Farm Town:RealLife in a virtual world

A new craze is heading the town. Face book's "farm town" is hitting the attention of everyone! Almost all the students at NDSCP are into farming. I for one is an advocate of this game. This game is very realistic, it helps one to think like a businessman. It gives one an idea on how to be a real farmer.

I admire the creator of this game for unlike any other game, it is of good influence. It is a helpful one since it molds the mind of the youngs to be wise and creative thinkers. I describe this game as a real life in a virtual world. Basically because, of its realistic features that is applicable to real life. It gives one an idea that hardwork really pays. And the thing that makes it realistic is the fact that when you can't harvest your crops in due time it will go to waste. And also the fact that earning money and putting up a business is not a joke. Although it is only a game, it needs for the usage of critical thinking skills.

I suggest that you click the link and try it then see the difference. Happy farming!!!!

Winning: Losing and Gaining Something

In this world, it is always assumed that all things have their opposite. Beautiful for ugly, day for night, silent for loud, lose for gain, friend for foe, winners for losers, happy for sad and many more.

It's like joining a contest, one aims to win above all. I for one aims for the gold! And luckily I can win in God's grace. But there is something that I am not happy about always winning sometimes and being always the cream of the crop. I know it is ridiculous to hate to win, but that's what I feel sometimes. And that is simply because of one reason, that is some of my fellow students are kind off making me feel isolated. They always say "maayo man ka kai like this, like that!" I really hate it. Instead of being flattered, I feel discriminated. That's why I view winning in two opposite perspective namely: gaining and losing.

Gaining. It is because aside from the certificates and medals that are to be added in my collection, the trust and fame is there. And my self esteem is always being brought to a higher level. I always gain appreciation. And I am thankful about that. Since my first day at NDSCP I always long to be the best so that I could get noticed and woah, I did! And in winning I also did gain self security and confidence. It is in winning I feel appreciated.

But on the other side of winning I am losing something. And that thing is very important, it's belongingness. I feel alienated among my fellow students sometimes. That is basically because they feel I do not belong to the group they are in, despite all the honors I bring to my department I am sometimes not happy.

I just hope that after this post, they will welcome me as an ordinary person, trying to fit in but stand out. Trying to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. I want to belong. How I wish to win not only the contest but as well as their respect and warmth.

Unexpected Help!

During the search for Mr. and Ms. Intramurals '09, I have no one at the backstage to help me! Honestly I was expecting for a certain girl to help me, because she keeps on pressuring me to get the crown. She always says with a punch "ayaw ko pakaulawi mark ha!"(don't make a shame out of me). I was really expecting her to help me, she is my fellow education student but a year ahead. To that girl, I hate her.

But on the brighter side, a not-so-good friend of mine helped me! I was so surprised. I really would like to thank that person so much. Among my fellow education students, it is with him I like to share my victory (I can't believe I'm sying this),and of course to the sweet couple of education who are known as mami and dadi, and to our department head as well. That victory of mine was a product of unexpected help. First, when Jayson Rey Ea helped me. It was indeed a shocking event, never the less, I would like to thank him. Second, my COMPSCI friends did help me, they did not let the competition hinder our friendship. Sometimes, it came to my thought "how sport they are!unlike other department, they are the most open minded!, how I wish that all department would be like them!" And the most touching part of my Victory, is when the COMPSCI celebrated after the pageant, they let me join them like I'm part of their department!

To all the person who I have not expected to help, thank you! And to that girl, God bless you!