Papal Visit 2015

Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines from January 15–19, 2015, is the first state and pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines.The Pope is the third pontiff to visit the country after Popes Paul VI and John Paul II. His visit marked the first visit of a pope to the Philippines in the 21st century with the last visit by a pope in the Philippines by Pope John Paul II in 1995. The pope visited Manila, plus Tacloban and Palo, Leyte, to pay a visit to the victims of the typhoon Yolanda. Pope Francis became the second pope to go beyond Manila during a papal visit to the Philippines, after Pope John Paul II who visited Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Legazpi, Bataan and Baguio alongside Manila from February 17 to 22, 1981.      

His Holiness had given the chance for us Filipinos to see him face to face. The Philippines has been blessed to encounter and to meet not just 1 Pope but 3 Popes, namely: Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis. Even though I have managed to witness only one Pope visit the Philippines I can still feel the religious side of Filipinos in which is shown by the bright smiles and eager faces to see the Pope. Being religious is what the Filipinos are known for. Some would offer their lives for their beliefs of their religion just like what happened in Marcos’ reign. The nuns would chain themselves arm and arm just to protect what they believe is right. That for me is enough to show faithfulness. For me a Pope means a person who can unite religions together and govern and guide the whole Roman Catholic society into what God wants us to be.

As for the Pope’s visit, as for me I think of it as a sign of hope for Filipinos that we are still being recognized as one of the most religious countries in the world and that we should not abandon our faith. Even though the Pope was exhausted from travelling from one country to the other he forgot all that when he arrived in the Philippines. I think he was overwhelmed with all the people turned out even though it is very dark. When he had rode his Pope mobile he did not sit even for a second furlough his chair was just behind him. Because he knew that the people on the sides of the streets have waited for him for a long time, because some of them had been waiting since morning.  

And when it was time for the Pope to depart you could still feel the anticipation of the people on the streets waiting to catch a glimpse of the pope’s wonderful smile. The Pope has left a great mark on the Philippines History as the Third Pope to Visit the Philippines. I hope that I would be given a chance to see the pope again here in the Philippines because this was my first time seeing my fellowmen come together as one, join hand in hand to see the Pope.  

9 Circles of CavSci

Vestibule: The late comers and the violators, at the gates

Apart from the fact that they have arrived late at the said time also the ones who have not followed the regulation haircut and the ones that have not followed the given uniform. They are forced to wait beside the very gates of the school, dragging their heavy bags until they are given the chance to repent for the mistakes that they have committed. But they have one thing they must accomplish, they must re do the morning exercises while under the light of the scorching sun in the middle of the court. After they have accomplished their task they are sent to their respective circles.

1^st circle: The Newcomers, First year & Second year building

These are the ones who have passed the exams to enter this school. Here their trials start, all their hardships, but first they must abandon all hope of a day without home works or any projects. They will be prepared to enter the 2^nd circle. Here they must open their minds to new ideas, ideas which will have their determination waver. You must not oppose any teacher, you must do whatever they say. No matter how horrid these commands be, you must follow them blindly. If some give up and quit because they cannot handle the stress. Once they leave the gates of the school, they will never be able to come back.

2^nd Circle: The Easy-going, First year & Second year building

Here lies the ones that have succeeded and descended to a deeper part of the school. Where no punishments are given but never ending projects are experienced, one after the other. But this part of the school is known for the teacher Con Tomacious. Where you must be open to whatever he says. In this part of the school you must abandon all innocence and be open-minded to what the school has to offer to you.

3^rd Circle: The Damned Shades, Third year building

Here the students’ will-power and determination will be put to the test. Here, the home works and projects given in the first circle fall petty to the ones given here. Here the projects are given a long period of time but you must put your utmost effort in order to pass the standards. Aside from that, students who have descended to this circle are required to pass a research title and proposal in which no other student in the school has ever done before. Or else, they won’t have the chance to go deeper to the 4^th circle of the school.

4^th Circle: The Freed, Fourth year building

They are the ones who have finished their research and had left a mark on the school. They are the ones who are at the last step to getting out of inferno. They just have to pass the exams and wait for the end of the school year and they are finally set free.

5^th Circle: The Field of nightmares

This is where a lot of students gather whenever they are allowed to get out of their respective circles. The only thing why it was called the field of nightmares because when the other shades are all at the field they make complete and utter chaos which for the guardians are nightmares for them. After the time has passed they go back to their respected circles and continue what they are tasked to do.

