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Activity 6: SHS Life

Senior high school, I consider it another point in my life, another step up the academic ladder, another step towards my goals, but besides that it means so much more than just your average everyday bucket of knowledge. Since moving to Batangas, I’ve experienced many different things, happy things, sad things, wacky things, and serious things all throughout my life here but for every step we take there is always something different from the rest, things that change your perspective on life, that change you and help you to become the person you know and wish yourself to be.

My first year in Senior High School in Tuy was, to say the very least, unexpectedly more of a déjà vu. Somehow my first day at the school was so nostalgic it felt almost exactly like my first day in junior high, everything felt so new and the feeling of being so small in a new school hit me like a bullet train, but I knew that with that feeling I would push forward and move through the year with determination. One of the more memorable experiences in my first year was the field trip, during our trip we visited a lot of new sights like the science museum exhibit. The stop featured different sorts of mechanical works through the ages, the history of everyday things like cars, food, clothes and other stuff and the earth science exhibit which featured a T-Rex skeleton, in all honesty at the time I was starting to have doubts on whether or not I was ever going to get to see one in person, real or replica, I just really wanted to get to see one. They also featured displays on prehistoric wildlife distribution all over the world, which dinosaurs were found where and the like, along with this were also interactive displays about tectonic movement and even a spinning tunnel, I definitely remember feeling like I was about to fall over and spill my breakfast on that one. Then we had lunch at the Venice Grand Canal a shopping area and wonderful stopover for lunch. We ate our lunch on one of the pathway tables that overlooked the Venetian style canal as we watched the Gondoliers take passengers across and around the waterway while we listened to the Italian opera play over the speakers. Another, albeit unexpected, highlight of our visit to the Grand Canal was the sudden commotion on the bridge a bit of a ways off from where we were sitting. It turns out that my former teacher, Sir Ronel, had proposed to his girlfriend on the bridge right above the canal and he got all the students from my old school who were there to help him out with the set-up, the sneak.

For my second year of senior high school, there were definitely more, hard to forget things like me suddenly getting asked to participate in a contest, an ASEAN quiz bee nonetheless, my turning 18 years old which, to be honest, I didn’t really look forward to that much, another field trip, which ended up with us going to the Mall of Asia as a substitute for Star city, after an incident there and a good portion of it got burned down, but I was still happy to go there especially after I was able to purchase some AOT merchandise from comic alley, Survey Corps for life! I also really enjoyed the Christmas party this year since the whole thing was much more inclusive than the one last year and I also got picked to win a raffle prize, only bad thing I can really say about was the fact that the water-bottle I won in the raffle didn’t have a soft cover like the others, but hey you take what you can get right. Over everything else that happened in my second and last year of senior high school, some of the most unforgettable things were probably the whole Taal volcano erupting, and new viral outbreak all over the world. The volcano suddenly blew out of nowhere, it caused major panic everywhere especially places so close to it, classes got cancelled for nearly a whole month since the volcano kept spewing out its contents, so we got held back a whole lot through the whole thing. The evacuees filled up evacuation centers, covered courts and schools all around the area, evacuees were trying to find a place to stay and they just kept piling up until the volcano finally calmed down. Although the whole volcano incident cleared up and the panic subsided there came another reason to worry as a virus suddenly began to spread all over the world, the novel coronavirus, it started out in China as people suddenly started to fall over randomly which then quickly spread to other countries in Asia and now reaches out to the west.

No matter what happens in life be it something favorable or not we must remember that we only ever get one life what we choose to do with it is up to us but the best thing a person can do in life is to leave memories behind so that the past may always follow us even in the future of it is those things that we leave behind that give meaning to the lives we once led.

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Activity 5: Interview essay

(name of interviewee) is currently (age) and has recently graduated from a medical course for medical technology. They lived in (address) with their father, (father's name), who is a family driver, mother, (mother's name), who is a teacher, elder sibling, (elder sibling's name), and younger sibling, (younger sibling's name) while also neighboring extended family. Being the second child in their family she feels responsible for taking care of and being a role model for their younger sibling.

In terms of their personality, they are hardworking, ambitious, and cheerful as well as intelligent. They take up hobbies such as reading, and scrolling on facebook, but also take up physical activities like playing sports such as badminton or volleyball with their cousins, they also like to eat their favorite foods. When it comes to people their favor falls to those who are honest and true while on the other hand they dislike fake people. Their main ambition is to travel the world, to see and learn outside the boundaries of their homeland and to better understand and discover new things about themselves.

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Activity 4: Reflection letter

Dear Prince Harry,

My name is (full name) and I hail from the country of the Philippines. I wish to send you this letter as a sign of admiration and support to you and your family's decision to step down and live simple lives. Growing up, I have always fantasized of becoming a princess as most young girls do, having my own castle, wearing beautiful clothes, a tiara sitting atop my head whilst looking out a balcony and gazing upon my kingdom. Being a child at the time, I was usually fed these kinds of stories, which was mostly the reason for my admiration, but another reason was because I admired the strength of the monarchs, thinking that the high positions they held was a sign of true strength, but I was proven wrong.

