Ventures

Official Literary Magazine of the ATENEO de manila Grade school middle school
School Year 2008 - 2009 ateneo_eaglet@yahoo.com

It’s the month to feel the love...

and it’s a month to love books...

Ventures Blue
Eagle Mascot
Aric Mamonluc

“Blooming
Bibliophiles” 1 • VENTURES 2009
 My dear fellow Ateneans,

Congratulations on your next issue of the VENTURES! The

theme selected for this issue, “Blooming Bibliophies,” is most
appropriate to the present generation of our Filipino youths. With
much fascination and excitement of our young to spend much
time using the latest technological gadgets and the internet,
sometimes we forget the importance of the basic skills we need
to be successful in life, one of which is reading.

We are all confronted with fast-paced changes and instant

search for gratification, and reading good books slowly and
patiently, trying to really understand each word in different
contexts, may not be one of our top priorities. It is unfortunate if
Evaristo this is true to us for one of the best sources of true understanding
and knowledge is reading good materials.

I hope and pray then that not only do you spend some time in
reading books, but also for you to fall-in-love with books as you
fall-in-love with the Truth and your passionate seeking of it.

May life bring you much knowledge, understanding, and wisdom

in reading good sources so you may have the full satisfaction in
relishing the Truth where God lies.

Fr. Kit Bautista, SJ

Evaristo AGS Headmaster | Publisher

Mrs. Helen U. Amante Mr. Jose P. Salvador

Assistant Headmaster Assistant Headmaster
for Academic Affairs for Student Affairs
- Middle School

Alvarado | Jacinto

Alvarado | Jacinto

“A borderless world reading brings...

the reader is welcomed anywhere,
everywhere, anytime,
whatever, whoever”
Ms. Amante
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 I was in Grade 6 when I first came across with the Hey, guys, Dicot Alvarado here, a.k.a. “Ed” and the
word “BIBLIOPHILE” which means a person who Eaglet’s Best Staffer! hehehe... So anyways, welcome
collects or has a great love of books. Yes we had a to the world of Ventures!
Game Boy, Nintendo, Playstation, Tamagotchi and
brick game then, but nothing can ever compare to This year’s Ventures magazine is quite different from
the happiness my friends and I get from reading a the previous years. First of all, it has a new makeover,
book. which is almost modelled after the Eaglet. Second
of all, Ventures will no longer be just about poems,
It’s like talking to the the great poems, poems, all willy-nilly.
people It’s considered as the middle
who made a mark in history. school’s official literature
It’s like travelling wherever magazine, if you noticed that
your imagination can take you, on the front cover. That means
for free! we’ll not cover poems only, but
even more forms of literature
So the next time you decide like short stories. We also
to flip the switch of your game continued featuring the best art
console, try first to flip through works.
the pages of a book.
Now, I know that there are
In this issue, we also included people here that love reading,
a Valentine’s Special part were bibliophiles like me, people
some students expressed what that balance reading with
they feel through poetry. Happy other things and people who
reading, blooming bibliophiles! absolutely despise reading.
Reading is a great thing to do,
Ms. Mara Melanie D. Perez a great way to pass the time
(VENTURES MODERATOR) other than playing that DS or
PSP of yours. You could also
learn a lot from reading books,
like new words, concepts, a ton
of interesting things!

So grab a book, and start reading your eyes out! Hope

you’ll enjoy this issue! So come on, turn the page, as in
right now.
Jerome Christopher D. Po|6-AS
Dicot “Ed” Alvarado | 6-Del Pilar (VENTURES EDITOR)
(VENTURES ENCODER)

…
There is
no mistaking a
real book when
one meets it.
… It is like
falling in love!
- Christopher Morley
(1890 - 1957) …
Acknowledgments:

Mrs. Delia Hernandez for allowing us to take pictures for the EMC’s celebration of the National Book Week.
Ms. Marah Juanillo for giving the details about the “Top Borrowers in MS” and “Books Borrowed per Section.”
Ms. Maia Asonza and Mrs. Hazelyne Elgar for the t-shirt projects of their students.
Ms. Co for the Giant Book project of 6-Tandang Sora.
Mrs. Bobbie Ramirez for the poems of the Grades 6 & 7 MAGIS Com Arts students.
Mr. Dan Victolero for encouraging his students in Grade 5 to write love poems.
Mr. Justin Posadas for the articles of the Grade 5 MAGIS Com Arts students.
Master Jiggy Jacinto (6-Bonifacio) & Master Raymond Evaristo (7-De Britto) for helping take pictures & conduct interviews.
Master Younduk Chung (6-Mabini) for taking the pictures of the Poster Making Contest.
Ms. Reby Trinidad of Apex Graphics Prints for printing this issue and Mrs. Vero Villavicencio for taking care of the transactions.
Mr. Jonny Salvador for allowing us to work in his office, take pictures and for guiding us in making this publication.
Fr. Kit Bautista, Mrs. Amante & the other bibliophile teachers for allowing us to take their picture with their favorite books. 2009
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Of course, to our Heavenly Father, for the talents, inspiration and everything else. AM+DG
 My Teacher’s a
Bibliophile too!!!
Jay Yuzon | Enrique Martinez | Ed Alvarado |
Jiggy Jacinto | Diego Rivera | Jiggy Jacinto |
Lawrence Racho | Luigi Marcelo | Raymond Evaristo
Mr. Morales - Gr. 7 CA

Mr. De Leon = Gr. 7 Art Ms. Tiozon - Gr. 4 CA Mr. Solis - Gr. 4 Relief

Mrs. Ibarrientos - Gr. 6 CA

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4 • VENTURES 2009 Mr. Victolero - Gr. 5 CA Mr. Mascenon - Gr. 7 CA
 Mr. Maymay - Gr. 5 CA
Mrs. Bengzon - Gr. 5 CA Mrs. Ramirez - Gr. 6 MAGIS Com

