See me morph into Kristin Kreuk!

Stupidity Test.Woohoo.

[if you get below 18,you're not that stupid]

[ ] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were talking.
[ ] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were NOT talking.
[ ] You have ran into a glass/screen door.
[ ]You have jumped out of a moving vehicle.
[x] You have thought of something funny and laughed, then people gave you weird looks.
total=1

[ ] You have ran into a tree.
[ ] It Is possible to lick your elbow
[x] You just tried to lick your elbow.
[ ] You never knew that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same rhythm.
[ ] You just tried to sing them.
[ ] You have tripped on your shoelace and fallen.
[ ] You have choked on your own spit.

[ ]You have seen the the Matrix and still don’t get it.
[ ] You didn’t notice that in the last question “the” was spelled twice (it wasn't. O.o)
[x] You just looked at it.
[x]People have called you slow.(in jokes)
total = 3

[ ] You have accidentally caught something on fire
[ ] You tried to drink out of a straw, but it went into your nose/eyes/cheek.
[ ] You have caught yourself drooling.
[x] You’ve fallen asleep in class (this is not stupidity.)
[ ] If someone says “fart” you laugh.
[ ] You just laughed.
total = 1

[x] Sometimes you just stop thinking (kasi minsan nakakapagod din kapag ikaw lang ang nag-iisip noh.)
[x] You tell a story and forget what you were talking about
[ ] People are often shaking their heads and walking away from you
[ ]You are often told to use your “inside voice”.
[ ]You use your fingers to do simple math.
total =2

[ ]You have eaten a bug.
[x]You are taking this test when you should be doing something important (actually,basta.)
[ ] You have put your clothes on backwards or inside out, and didn’t realize it
[x] You’ve looked all over for something and realized it was in your hand or pocket
total = 2

[ ] You sometimes post bulletins because you are scared that what they say will happen to you if you don’t even when you know it won’t happen to you.
[ ] You break a lot of things.
[ ] Your friends know not to use big words around you
[ ] You sometimes tilt your head when you’re confused
[ ] You have fallen out of your chair before
[x] When you’re laying in bed, you try to find pictures in the texture of the ceiling (again,i don't think this is stupidity.)

total =1

TOTAL: 10. alam na natin.hahaha.

"Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio" as interpreted by me

[Filipino3 requirement,yet again. Scenario: binigyan kami ni Sir Santi ng set of pictures.The pictures actually constitute a story.Pero he gave us the liberty of arranging the pictures in such a way that it will show a good story.Turns out that the pictures are scenes from "Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio".Syempre di ko pa alam yun nung ginawa namin ang requirement na ito.Pero ngayon alam ko na,na-amaze ako.Nagawan ko na pala ng,somehow,ibang version ang Mang Serapio.Hehe.]

 

VENTURA, Razel B.

Hulyo 26, 2005

III-Potassium

Ang kahirapan ay ang punong dahilan na nag-uudyok sa mga tao na gumawa ng mga bagay na hindi maganda upang mabuhay lamang. Isa na dito ay ang mga mapansamantala at walang pusong sindikato, tulad ng Mapia. Ang Mapia ay ang sindikato na nananamantala sa kamangmangan at kahinaan ng mga mahihirap. Pinagpapalimos nila o di kaya’y pinagnanakaw ang mga kasapi nito.

Si Timothy ay isa sa mga daan-daang biktima ng Mapia. Sa umaga ay nagtatrabaho siya para sa Mapia, ngunit sa pagsapit ng gabi ay sa munting barung-barong ang hantungan, kasama ang kaibigan niyang manika na si Maisie. Si Maisie lamang ang takbuhan ni Timothy at hingahan ng mga hinanakit. Si Maisie lamang ang saksi sa mga paghihirap ni Timothy at mga sakit na nadarama.

Isang gabi, kausap ni Timothy ang manika niyang si Maisie. "Maisie, kilala mo naman si Rafael diba? Siya yung pinuno ng Mapia. Alam mo bang napakalupit niya! Lagi niya na lang kaming pinapahirapan. Kanina ba nama’y may ipinabugbog siya sa kanyang mga tauhan dahil kulang lamang ng limang piso ang ambag niya." Lingid sa kaalaman ni Timothy, may dalawang tauhan si Rafael na lihim na nakikinig sa labas ng kanyang barung-barong. At ang mga sumunod na nangyari ay mabilis na naganap at hindi halos namalayan ni Timothy. Sa isang iglap, natagpuan niya na lamang ang kanyang sarili na nakagapos at kinakaladkad ng mga tauhan ni Rafael patungo sa kanilang amo.

