Motivational Video

Here’s a pretty awesome motivational video to help you put some perspective on failure and success. Like Vince Lombardi once said:

“The greatest accomplishment isn’t in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.”

“WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO IF YOU FALL DOWN?  YOU GET UP, RIGHT? I WILL TRY 100X TO GET UP. AND IF I FAIL 100 TIMES, IF I FAIL AND I GIVE UP, DO YOU THINK THAT IM GONNA GET UP?  NO. BUT IF I FAIL AND TRY AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT’S NOT THE END. IF YOU JUST GONNA BE STRONG, AND YOU WILL FIND STRENGTH TO GET BACK UP.”

                Those lines caught me up on the deep level that I couldn’t stop the tears they brought into my eyes. I have been extremely touched by the fact that this man has more limbs than most people in the world. It goes to show that optimism is the faith that leads to achievement and nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Achieving things is about trusting yourself from doing something and bringing it into completion. And the man on the video really looked so positive about how he sees life. And that no matter how dark the moment is, with confidence and hope, everything is always possible.

          As I watched the video, I felt the genuine warmth and affection that touched me. I have this absolute word that every people who were able to watched the video were inspired by how the man kept himself stood and thought that it was not about falling but getting back up from falling. One thing I was able to realize was that you may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the power of believing yourself of doing it.

                Realizing the worth of life, I am now thinking of how I, like the man on the video, will be able to inspire people to push in and fight in against all odds. I know in myself that I have this talent to inspire people to get up from falling. In fact there are many ways how to do so. One is that approaching the person who is in need to offer a friendly talk. By this, I can encourage that person to keep in track and not to let things just happen without doing something for it to be solved. Another way of inspiring people is that showing my personality, my true character. This can make people think of not hiding their feelings and emotions and that inspire them to become better persons in their lives and make things in their own ways.

                  Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. While there's life, there's hope. 

WHAT'S DISCIPLINE?

Discipline is training or conditions imposed for the improvement of physical powers, self-control, and more.  That is to say that it is a systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority.  In short, it is the state of improved behavior, resulting from such training or conditions, punishment or chastisement. Differently, it may be defined as a branch of learning or instruction. Also, it is the laws governing members of the church.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/discipline

ADVENTURE STORY

WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER

On the day of my graduation, my parents revealed their very special gift for me. That is trip to New York for the whole month of May. Having been wishing to go there in the reality, I thank my parents for their wonderful surprise for me. It was a dream came true.

So, on the very next day, I prepared and packed all my stuff. My clothes, my beauty kit, my wallet, except for the most important thing to bring, my passport. The day of my flight just arrived. I was expecting everything was set. I went to airport to check in and wait for my leaving. On the other hand, my parents were busy packing themselves for their California trip. They went there for a vacation at the same time visiting my grandparents, my mother’s parents. They were with my little sister.

As soon as the security guard checked my passport, I had nothing to show other than my ID. He looked at me and laughed, thinking that I was trying to fooling him. I was rejected and the airplane left. I was left with no choice but to go back home, staying there alone for the whole month of May.

On my way back home, I met this gorgeous-looking lady trying to catch my attention. Her name is Kara. She is known to be the most intellectual and the best lawyer in our place. But why is she looking for me? She invited me to a dinner in a very expensive restaurant that only those professionals can afford. As soon as we get there, she ordered foods that were new to me and not familiar with. So we ate and started our conversation. She told me that she has this secretive business that I must not tell to anybody. The business is about tracking the routes of the syndicates in our country in order to save people from harm. She asked me to be one of them. For this purpose, I joined to them. We went to their place and they showed me their weapons. I was astonished by their stuffs. Amazingly, with a very special gun on my hand, I tried to shoot an apple above the head of a man standing afar from me. Bang! The apple broke into pieces.

I have gone to different training to improve my skills and to learn some techniques on how to move like an agent. Right after it, we started to make a plan on tracking the routes. Then we did what we need to do to accomplish our task. Successfully, we did a great job. We were able to catch up the syndicates and let the law punish them. After the well done job, Kara gave me a bonus in exchange for my good performance. A hundred thousand dollars was sent to my account. In addition, she sent me a card saying that I have a trip to New York. This time, all were set and prepared. Nothing was lest except for my phone. But I thought that it is okay for I can buy a new one there in New York that has more good quality and much expensive than my old cell phone. I got so excited for my leaving. I finally arrived in New York. I called up my friends that were also spending their vacation there. I invited them for a dinner the next day. We had so much fun. 