Ms. Bolasco - Gr. 5 CA Mr. Quodala - Gr. 4 CA Mr. Salavaña - Gr. 5 CLE

Mrs. Geraldez - CLE2009

SAC
Mrs. Castañeda - Gr. 6 GLC Mrs. Castillo - Gr. 5 GLC 5 • VENTURES
 A Life Full of
Matthew Manuelito S Miranda | 7- Bellarmine
Define who you are as an
individual of the world? Some
might be able to answer this,
but others just keep silent
while there are several people who take it as a joke. It
is indeed a difficult question since it will take more than
a mere answer or opinion to be able to explain such
general and vast matter of one’s personal experience
and perception of life. Though, no matter what we try
to do we will need time and understanding towards the
essence and presence of our existence, alone and with
others, just too be able to show or express the true and
a more accurate definition of our lives. Unfortunately,
there is really no perfect reaction to this sensitive
subject. How and why? Simply as for me, accuracy of
one’s response to the question I raised earlier is not the
real significance of defining
one’s outer and inner self-
being and soul but instead
it is the application and
effect of it to beings like us
on how we will live the rest
of our lives. For sure, not all
will react similarly or have
the same approach to a
given situation, instead
one’s very own and unique
characteristics and traits
influences his way of living;
thus, affecting himself and
others as well in a major
aspect.
I had a choice in life which
I thank god for letting me
experience for it completely changed my way of
looking at things, simple or complicated may they be.
At first it seemed a simple decision, but soon it becomes
a test of loyalty and a standing for one’s belief. Last
year to the very present, I feel a lack of opportunity to
connect to the outside community of the world. I
wanted to feel how it is to be with the people I only see
when I leave school. My eagerness and hunger to serve
which my school instilled in me went to highest peak
just recently. At the same time, I also have a deep love
to cook scrumptious meals to feed the hungry bellies of
many. Soon it came to me that a choice was needed
to be made between my liking to cook or my goal to
give or “Is it really that necessary?” To further elucidate
what I felt, I would like to involve two totally unrelated
co-curricular activities here in Ateneo, the Bleu Chefs
Club and ISIAS. Now, how in the world would cooking
delicious food in Bleu chefs make a focal relationship
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with ISIAS where teaching children is more practiced?
To me it was obvious, how they can be associated
together. Personally, I had a passion to cook all sorts of
delectable cuisine yet I was also filled with a desire to
give equality no everyone, whether rich or poor, old or
young, and privileged or deprived. I wanted to tell every
single person that even if I come from a prosperous
household, I can still be with others, whoever they may
be, and talk to them, relate with their stories, advice
them in their problems and admire their amazing
talents. I feel that the world should know that I, a normal
and average person is here joyful and thrilled to have a
chance to meet not strangers but new friends everyday.
For a long time, both my love for cooking and sharing
my life to my fellowmen remained separated until just
lately when everything changed. Just freshly, I have
acquired an interesting
solution to my problem of
linking the two different
values and diversions
in my life, cookery
and public allotment. I
decided to finally speak-
up; thus, I went to people
who could assist me fulfill
a part of me. I suggested
the school to actually
have an entire day
where ISIAS members
and more especially
the children they are
educating to come visit
Ateneo and make them
realize that even if they
are different or believe
their unaccepted that they are respected just like any
other individual. In addition, as a Bleu Chef member I
recommended that if it could be somewhat a sponsor
to the visit of these kids in Ateneo to make it more
memorable for them. With having more people to share
one thing I enjoy doing particularly cooking gives me
the chance to communicate with them and convey
a message that will hopefully inspire them to live out a
momentous and beautiful life. This plain yet meaningful
event seemed such an ambitious way to get my two
interests in life to be jointed but, even so it was approved
and is actually going to happen! Truly it made me feel
great that the fact that my wish to become a man-
for-others is slowly but surely becoming a reality. Some
might say that what I did has really no connection or
relation towards serving others and accomplishing
what I love to do but in point of fact there is. Simply by
starting with small but compassionate deeds such as
Choices
developing and sharing my talents and skills to and for
others will soon lead me towards being able to serve
them more intimately and closely. If I begin now and
strive for even more, surely my dream of a better world
will be rewarded not just for me but more importantly
for the next generations to come.

Going back to the question I mentioned awhile ago, I

can say that truly characterizing one’s self is all about
how he uses it in his daily life but not the answer itself.
In other words, doing what you say you are is what
genuinely matters the most than by just bragging
yourself and the talents that you have. If you say
something, be sure you are willing to do it or live it out
to the entire world. Now, to link up the choice I made
to this very question, I would say that I felt that an
element of my life was fulfilled after choosing to find a
way effective way to combine two parts of my life. This
very decision made me come to a conclusion where
I realized that when you are asked to define who you
are then your answer can only be according to what
personal experiences you have in life. In the end, I
have reflected that only after experiencing more and
more knowledge will you be able to gain enough
wisdom to comprehend further and deeper erudition
about ourselves than before. Defining one’s self can
also be only answered through time and discernment
toward others. As one’s life progress full of new insights,
the greater his response towards whom he truly is
therefore, but the less experience in life he has will lead
to an even more frustrating and irritating world. Think
about your life, what do you think can you offer or do
to help you define who you are? If you know who you
are, your life will become a totally better one!

“TODAY, DOING SMALL, GOOD AND SIMPLE DEEDS TO

OTHERS GOES A LONG WAY BUT ONLY IF IT IS CONTAINED
IN YOUR HEART FOREVER.” -MMSM

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Ventures BOOK GENRE Survey
Dicot “Ed” Alvarado | 6 - Del Pilar

I came up with the idea for this survey a few weeks ago when I was brainstorming for ideas for Ventures. I had to
come up with an idea that had something to do with books and yadda yadda yadda.

I was inspired to create this survey when I was asked to share what my favorite book was. That was when it hit
me... Favorite books… why not favorite book genres? And for a handful of students… I wondered. So I shared my
idea with Ms. Perez on Multiply and I waited for a response. It soon came, and my idea was approved.

So I started asking my classmates… but I could see that it would take me somewhat a long time to reach my goal
of a certain number of students. So I asked help from some of my classmates. Thanks to Jonathan Rodriguez, we
earned a great number of votes. Thanks to Van Valdez who helped create this message. A very special thanks to
Anjo Ledesma who conducted the majority of the survey. Thanks to all who participated in this survey (students
and teachers from different grade levels)!

Without further ado, Romance

here’s the Book Genre Survey.
3%

Classics

Conclusion Others
9% Action
3%

Well, it seems that you guys love 6% Fantasy

reading fantasy novels. I’ve got to say, 20%
that’s a great and interesting genre of
books, and this one really works up Horror
your imagination. Good for you guys. 11%
But don’t forget; don’t just stick to one
genre and read only those kinds of
stories, that’s just dull. Expose yourself
to other kinds of literature as well!
So, that’s about it... Adventure
13%
Mystery
19%
Thriller
17%

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GRADE 4
ATI 206
BAGOBO 194
DUMAGAT 140
IFUGAO 153
KALINGA 209
MAGUINDANAO 135
MANGYAN 87
MANOBO 110
MARANAW 398
SUBANON 200
TAUSUG 233
TBOLI 65
YAKAN 88

Books Borrowed per Section

From June 2008 to November 25, 2008

GRADE 5
BAGUMBAYAN 117 GRADE 6
BARASOAIN 174 ABAD SANTOS 130 GRADE 7
BIAK-NA-BATO 163 AGONCILLO 128 BELLARMINE 39
CORREGIDOR 78 AGUINALDO 51 BERCHMANS 55
EDSA 119
BONIFACIO 160 BREBEUF 112
INTRAMUROS-289 BURGOS 8 CAMPION 85
KAWIT 206 DEL PILAR 143 CANISIUS 109
MACTAN 84 JACINTO 103 CLAVER 7
MALACAÑANG 100 LOPEZ - JAENA 101 DE BRITTO 32
MENDIOLA 117 LUNA 57 GONZAGA 18
PASONG TIRAD 110 MABINI 87 KOSTKA 58
PINAGLABANAN 158 MALVAR 48 PIGNATELLI 37
PUGAD LAWIN 71 RIZAL 34 REGIS 42
TANDANG SORA 66 XAVIER 42

