Monday, September 10, 2012

My Hero, Myself


          We all have that person we look up to who embodies our very own craving for our idealistic selves. That person we consider our idols, our saviours, and our heroes.
          Be it Barrack Obama or you, we all have our heroes. So it wouldn’t be a surprise if I shared who mine was, right? Try and guess who it is; is it my mom, dad or brother? – WRONG. My hero is Mak, my alter ego. He is confident, multi-talented and kind. He embodies the kind of person I want to be – a person who is well-rounded and well-known. Mak will one day be the President of our country, and he’ll probably be the best of his time yet. He is destined for a great many things and he doesn’t lay around waiting for all of them to happen, instead, he always goes out and makes sure that his destinies do happen. He believes that everyone is born with “it.” He says that everyone just doesn’t realize that they do have the “it” and that they only need to develop their “it.” According to him, the most important thing that will make him a success is his belief in his self, not others.
          Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.
---perspective out mate! J

Explaining this Year's Buwan ng Wika: Tatag ng Wikang Filipino, Lakas ng Pagka-pilipino


      When I found out that this year’s theme on the Buwan ng Wika was “Tatag ng Wikang Filipino, Lakas ng Pagka-pilipino,” I was like, “HUH???” At first, I had some trouble absorbing what the phrase meant, and after about 30 minutes of thinking about it, without any luck, I gave up on trying to analyse what thoughts it tried to portray.
       A few days went by and I had forgotten all about our Buwan ng Wika. I was coasting off of August in a breeze. Then I finally got bored and the question struck me again, “What had our theme this year meant?” So I began researching and I found out a lot.
     We all know that every country’s treasure is their language… more of that stuff… blah blah blah. But let’s try to translate the theme literally – The Strength of the Filipino Language, The Power of the Filipino Race; makes much more sense, right? I think that the phrase speaks for itself now, and let me remind you, this is a perspective short after all. So think for yourself.
---perspective out J