#5 My Thoughts

In the word they call “peace”, how much can you sacrifice to achieve it? The peace can easily be said but difficult to do. What would you give in? Happiness for you own or sacrifice something from yourself for the good of others?

                Ming-ming, the drama that I watched depicts on how the early generation of Muslims that settled here in the Philippines on managing peace between tribe. Redo is a common thing back in the days and their clan has a redo with another clan. Redo is committing revenge to a family or clan. The saying “an eye for an eye” relates to it. In the drama Ming-ming, Aye, as I remembered their names, was chosen in their clan to have an arranged marriage to another man of their rival clan to preserve peace between clan. But Aye didn’t want the man engaged to her because she described him as “a man with distorted face”. For a month, Aye was sent somewhere in Luzon to study there but that opportunity of studying there for knowledge was not been followed. She was just wasting time and money. She committed a relationship that wasn’t for her. Every person in this world has the right to make their own decision. Making the best judgment out of all the choices but then, this was not the situation in the past. The decision of the elders will always be followed and respected. For all these decision can benefit the entire clan. It could gain glory and prosperity for both clans if there is an agreement between the two. Like in the case of Aye, she will be married to another man, not only for the benefit of peace but with the wealth. After Ar and Pi knew what Aye was doing while being sent away to study, Aye was demanded to go home to their province and stay there. Yet it was too late for them to take the action because Aye was already committed a sin, a child was already developing in her womb. Aye was pregnant but with a wrong father. In order to prevent in a war that might wage, Ar and Pi hid it as a secret and make everyone believes that the father of Aye’s child is of the other clans’ man. However, Aye would still prefer being with the true father of her child than with the other man that she was been arranged to marry. She thought selfishly that she didn’t consider in her actions the consequences that might arose. Many people have this trait, always rushing decisions that thinking is not a part of the process anymore and only considering the advantages can bring to him. Time have past and the identity of Aye’s child named Ming-Ming was been discovered. Things have been revealed. Ming-ming was sent away from her mother and imprisoned. Ming-ming being felt that she was all alone, committed a suicide.

In the decisions we make in our life, there will always be a corresponding reaction to it. We must take responsibility of our actions and make a stand of it.

#4 Gratifying Experience

It was my 2^nd year of stay in my high school at Philippine Science High School- Central Mindanao Campus when one of the subjects that I needed to tackle was computer programming. Of course at first, I didn’t know a single thing about programming. I was absolutely empty minded on what to do. After a few lectures of that subject, I did felt that I was really into programming. All I needed to do was to read in advance to gain more information about it. Well, I did literally read a book or two cover to cover just to have knowledge on how programming really works. After I finished reading it, my mind started to tack ideas from the book like from simple “Begin and end statements” to “recursive functions” and so on. Well, my teacher didn't expect me to learn those many kinds of idea in just a short period of time. He did applauded me for the excellent performance that I was giving him in the field that he was teaching us.

                The performance that I had been showing off gave me an opportunity to join in computer programming contests. Well, that was too much for me to handle because I would be one of the contestant that will bring the name of ourschool along with my teammate Danica. There was an event held in IIT called ICCF (Iligan City Computing Fair, I’m not really sure if that is what ICCF stands for). One category for the contests of the said event was computer programming. A week before the contest, me and my teammate did a lot of practicing in solving programming problems. Of course at that time, we were so confident that we will win the trophy. But a few moments before the contest, we were informed that college students our opponents would be college students. That lowered my confidence in winning because at that time, I was still in 3^rd year high school and I was competing with college students already who  have more knowledge about programming than I do. When the competition started, my hands were shaking because of I was really nervous. I can’t even concentrate on what to do and how to manage my time properly in answering programming problems. In short, I was devastated at that time. At the end of the competition, my adviser was really disappointed for my performance but quitting didn’t occur into my mind. I swore to my adviser and to myself that I will win the next competition that I will be joining.

