TLE refelction # 1
POSTED ON Saturday, June 20, 2009 AT 3:43 AM \\
Adolescence (lat adolescere, (to) grow) is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development that occurs between childhood and adulthood.
(Yes, I got it from wikipedia :D)
Adolescence for me before was just like a period where we have to bear with the different transformations that will happen in our body and in our emotional thinking. That's it.
But now, Ma'am Giron is making "himay" every little topic. She talks about us in a way that we can all relate, in a way where we all would just say "oo nga no?". Our past teachers were not like her, she's very different. And I like it!! She makes it sure that we all understand and we apply it in our actions and life. She doesn't like our lives to be wasted. Ma'am Giron makes us realize that we're still young, we don't have to act like an adult. Do the things your age should do and do not act like them because you are not them. Do not waste your "youthness" because when you get older you won't be able to do these things anymore. Honestly, I sometimes tend to act like an adult because I thought I'm "dalaga" na, I should not play and run around anymore, it won't look good if others see me playing and running - stuffs like that. But with what Ma'am told us, I realized that she is right. I should do all things now while I can still. If I do not, I'll lose half my life.
Same with the statement below.
Shortcuts will never make our lives easier. It will just make it worse.
This is what I have learned during the first week of our discussion about adolescence. Shortcuts may make our life easier, but not forever. Sooner or later we will feel and realize the bad effects it marked in our life. There will always be a side effect. The best thing to do is do not cut our life short. Learn to wait. It will happen in God's time whatever it is we're looking for.
I agree with Ma'am that this age is when we seek our own identity. I feel sometimes that something is missing. I feel like there is something more, and I need to search for it. I feel like I'll be happy when I find that missing thing but I don't know where and how to start. When Ma'am Giron discussed it to us, I realized that it is my own identity which is missing. After our discussion, I became more inspired to not stop seeking my own self because I'll suffer if I'll stop myself from doing it.
Another interesting discussion was about love and passion. It was left hanging the day before so I was really excited to hear things from Ma'am. She told us that love is not "basta-basta". You can't just say one day "hey, I'm in love with him". You have to think over and feel yourself if what your feeling is really love.
(Yes, I got it from wikipedia :D)
Adolescence for me before was just like a period where we have to bear with the different transformations that will happen in our body and in our emotional thinking. That's it.
But now, Ma'am Giron is making "himay" every little topic. She talks about us in a way that we can all relate, in a way where we all would just say "oo nga no?". Our past teachers were not like her, she's very different. And I like it!! She makes it sure that we all understand and we apply it in our actions and life. She doesn't like our lives to be wasted. Ma'am Giron makes us realize that we're still young, we don't have to act like an adult. Do the things your age should do and do not act like them because you are not them. Do not waste your "youthness" because when you get older you won't be able to do these things anymore. Honestly, I sometimes tend to act like an adult because I thought I'm "dalaga" na, I should not play and run around anymore, it won't look good if others see me playing and running - stuffs like that. But with what Ma'am told us, I realized that she is right. I should do all things now while I can still. If I do not, I'll lose half my life.
Same with the statement below.
Shortcuts will never make our lives easier. It will just make it worse.
This is what I have learned during the first week of our discussion about adolescence. Shortcuts may make our life easier, but not forever. Sooner or later we will feel and realize the bad effects it marked in our life. There will always be a side effect. The best thing to do is do not cut our life short. Learn to wait. It will happen in God's time whatever it is we're looking for.
==========+Seeking my Own Identity+==========
I agree with Ma'am that this age is when we seek our own identity. I feel sometimes that something is missing. I feel like there is something more, and I need to search for it. I feel like I'll be happy when I find that missing thing but I don't know where and how to start. When Ma'am Giron discussed it to us, I realized that it is my own identity which is missing. After our discussion, I became more inspired to not stop seeking my own self because I'll suffer if I'll stop myself from doing it.
==========+Love and Passion+==========
Another interesting discussion was about love and passion. It was left hanging the day before so I was really excited to hear things from Ma'am. She told us that love is not "basta-basta". You can't just say one day "hey, I'm in love with him". You have to think over and feel yourself if what your feeling is really love.
I learned some guidelines from Ma'am on how to know if you're in love:
1. You can't stop thinking about him.
2. You know everything about him:
a. What time he eats
b. What time he sleeps.
c. his hobbies
(basically, you know him soo0 much!)
