Coming Out: The Truth

Coming out is not painful, staying in is painful. Coming out is loose

     

        Satisfied, is what precisely I'm feeling now, that Michael himself has finally decided to make his way out to all those barriers that had hindered him. How he wasn't ashamed and was able to admit to his mother how gay he had been. How he assured her that there wasn't a single reason why he had become one. It's a matter of how being gay has always been in him. This just states that confidence has indeed consumed Michael, beautifully.

        I'm genuinely stunned on the thought of how Michael deals with such revelation, how bold he could be to face such hate and discrimination. How keeping for who he was, is the first choice he made. Even bother to find a place where everyone is accepted. Has it always been this? Hiding? Was this the only room where they could feel safe?

Questions were filled, people desire to know how one's revelation is such a huge deal to a certain gay. Where coming out, takes a lot of time. Where admitting, can be risky. Is this what Michael's been feeling? The feeling of terrified?

        It may take him a while to confess what he's been covering yet everyone can agree on this that he still manages to reveal for who he was that should have been done way back then. How he prefers to do it with a letter, where he stated that things have been good to him. Glad he finally found a place where each has open arms to accept him. A place where people like gays could freely talk, mingle nor just be with someone they desire. Acceptance is what Michael has felt and that's a huge sigh of relief right there.

        Individuals who are part of LGBT do knows the struggle of having a normal life in which what every couple should have. One thing is people who are part of the community, having a gay marriage and adoption. Every single person has its perspective on whether to agree or not to them doing nor having it. How some still consider it a huge deal and even still stand on a man and woman marriage. How gay parents can be more responsible in taking care of a certain child. Where genuine love will be given. I, personally don't blame them for it yet these kind of individuals should wake their self up that the world itself is indeed evolving. That they should take there homophobic self to a place where it should be belong. One big surprise is that gay people intentionally avoid holding hands in public. How a simple expression of love and belonging is abandoned to save hassle and dodge confrontation. This just simply makes there relationship invisible for everyone to see.

        Despising, wouldn't lead you to good nor make you feel prime as you wanted it to be. Want to help? How about you bother to slowly accept for who they wanted to. That isn't that hard, is it? The problem is discrimination, prejudices, and ignorance has taken place. When people are distraught, that’s when they start discriminating and competing between themselves. You may be thinkin, dealing with all of these is just that simple. Yet imagine if you were in their part, can you live with all of that?

        No matter how we turned things, there will always be that kind of individuals out there. Gay, bi, lesbian and trans. How against you are to it, they will still live and will always be.

ESSENCE OF FAMILY DAY IN MY TEENAGE LIFE

      Family Day, where certain families get together, where bonding could be memorable, where the feeling of being loved and secured will be felt. Having interaction with one's family members could lead to a prominent impact on being more intimate with each other. This kind of idea rarely only happens as parents tend to be occupied in their particular business. How communicating nor bonding isn't their first preference. Now, imagine what would the child felt, how one's parents can't even take time to connect not even a single day. It must be pretty tough for the part of every only child out there and how I feel pity for them.

      I, myself, is utterly grateful for how I never encountered such a thing. Though, I admit we don't usually do Sunday bonding as each one of us has certain businesses to make with. But that doesn't stop us right there but rather, we would be together on our dinner nights, to be exact. Have some random talks as we laughed, shared and all that kind of stuff. Funny, how I wholly find this little gathering cute in some way. Grateful is what I'm precisely feeling right now, how my parents nor siblings still bothered to take time to gather and chat.

We look silly

        Having such a gathering to families may strengthen family bonds, develops positive behaviors to children who probably less likely to get involved in risky doings, may also encourage communication, this could lead to the children to be more open and can make your child comfortable in talking nor sharing certain topics to anyone.


HIGHLIGHTS

FAM

LMAO

       Last January 26, 2020, Family Day was held on, where parents nor families gathered around. Where you can see and tell the various kinds of feelings in their each faces. How bored yet thrilled they could be. It usually happened that way, family days don't truly give me the feeling of excitement as I know for a fact it's just all about dances, games and such. And the point that my parents aren't interested nor genuinely into it, they don't have to utter a single word as the look in their faces is enough. Speaking of dances, I am indeed glad that our batch did win four times in four years, I can't even believe that we did that. Imagine what we're feeling in those times, the satisfaction in our faces can't be even explained. Per year, we won first place, can you imagine that?

       Everyone can completely agree to this, that the raffle part was the most memorable time of the night as students are moved to know who's name is gonna be called next. How rough they could be as their names aren't mentioned. How mostly grade 10 students were the ones who were waiting for the name to be announced and badly wants the prize to be theirs. This kind of times is what I will genuinely miss the most how we just casually enjoying the night, how for a second right there we just forget the burden that we're holding. That will be the last, and I will surely miss it.

