phone rang again.
The loud buzzing of the phonewoke me up and I found myself lying on
the floor with my class picture on my hand and stuffs scattered around me.
Then I realized that it was all just delusion. I answered the phone and it was
Marian Solis telling me to prepare for my graduation, they’re all coming to
fetch me and proceed to the ceremony.
And that was my dreams hours before. I never knew that in a knick of
time, I will saw the prospect of our lives. The time will come that that dreams
will turned into reality. Our alma mater will give us clear view towards our
future, a future that is either with one of you or alone with new.
"You and I will meet again, when we're least expecting it, One day in
some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend,
for you and I will meet again"
Goodbyes are not forever.
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean I'll miss you
Until we meet again!
See you soon my beloved friends.
Edel now signing off.
 “ IT’S NOT ‘GOODBYE’, BUT ‘SEE YOU SOON’ ”

By

Alyssa Lyn F. Agra

“It’s not only the BRAIN, but also the HEART that keeps us BRIGHT”

Being a part of the Special Science Class is the thing that I am most
grateful for. I’m very lucky to be a part of it. Without it, I wouldn’t have
known my beloved family – IV – Galileo.

IV – Galileo is very special. I think it’s not only for me but also for
everyone. There are things that made IV – Galileo really special and easy to
love.

First, all of them are really UNIQUE. All of them are special in their own
way. Even though they have their own groups, they still act as a FAMILY. And
families don’t leave someone behind. And also, families work all together.
That’s why; they always remember the saying “all for one, one for all.”

Second, all of them are very TALENTED. All of them have their own
talents – in dancing, singing, acting, drawing, speaking in public, joining
contests, in everything! That’s why I’m really proud to be with them.
Actually, in contests, when IV – Galileo is qualified, it’s really great to know
that the other sections are scared of us or “kami ay kinakatakutan”. They are
scared because almost all the contests that Galileo had joined, they always
won the first place. And it’s because they are talented.

Next thing is they are very OPTIMISTIC and CONFIDENT. They almost
won in everything because they know how to be confident but not boastful
and full of themselves. They know how to be optimistic and be very positive
in all they do. Also, they are very BRIGHT and CHEERFUL. These are the
assets that make us really, really special.

Another thing is they are very PHOTOHOLIC. Picture here, picture

there, pose here, and pose there! In all places, in all events, in all gatherings,
in everything! This is one way that they can prove how cheerful they are.
Camera is their secret weapon.

Another way to prove that they are very cheerful is BEING CORNY.
They love jokes but the thing is they only know the corny ones. This makes
them very happy in all times. Joking is already a part of their everyday
routine. It’s like it’s their source of energy. And without it, their day cannot
be complete.

Last thing that make them special is them being GALLANT and
GENEROUS. Even though they don’t have money and they want to celebrate
something, they will still do everything just to perform a certain activity or
celebration. Just like when it’s the birthday of their teacher or classmate,
they will hold a party or simple celebration. This makes them very special to
others.
 It’s really fun to reminisce all of the things you’ve done all together.
But in other hand, it’s really sad. I want to remember all of the things that
I’ve done with them. Of course I don’t want to forget because it’s the only
way that I can remember all of my classmates.

Graduation is already near. And I still don’t have my parting words for
my dearest classmates. Actually, it’s really hard to say “goodbye” to
someone you don’t want to leave behind. And honestly, I still don’t want to
leave my classmates.

Leaving my classmates will be the hardest part of all. After all the
things that you’ve done with them, after building your trust with everyone,
after conquering all of the problems, after all the laughter, the tears, the
pains, the heartfelt “sorry”, everything! After all those things, you will still
have to leave them.

But leaving them doesn’t mean that you need to say “goodbye”. For
me, I will never say the word “goodbye” because it means that you will leave
them permanently and forever. It’s better to say “see you soon” because I
know that someday, we will still be all together and we – IV- Galileo will be
reunited once again.

Francis, Menard, John, John Paul, Kelly, Lloyd, Mateo, Denmark, Yves,
Riva, Sarno, Edel, Marilee, Dara, Marianne, Victoria, Jade, Arianne, Jeneleyn,
Rica, Riann, Sandra, Helen, Bernaly, Noemi, Blessy, Abby, Jamaica, Jeremy,
Frauline, Pauline, Monique, Myca and Maika, THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU!
 “WHY CHOOSE AN UNEASY LIFE?”
By
Marilee M. Allam

People always choose the things that are not hard to do. They prefer or
point out works that will not make them be stressed or pressured. My heart
have been catched by this entertaining story from a book.

On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow. "Today
I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day
long. You will work all day under the sun!"

"I will give you a life span of 50 years."

The cow objected. "What? This kind of tough life you want me to live
for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years - I'll give back to you."
So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, "What you are
supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that
come by, or in, you will have to bark at them!"

"I'll give you a life span of 20 years!"

The dog objected. "What? All day long I have to sit by the door? No
way! Let me live for only ten years. I give you back my other 10 years of
life!" So God agreed.
On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, "A
monkey has to entertain people. You've got to make them laugh and do
monkey tricks."
"And I'll give you a 20 year life span."

The monkey objected. "What? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and
tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years - I'll give back to you." So
God agreed.
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, "Your job is to sleep,
eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to
enjoy and do nothing."

"For this kind of life, I'll give you a 20 year life span."

The man objected. "What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do
nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years? No way,
man!....... Why don't we make a deal?"
"Since Cow gave you back 30 years, Dog gave you back 10 years, and
Monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from you! That makes my
life span 70 years, right?" So God agreed.

And that is why.....

In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing
much.
For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the
family.
For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey
faces and doing monkey tricks.
And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit in front of the door and bark
at people.
 God has planned us a life full of goodness and happiness but we are
the ones who are breaking it and instead we choose what we think was right.
You see? What WE THINK was right? It’s just what WE think, but it is not what
HE planned.

So let us all remember that he made this life for us to do as what we

are told to do. We are not made to do what we want to do.
 “FOUR YEARS WEREN’T ENOUGH”

By

Dara Mariel M. Aquino

To our beloved English teacher that is holding the title of being the “Goddess
of Beauty”, Mrs. Belinda Port and to the people who are behind of every
tears and laughters I’ve had all through my high school life, friends that
made me feel like my second family, IV-Galileo batch 2011, good afternoon.

As I start my speech of entertainment, I would like you to know that this is

not just for the sake of passing, this came from all the memories we’ve had
together, from the tears that yeah, falling from my eyes right now and from
the bottom of my heart. Hope you like this.

Before taking my first step in Dasmariñas National High School, I was so

afraid of having more than ten classmates ( Yeah! That was so ridiculous of
me. ) but seriously, it’s true! For I thought that they’d gonna be hard for me
to approach or whatsoever. But then, June 4, 2007 became the start of
counting wonderful years to spend with these great people in front of me.
I’ve never thought that these past four years with you guys, will be as
perfect as this. Thinking of the laugh trips, blues, secrets, gossips, ramblings
and everything we had under the sun and even under the moon brought me
to an idea of how my life would be if I haven’t spent it with them.

Forty different kids were bound together to complete the section. From
Aguirre to Solis, sixteen boys were meant to be there, while 27 girls from
Agra to Virtudazo made up the forty students of SSC I-Joule. I can still
remember those years of innocence, “putek” (just an expression) was
already a “bad word” for us. I just can’t imagine how those four years bound
our friendship this tight. And now, after two months, these four years in high
school which I call “HAPPiNESS” will eventually become a part of the so-
called “memories”. I just don’t know how am I going to face the world after
the day of our graduation. No more 7am-5pm class schedules, lingguhang
awtputs, tara mcdo!, plastic ka, backstabber yan and everything that’s oh-so
high school things.

I can’t think of a way of how am I going to face a day without the PCD
(Jenjen, Bekbek, Len, Mi and Pam). The way they get mad, the way they
laugh and the tightness of friendship they had with each other. The
Advocates who were the “heartthrobs” of our batch, they’re amusing
performances, the way they bond with the girls and how they’ve shown us,
girls, that not all men are the same. The MARJ ft. BMF, the group of “brainy”
people, the way how serious they are in every school thingies and the way
how they’ve shown me that not all these smart people are nerd, they’re
actually cool.

Oh! And how can I forget about the naughtiest, annoying, fun to be with and
carefree youngsters? Their laughters that were caused by a corny joke from
John, the way how they talk to each other that was like there’s no another
day for them or like they’re in the opposite poles of the earth, those were
just so great things to reminisce and might also make me crave for more
years to spend with this group, the Taggers (Jaja, Den, Abi, John, JP, Jamai,
Pau, Poky and Yanyan). And let me not forget about the group that I’ve been
wanting to be part of before, the Solid (Del, Ri, Sarno, Silda, Doodle and Bes),
the group that had the greatest “KABOOGSH” on me. They’ve just given me
such unforgettable memories to bring ‘til the last second of my life, yeah, it
might be too much to hear but I think they really do. These group became
the biggest part of my high school life.
Diaz, Francis Austin Sicio, became one of the most important persons in my
life in high school. He once made me felt like I was the greatest girl he had
ever met. And so was I, I felt like he was the best man I’d ever had. And I just
don’t know how our fantasy of love just faded away that fast. And yes, he’s
the batch’s Valedictorian. Esto, Menard, became a great CAT officer; he
showed us that he wasn’t just “hoy, Menard” but instead, he can be treated
like “Asking permission to ask SIR!”. Iligan, John, had proved us that height
can never stop him from showing the real him. He even made someone great
fall for him effortlessly. Lordan, John Paul, made a mark on our minds that
“nobody can get taller than he is.” Just kidding! He has showed us that
patience would give you good relationship in friends. Manansala, Christel
Rajko proved us that “all men are the same” thing, wrong. He has loved a
girl with all his heart and waited long enough to show his sincerity. He’s one
of a kind. Manimtim, Lloyd Renzol, gave us a thought of how does this little
man lives his life, he was a very silent guy that makes everyone in the class
laugh whenever he makes his unique Penguin dance step. Mateo, Nazareno,
found his one true love after being such a playboy before. He has now
became a stick to one guy and an understanding boyfriend. Moralita,
Denmark, started as a shy-type guy because of being an only child in his
family. But then, he has evolved as years have passed us by that also made
his heart beat for his Ms. Right. Pumarada, Yves, the man that changed me
and helped me became mature in the way I look forward to life. This man
was just so awesome that made every girl, despite of being so arrogant,
scream for his name and fall for him easily without any effort. Riva, Jerome
was once a “si Riva lang pala” and now he’s a “oh talaga? Si Riva!? =D”. A
man that has evolved a lot, became a better man as years went-by. Sarno,
Jerome was the class’s clown. He’s the probably the reason of most of our
guffaws in the room. Solis, Edelmiro Octa changed a lot from first year to
fourth year. This youngster has proved everyone that nothing can stop
anyone from achieving his goals in life. This great person has now achieved a
lot that’s more than enough of what he has wished for. We might had fights
before but after few hours, or days or weeks, my love for this friend of mine
will never change.

Agra, Alyssa Lyn and Allam, Marilee became close friends this fourth year,
maybe because of their talent (singing0 that bound them together in an
organization. These two became my crying shoulders whenever I’m down. I
can never forget how Lysa would hug me and how Nay shares her love life
with Tay to me and I can see in her eyes those “butterfies”. Baladjay,
Marianne was always beside me, (yea!) because of the alphabetical seating
arrangement. I could still remember once, I was so sleepy and I asked her to
pinch me then suddenly, it became a bruise. Balatucan, Ma. Victoria was one
of the tres marias, she’s small, cute and bubbly but get rid of her whenever
she’s mad for you can’t resist her madness. And that’s what Teo loves about
her. Baul and Cerrada, Jade were just so opposite in everything, despite of
having the same name. Baul got a dark complexion which is absolutely
opposite to Cerrada’s complexion and so as their likes and dislikes. De Lara,
Jenelyn was the one who has helped me try to be a better me in the last 3
months of my high school life, I am so thaksful for having her. She helps me
to overcome my laziness in everything. Despite of knowing our past, she still
loved me as pure as if nothing has torn us apart before. Detal, Pamela
Kristelle will always and forever be my one and only baby potchi that had
never left me alone in times of darkness. Gito, Rica Angela, my
Bheiibiitootsxz, yeah, that’s in a jejemon way, she has been one of my crying
shoulders since then. I might have disappointed her once but then she still
believed in me and continued supporting me in everything I do. Thanks Rica!
Guerrero, Riann was the girl who has been very jolly and is a great singer.
She has her very own version and style of singing “Happy Birthday” that no
one could ever copy. Hilado, Sandra Lorainne, is my Best Friend. Since first
year, she became my best friend for a reason that’s so unclear. It was just
like a “tenen!” and oooh. We’re BFF already. I will never regret anything that
we’ve been through. You’re one of the best things that happened in my life
and so as Jeanne Maika Virtudazo. Both of you were just the gal pals I would
never ask anything more but years with you. For you were the friends I can
never afford to lose. Imperial, Helen, Jaudian, Bernaly, Lape, Noemi and
Lubag, Blesilda was one of the people whom I shared my tears with. These
people became my advisers on how to survive in any problem. They were
with me as I faced each and every trials in life that I had. Malabanan, Abigail,
Mercado, Jamaica Marie, Moralidad, Jeremy and Tañedo, Pauline were also
one of the people who have never left me alone. They never made me felt
alone, they might be not that close to me but in times of need, I can surely
count on them. Tadle, Frauline, Tizon, Monique and Valencia, Myca were the
people who never became two-faced people on me, as far as I know. They’ve
been the ones I’ve been thanking all day for listening to all my dramas. Poky
became the best listener and friend when it comes to problem sharing. She
always supports me and gives pieces of advice to me for me to try in every
trial that I undergo. Last but definitely not the list is, Virtudazo, Jeanne Maika.
The girl whom I never thought would mark as great as this to me. We’ve
never been this tight before, just this senior year. This girl became my secret
holder, I tell her everything that I cannot hold anymore (you know, things or
problems that are too heavy to keep on myself). I woke up one day and I felt
like this girl would be a great loss if we’d be apart, this girl is just so
important to me and I can always count on this girl, I swear!

These people were just so awesome to become my friends, when I look at

them from a far, I cannot see how I fit in this group of wonderful people. As
my tears roll down my face, I can feel the warmth of love that these people
had given me. I can never forget all those great smiles, love and care that
you have shared with me. And now, as we walk on our way to the stage
where diplomas shall be given, let me first thank each and every one of you
who’ve walked with me to this journey of life. And now, the parting ways has
come, let me ask you this one favor, will you let me stay in your hearts just
until the world ends? Or if not, just take the memories we had together until
the last second of your life? For I can assure you that you will be in my heart
forever as well as the memories we had. I may not remember your whole
names in the next 20 years, but the love I’ve felt for you guys will stay here
in my heart and in my life. Reminiscing the moments we had shared, I begin
to realize what’s going to be next when these wonderful things are all gone.
In the next five, six, seven or ten years, would it still be the same?

Hope you enjoyed listening to my speech. That was all and I thank you.
 “A DAY THAT WILL LAST FOREVER”

By

Marianne Joy S. Baldjay

It was a bright sunny day, the sky was a soft shade of blue and
there was a slight breeze in the air. There were so many people all
around me, some are young and some are older. They were everywhere.
When I’m getting nearer to the gate I felt nervous and all of a sudden I
was stricken with fear. After entering the school, I felt that I’m alone and
all I wanted was to be home again. My eyes scanned around the room
and I thought that this is my new world, a world where I’m no longer
being treated as a child.

My first impression of the school itself was it looks like a forest

because of the big trees planted around it and it was so scary, unlike my
pervious school where everything was mixed up and organized but I
never expected that this is a place where I can meet my true friends.
Friends who told me how to show my real self and they were the one
that cheers me up sometimes in loud and visible ways, sometimes in
unspoken ways in the background. Nothings can come close to the love
that we build in four years of friendship. We always support each other,
whether it involves very visible support or simple background
encouragement.
 I believe that the most exciting and happiest moments on a
student’s life happen in high school. I have learned many lessons and
experience in this part of my life. I remembered that there was a time
that our parents was called by one of our teacher because we skipped
and we didn’t attend her class, and I’m so worried because it happened
for the first time in my life but then my classmates didn’t mind it and
throw some jokes with each other saying “ hoy! Sabi ni ma’am bring
your parents daw….with plastic cover!” and everyone will laugh hard,
we just take things easy. We cannot avoid problems related to school
like having no assignments and passing late projects, brain-crashing and
mind-sizzling examinations, low and even failing grades and my
classmates says ”bawi ka na lang next year!”. Sometimes we have a lot
of assignments and requirements to be passed and we don’t know what
to do first, but then after we finished it we says” yun lang yun,
nakakabitin naman!” And everyone screamed “MORE!!!” with a rock
sign! And if we don’t have a lot of assignments after school we decided
to go in a certain house and took some pictures and enjoy our day with
memorable laughtrips. When there’s a school competition, we give our
full support and effort to bring home the trophy and we never fail to do
this because we believe in our power.

