A Decision Can Change Everything

                Decisions can make our life change. It may be a good or a bad one and it may depends on the situation your in to. Try to think that everything has its own end. You can never make a good decision always. Sometimes, It's hard to think that someone that you want to be with was the one who chose to to his job first than to stay with you. Like in a family, children think that their parents have no time with them, resulting to family problems, but they didn't know that their doing it for the sake of them and for the family and even on were they are up to.

                In Aeneid, were Aeneas decided to flee troy than to obey Creusa's request to protect their home from the Greeks. Aeneas choose his family to be safe, but Creusa was lost during their commotion. Aeneas was relieved when Creusa's ghost appeared and said that he must continue and a new life awaits him. also in the part in Illiad, were Andromache pleads her husband Hector not to go to the war. Hector refuses to accept this request and instead, he serve his country and help Trojans in defend their land. He chose his duty than his family. these decisions was very hard to make for them because the country and your family is on the line. Aeneas chose his family's safety while Hector chose to serve his country.

               On the decisions made by the two, it can be a good one. For Aeneas, he must protect his family than their house. A man can be sad and weakened if his wife was lost forever, but he use this as a strength and follow the last words of his wife to him. Hector serves his country with honor and courage. Andromache can be proud of the courage of Hector for serving many people. He chose the safety many and even though he failed, he tried to save them. Decisions, can change everything so we must be careful in choosing the right one.

Getting Victorious Through Loss

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life, and that's why I succeed." - Michael Jordan

               

                Victory, one of the happiest moments of all people especially on winning something. But, champions goes inroads and obstacles on were they fall before they take the crown. Like Aeneas, he had lost almost all his love ones and even his closest friends during the war. King Priam was slain together with his family. Creusa, his wife was lost when they flee from Troy. His father, Anchises, died in Drepanum from were they had faced a Cyclops. Dido, who commits suicide for her depression with Aeneas and with Aeneas' departure in Carthage. Pallas, a young soldier, who died in the hands of Turnus and made Aeneas mad and wants to take revenge with it. This can affect Aeneas' inner feelings and can made him lost his focus in winning the war because of this. 

                Because of his lost of his closest friends and love ones, Aeneas made this as a source of strength and power to defeat Turnus. Even though he lost the city of Troy, he continued fighting together with the Trojans even though they are outnumbered until they had been victorious. In real life, you will not win a game if you don't even have a chance to be defeated. For some people, they made it an inspiration to be better than ever. They will train hard to adjust and to be victorious.

                To take the winning crown, you must pass the cross roads and other obstacles and right there, you will learn something that will lead you to victory. You must accept those failures that you encounter in life. Just make it an inspiration to be better next time. Failures are part of life. If you don't fail, you don't learn.  If you don't learn, you'll never change.   

As Troy Falls

                There was a part in the book of Aeneid, were Aeneas tells a true story about the city he was born and lived with. Troy, was an ancient city which was built by the Trojans, who were against the Greeks. the fall of the city begins upon the entering of the "Trojan Horse" which they knew that it was only a gift, and a symbol of peace between the Greeks and Trojans. But hundreds of warriors go out the belly of it and attacked the city. Troy, was destroyed and conquered by the Greeks, but the Trojans who survived the surprised attack including Aeneas flee and go away safely.

                I feel sympathy in Aeneas because seeing the place from where you grew up and just being destroyed was sad and horrible. All the memories on that place, and even the famous trademarks on the place will just vanish in your own sight. Aeneas lost some of his closest friends and even his loved ones including Creusa, his wife. As a man, it would bring so much hatred and pain inside your heart, and you will think that its better to die because you have no reason to live, when you lost your wife that you loved and cared for a very long time. I also felt the feeling when Aeneas live the city, unable to protect it. You must be hating your own self for not doing anything to protect your homeland and at the same time, thinking of going back and avenge the ones you lost. 

                If Aeneas and the other Trojans will live to found Rome, my feelings will not change. I will be glad if they had found it because they have contributed in the history of Rome and see how they will live like they were in Troy. 

A Mysterious Smile

            Monalisa, a painting made by the famous Leonardo da Vinci, and the most famous painting in Western art History. The painting shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is described an enigmatic smile. People don't understand what is meant by her smile. Some said that she was happy, angry, and even bored and disgusted. But every time the people sees it, it seems that she was changing her expression or feelings. Some doctors and other professionals examine the painting on what is the mystery behind her smile.

           For me, she was a demure woman with her smile. Also, the smile was hiding something in it, something that I can't express in words except that she was happy and keeping a secret. No wonder, Leonardo da Vinci is one of the famous painter in the world. But most of all, this painting made me realized that an art describes life and an expression on how the painter feels.

My Favorite Hero in History

          One afternoon, I was at my house at the terrace seeing the sun sets. Then a man came on which I did not expect to come. It was Dr. Jose Rizal, our Philippine hero came right next to my house. I go out and let him enter at my house. It was a very good chance to see and sit right next to Jose Rizal. 

