Tuesday, April 17, 2007
l(a leaf falls)oneliness
l(a
le
af
fa
ll
s)
one
l
iness
But does a leaf fall in a straight line? Notice that in the second, third, and fourth line the height of the letters goes on alternately. 'l' is taller than 'a' and it was put firstly than 'a'; then on the second line a smaller letter came first than a much taller 'f' and it went on alternately in the next line. I think it suggests a flipping of a falling leaf. And I also think that the poet wrote this while watching a falling leaf itself, so that he was inspired.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
research study
The whole batch was divided into several groups, each given a research topic to perform, and defend. I belonged to Ms. Yee's group. And it was her proposal that was given to us. In short, she was our leader. The topic was about the comparison of two types of animal manure, including their mixtures, as a fertilizer in the growth of okra plants. The other members of the group were Mr. Mendoza, and Ms. Cabalida. The two types of animal manures were from the horse's and from the cow's. Their performance will also be compared to the performance of loam soil alone, which means no treatment of fertilizer.
The research started as early as May, because we all know that this was going to be a long experiment. Unfortunately, I was not informed of the early preparations. Since the classes still had not yet opened, and Ms. Yee and Ms. Cabalida found no means of communicating me, I missed the first part of the experiment. It was only on the first day of the school year that I had known that they had already started the experiment.
We continued the experiment as early as the first day, and for the forst time we did the experiment together. We toiled daily in cultivating the plants, protecting them from unwanted foreigners, measuring any gain in weight and fruit bearings, and watering them. We went through thick and thin, that there was even a time that we went under the showering clouds just to do the measurements. We did these things until October.
After the defense, we felt the utmost happiness that we completed finally the research study and made it a success.
KYSD
When I was on my first year in this school, I did not expect that an activity like this KYSD existed. It was because there was no such activity like this that I had encountered when I was still in my elementary days. I got no idea about what this activity was all about. I needed an extensive explanation. At length I found myself fully understood the concept and aim of this KYSD. Being a shy type of a student, I had already imagined myself in front of my classmates while teaching them some lessons on my own words. I was shy to even dare myself on trying. It was as if I found it unbearable, especially that it was still my first year in that school and that I still have not known my classmates very well. What would they think of me? My imagination ran through the negative. Therefore, I decided not to apply for any position at all.
Now in this year I had already known my classmates very, very well. Do you think that I can now bear to stand in front of them and teach them the way our real teacher teach us? I can, but I decided not to. I was shy to even dare myself in trying. I left the application to the others and I found that there are many people that really wanted to try and take the challenge. Almost all the subjects that were taught there was an applicant-- in Math, in Physics, in English, etc.
I decided to be just a student. What I felt when I was taught by my classmate? I felt great. I found them very good in teaching. Their styles, though slightly different from our real teachers, were also effective. I learned a lot from them and I felt I made a wrong decision of not to try applying for a position. I felt it was a regretful decision. But there is no more next KYSD for me. This is my last year in High School.
Therefore, I recommend to whom this may concern,the students from the lower years, that you must try participating in this yearly activity.
the look
The poem by Teasdale defines a simple point: that the eye has more power to give than any other part of the body. The lips when they implant a kiss has power to give but there is no mystery. Apparently a kiss was given because of some positive reasons. No negative ones. So the mind of the one who received the kiss will not haunted through day and through night. A kiss is not robed in mystery. But the eye-- the piercing, quick bouncing of light on an eye-- is encompassed wholly by all sorts of mystery. Any reasons can be possibly taken into consideration when the look of an eye is given to a someone. These reasons can be taken regardless whether it is positive or negative. A sudden, quick glance can mean many things. And if the mystery endures, it can haunt the receiver night and day, night and day, night and day.
The mysterious eyes, the look it can give: it remains one of the existing mysterious things of the world. Though science has given its part of the explanation of how the eye works, the emotions that is driven with the light that has bounced on the eyes remains a thing of wonder and of question. Countless of people had wronged how others glance at them.
These little windows can widen, reduce their size, sharpen themselves, glimmer, or pour out some drops of tears just to let others see how the atmosphere goes on inside the soul of the owner, on a single haunting look.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
love: act of will and not of the heart
Love is an act of both the will and the heart. Without the two, love will not exist, it will not be felt. Have you ever been so in love? If you do and you say that love is an act only of the will, did not your heart also beat? The actions of both the will and the heart brings love into existence. The heart of a loving person alone will not bring a happy love, meaning there is no will, and at the same time the will of a loving person alone will not bring in a joyful love if there is no action from the heart. Like mathematical functions, love is the function of both the will and the heart. There is no love if there will be no action of the will or the action of the heart. If ever you had been so in love, then you will find out that it is your will that you let your heart palpitate, and it is the palpitation of the heart that let your will decide. Think about this when you fall in love. Let your heart and your will act at the same time and you will have the love that all couple seeks for. The happiness of a love lies on the actions a lover takes. Give your heart to someone while at the same time letting the hands and mind of your will do their job. With these a couple will be assured of a lifelong romance. Love with your heart and with your will.