Learning is finding out what you already know, doing is demonstrating that you know it, teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We are all learners, doers and teachers.

-Richard David Bach

It is now beginning to dawn on me that I only have a week left in school. Yes, I have resigned as a teacher but that does not mean I am also resigning from teaching. It is a difficult decision for me but after careful consideration, I submitted my resignation paper. Three semesters have passed. Three sems full of memories, both bad and good, but these memories will forever be kept.

I have encountered students who made me feel like teaching is a responsibility that I always have to do. Parang utang na loob pa ng teachers na magturo. Well, that may be true but the process of learning does not pass by a one-way street. You don't just pay your tuition fees and attend classes anytime you feel like it. Students should attend classes with an open heart and an open mind. Learning requires acceptance. Learning is also a responsibility.

I am not even sure if I was an effective teacher. I would like to believe so but I am not sure. Although there were some students who contributed a lot to my stress and frustrations, there were also some who have been vocal in giving thanks and showing their appreciation. Last night, I received a text message from one of my students who was not even that close to me. I was touched by her gesture and it gave me inspiration to write this post. This is the text that I received:

"Hi mam she! goodeve. hay nlungkot ako nun snbi m mgresign kna. i will really miss u mam. i wish i cud find a way to thank u 4 all that ive learnd from u. thankx 4 teaching me things i still don't know. goodluck po sa life. i will nver 4get u mam! stay the same! mwuah!" -Pau

A simple text message but it meant a lot to me. Teaching is not a thankless job after all.

I have resigned but I'll still be around. Leaving AU is hard especially when I think of the people that I'll leave behind. I'll miss everyone, even the "pasaway" students. I also learned some things from them. I learned more from my colleagues. I learned most from my teaching experience. As they say, once a teacher, always a student. ;-D

Asians Rock!

When the show Jewel in the Palace was aired on television, I heard some comments from people I know that I look like the lead character there. Well, I should be flattered because Jang Geum looks beautiful! Hahaha!

I would like to share a computer graphic made by a friend of mine from Japan. He is one of my students at RareJob and he is really a genius when it comes to these kinds of stuff. He even made a robot of Jang Geum and as I am writing this post, people are now reading a feature article about Shunya Susuki on today's issue of the New Sunday Times. Great job Shunya!

Anyway, here I am portraying the role of Jang Geum. Haha!

Shishi as Jang Geum

The real Jang Geum.

We meet people who inspire us with their great abilities and I can say that Shunya is one of the people that I admire. It feels great knowing him and his talent and I am proud of what he has achieved so far. You may visit his link to check on more of his works. (Earth Friendly! My Works by Shunya Susuki)

Greetings from a proud DELTAN

"Tungo sa isang antas ng pag-iisip na mas mataas kaysa pangkaraniwan; hindi makasarili kundi para sa nakararami..."

It was during the height of Martial Law that the brotherhood was forged, seeking to contribute to the Filipino people's struggle for a free, just and humane society.

37 years and the brotherhood is still fulfilling its lifetime commitment to SERVE THE PEOPLE and to be a PARAGON OF SCHOLARSHIP.

Happy Anniversary PI SIGMA FRATERNITY! Keep the fire burning...

Mixed Emotions

My initial plan was just to post a video of our band, Window 3, performing at the AU FRESH Party and perhaps write a brief article alongside it. But upon watching the video, I got frustrated, my eyes hurt and my head ached because I was trying to focus my eyes to the video which was, well, out of focus.

Though I must admit that I need an "Idiot's Guide to Editing Videos", I tried in vain to make our video a bit more pleasing to be looked at. And so, I started editing with the thought, "If others can, so can I!" Haha!

I know its not really great (yeah really, I know!) but I am just so proud that I was able to make my first video editing project. And of course, I am proud of my bros -- Sir Hanz, Sir Joms and Sir Lou, that I now share with you one of our performances during a school event.

I chose to post this particular song because this might be the last performance of the band with me as the vocalist. But knowing how good these guys are with their instruments, they still have a long way to go. So with this, I am also expressing my gratitude that I became a part of their group. Thank you and carry on with the music. Like what Sir Hanz always say, "Rakenrawl!"

