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OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSLETTER OF

THE COLLEGE OF MAASIN BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
THE COLLEGE OF MAASIN
BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Inside this issue
NEY 80th ANNUAL ORATION
CONTEST .................................... 2
MCFCBatang Pinoy Champs ....... 3
CM Elem joins Quiz Bee .............. 3
The Girls Scout Acvity ............... 4
TYPHOON YOLANDA ................... 4
Features and Entertainment
Freedom Leaf
Mrs. Hernadith Vallota
The Fourth Finger of the Le
Hand
Trivia Fun
Prose and Poetry
CM HIGH JOINS METROBANK MTAP DEPED
MATH CHALLENGE 2014

The College of Maasin parcipated the 2014

Metrobank MTAP DepED Math Challenge
Eliminaon Round last January 17, 2014 at 8:00 oclock in the morning at the Maasin City Naonal
High School. The following students were selected to compete for the said contest:
GRADE 7 GRADE 8
1. PJ Redulla 1. Josie Mae Pejoles
2. Jerald Dueas 2. Jean Rose Egido
3. Wyndy Faith Sabillo 3. Kloyde Jervoso
THIRD YEAR FOURTH YEAR
1. Dulce Mae Rose 1. Jana Mendoza
2. Ian Dantes 2. Cherline Carbonilla
3. Joshua Canales 3. Katya Joy Siega
Mrs. Rosemarie Achacoso gave the opening remarks and announced the respecve rooms to
be contested.
Aer the heated contest, our students bag the following awards:
4
th
year students got the 6
th
place
3
rd
year students got the 6
th
place
Grade 8 students got the 2
nd
place
Grade 7 students got the 2
nd
place

Congratulaons to all compeve CMians.
Katya Siega
CM HS CONDUCTS 1ST MAKAMATHSCI CAMP
The CM High School Department held it's very 1st MakaMathSci Camp last October
2830,2013 at the campus of The College of Maasin.
It was a three day activity participated by majority of the High School students, the
High School faculty and guest speakers who just came over to share their knowledge relating
the topics that are to be discussed in the camp.
First day, the campers signed up and handover their contributions to Ms. Jonalor
Jimenez and then headed to their own respective rooms while some setup their tents outside of
the rooms. The opening ceremony was held later that night and was spearheaded by Mrs. Gilda
A. Lopez and Mr. Mario K. Blasabas. The next day, the camp directors divided the campers into
two groups namely, Newton and Euler. Then a session by Mr. Jonathan Palco followed. The
opposing teams competed in lots of educational activities enhancing their intellectual skills.
Later that evening was the Search for Mr. and Ms. United Nations (UN) 2014, where Ms. India
Litch Morales and Mr. Mexico John Arth Evero won the title. The last day, the Makabayan Club
discussed things about the UN then followed by some games like the tugofwar and the
treasure hunt.
Team Newton went home with victory while Team Euler showed also the spirit of
sportsmanship.



June 2013March 2014
Volume 1, Issue 1
The College of Maasin held its 80
th
Annual Oration Contest and 48
th
Annual Oration
Delivery Contest last January 6, 2014, Monday at the campus Alumni Court. The panel of
judges were Mr. Marben Barrera, Mr. Joshua De Rosas and Mrs. Ernita S. Mata. The said event
was participated by both Secondary and College students who were very competitive to
showcase their skills in delivering their Oratorical Pieces. These are the list of the students
who participated in the said event with their pieces:
For Secondary Department:
Kathlene J. Rante I Will Persist Until I Succeed
Richard Neil A. Magadan A Change Within
Princess Nin a V. Dinoy I Speak for Democracy
June Rhex L. Lacerna Believe You Can Succeed and You Will
Era Jade E. Acedo I Speak for Democracy
Cherline M. Carbonilla The Youth
Joshua Rod T. Canales Invoking Harmony with Nature
Rovielyn Balbada We Have Become Untrue to Ourselves
Jana T. Mendoza Because of What We Are and What We Believe
Cary Q. Romero I am Natures Greatest Miracle
For College Department:
Gemar B. Mori What the Youth Have Become Today
Charles M. Semania We Must Pound These Incompetent Crocodiles
Honey M. Castillo Wake Up to Reality
Pedro Saga Pain
After the contingents delivered their pieces, there was an intermission number by
the Stage ShakersCrew and a song number by Ms. Lyra Mae Delima while the judges were
tabulating the results. Thereafter, the following students were declared winners: High School
Department, Ms. Cary Q. Romero of Grade 8Jacinto bags the title as the Orator of the Year
followed by Ms. Cherline M. Carbonilla of 4Silang (2
nd
Place) and Mr. Richard Neil A.
Magadan also of 4Silang (3
rd
Place). For the College Department, Mr. Gemar Mori won 1
st

