Thursday, November 25, 2004
Teacher's Worth + Our Generation
As a kid, i was brought up like every other Filipino. If you're filipino, you would know this...we were brought up to be obedient and submissive to our parents and the elders. We mess things up, we do something bad, we get punished for it...we cant talk back to them even if we've got something in mind. We have to do whatever they say(sometimes even without justification, just because 'they said so'), or else...
Now, it's really no different with teachers. Back in my zobel days, when i still lived in the philippines, i've observed teachers on how they teach and treat their students. some are harsh, some are strict, some are incredibly nice and amiable. nevertheless, they treat their students, if not exactly, very similar to how our parents treat us. Some may not understand, but teachers are human beings too. They aren't robots. It's funny how teachers feel that way sometimes. I remember one time, we were asking our teacher if she had already marked our tests..she said "guys, you know i teach about 90 students every day...do u have an idea how long it will take me to mark those tests?? im not a robot, i have a life too you know." its funny also how we, as students feel the same thing...i'm sure you guys have had an experience like this already..like one time, it was the day before our break, we were all happy and hopeful that teachers wont give us work (or not as much anyway) to be taken home. but noooo...they had to ruin our day by giving us projects and assignments..also to be handed in the day we come back. like hel-looo? that's why it's called a va-ca-tion! sometimes there would be teachers that would give us homeworks and projects thinking that they're the only class that we attend. geez. anyway, what i wanted to get to is that even teachers have flaws. we cant expect them to be perfect, because who is? this morning, i felt really bad for my teacher because one student was being extremely rude to her. i mean, why?? maybe it's just in the student's personality..but still..*sigh* what's happening with my generation? some think they're too good for everything.
respect and
appreciation aren't given back to those who deserve it. I guess things do
change...and sometimes it's inevitable. It's a big thing for me, because i grew up (as i said) in a culture where elders were always superior, and were always obeyed. Here in Canada, it seems like it's the other way around. parents and teachers are the ones that are more hesitant to speak up, because they know that they will get a response back. it's because they know that they (children/students) have their rights as well..and they
WILL speak up. Now being in Toronto, where it is multicultural, you wouldn't see much of that than lets say, a less diversified state/country like the US maybe. honestly,
what's happening with this generation?? crazy....*sigh*
now goin back to teachers....
one of the professions that i really admire the most is teaching. teachers are very important. other than our parents, they provide us knowledge that we can use for our future. teaching is more so like a vocation rather than a job. you really have to be committed and you have to have that desire and passion for teaching(also, being patient helps), or else it will make teaching a real pain-in-the-a** "job". We owe so much to our teachers.
I hope everyone would understand a teacher's worth..
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Sweat Lodge + Midterms + 15th Monthsary = "YEAH!"
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(WARNING: This is a VERY long blog post)
Ok, so I haven't been blogging for about 8 days...what's been happenin? Well a lot of stuff had happened in a span of 1 week.
First off, the sweat lodge. Last friday, my leadership/religion class had a field trip to this retreat centre, about 40 mins away from campus. We are lucky because we had the priviledge to go and experience this. We are also the first class from our school who are able to have this field trip. All of us were getting anxious and we all wanted to know when we were going to this so-called sweat lodge. Mr. O'Tool welcomed us to the place and he gave a little bit of introduction. Because the sweat lodge is a native ritual, we must cleanse our spirit before going in. So we did, by the Sumdging Ceremony. Finally, the man told us to go and change so that we can prepare to go into the sweat lodge. We were all wearing shorts and t-shirt, and guess what? it was about 8 degrees outside! It was freezing cold!!! worse, we didn't have anything on our feet! gawd. anyway, we were expecting the lodge to be a big room...but when we got there, we saw this little sort of tent in the middle. we were so doubtful that the whole class would fit in there! it was like a 5-people tent! haha! anyway, so we got there and we saw Cal, the elder that took us to this journey. He first told us to take some tobacco (with our left hand) and put it on the heating rocks...then we went inside (all girls first, then the guys) Cal started putting those heated rocks in the middle of the tent. diandra thought:"it's getting warm in here...=s" Then, Cal asked us if we were ready, and we answered "yes", of course. So then he closed the door of the tent, and it was so damn DARK! PITCH BLACK! you know when you're in a dark room, you close ur eyes and open it and you still can't see nothin? that's how it felt! oh man... started to freak me out. with all the "warmness" going on. LOL. anyway, to make this short, he lead us through their normal ritual...supposedly, we were to see "things"...I thought I saw an eagle? and a red dot circling above us (his child), and the glowing veins of the tent... was I hallucinating or what?! HAHA! anyway, after and hour AND a half!...we can finally go out and BREATHE! properly anyway..haha. man, I thought I was gonna pass out. I didn't think I'd survive the sweat lodge. It was too much for a day. hehe. The day was all about taking risks...not just any kind of risk..but and educational risk! I remember Mr. O'Tool telling us that "you cannot grow and mature if you don't take educational risks." True. The trip was exhausting, but was definitely worth it! It was a once in a lifetime experience, so I'd consider myself lucky, wouldn't you? =)
Yesterday (monday), I received my midterm report card. I thought I wasn't doing very good, surprisingly...I have a current average of 87.6, not bad huh? It was a happy monday (again!) man, mondays are trying to prove me wrong! LOL. Finally....
