The Next Great Adventure by Mia Whackerback

"To a well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.", said Albus Dumbledore. Many people are afraid of dying. Just the mere thought of it terrifies them. But should we be afraid?
Many people die everyday. It can be because of accidents, natural catastrophes, illnesses, murders, and some others take their own life and commit suicide. In most accidents and natural disasters, instantaneous death is given, but for some people who have survived but lost their loved ones in the event, dying, too is the most humane thing that can ease them of their pain. Meanwhile, for a man with a terminal illness, the disease is not the only painful thing that he carries with him, but also the thought of his loved ones watching him slowly fading away right before their very eyes. These are just some of the things that makes dying so dreadful for people. But who's really afraid? The one dying or the ones he is leaving behind? The ones who are going to be left behind are the people who are really afraid. They are terrified that the pain caused by someone's passing away will never leave them. That very pain will cause them to be lonely, vulnerable, and incomplete. Because of these feelings, they will suffer. They will carry the burden of longingness, they will terribly miss the person they thought will never leave them, or at least the ones they expect will take care of them. They will hold on to their now peaceful loved ones. Not knowing when to let go, not knowing how to let go. And the one's dying are scared that the people they will leave behind will feel all these and they are afraid of what future might come to those whom they left wandering. But with every dark phase comes along a bright side.
Some people on their deathbeds often see other late loved ones calling them to come to the other side, and this brings peace and happiness to the people they leave. Knowing that they are now at their serenity and finally free. Others when dying from a disease however, feel relieved that their pain and suffering shall finally be at an end, and their loved ones will also stop from hurting and they will be put out of their misery. Contrary to this, if one has lived a full life, a meaningful life, a good life, he is not afraid to die.
Truly, dying is an adventure each and everyone of us will soon have to embark on. Nobody can pass it up. Although a scary thought, not knowing what lies ahead, look on the lighter side of things and just keep in mind what Forrest Gump once said, "Life is like a box of chocolate, you'll never know what you're gonna get next". Maybe what's on the other side might also be a surprise.

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Mia Whackerback was born to be a writer. She loves to write poems when there is an inspiration. She expresses her thoughts through writing and sometimes she just blurts out her thoughts to other people. She also loves taking pictures of anything and everything she finds beautiful and interesting. She values family and she loves her nieces and nephews the most. MW is frank, straight forward and tactless. She loves books, and of course reading them. She secretly wants to be a "book doctor". The one who fixes and binds books that are out of shape and wornout.

RTU, My Beloved RTU by Crazy Love

"RTU, beloved RTU, we'll be forever true to the gold and blue..."


Rizal Technological University is not just a school to me, not just a campus that you will go in and out. It is a place that is full of memories. Every little changes happened to me, from my looks to my knowledge. RTU witnessed every memories from my high school memories to my college. RTU is a place where I meet diffrent people with diffrent people. It is a place whereigh sc I faced challenges in my life. Most of all RTU is a place where I belong.

Before entering the high school here, first, students need to pass the entrance examination and interviews. I took all of it. I experience how to be the last person to be called during interviews. I took all of it. I experienced how to be the last person to called during interview, I waited all day and everything. Abcourse without complaining because I really want to enter this school. My mom and her siblings graduated high school here, and I don't want to disapoint them if I don't get the chance to study here. Luckily I got the chance to study high school here. During my first high school days, RTU let me experience riding on a jeepney alone and being in a classroom without talking to anyone... because all faces are new, and I don't know anyone. As time pass by, I meet new friends here and you know I treasure them, because they complete my life and they are those people that I shared moments and memories with. RTU thought me the meaning of friendship and why do we need to be belong in a group of people. I think if someone doesn't have any companionship, I think she's missing a part of his life. Not all the time, your family members will be there for you and that's the reason why you have to be with a group of friends to be with you when you need someone's company. RTU let me experience being with friends and RTU gave us a chance to spend good memories together. I'm glad that I'm one of those who finished high school here. Even though I'm not in high school anymore and me and my friends found each other that's why I treassure this place.