TOP BORROWERS in MS
JAVILLO, BRYAN GERARD 4-TAUSUG 96
ASTILLA, JOAQUIN CARLOS 5-INTRAMUROS 78
JORGE, PAOLO MANUEL 4-MARANAW 73
CASTRO, PAOLO MIGUEL 6-ABAD SANTOS 71
LAKI, MIGUEL PEDRO TORRES 4-MARANAW 64
RONDARIO, EUGERYL PAUL 5-KAWIT 63
RENNESLAND, ANTON HEINRICH6-BONIFACIO 63
LITONJUA, NIKOLAI DAVID 5-KAWIT 61
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Ms. Anne Marie B. Co

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 The Best Day of His Life?
The Sky
Lanz Anel - 6 - Rizal
Dan Oliver A. Baracarse | 7-Claver

It was the best day of his life

He was gleaming.....
The sky He was smiling.....
So blue Awaiting something promising.
So true
And as he traveled to work,
Floating high above he passed by a b****,
Going to limitless heights. tripped on its tail,
Reaching the impossible. transformed into a witch.

Carrying our dreams to the infinite Turned him into an a**,

space. never let him pass.
Slapped him and stabbed him,
and even tried to eat him.

As he saw his own blood,

he cried and cried,
Miguel Ventura | 6-Bonifacio remembered all the failures,
all the sadness and all the pressure,
all the evil and torture.

Death

As he died he thought about his life,
thought about his kids and his wife.
What a terrible life I have, he cried.
We all have a very fine friend.
Who we don’t meet till our end. It was the worst day
A knife in the back, of his life....
your very last breath,
That very friend Death.

Life’s just one more cage.

Wherein your just another page.
You’ll wish for release.
A favor he’ll please.
That very fine friend, that death. Nightmare
Jego Mallillin | 6 - Rizal

Life The dream is the same,

The night is filled with darkness.
There’s no one ever with me,
In this place of sadness.
A face who would bring you down from up there. Why I am here,
A friend who’ll love the affair. I do not know.
A step with a knife. Can I leave?
It is not so.
That beautiful woman called Kate
could just be great horrors is a wait
You need to be wary
Lest you see something reary
In that humongous game, called Life.

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 Blue Eagle
Niccolo T. Rabago | 6 - Rizal

The Blue Eaglet soared so high

As if touched the sky
It fought its enemies like a fearless warrior
It had the strength and guts of a savior
The sun came down and then came night
But that didn’t end the eagle’s long fight
It charged with might towards the moon
Nothing could stop it, not even its hunger

Then it arrived, at the place it wanted to strive

Fighting its enemies and trying to stay alive
Then finally, the battle was over
The eagle left, trying to recover

Its goal was done, and that had made him stronger

Them
And it disappeared as soon as the sun rose.

Daniel Baysa | 6 - Bonifacio

When you look out your window,you see a star at night

There are some people who don’t see that star as bright.

Where you see slums,dumps and cities,you see them.

They are people just like us, but we don’t think that way.
When we see them,we whisper and stare.
When they see us,they cry and beg.

My friends,help these poor souls.

They are given misfortune they don’t deserve.
Help them.

They can change the future.

Last Going to The Beach

Raffy Rafael | 6 - Rizal

Summer
Enrique Martinez | 6 - Lopez-Jaena
Going to the beach is always a fun activity.
It is extra fun with my whole family.

There is a lot to do there like swimmingor getting

Last summer was oh so gloomy a tan.
The sun should’ve shined But sometimes it gets really hot there,
To ruin the day So always bring a fan.
Oh summer.whatever happened
After doing my planned activities all day long.
What happened to swimming in the beach I go home with my family,and we
Children running n the streets Sing a joyful song.
When you finally went away,
To school we had nothing to say I wish I could go here some time again.
Cause summer was just a bunched of sad days And maybe ext time I’ll bring sime of my friends.

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 Glad Danguilan | 6-Lopez Jaena
Armando Castelo | 7-Claver

When life gives you lemons Computered Life

as it will usually do.
In how I’m gonna use it A blank screen that suddenly lights up,
I wouldn’t have a clue. impatiently pressing buttons until it’s ready.
Waiting and still waiting for the time it’s fully functional.
Perhaps I can go clone them Opening the first thing you see
and franchise them online to finally interact with others.
or maybe make a drug
to help enhance the mind. Sometimes depressed, angered, joyful or a normal
feeling when you suddenly encounter that.You may
Or maybe make an item experience a black out and it wipes everything out until
to help stop the wars power comes back or a major problem which prevents
and maybe create fuel it from working, ending up in a tragedy. You must move
to fuel all the cars. on and find a better way to solve the problem.

But there’s one I wouldn’t try It can help, it can be a burden but you must find what it
something others have made is for. You should achieve more along with every other
it just seems all too simple, thing in the world. Do not just make it a regular thing but
the drink called lemonade. make it an important and significant happening.

The Magis room

Jay Yuzon | 6 - Lopez-Jaena

My magis room
It is very cool
It’s so cool,it can make you drool,literally
It has tables and chairs and boards
It also has a computer and floors
It reminds me so much of home
It makes me want to make it my own

My magis room
It is so cozy, cold and sweet-smelling
It is.....heaven on the ground

