I wrote this last October 21 which is Thursday ... :))
I'm actually not an official player for Softball but I am a sub. Since I'm a sub, I can replace any player of softball, a girl, in the game. One of my classmates can't play so I 'subbed' her. So yeah, we played under the heat of the sun, cheered for our classmates and oh, tried to distract our opponents. :))
The first game went well but I wasn't able to bat :( however, the good news is that we WON the first game! YAHOO!! Of course we did not have an easy game. Our opponent is quite good and we're kind of nervous about losing. However, our trust in the skills and capabilities of our classmates gave us the strength to still believe that we can win. When the official says, "Eeeeeeeeeeeeh, third strike! Batter OUT!", all of us would really cheer. Then after some minutes (maaaaaany minutes) of playing, we were finally declared the WINNER! Yeheey !!
The next game was kind of heated. In the first game (girls), the score was 3:2, in favor of our opponent. Of course, we were very nervous since we know that our opponent is very strong and skilled. However, in the 2nd game (boys), they had one homerun so our score can be totaled to 3. At the end of the second game, the score came to a tie, 3:3. so what did the officials do? They counted the number of plates and it came out that we've got more number of plates than the other team 7:3. So that means, we WON AGAIN! Yay !!
My classmates and I went to the canteen because we need to drink something because we were all thirsty. In the canteen, we met our other friend (from other section) and we started to talk about the game. Then I told my friend, "Bai, basin mag-laban ta ani para sa semi-finals. Duha man gud among daug. Kamo pud diba? ". Then a classmate of mine saw us and gave us our IDs. We had a conversation and this is how it went.
Me: Pau, when ang next game?
Pau: Wala na man tay next game, 3rd naman ta. JDC man ug Ogilvie ang mag play for the finals.
Me: (Shocked) taka? Nganu man? Wala na lain game?
Pau: Dili man, point-system man daw ang ilang gigamit. Gi-ihap nila ang number of points then gi-rank nila. So JDC and Ogilvie ang magdula.
When Pau left, my classmates and I were annoyed. We worked hard for our winnings and then here it is telling us that it is a point system? First of all, it was discussed to us that the system used will be the two-round Swiss System on which you need to win atleast two games in order to be qualified to the next round. So when we won our second game, we thought that we'll still have games against the other teams so that we can qualify for the championship GAME!
Still unsure, my classmates and I went back to our tent to ask if this is true. Unfortunately, we found out that it was true. Two of my classmates finally decided to ask the officials about it. When they came back to the tent, they told us the whole story.
They said that it is only in Softball that point system will be implemented. >.< In the other games, they will follow the Swiss-System. Then they said that it won't be changed since it is a set ground RULE!
What? I don't even, MANY OF US!, doesn't even know the ground rules! What we know is that they will follow the two-round swiss system just like before since we were in FIRST YEAR! They SHOULD have made their rules stated clearly so that the students won't be CONFUSED!
So that is the end of our journey which stopped into a halt to the Softball championship.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Is It the Government's Fault?
Is it the government's fault?
I've asked myself this question for sometime now. It's all up in the news. People rallying in the streets, shouting about their problems to the government. Blaming the government for all the misfortunes that they had. But is it really the government's problem?
Think about this logic. When you see people rallying, what do you think is the main reason? Maybe for some, their lands, justice and about corruption. But as far as I've seen, many people are rallying because of poverty and joblessness. Joblessness? These people that are rallying? Huh, why are these jobless people even doing at the streets? Hmmm… wailing about their misfortune.
If these jobless people even just looked even for a low pay job, will they even call themselves jobless? If these jobless people even tried to study vocation courses, they could have different options on what job they can get, whether it can be mechanics or tailoring. So see? Instead of just rallying on the streets and doing nothing about their joblessness, why not fixed it themselves?
Another is the ever growing of our population. So yeah, poor people are telling the media that they are poor because the government is not helping them and they can't send their children to school because the government has no enough fund for them. HELLO?! Did ever the government told all couples to make many children because the government will fund all the children's need? No, the government didn't and will never be. >.<
Why are there many out of school youths? It's because their parents cannot afford to send them to school. Reason? Maybe the parents doesn't have job or has one but can't really sustain all the needs of the children or maybe, the parents just have many children and just can't afford to even send them to school. And is it the government's fault that the parents made many children? NO! it's the parents. Why do they keep on making children and when they can't afford to even give the basic need of the children, they blame the government?