          I made him a coffee and watch the sun sets. I'd ask him, how did he went into this place. He said that he was only travelling and finding a place just to take a short rest.At first, I asked him how did he made the two famous novels, the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. He just said to me that it was to convince the spanish government to avoid hurting the Filipinos, also by means of putting your heat on every work you made. I was inspired by this answer." Here, let me show you how to write a poem", he said. I enjoyed doing it until it becomes my hobby. This is the reason when I liked poem and rap music, because in every verse and stanza their is a hidden meaning behind it if your feel the poem or the music." Would you give your life, just for the Filipino people and for the country's freedom? He answered, "Yes, and I will not let the Philippines to be a slave to other foreign country." This made me realized that, if you love something, you will fightfor it and when it is in your hands, you will protect it and give your life just to protect it.

           Jose Rizal was my Favorite hero. he give his life for our country's freedom. For this I was inspired and proud to be a Filipino. I've learned many things from him until he left. I salute him for being a part of the Philippines' history because if he did not exist, maybe our country will have no freedom. Thank you for being there for us and I will not forget what you have done for this country. 

An Online Adventure to Student's Sinful Castle

         Every weekend, I'd like to play online games in my computer. Every time I had a free time or I feel bored, I play them so I can do something fun. I bought a gadget called the NerveGear. NerveGear is helmet where you can see the atmosphere of a game in your own real eyes and feels like you are inside the game. I tried to use this one day, but I forgot what is the free game installed in the gear, and the game started. In the game, I was a student seeing a floating castle. Before I go inside, there was this boy,also a student named Harry. He said that he was a beta tester in this game and once you entered this, you can never get back and wake again. To get back to your senses, you must beat this game and be safe.

         We go inside the castle and Harry gave me a map of the castle, it is composed of 7 rooms with different names, and maybe its according to a sin of a student doing in school. Here the game begins.

         First room was called Too Late. I saw students who were trying to complete the requirements needed to pass a test and to take a rest and late in passing projects. If 10 or more projects are not submitted within the given time, you will be taking a very long test for a day nonstop.

        Second room was called No Identification. This are the students who enter the building without an Id. For their punishment, they will do a lot of quizzes with it will not be recorded in their score.

        Third room was called unevenly Copying. They are the ones who copy the assignments and homeworks instead of doing it at home and be fair to others. They will copy a 5 paged lecture about the topic of the assignment they copied and will repeat it 4-6 times.

        Fourth room was called Cheat to beat. those were the students who cheat in tests and correcting answers even though it's wrong. To be disciplined, they were to answer tests and get a score even one but the one who will check your paper is a man who wants to have a very explained and complete answer.

        Fifth room was called Overall Pride. They were the ones who was very boastful to others and laughing others' mistakes. To be Disciplined, a sticky tape will be placed on their mouth and will carry a heavy bag on their backs for 1 day.

        The Sixth one was called Too Lazy to Study. They were the ones who don't want to review and makes the "bahala na" attitude when a test was given. To be disciplined, to will stand and read books nonstop and will the a test based on they have reviewed. If they get 3 or more mistakes, they will repeat the punishment again.

        The Seventh one was called Ruler's Disobeyers. they were the ones who didn't follow rules and regulations of the school and don't listen from teachers and advisers. To be disciplined, for every violations you commit, you will run around  with weights on your arms and legs. If you commit 5 or more violations and your don't listen, you will run with weights and must overtake a cycle drove by a man who releases a smoke with you can barely see.

        I have finished and beat the game and the castle starts to collapse. Harry said to me that we survived in this game and we will live. I hope someday we will able to see each other again.
 
       

Naruto vs. Bleach

Me, together with my friends discussed about our favorite anime that we watch during weekends while we are sitting at the Pavilion.

"Hey guys, What is the best anime", Harry said.

"Bleach or Naruto", Ian said.

"I say Bleach", I said to them.

"Mine is Naruto", Jad said.

Then Harry said that it was Bleach but Ian said that it was Naruto.

"I saw a site and it is said that Naruto is the anime with the most episodes" , Jad said to us.

"But Bleach has a better story and it is less confusing", I said to them.

"By the way, who's your favorite character in Naruto?",Ian asked.

Jad and Ian said that Minato is their favorite character because he's awesome and his fastest teleporting skill in Naruto.

Me and Harry said that Kakashi was our favorite character because of his dogs and his Sharingan in his eye that can do a lot of strange things.

"How about in Bleach?", Harry asked.

"Mine is Ichigo, beacuse of his bankai and the effect of it the gives him greater speed in combat." I replied.

"Kenpachi, because he is very strong. Even without bankai, he is still one of the strongest ." Ian said

Harry replied that it was also Kenpachi because he was so powerful.

"Mine is Rangiku for she has a very awesome sword", Jad said.

"Both of these animes were good and we should watch them to learn some lessons in it" Harry said.

We agreed to what had Harry said.

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