#8 An inspirational story

Life comprises of two things which makes our lives complete. These two things are like seasonings that add twist & make life more flavorful. These things always come in two.  Success will not exist if failure doesn’t exist. Who will ever know what success is if you don’t even know what failure is? As the saying goes, “Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe.” By Sumner Redstone. Life is not just all about successes; it has ups and downs. Life without failures is like living in a world without colors; it’s dull color bored people. 

In the video Nicholas James Vujicic inspired us through making himself as an example. He was born without limbs due to the rare Tetra-amelia disorder and because of this he lives his childhood life full of hardships & difficulties. He inspires us through his words full of wisdom. It’s true that along our way we stumble and fall but the one that counts is the number of times we tried to stand after we fall & never giving up. We should have the strength to face life’s challenges. To escape from problems people nowadays ends their life just a wink of an eye. There’s a saying that “Ends doesn’t justify the means.” Problems don’t solve themselves it’s the people who solves them with their solutions. All you have to do is to take actions and be responsible with your decisions. 

Nicholas is such an inspiration who motivates people we should set him as a role model. Like him, I’ve been into many ups and downs of life. I shed a tear every time I fall but crying will never help me to solve it, its just there to lessen the pain I feel. I should stand and face life with valor and not to fear of failing again. I put my experiences as an example to cheer my friends up. With the aim to make them realize that failures are always there to strengthen you and not to disappoint you about life. 

Life is beautiful. Just go with the flow.

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If You Fail, Try Again! 

 Remember:

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

#7 Definition Writing

I am MAD.

I am Mature enough to handle things, Accountable to take responsibility and Disciplined to attain the desired outcome.

Maturity is a term used to describe fully grown people it may refer physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. Maturity may also refer to the ability of giving fair judgment or reasoning out and readiness to face the consequences of one’s action (stability).  Maturity may also refer to age. Maturity starts at 17.   

http://www.answers.com/topic/maturity

Accountability is a state of being accountable. It is synonymous with responsibility; it means obligation or duty to handle situations that may lead to taking responsibilities of one’s action or consequences.

. http://www.answers.com/topic/accountability

Discipline is a training that involves controlling one’s desire through strictly following instruction in order to attain orderliness. Discipline is accompanied with punishment to regulate.

http://thesaurus.com/browse/discipline

Things we need to bear in mind if we want to succeed with our goals.

#6 Summer Kiss (Descrptive Writing)

As I looked up into the Bleu de France sky I saw the sun smiling down to us.  I feel the kiss of the sun’s scorching heat, heard the arid wind whispering in my ears, smell the fresh, salty, ocean breeze and tasted the summer kiss.  Riding in a multi-cab I saw the deep, vast blue ocean with white streaks of waves colliding with each other. As we enter the gates going to Salagdoong beach I saw different variations of towering tree. The downward, zigzag road to Salagdoong Beach makes the trip more exciting; the shades of trees lessen the torridity. Salagdoong beach is located in a cove where you could see high cliffs. I already smell the refreshing ocean breeze. White sand & clashing colors of cyan & Egyptian Blue Ocean tantalizes my eyes & its visitors. Totally amuse with the ocean’s lucidity.  As we arrived in the beach we unpacked the things up and go swimming. Since I want to go to the rock where the slide is I asked my father and my cousin (JM) to accompany me going there. We don’t use any swimming gears; we only use empty plastic bottles of Coke. Swimming against the wave currents makes our legs tired, I almost quit but my father told me to keep going on while my cousin is enjoying swimming. We’re on our way to the rock when I tried to get a glimpse of what underneath the ocean. Since it was too deep & dark to look at I decided to focus on the rock where we’re heading at; I admitted I got scared of looking underneath the ocean, scared to see something which will scares me & lead me to panicking. Such a big relief when we got to the rock, the three of us felt tired so we decided to stay for a while before going back. 

We gave ourselves a 5mins. break but my cousin & father was so adventurous that they were climbing and jumping from the cliff doing the cliff dives. I wanted to give a try but the problem is I don’t know how to swim because I have fear that someone will pull me down. Being there was a mission accomplished for me. Finally I already got there; my next plan is to go swimming around, passing the sharp edges of the cliffs & against the big waves of the ocean. 

