Viva San Pablo, Viva Ciudad Fernandina!

          Every 25th day of January, Vigan City celebrates its town fiesta and the commemoration of St. Paul, their patron saint. Its already been ten years that they are doing this celebration. 

          A lot of tourists visit Vigan to witness events that the city prepared.Aside from being the oldest surviving city of the Spanish colonial that makes it famous, the Longganisa Festival is an event of the city that Bigueños can be proud of.A lot of people look forward to the performances especially when the participants of the street dancing show their widest smiles and that makes the celebration warmer. 

          On the day of the town fiesta, there was a parade. There were so many people watching and tourists even took photos. 

          Vigan Fiesta is really enjoyable and touring around its vicinity is like going back to the Spanish time.

Moment of Truth

          Time won't make us go back to what has been done, rather, tells us to look back, learn and accept that there are things we can't control or change even if it means of risking something.

   

          Count more days and third quarter will be over too. That's how time flies, so fast. Though, many things happened, many lessons are learned and regrettably, much time had been wasted. In these  grading, I had such two wonderful memories: first, on my birthday and second, the day after my birthday and my last Christmas program in high school. For the lessons, I say this quarter is maybe the most difficult, really, because I was quite topsy- turvy and wishy- washy. For the time, it 's kinda wasted because of planning then down to nothing, every start of a new grading, I always tell myself that I will do better but it's the opposite. That's what I hate about me but I can't get rid of it. That is why I won't include to write in here trying my best next quarter rather, I'll just wait what I can do.

          Some are now having their countdown to graduation, some are reminiscing their life as a high schooler , some are crying over the time they let to pass unworthily and some are wishing if three months could only be so long like a year but what can we do? It's the truth. There's nothing to do but to hope, to hope and to hope that time could stay still. I say, three months can be like a year because if we really want to make it to the fullest now, many things will still happen either fun or sorrow.

          Hard to accept, but now, it's the moment of truth, the truth that will soon change our way o living as a students.

         

A Whole New World

          How I wish I can go back in time so that I can fix everything that went wrong and make every second worthwhile especially that after the remaining three months, I will no longer be a high school girl and soon to leave the place where I used to be, the institution that made me discover more things.  Regrettably, inventors have not yet made what everybody's looking for, the time machine so there's nothing I can do but to make every minute meaningful and prepare myself for the new world I am to land.

           After three months, I am to commence again, commence in a new environment with new faces, new way of living, new learning or rather a totally new world. Things will never be the same again after those months because soon I will be entering a university. Some say its more challenging yet enjoyable because from that time you will be having a bit of independence and that will make you be more responsible. It's hard to find adjustments again but that will make things more enjoyable.   I am way too excited to get there yet too lonely that I will be leaving many important things: friendship, places where I used to hang-out and more.

          I may not be with them in the near future but I know the feelings that I share with them will last. With the three months, I will enjoy it with them and together, we will prepare ourselves in entering university.

         

The Shimmering Light

          We, the Catholics, celebrate Christmas every 25th day of December. That has been our tradition from a long time ago. Everytime, when Christmas is nearing, we would all go caroling, busy buying gifts and preparing food and making ourselves happy. But, do you think these things are all about Christmas? 

          Caroling, gifts, foods? These are not the true essence of Christmas. Boyfriends, girlfriends? Oh! come on! When did Christmas became a Valentine's Day? What's wrong in being single for Christmas? What's with "Samahan ng Malalamig ang Pasko"? The true essence of Christmas is almost forgotten. The reason of having Christmas is almost buried. 

          We are all given equal opportunities. There is no one who has a cold Christmas for having or not having a boyfriend or a girlfriend because they are not the reason  for us to have a happy and warm celebration. They are not its true essence. It's God and only God. His ever shimmering light showers us warmth brightens and leaves us a meaningful celebration but it's up to you whether to embrace it or not.

          Lots of food, receiving and giving gifts, no matter what you have, as long as you are with God, you are experiencing a true  feeling of Christmas. Do not wait for anything in return but be contented with you have for He had planned everything for us from the very beginning and when He had decided to give us us such great gift.