ONE HOT EARTH!

  

 Because of the greenhouse gases that are being trapped in the atmosphere which changes the normal weather patterns and conditions in a region of the Earth then "climate change" takes place and when it occurs in a particular region, it'll surely bring consequences that not only the people living in could be affected but at the same time, the living things are also being ruined if that happens.

  Our country; the Philippines is being affected by the destructive climate change. It's so obvious that these days, we feel so irritated because of the severe heat that strikes on our skin and it can cause disease if that is not prevented or it's not given enough attention. 

  Climate Change has causes and effects, and some of the reasons why climate change takes place is because of continental drifts, eruption of volcanoes, ocean currents, the earth's tilt and of course, the illegal/unwise activities of the people just like the construction of illegal factories. On the other hand, climate change has also effects to be considered and must be given attention and these are; the rising of sea levels, heavy rainfalls that causes flooding in many regions, extreme drought, crops wither, ecosystems are changing or it becomes unbalance and at the same time, the spreading of various diseases and that is the reason why the experts are studying/researching hard on how to prevent and finally stop climate change in our country and to the other regions all over the world.

  Now that our mother Earth is suffering the consequences, all we can do is for us to save it. In our own simple and wise ways, we can help mother Earth to be in a good condition again. Starting now, we must help one another for us to fight the destructive "climate change."

Now I Know!

    

  Another grading was accomplished and in exchanged, more knowledge have been gained and at the same time,  more experienced have been felt.

  ICT subject is one of the most influential subject that I am presently learning. Do you know why? I have only one simple reason and that is because, almost everyday, I am using our PC, and we all know that one of the most widely used device today is computer. This grading, we studied all about TAGS, and it fits perfectly to what I am doing these days. In surfing the net, I found something that made me curious. This questions have been posted into my mind; what is this HTML for? Why is it that in most of the videos and songs that I download, I see this "< >?" And because of the help of Ma'am Vera Cruz, all questions in my mind are already answered that even these small things function for a very  important reason. 
 In addition, this grading, Ma'am Vera Cruz set some activities for us to learn more about TAGS! Sometimes, it's tricky, but I can do it with the help of my teacher and my classmates.

  Now that I know how important TAGS are, I'm being more careful now in using the right TAGS for my works. This made me realized that, " Even small things are terrible if we don't use them properly" just like the HTML TAGS! :DD

  

"Promoting Digital Literacy through English Proficiency"

We are now in a modernized world. We are surrounded of new inventions and processes today, and as we adapt ourselves with these, we must also adapt modern ideas and methods for us to apply it to our daily lives.

In connection to this, English Month is being celebrated in the entire Philippines as the month of October starts. In this year 2011, this is being celebrated with a theme; “Promoting Digital Literacy through English Proficiency.”

English is considered as the Universal Language. Meaning, we must all have the right to learn it. With the help of our educated minds, another technique for us to be shaped into an excellent one is that, our educators fused our proficiency in English with the skills or techniques that we are gaining from the new technologies that perfectly suits for a person to be digitally literate. In addition, one of the most famous inventions that are being made is the computers. The people, especially us students are using the computers almost everyday for us to make our works in school easier, especially that it fits just right when we are about to surf the net.

As I end up, I just want to dig down and plant into your minds how important is the English Language in us. We must not be stuck in the traditional method of learning. We must give it a different flavor this time though our proficiency in English for us to adapt the use of our new technologies and processes today to make our lives just simply worthliving.

The Collaboration

  In the month of September, Science Month is being celebrated in every school over the entire Philippines. In connection to this, students are having some activities to do for they will enhance and enrich their skills and at the same time, for them to learn and discover things that they have never encountered before, and with the help of this, it will make the students build their own development.

  This month, our school, the Ilocos Sur National High School is currently celebrating the Science Month with the theme; CHEMERGY: CHEMISTRY and SCIENCE CLUB in SYNERGY. What does this theme means?

  Chemistry has brought many benefits to our daily lives. Everyday, we see and use products of chemistry, but still Chemistry is just a branch of Science, that it cannot stand alone without the other applications of processes of Science, but because of the scientific minds of people, students in every school are being encouraged to join the organization regarding in the knowledge of Science through Science Clubbing. In here, scientific and inventive minds of students are being enriched. They are being exposed to life of Science. So, in connection to the theme, with the collaboration of Chemistry and Science Club, there will be a more effective products that will be produced or created that can surely bring more benefits to us people. The theme is also giving highlight in the oneness of all Science Clubbers, but at the same time, including us.