Place; Ms. Honey Castillo won 2
nd
Place and Mr. Charles Semania won 3
rd
Place.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Cherline Carbonilla
...games were performed by rival teams, relentlessly facing each other to edge
out a victory.
WHITE EAGLES defeated BLACK PANTHERS
NICANOR E. YIGUEZ 80
th
ANNUAL ORATION CONTEST
and 48
th
ANNUAL ORATION DELIVERY CONTEST
Aer a tremendous win by the
WHITE EAGLES (WE) on last years Intramu
rals, the triumphant team did it again and
defeated the BLACK PANTHERS (BP) by a
shade of 50 close points, with total scores of
600 points for WE and 550 points for BP dur
ing the concluded 2013 Intramurals held at
The College of Maasin last August 22 24,
2013.
The rst day of the compeon
was enjoyable which included the Grand
Athlec Parade with the athletes pung
pressure of enjoyment for the street audienc
es, also included were the Track and Field
compeons with some thrilling moments
that made the spectators cheer up for their
respecve teammates.
Individual sports were played on
the second day. Intelligence and skills were
brought by contestants to perform and face
themselves in skirmishes of knowledge. Some
of the compeons were silently played
though because of the mental nature of the
contests during that day.
Team compeons ensued on the
last day of the Intramurals, very excingly,
games were performed by rival teams, relent
lessly facing each other to edge out a victory.
Viewers were surprised by the greater skills
showed by both of the compeng teams that
day.
The Intramurals ended with a
WHITE EAGLES victory. All the athletes, spec
tators and coaches enjoyed the games and
acvies.
PJ Redulla
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CM ELEM joins Quiz BEE
Math Quiz Bee Division
Level was held last November 05,
2013 at Maasin Central School.
The contest started at
exactly 9:30 in the morning.
Coaches and parcipants were
thrilled by the heat of Math
quesons and problems. At the
outset of the heated skirmishes of
quesons and answers, our
coaches were relieved because
most of the contestants from The
College of Maasin (Elementary
Department) won. In Grade 3,
Sophia Leigh Espina placed 2nd
and Fennalou Garido placed 3rd. In
Grade 4, Crystal Bea Alvarez placed
1st and Shy Lagusad placed 2nd. In
Grade 5, Angelica Jane Espina
placed 1st and Stephany May
Sabillo placed 2nd. In Grade 6,
Mhaeve Lim placed 3rd. While
Benedict Bersabal placed 3rd in the
Damath Contest.
An awarding ceremony
capped the whole compeon.
MCFCBatang Pinoy Champs
The Maasin City Football Club or MCFC were proclaimed the Champions
against the defenseless Baybay during the championship game of futsal in Batang
Pinoy held here at Maasin City last September 2428 with a score of 20.
Two players of MCFC are from the College of Maasin, Brandonn Neil Tia
(DEFENSE), and Frederic Jasper Sembrano (GOAL KEEPER). Both of them contributed
their liters of sweat to MCFC. An hour before their nal game, the MCFC got ready for
their awaited match unl the opening minutes of the game. At rst, the MCFC were
rst shaking their nerves but suddenly, there blood rose higher and both teams
showed their swarmed defense, powered kicks, and tricky placing. But MCFC tried
their best for their team. In the middle of the rst half, Baybay revealed their ironed
defense unl suddenly, Lian Nathaniel Aring from Maasin Chrisan Academy scored a
goal from the niy unpredictable pass from Brandonn Neil Tia. MCFC celebrated for a
while unl the buzzer rung and ended the rst half with a score of 10. When the sec
ond half began, Baybay furiously dribbled the ball and they released tremendous kicks
to Frederic Sembrano, but MCFCs goalkeeper did not allow even one goal because all
of it was saved. MCFC needed revenge so they entered Arbby Kenneth Gamulo from
Maasin City Naonal High School. MCFC whirled Baybay with their tricky passes unl
the ball was passed to Gamulo, he hurriedly dribbled the ball and he unleashed a
wrecking ball kick and led MCFC to score. Baybay were shocked and thought that an
eternal blizzard passed through them. MCFC won with a score of 20 while team Bay
bay went home with a face weighing more than a kilo.
Aer all their hard work, MCFC are now honored because they were the
only team represenng the City of Maasin who got the gold in Batang PinoyVisayas
Leg.
Fiel Carl Almendra
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City of Maasin Futsal delegates with their gold medals.
Oenmes in
life, winning is
just a
consolaon. The
real price is
experience.
MR. & MS. INTRAMS 2013
Miss Intramurals 2013
was said to be the most excing and
most fabulous race in the beauty and
brains compeon that was held in
Maasin City Gym in the cold night of
Aug 23, 2013. That awesome event
was parcipated by both facons the
Black Panther and the White Eagle.
Under the Elementary Department
HERSHEY MARIE LAGUSAD AVILA as
known to be the cutest candidate got
the crowds choice. The ever talented
White Eagle Candidate won and
crowned as Miss Intramurals 2013.
Hersheys prey face, her catwalk
and projecon and her brilliant
answer to the queson were
amazingly delivered on stage that
made her stood out from the smart
eyes of the board of judges. She was
awarded as Best in Producon Num
ber, Best in Maral Arts Are, Best
in Shoong Are, and Best in Tennis
Are. Hershey is the pride of the
White Eagles Team.
In a row of other
glamorous candidates: Pauline Grace
Amorio also from the White Eagles
Team was awarded as the Best in
Volleyball Are and the First Runner
Up Princess, Charlize Jalleca Geraldo
from the Black Panthers Team was
awarded as Best in Swimming Are
and the Second Runner Up Princess
as well. The last but not the least is
Bea Alvarez representave from the
Black Panther was awarded as the
Third Runner Up Princess.
On the other hand , for
boys category ISAAC G. PIAO sll
from the White Eagles Team had
grabbed the award as the Mr.
Intramurals 2013 and awarded as
Best in Shoong are, Best is swim
wear are, Best in Tennis are, Best
in Maral arts are and Basketball
Are. Followed by Luigi Misael
Paigan as the First Runner Up also
pride of the Black Panthers Team.
Zairum John Espina of the White
Eagles Team was the Second Runner
Up and the last but not the least was
Paul John Resus awarded as the Third
Runner Up from the Black Panthers
Team.
The search for Mr and
Miss Intramurals 2013 was part of
the program of the 88th Founders
Day of The College of the Maasin and
it was indeed a great event that
developed the skills and hidden
talents of the students.
CM HS PACKS FOR HOPE
CM High School department held a drug symposium last September 6, 2013,Friday, at
8:00 AM on the Alumni Court. The symposium was parcipated by both the High School
Department and College Department.
The speakers of the drug symposium introduced the kinds, uses, and importance of
drugs. Through these the parcipants were enlightened about the contents and side eects of
taking dangerous drugs. The speaker also taught the parcipants to be aware when encountering
dierent kinds of drugs and dierent punishments brought aer taking dangerous drugs.
Thereaer, the program ended with the giving of cercates and tokens of apprecia
on to the speakers and lastly a closing prayer.
Glady Mae Biagan
Last November 11, 2013, 9
oclock in the morning, the High
School Supreme Student Govern
ment (HSSSG) including the class
presidents packed relief goods at
the schools Alumni Court for the
vicms of super typhoon Yolan
da. The ocers separated the
canned goods, rice, and noodles,
including the clothes for children,
teenagers and old ones. This will
be delivered at Kanangga City the
following day by Mrs. Edwina
Rosos with the SSC Ocers. The
relief goods were from the
generous hearts of the students
of the College of Maasin. This
gesture is to help and give hope
for the vicms of the calamity.
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HS students packing for hope.
CAT SERVES COMMUNITY
CM HIGH SCHOOL holds DRUG Symposium
The C.A.T Class, Batch 20132014 of the High School Department of The College Of
Maasin conducted a community service at The College Of Maasin, in relaon with the
improvement of the segregaon of biodegradable and nonbiodegradable wastes in the campus.
The two secons of the fourth year class headed by Mr. Gerry Carbonilla were
grouped as one to segregate the trashes. By this acvity students in their simple ways can help
maintain the cleanliness of the school.
Such acvity was conducted to mold the students to become more useful, not to be a
professional garbage collector, but a responsible cizen in their own lile way.
Many people died there because of the reason that they
themselves did not know what storm surge meant.
The Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) is the naonal guiding associaon for girls and
young women of the Philippines. Its mission is "to help girls and young women realize the ideals
of womanhood and prepare themselves for their responsibilies in the home, and to the naon,
and the world community." The girlsonly associaon serves now a million members.
Last October 25,2013, the Elementary Department of The College of Maasin had a Boy
and Girl Scoung Acvity. In the morning, they had an opening program. Then, the Boys Scouts
and Girls Scouts were separated for the acvies.
Mrs. Ordiz was the one who was with the Junior Girl Scouts and another facilitator for
the seniors. She told the Juniors about the history of Girl Scoung. She taught them songs about
scoung. Then they had a lm showing about the Girls Scouts aerwards.
In the aernoon Mrs. Ordiz and a Girl Scout taught them how to make things such as
woods and ropes useful when scoung in the woods. The acvity was very informave and fun.
At 5oclock in the aernoon all scouts had dinner with the other scouters together
with our teachers at the Alumni Court. Then aer that, they had a Torch Parade. Aer the pa
rade, they had a Bonre. A program ensued aerwards. Each grade level had a presentaon.
The whole Girl and Boy Scout Acvity was a blast.

