A Gift from Him

Everyday of my life, we get to meet so many people. And one of the most important is our friends. Friends are made by the Lord, not to become your servants or for you to become their servant, but to be the ones who will take or raise you up everytime you fall. They will be the ones who will be here in every tear that will fall from the windows of your soul, the ones who would be there in the happiest moments of your life and they will be the ones who will see you at that point when you need them the most. At times like today, we cannot really differentiate a true friend. We have friends though but are we sure that they are the ones who will be there and who will be the ones who could see us in the darkest point in our life. There are just some who make friends because of money. There are some because they have done something good to you and they are just waiting for your return. But there are really some who will be there at the DARKEST days or hours in your life. Non other than that, a real friend is still the most loyal and is the one who will disapprove the saying that goes like this: “Your best friend can be your worst enemies”.

I remember the time when our former English teacher was talking about the Analects of Confucius. I cannot remember the exact words that he said but it was really talking about how well you know somebody, which was pertaining to a friend. She asked a few students who their best friends are. A very simple question, you can just pin- point on someone that he or she is your best friend. But, after a student could answer the first question, she asked: “If he or she is really your best friend, do you know why he or she is really like that as a person?” Very simple huh? But nobody, not even the closest of all the closest friends answered this question. That’s what I’m trying to say here, that if you are really friends with someone, he or she will know why you are you. It maybe very ironic or skeptical but this is a philosophy nobody can answer not even Confucius himself.

Can you remember those times you had a fight with your best friend and suddenly you begin hearing from other people about a secret you told him or her? I mean, what kind of friend will do such a stupid act?! It just isn’t right that you tell others other people’s secrets just because you are mad with that person. It’s such a childish act. A TRUE friend for me is someone who would still keep the secret you told him or her even though you get to have misunderstandings. It just isn’t right to do a “revenge” sort of thing that would also hurt the other party’s feelings.

But most importantly, friends are precious gifts from God. That is why, we need to keep REAL friends and back away from those people who we call “FRIENDS” yet when we turn around they say these really nasty things about you. Real friends are those who we could keep in our hearts longer than we ever imagined. They are precious gifts which we should keep inside the treasure box for decades or maybe for hundreds and hundreds of centuries until the day we forget other people but not our friends.

ONLY REMINDS ME OF YOU

C G
I see you, beside me
F
It's only a dream
Am G
A Vision of what used to be
C G
The laughter, the sorrow
F
Pictures in time
Am G
Fading to memories
pre-chorus:
C G F
How could I ever let you go?
Am G
Is it too late to let you know?
Chorus:
C G
I try to run from your side
F
But each place I hide
Am G C
only reminds me of you
G
When i turn out all the lights
F
Even the night
Am G C
only reminds me of you
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
I needed my freedom
That’s what I thought
But I was a fool to believe
My heart lied when you cried
Rivers of tears
But I was too blind to see
pre-chorus:
Everything we’ve been through before
Now it means so much more
Chorus: C G F Am G
play these chords: C G F Am G after chorus
Only you...
Bridge:
C G
So come back to me
F
I'm down on my knees
Am-G
Girl can’t you see...
C G F
How could I ever let you go
Am G C
Is it too late to late to let you know
Chorus: C G F Am G
Am G C
..only reminds me of you..

So Not a UPian. . . .

The school is our home and we cannot deny the fact that this is where our second learning begins. UPians are considered one of the best students here in the Philippines. Once you are called a UPian, everybody thinks that you're that smart already or it's as if you're so good at everything. UPians are the "Iskolar ng Bayan". This simple phrase means that we are actually the ones who receive and use the people's taxes. But like any other schools here in the Philippines, there are all types of students. There are those who belong to the type of students who are quiet. There are some who are very noisy or just plain talkative. there are also those who reflect a bad image for the Univeristy. Never the less, UPians are considered the "smartest" and most "democratic" people. But what makes the UPians gain a bad image?

There are times that we often hear of visitors coming over to our school and sometimes, we get to meet new people. But this is not my point on what U.P students are not. What's the bad side is that sometimes we are last minute people. I agree with this, simply because I myself is a last minute person. Like what happened last March 22,2007 when there were visitors from Guam, it was like everybody wasn't ready for them. I mean it was the only time the students cleaned the campus. Most of all, there were still some parts of the campus which wasn't cleaned yet like the windows in the Physics room.

Another is that U.P. students are considered very high class intellectuals. But we couldn't really deny the fact that UPians can sometimes make our heads ache. Often, there are teachers who just leave exercises for the students to do. Once the teacher is gone, the phrase "When the cat is away, the mouse is at play" is very true. Why? Because once the teacher goes out of the room, it's like it was hit by a tremendous typhoon. A tremendous typhoon because everything changes in an instant. The room gets so noisy that there are some students who cannot actually focus on what they are working on. It's as if after the storm, a market gets into the scene. A market place full of people shouting at each other and making transactions with almost everybody.

As students, we are expected to have the right behavior. But then, there are times that we cannot control ourselves. What I mean is that we can't stop students sometimes from showing "unearthly" behaviors. Meaning, there are times when the students show uncivilized actions such as shouting or doing actions that can take the name of the school into shame. the best thing we students should do is to tell each other or to mind other's actions so that we cannot bring the name of the school to a shame.

As a UPian and a student, there are times that there are bad impressions about us. But what matters most is that we do not put the name of the school into great shame. As UPians, we should be the ones who will become the model for other people. Though there are bad impressions about U.P. students, I am proud to say that as a UPian, there is nothing impossible unless we do our best and study hard for the sake of ourselves and for others. We should prove to everyone that we UPians can bring the nation into good condition.