What does it Take to be an ICT Student

The Information Communication Technology or ICT syllabus combines theoretical and practical studies focusing on the ability to use common software applications, including word processors, spreadsheets, databases, interactive presentation software, e-mail, web browsers and website design. It includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning.

Nowadays, we are living in a world of advancing technologies. Enhancing our awareness on how to use these technologies is very much necessary  so that we can be able to cope with the challenges of this modern world. Hence, to be an ICT student, one must have an interest on dealing with various computer  softwares. One must have the initiative to explore anything that could be done through these technologies. One must also have the determination to pursue his interest against all odds.

My Dream, My Future

                             Dream is what we want to be in the future. There are cases that parents are against to what their children want to be. If that's the case, we should not be confused on what to fulfill. We should still follow what our heart desire. So in the future we will not regret it.
                             To achieve our dreams we should study hard or work hard for it. We should not let our dreams stay as a dream. Instead we should do our best inorder to fullfil it. If your dream is not fullfiled despite what you have done, don't despair. Try other ways of fullfiling it. Just remember that if there's a will there's a way. However, don't ever sacrifice goodness while striving to pursue your dreams. Afterall, life is not measured by the length of time you live but by how good you have lived it.

Change: It Starts w/ Me

Change for the better is being sought for by everybody. There is a common purpose of looking for  changes, to make things easier and our life better. The only difference is how each person works it out. The realization of the changes we want to happen depends much on our strategy of implementing our plans.

Changes can happen anywhere, anytime. But oftentimes, we don’t get or see the result or effect of the changes we want. Why is this so? Is it because, we only wish for it to happen without doing anything, or is it maybe we did it the wrong way? Whatever the reason of failing to make the changes happen, self-initiated changes is more appreciated and it is more effective if it is done the right way. In  other words, if we want to change this world into a better place to live, we must start to change the undesirable things in ourselves. We can be able to show the purpose of our being, that is to please our Divine Maker by loving and caring for humanity and nature.

Kannawidan;Ylocos Festival

                                 The just concluded Kannawidan Ylcos Festival marks its 5th year. It was organized by the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur in coordination w/ various agencies and units. The week-long festival usually runs from January 29 or 30 to February 4 or 5 every year since its launching in 2008.
                                  The festival derives its name from the Ilocano term Kannawidan, meaning traditional. It aims to revive and promote the Ilocano arts  and crafts. Talent competitions, search for local beauties, local play(zarzuela), cultural presentations are among the various activities during the festival. A major feature of this one-week festival is an Agro-Industrial Fair. Indigenous products from the 34 municipalities of the province is exhibited for sale at the assigned booths of the local govrnment units and individual entrepreneur.
                                    The Kannawidan Ylocos Festival is packaged to provide entertainment, to awaken our appreciation of our Ilocano traditional arts and crafts, and establish a market networking relationship between our local entrepreneur and invited entrepreneur-exhibitors from other provinces. This activity is just one of the ways by which the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur manifests its support to our Ilocano legacy.

Keeping In Mind Our Mother Tongue

                     Our mother tongue is the dialect we use to speak since we were young. Every country has many dialects which distinguishes the tribes, regions and country a person basically belonged.
                     Today's civilized world people tend to travel to places for a better opportunity of earning a living. Oftentimes, people who are migrating to other places stays there for long and have to adjust with the people around them. Learning other dialects or languages is necessary for better understanding between people in a certain place. However, we must not forget our native tongue which remind us of our identity. Wherever we maybe, we must remember that someday, somehow we will always comeback to where we came from. If not, we can always meet a "kababayan" and it would be a shame on our selves if we speak to them in other dialect or language because we forgot our mother tongue. In such case, we have made our selves strangers to our own place and people.

No to Discrimination

                   Equal right and equal opportunity is a privilege to be given by everyone with out discrimination. Discrimination or inequality is widely practiced in almost  all aspect of life. To cite some of these,we try to look back on example of social, spiritual, and political discrimination in the history of man.
                    There was a discrimination between men and women where women are considered to be weak and less intelligent than men. Hence, they were confined doing the household chores and were not even allowed to join in political affairs. During the colonization period, racial discrimination was also very evident as well as between the rich and the poor. The white race being considered as more superior than the brown and black raise. This led to widespread slavery of the inferior race across the globe. As to the spiritual aspect, a major example of discrimination is the massive execution of Christians by the Roman tyrants in ancient times. For the political aspect, government is controlled by dynasties and royal blood. Ordinary citizens were not given much power over their rulers. Now-a days, there is still a discrimination but the impact to ones life is not as harsh as the older days. Women are now equal in power with men in terms of family and political affairs. Position in government, whether elected or appointed is open to rich and poor. We are also enjoying our freedom on our beliefs with out fear of being executed or outcast.
                        Living in a world where people have equal right and equal opportunity is compared to a paradise. How could this not be so when people gets justice for their oppressions no matter who they are and people get a chance to live a decent life. After all, everyone deserves a fair treatment.

Climate Change

                             Climate change is the abnormal condition of the of the climate on what we normally experience. Like, summer starts on the month of March and supposedly ends on May but it was extended until July.
                              We are experiencing because of our activities. One of the causes is pollution due to smokes emitted by vehicles and factories. Another is the gas produces by the greenhouses. The whole of the ozone layer becomes bigger and bigger because of the smokes and gasses. Global warming is one of the effects of climate change. This is the excessive heat that we are suffering.
                               These are some solutions to climate change, water conservation, forest reforestation, tree planting and many more. If we are causing the climate change, then we can also make ways to prevent it in some creative ways. So, in the next generation our planet is still in a good condition.