Untitled
Nico Villareal | 7-Claver
Christmas J.R. Sanchez |6 - Rizal

Christmas is joyful
There a homeless boy, he had no education. It is very wonderful
He always had a dream of discovering new medication. I can’t wait for it
He already found the real cause of AIDS. I can’t wait for the presents
He’s 90% sure it starts when your hair fades. I am very excited
He went to the science lab to bring up his idea,
But the scientists were busy curing diarrhea. I’m thrilled for Christmas
Finally they listened to what he had thought. I’m looking forward to it,
They paid him a lot and the idea was bought. To the Christmas feast,
He is now very successful and has a big house. To seeking my relatives
He is very happy and has a spouse. To celebrating Christ’s birth
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 Murder in Cardinal Boulevard
Joaquin Singson| 6 - Lopez-Jaena
The weather was horribly
bleak, dismal and stormy. Ideal
weather, come to think about it ,
to kill a few people. But this was no
time for jokes, there were several
murders in Cardinal Boulevard. It
was a strange case: the murder
weapons used were sharpened
paintbrushes.
The victims were
teenagers and
they loved to party
according to their
parents. I had to do
a little fieldwork at
least. So I analyzed
the victim’s bodies
and found one
conclusive piece
of evidence,
there was kanji
writing on their
necks. So I sent
pictures of the kanji
writing to a Japanese friend of
mine and the reply was: “they all
meant the same thing: ‘Vandal’”.
“Finally! Some leads!”
I thought to myself. But my luck
didn’t last forever.
When I searched for all
the Japanese people living in that
neighborhood I found 6 families
of them and one old man who
lived by himself. So I interviewed
them all one-by one (except for
the old man) but I didn’t find
any leads at all.
I t
had to be
him! But one
question
bothered me
most at that
time and that
was how could
an old man
commit five
murders in one
day? The answer
was this: Mr. H as
everyone called h i m
was a Karate Master and he would
also very often tell me his real
name and tell me where he got it:
his grandfather. His grandfather
was Katsushika Hokusai.
“If you don’t know who he is ,then
let me give you a background
check on him: He was a famous
Japanese artist from the 1800’s. Two
of his most famous works were at
the city museum but were horribly
vandalized so I knew immediately
old man H was the killer! But when we
arrived at his house and workshop, he
was nowhere to be found.
When suddenly one officer heard
a ticking noise and
upon hearing it too,
I ordered everyone
to move out.
Too late. Two
policemen died , one
was in the hospital
because of spinal
injuries. I camped
in the garden to get
rid of my worries that
a homicidal maniac
was out there. When
suddenly I heard the
bushes shake I loaded
my pistol and went out of the
tent and before I knew it, I was lying on
the floor with a sharpened paintbrush
in my leg and old Mister Hokusai was
dead. We sent his body to his sister
in Japan, and from then on, murder
rarely happened after that and we
considered most of our murder cases
solved due to the similarities from one
murder to the other.
But up till now one question
s t i l l haunts me: why
did he murder all
those people but
then upon hours
of research
I found that
the paintings
by the older
Hokusai were
vandalized
countless
times. Now
I knew the
m o t i v e .
Another reason
why he killed them all was
because they were either witnesses
to another murder done by Mister H or
they vandalized the paintings which
he was very proud of. But to this day,
I am still haunted by the memories
of my co-workers dying and getting
injured and I still regret killing Hokusai
but he had it coming to him anyway.
Maximum Ride Series
Written by James Patterson
Dicot Alvarado |
6-Del Pilar
Okay, grab six
kids, put wings
on them, watch
them fly and
have crazy sci-
entists chase
after them, oh
yeah, throw in a
dog, too, what
do you get? The
Maximum Ride
Series.
The series is about six kids, also known as
“The Flock”, named Max, Fang, Nudge,
Iggy, Gazzy and Angel, who were experi-
mented on when they were very young at a
mysterious place called “The School”. One
of the experiments made them human-
avian hybrids, 98% human and 2% bird, al-
lowing them to grow wings. There, they had
to undergo painful procedures created by
the twisted minds of the scientists and had
to fear the dreaded Erasers. What are Eras-
ers you ask? They are human beings who
can turn themselves into wolfs at will.
Why do these scientists want to conduct
crazy experiments? Simple. World Domi-
nation.
Luckily, there was one scientist named
Jeb Batchelder who felt sympathy towards
them and took them away from the horrid
institute. The flock and the scientist lived
happily… for a short while because one
day, Jeb disappeared, reasons unknown.
Max, being the leader of the flock, took
control of her members when Jeb was gone.
But everything changed one day when the
Erasers came back and destroyed every-
thing. And that was only the beginning.
As the story continues from chapter to
chapter, book to book, Max and her flock
have to make a very important decision,
run away from their fears, or confront them
to save the world.
The Maximum Ride Series is a very exciting
and nail-biting story. The pages will keep
on flying as you read, and at the end of
each book, you’ll be clamoring for the next
book in the series.
With so much suspense, action and huge
twists, there is absolutely no dull part in this
series. Grab a copy and get ready to expe-
rience a ride you’ll never forget!
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 The 10 greatest gadgets
Okay Fine... I admit that I said that we
should read books more instead of
playing all the time, but there is also time
for gadgets and games, too. Moreover,
there are lots of games out there with
Patrick Roasa
a good story, and playing is just like & Yñigo ELgar |
reading an electronic book. So, here’s a
list on the top gadgets, for Ateneans, at 4-Mangyan
least... Have fun, weee.... -Ed

10. PS2: It is the second installment of the Play Station

generation; there are a lot of fun games for the PS2
including Tekken, Kingdom Hearts, Tales of the Abyss, Final
Fantasy and many others. It easy on the wallet nowadays
but it is still a very entertaining gaming console.
9. Nintendo Gamecube: The cube of
Nintendo, the Nintendo Gamecube is
pretty much the stepping stone of
one of the best Nintendo Wii Games
ever, Super Smash bros. Brawl. It is
also the stepping stone of another Wii
game, Super Mario Strikers: Charged.
In other words, the big brother of the
Wii. It is very entertaining and a great
console to get for your family.

8. Ipod Classic:
You could say that
the Ipod classic is
literally a classic
or in other words 7. Xbox : It
a late generation has good
of the Ipod. Even graphics and
though it is old awesome
it is still sturdy games. It
and looks very hosts two of
stylish. It is the the greatest
grandpa of the games of
Ipod generations. all time:
Halo 1 and
2. Compared
to PS2 it
6. NDS Lite : This gadget is is pretty
unique because it contains big, but
a touch screen. One of the considering
all time favorite games are gameplay
Pokemon Diamond, Pearl and graphics
and soon to come in English: of most of
Pokemon Platinum. It also the games, it
has Nintendogs which makes kicks butt.
a surprise appearance in
Super Smash bros. Brawl,
also a good game because
of its interactivity.

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 5. PSP (All three
of the versions):
The PSP, a
portable Play
Station Console
has very fun,
exciting and
cool games.
One of these
is NBA Live 09.
Another is Star
Wars: Force
Unleashed. The
list of good
games for the
PSP goes on
and on and on
and on. A good
console, good
graphics, and
good gameplay. 4. Xbox 360: The Xbox 360 is a newer version of the Xbox.
All in all, a As you would expect, it has better graphics and games
really smart but to the let down because… how should I say this, it
installment into EXPLODES. Not exaggerating, it really does. Even though that
the Play Station happens, it still totally ROCKS! It also hosts Halo 3! :D
Consoles.

1. Nintendo Wii: The

3. Ipod Touch: The Ipod Touch like Nintendo Wii… The greatest
the DS has a touch screen. It is slim , masterpiece of Nintendo.
portable and really awesome. Even Two words, IT ROCKS! It has
though it is not a gaming console multiple games that scored
it has games, but the device is really high in ratings.
focused on music. One is Super Smash bros.
Brawl, another is Okami and
another is Legend of Zelda:
Twilight Princess. And trust
me there’s more than that.
We’re not just talking about
good graphics, there’s also
great interactivity! You
swing the Wii remote! :D
2.PS3: The PS3 is a gaming console
that has good graphics and good
games. One of the famous PS3
games is the game “Guitar Hero:
World Tour”. The good graphics of
this console draws in more and more
players , that is why it is the best of
the Play Station series and all Sony
consoles.

