The BIG SCHOOL

As students, we worry much about our studies to pass hardest subjects. We stayed late, not even get too much sleep or even skipped meals. We worry about getting low grades  or even begging to pass but some of us don't know that this subject called LIFE has more than that. In fact, we tend to forget how we need to do good to impress the one and only teacher in heaven, our God the father. Regardless whether they're grading us or not, (coz I don't know) I'm wondering how we are doing there. How the angels in heaven evaluate us as most teachers on earth do. How is our performance then? Does this impress God? Are we in the edge of failing? Or maybe failed already?

In this world, we are all SCHOLARS. We are even granted a full scholarship. Take a look in to every single thing that surrounds you, YES, these are our privileges! Privileges that we must have to take care and IF POSSIBLE, cultivate. If we think of it, we should attend to class, once a week listening attentively to the salient points the priests summarized from the scriptures. Exams testing our faith and strength come unannounced so we should brace ourselves to whatever problems we may encounter.

Just a question, when we commence into this world, how are we in terms of strengthening our faith on Christ and our fellowship with our brothers and sisters? Does the Lord God give straight As or merit those things we did?

Like the motivation and the hardwork we pour into every endevour, I hope that as we study the depths of Life, we may do our best in overcoming trials. Let's also prioritize our spiritual needs like what we do when striving for our career and financial security. Remember: The best things in life are not measured in numbers, It's about strengthening ourselves, touching lives of others and all that can't be seen but is felt, emotionally and spiritually. There's a second chance to every failures coz we can enroll again and review the mistakes we've done.

feeling disappointed and nervous this semis..

Problems..Problems..Problems.. I'm sooo tired..physically, mentally, emotionally.. Why the world seems so selfish to me? Why?  

I've done everything but it seems all that I've sacrificed and worked hard didn't turn out so well. I don't know what to do especially when I realized that my status this semi-finals isn't great. Why? I failed the blood banking exam! Huhuhu..

Whenever I think I'm gonna fail, I can't breathe. The thought of what would my classmates think of me and how would I break the news to my parents horrifies me. Am I that dumb enough I was not able to pass it this term? (sigh)

PROBLEMS

• While I'm struggling to make our research done this month (because no one opted to help me) I think I can't have it too because we have to wait for a month for the needed chemical to arrive. 

• I keep on telling myself to think positive but the negatives keep coming to me. I did well in Pre-lims and Mid-terms in my Seminar 1 when suddenly I was shocked on how I failed some quizzes and exams during the semis. 

• I was not able to answer the first quiz in Blood banking. (but I studied hard, it's just that time was not just enough)

What an inconsistent student I am! I can't keep my grades high. I'm so stressed now and I don't know if I will be an intern for the next semester or not. Why things turned so complicated right now? 

Just like from the excerpt of the song 'I will sing' by Don Moen....

"Though I haven't lost my faith I must confess right now that it's hard for me to pray"

I still believe that good things will come at the end but on the other side, how will accept it (with open arms) if in case I'll fail? huhu.. I hope God will shower me the gift of wisdom to grasp things easily with full understanding.

Finals will be over in a week or two. Can I make it? Only me and my fate can answer it. I will cling to the LORD no matter what! If I will fail, then maybe there's a reason why.....

I deserve to be loved

Everybody deserves to be loved, that's for sure. In the eyes of God, there are no exceptions. Whether you're rich or poor, black or white, moslem or christian, everyone deserves to be given importance of equal quantity. Yes, we're not equal but God has been with us through thick or thin no matter how we think life is unfair. At times we don't feel his presence but that's because we refuse to listen.

In this Sunday evening, I glorify God's name. May He continue to bless each of us to stay closer together and live with his teachings. May all the people know someone loves them, truthfully, wholeheartedly, unconditionally. I hope they come to appreciate every week that passed. This I ask through our Lord Jesus. Amen

Nana (Live Action Movie)

As previously mentioned, I got to watch the film from the song Endless Story. The movie is touching, talking about how friendship stemmed from two young women of different perspectives. 

Synopsis:

their first meeting in the train

As the title implies, the story evolves about two young women of the same name, Nana who happened to meet in a train by coincidence. The first Nana is a carefree woman whose only purpose is to see her boyfriend in Tokyo while the other Nana is an ambitious vocalist (she's a member of the band BLACK STONES or BLAST) who wants to get her band famous. This Nana has a bitter past she wanted to keep for herself (this includes about her boyfriend who left them for another band, Trapnest). Though their first encounter was short, their paths crossed again when suddenly the carefree Nana was forced by her boyfriend to find a new place to stay (he said she can't live in his apartment forever..ouch!) then fortunately found a cheaper place to rent at Rm 707 (in which in Japanese, Nana means seven also). The carefree Nana was about to take the apartment when suddenly the vocalist Nana came in. There was a short misunderstanding, but then both decided to live together.

Nana's BLAST bandmates

the rival band, Trapnest with Nana's boyfriend as the guitarist

And a series of events happened and the two Nanas came to face their ups and downs while living together. As the two got closer, they realized they both need each other. The carefree Nana was called 'Hachi' (being childish at times) by the other Nana. The vocalist Nana starts to open up her past which make Hachi understand her. 

the scene when Hachi decided to wait for his loser boyfriend from work
then finds out her bf cheated on her 

Why I like it?

