Essay # 10: Expect the Unexpected

                I lied just to do what I wanted to do and that was a foolish thing for me to do. I didn’t know that she would do that to me. That was one of my bad night ever! At first, I was just feeling at ease but at the end of my day, it turned to an atmosphere that I’ve never expected to have. Everything flashed back to my memory specially the painful ones.

                Last November 10, 2012, the sun was shining bright and leading the way. I woke up early because I scheduled my day to play badminton with my friends, Harrie, Isabela, Julie, Orange and Louise. I went to Walter Mart to meet up with my sisters Harie and Isabela. I went to to Jollibee, After we met up, we went already to PRC and there, orange was waiting for us. We went to the badminton court at PRC. After ten minutes of walking, we had arrived at…NOTHING! There was no badminton court there and it was late for us to know that it was already demolished. We decided to look for another court, We went to two courts near Walter Mart but still we are unlucky enough. Unfortunately, the first court was abandoned already and the second court held a competition that time and there was no vacant space. Finally, we ended up playing at a far court, Philippine Army Gym.

                But still, problems are always by my side. At the Army Gym, the chucks rubber shoes are not allowed inside but  I brought a chucks rubber shoes. I borrowed Isabela’s rubber shoes because she didn’t want to play anymore as well as Harrie. Another problem was still on the list, we must play in a team. Meaning, we must have 2 members to play against us. We had waited for many hours so we can play. Hours passed, finally we could play now. While I was playing, I felt like I didn’t want to rest anymore. I have waited for that time so that I could play badminton. Whenever I play badminton, it feels like I was loosing weight and my whole body is at work.

                After playing badminton, I felt tired but at the same time relaxed. I just couldn’t explain mmy feelings. Hari and isabela decided to go to my another friend’s house while me, I went to Julie’s house. We ate heavy lunch. The next thing we did was to watch movies and surfed the internet. I also took a bath at their house. We prepared ourselves for a mass. After preparing, we went already to Every Nation which is near Market Market to attend Touch Point, a service for college students and young adults. While we were inside the hall, it really felt like I am in heaven. My problems were released that time, I felt complete. I felt free worshiping God and the Holy Spirit was within me. The Word of God is very fruitful and really touched my heart. It really taught me a lesson.

                After the service, my friends decided just to walk going to our homes and exactly, that time I didn’t have money as a fare for my transportation. I didn’t know that it was getting late and my mother was calling me, I told her that I was already at Guadalupe but th =e truth was we were still eating at MCDO that time. Time passed and it was already 11 in the evening. I was scared to ride on the bus because I am a girl and I didn’t know what will happen to me. My friends already separated their ways. I got home at exactly 12: 18, as I walked to our house, my feet were moving slowly and I’m praying that she would not scold me. I had arrived at our house, my mother welcomed me with a slap on my face. I didn’t expect that she would do that to me. I ran to the CR and stayed there for 30 minutes. I cried and I cried and I cried. All my hard feelings gave me the reason to cry more. Everything was the reason for the tears on my eyes. 

Essay # 9: RELATIONSHIPS

     Most of us here have our own different relationships, relationship to family, to someone, to friends, to others and to God. But do we really know the real meaning of a real RELATIONSHIP? If you will literally search on the meaning of relationship, it would mean " the relation connecting or binding participants in a relationship". But as we continue to go along with our lives, we gradually know the real meaning and importance of a relationship to us. Do we even really know to whom is our relationship very important?

      LOVE- is one of the most factor we must have in order to have that so called relationship. Without love, how can we build a relationship to one another. And if there is love, we must also have COMMITMENT meaning to have focus and mindset to your relationship. But sometimes, having much commitment to relationships can lead you to a obsession. Honestly, I have most of the types of relationships except for one and that is the relationship for someone. I have lived my life in 17 years without having commitment to someone. Yeah, sometimes, I try to wonder why nobody can't ever love me. Sometimes I imagine that I am with someone anyways there is nothing wrong with that. Sometimes I tend to be insecure to others who have their someone but I still have some question in mind. WHY DO I LOOK HAPPY EVEN IF SOMETIMES I FELT LIKE MY RELATIONSHIP ARE OVER? 

     There is only one person behind that, and that is our powerful one, our GOD. Why out of so many people, why HIM? Maybe many questions are running thru your minds but did you even care feel how His relationship we have with Him. He is my best friend, He never left me in times of troubles and trials. He is always whenever I needed Him. He protected me from harm. He even sacrificed His own life just to save me. That's why I am right now. In times of facing my giant problem, He always come to me giving the five stones: remembrance, prayer, priority, persistence. He never busted me however sometimes I feel that I am the one who is making Him busted. Whenever I go to somewhere, He is always with me.