6^th Circle: The Hell R C

This is where the collection of researches are heavily guarded and not allowed by any other shade to be borrowed other than the author. Shades are forced to clean the whole room spotless for them to descend to a lower circle. This room is guarded by Car Gullis which has his own heater to increase the temperature of the room, and to add suffering to the shades cleaning.

7^th Circle: The Burning Court

Here is where you can find the shades found in vestibule suffering in the scorching heat. Paying their debts for coming to school late.

8^th Circle: Guidance for the Doomed

Here the shades which have committed grave sins in which require grave punishments are sent out. Here is where they are exiled from the school never to comeback. They must leave all their memories and everything they have experienced. They must stay while the shades must be exiled forever.

9^th Circle: The Deathfire’s Grasp, The Office

This is the deepest part of the school. Where you can find the shades that are ruling over this hellish school. Here is where the once doomed go and then finally exiled. And here is where the shades in the 4^th circle must have the mark of approval of their research to finally be released from the chains that they were tied to.

Romeo X Juliet

It was then that Juliet was in her grave, fast asleep. She had drank the potion that Friar Lawrence had given her. At the same time Romeo was looking at the sky wondering wistfully what had happened to her lovely wife. Then a crow appeared. A crow for them, was a sign of death. Romeo had thought that it was her fine Juliet whom death had chosen.  Romeo rushed to Verona and went straight to Juliet’s room. Then he saw the Capulet family. Romeo told everything that had happened to them from how they met to their wedding. He told the family that Friar Lawrence had blessed them. Enraged with what happened Lord Capulet dragged Romeo to the Friar. Friar told the family that he had blessed their wedding because he had seen the loyalty and faith in each other’s eyes that they would go out of their way just to be married, so they did. Then the Friar told them that before the marriage of Paris and Juliet she went to him for advice. Then, he told that Juliet would rather die than to marry Paris because he has been wed to another man. So the Friar gave Juliet the potion that would let her sleep for the time of the wedding. After Capulet had heard the whole story, his thoughts were scrambled. He thought that the Montague house was a vile and cruel family but after what their son had told them his thoughts and ideas about the family changed. He ordered Romeo to call Lord and Lady Montague and meet with Lord and Lady Capulet at Juliet’s grave. Then everyone had gathered, Romeo knelt down on the grave and dug Juliet up. Then, he gave Juliet a kiss in front of the two families. After the kiss, Juliet woke up just in time. The Capulet house rejoiced seeing their one and only daughter wake up from a death-like sleep. Still confused with what was happening Lord Montague asked Lord Capulet what was happening. Then, Lord Capulet told what he had heard from Romeo and the Friar. With what had Lord Montague had heard his thoughts also changed. The two houses decided to hold a lavishing wedding ceremony to retake their vows and say it in front of the two families. After the ceremony the house where the two families were found was torn down to make a single house where the two families had become one and Romeo and Juliet had been the Lord and Lady of Verona. 

Little Things

While I was walking alone in the park i saw a crowd of people shocked at who they saw....It was our national hero Jose Rizal.....After the crowd settled Rizal sat down and I wanted to talk to him so I sat beside him.....

Me: Uhm....Excuse me sir may I talk to you?
Rizal: It's fine....I have time.
Me: So.... you are our national hero, how does it feel?
Rizal: I was surprised that I was the national hero...I thought my friend Andres would be the national hero because he was the first president of the Philippines after all.
Me: Well you are the national hero....Congrats...
Rizal: Thank you very much.
Me: But.....
Me: If you were not our national hero, where would you be?
Rizal: Uhm... I think I would be somewhere where I could be able to think by myself and create more books to be published.
Me: Oh....so you would be a writer?
Rizal: Yes, yes
Me: If you would be writing a book, what would you want to be it about?
Rizal: I would like to make a book about the generation of yours...
Me: My generation?! *surprised*
Rizal: Yes your generation....The generation where alternative rock bands start to form and where having a computer is a must for every child.
Me: *guilty* oh yes....I too have fallen victim to this new generation....
Me: Anyway thank you very much... I still have somewhere to be.... I have to go.
Rizal: Okay, Goodbye.
Me: I want to read that book yours Rizal...Bye
Rizal: Sure sure, Bye

As You Like It by William Shakespeare

Setting:

The story happened on Sixteenth century. France, primarily the fictional Forest of Ardenne.