The other one is the current floods. It's rainy season now and many places are always flooding. So people starts to say that it's the government's fault that it's flooding or the fund of DPWH is corrupted that's why the canals aren't managed well. Minus the corruption, do you think that it is really the government or the DPWH's fault why some places are flooding? I don't think so.
Have you ever seen the pile of trash that the DPWH gets from canals and esteros? Well I've seen some and you know what, it's mostly made up of plastic cellophanes, Styrofoam and papers. Now let me ask you, are all of these trashes from the government? Did the government told the people to throw all their trashes to the canals and esteros? No, right? Our government never did. And why do you think some people are blaming the government because of all these flooding? Maybe they're guilty and are part of the people who contributed to the flooding of their place.
If I'm just an irrational person, I just can blame the government of all the problems that I have. Like for example, if I fail my quizzes, I just can say 'It's the government's fault that I failed because they're the reason why this subject exists in the first place'. See? That's how easy it is. But thinking in a rational way, I can say that I may fail the quiz because I didn't study. That easy right? I was able to accept the fact that I'm wrong and does not blame anyone for my misfortune, not even the teacher.
So the next time you think about wailing to the government or most specifically to the President himself, think first if is it really the government's fault or not. Think first if you even did your part in the first place. Think first if it the problem can be solve on your own. Stop wailing like kids to the government even if you only have petty problems. Remember, the government already has many problems. Just imagine the burden that you can to the government because of your petty problem wailing.
I've asked myself this question for sometime now. It's all up in the news. People rallying in the streets, shouting about their problems to the government. Blaming the government for all the misfortunes that they had. But is it really the government's problem?
Think about this logic. When you see people rallying, what do you think is the main reason? Maybe for some, their lands, justice and about corruption. But as far as I've seen, many people are rallying because of poverty and joblessness. Joblessness? These people that are rallying? Huh, why are these jobless people even doing at the streets? Hmmm… wailing about their misfortune.
If these jobless people even just looked even for a low pay job, will they even call themselves jobless? If these jobless people even tried to study vocation courses, they could have different options on what job they can get, whether it can be mechanics or tailoring. So see? Instead of just rallying on the streets and doing nothing about their joblessness, why not fixed it themselves?
Another is the ever growing of our population. So yeah, poor people are telling the media that they are poor because the government is not helping them and they can't send their children to school because the government has no enough fund for them. HELLO?! Did ever the government told all couples to make many children because the government will fund all the children's need? No, the government didn't and will never be. >.<
Why are there many out of school youths? It's because their parents cannot afford to send them to school. Reason? Maybe the parents doesn't have job or has one but can't really sustain all the needs of the children or maybe, the parents just have many children and just can't afford to even send them to school. And is it the government's fault that the parents made many children? NO! it's the parents. Why do they keep on making children and when they can't afford to even give the basic need of the children, they blame the government?
The other one is the current floods. It's rainy season now and many places are always flooding. So people starts to say that it's the government's fault that it's flooding or the fund of DPWH is corrupted that's why the canals aren't managed well. Minus the corruption, do you think that it is really the government or the DPWH's fault why some places are flooding? I don't think so.
Have you ever seen the pile of trash that the DPWH gets from canals and esteros? Well I've seen some and you know what, it's mostly made up of plastic cellophanes, Styrofoam and papers. Now let me ask you, are all of these trashes from the government? Did the government told the people to throw all their trashes to the canals and esteros? No, right? Our government never did. And why do you think some people are blaming the government because of all these flooding? Maybe they're guilty and are part of the people who contributed to the flooding of their place.
If I'm just an irrational person, I just can blame the government of all the problems that I have. Like for example, if I fail my quizzes, I just can say 'It's the government's fault that I failed because they're the reason why this subject exists in the first place'. See? That's how easy it is. But thinking in a rational way, I can say that I may fail the quiz because I didn't study. That easy right? I was able to accept the fact that I'm wrong and does not blame anyone for my misfortune, not even the teacher.