Because of so much happiness that I feel everytime I’m with

my classmates, I didn’t notice that the last day of my high school life is
fast approaching and I can only imagine how I'll be feeling when I step
out of Dasmariñas National High School for the very last time. I didn't
think that the time to graduate would come soon enough but now that
time is finally near I cannot believe that it has come this fast. I
remember my first days of high school I was just a newcomer in the
school and I feel alone because I don’t know everyone but now in just
two more months I’m about to leave this school but I can say I've had
plenty of good times and bad times in high school. The only thing I can
say is that I learned. Its not just I learned from the book but also from
my experiences that I’ve encountered in the past years. Throughout
these four years, I just realized that I’m so lucky enough that my mother
sent me to this kind of school because I found true friends that I can
lean on everytime and I’ll promise that I’ll keep our memories for
lifetime. All I can say high school was the best time of my life together
with IV-Galileo!
 “LAST FAVOR”
By
Jade Arianne N. Cerrada

We are gatehered here today to read out the last will and testament of
your classmate, Jade Arianne N. Cerrada. Failure to comply with her dying
wishes would mean a haunting from your conscience forever.

First, it is her wish to wear a Maid-Sama costume. She also dislikes

silence, so she requests that loud songs like Alesana’s, Paramore’s , JPop and
My Chemical Romance’s music be played.

It has always been her wish to see her best friends, Alyssa, Monique,
Rica, Marilee and Bernaly in super girly outfits. So, during her funeral, she
requests them to wear a really cute dress. It should be short and daring. She
also says “Don’t even dare wear a jacket”

To her anime pals, Helen and Frauline, she asks that they wear an
anime costume during her funeral. Preferably from her favorite animes,
Haruhi Suzumiya, Special A or Maid-Sama .

She also asks for the boys, Francis, Menard, JP, John, Kelly, Lloyd,
Mateo, Denmark, Yves, Riva and Sarno to wear an animal costume during
her funeral. She prefers cute animal costumes such as, dolphins, tiger,
penguin, bear, dog, cat, turtle and her favorite, panda.
 To Edel, she requests that you wear something cute which will make
you look like a doll.

To the rest of the girls, Dara, Marianne,Vhic, Jade, Jenjen, Riann,

Sandra, Noemi, Bless, Abby, Jamong, Pauline, Myca and Maika; She asks
that you wear something blue and daring too. Like a tube dress ,mini skirt or
whatever daring outfit. Also, please wear boots.

During her funeral, crying is strictly prohibited. She expects that her
family will cry so she need you, her classmates to be strong for them.

Finally, she wants to say this message to you:

Classmates, I don’t have a dying wish or anything. Everyone dies. It’s

just a matter of who goes first. I want you to know how happy I am to be part
of your lives. I wouldn’t want to spend my high school life in any other way. I
just went ahead to prepare our party area here. Don’t cry for me but instead
be happy for me because I’m finally home with our heavenly Father. Please
don’t forget me. I love you all.

P.S.

I am serious about this. I’ll be watching you.

See you soon..
 “COMMON WHYS IN OUR MINDS”

By

Rica Angela S. Gito

Sometimes there are questions entering in our minds, questions which

are weird and ridiculous to think. Those are common things which we are not
aware but keep on doing it, well, we are aware but we don’t just put much
focus on it. Come on, let’s site some of those.

Why do we keep on blocking our ears whenever cockroaches are near

us? Yeah, we are afraid that it might fly unto us but, can it really suits on or
ears? Can it really enter?

The Golden Rule, Do unto others what you want them to do unto you,
but whenever pets, might be cat or a dog bites us, why don’t we bite them,
too?

Whenever we put make-ups unto our faces, our mom is telling us “oh,
baby, you’re too young for that.” But when we play toys or wear oldy things,
they are telling us, “Oh, darling, you’re too old enough for that.” What really
are we?

We call it, coffee break but does it mean that only coffees are allowed
to drink in that break?

Why do the radio stations are still on when we are listening to am

when it is already evening? It is a.m., right?

Why does the time is so fast whenever we are not looking at the clock
but when we are actually waiting for the time, it is a-s, s-l-o-w a-s t-h-e t-u-r-
t-l-e?
 Why do we call boards, blackboards but honestly it is color green?

Why do we keep on sending messages in a form of a group message

but the truth is the message is only for one person?

Do gays have the capability to be pregnant? If not, why are they so

many?

Are you amazed? Did some of those whys marked in your head? Did it
made you smile? Or just say, “oo nga nuh?”. Those are only few thing we do
and speak but not aware of its true meaning. Let’s see again next time for
some other whys.
 “TIME WILL NEVER IT”

By

Sandra Lorraine G. Hilado

To our beautiful English teacher, Mrs. Belinda C. Porto, and to my

dearest classmates, a pleasant afternoon. I would like to share my thoughts
and feelings about having the coolest friends in the whole world. Yes, I am
referring to all of you my dear classmates. None other than you. And here I
go.

Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you
are, the things you never want to lose. That’s exactly how I feel about
GALILEO.

GALILEO - an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and

philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. But for me,
it is a group of 35 people who are special in their own way. They love to sing,
dance and act for fun. They always believe in their capabilities and skills.
They can still smile despite the difficult school works given to them. They
love to take pictures anytime, anywhere. They love to share corny jokes
which bring laughter to everyone. They love to party and have fun. But most
of all, they love each other. And I can say that I am too lucky for I belong in
this group of people. No wonder why I feel blue whenever I think of us going
on our own separate ways 3 months from now.
 When I wake up in the morning, I follow the same old routine: brush
my teeth, eat my breakfast, take a bath, wear my complete uniform, fix my
school things then off to school. Nothing’s new about that. But everything
changes whenever I enter SSC Room 3. I know that there are more fun and
adventures waiting for me. I always look forward that something new is
going to happen, a brand new experience. That’s why I am happy whenever I
am with my dear classmates.

When I enter the classroom, first thing I would hear, loud greetings
from my closest friends. One of them is Sarno who greets me with his
cheerful disposition. Another is Maika who shares to me the newest gossips
and some funny stories. Then here comes Edel with his funny expressions
and stories I always enjoy listening to. Another is Riann who always asks
everyone to join the game, if not, there she is, singing a song with all her
might. Then there’s Blessy, most of the time, quiet but when she has
something to say, surely, you’ll never forget it.

They are my closest friends. They may sound simple as I describe them
but words are not enough to tell how much they mean to me. We’ve been
through ups and downs but at the end of the day, realization comes that
they are still the best.

Jade, Denmark, Abi, Myca, Pauline, Marianne, Jamaica and John or

simply known as Taggers, they are the wildest and the craziest people I ever
knew. You got a problem? Approach them and with the help of their corny
jokes and funny stories, you’ll surely forget what’s bothering you. You’ll
experience non-stop laughing with them. But when it comes to serious
conversations, they are also the best in giving the perfect advices for you.
 Monique, Alyssa, Rica, and Arianne or simply known as MARJ, together
with BMF or Bernaly, Marilee and Frauline, they are the ones who have the
impressions of being studious and serious. But still, they know how to have
fun together with their other classmates.

Victoria, Noemi, Jenelyn and Helen or simply known as PCD. Of all the
groups in the class, I can say that this one has the strongest bond. Don’t
mess with one of them, because for sure, the other members will never let
one of their friends to be hurt by anyone. They are good friends so you can
run to them whenever you have problems and they will surely do their best
to help you out.

Last but not the least, Yves, Kelly, Menard, Mateo, Francis, Riva and
Lloyd or simply known as The Advocates. I am very proud of them because
unlike the other sections, they are the group of boys who can get along just
fine with their other classmates. Their trips are the best!

Most of the time, I have fun being with John Paul, the boy with the
great mind, or having a heart to heart conversation with Dara. There’s also
Jeremy who always gives me the advice of being strong and loving God
above all. To all my classmates, you are simply the best!

Words like thank you, I love you are not enough to express my
gratitude for all the moments we shared together, for all the most
memorable experiences which will never be forgotten, for all the realizations
and knowledge you shared with me, for the care, love, concern, for
EVERYTHING! Time goes by so very fast. It’s been four years but still, I feel
like everything is not yet enough. Our life after high school is not yet the
end. Actually, it is just the beginning for a more adventurous world for us. I
really thank God for letting our paths cross. I promise that our friendship will
never ever end. Thank you.
 “EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WHOM I LOVE”

By

Bernaly L. Jaudian

Knock knock.

Cute kaming lahat.

♪You are the only exception. ♫

There was once a group of people whom I can call “exceptional”. They are
the people who are “exceptional in their own simple ways: in dancing,
singing, acting or even multitasking. If you reallly know them, you might say
that they are the home of undeniable and superb talents.

They will cheer you if your feel nervous, comfort you when you’re really
down. Brightens up you day if it is ruined. Share compassion with you if you
are not able to accomplish something important, because they are also in
your shoes, but not always. They can be your shoulder to cry on, a person to
lean on, and friend to treat you at YECS, canteen, 7-11, Ministop, Wapakman,
turu-turo or at Mcdonalds. Sometimes, you must ready huge amount of coins
because they might ask you some of it. Don’t worry; it’s a part of life. They
may help you solve your problem whether it is about math problems or
assignments, as long it is not abut money. Their economic status is at the
verge of breaking down but don’t worry, you will caught them still smiling or
otherwise, laughing. They might become too annoying because some of
them are really “corny’, In the end you will realize that you will miss their
“hirits” some other time.

This group of people really means a lot to me. They will leave me momeries
of laughter, cry and inspiration. Though they differ in many ways, they are
united by the love and understanding for each other. it is not only their mind
but also their heart that keeps them smart. Do you know what is the best
word that defines exceptional about them, their FRIENDSHIP and
UNBEATABLE CARE for you.
 “HAPPIEST THINGS”

By

Abigail T. Malabanan

I stand here before you my dearest classmates, with a smile in my

heart, to express how i really feel of being with happy and wonderful
classmates none other than you.

Many have known our section to be a joyous and amazing section

that’s why we are that popular. But behind those happiness hides the sad
feeling every time we talk about that strange thing. Do you know what’s the
saddest thing of being from IV-Galileo? And do you think there’s any? Yes.
It’s the fact that when you’re from IV-Galileo, all things are for the last time.
All those contests that we joined and won, our bonding moments and the
millions of laughter that we shared for every corny joke that we are hearing.
All of that are really near to end. Happiness really ends. Of course we will
graduate. Unless you’re not finished with you’re thesis.

But seriously speaking, there’s a lot of thing that you can be happy
with here in IV-Galileo so we should now stop this drama and cheer for our
being together. First thing is that “we can do anything that we wanna do”.
When we wish to be excused the whole day even a contest only take a
couple of hours, we can do that. When we want to play and make “maika
maika” in the field, we can also do that. And when we’re determined to win a
certain contest, we always did it. That’s the true meaning of IV-Galileo...
SUPREMACY.
 We are also always behind each other when trouble comes and
someone needs a help or someone to lean on. Our section is so strong
because we are the greatest supporters of each other. We are one for all, all
for one. Remember when we had an encounter with IV-Lithium because they
said something about our robotics? Everyone gains anger when they
underestimate our ability and every one also fight for our section. And that’s
the true fighting spirit that only IV-Galileo can possess.

Lastly, we are what we are, following the rule “Just be your self”. IV-
Galileo just express what they feel. We always express our feelings that’s
why they understand us. I again recall when we are defeated in the
‘Sabayang Pagbigkas’ and the ‘Binibining Kalikasan’. We really feel bad there
because we thought will win and were deserving for that title. But that’s just
how life goes. There’s a winner and a looser.

And now, now that we’re near to end, i just want you all to know how
lucky i am to be part of your life. I’m so lucky because I belong to a section
where all are free to be happy and to be loved. I belong to a section with free
from competitions and fights. For me, this is the best section that i had and i
will surely treasure forever. I want to thank you for being a home for
me where i can go. I want to thank you for all the love, support, laughters,
joy, smile and pleasure that you bring to me. For a team that bonds for four
years and shared many moments together, it is really hard to say goodbye
especially now that we’re really bonded together and nothing could ever
come between us.

Although we will said goodbye, always remember that goodbyes are

not the end. It is only the start of a new beginning. I hope that even after
departing, we can still be as close as before and no one will forget someone.
I really really love you all and thank you for teaching me the happiest things
that i could ever experience in my entire life.
The rain may be falling hard outside,
But your smile makes it all alright.
I'm so glad that you're my friend.
I know our friendship will never end."

“We can do anything that we wanna do, Co’z we are the

IV-Galileo... Galileo... Galileo”

“KINGDOM GALILEI”

By

Frauline C. Tadle

Welcome to Kingdom Galilei where the differential equations of the

propagation of heat express the most general conditions, and reduce the
physical; questions to problems of pure analysis and this is the proper object
of theory. To be sure, it has been pointed out that the introduction of a
space-time continuum may be considered as contrary to nature in view of
the molecular structure of everything which happens on a small scale. It is
maintained that perhaps the success of the Heisenberg method points to a
purely algebraical method of description of nature, that is to the elimination
of continuous functions from physics. Therefore, there is no light. The sun
sucks dark. In fact it sucks dark so hard that the friction of the dark moving
to the Sun causes the Sun to be very hot. As the Earth rotates the dark
caught on the night side can be pulled off, this causing the absence of dark
known as Day as stated by Joseph Fourier, Albert Einstein and the Eric
Conspiracy has nothing to do with it.

It exists many years from now, when the time is no longer called A.D.
but Cosmic Era- the true space age. It is when Kingdom Galilei, Cosmic Era
2010-2011 is located in a country called DNHS within the continent of
Dasmariñas of the Earth in the Solar System of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is
govern by the so-called COE or Council of Eleven headed by Aphrodite Porto,
the chief councillor and also the councillor for boundless beauty and charm.
She is assisted by his trusted vice Councillor Petilos de Zeus, councillor for
first and foremost. Other members of the Council are Harmonia Fulmaran,
Councillor for Scientific Activities and Studies, Arlene Persephone, Councillor
for Good Relationship, Joy Hestia, Councillor for Guidance and family, Nyxus
Castillo, Councillor for Literature and Language, Romello Poseidon, Councillor
for Leisure Activities, Artemis la Nova, Councillor for family Planning,
Amphitrite Mallari, Councillor for Discipline, Luzviminda Aura, Councillor for
thesis and Dissertations and Athena Mojica, Councillor for Agriculture. This
eleven major people led Kingdom Galilei to its Golden Age.

Kingdom Galilei is formidable with its unbeatable idealism and

strategic location on the mountaintop. It is the home of an unhappy young
girl who is always badly beaten by her mean stepmother Jamaica and her
two-step sisters Helen and Blesilda. They are so cruel to her that they can do
nothing but to send her to house chores. She has cinders on her clothes that
is why they called her Myca.

Luckily, her Fairy Godmother Bernaly who served as her bridge to meet
a certain young and good-looking bachelor, Lloyd von Trapp, always guides
Myca. Through the help of her magical glass shoes, they met and fell in love
with one another.
 But, what’s this! The glass shoes got lost in the forest and
accidentally knocked down in front the house of the seven dwarfs. John
heard a certain knock, Jenelyn went over the door, Francis peek if someone
is outside, Jeremy opened the door, Riva growled to whom that is disturbing
the peacefulness of their home, Abigail saw the magic glass shoes and
Pauline shouted “Sandra! Sandra! Get down here at once! We have
something to give you!”

The beautiful maiden whose skin is as white an s snow, lips that is

red as blood and hair as black as ebony named Sandra came down from
upstairs and adds glitters to the shimmering shoes.

As Sandra can get hold of the shoes, a monkey with a colourful hat
and vest entered the little house named Abbu entered the little house and
secretly snatched a golden lamp from the dwarfs and gave it to his master
Kelly who is riding on his magical carpet with his beloved Princess Marianne.

They fly as they are talking to one another:

“I can show you the world Shinning Shimmering, splendid. Tell me,
Princess, when did last let your heart desire. A whole new world… whoa!!!

The lamp fell and both of them did not notice it instead; a maiden
named Monique saw it and follow where it is falling. At last! It set its foot on
the backyard of an old mansion where an old beast, of which the
townspeople named him Sarno was hit by the lighting. Monique helped him
and wolah! Sarno the Beast turned into Sarno the Prince. Dumbstruck,
Monique has been the subject of Cupid’s love arrow to set her eyes and heart
for the prince when the 13th witch, Jade Baul came and rubs the lamp to
release the genie and wish to prickle a certain beauty Victoria so that she
will fell asleep.

The whole kingdom alarmed and is asking for help from a young
Prince of Faraway Land, Prince Nazareno. He fights the mighty dragon to
awaken the beauty with a passionate kiss. To avenge for his princess, Prince
Nazareno snatch the lamp of the genie from the 13th witch and he wished
for his freedom. The genie, overjoyed, started his journey around the world.

Along their journey back to Faraway Land, they passed by an

unfettered man that is about to climb the longest hair you cannot imagine as
he shouted:

“Riann! Riann! Let down your hair!” Its Prince Menard went to save
Riann from her jealous capturer Arianne! But Arianne heard his scream and
she also screams:

“Who’s disturbing my prisoner at this time? Huh?!”

She looked for her magic wand to cast “Avada Kedavra” when the
lighting from Poseidon’s trident that comes from the sea blinds them. They
didn’t know that at the same time, a very disturbing commotion is also
happening in the sea. Jeanne Maika, jealous sister of Poseidon robbed the
beautiful voice of Poseidon’s daughter, Rica and her knight in shining
armour, Denmark is currently fighting her evil Aunt.

However, through the help of the singing voice of Princess Alyssa and
the Pauper, Marilee, with their own prince charming, Yves and John Paul with
their song, Written in my Heart, they are able to save the couple as well as
the sea.

