A Day That Was

February 13, 2009. Friday the 13th. A day of bad luck for some believers. But still, that was a day that the Juniors and Seniors of ISNHS had the very much awaited JS Promenade. From this, I learned a lot. Eventhough the breeze of air outside was cold, inside the gymnasium was very hot, occupying girls transformed into ladies, and boys into men, who were dressed at their best. I believe that we are not only supposed to be mentally healthy but also to be socially and emotionally developed, too. I learned to deal with other people and never rejected them as long as they show me some respect. From that experience, I also received five bouquet and one card from a friend.

Tha JSP would have been perfect for me if only Almira did not get allergic with her dress. So I was picked as one of the contestants for the Search. My problem also was, I joined the Promenade, Grand March and Cottillion. So I got tired easily because I was not get to used my high-heeled sandals. I was also shocked when the lights were turned off and couples grabbed the chance to do the kissing and hugging thing. The time was very short also to enjoy the night being with our friends.

But these problems were nothing compared to the experiences and enjoyment I had. When I joined the Search, I thought of nothing but my classmates only staring at me inside our classroom as if I am answering a teacher's question just to lessen my nervousness. During the Lasies' Choice, I took a rest. And bera in mind that we didi not properli behaved so we really did not deserve an extension of time.

The Promenade ended succesfully, yet we Seniors will still be having the Seniors-Faculty Ball so I will have the chance again to deal with others through a social gathering.

Mind Twister 3

For the third time, we had the Third Periodical Test at Ilocos Sur National High School for the completion of our grades. Another experience where I've learned to be patient and serious. Before taking the examinations last January 19 and 20, I reviewed my lessons so I could get high grades. And when that day came, I was a little bit nervous. I had to take them seriously. I answered the questions alone. I did not copy my seatmates answers. Because I know, I would feel better if I get high scores for did somwthing about it than getting high but excelled less effort.

During the exams, there are problems I met. The time given to us in answering the questions is not enough. Especially in our ICT IV wherein we were instructed to rewrite the texts in the internet and add the html tags to be seen in the notepad. I also felt tired in just sitting and answering the questions. We did not had our recess because it was the choice of the majority. But still, I felt hungry at around 3:00 in the afternoon. By the way, we had our exams in the afternoon. It's okay because there's no need for me to wake up early. The problem is, I'm not used to reviewing in the morning.

Fortunately, I was able to overcome these problems by being patient. I waited 'till we finish all our exams before having a break. I answered the questions as fast as I could accurately. I guessed but not blindly. I tried to review my lessons at night so I would do nothing in 5the morning but to refreshmy mind.

Moving on, I will try to be more serious in my studies. I will not study har.. Rather, I will study smart. Our future world depends on how we handle life. Go with the flow but never too slow.

Exercise 8, 9, 10.. Blog!

While we study further about html, my knowledge about it goes wider especially when we had our exercise 8, 9 and 10 in our ICT IV. I have learned on how to change the font size andfont face of the texts using the notepad. Also on how to insert pictures and link them to my other works. these experiences thought me a lot and exercised my mind in facing the world of HTML.

During these Third Grading Period, we had so many school activities. The reason why sometimes, we were not able to have our class. The other sections taking up ICT IV had gone further than us. Our knowledge is still inadequate for broader challenges and ideas about it. We had so many exercises but explanations are not being balanced with it. We are also lacking time and computer units. We still had to wait for the other students to finish theirs before we could use them.

But of course, these are only light problems. I was able to solve them by self-studying and surfing the net for more informations. I also used my free time in doing some of my assignments like writing our drafts. Everytime I use the unit, I am working as fats as I can so I could finish more exercises.

Moving on, I will broaden my knowledge about HTMLand study the best that I can. I will also participate well during discussions and in any activities in connection to HTML to enhance my technological ability whether inside and outside the school. As I go further, I hope to encounter more challenging activities about it.

An Awesome Christmas Vacation

One morning I woke up hugging my pillow tightly and wearing all the smiles because I had nothing to worry about. No assignments, no seatworks, no terrific things to meet. At last, the most awaited christmas vacation had come!

Our family was busy preparing for the arrival of the other members who would be spending their christmas vacation here in Ilocos. We were one in doing something to feel the spirit of the born of Jesus Christ.

Almost all of my days were spent playing and talking to my relatives as we exchanged stories and ideas. We often watch tv and play cards for recreation.

Last December 23, I went to school for a meeting then afterwards attended Reimark's birthday. there I have learned the game sungka and I played it for the first time.