AUTHORS PATRICK & INIGO

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Poster Making Contest
Young Atenean Artist Society
Raymond Evaristo
| 7 - De Britto

Ruzzel A. Castillo | 4-Ifugao Luis Gabriel A. Tacujom | 5-Mactan

Rico Angelo R. Vinasoy | 4-Yakan

Arts and Craft

John Sebastian N. Bacabac | 5-Mactan Andres Ignacio B. Caluag | 7-Brebeuf

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The Educational Media Center celebrated the National Book Week last November
17-21. The theme for this year’s book celebration is “Ang Batang Palabasa
Dalubhasa sa Kultura.” In ine with this celebration, Mrs. Delia Hernandez, Chief
Librarian of EMC organized some contest activities for the students and the grade
school community. Here are the winners and works of selected contests.
Junior Atenean Artist Society

Carl Raymond G. Marbella | 7-Berchmans

Juan Paolo A. Ancheta | 7-Berchmans

Marl Thomas P. Tanchanco | 7-Berchmans

Aric Matthew T. Mamonluc | Jose Enrique B. Gomez

6 - Burgos

Best Book
Best Friends 19 • VENTURES 2009
Johua Rafael N. Llanto | 5-Intramuros
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TrueBlue
Shirt
Designs
Class of Ms. Asonza & Mrs. Elgar
6-Aguinaldo, Bonifacio & Burgos

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 Grade 5 MAGIS Com Arts
Students of Mr. Posadas
Title: Why Baked Potatoes is HARDCORE!
Luis Umpangco | 5 - BAGUMBAYAN
If you ask me, baked potato is the best kind of
dish in the universe. I really love the crackling and
aromatic scent as it cooks. I also couldn’t resist
gobbling it up once I see it’s appealing look when
it’s done. Of course, the soft and thick potatoes,
tangy bacon and irresitable butter on the dish are
neveer to be left out in this description. One of the
things I really like about this is the scrumptious
layer of melted cheese on top of it. The best ingre-
dient on it for me,though, is the drizzle of creamy
sour cream on it. The best part for me, isn’t an
ingredient, it’s the rich taste of the whole thing
and heavenly feel of it on my tounge. I hope my
descreption will whet your appetite for baked po-
tato.
Hamsters
I have two very cute hamsters. They are a male
and female pair of Roborovske hamsters. They are
fat because they easily get hungry. For one year
old hamsters, they are pretty noisy and rowdy.
They are also easily bored, even with three floors
of food and water. Sometimes they like to try to
escape from their cage. They even got out one
time! This proves that they are very strong. In my
opinion they are very valuable, since I care for
them like I would for my own children.
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A memorable place
Joaquin Y. Amante | 5-Kawit
Among the many places in the U.K.,
Thornbridge Education Center is one of
my favorites. Upon entering you will see
a structure that looks like a castle. When
you go past the structure you will see four
buildings. The first building is new, yet quite
small, on the other hand the buiding behind
this is large and old. The building across is
the kitchen and the large dining room with a
ping pong table right beside it. In front of the
dining room is the spacious activity room with
a tool shed beside it. Behind all the buildings
is a huge field, surrounded by trees. This
place is special to me not just because of its
sentimental value but because it is really an
amazing place.
Liempo
In my opinion, liempo is one the best tasting
meal anyone could have. As it cooks, you
will hear the pleasant sizzling sound and at
the same time it looks tempting. After it is
cooked, you will see the dripping with sauce.
Smelling it would further delight your senses
since it has this marvalous smell of cooked
pork. Take a bite out if it and you will surely
marvel at the favorable and delicious taste of
the chunks of meat. Also as you eat it,you will
be able to taste the juices of the meal,which
taste favorable. Liempo has this effect on
people which makes them want more of it.
So what are you waiting for? Go try this food
today!
 Most memorable place
M. Recio |
5-Bagumbayan

My favorite and most

memorable place is my
old home. This was the
place where I grew up.
It had a light brown gate
with an electric burglar
alarm which kept my
Mike Elgar family safe. Behind this
John Christian Nacpil | 5-Malacañang was the huge parking
space that could fit 8
When you ask people who their music idols are, cars or a long table for
they’ll usually say foreign artists like Maroon family reunions. When
5 and Rihana. I have a different case, since I you get through the door
idolize Rivermaya’s guitarist Mike Elgar. He has you’ll be in my living
jet-black,emo-style hair. He usually wears dark room with white marble
colored t-shirts with shades like black and violet. floor and antique looking
Although he looks like a rocker-at-heart, he’s furnitures. To the back of
actually a down-to-earth person. You can the house is my favorite
describe him as creative when you hear his place, the basketball,
insane, Satriani-inspired guitar solos. And after soccer, bike, and cloth
all the changes in the band’s lineup, he’s still washing area where I’ve
determined to keep the band together. He’s truly bled, fell and cried so
one inspiring person. many times. I hope now
you can see why it is my
favorite place.

Cheese Pizza
Anton Cabalza | 5 - Bagumbayan
Though you may believe a cheese pizza is just
nothing more than your average Italian treat, a
well prepared cheese pizza would make your
tastebuds dance with delight. As soon as a slice
is laid on your plate, you’ll notice the melted
mozzarella and how it would string up into long
elastic strands of cheese when sliced. You’d smell
the enticing aroma that makes you lean foreward
to take your first fulfilling bite. A rackling crunch
would be heard after digging one’s teeth into
the pizza’s golden-brown crust. The pizza has a
slightly salty, but all delicious taste that can be
experienced with every bite. Parmesan, romano
and other cheeses dot the generous bed of pure
mozzarella to make the meal extra special.
Topped off with fresh basil that gives the pizza
a slight hint of herb, a cheese pizza remains my
favorite of all. From tip to crust a perfectly-cooked
cheese pizza best all others from the first bite. Not
only that, but this extraordinary meal will keep
you coming back for more.
Jambalaya
Kevin Corpus | 5-Malacañang
One delectable dish I have eaten is Jambalaya.
Jambalaya is a rice meal filled with all sorts of
ingredients. There is brown java rice that has a
spicy flavor. Jambalaya has tahong,a kind of
shell. Delicious shrimp is placed in the middle
of the Jambalaya. Around it is newly cooked
crunchy calamares. If you are lucky,you can
find delectable and soft cut sausages. Fried
brown garlic is found mixed with the rice. The
spicy flavor of the Jambalaya is from bell
pepper and different kinds of red and green
chili. Due to Filipino tradition, Jambalaya has
better flavor eaten by hand. Jambalaya is
mostly served on banana leaves for more
traditional characteristics. Jambalaya truly is a
dish I will never forget.

