Fourth Grading ICT: At Last!

At Last, the last grading period will pass. This means a number of days after, it’s graduation day!

Our topics this grading concentrated on Adobe Photoshop. It excites me a little for it’s my dream to make stunning photos of mine. Parts and different tools of Photoshop were presented. Tutorials were flashed. And most of all, activities where our creativeness are tested were implemented.

Adobe Photoshop is not only for those with bad face or bad body, it is intended to boost the imagination, the creativeness within the user. This grading made the goal for me. Even though it is hard to design a poster using Photoshop, I have made it because of this grading.

The FUTURE ME

One of teacher once said, working is not about on how high the salary is but on how many lives one have touched, one have helped. That’s why she dreamed of being a teacher someday to guide children and to be their inspiration to make their own dreams come to reality. This teacher, with both of my parents which are also teachers give me the strength to build and fulfill my aspirations. 

At present, I am a teacher of Mathematics Department at Ilocos Sur National high School. It is my pleasure to work on the school I graduated as one of the second group of Special Mathematics Class. I am living with my parents at Barbarit, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. I have many friends which are also teachers and lots of student acquaintances. Yes student acquaintances because I don’t let them to be angry to me. I don’t pass any day that they will laugh because it is my way of getting their attention to what I am discussing and also so make them feel that I am always open for any problem especially if their problem is about the topic. I am giving a big part of my salary to my parents.

On the back of being a successful teacher, I have passed a great training. I have opened my eyes to the environment, and what I have seen plus my experiences are what I have assembled to form myself. When I step forward to college life, I got the course Bachelor of Science in Mathematics sa University of the Philippines, Baguio. There, I learned to do things, to face problems, with no one on my back. I trained myself to be a real adult. I have strived hard just to be called a college graduate. And at last, I got the title of Magna Cum Laude. After college, I went back to the school which opened my consciousness to reality, and the importance of teachers.

Any plan that we make, any dilemma that we face, let us not forget to choose what our heart says, consider your jurisdiction, and listen to the small voice of God to your will.

CHANGE

Many say that the world will change what we are, but for me, it is us who change ourselves. Change starts with us.

For the past years, for the past days, I have been very talkative person, a bully, an irritating one. I have been doing those things always until I've been scolded by my friends. Fierce eyes looked at me. It is then proved that it is really I who changes myself.

From that moment, I felt ashamed for what I have done. It is my friends who opened my eyes to reality but in the end, the choice, the decision is still at my hands. Now, I have been doing the best I can to change the flow of my life before the graduation.

Change ourselves for better, not for worse. Start it within ourselves and end to a better person. 

KANNAWIDAN!

Kannwidan has been a yearly celebrated festival since Vice Governor DV Savellano started it since 2007. Kannawidan is the Ilocano term for culture and tradition. Here, different contest are implemented like Marching Band contest, Daniw (poem) writing contest and many more. The products of every municipality of Ilocos are also presented here. The most delicious foods are also served. And laslty, to award those who wrote the name of Ilocos Sur on the Wall of Fame.

I am really proud to be an Ilocano. I’ve seen with my two eyes the traditional way of Ilocanos in opening programs. It is an eye opener that we Ilocanos have our own rich culture and tradition compared to other parts of the country.

With Kannawidan, we preserve these golden culture and tradition of Ilocano. Being a part of this celebration is a must especially for the youth because it is still in our hands if we continue giving value to the pride of Ilocos.