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            Nang mapanuod ko ang bidyo ako’y nalungkot dahil totoo nga ang sinasabi ng paksa. Marami akong kilala sa aming pangkat, pati na rin ako, na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin marunong gamitin ng wasto ang wikang Filipino sa aming mga sanaysay pati na rin kapag kami ay nagsasalita. Nakakalungkot lang din isipin na bilang mga Pilipino, hanggang ngayon ay nagkakamali pa rin tayo sa pag gamit ng ating sariling wika. Minsan nga, mas gustong gamitin ng iba ang wikang ingles dahil magmumukhang “mayaman” at “matalino” ka daw. Maraming Pilipino rin na ang tingin sa wikang Filipino ay pang “mahina” at “mahirap” dahil ang wikang Ingles daw ang mas kilala sa mundo.

           Ako’y sumasang-ayon na dapat mas bigyan ng tuon at pansin ang wikang Filipino sa iba’t-ibang paaralan sa Pilipinas. Bilang mga Pilipino, dapat nating alagaan at panatilihin ang wikang Filipino dahil ito ang kultura at pagkakakilanlan natin. Kapag tayo’y may kaibigan na dayuhan at kapag malaman nila na tayo mismo ay hindi marunong gamitin ng wasto ang ating sariling wika, ano ang iisipin nila? Iisipin nila na basura nga ang ating wika at lenggwahe dahil tayo mismo, na ang laging gumagamit nito, ay hindi marunong gamitin sa wastong paraan. Panghuli, ang pagkakaroon ng sariling wika ay sumisimbolo sa ating pagiging isang malaya na bansa. Ang pagiging isang malaya na bansa ay isang marangal na gawa, dahil ang kumokontrol at nagpapatakbo ng ating bansa ay mga Pilipino din na katulad natin.

STRUCTURE OF COMMUNITY WESTWOOD HOMES

 My community is a subdivision type of community and so the houses are close to each other and personal space only exists in your own house.

My first structure is belief-conception, using the picture above which is a mango tree that has its own superstitious tales about itself. My neighbours would sometimes ask me if I have encountered the white lady near the tree which is very frightening and stupid if you stop for a moment to think about it. So just through this conversation of us you can already think what kind of people accompanies me in my subdivision, old or elderly people who are superstitious. Not all of the people that live in my community are like but most of them are another reason why the mango tree right beside my house wouldn’t still be cut down which is very dangerous to our flooring and by extension house.

My second structure is technological because the people in my community have their own talents even the illegal one like when our electricity was cut off because of the late payment in the Meralco there was a guy who did his magic and so made it like there wasn’t any brownout that happened which was frightening but relieving because of him we had our electricity back and it was alright because we already paid but what if they didn’t pay for their electricity? All the man just need to do is tickle some wire then boom the television is back, the electric fan is back and so the electricity is back, and so it was still illegal but useful ability.

How structured Barangay Pulvorista is?

          In economic structure, Barangay Pulvorista answers: the said community now heading the road of civilized industry. Commercial establishment like Coffeeville and House of Grill are of them. Also there is a New Binakayan Cockpit Arena, which holds derby or cock-fighting competition. The barangay gets an allowance or commission from these industrial establishments. Moreover, the agricultural aspect is not forgotten. There are still fishermen who fishes then sell to nearby houses or even in wet market. There are also churches and schools around it that provides sideline jobs for the locals.

Growing up in a subdivision since I was born made my life easier. Almost everything can be found in the area. Carinderia, Talipapa, Water Station, Computer Shop and most especially Sari-Sari store, name it and maybe, our subdivision has it. These businesses made our life in the subdivision more convenient and made us a little bit lazy.

In terms of interaction with the neighbors, since houses in our subdivision were townhouses, kids leaving next-door are my playmates and friends.  And families give food or things to the people near them when there are occasions like birthdays or holidays since it has become a norm in the area.

The community that I live in displays an institutional structure. Within our compound, instead of tolerating selfishness, we are open to giving simple gifts to our neighbors like whenever there are birthdays or other special occasions, we don't hesitate to deliver food to families in our compound that we deeply value. It is our own way of giving appreciation and welcoming other people into our lives. Even if it is just a simple act, it enhances our relationship with them and it shows how hospitable we are as Filipino people.

Diverse and Dynamic

           The counselor I interviewed was Ms. Jessa Galos, a BS Psychology graduate, currently working as one of our Guidance Staff, 23 years old.

           At first, I asked what is counseling with regards to referring the discussion in DIASS class if it is similar – turned out to be yes. Then, I led the interview: asking about the client rights, counselees served by other counselor, (counselors) dealing with client’s personal needs, up to sexual intimacy between counselor and client.

Every day, we meet and socialize with different people. And every person that we encounter each day has a problem that they want to overcome. Little did we know that a small talk with a friend that we did, we already helped a lot to her. We became their shoulder and supporter, we unexpectedly became a counselor to her.

I am the curious type of girl and when I see some posts of my friends in the social media that are quite obvious that they are facing a problem, I voluntarily message them and talk to them to lighten the weight that they are carrying. By doing that simple thing, to others, it may appear as nothing but to that person, it’s already mean a lot.

AN EXTRAORDINARY INTERVIEW TO THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR OF DELPA

In this past few days, our group had an interview to the counselor held in guidance office. Our interviewer which is my classmate named Tabora asked many question to the guidance counselor. Each questions have different corresponding tasks and responsibilities of a real counselor.