Anti Smoking Campaign

                    Me and my classmates attended the Anti-Smoking seminar which was held at our school's Multipurpose Hall 2. Mr. Emer Rojas was one of the speakers in the seminar, he is part of the New Vois Association of the Philippines Inc.  He is a larynx cancer survivor who used to smoke and has undergone laryngectomee- the process in which an idividual's larynx in surgically removed, 

he mentioned that he used to smoke a lot, like 3 packs a day. He was open to admitting how bad his addiction was and how bad the addiction itself already is. He included in his speech very important health issues which included his personal experience in which he has had his larynx removed due to the cancer. He told us of the horrors of losing our larynx.

                    In the talk of Mr. Rojas he mentioned how many chemical compounds does cigarettes contain and for all you know cigarettes contains over 7,000 chemical compounds. By that information they have raised up awareness about it through this No Smoking Campaign, and with the help of raising the awareness, Sin Tax Law RA 10351 which is an act restructuring the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products was implemented at the year 2012. As the awareness continues to spread the next goal of the campaign is to make Graphic Health Warnings printed along the pack of cigarettes.

                    Even though I'm not a smoker I really do learn a lot in this talk we attended, and by this it helped me to be more alert and careful for I myself is still prone to lung cancer due to what we call second hand smoke, and that through the help of all the information I got from the talk I can help raise awareness to other people especially to those people who smokes.

Love, love, love

                    The movie Turn Left, Turn Right was based on the best selling illustrated storybooks in Asia. It is also adapted from a Chinese book depicting two main characters, an aspiring violinist and a professional translator, who was played by destiny.

                    The story tells of two people who live in buildings right next to each other, separated only by a wall, and are always near each other but can't seem to find one another. What strikes me the most is their destiny. It is different from coincidence, because time will come you  and your destiny will be together. All we need to do is to wait for the right time and your choice to strive for your own happiness.  

Historical Film

                    The most talked Historical biopic film for this year was entitled "Heneral Luna" which was directed by Mr. Jerrold Tarog and produced by Artikulo Uno Productions.  I would like to thank Mr. Tarog for giving us this kind of movie to influence and be inspired of what Heneral Luna did. He showed to us his courage, passion and dedication to fight for our country inspite of betrayals of his fellow Filipinos. He also showed heroic actions especially when the Americans and Spaniards were invading our territory. The movie also showed how the Filipinos during that time suffered and sacrificed their own lives for the freedom of the Philippines. 

Teatro Phileo

 Last October 9, MA 151 and other blocks that are under Ms. Eliz's EEP classes were gathered at MPH 1 to watch a play entitled "Ang Tatay kong Kalbo."

The characters were perfectly represented in all their aspects. Nobody forgot their lines, nor did anyone laugh on stage unless of course they were supposed to. The props and the setting were superb. I can only imagine how much effort and man hours were put into making them. It helped in the overall presentation of the idea of the story. We have kept our focus on the play and we were very much entertained and we really laughed a lot because the actors and actresses were great! All in all I find the play very interesting and entertaining. I would like to watch another play like this for this kind of play will somehow give you good vibes which can relax you from all the school stuff or stress.

C O N F I D E N C E !

CONFIDENCE is captivating, 

it is powerful and does not fade,

and that is endlessly more 

interesting than beauty. 

                    Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives, yet so many people struggle to find it. Sadly, this can be a vicious circle of people who lack self-confidence can find it difficult to become successful. Confident people inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success. The good news is that self-confidence really can be learned and built on. And, whether you’re working on your own confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it’s well-worth the effort!