Blog 3.5

An Imaginary Interview with Bob Ong

Kaye: A pleasant morning Mr. Bob Ong! Thank you for the time you allotted for this interview.

Bob Ong: It's my pleasure.

K: May we proceed to the questions Sir?

B: Of course.

K: For my first question, as we all know you have written so many great books, do you have any favorite among the books you've written?

B: Well, I like them all and I consider all of them as my favorite.

K: Did your books all come from your imagination or they are from your own experience?

B: My books are based from my experience combined with my imagination. I get the concept from my experience then apply my imagination to make twists and turns.

K: Is that what makes your books so unique, popular and one of the best sellers?

B: Maybe yes, maybe no. I do believe that it depends on the readers who make their reaction on my written works.

K: Why do you want your identity a secret?

B: I want writing books to inspire and not writing books to be popular. I don’t need to let the whole world know me and be popular to write and inspire the readers.

K: These inspiring books are also from inspiration, am I right Sir?

B: Yes, as what I've said, they are based from my experience. The people around me, my family and my friends inspired me to write these books.

K: Sir, you said that inspiring people is what you want to do, do you have any other purpose in writing these books?

B: Yes, I want to let people know what this life is all about. That is the reason, I make sure that my books are true to life, though some have fictional settings or happenings at times.

K: For my last question, if you will be given another life, will you choose to be a writer again in this situation writing the same books?

B: Writing is my passion and I love this field. I will surely be a writer again if I would be given another life.

K: Thank you Mr. Bob Ong for this interview and it was a pleasure meeting you.

B: Your welcome and it was a pleasure meeting you too.

Blog 3.4

Nine Violations

            Entering into the campus of CNSHS, we can see lots of students that are disciplined and obedient when it comes to rules. In the gate starts the first violation, here violates the late comers. They are the ones who do not comply with the right time of arrival in school. Their punishment is a letter being late made by the officers to be to be given by the adviser. Another violation is an incomplete uniform. This is one of the most violated rules. Here violates the students without their ID, ribbons when it comes to girls and during Fridays, students without their neckerchief. The violators are signed on list of people with their incomplete uniform. When passing by the Principal's office or going inside the LRC, you can see or rather hear the third violators, the noisy. The violators receive a scold or a sermon coming either from the librarian or the Principal. The fourth violator are the litterers. These are the people who do not put their garbage at the right place. The violators are paid by the Yes-O officers based on their corresponding litter. The fifth violators are the wasters, the students who do not finish their meal in the canteen thus wasting their leftovers. Though not really on the rules, the wasters receive a reminder from the nurse, teachers or canteen faculties that sees them. Entering the room, here violates the users. These are the people who use gadgets that are not allowed inside the room. The punishment when caught, is the confiscation of their gadgets. The unworkers, seventh violators are the people who do not finish the work assigned to them. This can be students who did not do the task given by the teachers when they are not around. The lazy, are the students who do not accomplish their assignment or project at the right time. The lazy are scolded by teachers. The last violators are the disobedient. These are the people who skip programs, flag ceremonies, or flag retreats. These people instead of attending the ceremonies, stay inside the room unnoticed.

Blog 3.3

Is Texting Ruining Your Knowledge In EnglishLanguage?

We all know that we are now living in a very modern world. We are using advanced technology every there and now. Me, I never know someone who haven’t use a phone. Almost everyone here in our industrialized world use texting as a way of communication. Who in the world is not influenced by texting? I, myself, admit that i am fond of texting a lot.

Phones are indeed very helpful gadgets. Some people even use the hyperbole that they cannot live without their phone. But phones do not always have the good side. Some people, those who are very fond of using their phones by texting use this kind of language called jejemon. Jejemon is a way of texting wherein the users shorten their use of words by changing the spelling. An example is ‘skul’ from ‘school’. Another way around is lengthening their words by again changing the spelling. This is an example: ‘ghoodmhowninxs’ from "good morning". Sometime there is a wrong sent message to my phone that I cannot even understand because it was jejemon.

If I would be asked if texting ruined my English language, I would say no. Yes, I do admit that I change the spelling of some words sometimes. But it doesn’t affect neither my verbal nor my writing English language. I believe that texting ruining the English language merely depends on the person using the language. It depends if you yourself will let texting affect your way of speaking or writing. As what they say, the mind controls the body thus control the speaking.

Blog 3.2

Semestral Break

            For students like me, one of the most awaited months is October. Why? Often times, the last week of October is the start of our semestral break until after All Saints’ Day.  Our semestral break often runs in a week or two, or if luck comes maybe three. But this year we spent a week for our semestral break.

