CALAMITIES

It was January 12,2020 (Sunday) at 4 p.m. and I was lying on my bed without looking
outside because the window in our room is open but covered by the curtain causes darkness
to our room. I feel so relaxed because every corner in the house is too quiet. While I'm lying
on my bed I check my facebook account, then one thing catch my attention to the eruption of
Taal Volcano. I ignore it because I don't know if it is true. It was 5 p.m., my cousin is
shouting and calling her mommy while going upstairs. It seemed like she had important to
say. When she got to her parents bedroom, she said that the Taal Volcano erupted. After
saying this kind of news,her mommy got shocked on what she said. My Aunt thought that my
cousin is joking but she's not. To prove that she's saying the truth, she said to her mommy to
look at the window to see what is happening outside. When I heard their conversation, I
pulled away the curtain and look at the window. I saw a lot of ash falling to the ground. I feel
nervous so I pray that all people near to the volcano are safe. Then my Aunt asked us to close
all the windows and the door downstairs. So, I went to downstairs to close the door there and
watch the news in CNN channel. I see the flash report on the TV screen about the eruption of
Taal Volcano. This volcano is found in Batangas City which is near in Tagaytay City, Cavite
and Laguna. This volcano is also one of the most tourist spot in the Philippines because it is
surrounded by a lake and trees. Now its beauty become danger and danger because of
exploding ash. At the same day, January 12,2020 PHIVOLCS raised Taal Volcano's alert
status level 3 after it spewed ash. The next day, January 13, 2020 PHIVOLCS raised Alert
Level 4 and recommended a total evacuation of the island and high risk areas within 14
kilometer radius from Taal Volcano. Until now, this volcano is still on alert level 4 because
the activity of the Volcano is continuously happening. The total evacuees is still on count.
The total knockdown is declared for the Barangay that is included in 14 kilometers radius.
NDRRMC report that they already recorded the total volcanic earthquakes are 716 as of
January 20,2020 at 12 noon.I t looks like after this calamity a lot of people will become
jobless and homeless, and start all over again. This calamity must give us a lesson which
don't do something bad in the environment if you don't want it back to you. Teach us to be
responsible and not miserable.
 DESIRE

Is it love or desire? Is it true that love is unconditional? When we say love comes from
the heart of a person which is pure and very clear. Desire is a feeling of wanting something
that implies strong intention. If you know these two you will know what is really wanted of
your suitor or person to you. Then love is unconditional but it depends on the person who
wants to be with you. If you love someone you open up your heart to accept him/her for who
they really she/he is and not because of having a good physical appearance. The goodness of
a person is not found in physical appearance but found in being a true person and having a
good attitude to others. Not all beauty is in the physical body, sometimes it is in having a
good heart to another person. Love is no basis. The best thing to do is to get to know them
first before giving your trust to them. Don’t let others fool you. If you only want his/her
physical appearance then it is not love. The true meaning of love is you’re accepting them
into your life without any basis and regrets no matter what life and appearance they have. All
people want to be loved but it is not easy to choose who is the person which is right for you.
Person can fool but love cannot. It is hard to identify love for one person, especially when
you are not sure if they really love you because of who you are or if they just have something
they want for you. Like in the story of desire by Paz Latorena the girl in the story has a
beautiful body. Every time that she’s going outside all boys looking at her, not exactly her but
it’s her body. Until the time she changed her style in clothing because they like her not
because it is her, they like her because she has a beautiful body. This reason makes her
change a lot in being a girl who has a beautiful body.

In this story it teaches you to learn the true meaning of love and acceptance. The first
thing is you want to change to see other people who you really are and not what they see
outside. Even though we are not blessed in having beautiful faces. Second is the love that you
expect that is true but it’s not. Just like the time that the boy said that he loved the girl but
when the girl showed her beautiful body the love of the boy changed because of it. The last
thing is don't blame yourself.

