The world is now reigned by constant gloom. The dull and cloudy skies of political crises, social menace and moral decay hinder the globe in its battle for progress. Definitely, the youth faces graver challenges than what our forefathers had experienced.
Today's generation, witnessing all these, won't just settle near the shore for we are not afraid of the strong gales we will encounter in the seas.
Unquestionably, there will come a time that today's generation will have to leave the security of the lands and explore the beauty and adversities the world has to offer. With our adventurous beings, we will use our potentials to their fullest as tools in strengthening and preparing ourselves to battle the storms that we will have to face during our journey. From the charity we caught at home and from the day to day experiences of life, lessons are imbibed in our hearts that remind us how to lead our lives and change the globe for a better tomorrow.
Undeniably, the youth knows the risks of the decisions to be made; however, inspired by the ability of these choices to change the world for the better, we continue on our journey. Equipped with our innovative minds and the skills we have acquired in and out of our classrooms, we meet new areas of competence and create new routes of experiences that will alter the course of history. Our prowess in academics, sports, music and invention have already started to let the light of hope shinethrough the skies by giving recognition to today's generation and breakthroughs to the world.
As a new sun rises and as the sky clears over the world, the posterity will meet the outcomes of the actions of today's youth. The future generations won't just experience the changes we have brought and continue to bring, but more importantly learn from them.
Consequently, the future of our generation won't just live an unfulfilled life on a safe but useless shore. Today's youth will travel and pass by both fertile and deserted lands. But instead of ignoring these the barren lands, we cultivate them and create new areas for the youth to excel in!
Today's generation has the capability to untie a boat from the shore and explore the vast oceans of adventure and experience.With education, today's generation will brave the world through these currently troubled times; with determination, the youth will stand still and not give in to the catastrophes we will encounter; and with our pure hearts, we will not let the future suffer the darkness that the past generations had miserably experienced.
The youth will survive the dark storm and not be left in a barren shore! The world will not live in darkness! Today's generation will not be forgotten by the world!
- Sheeree Ann Dela Paz
Essaylympics 2008 Champion
Photo by: Harold Heindell Tejada
Summoning from the call of the flesh
She tried to resist.
As her shadows dance along with the teasing moonlight
Her nudity bathe form darkness of the night
She ran with her golden wings spread up high
Her arousal seems to be labouring from within
“I need not to sin…”
Her mind like a labyrinth fogged with delusions
Yet the feelings inside made her whine with desire.
The sensation delightfully lingers from her entrails
And her body and mind wants to permit.
“No! I need not to sin”
She run fast like a lightning
She felt the gushed of air in her skin that makes her skin tingled.
“Almost there, she thought.”
The abruptly like a snapped of a light, she stopped.
She breathed deep and prepared herself for what lies ahead.
She gazed below the never ending darkness..
“it’s time, she whispers”
The excitement inside grew wildly
As if a like a devil unleashed from hell.
And without a word.
She let herself consumed by gravity
galloped by the chasm of darkness
- Noril Pilpil
Artwork by: Cristo Bugarin X-Abeleda
Bakit parang gusto kong humiyaw, gusto kong sumigaw?
Ngunit walang boses na lumalabas sa aking mga labi.
Tila ipit at tikom ang aking pag-iisip.
O sadya lamang sinasakal ng aking dibdib!?
Why do I want to shout? Why do I want to scream?
But why there's no voices coming out from my lips.
It seems like muted by my thought or It's just intentionally strangled by my heart?
Sa aking pagkalugmok sa kaisipang nagpagbago ng lahat at akala ko’y magiging tahimik na ang ala-ala ang nakaraan… Hindi pala! Hindi pala!… Bagkus ito’y isang bangungot na gumagambala lamang sa aking matuwid na nakaraan. Nakaraang nasa akin pa ang lahat.
Napapagod na akong mag-isip, ngunit patuloy pa rin sa pag-ikot ang aking kamalayan at ayaw nang huminto. Hindi ko na alam kung saan ito patungo at kung may pag-asa pang magbago. Nagiging tulala na lang araw-araw na akala mo’y may isang sumpa ng tadhana.
At minsa’y nahuhuli kong nakangiti at nakatitig sa kawalan ang aking sarili. Kay lawak ng kawalan, kay gandang pagmasdan ang kalawakan. Oh! kay sarap pagmasdan ang kalawakan! Isa na pala ako sa mga taong lumulutang sa isang mundo ng walang pakiaalam.
