January 2019

Peter

Rain Cloud of Memories

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 20, 2019

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Pamela

2018, next!

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 20, 2019

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Arbitrary

A Letter of Blissfulness

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 20, 2019

by: Pamela

Smiling is one of the usual thing a person can do but having it genuinely is a special thing for everyone. As an optimistic person like I usually am, I don't want to be affected to things that could affect my life negatively. August of 2018, a start of a wonderful and an amazing year and it all because of a special someone exerts an effort in making me smile.

Things happened to me this year are very unexpected, it is a blast indeed. A felicific person I never imagined to have and a cheerful one I never thought of getting along with that well. It was one of the best thing that happened to my life, I considered that person as my euphoria. Muphei, the name of the last person that made me smile. Muphei has excelled the art of thoughtfulness. A considerate, conducive, congenial, and most importantly a cheery person that made me gave my sweetest smile I have. Muphei loves to give letters even though it's not Muphei's style. Just the thought of making me smile, Muphei did it with pleasure.

On a sunny day, I received my first letter from Muphei where my smiles seem to not be erased from my face. It was just another day that Muphei didn't failed to put joy to my face. That day was special as Muphei did something extra astonishing that moment. A letter consists of encouraging and motivational words that truly is a very lovely gift. Weeks passed by and letters are still continuous to drop in even though we talked very often personally. Every letters are different from each other, sometimes it's under the sun, a lyrics from a song that strongly reminds Muphei of me, and poems.

Letters are very close to my heart rather than any material things a person could give me. Just earlier, I received another letter which made me smile and that was the last thing that made me smile and Muphei was the last person who did it and still continuously making happiness in my life. There's no other best feeling in the world than being genuinely happy. This feeling makes you wanted to live your life more and to the fullest. I believe everyone deserves all the happiness in the world, the universe rather so enjoy life spreading happiness to everyone around you.

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Jireh

A Spark to Bloom and Glow

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 08, 2019

by: Jireh

We are people who brings about change, and the ones who know that it is inevitable. We got this typical question of knowing what new year's resolution is it gonna be this time? may it be centered on self, relationships, family or even love.

Filipinos are famous for celebrating christmas and new year the happiest way possible, we get to enjoy these occassions valuing family over any materialistic things and prioritizing love over any matter. I honestly witnessed those pivotal moments with my family, with a different charisma and vibe that provides everyone a positive mood. I've seen those faces being genuinely happy receiving gifts, greeting everyone with a grin on their faces, jumping up and down to get tall together with the firecrackers and horns being blown to be loud and noisy as possible signifying a welcome to a new year hoping for a good one , together with the fireworks zooming up high to reach the sky, reaching its peak and going back down.

I wonder if that's what happened to our new year this year. If our way of celebrating new year has reached its point and going downward to start anew. As the clock strikes 12, my sister and her boyfriend had gone traditional jumping up and down while playing the beats out from the car's stereo. And soon as after the noise started to minimize, they entered the house and wondered why we're just looking at them while sitting and the lights are all off as if northing happened. Looking at the people around me looking tired and exhausted of life, where all vacations were meant to celebrate occassions yet still tired of preparing a feast for the whole family. Ended up being burned out, struggling to find time to rest. As a child, all my new years I was told that it was time to jump up and down as the firecrackers lit up in order to be tall, I never imagined myself growing taller at the same time older. But as I realized, growing is so much more than height and age. It is developing an individuals strengths and weaknesses, in order to stand alone and gradually be independent detaching myself from my parents and grow wiser to reach my dream.

This 2018 Ive proved myself that I can do greater than others judgements, I maybe lazy but I can prove something more than just murmurs and gossips. And I realized that when I grow up older and as an adult I may have those days of exhaustion and burned out yet I will always compare myself to a firework reaching its peak and having its BOOM to amaze everyone out and shine my own light. Every new year is a new dream.

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Angelo

Bola't Bagong Taon

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 08, 2019

by: Angelo

Bawat isang taong naninirahan dito sa ating mundong ginagalawan ay mayroong bagay, tao, o pangyayaring inaasam niyang mapunta sa kanyang mga palad. Lahat tayo ay mayroong pangarap. Maaaring ito ay isang propesyon sa akademiya gaya ng pagiging doktor at guro. Maaari ring isa itong pakiramdam gaya ng pagiging masaya sa buhay at sa pamilya. Ang ating mga pangarap ay nasa iba’t ibang sukat, kulay, at aspeto. Ngunit sa loob ng taong 2018, lalo lamang nagging malinaw sa akin na ang aking natatanging pangarap ay ang maging isang tanyag na manlalaro ng basketball. Gaya nila James Yap, Arwind Santos, at Terrence Romeo, nais ko ring makilala ang pangalan ko sa buong bansa sa larangan ng basketball, ngunit ang pangarap na ito ay hindi lang basta-basta babagsak sa aking palad, kaya naman sa bawat araw na binibigay sa akin ng Diyos, lalo na sa panibagong taong ipinagkaloob sa akin, tinatanaw ko ito bilang isang panibagong pagkakataon upang maging mas bihasa at mapalapit sa aking pangarap. Araw-araw, sinisikap kong makapag ensayo at hanggat maaari, hindi ko binabakante ang aking katawan. Madalas akong nasa basketball court at sa fitness gym. Maging ang mga libreng oras ko ay tinutuon ko para sa basketball; pinanonood ko kung paano ang galaw ng mga iniidolo kong player tuwing may laro o ensayo upang akin ding maisagawa.

