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15/12/2021
Ang Munting Kahilingan ng mga Puso sa Likod ng Rehas
By: Desirey Quinal
“Wala nang mas sasaya pa sa mga Christmas wishes na natutupad, lalo na kung ang mga kahilingan ay may simpleng layunin lamang na makapagpapasaya sa sarili o ng pamilya”
Ang pasko ay hindi lamang para sa mga bata, maging ang mga matatanda ay masayang hinihintay din ditto. Tunay ngang ang pasko ay para sa lahat, kahit pa ang mga taong tumalikod sa batas at binagbabayaran na ang mga kasalanan sa silid ng bakal na rehas.
Habang papalapit ang pasko, abala na ang mga tao sa paghanda para sa mga ilalagay na dekorasyon sa kani-kanilang bahay, sa mga establisyemento at maging sa loob ng kulungan. Ngunit sa lahat ng paglalagyan ng palamuti, ang Christmas Tree ang pinakapaborito ng iilan. Kasama ng pag sabit natin nang makukulay na mga bola ang ating mga kahilingan.
Naantig ang mga puso ng iilang netizens sa simpleng mga kahilingan ng mga bilanggo ngayong psko, makikitang nakasabit ang mga ito sa kanilang Christmas Tree sa loob ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology ng Naic, Cavite. Mga simpleng kahilingan na nais nilang ipabatid sa lahat, lalo na sa kanilang mga pamilya.
Ayon sa post ni Bryan Villaester, kawani ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology ng Naic. "These are some of the wishes ng ating mga kapatid sa bilangguan. Feel free to grant them. Share your blessings in this seasons of giving," ani Villaester. Ilan lamang sa mga nakasabit ay ang hygiene kit, tsinelas, katinko, brief at gamit o grocery para sa kanilang pamilya.
Ang pasko ay paalala ng pagbibigayan, pagmamahalan at pag papatawad, sila man ay nakakahon sa apat na sulok ng bilangguan malaya namang nag bibigay pag asa at inspirasyon ang kanilang mga kahilingan.
15/12/2021
"A Rare Flower in a Concrete"
By: Ma. Roselle Tabuyan
Learning, achieving, and discovering who you truly are despite of being out of the ordinary in the midst of everybody’s devouring stares is a life you will live with no regrets until your candle light wears out.
Beatrice Luigi Gomez is a born fighter with a warm heart, despite her sexual orientation being out of the standard, she proves that it does not hinder anyone in accomplishing one's goals.
"Non-binary... sometimes I'm Beatrice/Bea, other days I'm Luigi," she captioned in an Instagram post. "It's about being feminine while also being masculine."
Beatrice Gomez is the Miss Universe Philippines 2021. Her sexuality makes her stand out her even more as she is the first member of the LGBTQIA+ community to win Miss Universe Philippines. She is a Filipina model, a community development worker, an athlete, a military sergeant, and a proud bisexual woman. A lovely young lady who represented the Philippines in the most popular contest, Miss Universe 2021. Bea is defying the stereotype yet again by showing to the world that pure Filipina beauty can vie with mixed-race representatives.
Bea is now currently taking up Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication at the University of San Jose, she was also elected as president of the Metro Mandaue Rotaract Club in 2006, a non-profit organization that helps improve every individual's professional and leadership skills while also promoting good relations among all people globally. The organization's purpose is to address community concerns.
Being part of a beauty pageant is surely tough. Being a representative especially in the miss universe pageant requires a lot of practice, effort and patience. People may see a candidate smiling but only few sees what trails they have been through behind those glittering gowns, but to present her advocate of youth empowerment, Gomez will vie.
Bea being the representative of the Philippines is indeed a fight and whatever the outcome may be the Filipinos’ full support is still and will still be with her.
15/12/2021
Breaking News:
Walang pasok ang mga mag-aaral sa lahat ng antas bukas, Huwebes ika-16 ng Disyembre dahil sa inaasahang masamang panahong dala ng Bagyong Odette.
