ariellalisan.org – Homeward Bound

THIS SCHOOL Year is going to be my first official school year as a public school teacher. Having taught for about half a year, I have been accustomed to the life of a public school teacher. Although, our school is quite better than other public schools here in terms of facilities–there only up to 30 students per class, we have functional science and computer laboratories–there is so much pressure on our part as we have to keep up, if not improve continually, our performance in national exams and competitions.

As early as April, we have laid down our classroom improvement plans, which included assessment of our performance in the previous school year and our individual action plans for the coming school year. I already have a clear picture of what I am going to do to. But, I am also leaving some space for surprises that might come my way. Excitement begins there.

I will know tomorrow my final subject load. If the freshman science will really be given to me, I think I am quite prepared for it–thanks to the Summer Enrichment Classes, where I gained some experience in teaching first year students.

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This year, I will be sponsoring the schooling of three of my nephews and nieces. Their father died about a year ago and their mother, who is my sister, is working as a public health worker in Bulacan. She entrusted them to me before she left two weeks ago. So, I will look after their needs.

LSS: I’m Yours by Jason Mraz

SOMETIMES I appreciate hardships because they make us realize that we need to change something about our ways. It is somehow a chance for us to renew ourselves and start something new.

To many of us, everytime we get over with something, we are eager to begin something new or engage in a new adventure. In my case, what I went through made me more passionate about everything I do. Even if I’m still quite ill after the stresses, I feel like I have lots of energy of keep going.

And for this blog, to mark this new chapter of my life, I have adopted a new layout for this blog. What you are seeing is a Zoxegen theme. I did a few modifications–just a few–to make it look like my old blog. I did that because I still like the look and feel of my old layout. But as you see, there are new features on the page. It has two sidebars bars now, to start with. It also has a section for featured articles. It sometimes doesn’t work with IE but the page looks fine.

AFTER THE convolution of emotional, financial, relationship, and health problems I wallowed in for the past few days, here I am again, blogging my heart out.

I am leaving behind all those hardships I have surpassed. I will face the coming with twice as much passion as I have shown in the past.

I am doubling the effort I am exerting for our summer classes. I am enjoying the time with my students and I am trying my best to give them all I can in preparation for their upcoming scholarship and other exams.

BUY ME a friend. A real friend.

This is the lowest point in my life. Ever.

I’ve never felt this kind of anger before. I’m angry at the world. I’m mad about UNREAL people. I’m so mad. I’m so mad. I’m so mad. I’m so mad. I’m so mad. I’m so mad.

Why is the world so unfriendly these days?

AS WE watch my father’s wake, I play chess with my older sister. It’s only in times like these that I get to play the game over and over. My classmates back in high school would never want to play with me because I used to be a very lousy player. Last night, as I played against my sister, I only won twice in about ten games. However, I have learned things I never would have learned if I never played the game again and again.

Here are some of my insights:

1. Life is what you make it. This existentialist belief is very evident in the game. Your victory lies on how well you play the game. Each move you make requires decision making and your choices create an impact on your future.

a. Clarify your goal. In a chess game, one wins not for how many officials he captures. The goal in Chess is to capture the King. In one of our games, my sister was playing without a Queen and some important officials but she still was able to capture my King. We sometimes lose track in life. If we do not know our purpose here in Earth, we are like a chess player who doesn’t know the objective of the game.