Mhaeve L. Lim
Last Nov.6, 2013, the PAGASA
reported that there is a super typhoon and
believes to be traversing in the Philippines.
It has maximum sustained winds at 280
km/h and is said to landfall in Eastern Visa
yas particularly in Guian, Eastern Samar.
The government already warned the people
about the dangers that might happen. They
prepared the evacuation centers for the
people whose houses are located along the
coastal areas or are not sturdy enough to
withstand the strong winds. The govern
ment oficials cautioned the people about
the dangers of having a storm surge. Nov.7,
2013, the typhoon became much stronger
reaching up to 315 km/h in wind speed
because it rapidly absorbs large amount of
water and air while its on its route towards
the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
On Nov.8, 2013, at 4 in the morn
ing, the roaring Yolanda started. It had its
irst landfall in Guian, Eastern Samar then in
Tacloban City. The winds were very, very
strong. On the aftermath, many houses,
trees, electric posts and even cars were
washed away. Tacloban was in a state of
calamity. Almost all houses in the coastal
areas were smashed or crushed away. Many
people died there because of the reason
that they themselves did not know what
storm surge meant. Some were not aware
on what will the typhoon bring and hard
ened their heads to stay on their spot. Death
tolls reached up to 5,959 but many still
think that there were still many dead bodies
not yet recovered. The roads were impassa
ble and cellular sites were destroyed so it is
very dificult for help to reach there. The
survivors were left homeless. All were hun
gry, thirsty and wept for the death of their
loved ones. The children experienced trau
mas after witnessing the catastrophe with
their two naked eyes. Because help did not
reach immediately, they had no choice but
to loot the establishments for food and
other things for survival. Typhoon Yolanda
was reported as the strongest typhoon yet
recorded in the world. Scientists said that
many typhoons far stronger than Yolanda
are still coming in the near future.
As of now, the DOH is continually retriev
ing the dead bodies in the affected areas
and relief efforts are still ongoing. Some of
the European and Asian countries helped by
donating relief goods and other necessary
items for survival. The people are gradually
trying to move on and face another chapter
of their lives after Yolanda drastically dev
astated their area. But in reality, it will take
years to rehabilitate the place.

