Story of my life

     I am Michael Abraham Forneas Pugal, I was born on the 23rd day of June in the year 1996 by my lovely mum, Regina, and my amazing dad Meinardo. I have two sisters, Michelle Ann and Myla Angelica. Michelle is 15 years old and a Third year High School student while Myla is 5 years old and currently a kindergarten student.

     My childhood days was amazing. I was raised up by my grandparents together with my uncles and aunts, starting from the day I was sent home from the hospital ‘til the day I was sent to school. They are always keeping an eye on me, so I was basically a grandparents’ boy. One thing that I will never forget about them was, they always gave me what I want. Basically, I was spoiled.There was one time that grandmother and I went to the public market to buy some some stuffs and food. Suddenly, my eyes landed on a certain toy, I was so desperate that tine, all I want is to have that, sad part is that grand ma won’t allow me to have that, she don’t want to buy the toy, so I sarted crying, I cried and cried and cried, until she raise her hand in defeat and bought that toy. So after she bought it, I basically jumped in happiness. Besides from my grandparents, my aunt also raised me, I basically called her mommy. She works on a certain resto, whenever she went home, she always have something for me.

     When I was about five years of age, my parents took me by their side, basically to pursue a good education for me. It’s not that my grandparents or my mommy cannot give me a good education but it’s just that, they are parents , so they want that all the things, all the expensed will come from them because literally I am their child, their first child.

     I started my formal education at San Julian Elementary School, it was my aunt who became my first teacher. It was also the time that I met my very first friend, my best friend, John Keith Q. Avila. I continued my schooling at Divine Word College of Vigan, so as my best friend, but this time we have different schedules, his class was a morning session and mine was in the afternoon.

     I was so vulnerable during my elementary days. I always get sick. But the sickness that I’ve experienced is not the simple ones, it is not simply some sorth colds or cough, it’s more than that. When I was in Kinder I was attacked by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi so I’ve got thyphoid fever. When I was in grade one my feet got an open wound, I was sent to the hospital because it needed some sewing. When I was in grade two, I was diagnosed that I have asthma and it was that year also when a mosquito had bitten me so I got dengue and I almost die. And In when I was in grade five I was diagnose to have pneumonia. I thank God that when I entered my last year in elementary, I didn’t get sick. So I finished elementary very healthy, not just physically but mentally also.

     I entered my High School life with a scared look in my face. I am very, very scared that time, because I do not know what to happen. I was sent to a public school named Ilocos Sur National High Schhol. At first I do not know what to expect, so I was so afraid but then leadership knocks at my door. Without hesitation, I happily opened my door and accepted it. I joined the biggest student organization in our school back then. The organization was Supreme Student Government. Luckily I was elected as one of the representative of our year level. The SSG served as my opener in exploring things in my high school years. Outside the Leadership thing, I can say that I am a good and well behave student. I am also very active in other extra curricular activities and in academics as well. Without me noticing that the time had passed by fast, I ended my first year as a high school student. It’s not just an ordinary ending, but I end it with a BANG! I finished my first year with me, included in the top achievers of the whole first year. And then here comes the Sophomore year. It is in this year that I was molded into a better student, into a better leader, into a better citizen of the world. I was being molded by my adviser. There was that experience that I will never forget about this year. This was the time when my adviser scolded me not just once nor twice nor thrice but for five times, for a week! I don’t know why, everyday I entered her class, it was our first period actually, she always scold me about my hair, my attitude. About everything, well infact everything was in place and good. This was planted on my mind, I can’t even find the answer on why she scolded me for a week. Not until I entered my Junior year. I realized that tgose scolding sessions that my adviser gave me when I was in second year was to tell me something, to tell me that she wanted to transform me into a better man, into a better leader so that I can lead and serve more. During this year, I completely got out of my shell. It is in this time that I’ve experienced so many things. My first dance, my first suit, and many more. But the most amazing thing that had happened in my junior year was, when I met this gorgeous girl, in the name of Rowena Anicas Perinion. She wasn’t became my girlfriend nor any love relationship but she became my friend , my extraordinary friend. She was the perfect friend ever! She’s so amazing and gorgeous and everything! Well all in all I ended my Junior year with a wide grin on my face, signifying that I am very happy and thankful with all the things that happened during that year. But the smile during my junior year became a frown. It’s not just because I hate senior year, it’s because I am sad knowing that we will be leaving the institution which became our second home in the past 3 years. It all started very slow. I don’t know why, maybe because I felt or we felt that this year is quite different that the others. As the days pass by, we felt the urge of awakening and make the most out of it. So far, my senior year was the best thing that had happened to my life, because almost all of the things that I have wishing for was granted. I wanted to became a President of a certain club, I am elected as the president of the Social Studies Club. I wanted to hold one of the highest rank in our Corps of Officers, I became the Corps S3/Training Officer of our unit. So it did happened. But the thing that I am very thankful of and I’ve been wanting it since the very first time was I graduated with flying colors. I graduated as one of the top achievers of our curriculum, I was the fourth honourable mention to be exact. But aside from that, I was also given the chance to represent my beloved school to the different contest and competitions. In the back of this fame I am very happy that during my senior year, I met those people whom I can call me true friends. My best friend John Keith, my tol Julian Marius, my bro’s Xylex Dave, Carl Jade, Christer Laurenz, and my sisters Paula Claire and Clariza Joy. Honest to goodness, they are part of me. We have a lot of experienced together. One thinh that I will never forget about them was, during our last year in high schhol, we are laways the ones who go home very late, we are the last students to stay in school. It seems like we are the ones who are responsible in closing the school. I ended my high school life with a massive massive BANG! I graduated with a fame but most of all I met those amazing people that anyone can wish for.