                Few months later, my adviser told me again that there would be another contest that I would be joining that would be held in Davao City. The moment I received the news, I did practice harder in solving programming problems from dawn to evening, That was how so disparate I was to win the contest. While traveling, I questioned myself, what if I still can’t win this time? If I will lose again, this will just prove of how a failure I am. Still, my confidence didn’t go off that I would not return empty handed. So during the contest, a set of programming problems were given to us. As I opened one by one the papers being handed to us, things rushed into my mind on what kind of problems would come out  and how difficult the problems could be(by the way, my opponents this time are high school students). As I read the problem, I knew that I can solve this things right away because I have already encountered similar problems like this. As a matter of fact, I was the first one to finish solving the problems. While other students were still solving, I just played minesweeper and solitaire on the computer in from of them just to pressure them. That was how confident I was that I would win that time. At the end of the competition, winners were announced and as I hoped that I will win first place, I didn't. But as the second placer was announced my name echoed. I really don’t know what didn’t went right in solving those problems. Still, I was happy because I did win in that said competition. Well that same thing still happened on the national level of the said event. Being so confident yet clumsy, I just ranked 3^rd place. Lol.

#3 Sweet Unforgettable Day Reaction

The story is about a woman who truly misses her mom and even though years have already passed since the death of her mother, she can still feel the emptiness and depression after their lost.Well, who wouldn't feel that same way that the one who was responsible on giving birth of us and the one who cared very much for us would go away? Each and everyone of us would feel that sad emotion deep inside us. It was not only her but all the other members of the family felt the same way. They missed the light of their home and the woman  who cared for all of them. As a child, we should cherish our loved ones because we wouldn't know when will the time int which they cannot be with us anymore. The best thing that we could just do is  to make every moment special and  cherish the love that is being shared to us. 

Then there comes this day where there was a  wedding which was held in their house and while finishing the decorations and arrangement for the wedding, there was this scent in the room that passed through their nostrils and suddenly they remembered someone. It was the very scent that their mother was using. The recalling of their mom just by a scent tells that they really misses the presence of their deceased mother. They wouldn’t leave the room because they really want to be with their mom even though it was only the scent of their mother which remained. They cherished it very much and imagined that she was there with them. They remembered the times that she was still alive and to make every moment special but all they could do was to mourn about the death of their mother.

As the wedding started the scent vanished slowly. Even though it was only a moment that they did feel the presence of their mom, they still made it unforgettable. 

                

#2 AN INTRODUCTION TO MYSELF

Hmm, so what is the best description that I can give to myself? Am I Responsible? Not quite. Am I Intelligent? I don’t think so. How about lazy? Yes, that must be it.

                So you are thinking now that if I’m lazy, why did I wrote this blog? Simple, it’s because I need to have something to pass in the activity that my subject teacher has given to me. I’m that lazy but responsible guy. I do thing that needed to be done in time but not exerting more effort to do other things that can give me an advantage on my studies. There were already times when I thought of changing my way of handling things like working on my school requirements but I didn’t change because my mind is already used in this kind of setup, to just simply do things that needed to be done without minding on other things. I would just let my brain work if cramming occurs and keeping myself calm and thinking that everything’s gonna be okay in the end.

                So much in my personality, we should go now to my interests and hobbies. Firstly, I am interested on computers. Not interested in the games in the computers but interested on how it really works. From the simple things, on how it operates to its complicated building blocks on why it worked like that. I am just so fascinated that a simple box can do multiple functions in one time and that is why I dig more information on computers. Now let’s go to my hobbies. I love playing football and I’m fond of programming applications in computers. I know that I’m not that very well in playing football but hey, who says I can’t play it? As long as I am having fun on playing it then I will continue doing it. Then on computer programming, I’m not boasting that I’m that very good on programming but I can program many things on computer that can ease that job of a user.

                And I think this is how I’m gonna end on how I describe myself.

#1 I Stop to Say Thank You To My Parents

  

                Discipline, patience and consideration. These are the values that my parents taught me. They are the ones who provided me the love that I have always wanted. They didn't let me down in times of failures because they always encourage me to do the same task again with the assurance that I will be successful on accomplishing it.

                When I was still a child, I felt the lack of love from my parents because of the childish reason of not giving me all the things that I wanted, like toys. But today, I can see that they still love me no matter what. As I continue to grow up, my parents are still there, guiding me and at the same time teaching me how to discipline myself. They made me realize that not all things can be acquired directly. That there must be hard work to be able to acquire those things that I want for life and being a spoiled brat won’t do well on myself. My parents also taught me to avoid being so dependent on them and explained to me that time will come that they can’t help me anymore and I should stand on my own feet to face my own problems in my life.

              Lastly, they showed and taught me what consideration really is. Even though I have done many mistakes in my life, still they didn't mistreated me for what I've done. They have instill in my mind that there is always a room for improvement and a time to correct my mistakes  because there is no such thing as “too late to change”.

                For all the things that my parents have imparted to me, I would like to give my warmest gratitude and thank you.