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 Kim, the Boy Who Had Found H is Parents
By Youn-duk Chung | 6 - Mabini
Revised by Ralph Martin S. Fernandez
There was once a boy living in Payatas.
His name was Kim. He was orphaned
ever since he was a very little boy. He
managed to learn Filipino through his
years in Payatas and made friends. He
was much more active than other kids
in Payatas. He always got the best things
to recycle. He had enough money to get
food and clothes but was always very
lonely because he lived alone. He always
wished that he could find his parents or at
least someone who would like him for who
he is.
One night on a cold Christmas day, his
friend came to his small wooden house
and gave a small square box covered
with used paper. When he opened it, he
saw a portable radio. His friend told him
that it was a Christmas present for him
and because of those touching words, he
realized that some people really do care
about him.
One day, he turned on the radio and heard
that there was a radio program searching
for lost children. Kim went to the program
and gave information about himself. He
waited for days for some parents to look
for him but unfortunately, no one came.
Coming back from the program, Kim saw
an old woman being robbed by several
people. He tried to help her by trying to
stop them but in the process he was beaten
up and wounded. The woman called for
help and patrol officers nearby heard the
woman so the robbers were caught.
The woman felt pity to Kim so she brought
him to the hospital. It so happened that
the old woman was a retired actress so
the media found out this heroic deed
made by Kim. He soon became popular
and received many donations. He had
received more than enough to move in to
a condominium. Meanwhile, Kim’s parents
saw the news and went immediately to
the hospital. However, Kim had already
discharged from the hospital. They asked
the nurses and they said that he had
moved to a condominium somewhere in
Manila. They let go of the fact that it will
take longer time to look for Kim so the
father had received a job and moved to
Manila.
Kim that time was recuperating from
his wounds and was moving into the
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condominium. One day on his way to Glorietta,
he met an unfamiliar person who claimed to be
his father but he just went away and ignored him.
For some reason the thought of that man never
went out of his mind so he searched for the man
and talked to him. As soon as they met, a very
large explosion happened which separated
them. Kim, a few days after that, was still in the
hospital but could not afford to stay any longer
so he had to check out and go back to his
condominium and rested there. Meanwhile, the
father was hospitalized and was recuperating in
the province. Kim healed earlier than his father
so he went to search for his father. When he went
to the apartment of his father, the land owner
said that he was recuperating in the province.
Kim upon knowing this, quickly packed his
things and headed for the province. While Kim
was going to the province, his father was going
to Manila to look for Kim. When Kim arrived to his
father’s chateau, he heard that his father went
back to Manila to look for him. The Kim’s father
was in Manila searching for Kim but was shocked
that Kim went to look for him in his situation. The
Kim’s father was back in his apartment with
Kim’s mother packing their things to move out
of the apartment and move to a condominium
because the area of the apartment was too far
from where Kim lived. The father took a job to
earn money while the mother searched for Kim.
Kim that time was in Manila also looking for his
parents. The father was suffering from a deep
depression from losing his only son so he took a
day off. While he was taking his day of, he saw
a teenager who looked just like Kim but sadly
it was just a stranger. Kim that time was in Mall
of Asia and was eating. While eating he saw
many people with their families, they all looked
very happy. He asked himself, why can’t I be as
happy as any other person? So he told himself
that he needs to work harder to find his parents.
The mother was also in Mall of Asia looking for
Kim if he was there. In the process of looking for
Kim, she slipped and fell unconscious. Kim that
time was staring at her and rushed her to the
nearest hospital. He didn’t know who she was
so he just told the nurse that she wasn’t related
to him. When Kim’s father was notified of the
incident he saw that the person who brought her
was Kim.
He was so delighted to see that it was actually
his son, his long lost son. When Kim found out, he
also was happy. A few months later, Kim and his
family moved to a new house. They started over
again and lived happily ever after.
A LOVER’S PROMISE “Poets are all who love, who feel great
Adrian Del Rosario | 6-Del Pilar
truths, and tell them: and the truth of
I am but a humble man,
truths is love” - Philip James Bailey
A week before Valentine’s Day,
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a man whose heart is broken.

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It aches as if itsn’t there,

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it aches as if it was taken.
I just posted an announcement
asking for contributions, and these
I see her kind smiling face,
looking gently back at me.
I see her overwhelming grace,
P were some of the love poems sent.
<http://mmprez.multiply.com/journal/item/60>

as she walks free.

Thanks to all who submitted! ü
- Ms. Perez
I am but a ghost to her,
a silent watcher in her life.
To know she will never know me,
stabs my heart as if with a knife.
Love So Bold
Jolo Sison | 6-Burgos

I will make a lover’s promise,
that I will keep forever.
I will make a solemn pact,
that we will be together.
“My New York Girl”
Generoso Ignacio Salvador Jacinto | 6-Bonifacio
“Do by”, you said , as I helped you sit
“Whaaaaaaaaaat?!” you were 3, and I a mighty Prep
“She wants to sit by herself, show you she can”
We both can’t seem to feel ill at ease without giving a ring.
“Do by myself’….. that’s my New York girl
Next I saw of you as a li’l lady in white,
This love that I feel for her is the greatest story ever told.
Quietly wearing a smug, impish smile,
Poised and ready to be princess of the night;
You came to my 8th b-day, to my surprise!
I’m being paired to pretty little you
Trying hard to act cool and in control, you know
I hear about you, and you the same way
I’m in Manila and you, far away.
Enjoy New York as you study and play,
I too have my books and more books each day;
Of course I have Scouting and Tae-Kwon-Do at bay
I won’t forgot your first dance, that’s still a long, long way.
Missing someone is the most dreaded thing.
A few days ago we were just chatting and conversing.
Now we can’t even act or do anything.
Unless we see each other and sing.
I guess we realize we are feeling something.
Deeper than just the ordinary thing.
A love so perfect and fleeting.
Having each other is just so completing.
Falling in love with my special someone is so profound.
The mere sight of her makes my heart pound.
The beating of my heart goes with a deep sound.
A task dedicated to her just goes leaps and found.
Love they say is a splendored thing.
My heart’s desire deepens and definitely is not a fling.
The joy and happiness felt when I see her bling.
Her beauty and presence is nicer to behold.
In love with you
Alec Antonio | 5-Barasoain
At night I dream of you
Won’t wake til the next day or two
At day time my mind
Thinks of you
Day dreaming of you is what I do
I hope to see you soon
I can’t wait to see your face
Until I reach your heart I’ll race
Will wait from morning til noon
Still will wait under the moon

