Living in the past

Time, the one who holds destiny and all the events that happens in our lives. The one that connects the past, future, and present. The past, something which already happened. What if the past is haunting your because of something you didn't finish? Are you willing to give up the present to live in the past? Many people say, that we cannot take hold of time. It's true, but can you correct the things you've done wrong in the past. Without holding on to the timepiece of life?
Have you ever experienced doing something wrong without thinking of its consequences, and having regrets in the present? Have you experienced loving someone and looses the game of love in the end? When in the present it seems that you are still in the past with all the memories it gave you? Is the present enough to fulfill your emptied heart and erased memories because of the past?

As they always say; “how the past hurts!” especially if the memories it gave you are full of pains. Do you imagine yourself always thinking of the past memories? When it seems that you want to turn back time? When everything in the present seems to be wrong just because of the wrong actions you've done in the past. But life doesn't need to be like this, there must be something that could end up all those bad memories, but we don't know what that was.

Everything that happens, every door that closes, and every door thatn opens is found on the book of time. But before these things happened thse are already destined, or as they often say “DESTINY”, PAST and DESTINY are very big part of time. Destiny drives us all by its hand ve rise and fall, but only for a moment of time enough to catch our breath again.

Even though life is like this, and time causes us so much pains. Time still heals. The timepiece of life still goes on and on , changes may occur , but the destined always stays the same and always happen for we can never dictate destiny and change the destined. As time pushes forward, we take new challenges and create new opportunities. And as life goes on, we are forced to move past our episodes of dis appointment, sorrow or despair, more than anything else, time heals not only broken bones, but broken hearts as well.

To go on with our life wisely is enough to correct the past, and improve the future. We all know that we can't turn back time, for time never comes back. So like the time, life also must go on both of them must dance the same beat. Together they must open the same doors, conquer the same challenges and records every memory whether its good or bad. And still life goes on and on forever.

Although it hurts to live the past and reflect all the memories and face life with a corrupted soul. To go on will be the best solution.

What does the stars and sky tell me about life?

The stars and the sky, one of the most beautiful creatures found on earth. Gives beauty to the night sky, and gives color to the world and shows the people that the world is still beautiful even with environmental problem and the undying abuse of the people. Looking at the stars ease out the pain we feel. It gives us different expectations and what lays a head for us. Nowadays there are so many ways for people to enjoy the beauty of the stars and the sky. One of these is STAR GAZING.

Different schools organize clubs that includes stargazing. In the University of the Philippines High School Department we have the STAR GAZERS SOCIETY. Among all the clubs here in UP that I joined I find the Star Gazers the best among the rest. Even when I'm still young I really had the passion for astronomy and dreamt of watching Jupiter. So in order to fulfill this passion I joined the Star Gazers Society.

Among all our overnights we often see the stars in the sky. Have you ever thought of what does the star and the sky tells you about life? I'm going to tell you what it is about the stars that tell me about life. The sky, it’s endless and extends to infinity. The sky tells me that as long as we exist we make endless dreams and go on after endless challenges and obstacles. It tells me about different experiences and endless experiences about to come our way. And if there are challenges and obstacles there is also HOPE. HOPE, that is what the stars tell me about life. That in every challenge and obstacles there is HOPE. Just like in every storm a star appears. This tells us that even though we dream endlessly there would be a possibility for these dreams to come true. That even though we let go of opportunities, or we close a door still there will be an open window. That in every death there will be a new beginning. That even though some friends may fail there will still be one standing still. We all know that these are all a part of life. All the opportunities and challenges. It's just like when there isn't any sky only stars life wouldn't be colorful. But we all must remember that there would still be hope and a new beginning. Just like having the sky without stars, there won't be light, and in every storm there won’t be beautiful without all these.

Life that doesn't bear the light of the stars is like a flower that withering. It's like a sea that's drying up and like a weak bone without any muscle to support it's movement. So life without the stars and the sky is empty…

LOVE AFFAIR AT MV DOLOUS AND BOOKS

In your school life, it is not imposicble for you to experience outdoor activities. Oppurtunity knocks only once. An oppurtunity once knocked on the doors of UP. This is to visit the 12 years old floating bookstore ship MV DOLOUS. DOLOUS is filled with affordable books. In this ship could love possibly develop?