Photo and Concept By: robertalmario
Model: Boy "Virgolyn" Sarmiento
Rich Juan Tamad?
kilala ko 'yan... kilala siya sa pangalang: Poor Juan Masipag!
gaano kaya katotoo itong sinasabi kay Juan noong siya ay bata pa?
"...anak, mag tapos ka ng iyong pag aaral nang makakuha ka ng magandang trabaho." -- pangkaraniwang naririnig sa mga magulang.
"...anak, ikaw tapos iyo aral para ikaw takbo iyo sarile nekosyo." -- malamang eto ang mga salita ng intsik na magulang.
'yan ang mga salitang madalas ko nang naririnig... pero mahirap ko pa ring paniwalaan.
bakit kan'yo?
ganito 'yan sa malabo kong pananaw. katulad ng tao, winelkam tayo sa pagiging sanggol... lumalaki nagiging bata... nagiging binata... nagiging magulang... nagiging lolo.... wala tayong choice. tatanda at tatanda tayo sa ayaw at sa gusto natin.
ang tanong: paano nga naging Rich Juan Tamad ang dating Poor Juan Masipag? kase nga ang pag asenso ni juan ay katulad din ng isang sanggol. kailangan niya rin mag progress... mag mature. higit sa lahat, alam niya na may choice siya: magreklamo/manisi o gagawa ng paraan. sa ayaw at sa gusto niya, andiyan lang ang choices niya.
pangkaraniwan lang naman na pag first time natin sa trabaho, katulad ng sanggol, winelkam din si Poor Juan Masipag at unti unti niyang nadevelop ang...
EMPLEYO mentality
kailangang magtrabaho para kumita.
-- kaya lang nakasalalay ang pang araw araw niya sa kinikita niya sa araw araw.
-- kahit anong pagsusumikap at pagsisipsip, wala talaga. hanggang dun lang ang kita. wala namang magawa ang employer. maglupasay man siya nang kakasipsip diyan, walang budget para sa kanya.
-- imbes na magreklamo, manisi at mag welga malamang mas pinili na niya na magkaroon ng....
KARIR mentality
malamang medyo experto na siya sa trabaho kaya kinakarir n'ya na ito - nagtatrabaho na rin siya sa iba. o mas malamang, baka may nadiskubre siyang talento na puwede niyang pagkakitaan, kaya nakakapag sideline na rin siya.
-- kaya ok lang maski mababa ang kinikita sa isang employer kasi marami naman sila.
-- pero na realize niya na sapat nga bang paglingkuran ang mga amo niyang negosyanteng umaasa lang sa mga abilidad niya.
-- kaya bago n'ya pa naitanong sa sarili niya na "what is my wisdom if my master is a fool?" nadevelop na niya ang...
NEGOSYANTE mentality
kasi nga medyo experto na siya sa karir niya, nagtayo na siya ng sarili niyang negosyo
-- napatunayan niya na mas magaling nga siya kesa sa mga naging amo niya.
-- regardless kung maganda man o hindi ang takbo ng business niya, na realize niya na kulang palagi ang 24 oras.
-- kaya imbes na naghuhumiyaw siya at sinisisi ang mundo bakit ganito kalupit ang tadhana: sala sa lamig... sala sa init! nag train siya ng magiging magaling na manager niya kasi mas pinili niyang magkaroon ng...
ENJOY NA LANG mentality
-- isa na siyang ganap na tunay na Rich Juan Tamad.
-- minsan isang taon na lang siya magtrabaho... binibigyan niya na lang ng targets ang kanyang mga alipores para sa susunod na taon.
katulad minsan ng isang sanggol na lumabas nang kulang sa buwan...
katulad minsan ng isang teen-ager na nag asawa kaagad...
siniguro lang ni Poor Juan Masipag na hindi siya aasenso nang pre-mature.
ika nga ni Rich Juan Tamad: EMPLEYO mentality ka pa lang, nag NEGOSYO ka na... nagtataka ka pa bakit ka nalugi!
ika nga ni Rich Juan Tamad: may ENJOY NA LANG mentality ka nga, wala ka pa namang taong nagpapatakbo ng kumpanya mo (baka nga sariling kumpanya wala ka rin)... nagtataka ka pa bakit mga tao kahit saang forums asiwa sa'yo!
ika nga ni Rich Juan Tamad: marahil... kaya ka nagrereklamo... malamang isa kang pre-mature na Rich Juan Tamad!
ang inyong lingkod...
si roniroa po... isa rin pong pre-mature!