CAT Camping 2020: Survived

      Noong nakaraang Enero 11, 2020. Ang mga grade 10 na mag-aaral ay nagkaroon ng isang CAT Camping kung saan mayroong limang platoon na sinubok ang kanilang kaalaman sa kung papaanong mamuhay ng mahirap. Ng walang mga kalan, phones o ni foam sa pagtulog. Sa araw na iyon sinubok ang bawat isa kung makakaya ba namin ang bawat hapon na ang aming mahaharap. At laking gulat o masayang kong sabihin na bawat platoon ay nagtagumpay sa dalawang araw na pagdurusa.

      Hinay-hinay nang dumating ang aking mga kapwa kong kaklase dalang-dala ang mga kanilang pinagsabihan na dalhin kagaya ng kawali, kaldero, spatula at mga pagkain, pagkain na de-latang kalakal. Mga personal nga gamitan din katulad ng unan, kumot at banig, bakit banig? sapagkat ano na ang kahulugan ng "survival" kung gagamit lang pala kami ng foam. Umagang-umaga palang malalaman mo na gaano nasasabik yet nag-aalala ang lahat, sa mga mukha palang namin malalaman mo na. Sapagkat wala kaming kaalam-alam kung anong naghihintay sa amin kapag kami na ay papasok sa loob ng campus. Kung makakaya ba naming na walang mga phones sa dalawang araw, walang kalan na magagamitan, na matitiis ba naming maging pawis buong araw at walang kaartehan sa mga nakakasuklam na gawain. Ito lang ay isa sa mga katanungan ng bawat isipan na sumali sa camping.

      Pinapasok na ang bawat platoon, isinuko na ang bawat phones na dala at dito ay inilagay naming (bravo) ang aming mga gamit sa ilang lugar. Hinay-hinay nang tinawag ang mga platoon na kompleto ng mga miyembro at ang bravo ay ang ikaapat na tinawag sapagkat mayroon kaming miyembro na siya nga ang pinakamalapit na bahay siya pa ang huling nakarating sa paaralan. Sapagkat inakala niya ng 7+ pa magsisimula ang camping. Siya ay pinuntahan sa kanilang bahay at laking gulat naming nalaman nga siya lang ay nanunuod pa ng telebisyon at nakasuot pa ng sanina nga pang-bahay. Natutuwa lang isipin nga umagang-umaga palang kaming bravo ay galit-galit sa kanya.

Lahat ay pinapasok na

       Lahat ay nagtipon sa lobby, dito ay nagkaroon ng talakayan sa aming punong-guro sa kung ano ang kahulungan ng C.A.M.P.. Kung papaano magCommunicate openly, ito ay isa mga bagay na dapat tandaan ng bawat indibidwal sapagkat papaano magtatagumpay ang isang grupo kung hindi niyo inilalahad kung anong gustong sabihin. Achieving your goals, mas mabuti sa isang grupo na magset ones goal sapagkat ito lang ang nagpapatuloy sa inyo sa mga hamon na paparating at kahit na nabigo sa una, lalaban parin. Lahat na ito ay walang silbi kung hindi natin icherish ang mga Moments na nangyayari, ito ang mga bagay na ating matatandaan kung anong mga kalokohan nga ginawa, mga wala sa sarili moments at mga masasarap nga mga kwentuhan. At ang panghuli ay ang Paying attention, papaano mo malalaman o maiintindihan ang isang bagay na nasa harap mo kung ikaw mismo ay hindi nakikinig kung ano lang ang pinagsasabi.

      Sa tanghalian, bawat  platoon ay kinakailangan ng magluto gamit ng mga kahoy at posporo na dinala namin. Nasa isipan ko makakaya ba namin ito mapailaw? makakain ba kami? kung oo, gaano naman ka tagal?. Laking gulat, na nakakain kaming lahat na platoon. Lahat ay gutom na gutom ngunit may twist na binigay sa amin, kami ay pinagsabihan na palitan ang aming pagkain sa ibang platoon. Dito makikita mo ang mga reaksyon ng bawat isa gaano ka gulat na gulat sila sa pangyayari, na ang kanilang pinagsikapan at masasarap ng mga pagkain ay napunta lamang sa iba. Mga pagsisi at nabigla ang makikita mo sa oras na iyon.

