The Peacock's Complaint

A peacock was very unhappy with his ugly voice, and he spent most of his days complaining about it.

"It is true that you cannot sing," said the fox, "But look how beautiful you are!"

"Oh, but what good is all this beauty," moaned the dishearten bird, "with such an unpleasant voice!"

"Oh hear," said the fox, "Each one has it's special gift. You have such beauty, the nightingale has his song, the owl has his eyes, and the eagle his strength. Even if you had a eloquent voice, you would still complain about another thing."

Moral:

Do not envy the gifts of others. Make the most of your own.

Reflection:

This gives us a lesson that we must be happy and contented with what we have. We must not look unto what others have that we don't have. We must be thankful of what God intended for us, for He knows what are best for us. Just came to realize that we are all created equal. We have the things that others might don't have and others also has the things that we don't have. Just focus on what we have for it will only make us worst if we continue to compare what we have and we don't have. So just chill out and live life to the fullest :)

The Cat, the Rooster, and the Young Mouse

A very young mouse made his first trip out of the hole and into the world.
He returned to tell his mother of the wonderful creatures he saw.

"Oh, Mother," said the mouse, "I saw some curious animals. There was one beautiful animal with fluffy fur and a long winding tail. She made such a tender vibrating noise. I saw another animal, a terrible looking monster. He had raw meat on his head and on his chin that wiggled and shook as he walked. He spread out his sides and cried with such a powerful and frightening wail, that I scurried away in fear, without even talking to the kind beautiful animal.

Mother Mouse smiled, "My dear, that horrible creature was a harmless bird, but that beautiful animal with the fluffy fur was a mouse-eating cat. You are lucky she did not have you for dinner."

Moral:

Do not trust outward appearances.

Reflection:

All of us knew what are strangers and those are the people we don't know. But sometimes the people we thought that are good could also be the person that would harm us. We must not give our full trust to someone with trusty
appearance , but we must be wise in choosing the people we can get along to.
This is same through as by choosing our friends. We must know who are the true ones and the fake ones. So we will be able to cover up ourselves from harm and pain.

The City Mouse and
the Country Mouse






A country mouse invited his cousin who lived in the city to come visit him. The city mouse was so disappointed with the sparse meal which was nothing more than a few kernels of corn and a couple of dried berries.

"My poor cousin," said the city mouse, "you hardly have anything to eat! I do believe that an ant could eat better! Please do come to the city and visit me, and I will show you such rich feasts, readily available for the taking."

So the country mouse left with his city cousin who brought him to a splendid feast in the city's alley. The country mouse could not believe his eyes. He had never seen so much food in one place. There was bread, cheese, fruit, cereals, and grains of all sorts scattered about in a warm cozy portion of the alley.

The two mice settled down to eat their wonderful dinner, but before they barely took their first bites, a cat approached their dining area. The two mice scampered away and hid in a small uncomfortable hole until the cat left. Finally, it was quiet, and the unwelcome visitor went to prowl somewhere else. The two mice ventured out of the hole and resumed their abundant feast. Before they could get a proper taste in their mouth, another visitor intruded on their dinner, and the two little mice had to scuttle away quickly.

"Goodbye," said the country mouse, "You do, indeed, live in a plentiful city, but I am going home where I can enjoy my dinner in peace."

Moral:

A modest life with peace and quiet is better than a richly one with danger and strife.

Reflection:

It is indeed true that to live in simple life is where you can find the inner peace. Most riches do have the opportunity to afford what they need but the more they live in a richer life, the danger they will be because of the riches they had. Nowadays, many less fortunate will become thief because they're tempt of being jealous to the people who has riches. So its better to live life simple, its up to us to enjoy our life in our way because life is what we make it :)

Sour Grapes

A very hungry fox walked into a vineyard
where there was an ample supply of
luscious looking grapes. Grapes had never
looked so good, and the fox was famished.
However, the grapes hung higher than the
fox could reach. He jumped and stretched
and hopped and reached and jumped some
more trying to get those yummy grapes, but
to no avail. No matter what he tried, he could
not reach the grapes. He wore himself out
jumping and jumping to get the grapes.
"Those grapes surely must be sour,"
he said as he walked away, "I wouldn't eat them
if they were served to me on a silver platter."

