RHETORIC QUESTION (ESSAY COLLECTION 2)

I am Beautiful no matter what they say,

because words can’t bring me down

          Have you ever been insulted? To be made fun of? To be teased? And be the target of bullying? Just because of how you look? I have. As a child I love to eat, I was not disciplined and left alone to eat whatever I see in the refrigerator. Because of that, I grew up to be fat, I would not sugar coat it, I am fat. Because of my weight and how cruel kids can be back at elementary school days, I was teased constantly by the school bully. Of course I have friends too, many would say I was cute because of my chubby cheeks, but I was a sensitive child, so all the insults stab my young heart.

         The bullying continued till I am a 1^st year in high school, the pattern still continues. My friends would always tell me not to take the teasing seriously and shrug off the insults from the boys. I know that I am pretty, even though I am fat, many would say to me to lose some weight, I never really cared about my weight. But for some people, they just really love to make people cry. So when I reached 2^nd  year, I changed, whenever the boys would insult me, I would just glare at them, which really scared them, and I would throw their bags from the 3^rd floor building. I had a bad temper back then, with just a little insult would make me explode. I was called a sadist or a bully by the time I reached 3^rd year, I would throw wooden chairs whenever I am in a bad mood and bully my close friends.

         I was not a good person back in high school, but I thanked God for giving me true friends who stick with me during my rebellious phase, they understand why I did the things I had done back then, and they forgive me every time. Now in college, no one insults me anymore because of my weight, only my closest friends, but I know that coming from them is an endearment. Although they would always bother me to lose some weight, and what a pity it is because I am beautiful even with my current weight, but I would be more beautiful if I was sexier. I would just shrug it off, because I am beautiful, no matter what the say and no matter what I weight.  

BIOGRAPHY

A father’s Sacrifice

A Biography of Katrina Beloya

          There is girl whose name is Katrina, born from the love of her mother, whose a former Midwife named Rosemarie, and her father, a seaman named Rodrigo. She was born in Caloocan and grew up living in a “Squaters area”. She did not mind where she lived back then, all she remembers are the times she played with her friends under the rain. She did not understand back then, the reason why their house would have water inside when it rains, she did not mind how small her house was. She rarely remembers if she had ever bonded with her mother when she was a child, she does not remember her mother in her childhood memories, only her aunt who keeps her company while her mother goes to work. But most of all, she did not even have memories or pictures of her father being there for her when she was a child.

           As times goes by, she turned 3 years old when they moved in an apartment, the place was bigger compared to their old home, but still, her father was absent from her childhood. The only father figure she had known is from her uncle, her mother’s older brother. He taught her how to ride a bike and he always buy her  food and gifts, she loves him the most, she rarely miss the absence of her father. Many of you may wonder if she ever hated her father, if she rebelled from her parents, on the contrary, she loves and respect her parents. At a young age, her mother explained to her thoroughly and carefully why her father was not with them, that her father must endure missing his family to provide for them. Without her father’s sacrifices they would never have a nice house, and that she and her sibling could never afford to attend private schools. So her mother would always tell them, not to hate their father, but to understand that being far away from them is a sacrifice he must make to show how much he truly loves his family.

LIFE AT NCBA (2)

Journey to NCBA

         My journey to NCBA from my house is at least an hour. Sometimes, my journey to school is comfortable, when the weather is cloudy and the passengers of the vehicle are only few. At times like those, you cannot help but listen to good music or daydream. But sometimes, there are times when the journey is hard, when the weather is scorching hot and the sun is high up the sky and no clouds to provide shade from the heat. The driver would be moody, and the vehicle would be full of irritated passengers. Sometimes there would be passengers who are sitting next to you and he or she would emit unlikable smell, I hate those moments.

         As students, there will be unforgettable moments or events that we will see, or yet to be experience during our journey to school. Sometimes those events cheer us up whenever we would remember it, sometimes we would be embarrassed of it, and sometimes we would wish to forget about it and hoped that it never happened. For every moment we had experienced and events that we had seen during our journey, are lessons and teachings that we could use in life. It would serve as a reminder for us, once our journey to school is done. A reminder of where our journey started with all the traffic, the cold rain, scorching heat, every typhoon and floods we had endured, and where our journey will be headed. It is up to us, on how we will finish our journey or how we will get there. For every step we take is a journey, and a step closer to our dreams.

LIFE AT NCBA (1)

Midterm is coming!

           Be prepared my fellow students and classmates, for midterm is coming here at NCBA. Ready your books, find your notes and photocopies, and ready yourself for the upcoming sleepless nights. I am sure that most of you students will use the word “Procrastinate”. What is procrastinating? According to the Merriam Webster, Procrastinate is to be slow or late about doing something that should be done, to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy. Let us be honest, my dear fellow students, we always procrastinate, even if it is not exams. We procrastinate when deadline for projects is coming, assignments, reports and thesis. There is nothing to be ashamed if we love to procrastinate. I am not judging you dear readers, for I also, procrastinate.

