Islam in the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Islam in the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Islam is one of the oldest organized religions to be established in the Philippines. Its origins in the country may be dated back to as early as the 14th century, with the arrival of Arab and Malay Muslim traders who converted some of the native inhabitants in the southwestern Philippine islands. Filipino Muslims form 5% of the country's population, while the rest of the general population are mostly Roman Catholic (84%) and Protestant (8%)."

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Worst Day

This day is very memorable to me. It is the day that I and my "best friend" had a quarrel for the first time ever. You want to know what happened? Here, I'll tell you.
I know that you already knew about the love affair between Louanne, Prits and Prots because I already posted it on my blog. The journey of love between the three of them continued. One day, Prots and Prits had an L.Q or what they call as lovers' quarrel. I was very happy for them because I am the kontrabida in their love story. Prits said that she doesn't love Prots anymore. She also said that she really hate him. I was really happy. I realized that she was not kind of person( a slut ). Few days later, Prots approached Prits. He asked Prits to forgive him. Prits immediately forgave him. They became together again. I lost trust to Prits because I hate people those who made promises that they can't do. And she doesn't care about me. They don't care about my feelings. I told myself, " Why did she come into my life? ". Ever since we broke up, my life became miserable. My grades decreased because of him. I was very excited to see him everyday. I am very mad at both of them. They ruined my life. Am I crazy? Yes, Iam. I was crazy in love with Prots BEFORE. I can't understand what's happening to me right now. Even my best friend? I can't believe this!!! Now I can prove to myself that she is really a slut or what they call as G.R.O or Guest Reltions Officer. She stole my boyfriend. I don't like her anymore. She is such a liar. I always put into my mind the saying, " Don't fall in love with your best friend's " ex". If to kill is not a sin, I would have killed them before. I will expose her true attitude to the public. She is just pretending to be nice. But the truth is, she is very flirt. I promised to myself not to have a friend like her again. I don't want to be a slut like her. I hid her identity because I have still a conscience. I have still a fear in God. I don't want to commit a sin because of them. The more I see her flirting to my " ex- boyfriend ", the more I am hurt. I'm very very angry at her. She's the one I trusted a lotever since, but she broke that trust. Now she ask for forgiveness? What a non sense question! I know that every people should forget, but forgive her? No way!!! There is no such way that we could build our friendship AGAIN. Friendship needs trust. I won't put my trust on her again. She is the one destroying my trust to her. She would make the greatest mistake in her life if she continue doing this. She is not only liar but she is such a traitor. She always report me to Prots. Prots also defended her. Their relationship is prohibited in UP High. Supposed to be, they are now suspended from school. But Karla didn't report them. They should thank Karla in doing this. If I loose my patient, I, myself would report them. They are always doing PDA. I hate PDA. Prots makes me remind of my father. He was like Prots(chick boy). My father left us and went with another girl.

Badminton...

Badminton is the favorite sport of almost all Upians including me. I like playing badminton because it's very easy to play and at the sane time enjoyable. Playing badminton is also good for the body. It is really my favorite sport. In fact, I am one of the players in our school. I joined the badminton competition during our Intramurals. Even before, i joined a lot of competitions in our school. Our lesson today in P.E is all about badminton. I;m very sure that my grades for P.E for this grading period will not decrease because i know badminton by heart. Playing badminton is my passion. It also becomes my hobby. I like to compete with people who are the best in playing badminton. Who knows, through badminton, I can reach for my dreams and become successful! I can have my own family and we will have a better life. Oh! I'm just dreaming. It is very possible to happen someday. Even though I'm thin or small, i can do great things llike smashing very strong. On March 23, 2007, during our P.E class, I was very excited because I knew that we would play badminton. I dressed up quickly and ran to the athletics office together with Gizelle for us to get the most beautiful rocket. I chose the violet rocket because they say, it is very nice. It's true! I had a nice game. It was our practical exam that will serve as our Periodical Test in P.E. I practiced together with my classmates so that I could get a perfect score. I practiced with Queenie, Cielo, and Gizelle. Cielo hit the shuttle cock strongly. The shuttle cock went out to the street. Thank God we have another shuttle cock to replace that. We played again. We were all laughing at Cielo when she hit the shuttle cock again strongly. It almost went out of the street. Our game was continuous. Until it's time for me to play. I was mot nervous because I already practiced and had a stretching and I was confident. The game went on smoothly. Ms. Maquilan was my competitor. The game ended. I got a perfect score. They said that our game was very nice. I said it's because of my rocket. My classmates also used my rocket because they wanted to be perfect also. I was very happy for them because they also got perfect. I continued playing badminton. When I am playing badminton, I forget about my problems. I rested a while and watched the others play. I drank a lot of water from the sink because I sweat out a lot of water from my body. I should replace that so that I would not lack water in my body. I continued to play even though I was very tired. The bell rang. I stopped playing and returned the rocket at the athletics office. Later, I decided to go home. I lied down to bed and rested. I slowly closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Sinulog Festival