Here is Window 3, doing what we love most... (I think! =D)

Stranded

Asar...

Sa mga ganitong panahon, dapat ipinagbabawal ang paglabas sa bahay. Dapat gumawa ng batas na pag umuulan, automatic ng walang pasok. Gusto ko ng matulog...

Kapag nagpasa ng ganung batas si GMA, matutuwa na ko sa kanya. But then again...NOT!

PS: Nais kong magpasalamat sa opisina ng CSDL sa pansamantalang pag-ampon sa akin. =D

Walang kwentang post to..

Rosas ng Digma

Sumibol sa isang panahong marahas
Bawat pagsubok ay iyong hinarap
At hangga’t laya’y di pa nakakamtan
Buhay mo’y laging laan

--- For others, the death of a loved one is the end but for you it was the start of a long battle. A battle which you faced with the others who, like you, were hungrily fighting for freedom. A battle which might be your last...

Namumukadkad at puno ng sigla
Tulad mo’y rosas sa hardin ng digma
At di maiwasang sa’yo ay humanga
Ang tulad kong mandirigma

--- I wish I had your courage and strength. You are a woman in a patriarchal society but you showed the world that even women can bring change to a dying country, saving your countrymen from the firm grasp of the dictator. You are a real warrior...

Ang kulay mong angkin, sintingkad ng dugo
Nagbibigay-buhay sa bawat puso
Tinik mo’y sagisag ng tapang at giting
Sa laranga’y kislap ng bituin

--- Yellow is the new red, a symbol of peace in times of war. The pleading cries of the Filipinos became shouts of hope that freedom will once again be ours. And you succeeded. WE succeeded...

Ang ganda mong nahubog sa piling ng masa
Hinding hindi kukupas, di malalanta...

--- Thank you for restoring democracy in our country..You are indeed a true ROSE OF WAR...RIP President Cory Aquino...

Migraine

This is really uncalled for...

Four months have passed since my last post because I've been really busy with my full time and part time jobs and trying to maintain a life. I am doing good with both of my jobs but unfortunately, I am not very successful with the life maintenance part.

My mind's really messed up and I find myself a lot of times spacing out, just staring at the bright light that my computer emits. Maybe that's one of the reasons why lately, I am always visited by my constant companion.
Let's just call her Migraine.

So after my 3rd cup of coffee, here I am trying to express my emotions just like what I used to do when I was a teenager who always had a broken heart.Pathetic, I know.But writing has been my therapy whenever I feel extreme emotions that no other person could understand.

I am not intending to write a sensible article for people to understand me.
I am writing as a form of temporary release from my solitary confinement and then go back to it afterwards.
I am writing to bring me back to the old me even only for a short period of time.
I write to express.
I write to feel.
Here, I can express what I feel.

Funny but the vagueness of this post is the reflection of my emotions. It is unclear but it clearly reflects what I am feeling at this moment.

Vague.
Blurred.
Hazy.
Uncertain.

The kaleidoscope I own consists of only 3 colors: black, white and gray. Whatever happened to the pink life?

In my quest to look for the other colors in my kaleidoscope, I still have my constant companion.

my world, my music...

I love to sing. Singing has always been my passion eversince I was a kid. I can say it's a good thing that singing loves me too, haha. That is why I am so glad that amidst the stress that my job brings, I still have my music.

Let me share to you a video which my brother, Lawstude, uploaded in You Tube. He has already featured this video in his blog in a post titled "The Rocker and the Roller"...I think that was my first exposure in the blogworld. Hope you enjoy this...

That was our cover of the song "Suntok sa Buwan" by the band Session Road. That was also the first gig of Window 3, my band, which took place during one of our school's event. The band members of Window 3 are Hanz on drums, Joms on guitar and Lou on bass. You will see more of us on my upcoming posts.

a warm welcome to me!

So this is it...

I have been planning for the longest time to create a blog of my own. But honestly, I have no idea on how to make an interesting one. I guess I'll just have to try and make it one day at a time...

I should be sleeping by now but I just wanna see how my first post would look on my page...hahaha, i suck at this...but gimme a break, I'm a neophyte remember?

Okay...I'll go to bed now...

The pink life is now officially on...