Uncertain

I don't know if there's a possibility that I might pass the College Entrance Exams. 

Ohkay. Breathe. How can I breathe if I am not even confident of my answers awhile ago. USTET. Yes, it's not that hard. On the contrary, it's that EASY.

STRIKETHROUGH. I just can't believe it. I have one chance left. DLSU, please. 

I Do Not Know What To Do. 

Speak with me. 

Enlighten me. Please. I beg your kind heart. 

Ray Of Hope (Grace Christian Mission)

“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist”. When I heard that quote about a young pessimist, I felt guilty. Guilty as if Mark Twain dedicated that ever-famous quote to me. To be honest, at times of hardships, I would often tell myself, “I give up” or “I can’t take this anymore” then end up crying though it doesn’t actually solve anything. However, everything became contrary to what I often think and feel.  A dull moment was not precisely present by the time I stepped on Grace Christian Mission. When I first caught a glimpse of those children probably at the age of 4-16 with quite a smile on their faces, I felt amused. I sat beside a kid during the program. I asked her, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I waited for like 5 seconds before she replied and said, “A missionary”. Whoa, just whoa. Again, I asked another one, and he replied, “Soldier po.” I felt a sudden rush of joy inside my veins. Yes, these kids might be abandoned by their parents or their relatives; however, they are still fortunate for they can study and pursue their goals and that the Grace Christian Mission are there to help them. Young pessimist? No they aren’t. They are God-fearing, humble, and any other positive words I can ever utter.

 Young as we are, I realized that even if we cannot escape from devastating events or whatnot in our lives, we must hold on to God’s hand whose trying to pull us up when we’re at the depths of the earth. On our last CAT, I can therefore say that I am extremely, absolutely, immensely and evidently felt the 2 greatest emotion at the same time. I felt happy because I was able to interact with people I never thought I’d meet and I thank our school for giving us this opportunity. I learned that though we are different from each other, in the eyes of God we are all one and that we are called to love each other. The only part that saddened me was the realization that there would no longer be another CAT for us and that I have to go back to reality where I’m bound to do a lot of things in school. However, I did not let the anxiety overpower me for I know that once I graduate, I will be able to help more people and maybe someday, go back to the places we had our CAT.  Just like what Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope”.

Makati, Are We Really Plastic-Free?

    On a City Ordinance 2003-095 legalized by Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr., it was stated that the plastic materials and other non-biodegradable materials (like the Styrofoam) are prohibited to be used, reproduced or merchandised in the market in accordance to the Solid Waste Management Code of Makati which aims to help in building a cleaner and greener environment. It was on the year 2003 that the City Ordinance 2003-095 had been created and different establishments were given a 9 years to prepare and to eliminate those plastic materials from their inventories. The 9-year sufficient period was supposed to end by December 31, 2012; but, the City Ordinance had been effective only on June 20, 2013 since Mayor Binay extended the deadline. On the contrary, this does not entirely forbids the use of plastic since there are what they called “primary” and “secondary” packaging. The primary packaging contains the items sold in the market such as frozen food, snack food, hardware. While the secondary packaging serves as the support for the primary wet packaging such as the frozen food. Also exempted are sachets, plastic bottles and containers for beverage, oil, peanut butter, alcohol and etc.

    Materials made from plastic had been used for a very long period here in the Philippines. Factories who produce petroleum-based plastic distribute these plastic materials to different parts of the city to be used as utensils, in packaging, in groceries and etc. As oil price continues to rise, the production of plastic materials also increases while the landmass for these plastic materials being used then thrown become smaller. Though there are different kinds of plastic materials, they have their own disadvantages. Since these materials being produced are not entirely biodegradable, it can cause serious destructive effects to the environment.

   Due to this plastic ban, establishments in Makati started complying with the city ordinance by replacing these plastic materials with alternatives such as paper bags, baskets, kitchen utensils such as paper cups, plates, wooden spoons and forks among others. City residents must think first of the environment though some of these alternatives may cause inconvenience to them like the use of paper bags in groceries wherein there are times that the paper bag gets wrecked due to  the heavy stuff. Furthermore, the government should now start looking for alternatives to those plastic materials who are exempted from the ban since it would not truly mean that a city is plastic-free.

  Do we really need to wait for Makati City to be tagged as the “plastic capital” instead of being the business capital of the country? Keep in mind that whatever we do today, there are consequences that awaits in the future. Let’s start moving to a cleaner and greener environment. Just as the tagline goes, “Make it happen, make it Makati.”

A blog? Who writes a blog? A blogger does. I don't actually think that I can be considered as a blogger. I'm more of a reader. However, I can't reading anymore. I feel like I need to write, my own true feelings. EMOTIONS. OVERFLOWING EMOTIONS. That is what you'll see.

I FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL LIKE A MEDIOCRE. x