Tiring yet Fun Experience

#5 Enter to LEARN, Leave to SERVE

The teachers behind our success.

Each one of us has their own definition of what a hero is. When we were kids we see heroes having super powers that could save the world from the hands of the villains and one example of this is “Justice League”, a popular fictional superhero team which appeared in comic books way back in 1960’s. As we grow old our thoughts about heroes change. At this time in our adolescent years some of us idolized famous people like Lady Gaga who made a great impact in the music industry which influenced young generation through the kind of music that she played. We see them as heroes because they caught us with their life stories about the hardships that they’ve undergone before reaching the top where in fact not all of the information given out is true. Pseudo-information is just made to impress people. So some people nowadays ended up making them as heroes because through their music their lives changed & saved without even thinking critically about it. There are also some of us see parents as heroes because of the hard works they’ve done in order to send us in a school where we could get high quality education. As what you’ve read above our perspective about heroes changes as we mature. Like what is stated in the 1^st sentence, I also have my own definition of what Hero is and who is the person whom I considered as my hero and the things he had done to the community. 

My Teacher, My Hero

I view heroes as people who are willing to self-sacrifice for someone without asking anything in return. Someone who voluntarily do things for other people to show sympathy. The person whom I considered as my hero is my 4^th yr. HS adviser which is Sir Larry Estalane. A well-respected person known for his compassion to his students; he had touched so many hearts, transformed so many lives & taught many individuals. He acts as our second father, a brother, a friend and a teacher. He scolds us like a mother every time we commit mistakes, he worries like a father whenever someone is in pain, he cares like a brother protecting us from prejudice, he gave advices who ever needs them like a friend, and a teacher who never fails believing us. He’s always there with us, never leaving us alone with our ups and downs in life. He brightens our dark worlds with his words of wisdom that serves as our light in the dark night of our lives. I will never forget this teacher because he gave me inspiration and even motivated me to soar high.  

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth."  ~Dan Rather

#4 A Close Encounter ( Dreaming of YOU)

Sorrow

          I’ve been in that place a couple of times with my family to have a reunion every summer. We created a lot of wonderful memories with each other especially to that special place. But one day all those wonderful memories turn to painful memories. Tears ran down in our faces and our hearts are torn apart after hearing the news that my grandpa died at the day of the City’s Fiesta the day that we’re supposed to be there with them. It’s so sad that his wish to be with us in that day was not granted. I feel so bad about it that I ended up blaming myself for the reason that my family can’t be there because of my enrollment. They keep on telling us that my grandpa died because he's longing for his children and grandchildren. The most painful thing is my grandpa was so sad because 2 of his daughters and 4 of his grandchildren can’t come because of time conflict and financial problems (my mother & me & her sister with my 3 cousins). What happened is so unexpected.  After the enrollment I went directly to Siquijor with my father to attend the burial and when I get there I saw my grandpa lying inside the coffin without life, so different from before. It’s because every time we go home he will meet us in the pier and welcome us with kisses in our foreheads and warm hugs from a loving grandpa. I could still see him smiling welcoming us every time I close my eyes and reminisce the happy memories of the past.

          Before I thought that it’s so easy to forget painful memories. I keep on telling people to move on from their sad past but when I’m already in their shoes I realized that it’s not easy like what I’m saying. Losing my grandpa is like losing a big piece of my life; and there are times that I pray to GOD that if He could let me dream about my grandpa because I want to say a lot of things that I haven’t told him when he was still alive and that is to tell him how much I LOVE Him.  I really regret it when I haven’t expressed my feelings toward him when he was still with us.

A Picture of a Happy Family. (Left to Right: Grand pa, Cousin Lovely, Grandpa)

          One night GOD grants my wish. I dream about my grandpa in that the same place and the time that I saw him I run towards him and hug him tightly because I know it’s just a dream and it’s temporary. He’s telling me about something but I refuse to listen because I’m already crying  & there are a lot of things I wanted to tell him. His message was too deep that I couldn't understand it well but the whole message talks about Life. So when I woke up I was so happy that I dreamt about him and I feel sad at the same time it’s because I was not able to get his message.

Behind the clouds, the sun is shining.

Based on my experience people who passed away still communicate with us in different ways it might be in a form of dream like what happened to me.