Meanwhile, the glass shoes came upon the hands of the dancing princess,
Dara and her Queen Fairy Friend, Noemi and through it, she is able to find
her Prince, Prince Edel who is skilful as her in dancing and they live happily
ever after.
 “WE ARE WHAT WE ARE”

By

Monique Anne B. Tizon

To the goddess of everlasting beauty- Mrs. Belinda Porto, to my

dearest “tropa ng kapraningan”-MARJ, and to my “barkada ng kalokohan”-
classmates, a pleasant afternoon to each of you.

It’s been almost four years that we’ve been together. I can still
remember the first day that we’ve been together. That was a very
memorable day for me because it was the start of a very exciting and head-
spinning journey with the most outgoing people that I’ve met. Yes, that’s
you. You are the people who made my world spin round because of your
natural and unbeatable talents. The numerous awards that we’ve achieved
are the witnesses of these talents. Can you still remember the preparations
that we’ve done for every competition that we’ve joined? All of the hard
works, practices, and overnights that we’ve been through are the keys of
what we are now. Champions. That’s us. Even though sometimes we’re being
“Victorians”, still we don’t stop to reach the top. We’ve already proven
ourselves in this school, and we’ve done that together.

And speaking of talents, we also have those “special” talents which

add flavor to our adventurous journey. LT. Those jokes that we’ve thrown to
each other are “essential” in our everyday lives. Most of them are corny but
it’s working out for us. Sometimes, I am thinking if we’re that easy-headed
that we are laughing too much on those “trite pleasantries”. But then, I came
to realized that we’re just good friends. We’re not going to leave any of us
hanging with his “punchline”. I guess that’s the reason why we’re always
laughing. We stay happy with the company of each other because of our
special talents, and this talent was even more head-spinning when mixed
with the coolest adviser that we’ve met. I’m sure you knew him already, so
there’s no need to mention his name. I just want to express my
unexplainable happiness for having him.

If there were good times of course we also have those times when we
feel low. Except from the headache that those endless assignments and
projects give us, we also suffer from problems such as friendship
misunderstanding, family quarrel, dropping grades, and the most confusing
of all- heartaches. We feel heartaches because in this chapter of our lives,
we learned something about loving. Girls learned to flip their hair in a
specific way to attract boys. Boys learned to buy chocolates and flowers for
girls. We all learned to do something good for those we love. And when we
lose them, we get hurt. We feel pain, but the most beautiful thing when
you’re in pain is that there’s always someone to lean on. There’s always
someone to cry on. There’s always someone to hear your problems. There’s
always someone to make you smile and feel good even though you’re
broken because you’re classmates are always there for you.

Now, it’s almost goodbye. Surely, I will miss the moments that we’ve
been through: Maika-Maika, tumbang preso, Chinese garter, BINGO,
batuhang bola, jingle competitions, cheating arrangements, lugawan,
kantahan, habulan ng harina plus icing, Mcdo, SM, picture-taking, shooting,
and last but not the least, cramming during lunch break. Those are the
moments that I will treasure for the rest of my life because those are the
moments that make us Galileo. Thank you for sharing you’re wisdom with
me, guys. You’re the best thing that happened in my high school life.
 “ONCE UPON A TIME”

By

Myca Q. Valencia

While I was waiting myself to be aslept last night, my eyes traveled

inside my room. And accidentally, it saw the calendar hanging on our wall,
switching its pages because of the wind coming from the electric fan. “oh,
it’s already January”, I innocently said. But then, it came to my mind, “How
many days are left? Days left before Graduation?”.

Going back to my first day here in Dasmariñas National Highschool, I

was innocently roaming around, just to be familiar of those things I would
encounter for the next years of my highschool life. Then, I met them, started
to know better these people, which were that time, young as I was. The first
year of my highschool life was just like an adjusting period that I should
make through, whatever happens.

You know what? During those days, I said to myself, “I don’t like here. I
wish I could go back to the past.” I was thinking that I would find a lot of
difficulties dealing here. But, as a contrary approach, I just comforted myself
thinking, “All things are changing. Nothing stays the same, all things have
endings and goodbyes. And maybe, I was just the first one to say goodbye.”
 I went on my life, continued living with it, everyday going to school.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and even weekends. At
first, I thought, everything was just okay. But I didn’t realize that I am used
to it, not knowingly what to do, if in just one day, everything will stop.

From those four years of my life, I can say that I really enjoyed my
highschool life. I really enjoyed every little thing of it. Yes its true, so many
assignments, activities, reports, projects, tests, suring basas, analysis,
paperworks, term papers, thesis, all of them> but inspite of having those
requirements, I never get tired going to school. To wake up early, ride a
tricycle, a jeep, to climb the stairs and walk the corridor, seat at my chair
and wait for my classmates to arrive.

Even the classes were going on, our mouths were just like unstoppable
tambutchos. Sometimes, we were doodling on our notebooks, and passing
chat messages with an intermediate pad, nothing can stop us on talking with
each other. And when the class ends, sometimes, we rather go to
grandstand to play habulan, tamaang bola, five-tens, bente uno, taguan..
Whoa! These were really part of our daily life.

Who would forget the following? Tambay sa yecs, sa canteen, climbing

the challenging stairs in MAPEH, the “excuse” thing, tambay sa bahay ni
ganito, galaan, talking all day long, the chismisan, the maika, maika!, singing
with the top of our lungs, mga trip, and many more. The school contests and
presentations, open forums, and Galileo versus other section drama that
made our friendship strong. I know it will take too long to enumerate the
times we had together. Maybe, even one ay is not enough to reminisce all
the things we’ve been through.
 All of these in four years will just end up for only one day?

That’s when I realized that I was so wrong on what I had said before. I
realized, “I was so lucky to be a part of Galileo 2010-2011 Clan. Haha!!”
Actually, the days passed on, and I asked myself, “what would happen if it
was so happened that I got to other sections? Would it be the same?”

And I answered myself, “No!” It would really be a different thing!

This all I just can say, IV-GALILEO 2010-2011, I am very thankful to

have you in my life. Thank you for giving color to my four years in my
highschool life. Back to the days when we were saying :Hala, ilang taon na
lang ba?”, but now, “Ilang araw na lang ba?”. Guys, I never regret even a
single thing that I met you all. On this one long road, thank you for walking
with me. Thank you for sharing your life with me.

Thank you for showing me what true love an happiness are. You made
me realize that friendship really lasts. Maybe, we could not again be the
same, doing all the things we used to be, but these will stay fresh forever in
my mind and in my heart. Just always remember, that once upon a time, our
paths had crossed, and once took a long journey together.

I LOVE YOU IV-GALILEO S.Y 2010-2011!!

 “FRIENDSHIP OF 35 PEOPLE”

By

Jeanne Maika T. Virtudazo

“Love is a strong, happy and more open friendship shared between

only two people” they said but when I entered this chapter of my life I could
probably say that Love is a strong, more open friendship shared not only by
two or three because I shared this love with 34 people.

When I wake up late in the morning with no assignments done, I get

irritated and feels like I want to absent, stay at home, watch TV, browse the
net 24/7 and other stuffs not related to school. And whenever I do this, I
know what will be the next scenario. Sandra will sent me a personal message
asking what time am I going to go to school and I will proudly answer,
“Mamaya na bago magMath,” And we will have an agreement that we will go
to school at exactly this time. I never get afraid to skip classes because I
know there will be at least 2 or 3 buddies that will share the same cramming
with me. And I can spell love when Blessy will share all the bad times she
had with her Big brother who seems to ruin her everyday life and I will laugh
because she really looks irritated with Zed, her Kuya. Listening to Sarno’s
funny stories that would make me laugh so hard plus Edel’s punch lines and
new expressions that never fail to make me laugh sarcastically is equal to a
great laugh trip. Play with Riann with those childish games for her not to cry
when nobody wants to play with her. Making C sign through our hands when
John throws a corny joke but will end up laughing. It’s happy when vanity
strikes with Pauline and I and takes a lot of pictures and try to edit those with
a photo editor. A simple thing but brings happiness. Having a heart to heart
talk with Monique or Dara about our love lives amd other personal problems,
in Family and in studies. And when learning new vocabularies with John Paul.
Oh this boy, this boy brings a lot of positivity to me. He and Jereny taught me
to believe in God and believe on what I can do. Thank you.

It’s also love when I’m having good times with Taggers, PCD, MARJ and
Advocate. With Taggers, composed of 8 crazy people,Denmark, Abby, Jade,
Myca, Pauline, Jamaica, Marianne and John. I always run to these people
when I got bored inside the classroom. They will make you laugh until your
stomach aches. They are the ones that always put a smile on my face. Just
by seeing Denmark having weird faces packed with Marianne’s one of a kind
way of telling stories will automatically makes me laugh. I will never forget
having nice conversations with Jamaica and her broad imagination also when
Myca sings at the top of her lungs especially when she can relate to that
song. And so to neutralize the sound, here comes the “biritera” of the class,
Jade. Her voice will relax your ears after hearing a metal-like voice from
Myca.

The Pussy Cat Dolls commonly known as PCD, consist of 4 lovely

ladies, Victoria, Helen, Noemi and Jenelyn. This group is probably the most
bonded group I’ve ever met. They never let each other down. Their motto
could be “One for all, and All for one” It’s like don’t you dare to hurt one of
them or else you’ll regret what you did. This 4 girls could be your crying
shoulders when you are depressed and feels so down. They will definitely
appreciate and accept who you are.

And for MARJ featuring BMF, the serious group in the class. Composed
of 7 girls that never took studies for granted. They are Monique, Jade, Rica,
Alyssa, Bernaly, Marilee and Frauline. This group prefers to be quiet when
there’s something wrong in the class. They carefully understand the situation
before giving any opinion and that’s one thing I love with them. This group
could give you the best pieces of advices when you need it. Despite of their
serious image, these girls also have their weirdest addiction, Yeah right.
Monique is an avid fan of Harry Potter and whenever she tells story about it,
Oh my Gosh, better back off and shut up, It’s like, this is her time and
because of her addiction, she usually have dreams of the characters in Harry
Potter. Frauline is addicted to Anime and Mangas, whenever I’m with her,
she never forgets to share all the animes she had watched and it can be
seen through her face that she’s so in love with the guy character. Marilee,
Ow, weird. She talks with herself when she’s alone and she said that it’s okay
when people are not paying attention when she’s saying something ‘cause
she used to it.

Lastly, Advocate. Yoh, all-boy group, composed of 7 young men,

Francis, Menard, Kelly, Lloyd, Mateo, Yves and Riva. These 7 creatures are
zany people love to do “out of this world” trips. I am very happy with our
boys. They are matured enough but still approachable, I can crack jokes with
them as if we are “tropa” and with no malice. I am enjoying their company a
lot. They are the best for me! No other boy groups could replaced them in
my heart. I’ll miss everything about them. I’ll never forget when I tease
Francis because he is small and I thought that he never gets angry though
deep inside he was like “Shut the Fuck up!” because he always smile. To
Menard. Though I always shout at him because he moves so slow he remains
smiling and retains that cool façade on his face. He never shouted back to
me. And now I feel so bad for being like that, Thank you for being so kind.
Kelly, *Bow*, you’re the man! I salute you for being faithful with your
partner, you’re remarkable expression like, “KMA” will always remind me
that at least once in my life I had a cool boy classmate like you. Yves and
Riva, You are the meanest of all the boys I’ve met. By that, you always make
me laugh. Papa Ribba, you’re so cool. Thanks for all your help especially in
Math, though you are so noisy every Filipino time, though in every 1 word of
Mrs. Cabrera you always have 10 words for it, Thank you for everything.
Lloyd and Mateo, you two are opposite but you both make me smile in your
own simple ways.
 Before I end this speech, I want to thank Mrs. Porto for making this
speech as a project, because I would never have the courage to tell all these
things in front of my classmates. To tell how they really mean to me and I
appreciate every little thing that they do. Thank you to the Goddess of
Beauty.

My classmates, IV-Galileo, receive this Thank you from me. Thank you for all
the First times we have shared. Thank you for spending these 4 years of your
life with me. Thank you for all the experiences from the very first day we’ve
met. For all the new knowledge I gained from you. Thank you for the Love.
Whatever I reached after 10 years, you are a big part of it. How could I
survive High School without you? I’ll be forever in love with you guys. Thank
you for listening.
Speeches
to
Inform
 “THE MAN WHO LED THE PHILIPPINES
TO ITS PEAK AND GLORY”
By
Francis Austin S. Diaz

Fourty-first United States President George Herbert Walker Bush said:

We love your adherence to democratic principles and to the democratic
process, and we will not leave you in isolation.

He spoke these words to the 10th president of the Philippines during his
inauguration, June 1981. The man being inaugurated is now considered a
strongman, a political leader who rules by force and runs an authoritarian
regime.
Born September 11, 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, this man was
originally baptized under the Philippine Independent Church. He went to the
University of the Philippines where he graduated cum laude with a law
degree from the College of Law of the said university. And it was believed
that if he was not put to jail for twenty-seven days for the murder of Julio
Nalundasan, he was to graduate magna cum laude. He was elected to the Pi
Gamma Mu international honor society. He then studied for the Bar Exams in
which he got an almost prefect score of 98.01% in which he studied while
writing an 830-page defense. Several people then contested his score and
requested for a retake in which the request were granted and an oral
examination was delivered in which this man got a perfect score, 100%, the
highest grade obtained in the Philippine Bar throughout history.
 During the World War II, which he foresaw and prepared himself to ‘die
a thousand deaths’, he served as an intelligence officer. In Bataan, he was
wounded thrice and captured once in which he managed to get away by
killing one of his captors. He was recommended by General Wainwright,
commander of Allied troops in Bataan for the Congressional Medal of Honor.
His heroism was once again apparent when he helped turn the battle at Mt.
Samat around in favor of the Allied forces. He then continued to be a
decisive spy and unite the guerillas in Northern Luzon in which he
succeeded.

For his work during the war, he was elected Civil Affairs Officer of
Northern Luzon in charge of disarming the guerillas and reuniting them to
the government. He then won thrice as the Representative of the 1st District
of Ilocos Norte and once as a Senator of the Republic in which he was the
topnotcher before running for presidency in 1965.

He won the national elections and was elected the president. He

inherited a very unhealthy economic situation in which peso-dollar exchange
rates kept on devaluating from PHP2 to USD 1 which became PHP 6.4 to USD
1 by the end of 1970. He then borrowed money from the International
Monetary Fund and World Bank to fund his infrastracture programs.

Amidst the rising threat of Communist insurgency and lawlessness, he

signed Proclamation No. 1081 which puts the Philippines under Martial Law,
a prelude to his creating the Bagong Lipunan. During this time, the GNP rose
from PHP 55 billion in 1972 to PHP 193 billion in 1980.
He then suffered from health deterioration quickly due to kidney
ailments, in which his equally-powerful wife took his place and became the
imminent public figure. He resumed his post as president but the Filipino
masses are revolting against him during the 1986 People Power Revolution.
He prepared his escape to Hawaii where he died September 28, 1989 due to
kidney, heart and lung ailments.

He is Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, a very remarkable

president to his aides, the politician with ‘genuine concern for reforming the
society evidenced by his actions’, the public figure that promoted Filipino
culture and nationalism, the man who led the Philippines to its peak and
glory.
 “DIAMONDS REALLY ARE”

By

Menard A. Esto

Rocks are commonly known for their hardness and toughness but
those rocks takes thousands and millions of years before they were formed.
One of the most expensive, shiny and of course hard/tough rock is Diamond.

According to the site of Wikipedia.org, they defined diamond as

unbreakable, why? This explains, “In mineralogy, diamond (from the
ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is anallotrope of carbon,
where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered
cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less
stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is
negligible at ambient conditions. Diamond is renowned as a material with
superlative physical qualities, most of which originate from the
strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular, diamond has the
highest hardnessand thermal conductivity of any bulk material. Those
properties determine the major industrial application of diamond in cutting
and polishing tools.”

Diamond has also a big role in our lives. Diamond has remarkable
optical characteristics. Because of its extremely rigid lattice, it can be
contaminated by very few types of impurities, such as boron and nitrogen.
Combined with wide transparency, this results in the clear, colorless
appearance of most natural diamonds. Small amounts of defects or
impurities (about one per million of lattice atoms) color diamond blue
(boron), yellow (nitrogen), brown (lattice defects), green, purple, pink,
orange or red. Diamond also has relatively high optical dispersion (ability to
disperse light of different colors), which results in its characteristic luster.
Excellent optical and mechanical properties, combined with efficient
marketing, make diamond the most popular gemstone.

So if your teacher asked you what is diamond, tell him/her diamond is

the toughest rock that makes you rich.

“SILVER ANNIVERSARY OF DEMOCRATIC POWER”

By

John T. Iligan

It has been endlessly written about the past 25 years of the EDSA
People Power Revolution that there is hardly anything left to be said. Except
to remember and be grateful. And, except to wonder over and over again.

Who can say enough about the wonder that was EDSA? Diverse people
and events of those four days in 1986 of February came together neatly and
forcefully to cause the fall of the Marcos dictatorship.

The wonder of the mighty Marcos military turning against itself. The
rebellion of the Marcos defense minister and his acting chief of staff to
support the civil disobedience launched by the political opposition led by
Corazon Aquino. Most of all, mass upon mass of people armed only with their
faith shielding their once-hated military with their own bodies.

