Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa. A very famous, yet intriguing painting of Vincent van Gogh. She has an enigmatic smile which seems to be changing from the way you look at her. Nobody knows who that is but a lot of theories suggest that she may be Lisa Gherardini, or even Van Gogh himself.

I believe that the woman in the painting is Lisa Gherardini. This is because there has been a lot of proof about her and the painting. Also including the relationship that she had with Vincent van Gogh, I think that she was really the woman with the enigmatic smile.

Student Violations

The first violation is Tardiness. This is where all the late students are. This violation consists of students coming to school late- either late for the flag ceremony, or came in after 7:00 am. Students here will be required to stay outside of the school premises and will also be required to talk to their advisers and explain the reason why they are late.

The second violation is Improper Wearing of the School Uniform. This is where the students who do not follow the school rules and regulations regarding the uniform will go here. The students will be sent home and will have zeroes in all the outputs of the day.

The third violation is Vandalism. This is where the vandals are. Students here have written on the chairs, walls, etc. For the disciplinary action, the students will be required to paint the area where they wrote on. For example, a student wrote on the walls of the comfort room, he/she is required to paint the entire comfort room by himself/herself.

The fourth violation is Cutting Classes. This involves the students who escape from school just to hang out with fellow classmates. The students here will either be suspended and/or will be expelled from school.

The fifth violation is Stealing. The students here are required to return the thing stolen but if it is lost, the student will pay the price of the thing he/she stole.

The sixth violation is Bullying. The student who bullied his schoolmate will be required to make amends with the person he bullied and to write an oath that he/she promises to not bully that person anymore.

The last violation is Cheating. If a student is caught cheating 3 or more times in a certain subject, he/she will immediately be recorded as failed on the subject's exam.

A Fine Summer Day with Young Mozart

I woke up in my room with the sun shining down on the old window panes, the soft breeze blowing through the curtains, and the loud chirping of the birds. "Everything is so old-fashioned here. What happened?", I thought. After taking a long and relaxing bath, I started to look inside my closet and there stood a lot of fancy, old-fashioned, and puffy gowns--all my size.. "Ew. Look at these...", I thought to myself. Luckily, I found a nice not-so-long pink flowery dress that has arm-length sleeves with white ruffles. I looked at myself at the dusty mirror and smiled at the reflection. I ran my way down on the stairs and sat on a chair besides the mini grand piano while looking at the calendar. My cat Molly, greeted me with a soft "Meow, meow." Now I remembered. Today is my birthday. How could I forget? I looked over to the kitchen and saw a small chocolate cake with sprinkles. It has a note beside it saying, "Happy Birthday, dear! I made this for you. Sorry I cannot join you in eating it. My boss just called me today for extra work at the bakery. Feel free to do whatever you want the whole day, just make sure you get home before 7 o'clock. See you later! Love, Auntie xx."

I decided to get outside and breathe some cool and fresh air. While slipping on my shoes, I grabbed my purse and picked up my bicycle with a little basket on the front and started going to the downtown area of London. Making my way there, I began sightseeing. Seeing the trees that are growing leaves surrounding the lake with the ducks swimming simply made my day. After a few more minutes, I reached downtown. I then began roaming around the town carelessly looking for something to treat myself with until I got knocked over by somebody. Music sheets scattered everywhere. He looks like a kid and was a little shorter than I, with grayish-brown hair. I picked up the music sheets and gave it to him. He helped me stand up and introduced himself. "Good day, m'lady. My name is Wolfferl, short for Wolfgang. And you are..?" "Hmm... Wolfgang? Sounds like Mozart's first name", I thought. "I'm Beatrice. Nice to meet you." "Do you know how to play the piano?" he asked. "Well, sort of." "Come on, I will teach you." He began playing the piano that was on the center of the plaza. The music soothed my ears and it was so nice. After that, he taught me how to play chords and all that stuff. I paused playing to ask him what time it is. 6 o'clock. "You're like Mozart. I bet your parents are proud of you. Good thing I understood how to play this or else our piano at home will be useless." I told him before I left. He looked confused and started laughing. "I AM Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart." I stood there shocked and speechless while Wolfferl was recovering from his laughing. "Anyway, I have to go. My auntie is waiting for me. Thank you so much for the piano lessons. I won't forget these." He waved goodbye as I headed home.

To My British Suitor... (If there'll be any..)

