A Prayer for Typhoon "Maring" Victims

Lord God spending quality time in Your presence,

Is something I always put in mind and make sense,

Oh Jesus Christ, to worship You is my desire,

I’m sure that You know that you are one, I admire.

Oh Lord, please help the typhoon victims to survive,

Guide them to the place where surely they can revive,

Comfort them with their loved ones, who suffer and die,

Let their hearts move on with hardships and let it fly.

Something came to my mind as I watch the rain drops,

“What will happen to farmers and their various crops?"

Every second, rain falls and never stops for a while,

I felt worried for the people, I missed their smile.

When typhoons come, this world can be very hectic

TV has so much bad news and it was tragic.

Before they know it, their houses are reached by flood.

Hearing what happened to them makes my heart so sad.

Lord God all of my prayers are to be with You.

Thanks for our lives and for saving us from harm too.

I hope this catastrophe won’t happen again.

Please continue caring and loving us, Amen.

Ganito Ka Rin Ba Mag-ENGLISH? (MODIFICATION)

October 1996

To Marjie,

I am not surprised why Dennis left you. The only reason I can think of is because you’re fat. Before, I thought Dennis would only us me as his toy. As time goes by, I realized that he can’t stand being with you anymore. It is because you’re calling him all the time and trying to control his life.

He always says that he’s ashamed when he’s with you because you are very, very fat. He’s asking you to exercise but you’re not listening to him. At first I thought, you are the prettiest girl he knew. Who do you think you are?

Even though you think you have a beautiful face, you don’t have the right to call me names infront of Dennis or even when Dennis is not around. Since you started calling me different names, I would like to call you PIG, FAT, OBESE, OVERWEIGHT and UGLY SHAPED girl. Shame on your body which is similar to that of a WHALE SHARK!

You can’t blame Dennis for choosing me over you, because I am sexier that you are.

You say that I have bad breath but between the two of us, who does Dennis want to kiss? It’s me right.

Love,

The sexiest girl of D. M.

P.S.

REACTION

My head really ached after reading this text, kidding. This letter shows that everyone must study English very well and how to write it seriously so that we may not come up to this kind of English grammar. I felt difficulty of reading the original text. It’s harder to translate wrong English grammar to correct one than to translate a Tagalog Version to English one. When you first read the letter you won’t really understand it, but if you read it again and again with full of feelings, you can understand the emotion of the writer while she was writing the letter. While I was reading the text, the words that come up to my mouth were “What?” and “Huh?”, then after reading it I said, “Ahhhh”. I told myself that if I don’t focus on my English subject very much, this may also happen to me. That’s why everyone must follow ENGLISH SPEAKING (ESP) so that our friendly letter will not be published like this.

Ganito Ka Rin Ba Mag-ENGLISH? (ORIGINAL VERSION)

ENTERTAINMENT

Ganito Ka Rin Ba Mag-English?

(To whoever gets to understand this letter, CONGRATULATIONS!)

The following is a letter found at a certain bar in Manila and has been preserved to its original unedited form. Enjoy reading and you may try to direct translation is Tagalog, Pls. read with feelings……

October 1996,
To Marije,

I am not surprise or wonder why Dennis leave you why? What reason can you think about but you’re very fat body. I thought before that Dennis only use me to his toy but sooner and later I’m realize that he really can’t not beared or stomached to be with you anymore because at first, Dennis say he could not stand you’re habit of making pakialam all his walks (lakad) and always calling to their house what he got home or this or that.
And then he say he get ashame to me either in school or in his family and then asking you to exercise you’re very very, very fat body. But you hate it. Thought you’re the most preetiest girls he knows about. What do you think you are “ Beautiful Girl” of Jose Mari Chan?
Even you are beautiful face ( to your think) you do not have the right to called me whatsoever or else difference name one time or the other for the real purposed to insults my personality because I’m never call you names either in the front of Dennis or in the backs of Dennis, but if you start already to calling me different name, I don’t have any other choice but to call you other different name to. Like you are a PIG, FAT, OBESSED, OVERWIGHT, AND UGLY SHAPE girl. Shame to you’re body that is to a BUDING.
You can’t not blame Dennis for exchanging you to me because I am the more sexier that you when you look to us in the mirror. I’m repeat again that you are like Lozada when she is a girl.
Love,
The sexiest Girl of D.M.
P.S.
You say that I’m the bad breathe but who is Dennis want to kissed. Me or you? And the final is me. There you go.

Seven DAYS without BLOGGING makes One WEAK

Ever since elementary, we already have what we so called “Informal Theme”. An informal theme is a composition were in we can compose a paragraph with different varieties of topic. This informal theme writing continues until High School, first year, second year, and now as a third year. But this time, different dynamic was given to us, an informal theme writing using Blog.

When I was second year student, I already have a little background about blogging. Not really about myself, but about my cousin who are doing it. I’m so curious of how she encode her draft in her blog. I was amazed when I looked at her blog post. I also want to do it. But now, I am capable to do it too.

I’m so thankful for our English teacher, Ma’am Mae, for thinking such an astonishing change to happen in our Informal Theme. She thought of something that could not really make us bored, something that will not make us tired because of rewriting, if erasures occur and most of all something that could make us excited whenever she gave the topic that were intend to do for our blog.

For me, Blogging as an informal theme is really a better thing to do than that of writing it on the notebook. It involves technology which teenagers were in now.  I can easily type the words on my mind, than in writing them. I can easily erase my mistake whenever they come about. I can save papers, which I used as my scratch. I can easily show my feelings and share what’s really inside of me. Most of all, it’s easier to do blogging than writing because less energy is used and less time is consumed.

Seven days without blogging really makes one weak. When we don’t have blog to encode for a week, it feels like my week is sad and incomplete because I don’t have a chance to share what’s inside of me. Blogging is really a great thing to do. I am grateful for someone who taught us something different and really is enjoyable. 

Have You Met the Right Guy?

When I was a child, one of my dreams includes studying in a high quality school. Fortunately, God gave me a chance for this dream to come true. I’m more thankful because He gave me things more than I deserve because in this school, I met someone who really changed my life a lot.

Studying in Cavite National Science High School is not just an easy thing. It includes sacrifices, hardships and most of all to fall in love for someone who can’t ever give back the love that you gave. These things really make my heart ache. They said that High School days are memories of happiness and love, but I never experienced that before, but now, everything has changed.

When I was still in first year, I admire a second year student in our school. And now, I still admire him. He’s already a fourth year student and will be gone last year. He gave color to my life when problems arise. He became my inspiration and never let him be a distraction in my studies. I am excited to go to school every day not just to study but at the same time to see his face. These happy memories if mine are the things I share with my friends.

When I’m all alone I realized the fact that he will just be my imagination, a way to forget my problems and to make my life happier. But these things are temporary. Things I wished to happen but will never be. I’m not losing hope because it’s not the end. My life doesn’t end with these kinds of things.
Having a crush is such an experience that has shaped me in a certain way and has provided me a change in attitude or course of action. I will just focus more on my studies. When I become a professional person, I can do the things that I want to do. I want to be like him as an outstanding student. I enjoy having an inspiration but at the same time I’m sad because I know this “crush” will never be love that I deserve and will always be a dream I want to reach.