Josie Mae Pejoles
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THE GIRLS SCOUT ACTIVITY
TYPHOON YOLANDA HITS PHILIPPINES
A mediocre teacher TELLS, A good teacher EXPLAINS, A superior teacher demonstrates, and A great
teacher INSPIRES William Arthur ward. Dierent words, dierent meanings.
A teacher from The College of Maasin is a very unique type of teacher, scary yet funny; at mes she
gets mad easily but then from her simple gestures the fear you will feel will suddenly vanish. She is the type of
teacher that can be a Mother, and a friend.
You can tell her anything you want; Problems or good news, either way she always gives you advices
that you can use, advices that inspires you, advices that is quite complicated but makes sense, advices that com
forts you and keeps you calm, advices that are a bit funny but makes you realize about things.
She is a very honest, and a frank type of person, she says what she really feels inside. She speaks the
truth but in a good way.
But before reaching this type of person she told us she have experienced pain in and out of her life, but
despite of this pain she strives more posively, because pain molded her in to a stronger person, because pain
transformed a girl into a woman, it turned her in to a mature person that is ready to face anything for her family
and for her future.
Presently, she is here in The College of Maasin, teaching, and inspiring students to strive more for their
near future. A mother of 3 children and a wife of a great man, and a teacher of crazy students.
She is a great inspiraon for all of us, most especially for students who think they cannot reach anything
because of LACK. For me, Mrs. Hernadith Vallota is a really great teacher, a really great inspiraon, a really great
mother, and a really great friend.