I really enjoyed in the Sinulog Festival last January. I, together with Cielo and Leejee had a picnic with her relatives at the Ayala Golf Course. We were very busy texting. The road going to CIC was closed on that day. The people at the sidewalk were very busy selling tattoos, stickers, hats, etc. it was very noisy. The people scattered on the street so that they could feel the spirit of the Sinulog Festival. I wanted to have a tattoo but my mother didn't allow me. We went to the street to watch the street dancing. There were many people watching there. There were gays who joined the street dancing even though they're not included. Maybe they were drunk. There were also drunk men watching there so we avoided them. We saw the dancers from Camp Lapu- lapu National High School and the dancers from Lahug Elementary School. We saw a lot of higantes or giants. There were also floats of different company. We went back to Ayala Golf Course for us to rest. In goin there, we saw Chloe together with her family. They also had a picnic there. When we reached our place, the relatives of Leejee arrived and we ate together. I felt out of place because I am not a member of their family. After that, we toured around the Golf Course. We went to the public comfort room to urinate there. Suddenly, Cielo's coudin named Kim called up. She said she wanted to go with us and asked if where were we. We continued to tour around the Golf Course. I liked the place because the air is fresh. We saw a chopper landing on an area of the Golf Course. Aboard in it was Councilor Jakosalem. His face is pinkish. While walikng, i saw my my former classmates also having a picnic. I wanted to bong with them but Cielo invited me to search for Chloe. We saw their car but we didn't saw them. We searched for her anywhere. Until, we found her with her family eating their lunch. They invited us to eat but we only thanked them because we're still full. We walked in going to Leejee's house. We rested there for a while. We saw the Sinulog dancers on the T.V. Leejee and Cielo were very busy verifying their friendster while I, was also very busy texting. After a while, we decided to go to Ayala Center Cebu because it's cold there. We also walked in going there. We stayed only for a few minutes in Ayala. We walked straight ahead to the Ayala Golf Course. We took a short cut in going there. Then, we went out of the street to watch Sinulog street dancing. We saw a lot of sexy drunk girls there. They were very noisy. We only laughed and laughed at them. It was already dark when the prestigious event ended. The street going to the Golf Course grew dark. I decided to go home. My mother was very happy when I reached home. It is indeed a very busy day to me.

Sci-Tech Week

We celebrated our Sci- Tech Week last February. The freshies were divided into twenty- four groups all-in- all. Each group were requested to participate in the slogan- making contest. My group mates were Jade and Nikolai. I was the only girl among my group mates. Jade did the littering of our slogan. The three of us made the slogan. I was requested to draw for the design of our slogan. Jade colored it. He was also the one who reported. I participated in the slow bike competition. Unfortunately, I didn't break the record of Paolo of I- Bartlett. Surely, he would be declared as the winner. There were a lot of games during our Sci- Tech Week. There was also an exhibit for the investigatory projects of the fourth years. We went inside the exhibit which was held in the Gen. Sci and Physics Lab. We saw many amazing projects done by the fourth years. Last year, the first years did that instead of the fourth years. I also joined in the ice water relay. Unfortunately, we didn't win. On the following day, we had a radio quiz. Some questions were very difficult. We always got zero. All-in- all, we were the third to the last. After that, we had a program in the open stage. It was the awarding of winners. While singing the National Anthem, Leslie suddenly shouted. All turned to her. She was very ashamed of what she did. After the singing of the National Anthem, Sir Basadre approached her. He told her not to do that again. Leslie turned red. During the awarding ceremony, the PDA top five gave me a letter. It says that they were angry with me because I exposed their secrets to Ernestine and Leslie. It contained some insulting words because I knew I deserved that. After the program, Cielo confronted me. I was very scared at that time. I almost cried. I that time, I didn't want to enter to our classroom because the PDA top five would probably confront me. I hat confrontations. I overcame my fears and went into our classroom. The PDA top five were there. Their faces were very mad. I pretended as if nothing happened so that I could stop myself from crying. Inah blocked my way. Her face was very mad. I didn't day anything. I ran at the back of the locker and cried there. I was very scared. My hands were shaking. I'm very lucky to have friends who comforted me when I needed help. After that incident, we had a practice in our preparation for the Family Day. I went home at almost 6:00 PM. I got home at six. I lied down to bed praying that my anger would vanish. I closed my eyes thinking of those drastic words that they said. Helena said that I was like a shit. Inah said that I was not beautiful. I had a bad experience during my first Sci- Tech Week here in UP High. I feared in going to school because of the PDA top five.