Bilang isang patunay sa mga aking sinabi dahil ako ay isang manlalaro ng team na aking nabanggit, ang bawat sitwasyon na aming napagdaanan ay masasabing talagang hindi makakalimutang pangyayari na napagdaanan ng aming team sa mga panahong iyon. May mga magagandang karanasan na hindi malilimutan, at meron din naming mga di inaasahan na mag papahirap at mag bibigay ng hinanakit sa amingteam. Tulad na lamang noong sinubok kami ng panahon na halos aking mga ka-team ay may masamang karamdaman at nakaranas ng mga hindi inaasahang pangyayari. Ilan ito sa mga humamon sa amin na kailangang mag-adjust kahit hindi namin ninanais, sa mismong araw pa ng nalalapit naming laban, kaya’t ganun na lamang ang aming paghahanda sa mga nalalapit na laban. At sa kasamaang palad ay hindi namin nauwi ang kampyunato para sa aming paaralan, at iyon ang pinakamahirap na napagdaanan naming team. Sa kabilang palad, kami ay hindi tumitigil hanggang ngayon para maiuwi ulit ang kampyunato sa aming institusyon, lalo na ako; kahit kailan at gaano kahirap, hindi ako nawalan ng pag-asa at pinanghinaan ng loob.

Noong Christmas break, walang naganap na ensayo para sa aming mga atleta kaya naman tinuon ako ang aking pansin at tiyaga para pagbutihin lalo ang aking sarili. Bago dumating ang araw ng Pasko at Bagong Taon, ako ay palaging nasa gym o 'di kaya sa basketball court, ngunit siyempre, sa dalawang mahahalagang araw na ito, ang aking kapiling ay hindi bola, kundi ang aking pamilya at ang babaeng mahalaga sa akin. Sila rin ang isa sa mga pinakadahilan kung bakit ko pinupursigi ang pangarap na ito. Para sa akin, at sa kanila. Sa taong 2018, natutunan kong maigi kung paano ko maibabalase ang oras ko para saaking mga minamahal, sa pag-aaral, at sa basketball. Laking tuwa ko, sa gabay ng Panginoon at ng mga problema't pagsubok na dala ng taong lumipas, ako ay mas naging bihasa sa aking talento.

Ang daan patungo sa pangarap kong ito ay hindi madali; ang pagod, mga sakripisyo, at dedikasyon. Maraming mga pagkatalo. Maraming mga pangit na laro. Maraming mga oras na hindi nagamit sa pagtulog at paggawa ng mga takdang aralin. Maraming mga pagkakataong nais na lang ng katawan kong sumuko, ngunit andito pa rin ako, lumalaban, nagsisikap, at nananatiling matatag para sa aking pangarap. Sa bawat patak ng pawis, sa bawat pagdaloy ng dugo, sa bawat kumpas ng kamay at padyak ng paa, at sa bawat pagtalbog ng bola, mas napapalapit ako sa mithiing ito, at hinding hindi ako mapapagod hanggang sa makilala ang pangalang Angelo Roxas sa buong mundo. Salamat sa mga pagkakataong ako ay nakahawak ng bola; salamat sa lahat ng iyong itinuro, 2018.

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Jen

Maligayang Pagdating 2019

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 08, 2019

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Arbitrary

My Dream Vacation: A Time of Relaxation

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 06, 2019

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Arbitrary

What Will I Be?

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 05, 2019

by: Laurice

If everyone has the opportunity to be payed for doing what they like, it will probably be a heavenly place. One might choose to be payed for playing video games for hours, staring at a screen holding a game controller and having the time of their lives. One could choose the job of sleeping for hours and be payed for it. One could choose their job to be a star of an eating show or “mukbang” to receive some money. All of these are too good to be true, some may have such opportunity but not everyone could.

As a person whose habit is to basically laze around, staring at her phone all day, fingers do nothing but scroll through her news feed— I may have the choice to do these things and be payed for it. However, as good as it may sound, imagining such thing as reality seem to be sad because you hardly contribute anything to the society. Will that be your only purpose?

There is a saying that goes, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” I have a couple of dreams I would love to do. First is to be a psychiatrist, which also leads me to undergoing Med School. Second is to be an author/writer. I dream of writing my own novels one day to make use and express this playful mind of mine. Lastly, I want to officially be a Make up a Make Up Artist. I can say that I’m pretty much skilled when it comes to the brushes and powders. Also, this is actually one of my biggest dreams.