Sometime ago, the foxes went for a photo shoot at the helipad facility in aramco khurais. the sunset created a melancholic mood and the word "devastation" got in the picture. i argued what has "the bus station" (devastation) got to do in the helipad? while sharing their photos through a pingpong of e-mail, i collected them and made a poem for it.
Isang dapit hapon.
sinasaksihan
ng mga nahahawing ulap
ang banayad na pag ihip ng hangin
na umaalinsabay
sa unti unting paglamon
ng nakaantabay na kadiliman
sa nananmlay na liwanag na maghapong nagpakapagal
Bago man lamang sana
na tuluyan nang mahimlay
ang liwanag na nagpaparaya...
Umaasa pa ako
na kahit papaano
dumating nang matiwasay
ang bus kong pinakahihintay
ngunit ano ang gagawin ko?
ano pa ba ang magagawa ko?
Aha! alam ko na!
mayroon nga pala akong mababasa!
sa aking galak ako ay napa igtad
pati ang nakalubog na araw ay siya ring napa angat!
Araw na nagulat
bahagya pa ring
umangat pilit na sinisilip
flight plan na aking iniipit
bus schedule, hinanap ko pa ring pilit!
Ngunit sa pagka dismaya
ang araw ayaw na rin magpakita
at tuluyan na ring lilisan maya maya pa
paghihintay ko, hanggang kailan pa ba?
Kulang ang walang hanggan
ang sagot ko
sa hamon ng pag aalinlangan...
bus ko man ay hindi dumaan.
araw man ako ay iwanan
ako ay maghihintay
pa rin
nang walang katapusan!
- Roni Roa
Photos By:Andrew Ian Salegumba, Buddy Venturanza & Filan Ventic
Ang mga weirdo
Mukha daw mga sira ulo
Sunod-sunod sa uso
Masabi lang sila ay weirdo
Merong mga weirdo
Iba ang mga trip at tipo
Gustong iba sa karaniwang tao
Kahit na magmukhang aso
May mga weirdong matatalino
Maraming mga talento
Ayaw lang pakita sa tao
At marami silang mga sekreto
Karamihan sa mga weirdo
Laging nag-iisa at naiisa at nasa dulo
Nagiisip na kung ano-ano
At mukha silang henyo
Sa kasalukuyang panahon
Weirdo masyado ng komplikado
Malala na sa bisyo
Pinapasok kahit na delikado
Kung lahat ng tao ay weirdo
Sa tingin mo may pagbabago?
Sa ibat-iba nilang mga punto
Magbabago ba ang mundo
By: laypi_24
Anong bago sa luma
Kung luma na ang bago
Pwede ba maging bago ang luma
Pano pag wala ng bago?
Kailangan natin lagi ng bago
Di na pinapansin ang luma
Pero san ka ba nag mula
Di ba sa luma
Bago ka mag magbago
Lingunin mo muna ang luma
Baka akala mo lang luma
Pero bago pa pala
Magulo ang tao
Maraming abusado
Kahit saan delikado
Nagbago na ba ang mundo?
Ikaw gusto mo bang bago
Bago mo gustuhin ang bago
Siguruduhing ayaw mo na sa luma
Para di ka rin maluma
Bago ang lahat
Ikaw ay luma na
Kaya bago ka maluma
Magbago KA!
By: laypi_24
Sa kahong aking tangan-tangan, na tila isang bayan na aking pasan-pasan. Sa araw-araw ng aking buhay, tila isang tinik na itinatarak sa aking lalamunan. Sa araw-araw na pasakit at paghihigpit sa aking kalayaan, ako ay nagtanong, “nararapat bang ikahon ang aking isipan at kalayaan?”. Marapat nga ba kayang sundin ang patakaran na kayo lamang ang may kagustuhan?
Ngayon, sa aking paglakad sa gitna ng kawalan, katulad ng paghanap sa katarungan na aking inaaasam. Isang katarungan para sa mga nawalan, para sa mga namatayan at para sa mga pinaglamayan. Pagsikil sa ating katarungan, ay tila isang pagsikil sa aking kamalayan.
