With Love, From Me to You

Dear LJ,

          It’s been two years that we treated each other as cat and dog in our school or even in our everyday life because of my fault. I’m very sorry because I’m weak. If you’re in my situation, perhaps, you will understand what I feel. For now, I don’t know why I love you so much, more than what I gave to my past admirer.

          To be honest, I love you more than you imagine. I love you because of who you are. I didn’t love you because of your beauty or your talent. I loved you because of that something I can’t explain that is within you. I found that before, but I saw it clearly onto you.

          Aside from my duty as a son and as a student, you’re the reason why I go to school every day. You’re the one who gives me strength, happiness and hope. I hoped that someday, we will be close to each other. I’ve been hoping that for almost two years.

          Do you remember your locker when we are still freshmen? I know it’s broken that time. When you went home, I tried my best to fix it. I spent about an hour and a half but I think I made it worse. Sorry about that. I went back home at about nine and my father scolded me but I didn’t told him about your locker. I just said that it was the traffic.

          How about the letter with a message “I love you” on it? Do you still remember that?  I placed it in your locker secretly without my name because I know that you will not like it. It seems that you will like anything in this world except me and my name. I saw your reaction and I loved the way you smiled that time. If you think that I’m lying, don’t worry. God is the witness of what I’ve done. Even Jessa knows about it. Try to ask her.

          I don’t know to Igi but he himself gave you the food you love in stick. I’m the one who bought that for you and I asked a help from him that if he could give that food I bought. I did that because I know that you will love it. I spent my money and I faced my consequence, which is to travel from Binakayan to my house with my feet because I only had almost 35 pesos in my wallet, not enough to go home by vehicles.

          Before I sleep every night, I always pray for my family and for your family to God to guide you all from any danger because I don’t want you to be hurt by anybody else. I want you to be protected. I want you to be safe at all times. Only if I had a power, I will spend my life with you. Only if I were an angel, I will be your guard. If you’re going to need me, I will be around to help and to comfort you from all your problems.

          I also know that you also admire somebody else and I don’t think that you will admire me. Since I love you very much, I am going to wait for the right time. Perhaps, maybe when that time comes, we may love each other and accept each one of us. Maybe my heartbeat could be yours also. Maybe, that time I’m referring will come true, even it’s not today. But I’m hoping, that you will love me too when that time comes.

          I give this letter from me to you, sealed with a love and kisses.

Your most hated admirer,

                                                                                                                      Erison 

My Teacher, My Hero

     Imagine a world without teacher. What will the world look like? A world without education is worthless. Our teacher are responsible for giving education, learning and support to each of us to have a better life for the near future. It is better to have a lot of learning in good deeds and know how to live your life rather than to have a lot of money but doesn't know anything about the world. Remember, Jesus Christ is also a teacher and thus, we need to give them a full of respect and honor.

     When I was young, my teacher always used to play piano during our class hours. My adviser, Sensei Hiroko was my first ever adviser and teacher. she loves children as a mother loves her child. Her love for us is never ending that she even visits the house of our classmate when he or she is sick.

     At my first grade, my teacher, named Babylyn Casino is the kindest of all the teachers I've met. She knows everything that she doesn't encounter any difficulties when teaching. She loves to call me when she asks a question and corrects us when we're wrong.

    I also remembered my second grade teacher and one of the most strict teacher that I've met and even her name was lost in my mind. I call her Madam Doctor. I don't remember much things about her, but when she's in mood, she'll be the funniest teacher that you've met.

   Ma'am Jenny, Ma'am Cecil, and Ma'am Edjet are the teachers with the most number of learning I've got when I was in my third grade. Their charisma in field of teaching is extraordinary but the're some kind of being strict.

   Sir Joel, Sir Thops, and Sir Nat are the three male teachers I've met with lots of activities during school days. Sir Joel loves to play guitar and Sir Thops is a drummer. Both of them influenced me and I was inspired to learn to play those things someday. Sir Nat is a great chess player and at the same time, he was a basketball strategists. His strategies influenced me on the way how I'm going to study.

     When I studied at St. Matthew Academy of Cavite, Madam Joy, Ma'am Riza, and Ma'am Largo are the teachers who had been trusted me for three years and I never failed them. Thought they're strict, you'll learn many things from them especially Madam Joy, she revealed to us about our life when we entered in high school years.

     But let's look closely in the life of Madam Joy. She is the most strict of all teacher I've met but there's something in her that I've not seen and thus, I've misinterpreted her ways. Like mothers, they wanted the best for their child. She got strict to us to straighten our paths to have a better and easier study. That's the trait of hers that no one ever noticed in our class. And now, look at me, I'm studying at a science inclined school with better life and understanding.

    When I entered high school, Ma'am Jennylou, Ma'am Weng, and Sir Ces are the funniest teachers I've met and I didn't expect that they will be like that. The same with Ma'am Mye, Ma'am Myra, Ma'am Orsal, Ma'am Jackie, Ma'am Nila, Ma'am Lenny, and Ma'am Armyn. Ma'am Pareja is the oldest and a pioneer of our school but I learned many things from her such as good deeds, the history of our school and many concepts about my favorite subject, Science.

    Sophomore days were fun with Ma'am Jenette and Ma'am Chato. They're both funny but brilliant when it comes to Math. Ma'am Marjorie and Ma'am Elain are both great when they teach Botany and Biology. Ma'am Tenny is the kindest teacher I've met during those years and thus, I've got more interest in her subject, English. Ma'am Arlyn is a literature brilliant in field of Filipino. Sir Tom is one of the strict person I've met, toghest of all. Ma'am Joan is a great social study teacher.

    As of these days, I enjoy my Junior High with Ma'am Juliet, Ma'am April, Ma'am Lucky, Ma'am Jenny Ann, Ma'am Ruby and Ma'am Evelyn but I enjoy it when Ma'am May teaches her English subject. Here, I enjoyed English more compared to my past years of studying it.

    Teachers are like a scissor. You know why? Because they cut out the wrong deeds and restore the good ones. They shape us into a good shape instead of uglier ones and most of all, they're also useless without papers or any other things to cut. We are dependent to each other sice they also learn from us, many things which I've not yet seen.