David Jonathan

                 Many Christians have heard of Lent, but do they all understand what it entails? Lent is defined as "the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed as a period of penitence and fasting by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches." Lent is intended to be a period of repentance. That is not a sense of shame, but rather an awareness of how sin separates us from God and what it cost Him to be reconciled with us. “Shame has its place, but feeling shame over sin is not the same as repentance from sin,” because “our tempter can turn our obedience to God into a source of pride.” As a non-Catholic, my observation during Lenten season, Catholic people attend mass, giving their best to seek God’s kingdom, even if we are in the midst of this pandemic.  They also attend the called “Ash Wednesday” during February 17, as a start of the Lenten Season.  On Ash Wednesday, a priest gathers ashes and rubs ...

  I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. -Malala Yousafzai Women's History Month is an annual celebration of women's contributions to history, culture, and community that takes place in March. In Santa Rosa, California, Women's History Month started as a local event. In 1978, the Sonoma County Commission on the State of Women's Education Task Force organized and conducted a "Women's History Week" celebration. The week of March 8 was chosen by the organizers to coincide with International Women's Day. Many groups began their own Women's History Week celebrations the next year, spreading the initiative around the world. All throughout the history, women have suffered a lot of challenges throughout  their lives, but as they face those challenges with dignity and pride they’ve overcome all those things and coop up with it easy. Women’s des...

  Students used to the traditional mode of learning,the face to face learning. It brings a lot of challenges and struggles that we face due to these pandemic that we are suffering right now,but after the days and months we are half a way to adopt the new normal learning. When it comes to the learning or discoveries this quarter really gives a lot of information when it comes to HTML System , it teaches us to work with it and learn some techniques to help doing it.  As for the other subjects, I sometimes struggle with accomplishing some  tasks because , at some point I lacked of knowledge and can't fully comprehend. But by the help of our technology and internet connection it really helps us to comprehend and be able to know the things that we don't know.  Moving on, I will do the best that I can to comprehend and understand the lessons and learn from the different types of activities that is given. And I am looking forward for the next quarter,  I hope that I'd ...

  Valentine's day is when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. And love is a willingness to prioritize another's well-being or happiness above your own.  Love does not dominate; it cultivates. Love is very important that everyone should share. Sometimes love is the foundation to share care, happiness, positivity and many more. Valentine's day is not the only day that we should share love to everyone. We should always share love whatever challenges and trials we are facing in life. But sometimes love can break our hearts to because sometimes, we forget our limits when it comes to love. Sometimes we get blind because of the happiness that they give you, but always remember that you still need to save love for yourself. Learn that do not give everything just because it gives you happiness, we should always remember also that if we share love, ourselves with improve,  become more stronger and firm.When it comes to love there are many challenges. That at ti...

          A national festival is an occasion to refine and rebuild the national character.          Kannawidan Festival  is  a  festival at the end of January celebrates the best of Ilocos Sur culture, from traditional dress and folk dance to tribal rituals and marching band contests.                Kannawidan Festival is very significant to everyone because this is a celebration where talents are being show case not just talent but the different rituals and cultures that this festival shows to everyone. Its very important that we still continue to celebrate this Festival amidst this pandemic to reduce negativity that keeps on affecting oneself and let this festival show chances and relieve  the sadness of everybody. Let this Festival be a entertainment for a better cause to everybody. Lets continue to support our local government so that we could continue to celebrate this very...

  A   fiesta   is a time of public  entertainment    and  parties,  usually on a  special  religious   holiday . We might be suffering from this pandemic but the resilience and traditions of the Ilocanos still continue over one’s heart. Because Ilocanos can over come whatever challenges and trial we might face. Is it valuable to continue amidst this pandemic? Fiesta or festivals become known  in every Filipinos whatever circumstances may block the way, the tradition continue to be settled. Is it valuable to continue amidst the pandemic? Yes, it is valuable to continue whatever pandemic might block it, it is worth it for us Ilocanos to continue the fiesta or festival amidst this pandemic. A community is like a ship, everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. Let’s help the one another to reach out goal and plans amidst this pandemic. Help one another to have a bright and successful fiesta whatever pandemic or trials we migh...

Life my bring a   lot of hardship but after hardship, there is happiness and joy. Everyone  have there own new year's resolution, goals and plans to achieve and many more. Sometimes time people says that its new year I should change for a better version of me.   Whatever challenges in life we might suffer, let us learn to be thankful.      This New Year will be a good year for me to  start and  consider it as a new chapter of my life. This year will be a year, focusing to know myself and  go deeper in knowing my weaknesses and strength and  also try to find the new version myself. This New year might be a challenging year but its time for me to change and improve the old version  of  myself. I will continue to strive and achieve my goals and plans in my life one step at a time until I reach them triumphantly. A year for me to become more  resilient and  tranquil in every challenges and trial.     A...