Cheating

Last last Wednesday (on the night of my sister's recital), I received a letter from La Salle's College Of Engineering (Yes, I'm taking up engineering at DLSU :D).

There wasn't much in it, just an invitation to go to La Salle for a basic preview of my course. I asked my guidance counselor and director if I should go and both of them said that unless DLSU is going to pay for the trip, there is no need. So since, La Salle isn't paying for the trip, I guess I'm going to have to wait for the general orientation to get a better idea of my career. :D



Oh yes, about the title. Well, you see, I was at Facebook when I came across this:




I guess whoever made this picture does have a lot of point. Looks like cheating isn't going to be a good option in the engineering department. So while I'm in La Salle, I guess my motto should be QUIT OR LEARN THE MATERIAL. xDD


Anyway, it's been a week since my last blog post, so I guess I should start where I left off. :D


THE PMC RECITAL

It wasn't a perfect performance, but I'm glad it's over. There's really not much to say here, so I guess a picture should do. :)

TO GOD BE THE GLORY \(^o^)/

SIR BOC

Yesterday, the 3rd and 4th year students were given the opportunity to listen to Ptr. Mark and Ma'am Jocy's mentor and teacher, Sir Andy Uyboco, or better known as Sir Boc.

He said a lot of things in his two-hour lecture, but I guess the one big lesson that I learned was to treat people the way people are suppose to be treated.

I remember him telling us that "People aren't dead pieces of scripture that remain the same even after hundreds or thousands of years. People are human beings. They can and are capable of change -whether you like it or not."

And as much as I hate to admit it, Sir Boc was right.

We often do treat people as dead scripture incapable of changing. There are people in this world that we do not like and for some reason we want them to remain that way so that we can continue hating them.

If Juan, a corrupt politician, says that he has "changed," most of us would probably dismiss his claim telling him, "No. You have not changed. Corrupt ka parin! You will always be corrupt!"

Inside of us, we refuse to at least entertain the idea of Juan being a good guy -the idea that Juan could have possibly changed. Once he was caught doing something bad, we immediately deem him as a dead scripture BAD & EVIL incapable of change. But Juan isn't dead scripture that remains the same. Juan is a person. And like you and me, he is a person capable of change. He could be lying but he also could be telling the truth. Treating him as a person meant giving each side a fair chance. If he really did or did not change, it will show. That's Juan's responsibility, not yours. Your responsibility is to treat him with love just like how you're suppose to treat every other human being on earth.

People aren't dead pieces of scripture that remain the same even after hundreds or thousands of years. People are human beings. They can and are capable of change -whether you like it or not.

THE GRACE CARD

Oh yes, last Thursday, I came across this movie in Plugged In Online entitled THE GRACE CARD. The title kinda caught my attention so I thought I'd have a look at it. Turns out, it's a Christian movie by a church in Memphis, USA. I checked out the trailer and it seemed like a nice movie.

The story basically revolves around what the movie calls a "grace card."

Back in the days of slavery in the United States, a generous master sets all his servants free and one of them is an 8-year-old boy named Wendell P. Wright. Before leaving though, Wendell wrights rights writes on a piece of parchment the words, "I promise to pray for you every day, ask for your forgiveness, grant you the same, and be your friend always," and hands it over to his now former master to thank him for his grace.

It is now this card that comes into the lives of our two main cops, Mac McDonald and Sam Wright (Yes. Wendell Wright is his ancestor :D).

Mac is racist, hot-tempered and critical of pretty much everyone around him—even his wife, Sara, and son, Blake. This is because of the death of his other son, Tyler, 17 years ago and since then, his life has just been full of anger and dismay.

Enter Sam Wright, an African-American cop who feels his true calling is to be a pastor -that, however, doesn't pay the bills, though, as he and his wife, Debra, struggle to keep their tiny church afloat. Thus, Sam has to sit in a patrol car all day with Mac, struggling to love the man. Mac refuses to cooperate. And if Pastor Sam can't love his enemies, maybe he's not cut out for the clergy after all.

