Shania

When the city is asleep, I spend most of my time staring at bewitching and beautiful night sky. The night sky in its enormity in scale and obscurity reminds me of what the future lies for me. And the millions of stars shining down on me in dark night sky reminds me that even in the darkest times there is always hope and light. Strangely enough, the view brings peace and serenity in my mind and heart along with solitude.

We live in a world driven by technology. Everyone uses technology, from children and teenagers to adults and elders. Technology is vital in today’s world and indeed, makes everything easier, but it can cause laziness and it was abused by others. In today's technology, communication is one of the most affected in our daily lives. It’s no surprise that the widespread use of social media for communicating ideas has a profound effect on the overall way people communicate today. Social media reduced the barriers in communication, making it easier for everyone to express their thoughts to the world. It has also made it easier to connect to friends and families more than ever. Where you are allowed to see the face of the person you are talking to and with just one dial, you can talk to someone that easily. But everything that is beautiful has also its downside, social media is a public platform, anyone — including news outlets — can post anything without being accountable for fact-checki

Everyone of us have their goals, hopes and dreams no matter how young we are or how old we are. Normally, their desires are changing while they are growing along. It is because people in different ages have different requirements and thoughts. It's amazing that when you become mature, you start to think about things that you don't normally think. No matter how hard it would be, most people would try their best to achieve their goals, hopes and dreams. When I was a child I want to become an  Accountant and a Pilot. I want to count a big amount of money. When I was a child playing outside our house I'm always amazed how the airplanes fly up in the sky. But as time goes by there is a conflict of interes. I always change my mind. I always doubted myself, in my abilities. And I always questioned myself if this is going to be worth it? Is this what God planned for me? Can this make me happy because I will do this for almost the rest of my life. But now, I just want

Every year, schools celebrate the High School Day to commemorate the day when the school was founded or established. Ilocos Sur National High School celebrated its 117th High School Day. It was celebrated in 2nd and 3rd day of March. One of the most awaited and the busiest occasion celebrated in school. There is a great deal of hurried activities, boundless excitement and anticipation that awaits the participants for the event. The students and teachers are also happy to participate the parade as the opening of the celebration. Even those who are not actively participating in the event are happy to have and perform the highlight of the called celebration, field demonstration with their colorful props and eye catching costumes. The school gets a major make-over where in and out of the classrooms are thoroughly cleaned up, bulletin boards are updated and well-decorated. The coronation ball is greatly awaited. Everybody is happy to watch and witnessed the royal coronation and their eleg

The old and the new in Ilocano culture are both featured in this year’s Kannawidan Ylocos Festival -  the festival of Ilocos Sur that celebrates its being a separate province and its being a treasure chest of traditions and culture. The Kannawidan festival celebrates at the end of January until second week of February. The Kannawidan Festival opening shows the beautiful and colorful fireworks display that lighting up the skies. The Kannawidan Festival has so many things to offer and it celebrates the best of Ilocos Sur culture, from traditional dress and folk dance to tribal rituals and marching band contests, there are also contemporary dance competition, and street dancing showdown. This is to encourage the younger generations to learn the indigenous songs and dances of the province. One interesting event of the festival is the annual “Pinaka” contest where locals exhibit their amazing farm and fishery products and livestock. And the other ancestral cultural activities in the fes

One line of the song goes this way, "Life is a constant change and nothing stays the same." In which I strongly believed. Everything is changing. The things I used to see, hear, and touch is not the same anymore. Some turned out to be good but most were not. Everybody is aiming to change the future, the world to be a better place to live in. But we can't do that drastically. Before we can aim to change anyone, anything, or any place, change should begin in ourselves. We should have a self assessment or ask ourselves "What's wrong with me? What have I done to improve myself and others?" That moment you may know which to maintain, change, and improve. Self change is needed in order to change others and the place we live in. If we show love, they will give us back. If we care to do good things to others. Isn't it that we receive good things too? Love begets love. It's like a boomerang. You will reap what you sow. These sayings you used to hear are