My Literary Work

POEM

For My Friend

Moment’s I’ll never forget
Like the first time you and I met
On the third floor “c” I went
Just to visit a dear fiend.

There you stood by the door
I couldn’t help but adore
Stunned by your beauty that pours
Since then you haunt me till four.

Our next meeting was unexpected
A lunch on my calendar was dated
Eating wasn’t an option needed
Seeing you was all I pleaded.

As you smile you’ll hear my sighs
‘Cause I see all my dreams pass by
When a friend asked you to say hi
You called my name”Oh! I could die!?”

Around you I may act like a fool
‘Cause with you I can’t keep my cool
But then again you broke my rule
You made me love going to school!

ESSAY
Problems of a Teenager

There will come a time when the young people grow into teenagers. They will encounter many problems when they enter this stage in life. One problem is that we seem to like our friends more than our parents. This may result in a conflict bet you and your parents. Sometimes, we’ll disobey our parent’s commands just for the sake of our friends. And if by chance, your friends are not true friends, you may end up having a life full of miseries and sufferings.
Many teenagers have this kind of behavior. I myself am one of them. Sometimes, I like being with my friends more rather than being with my parents. But these friends of mine are a true friend that is why in joy and in sorrow, we are together.
I asked them once about their opinion in smoking and they said that they hate it. They would even tell their parents to stop smoking because they, the children, might end up like their parents.
My mother scolded me once for going home late. They told me to be careful in choosing your friends because you might become one of the teenagers who have lost guidance. Because of this, I avoided my former friends and found the right ones just last vacation.
So, whenever you become a teenager, don’t be surprised that you’ll have these attitudes. They come naturally and they can’t be avoided. But you can solve them by strengthening your faith in God and asking guidance from you most important friends in life, you parents.

SHORT STORY

Forgiveness for Every Sin

The first seven years of Ana’s life were joyful. She was living a normal family life until one night those happy moments were shatter when she heard her parents would take care of them especially when they were sick. She would run to her whenever she had problems.
While she was in elementary years, fear and anxiety dominated her whole being. Fear that her classmates would find out that she came from a broken home and so would not accept her and anxiety over falling out of grace from her mom, whom she had depended on for everything.
Feeling hopeless and helpless about her life situation, she had developed a pattern of allowing negative feelings to dominate my thinking and behavior. Her life was filled with an accumulation of unresolved anger, the fear of rejection, and the pain coming from a dysfunctional family. Since she felt unable to express her feelings, she simply buried them as entered high school. She tried to hide her pain and insecurity by pretending to be assertive and self-confident. She enjoyed the thrill of hitch-hiking, shoplifting or cutting classes the few pranks her group got into. One of the dangerous mischiefs her friends and she would do then was delving in the occult. On Tuesdays and Fridays, especially when the moon was round, they would get together and play the spirit of the glass. They would first recite the Our Father backwards and call on the spirits of the dead. They thought of it only as a game then, but now I know better.
She realized now, that she never has exposed herself to unclean spirits. As she looks back on the events that followed, she realized that the evil one took control of her life.

At 16, she got pregnant with a boy her age. She wanted to graduate together with her group mates, thus she agreed to have the baby aborted. Upon graduation, she broke up with his boyfriend and started with drugs until her mom caught her. With her uncle’s suggestion, she was placed in a rehabilitation center. She hated her mom for it, she remember shouting angrily.
Ana stay at the rehab was short because she discovered way out. She requested for a medical check up and findings show that she was once again pregnant. Who fathered the child, was not sure. This time she realizes that she wanted to have a family of her own and willing to submit to whatever her boyfriend would require. She was also afraid that God would punish her for having two abortions.
She married a guy who gave her the comfort she needed that time. She was shocked when she caught him trying to suffocate my baby to death with a pillow just because the baby would not stop crying. She met his violence with her own kind of force, and from that moment on, they were never at peace. Her mother suggested that they seek the annulment of their marriage which was finally granted after 4 years.
Feeling so frustrated, broken, desperate, and useless she thought of ending her life and her daughter’s life. As she lifting the knife, she saw her daughter crying silently, holding back her tears. She cried out with pity for her. She snapped back to her senses, put down the knife, embraced her daughter and prayed to God.

She realized that the evil one attacks them in their weakest areas. She had fallen into complacency, thinking that she had already been freed of their weakness. She forgot that they can only be strong if they consciously cling to Christ and labor to follow his righteousness. She forgot that all human love must be yielded to the law of Christ’s own love-one that demands fidelity to His commands.
Her baby girl, who is God’s gift to her, just turned three years old. She is a reminder of how weak they are without Christ. She is the grace that has risen from the wrong. She is very thankful with God for sustaining presence during the crucial stage of life. The stress and rejection her baby must have felt while in her womb is now being healed by the love of Jesus.

Critique in Lesson 2-7 (CAR)

Let’s discover the literary arts that originate in CAR, and then point out the character traits of natives that are reflected in the literary works and extract values from the selection read. Isneg were described as of slender and graceful structure, with manners that were kind, hospitable and generous, possessed with the spirit of self-reliance and courage and clearly artistic in their temperament. The name ascribed to the Isneg seems to reflect their probable history. Isneg oral tradition is rich with folk riddles. Many of these are structurally simple but elegant. Some of them are humorous and entertaining which explain events and phenomena, relationship between people and their surroundings. The Judge and the Fly which sounds like a variation on a familiar theme, is a good example of Isneg’s humor.