How will the grace card help?

--I have absolutely no idea. xDD

I guess, I'll have to watch to movie to find out. I don't know if THE GRACE CARD will be showing here in the Philippines, but it's something I definitely look forward to watching. :D


Here's a trailer just in case any of you here are interested. :)




BAD THURSDAY MORNING

Today, I woke up LATE. I didn't intend it to be that way, but my clock broke. When I woke up this morning and saw that the time was still 3:50 AM, the first thing that came into my mind was, "Yes! Early pa! Back to sleep." And I did continue to sleep until I heard to school bell at 7:15. I turned to my clock and to my surprise, 3:50 parin! The clock was broken and I was LATE. Not just late for class -late for CSAT! x.x

Good thing the proctor didn't come in until 8:20. *phew* I don't know how strict CSAT is but missing it was definitely not going to be a good thing.


Anyway, it's getting late and I have to rest because I have this robotics competition tomorrow. We had a trial run today, but the programme was a bit complex so unless my brain is in top condition, I don't think I'll be able to do well.

So, I guess this is all for now. Until next time! ^^


*BOW*


Current mode: Sleeping (-.-) zZzZzZzZ

A Proud Brother

Today, I am a very proud brother.



My sister has always been talented in the field of music -much more talented than me. And it just amazes me how she can learn to play new instruments so easily! She actually started out playing the piano at 9, but when music was added to her list of subjects this year, she immediately said that she wanted to learn guitar.

As a musician, I know that learning two instruments at the same time would be a difficult task and I advised her to just take up the piano course so that she could improve piano and make her life easier. She wouldn't have to suffer the days of learning two instruments at once. Nevertheless, like all little sisters, she wouldn't listen me and went own with her own decision -she was going to learn how to play the guitar and she was determined to do it.

Although I initially didn't agree with her decision, I had to respect it. That means that every time she'd ask me to teach or help her with the guitar, I would have to -at first, because my father forced me, but later on, because I personally wanted to.

This was because I realised that the time we spent together wasn't just pure music class, it was a bonding time for us. Our lessons, every now and then, actually became something I looked forward to. And each time I teach, she listens and learns. Even if I had to sacrifice some study and leisure time just to teach her, I did not and will never regret it.

I wasn't able to see my sister perform because today's schedule was a wreck, but I did get the chance to see her practise at home with sheer determination that she was going to do this -and that alone makes a very proud brother. I don't know what kind of future my sister will have, but with that kind of determination, I do hope and pray that she gets herself into a good one.

I'll be leaving for Manila soon and I don't have much time to spend with my sister so I do want to make the most of my time left.

Tomorrow, it will be my turn to play the guitar for my recital, and I hope that as I play, it would make her a proud sister too.

The song I chose was Disney's "You've Got A Friend In Me." And if my sister will be going, I do hope that she would realise that I picked that song for her. If there is one thing that I would want her to know, it is that she would always have a friend me. Through the ups and the downs, the happy and the sad, and the victory and defeat, I want her to know what I will always be her friend and her brother and that no matter what, I would never leaver her behind -never. :)

Anyway, it's getting late and I still have class tomorrow. So it looks like this is all for now. Until next time! ^^



*BOW*


Current mode: PRACTISE FOR MUSIC RECITAL!!!

Davao Farms

Pic of the day:

Today's pic was taken the moment Moses entered class this morning carrying a big box of chocolate certificates. Yes, a BOX of certificates.

It turns out that there's this YMCA competition that requires its contestants to compile all their achievements and certificates throughout their high school life. It's kinda like MOHSG (Most Outstanding High School Graduate) except that this competition has more to do with compiling than speaking.

I don't know much about the other contestants, but I'm quite sure that no one else is going to come up with a BOX of chocolate certificates and awards like Moses. I just wonder how he's going to turn the box into a book for the competition. xD

Anyway, I know that Moses can win this thing. Just keep your head in the game and remember to do it for God, bro! :D



Now, on to the real blog. xD



Today, my class and I went to Davao Farms for our Entrep Field Trip. :D

For our tour, we had a guide named Kuya John Mark (the GUY in blue). And it's just a weird coincidence because I also have a classmate named John Mark. xD

Anyway, Davao Farms is one of the biggest farms in Davao and throughout our tour we saw a mix of awesome and not-so-awesome stuff.