     Currently, I am a student of Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Science in University of Northern Philippines. I’m hoping that by the year 2016, I would like to be one of the students to go the stage and take the diploma and to pass the board examination for the Laboratory Scientist as well. And most of all to live the life that I’ve been wanting.

True Essence of Christmas

     The wind blows coldly, the snows start to fall, houses are decorated with colorful things, some stayed glowing, and some are blinking. This would only mean one thing, it is already Christmas, but what does Christmas mean to us? Does it mean that Christmas is only the season of gift giving? What do you think is the  true essence of Christmas?
     Christmas is a festival that is celebrated with the same or equal level of fun and some sorth of seriousness. The fun element of Christmas is reflected in it's merry-making. People celebrate it by feasting, exchanging cards and gifts, decorating houses, having a christmas dinner, and singing christmas songs. The serious part of the festival confines to the rituals and traditions followed since ages.
     When december comes, we look forward to celebrate christmas with our family and friends. For almost all of us, we tend to shut down all works and rest or travel. Forsome, it is a time to visit people and have fun with them, because we haven't seen them in a long time. And for others, it is the time to cook their wonderful dishes they never had time for and may be try out new recipes. All of these are great and they really make a colorful season.
     When I consider all these, I guess this is what Christmas are all about. But certainly, there is more than these the true Essence of Christmas? Jesus Christ, our savior is the complete essence of Christmas. Every 25th of December, it is the day wherein our savior was born, it is the time for us to reejoice, mostly honored by Christians.
     There is so many good things about Christmas, there is love, peace, etc., but above all this, our savior was born. God had loved us that much that he send his son to die for us and be reconciled again. So we must rejoice and thank God.

Equal Rights Equal Opportunities

  Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular “distinctions can be explicitly justified.” Are you aware in what they call DISCRIMINATION? In the unequal rights that we are experiencing now?


  IN order to build a great democratic, just, fair and humane society, it is of utmost importance to arouse the broad masses of our people to join the struggle that will ensure "equal rights, equal opportunities and progress for all".Genuine equality between women and men, girls and boys can only be realised in the process of a just, fair and humane transformation of our society as a whole.There's need for us to unite and enable women to take their rightful place in production and political activity to improve their economic and political status.There is need to educate ourselves and others to take a more correct view of women and to actively redress the injustices done to women in all our institutions - the Church, state and family.Women must not be treated as mere passive participants in national development. But they must enjoy fundamental rights and freedoms befitting all human beings, both in domestic and public life. Women need to be treated justly in families, workplaces, public life and the Church.Women are a backbone of our families and play major roles in our economy, especially in rural areas. The life and health of women are of central importance to the future development of our nation.This being the case, the calls for the true empowering of women to enable them to participate in decision making in our society need to be heeded.Women bring special gifts to the progress of our country. If they are not listened to and are discriminated against, then we simply will not have sustainable and equitable progress.And men should be more involved in promoting women's rights. Advancement will not go very far unless women and girls are enabled to enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men and boys.Women must be represented at decision-making levels in both economics and politics, to sustainably achieve development goals.True empowering of women enables them to participate in decision-making processes in society. One effective strategy towards empowering women is to promote equal opportunity for women's representation in decision-making positions.Women also have the right and duty to take part in the political and administrative work of our nation. Women possess full equality and dignity and have a significant role to play in the affairs of our country.


  The question that arises is why after so many years of struggle, so many years of commemorations, the women's situation still remains what it is? Some people are even today asking if women can be equal partners with men in development.This discrimination and marginalisation of women doesn't make sense even biblically because we are told: "There is not male and female; for you are all one in Jesus Christ" (Gal 3:28).There are many opportunities for progress and development in countries around the world where women have the same rights as men. We take pride listen and give them the rights that they must have.

Responding to Climate Change

Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions, or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions. Climate change is caused by factors that include oceanic processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth, plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions, and human-induced alterations of the natural world; these latter effects are currently causing global warming, and "climate change" is often used to describe human-specific impacts. Factors that can shape climate are called climate forcing or "forcing mechanisms". These include processes such as variations insolar radiation, variations in the Earth's orbit, mountain-building and continental drift and changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. There are a variety of climate change feedbacks that can either amplify or diminish the initial forcing. Some parts of the climate system, such as the oceans and ice caps, respond slowly in reaction to climate forcing, while others respond more quickly.