The wonder of an EDSA brimming with the faith of the Filipinos has not
receded with time. The wonder is a constant, undiminished even by the
shattered dreams of the Filipinos. Their dream to be free was now reality.
But as they set his country free so was the machinery of corruption set free
and running as it was in the time of tyranny. The Filipinos kicked out the
looters of this nation's wealth only to realize that a new pack of looters had
taken over.

At EDSA, Filipinos held the power of the people in their hands. With
that awesome power, they rejected the leaders, who had robbed them,
betrayed them, tortured and killed those who would not be enslaved.

At EDSA, Filipinos were the masters of their fate. At last, they could
believe in a government for the people and by the people. They were
sovereign. Next to the dream of freedom, there was this other one. That their
leaders elected in a free and honest election, would harkens to the people's
mandate. That they would listen. And that they would act quickly according
to what the people needed. That they would be true to their oath of office.
That they would serve their masters, the people. That was the lesson at
EDSA that leaders had to learn from thereon. That was also the dream. It has
not happened. Both the learning and the dream.

All that may be true. But so is this truth: EDSA happened and the
Filipino made it happen. No one can diminish EDSA or take it away from the
Filipino.

So, let the people rejoice that there ever was an EDSA. Let them sing
and dance in the streets in the next four days in celebration of their triumph.
Because EDSA was of their very own making. Their finest four days when
they decided in Nick Joaquin's words, ''to have a future again, a tomorrow
again, and that we didn't have to resign ourselves to a numbing prospect of
one damnable Marcos after another.''
“DECODING BERMUDA TRIANGLE: THE DEVIL’S TRIANGLE”
By
John Paul D. Lordan

The Devil’s Triangle, this is how the Bermuda Triangle is described. In the
past 100 years, the Bermuda Triangle has claimed over 1000 lives.
In reality, that is only 10 a year. Though these lives lost are
tragedies, this is not that incredible of a figure. It is how they died
that has sparked many legends. These flames were given fuel by V.
Gaddis article in "Argossy: Magazine of Masterpiece Fiction" where
the term "Bermuda Triangle was first used. The boundaries of the
Triangle vary with the author; some stating its shape is akin to a trapezoid
covering the Straits of Florida, the Bahamas, and the entire Caribbean island
area east to the Azores; others add to it the Gulf of Mexico. The more
familiar, triangular boundary in most written works has as its points
somewhere on the Atlantic coast of Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the
mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda, with most of the accidents concentrated
along the southern boundary around the Bahamas and the Florida Straits.

According to the Triangle authors, Christopher Columbus was the first person
to document something strange in the Triangle, reporting that he and his
crew observed "strange dancing lights on the horizon", flames in the sky,
and at another point he wrote in his log about bizarre compass bearings in
the area. From his log book, dated October 11, 1492 he wrote:

The land was first seen by a sailor (Rodrigo de Triana), although the
Admiral at ten o'clock that evening standing on the quarter-deck saw a
light, but so small a body that he could not affirm it to be land; calling
to Pero Gutierrez, groom of the King's wardrobe, he told him he saw a
light, and bid him look that way, which he did and saw it; he did the
 same to Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia, whom the King and Queen had
sent with the squadron as comptroller, but he was unable to see it
from his situation. The Admiral again perceived it once or twice,
appearing like the light of a wax candle moving up and down, which
some thought an indication of land. But the Admiral held it for certain
that land was near...

Lawrence David Kusche, a research librarian from Arizona State University

and author of The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Solved (1975) has challenged
this trend. Kusche's research revealed a number of inaccuracies and
inconsistencies between Berlitz's accounts and statements from
eyewitnesses, participants, and others involved in the initial incidents. He
noted cases where pertinent information went unreported, such as the
disappearance of round-the-world yachtsman Donald Crowhurst, which
Berlitz had presented as a mystery, despite clear evidence to the contrary.
He therefore concluded that the legend of the Bermuda Triangle is a
manufactured mystery, perpetuated by writers who either purposely or
unknowingly made use of misconceptions, faulty reasoning, and
sensationalism.

With these numerous observations, no one really knows what the truth is.
Some may really be facts and some may be jumped-out conclusions. Truly,
the earth is a mysterious one. This proves the richness it possesses.
Someday, we’ll see the story as it unravels the mystery of the so-called
Bermuda Triangle: The Devil’s Triangle.
 “THE COMPUTER”

By

Christel Rajko C. Manansala

The technological revolution has taken full swing. If a business

doesn't have some form of e-commerce, or if a person does not have some
form of an e-mail address, they are seen as living in the Stone Age. This new
world of virtual life, where with the click of a button a person can travel
millions of miles in a few seconds, millions of new opportunities have arisen.
However, someone has to always ruin the good things in life. Very similar to
Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," where the second thing built in a Utopia
was a prison, the advent of computer crime is only becoming more prevalent
everyday. The whole idea of a computer crime is rather absurd indeed.
Really, who wants to go around spray painting on computers anyway?
Though the definition of computer crime varies from source to source, the
most common being," any illegal act which involves a computer system"
( "What is a computer..." p.1). This holds true even if the computer contains
something as simple as a threatening e-mail. Computer crime in nature
ranges from relatively small things such as software piracy to magnificent
crimes like fraud.
Computer crime itself has metamorphasized from its mere infancy.
In the late 1970's, a would-be criminal would need direct access to the actual
computer terminal. This is because the most computer crime of that time
actually involved hardware sabotage and theft, rather than a more software
oriented problem. In the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s, computer crime
had elevated a notch with the advent of the inter-school network. This
network was a connection of several major universities through modem lines.
Educated computer users were now changing each others ideas and
information, but not for the malicious, but instead for the better. The mid to
late 1980s saw the rise of computer "hackers" such as Kevin Mitnick. Kevin
Mitnick was caught at least a half dozen times, with the charges ranging
from criminal trespassing to fraud. Mitnick had.

“LOST CITY”
By
Lloyd Renzol J. Manimtim

Folklores and urban legends nowadays are being proved or being

disagreed by many scientists and historians like the mythical beasts or the
limit of our universe, but the most controversial discovery or theory is the
most ever proved or disagreed. This is the theory that there is still Atlantis.
Atlantis is a city that was very modern than our technology. Many
Scientists said that we are 100 years far behind than the technology of the
well known city. But some kind of misfortune befall unto to the city and that
how is the city became extinct.

In Plato's account, Atlantis was a naval power lying "in front of

the Pillars of Hercules" that conquered many parts of Western
Europe and Africa 9,000 years before the time of Solon, or approximately
9600 BC. After a failed attempt to invade Athens, Atlantis sank into the
ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune".

Scholars dispute whether and how much Plato's story or account was
inspired by older traditions. Some scholars argue Plato drew upon memories
of past events such as the Thera eruption or the Trojan War, while others
insist that he took inspiration from contemporary events like the destruction
of Helike in 373 BC1] or the failed Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415–413 BC.
 The possible existence of a genuine Atlantis was discussed
throughout classical antiquity, but it was usually rejected and occasionally
parodied by later authors. As Alan Cameronstates: "It is only in modern times
that people have taken the Atlantis story seriously; no one did so in
antiquity".[2] While little known during the Middle Ages the story of Atlantis
was rediscovered by Humanists in the Early Modern period. Plato's
description inspired the utopian works of several Renaissance writers,
like Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis". Atlantis inspires today's literature, from
science fiction to comic books to films. Its name has become a byword for
any and all supposed advanced prehistoric lost civilizations.

Most of the historically proposed locations are in or near the Mediterranean

Sea: islands such as Sardinia, Crete and Santorini, Sicily, Cyprus, and Malta;
land-based cities or states such as Troy, Tartessos, and Tantalus (in the
province of Manisa), Turkey; Israel-Sinai orCanaan;and northwestern Africa.
[41][42]
The Thera eruption, dated to the 17th or 16th century BC, caused a
large tsunami that experts hypothesize devastated the Minoan civilization on
the nearby island of Crete, further leading some to believe that this may
have been the catastrophe that inspired the story. A. G. Galanopoulos
argued that Plato's dating of 9,000 years before Solon's time was the result
of an error in translation, probably from Egyptian into Greek, which produced
"thousands" instead of "hundreds". Such an error would also rescale Plato's
Atlantis to the size of Crete, while leaving the city the size of the crater on
Thera; 900 years before Solon would be the 15th century BC. In the area of
theBlack Sea the following locations have been
proposed: Bosporus and Ancomah (a legendary place near Trabzon).

The location of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean has certain appeal given
the closely related names. Popular culture often places Atlantis there,
perpetuating the original Platonic setting. Several hypotheses place the
sunken island in northern Europe, including Doggerland in the North Sea,
and Sweden (by Olof Rudbeck in Atland, 1672–1702). Some have proposed
the Celtic Shelf and Andalusia as possible locations, and that there is a link
to Ireland. The Canary Islands and Madeira Islands have also been identified
as a possible location, west of the Straits of Gibraltar but in proximity to the
Mediterranean Sea. Various islands or island groups in the Atlantic were also
identified as possible locations, notably the Azores. However detailed
geological studies of the Canary Islands, the Azores, Madeira, and the ocean
bottom surrounding them found a complete lack of any evidence for the
catastrophic subsidence of these islands at any time during their existence
and a complete lack of any evidence that the ocean bottom surrounding
them was ever dry land at any time in the recent past. The submerged island
of Spartel near the Strait of Gibraltar has also been suggested.

Many theories about the city are being proposed but who knows, we
might just discover and unravel the truth behind it.
 “INTERESTING CREATURES”

By

Denmark C. Moralita

A good day to everyone especially to our beautiful English IV teacher,

Mrs. Porto. Birds are cute and amazing animals that live in this world that we
are living on right now. They fly everywhere and anywhere they want.
Scientifically defining, birds are warm-blooded vertebrate animals whose
bodies are covered with feathers and whose forelimbs are modified into
wings. We all know that most of them can fly and some cannot. At any given
time, there are anywhere between one and two million living birds on the
planet. Birds have a reduced sense of taste as compared to other animals,
and science has yet to definitively prove that all bird species have a sense of
smell. Birds are in the class Aves, which contains over 9,500 species divided
among 31 living orders. One order, the Passeriformes or perching birds,
accounts for more than one-half of all living species of birds.

Most of the scientists believe that birds evolved from saurischian

dinosaurs about 145 million years ago. They point out the first truly birdlike
animal which is the Archaeopteryx lithographica, which lived during the
Jurassic period. Fossils from this animal were found in Germany in the
nineteenth century. This 3-foot/1-meter long animal is considered to be an
evolutionary link between the birds and the dinosaurs. It had teeth and other
dinosaurian characteristics, but it also had a feathered body and could fly.

Actually, there is fossil discovery by scientists in 2000, however, threw

into doubt the theory of birds' evolution. The fossils in question were
excavated in 1969 in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic, but were not
correctly identified until some thirty years later. The animal, Longisquama
insignis, lived in Central Asia 220 million years ago, not long after the time of
the first dinosaurs. From impressions left in stone, it had four legs and what
appeared to be feathers on its body. Scientists who analyzed the fossils said
the animal had a wishbone virtually identical to Archaeopteryx and similar to
modern birds. It was a small reptile that probably glided among the trees 75
million years before the earliest known bird. Some scientists believe this
challenges the widely held theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs.

“As dead as the dodo”. This expression originated from the dodo, a bird that
became extinct sometime in after the mid seventeenth century. Did you
know that its scientific name is Raphus cucullatus. Although, for long it was
believed that the species was completely wiped out in the year 1662, more
recent reports suggest that the last sightings of the bird were made in 1681.
The origin of the word dodo is not very clear. Some believe that it is derived
from the Dutch word dodoor which means a slothful individual. However, as
per alternative interpretation of the etymology of the word, it probably has
origins in a Portuguese word which means 'simpleton'. It is not clear if it were
the Dutch or the Portuguese who first saw the bird. However, the first written
account of encounter with the bird finds mention in the 1602 journal of a
Dutch captain Willem van Westsanen. The dodo is a wonderful example of
both, nature at its best to help every organism to evolve and make most of
the present environmental conditions, as well as human activity behind the
extinction of other life forms. Let us know more about this wonderful bird
through some interesting dodo bird facts about its physical appearance,
habitat, adaptation and extinction.
 A BALL OF FIRE
(EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING)
By
Yves B. Pumarada

Green house gases can stay in the atmosphere for an amount of years
ranging from decades to hundreds and thousands of years. No matter what
we do, global warming is going to have some effect on Earth. Here are some
of the effects of global warming:

Spread of disease as northern countries warm, disease carrying insects

migrate north, bringing plague and disease with them. Indeed some
scientists believe that in some countries thanks to global warming, malaria
has not been fully eradicated.

Warmer waters and more hurricanes as the temperature of oceans

rise, so will the probability of more frequent and stronger hurricanes. We saw
in this in 2004 and 2005.

Increased probability and intensity of droughts and heat waves

although some areas of Earth will become wetter due to global warming,
other areas will suffer serious droughts and heat waves. Africa will receive
the worst of it, with more severe droughts also expected in Europe. Water is
already a dangerously rare commodity in Africa, and according to the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming will exacerbate
the conditions and could lead to conflicts and war.
 Economic consequences: most of the effects of anthropogenic global
warming won’t be good. And these effects spell one thing for the countries of
the world: economic consequences. Hurricanes cause do billions of dollars in
damage, diseases cost money to treat and control and conflicts exacerbate
all of these.

The planet is experiencing global warming, from North Pole to South

Pole, and everywhere in between. Globally, the mercury is already up more
than 1 degree Fahrenheit and even more in sensitive polar regions. And the
effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting for some far-flung future.
They’re happening right now. Signs are appearing all over, and some of them
are surprising. The heat is not only melting glaciers and sea ice; it’s also
shifting precipitation patterns and setting animals on the move.

Other effects could happen later this century, if warming continues.

Sea levels are expected to rise between 7 and 23 inches (18 and 59
centimeters) by the end of the century, and continued melting at the poles
could add between 4 and 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters).

Species that depend on one another may become out of sync. For
example, plants could bloom earlier than their pollinating insects become
active.

Floods and droughts will become more common. Rainfall in Ethiopia,

where droughts are already common, could decline by 10 percent over the
next 50 years.

Ecosystems will change—some species will move farther north or

become more successful; others won’t be able to move and could become
extinct. Wildlife research scientist Martyn Obbard has found that since the
mid-1980s, with less ice on which to live and fish for food, polar bears have
gotten considerably skinnier. Polar bear biologist Ian Stirling has found a
similar pattern in Hudson Bay. He fears that if sea ice disappears, the polar
bears will as well.

Now we all know the possible scenarios that could happen to the world,
we must not wait for these things to happen. We should change the way we
live, protect the environment and do whatever we could do to save the earth
so that this earth will not become a ball of fire.
Jerome B. Riva
 “GRIN (RE)MINDED”

By

Jerome S. Sarno

Upside-down frowns bear the gifts of health and beauty, and of fame
and success. This reverse rainbow underneath the nose has pots of gold
unearthed on both ends: It holds the treasure to the ‘outshine factor’, the
secret of standing out among the crowd.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is reason enough to grin.

Now, Mark Stibich (2010), presents his top 10 reasons to beam and
smile.

Depressions— whatever they may be: rainy days and Mondays,

heartbreaks and broken homes, family fights, failed exams, or loads of work
and homework — make most of us grouchy, irritated, blue, and even down in
the dumps.

But putting on a smile, as Stibich suggests, gives a good chance that

our moods will change for the better. Smiling changes our moods. It can trick
the body into helping us cope with depression.

Also, depression was born of stress. And, pressure accumulated for a

long period could show in our faces. The wrinkles, the fine lines, the eye bags
and dark circles present in our countenances are physical manifestations of
fatigue, of over-thinking, of overwork. It all boils down to stress.
 Yet, smiling could undo all of these. Stress shrivels with every grin we
make. Smiling relieves us from feeling tired, worn down, and
overwhelmed.Smiling relieves stress.

Furthermore, immune functions improve through smiling. Smiles boost

our immune systems, as Stibich (2010) puts it, possibly because “we are
more relaxed.”

Also, smiling presses and lowers another health concern: High blood
pressure.Smiling reduces a measurable amount of blood pressure. A smile
calms the jittered nerves, the strained muscles and tissues, and the anxious
organs, organelles, and every other cell in the body — heart and all blood
vessels included.

In addition, smiling releases endorphins, natural pain killers, and

serotonin.Santrock (2005) states that “endorphins shield the body from pain
and elevate feelings of pleasure.” Also, healthy levels of serotonin, also
known as the happiness neurotransmitter, improve our well-being.

Moreover, smiling radiates optimism.A smile paints the thought “Life is

good!” Smiling aids in positive thinking. And positive thoughts and actions
expand further: Smiling makes people seem successful.People appear
confident, likely approachable, and likely to be promoted by simply beaming.
People lighten loads and achieve that coveted ‘Yes!’ starting with smiling.

Likewise, smiling lifts the face and makes us look younger. People
achieve that hidden fountain of youth, not inch by inch, but grin by grin.
People’s faces stay calmed and relaxed rather than creased and wrinkled.
Smiling is a natural face lift.

As a result, smiling makes us attractive.Smiling draws in people. When

we smile, people get drawn to us. An attraction factor exists that in return,
we want to meet a happy person and inquire the reason/s for such a smile.
Lastly, a smile could lighten up a room of people. Smiling is therefore
contagious. A single grin could pass on from one lip to another, change the
moods of others, and make things brighter and happier. Smiling excites
people.

