Blog # 4 Philippines Is Beautiful

      

             Vibrant mountains, incredible food, and festival with extraordinary faithful people with a charming smile and positive spirit, is what forms the Philippines. A land made perfect because of its imperfection. The Philippines is a southeast Asian country located on the pacific ring of fire and close to the equator, it is categorized broadly under three geographical division namely Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao with eighteen administrative regions. Each island groups hold natural resources and tropical climate perfect for biodiversity.Truly, Philippines breathtaking beauty illustrates the value of life.
           The Philippines is blessed for having wonderful spots and landmarks that attract foreign people to visit. On November 2011, Puerto Princesa Underground River was provisionally chosen as one of the New 7 wonders of nature. Puerto Princesa Underground River has recently been named the best island in the world. The natural beauty of Palawan is an inviting sight which attracts thousands of visiting tourists annually. Chocolate Hills located in the middle of the island of Bohol are considered one of the natural wonders of the world. Over 1,247 hills are spread out as far as the eye can see. The captivating beauty of Chocolate hills is a very strange geological formation that impressed everyone and baffled lots of geologists.

           The smile of the Filipino and being faithful are the traits that most of the Filipino have. Filipino never forget to wear the brightest smile on their faces everyday in almost everything that they do. A smile shows that no storm can bring Filipino down and a smile that gives positive vibes to everyone, are the traits that make Filipino uniquely different to others. The Filipino are one of the most faithful people in the world. Whatever the religion is, Filipino remain faithful and don’t lose hope for a better tomorrow. The faithfulness and hopefulness keep Filipino kind, positive, peaceful and determined to achieve goals no matter how impossible it may seem. One example that shows Filipino faithfulness is the feast of black Nazarene were millions of Filipino parade through the streets with the life-sized, black wooden statue of Jesus.
          Filipino culture is a combination of eastern and western culture, consists of different kinds of clothing, traditions, belief, food and festival. Lechon baboy is the most popular food in the Philippines that consist of crispy skin, juicy meat, and sauce that are very delicious and will make everyone crave for more. Lechon baboy is considered to be the star of the table in every fiesta. The Fiesta is an important part of Filipino culture. The Ati-Atihan Festival is one of the most popular fiesta in the Philippines, It is celebrated in honor of Santo Niño. The ati-atihan festival consists of tribal dance, music, accompanied by indigenous costumes, weapons, and parade along the street to entertain everyone.         The stunning beauty of the nature that attracts foreign tourists to visit, the smile in every Filipino that brings positive vibes to everyone, the fantastic fiesta that is made to entertain everyone, the delicious and tasty Lechon that makes everyone crave for more ,are the unbelievable beauty of the Philippines. Truly, Philippines breathtaking beauty illustrates the value of life. 

Blog #3 My Mother (Description)

     

I can't imagine how my life would be, without my mom. I had learned to love her, since the day we first met. She has small dark colored eyes, dark colored hair, about 5'0 in height, short hair, well-built body and tan in skin tone. There are many reasons why my mother impressed me a lot. One reason is, I enjoy almost every food that my mother cooked for us, specifically the sisig, adobo, sinigang na hipon and pork steak because I really like the taste, aroma, and style of how she cooked the food she serves. Next one is, The tone of her voice whenever she's giving advice to me is very comfortable and makes me feel better. The last one is the care and touch I feel whenever she hugs me when I feel bad is very heart warming. In summary, I am proud of the inside and outside characteristics of my mother, She is my greatest source of strength and losing her is my biggest fear. My whole world does not only revolved around her, but she is the most influential person who inspires me the most, more than anything else. The unconditional love,care, sincerity, support and patience is her most important characteristics that I love. My mother is not just an ordinary woman, She is extraordinary, above all her flaws and imperfections, For me, She is still my perfect best friend and my superhero. 

Blog #2 Mellifluous (Definition & Narration)

 

                 There are millions of words in the english language and it's advisable to be imaginative because it is the key to enjoying memorization hundreds of words. One of the newest words I learned was "mellifluous". Mellifluous (of a voice or words) is sweet or musical and pleasant to hear. Mellifluous is usually used to describe voices, pieces of music, and other sounds that made a listener soothing and enjoyable to listen to. The examples on how to use mellifluous in a sentence are; "After the judge gave Samantha a standing ovation, he described her voice as mellifluous". And "Without practice, Fiona will never be able to make mellifluous music with her instrument." In using mellifluous in a sentence you should consider the soft, almost fluid sound of a music, that gently envelope the listener to create a wholly pleasurable listening experience.The word mellifluous got introduced to me by my friend Brycshella, when I went to karaoke house with my friends. Shermaine, One of my friend sing a song of Taylor swift titled "Safe and Sound". The way she delivers the song to us is what I like, her voice was enchanting, soft and heartwarming.When she finished the song, my friend Brycshella said that Shermaine's voice was mellifluous and all of my friends agreed. Suddenly, I wondered what's the meaning of that word, then I get the idea that mellifluous is a sound that is relaxing and pleasant to hear.