Let’s focus on that last dream of mine which is being a Make Up Artist. Make Up Artists are actually on the rise these days especially on Instagram and Youtube where they post their works. I’m actually one of those who are part of the Instagram Community. I also would like to start a Youtube channel one day but is too shy to do so. Therefore, this is the job I would choose if I were able to do so.

A lot of people think that makeup is only used to be pretty and to please the eyes of men. It is actually not. Makeup is much more than that. Makeup is how I express myself, show my forms of art and my own method of relaxation.

There are actually a lot of influencers who are now successful from doing makeup. First is James Charles. James Charles is only 19 years of age but is already able to buy his own house and give back to his own parents. Second is Manny MUA, who has done the same things and is now having his own cosmetics company. Third is Nikkie Tutorials who now have her own home and a couple of luxury cars. We also have some Filipino Youtubers (Beauty Gurus) who are now successful from doing makeup. First is Patrick Starr who now have at least four collections with MAC Cosmetics, done the makeup of Katty Perry, Jessie J, and Kim Kardashian. Lastly Bretman Rock who also had collections with few makeup brands and is so overwhelmed at how he achieved so much in just a few years. These people get payed for doing their promo codes, sponsors, and Adsense from Youtube.

Even though we have the opportunity to get payed for being lazy, let’s not take advantage of what life gives us. Practically may be part of the questions but let’s be practical not only for ourselves but to society. We should work hard, and life would give back to us and as time goes on, opportunities will come to us.

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Arbitrary

You knock louder and louder on the door, but nobody answers

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 01, 2019

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Arbitrary

Game On!

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 01, 2019

It's quite early in the morning as I prepare myself for the even I've been meaning to go to. It was my first gaming convention that I attended and the experience is just memorable. A gaming convention is an event where different gaming companies and gamers from around the country gather to make an amazing event full of challenges, online games, competitions and many more that will surely create an out of the world experience for us who are fond of eSport.

My heart is beating too fast due to excitement as I enter the door of the event place and see the huge place filled with people who has a heart of a gamer. Once you step in you can see vast crowd of busy people making a time of their lives playing online games with others. I remember joining the event even though my tummy is aching from hunger because I don't have time to eat breakfast for the reason that I will be running late for the convention if I spend my precious time eating. Inside the place I was surrounded by numerous booths that are hosting different games you can play for free and you will also have a chance to win some amazing prizes. I can see people playing in there with all their might. Their fingers are just crushing the keyboards and mice. All in their mind is either they win or lose. Crowds are intensely screaming as they watch the heart-throbbing games. I, myself became part of this and I can say that I seriously enjoyed and I was able to showcase my skills too. Visiting each booth is really tiresome but all is worth it when you get to have some serious fun playing competitive games. In the end I was able to win some prizes and all the sacrifices I made was worth it. I was pretty happy seeing people have fun together and play in harmony like it’s the last days of their lives.

After the event ended I made a promise to myself that joining this once in a year event a tradition. Being part of this gaming community is something I will not regret. I will work even harder and smarter just to reach the top where someone can recognize you for your amazing game play. Life is like a game and you have to work your way on the top.

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Arbitrary

An End to A Beginning

By TINTA HUMSS 12 - January 01, 2019

by: Jireh

What if the absence of light comes for a new beginning? What if the start of everyday has come to an end? I wonder if the sun could meet the moon. How fascinating it would be to combine sunsets and moonlight to form a new beauty that can be seen up in the sky. But it seems to be destined in a parallel state wherein they could never meet, it seems like they are part of each others cycle only destined to follow each other yet never meet. The radiant golden sun starts and ends everybody's day. While other's day starts once the moon rose up and ends when the sun comes in. They're like hiding from each others shadows. Dullness and Color had an encounter with the people's vision, the darkness with the light but never with the moon and the sun.

The cycle comes continually prevailing, The sun became the symbol for the presence of light, allowing us to know that there is light and that there is an absence of darkness. It gives everyone a little bit of hope for a new beginning and start anew even if in some instances, failure comes in. It gives everyone a chance to repent and restart and enable to undo the mistakes done before, for every new day comes with a new chance, new beginning and a new memory that could mark and be counted in this life. A yellow means for happiness and a positive hope for the future. Yet the counterpart of it is the moon, the symbol for darkness and absence of light, admittedly, life could be dark and doomed sometimes, failure and sadness is inevitable and everyone could feel and witness it. Yet these things are the ones that could teach a person life's greatest lesson in which needed to experience in order to grow. Darkness is always followed by the light and vice-versa, but always end up with being either of the two.

But what if the start has meets its end? Do we get to meet the sun halfway in between light and darkness? Could it be just like some narratives wherein a story starts from the middle, an in medias res maybe. What if the sun rose up for the last time? does the moon get to join with it? If this happens, I would be grateful in witnessing a beam of light that gets to start life everyday as if its my last. And if the time has come to an end, I get to treasure all the things I saw with light. All the beautiful creation that I witnessed and mark them in my heart. I just hope when the sun rose for the last time, the rays meet the stars and it reach the moon to say goodbye.