Philippine History in the Viewpoint of a Nigerian

I don't understand a word from this guy. He speaks in a Nigerian-accent English. And its making me have a nosebleed. But I dont care. I just want to listen to his report on our History1-Philippine History class. I see my classmates smirking or acting serious in class but a the back of their minds laughing loudly. I'm not a racist and I'm not a proud know-all history student, but I see something wrong about him reporting. My teacher adores him when he recite and report eventough he speaks funny and sometimes wrong.

But this day, I understand why he is here, this is to remind me and my classmate how we often neglect history and not remember the sacrifices of our heroes just to have independence. He persistently studied our history just as he would do for his own country's history. Wow for him. Shame for us. We need young Filipinos like that... well I guess I should start with myself. Aim 1.00 for Philippine history subjects not because we need to raised our poor GPAs, but because we are Filipinos.

The Citational Emilio Jacinto

Well you'll ask who on earth (i don't use "the hell") is Emilio Jacinto?! Jacinto, is known as the "Brains of the Katipunan," he was the author of articles which influence the Philippine masses to join the subversive society and to make sacrifices for the welfare of the motherland. Whew... you might be thinking "on earth i care!" You might be history-phobic but please bear with me. There are many examples of distinguished people who did inspire a nation to stand up against their oppressors. The likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Simon Bolivar and of course our national hero, Jose Rizal epitomizes this ideals. But obscure as Sir Jacinto to other Filipinos, it is remarkable and proudly to remind that he did that heroic act on his teenage years! Oh yeah, he was 18 years old when he is nationalistic-enough to joined the Katipunan and died at 24 for his revolutionary ideals. For me the task of writing the Kartilla (The Teaching of the Katipunan) at a tender age was exceptional which makes me look back my lost generation with disgust. As election is fast approaching, my classmate confided with me that someone in his neighborhood is now recruiting flying voters with payment of 500php for every voted senator. And guess what the flying voters easily recruited are the youth! Shucks... Another classmate said that he cannot wait to vote because he will be paid 100 pesos for voting a certain politician. Such events, I believe is not unique in our locale, I believe its happening nationwide. Cmon guyz, we should stop this rot at our generation, lets be a Jacinto at our own sense. I pray that in a young age we can be patriots and work for the betterment of our beloved Mother country. We can start by studying hard for this sem and voting wisely in this coming elections.

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Daydreaming 101

Daydreaming is looked upon negatively because it represents lazyness in a fast-paced society that emphasizes productivity. But daydreaming can be beneficial in many ways and, ironically, can actually boost productivity. It allows your mind to relax. Like meditation, daydreaming allows your mind to take a break, a mini-vacation in which to release tension and anxiety and "return" refreshed. It's also very useful for controlling anxiety and phobias. You are also in a sense getting to know yourself and what you stand for better.
All this is not to say that there aren't potential negatives to daydreaming. Obsessive thinking, for example, can interfere with day-to-day functioning in some cases.

But I will still take time to daydream regardless of the consequences, because the beauty of daydreams is that you can keep in touch of the unseen, the impossible and the Kingdom of a Higher World.