Red
A mediocre teacher TELLS, A good teacher EXPLAINS, A superior teacher
DEMONSTRATES, and A great teacher INSPIRES William Arthur Ward
(The Freedom Leaf is a feature page that voices out the hidden thoughts of CM students,
their campus and classroom experiences, together with their unwanted opinions if any)
MRS. HERNADITH CARBONILLA VALLOTA
Nganu laging ang ubang teacher kay muhatag
ug exam na wapa gidiscuss, maaju rabag di
kailangan memoryahon, mao pa ihatag ang
lesson kung ugma na ang exam. Unsaon ma
na? Pugson jud ug puga ang among utok?
Maajug usb ni ang among mga utok.
~Kaluyi~
Ang Cr lage usahay kay alas 4:00 pa gani
sarado na. Unsaon naman lamang inig
pangihi? Mudagan pa mi sa ubos unja among
pantog kay kabutuhon na, makaihi lamang
pud mi sa dan ug ahat.
soshied

Kana bang na late rata kariyut unja di naka
pasudlon, pero kadtong usa kaadlaw na
daghang nalate, nakasud sila, unfair baja sa
ako side.
~toktok~
The most unforgeable moment I had here in
CM was when nangihi ko sa Cr sa mga boys
kay kapoy na mo adto sa Cr sa girls kay layo
naman lage , ja the worst thing was nasakpan
ko sa akung idolembarrassing..
Shunga ka?
Yung feeling na gutom ka? Niyaya mo mga
kaibigan mong kumain. Eh may class pa kayo,
nagpaalam kayong mag cr muna, pero sa
canteen pala, ang galling noh..Tapos ang
sarap na ng kain niyo , pero biglang dumang
si SirEPIC FAIL.
~We Are The Night~
FEATURE
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You Can Chose...

Footsteps on a vague and labyrinth
road
A fancy dreams, a path that was bold
A dim chasm, I was about to fall
Two voices, an innocent call

Its annoying and confusing, where to
go
Hard to chose or just go with the ow
But sll the essence of righteousness
Always will lead, a line of happiness

A vanity of ones life
It cut you deep, a pointed knife
A disregard and discredit feeling
Squeeze you vainly, feels like dying

Said youre worthless, a shadow on
runway
A sad disposion, just ask and pray
Honor yourself, console the blur air
Close your eyes everything will be fair

Perhaps, think what are beer
You got your sword and be a ghter
Believe that you have a strong soul
And stop pacing down that wreck hall

Life is just a game
Your enemy will always be the same
Full of misery, a depth of negavity
But you can choose how to run your
life freely

Katya27
THE FOURTH FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND
Myth or not, Vena Amoris it has. Whooooosh Thats what it speaks of.
It has always been a part of the physiology of the human race. And it has al
ways been a tesmony of the UNDYING love and aecon we Homo Sapiens
kept on exhibing into this humanplace, since me immemorial. Because of
this, it assumes it has a least amount of privilege to portray its point, though
it is not the poinng nger, right?
So, let me start with this, Ive always wondered if the next heartbeat is com
ing, have you human? You, who have so much to live for, have you ever
counted the seconds that cks away your life?
Hatoday, its not the worst disorder that which renders the body morbid,
but the process of death itself. And everything associated with itthe griev
ing process, the lost loved one, the situaonal crisis, the experience of living a
life knowing and accepng the fact that we will someday lose someone we
love, and facing life eye to eye and telling intently that death is not the end.
We are here nding soluons to what might result to death, either of a loved
one, or of a relaonship to God, family, community, etc. In straight thought,
we stop death. That at some point, we lived our lives in terms of me, like for
how long, and just forget about what its worth. How long we live our lives
does not tell how worthy of a life we lived. Somemes, numbers lie, and what
a 60 can do, makes no dierence to what a 10 can do. What maers most is
the quality of what we do to the best eort of what we are able to do and
what we are supposed to do.
We are here preserving the simple premise that we wanted to stay alive, to
stay young, to stay breathing and to do what it is that we need to do. No
oense to suicide. I guess death indeed gets the nal say, how hard we might
try to postpone it. Its the only thing that cant be undone.
When someone we love dies, it renders us helpless and nonfunconal. And
some say it is the most painful thing on Earth, well I dont know what cancer
could say to that. It is in moments like these, that life gets 100% real. You
tend to see, hear, and feel everything. Its like the world is magnied on you,
and you got the spotlight for the whole networking sites to see, judge,
comment, oh come on you know what I mean.
Although death is painful, it is in itself a teacher, a strict one. What doesnt
kill you make you stronger that is what they say; well what kills someone
we love make us stronger, thats what I say. Holds true too, right? When you
are dealing with death, it helps you to rediscover yourself. Death is like a co
coon, you need to experience the process of metamorphosis in order to re
mind you of the life thats given to you. So why waste a life that nature has
given me to make? Give worth to your life. Although, I respect those that
view life as not worth living, maybe at least, think of Him and those people
who see you as the one who makes their lives worth living.
Somemes, I have seen, in the ambulance or even in the saddest corners of
hospitals, what might be the last thought a human being sees? When the
world around you gets blurry and you take your last breath, would it be the
end of thought? Is it the end of life? And how would it feelpainful, scary, or
peaceful? Do we sll have me to think of the regrets in our lives, funny mo
ments, awkward mistakes, or facial features of someone we love, or even
certain parts of our home? What do we do when we die? Just lie there and
wait for God or take a walk to a certain place?
Connued on page 8
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PROSE AND POETRY
Truth alone
triumphs.
This is a tribute to all students and a dedicaon
to my father and his chromosomes.
...connued from page 7 (the Fourth Finger)

