Tatag ng Wikang Filipino, Lakas ng Pagka-Pilipino

          President Manuel L. Quezon was the one who declared that August shall be the month of the Philippine language, while President Fidel V. Ramos signed the petition what President Quezon suggested or stated.
          Years passed and every year, we celebrate the month of Philippine language and a theme is made for each year. This year, the theme is "Tatag ng Wikang Filipino, Lakas ng Pagka-Pilipino." This language was one of their plans to have communication among us, to have unity as well. We Pilipinos were once colonized by other countries but when we finally took freedom from them, politically, these language we have now made us to unite, and to share our instincts or even our insights to each other.
          In our school, every August, we celebrate the Filipino language with competition. One of this is: quiz bee, which all about grammar and literature. Another is the Balagtasan, it's like a role play but this one, they will speak  for their right as an individual. And one of the most exciting is the speech choir.
          Those were only some, we will first compete at school, and then the winner may proceed to the Division, then to Regionals, then maybe Nationals.
          Imagine what our lives could be if we have no language. No understanding, no cooperation, no storng foundation. If we have misunderstandings, we might fight with each other and turn out to have a war rather than a ceasefire.
          Back from the time of Rizal, form the time we were colonized by the Spaniards. He used language to solve the problem. Heroes and heroins tried their best to stand up against them. Since then, when we finally got our triumph, the Wikang Filipino was then established. Established for the next generation, to have better understanding. We shall stand as one, together we fight and face our fears and challenges in life. As long as we have each other, there wouldn't be a problem.

My Reflection

          Within two months since I have started blogging, is that I learned how to be more like a "perfectionist," I guess? In line with my posts.The grammars, spellings and punctuation marks. I discovered that blogging is so much fun and it is not a distraction in my life, not at all, thanks to my teacher in Information Communication Technology (ICT), Mrs. Evelyn Vera Cruz. I did my blog mostly at school, in the computer lab. Staying there makes me feel better because of the cold and relaxing breeze of the air-conditioner. I experienced what life has to offer, reading news from around the world, learning from others' experiences, updated to some of the happenings around the globe.
          Some problems and the main problem to me while blogging is that the Internet is kinda' slow. Nothing else bothered me that much.
          I addressed this problem by just going with the flow. I worked some of my posts at home because of this matter.
         Moving on, I will improve myself in everything. I will expose myself more. I will post more, about myself, experiences, about the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious nature, and my fellow youth.

Insights about SONA 2012

                The State of the Nations Address or the SONA is deliberated annually by the President. This SONA includes the improvement plan of the President for the country.

                This year, the SONA was delivered on July 23, 2012 by President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, with the title of “Report Kay Boss,” at the Session Hall, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City.

                The SONA is concentrated to like most of the country’s conditions and problems, to act for further improvement, to reach the road of prosperity and success. Started from the time that Philippines has finally stolen our freedom from the Spaniards, Americans and to other countries that ruled Philippines. SONA is then stated for the chance to attain progress. What could be better than that? I mean, who wouldn’t want or like to stay and live in a progressive country.

                I noticed that our country, for me, is not that quite progressive, why? Corruption, lots of people are suffering from health problems as well as financial, some doesn’t have enough money in their hands to buy their own needs. We also suffer from calamities: landslides, floods and others due to some peoples’ unawareness. Fires that has destroyed lots of properties. Murders, car napping, kidnapping, cases of raping, stealing and such other crimes that happens anytime, anywhere and unexpected. There are lots of ordinances but some people don’t want to obey these laws made by the government. These are for our own safety.

                The SONA then is one way of informing our country to wake up ourselves to see the consequences to act for it. Loose our shoulders and extend our helps to one another.

                A real progressive country is united, hand in hand together, where all of us think not for our own good only but sincere to others too. Showing that we care for our country, that leads to launches of projects, conduction of alternative learning programs, seminars, workshops, symposiums, and training programs so that we may do at least something for the improvement of our country. All we need is a scoop of cooperation with a glimpse of trust, patience, virtue, realism, loyalty, dissemination and more. You may not know what is beyond those negatives. Act now! Time is Gold!