Bruno Mars’ Just the Way You Are sums up most of these reasons about
smiling:

“When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change.

Because you’re amazing, just the way you are.

And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while

Because you’re amazing, just the way you are.”

And a smile is amazing, even from afar. 

 “GAGA AND HER STARDOM”

By
Edelmiro O. Solis

Just dance.
Alejandro.
Bad Romance.
Songs that can make everyone groove and dance having their
body shake like a bottle of beer. Songs that can make everyone go
gaga.These are the songs of one of the most popular diva in the
world Lady Gaga.
She is monstrous. Her monstrosity made here to have place in
stardom.
"You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way."
Lady Gaga, stage name for Stefani Joanne Angelina, is a recording
artist in America. She was born on 28th March 1986 to her parents, Joseph
Germanotta and Cynthia, who are of Italian American origin. She developed
interest in the music industry at an early age as demonstrated by her
interests and ability to play the piano while she was four years of age. At the
age of thirteen, she wrote her first piano ballad and at the age of fourteen
started performing at open Mike nights. She was sent to a private Roman
Catholic school, convent of the sacred heart, at the age of eleven. In high
school, she loved maintaining a core group of friends who were mostly boys.
Later she joined New York University where she studied music which opened
up her song writing skills. She composed analytical papers and essays that
focused mainly on social issues, politics, religion and art. Later she withdrew
from school to concentrate more on her career.
Her career formally began in July 2005 when she signed a contract with
Def Jam Recordings which lasted for less than three months. She produced
the first song by the name ‘boys, boys, boys’ and later collaborated with
Grandmaster Melle Mel to produce more songs. She went through difficulties
at the initial stages of her career in trying to establish herself and search for
a stage name. She even indulged in drugs to boost her morale when on
stage. She has received several honors among them being Best electronic-
dance album in the 52nd Grammy awards. She has being influenced by glam
rock artists like Queen and Bowie, and pop music artists like Britney spears
and Madonna.
 ”BARBIE: THE WORLD’S FAMOUS DOLL”

By

Alyssa Lyn F. Agra

Barbie is the most famous doll in the world especially for the little girls.
She is the ‘dream doll’ of all the girls in the world. Do you wonder where
“Barbie” came from?

Since its debut in 1959, an anatomically improbable molded plastic

statuette named Barbie has become an icon. Ruth Handler undeniably
invented an American icon that functions as both a steady outlet for girls'
dreams and an ever changing reflection of American society. This can be
seen in the history of Barbie's clothes, and even her various "face lifts" to
suit the times; in her professional, political and charitable endeavors; and
more recently in the multi-culturalizing of her product line.

She's a successful businesswoman, a member of a rock band and a

Women's World Cup Soccer player. Who is this superstar? It's none other
than Barbie doll. A little hard to believe, but the Barbie Doll started out as a
human being! She was Barbara Handler, the daughter of Ruth and Elliot
Handler.
In the early 1950s, Handler saw that her young daughter, Barbara, and her
girlfriends enjoyed playing with adult female dolls as much or more than with
baby dolls. Handler sensed that it was just as important for girls to imagine
what they themselves might grow up to become as it was for them to focus
on what caring for children might be like.

Because all the adult dolls then available were made of paper or
cardboard, Handler decided to create a three-dimensional adult female doll,
one lifelike enough to serve as an inspiration for her daughter's dreams of
her future. Handler took her idea to the ad executives at Mattel Corp., the
company that she and her husband, Elliot, had founded in their garage some
years before: the (all-male) committee rejected the idea as too expensive,
and with little potential for wide market appeal.

Soon thereafter, Handler returned from a trip to Europe with a "Lilli"

doll, modeled after a character in a German comic strip. Handler spent some
time designing a doll similar to Lilli, and even hired a designer to make
realistic doll clothes. The result was the Barbie doll (named in honor of the
Handlers' daughter), a pint-sized model of the "girl next door."

Mattel finally agreed to back Handler's efforts; and the Barbie doll
debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. Girls clamored
for the doll, and Barbie set a new sales record for Mattel its first year on the
market (351,000 dolls, at $3 each). Since then, Barbie's popularity has rarely
flagged; and today, with over one billion dolls sold, the Barbie product line is
the most successful in the history of the toy industry.

The Barbie doll was introduced as a teenage fashion model, but in the
years that followed she has taken on many inspirational roles. She has
tackled almost every conceivable profession, including dentist, doctor,
firefighter, astronaut, paleontologist—even Presidential candidate.

The Barbie doll has been joined by friends and family over the years,
including the Ken doll—named for the Handlers’ son—in 1961, Midge in
1963, Skipper in 1965 and Christie—an African-American doll and the first of
many ethnic friends—in 1968. More recently, in 1995, the Barbie doll gained
a little sister, Baby Sister Kelly, and, in 1997, a disabled friend in a
wheelchair, Share a Smile Becky.
Barbie doll is further expanding her versatile and limitless roles to inspire
girls' dreams as she prepares for the new millennium. Despite such
criticisms, playing with Barbie dolls seems as a rule to enhance girls' self-
image and expand their sense of their potential rather than the opposite.
This has become truer over the years, as Barbie herself has expanded her
horizons: she has now appeared as a doctor, astronaut, businesswoman,
police officer, UNICEF volunteer, and athlete. Over the years, Barbie has
achieved the title of the most popular fashion doll ever created.

As of now, Barbie is still the world’s famous doll and is still the “dream
doll” of all the girls in the world. It still serves as an inspiration to all the little
girls who love to be fashionable and be beautiful in the eyes of others.
 “LEFT EMPTY”
By
Marilee M. Allam

Do you hear those cries of sorrow? Do you hear the voices of the
children screaming from their starvation? I think you hear it, because its too
loud to be unnoticed.

Do you know that hunger is one of the main problems of our country? I
know you know it because it’s very perceptible in our land. “Hunger is the
most commonly used term to describe the social condition of people who
frequently experience, or live with the threat of experiencing, the physical
sensation of desiring food.”

It is very evident that hunger and starvation resulting to malnutrition is

a big issue in the Philippines. World hunger is a terrible symptom of world
poverty. “The food scarcity part of the argument in the population debate is
an interesting one -- people are hungry not because the population is
growing so fast that food is becoming scarce, but because people cannot
afford it. Food may be scarce, but it is international trade, economic policies
and the control of land that have lead to immense poverty and hunger and
therefore less access to food, not food scarcity due to over population.”

Malnutrition continues to be a significant problem all over the world,

especially among children. Poverty, natural disasters, political problems, and
war all contribute to conditions -- even epidemics -- of malnutrition and
starvation, and not just in developing countries.
 "The Second Quarter 2009 Social Weather Stations Survey, fielded
over June 19 to 22, 2009, found the proportion of families experiencing
involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months rising to 20.3% or
an estimated 3.7 million families, from 15.5% or an estimated 2.9 million
families in the previous quarter," the SWS said.

Hunger is everywhere in the world, not only in the poorest countries

where the poorest people live but also up to the wealthiest nations where the
world’s richest people resides. There might be many causes of hunger, but
undoubtedly there is only one principal cause, and that is poverty. People are
hungry because they cannot afford to buy foods even though there are
plenty of these around.
 “AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE”

By

Marianne Hoy S. Baladjay

The human being is considered to be the ultimate form of life on

the earth. This is not because the human body is strong and agile. The
one thing that distinguishes humans from all of the other organisms on
this planet is the brain. We all know that brain is the organ that makes
us human, giving people the capacity for art, language, moral
judgments, and rational thought. It's also responsible for each
individual's personality, memories, movements, and how we sense the
world.

There are many disorders that are associated with the brain and
one of this is the Parkinson's disease, it’s an unusual disorder of the
brain characterized by shaking and difficulty with walking, movement,
and coordination. Parkinson's disease is associated with damage to a
part of the brain that controls muscle movement. Parkinson's disease
may affect one or both sides of the body, with varying degrees of loss of
function. Parkinson's may also impair speech. Michael J. Fox put a face
with the disease a few years ago when this young actor came down with
this old man's disease. Other notable mentions from history include the
great boxer Mohammad Ali.

Parkinson's disease is caused by the progressive deterioration of

the nerve cells of the part of the brain that controls muscle movement.
The parts of the brain that control muscle movement are the basal
ganglia and the extra pyramidal area. In this condition, deterioration of
this area of the brain reduces the amount of dopamine available to the
body. When there is insufficient dopamine, the balance between
dopamine and other transmitters, such as acetylcholine become
unbalanced. Without dopamine, the nerve cells cannot properly transmit
messages. When the nerve cells cannot properly transmit messages,
loss of muscle function occurs. Some people with Parkinson's disease
become severely depressed. A person with severe Parkinson's may have
overall mental deterioration also. Mental deterioration includes
dementia and hallucinations. Dementia may also be a side effect of
some of the medications used to treat the disorder.

Parkinson's disease usually occurs in adults. It is rare in children.

When Parkinson's occurs in children, the cause is usually decreased
sensitivity of the nerves to dopamine and not because of deterioration of
the area of the brain that produces dopamine.

Currently, there is not a cure for Parkinson's. Medication can slow

progression of the disease and researchers believe some antioxidants
may be beneficial also. This is a horrible disease to be diagnosed with,
and proves that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
 “THE PRICE AND THE PRIZE”
By
Jade Arianne N. Cerrada

Parenting is a complex activity that includes many specific behaviors

that work individually and together to influence child outcomes. It is one of
the joys and pains of life. It teaches us many things. There are many type of
parenting styles. Whatever it may be can affect the child one rears.

The first type is the Indulgent Parents, this is also referred to as

"permissive" or "nondirective" they are more responsive than they are
demanding. They are nontraditional and lenient, do not require mature
behavior, allow considerable self-regulation, and avoid confrontation.
Indulgent parents may be further divided into two types: democratic parents,
who, though lenient, are more conscientious, engaged, and committed to the
child, and nondirective parents.

The second type is the Authoritarian Parents.They are highly

demanding and directive, but not responsive. They are obedience- and
status-oriented, and expect their orders to be obeyed without explanation.
These parents provide well-ordered and structured environments with clearly
stated rules. Authoritarian parents can be divided into two types:
nonauthoritarian-directive, who are directive, but not intrusive or autocratic
in their use of power, and authoritarian-directive, who are highly intrusive.

The third type is the Authoritative Parents. They are both demanding
and responsive.They monitor and impart clear standards for their children’s
conduct. They are assertive, but not intrusive and restrictive. Their
disciplinary methods are supportive, rather than punitive. They want their
children to be assertive as well as socially responsible, and self-regulated as
well as cooperative.

The fourth type is the Uninvolved parents whoare low in both

responsiveness and “demandingness”. In extreme cases, this parenting style
might encompass both rejecting–neglecting and neglectful parents, although
most parents of this type fall within the normal range.

Parenting is never an easy thing to do. But one principle that can be
applied is the Golden Rule. Do to others what you want other to do to you. So
if one wants their child to respect them, then they themselves must respect
that child first.

The price of being a parent is sacrificing a lot on their part. But the
prize would be raising children that are responsible, God-fearing and
productive. And when that time comes, they will realize that it is worth the
sweat and tears shed.
How did this happen?

By

Rica Angela S. Gito

Matter is composed of particles which have mass and occupy space.

Glass, plastics, bag, shoes, us, we are matter. I can’t hardly think of a thing
which we can’t called matter. Until this antimatter had enter the world of
man. It was then released and explained in the movie, Angels and Demons,
which hold the attention of humankind. What is it? What thing is it?

Antimatter is composed of antiparticles which were produced

everywhere in the universe where high-energy particle collisions take place.
This thing and matter when collide can cause total destruction or
annihilation. If you can still remember the Big bang theory of the creation of
the universe, it was discussed at the movie that this antimatter might
support the said theory. A thing from nothing; antimatter react to any
matter.

Since this antimatter, reacts in every matter it touches, this is

preserved in not just a common container but in a specialized which has
magnetic field. Even though it is hard to keep this kind of a thing, it is still
then preserve for other usage such us in medical uses and can be a fuel.

Scientist are still working on it and producing more so that they can
study more about and discover its hidden use.

Too much intelligence might kill. Anything that is too much can harm
or might lead to one’s misery. That is why, every moves must be very
careful.
 “MY WORLD IS YOUR WORLD”

by

Sandra Lorraine G. Hilado

Good day!

There is a song that goes like this: Baby, baby, baby ohh, like baby,
baby, baby noo, like baby, baby, baby ohh, I thought you’d always be mine,
mine.

Who would not know about this inventive lyricism? The young boy who
popularized this song is a Canadian Pop-R&B singer.

Born March 1, 1994 in London, Ontario, this young boy was raised by
her mother, Pattie Mallette who was 18 years old when she became pregnant
with him. Mallette, who worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raised his
son as a single mother in low-income housing. However, he maintains
contact with his father who married another woman and had two children.

During his childhood, he was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess;

he often kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew, he taught
himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, when he
was twelve, he sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in
Stratford and placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on
YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos
of her son singing covers of various R&B songs, and his popularity on the site
grew.

This young boy was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, a former

marketing executive of So So Def. His first album “My World” was released
on November 17, 2009. This album was eventually certified Platinum in the
US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK. His second album, “My
World 2.0” was released in January 2010. This debuted at number one on the
Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, and Australian Albums Chart,
and the New Zealand Albums Chart and reached the top ten of fifteen other
countries.

The Observer newspaper in the UK published a report indicating that

this young boy is more influential in the social networking sphere than
Barack Obama or The Dalai Lama. He is often featured in teen magazines
such as Tiger Beat, and has been labeled a "teen heartthrob”.

The young boy that I am referring to is Justin Drew Bieber. Straight

outta Ontario, he has charmed millions with his grace and good looks. Who
wouldn’t want to listen to a sixteen year old boy repeat “Imma tell you one
time, girl I love you,” twenty-three times? It is clear that he is nothing but a
miracle.

Thank you and again, good day!

 “ROAD KING”

By

Bernaly L. Jaudian

Beep beep!!! This sound is a part of a daily Filipino life. You are certainly a
solid Pinoy if you never miss to hear even some seconds of this “noise
music” in the streets. Truly it is an undeniable part of us, but do you wonder
about where does its common name came from, or about some more bits of
its history? It is a bit interesting.

Jeepney is one of the public utility vehicles (PUVs) in the Philippines that
brings millions of Filipinos to their destinations and is a truly remarkable
mode of transportation that costs fare that is economic-friendly. But hundred
years ago, this mode of transportation is not use to carry humans but to
carry firearms during war. This originally came from US and sold to us after
the World War II. Filipinos later modify jeepneys into passenger-type
vehicles. they are the ones who put decorations on it such as metal roofs for
shade and bright chrome hood ornaments, making them a symbol of
Philippine culture.

“Jeepney” got its name from the two words “General Purposes”. Well, how
come? Think. General Purposes can be shortened as “GP”. G.P. as one word
can be read as “jeep”. Amazing isn’t it?
 “BAKING COLLEGE VIGOR”

By

Frauline C. Tadle

It is my pleasure to be speaking in front of you, ladies and gentlemen.

This will be an honor that I will bear for the entire time of my existence. In
which, the period to have the once in a lifetine chance to carry on the ideals
of my dead Alma Matter as I bid my temporary goodbye, along with my
colleagues on April 2011.

Four years have passed rapidly yet it’s only like yesterday when I
found myself, which was 12 years old then, standing behind the podium to
represent the 365 graduating students of Francisco E. Barzaga Memorial
School. And it will be another two months until that one who will be
pronounced as best among us shall deliver the words that has been supplied
by the 1800 graduating students he/ she will be representing, in that one
momentous moment of a sacred ceremony. We may be more or less 1800,
but to Bob Ong’s book, “Aba, nakakabasa na pala ako?!” there is a dozen
types of students on a teacher’s point of view: Clowns, Geeks, Hollow Man A
and B, Spice Girls, Da Gwapings, Celebrities, Guinness, Leather Goods,
Weirdos, Mga Anak ni Rizal, Bob Ongs and Commoners. But they are in high
school. What about college? College surely is another different world apart
from elementary and high school. According to Wikipedia.com, college is an
educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. It
may be a degree- awarding tertiary educational institution, an institution
with a federal university, an institution offering vocational education or a
secondary school. Nevertheless, we can never deny that it is the most crucial
level of our education, both in difficulty and financially and it plays the
biggest part in sculpturing our future.