The next day at 10:00 pm, we attended an anticipated mass and had a noche buena afterwards. And on Christmas Day, we went to our relatives' house, and had our aginaldo. We were very happy while we crack jokes in each of the houses in our compound.

The way we welcomed 2009 was even been more exciting. The environment was filled with new things. Removing away the shadows of the year 2008! The table was full of different delicacies, fresh, delicious and colorful foods that were used to symbolize prosperity. We went house by house. Such advantage because almost all our neighbors are our relatives.

But after an awesome celebration, things must go back to normal. Our relatives went bak to where they came from. Some in Nueva Ecija, some in Manila, and in Candon. But one thing is for sure. I will never forget this christmas. They are treasurable memories, I will cherish them.

My 6th and 7th Exercise on HTML

Editing our first activity on HTML by adding background color and image is what we did in our Exercise 6 and 7 which are the first two activities for the 3rd grading period. For me, I've applied light blue for my background color and blue hills for the background image.

These activities are easy, yet, I met a problem in doing it because I can't apply the color and image I want to. The colors I wanted were somewhat dark, like brown, so I needed to try on other colors that would fit to my activity. Which, the texts are still visible and easily readable even with the presence of image and color.

But I was able to overcome it because I tried chosing the light colors for my reader's satisfaction. I also asked for the suggestions and recommendations of my classmates to make my activity still nice and clean to see.

Moving on, I will have more explorations about HTML especially adding some simple effects. I will also study harder to have better grade and to add my knowledge about ICT. This is our last school year in high school so I will also try to enjoy studying and learning with my schoolmates. And to prepare myself for another step to make.

b-r-e-a-k.have fun reading it

We, the ISNHS students were given the chance to have our semestrial break inorder for us to give our exhausted bodies, a rest.

On October 24, as a part of our break, we had the BSP School Camporal. Eventhough I was the only girl scout, I really enjoyed the camp because it's nice to mingle with boys and with some of the teachers.

During the camp, we had a lot of fun. Especially when we played the 'improvised basketball' wherein each patrol guarded their ring (a wheel) so the other patrol would not be able to shoot the ball in ours.

And during our last night, we had a campfire and a presentation. We also had our story-telling and talking time before sleeping at night. And the silence of the night was filled with our laughters.

After the camp, I immediately attended the 'Adopt-a-Child' activity being held in the centennial gym on October 26.

On October 28-30, we had a seminar on Campus Journalism. There were lectures, workshops, and other trainings regarding writing.

October 31, November 1 and 2, I did nothing but to rest. Wake-up at 9:00am, eat, watch TV, eat, then sleep. Wake-up again at 1:00pm, have my lunch, have some recreational ativities, eat, then sleep. Wake-up again at 6:00pm, watch, eat, then sleep.The usual things I do when I am inside our house.

I did not go to the cemetery because when my family went there, I was sleeping. And as a matter of fact, I was lazy too.

That was the way I spent the Semestrial Break.

2nd Quarter-Language

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

The end of the First Quarter was then then start of our Second Grading Period- newchallenges & adventures. During the Second Quarter, I have already learned the basics of HTML or Hypertex Markup language in our ICT IV. That it contains small markup tags which tells the browser how to display the pages. Tag is the basic coding unit in the HTML System, and W3C is the rule making body of the web. Also, that the most essential Web Standards are the HTML, CSS or Cascading Style Sheet and the XML. The XHTML1.0 is the latest HTML standards which are being used by the 3G Phones. Notepad and Simple Text from the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh respectively, are the HTML editors. Also, there are 2 kinds of tag, the Stand Alone Tag and the Container Tag-which always comes in pair, the start and the end tag. While the element content is the text between the tags.We were also told that an HTML document is composed of a file name and an extension name- htm and exer1.htm is an example. In our TLE IV, we have also done two activities using the Notepad, and had finished one quiz. Learning those things is not that easy. Especially when I was trying to understand the language of my adventure, I also met problems. Like the fact that we only have our ICT IV three times a week, and our teacher was out of the school for one week so our discussion was a little bit delayed eventhough she gave us something to do

Well, they are just simple problems anyway, and I do not need to excel that much effort to solve them because they are natural problems- I can't do anything about it. By just sharing my opinion and thoughts, emotionally speaking, I have already solved them. And I believe frankly telling someone that I hate him and that he's only wasting our time, would be very impractical so I'll just wait for the end of that 'thing'.

Moving on, I can't promise that I will do something to improve my grades but I will try to enjoy every single moment of my remaining days of my high school life and to make ICT IV as colorful as the possibilities it can give me. And I hope too, that the Language it gave me this Second Quarter will continue being developed as I go on with the flow.