Sunday, October 12, 2008

POEM

“DARKNESS”

You woke up in the rain

With a sorrow memory

You’re perspiring

And you will face them while crying

You were here again

Wishing through the sky

You sited on the ground

And whisper why

It really hurts when

The sky turns to dark

The only thing you will

See is darkness

Life has no change

Light still chasing

And darkness still reign

What should I do?

If I’m hopeless to find my way-out

Did Allah finds the light

Through the perfect world we desire

SHORT STORY

“BROKEN FAMILY”

Once there was a girl, name Dhalia who always wanted to be complete in her whole life. She was a very beautiful girl, were she adopt her mom’s beauty. He values was a real Filipina woman, who is very kind and a religious woman. She always with her mom every week end of the month. They went to church and spent their whole time in malls. They shared the whole day, talking about their past moments when Dhalia was a young girl. Every time she asked her mom about her Dad, her mom say’s he was busy of his work somewhere in province. And the story of what’s happening to their house, and then Dhalia never asked again about to her father. And when they done in malling they go home with separate way’s, because Dhalia was living in Manila because she work here and her mom was in province, were they real house was or built.

One day, the company of Dhalia was she work had an announcement that before lunch there will be a general meeting, were all employees must be participated. After the announcement, some employee was not happy to hear that announcement and some start to panic, except Dhalia because she didn’t know what the reason of emergency meeting is. Then the meeting was started, some announcement was much tightened problem that will bring all employees was shocked and some were angry and some employee didn’t know what to do.

On that day Dhalia was thinking not about her job, but she was happy for that, instead to be angry. Because she think it was a very long happy week end for her, because she was gonna see her father and brother and sister for a long year because, after she graduated in high school on their province. She went to Manila to work to support her family and plan to have a mini celebration in their home.

After the elimination, she went back home, her sister and brother approach her very excited and her mom was crying with joy in her heart because she miss her daughter so much. On that day, she noticed that her father was not in their house and she asked her mom, that is why her father was not in the house? And her mom simply replied that, you go down to your room maybe you’re tired and try to get a rest. Then she nodded and follows her mom say’s. And then Dhalia was so confused about her mom’s replied. She lies down on the bed and reminisces to her past bed room were she hang with her dad when she was a little girl. She misses her dad so much and then she fall asleep.

On the next day, when she woke up, she told to her self that she would not ask about her father. Then she eats breakfast with her sister and her brother without their mom. Dahlia asked his brother about her dad and her brother replied that his father was in some province because he has a project on his work, and her dad never says was he going.

After the breakfast, she goes to the church, near in their house. She se her mom inside the church and she went near to her mom and both of them prayed. After the mass, she went to her old friend and tells that she has a plan to party tonight and all her old friends must be there in their house at night.

And the party that night started. Everybody was happy and get drunked till midnight. After the party they were all gone except Dhalia and her mom because she want to know the real story why her dad didn’t show up to her party even she had remind it by her uncle. Then she started to cry, her mom was so sad too. At that moment she tells the truth of what is the reason why her father was not going in their house. She tells that her father had another woman. Her mom saw also that since the day she left their house to work on manila. That day their dad was gone also and he left a letter, indicating that he was going somewhere with another woman. That is also the reason why she always ignore and never answer the question about her dad. When she hear all those story about her dad, she cry and cry and cry until she realized that it’s more important to have a work more then to have a long holiday because she cannot have a happy long holiday without her dad because their family is not complete. She also realized that no life is perfect but in order to have a perfect life we must be satisfy for what we have and be contented for what God given to us even if we have a broken family in our real life.

ESSAY

“White and Blue Collar Jobs”

Education is the key to success. People study to gain knowledge they will need to reach their goals and ambitions in life. Some would like to become doctors, engineers, architect, journalist, managers, businessmen, computer programmers, lawyers or even teachers someday. These are the few of the many jobs that are available in society today. Different courses are now offered in different colleges and universities in the country for the students to choose from, leading whit-collar jobs without may be clerical or professional jobs.

However, not all students are available to finish or even reach college because of financial constraints. But this doesn’t mean that they become liabilities of society. Those who are graduates only of high school may land in blue collar jobs, jobs that require much of their physical strength. Though these jobs are quite hard, they are decent jobs that generate income to the people who are not degree holders. These people also contribute to the progress of the country because without them, factories, establishments, offices and even transportation will not be able to function completely.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

CORDILLERA AUTONOMOUS REGION
(CAR)

Philippines has many region, one of the region is the CAR region or CORDILLERA AUTONOMOUS REGION. These regions consist of Benguet, Mountain Province, Kalinga Apayao, Abra, and Ifugao.