Which university you’ll enter doesn’t even matter compared to the

hard work, passion and your own will to achieve your star. In any case,
Philippines is university-rich country that are well- respected even in
international affairs. As what 2010 University Web Ranking posted for its Top
Universities in Philippines, University of the Philippines Diliman top-billed the
list. It is followed by University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines
Los Baños, University of the Philippines Manila, University of the Philippines
Visayas, Ateneo De Manila University, De La Salle University, University of
the East and MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology. As you enter for first year in
college, orientation awaits you to help you adapt to the new environment.
Educators are no longer being called as Ma’am, Sir, Mr. or Mrs. Instead
Professor and Doctor. You are expected to help yourselves to provide your
own notes, and also, professors have their free time intended to entertain
students for clarification about important things. You are expected to budget
your time wisely and balance it between academics and your social life. You
have to stand in your own. You are no longer that little child that still hides
under the skirt of your mother of behind the strong back and legs of your
father. Now, you have the unlimited chance to voice out what runs into your
mind rather than keep yourself being stocked to your chair. College life
opens it hearts, minds and ears to hear you opinions regarding the things
that are happening around you. This is the way college prepare us to enter
the adolescence in which nothing will protect you from harm rather than
yourself. You need to be strong and confident to yourself that you can do it.
And to attain that strength, you need to cultivate your self-confidence.
 Being a college student sure is that microscopic hole that you need to
get through to pursue your dreamed profession. It takes a lot of effort and
money before you can say, “I survive college”. Cramming may become a
daily occasion along with pressures from all corners. Just remember, enjoy
your college life. Balancing may be tough but it is necessary to build the
strongest foundation within ourselves. It is the foundation that is hard to
build but easily be break if you’re brittle enough to face the truth of life. It is
the foundation of believing in you self and your skills and talents. No one
knows you better yourself. Always do your best and you know that God will
do the rest for you. Again, I don’t bid goodbye. I thank you for the good
memories and hope for your success for your chosen path. God Bless you
all.
 “THE NON-WIZARDS OF HARRY POTTER”

By

Monique Anne B. Tizon

Have you ever fantasized of flying, casting spells, preparing potions,

and doing other witchcraft stuff? Thanks to J.K. Rowling’s most-loved series-
Harry Potter. I’m pretty sure that you already knew who Harry Potter is, so
now, I won’t miss this perfect chance to tell you the story of the non-wizards
in the wizarding world of Harry Potter.

Let’s begin with the most famous non-wizards of all, the muggles.
That’s us. Muggles are people who don’t have any magic running down their
veins. Long ago, they used to hunt the wizards because of their magic, but
after the International Secrecy Law of 1679 was passed, the wizards had
kept their special skills from muggles. They use spells to modify the
memories of every muggle in order to make them forget about their secret.
Even though muggles cannot do magic stuff, they live their life well by the
use of their knowledge. They don’t need magic wands to produce fire or
make things fly, instead, they invent things that would help them do those
things.

House elves are also interesting creatures in the wizarding world. They
are the servants of wizards. A house elf is forced to follow all the wishes of
his master, and when he’s not able to do that, he punishes himself. These
creatures can do magic even without wands. They just have to snap their
fingers then pop! – magic done. They can also apparate and disapparate in
all places. Not all house elves have their masters. They are called “free
elves”. A house elf becomes a free elf when his master has given him any
kind of clothing. Dobby, the most famous elf of all, is a free elf. He was freed
by the help of Harry Potter.

The sword of Gryffindor is a very essential thing in destroying

horcruxes. Do you know who made it? Goblins. They are the creatures who
devote themselves in making things out of metals. All of their creations are
tough. They also run Gringotts. It is a place that can be found miles beneath
London. It is where Wizards keep their golds and treasures. Inside Gringotts,
there are rooms that can be only opened by the use of Goblins’ fingers, so
this is really a good place to hide your greatest possessions.

To complete the list of our non-wizards, let me introduce to you the

race where Hagrid belongs, the giants. They are the creatures who are
extremely bigger compared to ordinary human. Giants usually live on
mountains because wizards are scared of them. They have their own
language and they cannot be shaped by polyjuice potions. In Hagrid’s case,
his mother’s a giant and his father’s a goblin, thus making him a half-giant. A
half-giant is just twice as big as human, so they can live with wizards.

Muggles, house elves, goblins and giants. So they’re the non-wizards in

the wizarding world of Harry Potter. Each of them are special in their own
ways. Even though they are kind of different from each other, still they learn
how to live in one world. Just like in our own world, even though there are
some differences between our races, still, we can all live together with
happiness and content in our hearts.
Speeches
to
Convince
 “WHICH DO YOU PREFER?”
By
Francis Austin S. Diaz

Good day!
Close family ties, respect for elders, unity within the family, use of ‘po’
and ‘opo’, conservative clothing, superstitious beliefs, long celebration of
Christmas from December 16, the start of misa de gallo or midnight masses
until the Feast of the Three Kings celebrated during the Sunday between
January 2 and 8, bayanihan, warm hospitality along with many other Filipino
customs, traditions and values may just be learned from textbooks or in
educational posters and paraphernalia and one of the suspects of this
disintegration is industrialization.
Jezek, 2006 in his infamous website www.historyofthephilippines.com
stated that
Filipino culture blends the indigenous traditions of the Philippines
with the Hispanic culture, and also have distinct cultural traits of
the Chinese, the Indonesians and the Indians. The Hispanic
influences come largely from the cultural influence of Spain and
Mexico.
This influence remained and was promulgated within the country for
almost three centuries during the Spanish rule over our country. They even
started to blend in with the native ways and native cultures developed
before the Spaniards arrived in our country.
Things started to shift when the United States successfully convinced
the King of Spain to receive 20 million US dollars in exchange for the whole
Philippine archipelago. The Americans then started to occupy our country.
They introduced new and better ways to do everyday things. They
introduced new knowledge to the Filipino students in every field imaginable.
They started to introduce their own religion. They started to change how
Filipinos think. And it was during this period that the native Filipino customs,
traditions and values began to disintegrate and replaced with the American
customs, traditions and values.
And these changes have been carried on up to the present generation.
Look at how children start to act these days. We started to remove the use of
‘po’ and ‘opo’, broke the usual close family ties, became less conservative
when it comes to clothing, forgot to celebrate feast days of patron saints,
celebrated the Christmas less festive than usual, had their ‘kanya-kanya’ the
way Americans do, and many other changes have been made during their
occupation.
Yes, you may say that this may not be solely attributed to the
introduction of American cultures, traditions and values. But, even though it
is not SOLELY attributed to that, it is PARTLY and I believe MAJORLY
attributed to that.
Now, I ask you my dear audience, which of the two sets of culture,
traditions and values do you prefer to have? The Filipino culture with the
Hispanic touch or the one with the American touch?
You may be really confused and start to ask yourself, “Ano nga ba ang
gusto ko?” or “Oo nga ano, di ba’t mas maganda ‘tong ganito at ganyan”.
You may even start to realize what is really wrong with the present
generation of youth.
Let me end this speech with a rhetorical question. If you are to be
stucked in an elevator with a child, which of the two- a child very intact with
the values gained from the Spaniards to name a few: respect for elders,
warm hospitality, conservative in clothing and deeds and helpful or a child
filled with the influences gained from industrialized countries like the United
States some of which are: lack of the use of ‘po’ and ‘opo’, frequent use of
words like ‘bullshit’ and ‘fuck’ and uses the ‘kanya-kanya’ culture, would you
prefer to be stucked with ?
Thank you and again, good day!
 “Avoid Smoking”

By

Menard A. Esto

Many people in our days are getting hook on cigarettes because it is

convenient and not expensive. Cigarette contains Nicotine, the primary
psychoactive chemical in cigarettes and it is addictive. Cigarette use by
pregnant women has also been shown to cause birth defects (which include
mental and physical disability). Many anti-smoking ads claim that, on
average, each cigarette smoked shortens lifespan by 11 minute and half of
smokers die early of tobacco-related disease and lose, on average, 14 years
of life. What a waste! Just think of it that you can save your own life by
stopping and preventing ourselves and our community from smoking. And it
is not just all. It may also cause lung cancer. Yuck! Lung cancer is a disease
which consists of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth
may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and
infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers
are carcinomas of the lung, derived fromepithelial cells. Lung cancer, the
most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women, is
responsible for 1.3 million deaths worldwide annually, as of 2004. The most
common symptoms are shortness of breath, coughing (including coughing up
blood), and weight loss.

The main types of lung cancer are small cell lung carcinoma and non-
small cell lung carcinoma. This distinction is important, because the
treatment varies; non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is sometimes
treated with surgery, while small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) usually
responds better to chemotherapy and radiation. The most common cause of
lung cancer is long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. The occurrence of lung
cancer in nonsmokers, who account for as many as 15% of cases, is often
attributed to a combination of genetic factors, radon gas, asbestos, and air
pollution including secondhand smoke. It is according to the site
Wikipedia.org.

Some countries require cigarette packs to contain warnings about

health. The United States was the first, later followed by other countries
including Canada, most of Europe, Australia, India, Hong Kong and
Singapore. In December 2000, Canada became the first country to enforce
graphic warning on cigarette packaging. And at end of December 2010 the
new regulation from Ottawa is to increase size of tobacco warning to cover
3/4 of cigarette package. As of November 2010, 39 countries have adopted
similar legislation. Here in Philippines we can notice that anywhere and
anytime we go there are always smokers. Our lungs can’t take that pollution
anymore. So if I were you avoid smoking.
 “A SIMPLE DRINK PROBLEM”
By

John T. Ilgan

I've called this press briefing to address an issue directly, one that has
been a source of concern to me and to others for some time.

Over the past 2 years, since I’ve become a teenager, I have been
coming to terms with and seeking to cope with a drink problem. And I've
come to learn through that process that any drink problem is a serious
problem indeed for yourself and for those around about you. I've sought
professional help and I believe today that this issue is essentially resolved.
People close to me know that this has been a struggle and for extended
periods I have consumed no alcohol at all. As a matter of fact I haven't had a
drink for the past 2 years, and I don't intend to in the future. I've learned the
hard way of the need to face up to this medical problem, one that is dealt
with successfully by many others on a daily basis.

I have chosen not to acknowledge it publicly in this way before

because, if at all possible, I wanted to overcome it privately. In a sense, this
admission today comes as something of a personal relief. I should have been
willing to talk about it more openly before. I wish I had. This issue has
understandably been of concern to people, especially to teenagers like me.
They have been tackled this issue every now and then of their lives.

Therefore, let me be clear. I consider myself capable and in good

health. Because of this, I want to tell to all teenagers that alcohol drinking is
dangerous. Alcohol is a drug, and it is the drug most abused by teens.

It's easy for teens to get the wrong message about alcohol. They might
see their parents drink or watch TV commercials that make drinking look like
a lot of fun. You might see people drinking and watching sports together or
having a big party.

But alcohol is actually a depressant. That means it's a drug that slows
down or depresses the brain. Like many drugs, alcohol changes a person's
ability to think, speak, and see things as they really are. A person might lose
his or her balance and have trouble walking properly. The person might feel
relaxed and happy and later start crying or get in an argument.

Drinking too much alcohol can lead to alcohol poisoning, which can kill
a person. Over time, people who abuse alcohol can do serious damage to
their bodies. The liver, which removes poisons from the blood, is especially
at risk.

Given the extremely personal nature of this statement, I trust myself

that I can help everyone to understand on what alcoholic drinks will bring to
you in just one drink!
 “AIDS: MOBILIZING A PREVENTION REVOLUTION”
By
John Paul D. Lordan

Amidst such adversity, the world keeps on finding ways to prevent and
achieve a goal which is set in its peak. But, it seems that the world’s capacity
to govern critical and transnational challenges is not attained because of
weaknesses on our global institutions. Now is the time to take action and be
part of the revolution.

Positive movements must take part in this struggle. Initiative must not only
come from me neither from you only. It should come from all of us. An
alarming fact remains as the world’s poor stays ill-governed. We are meant
to continue a historic push for universal access but never for universal
distress. Regrouping and re-strategizing should take place. Begin with the
basic. Be able to identify its roots and gradually pull them off and eliminate
them one by one. Force must build up for global health, development and
environmental sustainability. This is for the reason that an estimated 15
million people need life-saving treatment.

Stand up. A call for this is often heard. Would you dare to join? I believe you
have to. Prevention must always be our first priority. If we need to set
biomedical, behavioral and structural approach on battle against AIDS then,
let it be. Combat against this “cancer” of the society needs great efforts.
Learn to build AIDS competencies. Promote sexual and reproductive health
and rights. Contest public hypocrisy against sexual matters. Most
importantly, consider equality and human rights.
I believe sexuality education and life skills will enable young people to know
about successful prevention on AIDS. This is not to ruin their young minds
but to wake them up and let them be active on this matter. Continuation to
work towards a cure is strongly required. This means that the government
should continue to invest in prevention research and development that tells
about production of effective and quality vaccines, microbicides and other
preventing and curing treatments.

Now as we see through optimism and hope, continue to take your own single
part. Let’s take it as our time-bound commitment to universal access and
remember that we are taking the right path. I believe through this
strengthening process, we can see promising results. With this, try asking
yourselves now. Would I? Should I? Remember, together we’ll see a better
future.
 “ORGAN DONATION”

By

Christel Rajko C. Manansala

Ladies and gentlemen, today I am here to share with you my views on

organ donation, in the hope that you will take them on board and give
someone the ultimate gift after you have left this earth - the gift of life.
Ladies and gentlemen, at this moment in the US there are 79,000 U.S
patients on the transplant waiting list. Three thousand a month are added to
this total. Not a lot you may say when the population is close to three
hundred million, but now add twenty to thirty family and friends to each
patient, and the number increases vastly.

Every day between 16 and 17 people die whilst waiting for a

transplant. Again you may say not a lot - but in the average mans' lifetime
the death toll is 1,980,160 - almost two million people. Ladies and gentlemen
you can help. By donating your vital organs after you have passed away you
can save lives. For the more sentimental of you, of the 79,000 patients
waiting for a transplant, over 10 per cent of these are children under 18
years of age.

So, how can you help? All you have to do is get in touch with your
local doctor and he will tell you all you need to know. You fill out one form,
and receive a card; it really is that easy. Then, once you have passed away
in many years to come, your organs will be removed and will give somebody
else the chance of life.

After a transplant of a vital organ, the average survival rate is over

80%. A massive increase from the 20% that would live without the surgery.
 Some people worry. Will they be left open after the surgery as they
are already dead, or will they still be able to have an open casket funeral?
The answers to these are simple. You will be treated with the up most
respect in the surgery and the same procedures apply to the body as a living
body. And yes, you will be able to have an open casket funeral if you wish to.

Ladies and gentlemen - the gift of life is the most amazing gift
anybody can give. How I see things, and what made me become a donor, is
that after I am gone I will have no use for my organs. So why should I deprive
someone else from using them.
 “DRINKING”
By
Lloyd Renzol J. Manimtim

Many diseases as the time goes by as well as the vices that the people
became aware to but the most influential and the people most can’t resist is
drinking some beer. Drinking beer is the one people face to in the times of
their problems and happiness because drinking beer makes them happy and
makes them loose their feeing into their inner self.

Beer is the world's most widely consumed and probably the oldest
of alcoholic beverages; it is the third most popular drink overall,
after water and tea. It is produced by
the brewing and fermentation ofstarches, mainly derived from cereal grains
—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), and rice are
widely used. Most beer is flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act
as a naturalpreservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may
occasionally be included. Some of humanity's earliest known writings refer to
the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabiincluded laws
regulating beer and beer parlours, and "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to
the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, served as both a prayer and as a
method of remembering the recipe for beer in a culture with few literate
people. Today, the brewing industry is a global business, consisting of
several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller
producers ranging frombrewpubs to regional breweries.

The strength of beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume

(abv) though may range from less than 1% abv, to over 20% abv in rare
cases.
 Drinking a lot of it is really bad to our health.

The main active ingredient of beer is alcohol, and therefore, the health
effects of alcohol apply to beer. The moderate consumption of alcohol,
including beer, is associated with a decreased risk of cardiac disease, stroke
and cognitive decline. The long term health effects of continuous, heavy
alcohol consumption can, however, include the risk of developing alcoholism
and alcoholic liver disease.

Overview of possible long-term effects of ethanol. Click to enlarge.

Brewer's yeast is known to be a rich source of nutrients; therefore, as

expected, beer can contain significant amounts of nutrients,
including magnesium, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, biotin, and B
vitamins. In fact, beer is sometimes referred to as "liquid bread".Some
sources maintain that filtered beer loses much of its nutrition.

A 2005 Japanese study found that low alcohol beer may possess strong
anti-cancer properties. Another study found nonalcoholic beer to mirror the
cardiovascular benefits associated with moderate consumption of alcoholic
beverages. However, much research suggests that the primary health
benefit from alcoholic beverages comes from the alcohol they contain.

It is considered that overeating and lack of muscle tone is the main

cause of a beer belly, rather than beer consumption. A recent study,
however, found a link between binge drinking and a beer belly. But with
most overconsumption, it is more a problem of improper exercise and
overconsumption of carbohydrates than the product itself. Several diet books
quote beer as having an undesirably high glycemic index of 110, the same
as maltose; however, the maltose in beer undergoes metabolism by yeast
during fermentation so that beer consists mostly of water, hop oils and only
trace amounts of sugars, including maltose.

Drinking Beer must be in a moderate motion so you will not have such
deadly diseases just by drinking a of it.
 “IMAGINE THAT!”

By

Denmark C. Moralita

Good afternoon everyone especially to our beautiful English IV teacher,

Mrs. Porto. I realized a long time ago that Internet had made our life easy
and more comfortable. It is indeed an amazing addition in our lives as an
individual because we can now consider it as global meeting place where all
the people all around the world come closer and has their connection with
each other. This thing provides opportunities galore and can be also used for
variety of things. It has been the most outstanding of all the innovation in
the field of communication for the history of mankind.

I can’t believe that from the journey of Neanderthals to the Home

Erectus and then the Home Sapiens, man had come a very long way enough
to make his/her life comfortable and make his/her work easier than before.
Man had created his own quest until he got his great invention for his life
which was the computer. Nowadays, internet has brought a globe with in just
a single room. This internet has a lot more to offer but as every invention is
made it has also its disadvantages for the user and for all the people who are
using this.

