4th Grading Reflection

The End's Beginning

          Fourth year comes to an end. Fourth quarter is already at the ti of nearly the end. Time is surely not on our side. How would I wish we can go back rewind all the things that made this school year a happy one. I admit it Fourth year may not be the most awesome school year for me but it is the most different and unique of all. Within this quarter I felt all the pressure that I never expected I would have.

          The month of January was a new beginning for this quarter but it also was the month for me to finish all the requirements needed for my college life. I went to a two-day training, two-day interview and five-day medical examination all was scheduled on school days. So this quarter precious time in school was indeed wasted. On the contrary it gave me the benefit of preparing for my college life.

          As I remember when I often ask questions to the seniors before me of how fourth year life is. They are indeed correct. It is like reviewing for the next level of your life. That was really the feeling I had. For every quarter it helped me in reviewing for my entrance exams. Successfully I passed them all, the three maritime schools, and UP.

My Dream My Future

CAPTAIN

          What if you have the chance to have a glimpse of your own future? It would surely be a great opportunity. However would you be satisfied if you discovered you did no

t achieve the dream you always wanted to be? It surely be a great disappointment. In reality we don't have to face that problem. Because we don't hold our destiny we can only plan and dream for the future. Do you believe to the saying that whatever you want you would get if you have the determination.

          Dreams when you are still a child is different from dreams you now have. That is true before I wanted to become a doctor because of the reason to help the poor but I was surely a child thinking of just helping others and they would just say thank you. Today I always dream to be a Captain of a ship. This dream of mine is not a silly dream anymore. Being a captain gives me the opportunity of having the materials that I ever since wanted to have, not just that my sole purpose was to give my family a good future. It gives me also opportunity to go to other places. Becoming a captain also gives me the chance to really help those who are poor.

          Dreams are the structure or the pillar of my future. Without it my life would have no direction. It may waste my time trying every thing in my life just to find the sole purpose of it. With my dreams they just give a meaning into my life. With every step of the way my dreams will guide me of what I should do to have a great future.

CHANGE

                      Change! … For me it’s unstoppable. It will come whether we like it or not. My whole life, I have been presented to a single element called Change. It is like tornado. It comes without warning and can turn our house upside down or let it down safely. Either way, nothing will ever be the same. A lot of people believe that tornado is a synonym for change. Gandhi once said, “be the change you want to see in the world”.

           Taking responsibility for my actions is important in becoming a change in the world. In order to make a change, I have to want to do it. If one of my friends dared me to go help a grandma cross the street, I need to want to do it, not to do it because my friend dared me. I responsibly if decided to make a change in the world. Responsibility comes from within. So I will take responsibility seriously. Another good example of being the change in the world is picking up trash in parks, on the road, on sidewalk and even in sporting event places. To be responsible means to be a source or cause.

             Big things come from small things. You need to be able to know who you are: your capabilities and limitations. After which, you have to make sure YOU are truly ready for the change you want. You have the power to do something. You have the power to create something bigger than you, and you have the responsibility to initiate GOOD change. Change that will help you and the people around you rise.

KANNAWIDAN YLOCOS FESTIVAL

                    

SURE ILOCOS SUR!!

                    It is already a spectacle to every place here in the Philippines to have their festivals. Festivals that will express or show their culture, history, practices and also their tradition. For example the Panagbenga festival in Baguio City, Bangus festival in Dagupan, Logganisa festival in Vigan and many more. But here in Ilocos Sur, we have the very famous KANNAWIDAN YLOCOS FESTIVAL.

                This year is now the 8th edition, showcasing the pride and guts of ilocanos pertaining to heritage conservation and culture preservation. In the soul of every Ilocanos are the festivities which will attract their hearts to embrace the true essence of being a proud individual. It gives us a glimpse of how was the life before and how shall we face it today.

                Kannawidan shows the culture of every Ilocanos. The celebration started with a mass (Misa Konselebrada  ) and also a procession with the saints from the different municipalities in Ilocos Sur. One of the major highlight of the festival is the Saniata ti Ilocos Sur Pageant, showcasing the beauty and intelligence of Ilocanos. Trade fair which shows the OTOP of entire Ilocos Sur, Fashion show which displays the pride of Ilocos Sur’s Abel Iloco, exhibit, OPAG pinaka and livestock pinaka contest, traditional games like the rodeo. Many TV personalities also came to Ilocos Sur to celebrate with us just like Janno Gibbs, Xian Lim, Manolo and many more. One of the showtime host, Teddy Corpuz also rock the Ilocanos.  

               All these subsidize to the upgrade and progress of Iloco cultural heritage thereby enriching it to world class showground. May this festivity inspire all Ilocanos to preserve and promote the beauty of Ilocanos.