Since my fathers death, life has never been the same
in the family. It was like the wheel of fortune has
turned around and it was least expected. At rst, it
was hard and unacceptable, and like every human
being, weve tried to stop death too, unl we reached
acceptance and move on with our lives. He was long
gone, but in our minds, in our hearts, in our blood, he
sll remains. A part of me is him. Yeah, life ends and
thats a fact.
Now, that Im embarking on this journey of walking on
the road where he was once traveling. Lile did I know
of how strong and of how great a father he was. He
will never witness and see his sons grow and be a
man, live a life and build a family.
Therefore, no maer what happens to us in this world,
learn to appreciate the value of your parents before
they die, cherish every moment of it with them, and
build a strong foundaon in your life, for you to stand
on when the me comes and theyre long gone.
This wring has got to lend a hand, for people to move
on yet sll appreciate the grieving process, and not
just keep the pain locked in a chest inside your cere
brum. Accept it, dont hide it. As I pondered, there are
many issues of life and death, that if we share to oth
ers the pain we feel, we will heal. Death is just a part
of life. How we are grateful for this life, the same goes
with death.
Time. This is another thing we need to consider. Make
the most of your me. Reading this would be one of it.
Valuing this is another thing. And pung this into ap
plicaon is a bonus on my part.
Find comfort in these words, and make the lines be
etched in your memory. Praccal lessons make prac
cal sense. With these wring, always keep in mind that
you are not alone, you are never alone. Always be
thankful to God for everything. And by everything, you
know what I mean.
Life connuesyet sll, the fourth nger of the le
hand bothers you.
This is a tribute to all students and a dedicaon to my
father and his chromosomes.
RCB
PROSE AND POETRY
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CLOCK!
Mitzi A. Escobidal

Tick! Tack! Toe!
Thats the clock never ending crow
No one dares to stop them so
Cause if you do, the world stops too!

Time is gold as the sayings goes
For no one can catch up every moment loss
We cant bring the past to its future
Because no such machine as me travel capsule




Time is great to cherish
Cause its value is of no price
Every relaonship needs to nurture such me
In order to be stronger and entwine

Everyone believe that me heal all wounds
Lile by lile its cure and fold
Every second, every minute gradually unfold
The forgiveness of a heart such moment we called

Tick! Tack! Toe!
Thats a clock never ending crow
Everything stops and go
But never the chime of a clock will do
You Can Chose...

Footsteps on a vague and labyrinth
road
A fancy dreams, a path that was bold
A dim chasm, I was about to fall
Two voices, an innocent call

Its annoying and confusing, where to
go
Hard to chose or just go with the ow
But sll the essence of righteousness
Always will lead, a line of happiness

A vanity of ones life
It cut you deep, a pointed knife
A disregard and discredit feeling
Squeeze you vainly, feels like dying

Said youre worthless, a shadow on
runway
A sad disposion, just ask and pray
Honor yourself, console the blur air
Close your eyes everything will be fair

Perhaps, think what are beer
You got your sword and be a ghter
Believe that you have a strong soul
And stop pacing down that wreck hall

Life is just a game
Your enemy will always be the same
Full of misery, a depth of negavity
But you can choose how to run your
life freely

Katya27
TYPES OF TEACHERS
Neseye ne eng lehet: ito yung uri ng teacher na gusto nang lahat, yung
hindi masyadong nagbibigay ng assignments, nang quizzes at iba pang
acvies pero hindi kuripot sa grado, may sense of humor at nakakarelate sa
trip nang mga teens.

Future philosopher: ito yung teacher na sobrang pilosopo, na dahil sa
sobrang ka pilosopo niya pwede na siyang maging future philosopher, yung
nagtatanong ka tapos tanong din ang isasagot sayo, ano yun? Queson and
queson poron?!

Terror: ito yung teacher na nagagawang silent night ang inyong mala rock
band na room, yung po nang teacher na sa sobrang terror niya takot kanang
mag tanong sakanya sa hindi mo naiinndihang word na sinulat niya sa black
board tuwing may quiz kayo, kaya nganga ang score mo!