The Tingguian, a group of pagan people inhabiting the interior hills of Abra, have their own story of the Great Deluge. The tragic incident began with the abduction of Humitau, a sea- maiden guard of Taumari-u a lord of the sea, by Aponi-tolau a god-hero of the Tingguian gathering his courage. Despite his anger, the water lord looks pity upon his favorite Humitau.

In the mountainous regions of Northern Luzon, The Hudhud is a long tale sung during special occasions. This particular long tale is sung during harvest time. A favorite topic of the Hudhud is a folk hero named Aliguyon, a brave warrior. He was an intelligent eager young man who wanted to learn many things, and indeed, he learned many useful things, from the stories and teachings of his father. He learned how to fight well and chant a few magic spells. Aliguyon and Pumbakayon came to respect each other, and then eventually they came to admire each other’s talents. Their fighting stopped suddenly, they became good friends.

The most important of the myths are the Oggood, which are the narratives concerning Lumawig, the Bontoc’s god and culture hero. To Lumawig are attributed the beginnings of many Bontoc sacred traditions which survive to the present. He rewarded good and punished evil.

Sudsud of the Kankanay have a rich collection of riddles and epics. They have the sudsud( short talks) which are recounted in gatherings of adults or when they are working in the fields, doing work at home or around the house yard, or when they are relaxing.

Kalinga literature consists of riddles, legends, chanted or sung myths, epics or ballads. Ullalim are ballads that narrate the heroic exploits of culture heroes which also emphasize the bravery and pride of Kalinga people.

Critique in Biag ni Lam-Ang

Critique in Biag ni Lam-Ang

The greatest Ilokano literary work written in Iloko is the Biag ni Lam-ang (the Life of Lam-Ang), an epic about the fantastic life and escapades of an Ilokano hero named Lam-ang.
The father of Lam-ang was brave, he went to mountains to punish an igorot but he frustrated then he was he was killed by an igorot. Lam-ang got that kind of bravery by his father because he looked for his father to mountain alone without any companion; he fought for justice of his father. I think that was the right thing to do to take revenge and I know that he had an extraordinary power which he can use it to fight. For me it is right to revenge because his father was killed and no matter what happened, and he loved his father very much.
They are characterized as being hardworking and frugal, and they engage primarily in farming and fishing. The Ilocano culture represents very simple, sometimes spartan day-to-day living, focusing mostly on work and productivity, spending only on necessities and not on so much on ostentatious material possessions. Ilocanos also exemplify a great degree of respect and humility in their everyday dealings, much similar to their Tagalog counterparts.

Who and What I am?

Who and What I am?
Who am I? Where do I come from? Where I am going? ...Before I was born, all that I see around me was already here, I am nothing without God, and through him I am all that I am.
And now, my mom gave me birth and name. I am Ivy E. Pelaez, 18 yrs old. I was born in province of Bicol on April 14, 1990. My parents and my siblings were living in Bicol. I’m just here in Manila to finish my studying to fulfill my dreams, to help my family and to have a successful career.
But……Again, do I really know who I am? Do I know my talents, skills, and potentials? Do I also know my limitations?
It has often been said that before I set a direction for my life, before I attain success, I must first know myself. Why is knowledge of self so important to success?
But the point is, there’s a lot of challenges that I don’t like to encounter because I’m not brave enough to face challenges, I know that my days are not all sunny. I have rainy days, too. Indeed, there are days filled with smiles and laughter and there are sad days. These are facts of life that I should know so I can look at the world without illusions but with hope.
Now, I realized that I’m living with a purpose just to think of it a life without a plan is like a withered leaf. It lacks direction, blows wherever the wind blows it. On the other hand, a life with a plan is like a river. It goes through its course and flows out the sea……..I don’t know if where I belong if like a river or like a withered leaf? ......Do I have a plan for myself? Do I know where I am going? What do I want to be? Is my life worthwhile? ..........If I make up my mind to plan my life and if I work daily at my personal improvement, I will find the secret of making my life worthwhile. I also learn that it is not money, fame or power but joy in life, gracious manners, helpfulness and nobility of conduct that are the real measures of a person.
……But when we talk about to my enemies I find it difficult, sometimes, But I’d
like to forgive someone who has done wrong with me. How much more difficult it is to love an enemy and pray for him or her. But it is through forgiving and being forgiven that we can help to build bridges.
I do not live alone. There are people and things around me. They need me and I need them, too. The sooner I realized this the earlier I can find ways to understand others.
………But, honestly to say that I’m not kind of person that independent and I’m not matured enough because the wonder and excitement of childhood may still be in me, but my awareness of the more serious and challenging aspects of life increase as I read, hear stories or observe day to day happenings around me. Soon I will discover the need to work and use the time wisely in order to survive in this fast-moving world. I will realize the importance of observing correct behavior and tolerance in relating with others if I want to be accepted. So as not to lose my identity I need to make my own decision. Indeed, the adjustments I have to make are not only economic and intellectual but also emotional and social. This is part of growing up.
Finally, that’s me….You will learn from me because I have a lots of theory to myself. I want to live without problems and I try to be happy always and when I have a lots of problem the best thing that I will do is to laugh…and I know that God is always beside me to solve those problems. Lastly, before I forgot to say that, I Put God first in everything I do.
This is what I am to serve God and then? What is the prize? My homeland, paradise of beautiful, that is my goal, there is my peace and my joy.

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