Pagluluto ng tanghalian

      Sa hapon naman ay nagkaroon ng isang games na familiar sa bawat isa sa amin, parang itong 'The Amazing Race'. Ang pinakagusto ko sa lahat na ginawa namin sa hapon na iyon ang larong kukunin namin ang karot sa isang balde gamit lamang ang aming bibig. Lahat sa nakaranas nito ay sumasang-ayon sa ideya nga ito ang pinakanakakadiri na gawain. Nga inilubog namin ang aming mga mukha at bibig sa isang balde na hindi pinapalitan ng tubig at puno ng mga laway ng bawat nakasali. Umabot na ang gabi, gaya nung tanghalian kami ay nagluto para sa aming hapunana at masayang isipin na wala ng twist o ano man yan kami ay nagenjoy na sa aming mga niluto.

Di na ako babalik diyan

      Sumigaw ang aming commander ng platoon humanay, dito gumising ang lahat at nagluto sa aming almusal ngunit may catch dapat kami maging tahimik sa pagluluto o paghahanda. Pagkatapos nito ay naglinis ang bawat platoon sa bawat lugar na pinagsibihan sila na linisin. Kami ay nasa court area kung saan natatagalan ang paglinis sapagkat buong court ang aming nilinis.

     Awarding ceremony, kung saan nagkaroon ng iba't-ibang award ang bawat platoon, miyembro at iba pa. Ako ay natuwa at nakuntento sa aming resulta (bravo) na nasa ikaapat na place. Kahit ito ay nasa mababang ranggo, masaya parin ako sapagkat hindi kompetisyon ang pinuntahan ko kundi ang kasiyahan at kalokohan na ang aming mararanas sa camping.

!BRAVOO!

      Natutunan ko? na hindi ibig sabihin na kung ikaw ang lider, ikaw na ang magdedesisyon sa lahat. Bawat isa sa isang grupo o mapa platoon man ay may karapatan na ilahad ang kanilang gustong sabihin. Na ang relasyon ng bawat isa sa grupo ay napakahalaga, nasa kung papaano mo lang ito gawin memorable. Sa dalawang araw na iyon nalaman ko nga marami kang kalokohan magagawa nga walang social media kahit sa maikling oras lamang yan at napagtantonan ko nga magiging ibang tao ka.

                                         FATAL DISEASES, WHAT IS IT TO YOU?


          It's been said that teens have been wild in terms of the idea of having sex. How individuals consider this kind of act utterly pleasing no matter what unpleasant outcomes there could possibly be. Curiosity and temptation, on the other hand, may tend to have a prominent function in dealing with pleasure as being a teenager usually takes a tough time to manage such a thing. Now, this is where teenage pregnancy, organ diseases and such takes place.

          There are various reproductive concerns out there both men and women. And that may include infertility, lack of testosterone or may known as hypogonadism, Endometriosis, Uterine Fibroids, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and such. What mostly occurs on certain individuals is having this disease named HIV/AIDS, how potentially life-threatening is it that could indeed damage one's immune system. How it interferes with one's body's ability to fight the organisms that cause disease. Yet this kind of virus usually happens when having sexual intercourse that may be in oral, vaginal nor anal with someone positive in HIV or having numerous partners to please with. That may also include the sharing of needles when injecting intravenous drugs, from blood transfusions, during pregnancy or delivery nor through breastfeeding. An infected individual would likely develop a flu-like illness within a month or two after the virus penetrates the body, which may be known as primary HIV infection. Possible signs could be having headaches, fever, rash, muscle aches, and joint pains, sore throats, swollen lymph nodes and such. These symptoms can be so mild that you might not even notice them yet this is the stage where the infection would likely spread more quickly than the next stage as the bloodstream is quite high at this rate.

           The country Philippines has been proven how Filipinos lack knowledge in dealing with HIV/AIDS. How Individuals lack awareness nor education about it. How it's considered as one of the reasons why it's slowly growing. Fellow Filipinos out there would utterly agree to the idea of how people's minds work, how shameful individuals could be in terms of revealing having such disease as that could lead to insults that are most prone in this country. How helping one's infected may be interpreted as shameful and be discriminated against. People, don't usually open up about the topic of sex as how the minds of the citizens within the country works.

           Dealing with solutions could have tons of it that may include providing individuals knowledge on how things must be nor what should be the possible outcomes on that certain actions that they've been doing. Probably the best yet suitable solution for this problem would be having a sex education for those certain individuals who haven't been exposed to that field. Spreading knowledge and awareness to be exact. How implementing it to those in the right age and mind must be open-minded about it as it provides precise knowledge. Filipinos, on the other hand, also need to consider that if someone having this disease nor has been infected shouldn't feel shameful about it as we simply tend to tell things that are way off our limits.