Dahil sa bantang dala ng bagyong Odette, suspendido ang pasok sa mga paaralan at opisina ng gobyerno sa lungsod ng Tacloban. Ayon din sa memorandum na ipinalabas ng Alkalde na si Alfred S. Romualdez inaabisohan ang mga tao na maghanda sa parating na bagyo.
by: Agner, Ma. Bernadeth BAEL 4B
Photo Courtesy: Tacloban Today FB page
15/12/2021
KITAA:
Nagkamayda langit na mala rosas it kolor yana nga kulop ha syudad han Tacloban, nagkukuno kuno nga asya ini an senyales nga mayda tiarabot nga makusog na bagyo.
“Maupay kitaun, pero nakakapanluya ha dughan” base ha post hin usa na studyante ha EVSU na adto yana ha EVRMC.
Ini na malarosas na kolor hit langit in diri normal ha mga taga Rehiyon otso kay nahihinumduman nga amu gihap ini an panhitabo antis umabot an bagyo nga pinakamakusog ha bug’os na kalibutan hadton November 13, 2013.
Ini na kalangitan in ginkakahadlukan han mga taga Tacloban, agud an layon nga pag bakwit han mga higrani ha seaside area. Ini in usa ha mga aksyon hit mga Taclobanon pangandamon para ha tiarabot nga bagyo nga igin ngaranan nga Odette.
Ini nga bagyo in gin babana-bana hit PAGASA nga malasurbo buwas ha iba-iba nga lugar nganhe ha Visayas, kaupod na it probinsya hit Leyte ug Samar.
Writer: Rodolfo Unay
Photo source: Mary Joyce Daza Biasong Facebook post
15/12/2021
Christmas Is Coming
By: Kassandra Lao
As the BER months enter
So as Christmas fast approaching
With Christmas lights in the people houses
Christmas trees with a star on its top
I see green and yellow socks on the window
I feel the cold wind though
Yes, I smell that christmas is coming too
Bibingka and p**o bongbong
Foods are cooked with love
A Christmas break for everyone,
Children having their carolling on the streets,
Completing the 9 days Simbang gabi,
Preparation that christmas is coming!
People are everywhere,
Family bonds together,
Love is in the atmosphere,
Joys are shared,
Fights are done and peace is achieved.
These are signs that Christmas is coming!
Illustrator: Reynaliza Padero
15/12/2021
"A Courage to Reach Dreams"
by: Rosemalyn Trocio
There was a girl named Mariel; she is 18 years old and recently she just finished her senior high school. She is the eldest among five siblings. Her parents are just selling coconut juice in the market and earn 300-400 pesos a day which is not enough for the food and other expenses.
Mariel is the top in her class. After finishing her senior high, her parents decided not to continue her study because they can't afford her college expenses. But it did not stop Mariel from dreaming that she can still go to college so that she can achieve her dream to be a lawyer.
She went to school and applied some available scholarships. She then took some exams and luckily, she passed one of those. However, in spite of getting a scholarship grant, still her parents cannot afford her miscellaneous expenses.
But, Mariel did not stop dreaming. Instead of accepting her awful reality, she entered a part-time job just to suffice her education. After 4 years of juggling both her studies and work, Mariel has finally graduated in college with flying colors. In her graduation rites, her parents were apologetically attended and could not believed that their daughter made them so proud. Mariel, on the other hand, was drowning with happy tears and made her self even prouder to what she has achieved then.
Illustrator : Zyra Joy Borja
10/12/2021
FEAR
By: Mary Honey Grace C. Tambis
637 days of fear creeping inside everybody’s head...
21 months of uncertain combat with the invisible enemy...
Praying for our loved ones' health and safety,
Our country has reached 2.83 millions of identified cases...
This pandemic is making us all breathless.
Breathless,
As we wear our mask to face the Unknown,
We're not only breathing air
but we also grasp for courage to sustain our well-being.
Courage is one word
with only six letters,
an ignition with our feelings and thinking...
Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over fear...
This value that we possess
couldn’t hinder us amidst this struggle
But fuels us to persevere.
Perseverance,
The ability of doing something, despite the difficulty.
The maintenance of following through even in the face of adversity.
This pandemic may pressed and crashed us
But with a shower of courage and sprinkle of perseverance,
It will not break our human spirit.