When I finished high school, actually I don't reaLLy think of what school I'll be in college, until I realized that it's already enrolment in RTU. My mom asked me back then if what course I'm going to take, I told her that I want to take Psychology, but the fact that I'm a late enrolee I know that there's no more slot left in that course that's why I just took the couse that is available. You know, RTU gave me the chance to study college without any problems, because I'm a high school graduate here I don't need to take exam and interview anymore, I just have to get form and pay to the cashier and that's it I'm erolled already. At first I'm enrolled in the course Bachelor of Science in INformation communication Technology, a five year course in the college of Engineering, even though I already have friends in that course, I don't relly enjoy studying lessons about that course. That's why I decided to shift in my course now. Psychology is the course I really want to take, and when I already have the oppotunity to shift, I grab.

Now I'm on my new path, I thank RTU because this school let me be in the path I want. I thank God to be in this school, because in this school, I don't have any problem, whether it is financial and or whatever. I think RTU is the place where I will graduate college... hopefully. I treasure this school, and I now that this is a place where I belong. I'll be forever true to the gold and blue.


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Crazy Love is a simple girl with a lot of dreams. A girl that is full of responsibilities and she's trying to do all of it. She's a loving daughter and "ate" to her siblings. A girl that leave everything in the hands God and she believes in GOd's plans for her.

Technicolor by Ragamuffin

There are five colors that a painter uses to create a masterpiece: red for the heart, yellow for the sun, blue for the sky, white for brightness and black for darkness. As of now, have you imagine his masterpiece?

Colors are technically designed for creating an artwork, but aside from those, colors can also represent the shade of our lives. Red can be an image of our intense emotion - emotions that can burst when triggered by black and can lower down when poured by white. Yellow , which interprets the new hopes for a new day. Blue is for the sky we look up every morning when the sun rises. Black is use to intensify the hue that symbolizes the darkness of the day, and portrays the negative events that happened on a certain day, moreover white is use to cool and lighten up the shades of the creation. It also reflects the positivism that an individual has. Those colors can also evolve into other tones. When blue and yellow are combined, it creates color green - green which is an epitome of recovery and freshness after being exhausted on the things we have to accomplish. Red, when added by blue and combined with a little bit of white, will create lavender or violet hue that can be affiliated with happiness and contentment to life. Orange is a result of the mixture of red and yellow. This represents our undying energy behind the demands that life serves every day.

Life is full of different tints. Those are results of the different combinations. In reality, we are the painter of our own lives. We are the one who actually mix the paints needed to create a masterpiece, synonymously we are the one who decides on what we want for our life, because our life is our masterpiece. Life can be dark or bright depending on the usage of black and white. People always regard life as dull and plain creation. They don’t even notice that there are a lot of shades they can use to be able to make it bright and colorful. We always have an option on how we will paint our lives. Life can be vivid. As what the painter does, we must also enjoy how we will create our artwork, subsequently we must also acquire a trait of a painter, like whatever the outcome of the mixture we make, we are ready for it and let it be called a masterpiece. In addition, we should learn how to use the colors carefully, so that our masterpiece will serve as an inspiration to other painters.

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Ragamuffin is a typical teenager. She loves to laugh when she's totally happy and she smiles when she witnesses a weird event. She cries when she's very sad and confused with the things that get complicated. She cries to lessen her problems. She feels satisfaction when she cries and after that, she's fine moreover she's ready to face whatever life serves her. For her life is so simple, that's how she perceives it. She enjoys writing. Through this, she has the capability to express the things that make her life quite difficult to deal. She enjoys writing inspirational and positive articles because she believes that if we will be pessimist about life, it will be more complicated to live. In addition, she loves this simple stuffs: green, stars, hearts, chocolates, and ice cream. :)

Two Things by Mischievous Colleen

There are a lot of things that will make my life complete. But, there are these two things that are of great priority and importance for me.. First is to own my dream camera, second is to travel in the places that I love. Since high school, I started to dream about these things, because they have deeper meaning to me.

My first dream is to have the camera that I really like. I always want to capture the things, which catch my attention. It is fun to do, and I am sure that it will give me satisfaction. I think camera is invented to help people cherish important things or happenings on their lives. Also, it allows them to go back to those moments all over again. It is made to teach individual how to give deeper meaning in a certain thing. Thereby, camera teaches people how to value every precious moment of their lives, because every shot of the camera counts.