Some of its disadvantages were the theft of personal information,

virus, addiction, fake and inaccurate information, spamming and many more.
With the internet, your personal information can be accessed by the other
people even if you are not related to that person. But all of this
disadvantages will be gone only if everyone has their own discipline.
Discipline is very important for anything that we always use. Remember that
too much of using something is bad for us. Internet may be used for email
which is now an essential tool in business and to keep us in touch with our
families and relatives away from us. There is also a huge amount of
information available on the internet for just about every subject known to
man, ranging from government law and services, trade fairs and
conferences, market information, new ideas and technical support. And one
of its advantage is that is a very effective way to buy and sell products all
over the world.

The Internet has many services that are now provided such as online
banking, job seeking and applications, and hotel reservations. Often these
services are not available off-line or cost more. Communities of all types
have sprung up on the internet because it is a great way to meet up with
people of similar interest and discuss common issues. This can be used in
classroom as for teaching also as diverse as the services and tools offered by
the network. The Internet offers many resources that are not usually
available in any geographic location. In addition to these resources, the
Internet also enhances various skills of its users. Communication and writing
skills can be directly affected through the use of the Internet. It may also
help in areas such as critical thinking, problem solving, and group work. In
this way, we can now realized how the Internet provides access to resources
and how it can enhance various skills for students. All we need is the
discipline in handling this kind of thing because it can create a big
disadvantage if it was not properly cared. It’s like a pet that always need the
care and protection it wants so the both of you may benefit from one
another.
 “IT’S THE BRAIN AND NOT THE HEART”
By
Yves B. Pumarada

"Falling in love" is a term used to describe the process of moving from

a feeling of neutrality towards a person to one of love. The use of the term
"fall" implies that the process is in some way inevitable, uncontrollable, risky,
irreversible, or that it puts the lover in a state of vulnerability, in the same
way the word "fall" is used in the phrase "to fall ill" or "to fall into a trap". The
term is generally used to describe an eventual love that is strong, although
not necessarily permanent.

Loving someone and being loved by someone is a good feeling. We can

feel our heart beats faster than usual although the heart is not responsible
for this feeling. This feeling is due to some chemicals in our brain that
functions each time we see the one we love.

According to Dr. Fisher, we fall in love because romantic love is one of

three basic brain systems that evolved for reproduction. Each evolved for a
reason: The sex drive evolved to get you out there looking for partners.
Romantic love evolved to enable you to focus your energy on just one person
at a time, conserving time and energy. And attachment, the feeling of
security you can feel with a long-term partner, evolved to help you stay
together long enough to raise kids.

Love has the capacity to change the way people think. When we fall in
love, we feel like something in our heart is about to explode but we just feel
good each time we fall in love because some of the most powerful brain
circuits for pleasure are triggered. The main chemical involved is dopamine,
which produces feelings of euphoria, energy, sleeplessness, and focused
attention on your beloved. Biologically speaking, you’re experiencing
something similar to cocaine high.

Psychologists have shown it takes between 90 seconds and 4 minutes

to decide if you love someone. Research has shown this has little to do with
what is said; rather 55% is through body language, 38% is the tone and
speed of their voice and only 7% is through what they say. This is because
our brain is the part of our body which decides everything when it comes to
love and it is not the heart, unlike most of the people assumes.

Helen Fisher of Rutgers University in the State has proposed 3 stages

of love – lust, attraction and attachment. Each stage might be driven by
different hormones and chemicals. Lust is driven by the sex hormones
testosterone and estrogen, in both men and women. The next stage is
attraction, this is the amazing time when you are truly love-struck and can
think of little else. Scientists think that three main neurotransmitters are
involved in this stage; adrenaline, dopamine and serotonin. The last stage is
attachment, it is the bond that keeps couples together long enough for them
to have and raise children. Scientists think there might be two major
hormones involved in this feeling of attachment; oxytocin and vasopressin.
Oxytocin also seems to help cement the strong bond between mom and
baby and is released during childbirth. It is also responsible for a mom’s
breast automatically releasing milk at the mere sight or sound of her young
baby. Vasopressin works with your kidneys to control thirst. Its potential role
in long-term relationships was discovered when scientists looked at the
prairie vole.

We can see that major of these hormones can be found in the brain
and not in the heart or other part of the circulatory system, meaning, it’s the
brain and not the heart that makes us fall in love so from now on, we must
not say: “I love you from the bottom of my heart” instead, “I love you from
the bottom of my hypothalamus” but regardless of what keep us falling in
love, it is such a great feeling to experience love.
 “SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION

DUE TO HUMAN INTERVENTION”

By

Edelmiro O. Solis

“Do you believe in God?”

This one short question can be answered by simply a yes or a no. As
you go deeper with this question, there are lots of things that are needed to
be balanced and statements that are to be analyzed before giving an
explanation.
This is the main focus of the 2005 movie Exorcism of Emily Rose
having Jennifer Carpenter as the lead star to portray the role of a religious
girl, Anneliese Michel in real life which tends to put a priest and a pastor to
jail after a battle against psychiatrists concluding that it was not exorcism.
Anneliese or Emily Rose in the film first experience strange symptoms
when she was 17, Anneliese began to suffer from convulsions. Court findings
have her experiencing her first epileptic attack in 1969. It was then that a
neurologist at the Psychiatric Clinic Wurzburg diagnosed her with Grand Mal
epilepsy. Soon, Anneliese started experiencing devilish hallucinations while
praying. She also began to hear voices, which told her that she was damned.
The court determined that by 1973 Anneliese was suffering from depression
and considering suicide. In 1975, convinced that she was possessed, her
parents gave up on the doctors from the psychiatric clinic. They chose to rely
solely on the exorcisms for healing as stated by Washingtonpost.com
The first unofficial diagnosis was made by an older woman who
accompanied Anneliese on a pilgrimage. She noticed that Anneliese avoided
walking past a particular image of Jesus, and that she refused to drink water
from a holy spring. The woman also claimed that Anneliese smelled hellishly
bad .An exorcist from a nearby town examined Anneliese and concluded that
she was demonically possessed. After two failed requests, the rite of
exorcism was finally granted by the Bishop.
Father Arnold Renz and Pastor Ernst were assigned by the Bishop of
Wurzburg, Josef Stangl, to carry out "The Great Exorcism" on Anneliese
Michel. Together they carried out 67 rites of exorcism over a period of 10
months, with one or two exorcism sessions held each week. Some sessions
lasted up to four hours according Moviesonline.ca.
People tend to believe with the statement of the old woman and an
exorcist that lead to some rituals but the question is, did Anneliese really see
faces of demons or the act of a person around her is transforming into
somewhat demonic creature?
According to Washingtonpost.com, Anneliese started to see faces of
demons and people transforming into somewhat demonic creature when she
was convinced that she was possessed.
Anneliese was convinced that she had been possessed by several
demons, including Lucifer, Judas Iscariot, Nero, Cain, Hitler, and Fleischmann,
a disgraced Frankish Priest from the 16th century. She also mentioned a few
other damned souls who had manifested themselves through her.
During the case of the two priests against United States of America,
the priests presented an audio of Anneliese’s voice. Her voice is quite
chilling; it bears a striking resemblance to the growling, barking, and
inhuman voice of Linda Blair from Friedkin's film, The Exorcist. This has
caused some people to conclude that Anneliese was simply mimicking what
she had seen in the film, if she had in fact seen the film. Upon its release in
Germany, the movie created a sort of paranormal hysteria that swept the
nation. European Psychiatrists reported an increase of obsessive ideas
among their patients stated by Moviesonline.ca.
Anneliese carried out a number of highly disturbing actions. She licked
her own urine off the floor. She ate flies, spiders, and coal. She bit off the
head of a dead bird. In one instance, she crawled under a table and barked
like a dog for two days. She could often be heard screaming through the
walls for hours. Tearing off her clothes and urinating on the floor became a
regular occurrence.
Anneliese died because she quits on eating meals. She believes that
she could get rid of the evil spirits if she skip meals and stop taking foods.
She died because dehydration and malnutrition.
This kind of experience is such an awful thing for the fact that
Anneliese is very religious. She was raised as a Catholic and trained to go to
church every Sunday. Actually when her sister died, her mother Anna told
her to always talk to God and say sorry about the sins she committed. She
even asks for everyone’s protection. She even prays about drug addicts’
sins.
Even in college life, as she transferred to dormitory, the guardian testified
that Anneliese always holds her rosary. She has a painting of Jesus Christ on
her wall and a holy water at their door.
Eventually, according to Time-proxy.yaga.com, she spoke of dying to
atone for the sins of the wayward youth and renegade priests.
Psychiatrist also testified that it was the people around her who pushed the
idea that the psychotic behavior of Anneliese was a form of devilish
occupation in her soul that’s why she acted as one.
The issue creates a great impact on the society not only in European
countries and American citizens but also to the Asian nations having the
issue and clash about science and religion.
 “WHICH DO YOU PREFER?”
By
Alyssa Lyn F. Agra

Good day!
Close family ties, respect for elders, unity within the family, use of ‘po’
and ‘opo’, conservative clothing, superstitious beliefs, long celebration of
Christmas from December 16, the start of misa de gallo or midnight masses
until the Feast of the Three Kings celebrated during the Sunday between
January 2 and 8, bayanihan, warm hospitality along with many other Filipino
customs, traditions and values may just be learned from textbooks or in
educational posters and paraphernalia and one of the suspects of this
disintegration is industrialization.
Jezek, 2006 in his infamous website www.historyofthephilippines.com
stated that
Filipino culture blends the indigenous traditions of the Philippines
with the Hispanic culture, and also have distinct cultural traits of
the Chinese, the Indonesians and the Indians. The Hispanic
influences come largely from the cultural influence of Spain and
Mexico.
This influence remained and was promulgated within the country for
almost three centuries during the Spanish rule over our country. They even
started to blend in with the native ways and native cultures developed
before the Spaniards arrived in our country.
Things started to shift when the United States successfully convinced
the King of Spain to receive 20 million US dollars in exchange for the whole
Philippine archipelago. The Americans then started to occupy our country.
They introduced new and better ways to do everyday things. They
introduced new knowledge to the Filipino students in every field imaginable.
They started to introduce their own religion. They started to change how
Filipinos think. And it was during this period that the native Filipino customs,
traditions and values began to disintegrate and replaced with the American
customs, traditions and values.
And these changes have been carried on up to the present generation.
Look at how children start to act these days. We started to remove the use of
‘po’ and ‘opo’, broke the usual close family ties, became less conservative
when it comes to clothing, forgot to celebrate feast days of patron saints,
celebrated the Christmas less festive than usual, had their ‘kanya-kanya’ the
way Americans do, and many other changes have been made during their
occupation.
Yes, you may say that this may not be solely attributed to the
introduction of American cultures, traditions and values. But, even though it
is not SOLELY attributed to that, it is PARTLY and I believe MAJORLY
attributed to that.
Now, I ask you my dear audience, which of the two sets of culture,
traditions and values do you prefer to have? The Filipino culture with the
Hispanic touch or the one with the American touch?
You may be really confused and start to ask yourself, “Ano nga ba ang
gusto ko?” or “Oo nga ano, di ba’t mas maganda ‘tong ganito at ganyan”.
You may even start to realize what is really wrong with the present
generation of youth.
Let me end this speech with a rhetorical question. If you are to be
stucked in an elevator with a child, which of the two- a child very intact with
the values gained from the Spaniards to name a few: respect for elders,
warm hospitality, conservative in clothing and deeds and helpful or a child
filled with the influences gained from industrialized countries like the United
States some of which are: lack of the use of ‘po’ and ‘opo’, frequent use of
words like ‘bullshit’ and ‘fuck’ and uses the ‘kanya-kanya’ culture, would you
prefer to be stucked with ?
Thank you and again, good day!
 “CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?”

By

Marilee M. Allam

In recent month, sex education debate heats up in our country. A

new sex education campaign in Philippine schools has sparked widespread
debate in Asia's bedrock of Catholicism, where the high birth rate is blamed
for desperate poverty. However, the Catholic Church and powerful
conservative crusaders have struck back with a high-profile campaign to
shut down the project, saying it breaks the nation's religion-based moral
codes. Should children be given sex education in schools, or should this be
the responsibility of the parents?

Nowadays, teenage pregnancy is still a problem in our country.

Many teenager end up pregnant because of misconceptions about sex. If
they don't receive accurate information, they rely on rumors and we end up
with situations where girls believe they can't get pregnant the first time.
Unfortunately this can result in an unwanted baby whose parents are unable
to care for him/her.

It is good to have a sex education in school to prevent early

pregnancy and for the teenager to have accurate and reliable information
about sex. If there’s sex education programs in school it can teach teenagers
that, although whether or not to have sex is a choice that deserves lots of
thought and consideration, it does not define who they are.

There are some people in the modern society who believe that sex
education should be between the teenager and their parents but there are
situations in the family that the parents doesn’t have time to talk with their
children so that the opportunity for such openness doesn’t exist very often
today. There should be a sex education in school so that even though the
parents don’t have time to discuss with their children they can entrust it to
the school. Teens can learn regarding this matter and they will have an idea
or they will know what to do or what is the best choice to make when they
encounter this situation in the near future.

Teens should be aware of the various methods that are open for
them to use and why it is important that they are used to protect themselves
not only from pregnancy but from unwanted diseases too. A good sex
education in school is the best way to prevent teenage pregnancy in our
country.
 “DRUG ABUSE”

By

Ma. Victoria S. Balatucan

People in this world value certain things. On the other hand, we take
many things for granted. We also discourage some behavior, such as crime,
disregarding others, and use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse is one of the most
discouraged behaviors in our country. The use of illegal drugs is harmful to
the user as well as the user’s family. There are over 40 million illegal drug
users in the world today and America has become the biggest market for
drugs (Plant). Sadly, there are more drug dealers in this country, than there
are dentists (Plant). We must find a way to slow down this illegal drug abuse.
Drug users are parasites, feeding off society's money and wealthy lifestyles.
In addition, every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse,
including auto, health and homeowners (Belenko).

Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior
continue. Illegal drugs and their abusers are a menace to society for obvious
reasons. Drugs abuse simply has a negative effect on our community as a
whole; therefore, we need to work together to create more effective
policies.

Drug abuse is a serious problem in our country and the problem needs
to be addressed as soon as possible. It is hurting our country by causing
increased crime, soaring insurance rates, stealing tax dollars, hurting
families, and hurting children. If fighting drug abuse were made a top
priority, we could probably wage an effective war, through education and
enforcement of laws, to stop drug abuse once and for all.
 Drug abuse is obviously a plague to society. Drug abuse uses
society's resources by requiring that hundreds of thousands of our tax
dollars be spent on funding enforcement agencies, educational programs
and treatment facilities (Plant). Drugs also hurt future generations
because drug abuse, particularly of marijuana, is usually a problem among
our future teens. Innocent citizens also have to pay higher insurance
rates because of the risk of drug dealers damaging property.

Drug abuse must be stopped. We also need to attack the supply and
demand. We need to keep drugs from entering the country and incarcerate
dealers and smugglers. To accomplish this we should educate young people
on the dangerous consequences of drug abuse.
Marijuana is another popular, yet illegal, drug. Its largest consumers are
young adults.
 “NOW”
By
Jade Arianne N. Cerrada

Rainy when it’s supposed to be sunny. Scorching hot when it’s

supposed to be freezing cold. Super strong typhoons when mild rains are
expected. Our world is in a frenzy because of our irregular climates. It s a
dilemma which not only destroys properties. It also kills men and for those
who survive, it kills their hope.

Climate change, it is the continuous change in the planet usual

weather systems. According to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree
Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades. The
United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports
that 11 of the past 12 years are among the dozen warmest since 1850. This
means that not only the earth is getting warmer, it gets hotter at a fast rate.
This triggers a chain reaction which will eventually lead to a catastrophe.

The arctic areas are the first affected areas of this disaster called
climate change. The polar ice caps are melting and causes flooding. Arctic
ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-
free summer by 2040 or earlier. Polar bears and indigenous cultures are
already suffering from the sea-ice loss. There is a certain ice cap which
experts say would melt after 30 years even with the global warming but
unexpectedly, it melts a faster rate than they anticipated. Aside from that,
the melting of ice caps also contribute to the warming of the planet, it is
because ice caps help reflect most of the suns radiation back into the space,
but since they are melting, there are more radiation taken in by the planet
and therefore higher temperatures.

Since the ice caps melt, there is a rise at sea levels which cause the
flooding of many areas. This also causes warming of the oceans which in
turn causes bleaching of corals and death of planktons on which several
species of fish feed on.

There are lots of other effect to many and too detailed to be

mentioned. But one thing is for sure, it is caused by the mankind’s attitude.
The technologies created were meant to help the earth but our rotten
attitude causes these problems. What we need is not just new
environmentally-friendly stuff, but rather a remodeling, a renewed
perspective, an unwavering initiative and passionate action. Only by then,
can we save our planet. Our planet is the only one capable of supporting life
forms. Even if there would be another, it is not right to take that for granted.
It is always taught by our parents to fix what you broke. It may be time to
apply it. Not later, not soon, NOW.
 “NO NEED TO WORRY”
By
Jenelyn P. De Lara

“What’s your sign?” may be not a good pick up line as of now due to
the shocking news about the changed in the signs of zodiac. It is absolutely a
trending topic now. You may have seen the whole story about this in
different TV shows and this must have been a shocking news for you.
Someone may react on it like “I would never change my sign, I’ll stick on it”.