Here are some of the AWESOME:

THE EGG SUCKER

The Egg Sucker is something developed by the owners of Davao Farm to improve the operations in the plant. It was made to suck and hold all 36 eggs in a tray in order to transfer them faster to the conveyer belt for sorting.

EGG PICKING

This actually reminds me of the Strawberry picking experience I had in Baguio, it's just that this time, we're picking eggs. :D

And to make sure that no one misses out on the fun, Ma'am Jocy, the teacher responsible for CANCELING OUR CLASSES bringing us to Davao Farms, told us all to pick at least 36 eggs before we were allowed to leave the pen. :D

FUN FACT: Kuya John Mark said that Davao Farms has about 1 million chickens and produces about 400,000 eggs a day. o.O

But despite of the cool stuff in Davao Farms, there were still some things that we wish we could "unsee"..

DEAD CHICKENS

FLIES... LOTS OF FLIES

Yes. Those "dots" are flies.

CRYING CHICKEN

The eggs we were picking aren't fertilised because Davao Farms uses feeds to make their chicken lay eggs so that means that the eggs will never become chicks and are only suitable for the market. But nevertheless, it's still kinda painful to see animals crammed up in cages. These chickens were born to eat and lay eggs. That's it. And when I think about what Kuya John Mark said, having 400,000 eggs per day means that if I were a chicken, I'd have to lay at least one egg every two days. I don't know much about animal cruelty, but I do hope the facilities in the farm improve for the sake of the chickens. The dead chickens in the cart were already horrifying enough, I don't ever want that cart to turn into a warehouse of dead chicken..

On the way out of Davao Farms, I saw some new equipment coming in, hopefully for the chickens. Maybe in the next few months, a better home can be created for them. :)

Anyway, dad is home and it looks like he brought pizza! I guess this is all for now. Until next time! ^^

*BOW*

Current mode: HAPPY!!! ^^

And here's a picture taken at Davao Farms to prove just that. :D

Since it was raining, everyone with an umbrella had to take a passenger with them. My passenger was Natz. And the smile on our faces is enough to tell you that the deadline of our papers was moved to MONDAY!!! woO!!! XDD

I'm back!!

And it's good to be back! ^^

After 400 2 years of silence, I can't believe that I'm finally blogging again.


I don't really know where to begin, but I guess I should just start by telling today's story.

Not much has really happened except for two major things.


ONE. I failed my math quiz. T_T

I understood the lesson, it's just that I was careless. *sigh*

I guess this is what happens when you get 6 hours of sleep everyday. Oh well, until the next quiz.

TWO. We watched Tangled during Chinese time.

Yep, you heard it right. WE WATCHED TANGLED DURING CHINESE TIME. xD

And I have my classmates to thank for convincing our teacher that we couldn't have a proper lecture if half of the class was missing. (Half of the batch went to Davao Farms today. I'm with the other half leaving tomorrow. So yes, expect another blog. ^^)

I guess when I reflect about today, I have a lot of things to be thankful for. Even if I failed my math quiz, the one thing that really made my day was the movie. And now that I think about it, this was the one thing I really missed about blogging --it's amazing ability to make someone forget about all his/her problems and to help make them see the beautiful things in life instead. ^^

Oh yes! Before I forget. I entitled this blog 52 Weeks in Film because I didn't really have a choice. I wanted to name it 52 Weeks in Pictures but it looks like somebody already took that name, so Blogger suggested "52 Weeks in Film" instead. I didn't really like that idea at first, but I guess I'll learn to love it. :)

Anyway, it's getting a bit late and I still have 2 papers and 2 reports to finish, so I guess I'll have to stop where I am now. Until next time! ^^

*BOW*

Current Mode: WORK!!! WORK!!! WORK!!!