Love... contributed by Marco Gosuico | 6-Mabini

Love is about airplanes pulling banners over stadiums,
proposals on jumbo-trons, giant words in sky writing.
Love is about going an extra mile even if it hurts. Letting it all
hang out there. Love is about fighting courage that`s inside of
you that you didn`t even know it was there.
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 The Only
Person in
My Heart
Ron Esponilla |
6- Abad Santos
going through the days, shedding tears
down my face; i know that i did this thing
upside down... but please... i want you
to see all those days I’m not a perfect
person...I’m hiding what i feel...keeping it
a secret i just want you to know it’s all real.
it’s all my fault. I’m to blame, I’m soaking
in tears,our friendship is broken, things will
never be the same, please stay don’t go is
all i need to say, for my heart to heal, accept
my apology, this thing makes me crazy.and
i just want you to understand, I feel so stupid,
I feel so sad, I just want you here i want you
back,no you cannot change my mind,and
I’ll never find another one, you’re the only
person in my heart.......
TO MY TRUE LOVE.
Miggy Macapagal || 6-Burgos
I tried to tell you I love you
but the words were hard to find.
I’m always thinking about you
you’re the only one on my mind.
Oh why do I act so shy forever hiding my
face?
I should learn to laugh and not to cry
put yourself in my place.
There were times I tried to kiss you
but something told me no.
You wanted me to hold you but I
kept letting you go.
I’m afraid that I am not the guy
you’ve searched for all these years.
I will kindly leave now don’t you cry
try to hold back your tears.
It’s been so long I haven’t seen you
for quite awhile;
When I think of how we me met it,
only brings back your smile.
I remember when I held you then
and told you we’d never part,
I loved you then I love you now
And I’ll hold you in my heart.
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My secret love
Youn-duk Chung | 6 - Mabini
I knew from the start that you’d secretly taken my heart.
From the first time I saw you,
I couldn’t help myself but to fall in love with you.
You truly mean everything to me,
even if I would spend my life out of normality.
You’ve occupied my thoughts too much for me to bear,
but I don’t care as long as you are near.
I’ve been secretly beside you every day,
as I always thought of you as the only one I need.
But alas! You’ve found another man.
My heart is now broken and lost.
What shall I do to bury my love for you?
I know that I may find someone new,
but without you
the sun is gone and
the nights are long.
But it is your choice,
this may be the last time
I may think of you
so I wish you every
happiness in your life.
Paolo Soller | 6-Agoncillo
All he wanted was to just fly away
To leave this place, to go someday
To see what what it would be like to be free
To wander the world and see what he could see
Ever since the time he saw her angelic face
A sight that left him in a care-free daze
He wished to wake up one day with wings
To just break free of the tight puppet strings
But deep down he knew it would never be
He believed he had no chances with one such as she
Every night he dreamed of her enchanting eyes
Her hair, her face, he dreamed of with sighs
His heart leaped whenever she came into view
He wondered if she felt the same way too
His heart ached with feelings about her
But feelings they would be just that forever
Your Eyes, Voice and Face
Raphael Don A. Tantan | 6-Mabini | (for “Katy”)
“Just the way you are”
by: Ivan Paredes | 6-Mabini (for “14”)
I was in a car, leaving home
I love you just the way you are
We were going somewhere far away;
My family was moving I promise you that
But I wanted to stay. I love everything in you
But when I knew
We were going down the car, You had another someone
T’was the first time I saw the light; All I felt was a empty longing
Then, I saw you riding your bike All I felt was an empty space
It was love at first sight! But I love you so that I can
say goodbye.
The next day, I went outside to play,
We met, and you took me somewhere nice; Love your special someone
When the sunlight hit your face
Isn’t it why you
I saw your beautiful eyes.
call them special
After that, birds started to sing; But remember this
You wanted to join along I still love you
That was when I heard your voice Just the way you are
Singing a beautiful song! No matter how
No matter when.
Three years later, at age thirteen,
You and I decided to have a race;
You were laughing so hard
That’s when I saw your pretty face!

At age seventeen,
we were in the same school,
My love for you strengthened;
Spending time with you
Was always lengthened.

We were in our college years,

All I wanted to do
Was to confess to you
the strong love I had for you...

So one day after class,

I asked you to stay,
And I slowly and carefully
said all that I wanted to say...
I told you that my love for you
Started at the age of ten;
I told you that my love
Was stronger then back then.
After declaring my feelings,
You hugged me so tight,
You told me how you also experienced
Love at first sight!
You told me how you liked
my face, my voice and my eyes.
You emphasized the fact
That they were so nice.
After that, you smiled,
A smile that I will always cherish.
And from then on, we had a love
That is so delightful to relish!
Absent
Jem Capeding | 6-Mabini (for “bear”)
Your gentle voice, filled with beautiful lies,
Your words echo inside me;
How can I tell the truth when you cant even face me?
My voice, so loud but you could not even hear me.
The blue skies float for us,
The wind blows through the green grass;
Trees swaying in harmony,
A beautiful day, shattered by a sweet smile.
The deadly silence is slowly killing me.
Is it too late? Have I exceeded the deadline?
Tick Tock Tick Tock. Time is running out.
Your tears are not enough for me to cry,
Not even running away can make you feel better.
It’s no use...you are with it forever
The words you have said to me, will never fade away.
Im here and waiting for you
It seems that I cant find you
Just then, I remember…You’re not here

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The Love that I’ve been Waiting for
By: Saejj P. Remorya of 5-Barasoain

When I was weak, no one was there to strengthen me.

When I was alone in the dark, no one was there to give me light.
And during times of sadness, no one was there to make me
happy.
When coldness surronds me, no one was there to give me warmth.
When I was wounded, no one was there to take care of me.
When I fight, no one was their support me.
These reasons made me think that my life is worthless and mean-
ingless
But when I suddenly met you, all of these things that made
My life meaningless was gone.
You were that someone to help me these obstacles.
You were the key that unlocked the door of happiness.
Your love healed my wounded and cold heart.
And everytime you smile
everything that is troublesome in my life was gone.
And your sweeet kiss made my day compllete.
Everyday our hearts sang with harmony.
You gave me a reason for my being and a love what I need.
Your love was a momentum in my history.
Nothing can stop our love for each other

Sinta
nor death split us apart.
You are my reason, my pride and my
evidence that I lived with your special love.
Your LOVE is endless more than forever
Ohh your sweet love… ni Junee Cruz, nirebisa ni Riggs Chanco |
6 - Lopez Jaena

Nagkita na ba tayo,
Noong tayo ay bata pa,
Ikaw ay dati’y ibang iba,
Hindi gaanong maganda,

Pero ngayo’y, iba ka na,

YOU ARE PERFECT JUST FOR ME Abot langit sa ganda,
Miggy Macapagal || 6-Burgos Ako’y nahulog, sa iyo,
Parang anghel na totoo.
Your Personality Is As Warm As The Sun In The Morning,
And At The Same Time Your Beauty Is As Hot As Global Ako’y nag-isip nang mabuti
Warming. Nagtanong nang maigi
Your Beauty Is As Pure As An Angels Wings, Ngunit wala ng iba…..
And Your Beauty Shines Like A Golden Wedding Ring.
My Love For You Is Pure And True Ikaw lamang Sinta
Just Like Black Is Black And Blue Is Blue. Walang ibang pipiliin pa
They Say That No One’s Perfect But Your Perfect Just For Tinuruan mo akong umibig Sinta
Me,
And It Doesn’t Take A Special Man To See. Ako ay nagharana,
When I See You, I Feel As If An Angel Has Fallen From Sa harap ng bahay mo,
The Sky, At sabi ko…
And I Feel That That Angel Will Be With Me Until I Die. Ikaw lang ang mahal ko…..
And Now That My Poem Of Love For You Comes To A
Close, Ako ay nawawala, pag wala ka………
Now The Whole World Knows. Sinta

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12 Years of Loving You
Raphael Don Tantan | 6 - Mabini 4 Love Poems
Luis Enriquez | 6 - Tandang Sora
We were kids of five years
I saw that you were hurting;
1. In My Arms
I tried to comfort you
But your tears just kept on rolling.
Oh, my sweet. Your smile captivates
We were kids of twelve, me and your eyes leave me
I was going towards you; breathless. My love for you is endless.
Suddenly, attraction followed You bring me joy to the ends of the
That was how I knew that I loved you. earth and I shall wait for the time to
come when you will rest in my arms.
It was our last year in high school,
At the age of seventeen;
My love for you was still there 2. How I Wish
My intentions, very clean.