Illustrator: Diana Rose Treceño
10/12/2021
Christmas Spirit in Leyte
By Christian Olegario
As the month of December started, different Christmas attractions and tourist destinations in some parts of the province officially lit up for public display and for the celebration of the fast-approaching Christmas holiday season.
In the Southern part of Leyte, a town is hailed as the Christmas capital of the South. Last December 1st the municipality of Sogod officially launched the highly anticipated “Series of Wonders” and fireworks display featuring its Giant Christmas tree and other colourful display of Christmas lights around the municipal plaza.
Whilst, in Tabon-tabon Leyte, the first-ever built “Tunnel of Lights de Tabon-tabon” is the main Christmas attraction and another is the Tunnel of Lights located at Bato, Leyte. Both Christmas attractions are visited oftentimes by many locals and visitors from nearby towns for their colourful Christmas light decorations.
On the 30th of November, Ormoc City launched the lighting of their Giant Christmas tree and colourful Christmas lights placed at the city plaza. Townspeople with their families visited the said plaza to witness and capture the Christmas season.
In Tacloban City, the historical Price Mansion is located at Justice Romualdez St. corner Sto. Nino Ext. St officially opened to the public after it was turned into a Christmas village. Different colourful Christmas lights and decorations are seen outside the Christmas village.
The warmth of Christmas is now felt in Leyte, watching the lights glisten in the children’s amused and happy eyes will convince you that the Spirit of Christmas did finally arrive.
Photo courtesy:
A.I. TV fb post
George Comadao FB post
I love Ormoc FB post
I love Tacloban FB post
Lakawan PH FB post
10/12/2021
Christmas has Arrived in Tacloban City
by Arianne Joyce Go
“The finest way to share the Christmas spirit is to sing aloud for everyone to hear and shine lights for all to see”
The ancient Price Mansion in Tacloban City, Leyte was opened to the public even before December arrived. The townspeople looked forward to the flashing lights and picturesque scenery of the place. Visitors came to experience and witness its beautiful glistening lights capturing memories with friends and loved ones. People who visited the said mansion left with genuine smiles, you can tell it by their eyes that the time spent in appreciating the Christmas scenery is surely added to their box of memories before the end of the year.
The Price Mansion, also known as the CAP Building or CAP Tacloban, is situated at the intersection of Justice Romualdez and Sto. Niño Extension Street in Tacloban City. Walter Scott Price, his wife Simeona Kalingag, and their children lived in this building. This mansion is one of Tacloban’s well-known attractions, having served as General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters and residence during the Liberation of the Philippines in 1944, as well as the Provisional Capitol of the Philippines. The Price Mansion is an example of the American colonial mansions that were popular in the 1910s.
Price Mansion is now popularly known for its Christmas Village amazing light decorations and well-planned landscape. People are usually impressed by what they see, whether it is from the outside or from the inside, which is far more appealing. Visiting the mansion will convince you that Christmas has indeed arrived.
Tingog Sinirangan make it a point to decorate Price Mansion into a Christmas village every year until it has become a Christmas custom. Price Mansion every Christmas has become a place for everyone to visit, a place where everyone will feel freedom and exhilaration. Townspeople saw it as a special destination where they will feel more of the Spirit of the holiday.
Visit Price Mansion and discover which part of your happy Christmas memories will it take you.
09/12/2021
BRAVE SOUL
by Christine Reamillo
When the thick, dark cloud flashes
Thought of dim in an autumn-yellow grasses
I can see the pattern of rainbow and hue
Amidst the dense raindrops and blue.
A persistent soul, a fearless spirit
Can always lift the weights of heavy
Of life's sorrow like a candle unlit
And will step up to the stairs of victory.
The courage to stand up triumphantly
After the fall and walk continuously
A high spirit molded as a lion's heart
Can get through the distress in sight.
Illustrator: Macariola , Christine May
01/12/2021
An Pulong ni Nanay
Ni: Dorres Ann P. Gresola
"Makapoy na!"
An pulong ni Nanay samtang naglalaba
"Makapoy na!"
An pulong han kawaray kwarta
Pero bisan sugad pa man
An akon Nanay in matawa-tawa
Labi na kun nagbuburubligay ngan nagkakaurusa
An amon pamilya.
