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"New Year, New Me." A trend (I like to call it a trend) that circulates the world, the web; basically everywhere whenever the start of a new year comes around. People say that they'll change a part of themselves, but I've noticed that only some people do that change. This is the equivalent of the New Year's Resolution. The only difference of this and the NYR is that a miniscule amount of people keep their "New Year, New Me" promises, while none actually complete their Resolution. I don't hate on this trend, but it's kinda just an excuse for someone to do something productive or to be productive and responsible in general. Now, about my title. Should we only let the New Year change us? Is the New Year the only time we can change ourselves? Why not change yourself now, instead of waiting for the new year to come? I'm sure that the long time frame of waiting will be more than enough for you to change yourself. Again, not saying that I hate N...

Change. 5 letters. A word that is easily pronounced, but is hard to do. Change. To become different. To become something else. Change. Why do people change? How do you change? Change happens, whether we like it or not. It's a never ending cycle in our world. Tomorrow will be different than today. We can resist, but that is a bit like standing in a river and trying to hold back the water – useless. We have a choice to watch change passively happening around us, or to participate and lead it. Changes are taking place on all levels, from simple to complex; whether the minuscule transformations of our brain cells to the political crises unfolding around the world. Some changes we can manage, some we can influence, but realistically, most are outside our control. Change always starts in you. No one can change you but yourself. Unless if you don't change the bad habits you're constantly doing, it's always gonna stay like that. If you want to do something good for yourse...

Ang ating gadgets ay nakakatulong sa maraming bagay. Halos lahat na ng mga tao dito sa mundo ay may sariling gadget. Marami tayong ginagawa gamit ang mga gadget natin, kagaya ng paglalaro, pagnood, pagsaliksik at kung ano-ano pa. Talagang pinadali ng gadgets ang ating buhay. Sa tulong ng teknolohiya at gadgets, halos lahat ay pwede nang magawa sa isang pindot lang. Paano kung gagamitin natin ang ating gadgets sa pakikipagugnayan? Pwede nang magawa yan ngayon. Dahil sa teknolohiya, pwede mo nang makipagugnayan sa kapwa. Mas pinadali na ngayon ang pakikipagugnayan. Imbes na magsulat ka pa ng liham para makipag-usap sa taong malayo sa iyo, pwede mong gamitin ang iyong cellphone para kausapin ang tao. Ang teknolohiya ay nagiging isang daan sa mabuting ugnayan. Hangga't maari, gamitin natin ang ating gadgets para sa mabuti at di para sa masama. Wag nating gamitin ang ating gadgets na sumira ng buhay ng kapwa.

Reading; to look at and understand words, passages, phrases, etc. It's something that you can do at anytime, any place, anyway. It's something that can help you in understanding a plethora of knowledge. It's something that's easy to do, with many benefits, yet we still don't it a lot. "Pagbasa: Susi sa Magandang Kinabukasan". This is the theme of this year's English Month. It focuses on reading and how it is a key to a wonderful future. I am not of reading, and to be honest, I don't do a lot. I kinda regret not reading a lot. If I read, it's probably for a Leisure Reading Report or I'm just very interested in that particular article/magazine/book etc. Other than those reasons, I don't read. I don't read a lot but you should. Reading is very helpful. When you need knowledge for something, read. When you need something to do so that you won't get bored, read. When you need something to cheer you up when you're sad or to ta...

The 2nd quarter has just finished and it's time for another reflection. 2nd Quarter was very hectic. I'm not gonna lie, it was hard to keep up. There were times where I wanted to give up, but I still moved forward. I feel very relieved that the 2nd Quarter is over, and I'm glad that I've learned a lot this quarter. Learning about basic web design was great. It's not as challenging as I thought it would be, and I adapted to learning it pretty quickly. I wanted to learn about this a long time ago, I just didn't know where to start. I'm glad that we had this topic for the 2nd quarter. Though it was hard, I got past the 2nd Quarter unscatthed. It was really hard not to give up, but I did it. Hopefully, 3rd Quarter's gonna be a bit easier.

Accentuating Potentials, Activating Technological Advancements. This is the theme for this year's Science Month. They call it "Wavefront." It is quite often that we see technology. We even own such pieces ourselves, like our phones, laptops, etc. We all use these tech for different things, but what if I told you that we can use these tech to improve? We all have the power to enhance ourselves using tech. It's no secret that we can. We just don't realize that. Potential can be accentuated by activating technological advancements. By using tech, we can sharpen our potentials and make them tapped. Tech has given a big opportunity to improve ourselves, the question is, are you taking it?

"Coming together with those furthest behind build an inclusive world of universal rights and dignity" Rights; perhaps one of the most controversial topics that we have ever had. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is important to recall the fundamental connection between extreme poverty and human rights, and that people living in poverty are disproportionately affected by many human rights violations. This year, the UN is looking to put a stop to global poverty. When I was reading about the theme on the website, it was quite interesting. Mr. Joseph Wresinski is one of the few people who has connected human rights and poverty. He appealed to the Human Rights Commission to examine the question of extreme poverty and human rights and eloquently captured the connection between human rights and extreme poverty with this :  “Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme pove...