But when I saw you with another man,
My mouth quickly began to dry;
You had a lover that wasn’t me
I thought I was going to cry.
Three weeks into the relationship,
His love for you was no more.
I did my best to make you feel better
But tears just started to pour.
At the summer vacation before college
I confessed my love for you;
I mentioned the years it lasted
And how it was all I really knew.
When you made no reaction
I just slowly put my head down;
I knew that you didn’t feel the same way
So I just started to cry and frown.
But you gently kissed my lips
And while lovingly wiping away my tears,
You whispered that you have been
Waiting for me all these years...
Oh, how I remember those days
when my thoughts were filled with your memory.. Those
cool summer nights across the fine white sand. When we
would watch the sea glisten and you were within my arms
reach. Oh, how I remember those days. How I wish, I could
be with you among the stars right now. Oh, how I wish. Oh,
how I wish on a moonlit sky.
3. Smile
I saw you across the hall, walking in all your beauty. I stop
in my steps and I can’t help but catch my breath. As you
approach, my heart beats faster. I don’t know what to say
and as you pass by me, you smile.. I smile back and that
says it all.
4. Spellbound
I think I’m falling under your spell. I can’t understand this
feeling. Your memory has lingered in my mind for an
eternity. Like rain on a bright summer’s day, you astonish
me with your strength. It’s too hard too fight it off. I’m
spellbound.

Regret
Martin Yuzon | 6-Luna

I regret everyday I`m not with you,

I regret not seeing your big smile,
Regret not talking to you,
every time I had the chance,
I miss the times seeing you
happy and having fun,
I regret seeing you cry,
because seeing you cry makes me cry too,
Although I regret a lot of stuff,
there are stuff that I don`t regret,
Don`t regret seeing your rosey smile
Don`t regret seeing you happy and laughing,
Never regretted seeing your face.
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 PART 2

Why? I asked myself

As I was lying on my bed

Sight
I continued to shed tears
What happened? What happened?
I asked again and again.
Jose Benedict Luis Alvarado | 6 - Del Pilar
It was my entire fault
No one else to blame
PART 1 All those days and months together
And I never felt her pain.
Time was ticking
Precious seconds passed She was probably dissatisfied
I stood there waiting With what I gave to her.
For you to get here, fast. She wanted more from me
And now in her life, I’m just a blur.
I planned for this night
For ever so long, For you found a man
‘Cause tonight I hoped Who could provide you now with anything that you desire.
For nothing to go wrong. While I’m stuck here
With my body engulfed in fire.
I was ready to do this
With the objects grasped in my hands. I remember that look that was in your eyes
Roses from the best florist During all those past days.
And a diamond ring from a most fancy brand. I now know that you were keeping your true emotions a
secret
I had everything prepared While a fake smile was perched on your face.
All was in place,
But something was missing Why was I so blind?
And that was you, with your most gorgeous face. I didn’t I see it before?
I realized that I was an utter fool
I suddenly heard footsteps For I wasn’t able to understand everything about her, not
Thump, Thump, Thump. reaching her inside core.
I waited there expecting
For you to come. I lived for so long without you
All my days filled with sorrow and grief.
But from out of the blue All that time you were with the other guy
In front of my eyes’ scan Your joy and happiness never ceased.
At long last, I saw you
But with another man. They told me to forget about her
Find the track to get a new life,
You didn’t see me But how could I start once more
For your faced was locked on his; When every moment was filled with depression and strife?
All the time I was watching
Quietly sobbing at the sad sight of all of this. For when I tried to forget you
Tried to focus on something or someone else,
Your eyes were still glued on his I just couldn’t, I just wouldn’t
And what happened next set my eyes burning And that made me remain as my heartbroken self.
For your lips touched together for a kiss
And that sent me churning. There’s no use in living
When it’s without you
I dropped the roses Please, please, there’s no one else I could love even more,
I laid the ring on the ground And I hope you still have some love for me, too.
I walked home depressed
Not hearing a single sound

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PART 3
A year has passed
Nothing has changed
Except that I have learned to accept
That you have taken, in life, a different lane.
I’m still lonely
I never fell in love with someone else.
I’m still hoping for the day
When I would escape my current hellish self.
One normal afternoon
I was doing nothing at that time
When suddenly the doorbell rang
And what happened next was sublime.
A twist in the tale!
A shocking truth!
A moment so special!
For standing in the doorway, was stunning you!
I was shocked
My feelings hard to describe
But it felt as if I had been hurt badly
When I saw the pained look in your tearful eyes.
We sat down
You told me your story
About what happened all the time you were
away from my life
And then, you said you were sorry.
I turned out that the other man was a jerk
One who never understood how she felt.
And then, she started regretting when she did
And the pain that she had dealt.
When your story ended
The final word said,
You broke into tears in my arms
And I could see in your eyes, the sense of dread.
She asked for forgiveness
For all that she did.
For all the pain that she’d cause
To her and to him.
This is the woman who betrayed me,
Made me fall down;
Looked down and stomped on me
And beat me to the ground.
And now the irony of the moment
Now, she’s crawling back to me.
I used to be below her glaring eyes
And now, I’m above her, up to me, she sees.
What should I do?
Do I hate her?
I know what to do
There was only one way, nothing other.
I held her hands
She still felt shame and insane;
But I told her straight in front of her face
That we could start all over again.
More tears flowed down her eyes
And a smile started to form;
I grabbed her and gave her my most sincerest embrace
And I knew that this cleared my lonesome storm.
I lifted up her face
Wiped the tears from her eyes
I knew from that moment on from her gaze alone
There wouldn’t be any more lies.
THE END
…Ikaw…
Anselmo Jose Ledesma | 6-Del Pilar
Noong una kang makita
Sumunod aking mga mata
Hinangad na makilala ka
‘Di malaman ang nadarama.
Kahit na malayo ako sa iyo,
Nadarama ko ay ‘di pa rin nagbabago;
‘Di ako makatulog t’wing gabi,
Gabi-gabi na lang ako ay ‘di mapakali.
Sana maipahiwatig ang nadarama ko
Aking nadarama sa loob ng aking puso.
Ibibigay ko sa’yo lahat ng luho,
Kahit umabot pa tayo sa dulo ng mundo.
Kahit na ako ay gahaman lamang
Sana ay maintindihan ang aking kalagayan.
Sana magmula ngayon ay lagi kang masilayan
Dahil hindi ako nakukumpleto kapag hindi ka
makasama
Lagi kang mamalagi sa aking puso…ikaw
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Bibliophile Quotations
Knowing I lov'd my books,
he furnish'd me
From mine own library
with volumes that I
prize above my dukedom.
In the highest civilization,
the book is still the highest
delight. He who has once
known its satisfactions is
provided with a resource
against calamity.

- Ralph Waldo
-William
Emerson (1803-
Shakespeare
1882), Letters
(1564-1616),
& Social Aims:
"The Tempest",
Quotation &
Act 1 scene 2
Originality, 1876

A bibliophile you must be,

so come and visit KEMC!
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