To my dear lovely (insert name of future suitor here),

I think we have gotten to know each other a little more and come to understand each other's feelings since you took me out on our first date a few days ago. Also, I want to thank you for the dinner you set up. When you asked me out for a date, I couldn't help but say "YES" because I really like you and I've been daydreaming of you asking me out for dinner. I want you to know that I have liked you ever since I saw you in our school in London. The dinner was wonderful. I hope we can go on another brilliant date, just like the previous one.

For me, I'm starting to feel that I'm very special to you as you're special to me. Judging in your way of sending me gifts, your manners and attitude towards me, your gentlemanship, your looks, and you, yourself, you may win my heart. You're very outgoing and witty, and cheeky, with a good sense of humor- which I really love about you. I just want you to know that whenever I see you, butterflies start to come inside my stomach. I feel stupid and blush a lot when you look at me from across the classroom. I don't know what words to say when you talk to me. I can't control myself from staring at you staring at me. You and your beautiful curls, those tantalizing green orbs of yours, those dimples that I've been staring at whenever you talk to me, and your passionate smile make me distracted. Anyway, this is all your fault. Your beautiful eyes are always staring at me and make me smile like an idiot.

When you asked me to be your first and last girlfriend, I can't help but blush a lot. I think I'll accept your offer, since you have proven your love for me by just being you; and that's what I love about you. I can't explain why I love you this much. I can't say that it's because of your looks and cheekiness, those are included though. I really can't say why I love you, I just don't know why.

Let's meet up at the same place where we had our first date and wait for me there. Don't be impatient. Just wait for me and I'm gonna tell you what my answer will be, "Yes" or "No". You know, I really love you but I have to ask my family first and it seems to me that they all approve. They are starting to like you too. I hope you keep it up. I love you, (insert name of future suitor here)! Xx

What Will You Choose?

Mastery of your mother tongue, or the fluency of the English language? What will you choose? Which do you prefer? Many people think of these as choices. But you should balance these two aspects. None of these aspects is better that the other. Let's look at the benefits of the fluency of the English language and the mastery of the mother tongue:

Fluency of the English Language: Getting jobs and in communication. When you try to get a job, especially when the companies deal with international clients, you should learn how to speak in English clearly and fluently. That's because English is the world language. If you do not know how to speak in English, you will have lower chances in getting jobs in other countries. And if you don't know how to speak in English, how can you communicate with different people around the world?


Mastery of the Mother Tongue: This is really important. We should know our own language and must not forget it. We must maintain it because the language helps us value our culture and heritage. This is what makes us unique and have our own identity. Also, when the native language is not maintained, important links to family members may be lost.


It may be hard to choose from the two, but for me, we must balance both to keep our native culture and heritage alive in ourselves, and to be fluent in speaking the world language.

To be or not to be, That is the Question.

To be or not to be, that is the question.

Study or not, do well in recitation

To care enough to do my obligation

And aim toward 2014 graduation.

To be or not to be, that is the question.

Multimedia arts, chef or veterinarian,

Stewardess, forensics, designer for homes

All these stuff, will I or will I not perform?

To be or not to be, that is the question.

As early as now I’ve thought of application

Will I also play with peoples’ emotion?

Will I be in the presidential election?

Intramurals-- Helpful or Not?

Are sports activities in schools, or we usually call "intramurals" helpful to us students? Sports activities help students in a lot of ways. Like...

In a physical way: Sports activities encourage students to engage in sports and to be physically fit. These activities make the students stronger and healthier. These will help the students in removing the extra fat or carbohydrates from their bodies by participating and being active in the field of sports. Events like these contribute a lot the the physical fitness and wellness of a student.

In a mental way: Not only can sports activities make a student physically fit and healthy, but sports activities can also enhance the mental capacity of the brain. Sports can enhance the brain by making the student/s think of strategies or ways in which they can win against the other team/s. For example, in basketball, the players must find a way to catch up on their points. Sports also contribute to the mental alertness. Sports are not all about physical abilities but are also about the mental abilities of students.

In a social and emotional way: Students learn to socialize, deal and cooperate with one another through sports. For example, in a sack race, the students must help each other in arranging the team in order, whether it is from the slowest to the fastest, etc. We also learn a lot from sports like camaraderie, teamwork, and the most important, sportsmanship. Activities like this can also shape our emotions towards our successes and failures.

Intramurals may just last a few days. But, even if it's just for a couple of days, we students learn a lot from it, which we can apply to our daily lives.