Don’t mind those kinds of people whose all they want is your physical body. The girl in
the story wants to be loved. That's why she changes herself until she meets the boy and they
become close to each other until the boy falls in love with her. The time that boy confesses
his feelings to the girl, the girl shows what beauty she has in her body. Then the boy said, “I
love. I love..” after the girl showed her body, the boy said. In this part I think the girl thinks
that he is also like others whose all they want is her body and not as she is. If I was the girl in
the story, I will tell my secret to that guy as soon as possible rather than waiting for a perfect
time. A perfect time that you think is perfect but can hurt your feelings at the same time. For
me it is hard to find love nowadays because some of them are looking for a good appearance
outside of one person. Some are not looking at the beauty inside of a person. They have basis
in terms of love. Some people now are full of judgments like in love. Boys and girls now are
looking for a handsome and beautiful woman without knowing who they really are. Do they
think that can they find their true love when they are doing that? Do they think that it is the
true meaning of love? Can love fool you or is it just based on the person? This story by Paz
Latorena looks like the song entitled “Hipon” by Sir Rex Kantatero. Read the lyrics below.
“Siya’y isang hipon Maganda katawan tapon ulo Maganda siya pag nakatalikod Pag
humarap mukhang impakto.”

This song is very familiar to many Filipino because it is related to reality. If you will read
the lyrics, it seems it is like this story. After I read the “Desire” first that came to my mind is
that song. I don’t know why but I understand. It is hard to understand the story but if you will
read it carefully it contains lessons in terms of person to person. As I also say, love and
acceptance.

As my conclusion, when you love someone you should never based on his/her face or
body. You should love from the bottom of your heart. Beauty is not always based on face and
body most of the time it is based on the act of a person in terms of attitude and behavior. We
all know that it is hard to find true love in this world. Many things happen for a reason and
that thing makes you better. Love has no basis; it depends on the person who's making it.
Saying ILove you to a person is not enough if you really love him/her to make a way on how
you can express your true love. I believe that love is unconditional because love can’t set a
condition but a person it can. If there’s “Age doesn’t matter,” then for me “ Appearance
doesn’t matter” in terms of love because if you really love him/her you are ready to accept
who really she/he is. The important thing in desire is the RESPECT. A respect to other people
for what they really are. Being disrespectful hurts the feelings of the other person. As long as
they are living give some respect and don’t judge. Don’t be rude to others. Respect their
status, their life and respect them as how you respect yourself. Three things that I’ve learned
from the story is respect, acceptance and love.
 DEAR CITY
It gives a lot of memories: what problem comes, it always has a solution, plastics and
papers are not the enemy. Plastics and papers are the symbol of getting up, a kind of thing
that can change into the most important. Dear city showed your concern in every corner of
places, plastics and papers didn’t know where to go. Where is the place where only things can
survive? What are the road need to cross? Wet roads comes and blowing air on the streets,
wet roads that’s very harmful into brooms that makes them heavy and air teaching to go in
one place to another. How harmful wet road, plastics and papers have done? What helps is
that plastic and papers need to show what beauty inside they hide. A simple help they need
people can’t do because they are just little things. Little thing that need to be taken and put
where they want to be with. Wet road plastics have a beauty like the beauty of a blue sky.
Sometimes I walk going to school and looking from my feet to another road that surrounds
me. I never forget to thank God for blessings. want to blame all people living here and you,
because we are people that has responsibility for you, we use you in every aspects of our life,
dear city. Plastics and papers is not the problem cause it’s people who're using you every
time. The only important is you, dear city. This is the end of my discussion. Everyone made
a mistake.
 DEFAMILIARIZATION
1.Blanket
-covers tears
-warm embrace
-shield in the darkness

2.Book
-story of life
-list of scenes
-masterpiece

3.Wheel
-life destination
-cycle of life
-fortune of life

4.Wallet
-credit bank
-life happiness
-fortune carrier

5.Blood
-food of vampire
-family connection
-river that flows in a body
TROUBLE IN BEIJING THE THINGS FALL
BILBAO-NEW YORK
APART
BILBAO

Like weighing scales, sometimes it is fair Painting symbolizes life.

Failure symbolizes challenges in life
and unfair.Just like in the story of the Even though time goes by,
that gives us a warning to change our-
Trouble in Beijing the justice is not give it will leave a happy memo-
selves for the better.If you choose to
in a right person.He didn't commit that ries that is unforgettable.
failed again,you will not be successful
kind of mistake but the punishment was The time and days are pas-
someday.If you failed, learn how to get
given to him.That means,if you will judge sed that you can't bring it
up and reach the success you want in
a person look for relevant evidence and back but the memories can
your life.
don't accuse a person without enough bring happy memories from
reason.In love,culture,tradition and reli- the past like the memory
gion justice should be fair and equal.Even behind the paintings.
you're from that country or not.Just be
respectful and fair.