thank God for blogger. a free place for me to write my thoughts down without being judged for it. it's been an unproductive day for me.. i wan't able to do what's planned. how great can that be?


well, okay.. here.. for all my friends and all the people who was not able to get their own AKO MISMO DOG TAGS. you can now buy at FedEx branches.. for the same price of 40 pesos.. keep in mind though that these tags are not for fashion statement but for the advocacy, it is our voice and it is our pride.

so how do i really start this post? will i start confessing/

forgive me for I am selfish.. lately i felt like one, like i was the biggest selfish person in the world.. what's wrong with me?

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i hope you guys see through it.

well, lately i've had a lot on my mind.. and my personal life bugs me a lot. not that im complaining, it's just that it gets on my nerves for the most time. so since i don't want to dwell much about this life.. i would dedicated this blog to once again social issues that i am concerned with.

i was walking to McDonald's at Quirino during luch break, when i noticed from a far group of children, in rugged clothes, filthy i guess, and with rugs held in their hands.. such site is normal and usual here at the Philippines, especially if you are leaving in metro manila. for some kids who do not have the capacity to be sent to school, this is their job. Forced or not. This is their life.

back to reality, I was walking and started reflecting on my life, I have realized that so much is to be done but here I am so comfortable with my simple, and exciting life. I was saddened by the fact that while I enjoy the privelleges of my life, some children younger than I am have to spend the entire day begging for money. While I sit and just wait for my allowance to be given to me.

i hope there is something that I could do for these children, i wish I could be of any help and service to them, but my capabilties are short..

someday someday I know.. i can make my wishes true.

Labels: Manila, poverty

okay, so here's the thing.. we all know about the great recession that struck most of the big countries in the world.. and for countries like the Philippines, we too are deeply affected. but the deal is.. there are more important things that we should and can do.. for example, advocate on something that we strongly believe in.



we are the youth, we are strong, and we can start the change.

more over in this quest for world betterment, we are the front liners.



if you are not aware of other important things (other than your precious environment) then I would say that outside your shell, alot of other mind bugging things are happening. for example:


locally (Philippines), there are marginalized sectors of the society that is very much in need of our help.

yes students can make a difference. big big difference. our own hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal once said that the youth is tomorrow's hope. we have to live with it, we have to make this realization happen..

you might ask how can we start a change? well that's pretty simple..

i am not asking for any financial support, but the least we can ALL do is blog about these social issues, and make a noise out of it.

here in the Philippines, we lack more than thousands of teachers (especially in rural areas), books to suffice learning, and worse, some areas do not have their own schools..

we sit in the comfort of our school, air conditioned for some, with desks, papers, black boards, but out there, a lot more do not experience what we experience.

they sit on fields, they use mud and sticks in substitute for pen and paper.

this is my eye opener.. i hope by this least, we can all create a difference..
we are tomorrow's hope.. let us make this happen.. for this people...

he was my little infidelity
he was both fear and courage
he knocks me off my sanity
every now and then
you see, I was in love with him
for years and years have passed
and I still feel the same, sadly till now
I keep on meeting other souls
but none could compare to his.
i am with someone right now, but he couldn’t be like him
inside I feel he is my little infidelity
I secretly wish for his kiss and wish it was his embrace
I silently whisper his name to the stars that was never ours
then pray that even with just a minute he could be mine
yet every now and then that I see him, I know it could never be
he was my little infidelity
he was both sadness and happiness
he was just a passer by that I wouldn’t let go of
how I wait and wait for just a moment in time for us.
and then I would say… he wasn’t my little infidelity.
he was in fact the all in me.
then he was not infidelity.
he was a dream, he was wishful thinking getting the better of me.

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so guess what, last friday night I went out with my cousins and got the chance to test my so called "social skills"..

mine didn't suck, except for the fact that it stinked. :)) haha.
poor social skills for me.. booooo.

we went to temple last friday, it was cool, I was a different person, but as time passed and the clock neared 12. I realized it wasn't really the life I want to have. I want a simple, calm, lighted life. Not the one that depends on how many people I know, and how many drinks i've drank. it makes a huge difference.

and im glad that I found my place.

here at my simple sanctuary that I call "life".

okay, so here I am again. wishing to find ways to do what she wants to do..

i am bored, yes i am. and i am out of cash. i want to earn money. but the bigger question is.....

how?

please help me, and give me some suggestions on how to earn money.
please keep in mind that more than a blogger i am a student. so there.

please please.. need help.

Labels: cash, part time jobs for college students

well, i have been reading this book entitled "3 Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson. It is actually based on true life story of Greg, and his journey and mission to change the world. A school at a time.

I was really inspired by his passion and dedication to fulfill this mission of his; although he has faced a lot of difficulties and hindrances, Greg made his way to start a change. This change started small-- and ended up changing lives, changing the world. I can say that not everyone could do what he did, we only vocalize our advocacies but few take further steps to put it into actions. Greg is a mentor for me in different ways.

I may have not met him yet, but for sure his works has inspired me to make a change of my own. No matter how big or small this change may be.. the long term goal would always leave a great impact on the lives that we decided to touch. Our passion, my passion, gives me the drive to do more for the children in rural areas in our country, I am driven to educate and help them get their share of knowledge. I believe that with just a chance and some twist of faith all of our lives could change. The world will be a better place.

But I am just a student, going through the most outrageous and confusing part of her life. I am a student, with ambitions, goals and dreams in life that I know some I can reach, and some I may not. In this own little way, dedicating this blog for the greater good and for the benefit of the young children in rural areas, I hope that I could open the eyes of my fellow students, to at elast in their smallest of ways. Start a change from with in. Changes start from small.

Labels: 3 Cups of Tea, advocacy for children's education, change, early childhood education, Greg Mortenson, marginalized sector, rual areas philippines

still no class for us.. that's sad and not at the same time.. sad because i dont get any allowance, and i get to hang out at the hous doing nothing. or just sitting in front of the computer. doing absolutely anyhting. so in short bumming. not because well i get to sleep later and wake up a lot later. :)) so here.. ive been searching for some great things on line.. things that would make my jaw drop and something like that.. i came across this site..

http://www.ted.com/

please visit and be amazed. also i've been trying to find some interesting stories/events/issues about education or specifically about early childhood education. which happens to be my field of interest and specialty.. once you are in TED have some time to search for the 6th sense project, and the Shiftables.. really awesome. if i could rate it, it would be infinity. i wish i had that mind to develop something as marvelous as that.

Labels: early childhood education, education, shiftables, TED