  It is very important for us to develop our own skills. We are being molded for us to understand things deeper. It's not only the Science Clubbers that must start actions, we must all work together as one for our own and for our country's betterment. Through CHEMERGY, our lives will be changed, a change for the better.

A Day For Thanking

  

  Between the months of September and October, Teachers' Day is actually celebrated in schools, but the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commenced October 5 as World Teachers' Day, but they considered September 27 and September 28 as the actual Teachers' Day, that it is a school holiday where teachers are allowed to rest. It is a day to celebrate the things that they are doing for us students, or in other words, it is a Thanksgiving Day for them.

  Even when I was in Elementary, and even now that I am in a High School Level, all of my teachers have always there to guide and support me. My parents are the number one who influence me a lot and next to them are my teachers. They are also the ones that continuous to influence me for me to be who I am now. I definitely admire my teachers for the reason that they are inspirational, they galvanize and encourage students to study and at the same time, for them to learn, because our teachers are the primary source of learning and inspiration. My teachers are the ones who also build my personality to be an able and excellent person for me to be complete.

  Through this, even in just a simple way of expressing my gratitude for the things that they are doing just for us to learn not only in an academic way, but also in moral and spiritual ways.

  To all my teachers, I thank you very much for making me into what I am now. I'm very proud and lucky to have all of you in my life. You truly deserves to be a hero. You are my teachers, you are my heroes.

My Modern Day Hero!

  In different cartoon networks today, many Super Heroes having super powers are what the kids now are amazed with without knowing that their just all fantasies and that they do not exist at all.

  A hero can be more than just a slayer in his/her enemies, having extraordinary powers, or being a life saver. A true hero can be anyone who has a great impact of his/her positive influences to others.

  For me, my father, Leonardo Rafanan is my hero. I look up to him and he affected my life in a positive way. Even though he doesn't have work right now, I'm still so proud, because he he finds way for him to raise our own family. Even if it's still so early in the morning, he'll go to the farm and starts his work. I thought that he has a super power, because he does not feel tiredness at all.

  My father before is a Seaman in Hong Kong, but because of problems in their corporation, he must sacrifice his work for his own safety, but he did not give up. For now, he goes to Manila for him to apply for another job in abroad. He is a man who takes risks just for his family. He is the kind of person who really cares for others. He is a great person.

  To be a hero, you don't need to save lives or to kill enemies. All you need is to make a difference in someone's life. My father is truly my hero. He works well not only for his family and for his self, but also to his fellowmen. He is my Superman, he is my father, he is my modern day hero.

I LOVE YOU PAPA

Reflection: Study For A Good Future

  Education is one of the vital needs of every individual especially to us teenagers and young ones of this generation. Through education, we are being precast to be better individuals. We are being taught of things about our surroundings. Not only these, we are also learning about the values of life for us to build a sturdy foundation of readiness in preparing to the world of reality, because the main objective of education is to prepare students for realities of life.

   Some of the students are indolent to study. That’s why new strategies of teaching are being constructed for the students to be more alacritous to their studies for their own future.

  I’m a 4^th year student of Ilocos Sur National High School. For me, studying is so enjoyable, but in some times, it’s too difficult to manage time for everything I do. In our ICT (Information Communications Technology) subject, with the new techniques of teaching, we, the students are having fun in learning new educational things just like knowing more about the world of Internet, the different personalities in the world of Internet and the most interesting is, we are starting to create blogs of our own in the website, Blogger. Through blogging, I learned how to express my feelings in just an easy-typing way that I built my confidence to be more expressive in my own creative ways.

  In our ICT subject, there are only two problems that I’m trying to resolve and these two are; how can I improve my oral and written performance in every grading? These are great challenges for me to prove myself that I can do all of these. And now, I’m trying to find solutions of these problems that are running through my mind.

  For me, to have good results in my performances, I must start to build my confidence to be a talkative person in an educational way for me to enrich my oral performance and to construct a study plan for the lessons that I’m confused of for me to perk up with my written performance.