The Earth's climate is getting warmer, and the signs are everywhere. Rain patterns are changing, sea level is rising, and snow and ice are melting sooner in the spring. As global temperatures continue to rise, we'll see more changes in our climate and our environment. These changes will affect people, animals, and ecosystems in many ways. Less rain can mean less water for some places, while too much rain can cause terrible flooding. More hot days can dry up crops and make people and animals sick. In some places, people will struggle to cope with a changing environment. In other places, people may be able to successfully prepare for these changes. The negative impacts of global climate change will be less severe overall if people reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we're putting into the atmosphere and worse if we continue producing these gases at current or faster rates.

The Earth is getting warmer because people are adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere, mainly by burning fossil fuels. These gases are called greenhouse gases. Warmer temperatures are causing other changes around the world, such as melting glaciers and stronger storms. These changes are happening because the Earth's air, water, and land are all linked to the climate. The Earth's climate has changed before, but this time is different. People are causing these changes, which are bigger and happening faster than any climate changes that modern society has ever seen before.

We now know that man-made climate change is real and that it poses a great threat to the planet and its inhabitants. Current data suggest that we need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in developed countries by at least 80% by 2050 in order to have a chance of staying below an average temperature rise of over 2ºC.

Factory farming is a major contributor to the climate change challenge, releasing vast volumes of greenhouse gases. Factory farming produces greenhouse gases throughout the 'supply chain'; for example, forest clearance to grow the crops and rear the animals reduces vital carbon 'sinks' and releases gases previously stored in the soil and vegetation. Factory farming also requires large amounts of energy in order to function. This isn't just to rear the animals, but also to grow the vast amounts of feed they need. The rest is needed for factors such as heating, lighting and ventilation. It's not just carbon dioxide that's the problem - gases including methane and nitrous oxide are also produced in significant quantities, released through various sources including animal waste and fertiliser use. Climate change is already harming food production and these impacts are projected to increase over time, with potentially devastating effects. Higher temperatures, for example, could place further stress on water-scarce regions and make it harder to rear animals and grow food crops. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity climate change may affect plant growth and production by promoting the spread of pests and diseases, increasing exposure to heat stress and encouraging soil erosion due to stronger winds. Added heat stress, shifting monsoons, and drier soils may reduce yields by as much as a third in the tropics and subtropics, where crops are already near their maximum heat tolerance.

 So as early as now, we the people of this world should wake up and face the reality between the Earth’s destruction before it’s too late. We should work hand in hand to save mother earth. We must know the basic things which is planting trees as soon as possible. So that in the upcoming generations there would still be trees to climb, mountains to hike, oceans to swim, and a green environment to live.

Reflection

Second Grading Period

My second grading period was focused on extra curricular activities. I think it was actually more than a month that i didn’t attend my classes due to some activities i needed to attend. I participated in the retirement program of our former Schools Division Superintendent, danced during the Solidarity Week Celebration and many more.

Bonding, bonding, bonding, this was my second grading was all about. I worked with different kinds of people, some bacame my friends although some of them are already friend of mine because we used to be classmates during elementary years. One thing i can’t forget, was the happy moments we shared and the history we made in Ilocos Sue National High School, of being the first Champion in the Provincial Speech Choir Competition sponsored by the College of Teacher Education, University of Northern Philippines. There are also times that we cannot understand each other, some get iritated, some got angry but in the end of the day we still end happy and united.

What i need in the next grading is focus and improvement in my subjects so that i can cope up with the things i loss during this grading. I am very happy this grading and i am looking forward to experience such experienced in the future.

Scientricity: Energizing Science Clubbers for Sustainable Energy.

Future through Science

                Sustainable energy is the sustainable procision that meets of the need of the present without compromising the ability of the upcoming generations to meet their needs. Technology that promote attainable and sustainable energy include renewable energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal energy, and tidal power, and technology are designed to improve energy efficiency.

                We are know on modern world, in the world of technology. So we always believed that the fruit would still be gathered because there are still the youth which holds the power, the power to expand the frontiers. We must continue to search, because we are looking forward for a change, to revolutionize and find ways. These are affections of innovations and novelty must be ignited in young minds. So come! Let us sustain and conserve energy.

My Teacher My Hero

Hero?They are the ordinary humans with extraordinary abilities like flying, can run fast, and dressed up with cool costumes. Anyone can be a hero, even the smallest man in the world can be a hero, because hero simply means good things. A true hero is a simple person with a kind heart.

          Teachers? They are just humans right? They don’t have those cool superpowers and costumes, what they only have is the chalk and eraser. They enter every room with a gentle smile, even if they have personal problems, they left outside the campus and fulfil their duties as our second parents. Teachers have many hidden talents. Teachers do good deeds. Doctors? Lawyers? Nurses? They are products of teachers, because teachers transform an ordinary stone to a precious gem. Sometimes they get mad, but we come to think of it, teachers don’t get mad with no reason, they get mad because we are pasaways.

          If they are in the room, they are our teachers  but when they are outside, they are our friends, our barkada. They help us in our problems too, not only in subject manners, but in emotional and even financial too.

          All the good things, fruitful thoughts, and wide ideas, they have given us, are the things that helped, helps, and will help us to pursue or fulfil our dreams and be a successful man someday.

Thank You Super Teachers!!!