Family Day

We should always have time for our family just like here in UP. We celebrate Family Day for the students to bond with each of their family members. Without our family who are always there to cheer you up, we could not been here in UP. I'm very honored that I entered UP with the help of my family. They always aimed for us to have a bright future. Family, therefore is the greatest part of my life.
During the Family Day, we were very busy preparing for the tent, our costumes for our presentation, etc. with the help of some parents, our tent became the most beautiful tent. We were not expecting that to happen. In the first part of the event, we had a mass. It was drizzling during the mass. We know it was a blessing from God. After that, I was very worried about Leejee. She wanted to commit suicide. I thought it was just a joke but she bought a blade from a nearby store. She was very worried that the PDA top five might tell her mother about the PDA something. Leejee and George's parents didn't know yet about their relationship. Her worry increased when George' parents arrived. Thank God the PDA top five didn't tell them. She waited for her mother. The time of our performance of the folk dance came. We wore our costumes. Successfully, we did it very well! Leejee was still worried because her mother had not yet arrived. We went into our classroom. Accidentally, Leejee was wounded by the blade that she bought. There was a lot of blood coming out from the cut into her finger. She almost fainted. She had a fear in blood. We searched for an alcohol. We saw an alcohol on George's seat. We gave it to her. We searched for a cloth in her bag. We found a cell phone there. It has a camera. We thought it was Leejee's so we took pictures on her. We didn't mind her at all. We were very busy taking pictures. We went to the soccer field in the AS Grounds to watch the game. We got bored and went back to the classroom. We saw Leejee lying on her chair. We didn't care about her. We went to the tent to see if it's time for us to eat our lunch. We brought the cell phone with us. Reiner saw the cell phone. He said it's his. We were very embarrassed but at the same time angry. We were very angry at Leejee because she didn't tell us that it was Reiner's cell phone. She let us to be embarrassed. It's time for us to eat. The mother of Leejee came together with her brother, Lehmar. Leejee was still in the classroom. Her mother and her brother searched for her. They met when Leejee went to the tent. After that, we had a lot of picture- takings. They were so many games. I saw my former classmates there because their brothers and sisters are students of UP High.

A Wonderful Day

Today is Saturday, March 24, 2007. We went to SM Megamall to watch a Broadway entitled “ The Smokey-Joe's Cafe”. Before going there, Dan and I met in the school. Of course because we agreed to meet there. Thanks God he came! He didn't disappoint me. He is not like Prits. Anyway, we went to SM together. We had a lot of fun when we were still in the jeep. We went first to the supermarket to buy some snacks. We bought a big Roller Coaster Chips for the two of us. We hid it very well inside my backpack because bringing food inside the cinema is strictly prohibited. We went upstairs. I thought we were the first one to arrive in the Cinema. But I saw Jalz and some students of UP High already falling in line. We fell in line at the back. Later, Cielo together with Leejee and George came. Leejee and George wore pink shirts. I knew that they planned about the color of their shirts. I was kinda jealous to them. Dan borrowed Cielo's cell phone. He read a message from Leejee asking me to forgive her. I was very angry upon seeing that. I almost exploded. The worst was, she used George's cell phone. I replied on her text. I sent her some insulting words of mine. I know, she was just plastic. Every time she received my texts, she always pretended that she's hurt. George always comforted her. That's what she likes! She's such a hypocrite. We were chosen to be the first group to enter the Cinema. We stayed at the upper part of the Cinema because the lower part was reserved for the parents of the performers. I found Leejee and George sitting at our back that's why we transferred to another seat. They also transferred. We reserved two seats for Inah and Mayflor. We were all shouting whenever Byron and Chris Walker presented. They were my crushes. They are very cute especially Chris. It's very sad to say that he already had a girlfriend. In fact, he introduced her to us when the show ended. I approached Byron and had a hand-shake. His hands are very soft and smooth. Byron is the younger brother of Chris. He doesn't have a girlfriend yet because he id still in the sixth grade. He is very talented. He knows how to sing, dance and act. He performed very well in the play. After they left, we went to National Book store. Mayflor wanted to buy something. We accompanied her. Then, we went straight ahead to the World's of fun because Mayflor gave us tokens. We played a lot of games there. Mayflor and Inah gathered around sixty tickets all-in- all. We didn't excahnge it because the prizes are very small. Queenie and his brother, Ian, enjoyed playing the one peso drop because it is cheaper than buying a token that costs six pesos. We had a lot of fun! I know why it'd called the Worlds of fun!Queenie, Ian and Cielo decided to go home because it's getting dark and it's almost six PM. They went home first. Inah , Dan and I went to the jeepney stop. Dan decided to buy tempura in the sidewalk. After that, we saw a jeep approaching us. We stopped the jeep and rode in. we were very quiet in the jeep. I saw a handsome man sitting beside Inah. He's very cute.