     

     

Essay # 8: Effects of Lack of EDUCATION

      A 14 year old girl is currently at her second year level in high school. Her family belongs to Class D and not that blessed financially. She had 8 siblings and she is the fifth. Out of them, one must sacrifice to stop her schooling. So the girl sacrificed so that her younger siblings can start studying at the right age. The girl just stayed at home for many years helping her mother to do the chores and other stuff. If you will analyze the situation, what do you think would happen to the girl? And if this case will also happen to others, do you think there will be negative effects specially when you lack knowledge and learning? Lack of education is a serious matter to an individual and to the community. And if it will not be prevented, it may lead to negative effects. Lack of education can result poverty, increase in crime rate and increase the illiteracy rate.            

      Poverty is one of the most common effect of lack of education of an individual. One who lacks real learning will be poor because when you lack education, there is a possibility that you can’t apply for a job. If you don’t have any job, you don’t have the source of your income. If you don’t have the income, you can provide your basic needs and also your family. And poverty starts here and sometimes tend to minor effects like teenagers might experience early and teenage pregnancy. Poverty is a major effect of lack of education.            

     Another effect of lack of education is the increase in crime rate in Philippines. This year, our country was considered as one of the countries in the world where crime rate increases yearly. As the status quo, teenagers are very exposed to different types of crime like stealing, drug addiction and murder. In news report nowadays, teenagers  are the main suspects of the crimes. But there is one reason behind that subjected matter and of course that is the lack of education. Teenagers are not taught of the lessons and learning in their everyday lives. If all teenagers will not be taught of true lessons, crime rate will increase not only yearly but daily.           

     Lastly, is the increase of illiteracy rate. According to yearly records of literacy rate of the Philippines, the country reached a 97 percent literacy rate or the mastery rate of all citizens aging 40 years old and below. However, illiteracy rate is also increasing. From a 35 percent illiteracy rate, it gone up to 75 percent. See how powerful is education in each of us. One teenager who lacks education can already add a 10 percent rate to the statistics of no learning. But do you think that there is a solution for so many effects of this issue?            

     There are so many solutions for this problem. If we just do our own responsibilities and obligations as a youth. If we just think of the issue in a bigger scale of picture. Sometimes we tend to depend on one side, the government side for what is happening right now. We, ourselves are the ones who are also responsible for this so many problems. Everything will be solved if we just have the HEART for our NATION.

Essay # 7: " Three-in-One" FRIEND

     Do you have a friend who is like a NESCAFE? Oopss!! I know what is on your mind. You are thinking of a friend who has a black skin color, right? Well definitely, you are wrong because I am referring to someone who possessed three good qualities. Well, if you have a friend like that, you are very lucky, you know why? because he/she can make you glow even in you darkest hour and of course you will be motivated to be one of them.

     As a friendly youth of this generation, I have so many friends of different personalities, attitudes and faces. Some of them are like Nescafe but one lady stood out the most among them. A beautiful, tall and young lady with a round-shaped head. Her eyes sparkle like a diamond,. Her lips is as red as an apple. Her hair is as soft as the cloud. She has a slender body and a very long legs. She is a very nice and good friend of mine that I am treating her as my mother. Her physical appearance is just one- fourth of her real personality and what I really like the most about her are her character. Let us just call her, Jopay.

      Her three qualities that really made a big impression to me as her friend are: JOLLY, FEARLESS and AMAZING. Being a JOLLY person is not usual for some of us specially to a charming friend, we can't even imagine that. Like me, she is also a very jolly person . She laughs even though the cracked jokes are very corny. Her happiness' source is very low and rampant. She is fun to be with. I even remember when we were in high school, we always go to Rockwell and there she always run without any reason for running, she just wanted to do that. Whenever she is with our group, we always laugh that our stomach are aching every time we laugh. Every time we bond in school, the atmosphere is very noisy, there is no awkward silence. And she, being a jolly person is a one reason only for me to like her that much.

      Another quality of her is FEARLESS. She is a very strong person not like me. She even embraces all the problems in her life. She is not afraid of solving problems on her own. She is always ready of facing the consequences from doing a big mistake. She is not afraid of anything and anyone except God. I wanted to be like her but I can't and I don't know why. And lastly, simple, she is AMAZING. Amazing, because she never disappointed me. She really treats me as her real child. I feel that I've found my third mother with her. She is a very lovable, caring and awesome friend and a great companion.

      Her three qualities made her as a one person with a nice character. Like a Nescafe, there are three main ingredients that makes it a great taste to everyone. For a friend like her, she has three qualities that made a great foundation of her whole personality. Another thing is the first letter of her three qualities: J, F and A makes up her real name. And her real name is Juliecar Faith Amian, she is the best coffee I have ever known.

Essay # 6: The Feeling of Going Back Again to SCHOOL

     Every teenager enjoys their summer whether go outing with their family and friends, attend seminars or sports training and even working to earn money for their own schooling. Having summer, maybe one of the best moment, teenagers most likely to enjoy. It is the time when everybody can do whatever they want, relax or keep themselves busy. But we all know that everything has end. Whenever summer comes to an end, the happy faces of everyone are turning into a lonely and sad faces because summer is going to end and everything will be back to normal.

