Well finally our so-called newspapers were released ^^ and guess what? Three of my poems happened to be part of it ^^ that’s for the English newspaper… actually only two were credited to me cause I gave the byline of the third one to my ever best friend missdollar ^^ wanna know which poem it is??? Well here I would give the contents to you…

 

#1 Youthful Memories

=Kristalesa=

 

High school life is indeed one of a kind

The joy that you experienced is hard to find

Bushels of laughter which are paired with tears

Memorable experiences of your teens

 

Meeting your first crush then your first love

Cramming for your grades 90 and above

Being terrorized by strict professors

And yet you have lots of carefree expressions

 

Scared and excited on your first day

Getting used to your freshman year til’ May

Sophomore year is quite intriguing

Speaking of the new quests that you’ll be facing

 

Then there comes your junior high

Experiencing JS and asking why

The last but not the least is senior life

Getting busy and serious for a while

Reminiscing the past is quite fun

Especially when you reunite with everyone

Hoping that we all go back in time

And once again, make all those memories shine

 

 

#2 Times Up

(Kristalesa)

 

Lots of people keep on hurting themselves

Always giving others what we call second chances

Still staying in that same old place as they waited

Hoping for the return of the one who departed

 

No matter how many sign will show up

Nor how much deceiving they got

They won’t just simply give up

Constantly moving and moving without any stop

 

I know that a loving heart also gets tired

For some kinds of love does really expire

They must wake up and learn

Now this must end before they get burned

 

Being stranded in the past won’t do them any good

As of now they really have to do what they should

Looking forward for a brighter tomorrow

In order to avoid further sorrow

 

#3 Don’t Underestimate Me

+Kristalesa+

 

Powerless and useless as what people thinks

Such descriptions really stink!

Being a woman I can also be strong

Proving each and everyone that they are wrong

 

At might be simple and charming at first sight

But I become fierce and scary when there’s a fight

Don’t treat me like a mere weakling

For you’ll soon realize that I’m worth trying

 

This combatant side comes out when it’s necessary

Defending myself and even all of you

To avoid the most disastrous tragedy

This is at least what I can do

 

Always think before criticizing me

Coz I can do something that’s more than reality

You will be amazed in your discovery

For something’s special behind this simplicity

 

 

For our Filipino publication, one of my poems was also accepted… it’s entitled as “Dayuhang Lason”

 

Paparamit-paparami na ang mga nag-iibang bansa

Tinatalikuran ang pilipinas ng kusa

Pinipilit na magmukhang isang dayuhan

Itinatangging Pilipino siya’t iyon ang katotohanan

 

Kasuotan at wika ay sinadyang binabago

Buong sarili ay sa dayuhan ipinagkanulo

Mga banyagang kagamitan kanilang tinatangkilik

Samantalang sa mga gawang pinoy ay walang imik

 

Dahan-dahan ng papalubog ang ating ekonomiya

Sapagkat kababayan nati’y tayo’y ikinakahiya

Pagiging Pilipino ay isang kasalanan umano

Sa pagsusuot ng lokal na gamit bababa ang iyong estado

 

Ano na lamang ang mangyayar sa bansang ito?

Sa gobyerno at daan-daang Pilipino

Masakit mang isipin pero ito ang totoo

Lahat ay epekto ng dayuhang lasong sadyang delikado

 

English Translation…

 

Foreign poison

 

People who tend to go abroad are definitely increasing

Voluntarily turning their backs on the Philippines

They try their best in order to look like a foreigner

Constantly denying that they are indeed Filipinos and that’s the truth

 

Purposely changing their clothes and even their language

They sell their whole self to the foreigners

They keep on patronizing foreign products

And they would just ignore their very own Filipino-made products

 

Our economy is slowly sinking

For our co-Filipinos are ashamed of us

They say that being a Filipino is a sin

By using local products your standard decreases

 

Now what will happen to this country?

To the government and to hundreds of Filipinos

It’s quite painful to think but this is really a fact

All are effects of the foreign poison that is indeed dangerous

 

my essay was also in ^^ it’s about fake people who only tend to remember god’s existence whenever they have problems and if ever that they would happy, they would treat god as a n invisible not existing somebody who most likely is a stranger to them…

 

It is entitled as “Kalahating Pananampalataya” or Half Faith…

 

And lastly, my story which is Behind the Scenes that I’ve only converted into a hetero type of story was also accepted ^^ it would be published on our English folio which is named as “reflections”

 

Well at least before I graduate, I get to dominate the field of literary ^^