Pagdating sa lungga ng Mapia, ibinigay ng mga tauhan si Timothy kay Rafael, kasama ang isang munting kahon. "Ano ang ibig sabihin nito?", wika ng galit na Rafael. "Nahuli po namin ang mangmang na ito na nagrereklamo sa kanyang manika ng mga kasamaan mo daw. Kung kaya’t siya’y aming dinakip.", paliwanag ng tauhan. "At ang manika?", tanong pang muli ni Rafael. "Siya po naming inilagay sa kahon", sagot ng tauhan. Hinarap ni Rafael si Timothy, at saka nagtanong:

"Totoo ba ang sinabi ng mga tauhan ko?"

"Hindi po", takot na sagot ni Timothy.

"Umamin ka na, totoo ba?"

"Hindi po talaga!"

"Siguro nama’y alam mo na mahigpit na ipinagbabawal sa Mapia ang pagrereklamo."

"Opo."

"Ngayon, nilabag mo ba ang batas na ito?"

"Hindi po."

"Hindi ka aamin? Pwes, mga tauhan alam niyo na ang gagawin ninyo sa napakagandang manika ng mangmang na ito!"

Ibinigay ni Rafael si Maisie sa mga tauhan niya. Pinagpasa-pasahan nila si Maisie, habang pilit na nagmamakaawa si Timothy. "Tama na, tama na! Wala siyang kasalanan! Ako ang lumabag sa batas! Ako po ang nagreklamo! Walang kinalaman si Maisie. Utang na loob." "Mangmang ka nga, ipagpapalit mo ang sarili mo sa isang manika", kutya pa ni Rafael. "at dahil sa kamangmangan mong iyan at paglabag na rin sa batas ng Mapia, alam mo ba ang magiging kapalit? Ang mga mata mo! Upang hindi mo na uli makita ang minamahal mong Maisie! Hahahahaha!".

At tinanggal nga ang mga mata ni Timothy.

 

 

Ibang Pananaw sa Simulain ni Adan at Eba.

[Ang scenario: Pinakitaan kami ng litrato ni Sir Santi: Lalaki at babae sa loob ng kabibiyak lang na kawayan. Mga simulain ni Adan at Eba, ika nga.Tapos kailangan namin gawan ng istorya na kaiba sa current stories na .]

Ventura, Ivy Razel B.

III-Potassium

Hindi na Kailangan ng Kawayan

Sa pagsilay ng araw sa bagong umaga, normal naman ang lahat—ang ibon ay maligayang humuhuni habang sumasabay ang mga halaman at kawayan sa saliw ng pag-ihip ng hangin. Ang himpapawid ay napapalamutian ng mga puting-puting ulap na animo’y malalambot na bola ng bulak. Maaliwalas ang kalangitan at payapa ang kapaligiran. Lahat ay normal maliban sa mahiwagang kawayang tila atat nang mabuksan.

Crack.

Unti-unti na ngang nabibiyak ang kawayan. At nang tuluyan na itong mahati sa gitna, nalantad ang dalawang nilalang na kaiba sa mga hayop at halamang nakapaligid sa kanila. Ang isa ay may mahabang buhok, balingkinitang katawan at may makaagaw-pansing kagandahan. Babae ang tawag sa kanya. Ang kanyang kasama ay may maikling buhok at matipunong pangangatawan. Lalaki naman ang tawag sa kanya.

Si Lalaki at Babae ay kapwa hubad, ngunit parang ‘di nila ito alintana. Tila ba nakikisabay lang sila sa nakaaaliw na ritmo ng kalikasan na wari bang matagal na silang kabilang dito. ‘Di man bakas sa kanilang mga mukha ang pag-aalala, hindi lingid sa kanila ang responsibilidad na dapat nilang gampanan—ang pag-aalaga sa lahat ng nakapaligid sa kanila.

‘Di magtatagal ay babalik din sina Babae at Lalaki sa lupa, gaya ng mga anak, at kaanak-anakan ng mga anak nila. Hanggang makarating sa kasalukuyang salinlahi ang responsibilidad nila. Kasulukuyang salinlahi? Oo, tayo ‘yun. Nasa ating mga kamay ang tadhana ng bawat nilalang dito sa ‘ting mundo. Nasa atin ang hamon ng ipagpatuloy ang nasimulan na nina Babae at Lalaki, at itama ang mga pagkakamali ng mga naunang salinlahi.

