Ela's Thoughts

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." -Leo Tolstoy The world has already changed and still, it continues to change. A lot of people wish to change the world yet they don't think of changing themselves first. Issues and concerns are increasing in number. People would comment about helping in fixing the world bu their words are empty. They keep on saying things as I may quote, "Change is needed", "The world needs change". If we look behind those words, is it that they are trying to transform it even if they haven't changed themselves first? Change should start within. Before, I was also a part of the group who always goes on and on about change being a must. But now, I realized that, that thinking I had was immature for requesting the having of change without changing yourself is quite ironic if you ask me. My mindset now is more on focusing on myself first then making a ripple. Metamo...

Fun, promotion, and art. Celebrating the day a new city came into place. At the start of the year there is already a celebration that is happening which is Vigan City Longganisa Festival. In this week-long celebration, it is not just about promoting the One Town One Product (OTOP) of the city but it is also about commending the day Vigan became a city. So basically, it is a two in one celebration. During this occasion, all schools train hard for how many days to compete in one of the festival's highlights which is the Street Dancing Competition and Showdown. On the day of the festival, classes are suspended. Additional highlight is the Education Day. For the fun part, there is a carnival and food fairs seated just at the west side of the city proper with so many rides to try. Parades also happen almost everyday when January 25th is nearing. January 25 is the exact date of the City's Fiesta which is the feast of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle which is the patr...

A person making his New Year's Resolution Resolutions are not just for every new year that comes. Instead, it is for a lifetime. It is not new to ask each other about one's New Year's Resolutions whenever we are nearing the end of a year. We make lists of whatever we want to change among ourselves yet we fail to complete or do it for the rest of our lives. It is like we just did it for the sake of the new year. When I was young, I always had a bizarre list of my New Year's resolution ideas but it always ends up  at the rubbish bin. My mindset then was that I should complete it by the end of the year only to find out I cannot do it for the rest of the year so how much more if I'll do it for  the rest of my life. Now that I have grown, my thinking has matured. I don't even make a list of resolutions anymore. I just want to change myself for the better and achieve things that are long-term. Things that can change my life for the rest of it, not j...