          To be honest dear readers, I do not procrastinate because I do not intend to study or do my projects and thesis. For me, we use procrastination to help our minds adjust to the pressure of studying and researching. It is not good for our brains to be pressured so much, there is a limit on how much our brains can take. There is a saying that “it is better to be late than never”. So I think it is fine to study a day before the exam, the limited time we have before the exams or deadline will give us the motivation to finish our assigned tasks no matter what. But beware dear students, not because I said that procrastination is fine, does not mean that we have to use it every time. As students, we have the obligation and responsibility to do our best in our studies and to graduate with flying colors. Not just for ourselves, but for the people who pays for our studies. My fellow students and classmates, let us do our best for the upcoming midterm exams. To procrastinate or not is up to you, but be sure to pass your test and may the odds be ever in your favor!

FLASH NEWS (2)

Drug users aren't human, says Philippines' Duterte

AFP•August 28, 2016

According to the Yahoo news, Philippine President Duterte remarked that drug users are not human anymore? Why did the President said that? Is it because of the inhumane acts those drug users commit while under the influence of Drugs?

Duterte, who has seen about two thousand people killed since he was elected in May, made the remarks late Friday as he shrugged off the United Nations' concerns over human rights in his country.
 "Crime against humanity? In the first place, I’d like to be frank with you: are they humans? What is your definition of a human being?" he told soldiers while visiting an army camp, according to transcripts of his speech released afterwards. "Human rights? Use it properly in the right context if you have the brains," he added. "You cannot wage a war without killing," Duterte said, adding that many drug users were beyond rehabilitation.

His remarks came after various UN officials, including Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in June condemned his apparent support for extra-judicial killings. The UN special rapporteur on summary executions, Agnes Callamard, said earlier this month that his directives "amount to incitement to violence and killing, a crime under international law". Duterte's comments come after his national police chief Ronald Dela Rosa on Friday urged drug users to kill their traffickers and burn their homes. "Why don't you give them a visit, pour gasoline on their homes and set these on fire to register your anger," Dela Rosa said.

He later apologised for his remarks.But Duterte defended Dela Rosa, saying "that's my style. He is following it". Duterte also taunted the United Nations, saying "they want me to go prison? Do those idiots think I will be captured alive. My God, we will be together in hell." Earlier this week, Dela Rosa told senators that over 750 people had been killed by police in anti-drug operations while more than a thousand had been slain by shadowy figures. Since then, even more people have been killed.

Duterte, 71, won May elections in a landslide on a promise to kill tens of thousands of suspected criminals to prevent the Philippines from becoming a narco-state. He has vowed to protect policemen who may be charged as part of the campaign.

FLASH NEWS (1)

Iraq Bombing

On July 3, 2016 a coordinated bomb attacks were carried out in Baghdad, resulting in a mass civilian casualties. A suicide truck bomb hit a shopping area in Karrada as the streets were busy with late night shoppers because of Ramadan. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense revealed that at least 167 had been killed and over 180 injured, with those numbers expected to rise. Reports from the scene indicated that many of those who are killed are children. After initial reports, the death toll continued to rise as further corpses were recovered from the rubble and the injured victims died of their injuries. It is the deadliest attack  in Iraq thus far in 2016.

Last July 6, the Health Ministry announced that the death toll reached 250. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL, also known as ISIS claimed responsibility for the devastating blast, which went off early on a Sunday at Karrada. What is happening to our world? So many deaths and bloodsheds, but for what? For our future generations to see rubbles and destroyed buildings instead of trees and green pastures? To grow up in a place full of hate, death, fear, and anger? Is war the only solution to every man’s problem?

Let us pray for the people at Iraq who have lost so may innocent lives, those who have lost a mother, a child, a father,  or a friend, and hope that the people responsible for this bombing may be put to justice and get what they deserved.

Diary (July-11-15)

Dear Diary,

            Nothing happened much this week, aside from the fact that my parents left us to go on a vacation at the province and left us with our aunt. Since this week are my ma, pa and my own birthday will be happening, I was a little bit sad to celebrate my 19th birthday without, mostly because that would mean "limited" budget for my birthday.

            On July 12 and 13, my mother posted picture of her and my father on a boat, apparently their going for "Island Hoping" on Malalison Island to visit their long lost relatives over there, I actually don't care who my relatives are on that island, not that I would meet them personally here, but whatever.

            My birthday happened on July 15 and it was really depressing, I bought Pizza for my friends at school as a "blowout" and not one of them have any birthday gift for me, I don't really need their greetings, I want colorful boxes. On my way home, I bought myself some chocolate cake, and asked my cousin and her kids to come over, I also invited my best friend to come over, unfortunately, rain poured hard that afternoon so my guests were late to arrived, I was really sad when my friend told me that she might not come over because of the rain, I was so angry and pissed that time, so I started to eat 2 slices of my cake and sulk, but thank God, when my Friend came over at last, then followed by my cousin with her kids. So happy they came over, or else, I would have eaten the whole cake myself.



                                                                                                                                           xoxo,
                                                                                                                                         Katrina