Siguro naman ay hindi natin kailangan pang magmula sa kawayan para malaman ang pangangailangan ng ating kalikasan. Kusa at paninindigan lang ang kailangan upang magampanan ang ating tungkulin bilang mga tagapagbantay.

What it feels like,visiting children with cancer.

[This is my reaction paper,SocSci3 pa rin re: an outreach program for children cancer patients.]

K29 January 12, 2006

VENTURA, Ivy Razel B.

III-Potassium

Reaction Paper:

Outreach Program to the National Orthopedic Center

As part of our curriculum in our Social Science 3 class, we had an outreach program to child cancer patients in Kythe-affiliate hospitals. I was assigned to the children’s ward of the National Orthopedic Center (NOC), which I visited last January 06, along with other batchmates.

From a letter dated December 16, 2005, the Social Science 3 teachers wrote, "The objective [of the outreach program] is for our students to become aware of the plight of our pediatric patients in government hospitals, experience interacting with these patients, and hopefully realize how much they (our students) can be of help to society."

When we came back to school last January 03, 2006, the whole batch were gathered in the 3^{rd floor auditorium, then the SocSci teachers asked us to watch a film about the life of Mother Teresa. In that film, I saw how depressing it was to work with all patients. But I later on proved that whatever I saw in the film was nothing compared to the feeling during the actual situation.}

The night before our trip to NOC, I devoted the time to pray a lot. I went to a vigil and asked before the Blessed Sacrament the strength to face those children and take care of them. I prayed so hard I only had two hours of sleep.

On our way to NOC, I kept on reading and rereading the do’s and don’ts handed to us weeks before. I wasn’t really feeling that well, like I’m going to throw up. Good thing I felt better later on.

When we arrived at the Orthopedic Center, the first thing we noticed is the crowded place. And when we reached the children’s ward, I was disheartened. The heat ruled over the jam-packed ward, an unpleasant smell hung unto the air. And we’ve noticed that the only air-conditioned place in the hospital was the place where the toys were kept.

In the hospital, we were again given a few more reminders. Then, we were finally introduced to the child we’re supposed to take care of.

My first patient was Trisha, who has a cancer of the bones. For the first time in my life, I found it hard to start a conversation. Maybe because I had to be extra conscious of the words that would come out of my mouth, since I’m dealing with a cancer patient. Therefore, I started by asking her if she wanted to play Chinese Checkers. Alas, I realized that I don’t know how to play the game, and I don’t even understand the instructions. So, instead, we read a book together. The book was entitled, "Five Minutes of Silence". Unfortunately, I also didn’t understand the book. Then, I saw something under her pillows—a Bible. And I gave her a prayer card of St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer.

The next thing we did was to color a coloring book. While we were coloring, she mentioned that her favorite game is Chinese Garter. And then I realized that her left leg was already amputated. I felt very bad for her.

Later on, she stopped coloring. She said she felt pain. And I guess, that could’ve been obvious because there’s a lot of blood drops in her bed cover.

Her aunt told me that she just had her chemotherapy the day before. Her aunt also added that eleven-yr old Trisha had already undergone two sessions of chemotherapy and still has to undergo four more. Each chemotherapy session costs 12, 000 pesos and they don’t have the money to support the treatments.

Trisha refused to talk to me all along. So I asked the doctor handling us to give me another patient to take care of so Trisha can rest.

My next patient was, coincidentally, named Raizel. She was crying hard, and I didn’t have to wonder why—her right leg is pierced by two extra large needles. But she immediately stopped crying when I was introduced to her.

Unlike Trisha, Raizel was very energetic despite her "piercings". I really enjoyed my 15 minutes with her. And as a remembrance, I gave her my favorite necklace with a pendant "R". Before we left, she asked me if I’ll return again to visit her. With a heavy heart, I answered her question, "I’ll try, but I can’t promise."

When we returned here in Pisay, we had almost an hour to have lunch. I had mine, but as I was eating, I realized I can’t taste the food I’m eating. I can still smell the blood, see seven-yr old Raizel’s piercings and hear the screams of pain of one young boy in the ward. I barely felt the food enter my stomach.

