A Semantic Malfunction

All high school students of DBC are required to do chores. That means, aside from just cleaning the classroom during dismissal time, they need to do chores somewhere in the grounds of DBC. For the 7- Kesy (Gang), they are assigned to clean the Physics Garden, the area in front of the Science Lab. I thought the experience would be difficult, but to my surprise, it wasn't. My heart was so touched to see my students working together like brothers. They worked so fast, and they were able to clean the assigned area in record time. As their adviser who is observing them, I cannot but feel so touched that at least, through cleaning, they became bonded. My heart felt a certain sense of joy. When I asked some of my students what they felt, some of my students said that they enjoyed the experience. As a first time adviser, I feel so happy when my students work hard to achieve a goal. I believe that simple activities like this, when done well, can have great impact in the life of m

Image Source: Google Images A raindrop is never the same once it touches the earth. It becomes one with it, and it dies, so that it may give life. So why be sad when a raindrop falls? It briefly lives so that briefly it dies. And when it dies, other's life is prolonged. So that's how it is with living and dying. They are a married couple bound by a sacred union. A light shines, a beacon darkens, a flower blooms and rots... We die and we're born... No more tears, no more sadness... Just live your life and wait for its demise.

High Schoolers of Don Bosco Starting the School Year with a Bang... For many students, first day of classes can seem to be an extremely overwhelming and exceedingly frightful event. They wish to know who their teachers are going to be. The students are on the lookout for those teachers who would be the terrorists, the nonchalant, or the ones they will truly love. They also seem to be nervous about their classmates. They keep on asking as to who would be their great friends, who are the ones who can make their lives miserable, the class clown, the silent one, etc. However, as much as the first day of class is an eventful day on the part of the students, it is also as eventful as that of the students on the part of the teacher. I, for one, considered this kind of an experience not just a first day jittery event, but one that lasted for as long as three days. Perhaps, the most dreadful experience I've ever had was the first day of class. Finally, I will be meeting my Grade

Image Source: Google Image I remember back in college when I was enrolled in a Philosophy class, we were asked to write an essay about the movie Breaking Dawn. The purpose of this task is for us to identify the social dimensions of the story. Kindly read the essay I wrote as shown below. At the surface level, Breaking Dawn part 1 seems like an ordinary teenage love story. The movie has been subjected a lot of times to ridicule and mockery because of the obsession of many people to cheesy romances. Teenage girls and some teenage boys have patronized this movie for they have identified themselves with the characters’ circumstances and situations as creatively written by Stephenie Meyer. Let’s face it, when it comes to love stories, teenagers as well as young adults, and even single adults will find themselves drawn to it. However, after attending this Philosophy class, I have realized that the movie can be seen in a deeper and analytical way. It is not just your average teenage