Our Christmas

December has always been a month of joy for the family, friends, lovers, and especially for the children. The most anticipated month of the year which we consider a season of love and happiness. It’s already Christmas! Occasion that has influenced the hearts of everyone and gives meaning of what is called giving not only of things that are visible to the hands but also of the can’t be seen things that contribute to the need of longing love and affection. Since the last week of this year’s class is about to end, and even if I’m pressured by some other things like the making of projects and exams that should be done this year, still I’m enjoying every moment and every little thing here in MSU-IIT because I know after this week, I’m going back home and enjoy the holidays with my family. We actually don’t celebrate Christmas because of the religion factor. But I admit that I really love the character of Santa Claus. I love seeing lights that turn into different colors that are usually paired and surround to the Christmas trees which come in different sizes and styles. I love the star lanterns that I see almost in every house which reminds me every year that it’s really Christmas but suddenly I then realize that “oh! I’m not part of it”. But what I really love to see when this season comes are the people that work and came from other countries, provinces and cities but travel just for them to be with their family this Christmas. You’ll see how important for them this season is, that they give time just for it. And then that’s also the time that you’ll see the real essence of what they call Christmas. Although we’re not celebrating Christmas, still we respect this occasion as if we are part and celebrate it too. But how do those people who suffered most from this year’s crisis celebrate Christmas? This would be a sad Christmas for them. We should consider the fact that not all of us this year are having a good time. There are less fortunate than us that crave for more blessings. 2009 is one of the worst years if I were to describe. But now it’s about to end and 2010 is yet to come. Let’s pray that this coming year would bring us so much blessings and hope, especially for those who have suffered.

We’re just busy

I thought I’ll have a week facing a lot of examinations. But almost all of my subject teachers except for Math, decided to have exams the year 2010 next year. It’s almost end of the year 2009, still we’re about to be done with our assignment in English 2 on collecting common methods of paragraph development and we had a very tiring job getting through it. Although it’s not so neat and maybe just very simple, still we considered it very special for we shared our little time and exert our own effort just for it. It’s just an assignment! What more if we’ll have our projects these days coming. This teacher really proved what she’d just post in her blogsite that she’ll keep us busy through giving us a lot of work to do. Well, we must be ready for some that are still coming. And also I’m considering our coming project a problem. The term paper thing. I don’t know honestly what a term paper is. I was kind of surprised with some of my classmates’ reactions for it seems that almost all of them knew exactly what to do when they heard about the term paper job. We were told to think of a topic that we don’t only like but also we’re sure that we really know the topic and capable of narrowing it and maybe it will be use for our coming term paper to do.

Finally

Classes was postponed Wednesday this week for a General assembly was held on the gymnasium and everyone was told to attend from 1 up to 4 o’clock in the afternoon but was extended for about 25 minutes for some necessary purposes. We waited for professor Deocampo for our class but she’s nowhere to be found. A week ago, she’d given us an assignment on collecting different methods of paragraph development and we’re told that it should be pass the next time we meet but extended it for Friday. And finally we met on Friday. We discussed on how to make a very good thesis statement. I think she’d sense that majority of the class didn’t have a broad idea on how to create a very well made thesis statement and I admit that I’m one of those. It’s a kind of big help for at least I understand some of her points. Our assignment on collecting of paragraphs was then again extended and shall be pass next meeting.

I still have

What a week! So sad for me! Now I’m trying to believe that I’m not really meant for engineering. Well, what my dream really is to become a writer and a journalist someday. We had our quiz in Math and I did really study for it a few days even before the exam. But what happen is that I answered nothing. I didn’t even pass my paper for it doesn’t deserve to be checked. I’m very disappointed and feel ashamed of myself. I realized that this career I’m taking really is not mine. There are more deserving than me. But despite of what happen, I still believe I can get through of this. One can succeed in life if he has God with him in his side and he has all the determination and love from his love ones. Now I’m keeping myself busy on the other field that I like more of. I want to develop more my writing and speaking skills. I really want to become like our professor, Miss Deocampo for she really is a very good English speaker. If you just see her talking like she’d really adapt the language you’ll be amazed. She can speak thoroughly and has really the power to carry her class in either manner she wants. I idolized her and I want to learn the way she talks fluently. She maybe not as good as she is today when she’s still at our stage. Maybe she had a very hard time training herself or joining training programs. It’s just a matter of practice and patience. And I’m looking to it for myself. Even if I failed to accomplished some of my duties, I’m still contented for at least I exert an effort and happy that I have still choices to keep myself busy on. To give more inspiration,I’ve uploaded here a video from YouTube for myself and for the rest. It’s a Michael Learns to Rock song, and it’s very inspiring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C9j2r6ImPw&feature=related

Give us more

I don’t know why I’m always late when it comes to this blogging project. Well, it’s not surprising for even in some other things, I always get left behind. And as usual, I’m doing the same thing again. Blogging a week after the given signal. And I’m losing points again or maybe gaining no points at all. I have both bad and a kind of exciting week. Bad, for my English assignment was very low in score. If only I’m not irresponsible that I just did my assignment on the classroom that’s suppose to be done at home. And a kind of exciting for we’ll have no classes the coming Friday and some of my professors will be busy the next week coming so means having no classes again for some of my subjects. And of all the things I’m imagining to do the whole week, I’d just remember that I don’t have a blog yet. Plus, flooding assignments and more blogging and more assignments and……my excitement was gone! Yeah! Professor Lynnie really loves giving us bunch of work to do. Thank you my dear teacher!

Oral? Or Written

Maybe it’s appropriate to say that oral language has its own field in which it can be in its best used and same with the written. Still it’s best if both work. You’ll know how brilliant a person is through his way of communicating, expressing ideas and expressing oneself. When you’re applying for job, it’s important that you’re a good speaker and capable of answering others question for these are basis and requirements for best job opportunity and if you’re not, then you’re no good. And to be fair, let us get ahead of some writing beneficial contributions. Written language on the other hand, is a more comfortable way of presenting ideas. One is confident to publish his work for writing often requires no time pressure. In this way, you can manage a much stable and structured thoughts. When writing, you usually think several times and either change or draft the grammar and mechanics that can make your work best for your readers. Oral or written, still this has to do in developing our skills and in fact there are studies that indicate the strong relationship between oral language and reading, writing, and thinking.

... And again

In the first few hours of my English 2 subject, I immediately distinguished the difference compared of how we were before in our past English 1 the first time we met. I just can’t explain but there’s something with our professor the first time I saw her. Professor Lynnie Ann Deocampo… a serious type teacher I guess, that when she talks and asks questions, I feel I can never answer those anymore if I were to asked. She has this kind of can’t be seen power that whenever she stands and talks in front, she would surely catches everybody’s attention. Honestly, I feel fear with this subject... seems like more a combination of oral and written subject. This would be a tough fight most especially that I’m not that good in such field. I’m aiming for great improvement and hoping to have a job well done the whole semester.