MAYON IS AWAKE AGAIN

Tourists and locals describe this volcano as perfect and amazing because of its shape like a cone. This volcano is no other than the Mt.Mayon in Albay here in our beloved country Philippines. But because of its unstopable natural activity, just last December of the year 2009, many of our brothers and sisters in Albay experienced a day of chaos instead of happiness and celebration during Christmas.

It was a watchful dayfor every Filipino, especially for the Albayanons updating the lava and magma flow of Mt.Mayon that are one of the signs of its explosion activity.Everytime I read a newspaper or switch on a television, first on the headline is Mt.Mayon,with pictures and videos showing the thick smoke and lava flowing from its top opening.The Philvolcs is very busy giving updates and alerts to every Filipinos mainly in Albay. Affected residents started to evacuate to keep safe but stiil, they can never think of peace because their livelihoods are ruined. Thou I'm not in the actual place and situation, I can feel their sadness and pain because it was always shown in the television. Some of them remains in their homes and continue taking care of their farms in the midst of calamity for the reason that atleast after the incident they have something to go back and start a new living.

The volcano's signs and activities changes untl the experts cannot exactly identify the date of explosion. The residents remained in the evacuation centers until Christmas and New year, waiting for the updates.Even they are in struggle and sadness, they still manage to celebrate those special occassions in a happy Filipino way, showing optimism and hope in the middle of chaos.

Now, after that tragedy, livelihoods and some of the lives of our Albayanon brothers and sisters were gone. Residents of the affected place is now starting to build a new community full of hope. Incidents like this give us a lot of lessons for realization and to awaken our sleeping hearts.

A PIECE OF LIFE

As I walk in the CASS hallways and step on the stairs, I heared some students talking about the death of the college dean, Mr. Edwin Peter S. Hernando. At first I was really shock and confused to believe about the news until my teacher in Filipino confirmed the news to us. My teacher cried as she reminisced the days while Mr.Hernando is still alive. We in the classgot teary eyes. Before our teacher starts her discussion, she reminds us to value our lives and always prepare ourselves for we don't know when and what way God take our life yo us.

This day, I learned not just in academic but on how important and special our life and the life of our loved ones.

A NEW LEARNING IN MY PSYCH1 SUBJECT

This is quite a busy day for me.I have my quiz in and two exams in 2 consecutive days.Even thou their are still a lot of lessons to be studied, I still enjoy this week's learning in my different subjects.

So far in my lessons this week, I enjoyed our discussion in Psych1.We are now tackling on Human development.Part of the topic is the Reproductive process which really makes the whole class noisy and laugh every time our teacher discuss on the reproductive organs and explains further through telling us some funny related stories.We also discuss about the dominant and recessive traits of a mother and a father that would possibly be inherited by the child.As our teacher go through her discussion,I learned from her shared story about a couple having the blood types AB and O.She said that this blood types are not compatible,for there are many cases happened that their child become physically and mentally abnormal,except for the first born child.Because of that I am quite scared in choosing my future partner.She said that it is really better to know the background of the family of your boyfriend or girlfriend before planning to marry and settle down and also to produce a good race that makes the class laugh.

After the class,I was able to think of that lesson of choosing a man to live with.It really affects me and makes me a little bit of scared in marrying somebody.