Mga walang muwang na pinatay, mga taong isinilid sa kahon ni kamatayan. Mga politiko, mga istudyante, mga komentarista, mga mamamahayag at mga aktibista. Ngayon ay nakahandusay ang katawan habang natatakpan ng dyaryong hubad ang laman.
Walang saysay na kamatayan, walang saysay ang pinaglaban, nauwi lamang sa kamatayan.
Mananatili ba tayong bulag, pipi at bingi sa ating kapaligiran? Mananatili na lang ba tayo sa katahimikan? At hahayaan na lang ba natin na tayo’y ginagawang api-apihan? Tulad ng mga manggagawang nagpapakasakit sa ibang bayan para lamang sa ating inang bayan.
Photo by: Cristo Bugarin X-Abeleda
Concept by: robertalmario
Most of us do want to change such people. But how can we motivate them to chance without injecting guilt feeling or manipulating? How can one be a helping, inspiring leader and still leave people comfortable? These are not easy question; you are a motivator when you find goals that will be a good for both sides, and then weld together a high-achieving, high-morale partnership to achieve them.
How can we explain this? We can understand some of it by looking at the importance of self-image when leaders utter the first message during the group, "everyone should do this” and we will be habitual to the leaders in several other circumstances. We turn now to one of the most difficult areas in which to find the proper balance when deciding which tools to use for motivation- The question of guilt, extreme view exist on this matter, the position of that guilt is never valid. Let's examine position of guilt…
It is all too easy for the leaders to use guilt excessively. In the short run it is both easy and effective. It is important to know the legitimate guilt which follows from knowledge that we have done wrong and which leads to correcting our course. So we can as ourselves, am I showing displeasure just to challenge the members to realized, or is this a genuine emotion to reflect in motivating us by guilt feeling or conscience? The relationship become anxious, fearful, disturbed and manipulated, when we teach our people that leader's feeling are the most important reason for action. Instead our aim should be teach them that there are certain laws of right and wrong in this world and they ought to make choices carefully, considering the results and we will try to avoid the mourn. The proper way to use guilt motivation is not easy question for any of us who are dealing with people. What is the proper balance between negative and positive support? For now, let us agree that praising and positive motivations are inspiring; in the long run what we are aiming is to use guilt feeling with high values rather than fear to obey.
But in this scenario we have many reasons to defend our leadership especially we know where to stand. The leaders reflect on their background, experiences and expertise in dealing people to certify the capabilities. And now we are on different emotions. I am not there as reformer, but as one helping them in their plan of self improvement. But other said "you are manipulator when you try to persuade people to do something that are not in their best interest but are in yours to satisfy if they improve through action, expression and more qualification in able to evaluate individually. And they began to view themselves differently. They were observing their own behavior just as everyone else would, and they saw themselves as person concerned about improvements.
Leaders are less free to let people set their own objectives, and if our members have other suggestions, additions and comment for the plans, our first response is to tell them they'll have to subordinate and submissive them. Being a member we really understand and accept with all our heart.
There is no room to feel hurt if we serve as a leader. If somebody is reactant and confessing negatively about the situation, we need to ignore that feeling of discomfort, trying to clear out from our mind not to distress our heart. Difficult people making us weaker even as them get stronger and more difficult. What he do or say is not important but big impact in us, if you find that you constantly feel drained, challenged, determine or simply irritable around someone. Well, that is a difficult person. They are often such strong personalities that they control us whether they are present or not. We put a lot of energy, confident for what he is and fantasizing about improvement by the system imposing.
Difficult people behave the way they do, because it meets their needs. They have very little motivation to change but expressively to accept advice and correction by inert manner. If you try to fix someone who is not fixable, it drains your energy. Since there is no way to stay away from difficult people entirely to minimize the damage before your wear yourself out with your effort to help realizing them.
Difficult person come in all style, which one is pushing your buttons? These are an extremely aggressive person who rolls over everyone who gets in their ways. Their goals are all that matters; they see life as a power struggle. The strategy is don't engage them, people like this, are always in a tag-of-war with other, but if you won't pick up the other end of the rope, you are not affected.
Difficult person always claim to know the right answer, but usually he don't have a clue, absolutely reactant when someone disagree or makes a mistake.
Written By: Elmo Sadiang-Abay
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