HAPPY 15TH MONTHSARY BABE!!!!!!!!! =) I LOVE YOU!
Thanks for keepin' it real...no one's gonna hold us down. walang iwanan! =) *forever*
Oh, by the way, you might be wondering what the hell that picture up there was for...well, I was just doing that a while ago..playin with photoshop..and voila! made my new desktop background =) so that's what it's for =)
Monday, November 15, 2004
What a great day! =)
>>What a great day! =) I know I said in my previous blog that mondays suck...but today was undenyingly awesome! (for me anyway). So here's how my day went: First off, history class. It was fine..supposedly, we were going to have the whole period to work on this little seatwork.. but then she had stuff that has to be given back to us (tests, seatworks, activities, etc) so she gave those to us throughout the period (while we were working). I got about 80+% on both of my tests..not bad. Next period: Biology. The teacher gave us some work to be done and handed in...then she gave us back our tests. Oh man...i couldn't believe my eyes! I actually did good on the part that I thought I screwed up! I got 27/30 on the knowledge part of the test and 17/20 on the application. I got 44/50 on the whole test (times 2)=88% Cant believe I got the highest mark in the class! like WOW. 88% doesn't seem like a really good mark...but in Bio..it IS. After bio is my Leadership/Religion class. Again, the teacher gave us back our tests and again, I did pretty good on the test...42/50! YESS. And lastly..Accounting class. Forgot what my mark was exactly..but it wasnt all that bad..=) Not that I'm bragging 'bout my grades, but I really needed those grades to pull my average a lil bit higher..plus it's mid-terms this week! so those marks will reflect on my report card=) I am so damn proud of myself right now. pinagmamalaki ko lang sarili ko. LOL. Ego-booster. Wow. =)
>>Anyway...talking to my baby right now.=) yes, told him about all those. and he said he's proud of me. nakanangtootsies. haha! *sigh* i miss that dude=( I just finished telling him about my classmate's sister that got engaged yesterday. and I told him that planning a wedding takes a long time...so then he came back with "engage narin tayo, para makapagplan na." tama ba un. LOL. hay babe talaga. Wait ka lang dyan. hehe. 'to nalang para sayo...
" I know it's on your heart
That a love like ours shall never fall apart
You're so afraid of the rain
So I will take your hand
And I'll love you in the best way that I can
And I only expect the same
Don't promise me forever
Don't promise me the sun and sky
Don't pretend to know you'll never make me cry
Just hold me now
And promise me you'll try "
-Promise Me you'll Try, J.Lo
Sunday, November 14, 2004
A few cuts over here...a couple over there...Voila!
>>A few cuts over here...a couple over there...Voila!
If you haven't noticed, I got a new hair 'do! Got my hair cut today, yay! This wasn't planned at all. My mood dictated to me: "get a new hairstyle!" Part of my mood swings I guess. Hah! Anyways, do I look any different? Nah...was thinking of going all crazy with my hair..but but..I guess I'm not brave enough. LOL. Maybe next time!! =)
Hahaha! look at the pictures..I just noticed a sec ago how weird they look. pic1: slight smile; pic2: big smile; pic3: no smile. Hahaha! Weird. ANYWAY..haha I painted my nails
pink too! (
halata bang walang magawa?) hehe...I guess I have nothing better to do. Aww..school time again tomorrow =( sucks...damn it..weekends go by so damn fast..>=( Mondays sucks.
