Time Tickin' Faster?

          Wow! It seems that the world rotates faster compared to what we know as 24 hours. Time runs or maybe jumps, just like a frog leaping from a lily pad to another. But instead of seconds that it takes to jump, feels like months. The third grading period is over, and now, another quarter begins.
          Within almost 2 months or I think more than 2 months, I have learned lots of things. Within a continuation of a topic from the past grading, which is the second grading, especially about creating a website. I learned how to apply things such as: background image, background color and adding hyperlinks in the HTML editor of Microsoft Windows, the Notepad.
          As time passed by, I learned an easier way to create and administer a web page, and that is by using the windows program Microsoft Frontpage. This is a big help to devotees like us who might have dreamt to have our own website. I mean, it makes creating a web page easier. Not like in the Notepad, you have to memorize and type every single HTML code for your set-up or command to work. The Frontpage is easier to manage compared to the Notepad.
          But there was no time that I completed my attendance in my subject ICT IV, the same as to my other subjects. There were times that I got excused to practice for the radio-broadcasting, reviewing for the incoming Division Science Quiz and some other contests.
          But that didn't bother me at all, I set my mind, myself to work hard for this grading to improve my grades.
          Moving on, I will look forward to do my very best. Hoping for the best, I pray to God for His guidance and may He bless us all! :)
          I'll aim for a better me.

New Year, New Me

           

          The last month of the year 2012 which is December has ended and January came again. A new year for all of us. It's 2013, the year of the water snake in the Chinese calendar. It is yet another year for another chance to make our lives better.

           To celebrate new year, families have their meals in midnight of December 31 to dawn of January 1, it is traditionally known as the "Media Noche." In facing a new year, we are talking about fun, excitement and amusement. Some use firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate the new year, although it is very dangerous because some get bruises because of these. Others who are quite the non-law abiding citizen us gunfire, which is strictly prohibited due to safety measurement.

          But for the families that know the  meaning of safety, some just cling their utensils in their houses or anything that produces sound. Some use the so called "torotot," an object which is blown. Some use their vehicles' horn. Others watch fireworks from their windows because of the threat some things are bringing.

          Going to mass with their wishes flowing and floating in their mind. Having our own New Years Resolution, which actually started in the coasts of Rome, Italy.

          New Year is for new beginning, another year to correct our mistake. Another chance to have peace with your enemies, to fix what was broken. Another time to do what you want and chase your dreams. Another year to grow up and be a better person.

The Essence of Christmas

          

          Based from the Bible, God created the world in seven days. He created us, the human beings with the hope that we will take good care of what he had granted us.

          But then, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was not created but was born. Blessed Mary ever virgin is the mother of Jesus and His father is Joseph. Before Joseph and Mary lived together, Joseph had a family and had children, he got jailed and bailed. He was married to Mary because God knew that Mary will be safer with an experienced and full grown man rather than being with a man at her age.

          It is believed to be that Jesus Christ was born on the 25th of December, but we don't actually know the exact year, or December 25 is not even the time Jesus was born. But we know that the Savior has come to defeat the evil. He even performed lots of unbelievable things, the impossible made possible, called miracle.He changed one's faith and life. That's why we celebrate his birth I guess.

          Christmas, we use to celebrate it by having meals in midnight of December 24 called as the "Noche Buena." In Noche Buena, we use to eat with the whole family. We even put up alittle program, with lots of different fun games. After those, we set out to carol on houses ,streets by streets, and after that, we will go back to our house and divide whatever we had. In Christmas time, this is never missing, opening of presents! :) This is something that our family have given to each other.

          With the quite cold weather in the morning, the whole family goes to mass and will prepare a little and simple lunch. But the real essence of Christmas, is not the money or material things that you have. They say that, Christmas time is forgiving time. Christmas is being with the one that you love, sharing whatever thingd you have, the time where you will find the real meaning of happiness.

Equality, where are you?