            The first few days of our semestral break feels like paradise. No stress, no pressure, and most of all, I am away from school works. On the first day of the semestral break, I decided doing my homeworks maybe three days before the continuation of classes. As usual of me I like to do things near the due date of submission. Maybe it’s just I am more productive when I do things while cramming.

            Everything is like brand new. I wake up late instead of waking up early to go to school. I could watch television if I want to. I could sleep late doing things I like and not sleeping late because of the homeworks. I could do the things I wanted to do without hinder.

            But, everything in this world has its consequences. After happiness is sadness. After the whole week of pleasure, here come the days of cramming. Yes. I crammed at the last two days of semestral break. The last two days were the hectic days of my semestral break. The fun days were over. The delights were gone. Here comes pressure and stress. But, I do not blame anybody but myself in these things. It is my decision not doing those things during the first days of the semestral break. I chose the humpy road instead of the smooth path.

            But still, I have learned how to be responsible on what my decisions were. I learned how to stand on what decision I make. What’s important is I managed to finish all my homeworks. I finished my tasks. I did my best to accomplish those things and I have no regrets doing those things.

Blog 3.1

Easy to Say, Difficult to Explain

            Love, a simple word which tickles our minds when hear about it. Love issomething intriguing when our friends talk about it. What we think about love is a very strange thing, hard to explain, and difficult to understand. But what really is love anyway? They say that we can only define love when we have gotten into it. Love is like measles, as what Jerome K. Jerome says, we will all go through it. Have you ever been in love?

            What is the thing that makes us love someone? Is it because of their looks? Is it because of their style? If you would to ask me I would love someone because of what he is. Not because of what he has or what he can do. There will be the time when he would could not the things he could do before. There will be a time when he will no longer possess the looks he has before. If I really love that someone, no matter what happens to him I would love him. Maybe I liked something that he can do that makes me attracted to him, but you see, like is different from love.

                        Love is a very strange disease. Once you are affected by it, it is very difficult to get out of its affection. What I said is very difficult but never impossible. Love is the noblest frailty of the mind. Yes, it is a weakness. One proof is when your special someone goes near and you felt your legs tremble, your hands become cold and you could not think cleverly, thus you felt weak. Yet a weakness, but it is the noblest of all weakness. They say that love is blind. Love conquers all. Love knows no boundaries. Love is in the air. But for me the best metaphor is this. Love is when he adores your big feet. I am not talking about the literal meaning where your loved one will actually adore your feet. The point is, when you’re in love, you do not care about someone’s abnormalities or disabilities. I you really love him then, you would like anything about him. You will love all the things he does. Even the things he does are not good enough you would still appreciate it no matter what. Your loved one is your happiness. Time lies when you’re happy. Love makes time pass. Love really is easy to say yet it is very difficult to explain.

                        I have experienced to be in love. Love for God, love for my family and of course love for somebody who is special are the loves I have felt. She who has never loved has never lived, as what John Gay said. I think what I experienced is not the romantic love they say but it is that what you call puppy love, in teenagers. There is this boy whom I always think of before. This line may be cheesy but whenever he is near I can feel my heart pump very quick and I can hear the beat very loud. Whenever he is near I don’t know what to do. I always go to this part of me where I can’t think wisely. My mind feels blank. The world stops. I always want him close. I want him to stay beside me. His name always stays in my mind. The feeling always stay that way whenever he goes near. The mood stays awkward for me but never in him because he does not know what I feel. I thought that what I am feeling is just normal because we were friends. We were friends and it is what we should be. I don’t want to ruin our friendship. The sense is he is very near yet very far.

                         Love isn’t finding someone you can live with. It is finding someone you can’t live without. If you would have a chance to choose that someone you can’t live without, what will he possess? Me, I will choose somebody who will love me in all means. I will choose someone who will be patient being with me and will not complain because he loves me too. I will choose someone who is loyal to me and honest in all times. I don’t care if he is not rich as long as he will stay beside me all throughout I will choose him. I will choose somebody who is willing to defend me at all times. He who is willing to comfort me during problem strikes. He who cares for me and tries his best in all the things he will do. I also want someone brave and courageous. He who is not into the things that will make me happy but to the things that are the best for me is someone I would choose. Being intelligent, responsible and industrious is a bonus. Good looking is alright but good mannered is the best. Being a gentleman will also do.

                        Being in love is not a problem but always make sure not to give all. When you give your heart to someone always leave a stock or yourself. We will never know when someone is serious to us. A man saying he loves you is a very common scene, but someone who cannot explain why he loves you only occurs once in a million. Love is very easy to say, but, very difficult to explain.