>>Oh crap. I just remembered, I have to decide by tomorrow which group I'm joining for my leadership project. I'm a floater as of now. LOL. I can't decide! Our project is about
duh "leadership"...its about what we want to change or improve in our school or community. There's one group that decided to do mentoring program for the autistic in our school, there's one group that's part of the "school spirit", one person that wants to put up a United Way chapter in our school, a group that will tackle bullying/isolation, and a group that's planning to do Battle of the Bands to raise money for the Cancer wing in the hospital near us. So..which group should I join? Originally, I was recruited by one of the members from the "Battle of the Bands" group...but I wasn't quite sure yet...maybe I should join them. I wanted to do all kinds of stuff to help people, but I only have one choice =( I'd love to help mentor the autistic, students who suffer from all kinds of bullying, etc...but I guess I'll just join the "Battle of the Bands" group, since I'm into music anyway (even though not much into rock) but hey, this VJ from MuchMusic (it's like a Canadian version of MTV) is going to be one of the judges! Isn't that cool? =) hehe, well Im sure we'll have so much fun! =) Anyway, it's getting late. Still have to do my Accounting homework. ugh. 'til the next blog...tata!=)
Saturday, November 13, 2004
Flashback. . . <<<
Flashback >> last month.
Ok. Last month, October 16 to be exact, my hunny visited me!!!ü He was here for two whole weeks and those couple of weeks were filled with so much fun!! Even though we didnt really got to go out that much, it was all good. He stayed at my place for most of the time, and every night he'd just walk to our family friend's house and sleep there. Every morning he'd come and wake me up (awwww) First time he did that, I totally forgot that he's here, so I was like whoa..whatthe? for a sec...then I smiled at him =) haha! Oh man, this is making me miss him more. =( Anyway, what else did we do..ohhh we rented movies (White Chicks, Soul Plane, Euro Trip, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) White Chicks was our favourite, it was too damn funny! the dance part! haha! *sigh* Anyway, I'm talking to him right now (yiheee haha) its already 1:30am over there and he's still awake...he just wont go to bed! (babe, sleep na!) Oh btw, here are some of the pics that we took (
nahawa na sa pagkavain ko) haha!
allan & I after dinner allan & I
us again playin with his fone haha
rollo, allan, and me
Friday, November 12, 2004
Guess who's back...AGAIN?!?
oh wow.
Oh yes...after one month and four days of not being able to blog, diandra's back again! hooray!ü I have been using diaryland as my blog host for quite some time, but prior to that, I have used blogger. I must confess that blogger's way better now than before. They had progressed from just a plain blog to a more sophisticated one. They added a lot of new stuff for the members to use and...and... it's really cool.ü
Well, anyhow...back to MY story...well, this fresh blog wasn't really intentionally done. I originally just wanted to change the layout of my site back in diaryland, except I got tired of looking for templates. So...I decided to visit my old blogspot (which btw, I already deleted) and saw all these cool new stuff. So then I got intrigued and decided to make a new one again, since I'm on it anyway...why not? So now I'm here and have you noticed how I can't shut up about how cool blogger is? Oh man. Maybe it's just my throbbing head. I've been on the computer for about 3 hours now, and my eyes are starting to fall out of my eye sockets. Oh man. It's 12:30am, and it's a friday night, and I am really exhausted from school. Geez, maybe I should go to bed. I don't think I am making a hell lot of sense right now, so I'm just gonna end this with a goodbye and see ya tomorrow. So...goodbye and see ya tomorrow!!!ü
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>>What a great day! =) I know I said in my previous blog that mondays suck...but today was undenyingly awesome! (for me anyway). So here's how my day went: First off, history class. It was fine..supposedly, we were going to have the whole period to work on this little seatwork.. but then she had stuff that has to be given back to us (tests, seatworks, activities, etc) so she gave those to us throughout the period (while we were working). I got about 80+% on both of my tests..not bad. Next period: Biology. The teacher gave us some work to be done and handed in...then she gave us back our tests. Oh man...i couldn't believe my eyes! I actually did good on the part that I thought I screwed up! I got 27/30 on the knowledge part of the test and 17/20 on the application. I got 44/50 on the whole test (times 2)=88% Cant believe I got the highest mark in the class! like WOW. 88% doesn't seem like a really good mark...but in Bio..it IS. After bio is my Leadership/Religion class. Again, the teacher gave us back our tests and again, I did pretty good on the test...42/50! YESS. And lastly..Accounting class. Forgot what my mark was exactly..but it wasnt all that bad..=) Not that I'm bragging 'bout my grades, but I really needed those grades to pull my average a lil bit higher..plus it's mid-terms this week! so those marks will reflect on my report card=) I am so damn proud of myself right now. pinagmamalaki ko lang sarili ko. LOL. Ego-booster. Wow. =)