The day before the visit at MV DOLOUS was a day of excitement. Everyonne was excited and especially those who are book lovers. But for me its just like ordinary day and wasn't a busy day. It seems like nothing is going to happened. Its just like ordinary days. During the day of visit, it was then that I felt a little bit of excitement.. I was assigned at the second jeepney for I-Bartlett. With my buddy Bia, and my other classmates we are watched by Sir Elmer. GOIng there was fun. The jeepney we were riding was filled with laughter and happy faces.

When we reached the port everyone hurriedly went down the jeepney and rushed to the lines were everyone are lined up to enter the ship.The crew flashed us their happy faces. Some of our classmates are busy buying bo0oks while some got bored and went outy of the ship. One of those bored students is me and my buddy. So we went out the bookstore and bought ice cream. It was only then that we discovered that once you come out of the ship you cannot come in again. Later on more and more UPIANS are stocked outside the book store. So we decided to have some chit chats, I looked down the port and I saw a crew with curly hair and since his hair looks like those of the comic guy Pedro Penduko, I called him Peter Pan.So I started shouting there.

Few minutes later a teacher told us to line up again because we will enter the ship again.Upon reaching outside another batch of visitors came thjey are from another school. So we climbed the stairs but reached another part of the ship and there I met Felipe.A cute guy from Germany.

By the end of the day I reached school contented with because of PETER PAN AND FELIPE...

On Being taught by a co- student.

Once every school year, University of the Philippines High school department has an activity in which students became the school faculty and other positions offered by the school. The activity is called "KNOW YOUR SCHOOL DAY" Before This activity student will be busy signing their application forms for certain positions. For those whom are chosen they will be teaching their co students. And for those who were not, like me, we will stay as students. I will share to you my experiences during the " Know your school day" and being taught by a co-student.

As students all of us have our own responsibilities at school. In everyday we met our classmates. But if one day when you reached school your classmates are already the one teaching you. You will see yourself being taught by a co- student. How would you feel?

Having to experience " Know Your School Day" or as so called KYSD is really nice. Especially when most of the student teachers are your close friends. It feels good because some of them shoms favoritism. I like it in my part because we're friends. But when real teachers do that, of course it's really unfair. The rest of my xperience during the KYSD was nice, but experiences in which I am taught by those students whom I don't like is really bad and especially to this girl classmate of mine, who discussed the lesson of a certain subject improperly and her voice was really annoying. I don't know why but I get irritated listening to her discuss the lesson. I feel bored and sleepy whenever she discusses. I'm not publishing HER name here to avoid her from being offended.and I still do respect her personality.Among all the student teachers I find her the worst.

The experience was really nice because compared to the real teachers, the student teachers know more about what the students wanted the class to be. We all know that some teachers are boring respectively. But student teachers are more jamming and humorous. The student teacher gives moe life to the class and gives different tack ticks to keep the students awake. After every class you'll surely ask for more...

LOOSING THE BELIEF THAT GOD EXISTS...

One sad morning, I found myself doing house chores lifelessly. It seems that I'm bringing the world along with my shoulder. Everything seems to fall out of plan. My heart became empty. I felt so tired of my situation. it seems that hope is nowhere to be found. I felt deceived. Later on rain began to pour. I remembered all the sad memories and the tears that fell from my eyes. I sat by my window and stared at the dark sky. I reflected through the past and found myself loosing the belief that GOD still exists. Within my 13 years of living in his own made planet. Many problems came my way, and I know that many more would come my way.

During the early years of my life. I saw the world to be happy. But as years passed, I felt alone. I went on to be a vry bad girl. I dis obeyed my parents and dropped all my subjects at school. I became used to hanging out with my friends. It seems like I don't feel loved. It seems that I'm free, free but in a wrong way. I could no longer hear the whisper of my conscience.

Things began to worsen when mother left. Father became very abusive. The lucky family was becoming unlucky and experiencing the greatest devastation, a catastrophe. During those times my life seemed to be useless. I became very tired of crying and facing all those problems. It seems that I wanted to give up the life that he had given to me. I felt the LORD is not by myside.I felt that he left me alone with my corrupted soul and broken heart in darkness. I imagined my soul burned in the flames of inferno.