The second thing that I always dream of is to have the chance to travel in different parts of the world. Though, it is hard to achieve, and it makes me so ambitious, still it is what I am aiming for. I want to experience the culture of the other fatherland wherein I will learn a lesson. I love to visit the tourist spots of our country first, before anywhere else. The beauty of Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan is the place that that I admire the most here in the Philippines. I started admiring that place since I saw its location on the map. It is so amazing. The beautiful spot of the island convince me that it is still preserved, and beautiful compared to the other pars of our country. After I have traveled on own country, my next destination will be in the continent of Europe. France and Italy are the countries that I love. I like to go on the aforementioned places, because they are known to have the historical sites. In Rome, Italy what I love there is the old coliseum and some churches. In addition to that, what is also astounding in Rome is the Vatican City, which is known for having the St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel located inside that place. About France, Eiffel Tower is my favorite spot. The restaurants in Paris are good. France is also known for having well-known chefs, that’s why some restaurants there are expensive. People, who live in Italy and France seem to be nice and well-educated.

Having the opportunity to achieve these dreams will definitely complete my life. I dream for these things for so many reasons. My dream camera will help me realize how I should value things and people that surround me. It will help me reminisce my past whether it is good or bad. Furthermore, it will help me understand why certain things happen on a special way. On the other, traveling will teach me the deeper meaning of life, how to value and nurture it more. It will also be called as my achievement in life. These dreams will remind me that life is like a globe, it’s either I’m in top or bottom, I just have to live my life to the fullest, be optimistic, and treasure every moments of my life and smile in every click of the camera.

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Mischievous Colleen is a simple naughty one.

It Is All For You by Jack Stone

Every time that God gives us one great morning to spend, there is this one thing that always reminds us to live our lives once more and make it much better that it was yesterday. Having so many things to do everyday makes us very exhausted, yet we still manage to go on. When every single task we do seems unworthy of our time, just think that it will help us improve ourselves, or much better, we can think of someone who inspires us as well. Thinking of someone who is really close to our heart makes the exhaustion go away. Just the thought of living our lives for someone else can make our life sail very smoothly and freely.

Funny, sometimes sarcastic, moody and serious, these are the traits of him that made Leo fall in love... all over again. He is Joseph, my former classmate in National Service Training Program. Every time, I and this guy are talking, I always feel that the time is passing so fast. We talk about anything that we want to know from each other or anything that we can share about. He is also the reason why I don't fail to go to school. Aside from my family and friends, this guy also never fails to tell me how important going to school is. My friends too- Budz, Ryan, Ate Karen and to you guys, you know who you are, are very important to me. They are my second family, I must say, they are the ones who untirelessly give their time for me. We are very happy to spend our time together, and I know that we can climb every mountain, sail the wide ocean of this universe and we can also eat all the street foods we want. We always share simple things together, yet it brings extreme happiness to us.

It's not bad to try new things, explore and discover something new about ourselves. Show people what we have got and don't be afraid to hear comments coming from them. Life is too short my friend, use it wisely and productively. Event hough life is complicated, we can still make it easier to live, just think of the people whom you love very much. Always say to yourself that "It's all for you", so that you will be motivated to work hard and pursue things you want to achieve.

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"Being with my friends makes me happy, knowing that we are sharing good quality of true friendship. Simple things like talking and listening to music is the one of my favorite things to do. I can say that I am blessed to have friends that I have right now, and I must say that they are irreplaceable." -- Jack Stone

Poverty: A Hindrance in Learning by ren_ren

Learning is a continuous process of acquiring knowledge.It can be acquired at home, at the environment and at school.
Our home teaches us the right values and the importance of family. The environment teaches us the importance of social interaction. And the school teaches us academically and it also helps us to discover and to enhance our talents and inner abilities.It is an institution that will help us develop our future by practicing a field that we will be choosing.Everyone needs to learn and to explore. But how can this be possible if the majority of the society is incapable of doing so? How can they learn if they are forced to stay and work out at the street? How can they learn if they are sent to jail instead of school? And how can they learn to love and give respect of the people around them and of the environment itself if they had been a victim of discrimination and of neglect? Should we put the blame on the government? Or should we blame ourselves?