Diri napaapekto
Han kawarayan kwarta
Padayon ha kinabuhi,
Samtang nahinga pa.
Illustrated by: Reynaliza Padero
24/11/2021
LOOK:
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF EASTERN SAMAR PUSH THROUGH THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT BB. SILANGANG SAMAR 2021 AMIDST PANDEMIC
by Ma. Bernadeth Agner
The Binibining Silangang Samar Turismo 2021 candidates turned up the heat as they wore their swimsuits during the presentation of candidates and the preliminary interview held at the Samar Capitol lobby last Oct. 29, 2021
Despite the pandemic, the pageant led by Samar Tourism was able to showcase the beauty of the estehanon women, which they said to rise against all odds.
Further, the coronation night was held on Monday, Nov. 08 where Binibining Angela Norwillen Cabel, Oras Eastern Samar representative crowned as the Bb. Silangang Samar Turismo 2021 after a loss two years ago when she joined the same pageant.
“This has been something I have carried after my loss last 2019. Thank you for these words of encouragement that forever I would keep in my heart, Mayor. I am genuinely hoping that Oras would be united again towards a goal of keeping peace within ourselves and our municipality. May our political views won't create divisions rather may it serve as a way to achieving a better Oras,” Binibining Angela said in one of her Facebook posts.
Watch the whole coronation night here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28K3kCJPgg
Photo courtesy: Angela Norwillen Cabel & Provincial Government of Eastern Samar page
24/11/2021
PANALANGIN
Mundong puno ng pasakit,
Dasal ang mainam na sandata
para maging masaya.
Sipag at tiyaga
para umunlad
At pananampalataya
sa Kanya.
Photo source: Google ,Depositphotos
24/11/2021
DAUNTLESS
by Hannah Ballonico
She is here, still,
Despite bitterness
She stands still.
Despite depression,
Courage call
It was wild imagination,
that she can still recall.
Various catastrophes
Yet she aimed for golden trophies
She had a good fight,
That she can call light.
Photo from Google: Women Daily Magazine
24/11/2021
New Normal
by Christine Marie Reamillo
Nagsimula ang pagbabagong ito noong buwan ng Marso. Isang pandemya ang lumaganap sa bansa na noong una'y tawang- tawa pa ako. Ngunit ang tawa ay mabilis na napalitan ng lungkot nang malaman kong sobrang laki pala ang dagok nito sa tao. Nagkamali ako at naging kampante rito dahil simula noong araw na 'yon sobrang dami ng nabago mula sa pag-aaral at mga nakasanayan ko. Hindi na nakakagala at hindi na magawa ang gusto mula nang dumating ang New Normal.
Ako ay talagang nanibago sa inilunsad na mga patakaran dahil sabi nila mama, gadget na raw ang gagamitin sa pag-aaral ko. No'ng una, ako'y tuwang-tuwa sapagkat nariyan naman si Google para mapadali ang mga gawaing pampaaralan ngunit ito'y napakalaking kamalian pala. Kung sa Google lang tayo aasa, kailan ba tayo matututo? Patuloy pa rin ba tayong aasa sa aplikasyong ito buhat nang mag-pandemya? Ang mga katanungang ito ay napupukol sa imahe ng online learning sa bansa. Ito ay isang "remote" na paraan ng pagkatoto. Ngunit, online learning nga ba ay mabisang paraan sa pagpapaigting ng kalidad na edukasyon sa ating mga kabataan?
Maraming katanungan ang sumasagi sa new normal ng bansa. Sa kabila nito'y atin paring isipin na malalampasan natin ang pagbabagong ito. Nawa.
Illustrated by: Zyra Joy Borja
12/11/2021
“DEADLINE”
By: Mary Honey Grace C. Tambis
The teacher posted a new material
Oh! It’s hard as usual
Maybe you'll do it later
And head first on your gaming computer
Oftentimes, you're like this
Until tasks are meant to be missed
Then at the end, you'll rant,
“online classes are tiring, depressing, and exhausting!"
Yes, there are struggles with online classes
But, these can be minimal depending on you
It would not be tiring if you manage your time
It would not be depressing if you know how to be fine
Don't be addicted to procrastination
Instead, know proper time implementation
Online classes count a series of agony
Where gazillion deadlines are likely to meet
Where coffin-like paperwork are ready to fit
And there's a battle of mind and body to face.
