Essay 10 (Phil Lit)

Will you consider the poem Balaki ko Day as sensous? Why? Why not?

Essay 9 ( Phil Lit)

Read the poem "Balaki ko, Day, Samtang gasakay tag Habalhabal...", describe the feeling the driver is having. (*** you can visit the site by clicking the title or refer to the article Akong kalipay.. September 2009 entry to read the poem)

Essay 7( Phil Lit)

Was the love shared by the persona and his lady love in the poem "Walang Hanggan" pure and chaste? Why?

Essay 6 (Phil Lit)

What is "LOVE/PAG-IBIG" in your own own definition?

Essay 1 (Phil Lit)

Can you consider Labao Donggon as an insensitive and selfish man?

essay 10 (world lit)

who is the most interesting female epic character? Why?

essay 8 (world lit)

What have you personally done/ what can you do to help establish the equality that men and women should have?

essay 7 (world lit)

Is there equality now between men and women as fought for by the different women's groups?

Tips on Men III

1. Always have your own set of friends separate from his.

2. Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you speak up.

3. Like from the show Sex and the City, if he doesn’t call, he just isn’t that interested.

4. Be honest and upfront.

5. Know when to cut the cord, don’t be strung along.

6. Don’t fall for the “I’m confuse role”. Remove yourself from the situation to let him figure things out (but don’t wait for him, move on).\

7. If you want to have a clue as to how he will treat you, watch how he treats the WOMEN in his family (not just his mom).

8. There’s more than physical abuse, there’s emotional and mental abuse. If he causes any of them… flee.

9. You cannot change a man’s behaviors. Change comes from within.

10. Don’t let him place rules on you that he is not willing to follow himself—double-standard.

Tips on Men II

Here is the next ten of the 45-item list pertaining men. I hope women will find these tips useful in their ever-challenging game of wit and heart with the men of their choice! Good luck!

1. Don’t settle.

2. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.

3. If he keeps changing his mind about the relationship—take that as a BIG sign that he is unstable. Do you really want to be with a man like that?

4. Don’t stay because you think “it will get better.” You’ll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.

5. Honorable men take care of their business and aren’t involved in a whole lot of mess.

6. The only person you can control in a relationship is you.

7. There’s only one ‘reason’ a man dumps you; he doesn’t want you.

8. Avoid men who’ve got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn’t marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?

9. You really do have to kiss a few frogs before finding the prince.

10. Always put yourself and your happiness first.

The next 10 tips are coming out soon... see you then!

Useful Tips on Men I

Back in 2006, my sister Dincoy had sent me a whole bunch of reading materials. Today I am posting one of the articles that left an imprint on me. I wish to share it especially to the single ladies who are very "busy" trying to figure out how they are going to meet the man of their life. That someone who would make them the number 1 person in his life.

I wish this article would help you single ladies (even the married ones, I think can somehow get wisdom from this). There 45 suggestions given, today I am posting the first ten. I would post the rest soon. :-)


1. If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay.
2. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.
3. If you have ANY doubt in your mind about a man’s character, leave him alone.
4. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
5. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that’s not meant to be.
6. Don’t force an attraction.
7. Slower is better.
8. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you happy.
9. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no you can’t “be friends.” A friend wouldn’t mistreat a friend.
10. Learn to give up your lifelong task of trying to make someone change.

'til the next post!

*** This article was sent but the source was not mentioned.

On Women's Strength (Odyssey)

It is always a wonder, the strength of women, as exemplified by the different women characters of Iliad and Odyssey.
Andromache bravely watched her husband Hector fight for dear life from the battle wall. She even console Helen who was already blaming herself for the pain the Trojans are going through.
Penelope untiringly waited for 20 years for the return of her husband.
Helen stood her ground when she eloped with Paris, and in the end she accepted her fault and went back to Menelaus.
Circe fought her own self when she helped Odysseus.
Kalypso, though was told by Hermes, fought for her love even if she knows Odysseus would still live her.
Hecuba watched Hector die and helped Priam through her prayers to fight the horror of times.
Cassandra stood her ground on her allegations on Helen bringing curse to Troy even if no one believes her.
Polyxena fought for her star-crossed lover, Achilleus.
All women who were mentioned fought their battles in their own way, and maybe it is indeed a sign of strength knowing the task on hand requires a lot of self-control and wit. What they did is an example of how a woman staunchly handles life's challenges, it is a picture of how they cope up with their stressors. It is a a decision they heroically stand for, now it makes me think--- Can we consider what Antikleia did as display of bravery?