Father.

Father's Day.
I was thinking about getting my dad something that he'll appreciate. Well, I asked my mom what to buy or give him, but she answered, "I don't know. It's up to you." But I really want to give him something unique, something that he will treasure for the rest of his life. So on Father's Day, I, or maybe we, haven't gotten him anything. And that made me feel really bad. It's because we owe him a lot already.

My dad is one of the most influential people in my life. He has always been in my life, from the day I opened my eyes up to the present. This person is a teacher, a guide and a source of strength and support. He is whom I look up to with pride, trust, and respect. A man with a very generous heart and has a willing hand to help others in times of need. Sometimes, he has a harsh tone; but most of the time, he is always happy and has a sense of humor.

Then I realized that I can make everyday Father's Day. By just doing anything that pleases him. Like doing your daily chores without him asking, preparing breakfast for him, hugging and kissing him on the cheek before leaving for school, and coming back. We don't need to treat him only on Father's Day, but in every day of our lives; while he is still here. We should always tell him that we love him--and that means so much to him already.

Fathers inspire us to be the best of what we already are.

A FATHER'S LOVE

A father is respected because

he gives his children leadership...

appreciated because

he gives his children care...

valued because

he gives his children time...

loved because

he gives his children the one thing

they treasure most - himself.

Junior High

Summer is just the days that we enjoy and cherish to be with our family and friends. Just relaxing and not always being in a rush is what summer vacation is all about. But as time goes by, we notice that our "happy" days disappear little by little...

Then I kept thinking a lot about the upcoming school year. I begin to think about being a Junior. Like, "What's going to happen on the first day?" "Are the third year teachers strict?" "Am I going to have harmonious relationships with my classmates, or not?" Many questions came in my mind and I just became nervous about what's going to happen this school year.

Coming inside the classroom, we arranged our things and sat quietly while waiting for the adviser to tell us what to do. I've heard students say that Ma'am May is a strict person. Like, really strict and scary, or strict but nice? Questions came racing in my mind. "Is Ma'am May a really strict teacher or an outgoing one?" I also expected and hoped that the others teachers were not scary.

But when as the discussion went on, I realized that Ma'am May was really fun to be with. She explained the Dos and the Don'ts in the classroom and that she is strict in the cleanliness and the arrangements in the room.

She has a lot of sense of humor and so are the other subject teachers. And I also thought of her as an approachable person.

Knowing my classmates' attitudes is not quite a challenge for me, since I know a lot of them already. But what I do expect of them is to just be themselves and have fun inside and outside of the classroom. I really enjoyed the first two weeks of school and I just hope that it would be like that until the rest of the school year. 

But I just kept thinking that this was just only the beginning. I think that this year will be harder and more challenging. More homework, assignments and projects. And tons of pressure. But I think that this school year will be lots and lots of fun.