So the next time you think about wailing to the government or most specifically to the President himself, think first if is it really the government's fault or not. Think first if you even did your part in the first place. Think first if it the problem can be solve on your own. Stop wailing like kids to the government even if you only have petty problems. Remember, the government already has many problems. Just imagine the burden that you can to the government because of your petty problem wailing.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
RH Bill: To Pass or Not To Pass?
{This is my editorial assignment for our English subject.}
(I know that all of us are familiar about sex or love making so I don't have any obligation to identify the word sex here in my editorial as 'it' or 'that thing'. )
Have you ever heard of the Reproductive Health Bill? It's actually about a law that will enable the using of contraceptives such as condoms in love making. As of now, the law makers are still trying their best to pass this law despite of the fact that many groups are trying to stop this bill to be legalized.
One of the groups that's actually trying for this bill to stop is the CBCP. Their reason is that since God made the man and the woman, these two should have a natural sexual intercourse. Which in short means that there should be no contraceptive involved in their love making. No contraceptive of any kind in love making could mean a possibility of pregnancy. Pregnancy could mean additional human being to this world that could add to our ever growing population.
I actually don't have any objections against the RH Bill or using contraceptives in love making. Considering that we are already 80 million plus and counting, we could actually use this bill four us to control our population. Nevertheless, using contraceptives in love making could reduce the chance of getting Sexually Transmitted Disease.
In my own opinion, there are times that using condoms and injectibles (for women) could be essential in terms of passionate love making. You see, there are times when the hormones of females is unstable. That means one can't accurately predict when a woman can be fertile or not. Between husbands and wives, having sex is a way for them to tie and make their relationship closer. Using contraceptives can also lessen the risk of unwanted pregnancy if the married couple is still planning not to have a child. However, I think this RH Bill covered all couples can use contraceptives. And when it's all, I mean ALL. Even those who are still in the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. I've heard in the news, read it over the net and watched it in different shows about unmarried couples having sex even though they're still not yet married. Sex is a sacred thing between married people and yet here are the unmarried couples having sex.
And the number one reason why I think they should consider passing this law is abortion. This past few weeks, we've heard in the news that unborn fetuses were left at the garbage cans. Isn't this one disturbing? Abortion happens because this two people had sex, maybe didn't use contraceptives (or they used condom but 'failed' to protect them) then the girl became pregnant. The girl doesn't want the child or felt that the child would be a problem to her or both of them, so she decided to abort the fetus. Sad reality but this actually happens in our society today. And some people are saying that using contraceptive in love making is a sin. Isn't abortion evil enough for them to consider passing the RH Bill?
We've got different ideas about RH Bill and using contraceptives in having sex. But I think when one will use contraceptive, it should be used with good intentions and only married people should use it.
(I know that all of us are familiar about sex or love making so I don't have any obligation to identify the word sex here in my editorial as 'it' or 'that thing'. )
Have you ever heard of the Reproductive Health Bill? It's actually about a law that will enable the using of contraceptives such as condoms in love making. As of now, the law makers are still trying their best to pass this law despite of the fact that many groups are trying to stop this bill to be legalized.
One of the groups that's actually trying for this bill to stop is the CBCP. Their reason is that since God made the man and the woman, these two should have a natural sexual intercourse. Which in short means that there should be no contraceptive involved in their love making. No contraceptive of any kind in love making could mean a possibility of pregnancy. Pregnancy could mean additional human being to this world that could add to our ever growing population.
I actually don't have any objections against the RH Bill or using contraceptives in love making. Considering that we are already 80 million plus and counting, we could actually use this bill four us to control our population. Nevertheless, using contraceptives in love making could reduce the chance of getting Sexually Transmitted Disease.
In my own opinion, there are times that using condoms and injectibles (for women) could be essential in terms of passionate love making. You see, there are times when the hormones of females is unstable. That means one can't accurately predict when a woman can be fertile or not. Between husbands and wives, having sex is a way for them to tie and make their relationship closer. Using contraceptives can also lessen the risk of unwanted pregnancy if the married couple is still planning not to have a child. However, I think this RH Bill covered all couples can use contraceptives. And when it's all, I mean ALL. Even those who are still in the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. I've heard in the news, read it over the net and watched it in different shows about unmarried couples having sex even though they're still not yet married. Sex is a sacred thing between married people and yet here are the unmarried couples having sex.
