This season has made my days busy and left me somewhat broke. No matter, I’m still happy despite my stressed body and my fairly emptied pocket.

     These past few days, I have attended a lot of Christmas parties, outings, and almost all the fun you can name under the sun. Fun is just everywhere!  But what really made me feel light and happy was when we were able to help a poor, depressed, and marginalized community.

    I believe the whole country or at least majority knows of the news about Mariannet Amper, a 12 year old girl from Davao City who committed suicide last week. A diary was found in her room, and there it was written how she laments further on her family’s piteous situation. It was all in the news, so I don’t think I’ll have to go further about this. 

    This tragic incident serves as a wake up call for the government and everyone else, including the “non-existent” people as well. It reminds us that we should all be contented with what we have. It teaches us to STOP whining and complaining about our very insignificant everyday “crisis”.

    What I’m trying to say here is that… ◄Continue reading…

    After our cheerdance practice at school, I was supposed to go home directly because I feel so weary and almost worn out. But for some reason I can’t explain, I decided to walk along on the other path with two of my friends who happen to be in the squad too. Along the way, they stopped at a bulletin board and read one of the posters displayed. Intrigued, I went reading with them too. I got thrilled when I found out that it was actually a nationwide photography and creative writing contest. Just for experience and plain fun, I did not hesitate nor did I have second thoughts of joining the photography contest. Besides, there’s nothing to lose.

    Well, that’s how it all begun. ◄Continue reading…

    I went to a beauty parlor earlier today to have my hair cut, whilst waiting I overheard two women speak about beauty treatments and regimen. One of them admitted that she desperately wants to have an alabaster skin and a straight hair; how she envied the women on a magazine she’s browsing, and that she’d die for that "kutis artista" skin. Busy as she was going "gaga" over those models, I stared at her without being noticed; she actually has this beautiful curls and a perfect smooth tan skin (and she’s even more beautiful without her make up on). Puzzled, I took a good look at myself in the mirror and asked, ◄Continue reading…

     Each time the internet connection at home goes down, I usually go to an internet cafe to do some browsing, research, and regular checking of my mails. It would be some sort of a hell when I would log in after class hours because I would usually end up internet-cafe-hopping because there’s always no vacant unit in the shops I went in to. It doesn’t really surprise me, but it does annoy me because almost all of the shops I went in to, the kids dominate the place.

    Just come to think of it, what ever happened to the children nowadays? As you can see, more and more kids are getting hooked with the computer techies. Technology is advancing, and it is true that technology will eventually have control over the lives of the people, and it is starting with the children.