          Man accepts and knows themselves or ourselves as the superior species of God's creations. With the fact that we are created of the same level of love and appreciation from Him. Blessings that were bestowed upon us are of equal chances, for God has planned our own life, the point of which we are capable to manage the most precious gift from God, which is "life."
          We consider ourselves more dominant than the other creations of God. We are more superior, intellectually but not in strength than the animals, and for that, we were given a mission. A mission to protect the environment, God has provided us.
          Sometimes, I doubt that people consider ourselves as superior species, when in fact, people try to kill each other, steals something, terrorizes but animals? No right? Some animals behave more decently than that of the crime-abjected people.
          For these days, all of us doesn't get all what we need and want. Because of maybe some interruptions or reasons that would prevent us from achieving our needs, wants and dreams. A reasonable, offensive and most of the issues today are: bullying,discrimination and such immoral acts.
          Discrimination has been overpowering to all of us. Which is not proper. This is not what people is created for! To hurt each other? To be acting so perfect? To be left alone? I mean, come on! Find your humanity and humility!
          Treat each other equally, support the anti-bullying act. I strictly empower, a no discrimination policy. We are all humans, I know that we all know that we have feelings. We all have our own rights. The right to live, love choose and so much more. But the competitive people  are always there to bring you down. Remember, they try to bring you down because you are above them and are envy of you. Don't be affected, they're just people. Be afraid of God, have faith in God, pray to him and he will help you.
          If only there is respect, mercy, trust and goodness, we all have equal rights which brings equal opportunities.

A Gradual Destruction

          So, what merely causes climate change? Well, there are variations or shifting in the process of solar radiation, variations in the Earth's orbit, mountain building and continental drift and change in greenhouse gas concentrations as said earlier (from the Science Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition.) Because of these, expect that there are feedback's.

          What thing in the world that does not undergo anything but change? Everything changes, except change, it's the only thing constant in this world. By change, things undergo with it to fit with the nature. Climate change is one of the natural and normal occurring changes in the environment.

          What is climate change by the way? Climate change, as its most general definition, is a change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over long periods of time regardless of cause. For me, the term sometimes is used to refer specifically to climate change by human activity, as opposed in to changes in climate that may have resulted as part of Earth's natural processes. In this sense, especially in the context of environmental policy, the term climate change, I think, synonymous to global warming anthropologically. Global warming refers to surface temperature increase while climate change includes global warming and everything else that increases greenhouse gas level effects.

          The natural calamities of which we experience in our lives. it is gradually destroying our nature, not only that, we re suffering from it. For example, flash floods affects the crops, where could we find food if all of it is destroyed. Earthquakes, tsunamis, tidal waves, and heavier rains. This climate change is one of the most destructive natural calamity.

          What can we do to reduce the risk? We could at least reduce the use of materials contributing to all types of pollution, hazardous and noxious materials. The more the gas is present, the higher possibility of evaporation and precipitation.

          Let us conserve the uses of those that destroy the nature abjectly. Let us unite and preserve and rehabilitate the nature. The place where we live, the place we call home.

Like a plain mirror

          It's almost the end of the second grading period. Like a road will be temporarily closed because of a construction of a continuation. In this grading period in our Information Communication Technology (ICT), I have learned so many things. Our lessons went deeper about Internet, especially about the HTML. About the basic HTML tags, attribute tags to make a wonderful and unique web design for a web site. It would have been fun if I was inside in the room with quite a cold breeze the whole time. But then I went out everyday to have our practice for the speech choir that made me miss lots of our lessons. The problem I had was how to cope up with it. When the whole practicing and competition was over, then I got back on track. I was able to do all the exercises and understand all lessons as quickly as I could. I have recited more often this grading period though.
          Moving on, I will still improve myself. Much more in my literary skills and do more recitations in class and also improve my grades.
       
       

Proficiency for a delight communication

          In this text, may I take the opportunity to express my gratitude to those person who contributed something for the international, dominant and universal language, the English language. No doubt it was grotesquely a good way for us to communicate.

          The English language as we know was first spoken in England which is derived from the name of the angels, the Anglo-Saxons. then, it spread out like a news, so viral. The influence of it continues to play an important role in language attrition. One impact of it is the reduction of native linguistic diversity in many parts of the world.

          The English language is very important indeed. Within this, it is like a way for us to express ourselves. Communicating with our own ideas and feelings using sounds, gestures, signs or marks. Any means of communicating idea specially human speech.

          English language is one tool to establish our viewpoint. We can make use of English to promote our worldview and spiritual heritage throughout the globe.

          But generally, standard English today does not depend on accent but rather on shared educational experience. through education, the use of English language can be enriched. Going deeper to understand and formulate better grammars, knowing such new words. Even now, in some profession like jobs, knowledge of the English language is needed. Expanding our knowledge with the English language, I predict a better and more organized form of communication.

          The use of English language somewhat links the whole world together. The future of English as a language is very secure. In this era of consolidation and trying to unify various aspects of life, it will not be long before English can be made as a single language of the world like the single currency and the union of various nations.

          The English language is highly essential to us, with enough proficiency, there is a worthy and meaningful communicative competence.