And the number one reason why I think they should consider passing this law is abortion. This past few weeks, we've heard in the news that unborn fetuses were left at the garbage cans. Isn't this one disturbing? Abortion happens because this two people had sex, maybe didn't use contraceptives (or they used condom but 'failed' to protect them) then the girl became pregnant. The girl doesn't want the child or felt that the child would be a problem to her or both of them, so she decided to abort the fetus. Sad reality but this actually happens in our society today. And some people are saying that using contraceptive in love making is a sin. Isn't abortion evil enough for them to consider passing the RH Bill?
We've got different ideas about RH Bill and using contraceptives in having sex. But I think when one will use contraceptive, it should be used with good intentions and only married people should use it.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Letter to the Philippines
Dear Philippines,
I really would like to write this letter in Filipino. However, I also want my fellowmen to read this letter of mine to you. Sadly, some of your people doesn’t understand Filipino.
You know what? I'm so happy and proud that I live in your place. It is such a beautiful country. With many plants and animal species, what more can I ask for? You've been blessed by different natural wonders. Did you know that your Mayon Volcano and Chocolate Hills, to name a few, are popular even outside Philippines? Yes they are! And many tourists would even like visit these wonders of yours.
You know what Philippines, you have so many islands, more than 7000. I want to travel all over you one day. To meet many of your inhabitants and to admire your wonders more. I know that you have more special wonders than what we see.
In behalf of my fellowmen, I would like to apologize to you Philippines. Some of us harmed you. Destroyed the forests, polluted the bodies of water and practically, almost destroying your natural wonders. Because of the things that we did, part of beauty faded.
You've been a strong country together with your inhabitants. Our ancestors defended you against the conquerors. Even though we've been under the Spanish regime for 300 years, our ancestors defended you because they love you. Their love for you united them and gave up their life. That's the reason why today, we are free. If it's not because of you Philippines and the love of our ancestors to you, I don't know what life we might have now.
But you know, even though we don't have any conquerors now, you are still not at peace. Here at Mindanao, there is no peace. In some places, there is. But in the places like Marawi and near it, there are always threat of war. Some people who lives there feel worried for their lives because they don't know when the war will start again. But it's not just happening here in Mindanao. It also happens at Luzon and Visayas. Bombings is inevitable in some parts of you.
My letter will stop here Philippines. But don't worry, I'll write to you again. Maybe about our President. I think he's nice. God bless always Philippines! I love you.
I really would like to write this letter in Filipino. However, I also want my fellowmen to read this letter of mine to you. Sadly, some of your people doesn’t understand Filipino.
You know what? I'm so happy and proud that I live in your place. It is such a beautiful country. With many plants and animal species, what more can I ask for? You've been blessed by different natural wonders. Did you know that your Mayon Volcano and Chocolate Hills, to name a few, are popular even outside Philippines? Yes they are! And many tourists would even like visit these wonders of yours.
You know what Philippines, you have so many islands, more than 7000. I want to travel all over you one day. To meet many of your inhabitants and to admire your wonders more. I know that you have more special wonders than what we see.
In behalf of my fellowmen, I would like to apologize to you Philippines. Some of us harmed you. Destroyed the forests, polluted the bodies of water and practically, almost destroying your natural wonders. Because of the things that we did, part of beauty faded.
You've been a strong country together with your inhabitants. Our ancestors defended you against the conquerors. Even though we've been under the Spanish regime for 300 years, our ancestors defended you because they love you. Their love for you united them and gave up their life. That's the reason why today, we are free. If it's not because of you Philippines and the love of our ancestors to you, I don't know what life we might have now.
But you know, even though we don't have any conquerors now, you are still not at peace. Here at Mindanao, there is no peace. In some places, there is. But in the places like Marawi and near it, there are always threat of war. Some people who lives there feel worried for their lives because they don't know when the war will start again. But it's not just happening here in Mindanao. It also happens at Luzon and Visayas. Bombings is inevitable in some parts of you.
My letter will stop here Philippines. But don't worry, I'll write to you again. Maybe about our President. I think he's nice. God bless always Philippines! I love you.
Loving you,
Filipino
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