Then, we had a debriefing afterwards. But I suppose that the debriefing wasn’t effective enough because what we did was merely sharing. How can sharing erase those traumatic scenes in our minds?

Generally, the outreach was a success because the goals of our SocSci teachers were attained, and most of all, the smiles we left in the faces of those kids are simply priceless. I just hope we had a better debriefing. But for now, all I’m looking forward to is coming back in the hospital to visit Trisha and Raizel again.

 

More about love..Love as a value/virtue.

[SocSci3 requirement naman.Under Ma'am Ivy Samala.Ü Ang tanong,"What are the values by which people should live?"]

VENTURA, Ivy Razel B. III-Potassium

Imagine

"So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of this is love."

Thus says 1Corinthians13:13—one of my favorite verses in the Holy Bible. It was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the question, "What are the values by which people should live?". As I was making this essay, some insisted that love is not a value. True, it’s not a value, it’s a virtue—a theological virtue, to be exact. But how do we define a virtue? According to my Values Education 1, virtues are habitual values. So, in essence, love is still a value, same goes with faith and hope.

Why love? Even the first time I heard this verses, it already touched me. Hence, I pondered the deeper meaning of these words. "And the greatest…is love". It’s been said that in a temporal perspective, love will remain even when faith has yielded to sight and hope to possession. And I came to realize that everything will be nothing if there is no love. But anything could mean everything with love. St. Paul once emphasized that "neither tongues, nor prophecy, knowledge, or faith, nor even self-sacrifice has value unless informed by love."

In my opinion, the only value by which people should live is love. Why? Simple, if you know how to love, all the other values will come out naturally. I believe that love is the core of all values. If there is only love right now, then the world will be peaceful. There won’t be political and economic crises, racial discrimination, tribal wars, moral degeneration, religious barriers, murder, rape, abortion, graft and corruption, illegal logging, alcoholism, drug addiction, prostitution, pornography, slavery, illiteracy and poverty anymore.

Yes, I may sound a bit of a fool for trying to advertise love as if it’s a commercially-available product. But you try to think of it, yourself. Imagine. What could the world be if everyone lives by the value of love? Me, I imagine mountains full of trees, clear oceans, fresher air to breathe, more animals, educational buildings instead of prison wards and rehabilitation centers, slum-free land, children in school instead of selling in the streets, children sniffing the scent of flowers instead of sniffing rugby, children drinking warm milk along with fresh chocolate cookies instead of taking alcohol and pulutan, teens reading educational or informative books instead of "triple X" magazines, men as industrious fathers instead of abusive ones, women as mothers of homes not whores of streets, people in harmony, unity…peace.

These things may sound impossible, even ridiculous. They could be. But then again. Think this second time. Is it really impossible? The answer resides in the depths of our hearts; it always did, waiting to be sought for. It’s just up to us to seek for it.

"If I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." (1Corinthians13:2-8)

"What the world needs now is love..sweet love." Ü

[I like this.This is a compilation of the answers of former SS-LL (Science Scholar/Lagablab) )Club applicants.Love is in the air!]

"Love is no longer found in relationships; relationships are found in love."

-Gian Karlo Dapul, I-Opal

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"Everyone experiences love, but only one thing should be remembered: Learn to love yourself before you love others."

-Arnold Nava, I-Jade

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"Love for someone is something special and eternal."

-Celina Daia Yap, I-Eme

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"Love is being unselfish. Those who have courage to love must have courage to suffer."

-Celina Gonzalez, I-Dia

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"Love is mysterious. It can make the greatest enemies be close friends. And with love, anyone can be [the] happiest person in the universe."

-Jay Fidelino, II-Champaca

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"Love is not just an emotion, but a commitment—one which life is centered around, because life without love isn’t life, it is just an empty existence."

-Jeanne Louise Cruz, II-Ilang²

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"Love is something we can never really comprehend, and everything we have to say about it barely scratches the surface. Love is one of those things that are better felt than studied."

-Mary Kathleen Loyola, I-Sapphire

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"Love cannot be explained; neither can it be written down. Love is not taught, love is not learned. Love is felt."

-Michael Serquina, I-Sapphire

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"[Love] cannot be bought by money."

-Ingrid Anne Tambis, I-Sapphire

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"Love is the root of all emotions."

-Therene Timbang, I-Ruby

-Erin Bello, I-Opal

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"Love powers man

Love moves mountains

A world without love,

is a world without life."

-August Emmanuel Florese, I-Opal

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