The title will be "To Teach"

"I want to be a teacher. But nobody agrees with me to go for it.", I told Mrs. Bunag. Yes, she's is one of them. There goes my mom and my sister too. But I really want to be a teacher. What's wrong about being a teacher ? My mom complains about the (1.)salary teachers receive, (2.)the dedication, and (3.) Lack of rest. Money isn't the highlight of teaching, but education and success is. Like the engineers who design buildings and bridges, the success goes when they see that their children , their students, reached their dreams. When I finished Lualhati Bautista's Dekada '70, I concluded that being a mother is the hardest job in this planet. And being a teacher is being a mother - a source of knowledge for 50 students each year, for 40 years. Teachers look after the great students, the naughty students, the noisy ones, the unwanted, the confused, the clumsy, the sweet, the dreamers, and so on. Even though, I still want to be a teacher. I believe that we deserve education that will help us in facing life's challenges. Teachers are influential. They affect everyone's life. They touch the soul and the heart, and help people change. Filipinos deserve a better future - together with great and selfless teachers. To be a teacher, no it's not a job. Let me call it "Christian responsibility". You are a teacher on your own. And now, this is the time - you share yourself, all of you, to the world.

Note : This will be the one of the most memorable times of my Senior year - Choosing the right path.

Last Tuesday, @ Greenview Subd., Las Piñas

Total shock after saying this. Like a kiddo, madalas hindi ko pinag-iisipan ang sinasabi ko. Do you believe me na talagang hindi napapahalagahan ang Filipino? We're forced to learn to speak/write in English because it'll help up to be globally competitive. Echosera, paano ka magiging competitive kung until now dagat parin ng basura ang pumapaligid sayo ?

Some teachers, my teachers, have regrets. I don't know why I seriously fell in love with this - Filipino Language and Literature. Personal favorite, I should say.

Ang dahilan? I believe that these kids, the youth, deserves a better future. This is for my country. Para sa darating na mga pagsubok at para sa matatamong tagumpay. Noon, walang kahulugan sa akin ang mga katagang, "Kabataan ang pag-asa ng ating bayan." Ikaw, nadama mo na ba ang pagnanais na mapabuti ang ating kalagayan? Salamat sa mga guro na naging inspirasyon at mga icons na nagpatibay ng aking kalooban tungkol sa usaping ito, Nariyan si Gng. Yaneza, Gng. Urellan, si Chiz Escudero, at syempre, si Bob Ong.

I am just typical girl. I don't collect medals and certificates. Not a great dancer. Not even a great singer. Once, embarrassed in front of 20+ students. Only, I am a concerned citizen. Observed and received a broken heart from what I saw. Natatakot ako na dumating ang araw na itong mga batang nakikita ko ay pagkakaitan ng karapatang matuto. Natatakot ako na manatili silang bulag. Nadudurog ang puso ko. Naawa ako. Nag-aalala. Hindi ito para sa akin. Para ito sa tulad nila na nangangarap.