My Worst Christmas Party

One night, my mother had a high temper. She asked me the cost of the gift, which I would bring to our Christmas party. I answered her that the cost of the gift was thirty pesos. But then, I remembered that it was changed into fifty pesos. She got angry at me. She scolded me. I didn’t know why. It’s natural for a person to forget something. She forbade me in going to the Christmas Party. I was very sad. I cried and cried. When I woke up in the morning, my mother ignored me. I thought she was only joking. Until she left for work. I immediately went down and took a bath crying. I put on my clothes and went to school. I escaped from our house. My mother didn’t know that I went to school. Instead of being happy, I was sad. I was worried to be scolded by my mother when I got home. We had a lot of games during our Christmas Party. At least, in a little while, I forgot my problems. I prepared myself that anytime, my mother would surely come and scold me in front of so many people. I won’t let myself be embarrassed. If that time comes, I planned to call the Bantay- Bata and report my mother. But my plans failed. My mother didn’t come. I was very happy and at the same time worried. The time for the exchanging of gifts came. Of course, I didn’t have any gift because I only escaped from our house and I don't have money on my own. Karla gave me a gift. It's my turn to give my gift to my manito who was Andre. My classmates explained to him. He didn't accept their explanations. He got angry and shouted at me. He blamed me instead of understanding me. I cried and cried at the back of the locker. I covered myself with Helena's jacket because I was very ashamed of myself. I couldn't face my classmates. I didn't join in the practice for the Daygon Contest. But later, i went out of the classroom. I was still crying at that time. I was still thinking of what Andre said. I could not stop my tears from flowing. I was embarrassed in the first time in my life. I joined the practice with my eyes swelling with tears. I tried my best to perform well. We had a program in the afternoon. It was about the lighting if the tree of hope. After that, followed the Daygon Contest. We were all very nervous. When it's time for us to perform, the judges were amazed in our choreography. It was very funny. They kept on laughing. After that, the winners for the Daygon Contest was announced. We won as the second placer. Our prize was eight hundred pesos plus a bag full of candies. We were very happy. After that, we all went to our respective homes. I was jealous with my classmates because their parents were there. When i reached home, my mother was not yet there. Later, she arrived. She scolded and shouted at me. I was crying. I was helpless when she suddenly slapped me. Until she got contented. I promised to her that i would never do that again.

My Love Story

When Mme. Manlunas was still our English teacher, we had a chamber theater. Only the two sections of the first years were requested to participate. We had elimination round. The two sections would be competing. The play was entitled “ The Foolish cats and The Wise Monkeys “. Mme. Manlunas have chosen Leslie and Ernestine to be the cats and Psalm, Dan and George will be the monkeys. I was also chosen to be the director of the play and Helena would be my assistant. During our practices, I developed a feeling for George. I fell in love with him. I confess it to Dan, Karla and Brigette. The three of them were very busy decorating the calendar in our bulletin board. I sat on the wooden chair beside them. Then, the chair suddenly collapsed. It hit my legs. It was very painful. I almost could not stand because of the pain. Suddenly, George approached me. He helped me stood up. That’s what made my feeling for him grew deeper! Everyday, he’s my inspiration. I was inspired to study because of him. Until, I got his cell phone number from a friend. I text him. At first, he didn’t recognize me. But later, he knew me. He became my text mate. We were texting each other almost every night. One night, he proposed to me through text. On September 23, 2006, I answered him. From that on, he became my boyfriend and I also became his girlfriend. Sometimes, we went out together. We planned to go to church together. We were very happy. Sometimes, we called each other “babes” in our texts. Our theme song was “ Crazy for you “ because at that time, we were crazy in love with each other. There was an overnight for the stargazer’s society. We were both a member of the stargazer’s society. Before the overnight, we had a forum in conference hall together with Christopher Go, a Cebuano Astronomer who discovered the red spot junior in Jupiter. Reiner brought his former classmate in Colegio dela Immaculada Concepcion named L.A. he was very cute. I used him as the instrument for George to be jealous. By doing this, I could ensure that he’s loyal to me. The real name of L.A is Lanz Angelo Golez. I know it because I asked him. George got jealous of us. He convinced me that he really love me. A month later, we became even happier. He always reminded me to study my lessons. He was my dance partner in our presentation in Music. I was inspired to dance because of him. On November 23,2006, we broke up. He said he was angry at me because I always ignored him. On that very day, he proposed to my best friend, Leejee. She was crying because she didn’t know what to do. Until I found out the reason why she was crying. I was shocked. I was speechless. Minutes later, I saw myself crying. I was very angry with George and Leejee. Leejee answered George. George was overjoyed. Ever since, I kept crying every night.