I am a second psychology student and as a student of this field, I am able to observe my environment and I am very much affectted with children who are not given a chance to learn properly by all the means that I have mentioned earlier. It hurts me, as young mom, to see those children out of the streets to earn money instead of earning the values of education. They chose to be in the streets to earn and to have a meal to serve at the table. How can they go to school if their stomachs are empty all the time? Instead of paying for the tuition fees, they would rather buy food to feed their aching stomachs. Instead of studying, they would rather choose to work and find means of living. For them, it is a waste of time attending school. The environment on the other hand is full of selfishness, madness and discrimination. The people do not want to help because they have been judgmental of the situation that those children have. A street child who enters a jeep for example, who ask money from the passengers, will hear a lot of hurtful words, words of discrimination. Instead of praying for them,we get mad at them. It is not their fault to be in that situation. If they only have an option, they would not be in that position.

As a student, I am thankful that we have this outreach program to reach out to those children. For now, it is the only thing that I can do. Someday I would like to have a better chance or opportunity to help them especially those children.

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Ren_ren is a woman with a broad mind and a brave heart. A woman of gentle touch.

If I Were a Clever Boy by Topsie Krettes

If I were a boy, I would prefer to get in touch with a girl who is simple and yet amazing enough to make other guys drop their jaws whenever she passes by. A girl who has effortless and natural beauty. I would surely like her when she has fine hair; long or short, it does not matter, for as long as it is clean and healthy. The neat and unplucked eyebrows would be better. The eye catching almond-shaped eyes of her would be pretty. I would enjoy to looking and squeezing her cute nose; I would not care whether it is flat or pointed. Her small and thin lips would certainly make me crave for her intensely. I would precisely love to kiss her perfectly shaped forehead. Her flawless complexion would make me undettachable from her. Of course, this girl would absolutely turn me on by her sexy body.

On the other hand, if I were a clever boy, I would prefer a girl who is extraordinary and sophisticated enough to turn guys' heads whenever she starts speaking. A girl who has plain beauty that if appreciated, worthy of full attention. That would not make you wonder why she captivates an unaware sight of a boy. She would probably capture my attention when she removes the excess good scented and healthy hair away to uncover her unpretentious face. A marvelous girl with a nice unplucked eyebrows perfect for her frankness and honest expressions. I would surely love the way she reveals the sincerity of everything she says thru her almond-shaped eyes. I would definitely admire the way she breathes quietly at the corner while she gives other breathless people the air that they need to go on living. I think everybody would get mesmerized by the way her busy lips share thoughts and tactful words, hence, remain a sweet and humble lips. The perfectly shaped forehead would be attractive, in whatever matters, I would be glad to find out what is behind the perfectly shaped skull. Her brain that contains her knowledge, her logical ideas, her humorous perceptions, her emotions, and her skills. Surely, I would simply get stunned to a girl with a fair complexion and yet shows humility and shows no discrimination among everybody else. And of course, I would be more challenged to be with a sexy girl. Sexy, in a sense that she has a good body built, brought about by her healthy lifestyle, by being skillful, and by being sports minded.

If I were a boy, I would be excited to fall in love with a good looking girl. If I were a clever boy, however, I would definitely fall in love with a girl who will teach me the real importance of beauty. Looks could be deceiving, that is why I pity those who get blinded by the outside beauty. I would prefer, for sure, a girl who proves that of all the traits that she has, she could never be outsmarted by anybody else. Therefore, if I were a clever boy, I would love a girl, for certain, after I have known and discovered her deeply to find out the real essence of her being. In that way, I am not simply a boy, but rather a man.


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Topsie Krettes is the kind of humorous girl, who loves spending time with her family and friends. Sometimes, she is misjudged as a boyish because she grew up as one of the boys in the family, and most frequently, she acts like a dude. In addition, she also loves adventures and arts that include skills, nature, music, and sports.

