My Role In Building A Solid Family

     The family is the building block of society. But a progressive society needs a solid family. And a solid family needs not only the strength and unity of the husband and wife. The role of the children is very essential in building up and keeping the family intact.

     There is the common saying that a family that prays together stays together. But for me, a family that is blessed and guided by the Lord God stays solid forever. And a blessed family contributes to the positive development and progressiveness of the society. 

     I, as one of the children of my father and my mother, has a very important role in building up a solid family. Even though I am the youngest among the brood of three, I was already given duties and responsibilities. My parents taught us to be independent, responsible, generous, loving , caring, respectful not only to the elderly but to everybody, and most of all, they molded us to be God-fearing.

     My role as a child, is a to encourage my parents to strive more in doing their responsibilities not only for our education but for the benefit, growth and future of each family member.I should fulfill the failures and imperfections of my family members by taking the initiative to be helpful, generous, understanding, forgiving and be patient to whatever problems that may occur.

     I have to strive hard and to persevere in achieving my dreams and goals in life. This will not only make my family happy but will also make them proud and be encouraged to be more productive. I should be more cooperative in whatever my parents' plan for our own good. I should obey my parents and my elder brother and sister because I know that they will not put  me to harm. I should not be a cause of trouble in our family. At my age, I must be aware of the family matters in our home. I can now make my own decisions but I always see to it that I ask for their advice and guidance. 

     These are my roles in contributing to a solid family. I should not just know these to keep the family strong, intact and solid but also to do these with love and always with the guidance of God and my family. I will try my best to do, apply and to accomplish these as I pursue my journey in life.   ^_^

My Beloved Father

     All of us have our own biological father. Even your father, mother, grandfather, grandmother and even your ancestors have their own biological father. We would not exist in this world without the partner of our mother. A father is someone who leads his family and if he is the leader, there should always be the members who will always follow him. He is the one working hard for his wife and for the future of their children. As the saying goes, "He is the foundation of our home."

 
     My biological father is Michael P. Piñon.  I love my father and he also loves us very much. He never ceases to remind us the good and the bad. Whenever we commit mistakes, we will receive either a simple advice or a little scolding. I know that this is how he shows his love and concern for us.

      My father is a unique one. He is the one acting like a mother in our house since he does not have work yet before and my mother is the one working. He does the household chores but of course, we are also helping him. He cooks foods for us and teaching us other techniques in cooking. He is also the adviser in our house and he always guides us.


      Sometimes he makes corny jokes but I always laugh at it. We watch television and movies or even stroll together. He likes eating that is why he is fat but that is what I like in him. He is so generous not only to us but to other people which I truly admire.

     But now that my father has just found a job abroad he has to leave us anytime soon. I will really miss how he cooks food and takes care of us, when he brings me to and from school. He gave us assigned tasks  responsibilities so that we can help our grandmother for she is the only one left to guide us while he is away. I will really miss my father. I hope that he will  easily make new friends there and enjoy his job to overcome his homesickness.

     These words are not enough to describe him. I really love my father. I will really miss him. I just want to greet my father a "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!" and I hope that God will always guide him. ^_^

My First Week As A Junior

     In spite of my third year in High School, I still feel the usual nervousness and excitement every first week of classes. The thought that I am going to meet again my new teachers and new classmates after the Brigada Eskwela made me feel both excited and nervous at the same time. It was June 6, Monday, I woke up around 5:00 AM and I did my usual hygienic and breakfast routine, wore my usual school uniform then rushed to school to avoid tardiness. My father dropped me to school and we saw that the other students were also rushing because the flag ceremony is about to start. After the ceremony, we went back to our room and our adviser, Ms. Berganos, told us to clean our designated areas. After cleaning, we went back to our room again and started the class. We had some discussions, lectures and recitations. After the first day of classes, I commuted back home. I still feel happy and excited in spite of the whole day 0f exhaustion.

   
     On the second day, I woke up early but I got late in school because of the heavy rain. Luckily I saw Ms. Atendido, our English teacher. She called me so I got nervous I thought she will ask me of my tardiness but in stead she just asked me to bring the test papers to two sections upstairs including our section. She told me to wait for her upstairs for the reading test. We stated taking our diagnostic tests. I felt bored sitting on our chairs for almost half of the day, answering questions that I could not understand. We were not allowed to chat with our classmates while taking the exams. Taking recess was really a great relief. Before taking our lunch we chose which club we are going to join. I joined in the Filipino club and was elected as  the III-Fluorine Representative in the year level.
   
     On the third day, Wednesday, we still had our diagnostic tests of the remaining subjects. Afterwards, I took my lunch with Charisse outside the school. During the afternoon we had our regular classes in some subjects and we also checked our diagnostic test papers and recorded our MPS or the Mean Percentage Score.

      On the fourth day of our classes, we had our regular classes again but only in some subjects because we checked our remaining diagnostic test papers and had our MPS recorded. I got low scores of course since these are diagnostic tests. After the classes, I went home early never thinking that it is Thursday and we have to attend our worship service of the Iglesia ni Cristo. I have to go back to the town proper to attend the worship service.

     On the fifth day, I woke up late so I rushed to school and was excited to wear my Junior Girl Scout's uniform but I forgot my ID. Luckily, it wasn't noticed. We had our regular classes again. After all the classes, we had our flag retreat and had our doxology, prayer and sang the song "Pilipinas Kong Mahal". After all of these we went home already.

     I would say that our first week of school was full of excitement, fun, and learnings in spite of some mistakes such as forgetfulness and tardiness. I hope that more exciting things will happen to me on the whole year of being a Junior.  ^_^