There have many tribes that living in this region. One of them is the Ibaloy which are living in the Benguet mountain province and they are the closest neighbor of the Kalingas although they have a similar culture they speak a different dialect. Kalinga is also one of the ethnic groups in the CAR region which live in the Northern Luzon. They are some ethno linguistic groups inhabiting Northern Luzon. They are of Malayan heritage and they were feared by their head hunting activities. Other tribe of the CAR region is the Isneg they lived in the northwesterly end of northern Luzon in the upper half of Cordillera Province. They were described as slender and graceful structure, with manner that was kind, hospitable, and generous, possessed with the spirit of self-reliance and courage and clearly artistic in their temperament. They are also close neighbor to the Kalinga, Tingguian and Ifugao. Tangguian is other tribes on this region. They lived in the Abra which occupies the western portion of the Cordillera Region in northern Luzon. They were also called Itneg which is the other early inhabitants of Abra. Ifugao is also other tribes in this region which is the most prominent of the mountain people. They were known collectively as Igorots, consisting of the major groups. Their ancestor built the famous rice terraces over 2,000 years ago without the aid of metal tools. Other tribes are the Bontoc. It refers to the people of the Mountain Province. The Bontoc are the only people in the Mountain province that have laws on warfare, including the making of the peace pacts. Mountain Province sits on the Cordillera Mountain range which runs from north to south. The Kankanay live in the Mountain Province of Benguet. They are the third largest cultural community in the mountain province. They have brown skin, large eyes, and prominent cheekbones.

All the ethnic groups in the Cordillera Autonomous Region have their own way of living but some of them are the same. Some of their agricultures are terracing, planting crops, fishing, hunting, harvesting rice and vegetables. They believe also in the anito or spirits of their ancestors. These ethnic groups have also different culture and traditions. And they also have their different literature which they entertain it to others.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

"Biag ni Lam-ang"

The story of Biag ni lam-ang is wonderful, amazing and magical story. This story is full of emotion, love and drama within the characters. Wonderful and amazing because of the flow of the story in the life of Lam-ang. It is unbelievable when a new born baby can speak and he is the one who choose his own name.

When lam-ang was growing up he started to ask about his father and he found out that his father go away to fight the Igorots. And Lam-ang dreamt about his father and it was killed by the Igorots , they still feasting around his father’s head. Lam-ang slew them all. He heard about the beautiful maiden named Ines Kannoyan, the daughter of the richest man of Kalanutian. And he starts to fall in love with Ines. Lam-ang told his mother of his desire to court the maiden inspite of discouraging of his mother he took a white rooster and a dog as he went ti Ines. On his way to Kalanutian, he met his rival Sumarang. They quarreled violently and he won against him. Sarindang tried to seduce him but he rejected her advances. As he reached Kalanutian he found a crowd of rivals for the hand of Ines. And he impressed Ines from the rooster. Ines and her parents learned the true intensions of lam-ang. The parents of Ines asked for the a bride price. They said that they will bestow the hands of Ines to Lam-ang if he could equal their wealth consisting of lands and golds. Lma-ang went home and prepared for his wedding and he married Ines and there was great celebration. The headman of the town remind Lam-ang of their tradition, where lam-ang had to catch Rarang. Lam-ang told Ines his premonition that he would be bitten by agiant fist. Because of that Ines was so sad and lonely but the rooster told her that Lam-ang will be revived if his bones could be recovered. With the help of the diver named Marcos, his bones were instructed to do and with the help of his pets, the life began to stir in the assembled bones of Lam-ang. And because of that Lam-ang rewarded the diver and the couple lived happily ever after with their pets.
In the power of love many things can happen and can sacrifice and true love can wait and to know and accept the different traditions and culture, love and protect the animals around us.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

"Who are you?"

“Who are you?”

I'am Mendoza,Jacquilyn 18 years of age born on April 9,1990 .cited at Lot 1 Block 3 Saint Michael Ville Callejon 2 Sta.cruz Pasig City.My mother's name is Rosalina Mendoza and My fathers name is Alfredo Mendoza.I have one brother he is Juluis Mendoza he have already a family and i have a two sister jessica and jenilyn,my sister jessica is also a family.I've baptist at Saint Francis at Mandaluyong.I'm 3rd year currently studying at Rizal Technological University taking up Bachelor of Science in Office Administration Major in Office Management.

When I’m a child my mom told me that i love to dance and many things they notice to me that i want to study early and many things. When my sister jen is in nursery I’m a "saling pusa" in their class. After one year my mom formally sent me to school in Palatiw Learning Center and i spend my elementary life in Palatiw Elementary school during that time i learn many things because of my friend and teacher, many of my teacher they call me a little crying gurl.During High School it was so happy and many memories can filed my life i admit that i'm a naughty girl that time that's why my mom start angry at me because i learn that the student's have not to do but i change my attitude for my parents because i want to them that im not a daughter who do not do for them so i decide to have a job. Currently my friend call me jhac they known me a simple and quit person but I’m not

Now a days my life is turning in school, house and work it’s hard for me but i need to scarifies my peer and my happiness for my studies because i don’t want to include to my parents problem. I’m working at McDonald’s as part timer i grab this work because of financial to help my parents and my studies because of having this situation I learned many things that money is not to spend especially if you are the one who working. I’m proud to myself even if my families are not proud.