KANNAWIDAN Festival

KANNAWIDAN FESTIVAL

Throughout the years, different festivals and occasions were gathered and celebrated by the Filipinos but this time, let us focus our topic to a festival which can truly revive ones culture as well as its traditions, and that is the KANNAWIDAN festival.

Kannawidan is known as the Iloko foundation of arts and culture. And we Ilokano’s are celebrating this festival from January 29 until February 3 through the years. Witness some of the informations about the Kannawidan festival that is based on my research. Kannawidan is a variant of the iloko word “Tawid” meaning heritage or inheritance. This festival has the aim to promote and preserve their rich heritage. Here are some of the missions they are trying to implement and perform in a short period of day in our city: They commit preserve and help maintain the Ilocano cultural heritage; They commit to rekindle the pride of ilocanos in their arts and culture, values and tradition.; They commit to nurture the sense of Ilocano identity in our youth and future generations. And lastly, they commit to promote awareness of the Ilocano arts and culture in the Philippines and abroad. In six day of the festival their products and supplies were staged from trade, abundant harvest, farm products, livestock and agriculture. Farm products are displayed just like the OTOP from the different towns here at Ilocos. It includes handicrafts, foods, products, different plants, bonsai, bags, display materials, baskets, wines and many more.

Every person can visit here to see the true Ilocano spirit as they present their richness and strengthen every Ilocano culture. Have fun and enjoy.

 

                         

Change: Starts with me

Change: Starts with me

           

         Nothing is permanent in our world of journey. Everything changes based in our own decision, capability and way. But what is this change all about? Change has a wide field in our life. Changing your attitude, life, your aim with yourself and other humans or maybe, change in your beliefs in life? For now, let’s just merge all of this.

          

         Change has a conquered territory. This is a VERB where it includes the past, perfect and future tense. PAST… before, we have done an accomplishments in our life together with the things we have in our simple way. I admit that sometimes I am not contented at all. I thought of myself that this is the best thing that I’ve done for my sake and to others. But I guess, this is not just the thing that I can do. I have to improve something better. And I know I can do it well as I am prepared and ready for the next series of trials I may face for my future. And the PRESENT… I am just making a plan for the next steps and for the better improvements of my aim. But the change I want to see of course starts and begins with me. Planning is a preparation for the better results and come out of our doings. And by now, we can start doing an action. Changing all the necessary things in our life. And lastly, FUTURE.. If we really made it well and good, then we can say that “success, I did it!”. As time goes by, the improvements will take it slowly but surely, you can achieve it in the right time.

      

      This will not be the end but rather, the beginning of all your sacrifices. Whether we like it or not, this will still continue.

                                                                                                  

         

New Year, New Me

           

 In every hour, day, months and years, there were always unexpected things that we are facing. And behind all, you are always gaining some source of informations, lessons and learnings from that particular doings. You will learn to apply them for another matter and instances in any opportunity for this New Year. Another year had passed and may we welcome the year of 2014 in our journey. Did you see some changes in your life? Well, of course all of us. New adventures will again be taken up. Let’s just face them come what may. They can make us neither stronger nor weaker. But may we have only faith in God.

        

       Experiences and memories lift me up---that was the things that last year gave for me. It also deepens my empty mind in some facts I need to admit to develop myself and accept the real me for what I am and what I have. This life changing is not about abrogating the intact things you have and take in the past years. Let’s just say that this is all about changing and correcting the wrong things you have done. This time you are pursuing to change yourself to a better YOU in your life. Nothing is permanent, all can be change but it can never be fade. The people around you are applicable to influence you but be sure that for the good things only, no other things. And sometimes, we also accept the truth that we are insecure with other person. Most of us have already committed this kind of situation. Insecurity for the good things that will result to a better you. This person will be your inspiration to achieve and pursue the thing you want from her/him. Like for example: you are insecure with the intelligence of one person. And you also want to like her. So ? What will you do? Of course, you will study hard, right? And if you successfully done in pursuing to be like the person you want and you’ve seen the result, then you can already conclude that you really change for this year.