Characters: 

Rosalind -  The daughter of Duke Senior. Rosalind, considered one of Shakespeare’s most delightful heroines, is independent minded, strong-willed, good-hearted, and terribly clever.

Orlando -  The youngest son of Sir Rowland de Bois and younger brother of Oliver. 

Duke Senior -  The father of Rosalind and the rightful ruler of the dukedom in which the play is set. 

Jaques -  A faithful lord who accompanies Duke Senior into exile in the Forest of Ardenne.

Celia -  The daughter of Duke Frederick and Rosalind’s dearest friend.

Duke Frederick -  The brother of Duke Senior and usurper of his throne.

Touchstone -  A clown in Duke Frederick’s court who accompanies Rosalind and Celia in their flight to Ardenne. 

Oliver -  The oldest son of Sir Rowland de Bois and sole inheritor of the de Bois estate. 

Silvius -  A young, suffering shepherd, who is desperately in love with the disdainful Phoebe. 

Phoebe -  A young shepherdess, who disdains the affections of Silvius.

Lord Amiens -  A faithful lord who accompanies Duke Senior into exile in the Forest of Ardenne. Lord Amiens is rather jolly and loves to sing.

Charles -  A professional wrestler in Duke Frederick’s court.

Adam -  The elderly former servant of Sir Rowland de Bois.

Sir Rowland de Bois -  The father of Oliver and Orlando, friend of Duke Senior, and enemy of Duke Frederick. 

Corin -  A shepherd. Corin attempts to counsel his friend Silvius in the ways of love, but Silvius refuses to listen.

Audrey -  A simpleminded goatherd who agrees to marry Touchstone.

William -  A young country boy who is in love with Audrey.

Climax:

 Rosalind promises to marry Orlando and gets Phoebe to agree to marry Silvius, should things go awry with her beloved Ganymede, who is actually Rosalind in disguise.

Rising action:

In order to teach Orlando how to be a proper husband to her, Rosalind disguises herself as a young man named Ganymede and instructs him in the ways of love.

Falling action:

 Rosalind, appearing as herself, marries Orlando, and Phoebe marries Silvius.

Denouement:

The concluding scene, The light tone, continued to the end, and I rejoiced in the happy ending which is altogether "as I like it." 

Plot:

Sir Rowland de Bois has recently died, and, according to the custom of primogeniture, the vast majority of his estate has passed into the possession of his eldest son, Oliver. Although Sir Rowland has instructed Oliver to take good care of his brother, Orlando, Oliver refuses to do so. Out of pure spite, he denies Orlando the education, training, and property befitting a gentleman. Charles, a wrestler from the court of Duke Frederick, arrives to warn Oliver of a rumor that Orlando will challenge Charles to a fight on the following day. Fearing censure if he should beat a nobleman, Charles begs Oliver to intervene, but Oliver convinces the wrestler that Orlando is a dishonorable sportsman who will take whatever dastardly means necessary to win. Charles vows to pummel Orlando, which delights Oliver.

Duke Senior has been usurped of his throne by his brother, Duke Frederick, and has fled to the Forest of Ardenne, where he lives like Robin Hood with a band of loyal followers. Duke Frederick allows Senior’s daughter, Rosalind, to remain at court because of her inseparable friendship with his own daughter, Celia. The day arrives when Orlando is scheduled to fight Charles, and the women witness Orlando’s defeat of the court wrestler. Orlando and Rosalind instantly fall in love with one another, though Rosalind keeps this fact a secret from everyone but Celia. Orlando returns home from the wrestling match, only to have his faithful servant Adam warn him about Oliver’s plot against Orlando’s life. Orlando decides to leave for the safety of Ardenne. Without warning, Duke Frederick has a change of heart regarding Rosalind and banishes her from court. She, too, decides to flee to the Forest of Ardenne and leaves with Celia, who cannot bear to be without Rosalind, and Touchstone, the court jester. To ensure the safety of their journey, Rosalind assumes the dress of a young man and takes the name Ganymede, while Celia dresses as a common shepherdess and calls herself Aliena.

Duke Frederick is furious at his daughter’s disappearance. When he learns that the flight of his daughter and niece coincides with the disappearance of Orlando, the duke orders Oliver to lead the manhunt, threatening to confiscate Oliver’s lands and property should he fail. Frederick also decides it is time to destroy his brother once and for all and begins to raise an army.