However, you are a student!
And, it's your obligation and responsibility
To meet deadlines and accomplish everything
Don't let deadlines make you dread
Now, do it before going to bed.
12/11/2021
"She Screams for Serenity"
PROSE by DORRES ANN P. GRESOLA
How does it feel like living in a world of silence? Without cars beeping on the streets, without people yelling at 5 in the morning, without neighbors who never missed a karaoke session at mid-afternoon, without disturbing construction activities, without dogs barking, cats purring, and chickens clucking? Anna uttered while sipping her coffee, looking at the busy streets through her window.
When the coronavirus hit the world and suddenly shut down schools, the shift from face-to-face classes to online classes had become a must. This indeed had been given everyone two options: whether to go through the new normal way of learning or stop studying. Anna, a top-performer college student was able to pursue her studies despite the current situation. She was born not in a very rich nor very poor family to the point of being homeless, rather living in a middle-class state. Her family was able to sustain her needs during her online classes, the internet, cellphone, laptop and to name a few. She is privileged as you may say.
One Monday morning, Anna was awakened by a loud noise coming from the room next to hers. “Oh, here we go again,” Anna mumbled as she stood and fixed her bed. For almost a year, she admitted that her attention in class is one of the most bombarded and affected whenever sudden surges of noises distracted her.
Meanwhile, her phone rang, and immediately checked it. It was an alarm reminding her that she needs to attend a class from her terror, merciless professor. She abruptly opened her laptop to join the online meeting.
“For today’s lesson, we’ll be having your finals in a form of a recitation. You’ll only be given this chance to recite. Once I call your name, open your mic and camera. You will be given a-----” Anna was not able to hear the last instructions of her professor since the noise from the other room amplifies. Said chaotic noise was brought by her younger sisters making a rivalry over a pack of chocolate. Other than that, the other room was also spitting another noise rooted from her parents fighting about their custody. Yes, Anna’s parents had been separated.
Anna’s name was called, her turn for the recitation. She then opened her mic and spoke when suddenly her neighbors sang a happy birthday song. She was distracted again by additional noises and forgot what she was about to say. With that unfortunate scenario, she got a failing grade that brought her mind into destructive whirlpools of “what-will-happen-to-my-stint-being-a-laude?”
Distractions are what online classes make worse. The sudden, inevitable noises from people and the environment indeed augment the struggles of the new normal education. Silence, nowadays, is somehow a learner’s necessity. Just like Anna, she only wants peace and a good grade.
10/11/2021
"EVSU ELS OFFICIALLY OPENS THIS YEAR'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND NATIONAL READING MONTH"
-Angelie Daroy
English Language Society(ELS) of College of Arts and Sciences Department officially opened the English Language and National Reading Month anchored with the theme "English Language Proficiency in a Pandemic: Breaking Barriers, Addressing Gaps" yesterday in-front of the EVSU Administration Building.
At exactly 8:30 a.m, after the flag-raising ceremony, English Language Society (ELS) adviser Prof. Catherine Tadios-Pacle officially announced the opening of the English month together with the ELS President, Mr. Marq Loell Biscoro.
During the opening program, the Languages and Literature Faculty members, Mr. Mark Roy Beltran and Ms. Ivy Brelata presented a spoken poetry entitled "Online Class Struggle." A poem about a teacher encouraging her student not to lose hope despite the current challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Followed by a solo performance of the ELS 4th year representative, Ms. Desiree Quinal entitled "What if I Shine."
Moreover, ELS President Biscoro set forth the activities for the month-long celebration. First is the Story Telling competition to be followed by the Spoken Poetry competition. He stated that the last day for submission of outputs would be on November 22. The said activities will be presented virtually via the English Language Society's (ELS) page on November 29. Additionally, a Facebook DP blast will also be part of this month's pursuit.
Furthermore, part of the activity rounds is an online weekly raffle draw, where student participants will be asked questions each week for them to answer. The pronouncement of winners will be on November 15, 22, and 29 through the ELS page.