 These are things I did last summer. I absolutely admit that this is my coolest vacation ever.

Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always see all my teachers and mentors from elementary on. It is beyond question that they are the greatest heroes of the world.

Teachers do not serve only as my heroes but also my second parents. They help me build the foundation of the success for my future, they help me absorb knowledge and keep them to be used in some time of my life, and they give me something to take home to think about. They do not just open my mind but also touch my heart. They bring what is excellent in them to me. To see how they go about their work and business really inspires me at this stage in my life. I want to be like them as I grow older. I want to be as productive as them that I can encourage youth to be active in their studies to prepare themselves for the near future.

#4 Deceased people still communicate with the living?

Many Filipinos believe that the dead still communicate with the living.

#2 Can I consider myself a good reader and writer?

Basically, the more you read the better writer you become. It is practice which can make one a good reader or writer. The more you will practice reading or writing, you would be able to get into it and improve your skills.

         I am asked to evaluate myself as a reader and as a writer. Can I consider myself good at both? Yes, why not. I used to read academic books like literature. I also love reading some reading materials like magazines, newspapers and the like. But I always make time to read those required in school.

            Before, I really find it tiresome when I read academic books. Nevertheless, I should have to read those as part of my assignment in school. So when I got used to it, I no longer find it uninteresting to do. Well, in fact, I read more and more. Reading is not just merely reading, of course. It shall be done with comprehension and the reader shall put interest onto the text he is reading. It is one way to easily absorb the in depth meaning of the text he is actually reading.

            Writing is, indeed, the reciprocal of the reading. I may be good at reading. But when it comes to writing, my ability is not as good as with my ability in reading. When I make an essay, it really takes time for me to compose five hundred words writing. Therefore, I need to practice myself in writing. And it is associated with inspiration to make a wonderful composition.

#1 My Mission in Life

Being still at young age, there are many things that come in to my mind - having fun with my friends, bonding with my family, and making up my studies well. But I came to think, what are my priorities in life? What are the things I would want to experience in the future? What is really my mission as a student, as a daughter, and as a citizen of my own country? And with all these questions, how will I answer them and how will I get into there?

          The best thing to make a step is to plan. Create a plan and put them into action. As a student, my very mission is to graduate and finish my studies. And, of course, it is coupled with making up my studies well. Doing well in the studies is the first step to start executing the plan made.  After studying, my next priority is how I will start up my career. Looking for a job is not that easy. Companies set qualifications to base to their applicants that the applicants should also possess. In my case, to be an alumnus of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology is an advantage that I could bring out whenever I would find a job. MSU-IIT has this good image that may be carried proudly wherever I would like to go. Of course, I wont forget to thank my parents for all the things they’ve done for me. I will pay back all their expenses to me when I was still on their care.

          After being a successful in my career and an experienced in doing fun things, I guess, it is now the time that I should think about having a family. My ideal age on getting married is at the age of twenty eight (28).  It is because, I guess, as soon as I reach that age, there will be no more thing I would want to experience more in my life. And so I will start entertaining suitors. J

          One of the five (5) pillars of Islam is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the fifth pillar of Islam where once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and Kaaba; for Muslim people, the hajj is the ultimate act of worship. As a Muslim woman, I am obliged to travel to Mecca to take this religious journey.

          With all those accomplishments, there is nothing more I would want in my life. Education, stable family, religious obligations are essentials to me that I would want to have and experience in the future. Those are plans that I assume to happen on the following years of my life. And with the help of my family and friends, I would really try to make those things happen in real.

        In order to be successful in life, you must do well in all aspects of life. Be strong and wise enough to the problems that may come in your way; be intelligent enough to answer all the confusions that you may encounter; be the most lovable and caring mother to your kids and be the most understanding wife to your husband; and lastly, be God-centered both in good and bad times so you can strengthen your faith to the Almighty. J