A Wonderful Journey by Jelyn

My Relatives and I have a journey at Zoobic Safari last August. We have a great time having each others company. While we are in the van we are very happy singing songs together. We see the beautiful views in the Subic that makes it too attractive to some tourists. The sea is so blue and water looks very clean.

When we are entering in Zoobic Safari we are so amazed because there are lots of tigers. To begin the journey in Zoobic Safari it is better if you have your own car or any vehicle because if you don’t have your own vehicle you will pay another for a ride in a tiger inspired vehicle which is quiet cute to look for me. The tigers, ostriches, rats, pigs, ducks, sheeps, dogs, birds and my most favorite “ Johnny ” the monkey.

We did lots of things while we are in the Zoobic Safari I really enjoy that day! We feed the tigers some delicious fresh chickens which is I think quiet to expensive in Zoobic Safari than in the usual market. We also have a close encounter with them that makes me fell so happy because I love tigers. At first my cousins are so afraid because of its teeth but when you look in their unique beautiful stripes you will really appreciate it.

After all that things, I realize that what makes me more happy in that journey is that I learn lots of things about animals; in their behavior, benefits as well as their harmful effects. For that wonderful journey I want to thank you for my relatives that makes me more happy because without them I think that journey will not be as happy as that. Of course I really appreciate the effort of our Tourist guide for the effort and for the trivias. And of course above all that for our Lord that makes all things possible. Thank you so much for guiding as all the way in our wonderful journey…

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Jelyn loves challenges and explore new things. She really enjoys having quality time with her family and friends. A unique girl who is doing her best in her own way.

Facing Your Destiny by Sassy Girl

One of the strangest thing in this world is no one knows when and where will be the end of their life. Why can we just interchange those people who wants to end their life to the people who wants to survive? Some people wished to end their life because of different problems and frustration but still some wants to survive.

As time goes by, we cannot alter the reality, that is forcing us to believe in the saying "If it's your time you cannot changed the fact that you will be now a part of God's Kingdom" How ridiculous isn't it? But indeed we cannot resist or block our final destiny. And when sometimes I think about final destiny it evokes me a lot about dying, that makes me feel so curious with a slight feeling of fear and possibility. Like, how to live their? Can we possibly feel the seclusion of our body to our spirit? Can we become one of the angels of God? Can we be happy and ready to leave our loved ones?

Where's the way to the Kingdom of God? Is it like you are walking on the midst of the night, within the long road and in the end you will see light that will give you the right direction? Or does it make us feel more at peace? Because having peace of mind is the greatest asset we can have for a happy living. That this might serve as an inner victory which comes only when we are united to God. These boggling questions that reminisce on my mind whenever I see burials.

And because of this circumstances, many of us wish and hope that we can interchanged our destiny. That only if we have a time machine to know what would happen to the present, past and future life, only if we can be a superhero, either wonderwoman or superman so that we have the power to help others, only if we are one of the princesses or prince in a fairytale story, that always have a happy ending. Like what they said it is free to dream and aim big. But maybe we should first appreciate the totality of one's individual and the small things in our life. Like a one peso coin, we cannot have millions of money if we do not have one peso. And we must know that, we ourselves make our own destiny, that God is just the ultimate editor that correct us when we were wrong. Trying to be contented on what we have is another important thing in our life. No one is perfect except God, that we are not just suffering the same situation of problems and embarassment. Maybe there are, but because they know how to control their feelings, so still they can survived. Because every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not and often times we call a man cold when he is really only sad.

Though, life is always the counterpart of problems we just learn to keep our faith. Because when I feel so helpless I just remember that every challenges is like a spices in our food, they taste so awful but they are the one leaving a delicious sensation in our appetite, like in our life problem leaves an incredible story that we just need to open up and widen our mind to visualize it. Because I assure you if this problems are gone, you will not gain knowledge or important lessons in your life and you will always find and reminisce it. Eventhough our destiny is an awful one, learned to dig and find with enthusiasm the bright side of our life and that's the only way we will find the climax of our own true destiny.

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Sassy girl is a simple girl who always loved to experience new things of excitement and surprises in life, and if you want to be my friend just be true to yourself and be cool.

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