Curious Cat

Introduction The story the “ Soul of the Great Bell” is a Chinese Legend retold in English by an American Journalist, Lafcadio Hearn. Though he had a hard time understanding the Chinese language, it didn’t stop him from completing the tale. The story somehow ignited my thirst of knowledge for the traditions and cultures of China or in other words, my curiosity about my ancestors’ background took over me as I read the story but then I realized, I don’t have to look up that much of information in the internet because it is already in the story. It may not be many but its enough. I can clearly notice how the emperor or the ruler was called by the people and how the bell is an important  history to the people In this blog, I will be writing, or in this case typing, down the traditions and beliefs practiced in the story that the Chinese people applied years ago and their origin. It may contain some of my opinions and how I felt about the story. I will show you why it cau...

     In the Philippines, we have two official languages, which are Filipino and English. Filipino is our first language while English is our second. Most people here in our country uses the English language whether they are conversing to one another or sending messages. Why is this language so important that it became our second language and is used by everyone?     In today's business world, English is the foremost language all over the world. When working abroad, knowing how to speak in English is an advantage because you can get more job opportunities, The English language is increasingly used as the primary language in political and business field because it is the only language that all of us can understand even though we have a different race. English can be beneficial if you are seeking job opportunities and global companies, If a person knows how to fluently speak this, the he/she has the potential of succeeding in the labor market.    It...

I am Celestia Lao and I am not like any normal child out there. I have this special talent that no one possesses. I can see and control things that others can't. I am what they call, different and weird. I didn't fit in, I don't have any friends or companions because I am, as what they also call me, crazy. I only warned them but they didn't listen to me and called me mad for thinking such thing. We are not alone in the world we are living in. "Hey, if it isn't Celestia 'Mad' Lao. Can you please look if I don't have "someone" following me?" a boy in the corridor shouted as I walk passed him. I hung my head as low as I can, my hair covering everyone in sight. Everyone's laughing but "they're" all wearing the same face, whispering as I walked through the laughing crowd. Should I or should I not?  I asked myself for how many times today. No, don't Celestia, "they" already told you to stop. But th...

Ang aking kasuotan Noong Biyernes, Agosto 26, 2016, lahat ng mga mag-aaral, guro at staffs ng Asian College of Technology ay nagkaroon ng pagdiriwang ukol sa Buwan ng Wika kung saan lahat ng mga tao sa eskwelahan ay nagsusuot ng filipiniana, barong tagalog, baro't saya at kamisa de chino. Isa ako sa mga babae na nagsusuot ng filipiniana. Ang aking kasuotan ay isang inspirasyon sa kasuotan ng kababaihan sa Visayas Region. Kahit hindi kagandahan ang ang aking suot masaya parin akong  suotin ito sa araw ng Buwan ng Wika. Ako at ang dalawa kong kaibigan na nagluluto Sa umaga ng araw na iyon, naglaro kami ng pang pilipinong laro katulad ng luksong baka at tinik, bahaw bahaw, at iba pa. Siyempre, habang naglalaro kami, nakasuot parin kami sa aming mga kasuotan. Sa kasamaang-palad, hindi ako isa sa mga mag-aaral na naglalaro, pero isa ako sa mga mag-aaral na nagluluto ng kakanin, kasama ang dalawa kong kaibigan. Habang ang aming mga kamag-aral ay abalang naglalaro kaming tatlo...

August 9, 2016 10:25 pm My mom and I Today is the most hectic day I've ever experienced. Why? Well tomorrow, we will be having a test in our Social Studies, we will also have a quiz bowl in Science that serves as a review and the deadline for our research paper. Its quite tiring actually since I am encoding my research paper while writing this Journal Entry. My sister has been bugging me and bossing me around, not only her but also my beloved mother. I could understand my mother but my sister? Come on! You're not the only one who have an assignment big sis. So with that, I finished my research paper late and I haven't got the chance to study for my tests, poor me. I don't know if I will still get good grades with this happening to me. In all honesty, I am bothered by my family, I couldn't concentrate at studying and doing my assignments but even though I am bothered by them I still love them. What I just really need right now is peace but I know I couldn...

August 8, 2016 Monday 7:08 pm Tonight is a school night so I'm just gonna do my best to finish my assignments before 10:30 pm which I am so sure that I would fail on my attempt. So I actually ate my dinner before writing my sixth entry and while writing this I am going to encode my Science Research paper, so I'm multi-tasking. Awesome! As usual, today was very busy and stressful not to mention my legs are killing me! No matter where I put my aching legs, it seems like they don't find all of those different positions and places comfortable. I guess today's not really my day. With one of my best friends slash dance buddies. It's really not my day today cause I just fed my cat and what he did to me in return is he gave me a painful bite. He is the rudest cat I've ever known. He doesn't like to share with anyone and he sprays his dirty liquid anywhere. So mean, I know. I really need to discipline this cat. Anyways, enough talking about my mischievous...

August 7, 2016 Sunday 8:53 pm The shrine of Mama Mary at the Lourdes Parish Sunday is also known as the Sabbath Day for everyone or in our term, its "family bond day". This day is special for us because this is the only day we get to be together in one place which the church. Today is just like any Sundays, we participated a 4:00 mass in the afternoon at the place where my siblings and I learned how to write, to communicate, to play with other kids, to rhyme and to love God and our parents with all our hearts, Lourdes Kindergarten School or Lourdes Parish. Together we listened to the priest and prayed to God for blessings, guidance and forgiveness. After the mass we went to the mall to buy groceries. During that time, me and my father had our own father-daughter bonding where we ate and talk about stuffs. With my father while waiting for my mom. Though it was short, I had fun. After everything it's time for us to go home and eat our dinner. Our dinner was qu...