Duke Senior lives in the Forest of Ardenne with a band of lords who have gone into voluntary exile. He praises the simple life among the trees, happy to be absent from the machinations of court life. Orlando, exhausted by travel and desperate to find food for his starving companion, Adam, barges in on the duke’s camp and rudely demands that they not eat until he is given food. Duke Senior calms Orlando and, when he learns that the young man is the son of his dear former friend, accepts him into his company. Meanwhile, Rosalind and Celia, disguised as Ganymede and Aliena, arrive in the forest and meet a lovesick young shepherd named Silvius who pines away for the disdainful Phoebe. The two women purchase a modest cottage, and soon enough Rosalind runs into the equally lovesick Orlando. Taking her to be a young man, Orlando confides in Rosalind that his affections are overpowering him. Rosalind, as Ganymede, claims to be an expert in exorcising such emotions and promises to cure Orlando of lovesickness if he agrees to pretend that Ganymede is Rosalind and promises to come woo her every day. Orlando agrees, and the love lessons begin.

Meanwhile, Phoebe becomes increasingly cruel in her rejection of Silvius. When Rosalind intervenes, disguised as Ganymede, Phoebe falls hopelessly in love with Ganymede. One day, Orlando fails to show up for his tutorial with Ganymede. Rosalind, reacting to her infatuation with Orlando, is distraught until Oliver appears. Oliver describes how Orlando stumbled upon him in the forest and saved him from being devoured by a hungry lioness. Oliver and Celia, still disguised as the shepherdess Aliena, fall instantly in love and agree to marry. As time passes, Phoebe becomes increasingly insistent in her pursuit of Ganymede, and Orlando grows tired of pretending that a boy is his dear Rosalind. Rosalind decides to end the charade. She promises that Ganymede will wed Phoebe, if Ganymede will ever marry a woman, and she makes everyone pledge to meet the next day at the wedding. They all agree.

The day of the wedding arrives, and Rosalind gathers the various couples: Phoebe and Silvius; Celia and Oliver; Touchstone and Audrey, a goatherd he intends to marry; and Orlando. The group congregates before Duke Senior and his men. Rosalind, still disguised as Ganymede, reminds the lovers of their various vows, then secures a promise from Phoebe that if for some reason she refuses to marry Ganymede she will marry Silvius, and a promise from the duke that he would allow his daughter to marry Orlando if she were available. Rosalind leaves with the disguised Celia, and the two soon return as themselves, accompanied by Hymen, the god of marriage. Hymen officiates at the ceremony and marries Rosalind and Orlando, Celia and Oliver, Phoebe and Silvius, and Audrey and Touchstone. The festive wedding celebration is interrupted by even more festive news: while marching with his army to attack Duke Senior, Duke Frederick came upon a holy man who convinced him to put aside his worldly concerns and assume a monastic life. -Frederick changes his ways and returns the throne to Duke Senior. The guests continue dancing, happy in the knowledge that they will soon return to the royal court.

To all my teachers...

First of all what is a teacher? A person that goes to school that instead of studying for themselves, they are studying for the knowledge of their students. That is a teacher. Teachers are also what we call our “second parents” because they teach us not only by the book lessons but also life lessons that they have experienced and have passed unto us the ideas they have had in order for us to live a more happy, productive life.

For me the teachers that have touched my life the most were my teachers here at CavSci. It is because they showed me the type of person I should be. A realist. It is because not only they showed me the happy things in high school and they also showed me the unfair sides of life. But I never took them negatively, I faced the negative sides with positive ideals. This was one of the many lessons my teachers have taught me here in my stay in CavSci. Enjoy life but do not forget your responsibilities that goes with it.

These ideas were life changing for me. And I thank all my teachers here in CavSci that has helped me realize these ideas. I am forever grateful for everything you have instilled in me.  

Technology Advocacy

Warriors-Imagine Dragons

The line that inspired me to choose that video was “WE ARE THE WARRIORS THAT BUILT THIS TOWN”. It is very true our society does not have anyone to depend on other than the generation of today. The generation which technology plays a huge role in our daily lives. Technology that can bring us fame and fortune. But as shown in the video every person experiences loses. Loses that should be considered as experiences. Experiences that should teach us to strive harder in reaching our goals. The video tells us that through the advances in our technology it has brought us fame but it can also lead to more disappointments. We should always look on the bright side and fight for our dreams so that one day we will rise to the top.