          

         This year will be another chapter and opportunity to change yourself for the better.
                                                          
                                            
                                         

My Reflection

REFLECTION

                

          Of course, every discussions have always left  or marked something on our minds. Lessons  we should  keep for another instances. This grading period, I learned  again  such more t hings and lessons from our teacher  and at the same time, with our practice teacher. With this, I've learned about the HTML  images—on how to display an image in the notepad. Moreover, in aligning and adjusting its size (height and width). I also learned on how to use some tags including Alt, <img> tag, url and the src attribute. We also have the HTML links and hyperlinks/hypertext in our subject. And lastly, I learned about the Windows Movie Maker including its parts.

        

         Beyond all those leanings I have gained, there is always a consequences it bring into my journey o studies. Simple problems and trials I have faced. Sometimes, as I am doing my activities in the notepad,  I am asking for help of my classmates because I don’t have any idea on how to use those tags that we need to put there. But as I usually doing and using those teachings I have already learned with it.

        

       Challenges were given to be face. And that is what I did. Despite all those challenges, I gave it a fullness value because beyond those trials it also brings back its goodness and advantages to my studies. I just let my perseverance to reign with my self and I have pursue also to do it and thank God I successfully did.

        

        Keep and save again those learning's. And be ready again for the next grading. I’m also expecting that next grading period  will also be good. Learnings will again gain from our teacher.

The Essence of CHRISTMAS

The Essence of

CHRISTMAS

Time runs so fast. I can still remember the day wherein I successfully celebrated some holidays that had passed throughout the year with great experiences. Experiences which had left something memorable than those past few years. This year, 2013 and the year of Water Snake will soon be end. But this time, before it happens, another most awaited holiday were again coming to our way. Holiday wherein all people are globally celebrating for this was the most popular and the season of the most joyous time of the year. This was CHRISTMAS which are normally celebrated on the 25^th of December.

       

Christmas is a time of generosity, sharing, forgiving and loving. This was sometimes called RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY which symbolizes a very deep significant truth of spiritual life as the day when our Saviour Jesus Christ was born. And also, on my research, Christmas celebrations  are all about dressing up in style, throwing parties, eating sweet foods, decorating Christmas Trees, exchanging gifts, dancing to the tunes of Christmas carols, rejoicing in the festive spirit, playing games, singing songs and merry making. We are also attending the so called “Simbang Gabi”. Many were trying to wake up early just to attend the said mass, because we believe that if we are able to complete the 9 days of Misa de Gallo our wishes or dreams in life will be granted. But sometimes I think, it will do come true if we have the perseverance to achieve it and to make it real. Dreams are not just a dream. It depends on us on how we will be able to fulfil it. If we have the hope to get it, then we will be pursuing to get it. That was the true essence of the glorious Christmas which we are celebrating based on our culture and traditions. This can truly touch our soul because we are together, as one in celebrating with this holiday together with your love ones. Moreover, forget everything the negative experiences which brought a heavy pains in ourselves, instead, uproot all those thorns that has in our hearts in clear with the fullness and amazingness of love for our own lives and the people around us. In short, forgiving is also the key to have a peace and memorable Christmas for this year.

Merry Christmas everyone! And have a prosperous New Year!

“Climate Change”

   “Climate Change”   

           Nowadays, our generation was getting weaker because of some problems that we are facing right now. Some are man-made in despite of our doings and some are natural disaster, climate change and global warming. As the information of the body, our country, Philippines, is considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change.

             
          Based on my research, CLIMATE CHANGE is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions, or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions. Climate change is caused by factors such as biotic processes, variations in solar radiation received by earth, plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions. This problem of our country brought a big impact especially to the Filipino Farmers. Having their own piece of land is not necessary to improve their livelihood with their productivity in their yields. This was a very hard work for them especially in the very hot day and also it is not quite enough to spend and manage their own farm. Some of their problems during climate change were lack of irrigation, and their crops that being mowed down by the strong winds every year during harvest season. As a solution of these obstacles, many were trying to generate more technologies and doing an action to prevent the crops of all farmers. Some are having a simple project on their communities to study a new farming methods and techniques so that they will be able to cope and face those challenges. Someday, they can be eventually raise and improve also their livelihood beyond on the improvement of their incomes in their productivity of their crops.

            
           Just plan then do the action. The obligation and the responsibilities of those challenges depends on us on how to solve and face them.

           
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