Kannawidan Festival (Insight)

    Ilocos Sur, our very own province has rich and stunning cultures and traditions that we Ilocanos must be proud of. In order to showcase these, we have important festives just to exhibit and promote products of ours and precious cultures of Ilocanos to attract and invite tourists to come and visit Ilocos. One of these is the Kannawidan Ylocos Festival which is a week-long festive of happiness for local and foreign tourists as more entertaining events are included in the celebration. Now on its 12th year, the Kannawidan Ylocos Festival had already established its identity as the prime festival of the province.The province has a rich heritage and unique cultures that need to be preserved for the next generations. However, many of these traditions, songs, dances and other Ilocano cultures were not already familiar to the younger generations due to the influence of the television, computer and internet. 

Highlights include the members of the Bayanihan Dance Company entertained the Ilocanos with their world class performance of the Beauty of the Philippines through dances, music and sounds. Their graceful movements and excellent rendition of songs and playing the indigenous musical instruments drew attractions from the crowd. Governor Luis Chait Singson and Vice Governor Savellano together with the officials of the Department of Education Division of Ilocos Sur signified the start of the different contests for elementary and high school students. These include traditional tribal rituals, choir and glee club competition, marching band contest, traditional music ensemble, dance drama, traditional and folk dances, contemporary dance competition and street dancing showdown. These events aimed to encourage young Ilocanos to learn these indigenous songs and dances for sustainability and preservation. Another important event is the Partuat ken Patanor Trade and Agri Fair. Officials from the trade and agri fair displayed all products from the different towns of the Ilocos Sur and its nearby provinces.  This Kannawidan Ylocos Festival aims to create awareness on the preservation of the province’ rich cultural heritage, practices and traditions, and a showcase of the different agriculture and industry products. We, Ilocanos should all be proud of with this because we are having this for tourists to appreciate our rich culture. Moreover, let us all preserve these cultures for next generations and this will serve as our trademark as an Ilocano.

New Year, New Me

    2018 has passed and 2019 has come. People usually make their resolutions, but they don't fulfill their promise. And every January, I see an influx of people admitting they’ve failed their resolutions just a few days in. This is the time of year everyone sets New Year’s Resolutions and although I don’t plan to make any this year (because let’s be real, who actually sticks to them?), I plan to make a few goals that I can reach through the year.

    When the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, we’ll all (most likely) will begin to hear (and see on social media) people use the old phrase “new year, new me”.While New Year brings new memories and possibilities, it doesn’t necessarily mean we have to change everything about who we are. It’s not exactly a new you, but a better version of yourself, a “You 2.0”.

    I normally hear the usual “I’m going to start eating healthier,” line when you ask others their New Year’s resolution. That’s a great goal to have, but if you’re going to be a better version of yourself, there are a lot more important issues you need to focus on. It’s vital to start on things that are inside of us!

  

There’s always room for improvement, and you will never stop growing as a person. It’s easy to say, “Maybe next year,” but why not now? Why not be a better version of ourselves every day of our lives? Why should we wait until New Year to want to grow? You already know what you want to change about yourself, so make every day of the year the moment you actually do it. Make this day the moment you no longer need the excuse of the New Year to improve yourself.

   May this be a year of growth and joy, full of lessons and challenges that will help you take every day as an opportunity to make a change. Don’t take any moment for granted and give purpose to every action you take. Aim high and you’ll thrive.

   Start improving yourself instead of waiting and making up excuses. The world needs more people believing in themselves and trusting they have everything to make a difference, whether it’s big or small. Happy new year and make “You 2.0” the best version of yourself so far!

Change: Starts With Me

     All people change for a reason. Some people change from bad to good or vice versa. Change happens whether we like it or not and regardless of whether we do anything about it. 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.

    Most people who say they don’t like change mean they don’t like when it happens to them, but they don’t mind if they are the ones initiating the change. Those with a growth mindset see difficult problems as challenges to be solved, embracing them with enthusiasm and determination. Those with a fixed mindset see difficult problems as a pain in the butt and tend to give up before they start.  Those with a growth mindset welcome change while those with a fixed mindset resist it. 

      We can lead change and make our world a better place if we start with ourselves. Learning to become a better spouse, parent, businessperson, leader, salesperson, philanthropist, coach and volunteer will enable me to contribute more to my family, my community, and my industry. By inviting positive change into my life, by initiating change, I might be able to positively influence others.

But that’s a choice they have to make.

References: https://www.tacresults.com/article/change-starts-with-you/

Reflection 3rd Grading

     This is my reflection about 3rd Grading. Well, we learned all about html tags and how to use them. We also learned how to make web pages and how to link it. 

Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities

      Like many other social problems, Gender Equality happens across the board in American society. This is issue is known to have a negative impact.
 Gender equality is “achieved when women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society, including economic participation and decision-making, and when the different behaviours, aspirations and needs of women and men are equally valued and favoured.

       We, human beings, have formed a society based on certain rules that govern our actions and behavior. We share mutual resources and while building up our lives we commit innumerate amount of decisions everyday that lead us to differing paths.



                        https://www.cram.com/essay/equality-equal-opportunities/P3Z7VE2SJ

Essence of Christmas

     It's December again. The last month of every year when Christmas is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th December every year. On the 1st December advent begins, this is the time leading up to Christmas day, Jesus' birthday. It is very important because this is when God came to Earth in human form as Jesus.
  At Christmas, we are expected to spare time to contemplate on things eternal. That is, we must remind ourselves that we are strangers her on earth; that our real home is in heaven. And that no matter how long we live, we shall sure die one day.
   The essence of Christmas is all about family, love, and generosity. 
    

Children's Month Celebation

   

      The Children's Month is celebrated every November, with it's theme, Isulong: Tamang Pag-aaruga para sa lahat ng bata. The event is celebrating it's 26th year. The theme states that adults should take care of their children so that they will grow properly and they will live a healthy and happy life. It also states that they should treat children right and stop abusing them so there will be no violence that will happen

Filipino Values Month

 

    Ang Values Month ay ipinagdiriwang tuwing ikatlong linggo ng Nobyembre, kasabay ang pagdiriwang ng English Month. Sa temang, "Mapanuring gamit ng gadget: Tungo sa mapagkalingang ugnayan ng pamilya at kapwa.

     Inilalahad ng tema na dapat maging responsable tayo sa paggamit ng gadgets dahil makakaadik rin ito tulad ng droga. Maaari itong makasitra ng pagsasama ng pamilya at sa ibang tao. Kaya dapat nating alamin ang ating mga limitasyon upang di malulong at hindi masira ang konksyon sa ibang tao

    

English Month Theme

     The English Month Celebration is celebrated every third week of November. With it's theme, "Reading, a key to success". It encourages us, students to strive and study hard for our future.
      The theme defines us to study well so we could have better life for the future. Reading represents our education that we should enhance and make our knowledge grow.

Reflection 2nd Quarter

   My reflection about the sceond quarter of ICT is that I learned all out Internet services and their functions and all about HTML tags. It was fun in this quarter because the lessons are easy to understand and we also joined the Techno Camp which we learned to make new friends and how we enhance our skills.

UN Theme Celebration

 The United Nations' Celebration is celebrated during the month of October with the theme "Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity", with its 73rd anniversary on October 24.

The United Nations was founded by US President Franklin Roosevelt and English Prime Minister Winston Churchill last October 24, 1945, right after the woeful World War II. It's main purpose is to help the countries get along with each other.
The theme's purpose is to ensure the safety of human rights and dignity so that no one would harm other people.