3. anu pa nga ba yun Ma'am??
1. You can't stop thinking about him.
2. You know everything about him:
a. What time he eats
b. What time he sleeps.
c. his hobbies
(basically, you know him soo0 much!)
3. anu pa nga ba yun Ma'am??
As of now (may ganun? hehe), I know in myself I haven't fallen in love ever in my entire life. Crushes, yes, so many times with so many different people (:D crush lang naman diba?). But love is very different from a crush. And I have to be careful about love because Love moves in mysterious ways.
TLE Reflections Introduction
POSTED ON Wednesday, June 17, 2009 AT 3:54 AM \\
It's a very good and interesting way to write your reflections in a form of blog - that is my perspective on this new "project" by Ms. Anelei Giron, our TLE teacher.
We are to write our reflections about our lessons in this blog which is very very cool for me because
I really really love blogging!
Blogging/writing is my hobby and I feel stress-free and so light whenever I blog because this somehow serves as my diary. I can let my feelings out here without thinking about what others will say. I am the quiet type of person who would rather not say anything than hurt others. I am concerned with what others feel about me. Honestly, I don't want them to say bad things about me because that is not how I want to be remembered. I like to be remembered as the girl who laughs herself out even though the day is so gloomy. I like to be remembered as the girl who do not have problems in life (even though I have no peace of mind :S). I don't like hurting others so as much as possible I don't say bad things about them. I always think about the outcome of everything like "what would happen if I do/say that or this?", "will it be good or it'll just make things worse?". But being like that doesn't mean that I'm "plastic" or tupperware" because THAT IS ME, that is who I am, that is what makes my personality. I'd rather keep quiet than start wars (alam niyo na.) I'd rather tell corny jokes than go "emo" around - it'll just make everything more miserable. I'd rather avoid you than keep hurting myself. In short, I want everybody happy!!!
So much for those stuffs, so much about me. Let's talk about the subject and teacher (Yay!). TLE is always interesting for me. Especially when the topic is about ourselves. I want to know more about myself and learn about things I'll need in the future. What makes the subject more interesting is the teacher. No matter how enjoyable a subject is, if the teacher is not that good, you won't like the subject. So for me, the teacher is a big factor in the learning process of students. In our case, we are lucky to be students of Ma'am Giron for she is one unique person and she can really handle sensitive topics specially about love (maybe because of her experiences?). She makes us understand every single topic. She anwers my question in mind without me asking (how great is that?)!
I'm really looking forward to more of our lessons and activities, and more of Ms. Giron. I hope I will develop my own personality and my own identity after this year.
Thanks for your time!
We are to write our reflections about our lessons in this blog which is very very cool for me because
I really really love blogging!
Blogging/writing is my hobby and I feel stress-free and so light whenever I blog because this somehow serves as my diary. I can let my feelings out here without thinking about what others will say. I am the quiet type of person who would rather not say anything than hurt others. I am concerned with what others feel about me. Honestly, I don't want them to say bad things about me because that is not how I want to be remembered. I like to be remembered as the girl who laughs herself out even though the day is so gloomy. I like to be remembered as the girl who do not have problems in life (even though I have no peace of mind :S). I don't like hurting others so as much as possible I don't say bad things about them. I always think about the outcome of everything like "what would happen if I do/say that or this?", "will it be good or it'll just make things worse?". But being like that doesn't mean that I'm "plastic" or tupperware" because THAT IS ME, that is who I am, that is what makes my personality. I'd rather keep quiet than start wars (alam niyo na.) I'd rather tell corny jokes than go "emo" around - it'll just make everything more miserable. I'd rather avoid you than keep hurting myself. In short, I want everybody happy!!!
So much for those stuffs, so much about me. Let's talk about the subject and teacher (Yay!). TLE is always interesting for me. Especially when the topic is about ourselves. I want to know more about myself and learn about things I'll need in the future. What makes the subject more interesting is the teacher. No matter how enjoyable a subject is, if the teacher is not that good, you won't like the subject. So for me, the teacher is a big factor in the learning process of students. In our case, we are lucky to be students of Ma'am Giron for she is one unique person and she can really handle sensitive topics specially about love (maybe because of her experiences?). She makes us understand every single topic. She anwers my question in mind without me asking (how great is that?)!
I'm really looking forward to more of our lessons and activities, and more of Ms. Giron. I hope I will develop my own personality and my own identity after this year.
Thanks for your time!