What Friends Mean To Me

It’s very difficult to find true friends nowadays. Before you make friends, be sure to know their background. When I entered the University of the Philippines, I became unfriendly. Maybe because I was shy to mingle with others because I didn’t’ know them yet. But later on, I tried to make friends. I met Queenie. We first met in the UP Cebu College Clinic wherein we had our health examination. She first approached me saying, “ Magpa- pasta sad ka?” She asked for my ranking in the HSAT. We met again in the opening of the school year. Incidentally, we became classmates. We both belong in I- Villamor. When I entered the room, I met a lot of personalities there. I sat at the back even tough I’m very small. But then, Dan, Lelie, Emme, Elmar, George and Jhul entered. I felt cozy because they were my schoolmates in Lahug Elementary School. They greeted me first. Its time for us to present ourselves to the class. I was very shy when I stepped on the platform. My face grew red. My schoolmates cheered me up because they were seating in front. My talent is singing. I sang the song “ Peng Yu” by Kim Chiu because she is my idol. I was forced to sing because a have no other talents better than singing even though my voice is like of the crying cat. During the break, Queenie together with her classmate, Cielo and I had a bonding. I thought Cielo was my classmate in grade four. She looked like her. We had a lot of fun. Months passed in my life here in UP High. I became noisy. My classmates didn’t expect that manner from me because they thought I am “ maldita “ when they first saw me in the first day of class. I joined in the PDA top 5. Their group is composed of Cielo, Karla, Jojo, Inah and Helena. Their group is against PDA, which stands for public display of affection because Karla is our class student welfare. They always hate people doing PDA like Prits and Prots. I was the sixth member of the group because I also hate people doing PDA and I also want Prots and Prits to be suspended. Days later, I quit in the group. I said to them that I want to be a friend to everybody. Inah and I had a quarrel because I told Ernestine and Leslie that they were backbiting them. I cried and cried at the back of the locker. My friends comforted me when I needed them. Because of my anger, I boxed the concrete wall. They were all worried about me because I might commit suicide. Ms. Maquilan called us for the practice of our folk dance to be presented during our family day. I didn’t join the practice because I couldn’t face Inah yet. I was alone in the room. I was crying and crying. I was very depressed. But then, I swallowed my pride. I joined the practice. After that, we all went home straight. When I reached our house, I was alone in the house. I cried and cried again. Months later, I became a member of Kalogz. They are very nice to me. Their group’s objective is to build friendship. The members of the group are Mayflor, Emme, Chloe, Chanel, Brigette, Naressa and Gizelle. I’m very grateful to have friends like them especially Gizelle because she became my close friend. She’s always there when I needed her. I should thank her for all the things she had done for me. For me, she is a loyal friend.

Being A First Honors

I graduated as the first honors in Lahug Elementary School. I am proud to be part of this endeavor throughout all this years of hardships and trials. I am considered as the cream of the crop in our school. I always put into my mind that there is more to life, there is more to the real world that purely classroom education or strictly academic learning. There is such a thing as values that make education, regardless of the level, meaningful and relevant, whole and complete. These are the values of honesty, integrity, the seeds of which must be planted, nurtured and nourished in the hearts and minds of all the first honors like me if we wish a crop of leaders that will make us truly proud. I have doubt, no obstacle is difficult to hurdle: I can go as far as my dreams and visions can take me. I warmly thank my parents for educating me. I have always been a believer of education. It is my stand that knowledge and wisdom are the keys to attain advancement in our way of living. Educating is indeed a priceless gift that would ensure the future of the youth. I will never cease to strive so that someday, I will be a great leader in my respective field. Being the best of the best, it is expected that I will serve as a role model of the youth in the society not only in terms of theoretical attitude but also more importantly in terms of moral values, ethical standards and leadership attitudes. The honor I have gained today is actually the price of my sacrifices and the fruit of my efforts during my challenging years in school. It is the best gift that I could ever give to my parents, mentors and teachers. For indeed, it is only through excellence that we can boldly tackle the problems that confront us. Let us always be reminded that there are tremendous challenges ahead of us and the only way to overcome this is to unite in working in peace, prosperity and the well being of every Filipino. While others have, lost heart, let us refuse to give up. I consider myself lucky for I have reaped the fruits of my endeavor. Being chosen as awardees is a symbol of great success. Sometimes, heartaches and frustrations were unavoidable but I was able to overcome them. On the other hand, the thought of entering another phase on the educational arena in my quest for knowledge gives me something to look up as another challenge. I have to place another part of my life, which I tackle more seriously; it has something to do with my aspirations in life and my contribution to national development when my right time comes. I have to go on with my life and start setting a new goal in prevention for a life-long bright future. To me, striving for excellence is not just an act to be performed, it has become a habit.

All About Myself

Hi! I’m Louanne Mae Cadungog. I’m 13 years of age. I live in 0977 La Guardia St. Lahug, Cebu City. I came from a broken family. My father covets another girl. The girl got pregnant. My father didn’t ever go back to us. After their separation, my mother was very depressed. She grew thin. She didn’t eat. My father broke our communications with him. He went to Zamboanga together with the girl who was pregnant in that time. My mother is the only one supporting us right now. We are four in the family. Accidentally, while I was cleaning in our house, I saw a letter from the bag of my mother. I read it. It was from my tita, the sister- in- law of my father. She said that my father brought the girl to their house. The girl was pregnant. His brothers are all very angry with my father. They said he is the black sheep in the family. Until the girl bore a child. My father let the girl rode in our motorcycle, which was bought by my mother. My mother grew angrier. She went to Zamboanga to confront my father and the girl. When she reached there, she saw my father and the girl. She attacked them because of her anger. If my grandparents and relatives were not there, maybe she had killed the girl. In fairness, my mother is prettier than her. They said my father was potioned by the girl because the father of the girl was an albularyo or what they call in English as the quack doctors. The girl was also from Aurora, Zamboanga City. If I have the chance to confront her, I would slap her on the face. When my mother attacked the girl, my father defended her. My mother got the motorcycle from him because it was hers. The girl fought back to my mother. My relatives also defended my mother. She stayed there for how many nights to settle the problem. She went back to Cebu with the problem unsettled. She wanted to ask support from my father. Months passed, all of us went to Zamboanga. I saw my father there but I didn’t see the girl. My father acted like nothing was happening. He toured me by riding on a tricycle, which he borrowed, from my uncle. He said that we would go to the city. But instead, we went to the house of the girl. There, I finally saw the girl. She talked to me nicely. I returned to her the doll that she gave me during my birthday. It’s as ugly as her. I controlled my emotions because my father would surely scold me if I would do that. We went downstairs. I saw my father taking a bath in the comfort room. The girl took me to her grandmother who was drying the seedlings of jackfruit. I was scared at her because she was very old and her hair was very white. She let me kissed her hand. The girl forced me. If I would write my life story to Maalaala Mo Kaya, my story would probably be the best story ever. Through this tragedy in my life, I learned a lot. I become a strong person in my generation. I can stand on my own now. When I finish high school, I would like to take up the law course because I want to be a lawyer for our father to be put to jail because of withdrawal of support.

