10th Meeting

Journal Writing

1. Cite one experience wherein you have experienced negative peer pressure.
- The peer pressure that I’ve experienced in my high school was everytime my classmates plan to go to “ilaya” or stroll around the town. Almost all of them were going so they’re asking me to go with them.
2. How did you react to it? Why?
- If I don’t want to go with them, I say no. And that’s final. They know me, if I said I don’t like to do something they know it’s the truth and they’ll let me with my decision.
3. How did you feel about your reaction/decision?
- I feel good about it. At a young age, I know how to stick to my decision and I can’t be easily persuaded by other people especially my peers.
4. What have you learned/realized from your experience?
- I learned that in every decision that we’re going to make, it’s important that we’ll stick to it especially when it comes to peer pressure. I know this is the good thing to do and I’ll always make sure that I’ll practice it for the rest of my life.

8th Meeting

Challenging Yourself

Admitting your mistakes is quite hard to do. I myself also have a difficulty on doing this. But I know for sure that admitting mistakes is the right thing. Taking this challenge, I realized that it's not really hard at all. All I have to do is be calm and not to be hard ont hings that I do and planned to do. Because sometimes when we take things very seriously and we didn't accomplished it we will feel very down. But if we do it lightheartedly, we can make it easily or if not our feelings will not be that hurt.
And so I decided to really beat myself on it. Fortunately, I did and I felt great about it. I've finally overcome one of my weaknesses. Now I know that I'm really growing mentally, emotionally, and socially. And because of my awareness of the advantages and importance of admitting mistakes, I will do my best to continue and develop this good attitude. I know it's for my own good that's why I will not let myself be defeated again by my own cowardness.

7th Meeting

Self-evaluation

It's always good to have yourself assessed and evaluated. Because through this you'll be aware of your strength and especially your weaknesses so that you'll be able to develop them. As to my personal health assessment, I realized that I have to pay more attention to my health. Sometimes because of the stresses and the busy schedules that my studies have brought me, I forgot to eat on time and drink plenty of water which I know is important to us. I've already seen and felt signs and traces of the disadvantages this bad habits gave me and so I decided to deal with this as soon as I can. I planned to be extre-conscious on my diet schedule and I will be more disciplined on mw daily water intake and other health-related habits.

6th Meeting

A Reaction:

My reaction on the film "An Inconvenient Truth", starring Al Gore and directed by Davis Guggenheim.

I found this film very informative and striking. But the most shocking or let's say very alarming thing in it is its revelation of the possible melting of the polar ice caps that can lead to the flooding of a great surface of the Earth. Ofcourse I don't want that to happen. I think nobody wants that to happen. Earth is the place where we live and we have no alternative that's why we have to tkae care of it. But I felt sad because some people seemed not affected at all about this.

After watching the film, I became more aware and concerned to the global problems that we're facing today. I want to join the campaign for solving this environmental threat. Although I believe that this ice melting incident will not happen. I know that sooner every human being will pay more attention to it because we are experiencing its tremendous effects now. So we shoul act, and the sooner the better. I will personally start on simple things like recycling and consuming energy, water and electricity. I will not stop on sharing all my knowledge on this issue to other people because if we all work together we an save Mother Earth!

5th Meeting

The Most Challenging Thing I Have Ever Accomplished

I always write essays, poems, and stories especially when I was in highschool. I have won essay writing contests back then. But eventually, when my my highschool life was coming to an end I am faced to a different task - to write my own speech.

Eversince I was a child, my dad wrote my speeches, valedictory speeches in pre-elementary and elementary grades. But, when a tragic incident happened. My dad passed away a week before the start of the school year 2006-2007. I can say that it was the hardest and most painful part experience I ever had. I was very close to him and he was such a very good father, friend and model to me.

As a result, I have no choice but to write on my own. My mom did help but in the end I finished the speech alone and I'm proud of it. That writing experience is kinda hard because everytime I tried to write waht's on my head my eyes were filled with tears. Actually, he is my inspiration on that speech and everything that I do now is also for him. That's why I promised myself to be strong and to face bravely whatever might come on my way towards success and excellence.

4th Meeting Questions

1. Looking back at the list of your positive characteristics and qualities, what do you feel and realize about it?

- I feel good about it. Because I'm not really aware and I don't pay too much attention to the positive characteristics and qualities of mine. I rarely think about it that's why I don't appreciate it that much. But then, after our fourth meeting on Values011, I learned self-appreciation. However, its not about taking too much pride on my good characteristics and achievements and brag it to other people, but its more about accepting myself exactly as who I really am. And that's really important. I'll have self-respect and through that I can respect other people and vice-versa.

2. The Golden Rule says, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."

a. Given the following situations, how would you like to be treated by your teachers and schoolmates:

- when you have given wrong answers to the questions during recitation:

I'll appreciate it if they will consider my answer and try to explain to me properly why I'm wrong.

- when you are expressing your opinion during class or group discussion:

Ofcourse, I like them (my teacher and schoolmates) to pay attention to me whether or not my opinion is correct. Its like giving respect if they'll listen while I'm talking.

- when you are giving suggestions during group work or presentation:

Its unavoidable that my suggestion might not be accepted but it will bring me a good feeling if my groupmates will give what I'm suggesting a try and give a consideration to it.

- when you commit mistake:

No man wanted to feel down and get offended, so when I commit a mistake I don't like other people to treat me like an insect or tease me like I'm very stupid. What I want them to do is accept me and understand why I've done wrong.

- when you don't like doing what they ask you to do:

I want them to respect my decision. 'Coz i reaaly mean it when I said I don't want what they're asking me to do.

- when they want to give you comments or suggestions?

I'll be grateful if they correct the things I've done wrong or give me comments and suggestions for my own sake if and only if they do it the right way. I mean if they talk to me properly and nicely so that I won't get offended.

b. Considering the given ideas on how to treat others with restpect what can you commit to yourself in terms of dealing with the MCL commmunity: teachers, students, employees, security, maintenance/janitors and canteen personnel?

- Just like what the Golden Rule says, I promise that I won't do things to others that I don't want to be done on me. In simple words, I'll respect everybody surrounding me inside and outside the MCL community so that I'll gain their respect also. No matter who you are, your status in life, your gender, religion and nationality, I'll treat you with the utmost courtesy, honesty and equality.

3rd Meeting Question

A reflection about one of my significant classroom experiences during my past few days at MCL.

- I find my everyday experiences in MCL very significant. Not only because I learn more and more everyday but because I get to know my classmates better. Everyday before our class starts, we find time chitchatting and relating each others' life experiences. Even our sharings are simple and not really "dramatic" and to the deeper level, it gives me realization and somehow deeper impression on that person. Each day we express ourselves bolder and we're not afraid to show who we really are. Just like our funny sides especially J-lee's and Ferdie's. They're very jolly and make all of us in class happy. Besides, I find myself lucky to be in this section (A72). Eventhough we're just together for a very short period of time, it seems that there's a tie bonding us. Everyone respect and accept each others' personalities whether it is good or bad.