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Hope and Faith: The Children of Sindangan Elementary School
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This story has been featured in a major TV station here in the Philippines. I was able to watch it twice and I must say- Each time I see it...the experience stays if not grows further.

It is about a public school located in a remote part of Southern Leyte, where students vie for education given their limited resources and meager means. One cannot help but re think you're blessings upon seeing this grade schoolers walk for school, around an hour or two each day. Given the scarcity of finances and support, one cannot help but be awed as to how this humble school was heralded as the best in terms of students passing the NAT(National Achievement Test).

Of course, it is given that the achievement was good if not great but what makes this story one of a kind is the ways its students value education more than anything else. There have been the likes of Michelle, Abigail and Mildred, whose passion for learning remains not wavered. As to how they consume themselves with the thirst for knowledge as compared to those who have been presented with every material wealth. They do not mind the long walks to school; the absence of proper clothing or the lack of facilities in their own classrooms. What simply matters is the chance to be educated and hone whatever talent they have, always seeking education as their only chance in life.

I, too, was a product of a public school. And I must say that eagerness and patience made the difference all along. Poverty robs one of chances that are hard to miss but one need not suffer because of it. That poverty, after all...can serve as a spring of hope.

February 17, 2008 | 1:31 PM Comments  0 comments

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PROUD TO BE FILIPINO
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I am proud to be a Filipino- for having the sincerest smile even in times of adversity; for being resilient amidst many changes; for valuing family and relationships; for seeking belief during seemingly dark hours, always seeing light at the end of everything.
A Filipino journeys to foreign soil in search of green pastures. What his beloved country fails to deliver, he tends to find beyond his own shores. Yet, a Filipino never forgets. A Filipino will always yearn to go back home.
I am proud for in a Filipino’s mind resides both experience and wisdom. He values education, studies life less its pretensions. Children of poverty most Filipinos are, but dreams remain. It rarely fades as we work our way with ambition. I see this trait in many of us- how we speak not with words but with compassion. How we write merely not in letters but in vivid expression.
A Filipino’s heart is that of a mother- unconditionally nurturing. We love our people and care as if relating with our souls. We can protect and defend the weak, help those in need. Be it a brawl with losing ends, true Filipinos defer surrenders. We are loyal to friends and contend foes but are never too wary of strangers. I am proud to be a Filipino as we take pride in honor and selflessness.
I speak in a strange tongue as if conversing not in a Filipino way but I am doing so for I know what we are capable of doing…achieving. As we go beyond our nation’s realm, we prepare ourselves thinking how being a Filipino means competence and worldliness. We are like wandering fireflies, eager to discover different places yet emit the very Filipino light all the same.

February 14, 2008 | 2:07 PM Comments  1 comments

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to have and to hold...

To have what we want...to cherish whoever we love...should be the rightest thing.
We are meant to live and have someone...who simply loves us for who we are.
Neither letters nor words can make us see love, for what it is...
It is always the heart that speaks...

"I love you"... regardless of how many times said will always feel different.
Each time such is uttered- we feel the warmth and sincerity, gracing us with this complete sanity of feeling the greatest emotion...we dare to know.

Have no regrets.

"It ain't true that love is unselfish...for it is.
It ain't true that selfish love is unreal...for it can be."

To have is to hold close the fire ...
To hold is to take each moment and make each day count...

February 11, 2008 | 1:02 AM Comments  0 comments

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Visions
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I am a 30-yr. old freelance writer from the Philippines. I started my job late last year and is constantly trying to learn ways on how to improve my craft. I have always loved writing, in fact, I still remember how I wrote my first poem at age 9, and have no one read it at all. It continued for so long that it felt unsatisfying to not even let anyone see my words written as an expression of my soul.

Now, I am planning to make use of my gift to not only benefit myself but others as well. As a woman, still dreaming and aspiring, I greatly value the power of words, both spoken and written. I know how it touches and inspires; influences and encourages minds. And being a novice in the world of freelance writing- I wanna share my thoughts and ideas in the best way i can.

February 3, 2008 | 2:10 PM Comments  0 comments

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Baby Quotes...

"If loving you depends on time spent, I'd be willing to spend forever.
If loving you depends on fate, I'd be willing to defy what destiny meant."


Love is the greatest equalizer. It goes beyond color, age, and even time. It makes every futile move meaningful as it deals with one's emotions. It gives life to those who have eluded hope. Brings reason to every illogical thought...

Many have decided to love using their hearts way over their minds. No one can ever put the blame to those who did as we knew very well how we love- we are baring our selves in light of public scrutiny; exposing our weaknesses to these jaundiced eyes. Yet, we still dare to feel and love.

It could be true how love works supposedly as a game, where only the strong-willed fits in. That there is no guarantee of winning unless finding someone who simply loves you back. But we keep on playing - all because loving brings us the greatest joy our hearts would always care to find.

February 3, 2008 | 12:02 PM Comments  0 comments

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