Photo courtesy: English Language Society page
10/11/2021
"PAG ASA SA KABILA NG CORONA"
By King Adoner Benitez
Ang buhay ay 'sing bilis ng kidlat,
Na kung hindi mo iingata'y 'di magiging iyo ng sagad.
Minsan pa nga'y nasigawan ng orasan,
Na kung 'di natin bibilisan baka tayo'y malagpasan.
Ngayon ang mundo ay tahimik at mapayapa,
Tayo'y tumingin sa puso ng bawat isa nang ang kabaitan ay ating makita.
Kung hindi pa dumating ang Corona,
Baka pakikipag-kapwa tao ay kinalimutan na.
Kabataan ngayo'y kay nanay na natututo, At sa bahay sila'y protektado;
'Pagkat paaralan ngayo'y lahat nakasarado.
Lahat tayo ngayon ay sumusunod sa batas,
Upang sa sakit na ito tayo ay makaiwas.
Ako ay handa na sa'ting paglabas,
Ang dagat, ang pasyalan at ang kumain sa labas.
Dahil mayroon ding Pag-asa sa kabila ng Corona
Magagawa rin nating yakapin nang mahigpit ang bawat isa
Magagawa rin nating buksan ang ating mga kamay
Upang sa itaas ay atin itong iwagayway
Pagkakaisa ang kailangan,
Upang lahat ng paghihirap ay atin ding malampasan
Huwag lamang tayong mawawalan ng pag-asa,
Nang sa gayon ang tagumpay ay atin ding matamasa.
Illustrated by: Guenevere Losabia
10/11/2021
“TRIUMPH AMIDST RIGOR”
by Hannah Angela Ballonico
My doctor once told me, I was diagnosed with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) when I was 12 years old, after surviving the strongest typhoon that devastated my beloved hometown.
Despite our efforts to rebuild, the storm’s impact was never truly erased. Trees, farms, buildings that had been there for centuries had vanished. Years were spent rebuilding and reshaping the neighborhood into something new. Life continued to move forward throughout that time.
“Despite the fact that nightmares and memories ultimately faded, I never felt completely safe being alone again,” I uttered to myself.
And I thought I’d grown out of that experience as an adult. Fear, uncertainty, and a sense of loss of control were all feelings I hoped to never experience again. But it all came flooding back again in March 2020, when Tacloban City issued an emergency community lockdown and the Eastern Visayas State University transitions to distance learning. My depressed mind took me back to being twelve years old, alone at home in the attic, hiding under a blanket as the weight of a storm pounded the house around me, a freight train of sound and shattered glass.
“Okay, so since I was not able to meet you for how many months, later on, I’ll be posting all your activities to be done. And also, we will be having a long quiz for the next virtual class. The long quiz will cover what we have discussed today. Thank you, you may leave the virtual meeting now.” My professor said.
It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and I am still in the midst of combatting my depressed mind and adjusting between online and face-to-face classes.
As I left the meeting room I heard a loud bang of noise, it was my father, and he slammed the door that caused my heart to beat so fast.
“LET’S END THIS. I AM TIRED, EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY! MY BOSS FIRED ME, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO EARN MONEY. THIS SITUATION OF US, HAVING NO FOOD, NO MONEY MADE ME QUESTION MY WORTH AS THE FATHER OF THIS HOUSE!” My dad yelled.
Life is too toxic, the same thing dealing with online classes, bombarded with school activities. This has been my daily life since the pandemic started, tired of everything.
It's been a year since then. It's simple to claim that a lot has changed, but hasn't it? Here in Tacloban City, I'm still taking refuge. During this period, I haven't seen (or hugged) anyone outside of my house. Isolation is a strong emotion. To get through each new day, I've established new rituals and coping techniques. The initial shock and disorientation have given way to a low hum of anguish and persistent suffering. I'm prepared to hear that more of my loved ones have become ill or died as a result of the virus; or for the possibility that it will be me next.
