NEW YEAR, NEW ME

                I have always been an ordinary girl—not special, really—yet I have always been trying my best to cope with the society.

                New year means new opportunities, new scenarios, new challenges, new life.

                I may have so many shortcomings last year but I’ll try to fill up the spaces I missed as much as I could. In another 365 days, I’ll have to prove myself that I am worthy to live a decent life for the next years. I’ve grown. I’ve developed. And I will continue growing and developing until I reach the final stage.

                Here’s a quick list of the things I plan on doing this year:

1.       Treasure the last three months with classmates and schoomates.

2.       Do my best in class.

3.       Be more optimistic. Ignore negative thoughts.

4.       Study well (especially in college).

5.       Be a more responsible daughter– do household chores!

As to some other personal changes, those that comes from within, I cannot assure if I can live by that. It depends to the current atmosphere and other influential factors. But of course, I will choose the path to personality development.

                I am happy with who, what, and where I am now. I just hope that this year, whatever journey I may take, I’ll end up happier. New me? Well, slightly, maybe.

BRIDGE TO THE END

The school year is almost ending. We’re now past the third quarter, which means we have to begin the end—the end that will soon close our high school life. But before that, I’d like to cherish every single moment right now. I want to relive the past.

            This quarter might be the bridge to the last one but it was still full of new things worthy to take in. I have learned to differentiate an idiom to another and identify them hidden in sentences. I discovered all the things to be considered when it comes to production plus the ways of employers and employees in solving disputes. I realized how exponents and logarithms have been keeping oru lives from frantic calculations. HTML tags remind me that life isn’t always simple but behind that, there’s always beauty in it. I’ve been also loaded with science concepts that can perhaps be useful in the future. The stories we discussed and movies we watched have taught me several lessons in coping life’s problems.

            The topics must have been as interesting as ever. But no matter how much I want to miss none of the discussions, I cannot excuse myself from other obligations. I am currently the Editor in chief of The Dove so I had to help finish our first issue. Aside from that, I also attended some seminars scheduled close each date. As far as I’ve known, I’ve been out of the classroom for two straight weeks. That’s a lot to miss.

            Despite the fact that my absence threatens my possible exam results and grades, I didn’t let my studies fall off. I tried every way to catch up: borrowing my classmates’ notebooks, talking to teachers, having make-up quizzes and activities. Because I have joined a regional contest and national seminar, my grades will probably retain even if I am supposed to get a lower grade. Almost all of us will, I guess. But retaining is not enough. I need my grades to increase even just a point. I just hope the exam results are high enough for that thing to happen.

            So now, hello FOURTH QUARTER! I don’t know if I should be happy or not. We still have more than two months to spend time together. We are so attached it will be hard to let go. Letting go, it’s the hardest part. I think I would just brace myself and see what happens next. 

WORLD ENEMY: CLIMATE CHANGE

We cannot deny the fact that the world is experiencing serious problems on natural forces due to numerous activities altering the weather conditions. In our country, we have been facing disastrous phenomena that destroy millions of properties and steal the lives of citizens. And this happens because of our own doings.
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions, or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions. (Source: Wikipedia)
Climate change is usually linked to global warming, which is the abnormal rise of temperature in the earth’s surface. There are times when we’re experiencing extremely hot weather and drought. This greatly affects our biosphere, making the soil unhealthy for plants and causing several illnesses to both humans and animals. In the contrast, we are suddenly hit by strong typhoons, tornados, tsunamis, and other dreadful calamities that leave us in great misery.
We are the ones who are greatly affected by the continuous threats of nature; hence, we should be the ones who will make ways to prevent it. We should stop the human activities which have been contributing to the deflation of our ozone layer. The Earth is our only home—don’t wait for the time it will be completely ruined and unable to support life efficiently. The only way we can lessen or prevent the effects climate change totally is to finally realize our mistakes and start doing things to stop or undo them. Altogether, we can bring back the beauty of Mother Earth.