When mother came back, I felt a relief. The catastrophe had lessen its distraction. I know that this is only for a few moment. Mother left again. The monster and the catastrophe are destroying my life again. I no longer felt the love of a father. I felt the LORD doesn't exist. I often tell myself; " If you exist show me how it is like to be with you!..." and still there weren't any answers to my cry. The LORD wasn't listening.

From then I became very devastated. I dont want to go to church and I don't want to be my fathers daughter. I'm becoming evil. But I don't know why, but sometimes, I still have the LORD in my heart, I still feel blessed. It seems that HE is building up my devastated world again.That I'm back in HIS arms...

Sometimes I often think that in a way HE is listening to me. Because right now I'm still alive. By loosing the belief that he exists makes me shiver and makes me believe that he still exists more and more...

Taking the road of LIfe...

When the LORD made the earth, he also made life. Life is the very reason why the world was made, and why there are human beings. Life gives us so many experiences. It gives us so many emotions, happy, lonely, depressed and many more.

Life gives us many colors.The light gives us hope, love and aceptance.The dark gives us problems, fears, unbelongingness and decieved...While taking the road of life, we need to chose, will we take the lighted way or the dark way? We all know that we could never take hold of another person's life. We all know that its unusual. They say that when walking the road of life we're alone, but is this really true? We could never say that we are alone because we always find change...

During those times when we take the lighted way. We would never be alone.Because we know that God is watching us and walking the road with us. If we just believe in him we would never feel alone, because he would never leave us. Through this we feel very blessed, happy, and contented.

We all know that when taking roads, we can never evade being lost or taking the wrong path, the DARKNESS. The dark path takes hold of all the bad memories. Bad experiences and we may loose all the belief in GOD. During these times we are walking alone.We know that if we loose our way, we always find our way back. So is this in life. We may sometimes drift to the dark path, but the lord would still guide you on what is good and bad. There is always room for CHANGE. All of us deserves to take the lighted path and the love of the LORD. But if in your heart you could never find LOVE. You would never find change.Through this when we die, even if we are not sure on where we would go, they say fire of inferno waits for us, but if you take the light, the gates of heaven will be open for us.

So when we take the road of life we must make a choice. We must bare in mind that GOD loves us.He is always there to acept us. Do guide our way. To be our savior, to be our best friend to be our adviser and to be our father.

DEATH OF NATURE...

For us, people, we are very lucky to live in the only living planet in the solar system. According to theories, the earth before has the most beautiful creatures. It has green leaves of spring, the sun shines every morning, the moon gives light to the night sky, and the creatures take good care of the earth.

As the people multiply, they are getting more and more abusive. They developed technologies which are good but on the other side has bad effect for the earth's composition and environment. They developed things which is created from trees, which later on leads to cutting them more often without even replacing them. They use dynamites and cyanide in catching fishes which kills not only fishes but destroys the coral reefs.

These are only few of the technologies. They also made up of a thought of improving more and more. Factories produce air with chemicals and throw waste chemical waters to the rivers.

The most popular environmental problem the world is experiencing nowadays is GLOBAL WARMING...GLOBAL WARMING is a process in which by burning too much fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and oil, causes a hole in the ozone layer. The ozone layer controls the ultra violet rays received from the sun. A hole in the ozone layer later on causes to a crazy weather and a very hot day.

Only a few people care about the effects of global warming.Scientist are now developing ways to lessen up and to block the hole in the ozone layer. Because if this won't be prevented about 10 years from now, the earth would experience a total devastation, a catastrophe. The DEATH of NATURE.

Nowadays we are already experiencing some changes caused by GLOBAL WARMING, the glaciers of the poles are melting, typhoons are getting stronger and the weather is going crazy. When would be the time for us to be concerned about the earth. When will we be making a move in order to prevent the devastation. When we are already risking to many lives? When we won't have anything to eat? Or during the time of the catastrophe.

We are very lucky to reach the 21st century. Do you like the next generation to reach only the 23rd century or the 22nd century? Are you prepared to say goodbye? Are you prepared to give up your dreams? Are you ready to die? Are you ready?

Come on all you people, let's do something, let's help one another. Wake up!...Make a move!...Make a choice, and be concerned. This is not only about you, me, them, but us. Let's help prevent GLOBAL WARMING...