Sizzling Hot!

Summer is coming! Are you ready to take a plunge in the cold oceans of the beach? Of course, sun bathing is the most popular thing people do during summer. I really can’t wait to go to the province with my family and spend my one-week vacation there. I imagine myself enjoying the white sand of the beach and the cool waters and fresh breeze of the wind. But my one great problem ruined and spoiled my vacation: the heat from the sun. It is hurts my eyes every time I emerge from the water. It hurts my skin whenever I come out from our house to meet my friends. Take note, excessive exposure to sunlight can cause skin cancer as well as premature winkling and aging of the skin. In proper amounts, however, the sun’s rays can be good for your health. But somehow, you should know that burning the skin is extremely harmful for everyone.
According to some books, every burn destroys healthy, living tissue. Repeated burns cause irreversible damage and can set up a person for skin cancer. And if all that isn’t bad enough, repeated sunburn and even repeated deep tanning of the skin gradually destroy its elasticity and its oil glands, producing wrinkling and premature aging. Some recent studies suggest that a high-fat diet, when combined with exposure to sunlight, may also promote cancers of the skin. So people, who are in great risks, BEWARE!
To prevent these kinds of infirmity, you should follow some guidelines for safe, healthy exposure to sunlight like wearing protective clothing. Even if you think your clothes are not in fashion, still wear them. Fashion is not going to die, we are. We could still apply fashion in wearing clothes, which could help reduce our risk on skin illnesses. Wear protective eyewear (basically the sun glasses or shades). There are many variety and sort of glasses, which could add to your sense of style. You got a fashion sense and your eyes are also protected. And lastly, apply protective sunscreen if needed. Sunscreens and sun blocks are really useful nowadays! Imagine our lives without these things. OUCH! I could see in your mind's eye that we are going to die of skin cancer.

If you have an outdoor trip or vacation coming up with your family and friends like going to a beach resort or hiking on mountains, prepare your skin by giving it progressive exposure in the days earlier and in advance. You can also take a few minutes outside your abode to enjoy the sunshine each morning. It will help improve your health and lift up your spirits. Sunlight contains Vitamin D, which is one of the nutrients needed for the body to energize the body.

For thousand of years, sunlight has been known as the mediator of life. But we know today that it can be healing or destructive; it can be the kiss of life or the kiss of death, depending on how we use it.

Theme songs of my life...

“Hello? Mr. DJ, I would like to request the song….”
Have you ever switch to an fm station where in you hear people’s voices over the phone, requesting the DJ’s to play their favorite songs over the radio? Well, I think Filipinos are really music lovers. Even if they don’t have any talents in singing, they still sing if that could make them happy. Life is like the tunes of a song. Sometimes it is happy, sometimes it would be sad. It could be exciting and sometimes boring. But most of the time, life is full of happiness. Below are stories behind each line from my favorite songs.

“So I sing this song to all of my age. For these are the questions we’ve got to face. And in this cycle that we call LIFE, we are the ones who are next in line…”(Next in Line)
Actually, my life was never as happy as now. Imagine, I can do anything I want. When I was a little girl, I usually stay at home and play with friends. I never cared about the world around me. I only care about my happiness. But when I was growing older, I realized that the only thing that could make me happy and become a better person. I became mature enough to handle difficult situations and I’m very proud of it!

“I’ll be your crying shoulder, I’ll be love suicide. And I’ll be better when I’m older. I’ll be the greatest FAN of your life…”(I’ll be)
A certain guy taught me not to be afraid to trust and love somebody who really completes you. He is always by my side whenever I feel down and so lonely. Whenever we faced challenges in life, he never left me hanging in mid air but instead, he held me in his arms to protect me from the things, which would try to hurt me. He never gave up on me whenever there are times I wanted to let go. I am just very thankful that he is always here by my side.