A Love Affair with M/V Doulos and Books

Last January, we went to M/V Doulos. We rode on a jeep. There were two jeepneys in each section. The first years and second years were the first batch to go there. We were so noisy at the jeep because only only Mme. Montaño was around. Mme. Montaño was worried because our shouts might distract the driver of the jeep. Finally, we arrived and saw M/V Doulos. I realized that it was not really a big boat. I thought at first that its really big that's why I was excited to see it. We formed a line in going upstairs because the book store, which was our first destination, was located there. I was frightened by a bald man who suddenly appeared. He said he is a sea man. He instructed us to keep quite when we are on board. I thought he was only joking when he said, "'Wag kayong maingay kundi sasampalin ko kayo." But he looked very serious. We went to the book store. We looked for dictionaries and fairy tale story books. After that, Danica invited me to go with her to the "mini-canteen" of the ship. She bought me a juice.Then, there was a sign on the door of the book store saying, "No re-entry". We were very worried because we wanted to go back to the book store. Instead of crying, we toured at the boat. We found many ways for us to go back to the book store. Until we reached another book store that was selling old books and tapes. There was a corner there wherein you could see the sea. We found Elmar, Queenie and Leejee on the other side. The scene was very romantic. I wanted to also witness their date. I asked the man there if how could I go there because the stairs going to that place was fenced by a rope. The man said, "Ambak lang dira!". I immediately believed him. I jumped over the rope and reached the other side. Gener also followed. He was seen by a Korean girl who was the salesgirl of the book store. She called Gener. Gener and I were very nervous. We ran towards the book store. Gener ran inside the book store while I hid in the comfort room. A few minutes later, I went out of the comfort room with my knees shaking. We went downstairs. I was pretending to be innocent. We waited a few seconds and fell in line again. Our next destination was the conference hall of the boat. Another school was also there. We all had fun. At the end of the program, we were given small books. We went downstairs. After a few minutes, the jeepneys arrived. We all went back to UP. We were still very noisy. When we reached SSS, there was a woman who rode on the jeep. She thought the jeep was not used. We just ignored her. When the jeep entered UP, her face was very puzzled. I laughed and laughed at her. She got down of the jeepney and rode another jeep. Indeed, it was my busiest day!!! Hay...!

On Being Taught by Students

During our KYSD (Know Your School Day), the students played as teachers and their students were their classmates. During the flag ceremony, after we sang the Philippine National Anthem, the student teachers were given their ID that certify on what subject or subjects were they going to teach. There were no applicants to teach Math. from the first years. Mme. Nuñez, herself, was the one who discussed our lessons. In Computer and English, there were also no applicants from I- Villamor. Rheena taught us Computer and Patrice taught us English. During our Computer class, my classmates, including me, to be honest, were very noisy because only Rheena was around, not Mme. Kerr. Mme. Kerr arrived and scolded us. For the first time, we saw Mme. Kerr got angry like that. She was very serious. Before, she didn't scold us even once. After that, all my classmates became silent. Later, the noise started again but not that loud. During our English class, Patrice taught us about adjectives. Honestly, we didn't understand the lesson. She didn't teach us very well. She was always reading on the book. Before she proceed to the next lesson, she should explain carefully first the lesson. During our Science C period, Jacque and Windel were the teachers. I really hate the two of them that's why I didn't listen to the discussion. Everyone didn't respect them. They explained the lessons quickly not knowing that their classmates didn't understand it. They were very “sip sip “to Mme. Gallo. She thinks she's beautiful? Yak!!! Ewww!!! Their subject was very boring. They were just like reading in front of us. During our Social Science period, Leslie took over the place of Mme. Logarta but Mme. Logarta was still there, observing us. We reported about the ASEAN Summit. After that, we had a 20- item test. For me, it was not very difficult. I had one unsure answer. When Leslie gave the result of the quiz, I saw my paper. I got only one wrong, which was my unsure answer. On the last day of the Know Your School Day, the student teachers were given certificates of participation. Each section was given a cardboard with the names of the teachers above it. All of us signed and wrote dedications to our teachers. After the giving of the certificates, the cardboards were given by the presidents and vice- presidents of each section to their respective teachers. We noticed that Mme. Nuñez almost cried. We were so proud to all our teachers because they are sacrificing to teach us everyday to give us a brighter future. They deserve to be thanked. After the program, we went back toy our classrooms to clean. Then, we went home. While heading towards home, I passed by USP. There, I saw my elementary crush. He's very handsome. He's like Vince of “Close-up to Fame. I'm sure he had already his girlfriend right now. He was my neighbor. I passed by their house. In their gate, there was a sign “Lot for Sale ". Under it was the contact numbers. I'm sure that was theirs because he said that they would migrate to Davao and sell all their properties in Cebu. I was very sad on that time. Look like my heart split into two.