Ano ba talaga?: ito yung teacher na nakakalito, yung nagtatanong siya tapos
hindi mo alam ang sagot kaya tatahimik ka pero magagalit siya, kung sasagot
ka ng maling sagot magagalit parin siya, ANO BA TALAGA MAAM?

Ratatat: ito yung teacher na salita ng salita kahit walang nakikinig, ito yung
teacher na discuss ng discuss kahit maging salon ang room, kahit maging
bedroom ang buong room, at kahit na maging band room pa ito basta discuss
parin siya ng discuss kahit siya lang ang nakakarinig o nakakaintndi ng sisabi
niya, Kahit pa tulog na lahat ng students niya.

Slang: ito yung teacher na malupet kung maka english, sobrang slang at
hindi naiinndihan ang sinasabi niya, paminsan minsa naman ay na sobrang
bilis mag salita.

Take out: yung teacher na mahilig sa home work, nish at home acvity
at higit sa lahat mahilig sa research at iba pang mga eklabush na take out sa
bahay.

Pero kahit paminsan minsan ay naiinis tayo sa mga guro naten, pero we
should appreciate them kasi kung wala sila anong use ng mga A BA KA DA
at 12345678? kung wala sila, anong use ng x=0 at mga intercept nayan. Kung
wala sila we cant value books, at higit sa lahat kung wala sila ang salitang
mga ito ay walang kahulugan.
9
PROSE AND POETRY
Imaginaon
knows no
bounds
PROCRASTINATE
MC

Been imagining a world with no me
Where idleness is an art
Where present and early does not rhyme
And everyday does not part

Oh how good to smell the owers
And wander and to play
Where goals and priories cowers
Signaling the fun of the day.
To be blamed
Katya 27

Walking along the shore
Sea breeze was piercing to my skin
Teardrops to that cold oor
Oh where could I lean?
Melancholy staring at the blank pages
This melodramac wave that seizes
A jigsaw, scaered pieces
Running through my body, a diseases
A wave in the ocean
A great commoon
Living in a prison cell
Holding me back where I fell
The gorgeous heinous way they did
Gradually breaking me in silence
Those echoing peevish words theyve said
Making my head roll such disturbance
So I came up with a deep thought
Asking why I didnt fought
Asking why I let my guard o
Asking why Im being so
Im weak if this other side of me rises
Haunng me down, a devil chases
Frowning around, Im sick of it

Kissing the ground, dirty feet
I said I cant because Im not a believer
I lted because the wall was bigger
You slap me with your big mouth, are you a
joker
Im not a boomerang, Im not that beer
Easily to be drowned because I think things
will not change
Or is it my blind opmism to be blame?

Bad Company
Fritzie May A. Tindoy

You met him once in your youth
Have faith in him without second thoughts
For he lend a hand to grasp and to hold
He seems to comfort you when your troubled
But you have doubted me one day
As he demanded to be with you all the way
And as he steals every penny in you pocket
Like a termite, he undermines you health
Its sad to note his dark side lately
Quit on him for his a friend unworthy
For as you while with him your precious me
Undoubtedly, youll gonna lose your life and
your prime

Our Past May Wind
Fritzie May A. Tindoy

Lonely am I and waing
With sorrows my heart is aching
Watching the me of pain to pass
And the fall of the wall that divide us
The cold air is blowing low
Triggers me to remember you
Treasuring the good old days behind
Awaits that our past may wind
Yes, me is fast and eeng
And everything is constantly changing
But theres one thing forever le
My love for that I always kept
People come and people go
I was le with nothing to do
For seasons isnt fair
When you steal my heart away without care
Somemes I nearly burst into tears
How to control my anxiees and fears
To recover my defeat or losses
For the love that I greatly obsess
Though its nished and over
Sll I fantasized like a dreamer
Treasuring the good old days behind
Awaits that our past may wind
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
Languages of the Soul
Our Parents Love
Luigi Misael Paigan

The love of our parents is genuine
Its like a gem in a ring.
I am so happy that it is true.
My parents love me and you.
The love of my parents is thick.
It is like a peaceful sck.
My mother and father love us
Just like a helpful bus.
My parents love is pure.
They make us secure.
Every day they say I LOVE YOU
And it makes me feel blue.

Father
Charlize Jalleca Geraldo

My father works all night
To feed his family right.
To aend his meeng, he wakes up early.
He owes a salary that will go to his family.
My father plays with me,
Beside and under a tree.
He also plays with mother,
His works never bother.
He somemes cooks our food,
Believe me it tastes good.
My father loves me dearly,
He reads me a story dearly.
He saves me when mom is angry.
He teaches me to say sorry.
He takes care of me when Im sick.
Especially when I cannot speak.
My father is the best,
He never stays at rest.
He does what he can
To be a brave man.
As the head of the family,
I admire him greatly.