“Whenever you’re sad, whenever you’re crying I’ll be the one who’ll wipe away your tears. Whenever you’re cold, whenever you need me I’ll be the one who’ll run to you and give you my love. Would you know how much I love you so you better not let me down am I asking for too much, baby, just stick around”(Stick Around)
If someone needs me, I’ll always be there for him or her, even though I am not so close to that girl or guy, still I will be there. Whenever someone needs something to cry on due to heartbreaks and problems that he or she thought he or she would never surpass on, I will offer my shoulders. If someone needs to b comforted, I will offer my hug to him or her.

See? Whatever song you like; there’s always a story behind that. You wouldn’t like a song if you can’t relate on that, right? For heartbreaks, there are love songs around, for cheerful people; there are novelty songs for you. It is easier to sing love songs because the filings are genuine.

I'm Addicted...

“Addiction”. What comes to your mind whenever you hear this word? Let me guess…computer and video games, Internet, television, cell phones, or DRUGS. Well, what addiction means in this topic is not all about drugs, narcotics or ecstasies, but all about my addiction to some certain things. Maybe, it is time for the whole world (if the world cares about my blog) to know what ‘certain things’ for a simple and innocent girl like me (I don’t know if it is true) are so much addicted with. Are you ready? Chill in and expect the unexpected.

ADDICTED to electronics especially my cell phone and computer.
True. I can’t live without some electronics by my side. Thinking about my cell phone being sold and our computer being damaged by viruses makes me feel sick and go crazy. I can’t live without them.
ADDICTED to books.
Well, books make me feel accompanied and calm whenever I feel sick and whenever I can’t handle the challenges I am facing. I treat my books as my “best friends in silence”. At least they could keep secrets, right?
ADDICTED to TV shows and programs.
If somebody asked me what my favorite hobby is, I simply say, ”I love watching TV and listening my favorite songs on the radio! ” U-huh! It’s very tempting! I really don’t start and end my day without watching TV and listening to my favorite radio station for at least 30 minutes. I can’t go to school if I can’t watch nor listen to music. I also can’t go to sleep if I can’t do these “special routines” of mine.
ADDICTED to sleeping.
I really can’t understand and never will why do teenagers don’t take a nap for at least 30 minutes. If you ask my friends and classmates, I spend my free time SLEEPING! If that particular day is so exhausting, of course, I take a nap to take all away the pressure from schoolwork and tests. I assure you, when you woke up, you’ll wish to sleep forever!
ADDICTED to fashion.
I may not be a good dresser or a meticulous and fashionable person but whenever I play with colors, which I think would match, I go crazy because at least, I proved that I’m actually good at color combinations. I am really proud of myself.
ADDICTED to animes.
It is super and absolutely true. I am not really a great fan of anime when I was in my elementary years. But when I reached my high school years, I become very, extremely addicted to animes. I love watching them. All the girls in our class also loved animes. I didn’t became an anime addict in my former school because the girls in my class think that animes are only for those who have nothing to do with their lives and it could ruin your poise. What a cliché! I actually find animes interesting and amusing but some are too violent for young children to watch. Better guide them.