Intramurals

February 3, 2007
Dear Diary,
Today, I will recall on what happened during our intramurals. On the Eve of November 27, 2006, I was very excited about our intramurals. I was thinking how I would look during that day. November 27, the beginning of the Intramurals, came. I woke up early and wore my Intramurals T- shirt with a logo “ Freshies “ on it. My classmate, George, designed it. You know, he is very creative. I really admire him. He’s such a talented boy. When I came to school, I fixed my hair in a ponytail. I tied ribbons on it because it was our uniform during our cheer dance. Oh, yah! All the first years were required to participate to make the cheering loud. I was one of the star dancers. At 8:00AM, we started our general rehearsal in the open stage. After that, Mme. Gallo asked us to make the pompoms. My classmate and I were so busy counting the finished pompoms. We were so angry to Jacque because she was so “ sip sip “ to Mme. Gallo. After we made the pompoms, we took a snack, then, a little bit of practice. The cheer dance competition came. We were so nervous. The Third years were the first to perform, followed by the Sophies, then the Freshies, and lastly, the Seniors. After the cheer dance competition followed the “ Search for Ms. And Mr. Intramurals ’06 “. Our first year representative or muse and escort were George and Ernestine. Their talent was to perform a soccer exhibition. The winners of the “ Search for Ms. And Mr. Intramurals ’06 “ were announced. Ate Mariel from the Seniors was the Ms. Intramurals while Kuya Adrianne from the Juniors was the Mr. Intramurals. Even if we didn’t win, we were still happy because our sister teams, the third and fourth years, won. The announcement for the cheer dance competition followed. We were all very nervous. When the Sophies were announced to be the fourth placer, we were very happy because at least, we were not the worst. We were the third placer, followed by the Seniors and the Juniors won in the competition. After that, we ate our lunch. In the afternoon, there were various games. I only watched because I only joined badminton. It was scheduled the next day. I cheered for my batch mates. Sometimes, I went in our room to listen some music. On the next day, the different booths from every section were opened. Only I- Villamor didn’t have a booth because of the lack of money from the sinking fund. Jacque, the class treasurer lost more than P1000 from the sinking fund. There was the marriage, handcuff booth, etc. The badminton tournament came. I was one of the players. I was discouraged to play because there was no one cheering us. Until the game was done. We were only the third placer. At least we did our job with no inspiration. On the last day of the Intramurals, I was very sad because I remembered what Andre promised me. He promised that at the end of the Intramurals. I waited for his answer but I heard nothing from him. He didn’t remember his promise for me. For him, it was just a joke but for me it’s not. He’s such a liar.

Card Day

Monday, February 5, 2007
Dear Diary,
Today is our card day. I was not expecting to be an honor student. I think all my grades in all the subjects decreased. Our first subject today is Filipino, we continued watching " Doremi ". Mme. Montaño, our adviser, stopped the movie. She reminded us about the payment for the tiles. I knew she would announce the honors. I almost didn't hear my her my name because my classmates are very noisy. I heard my name. As usual, I was still in rank fourteen just like in third grading period. I was happy and sad. Happy because I was still in the honor list and sad because I saw my average. It decreased. In the afternoon, Mme. Montaño distributed our report cards. My grandfather and my brother attended and got my report card. After the distribution of cards, the parent had a meeting about the incoming Family Day and Sci- Tech week. I got my report card from my grandfather and saw my grades. My grades in some subjects decreased a lot. I got panicked. I didn't know how to tell my mother about this. She would surely scold me about my grades. I didn't mind about my grades. I just hanged out with my friends while my grandfather was in the meeting. When I got home, my mother was not around yet. She was still in her office. I prepared my speech for my mother. When she arrived, she didn't ask about my report card. Maybe she forgot about it. When my sisters were preparing for our supper, my brother told my mother about my grades. My mother asked me in an angry manner. I frowned because because her shouts irritated my ears. Then, we ate our supper sadly. After we ate our supper, my mother asked me to give my report card to her to see my grades. She was shocked upon seeing my low grades. I defended myself and said, " At least, I am still in the honor list ". My mother got even more angry to me. She scolded me. And suddenly, she threw me something. Maybe that's the case of her eyeglasses. She hit me in the leg. For me, it was not painful. I didn't even cry a single drop of tear. I realized that the reason for our quarrel was my brother. If she didn't tell my mother about my grades, maybe we were eating and talking peacefully. I also realized that I am becoming a naughty girl. In my side, I was only defending my right to speak. Maybe I am the black sheep in our family. I wanted to change my attitude but I could not do it. Before, I am not like this. Maybe I am influenced by my cousins. They talk back to their parents. They should realize that if it weren't her parents, they are not living on Earth right now. I am not that kind of girl that could talk back to my parents. There is still a part of me that is good. Maybe God would forgive me someday. I know someday I will change my attitude. I promised to study harder for me to achieve my goal which is to become a nurse someday.