UNBREAKABLE TIE
Erick John Putan

Friendship will always grow,
That makes your heart glow.
Love for friend is might,
So that you will be right.
Friend loves at all mes,
And you will always be mine.
Love will last longer,
Unl forever.
Friends can make you laugh,
They cant make your heart rough.
Friendship makes you beauful,
So I am so thankful.
POETRY
10
A Poem For My Family

Family is a miracle God has given me.
With great wisdom and gentleness
He picked who my father and mother will
be.
A promise of love and sacrice blossom,
The one that lasts forever.
That is how my family came to be.
God never make mistakes,
His plan is true and perfect.
A family will be in trouble and gone is
respect.
But, in Gods hand, everything will be
alright.
Always think, family is worth the ght.
If a family lives in devoon to the Al
mighty.
Then will everyone learn,
The value and importance of family.
My love and understanding of God,
Will show and guide.
What there is to know, how to embrace
my family
With pride.
I intend to treasure this miracle in my
heart.
Today is denitely the best me to start.
Unless you have other plans.

LNI
JOKE TIME...hahaha

Ang Tsaa

RICH VAMPIRE: Oorder ako ng fresh
blood.
ORDINARY VAMPIRE: Sa akin isang
order na dinuguan.
POOR VAMPIRE: Hot water na lang sa
akin.
WAITER: Bakit hot water lang po.?
POOR VAMPIRE: Nakapulot kasi ako
ng napkin sa kanto. Magtsa tsaa na
lang ako... Hahaha!

JOEY: Pare, whats your biggest
fantasy?
MARK: To be kissed by someone in
the rain. Eh ikaw?
JOEY: To be that someone, pare.

Teacher: Ramu, your composion on
"My Dog" is exactly the same as your
brother's. Did you copy his?
Ramu: No, teacher, it's the same dog!

Did anyone ever noce that?
"STUDYING" is a mixture of
STUDY and DYING? :D

Teacher: "Now class, whatever I ask, I
want you to all answer at once. How
much is six plus four?"
Class: "At once!"

BOY: I love you.
GIRL: Shut up!
BOY: I want you.
GIRL: Shut up!
BOY: I miss you.
GIRL: Shut up!
BOY: Ang ganda mo
GIRL: Really?
BOY: Shut up!

BOYFRIEND: (nagmamaneho) Babe,
pakiss naman, o!
GIRLFRIEND: Ano ka ba?! Nagdadrive
ka! Gusto mo bang mabangga tayo?
Ako na lang ang kikiss sa yo.
BOYFRIEND: Sige, babe
GIRLFRIEND: Okey pikit ka muna!!!

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TRIVIA FUN FOR ALL
Kilala niyo ba si Donald Duck? Alam niyo ba na bawal sa Finland ang komiks o anu
mang cartoon shows ni Donald Duck, at ang dahilan? Wala itong suot na brief!

Alam mo bang ang salitang "TYPEWRITER" ang pinakamahabang salita na maaaring
mabuo lamang sa isang hilera sa Computer Keyboard?

Alam niyo ba noong hindi pa naimbento ang mga COLORED Television at kapanahunan
pa ng BLACK and WHITE TV ( mga dekada 50's,60's,70's,80's ) , pa rin ang ang mga
panaginip sa gabi ay BLACK and WHITE rin !

Ang ang DILA ang siyang responsable sa panlasa ng ang mga kinakain. Alam niyo ba
na ang may hawak sa may pinakamahabang DILA sa buong mundo ay si Stephen Tay
lor ng Italy? May habang 3.74 pulgada ang kanyang dila.

Cows can sleep standing up.

In one day your heart beats 100,000 mes.

By the me you are 70 you will have easily drunk over 12,000 gallons of water.

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Your tongue, eye, and jaw muscles are among the strongest muscles in your body.

Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. When he passed away in 2008, his ashes were
buried in one.

M&M's actually stands for "Mars & Murrie's," the last names of the candy's founders.

Only female mosquitoes will bite you.

"Jay" used to be slang for "foolish person." So when a pedestrian ignored street signs,
he was referred to as a "jaywalker."

That thing you use to dot your lowercase "i" is called a le.

In 1991, Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, married Russi Taylorthe voice
of Minnie.

Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinollexomania.

At the 2010 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swi won more Grammys (4) than Elvis did his
enre career (3).

About one in every 4 million lobsters is born with a rare genec defect that turns it
blue.

Antarcca is the only connent without reples or snakes.

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egypan
pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. 11
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