Two-Timing

Dissatisfaction is the common problem between relationships. That is one of the reasons why teenagers do “two-timing”. It usually starts when a partner does not give the enough necessities that the other partner needs. That is where it starts but maybe “two-timing” is just and addiction to some teenagers. Some of the persons I knew have this kind of addiction. They thrive for more. They just can’t have enough of it even if their partners are giving extra attention. When this person that I knew tried two-timing, she could not stop. Then she just added more and more. She had three or four partners in just a week. This addiction could become and epidemic if it spreads to every one. So if you still have a chance to run, then don’t think twice. Maybe I am just exaggerating here but it happens in real life. There are just selfish, spineless and pathetic persons here in this world. Two timing has a lot of signs. They first one is dissatisfaction, which I mentioned already; second is boredom, which occurs when the partner just gets bored with you even if you have given it all, they just simply want something new; the third sign is being selfish, a person just wants to have every one who is anyone to have it for them selves. This signs can even become reasons why they do and enjoy two-timing. The person I knew before said that she liked the exhilarating feeling of having two or more partners. She said that she like the dangerous feeling of having them all. She also admitted that having them makes her feel very “popular” in some way. Finally the truth hits her in the face. All they wanted from her was to have fun and have a taste with her “humps” and “milkshake” but she doesn’t regret what she did. She still loves to have more of them. Maybe this is an example of the addiction that I was telling you about. Even if you get hurt you still want to try it again and again and again. Have you heard the “collect and collect before you select” phrase. She once said that it was her motto in her so called successful love life. But how can you select when each one of your collection have felt betrayed and cheated. How can you select when all of them don’t want you because you have hurt there feelings? Why can’t “two-timing” a crime? Its hurts people, doesn’t it? That should go with the ten commandments of the Lord. Thou shall not two-time. Actually, maybe two-timing is already in the ten commandments of the Lord because two-timing is an act of cheating. Maybe I’m over reacting but it’s true, two timing is a despicable and vile thing to do. Don’t they care that there cheating everyone that they two-time and they are being cheated them selves. Don’t they think about the feelings of the people that the use and cheat?

Always and Forever Friends…

Friends. What do you think when you hear the word friends? Best of all? Accepts you for who you are? Always there for you? Helps you? Understands you? We all long for friends. Someone to talk to. Who will laugh with us. Cry with us. But people move a lot. Our lives are busy. We make it home at night lonely, tired, and with little energy to reach out to anyone, wishing someone would reach out to us. I know friends are all around you. But do you realize that there are only some that are always there for you? We’ll as for me; I’m really an expert when it comes to picking up friends.

I am really I shy type of person and I find a hard time talking to other people. Even at church, many of us stand at the edges, watching people talk and connect. I feel so alone, wishing I were even a part of a group. And so when I reached high school, I really find it hard to interact with other people. I always think about how to make friends and how do I begin, how to reach out, what should I say, will they like me. Sometimes, I became paranoid by these questions. I think it is because I got traumatize about the betrayal of my worst friend and best enemy ever. But because of “Health and Home: the 2002 book”, I learned to reach out with other people and where I got the idea to write this in my blog.

Based on my personal experience: I have this friend who was my best friend since childhood. We tell each other’s secrets and our friendship became stronger. However, I became more serious in my studies and we lost our communication. When I came back, what I saw really shocked me: I saw her with other “flirts” flirting with the boys. But because I was her friend, I accepted her. However, I didn’t know that when I’m with her, she’s nice. When I turn back, she would say mean things about me. Since then, I never spoke to her again.

You see, based on the experiences of other people, they hardly trust anybody and they pick whom to befriend with. As for me, I’m really happy to find friends in my school and in our neighborhood. They really are always there for me, and I really appreciate it. They can always be trusted. If you keep your secrets with them, you will be really sure that your secrets are in good hands.

Many of us have walls that take a while to break down. Often, it’s because you’ve been hurt by a friend before. It is harder to trust when previous friends have wounded you. Persevering love has a way of crumbling those walls and revealing good friendships. Be willing to be the first to reach out. Make a conscious decision not to wait for others to reach out to you. Determine to take the first move. Most importantly, pray to God. God desires for you to have friends. He planted that longing in your heart. And he has a special friend waiting for you to find.

Unexplained Phenomena:

Have you ever wondered if ghosts or supernatural beings exist? Do their existence make you have second thoughts? Some people acquire third eyes that made you see things which do not exists. Like ghosts, for example. I do believe in ghost, I know it sounds crazy or something but I actually believed on them. My classmates had experienced similar things like this.
I sometimes wonder whether these things are true. I don’t know but it just makes people think twice if such things really exist on this world. Science can’t even explain these events happening in our world today. But here are some unexplained phenomena, which I read last January 30, in the news article in Sunstar.
1)The Taos Hum. Some residents and visitors in Taos City, New Mexico, have for years been puzzled by a mysterious and faint low-frequency hum in the desert air.
2)Big foot and Loch Ness monster. In the absence of hard evidence, support comes down to eyewitness sightings. Since it is logically impossible to prove a universal negative, science will never be able to prove that these creatures exists.
3)Intuition. Intuition is difficult to prove or study, and psychology may only be part of the answer.
4)Mysterious disappearances. When the evidence is lacking and leads are lost, even police and forensic science can’t always solve the crime.
5)Ghosts. Ghosts are spirits of a dead person that visits the living. In most reports and Ghost investigators hope to one day prove that the dead can contact the living, providing a final answer to the mystery.
6)Déjà vu. Human psychology can offer more naturalistic explanations, but ultimately, the cause and nature of déjà vu itself remain a mystery.
7)UFOs. While careful investigation has revealed known causes for most unidentifiable flying objects (UFOs), some sightings will remain unexplained.
8) Near-death experiences. People who had near death have reported experiences such as going into a tunnel of light that may suggest Life Beyond. But no one has returned with proof or verifiable data from “beyond the grave.”
9)Psychic powers and ESP. Researchers have tested people who claim to have psychic powers and extra-sensory perception (ESP), though the results under controlled scientific settings have been negative or ambiguous. It has been argued that these powers cannot be tested, or somehow diminish in the face of skeptics or scientists. If so, science will never be able to prove or disprove the phenomena.
10)Mind-body connection. Medical science is only beginning to understand the ways in which the mind influences the body. The placebo effect, for example, shows that people can, at times, cause a relief in medical symptoms.

Of all, the most unexplainable to me is the Déjà vu. I experienced déjà vu a million times. But when I was still a little kid, I just thought it was a coincidence. I can’t tell if these are true but I know someday, we will find the answers for these unexplained phenomena. If you wan to know more about this, just chill in to www.livescience.com

Reflections on teachers and teaching

When I was a little kid, I used to daydream about my ambition in life. I picture out myself teaching my students about math. Teaching was my favorite profession way, way back in the past. But I guess it needs a lot of hard work just to teach your students about the lesson.

In our school, during the last week of January or first week of February, our school had a “Know Your School Day” or basically known as the KYSD. KYSD is the week wherein you experienced to be one of the faculty members or the staffs of the school. You were given a chance to indulge your most wanted position. You can be a teacher, a clerk, a guidance councilor or the greatest position that every student ever dreamed of, being the principal. But of course, being the principal could apply more pressure. Some students didn’t try at least one position because they say it could be tiring and could be stressful.

Teaching can be tiring and I admire all the teachers for teaching their students patiently. Teaching really needs patience, understanding, and perseverance to teach your students. I know that teaching needs a lot of hard work but I didn’t expect it to be really stressful. You should plan what you should do so that your students would have fun while they learn about the lesson you are teaching. You should be creative enough to teach those lessons, which adds to the tension and pressure you are experiencing. Teaching is also hard because even if you receive big amount of money as your salary, if your students can’t understand the lesson, all your hard work will be put to waste.

I also learned about the feeling where in your students don’t want to listen to you. It really, really makes me feel bad. But I know it was not my fault that they won’t listen to me. In my English class, some of my classmates have a lot of difficulties in understanding the lesson. I don’t know if I should blame myself that they have low grades in the quizzes. But somehow, a lot of them got high scores, which made me happy because I feel that all my hard work I put on it got rewarded.

At first, I really can’t imagine myself standing in front of my classmates to teach them the subject where I substitute my teacher in. But you know what, even if it was very stressful, it was so much fun. I can tell because I applied for a teaching position. I really have fun because I didn’t expect my classmates to treat me as a teacher and not a student like them. In my Alma matter, they treat their student teachers as students. I didn’t say that they don’t respect them but my point is, they shouldn’t treat them as students who were just hanging around in the room but as the person in authority. When you teach, always put it in your hearts that there is nothing bad in teaching. In fact, we can’t have doctors, nurses, engineers, etc. if there are no teachers around.