In all the time I had spent growing up, I began to see what the world was like hidden behind the curtain known as youth. I started to learn about the fact that power does not make a leader and that it is this, sometimes, that leads us to ruin, that it is sometimes the siren song that drives a person to madness and despair. Because of this revelation to me, there came times in my life wherein I would see national leaders as power hungry and that true leaders, royals, were merely a thing from stories, but your choice changed that. You showed me that not all seek only power but also the simplicity that humbles one and brings you closer to the people you lead. Thank you for changing my views your highness and may you and your family be forever blessed.

Sincerely,

(full name)

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Activity 3: Reflection

1. What was the video all about

2. How do you define happiness

3. The video showed things which money cannot buy, what are these? Enumerate them

4. What insights or lessons can be gained?

5. What is it that you desire most?

Answers:

1. It was about selflessness, love, compassion and kindness.

2. Happiness is the feeling of absolute contentment and fulfillment in knowing that you help or have helped other.

3. In the video there were several things that money can't buy, such as:

3.1 Emotions

3.2 Fulfillment

3.3 True happiness

3.4 Gratitude

4. That you don't have to start big to be great.

5. That my family be together again.

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Activity: Travelogue

Welcome to Tuy

Background

The town of Tuy was originally part of Balayan but became an independent town on August 12, 1866. It was named by Don Salvador Elio after his hometown in Galicia, Spain also named "Tuy".

Tuy Municipal Hall

The municipal hall of Tuy is located Gomez street. Here, you can find the different departments responsible for maintaining and managing the town and its people.

Churches and Religion

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish church can be found in front of the town plaza.

A Roman Catholic church built and dedicated to the parish saint, St. Vincent Ferrer, towards the end of the 1800's, it now hosts different fund raising events and religious performances such as fun runs and stage plays.

Schools

Tuy also has a number of schools, both private and public, with ranges from nursery, kindergarten, and elementary to junior and senior high school and even up to college.

Events

Christmas preparations in Tuy include decorations in the plaza and town hall with lights that bring life to the nighttime streets.

Other than the Christmas decor one of the most anticipated events of the town is the annual "Kambingan Festival" which boasts events such as street dance contests.

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Activity 1: Autobiography

My name is (fullname), I'm currently (age) years old and will soon be turning (to be age) this (day/month of birth) of 2020. I am currently living with my maternal grandparents, Mrs. (Maternal grandmother's full name) and Mr. (Maternal grandfather's full name), in (complete current address) along with my, soon to be (to be age) year old, younger brother, ( younger brother's full name). We moved to Batangas 7 years ago but before that we used to live in Quezon City.

We live in (previous address) which intersected with the highway. Our house, or rather apartment, was within distance of the church, marketplace, and the mall, which made a lot of things, especially shopping, very convenient. I lived there with my father, Mr. (Father's full name), my mother, Mrs. (Mother's full name), my paternal grandmothers, (Paternal grandmother's full name) and her sister (Paternal grandmother's name) and, whenever she was around, my paternal aunt, (paternal aunt's name). For the most part of me and my brother's living there, we didn't get to spend too much time with our parents since they both worked, our mother at (occupation), and our father at the (occupation), meaning they were never home a lot and we mostly only got to see them on the weekends, so it was mostly our grandmothers who took care of us and we spent time with, even as toddlers, however, whenever we did get to spend time with them it was always a lot of fun. One of our main family activities back then was to head out to the mall parking lot behind the church in the morning, during those times the parking lot would be close to or completely empty, so we would take the car and head to the parking lot to either jog or play frisbee. There was even one time, while my father was off on his own jogging while me and my mother and brother were playing with the frisbee, I decided I wanted to go and join my father, so I did the most sensible thing I could think of, and ran after him, little did I know, something was going on behind me. Some people had come to the parking lot to jog as well and brought their dog with them, for some reason it got loose and started going after me, my mother and brother noticed and were yelling at me then I noticed my father had already stopped his jog and was gesturing behind me which is when I finally noticed the dog on my tail. I ran for dear life, as much as I loved dogs and still do, at the time I still didn't know how to handle myself around dogs other than the ones we owned so I was scared silly. By the time the dog's owners finally caught it I was already out of breath. While I was taking a breather my folks had a small chat with the dog owners then headed over to me where we talked and eventually ended up laughing about the whole incident. After the jog we would head to the market to do the regular weekend shopping. During this, while mother would finish up her shopping I would partake in my little tradition of buying and eating my casava cake.