Moral:

It is easy to hate what you cannot have.

Reflection:

This happens to us sometimes. Just like when someone has new things and we don't have something like that, we don't give care to it and we don't appreciate what they have. But when we already have that kind of things, we want others to appreciate what we have.

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

A man and his wife owned a very special goose.
Every day the goose would lay a golden egg,
which made the couple very rich.

"Just think," said the man's wife,

"If we could have all the golden eggs that are

inside the goose, we could be richer much faster."

"You're right," said her husband,

"We wouldn't have to wait for the goose to lay her egg every day."

So, the couple killed the goose and cut her open, only to find

that she was just like every other goose. She had no golden eggs

inside of her at all, and they had no more golden eggs.

Moral:

Too much greed results in nothing.

Reflection:

Sometimes too much greedy can cause to nothingness. So true, because of our case today, wherein,we are experiencing global crisis. People don't think of the negative side anymore. Instead, people are just looking for something that will make them satisfied and that is to earn in a possible time. Same through as this fable states about the mistake of the couple, they weren't using their mind on the right appraisal of action because of their greediness. In a case like this, we must be careful with every decision that we will have and set aside our being greedy.

The Fox and the Lion

A young fox saw a lion for the very first time.
He was so frightened by the appearance of
the great beast that he ran away as fast as
he could. The second time he saw the lion,
he hid behind a large rock and peeped out
to see the lion. The third time he saw the
lion, he went straight up to him, and said,
"Hello, Mr. Lion."


Moral:

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Reflection:

This shows to us that we must not judge directly other people as strangers. We must not judge them by just looking at their appearance because the appearance doesn't really show the true personality of a person. So, we must be open to everyone and don't be afraid to catch them up.
Because knowing a person needs a lifetime :)

The Frog and the Ox

One afternoon a grand and wonderful ox was on his daily stroll,
when he was noticed by a small haggardly frog. The frog was
too impressed with the great ox, impressed to the point of envy.

"Look at this magnificent ox!" he called to all his friends,

"He's such a grand size for an animal, but he's no greater

than I am if I tried."

The frog started puffing and swelled from his normal size.
"Am I as large as the wonderful ox?" he asked his friends.
"No, no, not near as grand as the ox," they replied.

So, the frog puffed himself up more and more, trying to reach the state of the ox.
"Now? now?" asked the frog.
"No, no. But please, don't try anymore," pleaded his friends.

But the frog continue to puff and swell, larger and larger until he finally burst.

Moral:

Be true to your own character.

Reflection:

All of us are not contented for what we have. Sometimes, we don't appreciate the things God has given us and were still looking for something which is greater and that greater things are not in us. Not knowing that what we have are the things that the other people wants to and what the others had are the things that we also want. So we must came to realize that we are all not complete and all that matter is the appreciation of what we have and being contented for the things God intended for us.

The Cat and the Rooster

One day a cat happen to grab hold of rooster
for its evening meal. She wanted, however,
a good excuse for killing the bird.
"I need to rid the world of you,"
she told the rooster,
"You constantly make your horrible noises
throughout the night, interfering with
men's much needed sleep. The world will
be better off without you."
"No," said the rooster,
"I crow for the good of men. I wake them up
each morning when it is time for them to start
work for the day, so that they may earn their living."
"Ridiculous!" said the cat, and she ate him.

Moral:

Evil is determined on doing wrong even when it hides
behind the disguise of fairness.

Reflection:

So true , this is same through as if someone did something wrong and he/she is covering up his/her mistakes. Still, the truth will come out and there is no way for the liars to cover up the truth once it is already been revealed. So we better be true to everyone and do things on the right tract.

The Bear and the Bees

A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey. As he snooped around, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm. Knowing that the bear would eat all the honey, the little bee stung him sharply on the nose and flew back into the log.

