7 - I am Happy

"World’s Greatest Feelings"

1. Making your parents proud
2. Sleeping late
3. Having no homework
4. Getting excited about something
5. Feeling good in your own skin
6. The first bite of a meal when you’re really hungry
7. Meeting new faces
8. Watching a sunset
9. Getting new clothes
10. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you
11. Being trusted by a secret
12. Hearing a song that brings back good memories
13. Feeling important and precious to someone
14. Making someone laugh
15. Crawling to bed after a long day
16. Living up to someone’s expectations
17. Proving a smart person wrong
18. When someone remembers a small detail about you
19. Knowing that somebody misses you
20. Laughing until you cry or your stomach hurts
21. Making new friends
22. Eating pizza or chocolate or both
23. When someone tells you they never want to lose you
24. Looking at pictures from when you were little
25. Knowing that everything is going to be alright
26. Getting good grades
27. Being with someone who wants you as much as you want them
28. Succeeding in something you thought you can’t
29. Listening to your favorite song again and again
30. Being warm and cozy when it’s cold outside
31. Waking up in your birthday or Christmas
32. Getting compliments from a stranger
33. Helping someone in need
34. Getting unexpected gifts
35. Seeing your food arrive to your table at a restaurant
36. Being someone’s first choice
37. First swim of the summer
38. Winning an argument
39. Having something to look forward to
40. Getting a smile from someone special
41. Finally eating the food you were craving for
42. Waking up in the middle of the night and realizing you still have hours to sleep
43. Knowing it’s Friday
44. Making a stranger smile
45. Knowing that your presence and your absence mean something to someone
46. Being so happy that you can’t even explain it
47. Being loved back by the person you love
48. Seeing your friends after a long time apart
49. Hugs that last for more than a minute
50. Being called beautiful/handsome
51. Finding out the name of the song that was stuck in your head
52. Holding hands with someone special to you
53. Packing for a vacation
54. Kissing someone for the first time
55. Being able to be yourself and know you’re not getting judged

 This list may be long because there are many greatest feelings that can be experienced in this beautiful world. But remember, the greatest feeling in the world does not come from receiving presents or even acing a test you studied so hard for. Rather, it’s the simple pleasures in life that bring the greatest feelings in this world.

6 - History

"Who is the person from history that you would most like to meet and talk to? Why? What would you like to ask?"

   A great man once said “I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated.” The man that I was I refereeing to is Ferdinand Emmanuel Marcos Sr., the 10^th president and the 3^rd prime minister of the Philippines. If I have a chance to meet and talk to him, I would see him at all cost, and I will ask him two questions.

  The first question that I will ask Marcos is “did you really did the things you were accused of?” Because most of the Filipinos believe that he is guilty of corruption, but most of us don’t. Marcos once said that “I have committed many sin in my life", but stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.” if he said that, then he is either lying or his really innocent.

  The last question that I will ask him is “do you know who ordered the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.?” some people said that Marcos ordered it, but some said it’s the Cojuangcos. I believe that Marcos didn’t ordered the assassination because he is smart. Benigno Aquino once said that “Marcos will keep me alive, because the moment I die, I am a martyr, like Martin Luther King, and he wouldn’t want that.” Marcos have plenty of time to kill Ninoy from 1972-1980. Yes, Marcos hated Ninoy as his political nemesis but he also admired the latter of his undying principles. Marcos even looked up to Ninoy as his potential successor. I really want to know if he knows who ordered the assassination.

  Ferdinand Marcos was a political idol, a man who is adored by millions of Filipino. We don’t really know if he is guilty to the crimes that he is accused of, but we are sure that he made the Philippines a prosperous country during his time. Marcos is one of the most important man in Philippine history, the most famous name in our country. We all know after a decade, or even a century, some Filipinos will still remember him as a corrupt and brutal president, but some will remember him as a hero and an iconic man.

5 - Relationship

"I had to be strong that day"

     We had this almost perfect relationship. There are times that we argue over petty things but we make sure that we kiss and make up before the day ends. Play like playmates, tell stories like were best friends, argue and settle things like husband and wife.