      Probably, most teenagers do after summer is go back to school. And start another school year. Me, also, have experienced that going back to school. Whenever that time comes, I feel different emotions like happy and sad. I feel happy because I'm going to see again my classmates and friends. But somehow I feel sad also because I can't do again the things I did on summer. I am going to be busy again. However, this past summer , yes, I went back to school but now in a higher level. I entered in a new community, a community of aging 16 and above. When I first entered college, I felt very excited but at the same time scared. Excited, because I will meet a new bunch of people having different personalities and faces. And also  I will have the chance to learn and adapt a new culture. Scared, because others might not like me for who I am. And being not contented with the atmosphere in college. Speaking of atmosphere, the atmosphere that time is quite different from high school because people in college now are matured to know everything  but in terms of environment: I think today's environment is the best, everything is clear to my sight.

      Going back to school might sometimes tend to give us the attitude of laziness but everything will change. Don't think that when you go back to school, you will be now living in hell but imagine that in the hell, there is always a heaven where you can find angels who can be your friend and there you can learn many things. ALWAYS think that everything that you wanted to learn and know can be found at SCHOOL. And also SCHOOL ROCKS !!

Essay # 5: Ten years from TODAY ...

                It was very beautiful Monday morning, I woke up very early. Took a bath. I ate a delicious breakfast: hotdog, fried rice, pancake, bread and a hot coffee. I was sitting on a pink chair in a well ventilated dining room. After eating, I fixed  myself for a very special day. I was wearing a black skirt, pink sleeveless and a white coat. I looked for my 2 inched heel shoes. And now, I am ready to go. I was driving my own pink Ford car. There was no traffic so I travelled only for 20 minutes. I had arrived at our building at exactly 6:45. I parked my car at avery big space. I got all my things from my car then went to the entrance building. Before I went inside, I told myself that “ This is my day, my first day as the President of our company”. Then I entered into the building where everyone was greeting me.

                It was a very beautiful Monday morning and I woke up very early. I have realized that I was just dreaming about me 10 years from today. I started to think, what if my future will not be like that and it will just be worse as I’ve ever imagined. I felt a little bit disappointed, thinking that everything you have been working hard for many years will just turn into dusts but I will not let that thing to happen. I am young, I’m  only 17 years old and 10 years is a long period of time for me to work hard and hard and hard so that my dream will become a reality.

                Well, everyone of us dreams of a very bright future. Sometimes we dreamt of having our own car, big mansions and even being CEO’s of our own companies. And sometimes we tend to be afraid when we imagine of having a dark and abandoned future. THINK POSITIVELY ALWAYS !!! Th e future is always in our hands but we must learn how to seek help and guidance from others specially from HIM. We all know that He knows what is our future. He is the ONE who can really help us reaching our dreams.

Essay # 4: One of my INTERESTS

     To all the readers, who among you have any interest in physical spaces? Whenever you are in big space, do you tend to take notice of your surroundings? Well, Me? Yes! I am very much interested with this job which is interior design. But first what is interior design? According to my source, interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment. Another question, what do we call a person who have this kind of job? Yes, it is the interior designer. An interior designer is considered as one of the professional in the field of interior design or the one who is responsible for the interior design, decoration, and functionality of a space, whether the space is commercial, industrial, or residential.. And in order for us to be called a good INTERIOR DESIGNER, what are the qualities first that we must possessed?

     First is CREATIVE, you must be unique in what you offer to your clients in order for you to bring new life to a different spaces. Your creativity can transform an old furniture into a new art. Second is the ABILITY to MULTI-TASK. Ability to multi task is very vital. Interior designing is not just designing but also you must know how to coordinate with delivery schedule of the materials, construction workers and balance it all within a budget. Third, GOOD MANAGEMENT SKILLS, this might sound like school but it is true, you need to learn how to handle stress, deadlines and multiple assignments. You need to be able to deliver management skills without comprising quality.  Fourth is GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, you are going to work with different people of different fields. You must also know how to maintain a good relationship with your contractors, architects, and most specially your clients. Fifth is, HARD WORKING NATURE, you are dealing with your own home and the designer should be worthy of the trust of the client. The one who will strive to meet your needs on time and on budget. Sixth, must have the KNOWLEDGE OF DIVERSE DESIGN STYLES, we don’t  our house to be a carbon copy of another just to complement the others. Should must have a diverse knowledge of designs, techniques and aesthetics. And lastly , the one who has the PASSION TO WHAT he is doing. He must have the genuine love to all the aspects of interior design.

     Interior designer are not just the ones who put looks to the building’s interior. Yes it is but they also play a key role in putting functionality because even big houses can also lack space if it does have poor interior design. They are the people behind our colourful and meaningful society.