This flew the bear into an angry rage. He swatted at the log with his big claws, determined to destroy the nest of bees inside.This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself by running to and diving into the nearest pond.

Moral:

It is better to bear a single injury in silence than to bring about a thousand by reacting in anger.

Reflection :

In a case like this wherein, someone had an offense against us. We don't need to be so angry especially knowing that his/her offense against us is not that much. Because as we can observe in every fight that is commonly occurring nowadays, once you have your revenge against you enemy, your enemy will not stop until he/she will get unto you also. So we better end up in silence and learn to forgive and forget what had happened.

The Peacock and the Crane

A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings."True," replied the Crane; "but I soar to the heights of heaven and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill."

Moral :

Fine feathers don't make fine birds.
Reflection :

This gives us a lesson that one part of a person
doesn't only reflect his/her personality or in
other words, the totality of a person's
characteristic is not only mean by just
judging or watching the person's appearance
but by looking into deeper analysis on what's
truly is inside and outside of a person's
mentality. This shows us that we must be humble
of what we have,we must not compare unto others
what we have and they don't have. 

Megamind | FULL Trailer US (2010)

This is the movie we watched :p its all about a battle between good and bad.

ENJOY WATCHING :P if you want :-)

Megamind

"There is still a good heart in every bad guy" In this statement I learned that there is still a good side left in every bad guy. This is what I reflect after watching the movie entitled MEGAMIND. In this movie a super intelligent alien was named after Megamind. Megamind is a super-intelligent alien who — at only eight days old — is sent to Earth by his parents as his home planet is destroyed by a black hole. However, he lands in the Prison for the Criminally Gifted at Metro City, thanks to another infant alien similarly sent from a different planet who eventually becomes a superhero known as Metro Man, defender of the fictional Metro City. As a result, whilst Metro Man is a gifted celebrity, Megamind is a neglected outcast, due to his destructive intellect, with his piranha-like sidekick Minion as his only friend. Realizing that he is only gifted in causing trouble, and jealous of all of the attention and praise young Metro Man receives, Megamind becomes a super villain to rival Metro Man, though he is thwarted on a regular basis.

After super-villain Megamind kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man, he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Titan, who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the first time in his life.

[ see my reactions if you like :-) ]

Well, as for me, Megamind is not that bad at all. Honestly at first, when I heard the movie megamind that was suggested and been chosen by my classmates, I had no idea what really kind of movie it is. So, when the movie starts, I am thrilled that it my e some kind of AVATAR (honestly) cause Megamind looks like an avatar but later I found out that his an alien and a few minutes in watching the movie I therefore found out the real story of this movie.

I can say Megamind is a kindhearted person, he is good and talented. He is even very intelligent when he was still young. But he just less fortunate than Metro man is. Metro man is so fortunate that he has fallen into good hands and is given specialized skills and powers. Megamind is just jealous to what he doesn't have that Metro has.

This situation is same as through when you are not contented to what you have. You are looking up only to what you doesn't have while the great blessings you receive are just ignored by yourself. And I mean his also to myself, I admit i had also this kind of personality. I maybe a good person in front but deep inside I still has this kid of bad side. Opposite to what Megamind possessed, he became evil for revenged he just want all the attention to be his because he is also an attention seeker. But beyond all those imperfections, he still has a good side in his heart when he finally found out what he has done is wrong.

This movie really affected us all. I can really relate different kind of people in this movie. I can really also rely myself into this. And above all, I enjoyed the "Movie Marathon"
I've learned so much about it. That would be all.