Despite the viewer's critics as being dull, poor in acting and it's fast-pacing approach compared to the anime, the Live action gave justice to the original. I nearly cried at the ending:)) It copied almost everything most especially, the casting. Although I have to complain about the ending in Nana part 1 but the viewers need not to fret because there's a sequel. I thought that the vocalist Nana will remain cold and bitter but as the movie goes on, I'm happy to know that her character turned into a caring, sister figure of Hachi. Little by little with the help of her bandmates, they were able to establish their band and was able to create a larger fanbase in Japan. That was such a kind of achievement brought from moving on and the ambition she carried for herself. This teaches us that everyone needs someone to turn to, time heals and just keep on pushing the dream. 

Will I recommend it?

Of course yes, if you want to witness their kind of friendship, then this is for you but there are some scenes that might not suitable for younger ones and needs parental discretion. 

Hope you'll like it,

Cindy♥♥♥

Bring it on Jpop!

Wahh! Get these two songs off me! I can't help it! Well, whenever I go online, I always go to the search bar on youtube to play these songs and I don't think it's weird for a Filipina to like Japanese songs like this. (I'm always fond of listening to this kinds of genre, sorry). Though this is not k-pop this time but I found out Jpop is best on melo songs (not actually dynamic).

The first one entitled Endless Story is like a bit of revival of Faith Hill's If I'm not in love but what differs from Yuna Ito's version is the musicality (how the song was arranged) topped with Yuna's angelic voice. Honestly, I love this version more than the original because there's a transition from soft to the part where notes go to a higher range. Actually the song was featured on a 2005 Film entitled Nana (which I will be having a review later).

The second song is edgy from the first one. May I introduce to you Story sung by a renowned Japanese RnB singer Ai. This speaks about friendship, that someone is not alone and he has shared his sorrows and tears to a friend all this time that's why someone should not have to worry. Ai's spirit in singing emanates in this song and this song makes her famous throughout Japan and to the world.

I've got lots of foreign music on my playlist and I'm looking for more. For now, I'm enjoying these two songs of different moods and genre. I love to learn Japanese even more ♥♥♥

Jpop fan wanna-be,

Cindy

Educational Psychology by healthcare practitioners

For almost four years, I realized that being a health professional, be in the clinical or in a academe setting must be able to impart his knowledge by educating the patient as long as he can. It’s not just we’re attending to their medications and treatment but I realized that we are more than what we are expected. It’s true that we are called to save people’s lives but our duty is also to promote healthcare awareness to humanity and spread it throughout the world using our skills which I think  the valuable tool of our profession.

We meet a certain goal, purpose, and objective by following a system or process that serves our basis to an effective patient education. We may encounter several barriers and obstacles in both teaching and learning but these things can be eradicated or alleviated if we learn the alternatives. We may not convince people at that certain point but it is an achievement for us health practitioners that somehow we tried our best to correct what has been their beliefs about that certain situation.

In teaching health education, psychology plays a major role in assessing students as well as their way in perceiving what they need to learn. Psychology is the foundation that has to be focused, now that we’re dealing with all kinds of people and not just students in the school. I realized that after all these years, this field of science built up my way of learning knowing that in behaviorism, I was able to achieve something because of positive reinforcements such as incentives and rewards and the negative reinforcement and punishment in which most of us are afraid of. Repetition has made me do things I'm now used to. Therefore, by the formation of behaviorism, people develop observable behaviors mostly by improving their personality.

As observable behaviors developed, mental processes tend to sharpen as well. The main assumption of cognitive psychology is that there are cognitive processes that take place and influence the way things are learned. Explanations of how cognitive processes work are known as information processing theories or models. The three-component model of information processing is being taught in Educational Psychology. It looks something like this. Important classroom principles from cognitive psychology include meaningful learning, organization, and elaboration. One has to deal with these psychological aspects because this plays an instrument for us to understand the basic abode of man.

The role learning theories in education

The highschool students nowadays should be sensitive enough to the needs of other people so what I want to impart to them is the critical thinking skill and being a responsible student by participating and getting involved with organizations dedicated in providing welfare to those who are in utmost need.

For me to mold their critical thinking skills, I have to give them them a case situation in which they have to talk with themselves and deal with it. The theory of behaviorism will come out if I continue to give them this and impost a higher grade as incentive to do a narrative reporting based from what they have learned and let them formulate ways on how they are going to solve the problem. Each student must able to present in front and after that another set of reporting comes for the next week. That should be a routine but of course, I will still be facilitating the class and clarifying things that need to be cleared for the student’s benefit. The observable behavior there is their improved ability to deal with complicated things not just by themselves but also considering the opinions and stand from other people as well.

As for cognitivism theory is concerned, my follow-up questions will stimulate the ability of these students to use their reasoning by asking mostly the WHY and HOW questions. Because of this, encouraging them also to participate in organizations and joining movements for a cause will lead to social involvement particularly responding to other’s needs and engage in leadership status because of his or her prowess to initiate certain steps towards the betterment of a certain cause he or she is in favor of.