What Does It Take To Be an ICT Student

            What does it take to be an ICT student? Abilities, Knowledge, and the interest to learn. What does it take to be an ICT student? For you what does it take?

            I am an ICT student and here we learn a lot about computers and the internet. After almost a year studying, I could claim that I know a lot about the subject itself. Blogging, making web pages and having fun. Being an ICT student helps you be a better computer user. Even editing pictures are also done here. It doesn’t need to be wealthy to be like me, or even have your own laptop. You just need your interest and knowledge to computers. It is fun and you are learning. You just need a desktop of course could be found at the nearest computer shop and also in the school campus and you’re set to explore the wonderful world of computers. You just need to be patient in order that you absorb all the facts and bits of information about it.

            Anyone could be an ICT student. It only takes for you to start learning now and nothing else. Have fun and continue our legacy at Ilocos Sur National High School.

My Dream, My Future

            I have a dream. I have a life. With so many abilities I have I can make them come true. But because of these hindrance like financial, moral support and sponsors I can’t make it happen.

            I want to be a man of many names. Not literally but be a man with many professions. I want to be a musician, a programmer and an architect. I want to be successful. I have my friends support and my parents guidance. I have to be a musician too. In my school I will start a legacy of composing the greatest hits in the chart topic. I need my dreams. Because, when all things come to me, then I will be happy.

            Don’t stop believing me. I have my potentials and I need you also to make it happen. Help me and I’ll show you my true abilities. It’s my dream, my legacy.

Change: It Starts With Me

            Everyday, the same things happen. From waking up in the morning, ‘til we go home in the afternoon. Social issues, poverty, corruption and crimes. Are we ready for more? The worse and the unexpected? Let’s take a stand for all of these. We have to make a change.

            I have my personal views for my dream change. I don’t discriminations. I don’t want not being confident because of that social ladder. I don’t want to see a child so thin ‘coz he has nothing to eat. I don’t want to see an old man don’t even know how to write his name. do you still want to see what I saw? Of course not. Being a student and a college in the future, I need to do my best to be an example for change.  When my plans start to grow and my views become much brighter, then I’ll start the change in this dying world. My legacy will spread throughout the country and even overseas. I will and I must be a better person. I will educate those who can’t because I once experienced how to go to school without something in my pocket, but not because we’re that poor but it is because of my aunt who is greedy in terms of money. I will not let these chaos come to an end. What? It is death. We need to be strong. I will start what others can’t by implementing youth programs and counseling to those who drifted their ways to worse ones. But these will never happen if you will not cooperate. Let’s stand together and be united in times like this. We will go through this together.

            Change is not bad, especially if it is for the better. We still have time, let’s fight and be free.

Kannawidan: The Ylocos Festival

            Being born in an urban place makes you away from other culture of different places, especially the rural ones. From the food, to clothing and even festivities. But my point of view changed when I transferred here at Ilocos Sure, particularly here at Vigan City. A whole new experience embraced me.

            I’ll just tell you about what I experienced with their annual festival the “Kannawidan: Ylocos Festival”. Preparations were astounding. Everything must be in place, from the lightings to the stage presentations. They’re very crafty and very careful about the things they put in the stage. From the back draft to the designs and clothing, no words can describe how beautiful they made them. They have their main highlights like fashion shows, contests and the souvenir items store. Their souvenir shop is full of handy-crafts. Huge vegetables and their famous “bagnet (deep fried pork chunk)” also topped their sales. “Malungggay” or horse radish ice cream also tickled my taste buds. Cassava flakes and squash noodles also gave me a full treat. Their furniture and other art items also captured my eyesight, they only show their creativity and perseverance to finish those great artworks.

            I never seen any celebration like this anywhere yet. Only here and I still love it though I’ve been here for 3 years. Truly, experiencing other cultures really gives a lot for your personal experience. Learning from others and being on the fields really gives a treat. Try experiencing the fun here in our country and remember, “don’t be a stranger in your own country”.

Reflections to the 3rd Grading Period

            This grading period… all I can say is, it’s hard!!! Oh dear God! Everything we did was very crucial. I can’t even sleep well at night because of the lessons and the projects not to mention the assignments also. We kept doing the same thing, no time for enjoyment. Every second is very important. Every minute counts and everyday is a new torture.

            But thanks to my friends. Even though we are doing something very hard, they still make laughter and joy so the things we do go lighter. We help each other in everything we do. When something goes wrong, we just let it go ‘coz there’s nothing we could do anymore. Every time we meet at school we always talk about school problems. But at the end of the day, personal matters again. We don’t let school be the hindrance to our enjoyment. We just enjoy schooling so the things would be fun also.

            This 3^rd grading is a blast. We take each step towards the next level. And one day we’ll see each other together with our parents and teachers in the stage… celebrating our graduation.

Keeping In Mind Our Mother Tongue

            English, Spanish, British, Italian or Filipino, from which language are you in?

Are you of what language you are using? Of course yes. ‘coz for me ; yes I am.

            I am a Filipino. I use the common language of the Filipinos, the “tagalong”. I was born in manila that’s why this language embraced my tongue. I use this language all the time, why not? All the people around me also use this. We share thoughts through communicating using our own language. We feel free about using it ‘coz we could express everything through it. Though I know, for others they’ll feel more free about their heritage but for me of course I’m a Filipino, I’m free to choose what language I will use.

            There is the time that I need to transfer to another place because of some sort of family matters. It is Vigan city; home for the heritage of the Ilocanos. At first I’m very unfamiliar just from the way they do things to the way they talk. I can’t understand them for a couple of months but as time goes by, slowly, I learned about their dialect. Even though they talk to me in Ilocano, (and I understand them of course) I still use what language my heart feels free to express to.

            Learning other languages or dialects are not prohibited but as you learn new languages, try also to learn to be proud of what language or dialect you are in. be proud of the heritage, be proud being a person who knows how to express through your tongue.

New Year, New Me

            It’s the 2012 already. According to the Chinese calendar, it’s the year of the water dragon. New Year, god! Make me new. Change my ways, help me.

            2012 has been a hard year for me. Full of ups and downs. Full of hardships less in laughter. Full of cramming less on early submissions and full of worse and less on goods. I must change for the better. From the “go with the flow” guy to the “go straight ahead” guy. I need to make new perspectives in life. And I’ll find my passion through my #1 inspiration, my mother. Things should be better now, from late to earl; from dirty to clean and from bad to good. I need to reflect from the past and be a better person now. I know being better is hard but its more harder to be worse because of the bad things you continue to do.

            It’s the 2012 already. I need a change. For me and for the ones I cared for. For them I will be new.

            Being me is hard. From the time I wake up hell already because I’m late. I’m rushing everyday just to be on time and the result, always late. I used to work on our projects a day before the submission, and for that I always cram. At the end of the day of the submission passed but, I still hadn’t finished my projects.

            I need to build myself again. Be a new person and use my downs to climb up again. I need to show them that I can change, ‘coz this New Year will be the start of the new me.