Sophomores Educational Trip

A bountiful and glamorous day of all Sophomores was set to be on August 27, 2010. Before it was officially talked to us all, we are very excited to notice all the following places we are going to. Everyone are very happy about this and are so excited to know who are our van mates. As the days passed by closer to our educational trip day, we keep on talking about it. Until the 27th day came, 2nd year students woke-up excitedly at exactly 3:oo o'clock in a very cold dawn. Before anything else, I looked at my phone first and shockingly it was full of messages. When I started to read, all was about our field trip! Then I started preparing myself, after it I ask my father to send me to school. When I came, everyone greeted me good morning! and I greeted them back. All were busy talking and after any minutes we are told to get inside the van. Then inside the van,there I met my van mates and they were Praiselou, Vengil, Ray, Gwenn, kent, Van Ian, Mellisa, Lourdes, James, and many more. At exactly 5:30 am, we leave the area and started to pray the holy rosary. I lead the rosary and after praying we stay quiet for a moment. In another moment, we started our talks, songs and dance even though we are just sitting, other van mates preferred to remain silent and had their text. Our first destination is at the Pope john Seminary, there we ate our breakfast and took our pictures because of it's huge area with
wonderful landscape, garden and designs. Next is at Carmelite Monastery, it is very peaceful
and the surroundings are clean and green. Our third destination is at BSU, there the school
is wide and the students are really friendly. Next is at San Isidro, when we visit there the school is also big and the students are busy with their programs. Another place is at Kaamulan Ground, it's really nice in there and the area is really amazing because it has wonderful mini-houses as well as costumes all about kaamulan, I really enjoy taking pictures there. Next is in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the place is very respective and so we are to be silent as we went inside. Next is at the RR, the place is really fantastic, it is full of of big and large statues. Our 8th destination is at Waig wherein we ate our lunch and after a break we took swimming and we had sliding while the others had diving. Some weren't able to swim but they were able to view all the wonderful area in Waig and they were be able to experience riding on a cable unlike me. After it, we went to the Crystal Sugar INC, there we found out the things to be done in producing sugars, we saw big factories and tanks as well as many sacks of piled sugars is a big area. Our last destination is at the CMU, we weren't able to went out there instead we only toured there right inside the van then we leave the place. We all went home happily and this day will mark as the unforgettable and the most fantastic trip of all the SOPHOMORES BATCH 2010'2011.
GOD BLESS US ALL!

My Autobiography

On a glamorous day of December 15, 1996, a little girl was born. Her name was Dianne Ira A. Balberan and I'm glad to say it was me. This is a very blessed day for my parents, it is a sign of God's grace. December 15 is the perfect day I was born. My parents had told me everything when I was still a baby.

I am now thirteen years old and I live in Block 176, Purok 3 Miranda, Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon

with my loving and parents named Bernardo D. Balberan and Flora A. Balberan.

Together with them is my elder sister named Kcinna Flora,and my younger brother Brian Bernie.

When I was still a little kid, I used to play my barbies and stuff toy. According to my parents, I would really cry if
the things i like will not be mine. And it's a normal way a child acts. When I turn 4 years old, I started my nursery
and became a good pupil. Until I aged up 12 years old, I am a grade 6 student of San Lorenzo Ruiz Learning Center.
When I was still a grade 6, proud to be Lorenzians, we always play our favorite game which is the slipper game. I would really enjoy spending times in playing with my classmates and schoolmates.

When the school year of grade 6 came to an end, the elementary years will be gone and now proceeding for a high school life. As I face the challenges to be a high school student, many things grew different, all were hard but full of fun. At least, pretending to be very happy but still glad to be with friends. Facing the challenges and all the trials in life is hard for me to succeed it all, of course, with the help of my parents I'll do my best. When I was already a Hollycrossian, many things changed, people all around me are new and the environment is really different. And most of all I found new friends in my life but my old friends are still with me. I realized that as a high school student or as a teenager, we doesn't only focus to our studies, we also must give time and importance to the people around us, our families and friends.

One of the achievements in my life is when I graduated last grade 6 to be an honor student, a valedictorian. At least, my parents are proud of me and I'm very happy to make part of it. Another is when I also got awards. Especially when I'm in first year, it's really hard for me to get along with other classmates and still I'm glad to be an honor student, a seventh honor. I know there are still many trials in life that i must pass and there will be challenges that will come up to success as long as I will be prepared and be always ready for the battles in life. One thing I'll always place in my mind ! My aims in life is to finish my studies and so I could help my parents when I got a job.

To be continued................. as my journey goes....................

- Dianne Ira -