One of the other things I did with my family was visiting wildlife institutions. We used to visit Manila zoo and the nature park of the Quezon city branch of the World Wildlife Fund. As you could probably tell I have a thing for animals, they're my passion and I love them with every fiber of my being, from the biggest animal in the world, the Blue whale, to the smallest and most resilient creature in existence, the Tardigrade, and even the one animal that terrifies me completely, the spider, I have never once tired of the creatures of this planet and even to this day they still intrigue me. My love for animals was inspired by Steve Irwin, the man known around the world as the "Crocodile Hunter", he was a world renowned wildlife conservationist from Queensland, Australia and a biologist and zoologist who specialized in reptiles. I've watched Steve work with and save animals all over the world alongside his wife, Terri, and his daughter, Bindi, and because of this they became my life idols and have taught me so many things about animals and the beauty of nature and its creatures. Whenever we would visit the zoo or nature park one of my favorite things to do was to feed the animals, I'd head to the gazelle or impala enclosure with my family and I'd feed them fallen leaves through the metal barriers and whenever I did I felt as if the Irwins were with me and whenever I did I always wondered, is this what it was like for them everyday at Australia zoo, getting to be with those animals everyday of their lives. Me and my father also used to play spotting games at the zoo, whenever we would get to an enclosure that had a water hole or thick brush we would try our best to find the animals in the enclosure, of course my father would always win but it's always fun regardless.

In the years I had spent living in Quezon city, I attended 2 different elementary schools. For my first grade up to third grade I went to (name of school), a private school then for fourth and fifth grade I attended (name of school) then finally I moved to Batangas where I spent my last year in elementary school at (name of school). Looking back on my more pre-mature school years, I can say for certain now that my school life, in comparison to my private life, was not what I would call the most pleasing experience. Growing I had always been very socially challenged, although I would make the effort to introduce myself and try to make friends with my other classmates, I was never really able to maintain the bonds I had made and just ended up becoming estranged again but worse because I already knew them and they already knew me so I drew and came to the conclusion that even though they knew me, they never approached me, so I won't try to bother them anymore. And so, I kept up with my pattern over and over and over again, I thought it was a good thing, that I just gave them their space, but it wasn't. I ended up more socially awkward and estranged than before, I didn't know how to properly handle myself around people and I just got more and more shy. Things then took a turn for the worst when I started getting bullied, being the already shy character I was was bad enough but getting looked down on and picked on made it several times worse, the feeling of awkwardness I had before was intensified by intimidation and loneliness which made me even more timid. Looking past all the bullying one of the only things about school were the yearly field trips, something not only I, but all of my classmates would look forward to. It was during a field trip I took that I had my first visit to Ocean Adventure a marine facility that rivaled Ocean Park to me at the time,and my first trip to Enchanted Kingdom. My school bullying experience didn't stop until after I had graduated and reached their peak in 5th grade when it was my group's turn to clean the classroom after classes that day and my classmates thought it would be fun to pull a prank on me so they trapped me in the classroom holding the door closed while I tried to get out. Now I know it's been my flaw to take things seriously a bit too much but that was a bad time to pick on me and a poor choice of action, 1: I was shy and timid and didn't know how to respond well to others; 2: the school creeped me out so I wasn't comfortable getting left alone or locked in; and 3: the ones who pulled the prank were my classmates I considered very obnoxious and loud the kind of people who really intimidated me at the time. I went home crying that day, when my folks found out they went to my school with me the next day and complained about it but it never did completely stop.

High school was a turning point in my life, after six whole years of getting bullied and nearly experiencing depression I would finally be able to get away from it all, the city and bullies. At first I was very reluctant to attend junior high school in a school I wasn't all that familiar with but then my folks mentioned there weren't any lower grades in the school so we would all be new to the experience so I agreed to go in the end. My junior high school were all spent attending, what was formerly referred to as, (name of school), it was here that I had made my first real friends. I started my time at my new school in the same way I did at my previous schools, with introductions, but as the days went by I started seeing the pattern again. I honestly thought that things would end up the same, don't get me wrong, I'm happy about the fact that no one bullied me sure but I was still socially awkward, then things changed when I met, them. Halfway through the first quarter I got to know 5 other girls from my class. First was Ms. Berry, she was also a quiet girl in class so I was able to relate with her, she was also cheerful and nice, I even met her at church once, turns out she goes to the same church. Next there was Yshie, she became my bestfriend, she was quiet, stern looking and at first slightly gloomy, but when I got to know her it turns out we had a lot in common. We both had a love for anime and sketching, and turns out our birthdays were really close together mine was on (month and day of birth) and her's was was on the (day of birth). Chuchay was next, now compared to the first two, she was much more outgoing, she was bubbly, hyper, cheerful and overall very musically talented. She was a great singer and could even play guitar, she was awesome, and to tell you the truth, she became one of my music idols along with Taylor Swift, not that she ever knew that. Another musically talented one was Jingjing, let me tell you, those hands of her's did magic on guitar and keyboard. Like Chuchay, she was outgoing and cheerful but much calmer than Chuchay at te time, she used ro play guitar in the classroom whenever we had no classes and my other friends including the next one usually sang along to her accompaniment while I'd stay quiet. Last but not the least there was ate A, she was the most mature out of all of them in my opinion, she was the big sister of the group and had an attitude to match meaning she was sassy, but in a good way. Together the six of us founded our own friends group called (name of friends group), we all did so many things together but the rest of the story will have to be for a different time.