It all began when an astronomer named Parke Kunkle told the

Minneapolis Star Tribune that the Earth’s orbit is slightly off due to a change
in its magnetic axis. The change means that the Earth does not face the
stars at the same angle any more. As a result, said Kunkle, the new zodiac is
shifted one month with the addition of a new sign, Ophiuchus the serpent.
Apparently Kunkle is surprised that his comments have created such a stir.
But this was really an issue for everyone especially to those who are very
attached to their sign.

For me and as well to others who don’t want to change their

zodiac sign may just stick to them though it was declared that
there’s a change. It is your choice to keep it or not. A change in your
sign doesn’t mean there will be a change in you. Changing it would
not change the way you feel about yourself anyway.

As it turns out, the change in the zodiac probably won’t affect you at
all. Western astrology does not structure the zodiac around the positions of
constellations. Rather, the zodiac used in the United States is based solely on
dates. Additionally, the change in the zodiac only affects people born on or
after 2009, even in eastern astrology. So if you’re worried about having to
change that zodiac sign tattoo, no need to worry.
 “IS IT REALLY FOR US?”

By

Rica Angela S. Gito

The issue of the k+12 had been the apple of the eyes of the people all
over the country. It was said there that in elementary one more year will be
added and another year in high school. Does this law will help the poverty?
Will this be a good solution for gaining the profit for the sake of the
economy?

A lot of people are starving out of hunger. “Isang kahig,isang tuka”

that was the system pertaining to those people in our country. Are they
really sure that we have to add years in studying? This would give another
problem to the parents who use to work hard just to give their children a
good life. “Education is the only treasure I can give to you”, common says
that. But since the government will insist to have this kind of law; parents
would have to work on for that another 2 years of studying. Tuition fees are a
big problem.

In this situation, a lot of students will also get uninterested in studying

since they are expecting that they are going to march up to the stage and
have their diploma in the expected day. As the time that this law would be
approved, teachers will also have longer responsibility on the children and
another 2 years of teaching. All kinds of thing had increased but had their
salary increased, especially public school teachers? Will this be a good thing
or just another problem to carry and to hold?

If they want a person to be skilled on doing something and this would

be their solution, a lot of people will get hungry. The time that a person must
put his hands on working will be the time that he’s still studying.
 We must speak out, tell everyone what we are going to sacrifice if this
would be approved and implemented. We are good enough to do things. It is
not the years of studying, it depends on the person that is studying.

“THE END OF EXISTENCE”

By

Sandra Lorraine G. Hilado

Good day!

It is the “Doomsday” that is foretold in the Mayan Calendar, the

Chinese oracle of the I Ching and even an internet-based prophetic software
program. 2012 – a date that is prophesied as the end of the world. But is
there any science behind this dire prediction? Could ancient oracles truly
predict the future? The answer could affect us all. It is because history shows
us surprisingly good track record for those who say Doomsday is almost
here.

The Mayan Prophecy, Galactic Alignment, as well as the predictions of

the Ancient Oracles and Web-Bot Software Program are not reliable bases to
conclude that the so called “Doomsday” will really happen on December 21,
2012.

The predictions of the ancient oracles are not powerful enough to

convince everyone that the end of the world is near. They are just making a
big deal out of it by giving emphasis to wars, disasters, tragedies and other
bad times as the signs of the doom to scare the people. Everything that
happened was just occurrences caused by the natural phenomena. Again,
oracles have nothing to do with it.

The base of all the predictions is the end of the Maya calendar in 2012,
which is supposed to mean the end of the world or a period of radical
changes. In fact, the end of the Maya calendar is known as the end of the
Great Cycle. People find it easy to believe in that theory because Maya
civilization is known for advanced writing, mathematics and astronomy. It
can seem like they really know what they’re talking about, but the truth is
that the end of the Great Cycle is not the end of the world, it’s in fact a great
celebration for the Mayas.

For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end
of a whole cycle. To render December 21, 2012, as a doomsday or moment
of cosmic shifting is a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people
to cash in.

Web-Bot predictions failed for so many times. Therefore, it is not a

reliable basis to say that the end is near. Also, it is just a software program
made and manipulated by human beings just like any other which are
harmful and can spread false statements to scare people.

The Mayan Alignment is really doubtful because even the scientists are
uncertain about the fact that the Mayas even knew what they were talking
about. Even the astronomers say that it is very impossible for the Mayans
themselves to be aware about the Doomsday, There is no record or
knowledge that they would think the world would come to an end at that
point.

We are the ones to make a change. The fear and anxiety involving the
Doomsday just make the people go crazy thinking about it. We have the
ability to correct our mistakes and always do good to take care of our world.
Let us all work together to do it until it’s not yet too late.
Thank you and again, good day!
 “NO SHORTCUTS PLEASE !!!”

By

Bernaly L Jaudian

When we go to certain place, especially when we are in the middle of time

pressure, we do often use shorcuts. Shortcuts utilize our time and energy
wisely because through these we are able to arrive at our destination for a
short period of time. Shortcuts may be a good option for us to do many
things and accomplish them in no time. But in reality, it might be a sort of
dangerous walk in life.

People lives through different stages: growing stage, education stage,

working stage and esatblishing family. We do belong on those who are in
education stage. Being mere students of whatever level or year we are into,
we are in the season of education. We are engaged to study and pursue our
chosen field, which may cause a number of years that meant no joke. We
still cling to our parents for our needs, depending on them for our “baon”
and miscellaneous fees. Even you turn the world upside down, the truth is
still remains: we are still living in the

The generation of today seems to use “shortcuts” in their lives. They tend to
jump in the “season” that they are not into. They are mixing study and
relationships that are not “fitted together”. Establishing relationship or love
affair with opposite sex is just one step away to marriage. No wonder why
teenagers of today experience unwanted pregnancies or even stop
schooling. In other words, their future is shattered because of “shortcuts”.

The bottomline is, there is a time for everything.We just live once in this
world so we must utilize it wisely.we must not base our actions and decisions
only what we see or what we feel. Feelings are deceiving though you feel it is
the right to do and to follow. We look not just at the bright side always, but
also at the negative side of the things, especially when deciding on taking
“shortcuts”.
 “ARE YOU WITH US”

By

Noemi C. Lape

There are many movies that represent the very distinct style of the
80’s. Few do it in such an artistic and realistic way as Donnie Darko. The
movie’s intricate and thought provoking plot contains an array of songs that
directly connect the audience back to the 80’s. As a movie just released in
2001, the movie looks back to a disillusioned and disappointing year of 1986.
Songs such as “The Killing Moon”,” Head Over Heels”, and “Notorious” may
be quite obscure to the average member of generation X, but the music is
critical in creating the eerie atmosphere of the story and is a catalyst for the
sardonic views the of the 80’s. Bands as obscure as Echo and the Bunnymen,
Tears for Fears, and Duran Duran, lost in the perpetual machine that is the
American Music Industry, are recruited here to evoke the spirit of the decade
as well as impose a bitterly sarcastic view of this pre-generation X era.

Perhaps the best example that the movie is a resentful statement

towards false belief in the 80’s is the talent show scene. An obviously less
popular and “larger” girl performs an interpretive dance symbolizing her
Portuguese heritage and is pretty much booed off the stage. The audience,
or resentful society, finds her presentation boring and less worthy than it’s
proceeding act, a group of 6 blonde, skinny, white, girls dancing to the song
“Notorious” by Duran Duran dressed in sparkly and extravagant costumes.
The obviously more popular song “Notorious” is coupled with this praise and
acceptance the girls receive. The lyrics, “You own the money you control the
witness I'll leave you lonely don't monkey with my business you've paid the
profits to justify your reasons” implies the whole act is the whole premise
that their society is resting on. One that is pretentious and is not what is
truly real.

The realistic statements of these “lost” 80’s pop songs convey much of
the movie’s moral statements on society. The theme of putting importance
in pointing out what is fake and what is real is universal. With its
music, Donnie Darko, is and forever will be a very powerful statement on
society not only in the 80’s but for all generations.
 “INAPPROPRIATE FORM OF SCHOOLING”

By

Abigail T. Malabanan

Homeschooling or homeschool (also called home education or

home learning) is the education of children at home, typically by parents but
sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private
school. Although prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance
laws, most childhood education occurred within the family or community,
homeschooling in the modern sense is an alternative in developed countries
to private schools outside the home or educational institutions operated by
civil governments.

This kind of schooling, though beneficial to others are also

optional. We cannot say that the child can learn as much as they can learn in
a proper school because first of those who are teaching them are not
actually real teachers but only tutors. They do not have the same knowledge
as the true teacher. They also don’t have their proper practice of teaching so
they do not have the authority to teach. But real teachers here are
exceptional.

We can only depend on homeschooling if a student doesn’t have

the capability of going to school. Another disadvantage of it is that if a child
used to have homeschooled, he may get tired of studying because this only
takes a couple of hour rather than in a true school where you can spend 7-8
hours of studying. In this way, your child can really be fed with enough
learning he needs for his age.
 Academic education is not the only thing for which the children
need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to
interact and communicate in the society, and public school provides them
with such an environment, where they meet many people. Friendships
formed in school are necessary for them, so that they learn the importance
of sharing and being there for one another.

It will not be also beneficial to parents who have their own careers.
Homeschooling is a full-time job that needs full concentration from the
parents and also the child. If you want your child homeschooled, your
dreams and aspirations may have taken a back seat in able to just
concentrate on your child’s studies. Other household responsibilities will also
be affected because of the attention you are giving to your child.

These are only some of those hindrances why we don’t need to stick
with that homeschooling. It is not appropriate for all and what’s a school for
if you will not use it for your child’s study and learning.
 “IRRITATING BUT AMAZING!!!”

By

Abigail T. Malabanan

There’s no place like home. You can do anything here that you can’t
do in other places. But is it still comfortable living with these hassle and dirty
insects called cockroaches? If you think they are only like that, wait until you
find how amazing these cockroaches could be. Then sometime you’ll tell
yourself, “they are truly amazing”!

This six-legged amazing creature can live without food for the whole
month and can also hold its breath for forty minutes if necessary. When you
think you already killed a cockroach it’s cutting its head, don’t be too sure
because even if you cut off its head, it would still live and run around the
house for about a week before dying of thirst. This is because its brain is not
in its head. It’s scattered throughout its body. Death Head Cockroaches have
six brains spread out through their bodies which regulate their biological
needs and only one of these is in their head. The rest of their brains are in
their legs. Since cockroaches do not have lungs, they breath through
spiracles within each of their body segments that deliver oxygen straight to
their bodies without the need of blood. They also do not have mammalian
blood pressure that would lead to a death from bleeding to death so they can
indeed live, hypothetically possibly as much as month without their head.

You’ll be wasting your time trying to figure out how this little ninja
with more than eighteen knees broke into your house. Younger ones can
squeeze through a crevice no thicker than a tip of a dime, while the older
and fatter ones may need access equivalent to the thickness of the edge of a
quarter. It’ll certainly wear you out trying to chase it. It can run up to three
miles in an hour before calling it a day.

The female cockroach mates only once and it is pregnant for the rest
of her life. Sounds heartbreaking? Her heart is nothing but a simple tube with
valves that pump blood back and forth. The heart can even stop without
causing harm to the insect. Can us people stop our heartbeat like that? The
answer is no... Only cockroaches are capable of doing that. How amazing!

So next time you saw these little ninjas, think first before judging
them because you’ll never know, maybe they are better than yours. And
most of all we are all God’s creation so don’t be so cruel about these insects
because they also have the right to live in our world. Oh how touching...
Irritating but amazing!!!
 “BETTER THAN REVENGE”

By

Frauline C. Tadle

The critically-acclaimed and commercially successful film, Avatar

shocks the whole world last 2009 when it dramatically changed the line-up
for the highest-grossing film of all time as it surpasses the world-renowned
movie, Titanic with a total of $ 937,930,764 ahead. According to the director
of both movies, James Cameron, this 80-page film is primarily an action-
adventure journey of self-discovery, in the context of imperialism and deep
ecology. It also features the clashes between cultures and civilizations.
Though, many people commented for its wonderful success, others didn’t
appreciate it at all. As a matter of fact, this film taught us a lesson that is
gradually vanishing from the minds of the people. There is nothing Nature
can do better than revenge.

If you have seen the movie, you make have taken note of the
following: people searching for a precious mineral unobtainium, an earth-like
moon called Pandora, 10-foot tall and blue-skinned called Na’vi, futuristic
robots and odd and extremely rare species of animals yet have common
characteristics as what we have in the earth. This 171-minute film didn’t
exist just to show –off to the world how fantastic the human’s mind is. It
greatly teaches us that even the most powerful technology we could imagine
can never be ever compared to the force that can be exerted by the
avenging nature. We can never deny to ourselves that every day, there may
be one out of 6,891,600,000 from all over the world is becoming dependent
of technology. As what an article had said in Articlesbase.com posted on
August 7, 2009, “Industrialization resulted in rapid and sustained economic
growth and a massive increase in consumer goods. But at the same time, for
many people it meant a thoroughly unpleasant work environment.”

Worried that your food might get mouldy? Refrigerator is the answer
to that! What about if you need the solar power yet there’s a storm coming?
How about you use dryer to dry your clothes off? Technology produced them,
yet, it produces a great amount of CFCs to the environment that is
destroying our beloved ozone layer in the atmosphere. The development in
the field of agriculture tends to decrease the amount of good soil that is still
edible for the plants. The evolution of horse to cars to airplanes and to
spaceships sipped the contentment of humankind and turned it to lust and
craving for more. The hunger for better for the success of the humanity may
be one of the factors that are actively living beneath mankind’s flesh and
skin. Mechanical robots are gradually replacing human to provide services in
the community. This is one of the reasons why there is decrease for human
need in the companies and institutions. Man believed that robot is a sign of
power and fortune. But this robot continues to engulf the morality of the
people. The birth of weapons for mass destructions leads to world-wide panic
and devastation. Advancement of communication created a false picture and
scenery of closeness and family ties. The primitive methods of having a
bonding time with the family has been swallowed by the time spent to surf
the internet and playing PSPs. Technology is like a cataract to the human eye
that blindfolds the truth from it. We can say that, mirrors of yesterday shows
who you are, while through technology, mirrors of today shows the same
person, but not the same to the one that has been moulded by God in
accordance to his image and plan. Eyes of yesterday show as the truth but
we never accept it, while eyes of today show the false but we just accept it.
Wake up, stand, stop, look, listen and act. Wake yourself from the dream
brought by technology. Stand up to show yourself the find truth. Stop to be
prepared of what to change. Listen to the voice that you keep in your heart
for hundreds of years. And act so everybody will start to act. Remember that
the change in an empty space starts with a single point.

Avatar may be written to the history for a long time because of its
success. But we should never forget what Avatar really taught us. Never
belittle nature. Never neglect the fact that it is still lives among us. Along
with the animated version of famous Romeo and Juliet, Romeo x Juliet, the
seed of the world lives within our hearts. It pulse has been long muted to the
people’s hearing. Just like Avatar and Romeo x Juliet, let us hear the sobbing
seedling of Pandora and Escalus. Remove the blindfold labelled numbness.
Let us cure the deafness called unconcerned. The lameness called ‘I can do
nothing’ and ‘Bahala na si Batman,’ should be put to an end. And finally, let
us look for vaccine to protect us from a certain virus called laziness. Let us
save them from being rotten caused by people’s numbness before it is too
late and before we let the nature acts to save itself and think about its own
revenge.
 “MARRIAGE: DIFFICULT TASK”

By

Monique Anne B. Tizon

Nowadays, many couples are having problem when they “have” to get
married at their young age. What if one of your brightest classmates
suddenly stops coming to class? At first, you wonder why she hasn’t popped
up, and later you hear that she’s gone on leave. Months after, you learn that
she is already married to her boyfriend. Maybe some of you will think that
that was not a good decision, but in some situations like having unexpected
pregnancy, that decision is just right.

Marriage by any measure is not easy to take. With it are the constant
responsibilities you must fulfill and the nonstop adjustments you have to
make. First with your partner, then with the new set of strangers you learn to
call family, and eventually with your offspring. Perpetual adaptation is a
challenging part of every married life. Married couples go through such
difficulties but marrying early multiplies the challenges ten-fold. Early
marriages also nip youth in the bud. Feelings of regret because one is
already “tied down”, and the yearning for more carefree days are among the
many emotions that have to dealt with. Another major concern is financial
instability. Unless they have set aside enough money to fund the future
family, chances are they have to work double time just to keep up with the
changes in lifestyle. Sacrifices-perhaps an unfinished college degree-are
made for the sake of the family. The value of money becomes better
appreciated. The couple learns to be responsible and they become stronger
in overcoming the challenges in their lives.
 Every married individual learns to extend one’s self. This is even more
challenging with young couples because they are forced to grow up faster
than they normally would want to. Instead of thinking only of themselves,
they are forced to change their outlook in life and ultimately deal with things
in a more mature manner. And as in any situation, there are rewards to be
gained from early marriage. You become more patient and energetic in
dealing with your child. Young couples also tend to be more open-minded,
and they absorb life-lessons at an early age. For struggling young husbands
and wives, be grateful for every little thing you have. Remember that we all
have our crosses to bear. Later on, we can look back on our life with a smile
and be amazed at the journey that you’ve made.

Under the pressure of circumstances beyond one’s control, a couple

can choose to grow up or break up. Those who choose to resist growth lose
the chance to gain life-lessons that make other young parents wiser beyond
their years.