I sighed and continued to write my letter to those students who fought this catastrophe,
Dear Dauntless Fighter,
I understand if you're exhausted or confused. It occurs to the most well-intentioned of us. It happens to everyone at least once in their lives. It's fine if you have no idea how to mend things. Nobody knows everything and you're not supposed to. Life can be messy and the solution isn't always obvious. It's okay if all you can do is take each day as it comes. You'll figure things out eventually but it'll take time and effort. You may not have either right now but you will someday. And when the day comes, you will be fearless, right now, take a rest because you deserve it, after all, a building wasn’t built for a day.
Continue to be the skilled fighter that you are. Everything will improve and you will be able to thrive once more. However, you must set aside time to rest and refresh yourself. Life is difficult, and being a college student is even more difficult but it does not mean you must do both all of the time. You can't always do it. After all, you are only human. I'm here to tell you not to give up whether you're exhausted, having trouble with school, or anything else that upsets you. So take a break both mentally and physically. A lot has happened this semester and even this year, and life will continue to hurl curve balls at you but you will survive.
You are strong, you are enough, and you are loved!
Love,
A fellow struggling student
After 5 years…
“You are undeniably great. And we would like to inform you that we are looking forward to working with you here in the company. Congratulations! You are hired.” The Human Resources Manager proclaimed. I feel delighted upon hearing the good news. Life can be difficult but there is always a rainbow after the rain. Life WILL be difficult at times. You will have reservations. You'll wonder if it's even worthwhile. Continue. We wouldn't enjoy the highs if it weren't for the lows. Nothing lasts forever, so enjoy the battle while you can. Don't allow the weight of the struggle to crush you; trust the process. Continue. Continue to push forward. Continue to fantasize. Continue to do what you're doing and never give up.
Photo courtesy: Freepik and Depositphotos
10/11/2021
"A Blank Canvas that outshine the Darkness"
By: Pinky A. Langbid
On Monday, Nov. 8, the city commemorated the eighth anniversary of Typhoon "Yolanda," the super typhoon that wrecked the towns of Samar and Leyte including Tacloban City. This includes reminiscing and holding prayers for all the people who perished during the storm and the survivors who persevered in the face of tragedy.
Do you remember a well-known artist who also battled to survive the typhoon? He is so much of an inspiration not just after the typhoon but also on other aspects.
Wondering if his name rings a bell?
He is Dante Enage of Tacloban City a well-known visual and tuba (coconut wine) artist who has kept his passion close to his heart even after the super typhoon Yolanda pounded his entire neighborhood in barangay San Jose 8 years ago, wiping out all of his material possessions, including the masterpieces he had for years in his rented room. "It's back to basic, back to zero now, but I'm starting to put the pieces back together," Enage said in an interview with Web Master of Leyte Samar Daily Express. This line truly touched me and inspired to keep moving forward up until this very day. Being optimistic despite all of the tragedies during those times is very crucial.
Here’s a quick rundown of his accomplishments and contributions:
He's famous for employing the red lauan tan bark tree as a natural color in tuba, a native wine created from coconut juice or coconut toddy. Through his medium and the symbolism present in his work, he hopes to transmit the arts and culture of the Visayan Islands to a wider audience. His rising fame has provided him with opportunities to exhibit his artwork both domestically and internationally.
He was a resident artist at the Balay Kalamragan Art Residency in San Miguel, Leyte back in 2012. In February 2013, his piece "Paint not Bomb" earned first prize in the 2013 Philippine Visual Arts Festival (PVAF) held in Pagadian City by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA). His paintings were shown at the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia and the Art Expo Malaysia in the same year.
His works were included in two shows in Kuwait in 2014 as part of the 116th Philippine Independence Day celebrations. The Filipino Community presented one of the exhibitions, Malayang Sining, which was held in the Qadsiyah Gym in Hawally, Kuwait. On June 12, his paintings were on display at the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait's Filipino Art Exhibition.
He is now participating in an exhibit at Pacific Point (formerly known as Patio Victoria) in Baluarte, San Jose, alongside a curated selection of masterpieces created by Dante and his Kolor han Biswal Arte na Waraynon (KOLOR BANWA) Art Group co-artists. The exhibit will start welcoming guests on December 18th, you might want to stop by and enjoy a visual journey through our Waraynon history and tradition as we continue to rebuild eight years after Typhoon Yolanda.
Source: https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/painting-keeps-tacloban-artist-dante-enage-alive-after-yolanda
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