   I met you when we were in 9th grade. I had a secret crush on you didn't know you feel the same way too. It's month of October when we became close friends, we always hang during our break. Month of December we became official. It was the most wonderful "YES" that I ever said. You were my first in almost everything, same thing as yours. I was your first girlfriend the very first girl you introduced to your family. You met my parents during Christmas eve at first they didn't like the idea but "We stay strong" and eventually they accept you and treat you like a family.

    It was summer when I accidentally open a conversation in your account. It was sent by a girl from your past. Insecurities ate me. We fought because of me being jealous over petty things. It almost tear us apart but then again "We stay strong". Our relationship is full of ups⬆️ and downs ⬇️ there are people who is happy to see us together and there are some who secretly wish what we have ends.

  Months past like a blur, happy moments fade, arguments overrun us. You were my everything. I built my future with you, because I thought what we had will last forever. I thought we will always be strong but I know and I felt it the moment you said that you don't love me anymore it was real. I was just another chapter for you when you were my whole damn book. It was hard seeing you cry in front of me begging for your freedom.That day its just me who will fight, that day its just me who will love and I know I had to be strong that day you left me broken.

4 - Hope

"Everything went wrong. . . ."

 When our plans are not going well we usually panic because we are afraid to fail. We cannot be right all the time. When everything goes wrong don't act like a kid who does not know what to do. If the things are not going according to plan remember that it is just a challenge to test us if we can overcome the obstacles or not. We think that if we do something wrong the result is bad also, actually it is not the same sometimes we accidentally did something wrong but the result is not that bad.

 When everything goes wrong we must have another plan to back us up. Not all the things that we planned are due to completion sometimes the things that we planned first are the things that remind us that there are more options. Don't be complacent find out other things because that might help us.

  Don't blame yourself when your plan fails. If it does not go according to plan maybe you might discover something else that is more worth it. Always hope that there good things that will happen because positive things happen to positive people. If everything went wrong and you don’t have a choice just forget that you have been wrong and do it all over again but this time plan it carefully.

3 - Think first, then do the rest.

"A thoughtless act"

 Acting without thinking first is like driving a car while drunk, you can drive but your putting yourself at risk. There are many thing that could happen when we act carelessly. We can do a lot of things when we act unmannerly, one illustration is we could hurt others feelings by just saying random things. Feelings are one of the most important things to consider when it comes to talking because we could change a person by just talking.

 Acting without thinking is like going to school without anything, yes you can go to school but you have to face the consequences. We think that what we do is always right and it does not affect other people but unfortunately yes, all the things we do has a connection to others we may not know it but some other time we will realize that we affect other people's feeling.

Acting without thingking is like betting without anything, yes you can win but losing is more likely to happen. Sorry is easy to say but once you hurt someone it is hard to make them feel you sorry especially when it is emotionally.

Think first before we act because we might regret our decisions but it is too late to change it. Dont act thoughtlessly.

2 - Reality

"Write about a day spent in another country"

 Going into another's territory is awkward because all of the things there are different from what we are used to. Me and my family went to Singapore and their country is really different from our country, Their lifestyle, agriculture, transportation, people, government..... are different from us. I can't stop myself from comparing our country to theirs. One day is not enough to get to know all their style. I had to accept the fact that Singapore is better than Philippines in terms of anything except for the people. Filipinos has an advantage anyway our advantage to them is our attitude, I can differ Singaporeans from Filipinos by just looking at their faces Filipinos as always are cheerful but the Singaporeans are serious people.

 I enjoyed a day spent in another country, seeing other people, places, buildings, transportation and many more. I wish that day did not end because it was really fun. Also there are many Filipinos there who are working there as an OFW.

 I realized that we can be like Singapore, since Philippines is always being compared to other countries, if we just have DISCIPLINE towards everything we might have the chance to tie with other countries or better we could surpass them. For me the only advantage that they have over us is the discipline because  when we visited Singapore all of the people there has discipline.