My Life Today

February 2, 2007

Dear Diary,

There were so many happenings today. Today, my classmate cried because of an unexpected report. T he worst was, the one who reported was her close friend. Her close friend reported to our class student welfare that my best friend, let's name her Prits, was doing a public display of affection or PDA with her bf, let's name him Prots, four times inside the school campus which is a violation.Prits knew that if she would do that again, she would be suspended from school. I am also hurt whenever they're doing a PDA because her bf was my ex- bf. I'll admit that until now, he's still in my heart and I'm hoping that he would love me again just like in the passed. If Prits didn't come in our lives, probably, we are happy with each other right now. Of course, we would not do PDA because I know what's best for my studies. I don't want to have a bad record and most of all, I don't want others to think that I'm an easy-to-get person. Back to the PDA something, I didn't object because in my two eyes, I also saw them doing that. Even if she's my best friend, I chose what's right. In fact, I reported. My best friend didn't know that I reported. She wanted to die. She didn't eat her lunch, she didn't eat her snacks. If I would tell her, she would become more desperate. This may affect her studies. I don't want her to loose hope and continue her studies. I was very angry to her bf, Prots, because he ruined our lives. I hate boys because for them, girls are like toys. For me, they are all liar like my father.They are all stupid. While I was listening to the radio, I heard the song " Someday ". I love the lines in the song which says, " Someday, I'll forget about you, you'll see, I won't even miss you ". If I were to dedicate that lines, I would dedicate that to Prots because he deserve it. I want to slap him on the face him to realize how he destroyed our lives.I will give you a clue, Prots knows how to play the guitar while Prits knows how to sing. Did you got it? They are very controversial!!! I don't want to fall in love with somebody again. I want to focus on my studies to have a better future. If I already finished college, that's the time for me to get married and form a happy family. My classmates hate the two of them. They didn't expect Prits to do that. I also cried today because whenever my best friend is crying, I am also influenced to cry. I don't wanna see my best friend crying because that would break my heart. I always protect her from those guys but still, she would come near them. I'm confuse about the happenings in my life now. It started when I entered the high school life. They say that the happiest stage of a student is during high school days. For me it is the worst.

What the Stars and the Sky Tell Me About Life

February 3, 2007
Dear Diary,
I'm very busy today.I'm preparing for our overnight activity in our school. While doing an experiment in the AS Grounds, I saw some wood nearby and thought of the idea of making it the skeleton of our tent. My classmate and I agreed that we would do a man- made tent. She would bring a mat for the roof of the tent and I would bring ropes to tie the woods together. After our class, I immediately went home to prepare for tie things I would use for the overnight. I brought a mat, a sweater, a blanket & a pillow because they said it is very cold during the night. I also brought the materials for our tent like for example the rope,hammer, etc. I ate my supper at 5:30 PM. That was the earliest time that I ate my supper. after that, I bid goodbye to my sister and immediately went back to school. Because of my excitement, I forgot to bring my parent's permit. I only discovered it when I reached to school. I went back back to our house and got it. When I arrived at the school, I was bored because my classmates didn't arrive yet. Later on, my two classmates, Helena and Ernestine, approached me. Instead of being happy, I became bored because they are not my close friends and I felt out of place or OP. I became happy when my classmate, Therese, whom agreed to help me build the tent, came. She brought a rope and a mat. I thought she would bring a big mat but she only brought a small one. I was very disappointed. I made the tent alone. She helped me a little bit but it was me who worked hard for it. Once the skeleton stood up, I immediately put the mat on it and tied it on the nail which I hammered on the ground. Finally, the tent was complete. I was very happy because that was the fruit of my hard work. When I was doing that, my classmates laughed at me. I almost got angry but instead of feeling discourage, I continued to work because if I fail, they would laugh at me. After I finished it, I rest at it because I was very tired doing it. Later, my classmates entered in the tent to join me and said that I was very creative and hard working. The night was cold and windy. The wind was so strong and my tent almost flew. My classmates laughed. I also laughed with them because it was so funny. Mme. Gallo called and gathered us at the Leader where Mr. Christopher Go was waiting. We had a lecture about his discovery of the red spot junior in Jupiter. After the lecture, we had a picture- taking with him. After that, we watched the horror movie " Shutter ". It was very scary. All of us shouted when Natre, the ghost, appeared on the screen. Sir Elmer Montejo entered in the Leader and joined us. He was hugging a pillow with w bear on it. Mme. Gallo stopped the movie because our shouts could disturb the neighbors. Ate Gabby replaced it with Princess Hours. for me, it was very boring so I went back to the tent and slept. I woke up at 3:00AM because they said it was raining. I continued to sleep and I woke up at 5:30AM. I fixed my things and combed my hair. On 6:00AM, we had a picture-taking on the stage and after that we went home.